Smyrna times., 1896-08-26
County and State Items.

VJSOOOs
Wilmington members of the Grand
Army of the Republic will organize
Mckinley Club this week.
Walter Burris, Jr., of Red Lion, ran
the point of a pair of scissors into his
eye, destroying his sight.
Delaware has enough political par
ties to supply several States. "You pay
your money and take your choice"
Sussex county distillers are obtain
ing peaches at 10 cents per basket and
useing them in manufacturing brandy.
Quite a number of Jersey vessels
are at MahOn's river buying the lucious
Delaware peaches, the crop in lower
Jersey being very short.
The Grand Circle, Brotherhood of
the Union of Delaware, met in Lewes
on Tuesday, about 75 officers and mem
bers being present.
William Prickett, aged % years, of
Mt. Holly, n. j., fell from a Delaware
Railroad train near Green Spring and
was killed, Wednesday.
A basket of Tomatoes grown by
Jesse Watson near Milford held just
eighteen tomatoes, some single ones
weighing nearly two pounds.
Sussex county peach growers are re-
oaixiDcr fO,. tho fruif IitfIo r,OYa 4bon
the cost of the peach baskets and the
freight charges. The prices the past
week have, however, been much better.
The continued dry weather has been
a profitable thing for the hay harvest
ers, enabling them to cut over mead
Ows which are seldom accessible.
The crop is going to be large
one.
Fifty members of the First Delaware
Regiment will accompany the Philadel-
phia Brigade to Washington on the
occasion of the reunion of the COnfed-
crate and Union veterans, to be held
September 16.
DELAWARE PENSIONS. Original-Jo-
seph Bayard (deceased), Delaware City
New Castle Original widows Mary
Z. Messick, Wilmington; Caroline E.
Draper, Delaware City, New Castle;
Comfort w. Watson, Georgetown, Sus-
sex.
The released Single Takers from
Dover Jail propose to make a great
fight. They do not propose to submit
TO such conduct, and it is their inten-
tiOn to make matters very interesting
for Dover authorities.
There are number of prom
inent Democrats in Wilmington who
are wondering where they "are at in
view of the action of the convention at
Dover. There is a shaking of old
bones, and they are not done rattling
yet.
THEIR HOME DESTROYED. While
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Collins, Irving,
near Red Lion, were in Wilmington
Friday night visiting friends, their
home was completely destroyed by fire
The loss was about S25OO; partly COW
cred by insurance.
Ebe W. Tunnel, the Democrat can
didate, is a Presbyterian; John H.
HOfecker, who stands for the Addicks
party, it a Methodist; Daniel Green,
Prohibition nominee, is also Metho-
dist, and a local preacher; and John
&. Higgins, the Boilers candidate,
is a Presbyterian
The twelve Single Takers that were
confined in Dover Jail for alleged
breach of the peace have been released
on a writ of certiorari issued by Pro-
thonOtary Belts of Kent county. The
men have been admitted to bail in the
sum of $50 each, five times the amount
OF the fine imposed upon them by JUS
tlce Cooper. Their case comes up be-
fore the October term of the Superior
Court of Kent county.
HUNTING FOR A JUDGE.-As soon as
Attorney Walter H. Hayes can find
Judge of the Superior Court of the
State of Delaware, he will institute ha-
J beas corpus proceedings for the release
of George G. Woods, the proprietor of
the White Horse Hotel, at Wilmington
who is held without bail, charged with
causing the death of j. L. Hannum, a
forrnar. from nwfnr1 Do sof T,rr
tice Lore is at Saratoga, attending the
meeting of the American Bar Associa-
tlon, Judge Grubb is abroad, and, as
Judges Cullen and Marvil do not live
In New Castle county, they cannot
hear the case.
WHAT THE BICYCLE DID.-The Del
aWare Democrat of Georgetown says:
a snort time ago Miss Laura Jones,
a daughter of Tazewell Jones, formerly
resident of this tow. .but who now
lives in Princess Anne, Md, stepped
on a threaded needle and broke II off
IN her foot. A physician was called
but the piece of needle could not he
found and the wound soon healed
One day last week, however, the Young
lady indulged in a bicycle ride, which
tits thought caused the particle to work
its way into sight, and it was extracted.
II was over an inch long and was still
threaded with a short piece of cotton.
THE PEACH MARKET. - Delaware
never before experienced so sharp an
advance in the price of peaches as took
place this week. Up to Tuesday last
the bulk of the crop was marketed at the
railroad stations at an average price of
about 20 cents a basket. White fruit
sold low yellow higher, but thereturns
were SO unsatisfactory to the growers
that all looked blue and discouraged.
nan OF the crop has been marketed at
Dut slight return above the cost ~
picking and packing. Wednesday last
however, therew a sharp advance and
another advance on Thursday that was