Smyrna times., 1871-06-21
STATE AND LOCALS.

ten years it has overtaken and passed the cities
OF Portland, Me-, Savannah, Ga, and New
Bedford Mass.
AS the train was returning from Milford on
"Wednesday evening the engine ran over and
Killed four head of cattle near Georgetown
depot.
On the 18th Of July the term of Col. NJ. ".
Allen, Register of Wills, in and for Sussex CO.,
expires, and there are hosts of applicants for
the of6ce-Loxley r. Jacobs, VIM. Hitch,
Shepard P. Houston, Nath. w. Hickman, and
others.
The steamer Pilot Boy will not make any
more Sunday excursions to Port Penn.
| Samuel j. Wood, John Hare, Solomon Her
sew, r. B. Mcdonnell, and Wilson Scrafton of
| Wilmington, are a committee appointed by the
Sons of Temperance to act with Good Tenn
plar committee, to make arrangements for the
holding OF a State Temperance Convention.
There were 5,9S4, 900 lbs Of small fruit
shipped over the Delaware, Phila., VII. and
Bait. K II. during the month of May, 1871,
against p 10000 lbs. in May, 1870. Increase
1872, 600 lbs.
Mr. A. p. Crockett residing near Middle
town, sold last week, a calf fifty two days old
weighing 2GS pounds.
The Peach Growers meeting at Odessa, on
Saturday week, was not well attended, and ad-
iourned, without transacting any business, to
meet again on the 9Th of July next.
Thos. j. Vandegrift and William Biggers,
of Odessa, on Tuesday week, in the patch
of Polk 4 Hyatt, picked 100 quarts of rasp-
berries--95 quarts each. At o cents per
quart, their wages amounted to $4.75.
Calvary Episcopal Sunday School, of Will
mington, had pleasant excursion to Collins
Beach last Friday. There were about three
hundred and fifty persons.
The excursion to New York and West Point,
from Wilmington takes place to- morrow
Great inducements are offered to 60 on the
trip. Read the adv.
A blind horse, attached to a team ran away
in Wilmington last week, and dashed into
show window on Tatnal st., creating destruc-
tion among some china ware.
Jacob Whitaker, residing in Pennington,
Kent CO., died very suddenly of dysentery last
Wednesday afternoon, after an illness of only
four days.
FIX Senator JAS A. Bayard has arrived
home from Europe.
Mr.. Jas. W. Spruance is building additions
to his hotel at Minnehaha," and otherwise
improving the place. Mr. l.. 2. Campbell has
rented the place.
The wheat crop.thrOughout Kent and Sussex
will be harvested this week, and it is generally
agreed that the yield is good and the quality
unsurpassed.
DR.. B. Brown Williams, well known through
out the country as a lecturer on Psychology and
kindred subjects, has located permanently in
Milford. He designs establishing a Medical
Institute, with Turkish and Russian Baths, &c
A lady--a Mrs. Leafs running a photo
graph saloon in Newark.
A Key Check for % cents or a stencil plate
complete 90 cents, sent post paid.
Address j. E. WoRDEN, Smyrna Del.
A young friend has sent us a well-written
report of the proceedings of the Kappa Gamma
Society, a literary association connected with
Prof Reynolds school, in Wilmington, but it S
too long for publication.
| All the farmers want now, since the recent
rain, Is warm weather to make the corn Jump
At the late commencement of Dickinson
College, held on the 9th inst, two Delawareans
received the degree Of Master of Arts; viz:
Rev. VIM. p. Davis, of Milton, and Isaach G..
West, esq of Dover.
A woman named Pellum, of this town was
put in the l)ckup on Monday night for disturb
ing the peace of Methodist and Delaware SITS.
whilst having little family jar in the street
with her husband, both being intoxicated
We learn that the body of dead man was
washed ashore at Bombay Hook few days
ago. He was young looking, neatly dressed
and had on two life. .preservers. A name was
in ring on his finger, but our informant don
remember it, The body was buried on the
shore near the Lighthouse.
The Sunday School of the NJ. i. church o
Dover, together with the schools of the Epis
, copal, Presbyterian and Baptist churches, will
make an excursion to Lewes next Wednesday
the 28th inst.
Collins Beach, Smyrna's favOrte summe
resort, opens next Wednesday, when there arr
to be two excursiOns-a Band from New Gas
r tie and Sunday School from Wilmington. 4
8 gay season is expected.
t Dover now makes its strawberry shipment
foot up 10000 qts., instead Of $4,000, as frs
published.
A dog, believed to have been mad, was kill
: ed in Dover on Wednesday evening.
WIN. Scribner, of Milford, has been com
) missone1 as an aid to Gov. Ponder
The young people at Frederick will hold
Raspberry Festival this Wednesday and Thur,
n day evenings.
A fund is being created for the purpose {
{, keeping the Old Swede' Church, Wilmington
IT in good repair, and tOcontinue forever its pioU
}, uses.
y A resolution was adopted at the recer
Episcopal convention authorizing Bishop LIE
to appoint missionary to visit every porto
1t Of the State, and report the condition of affair
Z T. A fund is about being raised to meet the e.
u pense required.
: The Commissioners of Dover have abolishe
+. chicken raising on the streets, carpet shakir
D. ON the public square, and dumping slops at
n garbage in the cutters.
at A base ball club from Newark went to w
o. mington and played game on Saturday, whc
al they were set upon and badly beaten by CROW
e, OF Wilmington rOughs. Several of the assa
ants we're arrested.
Excursions to Oxford are now the order
N the day. The Ilillsborough Sunday Scho,
in Rev. ". r. McFarlane, pastor, will make o.