Smyrna times., 1870-06-01
STATE AND LOCALS.

SHORT lTEMs.-Drum fishing, a favorite
sport with many Delawareans, was inaugurated
IN Delaware Bay, on Thursday, by a number
OF young gentlemen Of Dover.
The drawing for tents, &C., for the Smvrna
Circuit Camp, which was to take place last
Saturday, was postponed, on account of the
storm, TIL next Saturday, at 2P NJ.
The annual election of Trustees of the Cam.
July 7th. '''"' p'"00
An attempt was made on Wednesday night
last to hberate the negro Anderson from iail
but was happily foiled by Deputy Sheriff Rob
ert W Ids, who was awakened by the noise
made by those engaged in the nefarious enter
prise.
The Convention of the P. f. Church of the
Dloces OF Delaware met in Christ Church. Do
yer, this Wednesday, morning.
A fishing party at Slaughter Beach. (near
Milford one day last week, discovered \ draJ
whale which had lately drfted ashore. If had
been. harpooned. The fish measured about Is
feet in length
A camp meeting for Lincoln Circuit will be
heid In the grove at Lincoln three miles hnlo,y
Milford, on the Junction and Breakwater RAN
road, commencing on Friday, the 5th dav of
August n. w. Bennum and j. Conner. pas
tors. l
A trout fisherman of Milford fell asleep in a
pasture held one day last week, when a colt
came along and bit his big toe nearly off,
lhe prospects for town hall in Dover are
no" encouraging. MIR. a. b. Richardson has
taken the movement in hand He wants 70
raise $4,000; about $4,000 have been sub
The colored folks of Milford are making
tiOn in July. ''0'i d
Mr.. W. j. Clarke has resigned his place as
'eHcr IN the Farmers Bank at Dover. ON ac.
Gou'i' Lou ol ial'lhg health, and Thomas s. Jones
mas been promoted to the position.
a dispatch from Lewes on Friday. rcports
lwo vessels ashore near the harbor The crew
VI one got ashore. The captain and one man
OF the other vessel (name unknownl wpr" r"
drowned 'N''O""J were
r, David Chandler ofPencader Hundred Now
OdStIe CO., she1red twenty sheen a few DAYS
wool P'"N'S VI S"leaoIe
Mrs. Presley Spruance, of this town has
been appointed the local agent of the Dclawar,
hutual Late Insurance co.
A young lady in Milford presented the od;tor
OF the paper there with bOquet, and he pret-
ty near " goes of over it,
The Commercial keeps the Dela,ooyeno
stirred up.
Some young chaps in Milford, one night last
week, took the team Of young farmer. who
was courtlng in town, and drove and heat his
horse sham"tuy, and then insulted the owner
ana his lady love for demonstrating
Mr.. Isaac NJ. Denncy, near Lcipsic. has
a goose which is twenty-five years old. She
has flock OF gosliugs.
From three to six car loads of fruit and early
vegetables pass over the Delaware Railroad |
daily, from Norfolk for the Northern markets
An effort is about being made by the friends
Of EX-Oherilt w lllam LOtiand to make GOOD
the loss which he suffered by the burning of
his hotel at Lewes
Congressman Kerr, of Indiana. will address
the Democrats OF MlddlctOwn next Saturday
evening.
George, little son of Col. Davis. of this town
died suddenly on Monday morning, lie com'
planned OF feeling badly on Sunday, became IN
during the night, and by o'clock Monday
IN ! n)rmng he was u corpse. His disease was
:, Frank W; Lynch, son of Amos w. Lynch
Esq, OF Mlddletown, bas become the editor ~
the cotton Plant, published at Austin Mis-
Delmar, the terminus of the Del. r. r.. is
gradually rising to the dignity of village.
a man named John Peterson has had \
hearing in Wilmington for supposed piracy
lie came into that port last week with a sIoon
called the achilles all alone, and it is supnos
ed ne knocked man named Wardman over
board IN coming from New York and took
possession Of the sloop.
Key; WIN. Mackey, pastor of the Presbyte
ran Church IN Berlin, Md, has boen elected |
froieSsor ol Mathematics in Delaware College |
Work is progressing on the new passenger car
for the Smyrna road. 1t is divided into pas
senng r and freight apartments, and will seat
thrty-hVe persons, the seats running length
wise.