Smyrna times., 1897-08-18

nitedStates Marshal Lannan seizet
'ne oarkentine La Viguesa Friday eve
nlng on the claim of Benjamin b
alien, Customs Inspector at Marcu,
HOOK Pa, for salvage in saving th,
boat at the fire.
Mr.. M. L. Hydron, editor of the
Milford NeaOs and advertiser. has in.
vented a corn cutter which surpasses
In simplicity of design, it is said in
every particular, any corn cutter vet
seen on the market.
The excursion to Ocean City and Re-
hoboth which came off Thursday. filled
sixteen cars. Twelve cars went 70
Ocean City, Nd, while 4 cars went ON
down to RehOboth, where delightful
day was spent by the excursionists.
Ex-senator o. D. Moore, of Laurel
has 1900 hills of watermelon vines ON
ms farm in Sussex county, and he has
shipped already over 5000 melons. but
the crop is such big one that he does
not know what to do with the rest of
the fruit.
The damage to the wheat crop in the
vicinity of Lewes by the late rains is
very heavy. Robert Dobb, of Reho-
both, has lost about 1000 bushels. and
A. Il. Burton has lost all his buck
wheat, a crop of several hundred
bushels.
Asbury NJ. E. Church. near Pier
sons Corner, was reopened with all -dav
service on Sunday last, at 10. BOA. NJ.
preaching by Rev. E. S. J. McAllister
OF Boston; 2.3O P. NJ, preaching bv
Rev. Alfred Smith, of Dover; 7.3OP.M
preaching by Rev. Robert Roe, of Ken
ton.
SMALL CROP OF TOMATOES. p
Cannon, secretary of the Atlantic States
Packers Association, is daily in recent
OF letters from canned goods packers
stating that the tomato crop in MANY
OF the Atlantic States will he short
Tomatoes have advanced about 15
cents dozen cans during the past two
weeks.
The predicted price for dollar wheat
looks as. if it would be reality this
year and even go beyond that figure.
Farmers will once more be enabled TO
receive living prices for their grain.
Corn and oats have also steadily ad-
vanced, and it looks as if all the cereals
were going considerably higher.
About twelve years ago Paris T.
Carlisle and family, withdrew from the
NJ. E. Church in Frederick, ON account
of the Mobray trouble. At the last
meeting of the board of trustees, thew
sent them an invitation to reunite with
the Church, and beautiful letter was
written to that effect, which was an
swered by beautiful letter of accept
ance, from Mr.. Carlisle.
NEARLY A JAIL DELIVERY. What
came near being a general Jail delivery
at Dover was frustrated by Sheriff
Shaw Wednesday. Three prisoners.
named Charles Safer, James Murphy
and John McCaulley, desperate char
acters, serving time for burglary and
assalts, made the attempt. Ifthe sher-
ltf had not had suspicious aroused
and made careful search of their cell.
with the result that he found hole
cut in the brick wall 1Ox14 inches, thew
would have succeeded. They had
constructed nine foot ladder, with a
twO-fOOt extension, which they would
have used in their flight from the Jail.
EXCESSIVE FREIGHTs OF THE RAIL
ROADS AND ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY.
We commence in this issue the pub
IicatiOn of the report of the committee
appointed by the last Legislature to
investigate the reported discrimination
in freight by the Pa. r. r. Co., and
the Adams Express Co., now doing
business in this State. We do this
because the facts therein contained
should be brought to the notice OF
every citizen of this State, and the dis
tributiOn of printed reports to few
1Oes not attract the attention of the
public generally, and the matter does
not receive the attention it deserves.
The committee were successful in .ac-
a number of facts which |
prove the r. r. Co. and |
Express Co. to be guilty as charged. |
The fact is disclosed that the r. r. |
20. exceeds the limit to freight charges
liked by its charter and discriminates |
and it seem particu-
arly, against the shippers of this
State. They are the direct victims of |
his selfish policy of these transpor-
alton companies, and the injufy re-
'ulting is incalculable, and the ques-
ion of high and low tariff is nothing
n comparison to these direct, unjust
md discriminating rates. The people
AN remedy the evil and do it in such
hort order, with a good round turn,
hat these companies will, in the Ian
,uage of a certain modern statesman,
Wonder "where they are at. "-.Susscr
Cereal Coffee Drinkers BEWARE!