Smyrna times., 1872-11-27
STATE AND LOCALS.

Mrs Margareia C.. Todd. wife of Rev R. w Todd,
OF 81 Pauls M. f. Church. Wilmington, died last
Sunday, 24lh inst.
An exhibition and supper is be given at Camden
tomorrow evening-Thanksgiving benefit Of
the Nj. E. Church.
SkiH Il Gsylords MinstreIs, an old troupe, of
good reputation, proposes TO show in this town q.
the 18th Of December.
Nearly all the mules of Brady Brss at Delaware
City used In towing on the canal us in number
have got the epizoolic.
| The Methodsts Presbyterians and Baptists OF
Dover unite in Thanksgiving services tomorrow in
the Presbyterian church.
DIR. ]. E. Register, of Dover, is the recipient Of a
first prize from the Pennsylvania Dental Csllege,
for excellency in filing teeth.
Work 10 about commencing on the piers at New
Castle, for the repairing Of which Congress appro-
Priated 81, 900 at the last session.
The machinery for Hoffecker & Bros wooden
mill, In Milford, is all in and being put in place.
They will resume operations in few weeks.
Edward Blais. ESQ., OF this town. has purchased he
dwelling OF Mr.. David PleasonIon, on Main ST.. now
in The tenure of Mr.. A q. CummIns for 81, 900.
| The Board of Trade, Wilmington, wants CON.
gress TO appropriate Sl5O,000 10 dig out the
ChTisiiana river, and give that city bslIer naviga
tion.
| Ths A. NJ. E. Church Of this town, (colored peo.
pies church) will DO dedicated on SUNDAY The 9Th OF
December. he members Of all Christian churches
| are invited.
A couple OF ladies' from the country few DAYS
ago, went to Mi Sdktown in an OK cart fearing 10
drive their horses lest they should catch the
epizootic.
r. R. Cochran, Esq, Of Middletown, had sixteen
OF his dogs attacked with hydrophobia, or his farm,
on Thursday last. A general slaughter Of CANNES
was the consequence.
The DelGDdre and Maryland Sentinel, the Tenn
perancs journal which suspended some time ago,
has again made Its appearance. We trust it has
come to stay this time.
The Methodist General Committee Of the United
States have made the annual appropriations for
domestic Missions. The amount assigned to the
Wilmington Conference 10 S5, 900.
Mr. II. t. Lftchtild has sold his handsome fruit
farm OF oO acres, miles from Milford, on the
Harrington road, to Mr.. Richard Corsa of Fordham
N. Y, for $4,000, or $500 per acre.
The Middletown Transcript is informed by Mr..
f. X Cochran that his tenant has lurnips that will
weigh l6 lbs. piece. and that he has 80 bushels
that will average at least lbs. each.
The boys Of Odessa, on Thursday night, hitebed
themselves 10 the mail stage, (the hofses being
epzootc) and ran 10 MIddletown and back. They
claim 10 have made profitable trip.
We record In the deaths this week the name Of
Martha Colt. She was the daughter Of Mrs.Martha
Conner, Of this town, and was married about three
weeks ago. She was sick but two days.
meeting of the Farmers Club OF Kent county
will be held in the old Levy Court Room Dover OF,
Saturday, December 7th. Farmers throughout the
county are particularly requested to attend.
Snrne of the Wilmington papers, negIecting
to credit the TINES, sometimes, Tor articles taken
from It's columns, entirely destroy the meaning
We mention it for their benefi-noI that we care.
One-half the shares in the Rshoboth seaside
camP-meeting enterprise, near Lewes have been
taken. IL will be remembered that there are 10 be
400 shares. at $50 per share The enterprise "takes
like wild fire."
Sgnor Blitz. the distinguished ma gician, will p;ve
two entertainments in this town on Monday Dec
9th-an afternoon and evening entertainment. He
VIII also e&hiolt ms educated sParrOws and canary
birds More next week.
ln the case of the parties who recently consplred
10 rob the Bank at Newark. trial at New Castle on
Monday, the jury returned with a verdict that James
Adams was guilty IN the and form ashe sta ntIs
indicted" and " John Aiken not guilty"
Wilmingtonians are now rsjoced at the prospect
OF the early establishment Of two more great enter
prIses there-a big cotton factory and immense pig
iron works. Few cities in the United States present
the business outlook that Wilmington does.
John OByrne Esq has kindly consented 10 deIivey
grdtuHousty Iseelebrate ted lecture rusades
for which he usually receives large fees lie comes
Tor lhe good OF our Library and deserves the compIi
ment OF large audience. To night al the town hall
Messrs. William A. Lister, John Sapp, yus:us
LOwery, Samuel A. Short and twa gentlemen of
Phila., took days sport at shooting one day last
week, and in ssVen hours tbs party bAgged 81 rab.
bits, coon, Partrdges and one squirrel, in Milford
Neck.
Two land sales made in Dover last week
viz: farm OF fifteen acres, in Dover hundred real
estate OF Lemuel NJ. Reed, decd, for S525, Mason
Taylor being the purchaser, aad farm of l56
acres, IN Little Creek hundred real estate OF Nathan
fsrrow, decd. for sl9 per acre, Mrs. Ann Farrow
being the purchaser.
Postmaster General Cresswell and Prof p ,rter
OF Delaware College, weut down to Reboboth last
week on a cunning and prospecting expedition
They were prospecting FOR site for a seaside res.
dence aud we're favGrably impressed with the camp
meeting ground project. 1t 10 thought they will
erect cottages there.
singular eHplosiOn occurred in Wilmington on
Monday Whilst CASING 5000 ID. casting at StoIsen
burg's iron IOnndery an accumulation Of gas in The
cas- ing produced an explosion and the greater part
of the large mass OF hot IRON was thrown in svefy
direction. aud did considerable damage in the build
ing. besides wounding number Of the wsrkmen,
none Oi them dangerously, however
Several business changes have taken place in this
town. Messrs William r. Hall and William A. C.
IIardcasile. have bought out o. VOshel me reliant
and have entered upon business. Mr. joseph r.
Craddock has bought out the dry goods de OF
Joseph H. Primrose. end Mr.. Charles h. HAZEL sue
reeds Edw Beck IT, the mercantile business shortly
Mr. Beck'wl move TO his Clayton farm in the Spring
Newport, little village four miles below vii.
mington, is going 10 have a big rolling mill-si1
furnaces, evef seventy workmen, &c II was in.
tended to eject the works in Wilmington, but the
parties were asked ell 900 for a quantity Of land
sufficient Tor their purposes, whereas thoy paid only
$500 at Newport.
Outside Of Wilmington, there are now about ten
schools opened, in this State, for colored children
uader the suPervisiOns of the "Drlaware Associa
ton" These are at Christians, Laurel, Newark
MI. Pleasant. Dutch Neck. Middletown. Mt. Friend
ship. Sumnit Bridge. and Odessa. The Howarc
schso, IN Wilmington, entirely under their control
Is one Of the best ia the State.
II is proposed BY some enterprising citizens o
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