Smyrna times., 1881-08-17


SrAGGERss-Th dreadful disease called
"blind staggers," which is looked upon
by farmers and owners of horses with as
much horror as the smallpox is in the
human family, has made it's appearance
in the neighborhood. of Moorten and killed
two horses belonging to James Moore and
Elisha Durham.
A CHALLENGE TO THE STATE.-John P.
Staats Clayton, is the owner of West
inghouse wheat thresher under the man.
agement of John NJ. Gardner, that in 81
days threshed the following crops, viz;
John NJ. Collins, 512 bushels in day,
Henry P. Massey $50 in day, Samuel
Roberts 663 in day; Vincent Moore $40 |
bushels of wheat and 400 of oats, John
Roberts 4SO in q day and William Collins
S12 in half day. This aggregates S167 |
bushels of wheat and 400 bushels of oats
in five days and half and Mr.. Stats |
challenges the State to beat it.
SALE OF PEACHEs,-The bargain for the
crop of peaches on the farm of the Cats
heirs, known as the "Grove Farm Elk
River, Cecil CO., Nd, referred to in our
last issue as not being consummated be-
cause the tenant could not haul the crop
to Middletown, distance of eighteen
miles, has finally been concluded. Instead
of $1.7O per basket, e of bushel) for the
whole crop, the firm of Richardson &
Robbins agree to give 81 per basket for as
many as they can haul to Middletown.
This will include mainly. the yellow va
rieties. Thirty-three baskets of the latter,
prematures, sent from this farm last week
to New York sold for 81 per basket.
LAST Friday morning a little three
year-old son of one of our citizens, get
ting away from his home was attracted to
coop containing pair of ducks which
was in front of one of the stores on Com
merce st. The merchant seeing the boy
was watching the fowls with great deal
of interest, told him if he would catch
one and take it home he could have it.
The little fellow, taking the man at his
word, tackled large drake, regardless of
its cries, which aroused all the dogs and
sleepy clerks in the neighborhood, and
started for home, his young face the very
picture of bliss The merchant, however,
seeing that the boy was more determined
to fill his part of the compact than himself,
backed out and took the struggling fowl
from him, sending the little fellow away
with tears instead of smiles.
} The following are the visitors among us
this week.:
AIiss Louise Russell, Miss Susie Klein
fielder, Miss Emma Lutz, Miss Ida T. Wat
, kinson, Mrs. Hester Winkworth, Miss
/; Ellen Schaffer, Miss Lizzie Myers, Miss
Annie Fairbanks, Mrs. Henry Gildea, Miss
, Fannie Gildea, Miss Ida Carter, Miss Re
+ becca Humphreys, Hardy Bradley, Horace
Watkinson, s. S. Voshell, John A. Caven
der and wife, Philadelphia.
Miss Sallie Raymond, Miss Annie NJ
Scott, Horace Lockwood, Baltimore.
Miss Lena Curry, Wilmington.
Miss Marian Cochran, Miss Lille Nau
dain, Middletowp,
Miss Emma Newcomb and Miss Lizzi
= Davis, Bridgeton, N. J.
e WILDER Wallace, Dover.
Miss Maggie Pettiohn, Millsboro.
Miss Matte Lynch, Miss Fannie Hous
u ton, Mt Pleasant.
'i Miss Kate Eliason, Summit Bridge.
Mrs. Bell Baynard, Oxford, Nd
= FIGHT IN THE WooDs.-A brutal figh
occurred yesterday, near Morris Station
between George Blansfield and Miles 7
Jones. The quarrel was caused by di'
m pute over the ownership of woodland
/. where they were cutting Whiteoak. Fac
n accused the other with intruding on h
ne premises in bitter language which soon lie
q to blows. Blansfeld knocked Jones dow
with his fist, causing him to use his ak
Both men were cut badly about the fac
m and their shirts were torn from their back
,it Jones finding Blans6eld too much for hi
n started home for his pistol, and bringir
i'll back with him that weapon and crow
he of friends, among whom was the notoriov
Jack Darrell. Blansfeld had number
/. men with him engaged in cutting woo
It's and had it not been for the wife al
ne daughter of Jones, who entreated wi
Its tears and persuaded him to leave, anoth
es, bloody tragedy would have been added
to the already large. list that have occurs
ne in that notorious and disgsaGefQl peig
borhood... .... ~. .--
n- A SCENE.-On Thursday night last
VIC considerable number of people, as b
ng been the case on each recurring Thursd
'u- evening, met at Collins Beach for an eve
De ings entertainment. While the lare
ey part of the young people were at the I
cal yilion tripping the slight fantastic"
-- couple intent on another object We're
the hotel parlor. They were evident
" bent on making good use of the time, a
W the young man in his effort to sum
Nc proper courage to ''pop the question" "
- sosovercome by the mental efogt, as
80 cause reaction on his nervous syst,
~ and gave him fit. AS is usually the CT
in an epileptic attack, and just as thir
were getting interesting, the ardent 10,
20 tumbled to the floor very much as
{. pierced through the heart with ds
~ and in the agonies of death. The you
A'e ladv,s nervons sensihilities which had a