Smyrna times., 1870-07-13
STATE AND LOCALS.

SHORT ITEMS Mr. VIM. H. Stayton, on
ID. D. Cummlns farm, near town, has twenty
SIX acres in sweet potatoes, which now promise
an immense yield.
\ little steam tug, in Wilmington, ran away
last week. In steaming out of the way of an
other boat she ran into the pier and was about
to capslze when the crew deserted her and she
went steaming around loose, making for the
Delaware, when a man on vessel boarded her
and stopped her engine.
John ID. DerricksOn and Stephen p. Collins.
OF Baltimore hundred, Sussex CO., were drown.
ed last week in Indian River. They were on
a Hat, catching clans, and finding the tide
rising tried to swim ashore but gave out
Dover had two alarms of fire last Thursday.
llazell Pennewill's planning mill came near
being burned by sparks from the chimney.
:, Risden Bishop made a violent assault on
Warren Harper ticket agent at Dover depot,
last Thursday and was sent to jail Bishop
was put Oft the excursion train from Tewes, at
Georgetown, the day before, for creating a
disturbance, hence the assault.
Tickets for the National Camp meeting at
Darlington are for sale by Mr. Griffith, our
town depot agent. Price from Smyrna, round
trip 50 30. Camp commenced yesterday.
| MIR. palmatary, the assistant Marshall com
pleteC the census Of this town last Friday, but
nc Is not permitted to give the result for pub
! lication.
Master Harry Walter Smith, of the celebrat-
ed choir of ST. Marks Episcopal Church,
lHigh Church) Philadelphia, participated in
the Old Folks concert in aliddletown last
week
Richardson & Robbins, of Dover, are max
ing arrangements to put up ten thousand cans
Cj peaches per dag during the coming season.
Mr.. &. f. ROthwell near this town has about
one acre set down in gooseberry plants, from
"hlch ne sold tins season about 300 bushels,
receiving from Sl.40 to 81. IS per buShel.
The Pioneer base ball club Of this town, will
play match game with the Active club. Of
Camden, on Saturday next, on the latter's
ground.
Several families of this town are on visit
to Lewes again this week
There have been only II deaths in Kcnton
hundred IN the last year, from June 20. 90.
to June 20, 10 Population, about =, 900.
A little boy in Wilmington, Monday even
ing was sitting on hogshead and dropned
hre cracker IN the hung hole to see how it
would sound. An explosion took place, the
ooy was blown up, and the houses Jared. The
Tunes OF alcohol caused the mischief. The
little fellow Was not seriously hurt He don't
know how 1t sounded, but wants to know i" how
it was for high"
Our farmers are threshng their wheat and
they hnd the yield to be about one.third short,
some VIII not have more than half a crop.
The grain is light
In Baltimore Hundred, Sussex COUNTY the
yield OF corn is generally larger than in most
0ther parts OF the State; not unfreouentlv
from I'd to 100 bushels are raised to an acre.
over an entire tarm SO says the GazcHe
The 4th of July excursion from Harrington
TO he"es, numbered over 1000 persons.
Mr.. James H. Bell of Milford is building
pavilion, &c by 40 feet, at Lewes, contiguous
TO the railroad, for the accommodation Of ex.
cursiOnists.
Hiram Lodge, No. 25, A. T. A. NJ, at New.
ark, IN this State, was consecrated july 9Th
hev. DIR. McCabe, q. NJ, of Middletown. Off
ciated. YIN
James Booth, Of New Castle, was committed
to Jail on Friday, in default Of $500 bail. IN an
swer at Court, the charge OF threatening to kin
Two colored women, Jane Smith and Lucretia
Maxheld, OF New Castle. This man killed n
negro named Smith about two years ago and
was acquitted on the grOnnd of insanity.
The Commerctal erroneousIy states that the
smyrna Circuit Camp meeting commences
mug 90 IL SnOulu De July 18th.
Peaches were shipped over the railroad last
week from Somerset CO., Md Some farmers
IN this section expect to ship Hales' Early the
Goth. '10
A lady alpaca sailors jacket, found on the
town train last week, can be had by calling at
The Rev Mr.. Conner. orLincoln circuit, had
very valuable horse killed by lightning last
week.
Two hound dogs killed fox upon the rail
road, near Mlddletown. last week, and after
they had finished their work a train came
along aud killed them. They belonged to b.
| i. Kaney.
Eighteen boys were put in the lockup in
Wilmington on Monday for improperly expos.
ing their persons whilst bathing. Their bar
ents had tall time getting them out and
laning' them for getting in
| The son of Mr.. Samuel S. Dunning, of VIII
mington deaf mute from birth, was, about
SIX months ago, placed under the tuition of
Ierah q, Whipple, of Mystic, Connecticut,
and has already been taught how to talk and
understand what is said to him by watching
al fals. f.F al. -.