Smyrna times., 1894-08-22

crop in Sussex bids fair to be the
largest in many years and there will
be an abundance of fodder and we will
have more than home supply of both.
For some years past large quantities of
hay and feed has been shipped to Sns-
sex and the balance of trade has been
against, but this year the trade is
likely to turn in our favor and Sussex
will ship to northern markets.-GeOrge-
tOlOn Republicans.
CHANGES IN THE REGISTRATION
LAW. = The General Assembly, at its
last session, amended the State
registration law in its application to
the rural hundreds. The law, as
amended, provides that the registrars
shall sit the three Saturdays in Sep
tember and the first Saturday in
October, instead of four Saturdays in
September, as heretofore. The amended
law also provides that the boards of
registration shall sit two Saturdays
instead of three, the days being the
two Saturdays in October prior to the
Saturday next preceding the day of
election.
WHEAT For HoGs.-Many farmers
on the peninsula are talking of feeding
hogs on wheat this winter instead of
corn. A large portion of last years
crop was used in feeding hogs and
cattle, and the results were SO gratify-
ing that tits probable much more will
be used this year. The most common
method of feeding wheat to hogs is to
grind it and mix it with water. Some
farmers say that a hog fattened on
wheat will bring $40, and that the
amount of wheat used is only worth
$5.
THE LOVE COOLED.-Several months
ago Miss Emma Phillips of Laurel
went to Philadelphia and there became
| the wife of A. J. Uimer, after a short
courtship. Ulmer's father was opposed
to the marriage, and the life of the
/ couple became so unpleasant that they
came to Laurel to reside at Miss
| Phillips former home. Friday the
elder Ulmer came after his son, and
the latter, after little persuasion,
agreed to return to Philadelphia with
him, leaving his wife here. The latter
will seek revenge for this desertiOn by
an action at law against her husband.
DIMINUTION IN PACKED CORN
There will be a decided diminution in
| the hacked corn from the Peninsula
this season, as compared with that OF
last year. The growers and packers
say that the very low price which has
| prevailed is the main cause of this.
In Hartford county, Md, numerous
packers of corn will give tLeir attention
to packing tomatoes this season. The
market price of canned corn during
the past year has been lower than the
goods could be packed for. 1t is
believed that with a greatly reduced
pack this season the price may soon
reach point that will move the goods
that are being held at margin.
DELAWARE POLITICs.-At the prim.
ary Saturday the Higgins-Bach ticket.
was elected in every instance, Post
master Stewart, the leader of the oppo-
sition, even losing his own ward, the
Tenth. The vote of Wilmington was
32l4 for the Bach ticket and 1884 fol
the opposition, a majority for the Hig'
gins machine of 20S0 Bach was re
elected chairman without opposition
when the new committee me
Monday. The Democratic Congress:
canvass is moving along quietly, anC
will terminate at the election for dele
gates to the State Convention mex
Saturday. The boom for Dr. Black, o
New Castle, for Congress, is now look
ed upon as a move to head of tn
efforts of L. r. Cochran to secure an.
delegates outside his own hXndred, ST
Georges. Bancroft, it is now conceded
will have the 12 delegates from Will
ming ton and five from Christiana, 1
in all. With the other candidates con
ceded the votes of their own hundred
five each-this would leave the q
unpledged votes of Brandywine, Ret
Lion, APPOINTMENTS and BlackbirC
hundreds, which have no candidates
as the factors that will determine tn,
contest.
A FARMER ASSAULTED jaime
Fisher, who is supposed to be tn
leader of gang of chicken thieves il
the vicinity of Camden, has been Civ
ing the people of that section consider
able trouble lately. He gave it ou
that as much as $3.50 worth of chicken
had been stolen this season. Farme
]. NJ. Abbott, who had lost all of hi
chickens by the raiders. began to do
little detective work and soon ha
. enough evidence to prove that Fishe
} was the guilty party. Fisher was al
, rested and carried before Squire Drape
at Camden, but easily secured bal
The next day he went to Abbott
house, abused the whole family an
threatened to do them bodily harm
: He was again arrested. but secure
bail again. The next day, "Wednesday
he fingered around AbbOtt's house, an
when the farmer came out, the negr
assaulted him in a terrible manne
Mr.. Abbott's face was bruised and CT
} and was almost dead when the negr
5 left him. Fisher was arrested upon
2 writ issued by Squire Jester of Dow