Smyrna times., 1871-03-22

INT from any thing heretofore given.
Ferris Bringhurst, the young druggist of
Wilmington, who received q severe wound by
he explosion of u retort, died Wednesday
evening last.
One of the recent graduates of the Homeo-
pathic Medical College was John NJ. Smith,
student of DR.. Mahon, of this town.
The Levy Court Of Kent county on Friday
fixed the rate of taxation for this year at 30 cts.
on the 500, the same as last year.
Miss Chapman, the phrenologist, lectured in
Dover last week, and felt the heads of Messrs. |
Biggs and Newton, two of the Legislators.
The Collectors Of New Castle county are de-
hclent $50, 900 in their accounts in the aggre-
gate. The Levy Court has passed a resolution
to bring suit against them if they do not pay
up by the lst of April.
j. II. Hanson and G. P. Silcox have been
appointed COnStables of Appoquinimink HID.
Next Saturday (25th) is knowing day" in
New Castle county
Mrs. A. NJ. Meeker, of Atlanta, Ca, an au-
thOress OF some distinction, delivered a lecture
on the subject of Matrimony as it was and
as it is, " in Dover, yesterday evening.
Rev. Mr.. Clymer, the newly.appointed
Methodist minister to this town, filled the pul-
pit on Sunday, and preached to crowded au-
dirnces Himself and family were cordially
received at the parsonage on Friday evening,
by the congregation, when a splendid supper
was served.
The De|nlcnredn says a COW belonging to
Mr.. j. s. Harrington, of Milford, was deliver
ed of a calf Sunday week that weighed when
dropped l24 pounds.
Mr.. JAS. II. Wood, recently of Appcquini-
mink HID, near this town, has become land
lord of the " Brick H otel," Georgetown.
Gov. Ponder is being run down by applicants
for the Recorders Office of Sussex, which will
soon be vacant.
The choir of the FELTON, Presbyterian church
gave concert Of vocal and instrumental music
in Dover on Thursday evening. 1t was well
attended and highly appreciated.
Geo. W. Ingram & Co., Real Estate Agents.
of Middletown, on Monday week sold for Mr..
Robt Polk his farm near st. Georges contain.
ing 324 acres, to Mr.. Jonathan X Williams,
for $4,000.
a runaway took place near Milford last
week, during fox chase, when q young man
who tried to stop the horse was run over: two
young men jumt ed from the flying team and
boy, who stuck in the wagon till it was
smashed to pieces against tree, was thrown
into the top of IL cedar bush, and strange to
say no one was seriously hurt, the Milford pa
per says.
-Four or FIVE vessels are under construction
or contracted for by the Milford shipbuilders.
A man was brought before ESQUIRE Mariner.
OF this town, last week by Deputy Constable
Walls, of Dover, on suspicion of being Forrest
er, the Nathan murder. He turned out to be a
waytarer named Evans, aud had never heard
Of Mr.. Nathan.
Martha Ann Hutchinson, a colored girl
about 8 years of age, was lodged in the Elk
ton jail, on Saturday week, on the charge OF
having stolen two diamond rings, valued res.
pectively at 500 and $500, the property OF
Mrs. Enis who resides in Delaware.
An effort is being made to have the tele.
graph line run into this town, which the Com
pany agree to do for $50.
Jefferson Medical College conferred the degree
OF NJ. d. upon JOS. IT, V. Blackson and JAS. w
Short, last week, and the University conferred
the same degree upon Francis NJ. Gurn and
| Columbus Henry, all of this State. This makes
seven doctors ground out" for Delaware this
Spring.
Hanson Robinson, prominent and wealthy
citizen OF Wilmington, died on Monday. He
was formerly an extensive wool and sheer. SIX in
merchant.
new car brake is on trial on the P. w 4
Is. Railroad. 1t is an apparatus worked b,
compressed air, placed upon the locomotive anC
communicated to the train through pipes. I
successful 1t is to be introduced on all the 10
com0tives.
Eggs are remarkably abundant in this town
One dealer alone has fifteen barrels to ship.
The students of Wesleyan Female Collep,
presented Rev. Mr.. Goodman with magnif
cent parlor chair before he left Wilmington.
Some rogues visited the premises cf VIM
L. Robinson, in Cnri>tana Hundred, MONDAY
night week, and stole about POO pounds ol
pork. They also took his team to carry it tc
! wilmington, where he found the wagon nexI
morning. The horse went home of his own ac
cord.
j. II. Primrose, of this town, will remove
20 his new place OF business on Main st.. op
| poslte the Delaware House, this week.
The dam Of Cloak's Mill, in Kenton Hd.
Mr.. Sam Daniels, miller, gave way under the
pressure OF the heavy rains Of Monday night
and forty or fifty yards of the earth was wash.
ed away.
Rev. Mr.. Redles, assistant at St. Andrew,
Episcopal church, Wilmington, has accepted a
call to Mount Holly, N. j., and will shortly %
there. o
Rev. VIM Murphey of this State has de-
clined a call to St. Philips p. L. Church
Baltimore.
=, Notice was given in the State Senate, or
| Monday, OF bill to charter a narrow gauge
railway between Wilmington and New Castle
A small brown horse, string halt in both
hind legs, but gay and spirited animal, wa,
stolen from Mr.: WIN. Clothier, of this town
on Monday night. A liberal reward is offer
ed for his recovery.
A NEEDED LOCAL IMPRovEMExT.-We
have been requested to call the attention 81
the Town Commissioners to the importance nj
widening the dam over " the pond" in this
town. 1t is too narrow and too unsafe in lis
present condition, for the amount of travel
over it. Last year, when Mr.. Sharp nut in
the new bridge an effort was made to widen
the cauSeway, and number of the farmers
and citizens of the town offered to furnish
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