Smyrna times., 1871-12-27
STATE AND LOCALS.

JS'ANN I'll" SNCuluS.
y A colored family in New Castle gave ,
!" masquerade party last week.
If The annual meeting of the Smyrna Library
il Associations takes place Jan. 4th.
Gov. Ponder intends building granary
" = Georgetown with view to buying grain.
n Rev. w. B. Walton, NJ. +. minister at New
Castle, has had a donation visit from hi,
friends.
Henry Mosely negro boy about Is year,
OLD died on "Wednesday morning at Lewes wi:l
1 small pox.
The annual meeting of the Smyrna & Del
Bay IL, Il. Go. takes place Jan. lOth-second
= Wednesday.
Mr.. Geo. Herbert has sold farm in Penca-
del lid. containing $50 acres to Mr. Andrew
Ellason for $4,000.
Chas. 7. Cocheran, near Middletewn, last
week killed eighteen hogs which averaged 374
lbs. aggregate, 8, 1853 lbs.
Ex- Sheriff Wilds, of this town, had his
smoke house robbed of about So worth of
sausage, hams, nc, one day last week
On Saturday morning week flock OF turkeys.
numbering 81 |, belonging to James L. Schail-
cross, was driven through Middletown
| We are informed that a Mr. Upsher, for
mery young lawyer Of Snow Hill will start
newspaper at Newark the fist Of the year
There will be grand Pigeon Shooting, at
townsend, on Thursday tomorrow the 24th
inst, commencing at 10 . clock in the norning.
Rev. j. Z. Prettyman, of Leip>ic was over.
run ny his congregation on Thursday last, who
replenlShei his pantry with an abundance of
winter supplies
Mr.. Clement Reeves, of Delaware City ha,
sold sixty acres OF his farm, fronting ON the
Delaware River, to the Government, for SIS.
O00-$3OO per acre.
There has been .wO cases Of varioloid and
one OF small pox in Georgetown, and their are
number OF cases in the county around. SAYS
the NuSSe.r JoumaL
u 1t Is stated that DIR. Wallace, of Chess peake
City, who bought the watch for the cbIralr,r
hnlghtsot the St. Augustine tournament, has
never been reimbursed
Last week there was shipped over the Nd &
Del. railroad to the Northern cities n inn
lbs. OF dressed poultry which netted to the
shippers 9295 or l3 cents a pound.
Peter Jones, young coored man. was
arrested IN tins town Saturday afternoon for
stealing coat and pants from Messrs. Ward 4
~ Philips. He was sent to Dover.
a correspondent of the Mddletown Trans /
Crypt says that Mr. James II. Clark, living near
Delaware City had 90 acres in corn which .
averaged 15 bushels per acre this season.
The Epscopaans in Wilmington. propose
to establish Hospital and Public Dispen-
sary: where advice and medicine could be
furnished gratutltouSly to deserving appli-
cants." FP-'
The mission school entertainment in this
town, last week, was good, as usual. The
singing was excellent, and the little children
VINO d9nned the Chinese costumes were shown
OF with good effect
The railroad from Seaford to Cambriloo
Ihdi' known as the Dorchester 4 Delaware
road tootS up nearly s. 900 as net earnings for
the present fiscal year, viz earnings, %2I. 40
Y; running expenses, $l4, ,494 As
meeting to further the cause Of tbo VI T.
Penlnsu.a Academy will be held in Dover
ian. 9th, to be addressed by Hon. u. NJ I,
Bates, Hon. }. Clancy Jones Rev. Cvrns
Huntington and the Rev. }. H. Lghtbourn,
The NJ. r. Church which Rev. James RiJIa
has been erecting near Wilmington at his own
expense, was completed by the contractors ~"
Saturday, and dedicated on Sunday. Risbnm
Scott preached on the occasion. The cost i
about $4,000. .
r, The Delta Phi Literary Society of Delaware
college, gave an entertainment on Tue>lav
;yyenlng week, in the College Oratory. +
Norris Cloak, OF this town, delivered the saIn.
atory, and Walter G. +. Colt took mart in
several deciamatons fN'' :" d
The temperance movement amops ,bo
Iathoilcs III llmIngtOn is meeting with pr.at
success. over 400 persons signed the pl.doa
y y TWO churches Sunday week The Gazette
links that 5000 Catholics in Dejaware anJ !
ne Eastern Shore will sign it.
The following officers were elected bv Nc. !
Donald Eucampment l. O. o. +. 30 , 0r
his town, Dec. 26th. C. p. W. d NnlII.
r, Samuel Taylor S W, John A. Lee l.
J. W.; W. y Ransom Scribe, W. c. Emer, /,
son; Treasurer, B. " Weldon. ! !
The following officers were elected bv Star
y Bethlehem Lodge No. II, X. of p. of this /
own; Dec. 25;h; W. G., A. S. FAIRIES s. w w
yatsrs " " F F S SH'yG5o4 G. & " WicF (: + s. " +
Taylor; V. F., W. c. Emerson, D'' y" {
capt. DougIherty, Chief Of Police in VIII t
hllhgton, has been appointed chief clerk in t
ne fostofhce, in place of Mr.. William VI Il
yle' resigned because he could get a better Y
alary as as book keeper for a manufacturing a
rm' The chet clerk salary is 81, 600. {
Vn and after the lSt of January. the Nd & j
'eI. haIiroad will run but one train a dav a
iHavlng "a E1ston at 81 A. NJ, and arrive At .,
layton at Hoo Passengers going North will '
,ait over at Clayton till five minutes of 2 :
, p. NJ ''' ''''e Oiay'on at z
!, Mrs. Mary Lofand Harrington, widow Of Il
mJ r'i lafe Chancellor Harrington, died very
,rlday. She retired in apparent goc'i be.I,6
bout 10, became i'll about IL, and died abou, :
.i2 ~ from something like appoplexv, She :,
VII be buried at Dover today. She was tho g
laughter OF DIR. Purnell Lohlnd, of Milford
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a oTEAMBoAT.-We are informed that 7
ompany has been formed in Philnd~lnbia 70 {
1n ! a steamboat on the Delaware side Of tbe
o"y I,.i Giuring the coming season, from Mahon's /
o BlIla. Tho RsUou. 81