Smyrna times., 1872-08-07
STATE AND LOCALS.

hedNy rams OF yesterday.
Ofthe l48 inmates of the New Castle Almsbouse,
two thirds are Of foreign birth.
Gen. A. t. A. Torbert, u. S. Consul General at
Havana, is now at his home in Milford.
Rev. Il. L. POuson, of Baltimore. has been down
the Stale on temperance lectdrng tour.
1t costs Just twice as much to % from Lewes 70
Philadelphia as from Lewes to New York.
The full account of the ynching case, in Mary
land, may be found in our 'Maryland Items"
President Purne, Prof Porter, and number Of
other gentlemen of Newark are lounging at Lewes.
The publishing ola quarterly magazine. devoted
to education, is soon to be commenced in Will
mington.
st. Michacls Beneficial Society of Wilmington,
will give an excursion to Collinss Beach tomorrow
August 6th
The Rev. Mr.. White, Presbyterian Minister, of
Bridgevie, leaves his church this TALL for reasons
not known.
An excursion is to be made from Wilmington 10
the famous "SwItchback" railroad, on the 18th of
September.
A hen belonging to Mr.. iona. A. Brown, near
town, few weeks ago hatched Two chickens from
one egg, but they died.
A croquet convention was held in Wilmington
last Friday and set of rules adopted 10 govern
match games in that city.
Several of the young business men of Milford
tax OF pulling up stakes and locating at Warren,
IN Warren county, Pennsylvania.
John O'Byrne gave the children of Catholic
orphan asylum grand pic mic at his beautiful
| residence, near Wilmington, last week.
A new Temperance Society, known as the "True
TemPlars" has been started in this State. A lodge
was organized in Wilmington last week.
There are in this State five auxiIiaries to the
American Bible Society, all of which are in a
hourlshing condition and doing much good.
Mr.. Phillips, near Millsboro', Sussex county,
has lost four out Of six children within a few weeks
| from diptheria, and the remaining two are sick.
| There are some changes IN the running time OF
the mixed train" on the Delaware road, and we
have corrected the time table to correspond u it,
| Nearly $4,000 have been subscribed to the vii.
mlngton Conference Academy fund and the erec.
ton OF the buildings will be begun at Dover early
IN the spring.
Sarah Ann, the wife of Cyrus Griffin, colored, a
woman in apparently good health, died after few
moments illness on Wednesday morning, at Dover
Of heart disease.
Mr. Solomon Hersey, Of Wilmington, for a
long time connected with the Commercial has been
commissioned mail agent on the Wilmington and
| Western Railroad
now being built from Townsend on the Delaware
Railroad to Chestertown, following the line Of the
Kent County Railroad.
The new NJ. l. Church at Lewea will be ded
Gated on the 25th Of August. DR.. T. ]. Thompson
of this town, and Rfvs S. PancGast and A. Wallace
Of Phila., and others will ofiicIate.
A committee from the Board of Trustees of the
New Castle AlmshOuse has been appointed to visit
'he asyIums OF other States before commencing the
erection OF the new one at Hare's Corner
Mr.. b. F. Fleming ielegra ph operator at CLAYTON
ed
Pleasant, and Mr.. David l.. Rawns, of Seaford
mas been appointed his successor at Clayton.
Erery Erening, in publishing the appointment,
OF the NJ +. Conference, stated that il could no
get iuIl list 1t could if il had applied TO In,
lIMEs' from which it got what 1t did publish.
Rev. A. Rittcnhouse's congregation, at Hcston
VIII West Philadelphia, laid the cornerstone of
ne" NJ E. Church last week. It is TO be ar
persons.
Mr.. Jos. b. Deakync, in Thoroughfare f,und
hen egg in his poultry hoqse last week which
weighed seven ounces-tho SHE of three ordinar,
eggs The hen is "dUing as well as could bt
expected"
A deranged German who bad been at the SUISSE,
ICOunty Almshouse, sent TO New York lns
week, where he claimed TO have relations Afte
his arrival IN the city he jumped into the dock anC
drowned himself.
The Georgetown Journal suys: "The corn an,
vegetaoles IN this section are completely burnt up
There has been little rain for two months Gras
Is dried up and even the trees bear evidence Of tn
terrible scOurge."
The Messrs Hastings, Of this town. have ius
contracted with parties in Pa. & N j., for the build
ing Of two large vessels Of about $50 tons each
Ihey expect TO complete the large one now on tn
! stocks IN about four weeks.
? A very pious young Pennsylvania, on his wa,
/ TO camden Camp Meeting last week, met with
, sport on the Delaware train, who tempted him 1
!, try his hand at Three Card Monte. PIous youn
j man lost $50 and then cried about it.
e Mr.. b. B. Allen, proprietor Of the Market stree
! Livery, Is now running a stage regularly 10 th
steamboat from this town. II runs to Collins's n
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturda vs. and Spruance'
D ON Mondnys, Wednesdays aud Fridays, Ieavin
e town about ii A. N.
B There has just been established on the Ken
Coanly Rallroat five new stations between Townsen
and ChestertOwh The names of the stations mr.
= Blacks, Still Pend, Lynch's, Vickcrs and Parson
s One Is IN honor Of Maj. Black, Of this town, o
whose lands il is located.
One day last week fne.looking lady came dow
on the cars and took the stage for Millsboro
a There she took charge Of young man, aud wer
s with him next day TO Georgetown, where they wer
4 married. The next morning they went north O
The ears The affair has stirred up wunderfl
o sight Of gossip.
n Mrs. Elizabeth Wilds, (widow Of the late Denn
It Wds) Of this town. met with serious accident O
n Monday night. 10 lowering the windows durin
the ram Storm N the dark. she fell down the siai
d way, dlslocdtng her shoulder and fraeturing or
ss bono OF one Of her wrists besides receiving seve
"a bruises Her injures are very painful but nj
I, thought dangerous. DR.. Collins was called in.
~ We stated last week that little boy, travclin
IL with an Italian beggar, had been detained at Ne
il Castle in the belief that he was the lost child Of
is Mr. Leib OF Quincy. III, whose disappearance fro
" his home about fhifteeH months go has occasion,
ie great distress TO his parents Mr.. L. arrived the
re TO identify him last Wednesday and was disn
pointed; the child was not his. He manifest,
great sorrow at not finding his little .Freddy p a,
70 the people made up $50 TO defray his expenses.