Smyrna times., 1870-08-31
STATE AND LOCALS.

! otIORI lIEMS. ne excursion from Milford
to New York, by the Delaware and New York
steamship Ilnc, last week, was g grand success.
Quite party Of ladies and gentlemen from
Dover visited Milford last week.
The closing party at Collins Beach is to-
morrow night.
y gentleman from Media, Pa, proposes to
erect steam grist mill at Alildlctown.
Another excursion to Lewes-by the NJ T..
Sunday School Of South Milford, tomorrow.
Saturday week was = big Saturday" for the
colored people at the watering places.
A project is on foot to start dancing
school IN Smyrna and MIddletown.
\ company Of ladies and gentlemen from
Milford had pleasant hop at Bells Pavilion,
Lewes, last week.
The Georgetown base ball club beat the Sea
ford club last week.
W. Corbit Spruancc esq, Of New Castle,
! has removed to Wilmington, and has opened a
law office in the Exchange Building, Seventh
and Market sts.
! Willie, son of Mr.. John Brown, residing
near Glasgow, New Castle CO., had one of his
feet and ankles terribly cut by reaper last
! week. Amputatlon was thought necessary, but
1t Is now hoped he will recover without
A man named Quigley walked overheard
into the Chrlstlana, at " ilInington, last Thurs
day night, and was drowned.
| a boy named Burke fell off vessel at New
Castle and was drowned on Friday last He
was playing on the vessel with his brother.
a white man and negro, in fighting on
French ST., Wilmington, last week one Shot at
the other the ball taking effect in the hip of
co.ored woman named Dudley, infictng a
severe wound.
The Democrats Of Wilmington nominated on
Saturday last, William Bright for President of
the City Council; James McCabe for Treasur-
er; and Mr.. McCall for Assessor to be voted at
the city election, Sept 9Th.
! Mrs Hall OF Bridgevile, has leased her
tarm-l3O acres in peaches-tO a company of
/ peach grower, for fifteen years
JOS. Z. McBrile, Of Camden, has purchased
Of Rev. h. w. Todd his store at Denton
\ little child named Myers, of Denton, was
| 50 frightened in its sleep by thunder storm
that 1t jumped out Of a window one night last
week and tel distance OF twelve feet without
hurting itself
Several young men of Seaford have gone to
/ Chicago to engage in the oyster business.
The barn of Rhodes Hazard, near SeaforI.
came near being destroyed by fire last week.
1t was damaged to the amount Of 800.
! Ten dollar counterfeit notes on the Paapb-
| kecpsie National Bank, Of New York. arc said
to b. circulating in this State and Maryland.
The colored citizens Of Laurel, Del. will
c. lebr2te the 18th amendment on Thursday,
the 23rd day Of September.
\ stable in South Milford was burned down
Saturday last and came near creating terri
pie HagrAtion 1t belonged to Rev. T. p.
McCollcy.
The apple crop in the lower part Of this
State IS said to be the largest ever grown.
The Town Commissioners advertise to dis
count the bonds OF the town to the amount of
$1,000.
The Grand Lodge Of Good Tcmplars meets
at Dover next Wednesday. j. w. Flick and
Ben. A. Hazel are the delegates from this town.
The semiannual interest on the town bonds
Is due and will be paid by Mr.. L, j. Colt, at
the Bank.
Jas. VI. Waters & Son are erecting a large
three-story frame dwelling on Main ST., below
Frazer, III this town, g #. front by Is dcep.
with two-story back building.
:, Mr.. Edward Beck, received yesterday and
Monday one OF the largest stocks of goods ever
brought to this town. Read his adv.
C0LoRED CAMPS. The colored camp meet
ing near TIN town clos d on Friday last. On
thursday bishop Wayman preached to good
audl 'nce, white and col0red The order was
good throughout
The camp near Dover, terminated on Fri
day also. On Sunday week large number of
Whlte people were present and in the afternoon
Rev. James ii. LightbOurn Of the Methodist
church, Dover, preached sermon. Rev Mr.
Man'hlp, OF Philadelphia, also preached SER
mon on Tuesday.
The camp for Milford commenced on Friday,
camp at Wilson's woods. two miles hollow
townsend, was commenced on Thursday last
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CONE TO GRIEF.-A fastidious vouth of
Spanish extraction, native of Jamaica and
an AdOnIs III his own estimation, who figured
to some extent IN this town for a week or So.
TILL his funds gave out and board and loduinS
was refused hun, was imprisoned in Phiadei'
/ pha last week for imbczzling 500 of the funds
OF the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, Tor which he was agent The money
! thus appropriated was lavshed upon this com
munity and the Camden Camp He address
ed note to friend directing how he wished
| to be buried when he should have terminated
his existence, and the friend is waiting to carry
out his Instructions He also threatened to
commit suicide at camp because a lady refused
his hand. His name is Chas. NJ. Ruben.
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FATAL AcCIDENT.-A colored girl. named
Elizabeth Davis, aged about IL years, living
with Mr.. Isaac 5. Taylor, at Duck Creek, near
this town, was burned to death by an explosion
of coal oil can on Saturday night week. She
was trying to make the fire burn better by
pouring oil upon it, when the can bursted, the
burning oil flying over her, and setting her
clothing a-fre. She fingered but a few hours
after the accident. Mr.. William Meredith, in
attempting to extinguish the flames, had both
OF his hands severely burned,