Smyrna times., 1871-05-10

The next meeting of the New Castle Presby- wi
terry will be held in Middletown, in September. tb
Miss May Chapman will lecture On Phre- by
nolOgy in this town shortly. 1t was she who al
lectured in Dover and felt the Legislators W
heads She has been lecturing throughout bI
the Peninsula and we have a number of very lC
favorable criticisms from our exchanges. ell
The Dover NJ f. Church has is new pipe $!
organ, and on Friday evening next free con- Il
cert will be given i'll the Church, when MIR. e.
Roberts, the maker will play, and Prot. "
Sweeney will sing. :
What would the DelGlcaredn do for local y =
items without the Times?
Mr. j. H. Marvel of Lqurel, has procured :
patent for a berry basket which is said to sur G
pass anything of the kind for neatness and /
ventilation. II
1t is stated that the j. & B. R. r. will run
two trains day after the withdrawal of the
Z. w. Il B. train from the road.
A patent has been granted to George G.
LObdell, of Wilmington, for an improved me-
chansm for securing and adjusting car-wheels
| to axles
About fifty acres of land have been set out
in strawberry plants in the vicinity of Laurel.
1t is estimated that one hundred thousand
shad will be shipped from Scaford this season.
Levin Blizzard, living near Gravelly Hill, in
OuSSeA OOuUIy, leil ucau Wnlle pIOuRnlnR III tnc |
field on Tuesday OF last week.
TIE customers and patrons of Flick's estab-
lishment will undoubtedly be glad to hear that
he will open his Ice Cream Rooms on next
Saturday. Look out for something extra.
, Persons need not go 20 shops to have their
fine boots made, when Primrose has them for
six and seven dollars
The Iris the celebrated literary Society of
j Wesleyan College, Wilmingtcn, held its ami
} versary last Wednesday. Miss Ameda Day,
e d,ughter of c. Ii. B. Day, of Dover, tsok part
in the exercises.
: Judge Houston, of Milford, will, after the
. adjournment of the New Castle County Court,
g make an extended visit in the West. On his
5. return he designs locating in Dover.
l, A man from Gumboro received at Laurel a
short time ago box of counterfeit money c.
n D. ID. by Adams Express, and when he open
81 ed it, it was full of sawdust Served him
s right.
ty Several gentlemen interested in the Reho.
ne both City enterprise, (making it watering
We place. have recently paid visit to it, and state
V. that some arrangements will shortly be made
i'd by which the Company will be able to raise
means to begin work.
= Mrs. Goeswisch, widow lady, formerly Of
,el Wilmington, and now residing on farm neal
Milford, lost her oldest son by death a week
eS or so ago. and last Wednesday telegram from
y, Trenton, New Jersey, announced that ahothe
r. son residing in that city had committed suicide
They were both promising young men.
ch A fisherman named David Mills, at the Ce
dar Beach fisheries, near Milford, last weeI
II caught seven hundred bushels of trout at on
an haul.
ely A Royal Arch Chapter of Masonry, calle,
ION Adoniram Chapter, has been organized i
la Middetown, with the following officers A
IN G. Cox Most Excellent High Priest; j. I
~ Rudd. King; r. E. Smith, Scribe.
~ New Castle held its town election last week
ne and the Democrats having no opposition, elect
ed their ticket-viz: Robert Dellin, Wn
er, Herbert, VIM. Sherer Jacob Herman an
VIM Guyer, Commissioners, and Michael GA
lagher Clerk.
of Mr.. Frank LppincOtt has introduced thre
pairs OF English sparrows into Middletown.
:: A number of friends of the late Ferr
i" Brnghurst, of Wilmington, have determine
IN on erecting handsome public drinking four
ain tain to be inscribed to lis memory
ind Prof. Pratt's (the horse trainer) agent wa
left thrown from his carriage at Middletown, la
49, week by his horse becoming frightened at tn
'"o cars and running. The horse was severely il
ted Jured by having shaft plunged into him SCI
day eral inches.
of Geo w. Ingram & Co. brokers and real e
ono tate agents, of Middletown, have sold Il
~ White Hall farm of Mr.. r. l.. Mailly to s.
rus Shailcross, ESD, for $50, $50.
maj A grand excursion to Atlantic City, ar
ior- cambake, will take place from WilmingtC
liar In the latter part of June.
IAN Court commenced at New Castle on Monda
hat and there is prospect for long session. The
.re are 20 prisoners in Jail, most of whom a
'le' awaiting trial.
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i'e' year. and goes on vigorously.
was Jos Stevenson, young man formerly
frederlca now a resident of Housewife, n Il
ing OIL region, fell into conductor hole"
90 depth OF 30 feet, last week, and received il
ternal injuries OF serious nature.
Two Presbyterian Churches in Wilmingto
ALT the Flrstand Central, have contributed SIP O
iga- to the great Presbyterian memorial fund. al
tied thereby relieved themselves of debt. Rev
anne Messrs. Mckown and Shaw are the pastors.
sells. A negro named Lew Boyer went to {
the residence OF married woman named Vaw
living in Mill Greek Hd, New Castle CO..
"o' wednesday last, and assaulted her with inte
atus to commit an outrage on her person, but fail
Is of and fed. The lady was considerably iniur
he by him.
ions A young mechanic named Baker, in W
mington, has invented n sewing machine
sewing wet, untanncd hdes-a valuable inv,
= tlon for morocco dressers
nro On Sunday night St Peters Catholic Chur,
nun, Wilmington, was robbed Of its communi
from and the two boxes con,.;n;no ,ba 80. ,,'on
ers'S ~ :, '"0 pOo. "'O"
PRO Rev. o. f. Flippo is soon to be relieved
hOu. 'iis uuties as Daptist Missionary OF Delawa
early aho :hree nome missionaries are to be put
face tue held.
buse Col. u. III. Raymond and VIM. A. Cumm
ami were yesterday elected Delegates to the z
testant Episcopal Convention from st. Pet
Church of this town.
ung- Among the telegraphic dispatches Of M
ights day we found the following: "Major VIM.
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