Smyrna times., 1872-09-11
STATE AND LOCALS.

A Sussex paper says the camp meetings in that r
region have consumed $4,000 chickens.
The Central Park Circus and Menagerie will ex. s
hbit in this town Wednesday. 25th inst.
Orders for another Swedish colony of twenty {
four persons have been sent from Wilmington.
II has been decided to hold horticultural fair in
commencing on Wednesday, Oct. 18th.
A man named Kirkwo0d fell dead in Water ST.,
Wilmington, day last week from the effects of
hemorhage.
The mail now goes to Milford in the evening,
thus giving that town and other intermediate towns
two daily mails.
Track-laying the Dell and Penn. Railroad
between the Del. Railroad and Delaware City, was
finished last Friday.
Petitions in BANKRUPTCY has been filed by John
L. Bacon, of Little Creek HID. and Joseph Z. Will
lams, Of this town.
By the failure of F. A. Palmer & Co., of New
York, some of the largest peach growers about
Lewes lose heavily.
revival of considerable interest is now in pro-
gress in the NJ. E. Church of this town. On Mod
day night seven conversions were noted.
Two artists connected with the Hearth and Home,
of New York, have been down at Lewes sketching
the Breakwater, Light House, Delaware Break.
water. Cape Henopen, sc.
The young ladies' of Delaware City are using
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out boat and buggy riding.
A Joint Stock Company has been formed in Sea
ford, for building vessels They have one already |
on the stocks of 500 tons burthen.
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis Of the |
brain and spinal chord) has made its appearance
among the horses at Wilmington.
The special freight train on the Delaware Rail.
road, with passenger car attached which LETT Clay
ton at 9.39 A. NJ. has been Withdrawn.
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the roughness Of the road. The heavy frcighting
and late rains have got the ties "Out of fix"
A Wilmingtonian, who has a peach orchard in
Sassafras Neck, Nd, has netted Ga cts per basket
on 25OO baskets. So says the Commercial
One of the editors of the Wilmington Euery
Euening is "raising" kitten on cantaleup. Ii
dlscards all other food for this vegetarian diet.
Rev. Mr.. Moore, of New Castle county, will fill
the Presbyterian pulpit of this town next Sunday
and the Rev. ]. f. Bryan, of Camden the NJ. E.
pulpit.
VIM. r. Dickson, Superintendent ef the Aims
house of this county, has resigned. The Trustees
of the Poor ill appoint his the ls of
October.
Esquire Budd, of this town, had valuable mare to
drop dead in the stable last Saturday, Edward Blls
Esq, of the Delaware House, lost one of his fine
span by death, the same day.
Two bands of Gipsies. with houses on wheels,
nicely equipped passed through this town last week
and encamped in Raymond's Neck. There was
also quite a caravan Of carriages
|, Rev. William Marshall, pastor ofSt James church
Mill Creek Hundred, has accepted a call to the
Episcopal church in Phillpsburg, Pa and will enter
upon his charge in few weeks.
Sheriff Armstrong sold in Mddletown, last week
the farm Of Jacob Staats situated in Appoquinmink
Hundred, containing ITO acres for 50 l50-Charle:
Tatman, Esq, Of Odessa, purchaser.
This week record the death Of Mr.. William
Farrell, farmer OF APpoquinimink, who, after five
or six years of great suffering and bed-rdden ex
islence, died of Infiammatory Ihuematism.
Y The marshes along the Delaware abound i'll Reec
birds this fall, and the spOrtsnen already flock
ing thither in large numbers. Recdy Island oppo
site Port Penn. is reported to be the best spot 70
), this sport.
. Of Stephen Over, colored, Of Denton, Nd
who left down train on the Delaware Railroad
= more than week ago, very sick, has not bee
heard OF snce and his parents greatly disresse
e about him.
h At the West Presbyterian Church Wilmington
on Sunday. Rev. Geo. II Smith offered his resigns
70 tion as Pastor Of that Church. II is understoo
lt that he has accepted call to a church in New Yor
l. or Brooklyn.
a Robt. J. Lank formerly Merchant OF Greensbor
Nd, has bought the store Of B. d. Anderson & So
ie in Milford, one of the leading firms Of that tow
Mcssrs. A. j Son will continue to deal in Lumb,
a. and Phosphates.
tv Those who desire pleasant trip and besutif
scenery should go on the excursion under Il
mana cement OF P. T. +. Smith, from Wilmingtc
rs to Msuch Chunk and back, which takes place 1
morrow. Fare, round trip, $3.50.
A The Netcs and Advertiser says that there
some eighty distileries in operation in Kent nj
hS Sussex counties, and vast quantities Of fruit .
0. being made into brandy. This year the produ
he will amount probably to seme $50 or $4,000.
ey Mr.. Joseph Cleaver, near Port Penn, last we
sold three calves, weighing respectively 430, a
and 3l9 pounds, uggregatng l,2ll pounds. Th,
ot average age 10 ten weeks. Mr.. c. has the repu
:, tion Of shipping the finest calves that go TO I
ltn Philadelphia market.
an The Milford NeDs says that the drouth has ,
of the crop very short all over the lower part
NJ the Peninsula. SUSSEX county suffering extreme
:, Ex-Governor Ross has an eighty field good
Inc fair season for seventy bushels per acre. that
at not now produce twenty.
m The following prizes have been offered to
80 CONTESTANTS at the st. Georges Tournament, VIII
ne' comes off the LIST OF October, at ST. George
1t One no-top buggy. valued at $780, set Of sin
,re- harness, valued at $50, and saddle and bril-
vos which has not yet been purchased.
ii From the Wutsontown Record, published
u0n Northumberland county, Pa, we clip the follow
ion, item: Miss Lou NJ Sturgess, formerly of this p
ub- now Of Smyrna, Del, is in town on visit to
.ho friends As a musical preceptress Miss S. has
'Ao superors, and hence her visit is hailed with
satisfaction by the lovers Of music.
,ted The annual reunion in Old Drawers Pre-
hut terian Church. near Odessa took place last Sun
a. the 9th. DR.. Patton preached in the morning.
W DIR. Crowel in the afternoon. This is one of
With old land marks Of Presbrterianism built more
; of one hundred years ag7, and 10 not used ex
oloo on these anniversary occasions.
49, OH the steamer Perry few days since, Cap
'o'0 Boon, of New Castle, aged "a years and moi
we're Capt. Ross. of Chester. Pa, aged "a years
rom months. and Capt. Robert Boon. Of Salem, n
,sox aged 62 years, three old friends accidentally
80 after separation Of twenty years. II is sing
"yer that three wettermen living such short dist
Ional apart should be SO long separated from each o
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ID toi A DELAWARE CoLoRED PREAcHER.-Rev. II
D.. Young, Of Philadelphia, full. booded African,
D'i near Milford, about So years ago, electrified
the audience at the colored peoples camp,
ed town, on Sunday week. The Nsps says his