Smyrna times., 1858-02-25
DeiaU0rc Affairs.

SISTER SHor BY A BROTHER "A correspon-
dent OF The Democrat says:-Thomls Billing
who Resides near Prart's Branch, having bee,
on cunning excursion during the greater part
| of The day, On "Wednesday last, returned late
III The aternuou under the Influence of liquor.
and, whiie carclrSs:y ha,dllng his gun, acc
den Iy dI,chitEed on. barrel, lie contents of
winch t.n'k Il CT IN the lace OF his sister,
little g.r about ten years old The wound,
were OF the most hOrrl0 e character, and resulted
IN deIih on The following day. One more les
son to parents, showing the evil and dangerous
consequences OF allowing children the tree use
! of firearms.
THE GRAND BALL.-ThuIsday evening was
gala time for number of the young people OF
ID yer and nelghborng towns The Grand
Metropolitan Ball, IN The Hall Of the House OF
Representatives., was largely attended and
passed off with much ecth. Smyrna was hand.
somely represented. During the evening, the
guests retired to Fountains Hotel and partook
ut Il most sumpiuo entertainment which was
there preparrd.-RtFOrter
An lNDEPENDENr CHURcH.-Severa OF our
citizens lave III contemplation, we are inform
ed, the erection OF u new church edIfce, to be
called The lndcpcn, enl.' The creed of the
order is To be electIc aud shorn of the terror,
which render religion so great bugbcar to
transgressors generally. One of the prime
movers IN this under aking has already con-
'rbuted lot at the corner Of 4th and West
streets for The hulld,ug, while another has eX-
pressed hlS Willingness TO head The list OF sub
scrlbers with a contribution of 500 The
Rev. Abraham Pou>on has received and ac-
cepted cal! to take ministerial charge OF the
church when completed. The first sermon was
preached by Mr. PonIson on Sunday morning
at NobIts Building. The friends Of the
movement ar" respectively invited to Attend
WI Democrat.
A MoNrHLY PAPER IN WmMINGroy.-Dr. A
H. Grlmshaw will issue IN the course Of next
week the first number of a monthly newspa-
per, to be called GrimShaw's Messenger.
OF Mrs E. D. Floyd, who is an inmate OF
The Aims House, of New Castle county, passed
her hundrcdth birth day on Wednesday. She
is quite active and can yet sec to thread her
needle.
GF We learn that the store cf Mr.. Vange-
sci, at Cark's corner, Kent county, was broken
open early on Tuesday morning week, and some
fifty TO seventytive dollars in money stolen, be-
sides goods TO u considerable amount.
SCHOOL House. BURNED-The school house
in district No. 401, about two miles from Mil
tord, was with its furniture and books, wholly
consumed by fire, on Friday evening, l2th inst.
OF Mr.. A. r. Wooten, of Sussex county,
was admitted on the 9th inst, to practice law
IN the Courts OF PhadelphIr.
0HHT WIN. Ilaines has leased the hotel al
Head OF Sassafras occupied at present by Mr..
Blgge, and will remove there on the 25th ol
March next.
OF The Benjamin Henderson farm near
Milford was sold on last Thursday by the
Sheriff subject to mortgages and judgments to
the amount of about S7,00U.O0. IL brought
5000, aud was bought by Col. p. Lohand.-|
We have SINCE learned that the sale was not
properly made aud that the Sheriff Will sell it
..e,ln ~ a short tunC -NeLc'.