Smyrna times., 1872-07-31
STATE AND LOCALS.

Le~es IS full Of strangers, from all parts Of the
country.
Canalopes and Watermelons we're plentiful in
wilmington more than a week, ago.
The Alden Fruit Preserving establishment, near
Camden, Is now ready Tor operation.
Seven or eight Odessa gentleman started on
sailing expedition down The Bay last week.
The MiddlelOwn Transcript learns that Tourna
ment is TO be held at ST. Georges, some time this
Fall.
I he Good Tcmpars Of this town have changed
their meeting night from Monday to Thursday
evening.
Rev. DR.. McCabe, Episcopal minister Of Middle.
town. mas gone on twO-week's visit in MARYLAND
10 brothers.. also a minister.
Adam Dayett ESQ.,, of Pencader Hundred has j..
hne two year old hefer, which has never calved.
'hat is now giving over gallon Of milk per day.
Gov Ponder on Satuday morning, in company
with several friends, left Lewes for Cape Nav. on
board OF the revenue cutter COlfaE. A salute Of Ia
guns was fired.
In Wilmington, on Friday night last John Fer.
guson, aged 81, and carpe ter by trade I. n ont nj
The thId story window Of his house and broke his
neck, whilst helplessly drunk.
MIR. Zenas Longland, near Delaware CITY, raised
1n small field 354 bushels Of wheat per ncre. Hls
l,uI
burn, think they can beat him.
A man named Parker, in Milford. has invented =,
new KIND OF pie plate, and he has received patent
Tor 1t. IL has a wire bottom, which prevents the
lower crust from absorbing the moisture and becom
ing sobby.
The Farmers and Mechanics Club of Harrington
Will hold a meeting Oh Saturday, the g. ot August,
at which time Thomas T. Coursey, Esq will de-
liver lecture on "Wheat Culture" which we ex.
pect to publish.
Georgetown hOd nice sensation Sunday afternoon
OF last week. negro man named Timmons nude
hls escape rom the jail BY sealing the wall and all
the boys and street Oungers made chase after him.
but without success.
Hon. Jas. X. Kelley. U. S. Senator, from Oregon
has taken the Rodney Mansion at Lewes for the
season His family is row occupying it. Last
week The Senator was in town, and he left for
Oregon few days ago.
Another and taster steamer, the Eastern Queen,
has been put on the Lcwes and New York rosie,
and the people Satisfied. She can make the trip in
= hours Round trip tickets can be had for SO If a
party Olga want 10 make excursion.
We have the Catalogue of the Wesleyan Female
College, Wilmington, Del, showing a list OF 100
pupils and graduating class of nine. June, 1922
Thus College Is Justly regarded as one of thu best
finishing schools for young ladies in the country.
The first shipment of peaches from CLAYTON. on
Monday, amounted to three car loads Yesterday
one car was shipped The price has been good
ranging from $3.50 To s. so, according to quality
The business opens more largely than was expected
DR.. Maxwell Of Mlddetown, assisted bv DR.
Barr, performed an operation a little So, of Mr.
Ihos. BrocksoD, of Sassafras Neck, last week. 1,
correct club foot, which proved success The
enid had to walk almost on top of its foot before
the operation.
he obrlar oF Al
OF this town, Saturday last, furnished the study
OF their Superintendent, Rev. &. L. Mahon, VI D.
| IN most handsome manner with rich carpet oll
y alnut furniture, &c. The matter was an entir,
| surprise 10 the Doctor
| young man from Cecil county, named John r
| Fields, aged about 10. died Very suddenly. At ,
hotel in Wilmington last Wednesday. II is sup
posed he poisoned himself as strychnine was founc
under his pillow, IN two packages. No cause can
be assigned for the act
| Both the Methodist and Presbyterian churches q
OF this town are now without pastors 1t isexpectet
that Rev Dr. Kenney of Odessa, will Gil the puIpi
OF the former, next Sunday, aud that Rev. ]. V
| Smith, OF this town, will fill the Odessa pulpIt
Rev. Mr.. Kennedy will preach at the PRESBYTERIAN
church.
During the heavy thunder storm Of the 4tb q
July Mr.. j. Ford. o. Brandywine HID, was ridlnf
home IN .rfIige with hts family, when the Iiphl
| "'"s Sb"SA N's' ORC nat, set nTe To the ribbon
burnt a portion Of the hat, scarred her nose an,
stunned her, yet no serious damage was done
notwithstanding the horses ran away in the meal
time.
| ro" three years or more lost child Of Quincy
H., named Frederick Lieh, supposed to have bre
stolen by an Italian organ grinder, has been rxen
sivey advertised. Last week an Italian heppa,
with little boy, was in New Castle, and the liul
fellow 80 closely resembled the photograph of Tn
hat I'll,
the Italian locked up until further hearing can b
had.