Smyrna times., 1871-12-13

lmHense stock Of Christmas Goods.
Mr.. Slaughter, who purchased the VIM II.
Hoffecker farm, In this town, last week, failed
to comply and the farm will be resold.
The Street-car drivers in Wilmington are
allowed commission on their receipts. to
make them watchfuI in securing passengers.
Mr. S. j. Raughley, lawyer Of this town,
proposes to start a Democratic paper soon.
q Mr.. Cooper, of Salisbury, Md, is to conduct
it.
John B. Cough, will visit Wilmington on
the evening Of January 18th, and deliver his
new aud highly interesting lecture, " Will it
pay"
The term of W. F. Jones, Esq, Prothonotary
OF Sussex, will expire on the 3lst of December
INST. There are any number Of applicants for
the place
Thomas Carrow, Land Agent, of this town,
has sold the farm of William Cavender, near
Duck Greek, Of to acres, to j. A Cayender
tor So co.,
The heaters are to be put into the NJ. f.
Church OF this town, this week, and the skaters
are expected to commence stating the stceple
next Monday
The usual Christmas entertainment to the
Episcopal Sunday School of this own will be
given at the town hall on Christmas night, with
novel exercises.
O1 Saturday there were shipped from Lewes.
by D. 4 b. X. R., seventeen barrels of fine
rock hsh, being in the aggregate over three
thousand pounds.
Mrs. Hosea Henry, at Delmar, in Sussex, is
suffering from the small pox 1t is reported
that she contracted the disease while on a visit
to Philadelphia.
The Young Mems Church Missionary Society
OF the Episcopal Church, recently organized
propose holding meetings in most OF the
churches in the State.
The Sussex papers say that Col. Jacob
Moore, OF Georgetown is spoken of for the
Republican candidate for Congress, next fall.
The Colonel is a good fellow.
1t is stated that the temperance movement
to be organized by the Catholics of Whining
ton, Is to be carried to all the Catholic churches
on the Peninsula, by Bishop Becker.
:, Last week the schooner Village Queen, from
New orE, bound to Baltimore with a cargo
OF salt, went ashore on Cape Henlopen, near
Lewes, and will probably be total loss.
A meeting Of the fruit growers of Sussex
county, and the adjoining counties of MARYLAND,
Is 10 Oe heid at Seaford, to-day, "Wednesday
Tor the purpose of forming an association.
Mr.. w. ii. Carr, baker and confcctioncr. of
TINS town, has removed his confectionery store
to the corner OF Market Il Commerce ats. and
mas opened his Christmas Goods See adv.
Mr.; Levi B. Nickerson, Of West Dover
Hundred, near Wrights x Roads, died on
rrday last from the effect of vaccine matter
inserted IN his arm by one Of his neighbors.
Wilmington had a sensation last week IN. n
double wedding in church Two sisters. Misses
Emma and Clara Pyle, were married TO Messrs
Coneil and Jones, in st. Pauls NJ f. Church.
In nf fba
DeIaWdredn thinks Dover ought 10 he vacc;.
mated by the Town Commissioners, or bv their
authority. Not a bad suggestion for Smyrna
to adopt. -"
Prot. Peck will give Lecture at the night
school on this Wednesday evening ON The
elements OF ArIthmetic. DIR. MorselI will al,o
give Lecture on Friday night. The public are
cordially invited pN'"O ''0
There lsa debt against the Union NJ F..
Church, Wilmington, of $4,000, and four gentle.
men propose to contribute 5000. provided
the congregatlon will raise $1,000, and TINS
cancel this obligation.
Did Philip Phillips tell all his audiences
after singing chOruses with him, that it was
the oest congregational singing he had heard
III Delaware. tie used the expression in two
or three towns, we know.
=, Mr. Stephen H. Anderson, formerly of
vernon, III this county, died at his residence.
IN Tuckahoe Neck, Caroline county. Md ON
Thursday night last. He was well.to. do
iarmer aud prominent citizen.
Rev. DIR. Williams, of Baltimore. mado q,
speech in the Room of Missions, a few n;gb,s
ago. 10 taver Of Rev. Mr. Flippo for State
evangelist IN Maryland and the astablish;ng
OF the Baptist Visitor in Baltimore.
=, The deblte on Woman's Suffrage. between
hrs' L'Vermore aud General Hall, of Maine
took place In Wilmington last Friday evening
before small audience. This entertainment
was an episode IN the lecture field.
n hev. Mr. McElwee, Episcopal minister Of
DoVeT' Was married at Bishop Lees residence,
~ ll'nlhgton, last week, to Miss Elliot, of
= b"ar,, boe IL nis parIshIoners gave HIM a
nearly reception last Thursday evening.
In the National Board of Trade, in session
To ~ o. LOUIS last week, resolution requesting
0UuS'Iss N 10 direct survey for a shin
canal between the Chesapeake and DeIaworp
Bays was lost for want Of two thirds vote
young fellow named Go,IiD, from Federals
! III ;;i;iI1, "o.' was brought to the Georgetown
! jan last week charged with stealing AN nv and
4 other articles from parties about Seaford He
most respectfully connected at FederaIsburg
> n II. NJ Chesley, A. b., Phrenolopist from
! New fork city, is at the Delaware House. In
LUIS LUIS Town, giving examinations He will civ,
: Tree public lectures on Wednesday and Tbnrs
DAY evenings at o'clock, exactly, at the Semi
e The Grand Army Fair commences in vii
n mlngton next Saturday, to continue one week
o Il Is at this fair that brick house, valued a
$1,000, will be sold by chance at one dollar ne
" ticket: The drawing will take place on Fri
DAY, I'D inst. See adv.
a The Wilmington Erery Evening states tha
negro named George Lewis, of Pencade
Hundred, was committed TO New Castle ia