Smyrna times., 1871-08-23
STATE AND LOCALS.


peaches were shipped from Middletown.
The Wilmington Horticultural Exhibition
takes place on the 18th, 18th, 18th and 10th
prox.
L: +. Hurn, Of Middetown, he's grown an
Early Rose potato weighing one pound and one
ounce.
A number of spectators propose to start
another immense car manufacturing shop in
| Wilmington.
The Middletown tournament will be held on
the llth of October. Twenty.six knights will
enter the list.
Wednesday last is set down as the hottest
day OF the season, fact that it is fair to pre-
sumo everybody knew.
Worship will be continued in the Methodist
church of this town until further notice,
Notwithstanding the repairs.
Mr.. Benjamin Money, as usual has pre-
seuted us with basket Of peaches-Temples
White-for which he has our thanks.
Bishop Lees church, in Wilmington, has
been thoroughly renovated, carpeted and cush-
loned anew, and was reOpened last Sunday
Mrs Michael Cannon, of SO4 west Sd street,
Wilmington, on Monday night, gave birth to
two girls and boy, who are getting along fne-
y.
On Monday ard Tuesday nights of last week
g ,45O baskets Of peaches passed through the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, for Phila-
delphia.
The KentOn camp commences next Friday,
IN Col. Hills woods, the usual place An ex-
cursiOn trom Oxford and Easton will be made
to it ON Sunday.
A bank Of sand caved in upon and bruised
Mr. VIM. IL. Bl1dle, at Dover, last week and
considerably injured him. His condition was
perilOus for a time.
Last week 729 car loads of peaches were
shipped to New York SO to Phla, and a to
Reading: Tuesday was the heaviest day-lG7
cars to New York.
There seems to be desire that the butch
erS all over the State should have IAN un-
pleasantness, as they did in this town, to re-
duce the price of beef
The closing party at Collins Beach takes
place on Ihusday of next week, 3lst. Part of
Beck 5 band, Of Philadelphia, is to make mu-
SIC. 1he house has had good season.
MIR. L. '. Pasco left at the NutuaI Friend
othce, Milford, last week, bunch of onions
grown from the seed this year, several of
which measure foot each in circumference.
For sporting and cunning Fraland offers fine
inducements this season. E. Spruance, the
proprietor Is prepared to accommodate all
guests. Good sail boat in readiness, we'll
maened.
The Wilmington Rifle Company, having
purchased the Now Castle County Agricultur-
al Grounds, will nave grand reopening to-
morrow, when number Of important races
take place.
The colored peoples camp in the woods of
Mr.. Horace Spruance, near this town, is now
IN progress and is well attended. On Sunday
an excursion train from Easton brought about
nine hundred persons. The order has been
good.
On Monday Of last week the cornerstone
OF the new Chapel and Sabbath School build
lng' al Armstrong Corner, was laid with
appropriate religious ceremonies by Rev. DR..
Patton, OF the Forest Presbyterian Church, of
MlddletOwn.
Frank Beckey, fireman on engine No. 61
tell from the engine below Wyoming. on Tues.
day morning week, while the train was running
at the rate OF about Is miles per hour. lie
was plckcd up III an lnsensibls condition and
taken to his homs in Wilmington.
The Gazette says that the "peach growers
arouud Smyrna are about forming an Inde
pendent Peach Growers Association. Sucb
Is not the case, and the writer of the paragraph
must have had q confusion Of ideas when he
read our correspondents letter last week.
A gentleman of Middletown has secured tho
voluntary service Of the Handel and Haydn
Society, of Philadelphia, for Grand Concert
OF Sacred Music in aid of the new EpiscoraI
Church, now in the process of erection in That
TOM. TOW The time is not fixed, but perhaps it
VIII take place towards the latter part Of Sen.
temDer, or early in October.
e, Alderman Budd it disposed to put an end to
Saturday night obs;reperousness, and, as a
consequence the lookup generally has an occu.
pant before Sunday morning. The drinking
saloons inspire the fun" to the disturbance
OF the peace of the town, and then officer
Smith introduces the funny fellows to the
Alderman and he takes them in out of bnd
company.
Mr.. John Goldsborough, of Bombay Hook,
presented us with basket of peaches on Sat.
urday that were curiosity. They averaged
nearly half pound per peach and were Of
Imagnllcenti color and fine flavor They are
known as the Susquehanna variety, and Bonn,
bay Hook is famous for growing them. We
thank Mr.. u. for this generous donation, the
Dest we have ever received In the peach line.
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