Smyrna times., 1871-09-27

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ark butcher the other day. The yarns they
spin about him are as long as his horns, which
they say are four feet.
Edward II. Curtis, young man from New.
ark, In this State, son of s. NJ. Curtis, has
been IN the commission business in Chicago,
ILL.,, Tor some time past, and about two months
ago lett his store in charge of a clerk, to look
up business, intending to be gone but few
days, but up to this time nothing has been
heard of him.
Mrs. Eliza j. Robinson, wife of Jesse w.
Robinson, ESQ, of Seaf0rd is suffering under a
state of mental alteration, and during the past
week she has been raving maniac She
has several times succeeded in getting into the
street where she would sing dance and act in
the most lncOherent manner. Mr.. r. was a
member of the last Legislature.
| The Presbytery of New Castle is now in ses-
sion in the Forest Presbyterian Church Mid
dletown. This Presbytery, by the Reunion
arrangement, has become a large and infuen-
tlal body, embracing all the Peninsula as the
held OF its labor. 1t numbers 81 Ministers, =
Llcentiates, 81 ChurcheS, and 4,90S church
members. The sessions close day.
a correspondent of the Middletown Trans
crypt wants to know how it is that the T. w.
Il Is. Il. X. Co. will ship one carload of goods
tor Prof Williams, from Newark to ST. Louis,
a distance of nine hundred miles, for $75,
while tor fre Thousand Car loads of peaches
they charge 500 per car to New York, dis
tance ot only one hundred and fifty miles.
The new Chapel built by the Presbyterians,
at Armstrong Corner near Middletown. was
dedicated Sunday week DIR. Patton. the
pastor oticiated, assisted by Rev. V. Smith,
Methodist. The building cost 5000, and the
enterprise was started through the formation
Of Sunday School there. Dr. Patton and
wife presented the chapel with an organ
Something of novelty is now going on in
Wilmington among the Germans, at the Viii
mingtOn Rife CUmpany's Park-the old Agri-
cultural Fair grounds-in the way of Scheutz-
enteSt, or in plain English, a shooting festi-
val. The festivities, which commenced on
Monday, will last several days, and the Jolly
GernanS are having good time among their
rifles, lager and pretzels.
We noticed last week that there would be
an excursion on the rail road, OH ThurSday-to-
mOrrOw-frOm Clayton to Oxford and return.
for the benefit of Conductor Matthewson, wh)
has tor some weeks been off duty in consequence
OF sickness. This is gotten up mainly BY the
tastonlans, who feel that some token of re-
gard is due Mr. VI. for his Kindness. There is
every indication that 1t will be large ovation.
A little girl attending one of the Catholic
schools In Wilmington was threatened with
chastlsemcnt by her teacher, to escape which
she jumped on the train and went to Dover
last FRIDAY Her parents were in great dis
treSS and the city greatly exercised about her
sudden disappearance until one of the CON
ductors on the railroad spoiled the sensation bv
telling OF her whereabouts. Her father took
her home on Monday
A man IN perfectly nude condition was
roaming the streets of Wilmington early one
morning last week. He proved to be "A sea can
tam, named Baliy, from Squan Creek. \. j.
who, being sick lett his vessel at L,.weS. and
tried to reach home but feeling 50 badly he
stopped over night at IA Wilmington hotel, and
became dellriouS from "A raging fever He
titd his bed clothes together and let him
self down from second story room lie start
tlr home next day, being much better.
DIED WHILST RIDING ALONG TIE Roam
Mr. John 1. Hall, basket maker at Backis-
ton Gross Roads, six miles from thi, town.
ieII dead IN his dearborn on Saturday evening
last, about six . clock, whilst riding along the
road short distance from CLAYTON, on his wav
70 Smyrna. lie was t,lhing IN lis usual cheer
tuI mood TO Nr. }. ID. Coverdale. VIII, was ria.
ing with him, and was il the act of attemptinp
to pass Deputy Corencr EubankS, who was a
snort distance ahead, when he fell backwards
and almost Instantly expired. The Deputy
coroner held an inquest on Sunday. the jury
rendering verdict that the deceased came To
ms death from causes unknown. lie had been
falling in health for some time, and had had
the bilious, but nothing serious was ever an
Prehended; on the contrary, he thought him
SGH Improving. lie leaves Il wife and two
children
Anothcr Sudlea Deah at Dorer.-Tbe
Dcf"~dredn OF Saturday says: Jacob Vinev,
an aged colored man. formerly in the service
OF the late Hon. Martin w. Bates, was struck
win anropIexy, or paralysis, on Wednesday.
"nli' hll"g his bucket with slop in Mr.. Hill
yards yard, and died the same evening. He
had attained his seventy-filth year We are
informed that some Of old jacob =. friends teIa
graphed to W NiImington for his daughter to
come down AMI attend to her fathers burial
when return dispatch informed them that
she was also dead and that her remains
were about to be sent 10 Dover The dangh
ter owned some property in Wilmington which
she devised to her father; he owned some
property here which he left to his daughter.
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THE CoLORED PEOPLES EXCURSION. last
Friday, from Oxford to Wilmington. was very
unsuccessful financially and otherwise. and
came near resulting disasterously to the getter
up OF the enterprise, colored man named
Bayne, living near Rldgely. The train was
chartered for $675-$3OO to the Md. & Del
K. r. and the balance to the Del. X. r.
}ayne realized little more than half the amount
from the sale Of tickets. The Md. & Del. road
was paid its share, but the Del road, finding
itself minus of its portion, detained the train
In Wilmington till IL clock that night. The
excursionists, impatient at the delay, became
clamorous, against Bayne and several times
threatened him with summary puni >hment,
Which perhaps would have haen ad,n;,;storoJ
but for the wiser counsels of some of the hot
ter disposed among them Some of the men.
unable to pummel Bayne, indulged in free
hight among themselves, and for time the
Wilmington depot was rather stirring place
The K; X. Company, finding it had an . Gle
Phant, finally agreed to take B4yne's obliga
ton and get rid of the crowd as soon as nos
sI6e. About fifty colored people went from
this town, including the band.