Smyrna times., 1871-05-24
STATE AND LOCALS.

cpruance has ten acres, drilled in without
piowlng the ground, that averages six feet siz
inches in height.
Strawberry picking commenced on Monday
IN tins section, and 40 crates were shipped
from Brenford. The yield is good and the
quality excellent The demand for pickers is
drawing largely upon our schools.
Messrs. Worden & Evans of this town have
commenced the manufacture of peach baskets.
They are having machine made in Connec
tlcut OF peculiar design, which they expect
to receive about the middle of June.
Philip Vinyard, formerly of this town. was
Townsend, last Friday evening One of the
men has been arrested and taken to New Cas-
tie jail. We know nothing OF the provoca-
tions.
Cedar Beach, Milford's watering place.
opens this "wednesday evening, when a ball
takes place.
The adjourned meeting of the Boys Acade-
my Committee meets again in Wilmington on
Wednesday,, June 2lst, not June LIST, as the
article from Wilmington exchange stated last
week.
The collections of the NJ. F. Sabbath School
OF this town for their $1,000 fund are taken
aoeeh]y.
The Milford NJ. f. Sunday School make an
excursion to Lewes next Wednesday and the
Presbyterian School on the 18th of June
What would we do without Lewes?
Services in the NJ. f. and PRESBYTERIAN
churches OF this town will commence hereafter
Sabbath evening, at quarter to eight o clock.
Tuesday next, the 30th is Decoration Day.
Read Gen. WOodalrs address, in another
column.
John W. Moore who occupies the I.obdell
farm IN Brandywne Hundred, has a duck that
lays two eggs day, the Republican says.
There are about two hundred persons in
wilmington who have not yet paid the State
tax according to one of the papers there.
The hne country seat of the late Hanson
ho6lnson near Wilmington, was sold last week
to Hon. Clark Grlggs President of the In
dlanapoliS Bloomington and Western Rail-
road, Tor about $44, 500. 1t cost Mr. Robin.
son over 100000.
A German named VIM. Litzenmeyer. fell
from the rocks at Riddles Banks near vii
mlngton, last week, and broke his neck.
The contractors of the Penn. & Del. City
railroad think they can have it ready for the
cars IN SIX months. A Boston company own
an extensive wharf in Delaware City and it is
thought 1t will become great coal depot.
Sassatras Crossing, two miles above this
town. has been made post office, and had
Its name changed to Green Spring.
a Fair and Strawberry Festival will be held
at Townsend on this Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, May 24th and 25th, the proceeds to
De applied III purchasing ground for a new NJ
II. Church. The Townsend Brass band will be
present each evening.
Inc Mlddletown Bank commenced opera
tons In its new building last week.
There is hardly a town or village on the
Fenlnsula that Is not holding, or going to hold
a strawberry festival.
J., Nearly all the papers on the lower part of
the feDlnsula are tlckled over the yield and
prices Of straw berries, notwithstanding 90
much was SAID about their injury by frost.
IA a gIr belonging to a respectable family in
llmlngton, who persisted i'll leading a life of
shame, died in a Catholic correction institution
last week with curses upon her lips The ef.
forts OF re latiyes and friends were unavalng in
Inducing her to reform
On Thursday last the surveyors commenced
their work for line of narrow guage railroad
between w lmlngtOn and New Castle. There
Is good deal OF interest manifested in this
enterprise. '--'
Prot. Hicks has resigned his position as
principal OF the Alddlctown Academy, to take |
pace at the end OF present term Alter yaca |
tlon the school will be conducted by Mr.. Wood. |
-, The early erection of Home for Aged
Women and public hospital are contempIat-
ed In Wilmington. Bids have been received
Tor the former, the site for the latter is being
selected.
The envelope system introduced in the NJ |
u. Church, Sabbath, promises to be a great
success.
=. Chief Justice Gi!pn has decided that No.
lice othcer IN case his authority is resisted |
has right to draw his pistol but not to use i
unless IN imminent danger.
b. Gibbs, Esq, Register of Wills Of New
Castle, one day last week, was struck by n train
backing at the time, and the wheel passed over
one OF his feet, causing injuries so severe that
amputation was rendered necessary.
1t is estimated that this peninsula will shin
this season 3,jO0,0OO baskets OF peaches 5O0I.
poo more than 1869. About 500, 900 new trees
have been planted.
William IL. Donovan, Of Broadkiln hundred.
was appointed Recorder of Deeds in and for
Sussex County on Monday week by Gov. Pom
1er. There were numerous applicants and
much excitement over the affair among the
Ocal politicians.
Ten Methodist Churches and two parsonages
we're built last year on this Peninsula.
The Medical Society of this State meets in
his town on the 18th of June
James Cowgirl sold his residence on State
street, Dover, last week, to Henry w. Draper
Esq, for $4,000. " D'"p'''
The schooner Ocean Bird sank in the Bav
above Lewes, last week. The crew escanej
She was laden with coal for Massachusetts
Prot. Pratt, the horse educator, commences
1peratlons IN Dover to morrow and shows for
four days. '"'"' 'o'
On Monday morning week there were 900
Delaware City. ~
Olncer Jones OF 1iddetOwn was severely cut
ln the hand with razor bv negro man
saturday week, whilst arresting n drnnk en- md
lisorderly colored woman. ""0
The Swiss Bell Ringers are to visit Middle