Smyrna times., 1872-08-28

The Backbird Camp is progressing favorably,
under the management of Revs. f. Miller and J. +.
smith. The attendance has been large. There are
So tents, not 100as some of the papers report.
Wm A. Eaton, of Wilmington. boiler maker
by trade committed suicide by taking laudanum,
one day last week. For some time past he had
been rather diss pated which produced domestic
trouble. His wife and three children have been
separated from him for some time. This is assigned
as the cause.
Camden now has three fruit preserving establish
ments, one employing 100 hands, one employing 70.
and the Alden drying factory, which employs l25.
This latter is conducted by stock company, with
capital of S25, ,OOO Thos. Pickering is president
j. Green, secretary and treasurer. and J. G. Brown,
superintendent.
Among the articles put into the cornerstone of
the new Episcopal Chapel Of this town, last
Wednesday. was Bible, Pruyer-book list of the
Church officers. and Sunday School Scholars and
teachers, names of the architect and builder copies
of the Times and IntetLigencer, a number Of silver
coins BY the children, &c.
| The DeLaparean is informed that the house of
James Fisher, near Adamsville Mspillion hundred.
was struck by lightning one day last week and
burnt with all its contents. We have not learned
that any Of the family were injured. The dwelling
OF John Simpson, in FELTON,, struck by lightning
and slightly damaged on Wednesday.
| Rev. George A. Phebus has accepted the call
will fill the pulpit Bishop Jaynes makes
the transfer and can supply the place of Rev. Mr..
Bristor, Of ST. MIchaels, who has been called to
EastOn pulpit. 1t may be month before the
| changes can be made.
The Milford Aduertiser of Friday last says
| "a gay and fashionable entertainment came off at
| Mrs. Dr. Burtun's on Tuesday evening last Ii was
given IN honor Of charming young lady visitor
from Smyrna. Her residence and grounds were
brilliantly illuminated, and with music, dancing,
and tempting vlands, the evening fled away like
magic"
! An unknown young lady in Wilmington made
two attempts to kill herself on Tuesday by falling
IN front OF the trains Of the p. w. & B. Railroad
She made the first attempt in the morning but was
pulled of by two men In the evening she attempted
the same thing but again pulled away. She
then left and has not been seen since. No person
| seemed to know her name or where she lived.
Prot. John G. Harkness one Of the leading educa.
tors of Wilmington has just issued the first number
of Quarterly Magazine. II contains nearly a
hundred pages and is illustrated with several goud
wood cuts. The subscription price Is 81. 1t is
well printed, neatly covered and contains articles
from number OF ministers and literary men oi
that city. II is called "Harkness' Magazine"
On Saturday, William Ray, a brakeman on the
Delaware Railroad, fatally injured at Mount
Pleasant, near Mddletown. Ray was working al
one of the brakes, when the train suddenly backed
against the car on which he was standing. The
shock coming rather Unexpectedly Ray was thrown
TO the track, between the cars the wheels of one o
them passing over his leg, crushing it horribly
tie died the next morning. He was % years old
The sale Of the lands of DR.. Jacob Knowles took
place at Seaford on Saturday last and was not
profitable sale. The Sussex Light says: ''The
bidding, was anything but spirited, and property
that had been considered quite valuable, seemed tC
be quite Drug under the hammer of the Acutioneer
To many it looked like a great sacrifice, to Sc,
property, comprised of the very best class oF rea
estate, sell for third Of its estimated value, o
for one fourth Of its real cost"