Smyrna times., 1884-06-04
Gbe Smprua Gmss,
,S11Y2'WU, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, June 4, 1884.
County and State Items.


1t is said that the largest flour mill
in Delaware, south of Wilmington, is |
located at Laurel, and that it has a
for one hundred barrels of
flour per day.
Three carloads of young chickens
passed up the Delaware road on one
train, last week The poultry crop of
Delaware ranks high in the list OF her
profitable industries.
Soft crabs are luxury that the city
epicures are always willing to plank
the sinners" down for. The first
shipped from MillsborO this season,
brought $l6 per box.
Large numbers of crabs are being
shipped daily to New York from the
lower part Of the State. One man at
MillsbOro employing a large number of
boats and men in the business, shipping
one hundred crates per day.
The only portrait Of John NJ. Clay
ton taken from life was executed about
40 years ago. 1t is the property Of the
widow of George w. Karsner, of Port
Penn, and is for sale. The Historical
Society and the Young Mems Republi-
can Club of Wilmington are bidders for
it.
An exchange says that Middletown
is parting with one Of her old land
marks in the demolition of what was
called the "Old Wren's Nest, il build
ing which is built of logs from trees
grown where the town now stands, in
which Washington and Jefferson were
both entertained, and said TO he about
$50 years old.
The Chancellor at an adjourned
term of the Court Of Chancery at Will
mington, on Thursday last, refused to
award preliminary injunction upon
the application of Rathmel Wilson, Of
Philadelphia, to restrain the Baltimore
& Philadelphia Railroad Company
from constructing their railroad across
the farm Of the complainant near
Newark, New Castle county.
MEDICAL SOCIETY. The ninety fifth
| annual meeting of the Delaware State
! Medical Society, will be held in the
Masonic Temple, in Wilmington, on
Tuesday, June 10, 1884, to be called to
order at 10 NJ. After the o'clock dim
ner there will be an afternoon session,
lasting through the evening, at the
conclusion of which there will be a col
lation provided by the physicians OF
! the city in honor of the guests. Orders
| for reduced rates of railroad fare may
be had Of the secretary. G. w. Mar
shall, Esq, of Milford
Probably two hundred teams lined
the bay shore. between the mouths OF
the Mispilion and the Broadkiln
creeks, at high water in search of the
"horse shoe " or King Crab. The
female crabs contain about quart OF
eggs, which are about the size OF the
! eggs in shad roe These eggs are
very nutritious and are eagerly de-
vourcd by hogs, chickens, ducks, etc
The crab Is also used for composing.
and many Neck farmers make much o
their most valuable manure in thn
manner.-Miford Chronicle.
The following is list of deeds tina,
have been recorded the past week a
the Recorders Office. for Kent county
w Broadway to J. w. Casson, right o
way, ~; J. W. CassOn TO w. Broad
way, right Of way, n; w. :. Barger t'
Geo D. Foust, lot at Woodside, $500
T.. T.. Cullen to Clara b. Clark, 9
acres, East Dover hundred, $3,l60
+. f. Baily to Ruth 4. Williams, 81
acres, Kcnton hundred, partition; II
G. Wolcott to J. L. Wolcott, lots a
Harrington, $500; F. Grecnwell to q
H. Nickerson, II acres, West Dove
, hundred, $50.
The First Delaware Regiment q
Volunteers was first mustered into ser
vice April %, 1861, and served thrc
months. Henry II. Lockwood wa
the first colonel John w. Andrews wa
appointed colonel Of the three yea
> organization. lie was succeeded dun
, ing the war by Daniel Woodall, Tho,
4. Smyth and Samuel Carroll. Anon
the great battles of the war in whio
the First Delaware participated wer
J. Antietam, Wilderness, Chancellor
vile, Spottsylvania, Gettysburg, Col
u Harhor, and the various struggle
y around Richmond.
Last week child at Laurel aged
years Shot itself through the body wit
pistol left carelessly within its rcacl
On Friday another child, at RoXan
also aged > years, a little son of
McCabe, was amusing 4 baby, eigl
j months old. by swapping an old pist
which neighbor's boy, 10 years
l. age, had brought to the house, an
which he had declared to be empt
1t finally went off, bullet enteriI
N the baby's forehead, between the eye
ID The child became insensiblc, but atte
wards recovered consciousness. II
babe has no doubt died since our I
* port was received.-MHtOrd Chronic
MANGLED BY a DOG.-On Sund
=, morning last an alteration occurr
I" between John Warren and Ex-RecOI
er of deeds VIM. II. Donovan, t,
Sc brothers-in-law, residing near Ellie
dale this county. The trouble ori
mated over the division of some la
e that had been left to their wiv
- Donovan first attacked Warren will
pitch fork and after desperate strl
gle Warren succeeded in getting h,
of the fork, when Donovan set his d
ON him. The dog was "A large bull-C
weighing over 100 pounds. War;
was guaWcd and terribly manglcd
the dog and il was thought on Mono
that he could not live. Yesterday
attending physician stated that
would probably recover but that
. would hc horribly disigmed for
Donovan was arrested and gave
,c for 81 COO for his appearance az
next term of court - BrcukWdiFr Iii