The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1871-08-05
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.
STRAY WAITS.

The weather has been very hot the
past week.
The colored people commenced camp
meeting at FELTON, yesterday.
Fishing is forbidden in this State on
Sunday, under u penalty of $50.
A brig laden with coal sunk near the
Break water during gale, Tuesday.
The Delaware Colored Conference at
Salem. N. j., July 20th, resolved to meet
ut Dover next year.
A young man of Seaford, named VIM.
T. Purse, has inv ented a tobacco-cutter,
worked by spring.
A good newspaper does more towards
building up town and country than
any other public institution.
II. d. Cummings, of this town has a
pair of handsome Chincoteague ponies,
which attract genera! attention.
Peter Downham, COL, well known ia
this town, was sent to Jail by Alderman
Budd, Tuesday, for stealing money.
Bishop Becker, of Wilmington, has
bean presented with a handsome gold
watch, by the Catholic ladies of that
city.
One day last week large white crane
was killed at ''the pond" of this towD.-
| 1t has been sent to Philadelphia, to be
stuffed.
The barn Joshua Mccullough, in
| CHI istiana Hd.f, was st uck by lightning
M onday night, and entirely destroyed
by fire.
Among the graduates Of the Normal
School at Millersville, Pa, on the 10Th
of July, was Miss Amanda ID. Sevil, OF
this town. e;
Morris Whitlock was badly hurt at
Laurel, on Monday, by being caught be-
tween two cars which lie was attempt
ing to couple.
The Junction and Breakwate II. II. is
the only branch of the Delaware X. X.
which has a telegraph line, except the
Smyrna branch.
An empty freight train ran into the
Brandywine creek, above Wilmington,
Thursday morning, the draw beirg oil.
No one was hurt.
Miss Wright, daughter of Alfred
Wright, tar Seaford, fell from swing
recently, breaking h,r thigh and badly
bruising her face and arm.
Statistics.-Of the 1000 young ladies
who tainted last year, 987 fell into the
arms of gentlemen, two fell on the floor,
and one into IKE water butt.
A gentleman named Kent, living near
| Camden lost q very fine horse, valued
at $500, on the night of the 18th of July
fro4i the effects of lightning.
The colored people of this town will
, hold camp meeting in Horace Spru'
ances woods, near Sassafras Crossing
commencing on the 18th inst.
A small boy named Deer, living in
Wilmington, had his head severely
CT ushed by the cars, Sunday evening"
| He is not expected to recover.
Levi Lawshe had three fingers and the
thumb of his left hand sawed off few
t days ago, while engaged in making
peach baskets, near Middlsford, Sussex
county.
+ A gentleman of Seaford was so inter
ested in a game of bsgatelle the o;hel
day, that he forgot to go to dinner, So
his considerable wife sent him his dinner
and piece of tobacco.
A verdant youth of West Donega
township, Lancaster county, Pa, sent |
dollar to New York for "A method o
without pen and ink. He received thu
following reply: "Write with pen
Gill;"
The building committee of the M. i
: Church, OF this town, has decided to d.
. the work by SUPPLEMENTARY, and hav
1 appointed Mr.. Lewis Peeky Superinten
s dent. 1t is expected to commence worl
next week.
We call attention to the advertisement
e of II. ii. Jacobs, in another column
Mr.. Jacobs is a young and energet
l, man, and hopes by strict attention
II business, and constantly increasing h
stock, 10 merit shere of public patron
= ago. Call on him.