Smyrna times., 1872-02-14
STATE AND LOCALS.

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The Loan Association funds of Milford sold
tor 35W36 per cent. at the last sale
The week night services in the NJ E. Church
OF this town are continued this week.
We publish good synopsis of Rev. Mr..
Klttenhouse' sermon on our first page.
The Wilmington Conference commences at
Laurel week from to-day--the DIST inst.
Bishop Becker administers on the estates of
nearly all the Catholics who die in Will
mington.
Town elections are to be held in Mddletown,
Smyrna, Dover, and Milford on the first Mon
day in March.
A Mr.. Reynolds, of Addison, N. Y, is
about starting ploW handle factory at Milford
on large scale.
To-day "wednesday is Ash Wednesday,
the commencement Of Lent, and also ST.
Valentines Day.
ThOs. .. Stevens, of Worcester, Mass, has
bought Z. NJ. Burr farm, near Frederick, so
acres, for $1,000.
Rev. o. +. FlippO will be in this town in a
few days. to perfect plans for holding Baptist
services here regularly.
The BreaLcater Light, published at Lewes,
says that ex-senator Salisbury (Willrdl saws
he Is out of politics.
The Public School in Harrington closed last
week, for lack OF funds. A fine argumeptf?l j
for our School system.
1t is said that VIM. Bright late President of
City Council III Wilmington, is to be the Demo
cratic candidate tor Mayor next September
Joshua McGonigal denies that he is going
to start rum mll'' or distillery at Little
Greek Landing, or ever contemplated such
thing.
free lecture on the science of remembering
dates will be given by Prof S. j. Peck, at the
Smyrna Seminary, on Friday, 10th inst. at
DIR. U. j. Swain, formerly of Leipsic, has
located IN this town, and taken the office of
DIR. w. b. Meloney, who will move to BaIti-
more soon.
Jos. b. Morris, of Georgetown, challenges
any man IN the State to shoot for $IO0 at birds
out OF a spring box at 20 yards rise to be Shot
in Georgetown.
A young man of Kirkwood, (St Georges
stauon) named Walker, aged - years, CON
tracted the small pox n Phila. and died there
on the 5th inst.
The new Presbyterian Church in Will
mlngton has hearing trumpet, which extends
over two or three pews, for deaf persons. II
works admirably.
r, In spelling 1000 words ly the students of
Georgetown Academy, at the last term, on,
student missed only three, while some missed
over two hundred.
Dernck BE Morris, Justice of the Peace.
oi MlllSboro, IN Sussex county, has, in two
years OF his official term, entered upon his
docket 600 Judgments
:, Some of the candidates for Offices at the
disposal of the Sussex Levy Court had free
night IN Georgetown last Thursday. The com
test Waged hot for a time
Governor Ponder has gone to Baltimore 70
meet the committee appointed by the Marv.
land Legislature in regard to the proposed
ship canal across the State.
z. L. johnson, Esq, editor of the Del
Gdzette, has been sued for libel by a LAWYER of
Philadelphia, named Grady, who has been ac.
cused by that paper of lcvying black mail on
young man of Wilmington.
1t is stated that John Hobson, formerly
landlord OF the Kits Hammock Hotel, died
ln Philadelphia, recently, from small pox,
ana In very destitute circumstances.
Messrs. jenkins & Atkinson, of the Will
mlngton Commercial and Tribune, are going
to issue business directory for the whole
O'ate ana nave commenced canvassing
The Peach Growers Meeting will be held at
Dover next Tuesday. Any information relative
to the prospects of the crop is earnestly solicit
ed by the Secretary, j. A Fulton, Esq.
j. Hood, of MillingtOn, has CHALLENGED r
h cochran, OF MlddletOwn, to shooting
match Tor any amount between 500 and $1,000,
and MIR. Z. has accepted. Time not fixed.
Prof. j. G.. Robinson, assisted bv an
amateur quartette from Baltimore, will give a
Vocal and Instrumental Concert in the M. Il.
Church, In Middletown, tomorrow Thursday
evening.
The storm of last week was very heavy
below Lewes and the ocean washed the CLANS
upon the beach IN immense quantities. The
people along the shore collected them by the
cart-load. " '''0
The schooner Segattn, bound for New York
win cargo OF salt, came to the Breakwater
last Friday in a critical condition, with moth.
| ing on board to eat, aud her sails carried away
while at sea. -
Rev. Chas. Hill, of Asbury M. T.. Church
Wilmington, formerly of Smyrna) was sur
prised by donation party Monday evening
7 lie was presented with purse of $40, anc
other articles :. -"
I Sheriff Hargadine announces that the re
ward offered for the negroes who broke iail a.
! Dover, on the morning of the I'd of january
1867, is withdrawn, hence the eaptors O
} Bishop got nothing a.a oa,4atd opt (
7 1t is stated that the Mr.. Marvel, Of Laurel
who invented O strawberry basket recently
has received an order from Virginia for 100,
: 200. crates with the baskets included--3
= baskets to the crate 9golNs aiiias