Smyrna times., 1872-09-04
STATE AND LOCALS.

A masquerade ball nearly set Lewcs wild as
n week.
The Wilmington COmmereial is now served in
tins town every evening.
Senator L. F. B1yard is in Vienna, Austria
having his eyes doctored,
The Feninsuiar Record, published at Seaford
is offered for sale. It's for Greeley.
The steamer Pilot Boy has stopped landi.g Sun
day excursions at SpruhHce's Wharf.
| The owners of"fast Htock" around Frederick are
talking oi making halfmIe race track.
! The Easton Star and Gazette both speak of Rev
Mr.. PhGbus in the most complimentary terms.
In consequence of domestic affiiction there will
be no closing party at Cons's to.rnorrJw-'rhurs
day.
! grand wedding comes off in Milford Septembe,
l2lh. More than one hundred guests have been
invited.
Mrs. Nancy Smith, one OF the old landmarks o
Seatord, dIed on Sunday week. at the advanced age
Of ga years.
The Loan Association funds of this town sold for
the current month as follows: Smyrna, 20 per cent
Diamond State &.
| negro man named WIN. Kendall jumped off OF
running train at Dea~ar Junction, last Thurs
DAY and was killed.
The camp meeting in Rash's woods, few miles
west OF Dover, was dIsgr4ced by number OF fights
Sunday of last week.
| The Delaware Railroad Company has commenced
the erection Of station house at Wyoming.
This IS an Improvement long needed.
Edward Rothwell, Of MiddIetown, has invented a
peach cutler. which has proved Of great utility and
for which he intends applying for a patent.
Mr.. f. G. FennImore, Of Middle,own, has melted
over SSO per acre on green sold at the fruit.
drying establishment ol that town at ~ cts pef 100
ears.
Mr.. Joseph BurchenaI, Of Frederick, has shipped
over ton Of grapes to N. Y. and PhIla and one
can scarcely miss even this enormous quantity from
his
Rev. Samuel Parry ofNew Jersey. will tempor arily
succeed Rev. Mr.. Jones at the Mlf,rd Presbyterian
Church. Mr.. ]. goes to complete his course at
Princeton.
Rev. J. E. Bryan, Of Camden. is expected to
preach for the Methodsts Of this town next gunday
and Rev. q. w. Kennedy will preach for the
Presbyterians.
Hon. Jas. w. Quiggle. of Philadelphia, who has
become enraptured with Rehoboth Beach, now
looms up as the capitalist who will make it the
Hague Of Am erica.
Mr.. Edwin BAstian, the conductor on the morn
ing train OF the Kent County Railroad, was badly
injured at Townsed last week whilst Coupling cars.
tie is recovering however.
A cantaleuP weighing seventeen pounds, grown
by Mr.. i. L. Sutton, of Bombay Hook, was brought
to town last week. The finest melons that come 10
this town are grown on Bombay Hook.
We have received a number OF beautifully illus.
trated pamDheis descriptive Of the Switch Buck rail
road 10 which an excursIOn will be made from vii.
mingt on next week See notice elsewhere
The Milford Netos learns that the present owners
OF the j ID. X. u. are very anxious to iind pur
chaser Eer the big elephant which they have on
their hands. IL costs about s25 600 10 keep Il.
General HeiRtzeman, u. s. Army, is visiting
MIddletown. with his wife and daughter. Having
been put the retired list he is without any special
duty and has Come TO Middletown to look at the
peach orchards.
The Pilot Boy has discontinued her daily trips 20
Collins's and Spruancos whsTves. Last week she
refused 10 land parties with tickets for Collins's
until the Captain was threatened with the law, we
understand.
Tom Coz, notorious jail bird recently transferred
from Dover jail 10 the jail in Denton, made his
escape from The latter last week. with two other
prisoners. IL was ddEieult 10 huld him in the old
Dover eaboose.
The Grand Lodge Of Good Templ.rs Of this State
are holding their annual session IN this town this
afternoon. Grand Worthy Chief Templar is 10
be elected. Rev. A. ID. Days. oI Georgetown, nuw
fills that position.