Smyrna times., 1869-10-06
STATE AND LOCALS.

short ITEMS. --Jno. Ii. Paynter. of Georoe-
town, having been compelled to resign the
States Attorneyship, the Governor has an.
Office. 'O-' W 'ii0
The Peninsular Fruit Growers Association
Will hold It's third annual meeting in the State
mouse Dover, on Tuesday, October 10Th, '69,
at 2 o'clock, P. NJ. wv
Assessor Green will receive the quarterly
Stateuehts tor the State tax next Friday and
Saturday in this town. ''O
Charles W. Super, of the Milford Institute
Salled Tor Germany on the 10Th ult.
Christ Church, (Episcopal) at Dover. has
ADOPTED the tree seat system. The Presbyte
Ran church, at Milford, has adopted the same
system. '''0 Sum u
The fire in the Cypress Swamp is over The
damage has been great. So says the Milford
paper.
On Monday night of last week the store Of
James Wilson, in Frederick was entered and
lou OF goods stolen therefrom. Saml Penn.
young mar OF the town, was committed to
Jail for the offence.
The junction and Breakwater Railroad will
oe competed to Lewcs in week or ten days.
A pair of Devon oxen, weighing together
1000 lbs, and costing $3.50, were taken to
Dover last week by Mr.. Logan. They are said
" Oe Tue nnest oxen ever seen In this State.
New Jersey. ="
A grand tableaux entertainment is to given
IN Mlddletown on the 18th and 18th. for tba
benefit of the town hall.
Three new buildings are under course of
erection on L0ockerman ST., DOver-a grocery
store, cabinet shop and shoe shop.
, The Milford paper says Mrs. HI. Beecher
Stowe was III that town last week-stopped at
farmer named Morrison, whose farm she
thinks of buying. '"'
r, The members of Morning Star Lodge of Odd
felloWs, In this town are having their building
and room handsomely renovated. The 0di
EehoWs OF Smyrna are the most enterprising in
the State. - -'"e !"
A shooting affray took place last Wednesday
IN Milford between two Of the physicians DR..
Lot1and shot at DIR. Watson and is bound over
IN the sum OF $500 for his appearance at court
NO one hurt-no shot in the gun The affair
grew out of domestic feud in the family Of
the former, the particulars of which it is deem
ed best to withhold from the public. Perhaps
the court may ventilate the case.
The debating society was duly organized in
TINS town on Monday evening last-oficers:
Pres, Or. Z. L. MahOn; V. Pres, j. H. Hof-
1SSNNA OOO y w III. n. OummlnS; Tres, eJ. w
Edwards. Debate for next Monday evening
DO adverse circumstances tend to the devel-
opement of genius?'
There was great freshet in the Brandywine
on Monday caused by the heavy rain of Sun.
day AT Riddles Banks, short distance from
wilmington, the water was up to the second
story Of somesof the houses. VIM. Lea & Sons
had 20OO barrels Of -four and meal damaged
In their mill by the water.
Geo. Ii. Bates, Esq, son of Chancellor Bates,
has been appointed Deputy States Attorney
General, by Charles B. Lore, Esq.
=, w. N. W. Dorsey Esq, of Milford, planted
TINS year ~ potatoes of the Early Rose variety,
and raised eight baskets of fine potatoes there
from.
The Loan Association money for this town
soid Soi as follows for the current month Smyrna,
23l Diamond State, 25.
Mr.. VIM. Burgess, of this town, was stricken
with paralysis Sunday at noon and died about
midnight. He was formerly we-known far
mer in the ALLEY"
We have heard of no damage by the rain of
Sunday in this State save in Wilmington.