Smyrna times., 1870-08-03
STATE AND LOCALS.

'h'hi ITEMS. livery thing has been lively
since the glorious rain of Thursday night
weather good ; crops excellent.
VIM, Lyman, living at or near Townsend
drove horse to death Sunday in going to or
from the Smyrna camp.
The Pavilion at Lewes is completed.
The Delaware Union &. b. c., of Milford
beat the Mystic, of Fredcrica, on Saturday last
II to II.
Milford is to have a colored band
MIR. David Murray, Of IIcwes, has duck
with four wngs-twO Of them growing out Of
the natural ones. Her young ones are the
same way.
The people of Milton 20 to the Bay in a
large covered wagon drawn by five males.
| hey make two trips per week and have iol-
ly time.
AS usual at this Season--peach picking time
we are infested with lot of Cramps" a
lot OF worthless vagabonds who steal or beg
what they get, and take good care not to work
much.
Every paper in the State speaks of the flour
fShlng condition of the corn crop.
The Fifteenth Amendment celebration comes
off on Saturday next, in Middletown.
Jesse Sharpe, of Wilmington, and John p.
Cochran, of Mddletowu, are suggested as
Democratic candidates for Governor
The shed of Mr. James Buckson. in Thor
oughiare Neck, was struck by lightning, on
Monday night week, and set on fire, but a
pump being convenient the fire was extnguish-
ed.
A new building and loan association is talked
OF In MiddletOwn, to be organized on the per-
manent plan.
The excursion to LeweS on Monday, from
Wilmington, numbered about 700 passengers.
The cars were not full. Only about half doz
en- went from Smyrna, and very few went from
towns below.
Simmons, Socum & Cos great ethiopian
combination, exhibit in Middlctown on the
10Th and 10th. The company alc finishing
an elegant opera house in Philadelphia at a
cost of $95,000.
The " Brotherhood of the Union" secret
order Of Milford makes an excursion to Lewes
on the 9th inst.
Every once in while We give an item about
SoIOmon's Island, in Chesapeake Bay, on
which Mr.. Isaac Solomon, formerly Of this
town, is figuring so extensively. Elsewhere
we give an item this week.
Sixty boardcrs soiourned at Collins Beach
last week
Miss Mcdowell, one of the editors of the
Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch, is visiting Do.
yer.
:. During the. storm on Thursday evening, the
lightning entered the telegraph office at Wy
omlng, and burnt up the telegraphic instru-
ments.
Two new dwellings, are being built at Little
Greek Landlng-one for Mrs Ratledge and one
for Mr.. j. McGonigal.
Lieut. Commander P. r. Harrington. Of this
Statey has received orders to report for dutv
on board the frigate California, at Ports
mouth, y. H., On the Ist of September.
The money of our Loan Associations sold &c
follows for the current month: Smyrna, I2Ca Is
per cent. Diamond State l per cent, 4 re,
markable decline.
Rev. John Mccoy, formerly pastor Of the
Presbyterian church of tn town, has a cepted
call to the Broadway Church in Baltimore.
Jim Murphy, son of Murphy, one Of the
,Cosden murderers, was arrested in Cecil CO.
last Week tor being one Of three desperaclocs
VINO Killed a negro in Hartford co. about two
years ago.
Il coIored woman named Sarah Fortner. re-
cently dled IN Wilmington at the advanced age
OF lO9 years months and Is days.
Virgins, the defaultng claim agent of Wi.
mlngtGn, had about 60 pensioners on his list
whose claims amounted to from SEQ to $40
each. tie also took away with him about $l00
IN pew rents, belonging to the Central Presby,
terian Church 'O'''
-, A young lady from Maryland. visiting in
" lImlngtOn, arose on Monday night in her
sleep and walked out of the second story win.
dow falling a distance Of twenty-five feet.
juring herself II"