Smyrna times., 1869-09-29
STATE AND LOCALS.

SHORT ITEMs.-Gen. A. L. A. Torbert start
ed from Milford on Monday for San Salvador,
to which place he goes as the Minister of the
United States His wife goes with him.
One night last week some scamp broke into
the Post Othce at Harrington, and stole there
from some money and candy and made good
his escape.
:, A horse company has been organized at Mid
9letown, the OBJECT OF which Is to assist its mem.
bers to recover their horses, when stolen. and
also to detect and apprehend the thieves.
The Odessa Bank is reported to have s240.-
600 on deposit, the largest am cunt it has ever
had since its organization.
The Free Masons of Middletown claim to
have the finest lodge room of any Masonic lodge
In the State. It's in the new town hall.
Dr. West sresidence, at Wyoming came near
being consumed by fire last week owing to
defective fue.
The stable of Rev. Mr.. Stevenson. (colored)
situated near Camden, was destroyed by fire on
Tuesday last. The loss is about $3.50
John w. NAPLES, prominent and infuen-
tlal citizen of Georgetown, died few days ago,
from an attack of typhoid fever.
The annual communication of the r. w.
Grand Lodge, l. 0. of D. f., will be held in
wilmington on Wednesday, the 18th Of Octo-
ber.
A man named Younger, baggage master
on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bati-
more railroad, has been arrested on the
charge OF rObbing the baggage of passengers.
Mr.. Smalrs horse Sussex bore away the
first prize at the New Castle Fair. Mr.. s. is
the gentleman that owns Lincoln.
There is now sixty five prisonersin the iail at
New Cestle, and should the arrests continue in
the same ratio for the coming month as in the
past one, the number will exceed the highest
hgure ever reached, by the time the Court
meets in November.
Henry. Seward, of Milford grows apples
which weigh over pound apiece, and Z. w.
Hall OF the same town has grown some fine
figs.
The Georgetown Journal in its last issue,
gives an account of the burning of Mr.. Arm.
Strong new house, near this town, a year ago.
1t says 1t occurred last week. Our cOtempora-
ry can write odes to bald eagles but it $ hardly
posted on fires.
The steamer Perry made her last trim to
Bombay Hook on Friday. The .Jersev Blue
still runs to Rothwell's two miles from town.
The Commercial says that DR.. Ellen Beard
Harmon Is the bloomerist who created sensa-
ton down the State recently She is at Trails
water-cure at Florence, N. j. We hope she'll
get cured of her manishness while she's under
treatment.
Capt. j. NJ Barr, of Wilmington, has receiv-
ed letter from KOopmanschap, the Dutchman
who sells Cinnamon, proposing to send cargo
10 mat city II necessary to work for from S8
to Sl2 per month and found.
The rain Of Sunday seems to have been gen.
eral all along the coast. Farmers can now
plOw their fallow.
We record the death of Presley Ford this
week, an old and well known farmer in this
community.
preliminary meeting to organize a debat-
ing society took place Monday evening, at the
brick schOolhouse in this town-Dr O. 7, Mo.
hon in the chair VIM. A. Cummins secretarv
Another meeting will be held this "Wednesday
evening when permanent organization il ex
pected to take place. A committee Is nrenar-
ing constitution.
There was heavy frost yesterday morning.
and light one this morning.
| The brick work Oh the town hall will be done
to-morrOw-that is the wallis when the car
penters will commence their work.
| Some Of our farmers are putting in their
wheat in stock ground, since the rain, without
plowlng or previous preparation. .'
Cedar Creek, in Sussex, has been cleared ont
and made navigable again and canal has been
CUT two miles in length, 30 feet wide and 10
feet deep, from Milford creek to the point
where the distractions commenced in Cedar
creek, which entirely drains the marsh and re-
claims about 5000 acres of land
Some of our farmers tell us that they will
raise larger corn crops this year than the two
previous years, notwithstanding the drought
The crops were drowned out in low land the
two previous years. :.H3
Signor Blitz wants to exhibit in this town,
but he must wait for the hall.
The Good Templars of this town propose
giving public entertainment Tuesday night
week, consisting of readings, etc.