Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21

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| Special correspondence Of Gazette anu ,roiirna
SMYRNA, May 14.--D O. Roccap from
the bay shore, came toe town Monday an6
had a check cashed at one of our banks fol
S9S,47. Putting the money in his vest
pocket he went to one or two stores, pay
| ing out small portion Of il and then went
| home. Just before retiring he felt for his
money, intending toput it away, but to his
surprise il was gone, He thinks lie laid
the roll of notes down in some of the
stores while he reached for some change
and walked OF and left it,
More delay has been caused in the hosi.
cry factory this week by the engines fail.
ing to give satisfaction, 1t has been taken
out and Il new one placed IN its stead
The remains of Miss Ida Fowler, who
died Sunday evening from consumption,
Will be buried this afternoon in the Epis.
copal cemetery. The deceased was in her
fifteenth year and had been suffering with
the disease that resulted in her death since
last JANUARY
A quiet home wedding took place early
yesterday morning. on the State road, at
the residence of David n. Boggs, about
three miles from Smyrna, The contrac-
ting parties being Isaac Truax, a we'll
known farmer in this vicinity, and Miss
Amanda Knots. The nuplals were per-
formed by the Rev, II. r. Stephenson.
The happy couple were driven to the depot,
where they took the SIS express for phila-
delphia. They will return 10 the groom S
residence near Townsend this evening.
Charles III. Register picked the first
Strawberries Of the season from his garden
yesterday.
June LIST has been fixed as opening day
for the popular summer resort, Woodland
Beach, by l.. l. Campbell, the proprietor.
The Thomas Clyde will begin running ex.
cursions there June DIST
Grass and wheat are said to be- BIZ the
farmers, suffering greatly for the want Of
rain great many complain Of their
corn not coming up well, which they at
tribute TO the drouth.
SMYRNA, May 15.-Smyrna depot was
broken into Wednesday night or early
Thursday morning. Entrance was gained
BY prying open the shutters Of back
window Nothing was disturbed in either
room II Is not known whether the parties
were seeking for nights lodging or for
plumber and were frightened off by the
night watclinan.
smyrna mill pond, familiarly known
here as Lake Como, has become quite
noted the past week for its abundance of
tish, perch predomina;ing, giving vast
sport to anglers. Yesterday afternoon
perch were caught weighing 10 ounces.
SMYRNA. May 16.-Professor Herman
Roe left yesterday morning on tile first
train for New York where he will take
passage on the steamer Anchora to-day
for Edinburg, Scotland. MIR. Roe goes as
a representative of the Grand Lodge Of l.
o. q. 7. of the State Of Delaware, to at
tend the sessions of the Grand Lodge of
the world which is expected to be i'll SEES
sion about two weeks. At the close of the
session he will spend about six weeks in
VISITING different places of note in Eng
land, Scotland and France.
The remains Of John Fowler, who was
accidentally killed in Chester were brought
down for interment Yesterday. Funeral
services were held in the NJ II. church
The much needed rain fell in this yicin-
lty yesterday, though, perhaps, not to the
extent the farmers desired. Grass and
wheat especially needed rain, while corn
was coming up very poorly. The straw
berry crop, a good many think, is cut
short By the long drought.
Mrs. Mcliaw, mother of McGaw & Bro,
Gamers, died at her sons residence, on
south street, yesterday, in advanced years.
SMYRNA, May 1s.-The peach growers
were well represented in town on Saturday
aud the general opinion prevailed that
there will be a large crop of fruit. Several
OF them had broken on twigs previous to
a'ttN+lAE iANAiiNt iiltl AlltSE alpMHtl II1tL II
four-iifths Of the small peaches dropped
OF, there would be fair crop of White
fruit Yellow fruit is not so plentiful but
good crop is undoubtedly Anticipated.
Mrs. Anna II. Buchanan of this town
died al the residence Of Isaac Staats, Sri, IN
Ihoroughfare Neck, Friday afternoon,
from cancer In the side. For the last wear
She has been ., great sufferer and thinking
a change would relieve her mind Of her
trouble she was carried from her home on
NJ. Vernon street to the place where She
died The deceased was about 90 years old.
She will be buried ~ Union Church, New
Castle county this afternoon
The remain, Of William Cook, who met
his death Al Harrington Thursday, on the
railroad, were brought up to Clayton, sat
urdaV morning, and placed in lie NJ. +.
church until 2 o'clock in the afternoon,
when funeral services were held, after
which the remains We're Brought through
this town and inferred in Odi Fellows Gem
elery. The deceased was a brother of Mrs.
Wright, who died three years ago in Wit
mngton from suitUcatinn by gas, blowing
out the flame instead Of turning it off be-
fore retiring.
SMYRNA, May l9.-rhe Rev. Il. K.
stephenson has been unanimously invited
toadtlress the Philokalian Society Of 81.
johns College, CheStertown, Md, al lis
coming commencement Monday, June
I'D.
Strawberries picked from patches in fills
vicinity are being brought 10 market and
stllingifor 10 cents box.
Tour correspondent, after considering
the statement made in Yesterdays letter
regarding The peach crop, that if four
tifths IF the white fruit dropped there
would PC lair crop left, had about de-
clded He had Gycrdrawn the case, but from
SOME branches that hrFtt,rI,t 4. H..
evening ilnda that he has put it none too
strong, tinorge w. Mattiford, living
on the Walker farm in Blackbird hun.
dred, owned by y, J. Crnnniins Of dis
town. brought in branches from four
varieties as follows: Troth's Early, Noun
tain Rose. NoDFes FaFUrtc and ord
Nixon The number of peaches ON
branch Of the Troths measuring Fl inches
was 70, From their appearance about il
Of them would drop. leaving 50 for Inc
branch to mature. a branch Of the Noun
tain Rose variety, 70 inches in length con.
tanned 20 peaches, about 50 Of which will
undoubtedly drop. The other two varieties
We're not quite 50 fun but con.
tanned too many for the trees. Mr..
Nlattiford states that he has about 5000
trees IN bearing and after q careful esti.
nation places his average as y baskets ID
the tree. The drop has commenced
though not very. great yet, and from the
appearance of his trees, which seem "a be
healthy ana vigorous, very few being al
fected with the yellows, THINKS the drop
will not ininre him This farm K known
as one Of the finest fruit farms III New
Castle county, and Mr. Mattifdrd from his
experience in handling the fruit from II
for number. Of Years back. always being
one TO have the finest fruit shippGd from
CLAYTON, expects % realize i handsome
sum Of money from the crop this season.
The can-inQking establishment az
Mc6aw q Bro has been closed since Fri-
dav owing to the death Of thcir mother.
who was buried yesterday it Aberdeen
Md. They have been employing about il
men. bows and eirls nna tlrI,i,,l.. ~