Smyrna times., 1871-04-19
STATE AND LOCALS.

SHORT ITEMS -Rev. W. II. Thorne, of
quincy H., has accepted call to the pastorate
of the Unitarian Church, Wilmington. lie
was formerly a Presbyterian minister of PhiIa.
Trace Church, Wilmington, has organized
announcer mission movement III that city, similar
to the Epworth chapel enterprise
The Sussex Grand Jury, last week, returned
only seven true bills, and only sat one day and
halt. So small an amount of business before
the court Is very unusual
Miss Chapman, the phrenologist and "head
ieeier, Is iecturing in Sussex.
There are more iron ships built in Whining
ton than In all the other ship-yards in the
United States put together.
The Sussex county Bible Society will hold
May. Wv -0'' "
The remains of Miss Mary Burton were
brought to Lewes for interment last week
She went to New York State to teach school
about year ago and died there.
The committee to select location for the
PenlnSula Boys Academy, will again visit
hiSton to-day, tor the purpose of making more
extended examinations.
1t IS stated that Hon. B. T. Bggs has or
will donate $1,000 towards new NJ. F. Church
at Mington, Md. Mr. Thos MalIalieu of that
town has donated lot purchased for the pur
poSe) and $1,000. 1t is proposed to build u
church costing $4,000.
The Library Association, of this town. pro-
pose to hold grand fancy dress concert about
lhe middle OF May. 1t was so resolved at a
meeting OF the directors yesterday
r, The Rev. Leonidas Dobson, of Wilmington
conference OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
has recently Joined the Presbyterian Church.
About four hundred dollars has been
subscribed by some citizens Of West Chester
ana Vlclhlty to purchase the species of fish
known as the Black Bass, for stoekinr thn
Brandywine. VIZ
The Dctd~arean says Dutch Jim, popular
race morse year ago, and valued at the time
at 5000, aud disposed of last winter by lottery
for $l25. U"'' 'Eo
There is a shoe factory in Wilmington that
turns out 1000 pairs of ladies aud children
shoes per week
Through the benevOlence of private citizens
seven public drinking fountains have been
erected IN " llmlngtOn, at a cost of 81 800 TO
the d0ners The various churches Protestant
ana Catholic, have subscribed $2OS in addi
ton. "ON'
olive Logan delivers her lecture on "The |
Passions" in Mlddatown, tonight, She
delivers the same lecture in Dover next Mon. /,
day night.
On Friday evening last the scholars of Mr.
fennewlil school of this town, presented him |
with handsome set of silver spoons, and other
tokens OF regard, and had a.pleasant time at
hls residence. Master Olin Uric made the |
presentation speech. The children and parents, |
l1nuls"Hht II at the effort to reduce his salary, |
deemed this mark of appreciation simple act
of Justice. P'0 "0'
James NJ. Cox, Esq, of Middetown. started
thursday for six months tour in Europe
r, According to the transcript, Mr.. Henry
Garter, OF Willow Grove, in this county. owns
a 81 qucK that always lays black eggs. They are
a. I'm oniy httle smaller than the prover-
bal blue eggs of other ducks.
An effort was made to get Olive Logan to
lecture IN this town again but all her time is .
occupied hll the 3D. of May, when she sails for
LutJpe' AN VINO desire to hear her, therefore,
Three hotels, on Front street, Wilmington,
Lhe National, the Commercial, and the Steam.
p9at' we're set on fire by the locomotive last
l h9rsday. and came near cansing terrible
ILLS outthey were extinguished before
much damage was done
D., LeWeS IS to be the favorite place of resort
.I ms summer tor Delawareans so the people
there think. We advise them to have br,tor
O0'''i
The Cars on the Delaware Railroad. set fire
TO the woods nssthe farm of Esnn;re S;Iyar
near the Delaware Junction last week and
burned over and destroyed five or six acres Of
valuable young timber.
Last week, four meat houses in this town
we're entered by petty thieves and robbed Of
heir contents. u
There arc 9,l36 persons of FOREIGN birth
eSldlng IN our State. As our entire nonnla.
Ioh Is LIQUID, they form not quite the 18Th
part. 1-'0 'N0 i0'h
Inc ne" tax law imposing 81 per $1,000 on
Investments and real estate should raise a re.
enue 1or the State of $l2O,OOO or Sl3O 600
t Is stated. "'O0'0o0'
Inc Seatord Record says that there are
Gholars IN the colOred school at that nlaco
Vho walk daily from ten to twelve miles
man named Darbee is erecting building
oom, &C. ''"''' iouge
tarted in Milford. 10 "'Ou' u Os
ihe Georgetown post master refused ~
enver the Journal of that town to It's local
,1Oscrlhers, recently, and the PoStmastcr
General has read the law to him.
"A new new society is about to spring up in sea.
ora called The BAthlors Club" It is
henued to De beneficial, but in what direction
) not stated. '0'i'"
vi;! ley. Mr.. Iightbourn, of Union Church {
ii;mIngton' has organized temperance and ,
MI tobacco society in his Sunday School
lIhliar to one he had in Dover. :
The NJ. +. Sunday School, of this town I
propose to raise one thousand dollars far tho
emitting OF the lecture room of the Church.
regular organization is to be entered into,
v alter Colt, Vicc-Presidcnt and R;cbarj
julbreth Secretary ""O 1''''aru
The Odd Fellows of this town will celebrate
he SD anniversary of their order in tbis