Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1861-03-21
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The late snow storm reached as far South
as Georgia.
A SHAD was caught Tuesday at Green's
Landing, on S.nyr "a Creek. rear this town.
Fishermen are beginning to take shad quite
rapidly in the Delaware.
George w. Willn, Esq, has been elected
Mayor of Georgetown, for the ensuing year.
Rev. J. Walker Macbeth has become the
Principal Of Mddetown Academy, and will
open the institution for young ladies' and gen.
tlemen, on the 22d of next month.
The pastor of the Episcopal Church 10 Sea
ford refuses to pray for, or to invoke the bless
ings OF almighty God, upon the President Of
the United States. ~.
NEWSPAPER CHANGER. H. Busted Esq,
has disposed of the American UniOa, published
at Denton, Nd, to David Blocksom and J. d.
Kemp Esq, who will hereafter conduct that
Institution.
The witty and humorous lecturer, Mortimer
Thompson, better known as the original Doe
sticks }" will lecture at the Wilmington Insti.
lute, on Thursday evening March the 2lst :.
Al the Maryland Annual Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church, now in session
at Newark. N. j.. the following States are rep
resented: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina and the
District OF Columbia.
New RIFLE CoMPANY.-A meeting Of the
Rifle Company of MiddletOwn was held on
Tuesday night when Frank Barr was elected
Captain. Samuel Pennington 1st Lieutenant,
and R. T. Lockwood I'd Lieutenant. The comp.
any numbers some 40 members, and will pro-
coed TO uniform as soon as possible.
| The PEACH BUDs.-The editor Of the Rural
NetO Yorker says he has continued obserya.
lions in regard to the condition of the peach
buds, and finds them injured in Western New
York more thaa at first disposed to believe.
There may be few saved near the lake shore.
or in close proximity TO some of our inlan nd
lakes, and in a few favored localities, but the
crop ia gone
Southern paper states that the loss to The
country, caused by the preseRt agitation, to be
over $6OO.OO0,000! The calculation is not
an extravagant one. The day OF reckoning to
leading AboliGionists and Secessionists is near
at hand. This loss is equal to the value of 9.
600 Negroes at $1,000 each!
Degrees conferred. At the commence men,
of the University Of Pennsylvania the Degree
of M. D., was conferred upon the following
Delawareans viz: F. s, Dunlap, James 8.
knight James A. Nowlsnd, John 8. Spear.
The Philadelphia Press speaks in fattering
terms Of our new Representative in Congress-
II says he will make useful. and popular mem.
Der. The Press also says that Mr.. Fisher ID
using his best efforts to induce Mr.. Lincoln "a
distribute his patronage among ell the oppo-
nents Of Mr.. Breckenridge in this State. ~
MEETINo The Presbytery Of Lewes will
hold its next stated meeting in Dover, Del,
on Thursday, April The 4th, al half past o'clock
P. M.
SHAD "A number Of Shad have been caught
in the Mispillion within two or three weeks
past. The fret Of the season was taken on the
las, day Of February. II lat.JI3 4
FIsE.-on Tuesday night week, between
and Q O'Clock, a gfsnary and stable on the farm
of Richard lockwood, Esq, near Wsrwick, Md.
was destroyed BY Gre. together with two mules
a valuable horse. quantity ofharnsss, hay, &C.
belonging to the tenant. Supposed 10 DO the
4 work OF an incendisry. arH al'1et 70 ssh''
Il H.fst 500 be
r. J. w. Collins. Of Milford, has received from
Gov. Burton the commission Of lime Inspector
al New Castle. An act Of eur late Legislature
authorizing this appoiDtment was passed q
4 proven, fraud in the measurement of lime for.
4 warsed on the Delawsrs Railroad. Mr.. Col
Isins has remsyedIs New Castle. ., 10 -l,,1iaa,,
IHis 6l. illlo ~ d1i& btifT 500 tsrssh y