Smyrna times., 1872-03-06

away, upsetting the carriage and throwing her
against the ground and hurting her badly
She was taken home and medical aid sum
moned, and she has nearly recovered.
4 Gre0t Ghost Story.-A wonderful excite
ment prevails Ill the lower part of Caroline
county and part of Sussex, Delaware, about a
ghost that is troubling a Mr.. Noble living near
a little dilapidated village called New Hope
On Tuesday night week Mr.. N. saw man in
his yard, which he shot at so the story goes,
and the shot rebOunded, while the man, or
whatever it was, remained unm0ved. Since
then tlast week. the neighb0rhood has become
greatly excited. The neighbors have mar
shalled themselves in solid phalanx all around
M Ms house and made vigorous charges
upon the what is it, which deies any amount
of "peppering" and changes into all sorts of
animals and things, to the terror of the gallant
chargers. No one around there believes in
ghosts, but all acknowledge there is something
| "quare about this. 1t appears at night only
aud judging from several Of our exchanges it
has created great excitement
Destructive Fire IN MUiaqton.- ET0ht
Houses Burned Mllington has been the
scene of a disastrous cOnfagratOn A fire
origin unknOwn-brOke out in the tin and stove
store of William S. Green, at hall past three
o clock on Thursday morning, and in Il short
time the building and its contents ware entirely
consumed. MIR. Green had a large stock on
hand, and loses all, having no nsurance. The
tire was not long in communicating to adjoining
buildings on either Side and the carriage shoH
OF ; j. Meeks, on the corner. and the store of
Il. w. West, below, were soon burned to the
ground Mr. Meeks, we learn, lost two new
clrrllges, and other things, amounting in value
! to not less than $ POO, on which there was no
Insurance. The house belonged to James A.
Edwards and, together with two small build
lngs adjoining, one Of which was consumed,
were Insured in the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Kent county, for $3.50 Mr.
West, we understand, had an insurance in a
Philadelphia company, but to what amount we
are not informed. The house belongs to the
heirs of the late VIM. F. Smyth The store
and dwelling of NJ. v Boyer adjoining Mr..
West, was soon enveloped in flames and con-
sumed. Mrs. Boyer was seriously i'll at the
tlme and had to be removed on a bed to the
house of a friend. Mr. Boyer had an insur-
ance of $l,723 IN the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company OF Kent county. The dwelling and
store OF Ihos. |. BrItOn, adjoining. shared
the same fate. He has an insurance of 81, 062
III the same company. The next house consumed
wa, occupied by Rev Jas France of the NJ,
r. Church, ami was owned by Mrs. Price, of
| Cecil county. Mr.. France saved the most of
his furniture, but it was necessarily damaged
In the hurry OF removal. The fire was finally
arrested at the millinery shop Of Mrs W S.
Merritt, which was together burned and pulled
down. The fl ,mes spread with such rapidity
that little was saved from several of the build.
lngS nearest the origin of the fire. There being
no fire apparatus in the town, the citizens had
to rely altogether uron the use of buckets,
nntll some fire extnguishers were procured
from the factory Of Mr.. Mallalieu, which was
some distance off. The confagration is truly
"A disastrous one to the town of MilIneton. and
falls heavily upon the worthy and industrious
mechanics who were so unfortunate as to have
no Insurance upon their property Ne,cs.
The Centreville Citizen says The total loss
Is estimated to be between $25, 900 and $50.
900 portion of which is covered by insurance.
The cause Of the fire is unknown, but some be-
lcve it to have been the work of an inccndiary.