Daily Republican., 1886-08-26
SUSSEX COUNTY.
u.voUaH THE WESTERN
-. ,ra.ssi-rnrrsAgr AS'
a Fsiiure This Yesr-
Pm crop' .ad for some of the Pso-
''~'' ''',,s-Eptorprise Needed.


,s,r,v years ago any one rr1 who
About ta,lg ass a trip to Susse1 County
,hed 70 .aAc calculate on 1t taking tne
uld ssle.y a,, of q day, and II tney
ss'er pa,o IN the eastern part OF .no
su,ed 70 ~ wonid be obliged to leave
uuty they on the tirst train In the
tllsdeipl 70 sech their destination ~
orrii 9 ~ y, ,ne night, There were then
is hour ID y, getting there; one being oy
70 wsys wsysV.dasyille. ~ thence By stage 70
pp to hri'sa I'd Dagsboro. The other
sOraeto~a, "a.eamboat from ehiiadei-
Is was y, awes. the trip consuming an
n'sd sday, then by stage .n1 l,n 20 Dsss.
pns.shoro, hut nov the .Iip w W Sonrs
asn he made In ao1ne aos.,n%ia w ~
clo ISI ,'is city or six from Pn''a'eipn pam.
on a,0m ,r'' this city to Laurel In ADou'
hIse hoa'I, ';,oe tho trains over the Della
AT lnat aad were mostly what is known
are lad ilad rains, composed OK ireiRns
mIAoa Ger cars, % neither travei OF
10 pa',s wsse sufficient to warrant the
resn' ~ .Tsins exclusively for eitner'
rlniDs NJ na,sl pger trains ran regularly,
~. ~" ense freight trains are movee
nd lmno"T n the principal nor.h-bound
7ely u'y a.a fruits, vegetables, poultry
regnis u Is. wi,hin tine past few years
ha 6sss, Peninsula has made rapid
ne eas toward becoming the Raiuen
fost1s0 af ,bs Eastern part Of the United
t.,e. and i;s berries ana posSSuSS pS.eSa of
ss,,.d to cities ard towns huhu,ouo mn.r "
';ia, & di,ran,. This year, no"esu,, ,,,
U, ams 10 be an exceptional one WIN ,ii
sr'ssx @ County, and instead OF me ,ual
vlsn,y with which II mas at~ays
s.u e. r,I rmss.,d, ,heIe Is a ecarcity OF the
ONn sn ate ar,icits on which the people nave
I'n .aa,s J.uend.d A visit through
~. ~, gss,sru oar. of the county = lew
ine .a.a amos by n reporter OK the hEfuB-
a''' .n'S . cnuaius all that had been Z: :
ha,'aS NJ the fai ure OF the crops, anu IL
Z c.rt.iu that tDore are hAfu 'iiuoo
.hsal for sona OF the people.
"a gen.rsl tniug the crop OF sera W.
,.,ras aud plackberiies did not pay,
WI jnstapcgs are known where the
a-ousr dld not realize enough iron,
4. s,;Dmeut4 10 pay the freight anu
tbe co.t Of picking. the pssca C.op 40
a,olal failuig. sad orohards wnicn pio,
d1ce6 thousand oratts iast year w
M, Weld - nnshel this season. mr,
Harrison Messick,a "a large grower nVlng
,hont siyh5 m los north west OF Lau,ei,
VIM sblpp d 100 crates OF peaches
ham ooe Of lis orchards last year, says
,ia, Ia. to,s uot at.rinute the failure OF
,bs crop this year as much 10 the
va.,har AZ he does TO the fact tcat the
,,.s, n...Iv are in a Great measure worn down
with the large crops OF the three pre-
cfdiug Years, and he seemed 70 CON
sidtr i a blessir z in disguise. he con
pnds that had the crop In sussex peot
M largs this year as it usually mas peen
Ma fruit would not have brough
tpouah in the large cities to have pa,e
the cost Of getting IL there, anu tna1 tn'
tnes would still have been more eA'
hsusted than they now are. ~ no
bearing any fruit this season, IL WI,
Qive them chance to make new wooo
and gather strength for o large crol
next year, when 1T ~ scarcely propaoi
there will Do as many produced IN Ken
County. Maryland and other places o
there is this season.
As q general thing the corn CROP
which alter all is the great depencenc
Of the people in this section, ID Also
failure Some few places were not'ceo
In an extended tour aronnd the countr,
wfere the crop was fair, but they WEI
teexeeptions, and the warm Gays an
cold nights are running the FODDER, {
at least it is ripening 80 fast that 1t vi
either have 10 be taken off before IL
coin is fully natured, or allowed 10
10 waste Mr.. Greensbury Truit,
farmer OF many yesrs' experience. WI
resides shout FIVE miles from Laure
remarked TO the reporter that this WI
The worst year for the farmers In Tn
section that he eve saw. The coming WI
tetwil be The hardest on those who rel
places, for which they have agreed
pay 3 certain rent, as they have n
only not raised enough to meet the
Obligations, but will ALTO have TO 90
debt to live until they can raise Gro
and consequently will have Ito wo
for a dead horse" foI two or three yea
N come
On the, way down last Saturday
was noticed that below Middletown I
svspora,ors are as a general thing Id
Which Of Itself 10 proof sufficient OF !
failure of the peach crop In the regi
below that point. At Harrington I'M
we're several boys with balf-pint bask
Of strawberries, ripe and luscious,
which they found ready sale at ton cel
sAch, and the idea was suggested tna'
might be possible to raise q second cl
y btrries which would bring more tn
tle first, when the market is alw'
glulted.
In that section of the country visi
oS The reporter the temperance TIC
seems to be almost unknown, ana
was plainly evident that the siren
Of The third party" in Sussex Ooul
aas been greatly overrated, while
s4Qally certain that 1t will Eive % Ia
saa possibly larger Democratic
lonty than ever before. As quit
number Of the people have stills
.aeit places, in which they make Ia
Quantities OF their fruit into apple
peach brandy, there is also q SUI
,etnng against prohibition, and II
mmperance men expect q large
nom that section they are depending
Aoroken reed.
The fire at Laurel was not rs larg'
sSat trst reported. A hotel, y
isSefai aefai stores and other buildings.
ssssSnioye1, making the total loss 81
so@ Forum nately the wind car
.us halnes towards the Methodist Ce
hMst, on the opposite side OF the stI
wv mad 1t been blowing from air
aay other direction, It 10 probable
hsast least half of the town would l
Dsen destroyed. Although the
,muiy took place on Thursday morn
ne proprietor Of the hotel had q II
S,uahiiuing finished ON Saturday
saeh Waleh he fitted up bar, and was
snSpenslng the ardent to number
outy .a,isty customers. Plans and sp
1o,0, anShs hive been prepared for q
e' and II will be commence
',nH,, 'snGe, while it is probable that the
,hn ,ghuiiuings destroyed will be rebn
sa.., sae near future. The people b
,ase the fremen from this city
iSas.ehed Saahed to their assistance, and sh
$SIna b1lr appreciation by supplying Q