Smyrna times., 1886-09-01

Rev. J. S. Willis has sold his crop of
SmOck peaches to Gildersleve, the can
ner, near Lebanon, for Sl0O per
basket.
There are 125 prisoners in the county
prison at New Castle. About forty
will be tried at the next term of Court,
and of these Lewis Davis is the only
capital case.
An old man named Thomas D. Glib
son, in Wilmington was swindled out
of $2500 cash by card sharpers on Fri
day last. He realized his loss with in
tense regret.
Wood Chears, son of Levy Court
Commissioner John r. Chears, has
been appointed postmaster at Delaware
City, in place of H. F. Mullen, removed
for defalcation.
There is said to be very little money
in the evapOrating business this year,
owing to the excessively damp season.
Some varieties are absolutely useless
for the purpose.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Alex. Miller Brown, of Dover, to Miss
Frances Reynolds, daughter OF >. M.
Reynolds, of MiddletOwu, to take place
on Tuesday, September 7th.
The car shops Just purchased by the
Pullman Company at Wilmington, are
those established there some years ago
by the firm of Bowers, Dure q Co.
They have been closed for some time.
BY addressing Lord & Polk Co., No.
10 S. Del. Ave, Phila., Hundreds of
testimonials can be furnished, showing
the Wonderful results obtained by the
use of Diamond State Fertilizer" on
wheat.
There is IA story told of man max
ing 100000 Off a tract of land in the
cypress swamps in Delaware and
Maryland. The cypress is converted
into shingles, and the logs arc fire.
quently found many feet below the sur
face Of the ground.
Major Benjamin T. Biggs, in his in
terview with a New York World re-
porter, said that there was no temper
ance feeling in Delaware worth speak
ing of Mr.. Biggs might have been of
different mind had he been present
Thursday at the Harvest Home in
Talley's woods, Brandywine hundred.
Republican.
ANOTHER HARVEST HOME.-Ar-
rangements have been completed by
the people of South Christiana hundred
for holding a grand Temperance Har-
vest Home in eX-Sheriff Il. Lewis
Armstrong; woods, on Thursday, Sep
tember 9th. The grove contains about
20 acres, with splendid water, and lies
on the Wilmington & Northern Rail-
road.
j. Frank Wilds, Register of Wills for
Kent county, has granted letters of ad-
ministratiOn upon the estate of Prince
Summons, deceased, late of East Dover
hundred, to Lydia Summons; upon the
estate of Mary B. Houston, deceased,
late of Dover, to Hannah NJ. Davis
upon the estate of Catharine Lynch,
deceased, late of South Murderkill hun
dred, to James J. and William A.
Lynch.
DEATH OF SECRETARY BAYARD's
UNCLE.-Henry Bayard, brother of the
late Hon. James A. Bayard, and uncle
of the Secretary of State, Thomas F.
Bayard, died Wednesday, at his
home in Dauphin, Dauphin county
Pa. He was nearly 80 years of age.
Henry Bayard was born in Whining
ton, and lived there until about . OF
80 years ago, when he moved to Phila
delphia, and subsequently to Dauphin,
where he engaged in the iron manuiac
turing business.
The house of George COlmery, il
oh iohf MI 4
ing the slight storm on Sunday after
noon. The electric fluid struck larg'
maple tree standing near and part 0
it, leaving the tree, divided into severa
currents and entered the house in diff
ferent places, injuring it badly. O
the family of ten persons four wer
more or less hurt by the shock, non
fatally. The large barn of John Mote
between McClelland's and Tweed
Mills, near Newark was struck abOu
the same time and totally consumed
All the animals were rescued, but tift,
tons of hay, several hundred bushels 0
wheat and corn and all the farming i'm
plements were destroyed.
A prohibition mass meeting or hal
vest home was held in Talley's wood:
Brandywine hundred, on Thnrsda
last. There was gOOd-sized gathering
of farmers and their families who AZ
peared to enjoy the occasion, as di
also quite a number of WilmingtO
people who were present. Mr.. Hofecb
er, candidate for Governor, and NJ
Cooper, candidate for Congress wer
present. Mr.. Cooper delivered an aC
dress of considerable length and intel
est; Mr.. Hoffecker did not speal
Speeches were made by Rev. J.
Quigg, Rev. Mr.. Boothe, of the Del,
ware Avenue Baptist Church Rev. ]
w. Layfeld and Rev. E. L. Hubbar
The next mass meeting of the party
New Castle county will be held
Lyman's woods, near Newport. {
Thursday. September 10Th.