Smyrna times., 1871-11-29
STATE AND LOCALS.

Don't forget the Odd Fellows festival.
y snow storm last night whitened the earth.
All the prisoners in New Castle jail have
been vaccnated.
John W. Jols, has been appointed Railroad
Agent at NiIdletown in the place Of John
Nascy
Among those who pcr;shcI in the Chicago
disaster was the Rev. } 4. Goodrich, Uni
ver>aIi,t minister, recently Of Wilmington.
The Finance Committee Of the City Council
OF lImngton, estimates that it will take
So, 300 to run that city for the next year
The Milford Nufuol Fr'euI has been sold to
Drs Prettyman aud Davidson, and will be
merged into the HmaSUiotr Nc,rs elM .ldccr-
tiSer
Nine prisoners were put under the lash at
New Castle on Saturday One of them
Joshua Luton, was whipped for TIE fourth
time.
a young man namel Tinlcy, OF Philadelphia,
came on visit to his father at Blackbird,
last week, and soon became sick with the
smallpox.
a barge was sunk in the canal last week,
near Summit Bridge, which completely stop
ped the trade through that thor0ughfare for
three days.
y man named George Clutch, at one time a
respectable citizen Of Brandywine Village. died
from drunkenness and exposure in All old barn
last Friday.
1t is whispered in Sussex that Willard Sauls.
bury will try running for Congress on the
I''mocrilc ticket next year. So the BreaL,
Watcr Aight says
The Lodge Of Good Tempars of this town
have passed resolution to procure and publish
NON
sellers petitions.
The time fixed by the Bishops for holding
the Wilmington NJ. f. Conference is Eeb. 2!,t
next ire place was fixed by the conference
laurel, Sussex co.
a meeting was called in Middletown, last
Monday morning to consider the question OF
forming an Association to import domestic
and other latorers from Europe
Rev. Mr.. Russell, minister to Dutch Re
form or Lutheran congregation in Camden
whilst in Philadelphia contracted the small
pox and died there on Wednesday last.
flock Of about twenty English Sparrow,
may be seen daily in the hedges about Middle
town-the increase Of three pairs turned loose
at the National Hotel Of that town last spring
The Continental Quintette " musical a~so
cation OF Baltimore, which recently gave a
concert IN Ea>ton, talk of making a tour of the
Peninsula, and giving concerts in the princpa
towns.
Olive Logan was not greeted by her usually
large audience in Wilmington, last week. wher
she lecturcd on Nice Young Men" and b,
Tar the larger number of her listeners wer'
nice young women.
fllhu Jefferson, a prominent citizen anC
extensive grain merchant died at his re,l,lenc
at New Castle, last Sunday. aged n. lie wa
elected Sheriff of New Castle county by tn,
Democrats in 1898.
The dye house connected with Dean (
Phlling Wollea Mil, at Newark was rntirel
: consumed by fire last Thursday evening. involy
/ ing a loss Of 81, 800 The fire originated il
some rags lying near the boiler.
The lecture Of X. Morris Copeland, Esq.
before the Farmers Club, Of Dover, on Frida
evening, Ith inst, was very poorly attended
such things as appeal to the mind, as thi,
e generally meet with "A similar fate.
y John Kennedy, an aged and respected citiza
+ OF Newark fell dead in his house in that tow
on Monday week, whilst engaged in conyer.a
. ton with DR.. Kennedy. He was 70 years ol
: and apparently a remarkably hale old man.
e Among The estimates of the expenses of tn
). city Of Wilmington for 1872. is an item {
$4,000 for Public Parks This is intended !
= the entering wedge to the long-talked of pla
q to provide the city with public park, aion
y the Brandywine
x Samuel Townsend has farm in Somers
al county, forty miles, or thereabouts, below Sc
" ford, that has near 10000 bearing peach tre
Il on 1t, 80 acres Of strawberries, and 20 acr
- more will be planted in the spring, acres
'e Asparagus, ! acre of goOseberries, and 9th
he truck.