Smyrna times., 1872-03-06
STATE AND LOCALS.


Mr., Jos. f. Williams, of this town has given
notice OF application of bankruptcy.
Peter s. Collins, Esq, administered on the
estate of the late Alex FAIRIES, decd
Ex-Sheriff Richardson, of New Castle, is
coming back to Appoqunimink to live.
Thos. B. Coursey, ESQ, of Frederick, wants
to dispose OF his mill property near there
A full account of the destructive fire in
Millington it published in Maryland items.
Senator Saulsbnry has introduced bill in
Congress for the erection of a postothce building
in Dover.
Remember the Fruit Growers meeting to
take place in this town next Saturday. See
advertisement.
Abraham Nandegrift, residing few miles
above Odessa, a venerable citizen Of 50 years,
died on Saturday.
Rev. r. W. Todd, of St. Paul's NJ T..
Church, Wilmington, was honOred with do
nation visit last week.
The Immigration society of Milford has
elected j. w. Z. Gardiner Agent to attend to
the business of the Society.
The "Old School Baptists are erecting
new church near Willow Grove. 1t is known
as Mt. MOriah, or Cow Marsh.
The loan association funds of this town sold
as follows for the current month: Smyrna, l6
average; Diamond State, l44-avcrage
A Building and Loan Association has been
organized III Milton, one hundred and twenty
hve shares having been taken to start with.
William Fisk Townsend, ESQ, Editor of The
SUSSsc J0urHdi, is spoken OF as TIE next Demo.
cractlc candidate for Congress from this State
As proof Of faith in a peach crop, Worden
4 Evans, OF this town, are now filing an order
Tor $4,000 baskets for parties in Mddletown
One night last week, some one walked into
the hall OF Rev. Mr.. Scho6cld'S house Presbv.
terrain minister at Delaware City, and carried
off his over-coat
AT meeting held in Bridgeyille few days
ago by the citizens OF the town and vicinity it
DOCKS are now open Tor subscription.
MIR. Malsten, the Swedish agent emploved
Tor the purpose, set sail for his native country
on Saturday in quest of forty Swedish laborerS.
male and female, for parties in Middletown.
The JAS. Davis whom the Levy Court Of
this county Intended to elect Trustee of the
POO: can neither read or write jas B. Drris.
VINO received the commission, has handed II
over to JAS. without the b.
The Japanees Embassy, numbering eighty.
eight persons, passed through Wilmington last
thursday morning about clock, on their
way to Washington. They dined at the
restaurant at the railroad depot
The Government engineers at work on the
pier at Lewes have done about enough to de-
moDstrate that it will sake another good bio
appropriation before they can do much more
The original appropriation was $225 ,OOO
a correspondent Of the Gd.ette states that
Robert T.. Fraim, ESQ, Is almost certain IN ba
the Kepublcan Candidate for Mayor at the
next lImlng.On city election and urges VIM
b McCauiley, Esq, be made the Democratic
candidate.
The stone made use of in building the abut
ment tor the Government Pier, at Lewes was
originally designed for use at Fortress Monroe
II has been recovered from the wreck of the
orig CdSptdn, sunk on THE bar" off Lewes
forty years ago.
-, Isaac Hinckley, Esq, President of the p
w. u b. II. H., will leave this week in a sail
lng vessel, tor the island Of Fayal, one of the
Azores In the North Atlantic Ocean, to re-
crult his health. He will probably be gone
two or three months. 0N
On Wednesday last there was a shooting
hlatch between the SpOrtsmen of Middetown,
ana Massey, Md, the former being represent
ed by W llsOn, Cochran and Dudley. and tho
latter by Pennington, Carroll and Kruser the
latter party coming off victorious by one bird.
Rev. }. II. Lightbourn, recently transferred
10 the Baltimore Conference, was Grand
W orthy Chief Templar for this State of the
GOod Iemplar order. 1t is understand that
the special meeting of the Grand Lodge At
Dover to morrow is to elect successor TO
Mr.. l.. "
Lewes had Norwegian funeral last week-
from a
mates followed the hearse as it moved off the
beach and PASSED through the streets to the
Presbyterian cemetery. The coffin was enve-
lOped In the Norwegian fag The Procession
was feeling spectacle.
Mr.. Isaac j. Register, of Duck Creek Neck.
sold his farm (adjoining j. NJ. Voshel's. Cbns
IL. Registers and Others) at public sale in thi.
town last week to Henry Raughley for s.. 50O
-234 acres, l34 OF which is arable 1t was
Sod subject to mortgage of $4,000. Mr..
Register is going West.
Mr.. j. NJ. Lowery showed the Milford Ne,,,
last week some young potatoes nearly as largo
az a hen s egg, which he has grown in mil
winter. They are of the Elrly Rose variety
ana were planted early 10 January and wei
mulched He says the ground is full of thf
young potatoes, growing Justify
The Georgetown Journal saws The nubl;,
schools Of this town are closed there being M
funds IN the school Treasury We Weep e
record and blush to give it iu." Yet such i
the fact-Georgctown the seat of Count,
Government, and our schools are closed io
want of money to keep them open.
A boy 10 Lewes, last week, whilst playin,
with fireworks, put some matches and pin
wheel in the same pocket aud the latter "wen
off. The sputtering little toy got up a live
scare, and some ladies', in their effort tc pu
the FIRE out, after the boy had run himself down
nearly unstripped him in the street, before the
were aware of it.
Dover is going its full length on novel parties
IL has had neck.tie party, a glove party,
} big private party at Mrs. Dullauaeps, an