Smyrna times., 1870-11-23
STATE AND LOCALS.

SHORT ITEMS. The story going the rounds
Ot the papers about two dead inf,nts being
tnund III the L. 5. Hotel. ut Lewes, is a hn I.
They were dead rats instead of dead babies.
The negro Johnson, TO be hung at G, orge
town on the 10th prnx. for rape. manilrsts a
Stoild bravado that Is disgusting, it is said
A destructive fire has been raging in the
swamp of VIM. F. Jones, esq, near George
town, tor more than two weeks.
Mr.. Collins Tatman was stricken with parsIy.
sis and rendered he'll pless whilst looking at
some pictures in the Delaware House, vii
mington, last week, liz com pany with his daugh
ter, Miss Annie Tatman, Formerly of this
town.
Over eighty scholars and teachers of the NJ.
+. Sunday rchoOl OF this town have pledged
themselves against Intoxicating drinks
The ladies' of Christ Church (Episcopan
Dover will give festival for the benefit of
the church, III the new and .pauious hall over
Cu.oieth stone, ON Tuesday evening, the
29th inst.
DR.. David Stewart, Of Port Penn, Delaware
offers the horse and carriage stolen from him
on ~ inst, as "a reward for the arrest and con
vlctlon OF the thief. Horse Dusky Chestnut.
several white sp"ts on feet aud one on fore
head good height, light frame. no shoes
carriage, one seat but capable OF two; square
and hight; lnlng blue and top torn and defac-
ed
Thousands Of peach trees have been set cut
in this locality III th, past few week The
>tock has certainly ruled high for the past
year.
The Slau.hter of the innocents-hog killing,
has been going on in eur town for over a week
Araminta Goodm4n, residing near Drum
mond milI IN ST. Georges Hundred, was ,r
rested lew days ago, for stealing bed quilts,
blankets, clothing. tl', pans, &c, from the no.
tel oi Gesrgc w. Ortlip, in Mid,lietuwu. and
alter hearing before Esquire Walker, was
c"mmi'ted 10 the Jail at New Castle ia default
oil $500 bail.
j. Lowery, Of Milford, from 81 acres Of
ground has raised 200 bushels of good white
tnrhlps. 400 bushels of sugar beets, and about
5000 heads OF tiue cabbage aud this was the
| Scc0nd crop On th- same land this season. "a Il
had produced a fine yield OF early vegetables
previously.
Milford is also becoming excited over Mr.
Lowtry'S big hogs. Ha has twelve. IL months
old. which are expected to weigh 500 lbs
each. lie has had them photogra phed.
Wilmington was greatly excited la.t week
~ nc HhF sum Ol pAlu pre department
lhe city council passed an ordinance fa,oring
It, ihe Republicans voting aye, ard the Demo
crais no. A number OF Democrats signed the
pstllou asking Tor tie ordinance. Hon. w.
G hliey aud others bsiny among the mum.
ber
The Delaware House, in this town. has been
leased by Mr. JaS. f. Woodward, OF Phiis
who Will assume the proprietorship shortly.
The remains OF the late Jas. l. Bewiey will
be relnterrHd in the new VI. f cometcry i,
thlS town Tomorrow. See Deaths"
The first snow OF the season fell last Satur
day.
The Harlan & HolIingsworth Co., in vii
rniRston, have built dry dock.
j. W. Prettyman of Folton. this year raised
~ bushels OF Peach Blow potatoes lru "a oue
bushel OF seed potatoes.
The taheau entertainment to be eiven h,
Smyrna Seminary will be held on Dec. I'd
In addition to the tableaux there will be hu.
m"r"uS dialogues, charades, music, etc.
The steamboat City Of Brdgcton, one of tn,
largest boats that ran down the Bay. wa,
burned ~ The wharf, in PHILADELPHIA. on Mon
day evening. She touched at CoIIins's Beach
occasionally, on her trips