Smyrna times., 1882-08-16
I NDS OF DRY GOODS


1t strikes us we have seen tho sama
item about a thousand times before
but of course it originated with the
.Ne'CS. 1t frequently flashes ont brill
liant corruscations Of wit.
DELAWARE COLLEGE.-T Della
ware College circular for the next col |
leglate year, which will begin on
wednesday evening, September 9th. |
mas been issued. The examination of |
applicants for admission will be held on |
the morning of that day. The college
embraces three departments of instruc- |
tiOn; first, classical; second, scientific |
ana agricultural third, literary: each
extending through period of four
years. Candidates for admission must
be at least IA years of age; must pro-
duce testimonials of good moral char
acter, and must sustain an examination
in the usual elementary branches.
Last Wednesday William B. Hazel
had a hearing before Squire Jester for
committing" an assault and battery
upon William Morris. and was held in
500 for his appearance at Court. The
facts as gathered at the trial are as fol-
lows: Morris, who is delicate Young
man, lives with Hazel, in Kenton Hid.
Last Monday morning Morris, not feel
/ ing well, went over to neighbors
Very soon Hazel came over and. ours
ing him, caught him and cruelty beat
nm with an instrument of some kind.
On the day of his trial his arms and
back were marked with terrible bruises
Il half inch wide, and his person was
covered with marks. s.-ScRtineI.
SECOND EVAPORATORs' MEETING
An adjourned meeting of the Evapora-
tors Convention was held at Dover on
Tuesday afternoon of last week. About
twenty-five persons were present. Rev.
A. n. Keigwin called the meeting to
order, and Secretary BOggs read the
minutes of the previous meeting. VIM.
Il. Allen Il Co., of New York, and
Mathew Semple & Co., of Philadelphia.
had been asked several questions by the
association. By letter, Allen & Co.
replied that they could not sell evapor-
ated fruit and guarantee payment for
the same ut less rate than five per
cent. that there was no good obiec-
ton to placing the dried fruit in the
hands of honorable and responsible
commission men and receiving advan-
, ces thereOn-nO more than in pledgina
them to a bank, and doubted that q
bank would receive fruit as collateral
They thought it very important to con.
centrate the fruit in the hands of few
commission men, because better price
could thus be obtained.
/ Mr.. TrainOr, of Matthew Semple &
Co., indOrsed the letter of Allen & Co
He said that Southern evaporated fruit
. was already arriving in market, bu
+ that it was inferior to the product O
+ the Delaware and Maryland Peninsula
There was at present u good demand
in the West for evaporated fruit. 4
n good article of pared peaches now sole
:. ut - cents per pound, and promised t
e be much higher.
There was general talk, and tn
j. Committee eOnConstitutiOn and Bylaw
made Il report, which was accepted
Besides defining the duty of its officers
the constitution provides that the nam
shall he the : Peninsula Fruit Evaporl
! tors Association :" its object shall b
Il the promotion of the interests of ii
7 members in curing and marketin
evapOrated fruits. The initiation fe
is fixed at 81, and the annual dues 6
N 80 cents. The annual meeting is to b
5, held at Dover on the first Tuesday
t. June, and the semi-annual meeting {
the same place the first Tuesday
December.
Is BIG THURSDAYS.--Then name of b
a Thursday " is so well known by OF
native Delawareans that to undertal
to enlighten them on the character
to the day would be wasting time, but
o. strangers not familiar with the da
1t we write the following: Beginning Fl
y. up the bay shore each hotel has
annual large day of the season. In til
a d vicinity, and up as far as Kits Har
~ mock that day falls on Thursda
N. August is generally the month chose
"S as the farmers have by that time " Ia
by" their corn crops, and are suppOs
of to have some leisure time. Each bea
To- takes one Thursday for itself, and t
he others sacredly regard its rights. ii
an week is Bowers. Next will be Slaug
ters Beach, &c. Many go in cover
oxcarts, wagons, carriages and imprC
we ished vehicles, while many walk. i
lre crowd begin to gather as early as TUT
ey day. and there is never break un
on, Thursday night or Friday mOrnI
when hundreds of carts can be sc
slowly completing the honey ard /
It'll grimage. The sandy shore there
M covered. so that it is almost impOssi
,ly, to make your way between the wage
to for nearly half mile, many FO
deep. The meals are cooked on
sand over open fires, of chips and 10
Nei ~ and consist principally of the prOce'
AS of a haul with the seine, soft era
!. % oysters and clans. Hundreds en-
lna, , bathing, fishing, dancing, and otl
'i0 sport, land we venture to assert, I'll
many who annually make jour-
du- on big Thursday to the beach, have
has been washed from head to foot 81
red their visit of the@eason previous, we
and not say this of all, or even maIol
first but of MANY A great multitl
travel ten, fifteen or twenty mi
The scene in " Kit the Arkansaw IL
nty eler'', where the backswoodsman
to playing the only part of a tune that
w. knew on a cracked violin, convey
lam slight idea of the quality of music
son, nished for dancing Two men, o.
cen, many cases two women, will stand
a half-hour at time shutiiing to
music. and when tired nature ass
are, aiioJ H., ntJ,arl onxions 10 show I
eA- proficiency. Yet, but few rows OF
at at these large gatherings, consider
lnge the vast amount of beer and Al
owe, G,t5 brandy drank. The Saturday q
h'e each big Thursday" is given owe
the negroes, and it ~ said that ther
r ON more real pleasure in watching
,eat method of amusing themselves
The that of their white brethren. Ell
Q of day would afford rich field for
ner per's or Frank Leslie's artists.-Mtl
1t (byo9licIp