Smyrna times., 1871-05-03
STATE AND LOCALS.

who taught dancing class in this town last
winter, was neal Y killed by negro last week.
See Maryland items.
Barnum's immense show, about which there
is so much talk said to be the largest in the
word, will perhaps come this way, as We have
received circular, tickets, &c, from him.
We are indebted to Rev. IL. S. Thompson,
of ElktOn, the Journal Secretary of the Will
mington NJ. +. Conference, Tor copy OF the
minutes.
| A theatrical troupe have opened in Will
mington, and the leading character {. IL.
trsnck, announced this as his last appearance
before entering the ministry.
| The Trustees of the Poor of New Castle co.
has elected homeopathic physicians in place of
the aIOpathic practitioners.
Brigham Young" a celebrated trotting
horse Of Sussex, is dead.
During the late tornado in Sussex the water
in James mill pond was blown up on the
fields and large drains were cut into the earth
as it ran back to the pond. The old Asbury
church building was nearly demolished
| The Indian Queen Hotel buildings, in Will
mlngten, are being torn down and a handsome
new banking building is to occupy the site.
| The Milford NJ. f. Church Committee have
decided TO build new church, 50 by 80 feet,
but they are perplexed about the location.
VIM. B. Virgins, the pension forger of vii
mlngtOn, has been sentenced to- six years i'm
priSOnment. lie formerly held good position
in society was a man of fine social qualities
and sparkling wit, but his erin has humbed
him to the last degree and he has become an
object OF pity as well as censure.
VIM. NJ. Goldsborough, young organist,
charmed the Episcopal congregation of this
town last Sunday by his performance OH that
instrument.
A Camp Meeting for Harrington circuit will
be held in James Anderson's woods the same
occupied for the two years past, to commence
July 29th 1871.
The young ladies of Milford are divided, ac-
cOrding to age, into three sOcietieS-the " Air
Plants, Dew Drops" and Z" Gum Drops"
The residence of Mrs. Brown, in the vicinity
of Pennington, Sussex co., was destroyed by
fire on Sunday week, with nearly all the con-
tents. All the family had gone to Church with
the exception of Mrs. Brown.
4 negro named VIM. Townsend, who had
just been tried and convicted of setting fire to
hay stack, escaped from Dover Jail last week
by jumping down the privy and scratching his
way through the filth to the open air. He
had leg irons on.
Milford is to have 7aJleamr T1rant
Harrington is trying to get an Episcopal
Church. Rev. Mr. McKim, of Milford,
E breaches there.
A handsome new engine, christened " New
1 ork, has Just been put upon the Junction
! Il Breakwater Il. r. She was built for the
; Company in Philadelphia at a cost of abou,
$4,000.
The annual election OF Directors of the Bank
OF Smyrna takes place tomorrow.
Peach trees never looked more like a full
crop than now, says the Sussex Journal.
Judge Wooten has donated lot for a Pres
byterian Church in Georgetown.
r The Board of Stewards of the NJ. f. Church
will meet on Thursday evening :! o'clock, iu
the audience room Of the church Inlportdu
! business
The lady who put the beautiful boquet OF
: the pulpit Of the NJ. f. Church. last Sabbath
; will please accept the thanks of the Pastor.
. The NJ. f. Sabbath School of this town ex
pect to hold a strawberry festival soon-ber
ries to come from the SOuth-to raise none,
. for their $1,000 fund.
E A business firm has visited Mddletown 70
e the purpose of introducing the new portabl
: gas apparatus there.
e j. 3. FenimOre and sons of Middleton,
i have set out eight acres IN Asparagus. jaime
u L. Shallcross Is also engaged III the culture o
# this plant
. Odessa has quartet brass band and a strin
j. band.
!. 1t is rumored that the survey for the pro
4 posed Middletown and Ekton railroad wi
f commence soon.
G The new Middetown Bank will be finishe
y and occupied in about two weeks. 1t is
handsome building
n Prof Pratt, horse trainer, expects to max
o a tour of the Peninsula. He is now in Odes
sa.
~ Messrs. Jackson & Pyle of Wilminpto
q have rented the steam mill OF J. B. Feninore
in MlddletOwn, and will commence, about tn
hrst OF June, fruit and vegetable drying C:
e tablishment by the new process. 1t is tim
e Smyrna was waking to this enterprise.
n The grounds around the venerable and ven
" Grated "Old Drawyer's" Church, near Odes
e sa, are to be beautitied and adorned with grave
II walks, shrubbery, arbor vitae hedges, &c.
= The residence of Mr.. John Bell. Of Mort
Murderkil hundred, was destroyed ly FIRE O
the night of the 18th lust The family barrel
2 had time to escape His loss is about $1,000
+ including 1925 in cash.
The Clayton Depot is being handsomeI
% repainted. A rooted platform is to be erecte,
- Tor the accommodation of fruit shippers.
" y d. p. Barnard, p. A. Kent, Hon. J. GIanc
= Jones, Jas. Lord, a. A. Lawrence and R0bt
!, Sarde, have been elected vestrymen of Gam
q den p i. Church. Messrs Jones and Bar
!. i nard were also chosen delegates to the Dioce
q san Convention.
Rev. n. w. Bennum is dangerously i'll O
O typhoid fever, at Gravity Hill, in Sussex. Fl
was y, retired FROM the active service by the Nj
7 Il. Conference, on account of i'll health.
E. Lewis is setting its house in order prepara
tory to becoming fashionable resort thi
Summer. The two hotels have fallen int
It good hands, it is said. A"'
a Although we refer to the Methodist Churc
al improvement frequently, the other two do
d nominations OF our town are not idle. The
- na.e important enterprises in contemplation
IN but they prefer to work quietly for a while.
Y At Calvary Protestant Epi,conaI Cbrro