Smyrna times., 1870-07-27
STATE AND LOCALS.


ii.I inns tiGach, lost horse valued at $50 last
| thursday, from over hcatiiig it is thought 1t
dlcd on reaching homie from this town.
Iicvs. DIR. Kennedy and Mr. Rittcnhousc.
Presbyterian and Methodist of this town, ex-
changed pulpits Sunday morning.
The Catholic congregation il engaged in
erecting quite fine Church at New Castle.
The front is to be Of white marble The csti-
mated cost is from twenty-five to thirty thou
sand dollars.
A race has been made between S. b. Foar,l
Jr. $ " Cecil and q trottCr belonging to Mr..
AlcCronc, at llare's Corner, No5v. castle co
The race will be contested at Warwick, on
Thursday, August 4th.
Mr.. jeff b. Foard, near tlis town, is said to
have the finest crop and the fl:cst quality of
wheat n this section. 1t IS the rcd Mediter-
rannoan variety, s0wn vcry early.
Col. Joshua Clayton, of St. Georges Hun
dred, has raised this season, on five acres of
land, l34 tons Of timothy hay, being q tons
per acre. bQmbay Hook is ahoad-33 tons
PER acre en- SO acres.
4 young woman named Mary Walmslcy. re-
siding at Ortlip's Hotel, Middletown. found
S2l Sc last week upon tho grounds near the
premises.
Tho Townsend Brass Band gave festival
last week and realized S225
The Middletown Gransc,Tj,t says that +. r.
Cochran, ESD, Of that vicinity, has raised
about 1000 bushels Of Norway Oats this season
trom 30 bushels seeded This variety of oats
Will weigh 10 lbs. to the bushcl.
4 man named Kerr from Wrightsyillc. Pa
lost lis pockot-book and 5000 in Middlctcwn,
last week.
a correspondent presents the name Of So,a1
Jefferson, Esq, Of St. Georges Hundred MS n
Democratic candidate for the Office Of Cover
nor.
Congress gave 1852, 800 for the im7rovcmcnt
OF public works in Delaware-eoo5 O00 for
pier at l1owes; s., 500 for improvement of pier
at New Castle; $4,000 for Improvement of
Chrlstlana river, and $4,000 for lighthouses.
The farmers about Mddlctown are looking
tor the one who has raised the tallest clover
1t seems to be Mr.. Green. of Warwick. who.
it IS said, las some six feet high either tall
clover or tall lying.
The base ball fever has again broken ont in
Dover, and two clubs are about being oreahjz-
cd. 'S' O-s''-''"
Some evilly-disposed persons at kits Uom-
mock dcface the carriages of parties stonninr
there. One vehicle from Dover was injured to
the aiaocnt Of $50 last week
On Tuesday last, Mr. John Slaughter no.
tween Dover and Persons Corner. while
thrashing out wheat, lost valuable mule from
the intensity of The heat, and another is likely
to die ircm the same cause.
A young man by the name Of Wyatt en-
ploycd in the steam mill Of Smith & Dougloss
at Willow Grove, was caught in ono Of the
belts on Monday Of last week, and had his
hand and wrist torn off and his arm broken
near the shoulder. The peiaCdrcun thinks
his recovery is doubtful,
Money Of the Middletown Building hssocia. !
tlon sold at its last meeting as low as IO(d IS |
per cent.
John K. Nicholson, son Of Hon. J. 4. Mich |
olson, OF Dover, is one Of party of Yale Col |
lege students and graduates who is accompa-
nylng Prot. Marsh on a scientific exploring ex-
pedition to the Rocky Mountains.
There IS a large tell at the Aims Houso ot
Georgetown which is used to cell tie farn
hands from the fields TO their meals. Sunday
wesk, at dl1ner time, bull walked uh to the
rope ana rang it d5odt the proper number of
strokes and then walked off about his busincsc
The SUSSEX .'Obrnai vouches for tljis warn, or
we should think it H-tet -
Roxana, thriving village iu Sussex has had
ee09ut a half dozen name3-Dog Corner
Joose Nest, Centreyilc, Andy, and now Rox,
G,937ern9T Salisbury has commissioned J
~ barr; ESq, to be Notary Public for the
n0oscd. 90''''' v"
Last Las, week we stated that CAPT. Williams
u Milford, who had not been heard from for
ear, was supposed to be lost at sen. His
vie, who: has been in mourning. has received
note and big check from him. lie has ,
cen SICK in foreign port. !
The y. S. Circuit Court on "Wednesday last
ffrmed the judgement Of the Cuttrt below in !
nc decision cOnfiscating the distiIlurv nronnrtv
Philip Plunkett in Wilmington ! .
The Milford paper sdys that ar id cdlcrsd
oman in Sussex County, has FALLEN heir IL |
thousand dollars. -
There lF talk of an cxcusrion from Milford
Atlantic City and Cape May in August.
~ Gdzctfce correspondent suggests Jesse
harpc as tho next Democratic candidate for a
oyerncr. -'' e.
The stock and fixtures Of John s. RoWbotb.
M, better known as CHEAP John" was sold
Ut by Sheriff Richardson, in Wilmington on =
aturday. '0"' o'' Il
oeemc one sent US paper from Alaska last g
eek. Wish it had been an iceberg. = .
Cowgirl " Son, Dover, are the agents for 0
us county for the celebrated non-cxnlosive v
'lcty lamp. Sec adv.
Tomorrow is the day for the great Amend. |
ent celebration in Milford. h
Eighteen car loads Of peaches went over ne 4
lilroad Oh Monday. ''' '''' 'No
Milford has watering place on the Bav =,
men 1t calls " the poor man 5 Cape Nav. '
MlddletQwn is devoted to chess playing. e,
LAYING CORNER SroNE.-Tho corner .
ono OF the extension Of the NJ. r. Cbutab in ?
'ovor was laid on Friday afternoon with nm. "