Smyrna times., 1871-04-26
STATE AND LOCALS.

SHORT ITEMs-The Oid Fellows hold their
anniversary meeting, in this town, this even
| ing
Judge Hall, Of Wilmington, is one of the
four Harvard College graduates Of the last cen
tury still surviving He is 90 years old Hor,
ace Blnney Is another.
There was 469 inmates in the New Castle
CO.. aims house during the year ending Jan. %
last, OF which Wilmington furnished 3O9
Oniy 249 We're IN the institution at the close Of
| the year, however.
j. NJ. Carter and others will soon commence
the erection OF fruit canning establishment
at Dover depot.
Up to the present time So conversions have
taken place at Wyoming Seminary, and l6
have been baptiSed according to the Baptist
ritual One Friday Is students were converted
IN short time, during school hours.
Croquet has broken out afresh in Middle.
Last Friday morning DR.. Crawford was
found dead on the floor of his office, in Glas
gov, Pencader Hundred. An inquest was held
by Coroner Woodward, aud we learn the iury
rendered a verdict Of death from anpo.
pexy.'
= During the recent session of the court at
Georgetown negro woman named Liz Coma.
way, on trial for assaultng another colored wo.
man, discarded the lawyers and defended her
own case IN rather vehement style. to the
amusement fall present
bishop Lee expects to preach and hold confr.
nation services at kenton next Tuesday aftpr-
noon, and in this town in the evening. Tho
Snnvocatlon will follow on Wednesday and
thursday, as announced last week.
The building committee, on the imnrove
nlent OF me NJ. Il. CHURCH OF this town will
meet at the Parsonage Friday evening at n
o clock. ~
The church property of the Methodist Epis.
copal Church in the city of Wilmington is es-
tlnlated at $3O3, ,0O0
The L. 5. Bevenue Gutter, Miami, sunk AZ
Fort Penn, was sold by order of the Govern
tlienI u, iast week to wreckng party of Phila.
r., Court commenced at Dover on Monday
here are % cases on the trial list.
d. Z; Goodwin, Esq, of Milford, fell from
wagon last week and broke his collar bone
fractured his wrist, and otherwise injured hun.
Mrs. Sallie Tatmans house. situated IN
Nantcoke HID, Sussex CO., was burned last
week, with all its contents. Loss about Il 50o
no Insurance
A notorious negro of Milford Silas Hon.
derson, broke Jail on the morning of the Doth
inst, at Dover
Bishop Lee will make an official visitation 70
Seaford on the 2Sth inst.
A high wind accompanied a thunder storm
IN sussex. CO.. last week, and a house WINS
blown down near Concord. The wife Of the
Mrs. Waller, was severely injured.
TIE agricultural fair grounds, in Wilmin1.
ton, are to be divided into building lots snd
sold '''' ''"u
Among the matters Of interest of the Ma
some demonstration in Wilmington, last week. |
Was an apron exhibited by one ofthe members
from this town, formerly worn BY the late DR.
FlSler. and over so years od.
=, There will bo a meeting OF the Leaders and
stewards OF the NJ. f. Church Saturday, n p |
NJ at usual place-tmportdnt business
Olive Logan failed TO lecture in Middletovn
last edneSday because she was sick.
Enoch Moore, well-known business man of
" lim!ngtGn, has made an assignment for the
benefit OF his creditors
1t is proposed to have telegram Iino alonc
he Md. & Del. railroad by peach time.
Mr. Montague, living on Jas. r. Clement's
arm, near this town, has a calf born withont
ayes. There are small ori6ces where the evcs
should be- -' %
The drought is retarding the farmers and
vegetation ""N
The corner stone Of the new West Presbv.
eran Church, Wilmington, was laid on Mon
lay afternoon, with imposing ceremonies.
Samuel Enos, Esq, of Odessa, lost a very
lne young horse, few days since, from kick |
3n the leg by another horse in the lot with
him. ''' WIZ"
Mrs. Mary A Smith, of this town, will offr
at public sale, lot Of ground on Saturday af. |
ternoOn ."
. The Town Commissioners of this town. have
liked the rate Of assessment at 25 cts on the
hundred dollars, and appointed WIN Il. HrII,
Collector Last year the rate was As per ceot