Smyrna times., 1870-01-26
STATE AND LOCALS.

SHORT lTEMs.-W. f. Causey. recently q,
Milford has become law partner of Ex.iiov
Folk, IN st. Louis. The Governor is also ma,
tive of Milford. 60 A''' ~"
the Good 1empIars of this town have en-
gagged Slgnor Blitz, the celebrated magician.
10 give an entertainment for their benefit on
the 10th of March.
st. Mary's Catholic College, Wilmington, is
offered for sale.
The Sussex Journal thinks the Harrington
! y Queenstown railroad will never be built be-
cause the company have no capital Likely.
| The young ladies and gentlemen of Bridge
| vile gave last week series Of tableaux and
charades which was highly creditable
The, thieves are troubling the hen roosts
around FELTON, terribly.
All the members of Cook Lodge, |. O. ofG.
t., are earnestly requested to be present on
next Tuesday night, to witness thorough re-
VI view OF the work Of the order by the G. w. C.
I. of the State. "
Mr. Jonathan Emerson has been reanno;nt-
ed postmaster in this town for the third time.
Ills many friends are glad of it, tor he has a
great many, if be is postmaster.
a correspondent writing from this town TO
the M"t"at Friend, speaks in the highest com
mendatlon of the improvements going on here
of our new Town Hall and the Seminary Con
cert. W"
A little boy in Milford named Hoiston had
his eye put out one day last week Another
little boy accidentally run stick into it whilst
playing.
The oysternen in Mispillion Creek have
been sinking each others boats and runnino
them of, owing to dispute among them cans
ed by some underseling Others
"A pet monkey in restaurant at Lewis ro-
Gently, one night when left alone, turned all
the splggotS aud allowed the liquors to run off
and destroyed all the segars in the establish
ment.
Dr. James V. Crawford was elected Pre,i.
dent OF the Citizens National Bank of Middle
Town, vice George DerricksOu, Esq. resigned
uesday week. The Directors also passed a res.
oI9'ion 70 70 remove the Bank back again to the
oid building, on the 18th of March next.
The annual meeting of the Agricultural So
cIety OF this county will be held in the old Lew
ruary, at p. NJ.
1t is stated that the money realized in Kent
"nH iH sussex counties, under the State tax bill,
VIII NOT De suthclent to pay the officers
Several families at Wyoming, having an in
tereSt IN settlement on James river. in Vir
m
them WIN. MoGougal
n young man by the name of William II.
Lewis, residing near Wyoming, while ont pnn.
ming few days ago, accidentally Shot bims"If
through the arm, near the shoulder fractur-
in g the bone.
The proof sheets of the first number of av.
Alderman Nincent's History of Delaware"
has been corrected, aud it consequently will
soon be ready for delivery to subscribers.
John q. Bryan, an aged and estimable cit;-
zen OF this town, died on Saturday night. He
was a soldier in the war of l2 He was a yes
tryman IN the Episcopal church.
Henry w. Vanderford, ESQ. of the Niddla.
town Transcript, has transferred that paper 70
his !S, son, Charles Ii. Vandertord, ESQ, who
Will continue its publication.
The Cttyton Herald has been discontinued
and the office is offered for sale.
The store of +. 4 NJ w. Harrington at Har-
rlngton, was broken open on Saturday evening
week ana robbed OF watch and ten or twelve
'ards OF cashmere. Nebuchadnezcr PratiS has
the theft and been sent to iail.
a short time since Mr.. William Wilson
bought from the heirs, all the real estate he. |
0nglng to the late Edward Wilson, consisting
d 40o acres OF land, situated on the Levels |
200. -'4 "-o'-
Newark u A"iA'u l"
Mr.. McMullen, Of this town, has commenc
ID moving the buildings of Miscarriage factorv
rom their present site to Market st.
Several new houses are soon to be erected in
}drsSa by Danl. Corbet s. VI. Enos, w. A.
Rhodes and others. '" a.
Some OF the enterpriSing citizens of Harrinp-
on contemplate starting a newspaper.