Smyrna times., 1872-06-19
STATE AND LOCALS.


Bombay Hook, was opened last "Wednesday. =
The working men Of Wilmington have formed an
association in favor of th eight hour movement. m
TIE Methodist Sunday School will make its pic N
mic to FraAnd Thursday Of next week, 27h inst d
Mr.. A. g. Cummins. of this town, gave his straw is
berry pickers a picnic at his Brick Store farm .
yesterday.
Henry F. Pickles. of Wilmington. has been ap - y
pointed chairman of the Republican State Executive
Committee.
The Messrs Hastings of this town. launched a :
small oyster boat from their yard at the Landing
last Saturday.
The Cavalry Episcopal Sunday School of Will Ii
mngton makes excursion to C0lIins'S Beach Oh $
Friday. 28th. Iii
The new NJ. E. Church at Millington, Rev J. "
France, pastor, will be dedicated the 30th inst
See Mar lund items. I
The Local eachers' and Exhorter's Association.
for Easton aud Dover districts, will meet at Lewes
on Friday, July 18th.
The wedding anniversary fever has broken out .
in Wilmington. crystal and silver wedding
have been -held there THIS week.
Edwin Lewis, of Wilmington has been appointed
mail agent the Delaware railroad. II is hoped
| he will keep the mail matter straight.
A PhiIadeIphan suggests 10 the DslaWdrrdn that
English sparrUws will put an end To the rose bugs,
which now destroying the peaches around
Dover.
/ SsRe parties from the north interested in RehO.
brth city, expected down in few days 10 look
af er the interests OF the Seaiord and Georgetown
Railroad.
little child in New Castle last week. pulled
basket Of lin into its eyes and mouth whilst
rolling on the floor, und it died after two days
suffering.
The Odessa NJ E. Sabbath school will hold
Raspberry Festival in the Academy grove, Odessa.
on wednesday and Thursday evenings, the 26th |
and 9th inst.
AT the GaIcna tournament, last week, Delaware |
bore off most Of the prizes and dissatisfaction
was created thereby. We give an extended account
, in Maryland items.
8 An excursion will be run on the Junction and
Breakwater Railroad, the 4th Of july, from
Harrington to Lewes for the benefit Of the George
. town VI. f. Church.
2 Mr.. S. r. Cla yand has sold his farm on South
East creek, Kent CO.. Md, TO Rev. J. Merritt. Of
Dover for 81, 500. This farm contains 100 acres
and is highly improved.
The Delaware statesmen in Phila will make their
d excursion to Coinss Beach next Saturday. II
r will be magnificent affair Two hundred and .ty
n persons will be IN the party.
= In almost every town visited by the circus last
l. wees, peoT!e had their packets picked by the
J. wIctched camp fellows" Of the show. All our
e exchanges speak OF the matter.
l. A concert and Social Coton party will be given
by the Phoenix Brass band OF St. Georges, IN the
z. woods Of William Vail, ESQ.,. Thursday after.
noon and evening next, June Goth.
Misborough Circuit Camp Meeting will COM
le mence August 9ih, at Robinsons Woods. No Ice
re Cream, Confectionery, SC, will be sold the
le ground-feeding of man aud beast and nothing
n more.
y, Rev Mr.. Malerv, the late Presbyterian minister
al Of Milford who died last week, added nearly one
al hundred 10 his membership during his 81 years
g, ministry. He was IS years Old-a native Of Con-
al necticuI.
III Religious services were held in a grove near
Fraland, Bombay Hook. last Sunday, under the
auspices "f the Sunday School recently organized
70 there. Rev. Mr.. Clymer preached. This is a new
in era for Bombay Hook.
! Mr.. Fountain of the Dover hotel, has fowl tn Il
u' is crIss between a turkey aud a guinea. One
ne side of is covered with turkey feathers and the
u nher with guinea feathers, and it can initiate
N, either fowl IN "cAcke"
> Mrs Sallie Letherbury wife Of David Lether
bury, Of this town, died very Unexpectedly ye.erday
~ afternoon. She had been quite SICK with symp:om
If. of typhoid fever, but no present alarm occl
v stoned by her symptoms.
ot TIE adjourned meeting 10 form immigration
0 society in Dover will be held next Saturday hel
OF al address 10 Northern men will be prepared b,
lr- Hon. Joseph p. Comegys. Hon. Charles Brown, Dr.
Isaac Jump, II. w. Draper and Elias ). Reed, Esq's
cd The grass crop around this town is now bein
cut hHu 70 not producing nait ln per acre. Il tO
." aud a half is crop. Some farmers have NJ
Ter enough TO pay for the cutting and have abandune
ad the harvest. Both wheat and hay failures i
49,, the State.
- Sarah Hudson, aged woman of Batmor
." Hundred was brought TO Georgetown jail on Mos
m day, on charge Of whipping Ann Gum; rathe
ALL the old lady fined by the justice and refused
,on pay, and wac brought to jul. The mnney wa
~ raised. the fine paid. aud the old lady sent home.
The wheat crop around Smyrna is almost
failure. Two three farmers have good fie lds b.
he number will not "get their seed" Tue harve,
q N has already commenced A thIrd Of croP-su
hve bushels per acrU-is estimated. The ent
'es' State - scarcely better off.
YES The Stale Medical Society met al Iewes IN Tue
Iree day of last week. The following officers we
ith elected: Dr. X. q. Eleguod. President; J. s. VaIa
-, dIgham, VicS President; DR.. ii. 4. Askew, IRE
'u'u suret; Dr. ID. H. Hall, Secretary. Dinner W.
er served at the Ocean House. The session was
not very pleasant one.
:, The closing entertainments for the Semina
1. take place tn.tnorrow and Friday evenings. r,
mo Mr ThunpsOn. Tomorrow evening. delivers his Il
the ture on "The Question Of the Age" at tho tot
we're hall. which will be free. fIe fills TO "dra,
rL; among his Smyrna friends. On Friday evening
"ie scholars will give their closing programme
true music, ton, &c, at the hail. also free.
the Mrs. Livermore, the celebrated womnn's rig
y an lecturer, Of Boston, preached in the Unitar
,rne Church, Wilmington, last Sunday, from the te
"War good warfare" IN which she described
tlon, hard battle Of life and urged with power q
rt of esrneslness that dependence was on the La
anst II is said she enrspt her audience She hud be
man soe;s,s or r.d;c.I onsss,, e'"s' "0"e''e''
sible The new wb.,eo., M. r. Church. far colo
had people, ia Dover. will he dedicated to the worship
Hard God on Sunday, June 23d. Revs. J. B. Mann
]. b. Merritt officiating. One Of the Bishop,
'hsn the NJ. e. Church is also expected TO he pres
this Ths Church 10 frame structure. 81 feet In vi