The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1871-06-24
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.
STRAY WAITS.
Fine weather for harvesting.

Fine weather for harvesting.
Still in Demand-Dunning's "Dia-
mond State Black INK"
The place to get good ice cream is Mt
John w. Flick's, Main St, opposite the
Bank.
The Alleghanians, Swiss Bell Ringers,
give en- entertainments at the Town Hall,
Monday evening.
The excursion to New York and West
Point, from Wilmington, Thursday,
was well attended.
Smiling-The faces of pei sens coming
out of Flick's ice cream saloon, Main ST.,
opposite the Bank.
The big camp-meeting at the Camden
Union Camp Ground will commece on
Wednesday, July 2S.h.
Everybody is pleased with photo
graphs taken by Blair. Commerce street,
opposite the Post Office.
The M. e. Sunday School, of HILLSIDE
rough, Md, will make an excursion to
EOxford, on the 10Th inst.
The annual commencemen of Wesley
aR Female College, Wilmington, took
place Thursday evening.
John w. Flick has Just returned from
the city, with fresh and splendid lot OF
confectioneries, &c. See adv. in anoth-
err column.
The harvest has been remarkably ear
ly this year. Many farmers in this coun-
ty commenced cutting their wheat in the
middle of June.
A fund is being created in Wilmington,
the interest of which is to be used for the
purpose of keeping the Old Swedes'
Church in good repair.
A couple of the upper tens" of Will
mington, succeeded In Guiding the Wig
Hence of "cruel parents" aud were pri-
vately married last week.
A grand excursion from Clayton, DEL,
to Oxford, Md, will be given over the
Md. d. Del. r.. r., on the 4th of July
Fare for round trip, $l.75.
Jacob Whitaker, residing in Farming
ton, Kent CO., died very suddenly of
dysentery last Wednesday afternoon,
after an illness of only four days.
E. Lurty has made ample arrange
ments for shipping peaches from Mary
land to New York city, and solicits con-
signments. See advertisement in an
other column.
The Peach Growers meeting at Odes-
sa, on Saturday last, was not well atten-
ded, and adjourned without transacting
any business, to meet again on the 9th
of July next.
An effort is being made to run line
of peach steamers from Mahon's River,
near Little Creek Landing, this season,
also line of propellers from White Hall
Landing, ON Leipsic Creek.
There were 5,9S4.000 lbs. of small fruit
shipped over the Delaware and Phila-
delphia, Wilmington IL Baltimore Rail
roads, during the month of May, III,
against 2,ll2,O 600 lbs. in May, 40
Endeavors are being made to establish
a church at Townsend. At present, al
though AT the junction of the Delaware,
and Queen Anne's and Kent County
Railroads, there is no church there.
A gentleman attended a picnic at
Rosendale, on the Brandywine, short
time since and laid down to take nap;
when he awoke found himself minus of
his watch and well-fillel pocket-book.
President Hinckley, Supt. Kenney,
Chas. X. Ide, MFR. Mills, and other off,
GERS of the p, w. d B. II. r., are max
ing an extended tour of the Peninsula,
and examining all the branch roads ON the
route.
The Quick Step base ball club of New
ark went to Wilmington OH Saturday
Ahot W PioJ f" eaihCg Ohb oh
ing at the grounds were set upon by
gang of roughs, and several of them in
jured.
Last week the Jackson & Sharp Com
pany of Wilmington, sent five freight
cars to the Junction q Breakwater Rail-
road and two Pullman Palace cars to
New Orleans, jackson & Great Northern
Railroad.
On Saturday last lady was taken sick
on the cars, near Wilmington. On ar
irving at that city she was taken to a
residence of gentleman near the depot,
and gave birth to twins.
On Tuesday week, a blind horse dash.
ed into the window of a second. hand
store in Wilmington, smashing lot of
china and crockery ware inside. He
then dashed down the street, carrying
away tree box and the porch of 8
house. He was finally secured.