Smyrna times., 1872-07-03
STATE AND LOCALS.

The MIddetown Academy is to he enlarged.
A sad of desertion is recorded in our Mary
land items.
The steamer Pilot Boy is now making daily ex
cursions to COllins's and Bombay Hook.
The sporting gentry around Middetown are to
have a trotting race on the 4th-to.morrow.
Rev. Dr. Crowel, of Odessa. breaches in the
Presbyterian church of this towE next Sunday.
1t is estimated that nearly fifty dogs have been
killed by poison in Milford within Two or three
weeks.
Our Dover correspondent, last week, stated that
Smyrna can be seen from the Catholic s,eeple
at Dover.
The explosion of coal oil lamp whilst it was
being filled, last night in Mr.. Faners shoe store,
in this town, caused a scare and alarm Of fire. No
damage.
Miliord's strawberry shipments are now put down
at $4,000 qs. from about 60 acres-somethlng over
$500 per acre.
For the last seven days the thermometers of this
town have ranged anywhere between 90 and l04
degrees IN the shade.
The yield of wheat in Sussex county will be much
larger than expected. The straw is light, but
the heads well filled.
Georgetown will celebrate the Fourth hy an ex.
cursIon to Lewes, temperance meeting, aud dis
play of fireworks at night
Rev. Mr.. Clymer will preach on the 9Th Com.
stealing" will be the subject.
Mr. Geo. L. Stradley, jr.. formerly Of this tow n
was overcome by sunstroke in Wilmington, yeslcr.
day whilst tin. roofing house.
1t has been suggested to us to recommend the
farmers 10 SOW corn broadcast, now, for fodder 10
Offset the scarcity Of the hay crop.
The colored people will hold "church camp
meeting" at Scotts Chapel. on the road leading from
Deakynesille TO TuylOr's Bridge. commencing Fri.
day next, 5th.
The Wilmington Republicans have decided TO
hold their nomination elections for Mayor, Asses
sors and ward officers 10 the respective wards, on
Saturday, July 9Th.
There are wheat fields in ST. Georges and Rcd
Lion Hundreds that will not yield more than two or
three bushels per acre, some of which will not be
cut, the yield not being sufficient pay for cutting
Mr.. Lchtenstein, Republican councilman of vii.
mington. denies the truthfuness of the rumor that
he is Greeley man. and declares his intention to
support Grant. MIR. FInegan, Democratic Council.
man, indorses Greeley.
Mrs. Salllo MarIatt, widow Of the Late DR.. Mar.
latt, President Of Irving Female College, Pa, and
daughter of the late Geo. Adkins, died at her home
in Milford on Thursday night She was lady of
superior culture and greatly beloved.
i John o. Stay, promising young lawer, of Ches-
tertown, Md, died at the residence Of his father
VIM Slay, ESQ., in Camden, on Thursday last He
was law partner OF lion. u. VIckers, in Chester
town, aud man Of more than ordinary Abilities
VIM. Parker, a negro man who killed a noted
runaway slave hunter named GOrsuch during a
riot at Christiana, New Castle CO about tweDty.on,
years ago, returned home there last week. He ha.
been an exile in Canada since that memorable .yen
Of slavery times.
Steve Gibbs. and elderly coored man living few
miles west Of Kenton. died last week. He was one
of the wealthiest colored men in this section and
good business man. He owned two good fnrms
which were well conducted, and his funeral or
SundIy, was one Of the largest ever held IN th,
county.
( The latest report Of small pox in Wilmington
D from the Board of Health, was 90 cases. but Their
, are many more, as the President Of the Board say
he knows of whole families down with small Dol
who close their doors against the Health officers
and they have no power to do anything towards re
moving them.
The Junction & Breakwater Railroad Compan,
now announces that they will run n tri weekly lin
OF steamships from Lewes. They advertise tha
II the first trip from New York will be made frou
n Vescy Street Pier ON Monday the 18th of July, an
from Lewes on the 18th, and thereafter on eac
alternate week day, at 4 Pm.
Some Of the business men Of Milford held a mee
J. ing last week TO organize a stock company wit
)r the view 10 manufacturing the patent Turbn
,r Water Wheel recently invented by Mr.. Charles N
! Miles, Of that town. This wheel has been teste
% thoroughly in Hofecker's Woolen Mills there, an
10 found 10 be al that its patentee claims for 1t.
d pretty little two.month old boy baby was pickle
n up In Eighth ST.. Wilmington, the other day, by
colored man, and sent 10 the amshouse. lie wa
'n lying by the pavement on a comfortable cushion
or with an umbrella hoisled over him, and smiling
v pleasantly "as basket Of chips" Near by was
lady's fan which was doubtless dropped there by Il
e. person leaving the child.
CT The Union Sunday School Picnic, Of the Meth
w dist and Presbyterian Schools OF Milford morro
IL will be interesting. The Schools will parade in II
-. morning, accompanied with Brass Band throul
" the principal streets of Milford, to the woods.
d, the morning the children will be entertained wi
nd Scotch games, and other amusements. Union di
va ner at noon. Afternoon, singing by six hundn
children and addresses by Rev. d. C. Ridgeway al
In Rev. g. e. Jones.