Smyrna times., 1882-05-17

SENT TO JAIL.-On Monday of last week
| as Mrs. Mary r. Hofiecker was leaving
town for her home in "White Hall Neck .
when just over the mill-dam, a negro man
named Noah Barrett fired a pistol at or
towards the carriage, which of course
frightened her and accelerated the move
ment of the horse towards home. The at
tentlOn of Alderman Budd was subsequent
ly called TO the case, and on Saturday
Constable Weldon while on the look out
found and arrested him while in the act
OF going to get Il drink. The constable
found on him revolver (seven shooter)
and black jack. He was carried to iail
on Monday, in default of 500 bail in two
! cases Of carrying concealed deadly weap-
Ons. 1t is said that he is rcccntly out of
New Castle JAIL and is Il brother of James
Barrett, now serving out sentence of
Court for disturbing cOlOred festival and
carrying pistol. Just before firing at the
carriage, the first named caught hold of Il
white man he met on the road and de-
manded if he had any money and in reply
to negative answer, used abusive and
threatening language. The party how
ever failed to appear at the hearing.
Barrett was intoxicated
THE TEST OF EvAPORAToRs.-Our far
mers have not failed to notice the challenge
of VIM. r. Phillips, of Milford to the
manufacturers of the Williams Eyapora-
tors, Nlessrs. s. f. & J. NJ. Sprout. to test
the merits OF their respective evapOrators
on peaches. The latter promptly accepted
(as per our last issue) the challenge under
a forfeit of 5000. the trial 20 be made here.
500 to go to the winner and the ether 800
to the poor of the place. On seeing the
card of the Messrs. Sprout in the last
Times, Mr.. Phillips forwarded us The fol-
lowing note:
Office OF ChVrch HU Nurseries,,
Milford. Dei., May l3. 1882.
DEAR SIR:-l accept Of Mr.. j. NJ.
Sprouts proposition, and want ii place to
put up nay evaporation 10y the side Of his.
The poor should be interested. Ifthcy are
not, we are interested in them to the
amount OF 500. Yours Respct..
W. Il. PHILLIPS, Proprietor.
Such earnestness by each shows faith
in their respective machines, and our
peach men who have an interest only
second in value should afford them every
facility in providing place for the trial.
A Season so short as that Of the peach
gathering should have the best facilities in
every way, and this is decidedly the best
that has yet been offered for practical
results.
FINE FARMING LANDS.-Directly West
of us, after passing over the swalnps en-
either side Of the State line. the Kent
county railroad enters a region of superior
agricultural lands, embracing the towns
Ma1seys, Kennedyville, Lynchs Sta
ton, &c Near the latter we had the pleas
IPfA foVEr Il %
field OF as fine a breadth of acres as we
have observed this year, we'll advanc-
ed i'll growth deep in color and
promising handsome WELD. This
field or fields is on the farm of Col.
Geo. II. Raymond, Of this town. and num-
bers 80 acres. The farm, containing 325
acres, has deep red clay subsoi that
serves as valuable substratum for re-
tanning all the fertilizing material that
may be placed on it, and with such enter
prlslng farming as the tenant Mr.. Hen
erickson gives, cannot be otherwise than
profitable. The valuable natural quality
OF the soil is especially manifested in the
vigorous clover fields that surpass any
thing we have seen. The corn planting
III land thoroughly pulverized, numbers
100 acres. Adjoining this and originally
OF the same track is the farm Of Mrs. NJ. A.
Cummins, 275 acres of similar quality and
5 owing the same careful and profitable
culture. Good buildings and fine hedges
abound throughout this region as it should
where nature has done a hundred per
cent. more for it than in many sections.
PERsONAL.-Rev. VIM. Il. Gordon left
on Monday for Norfolk, Va, to be pone
till Saturday. The Virginia Episcopal
Convention meets there this week.
DIR. Derickson, of Berlin. Md. spent
several days with his mother-in-law. Mrs.
Nj. \. Cummins, last week Mrs. Derrick
son still remains.
Charles B. Norris. Of Geo. W. & :.
TaylOr's shops has gone to Jackson &
Sharp's shops, in Wilmington
JAS Jump, son of VIM. c. Jump, former
clerk here, is home on visit from Green
vile, Ill.
Walter FAIRIES, of Philadelphia, is on a
visit to friends in this town
VIM. p, Corsa, editor of the Milford
Chronicle, was in town yesterday and made
us a friendly call.
Chief Engineer J. W. Thompson, L. $.
Navy, has been on visit the past week
to {. d. Everett. He has Just returned
from Il three years cruise.
Mrs J. II. Groves and Stuart c. Groves
left this morning for Railway, n. J.
I. II. Carpenter, Assistant School Super
lntendent, is in town to-day.
Rev. III. S. Thompson arrived in town
yesterday, and after week or so will
return with his family to Keen, n. H., his
new appointment. Keen is described as
very handsome town, the NJ E. Church is
building erected at a cost of $40, 600 with
seating capacity Of GOO
Chas. d. KINNEY, Of New Castle, for a
number of years cashier of the Farmers
Bank there, entered to-day with Messrs.
J. E. Tygert & Co., as their chief book
Keeper. Mr.. KINNEY, though past his
three score and ten, is in full viger of life.
Miss Sallie Hill is home from a visit of
some weeks to Baltimore.
B. V. Weldon, delegate from Morning
Star Lodge, has gone to Wilmington to
attend an extra session of the Grand
Lodge of the State.