Smyrna times., 1871-06-28
STATE AND LOCALS.

me civil engineers commenced the survey of
'he bombay Hook railroad yesterday
harrington makes an excursion TO Lewes ON
the 4th' Tor benefit of its NJ i. Parsonage.
lied Lion Camp Meeting commences in
Moore's Woods, August I0th.
Miss May Chapman is lecturing on phre-
nology in Wilmington.
The Milford Mutual Friend suggests that a
State Educational Convention be held in vii,
mlngtOn next Fall.
| A party of gentlemen of this town are about
chartering vessel for sail down to the Cape
May regatta.
The +. Zion NJ E. Sabbath School Of
Wilmington (coored make an excursion to
Bombay Hook tomorrow
The Second Baptist Sabbath School of VII.
mingtOn will make an excursion to Spruance's
Beach on the 3d-Monday.
The Milford Fruit Preserving Company re-
qulrcs 1000 bushels Of fruit or vegetables per
week to keep them busy.
Ihe DetG%drcan calls the proposed construc-
ton OF the Bombay Hook railroad good
Joke" e0"
The splendid horse Admiral Patcben. he
longing to James V. Jeferis of Brandyw;no
Hundred died few days ago.
Robert Betty, who occupies the farm of
Mrs. Cleland in Christiana Hundred, has two
COWS at this time which have twin calves.
J.. B. Deakyne. confcc ioner, Middletowp, is
farm in Appoquinimink. '''
Rev MIR. Cymer, Of this town, expects to
~ ~ houhu Lake camp meeting on the 5th
prOX.
Baltimore hundred has the monster snake
some say 10 feet long, others, 4j, but all agree
that it is huge.
:, A brass band has been organized in Mid
dlet0wn out of part Of the old Diamond STATE
band of that town and parts of the Odessa and
Townsend bands, which have dsbanded.
,. On Sunday week, Joshua Derrickson of Bal
tlmore hundred lost q fine young mare. lie
was driving her and she fell in the road and
broke her neck.
Last week Pratt's System was tried On .
banking horse in Georgetown. The horse was
put to harness but went only mile or so and
fell dead in.the road.
At the meeting of the j. & B. r. r. Co.
held at Mllford on Wednesday, Mr.. Yoss Of
that place was elected Treasurer of the Com
pany vice Mr.. Sinclair of New York.
A gentleman near EastOn has grown neacb
this year that rlpened on the 23I inst.-three
weeks carrier and One-third larger than the
hales. 1t Is Seeding tree and he is going 10
propagate it. e'7
Last week, whilst Mrs Mcdaniel. of Cali
tOrnla, was on visit to New Castle comfy
among the friends of her youth. She received
intelligence that her daughter had been mnr.
dered in her California home. ' -
a Mrs. Holland, of Phia., was taken from
the cans at Wilmington depot one dav last
week, and carried to house near by, where
she Immediately became the mother of twin
babes. " '"i"
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti.
more railroad Company are putting AZ eTerv
switch patent arrangement which render, i
Impossible Tor careless switch tenders 10 throw
cars off the track. - '"4o"
Mr, Jas. llotfecker, who shot himself Sun
qG5ay week, died on Wednesday evening last
his rash act to take his life made him rational
ting the deed.
The steamer Plot Boy will commence rim.
4lhg D between philadelphia and Spruance' 5 new
HatnulhS' "a on bombay Hook Island, on July
oth, and thereafter make round trims ON Wed-
nesdays and Saturdays. See advertisement,
We have received the State Normal School
Advocate, issued by Prof. J. G. Hardness of
wilmington, and publish from its pages Tho
See first page. "' ''0NOoi'
An enterprise that bids fair to be of some
importance Is that Of Messrs. T. B. Lockwood
ana John Mlllaway, of this town, who have
machinery OF novel construction for tho
manufacture of plow handles. They evnoct 70
hnlsh up some handles shortly.
1t Is reported that the United Sta4es Gov
ernment has cOnsummated contract with .
farmer near Delaware City, for sixty acres of
iahd' at $500 per acre, for the purpose of build.
ing an auxiliary battery to Fort Delaware and
Inat work VIII be commenced immediatejv at
Firms Point. N'"''iy a'
,, A cyclone, or whirlwind, passed over Mil
dIetown sunday week, severing branches from
I, Ie ueeS' tearing the tin from the roof of the
frl1iuleto"p ~ Hotel, and bending the iron bars
VI Tue awning frame OF the Town Hall. that
are at least three quarters of an inch in thicL.
ness. NV" III 'HIcA-
Mrs. Ann Windan. aged 81, died near Scr.
EoISoh Nh1rch, four miles from this town
last week. She had been woman I of 'O"m, n,ono
than ordinary force and energy during tbe on.
tlve Ne years OF her life, and enjoyed the esteem
u u hoSts OF trends. Thrice married, her chill
dren; grandchildren and great arandcbildron
numbered one hundred and thirty.fye
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,r, III = / fEN!NsULAR ACADEMY FOR Boys
= me Commission authorized by the NJ, T.
conference to select a site for the pronoseJ
Methodist Me; Church Academy for BOYS met in
wilmington on Wednesday afternoon last and
voted to locate at Dover. The whole nnmber
OF the Commission was 2G, of which q were
present; SIX ballots were had, two-third
Eoie % lI4J Oelng necessary to choice. The
ballots were as follows: i"0
Dover, II II II 70 -" 81 lOth'
Smyrna, & 10
Port Deposit,
EIkton,
The vote was then made unanimous.
At the last ballot the friends of Smvrno
voted for Dover. Mr.. Mallalieu, Of MiIIRing@l
ton: ton, who voted steady for Smyrna, before re-
H5i6g eH5i2g from the Meeting, gave subscription of
- "1'0' Et %ltn promise to do more when requir-
Gi: Gd: me Inducements offered by Dover were