Smyrna times., 1872-05-08

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Peter b. Alrich has been appointed Postmaster n,
Summit Bridge, New Castle county. in place of !
EhasOn removed.
Inc steamer Sue will begin her trips between
rhiIadeiphla and Cape May about the 25th of June.
touch ng at New Castle.
wilmington was profitable place for Barnum.
r cu'or says that he sent away after The days per-
iormanee $4,000 as bis net profit
Thirteen knights from Middle,own and v;c;n;,u
have entered the list for the Tournament to come
OH at Philadelphia, on June 18th.
Gov. Ponder, goes this week, 10 New York ,o
attend at Mr. Belmont's house, the meeting of the
NA'iohaI Democratic Executive Committee
MT. D. Is Tracy, of Lincoln, Sussex co.. is In.
P'tehee of very ingenious contrivAnce by which
rall road cars are made to couple themselves.
- another negro was arrested Tor Dennis. in York
| fa'' yesterday, and officer from WIlmington has
gone TO identify him. This makes the ninth arresI
lhe latest about Mr.. Crukshank, Of the EIkton
DemOef4t is that he has bought out the Delaware
week. 'NP0''eu iAS'
! An old colored woman by the name of Bnyt
dIed near Mr.. VIM. c. Ellason's residence Cbrs,er
county, lew days ago. in her one hundred and
eleventh year. O
0''' " nan has luSt lllQ the keel FIR
large schooner at Frederick Her tonnoro u;n IN 10
near 400 This will be the largest vessel ever hn,
at that place. e'oi ou'''
Our cemeteries ought to be improved and wo
make the suggestion by request They nrc 90
grea'y neglected that they reflect u on the soc,e,;
owning them.
John o. Slay, Esq, o. Camden. and a nrom;sirO
young lawyer OF Cheslertown Nd, is RAPIDLY sinke
ing from consumption in St Paul, Mimi, wher, he
mad gone for his health 'e
lr'I' . r. "Ickersham, Superintendent Of Com.
mo- schools IN Pennsy yvInia has accented an inv;
iallon to address The teachers of Wiln n,po,on - -
SUBJECT OF education on The 2lst inst
Workmen are dressing off the front or tho NJ r
cnurrh' OF TINS town. and the scaffod,ng will be-
torn down this week. Great desire has been man;
'eS'eu 10 see the handsome front unincumbered.
There lives in Sussex Co.. abort IN D;loo g.
Milford, an old gentleman named Thomas Roach
"ho Is 20 years OF age is the father of % children
track. 'a'''oau car or
Kev' Mr. Mallory, Presbyterian minister or Nil
oFd having been granted leave Of absence n reo,n,
us heaIth' Rev Geo. Jones, of Princeton sem,
"afy, WIN supply the pulpit during the two months
The Presbyterian congregation, If v;,o,;oa,-
have organized themselves into an a..ocia"i's %"
mutual improvement and for the purpose of acrino in
of their church. '"o ooC'Ilhes
:, Inc Paullst Fathers. body Of Catholic rev;v,
ilSS rom New fork city, held missionary service,
~ wilmington " all last week. They held two cor
ar 30 each Gay, which were attended by crowd.
OF all denominations. 0'o"uS'
Mrs. Dr. Couper, OF New Castle. Mrs. G,oo,,o -,
Elkton. and Miss Sally Spruance nf WiIoo o'
11Iormerly of Snyrna) contemplate taking ,{;o -,
EUROPE ana soJournmg long enough to visit lbe
principal places of note W ''S'' Tue
A'uVenIle Temperance and Anti-Tobacco Soc;e,v
1"o !ouge OF Good Templlrs were organ,z,d ~
GEORGETOWN last week by Rev. Mr.. Da:is' M r
l'i'Sf ~ assisted by E. Crouch, of Dover. About
~ ch'idren joined the formt7.
WI. halmslen, the Swedish agent sent bv a cor
,o,So ~ 10 procure farm lIborers and
,'use servants from Sweden, writes from S,ocLbol, |
nat he has fifty FIVE persons He yv,s ~, .I
'atuioay la't OIL his return voyage. C
Dn ~ friday week the barn and other out bri,a; '
u rhimon Scoten,. near Marydel. in this co,nt
'eie enlI'eIy consumed by fire. A n,Io 80 y
p''s"e1 10 The hames Loss, about $500: no ;nsnr 4,
nce' OIIgn Of the fire not known. ''''u''
:, The late Capt Hazel, drowned neor Cbo..,o,h.
NY III reotuary' and whose body az hauled nm -, q
'isn net last week, formerly lived here and salad
,.' '' ~ ''l tue late Gov. Tempe-the WilLia, |
1'"p'e lie was most worthy man. c
terrible fire swept through Bhckbird S,os, u
, ~ week, lgnred' It is thought. by locomotive -
g'na'eu near BIackbird, and rapidly spre,d ~
ohsuhIhg great quantities Of chesInnt and L, u .
ak lumber. Hundreds Of acres have hoa,' "Il'e In n
-Oyed. "a'o oeen des' b
young gentleman, the son Of a forn.r 81, =,
n'ersaiy esteemed business man Of W,lm;nr,a, NJ
"'Se lether oied lew years ago and left H. - r.
'rluhe oil about s5OOOO the Republican IS informsd
as IPe"c MS an and Is now driving cart in Pha' 1t
hre at Harrington, last week con,rr,od ,.. s,
srns-@ne the property Of Mr.. Macklin. tho o,b.,
Mr. Clymer-and dwelling belong;no ., NJ
Aahe' before It's progress could be stSrad ,r Ia
orSes were burned to death III the baIrs To"s IT
bout S2,GO0; no insurance. NoSS' tc
/ ne prospect for fair crop of peaches orous y
lIghter as the season advances. Already Ia,go L
iueIS ior baskets are Coming forward. We nnder ''
land that Mr.. George W. Cummins T. r. ~! p
1wn, has contracted with Messrs Wo,d.n q , .'''o Al
Or one hundred thousand stave baskets 20 h. I .
s soon as possible, W 'aue
i"e commissioners appointed 10 assess IN. $,
a'"ageS 10 property owners for widening Water ST
? . wilmington, have assessed said d,naces \, O
l''~oo. 1t Is Intended to make the street 60 fee,
80: ~ "1'e an the railroads run into il to [
inlon dePot building. The p, w. g. B. road NV "
'uns through il. " 'O"' "0" /
The delegates from this Hundred ., tho I,ao,LI; r
;an convention, elected on Saturday were. Th,s. a
1arrow. X Ii. Cummins. Lemual r. Jobn.on md T
Iarey Fraser. Alternates, ], " Hoffeckcr Dr. ID I
smIthers, j. 7. Dickson and Jas. z. Snow. Tbe
1lelegates from kenton were Jas. s. Moore. I = !
Lapham a1 w and T. ii. Haymen. AIternales, John
MOORE W. w. Nelson and N. III. CoverdaIc. {
". We published some weeks ago an accoun, Of , :
onn ur between two gentlemen of Camden, N. J. C
J"o ol wnon, Mr. John Ambrusier, a former resi I
oeht o. Mlddetown, was charged with tbe nnrdo, =
o. mr: RepSher. The killing proved to have heoo
Me- and Mr.. A.. on Saturday last, set,ed ="
bon.s "epsner, S the widow. a comfortable dwelling.
0' sS'ioo' payable In regular instaIments 81"