Smyrna times., 1893-08-30
County and State Items.

OOQ1ACy OOAANA NOOSOOO
There we're two slight fires in Dover
Saturday night, which were undouot-
edly of incendiary origin.
To PAY ONCE A MONTH.-Young,
Smvth. Field &Co. have arranged 70
nav the employees of the shirt factory
at the end of each month ana 10 use
checks instead currency.
All free school lady teachers OF Della
more willing to contest for the Charles
+ Hires free trip to the Worlds Fair
will nIease write to Johh B. Wharton,
secretary, on or before next Friday.
Sept. 1st.
Secretary John B. Wharton OF the Del
aware State Fair, is making arrange
ments for a series of amateur bicycle
races during the week of the fair. The
races are open to persons in Kent and
Sussex counties and Marydel, Md.
The Princess Anne correspondent,
in speaking of the storm, says Ihe
dust was we'll nigh sutfocating, the
crops are ruined beyond possible
redemption, and cattle have been
suffering for both pasture and water.
So the rain is most welcome to almost
everybody.
The wrecks on the railroad has
caused considerable delay in the ship
ming of peaches. Cars were scarce
and some growers had to haul their
Daoches home. At one time in Milford
On Wednesday there were los wagons
loaded standing around the depot and
the street leading to it waiting for cars.
The canning establishments of Rich
ordson & Robbins and ]. NJ. Chambers
of Dover, are not putting up any
peaches. There are also two peach
DRYERS there but they are not in oper-
alton. During past peach seasons these
pIaces were in operation night and
dav and gave employment to at least
500 persons.
This in the Milford Chronicle. "The
Adams Express company is robblng
the peninsula about as much as the
Railroad. It has lately adva need its
charges although we were before pay
ing twice as much as other sections of
the country. A basket of peaches sent
from Milford to TarrytOwn, n. Y, cost
SI2O. To send the same package from
Tarrytown to Milford costs zoe"
SCARLET CLovER.-There is every
prospect now of a short fodder crop in
this county; besides, the crop saved
will be very inferior. The hay crop
throughout the country is said to be
short; and that provender will be very
costly next year Farmers of the
county should not be slow to see the
situation. Their only relief is in
scarlet clover, now that we have had
pleutv of rain there will be no trouble
in getting a stand.
VT. CASE, of FELTON,, says that 80
years experience has taught him that
there is nothing better for a horse or
mule than one peck of mature ripe
peaches three times each day during
peach season. Pour them in the feed
box and YOU will have nothing but the
clean seed to take out. They are
equally as good for cows; they swal-
low all and spit the seed out as they
chew their cud.
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.-As soon
as the merchants are satisfied that
prices of goods will not be lower
through any change in the tariff by
Congress, they will begin to lay in
their stocks of goods for fall and winter
When they make the needed purchases
the influence will be felt, and the manu-.
factories will resume operations to
supply the market with goods. The
retail merchants, however, will pur.
chase sparingly for time, and cOnse-
quently the manu- factories may run on
short time, which will be a great deal
better than not running at all.
Isaac ]. Wooten, of Laurel, who was
said to be figuring last fall for a Gov.
ernment appointment. was nominated
by the President on Wednesday to be
agent for the Indians of the Nevada
Agency In Nevada. The Colonel has a
libel suit on hand against the Laurel
Gazette, for reference to his call on
Senator Higgins last fall. The editor
IN speaking of the appointment says
We went to Georgetown on Friday
last, on hearing of the Majors appoint
ment, to have him held in bail for ap
pearance at court as material witness
knowing that he would soon leave tn
State. and the Democratic Justice re
fused to take action in the matter.
this is not justice, what is it? Ech
answers, injustice of the vilest.
A RUNAWAY HORsE.-Joseph Dan
iels, farmer living near TOwnsent
net with a very painful accident Oh
Thursday afternoon. He drove t.
I CeciltOn to witness a baseball game
and when he started home his hors
became unmanageable, and Mr.. Dan
ies was thrown from the carriage
breaking his leg near the ankle an
sustaining other severe injuries. IL
thought that some mischievious pei
son had tampered with the harnes
and that is what caused the horse I
run away. Mr.. Daniels is in a yer,
suffering and critical condition
Transcript.
We noted last week two railroad co
lsiOns on the Delaware railroad o
Tuesday afternoon and night, whic
delayed the trains until morning
The first accident occurred just belo'
MiddletOwn at little after O'clOc
in the afternoon, derailed seven cal
and an engine. No one was seriousl
injured by the wreck, but JOSEF
Burkley, engineer, had his arm bad
bruised. Over 1900 baskets
peaches were destroyed. The secOn
collision was just below Porter's ST
uon, when the midnight express ra
into freight train, or rather into Il
rear end of the train, which had NJ
drawn far enough on the switch. \
one was killed outright, although el
nineer, James A. Grubb, fireman w
liam B. Wheatly and Breakman Care
were seriously hurt, in fact Wheat
was 50 badly hurt that he died duril
the day. The passengers on the ira
hurt.
DELAWARE DAY.-West Virgin
ana Delaware joined hands at b
Wnlte City Wednesday. Delawar,
s1sey little building was dressed
no occasion. It was covered wi
A. sSrs .as asd = strips, union jack, Fren
uuass anu herman colors from ton
bottom, IN front and all arounS :
sldes; Delaware furnished tbe neaoS
and West Virginia the punch Co. Gon
nors Il. Reynolds and w NJ
Corkle presided at the Festi1ai 1' 10y
meeting In the afternoon whar. q !.
orators and noted vocalists ~ !.
states, including Judge Massey y !
Colonel st. Clair, said great many !
9uent things, and noted singers -
their best. The forces of tbesa an, ~
prisinQ littla Ctatas - = Sn. @