Smyrna times., 1869-05-19
STATE AND LOCALS.

SHORT ITEMs.-Dr. Prettyman, u. S. Col
lector of Internal Revenue, has removed his
office to Wilmington.
The Medical Society of Delaware will meet
at Georgetown on the Sth of June.
g. Is. COmegys, formerly of Delaware, Presi,
dcn: OF the Philadelphia National Bank, has
been granted six months leave of absence, and
presented with $4,000 in gold, to visit Europe,
by that bank. lie will sail with his daughters
on the 22d.
The wife OF a resident of Hockessin. New
CaSte CO., recently gave premature birth 70
stubborn twins which were Joined together like
the SlameSe twins, and one arm of each was
turned behind. They are to be preserved in
the Medical Institute, Phila.
A proposition has been made to the J. Ar
II. H. Go. to build telegraph line from Lew
Is TO Harrington.
On Thusday last Mr. B. A. Hazell's horse
attached to a dearborn, got frightened at an
umbrella and ran out Commerce ST. and into
tree In front of McNiullins carriage f,ctorv
| throwing him out underthe animal S feet whilst
she was kicking furiouSly He received only
Slight Injury-a miraculous escape. His fore
man, MIR. Cole, in with him, also escaped.
A little fellow named Christian Krauch. in
the upper part Of New Castle co., had the
prong OF fork to enter his face Just below the
ITght eye, to the depth of two inches, one day
last week, whilst some hay was being loaded in
the barn. His condition is critical.
DIR. ChaS. d. Green removed tumor weinb-
ing over 2l pounds from the side of a Mrs
Janyier Of Phia., formerly of this StateI Iast
week. She is doing well.
Mrs. F. L. W. Harper, talented colorod
woman, born a slave, in this Peninsula, bnt
who has educated herself, and made national
reputation delivered lecture on Our new
citizens TIt!1 Monday evening in Institute Hail
Wilmington.
r, The new whipping post and piory in New
castle was lnaugurated Saturday by the pi |
lorying OF three victims and the lashing of ten
others. A large crowd was present
The captain Of an oyster boat nearly killed
Lhe captain 0f another boat at Little Creek |
Landing Saturday week in a fracas. Deputv
9h9rln IL. . WlldS arrested the man and he
nad hearing before Justice of the Peace at
Dover on Saturday last We have not heard
the result
w. B Smith, of Elkton. formerly Of Dover
lnd Lieutenant in the Second Del. Rept. has
1een appointed mail agent on tn. Delaware
Rallroad IN place uf Enoch Crouch. resigned
VINO o, has place in the Post Office Department
It W ashingtOn.
A party of engineers have heen locating the
proposed railroad to connect the Columbia and
rort Deposit Railroad with Delaware Citv, F.;
he route which they have been examining Is
line from Delaware City via Del Junction
Mrs; Rebecca Warner, who died in this town
eSterday, had been unable to speak or swallow
or over year, and had not lain down for over !
lne months. Her food had to be forced be- :
Dw her palate. Her disease was paralysis. Z
II. X. Parsons has quit the iewelry business
n this town and gone to Phiia. The Misses 6
ieSear have removed their trimming store TO
us former place ofbusiness, opposite FoxweIrs, ,
Capt. Sam'l Lacy, of Roxana, Sussex 90 .
7ent to shoot dog with pistol the otberdav
nd the ball missed its aim and passed throngi !
he leg of Mrs. Lynch. She is doing WE'LL
Five car loads of peas and Strawberries went |
p on the railroad yesterday from Norfolk. {
The whipping post at Dover has been white.
'ashed. An improvement. c