Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-05-17
A Trip Through Kent and Sd ussex.
[OoMMUNIcATRn

Meyer In the memory OF the vriter
has the various crops, such rs wheat.
oats and berries, promised snch an
abundant yield as the present season.
and kherc will be q great many more
peaches than many anticipated, as tho
nun Der OF bearing trees 10 much larger
than IL ever has been before. In some
sections there will be very few beaches.
yet Ia others there is nearly n full oron'
About Seaford, Bridgeville aud in fact
up ab Tar as Smyrna, west Of the Del,
Il. r., the crops will be light. In the
"Netks." from Milford to bombay
Hook, many orchards will yield over
half . crop, provided always they are
not Killed by later frosts or cold snaps.
Robert Williams Of Milford will have
on his Turkey Neck farms nearly full
crops. 8. Warren, Darby, and Rbv. j. 8.
Willis In their orchards In Frederica.
will have from half to three quarters
Off full crop;up In st. Jones' Neck east
of Dover, there will be nearly quarter
OF crop. Many will have more than
they had last season.
At all the railroad towns In Kent and
Sussex there seems to be quite a lively
and progressive spirit of Improvement
Many new and handsome houses have
lately been and are still being erected,
while most Of the old ones have been re
painted and otherwise embellished.
Harrington for its size seems 10 be the
most lively and active town ON the Del.
X, Il. between Wilmington and 6alis-
bury.
just now is the eve of berry shipping,
and be the people have as yet received
no returns from this seasons crop Of
any Kind, there is LOUD cry Of scarcity
Of money, more particularly noticeable
at Milford and Dover; the farmer is
affected by the depression iu vessel
building; the latter By the sus pension
OF the glass works and Richardson 81
Son's oaunery. This Is the first season
that the Messrs. Richardson's have
ever found 1t necessary to slow up at
any portion Of the year since they have
been In the packing business.
Al Milford the many friends of Mr..
j. VI. Causey think It passing strange
MIS- confirmation as collector OF Internal
reve nue. should hang fire SO long in the
Senate. The genial, rotund Bob Watson
has had better luck at Dover. MIR. Pen
newell's appointment gives almost uni
versAl satisfaction, as the citizens of
Dover and Vicinity know they will ba
"SA NVA ny - anu OulCbEs
The Kent and Sussex represeh natives
OF the Democratic party say that It will
be well for the New Castle Democracy
to come to the State Convention with O
solid, united delegation, or otherwise
the two lower counties may be forced to
the unpleasant duty(?) Of selecting
some New Castle gentleman as q can
didate for Governor, and It Is inst DOS.
sible IL may be dark horse.
The lines Of political interest and de-
narration between the friends and fol-
lowers OF Hon. @. B. Lore and Secre.
tary Bayard are more prominently de.
hned daily-without particle
OF bias in the matter. From all one can
see and learn from personal interviews
with many representative men in the
two lower counties, Mr.. Lore's political
star seems TO be in the ascension. 1t is
said his course and acts in Congress
are entirely satisfactory, while as q man
he iB lone of the people;" he has al
strong following In the young Demo-
cracE. Many say Mr.. Bayard and
some of his most intimate political CO.
workers are blessed with too much blue
blood to suit the ''level.ngi' taste of TO
day. RAMBLER.