Smyrna times., 1885-07-08


will go to RehObOth tomorrow.
Sheriff Ford sold the real estate of
Elizabeth c. and James B. Henry, of
Delaware City, last week to David p.
Bush for $4,000.
Rev. w. S. Robinson, of Milford, has
had the title of \. NJ. conferred upon
him by Dickinson College, though he
is a graduate of Harvard.
The Salary of the Wilmington post
master has been reduced from 81, 100 to
$1,000 per year. That office does an
annual busines of $4,000.
1t is thought that Jacob G.. Brown,
and Thomas Hanson living just south
of Camden, will each have from $4,000
to 10000 baskets of peaches.
George W. Ingram, of MiddletOwn
sold last week Il farm of $50 acres at
Bridgeville, for the Heirs of John Stat
ford, to parties there for $4,000.
A colored brass band will be organ
lied at Blanco, they having purchased
the instruments of the cOlOred band at
Townsend, which has disbanded.
Capt. Geo. w. Joseph, of Lewes, late
mail clerk between Harrington and
Lewes, received on Tuesday Il pension
for S41OO, and will receive $24 month
in the future.
John B. Moore, a member of the bar
of New Castle county and son of DIR.
John A. Moore of FELTON, has been APP
pointed to Il clerkship in the Depart
ment of State.
The Democrat says there is more
sickness in and around Georgetown
this season than has been known for
years. Bilious dysentery seems to be
the prevailing complaint.
The cannery of Colonel A. ). Small
at Lincoln, and the hotel building ad-
Joining, were destroyed by fire on Sat
urdav night. All of last years work
of canned goods was burned; loss
about $4,000.
The Rev Joseph Beers, who has
been officiating in st. Anne's Episcopal
Church, in MiddletOwn for some weeks
has received unanimous call from the
Vestrv to become Rector of the Parish,
and has had the matter under consid-
Grafton.
At kits Hammock a large crowd
listened attentively on the 4th, to the
Rev. J. f. MOwbray, while he delivered
the Fourth of July Oration. There
were persons present from all parts of
the country, and from the neighhOr-
hood of Frederick nearly every body
turned out to hear him.
John NJ. Houston, Esq, State Treas
urer. deposited on Monday, one hun
dred and thiriy-live thousand dollars
in the Philadelphia National Bank, to
redeem one hundred and thirty-iive
one thousand dollar bonds of the State
that mature one year hence lie also
deposited enough money to pay the
semi-annual interest on the entire debt
OF the State.
At the Camp Meeting woods in the
afternoon of the 4th, Mrs. Henry Clark
of Henderson. Maryland, was taken
suddenly sick and died, it is sup
posed with heart disease. Her remains
were conveyed to the residence of Wat
son Broadway in Dover. Mrs. Clark
had been here on short visit and in
the morning she was perfectly well
and when she left for the woods, told
her friends that she would be back in
the evening. Her husband was tele
graphcd 10.
Some idea of the personnel of the
faction that oppose the Gray -Stockley-
Causey wing of Democracy, may be
gathered from the fact that those who
went to Washington on Wednesday to
TO urge the appointment of Theodore
F. Armstrong ns Collector of Internal
Revenue, incudel Congressman Lore,
congressman Martin. John f..
Salisbury, Il. Il. Kenney, Esq, Robert
c. Justis, City Auditor J. +. Ball, City
Solicitor Turner, Isaac FOOks of Sussex
county,, William II. Smith Of Newark
and Mr.. Armstrong.
DESTRUCTION OF 4 BARN-HORsEs
BURNED. All the farm buildings of
Jonathan X. Williams, about one mile
from Odessa, were destroyed by fire on
Fourth of July morning. His dwelling
house was saved owing to its being OF
brick and tin-rOOfed Mr.. Williams
left horne in the morning, telling his
hired men to deliver some white corn
at mill near by, after which they
could have a holiday. The men had
done as they were directed, and had
just finished putting up their teams
when the barn was discovered to be on
fire. On account of the intlammahl'
nature of the surroundings the tiame'
soon gained an uncomfortable headway
NeighbOrs from u considerable distance
around came to aid in whatever way
possible, but nothing was saved bu
two horses. Harry Smith rescued th'
animals, six being burned to death
Four hundred bushels of corn and siXt!
tons of hay were burned. The tota
loss will be about $4,000. \ sparl
from pipe in the hands of one of tn
hired men is believed to have cause'
the fire.
PEACH SALES. .-Canuers, evaporation
aud shippers of peaches are now tryln
to buy fruit. in order that they ma
make arrangements for handling J
A few sales are already reported
William r. Philips, Of Milford, ha
bought the fruit in the orchards
James II. and Zachariah Deputy, !
Cedar Neck, with a probable yield
5000 baskets, ut 33 IL cents per ba
ket. General G. VanF Forat has sold h
orchard with probable crop of 1905
baskets. TO ID. Refs, of this town VIII
will can them. The price Is not "
stated by buyer or seller, but it IS II
ported by others at 35 cents. The iru
in these orchards is very fine. II
Morning. NetCs reports the sale OF an
chard Of $500 trees in the lower pa
of New Castle county for $4,000. III
sale was made on the basis that II
trees would yield about 5000 basket
Another crop has been sold at 80 cen
basket net, on the trees. The iarI
ers Of this vicinity are asking 30 to
cents per basket from evaporator5 al
cannefs. and 40 to 30 from shipper
We hear that IL few orchards at Bridg
willie have been sold at 80 cents p
basket to shippers II is worthy.
note here that though very high pric
prevailed at Wyoming last year, t
net average prices Of orchards was 5, j.!
tween 80 and 60 cents. Some ialli
below the former iigure.-Peni'Su'
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