Smyrna times., 1871-07-26
STATE AND LOCALS.

Mr.. Knoch Spruance is building a pier at
Fralani.
There was large excursion to Collins Beach
on Monday from Camden, New Jersey
The schools Of this town are all closed and
the children are fOotlose.
The usual influx of peach pickers are upon
as, only more numerous than ever before
A sea turtle was captured off Fraand and
brought to this town this week
The colored peoples excursion from this
town to Oxford, last Saturday, was large and
successful.
Three large camp meetings commence to day
Harrington and Hurlock s, or En-.
nall 5 Springs, as it used to be called.
At SeafOrd recently boat load of 500
bushels Of apples from Virginia was shipped
to New York by railroad
-Four families from ST. Louis are soiourning
at the Ocean House, Lewes, with Ex Senator
Polk
DIR: McCabe, of MiddletOwn, has been try
ing the ocean baths at Lewes for the benefit Of
his health, which is greatly improved
Seven new buildings are in cou sc of erection
in Dover, or contracted for, including the new
jail
The Zion Methodist Sunday School, lcolor-
ed Of Wilmington, make an excursion to Min
nehaha, 81. W. Spruance's beach, tomorrow.
Capt. Henry Laws raised on his farm near
Milford l6 bushels of good wheat to one bush
els seeding.
Last week the canal boat Gen. .Siege7, was
run into and sunk near St Georges, on the
canal, by the steamer Martha .Sterens
Though the storm of last night was severe
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learned of but little damage it did, except
breaking the limbs Of overloaded peach trees.
8 Black CHAMBERS" has appeared among hor
ses in Broad Creek HID, Sussex CO., and sew
eral valuable animals have died from the dis
ease.
Messrs. g. W. & s. Taylor, of this town
have the contract for furnishing the iron work
tor the now Jail at Dover-from $1,000 to
$4,000 worth OF material.
Rev j. &. Thompson, former pastor, again
filled the pulpit Of the Presbyterian church of
this town on Sunday, and before large audi
ences, Of course
Joshua Parker, formerly Of Dover, who has
been for some time a bailiff of the Criminal
Court, at Washington, has been appointed a
county constable, by Governor Cooke.
The Americul Club, of Philadelphia, some
fifty in number, have been visiting i.cwes dur
ing the past week. They are delighted with
the place.
Wilmington is rejoicing that it is to have
new hotel to coat 500, O,000 on the site of the
o!d Indian Queen" 1t is to run from Mar
kct to King sts., along Fifth.
Rev. james l.. Vallandigham, PRESBYTERIAN
minister of Newark, is preparing a biaeranhv
OF his brother, the late Hon G.. j.. ValIandig-
am. He solicits any information friends can
give.
The new Masonic Hall at l.eyes wss ded
Gated to the use Of the Order on Thursday sf
ternoon last. Quite a number of the fraterni.
ty from other Lodges of the State participated
IN the exercises.
1T is time that the boys and others we-o
stopped from running up and down the gallery
steps OF our town hall during the progress ~
entertainments. The noise is exceedingly an.
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Trains Will commence to run on the nou
peach route, through the PENNSYLVANIA towns
about the Sth Of August Arrangements haye
Deen made to run ten cars per day from Mid
dlctown and Mt. Pleasant. '-'O
The management Of the Nd. & Del r r
have made another change in the runaino ~
the second up train. 1t now leaves Ea.ton !.
845, A: NJ. connecting with the train at Clav
ton at LAS p. NJ. O"'
We publish today a revised time table g.,
the Delaware Railroad. The only change ia !,
the time Of tho freight train with passcn9s !" .
car attached. The train from SMYRNA to cno
meet with it now leaves at e 50 in the eveuin"
instead Of 7.35. evening
Hugh Boulden, an old bachelor in the s2
year OF his age, died in Chr:stiana IInndro
last W Wednesday,, leaving all his property VIII
the exception Of small sum, to his brro'bo "h'
and sister, to the Catholic Bishop Of WIm;no
ton-about SIS, 900. V '''ni'e
A peach train ran into n freigbt train
wyoming yesterday afternoon and sma.ho
q up several cars and injured a locomotive h'
h no one was hurt, though tho Carrying car" ,
: the freight train was thrown upon the ton
another car whilst man was in it. ''p
The people Of Lewes are delighted to rcco,
! the names Of distinguished visitors, which
IT all right, but the other day wag. TO- bnrie'a q,
e them. went to the Ocean House book and r.
e lstered such pames as Jim Fisk, Horace Gre
ley, Brigham Young, Wendell Phillips. &c.
ia Miss Maggie 9. Dawson, of Sealord. had
- narrow escape from sufocation, recen ly. whi
10 on an excursion. The boom of the sloop su