Smyrna times., 1873-04-16

hOiy Order or the FrleStn0Od, on w edneS
Gay morning last, at St. Andrews Episcopal
Church, Wilmington, by Bishop Lee.
Prof Marcy's Scopticon will exhibit in this
town on Wednesday next 23d, 10 the town hall
1t is highly recommended and embraces in its
scenes pictures from all parts of the world
The members of the Legislature drew 1910
each for their pay, or over 81 200 in all The
Clerks of the two Houses got $4,000. The
whole session has cost the State about $40, 900.
The people of Harrington must be deprived
of public school facilities this year The
school tax was voted down. And yet the vii
lage has l20 names of children on the school
rolls.
Mr.. William H. Carr, of this town, has re-
moved his confectionery store to his bakery,
on Market ST., and Mrs E. Carr occupies the
entire room thus vacated for her trimming
store.
We see by an exchange that Mr.. Chas W.
Poulson, formerly of this town, has been
elected Vice President of the Locklead & Fort
Scott Railroad Company. The road is in
Kansas.
Mrs. Rev G. A. phobus has recently con-
Quoted the Bible-lesson reviews in the NJ. +
Sunday School of this town, to the great de-
light and entertainment of the officers and
scholars.
The citizens of Middletown held a town
meeting last week to take into consideration
the purchase of fire extinguisher A com
mittee to examine the different extinguishers
was appointed.
A meeting of the Smyrna Manufacturing
Company will be held next Wednesday even,
ing to organize and receive subscr: ptiOns to the
capital stock. Mr.. WIN. Z. Waters, the Sec y,
publishes notice in advertisements.
William S. Green, of Millington is still con-
sidered to be in very critical condition. He
expected to go to Baltimore yesterday for the
purpose of entering a hospital, in order to
have an aneurism Of the lett side of the neck
attended to.
Mr. Samuel FAIRIES, soldier of the old LIST
Del Regt. died in this town last Friday. He
served with credit in the battle Of Antetam,
but contracted sickness in camp from which
he never fully recovered. He was an upright,
unassuming citizen.
The baseball clubs of Seaford and Sails,
bury, Md, are playing series of match games
The first game was played at Seaiord, on
Thursday last, and resulted in a terrible defeat
for the Marylanders. They only scored IA to
A for the Seafordites.
Collector William D. Nolen, Collector of
Customs for Delaware, in Wilmington, has
recently made the following appointments in
this District Special Deputy Collector, Isaac
j. Jenkins Inspector, Frank Nolen; Deputy
Collector at Seaford, n. Ii. Brown.
On Monday last the following gentlemen
were elected Vestrymen of St. Peters Epis-
copal Church of this town: George w. Cum
minis, Senior Warden; George II. Raymond,
Junior Warden; d. j. Cummins, William G.
Mitchell, VIM Stubs and j. Ii. Peterson.
Myers G. Conwell, ESQ, formerly Super
intendent of the Wilmington and Western
1 po,I hoz fbar
for the Railroad between Rehoboth City and
Lewes. 1t is Said that the contract for the
building of this road has already been awarded.
! Mr.. Pyle, one of the Alden fruit dryers of
MiddletOwn, purposes to go to California on
Saturday next, for the purpose of establishing
an Alden factory for a company OF fruit
growers organized there. He will return about
the first of August in time for active opera
tions here.
The Trustees of the Wilmington Conference
Academy held meeting in Dover, on Wed.
nesday last, and decided to locate the building
on a five acre lot to be purchased of j.
Alexander Fulton, out on Main St, beyond
the residence of DIR. Ridgely. The price paid
for the lot is $500.
| A young man named Otterbridge. living with
Henry Messick, near Seaford, was found dead
on the floor BY his bedside, the other night
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noises, and upon going to his room he was
found as above. A ccroner's july rendered a
verdict of heart disease.
The Committee appointed by the last Con
ference to arrange for Sunday School Insti-
tuteS for the ensuing year, held meeting at
Dover, Wednesday, and decided to hold four
institutes. The first will be at Dover, on the
10th and l7th of June The times aud places
for the others will be duly announced.
The Board of Examination for the Fourth
Light House District, have recently appointed
the following Assistant Light House Keepers
for Delaware Cape Henlopen, William 4.
Spicer Brandywne Shoals, near MispilliOn
Creek, Thomas Il. Calhoun Reedy Island
VIM. Sharper. More appointments will be
made in few days.
Three highly respected old people of Camden
have recently died, viz: MIR. Ezekiel jenkins.
a prominent Quaker gentleman, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Avery Draper. Mr. jenkins and Mrs
Draper were both in their Goth year and Mr.,
Draper in his SD year. Mrs .. died on the
"a and Mr.. d. on the 9th, just one week apart
Mr.. j. died on the 5th.
! At meeting of the Delaware Historical
! Society, in Wilmington, last week, a com
mittee was appointed TO investigate the history
of newspapers in Delaware, and it was voted
/ that the Historical Society request the Cover
nor to appoint Henry f. Askew, NJ. d., dele
gate to the Centennial Celebration, vice VIM
T. Read, ESQ, deceased.
The Middletown transcript is informed b,
the Alden fruit dryers of that town that they
: have the promise from capitalists in Philadel
phia that stock sufficient will be taken in tn
company proposed to be established in Middle
town, to place it on firm basis, provided tha
5 the fruit growers will take reasonable pro
portion to be paid in produce.
A firm from West Chester CO., New York
have bought property in Wilmington and wi
! 20 into the manufacture of the "Amatuer ii
d Saw new invention. The saw is rigge
:, upon q stand or table, after the manner Of
sewing machine, and can be worked either wit
Q treadle or crank. 1t is designed mainly fc
/. the use of boys and youths, but all kinds {
J work can be done upon it.
On Saturday week five silver mounted pisto
), were found on one OF the Commons farms,
1t near New Castle. How they came there is
IS mystery, but the supposition is that they az
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