Smyrna times., 1872-08-21
STATE AND LOCALS.


will be raised this year.
The temperance harvest home and picnic is
being held at Camden camp ground to-day.
Leipsic proposes TO erect street lamps and three
public pumps, for the accommodation of man and
beast.
Dr. Frank b. Hazel, formerly of Dover, has been
appointed one Of the physicians to the Guardians of
the Poor of Philadelphia.
The Gazette states that John O'Byrne, ESQ,
ralsedhe present 42 bushels Of wheat TO the
acre on his farm in Brandywine Hundred.
The upper end of Dagsboro Hundred in Sussex
county Is largely populated by family Of Shorts,
while the dominant family of the lover end are
Longs.
William. M. Shakespeare, of Dover. and Willi.m
Ii. Sheldrake, of Pennington have received large
government contracts for supplying the navy with
lumbor.
During a thunder storm at Milford. last Friday,
three OF the hogs of Mr.. ]. LOwerys celebrated pen
we're Prostrated and they had not rallied at last
accounts.
The Young Mems Catholic Philopatrian Literary
Institute Of Wilmington will give an excursion to
Coilins's Beach on Monday August 26th, on the
| steamer Ariel.
Rev. Mr.. Murdoch, of FELTON,. is to OCCUPY the
Presbyterian pulpit of this town next Sunday. The
NJ. e. pulpit is to be filled by ministers from the
Blackbird camp.
The cornerstone Of the new Episcopal chapel of
this town is being laid by Bishop Lee this afternoon
who Is assisted by the Sunday School, the Rector
DIR. Morsell, and others.
On Sunday evening last over forty persons were
taken into full church membership in Frederick by
Rev. +. B. Newman, pastor Of the NJ. f.. Church.
1t was an impressive occasion.
From the Collnsvile, Illinois, Argus we clip the
following item: Benjamin Donoho, ESQ, an old
Ia, d.. r
Delaware, is now residing in Troy.
Columbus Watkins, ESQ.,. of Odessa. in dressing
on Sunday morning last, made misstep, and in
Trying to keep from falling dislocated the cap of his
Knee' producing most painful injury.
Mr.. VIM. T. Wright, at the Landing, near this
town. mad the calf Of his leg penetrated clear through
by the prong of pitch pork on Saturday last The
painful wound was dressed by DR.. Swayne.
Mr.. o. B. Voshell, of this town, few dsvs sgo
shot large grey eagle, down the Creek, measuring
seven feet from tip to tip of wings. II was wounded
and made vigorous fight before it was captured.
The visitors and boarders at Colns's Beach from
MIddetown and Odessa, lately, keep the Middle
town Transcript filled with articles eulogizing the
resort and the Smyrnians they met and commngIed
with.
The Republican is informed that John Bradford
oil New Castle Hundred, raised the present season.
ninety bushels of wheat on two acres of land The
only reason given for the extra crop is good land
and good farming.
1t is stated that the Dslapare and Marvlaud
sentinel the temperance paper Of Wilmington. has
hot gone where the woodbine twineth," but will
soon make lis appearance, probably next week, in
an improved form.
Fifteen fat men started from Philadelphia, on a
sailing excursion down the Delaware last Wednes
day. No person was allowed TO 20 on the trim un
less able TO turn the scale at 200, while some Of the
party could do twice that WELL
Up to Thursday night, IS piles were inserted in
the new iron pier at Lewes. This corresponds 10
20 bays or 525 feet of the pier. Some of the piles
penetrated III feet into the sand of The bar, and
none stop short Of feet penetration.
Col. ii. Raymond. Of this town, lust returned
irom visit to the Mammoth Cave will on the
opening oi the public schools Of No S, deliver a
public lecture to the children, descriptive of his
visit. The time has not been definitely fixed.
Gov Ponder has at last after an earnest request by
the colorcd men of New Castle co., issued procla
nation offering a reward of 5000 for the arrest Of
Patrick Malady, for the murder of Abraham Per.
klns' colored, in Wilmington, on the 4ih of July.
Peach shippers are "blue." The prices have
been too low to pay expenses much of the time for
the last week. The latest adviccs at Clayton
were more encouraging hoV ever, and was TO the
effect that the best fruit going off at IS cts.
per basket.
Jonathan w. Johnson, of this town, who had both
legs shot off during the while u soldier in the
80 Del Regt., is at the Soldiers National Home, al
Dayton, Ohio, where 1900 MANNED veterans are
taken care OF. As his friends here remember, he
has cork feet, and can walk remarkably well.
| Mr.. ]. II. Primrose. Of this town, was injured by
the collision on the Kent road on Thursday night
last, an account of which we give in our Maryland
items All the passengers hurt, but none
were seriously injured. The car they were in was
nearly demolished. Hon. b. +. Biggs was among
the injured.
One of the powder mills Of the Messrs Du Pom,
blew up one afternoon last week, aud a workman
named Patrick Bawn was instantly killed. 300 lbs
OF powder were consumed in the explosion. and
Bawn was nearly blown to pieces. lie leaves a
wife and three children, whom the Messrs ID. will
support, us is their custom.
/ WIN. Shockley, a peaceable negro Of Dover
was badly stabbed by white man named jaime,
Spence last week. Spence was drunk and went I,
the negros house and did the deed without an,
provocation whatever. Shockley tried 10 esean,
from him at first. but after he was cut he tur,ec
upon Spence and beat him badly. Spence escapet
into Maryland. The wounds are severe.