Smyrna times., 1891-07-01

mill is to be rebuilt at Onco
The loss on the old Fam8 Aliil fire is
variously estimated at $1,000 b $780,
600 by persons connected with the
works. The burnt aran covers a acres.
FELTON, PUBLIC ScREooL.-At the
fifth annual COMMENCEMENT 0fthe Fell
ton Public School, Prot q, .. Tindal
presided, and Miss huls Stevenson
was Organist.
The graduates were Miss Grace
Stevenson, Miss Clara Il, Reynolds,
Miss Mary G. Hargadine, Charles Sha-
bingre and Cooper Moore.
The prize for the best essaV was
given to Cooper Moore, for the next
best to Clara L. Reynolds; for the best
recitation, Maggie Goodwin, for the
next best, Robert Clark. -.
The Odessa Creamery Company Is
In luck. Some time ago it made O
contract to furnish a Philadelphian.
with butter throughout the season at al
certain price. This was when buttet
was very high. 1t has since taken "a
fall, a most unfortunate thing for the
Philadelphia dealer, for he is obliged
to stand by his agreement, and is pay
ing the company much better price
for the article than it can get else
where. This explains the reason Shy
the Middletown Creamery paid its pa
irons 70 cents per hundred pounds for
milk for the month of May, and the
Odessa Creamery paid almost 81 per
hundred pounds.
The Dover Inder said last week
I'VE are reliably informed that the
manager of one of the largest manu-
factories in Kent county HIS said that
the additional cost Of the cans to be
used in his factory VIII mot be less
than $4,000.
Mr.. Harry A. Richardson saws
through the Sentiael that the increased
cost of tin, provided they packed their
usual quantity Of fruit this summer.
would am0nQt to 81 1900, while the
saving on their sugar bill would be
about $500 O--adiference of 81 700 in
their favor. So that the Mckinley
tariff will not Interfere with their Dro-
fits in the least, nor deter them from
operating their barge plant on fruit.
The General Passenger Agent of the
Railroad made a written
promise to the MiddletOwn Board of
Trade to sell excursion. tickets at two
cents a mile on the main line and
branches north of Delmaf and South of
to Middletown last Thurs
day. That promise was not fulfilled
aud as consequence, great many
people are inclined To believe that the
people did moi wish to encou-
rage the peach grOwersl ia meeting for
the purpose ola public discussion Of
affairs of interest, not only to them
selves but to the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company. Some Of the officials
Of the freight department also promised
to be present, but failed to appear.
The people of Delaware might sup
pose there exists a common interest
between themselves and the railroad
but such does not seem to be
the case.-Transcript.
CURED OF HIS FOLLY.-Daniel
Hartnett, the Marydel lad who was
in Jail at Dover for his Pc
culiar inlatuaIiOn for colOred girl,
and so my steriously disappeared after
being released Thursday afternoon.
las been found. His aged father left
Dover for his home near Narydel
yrief-stricken at being unable to find
his son or learn his whereabouts. The
mother was also frightened and was
about to give up in despair for fear
hat Daniel had carried out his threat
to marry Jennie or die"
About s o'clock in the evening, Dan |
el, like the prOdigal son, came walk
ng down the winding road leading to !
he Hartnett farm. He was warmly |
greeted by the family, and solemnly |
promised to stay ON the farm and work |
ike dutiful son. He is thoroughly |
iisgusted with himself and refuses to
.alk about the affair with anyone. He
deteSts the idea of its get
ling in the newspapers.
THE INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE. The |
trustees of the Colored Agricultural
and Industrial College met in Dover
last week and organized by electing
Hon. Chas. B. Lore, president, Henry
.. Conrad, secretary, and ID. NJ. Ridge
y treasurer. They have advertised
'Or a site upon which to locate col
eye. They want from 40 to 100 acres
)f land not more than two miles from a
railroad station. The state apprOpria-
ed $1,000 to erect the buildings and
BUY the land.
The proportion of the Hatch and
Morrill, fund appropriated by Congress
amounts to about $3,400 and $4,000
which is available for
the school next year. The
trustees desire to have the school in
operation by Sept. l.
The Board consists of Hon. Chas.
B. Lore and H. C. Conrad, of New
Castle County, DR.. q. w. Marshall
aud d. NJ. Ridgely, ofKent, II. p. Can
non and W. NJ. Ross, of Sussex.
KENT COUNTY PEACH Growers
well attended meeting
IF Kent county peach growers was
leld in Sarde's hall, Camden, on Mon.
lay. The fruit in that neighborhOod,
IF all kinds, exceeds everything known
n the memory of the oldest inhabi-
ants.
One hundred growers were present.
Colonel Edward L. Martin was elected
chairman. The best method to prof.
ably market the crop was discussed.
It was decided unanimously to revive
he fruit exchange plan so successful
n past years, to bring each buyer here
and sell each wagOn-load of the fruit
1t auction, for spot cash only.
Growers from the Eastern Shore
were present, with branch fruit ex-
changes established in their districts.
Half a million baskets of peaches will
be marketed from the territory repre-
sented by the Kent county growers at
the meeting The meeting was sue.
cess, and strengthened the hopes for
one of the biggest peach crops ever
harvested on the Peninsula.