Smyrna times., 1872-11-06
STATE AND LOCALS.
here is no horse infuenzl in Wilmington.


Will commence next Tuesday evening. 10Th inst.
A firm from Mystic, Connecticut, TomIinson g.
Co. are going TO start large ship yard in Viii.
mington.
The Local Preachers Associate N of Dover
District will be held in this town OH the 18th 10th
and l7lh inst
The steamer Artisan has resumed her trips
between Maurice Cove and New York, touching at
Lewes both ways
Mr.. +. Beck, one of our best.known merchants,
announces that he is going to discontinue the busl
ness. See adv.
The events of yesterday have overtopped al!
interest IN the political meeting Of Saturday. and
we give 1t the goby.
returns to Seaford and his brother. Henry Rawlins,
supplies the vacancy
tarm seven miles west of Milford, on the J. &
B. R. R., was sold last week. liz acres for $4,000,
to Mrs. Van nOuten of Newark, N. J.
Another company of Swedish immigrants sailed
from Gothesburg, Sweden. on Thursday last. for
Wilmington. They are expected to arrive about
the Goth inst
! There is young man living near Frederick,
only ~ years old, who measures feet inches in
his stockings and it is said that he has Just com.
menced u grow.
| Senator Wilson, now virtually Vice President
elect "f the United States, in his trip to Milford on
saturday, made little speech on the platform Of
| the car at Clayton.
! During the year ending the 7th of last month
two hundred and seventy seven marriages were
Celebrated in Sussex. The tax on the licenses
amounted TO 81 los.
VI the twelve persons who escaped from the
| steamship Missouri, burned at sea on the 22d ut
one was Wilbur F. Tunnel, son of Chas. Tunnel
Esq, of Georgetown.
Col. Geo. H. Raymond has been invited TO deliver
his Mammoth Cav. lecture in GaIena, Md, for the
benefit of the Catholic church. and he has consented
to deliver it on the l5th inst.
In Wilmington, Thursday night as n "Houv
Eve" joke, wooden Indian was taken from its
stand IN front OF cigar store, and hung ON a flag
rope stretched across Market st.
The ST. Michaels Comet thinks that the Post
Jhce Department had better GO back to the old.
fashioned mail coach if the Md. g. Del. R. R. don't
make better time with its trains
John Simmons, brakeman, was run over bv the
cars in Wilmington, last Thursday, and instantly
Killed. Halt of his head was crushed of. He fell
on the top OF the car while the train was backing.
lhe members OF the Georgetown brass band are
certainly devoted Democrats. They travelled from
one end Of Sussex County to the other. day and
night during tho campaign, without one dollar OF
pay.
Sunday School Institute, u:,der the direction of
x,
the VI. f.. Church, Georgetown, to commence
Wednesday evening Nov. 2Oth, and continue two
days.
The Georgetown Pesbyterians have received as
git from congregation of the same denomination
~ New York, 6O0 pound bell for their new church.
THIS Is SAID to be the largest church bell in Sussex
county.
At shooting match in this town on Thursday
last' the following score was made-ten pigeons to
each man, VIZ j. w. Jones, 7; o. B. VosheI, G.
49, b. V. Weldon, ! Jas. c. Lassell, 5-l2. Mr.
Jones killed eight, but one was ruled out
| Mr.. Joseph Morgan, Of Clayton, was badly hurt
on hionday, by jumping off the cars whilst they
were IN motion Ii was thought that his injuries
had proven fatal at first, but he recovering with
broken nose. DR.. Swain was called IN.
John Silvey. col"red Of Camden. one OF the ex
cnrsOnists 10 Milford Saturday was shot through
the hand while loading pistol on the train. A
orother oi the injured man was also struck with the
haII about the face and flesh wound made.
The old steamboat Balloon the pride of Smvrna
10 antI-rallroad tunes, was burned 10 the wuter's
edge at kaIghn's Point, near Camden, N. j., last
wednesday. She was thirty years old and
cost originally about s5O,nO the LeIger says.
Mr. John O'Byrne. whilst on an electioneerinp
campaign last week. in Sussex. got a sight OF
KehOb"th Beach, and he so enraptured with il
that he pronounced it The "best site for watering
place IN The world" So says every one that sees H.
One OF the humors Of the election Yesterday, in
thIs town was u boy mounted on an OK duly saddled
and br'dled. and gaiIy raparisUned in A1gs &C.
Who rode up in front Of the polls in fine style and
hurrahed for Greeley. 1t was a New Castle
gang"
Senator Wilson. in his Milford speech. told bis
audience that he had travelled over l50OO miles
during the campaign, and addressed 30 assemblages
IN the past few weeks lie made three speeches on
Saturday, alter dnner-Onc in Milford, one IN VIII.
mngton, and one IN Philadelphia.
The committee Of Wilmington MethoGists went
again last week to "sPy OLt the goodly land" for
camp meeting ground the Wilmington and
Wesie. n Railroad. and returned home with good
report and their pockets full Of chestnuts. A site
was not selected, however.
As there has been considerable inquiry as TO who
Mr.. Cubboge, the OConor elector for this county
49, we will state tina! he is Post Master Justice Of
the Peace aud Merchant at Mount Moriah a small
post town recently established about seven miles
west OF WOOdside station, in North MuTderkIl
Hundred.
BY the uPseIting Of coal oil lamp last Thursday
night. in Mr.. Dempster's tailoring shop. Milford
the shop was fired and the lamp exploded. The fire
was extIngulshed by smothering it with a new
overcoAt OF Mr.. DIS, and terrible c0nfag gation
averted, before much damage was done, except TO
the coat.
! The BreakWGter Light reflects upon the charity
OF the people of Lewes during the recent shpwrecks
IL says "Out Of the poor barefoot aud nea ry naked
sailors who were unfortunately thrown penniIess,
over twenty in number. bes ch, but three of
our citizens showed any disposition to administer TO
their need: Mrs. p. Wolfe, Mr.. John w. Walker
and Walter Verden,"
While Mr. John Macklen. with to horse tea m
was crossing the railroad track at Milford on
Saturday afternoon, the horses took fripht nj the
sound Of the whistle aud ran into the mil pond on
The south slde Of the track, and was drowned. A
subscription was started 90 the train between
Harrington and Milford to pay for the horse, and
hlly-sIx dollars was raised.
TIE MURDER 0F PROMINENT DELAWARE CoLOREI
MAN IN LIBERIA.-WIlliam ). Anderson, tornIeIly o.
Wilmington, and son Of Daniel b. Anderson, wal
shot ON the 2Oth Of September last in MunrovIu III,
capital of LIberia, and died from his wounds on tn
9th OF the same month. HIS assassin was on
Iaaaa as.A 1.