Smyrna times., 1871-09-27
STATE AND LOCALS.

- LIZ. y. II. Register, dentist, has located in
Dover.
., Hopeful-Senator Salisbury takes the ~ T.
Tribune
Oysters are selling at 40 cts per bushel in
Milford
The European circus is coming this way OIL
the llth prox.
Olive Logan is to lecture in Dover on Tues
evening Oct. oath.
Blind Tom, the musical prodigy, performs
In Wilmington tonight.
ALT. Burnett's show is postponed for about
three weeks. See fourth column.
Or. Blackson, of Milton, Sussex, has located
at Little Greek Landing, this county.
W. Ii. Bacon, formerly of Middletown, has
been appointed policeman in Wilmington.
The Lewes Post cffice is issuing $l5, 900 in
Money Orders annually, and paying out ST, 600
annually.
Elisha McCabe, of Selbyvile, Sussex county,
has lost three children from dipthera aud his
wife is now i'll with it.
! Revs Messrs. Huntington, of Dover, and
Sturgis, ofthis town, Presbytsrians, exchanged
pulplts last Sunday morning.
Hon. Edw. Joy Morris, lately U. S. minis
ter to Constantlnope, and a native of this
town, has returned home to Philadelphia.
A boy was killed in Milford Sunday evening
by falling from horse and the horse falling
on him. He was the son of Elias Daniel.
W. W. Dulaney, near Seaford, has eight
acres devoted to cranberry culture, and ex-
poets to realize crop of 100 bushels this year
1t is stated in the Wilmington papers that
man in that city is getting ready to leave on
account of the tidal wave" A wonderful
thing is faith.
Work on the Pa & Del r. r. is being rap
idly pushed forward. There are now one hun
dred and fifty men at work between Delaware
City and Newark.
The Bilious fever and diptheria are com
mlttlng fearful ravages i'll Baltimore HID. j,
Sussex, In many instances taking all the
children in families
FOrty-three railway trains each day. arrive,
depart or pass through Wilmington on the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore and
the Delaware Railroads.
Joseph Il. Ricards, Esq, residing about two
miles from Bridgeville, on the Georgetown
road is about finishing the finest or one of the
finest houses in Sussex co.
Mr.. Samuel Townsend has purchased the
farm of Mr.. Thomas H.. Rothwell, on the
Levels, near MIddetown, containing 1872 acres,
for the sum of $4,000 cash.
The Capital Hotel at Dover, now kept hv
Mrs. NJ. A. Stewart, has been leased by Mr.
VIM. Z. Fountain of Frederick, who will
assume control the lst of Jan next
Arthur Coborn of Delaware City has pur,
chased MIR. ZenoS LOngland's farm of 375 acres
for $l2, 600 cash; and Mr.. John Patterson's
farm OF 800 acres-price $4,000, cash.
When the Ericsson Line of steamboats, COM
menced running through the Chesapeake 4
Delaware canal twenty FIVE years ago, there
was but single boat-now they run fifteen
boats.
Ex-senator Willard Salisbury left home
(Georgetown) on Thursday on a business trip
north. He will visit New York and Boston
and perhaps several of the New England
States.
Mr.. Cameron of this town-Spruance City.
planted bean this summer and the other day
he counted the beans on the vine that grew
from it and they numbered one thousand and
sixty four.
Mr.. Chas. Stayton, on D. J. Cummins's
farm, near this town, has grown and presented
Mr. Watson ID. Null with sweet potato
weighing six pounds and ten ounces. Who
can beat it?
Messrs. j. NJ. Voshel and Geo II. Raw
mond, of this town, have had their smoke
houses robbed of provisions within the last few
days, The sneaks had keen appreciation Of
good lardcrs -
The Young Mems Christian Association Of
the NJ. f. Church OF this town will hoII q
prayer meeting in the church Friday evening
Everybody is invited, especially the young
men Of the town.
The Milford Friend denies that Drs, PRETTY.
man and Davidson have bought it out. bHt
says they propose to start the Peninsula Ne,rs
and Adrerttser. Concerning Democratic ma.
per it has no knowledge. P'
An infant child died in the arms of ;to
mother while seated in car Of the New York
and Washington express, Thursday, when
3ny short distance out of Wilmington. The
ladys name was Strange.
1t is stated that VIM. L. Banning, a native
OF TINS state, now of Minnesota, where he is
known as the Railway King" has invented
ground Is turned up by large screws.
Immense quantities of Cumberland, Md.
coal are now being shipped to New York
through the Chesapeake & Delaware canal
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday last "a
oarges' with $4,000 tons, passed through.
Several days ago Mr.. Robert X. Ingram a
mouse carpenter OF Milford accidentally struck
the cap of his knee with the sharn edpe NJ .
hatchet inhcting such q severe wound that Il
is feared he will have to have bis leo amnnta nnt =,
ted "Nip
=, Inc ne committee appointed by the Trustees of
the Poor OF New Castle county to select Site
i0r i0r the new AimshOuSe will meet at Hare =
Corner, on "Wednesday, Oct the 4th, for that
purpose. Wilmington is tired of the institu.
ton. '"' ii''i'u-
The Milford Mutual Friend says: "a col.
Gred woman named Katy Gray died in Muir
derklIl Neck few weeks since at the ripe agc
OF iO3 years. She retained fair health and ac.
.lvity OF mind and body up to a short time
we have been presented with number of
peaches Of large size and beautiful color bv Mr.
David Le;herbury, of this town, which he has
grown n II, his garden and which are Just ripen.
ing: >, They are known az Letherbury' $
Late, new variety.