Smyrna times., 1869-08-11
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STATE AND LOCALS.

SHORT ITEMs.-All the men in town who |
have nothing especial to do go to see the brick
layers work on the town hall. It's SUMMER
resort.
James NJ. Watson has been appointed JUS
tice of the Peace by Governor Salisbury, for
Milford.
A letter from Lewes, Sussex CO., says Our
wheat crop was never better In one case 35
bushels harvested to one sowed. Who can
beat that Oats turn out well. Corn could
not look better. Farmers all wear smiling ia
ces, OF course.
The first train of cars left Millington August
5th, at II As P. NJ. arriving at Townsend at
2. 20 p NJ in time to connect with the passen-
ger train going North.
On Tuesday night oflast week a car contain
ing about l07 bushels Of wheat belonging t0
Mr.. Thomas II. Denney, was broken into and
about half Of the wheat stolen. The car was
at Dover Depot.
A FIRE broke out in a small house occupied
by negro family, at Port Penn, on Thursday
evening last which destroyed one or two ton
ements and stable. The fire originated from
a pipe or cigar which black boy had been
smoking.
Ripe pumpkins, from Reedy Island, were
served up, In pumpkin pies, at the Pier House,
Port Penn, on the 9th of August.
NOWs WnH0 We all have peach on the
brain, il is becoming quite popular for parties
to go to the beach i'll peach-wagons.
The Cooper building, in this town, gradually
approaches completion, and presents fine ap
pearance. The Lodge room will soon be finish
ed and will be one of the finest in the State.
The eclipse, as viewed in this town, was
success as far as it went.
Our list of marriages this week contains the
name of lady who has married for the fourth
time TO Methodist minister.
An effort is being made to have the Chester
town mail, which now leaves Clayton, deliver
ed at Millington, via Queen Annes Il Kent X.
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The city election of Wilmington occurs Non
, the first Tuesday in September. The Demo
Gratis have made the following nominations
Mayor, Joshua L. Simms President of city
Council, William Bright; Treasurer, James
: McCabe; Assessor, Lewis Mccall. The Re
Epublicahs nominate next Saturday.
The Preachers Association (itinerant) of
| Dover District, NJ. +. Church, convenes al
l Salisbury on Monday, Aug. Both.
The Kent County Teachers Association con
, venes IN this town on the 10Th inst.
The Sussex Journal says that the Rev. Mr.
: Tubbs, stationed at CentrevilIe Circnit, wa,
badly beaten at the school house at that plact
""0 N'J io9O "0Ch ny PdItlco do yeI unknOWn.
: A quarterly meeting of the Kent Co. Asso
t citation of the Independent Order of Coco
Templars will be held in Kenton Lodge No. Sc
at Kenton, on Wednesday next, the 18th oI
: August.
l The School Fund of this State has been an
portiOned as follows To each Of the district
in the city of Wilmington Sl57.94; to eacl
q of the other districts in New Castle CO., STA
IL; to each district in Kent CO., $84 IL; t
), each district in Sussex CO., $67.O6.
u The Good Templars of this town make thei
d excursion to Fraland tomorrow (Thursday).
A bottle Of quinine Tor medicine resemblin!
+ quinine) has been found and left at this office
!. which the owner can have by calling.
% A stage was upset at Middletown on Monda
: and Frank Eliason, John Gilch and d. L
u Dunning were injured. The horses attache
o to it were frightened at the cars.
It John III. Hofecker has associated with Jos
it V. Hofecker in the canning business in thi
70 town, and they are about commencing busines
|, on large scale. They have attached sma
y engine to their steaming apparatus, and mad
1T other improvements. t.. .......
Or 1'he annual session of the Grand Lodge {
ID the Independent Order of Good Templars wi
h be held in Milford, on Wednesday and Thurs
:, day, Sept LIST and I'd.