Smyrna times., 1882-02-22

The Rev. p. FL. Rawlins, pastor of
Scott Church, Wilmington, was made the
VlctlM OF q surprise donation last week.
and while he and his wife were deceived
to a neighbor's a large part of the con-
gregatiOn took possession of his residence
and made things very lively and pleasant
THE PEACH PROSPECT FOR 1SS2.-There
has been nothing the present Winter to
affect the peach prospect, but the COM
mlttee appointed at the last meeting of
the State Grange: J. g. Brown. f.. II.
Bancroft ard p. l.. Cowgirl. have made
the following report of the condition of
the orchards: Your committee on peaches
beg leave to report the prospect for the
incoming crop is not at Hl PROMISING
The effect Of the cold Winter last wear.
which SO ruptured the Sup,.rlls of our trees
and the dry weather ihis last Summer
prevent ny the sap flowing freely during
August, so that there are only about one
half Of the buds on the brdjing wood that
we usually find at this season of the wear.
The trunk of the trees appears to be
badly injured the bark on the south side
looks black, and in many cases is cracked
ANA gHH OoZing 0V :: hich does not pre-
sent very enVou ~ n appearance. We
also find that mos ot the little limbs are
badly frozen, and that the growth of 1880
has only about 1-16th of an inch of live
wood left
We find, by actual measurement, limh
6-l6ths Of an inch in diameter; the centre.
l-4th OF an inch entirely dead; l-l6th OF
an inch of live wood: another limb "a
quarter of an incil in diameter only l-32d
of an inch of live wood.
/ Having consulted with some of our New
Castle friends. we find that they don't ex-
pect Il crop, the drouth having been
! greater there than it was in some parts of
/ Kent, and their soil heavier, which has
more seriously shortened the growth of
/ their bearing wood. We hear the same
report of lower Kent and Sussex, especial
! ly in orchards that have not been properly
cultivated.
! ELoPED WITH His WIFE's SISTER
| West Dover Hundred is just now the scene
of the latest piece of scandal. The neigh
bOrs tell the following story: Henn-
Hutchinson has been living upon the farm
of Joseph Seward, not far from Hazlett-
vile. He was married, and had one child
l3 years old; his wife was the daughter
of Mr. Darling, farmer living not far
from him. Hutchinson was a member OF
! church and regular attendant at the
! DSbHCSNisl iuICIly ICdl buC HOUR
| Glass" so consistent was he in his
church duties, that the minister had the
most implicit confidence in him. Hutchin-
| sons wife had a sister Amanda, who visit
| ed his house. She was pretty and attrac-
| ted his eye, and he soon paid her so much
! attention that it became noticeable. Still
he persisted, and she was sent home tC
her fathers. A young man living al
HaZlettVille desired to pay Amanda atten.
ton, but while she was at Hutchinson
| house he was so demOnStratiVe toward
her in the young man ) presence that the
latter demonstrated with her and told hel
if Hutchinson did not cease his attention
he must discontinue his. Soon after this
Amanda was sent home to her fathers
! house. Hutchinson gave up the farm and
made arrangements to make sale, dis
pose of his goods and settle up his accounts
Last week he gave his landlord a bond
and settled up with him. He sold loaC
of corn, borrowed all his wife's poultry
money. and going to his father-in-law'
house on Sunday night, he got Amanda
out. On Monday morning they drove t.
MoortOn, and sending the carriage home
by some one, he took the early train fol
the city, since which time nothing ha
been heard from them. Hutchinson
wife is still on the farm and has the sym
pathy of the neighbors. Since he left
many little things have come to light
showing that he has been getting ready
for this elopement for some time Hi
wife says that she saw his pOcket-book
few days before he left, and that he hat
about 5000. William Darling, the fathel
of Amanda and Hutchinson's wife, is
straightforward farmer, respected by al
his eighbOrs-Hate Sentinel