Smyrna times., 1870-05-11
STATE AND LOCALS.

SHORT ITEMs.-Trout and mosquitoes have
come.
Farmers in this vicinity say that the frost
has injured the Hayle' Early peaches.
Alfred Brown a horse thief, escaped from
the New Castle Jail on Saturday, by digging a
hole through the wall. He was soon re-arreSt-
ed near Claym0nt and re-cOmmitted to his old
quarters.
Henry johnson and Cyrus Green, the negro
burglars, attempted an escape on Wednesday
night. They had made quite hole in the
wall by picking the mortar from between the
bricks when Deputy Sheriff Wilds interlerred
with their operations.
The body of drowned man was picked up
at the mouth of Blackbrd creek on the Both
ult., by Capt. Hickman of the sloop Jesse Hd-
lis, .jr. 1t was buried near by.
The schooner Waupausa commanded by
Captain Palmer, and owned by John W. Hall,
lying at the mouth of Murderkill Greek, was
struck by lightning on the 2Sth Of April, which
destroyed her topmast, top sail, and mainmast.
Bernard DOUgherty, one night last week,
stopped with friend in Wilmington, and in
the course Of the night while in a sOmnambu-
listic state, crawled out of the window and fell
to the pavement, breaking leg and an arm
and otherwise severely injuring himself
| Samuel NJ. Enos of Odessa has withdrawn
his name from the list of candidates for the
! Republican nomination for sheriff.
I Mrs Necmi B. Foster is the first lady ply
sican, a graduate of College, that ever prac-
ticed in Delaware She graduated at the head
of her class in the Medical University, in
Pennsylvania. She practices in Wilmington.
Dover has l3 practlcing lawyers, physicians
and dentists.
The Dclawarean has changed and improved
its appearance.
Ground was broken for the new depot at
Middletown on Monday.
The names of 500 negroes have been placed
upon the assessment list of Appoqunimink
and G33 on that for ST. Georges Hundred.
The Peninsular Machine Works of Middle
town were put in operation the beginning OF
last week, by the Pennington Brothers.
Mrs. Julia Wright, of Seaford, died very
suddenly last week. The day before she died
she was attending to her usual duties in seem
ingly good health.
On Thursday last business was suspended
IN Odessa. as mark OF respect 10 the memory
Of Miss Hayes, who died so suddenly last
week. She was buried on that day.
Not less then four new stores have gone into
operation IN the past month i'll Seaford
Foshel whom it was alluded murdered his
Mlie a lew weeks ago, mas Deen set at liberty
the grand jury being unable to find a bill
against him. The affair is said to have been
exaggerated.
Levin Hitch, farmer near Laurel, has s.
600 peach trees in bearing condition, and has
put out several thousand more this Spring, be
sides his large pear orchard. He has eight
acres in Strawberries.
George Mcdaniel. living near Newark, was
run over by the cars, near EIkton, one night
last week, and died from his injuries. 1t l.
supposed he was drunk.
An infant child Of the tenant on the farm Of
Nr. George f. Brown; near this town, had one
OF its great toes nearly eaten of by the rats
one night last week.
A correspondent from Camden, to the Com,
merctdl recommends T. b. Cour>cy, Esq, a,
Republican candidate for Governor.
AT New Castle on Monday, at the opening ot
the Court, Edward g. Bradford jr, and RUbt
U. Fraim, were admitted to the bar.
Mr.. Henry Bell, formerly of this town, was
one of the sufferers by the Richmond disaster
His head was hurt in the fall. An interesting
private letter to a friend in Baltimore, which
he has written since his convalescence, is pub
Ilshed in the Baltimore Gd.ette
, Mr.. VIM. B. Collins, of this town, has great
, y improved his dwelling and the appearance O
| Commerce st, by adding another story to it,
Henue Dobson, aged IL years, died in tht
Sussex aims house last week.