Smyrna times., 1871-07-19
STATE AND LOCALS.

a daily boat is now running on the line be-
tween New York and Lewes
Next Saturday the colOred people make their
excursion from Smyrna to Oxford
For some mouths past the Episcopal congre-
CATION OF Georgetown has been without rec
tor
The NJ. Z. Sunday School of Kenton are
holding picnic to-day in Col. Robt. Hill S
woods near that town.
The Bethel NJ. f. Sunday School made an
excursion to Fraand last Thursday which was
very largely attended.
Sam Townsend expects to grow $4,000
baskets of peaches from 10000 trees this sea-
son.
The Milford peach growers are rather pleas
ed with the Hales, which have turned out bet
ter than usual.
Petty theving in this town is fearfully on che
increase. Almost nightly some ones larder is
depleted.
Two churches on Mllsborough Circuit Rev.
t. o. AyreS, pastor, are being repaired, re
modelled and handsomely repapered
T. B. Coursey, Esq, of Frederick, and his
wife are sojourning at Saratoga. He is there
for his heaIh which is improving.
The telegraph wires have been run into this
town and will be put in operation this week.
5. Gilbert WildS Is to be the operator.
The congregation of the first Presbyterian
! Church of Delaware City, have deemed it nee
eSsary to enlarge their church and work on it
will commence in few days.
The DeIdwdreon announces that Drs. New
man Of Washington and Bartine of Jersey
City, will attend the Camden Camp meeting
and preach on Sunday the Both.
The central portion of Sussex has been in.
Hiotad with CnrinuS drOurht F,r eOD,o -
past. Corn is failing and vegetables are burn
ing up.
An old and prominent citizen living near
Laurel was severely chastised by his wife, last
week, it is stated, for being to ahectionate to
the hired girl.
The Boys Academy Committee meet in this
town this afternoon. \ public educational
meeting will be held in the NJ. Il. Church this
evening to which the public are invited
Tomorrow (Thursday) the NJ f. Sunday
Schools Of Raymond's and Serverson's, near
this town, will hold pic mic at Fralaud and
dabble in the waters of the Delaware.
Wilmington wants to tax oyster men who 90
from other States there to sell oysters, and
Easton wants to tax Wilmington carriage ped
lers, and so it goes
According to the Milford paper Mr. Parker
Wilcox, near there, has peach orchard, a
year old last Spring, which will bear fruit
enough this season to pay for planting the
trees.
A stable belonging to Mr.. Thomas Salisbury,
in kenton hundred, was struck by lightning
during the gust on Tuesday night and some
what injured. One horse was killed The
straw took fire but was soon extinguished
The time for hsndjng in proposals for the
work on the VI. f. Church of this town expires
on the 10Th, on the evening of which day the
building committee meet at the parsonage to
decide upon the proposals.
Charles Gibbons and family, of Philadel-
phia; Fix Governor Trusten Polk, of Missouri
j. s. Gibbons, Esq, of New York, President
OF the }. x b. Rlilroad are at the Ocean
House, Lewes.
Miss Gibbons young lady reporter for the
Phlla. PresS, is writing up the peach interests
OF Delaware. She interviewed Smyrna last
Monday paying visit to several large orch
ards.
The junction & Breakwater Railroad Co..
paid the interest due the State, January lst
some months ago, part Of it being paid under
} protest, as the Railroad Company did not con
slder so large an amount due.
The great iron pier, at the Breakwater, fol
which the last Congress made an appropra
tlOn of $225, 600, has been fully surveyed Ii
is expected that work will commence on il
J during the season.
5 The young folks Of Odessa loaded themselve.
mp in peach wagon and went to Collins
. Beach last week They took cabinet orgar
with them aud had music and fun in abun
dance.
= A woods, or two-days', meeting will be helC
r in Hayes woods, Blackbird Station, next Sat
! urday and Sunday, 22d and 23d Rev Thos
Numbers, w. Is. Gregg, and others, are ex
pected to preach. j. Ii. BRYAN.
: Rev. Mr.. Clymer writes us from Nortl
! Chatham, n. y, that he will fill his pup
next Sunday, his subject in the evening bein.
How to Shine in the World, - intended fo
the young. lie has heen soOurning for Owe
two weeks at Round Lake, Saratoga, &c.
The barn on the farm Of Mr. Cam, occupi
ed by James McMullen, situated in Pencade
! Hundred, was struck by lightning on Tuesday
afternoon week, ard was consumed with al
its contents, consisting of hay, wheat, &c
The loss will be quite heavy.
l. II. D. Knowles, Of Seaford, was arrested
e one day last week by U. s. Marshall Dunn
e and taken before the U. s. Commissioner a
c Wilmington, charged with obtaining letter
a from the Laurel p. o. on forged order Thr
charge was not sustained and he was released
G 1uG Ioilo"lhg IlSurcS SEOW the business o
the Wilmington Post Office for June Letter
received for delivery in the city, about 65, 900
/ letters sent 10000; city letters $500; news
f papers received, 10000 and nearly tie SAM
n number sent away.
: The Sam'l NJ. Jones farm, in the "Alley,
six miles from this town, was sold for the thirc
: time by Ex-Sherif Wids, last Thursday. I,
s y. BurrlS, of MiddletOwn, for $3,25O subi.c
+. to mortgage. d. j. Murphey, of Newark
a was the purchaser on the two previous occa
I sions
u The Wilmington Gazette learns that Mr.
u WIN. I. Croasdale will Commence the pubca
T. ton OF new daily penny ,paper in that cit
! about the first Of September next Its It'll
!. will be " Ece'y Egeniag," and it will be ncu
e hal IN pOlItcs MIR G. is NOW local editor a