Smyrna times., 1870-11-30
STATE AND LOCALS.

Short ITEMS. The NJ. L. Sunday School
OF this town have decided to give concert on
Monday evening, Dec. 10Th,
The remains of the late las. L. Bewley
We're reintSred in the NJ E. Cemetery of this
town on Thursday afternoon last. A number
OF prominent gentlemen were present.
The annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Maryland and Delaware Railroad Company,
to sleet President, Directors, aud Trea
to serve tor the next twelve months, will take
place at EastOn on the l4th Of December.
G. W. Ingram wheeled Thos Cochran in a
wheelbarrow through the streets OF Middle
town on Saturday week in tuIlllmcnt OF an
election wager
The gas from the heaters Of the NJ. T..
Church in this town is terribly annoying to the
congregation. Why is it not remeGied.
A lad named Frank Rice, son of Capt
David Bice, of Dover while cunning on
Thanksgiving day, was accidentally shot by
smother sportsman, and it is feared be will lose
one OF his eyes
VIM. B. Lowery 4 Co., the publishers o.
Or Mata@I Friend, published at Milford
have sold it to General Levi Harris, the vel
known real estate agent in that town.
Rev. j. Collins McCabe, of Mi1detown viii
deliver his lecture in the Institute, Whining
ton, next Thursday. tomorrow evening, on thu
" Misi0rtuHes and lniirnities OF men Of gen
ius"
The National Mills at New Castle occupied
by ThOs. IL. Brcwn q Son, took fire last Thurs
day sight, aud were injured to the extent o
ABOUT $1,000. The advantage Of the new wa
ter works was tested and the mill saved
There is a talk Of erecting extensive loco
motive works at the Rocks (the former site 0
| Fort Chnstiana) by some Of the heavy ca pital
lists of Wilmington.
| The City Couacll Of Wilmington have au
thorlzed the Mayor to offer reward Of $l0
! Tor the arrest and conviction Of the parties en-
gagged In the riot in the Sixth Ward On tn,
day Of the election
Mr.. Henry kubanks, of this town, has bee
appointed deputy Ceronerior Duck Creek, an,
| Little Greek lldS.
y Temperance meeting was held at the Tow
| Fall, in this town on Monday evening, wbc
Rev. Mr.. Lightbourne, Of Dover, q. W. &. I
OF the State made an Interesting address. Rev
Mr. Rittenhouse also made short address.
Quite colony Of English sparrows took u
their abode in Wilmington few weeks ago
and seem dispose to remain.
Mr. Xachariah Reynolds has LETT at tn
NRtaat Friend office, Milford, four red peacl
blow potatoes, which weigh in the aggregat
81 lbs.
Gen. Harris, a real estate agent of Milford
has sold twenty farms, or tracts Of laud thi
year, in that neighbsrhood, amounting in th
aggregate to $l3l 500.
4 grand concert is to be given in Dover o
Thursday and Friday, before Christmas, b
the NJ. h. Choir, assisted by Prof Sweoae
and 0thers-some from this town.
The negroes were hogged at New Castle o.
Saturday by The Sheriff.
In several towns in the State on Thanksgiv
ing Day the Presbyterans and MethOdsts hel
united services
Rev G.. W. Prgg, of Loipsic, will Rll tn
pulpit Of the VI. L. Church, ia this town mex
Sabbath evening.
The Church Fair for the benefit Of the n
f. Church Of this town will be held on WeC
nesday and Thursday, Doc l4th and l5tI
and not 23d and 24Ih, as at first proposed.