Smyrna times., 1881-03-23


The steamer Gle is making two trips a
week between Odessa and Philadelphia on
Monday, making tive trips week until
further notice.
The Delaware Beet Sugar Company have
petitioned the Legislature to bass an act
making a liberal appropriation for the cul.
ture of sugar beets.
Tens of thousands of wild ducks are
new feeding near Fort Delaware. They are
not easily reached 10y gunnsrs, hewever,
being very wild and wary.
The Sussex Levy Court has bought from
DR.. Hugh Martin the old toll bridge over
tue NautirUke, at S-afnr'l. for $1,000, AM
II will be free after April l.
A freshet carried off the timber that was
destined to LuIld LAurels new E,scotaI
church, and the g.'uu churchmrn of that
place don't know whether To call 1t "a vi>-
tatIOn of Providence or not.
Within the last three months two hun
drrd cannon have GpVn converted into Cal.
wheels at one OF the large ear chop, Ia
WIlalngtnn. The hlg guns are subi.clr.
|" Intense heat Tor four or i've hours to re
dure them to pig iron.
Mr.. Frederick Handy, we'll known as tll..
Washington correspondent Oi several dan
les and brother Of Mr.. NJ. P. Handy, q.
the Press, has bought the Newark Ledyer.
Mr.. Handy will remain in Washington,
directing the course OF the paper from that
city.
On Tuesday and Wednesday evening"
entertainments were given at . lessa for tn.
benefit of Drawysr'n Presbyterian Churcn,
the programme each evening including
rvcitatSns by Prof. H. w. Smith and u
drama by the dramatic association of th,
town.
The Wilmington Gazette says that Mr.
John Clayton, who died suddenly at Capr
May few days ago, was not a nephew OF
John NJ. Clayton, though distant RELATIVE
nt the statesman whose name he bore
There is only one nephew of John NJ.
Clayton living-Henry w. Peterson, Bar.
rlsler, of Guelph, Ontario, Dominion OF
Canada.
One of the DUPONT earthquakes ran
along the Brandywine Monday morning.
1t was caused 10y an explosion in the Hag.
of the rolling mill was blown into the
creek and the building otherwise shattered.
No persOH was in the mill at the time.
Twenty minutes later gang Of men would
have entered the mill to remove the rolled
powder and put in fresh supply.
lHE CoLLECToRsHlP.-FOr a week or two
1t has hren known to politicians that Dr..
| n 4viH II Hnnstnn Of 1,
application for the otfice of Collector OF
Internal Revenue of the District OF Della.
ware. His petition for appointment has
been signed hy large number of Republi
cans throughout the State, and he has re
ceived many letters in his favor. Dr. Ii
has many claims for the position, while III.
present incumbent, Mr.. james McIntyre
has good reasons to ask for his continuation
in office.
TALKING ABOUT BEETs-A few farmer,
met at Mildl-tOwn last Saturday to he in
structed in the art Of raising sugar heets
The farmers were enlightened on the sub
jet nv Mr.. Vnndenhprg Superintendent q
the Delaware Beet Sugrr Company, and NJ .
George w. Stone, of Wilmington, addrss
sed them. The stormy day prevented .
large gathering of farmers. Last vra
there was manufactured at the company
works, at Riverside on the Delaware. ahou
100000 pounds Of beet sugar of very fai
quality. This yield would have hoen sen
sihly increased had the manufacturers b~er
prepared for work month earlier. Th
average per centaQe Of sugar in the beet
u4Pd was 9 So The prices oGirre.i Lv IN
Company for the season range Irrm s.. so pc
t"R for 'eets containing s per cent. or ~ugn
1" $S so per ton for heeis containing IA pr
cent. of sugar. The company exuects T.
obtain the yield Of from 800 to 1000 acre
this year, and would like to have l.5O
acres planted. Contracts have already heer
made with Ermers in New Jersey for ahou
100 acres. in P"nn+vlvnnia for so acres. i
, MARYLAND for $50 acres. in the vicinity r
Mhdletown for 100 acres. in Kent count
fnr so acres, and for sun.lry parcels in tn
upper part of New Castle country.
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