Smyrna times., 1857-11-25
Delaware affairs.


SMYRNA.-This thriving and interesting
town, says the Peninsular Ne,OS, is situated in
Duck Creek Hundred, on Duck Creek, one mile
trJm the Delaware Railroad, eight and hal
trom the Delaware Bay, and about midway be.
tween Wilmington and Milford. 1t contains q
70 ,ulstion OF about 2,000 There is a large
amount of business both mercantile and me-
chancal, done in this town, probably more than
any in other in the State below Wilmington -
The citizens of Smyrna are courteous, indus
Grlous and enterprislng, and in point OF general
intelligence are not surpassed by those of any
other town in Delaware. This may be &C.
counted for from the ftct that there are more
newspapers taken in this town than any other
in the State. To give those who are not al
ready we'll acquainted with Smyrna an idea OF
the large amount Of business done in this place,
we make statement of the number Of stores,
work shops, &C., which it contains, which are
as follows :-12 dry goods and grocery stores,
tour clothing do, china do, 3 jewelry do, 3
fJundaries, coach shops, machine do, 6
blacksmith do, = harness makers do, 4 wheel.
wright do, boot and shoe do, 9. basket ma
kers, 2 cabinet makers, l large tannery, with
capital of $S0,OOO, and which has been doing
large business for several years, l hotel,
owned and occurred by Mr.. Tilghnan Foxwel
There are a number of carpenters, coopers and
brick masOns in the place, who, as Il general
thing, find plenty to do. In the ship yards on
Duck Creek, very short distance from the
town, ship building is carried on to a consd-
cradle extent. Smyrna contains "a number of
handsome public and private buildings, the most
prominent among which are the large brick
NJ. Z. Church, built some ten years since, and
the new hotel, (not yet occupled). owned by
DIR. Fisler, which is said to be one of the lar
a,A l, Stato EDiS
lians are at this time erecting new church,
which promises to be very handsome ONE
There is also very neat Presbyterian church
in the place. The farms surrounding Smyrna
are mostly in good state Of cultivation, and
very productive, and very large quantities OF
grain are annually brought to and shipped from
this place. The town is well laid out and the
side walks nearly all paved. Smyrna is de-
cldedly an interesting town, aad It's citizens
boast that there Is more business done in ii than
in any other on The PeninsuIar. In addition to
the above there two stove and tnware
manufactures, one marble yard, l gun and lock-
smith, one select and one or more district
schools, three ale and oyster saloons, six prac-
llclng physicians and one barber.
IDENrIFIED.-The body of the man killed on
the Philadelp phia and Baltimore Railroad, near
identified as that of Dennis McKevln, a resi- |
dent of Wilmington. 1t is stated that he got
GO the truck of one of the cars and being IN
toxeated. fell off.
Death OF DELAwARIAN ABRoAD-Capt. |
Burton Robinson a resident of Philadelphia, but
a native OF this State and for many years mas
ter of a large schooner trading from Milton,
Sussex County, to New York aud the cities un
North River, died previous to the 9th instant,
Ofyellow fever at Havana, West Indies. AT
the time of his death Capt Robinson was mas
ter Ofthe schooner Bethuel Watson belonging
20 himself and Ex Gov. Tharp, of Milford.
New CHURCH.-A ncw NJ. E. Church is in
course of erection near Marsh Hope Bridge, in
MispilIion Hundred, Kent county. 1t is 81
by Al feet, and will be quite neat affair. 1t
will be completed in a short time, and it is ex-
pected to be dedicated about Christmas. The
ministers are w. w. Warner and Joseph
George. There has been quite Il revival going
on in that neighborhood, aud the membership
has been rapidly increasing. The building will
cost about $1,000, and We understand that the
people have contributed very readily. John
Williamson is the architect.-RcpuJLican.
0E.T farm of li5 acres near FELTON, Station
on the Delaware Railroad, belonging to the es-
tate of Mary Harrington, was bought by Jas
S Harrington, for S202j. A farm Of 1863
acres, near the same place, to Mr.. Butler d
conductor on the Delaware Railroad, for $627j
Er Christopher D. Sweatman has taken out
letters OF administration on the estate of the
late Simon Sweam.n, late Of Appoquinlmlnk {
Hundred.
ROBBERY IN pHn4DELPHIA-The sloop Me- {
;hlnlc; bound for Odessa, Delaware, was en- :
cred Friday evening, the man in charge beaten )
Ill lnsensible, and the vessel carried over
COOper's Creek aud robbed of groceries and q
rcight to the value Of $500 or $500.
615- The Presby ,erian Church in Dover is II
low receiving a great improvement in the u
hape OF beItry. 81
OT There will be a celebration in Dover on "
;hrstmas evening. The pertorma nee will con- v
lst OF singing, speaking. &c, by the Sunday p
'chool, for the benefit of the NJ. +. Church. 10
613- Rev. Richard F. Cadle, rector of the W
rOtestlnt Episcopal Church at Seaford, Del, ca
led on the 9th instant. y, "
OF Rev. Mr.. Paxon, of New Castle, deliv- e"
red n address on the subject of temperance M
the Union NJ. f. Church, last Friday eve. tn
ng. do