Smyrna times., 1881-06-08

The rendition of Comrades by the |
Odessa Dramatic Association on Tuesday |
and Wednesday nights last was very sue
cesSful.
Dewberries will be ripe about the 18th
of this month and the crop will be unus-
ually large. The whortleberry crop also
promises to be good.
The funerals of DIR. John P. O'Daniel,
Matthew H. Ryan and Augustus Aschen-
bach, three well-known citizens of Will
mington, took place Sunday afternoon.
THE ROAD TO THE RIvER.--W Wilmington
is aggitated over the great benefits which
would accrue to that city from road to
the Delaware and the papers are agitated
i'll determining which would be the best
road.
DELAWARE STEAMBOATs.-The regular
Delaware river steamboats, are now all
running to points up and down the river
About the middle of the month the large
steamer Republic will resume her daily
excursions to Cape May, Thomas Clyde to
Bombay Hook and the John 4. WdrnPr to
Sea Breeze.
| J. Moir & Son, of London, have Just
purchased ground on the Brandywine river
in Wilmington, for the erection of a large
cannery. They will run private line of
| ocean steamers to ply between Wilmington
and London to supply their trade. Most
of the raw material will be taken from the
| Peninsula.
The Wilmington & Northern Railroad
is being extended from point near Della
ware junction to point on the Delaware
river two miles below the mouth of the
Christiana. The Wilmington & Northern
Road will be connected by ferry with the
Delaware Shore Road. This will give
Wilmington a direct excursion route to
Atlantic City.
Clerk Marvel, of the House of Represent
tatives. has awarded the printing of the
House journal to the iSuSseT Journal, OF
which he is part owner, and as the DelG-
oUare Inquirer claims at a figure largely in
excess of the bids. "GOvernOr Hall has
written to friend in Georgetown that he
, will sign no warrant on the State Treasur
, er for a cent in excess of what the iOurna
could have been printed for.
PETIT JURORs.-The following is the
the Kent list of petit jurors for the June
term of the Circuit Court, which meets
2 in Wilmington on the third Tuesday il
june: Harvey IL. Learned, DONefj JOS
NJ. Chambers. Dover: John {. StOckley
! Duck Greek; John +. Phillips Duel
l Creek Charles Register Duck Creek
John NJ. Hall, South Murderkill; Samue
4 B. Cooper, North Murderlill; Benjamin
: J. Moore. Little Creek.
: To CONTEST THE LAw.--The organiza
S ton of unlicensed liquor dealers hav
r taken decided and important step. The.
: have secured the services of Anthon,
# Higgins, Esq, Levi c. Bird, Esq, and W
h c. Spruance, Esq, and those gentlemen
z, are to consult together, and submit
h written opinion to the organization as t
It the legality or constitutionality of tn
:. liquor law passed by the late Legislature
If the attorneys inclines to the opinion
: that the law is not constitutional, then tn
d organization will at once take measure
d to bring the matter into the Suprem
IS Court. The principle points in their dc
IL fense which will be promptly brought Ou
IS are: First, does not Government ta
e or license set aside any State statutes
y And, second, is it not a license, and not
II mere tax, that the U. S. Government Civ
: in payment of stated sum.