Smyrna times., 1871-11-08
STATE AND LOCALS.

a
nave died In Wilmington recently.
if Remember Alf Burnett makes so cts worth
il OF fun TOR rs cts. next Monday evening.
John Ii. Hall, formerly of Sussex county,
died In Philadelphia last week of smallpox.
n Philip Phillips, the celebrated "Singing
Pilgrim" gives a concert in Milford Dec lst
Alf Burnett plays Diamond Cut Diamond"
in place of Mr.. Caude, next Monday night
Horace Greey, it is stated, has been engaged
to lecture IN Wilmington some time in Decem-
Der.
Geo. s. Grier, Of Milford, has been granted
patent for an improvement on the Mccormick
reaper.
Mr.. Jos. E. Word9n, of this town, is doing
an extensive business in stencils, stamps and
stationary.
Rev. John T. Gracey, of the India Mission,
IS delivering course OF lectures in Boston ON
India and its people.
Mr.. Cow, on the Van Worst farm, Milford.
has grown a secondcrOp of round potatoes this
fall from the same ground
| Mr. Perry G. Yandegrift, of Odessa, has
purchased farm in Cecil county, Md, of Mr..
5. j. Nuttall, for $25, ,OOO
Priscilla Prissy, an old colored woman, said
to be one hundred and eleven years old, re-
Gently died In AppOquinimink IId
The Presbyterian Church at Delaware CITY
has contributed S67. and the Episcopal Church |
sos, to the relief of Chicago
The III. f. Sunday School, Of this town con-
tributej Sl20l to the relief of the Chicago
mission schools, last Sunday
Mr.. D. X. Dick, of Lewes, has tried peanut
growing, and expects to gather five hundred |
bushels this season as first triah
"A bag, floating down the Christiana river, |
near Wilmington, last week. was picked up |
and found to contain dead infaut
49, The yacht SunShie, of the n. Y. Yacht |
Club, Is at Lewes with party of New York
gentlemen, on cunning expedition.
The Peninsula Fruit Growers Association
VIII WI mold an adjourned meeting at Seatord on
edneSday, 18th inst, at , o'clock, =. NJ.
The Trustees Of the Poor of New Castle co.
will meet at Hares Corner on Thursday ito.
morrow to select site for the new almshouse.
A worthy old man named Thos. Swan, whist
VlSltlhg brother, near st. Georges, recently,
was killed by kick in the stomach from a
colt -
The Baltimore Hundred sweet potato, weigh.
ing ten lbs, has been beaten by one raised in
Somerset CO., Md, by Mr.. Watts, weighing
sixteen lbs.
Mr.. Andrew e. Crow, formerly of 4 f.
Grow d Co., merchants in Wilmington. has
gone with Mr.. hennard, the well known mer- +
chant OF that city. !
Kev. Pennel COmbe, of Phila., whilst on c
visit to his relatives and friends in this town,
will preach for the NJ +. Congregation nevf I
Sunday, morning and evening. i
Jacob Stats, Esq, one of the members Of a q
lrge and influential family in Thorougbfare !
Neck, dIed at his residence, about eight miles II
rom this town, Monday night Q
vaccination has become so common in .our g
own, since the small pox scare, tha, the peo Il
nc are Salutlng each other like the Philadel- ="
'hlans do" How your scabs ;
The race between the two Delaware horses "
'!tepy, Dave and Red Rover, at Suffolk park :,
asst friday, was won by the latter in three O
tralght heats. Time, 2.37!, ,. IS, 2.39. a
Inc Georgetown market is fat The Sussex o
o@rnat says: Butter has been during the sea h
On selling at from Is to 20 cts, sweet potatoes CT
c's'' corn % cts, beef to 10 cts, lard 10. 6
A old man known only as Yank." whilst 81
atlng at lluilngton restaurant Thursday, y
ropped his head in his plate and died. He y
as dlsslpated, which perhaps caused his ~ ~
The Breat'cater Tight, the paper recently p
ar!ed at Lewcs, but printed in SeafordI has ~
gam commenced to shine, it having procnrsd a
N
ewes. ="
Governor Ponder has appointed Edwin CO
ayuter aud Peter L. Causey. Trnxten. oi in
elaware College, on the part of the State in T.
e place OF D Il. Frost aud w. L. Causey, n
ne last rail OF the Fineland railway was laid gr
the Delaware, opposite Bombay Hook. ON VI
e 10th ult. We do not know that this is anv pa
yn Of the laying OF the first rail on this sdc & de
Dwever. ''N0' do
a lite-slze portrait of Judge Hall, has been We we
icea IN one OF the public school rooms of
lnIngton. This is mark of respect 10 the
uge, Tor the interest he has taken in Dub. ' ai'(
education. pun ga
lhe Old Presbyterian Church in lewes law
apldated brick structure, is being torn down be-
e OBJECT Is to give more room for burial ed
'und: 1t Is said to be the oldest church in me
) United States ~ :" bv
kev. DR.. MOrsell, of this town, who has boon ha'
visit 10 his relatives aud friends in ST. ne
'ry CO., Nd, since the adjournment of the loF
ScopaI convention, Is expected to fill his sue
lplt next Sunday 1t
The subscriptions taken up in the several O., cGtI
rrcheS 10 MIddletown, in aid OF the Chicago t;n
ferers, amount to 1910. In the Me,bodiSt TIN TN
lrch, STA in the Episcopal, SllO: and in =.
Presbyterian, $40. -
The report of smallpox being fearfullv pre- he
ent at Harrington originated from one case
i OF man named Hammond, three miles Il
m m the town, who contracted the disease in ES'
liza. No other cases exist. tha
he Handel and Hay dn concert for the bene. con
'f the New Episcopal Church in Middletown Dei
the singers gave their services Iral
not much OF success financially, the net !en'
ceeu' being only about thirty dollars ~ ~
\ gentleman named Briggs, from the South, nan
,cton and H. parl"r skate rink In VII the
town hall to open a rink in this town. This Pc
amusement has created quite furore in Id,
g. Of
1Ts. Ts Sarah l.. Short, residing near Laurel. to