Smyrna times., 1885-07-29

persons confined in the Jail at New
Castle
The annual pony penning at ChincO-
league Island will take place next
Tuesday.
Company c, of Wilmington, will
camp out at RehOboth for week dur
ing August.
The colored people will hold a camp
meeting at RehObOth on the first two
Sundays in August.
New sweet potatoes from the lower
part Of the peninsula, semitic Baltimore,
brought $40 per barrel.
Peaches are ut least three weeks later
this year than usual. The TrOths will
not be on before the 10th or 18th of
August.
The Old Dominion Steamers will not
run between New York and Lewes af-
ter this week Last trip from Lewes
will be made Saturday, August lst.
George \. AIillington, Of Dover lost
ON Wednesday fine blOoded mare, by
gastric collie. He also lost Jersey
heifer calf for which he had been offer
ed S75.
A New Yorker with Il yachting party
at Port Penn, in attempting to jump
upon the Pier on Wednesday fell into
the water and was drowned. His name
is not ascertained.
The Odessa Hotel, for several years
conducted by Frank W. Hyatt, has
been leased to Charles w. Lloyd, for
many years the accommodating stage
driver between Odessa and Delaware
City.
Professor A. d. Raub Of Lock Haven,
Pa, has been elected principal of the
Newark Academy Professor Raub is
well known as a popular instructor in
this State, where he has attended sew
eral teachers institutes.
Here's enterprise for you. A Sails
bury paper SAYS One of our enterpris-
ing farmers beyond the depot cut his
wheat with his sharpshears, threshed
it in his cart body. and his wife famed
it in her apron. The result was three
pecks
The owners of horses who wish to
can do so by rubbing them with solu-
ton made by sleeping pound of wal
nut leaves in aQUart of water, and after
standing a few minutes strain and bot
tie for use.
Ephraim +. Walton and Francis n
Buck have purchased the interest O
Charles Richardson. their former nart
ner in the firm of Walton, WI IN &
Company, phosphate manuf 4rers
and will continue the busir under
the old firm name.
The chestnut crop, it is protested
will be n short one this year, owing Il
the depredatiOns Of the seventeen yeal
lOcusts. The blossoms of the chestnut
tree are at the end of the twigs il
which the lOcusts lay their eggs anC
which afterwards die.
Chas. Ellwanger, who resides neal
Whteeysburg, had his entire crop o.
straw, from which he had Just thresheC
the wheat, destroyed by fire last Friday
In removing the steam thresher from
the yard n spark was blewn into tn
strawi and ignited it. No further dam
age was done.
Lewes is to have a Seaside Agricul
tural Association, and its success seem
to be assured Sufficient land has bee
obtained upon which to erect the build
ing and race course, which will be don
rs soon rs the surveyor can cOmplet
his work. 1t is proposed to make
half-mile track, erect fence and
grand stand and have everything read
for races in the early Fall.
About one hundred and sixty-fiv
men were discharged from the Delawar
Iron Works at New Castle on Saturday
This included nearly the whole Of tn
night force. A reduction Of 10 to
per cent. was made in the wages of a
the day men retained Night wor
will be entirely suspended for the pre-
ent. The men laid off include some
the oldest employees Of the firm.
The following letters of Administr
ton have been granted by }. Fran
Wids, Register of Wills for Kent cou
to DIR. Thomas V. Cahall upon the e
tate DR.. Thomas Cahall, Frederic;
to Martha Callahan dpon the estate
lydia Patten of Dover hundred;
Richard II. Pride on the estate of Jol
p. Pride. Of South Murderkill hundred
TO Daniel G. Goodwin on the Estate
DIR. Robert Collins of Milford.
Mrs. Mary Anne Collins, of Laur'
recently sold all the timber on her Io
lands on the north side of Broad Cree
oDposite Laurel for 1928. The me
desirable part of it was cypress. 1
wood will be removed, the land drain
and sown in grass. A corresponds
of the MOraing NeWS says in substanC
the lands thus reclaimed will make t
town more healthy. There was a III
when nearly all the children born nc
died in infancy.
The first shipment Of porpOise hiC
was received last week by the WilmiT
ton Oil and Leather Company FRI
their fisheries in the south. Th'
skins are the first ever received IN DE
ware for manufacturing purposes, a
will be tanned and finished into lea
rby Wilmington wOrkmen. Wllmll
ton is a leather manufacturing cent
and the Wilmington Oil and Leatl
Company will add another similar bI
ness to the already large industries
that line.
DELAWARE COLLEGE WINTER / FL
The calendar of Delaware COLI
for 1896 has been issued. 1t q
the faculty as follows; The Rev. }.
Caldwell, d. D., President; the X
d. w. Mackey, Phi. ID. Professor
Ancient Languages theodore
Wolfe Ph. ID. PrOfessOrOf Mathema
and Modern Languages; Ed. Ches
Professor of Physics and Agricultl
On September ID, examinations for
mission will be held in the college
Newark at 10 a. NJ, and the SCI
term commences in the evening.
While driving on the road lead
from Smyrna to Dover, on WednesC
George Pleasanton deserted sew
tramps in his orchard Alighting f
the team he climbed the orchard ft
for the purpose Of driving the tresp
ers out, but before he had gone far
was surprised to see a large white n
evidently tramp, jump into the
riage and drive rapidly away. As
the whereabouts of the team or
thief have not been ascertained.
PleasantOn offers a reward of $25
the capture of the thief and return
the stolen property.
Captain James Outten Of Conc
who is now 72 years Of age, has car
the United States mail between
town and seafnrd for twenty "