Smyrna times., 1870-04-06
STATE AND LOCALS.

:, SHORT 1TEMs.-The Grand Lodge of Odd
reiloWs OF Delaware will hold its semi annual
session at the Odd Fellows Hall, in Seaford,
On wednesday, the 18th OF April.
Shad are being shipped in large quantities
over the Md. Il Del. railroad to Phila.
Signor Blitz is to give another exhibition in
this town on the 18th inst, for the benefit Of
our Masonic Lodge. The proceeds are to go
towards furnishing the lodge room in the Town
! Hall.
DR.. Jas. Jones, of Leipsic, has located in
Dover.
n F. WiIds, of this town, has accepted the
local agency Of the Homeopathic Lite Insur-
ance Co., of Baltimore.
Chas. r. Clements and E f. Rasin, two
young merchants of our town, commence busi-
ness this week.
Henry NJ. Baum, of Dover, has been admit
ted as y candidate for holy orders 10 the Epis-
copal Church, by the Bishop of Pennsylvania
He has entered the Divinity School in Phila.
Chas Wright, a prominent citizen of Seaford,
died Saturday week. The Record, the new pa
per started In the town, says that during the
winter just passed a score or more of our oldest
inhabitants in town and the surrounding coun-
try have passed away"
Dagworthy Derrickson, a prominent and
wealthy citizen living near Georgetown, also
died last week. He formerly took quite an ac-
tive part in politics on the Democratic side
Eighteen of the celebrated Pullman Palace
Cars are beng manufactured in Wilmington.
Rev. G. II. Nimo, Presbyterian minister at
Lewcs, has received and accepted a call to the
pastOrate of charge in Hartsvie, PennSyva-
ma. Mr.. n. leaves many warm friends behind
him OF all Christian persuasions.
At Wilmington, on Saturday, colored men
voted in the election Of school officers
n lady, wife of a man named Hughes. at
Lewes, gave birth to triplets last week. Two
have died. The family is poor
A little daughter of VIM. Kellum, of Dover,
aged three years, fell into we'll few DAYS
ago, but was rescued without having sustained
any injury, though she tell a distance of 25
teet.
VIM. Loher, one of the negroes in the mur-
der OF Hogan, the peddler, was released on
took place before Judge Houston-Draper for
prisoner; Bates for State.
Harbeson Hickman, ESQ, Of Lewes has
purchased the Ocean House, a large hotel in
that town, and proposes to convert it into
college, or seminary.
At the school election on Saturday E. J.
Golt was elected clerk for District No and J.
EanGasken for district No. 5.
Rev. Milo butcher, a reformed drunkar,l,
and sald to be one Of the most eloquent tenn
perance orators in the country, is lecturing in
Wilmington. All who hear him speak of his
eloquence as wonderful.
man named Callahan, of NiddIctovn.
died recently, and it is supposed he left a lot
OF gold and silver buried about his premises
somewhere
Bills have been posted calling meeting of
the Peach Growers at the Town Hall, in Mid
dletown, on Saturday the 10th day Of April,
at l o'clock, P. ".
Sam. Collyer and Barny Aaron, the prize
lighters advertised to give an exhibition of
some sort at MiddetOwn last week bat failed
to come to time.
y flock Of wild geese, sc in number, flew
over Dover on Wednesday evening and proved
quite show tor the citizens.
Isaac and VIM. Harrington, living in Jones
Neck, had their meat houses robbed of all the
meat they contained on Wednesday night last
Jos. Day, Of Wyoming, also had his turkey
roost aud smoke house robbed last week,
The house of JAS NJ. Wallman, at FELTON,
took hre on Sunday morning week but the
tame' were extingushed before much injury
was done. His furniture was much injured.
Some william on Saturday night week cut
down hfteen or twenty young trees on the
premises of Mr.. Simon lagerman, of South
Milford The smoke house of a Mr.. MuSgrove
vas entered the same night and the meat stol-
en-.
Some rogue entered the nursery Of Mr.. Alex.
Pullen,, at Lincoln, one night last week, and
stole theretrom about five hundred peach
sciOns
?, The Odd Fellows have established lodge at
Harrington.
John Green, Assessor of State taxes, will be
IN Smyrna on Saturday next to make the quar-
terly assessment.
The Susan Cation Opera Troup performs in
Wilmington on the 7th and 8th-to morrow
aud next day.