Smyrna times., 1872-11-20
STATE AND LOCALS.

Beef Is only o. cents per pound at Lewes,
when purchased in quantities.
The camp meeting enterprise at Rehoboth is
meeting with unexpected success.
AT fai' given by the Methodist ladies' of Newark,
last week, two thousand dollars were realized.
II is proposed to dedicate the basement of the new
NJ f. Church in Milford on Sunday, Dec. LIST.
Strong sermons against dancing have been
preached by the ministers OF this town recently.
The Kent county Quarterly Association of Gond
FemPlars meets in Milford on Wednesday, the 9Th
| INST.
The diptheria still prevails in lower Sussex and
several fatal cases have recently occurred at Frank
tOrd.
Rev. w. F. C. Morse will orcupy the P. F..
pnlPh ct this town next Sunday, morning and
evening.
John OByrne is going to lecture for the Library
ASSOCIATION next Wednesday, the 9th, on the
"Crusades"
John S Rsbotham, better known al as"Ches p John," ;"
gave grand silver wedding entertainment IN VII
mington last week.
| C'l. Joseph Morris, the defeated Democratic can
d'date Sheriff. says that hs Democ attic friends
! treated him neauly.
| Fluent illusions TO the beautiful snow are now in
ORDER as the first storm Of the season VISITED
US Saturday evening.
Edwin Forrest, the great trug gedan, had bsggarIy
audience Ia Wilmington last week when he CAV
readings from Hamlet"
| There ii i'll be Thanksgiving services at Bethel
chIrch, Smyrna Circuit, Rev. +. Miller preaching
at the usual morning hour.
Arthur Colburn. of Delaware City. netted. thi.
season, 50 900 from one acre of ground IN pears =
variety Duchess D'Amgnuleue.
The annual meeting Tor the election Of Directors
1T the NJ iryland Il Delaware Railroad Company is
It. be held IN Ea~lon. Dec. llIh.
| Mr.. Ge"rge Clark, OF Della are CITY, has inst
refused 5000 tor pointer dog, which sum was
offered hun by PhiIadelptian.
DR.. l.. Mahon publishes a card elsewhere
stating that he has reiinquIshed the practice Of
medicine III favor Of DIR. ID. G. Swinney.
The new Sheriff Of New Castle county has
appointed Mr. Wm A. HusIll. of Odessa, deputy
for ST. Georges and Appoquinimink IIds.
Its a long tide that turns" George B.
Dickson, OF Dover, is now ging his claims for the
Clerkshp OF the House of Representatives,.
Both the old and new Sheriff"f New Castle county
Is named Armstrong. The one, r Lewis
Armstrong. esterrd upon HIS duties last week.
Mr.. Williamson, the new SnerIff of thi. county
brnd and entered On his duties on Monday last
he Is an upright and most conscientious man.
At the recent Catholic "reviv ,I" in Wilmington
It is stated that 25lO persons parlnok "f Rhe saera
ment and 25 conversions to the faith were made.
Five hotel keepers and restaurant rs were fined
for selling liquor on Sunday and permitting gamb
ling ia their houses on Monday at the New Castle
court
Governor Ponder has issued proclamations declar.
ing the election Of James r. Lolsnd 10 Congress.
and Of the Grant electors for President aud Vice
President.
The horse disease is so bad in the neighborhood
"f Newark that the contractor for carrying the mail
between Newark and New Lond on ls obliged to
travel On foot
The Delaware House, in Wilmington, has been
leased by George w. Ortlip, OF Mlddetown Hotel,
for three years. Mr.. Ortlip assumes control about
, the lsi Of December.
Am"ng the sufferers BY the Boston FIRE is George
T. Clark, formerly II the firm Of Rush. Clark & CO..
OF Wilmington. He had from SIS, 900 to 100000
worth of stock consumed.
} Mr.. WIN. II. II. CLARK, living near Delaware
City has shipped from there l4O0 barrels Of apples
to Philadelphia, und still has from four 10 FIVE hun
dred barrels slowed away.
On Monday night week sone person unknown
: broke into the Recorders office at Dover and
scattered bn"ks. &c. around upon the floor pro
niscuously. but took nothing away.
Ifsportsmen sill continue 10 peur in upon us we
VIII be as badly of as they are in Rhode Island
They said 10 be thick in that State that
Is nei room for halt Of them 10 hunt.
/ John G. Hesnon. the noted pugilist, has been
down the Site on cunning EXCURSION aud was
quite successful. He stopp, d IN Wilmington oil hi.
return ho'ne 10 New York last Friday.
5 A schonI girl in Wilmington has Just completed
bed quilt n which there are FIVE thousand, five
hundred and fifty siT piecrs and the work has been
accomplished 10 less than three mOn,hs.
Mr. Sharp. the new Sheriff Of Sussex, il. w.dins
in lively. One day last week he captured the Towr
2 Commissioners Of Lewes and made them give b. +,
Tor their appearance at court, for trespsss.
D The lecture room af the new NJ. E. Church o
MIIiors Is nearly ready for Occnpanc, ,, aud the ole
church is Offered for sale. There hus been sam,
talk oi the town buying 1t for public hall.
There Is club Of gents in Newark called "Th
Handsome Young Mems Club" Il is SAID, how
ever, by some Ol The young ladies' o. the town, tina
r many OF the members do no credit to its name.
I The the P. W. & B. r. r. have com
y menced running on the track from Cue-ler L
. Darby. Only lucal usius. however, are running
The Delaware trains still continue on the old irac
Mr. O. b Voshell, Of this town. is candidate ia
> the Clerkship of the House Of Representatives. Hi
: numerous friends, without regard To party. would b
IS glad ." see the SecretaryshIP filled by one .
4 competent.
II is stated that John O'Byrne has been preparin
dati, 30 reply To Nr. Frnnde the celebrated Engis
c historian, row leciuring IN this country upon III
10 IRISH question. John will doubtless give him som
sharp jibes.
Mr. George Reynolds. Of this State, r,centl
purchased farm near Sasssfras Neck <see NJ
tems) for sl2U0O for which Drs. MsckalI an
err JamSr, Of Eik0n, II 10 said paid $500 for but
at short time previous
or A coal oil lamp exploded in the stOre Of r.
e. Csnnnn, (son OF the late CIV Cannon) At BrdgevI
ut Monday week. and destroyed both the store az
to ITS contenIs With the greatest Itcuy the adloi
~ ing property was saved.
he The Court Of Oyer and Terminer for New Cast
~, county, met at New Castle on Monday last. II
is, case Of the negro Dennis, aud that OF the Newa
IA, Rank csnspITaIOrs, are the only once of any u
llv Pnt'nce awaiting trial at this term.
lea DIR. Kitchens, Of Philadrlphis. sends us q col
,us muRcstlon which be seen on nur first page,
led which he expresses the spinIon that the disease
Ia the horses corresponds 10 the measles in cIlldr
,se and should receive the same treatment.
hat Eli II. Sharp, ths Republican Sheriff elect
, il Sussex county bonded wednesday, and 10 u
IN dschargIng the duties pertaining thai "ffice.
a has appointed Dsa,el Rodney his deputv I