Smyrna times., 1870-01-05
STATE AND LOCALS.


The lair grounds of the New Castle County
Agricultural Society, at Wilmington, are about
10 be sold. The Society is about to be disband-
ed We suppose.
Mr.. Thos. B. Johns, of Templeville, Md,
has received the appointment of first teacher
In School No in this town, vice Owen Ford,
who resigns Feb. lst. Mr.. F., after his resig-
nation, commences coursei in the Theological
School Piila., preparatory To entering the min
istry OF the Episcopal Church. i
New Years was moving day in Kent and
Sussex save in the three upper Hundreds of
this county, Duck Greek, Kenton and Little
Greek.
Messrs. Ward & Phillips, of this town, have |
petitiOned off part Of their store room which is
occupied by Mr.. Fl. C. Spruance as grocery |
store. We have omitted heretofore to notice |
the improvements made by Mr.. Jos. FAIRIES in
his stores on Commerce Il. He has enlarged
the one he occupies and greatly improved both
it and the one occupied by Mr.. Weldon by re
painting.
This town was considerably agitated by q
masquerade party last Wednesday evening,
and the maSqueraders were considerably agita-
ted by the town-or some of the people in the
town.
Rev. T. o. Ayres, Grand Worthy Chiet of
the Good TemplarS, is to deliver temperance
addresses at ChriStiain and Newark on Thurs
day and Friday evenings next.
The Townsend Singing School gave two
creditable concerts at Union NJ. L. Church on
Monday aud Tuesday evenings.
The Wilmington and Reading Railroad was
opened 10 travel on Friday last 1t is new
road just completed from Wilmington to Coats
vile, Pa, and will be continued to Reading
as rapidly as possible.
A man named Alexander, of Wilmington,
was robbed Of S504 on Christmas day, whilst
on the Delaware train, between that city and
Del. Junction. He was going to Greenwood,
Sussex CO., to buy cattle tor Isaac Miller.
Between $50, 900 and $50. 900 have been sub
scrihed to build Masonic Hall in Wilmington
! 1t is proposed to build magnificent edi6ce,
! costing a much larger sum than these figures
indicate.
|, is proposed to erect a soldiers monument
in Wilmington to cost 5000.
A colcred woman living with Henry Harper,
(colored,) in Dover, fell dead from her chair on
Wednesday night, whilst sitting by The stove.
! The estate OF the late Hepburn s. Benson is
estimated to be worth $3O0.0O0.
A gentleman named Lyman, father in-law to
q prominent gentleman living in Wilmington,
ate his one hundred and first New Years din.
ner on Saturday.
The storm of Sunday was very severe in
Wilmington. The marshes and wharves were
overhowed and some horses on the former came
near beiag drowned. The bridges on the =. w
& B. railroad were also injured The wal of
large iron mill, near that city, was blown down
A billiard saloon, with two tables, has beer
opened in Milford.
A ball by the fat men of Wilmington is OF
the tdpis. There isa list given 10 one of the
papers in the city, comprising about 80 names
The heaviest man in the list Is put down a
: 3l9 lbs. the lightest, 203.
The VI. +. Church at Elkton took fire from
the heater last week in almost the same man
ner as the church in this town, and came nea
being consumed. This makes the second tim
the same heater has ignited the building
RELIGIOUS is soon to have two ney
church bells ls-Presbyterian and Baptist.
Rev. JAS 5. Vallandigham pastor of Whit
: Clay Creek Presbyterian Church. WIS given
= donation visit on the 10Th ult. A purse Of S.
n and large amount OF provisions were dOna ed
The watch-night services at the NJ. +. Church
in this town, on Friday evening last, to wei
= come the new year, were attended by larg
e audience. The entire Congregation were upo
& their knees in silent prayer at its advent.
3 A series OF extra religious services commend
ed at'the NJ. 4. Church, in this town. on Sun
day evening, to be continued during the week
appropriate to the week of pra,er
' A series of meetings is also going on At tn
Baptist church Dover Rev. Georg Bradford
y of Va, will assist the pastor.
4; Christ Church. Dover, being without Rec
t tor, will be closed for several weeks A ne,
n Rector will take charge of the parish, aud tn
church will be open on the fourth Sunday i
J, this month and regular services resumed.
iii Tha a. thrls al, Co. r.,
S lowing local statistics for the Diocese of Wi
!, mingtOn. Secular priests, 9: Regular, 3; Stu
9 dents, 4 i; Benevolent societies, | {; Asylum, !
. Academy, |. The Diocese is composed of De
. aware, a large portion OF the Eastern ShnI
d of Maryland and the two isolated counties {
l. Virginia. where there are but few churches
A beautiful church (St. Paurs) has just bee
: dedicated in Wilmington, besides St. Jane
o Chapel recently erected. The number {
churches given in last years report for ti
whole Diocese was IA; this year, 20, besides
J. number of stations attended from the churche
:. This is the week of prayer TO be participate
y in by all evangelical Christian denomination
r. throughout the world for the evangalization
}. the world. In Wilmington the Methodis
N Baptists and Pre>byterians have united in wo
i. ship for services every evening.
" The Presbyteri,ns of this tnwn are holdir
:. services appropriate TO the week of Prayer.
r hold union MONDAY prayer meetings.
:
\. DECEASED. Elsewhere we record the dea
a, of John Mallalieu, the junior member OF Il
70 firm of Mallaliru 4 Brother the well-knov
n woollen manufacturers, of Millington, NJ
Il Few men were more active or successful
., business, or more esteemed a. citizen, TIL
i Mr.. NJ. He was native of Yorkshire, En-
,;s land, and came to this country when you
or man, with other nembers Of his family WI
" an older brother, the surviving member of I
nI tS ,ow0 ouS1"ess sss az 'ns All
I'd Iieve. the firm possessing but little capital
by yond their energy, skill; and industry Th
nd soon made their business a success, howev
IN and became extensively known a nanufact
s. ars Of narfic,,lur urlicln Of .uo.,lI.r ron.In