Smyrna times., 1872-01-31
STATE AND LOCALS.

Huntington, III CDIS country VIII soon nave
spoke factory, and canning factory and
huSk factory are talked of.
Rev. Jason Rogers, of Baltimore, was last
week installed pastor of the Presbyterian church
at Glasgow, New Castle co.
The deputy sheriff of Sussex lit down among
some infringers of the license law il Lewes last
week and gave them good scare
Grace Church, Wilmington, holds its mis-
sionary anniversary, Ia great feature) in the
new opera house on Feb. 18th.
The net receipts of the Festival for the
Poor, in this town, last week was $I43.52
See the Secretary report, elsewhere.
Rev. Mr.. Thorne, Unitarian minister of
Wilmington, attends the theatre there and
writes criticisms for the daily ECcry Ecening.
Two prominent vocalists of Milford, Miss
Lizzie Reedy and Mr.. Chas. Z. Treidler, sing
at grand concert in Baltimore on the 5th
proX
The Episcopal Sunday School of this town
will commence holding afternoon sessions
next Sunday, in addition to the usual morning
sessions.
William c. Parker of st. Georges Hundred.
is about to remove to Florida, where he ex-
poets to engage in the culture of pine apples,
bananas, oranges, &c.
A Neck tie Party, under the management of
the Good Templars of Dover, will be held at
the State House next Thursday evening, Ito
morrow February Ist.
The Governor has appointed Thomas Young.
OF Wyoming, Justice of the Peace in and for
Kent county, vice John p CoOmbs, ESQ,
whose time has expired.
Manaen Gumm, a prominent citizen of
tranktord, Sussex CO., fell across a log in his
saw mill on the 25th and had his left arm
severed by circular saw.
All the members of the official board of the
NJ. f.. Church Of this town will meet in the
Mission School Room at the church on Satur-
day evening at o'clock.
The Sunday School Scholars of the NJ E.
Church of this town will meet at the Parsonage
Friday evening at o'clock, to practice singing
for the reOpening exercises.
There is now proposition in MiddIetovn to
consolidate all the school districts into one
erect school building and establish graded
school. Every town in the State ought to do
So
The Good Templars of Harrington will give
musical entertainment and hold a festival and
fair on the evenings OF February 9Th and Sth.
proceeds to be appropriated to furnishing their
hall
A writer in the Seaford Record, proposes
the construction of a canal from Middleford to
Cedar Creek, in Sussex. This would make an
outlet from the Nanticoke to the Delaware
Bay.
Rev. JAS. II. Mclaughlin, formerly
Methodist minister on this Peninsula, died in
" wilmington, IN bis Both year, on Wednesday.
lie retired from the Philadelphia Conference
in 1870.
Two gentlemen of Milford have, since the
n 81 p.lI. =
fur skins: $4,000 rabbit, 5000 muskrat. 700
coon, 400 opposum, l52 mink, 80 foxes and 10
otters.
1t is stated that Bishop Becker, (Catholic)
OF this State is prominent candidate for thr
prlmacy of Maryland in the event of the death
OF Archbishop Spaulding who is now danger
cusly i'll.
Col. VIM K. Lockwood, father of Gen.
Lockwood, and highly esteemed citizen of
Camden: died tuesday of last week, aged 50
years. lie filled one term as Register of Wills
at Dover, early in life
A meeting of railroad and steamboat men
was held in Phiadelph last week to establish
line OF steamers between PHILADELPHIA. Lewe.
and New York. in connection with the Junction
& Breakwater Railroad.
One OF the great events in Wilmington will
be the Chlldrens' Jubilee, on Feb. 18th. when
orc thousand children are to sing in concert
Prot. Clemmer the musical director. is Gil
more on smaller scale.
Plans are being made for new Metbo1ist
church at CowgiPs Corner, four miles from
Dover. A fOurlshing Sunday School, under
the charge Of Rev. J. b. Merritt, of Dover
forms the nucleus Of this enterprise
,,, Rev, L. ia. TOmpkinson, NJ. f. minister at
wyoming was honored by donation visit
from his congregation on the 2Oth, when his
pantry was stocked, and his vile presented
with handsome dress, purse, &c.
:, Another shooting match took place at Mid
dLetown on Monday, the contest being between
MI y. Hood, OF Millington, and Mr.. r. r.
Cochran, OF that town-2O birds each. $40 n
Slue' MI Cochran won the match and the
purse.
Peter and Thomas GOldsberry, two colored
men were sent to New Castle jail last week,
for breaking into store at Armstrong Corner
near MiddletOwn, and stealing goods, AIso
Tor stealing money from colored woman whilst
she had fit.
A two-year-old heifer belonging to Rev. VIM
i. Tull, of new Castle co., which had been
giving milk for six months before having a
cali, came into profit last week with n calf
weighing 62 lbs. She gave a hall gallon of
milk per day. @'" u
Although the Wilmington city election does
not come off till September, the candidates for
the Mayoralty are coming to the surface. The
Republicans name three Captain Il. !
DIougherty, X. G. Fraim, and ex-Aldermsn
Francis Vincent. III Il
Wilmington wants Nilsson and Madame
Parepa to sing In the new opera house. and
5hey nave been written to. Maggie Mitchell
has showed in it, and Mad. Janauschek the
celebrated German actress, commences ar
engagement on the 7th, for three nights.
DR.. G.. Emerson of PhiIa. delivered an addres.
before the Dover Farmers Club Yesterday
Both inst, at Music Hall, Culbreth's BuildinS
at 2 o'clock, 2. NJ, subject: Drainage Of
Land, especially the Forest Swamps of Ken
county"
Revs. Messrs Uric and Cymer of this town
and Merritt, of Dover, dedicated the relnodeIec
NJ. K. Church at Greensborough on the 2lst
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