Smyrna times., 1870-12-07
STATE AND LOCALS.

SHORT ITEMs-The New Castle Grand
Jury, at its recent session, returned 45I true
bills OF Indictment and ignored 1873. Com
plant Is made OF the vast amount of petty trials
brought before the Court
The Peninsuiar Fruit Growers Association
meets at Dover on Tuesday, the 2Oth inst.
Seventeen buildings have been erected in
Dover during the present year, ana three are
under way including Catholic church Eey
en OF the buildings are dwellings the balance
store houses and sash factory. Eight new
stors-rcOms are added to the town.
The Episcopal festival at Dover last week
nettod Sill, clear Of all expense. Pretty good
TOR one evening.
The oyster trade is becoming lively in Sea-
lord, and great preparations are making to
supply the west with the delicious Livalves
The Catholic Church, now being built at
New Castle, will be the largest and handsomest
church edifce in that town
st. Jones Neck NJ. f. Church. near Postle.'
Corner, Dover Hd., is undergoing enlargement
and remodtllng at an expense Of about $1,000
When finished 1t will be large and handsome
edi6ee.
Milford glee club gave a grand serenade
at Frederick last week, on a wedding occasion.
to Miss Ettie Hall, the bride.
A protracted meeting of great iaterestis now
being held at WlIamavie on the Harrington
Ilrcult, under the pastoral charge Of Revs. A.
d. Davis and John A. B. Wilson.
Hiram /. Downing, Esqr., has been rean-
pointed hy Governor Salisbury as Register in
Chancery and Clerk OF the Orphans Court for
Sussex county
There have been more buildings constructed
IN teorgctOwn this season than during an
equal space Of time, for many years, saws the
journal.
The court, at New Castle, last Saturday
morning gtLnted decree of divorce annulliny
the marriage between Michael O'MeaIy and
Mary, his wife, on the ground Of adultery of
the latter VI
-Four men were piloried at New Castle Sat
urday morning, and eight were whipped.
Mr.. Wm. j. II. Lingo and wife. of Middle
town wee compllmented with Tin wedding
last week.
protracted meeting Of considerable interest
Is now being held at Union Church, near Black
bird, Reys. Messrs. Uric and Miller pastors
That at Clayton is also continued.
Messrs. II. Bearne f. a. Schwarz and 7
d. Primrose, OF this town, are all selling off
at cost prices with a view of disseminating or
changing business. See advrs.
Sunday next is quarterly meeting occasion
at the NJ. +. Churcn in this town love feast
at 8 A. N.
John Maclary. one 0f the oldest and most
respected citizens Of Leipsic, died on FRIDAY
last.
Asst. Surg. G. s. Crlbreth, of this TOWN
has been ordered to report for duty on board
me CdtYorntd, which is to sail from Boston
shortly On cruise in the Pacific.
The NJ; b; Church Fair, for this town
opens at the Town Hall next w ednesday even
ing, 18th. '''"
Mr.. ID. D. Cummins, of this town, has sold
to Hon, D.. T. COmegys, Of Dover, 800 acres Of
marsh land on Bombay Hook for 5 4 200.
Mr.. j. II. Primrose, of this town. bo.
bought the red d-house" property. on Metbo
dist st., opposite Delaware, for $500: boueb,
OF Mrs VIM. w. Manlove, of Dover lid,
Kobt' McAffee, a lad OF this town, was sen
to Dover jail yesterday for disturbing the relic
ious services at Clayton Sunday.
A man named Terrence Carvin, living II
AppoqulnlmInk, deied all the officers in tbi,
town one evening last week He tore up th'
counter and upset the stove in one OF our res
taurants, and drove through our streets At ,
furious rate.
PRIZE FIGHT-A prize fight took plac,
yesterday morning between McClane and Mur
reey, two Philadelphia roughs, on farm below
newark, 10 this State, short distance from
the Maryland line. The fight commenced at
, O'Clock, aud after "a rounds McCIans was de-
elared the winner. The fight was to hay,
taken place near Elkton, but a pusses of Bal
tmor9 police, under Marshal Kane, were OF
the spot and frustrated their designs. Alarg,
number of the r0ughs were arrested, hut re-
leased upon the promise that they would NO
violate the laws of Maryland. No attempr
seems 10 have been made by our authorities /,
prevent the disgracefu scene. and Sherif
Armstrong is severely census ed. There were
over two hundred Of the outlaws present al
the mill, " who came down on the midnis b
train.