Smyrna times., 1882-08-23
-, and State Items.

county and State Items
nj, farmers of New Castle county
II ihG s;,e a harvest home excursion to
Will slWSG Nav on the steamer Republic,
August 29th'
m.o are six applicants for the
lnotG et Gprofessorship in Delaware Col
Yacah'S several of the applicants are
lesti 50ates of the Agricultural Colleges.
w., Fell. the well-knOwn landlord
Ntn Mm V;rden House, Lewes, and the
%o"gIass. u ui Rehoboth, has leased Joseph
Tbipman's hotel at Georgetown,
81, nr three years and took possession OF 1t
this week.
vddIetown shipped only four cars
.fnaarbes a day last week, but expects
u U,ho6 larger quantities this week. But
hasa L"s 6gnre give evidence that 1T is no
LONGER the controlling peach centre OF
former years.
Senator Bayard stands the newspa-
aor 6rp nm the match tax without much
Ii~incinc can't get any from it perhaps,
Init the Rehoboth mosquitoes run nm
in two DAYS. He went down with MS
daughters to stay week.
In Milford and within six miles of
the town. saws the NeCs, are SIX can
nories nor and nearly fifty evapOrators.
These will probably consume from
90NO TO 10000 baskets ofpeaches next
week and employ in all about 1000
hands who will receive about $4,000.
The phrase. The melon-cholic days
have come" the Middletown Transcript
saws was one of the " first little jokes
Adam originated, with which to amuse
Eve" We owe the PenihsulGr Nelcs
an apology. We will not again quest
ion the propriety of its paraphrased
Jokes when it draws on Il man of such
ancient authority as Adam.
In speaking of ii curiosity to see
what course the Democratic Convention
would take on the subject of temper
ance, and wondering if they would
ignore it as the previous convention
had done, we are reminded that th'
Republican convention did not ignore
it but distinctly condemned the manne
in which petitions had been disregard
ed by the Democrats, among whicl
were the $1,000 petitioners for loca
option.
The Junction and Breakwater Rail
road Company is building anew engin
house at Lewes. The company ha
also commenced manufacturing il
own box cars in shops there and {
Franklin City. Several of the cal
have been already turned out and al
now on the road. By making thes
cars at home, the use of good matters
is ensured throughout, the freight c
the lumber used in their constructiC
saved, and considerable money pa
out as wages among the people wi
are patrons Of the road
The MiddletOwn Transcript speaks
atOmatO blight and says: Mr.. III.
Ellison, of Middle Neck, has Just Il
by a peculiar and seemingly lie
disease, nearly his whole crop of 10
plants. His plants were growing niC
ly and were filled with fruit, VIII
about the beginning of the recent rail
Inc leaves began to wither and d
Upon examination, Mr.. Ellison fou
That the heart of the plants had turn
black. Within few days after t
discovery nearly all the plants in
held We're dead. Not more than SOC
The 900 are alive.
IHE MOSQUITO PEsT.-A special
OI camp meeting mosquitoes arrived
II sussex last week, and went right do
70 business without many musical /
II iudes. They were thicker than Il
II nave been since 1880 when so mi
II cattle were killed by them. At lie
81 ald other points in Southern
Eastern Sussex it was impossible
Il MOrK, so numerous were these pc
n 4"O hundred guests We're compe
& W leave RehOboth, Tuesday on I
# account and to escape their rava
# II Is said that merchants in Lewes v
compelled to close their stores Oh
III nay They only lasted a few days
NJ NehOhoth Is how entirely clear of ii
MI 10 BIZ HUNG on FRIDAY.-Ja
HI headen, cOlOred who was convi
anu sentenced to be hanged at
III may term Of court, for committing
IN on the person of small white
III . near Odessa will pay the penalt
I'LL sne crime with his life on Friday
De'ween the hours of 10 a. IN. and
M A. IN the jail of New Castle count
Inc heinOls crime was commit
pegDruary last, the victim being !
an5, u55se, a small white girl betwe'
anu any 10 years Of age. lie is unah
M s!e any reason for committing 81
SS,llne, and thinks he was led TO
H y lhe devil. lie had no intenti
sO, sOng anything of the kind VIII,
N e, entered the house, but the tn,
o o~SeG him; he could not fight
anu adu..!i ne was finally driven to it
hun SSuinlI.ed frankly to committing Il
& sL gas adheres, as he has from the
mere was no rape.