Smyrna times., 1873-05-14

me me DelaWare Railroad yesterday from Norfork
l MS Is large for beginning.
4 About three o'clock yesterday afternoon q
Sill In the foundation of the gates of Shakes
peare mill pond, at Dover blew out. They
had Immediately to waste water at a tremen.
dous rate and it is feared that nearly the whole
6ulk will have to be let off before the gates can
be made good.
The city council of Wilmington have passed
a resolution to purchase about 60 acres of land
on either side of the Brandywine for a city
PARK; provided 1t cen be purchased by paying
small annual instruments. The land is offered
at from 5000 to $4,000 per acre and will cost
the city about $4,000.
The Detd'CGre0n tells of queer will recorded
at Dover. 1t is the last testament of one
John Joy, in which is recorded all the troubles
ana trials which John ever endured, and then.
aiter dividing his property among his children,
ne ieaves the bones of his body to his
e,nemies'to make whistles out off" The man
died in 1887.
A young gent from Milford, while in Dover,
last week visited the Jail, and while examining
cell friend turned the kew on him and
walked off. While thus cruelty held in
dnrance two young ladies were being shown
through the institution, and when they
squlnted through the CRATES at him he was
mortified almost to DEATH
constable was on the down train on .Satur-
DAY last with prisoner in charge, but while
running at full speed between FELTON, and
Harrington he jumped off lie was fopped
over against the railroad bank several times
out before the train could be stopped he was
making good time across the fields. He had
robbed the depot at Harrington.
Our town was visited on Saturday night bv
one OF the heaviest thunder storms that has
visited this place for number of wears. r.
appeared to be the meeting of two clouds.
immediately over town, and for the space of
an n0ur emitted constant streams of the most
vivid liz ghtning, accompanied by deafeninc
peais OF thunder, and rain in torrents.
Several of the leading citizens of Cbristiana
contemplate the organization of a company to
purchase the large Touring mills of w illiam +.
omalley, short distance from the vilage and
convert them into large paper manufactnr
ing establishment. The movement meets with
considerable encouragement, and will be aided
Oy some OF the capitalists OF Wilmington.
The Philadelphia A. NJ. +. Conference has
JNSt closed Its sessions at Reading, with the
following appointments Wilmington Station.
to be supplied Smyrna Circuit, Jas. Holins !;
Laurel Circuit, /. II. Moore; Frederick Cir.
cut, W. L. Z. Ridgeway, Camden Circuit.
BENZ. SteGmer; Milton Circuit, p. Lowper
Georgetown Circuit, James Chambers; Dover
Circuit, w. II. Hopkins.
AT Temperance meeting in the NJ F.
church, Harrington, last week, resolutions
were passed returning thanks to the Iegisla-
ture OF Delaware for regulating the sale of
liquors as cOnsOnant with the progress of the
tlmes' and appreciatve Of humanity. Also,
calling upon the Mayor, Sheritfs, Magistrates,
CoronerS, Constabes, Deputies, Grand Juries,
&C., to do their part and enforce the law.
A young school teacher in Milton, Sussex
county, named Wilson, struck young colored
female teacher recently and knocked her down
~ the street twice, merely to make her give
the road. The act was so brutal that the
eentlre community censures him, and he has
been held to bail to answer at court and is
bound over to keep the peace. He has also
had the girl bound over by swearing that she
assaulted him.
The Milford people, who have been sorelv
chagrined at the withdrawal of the morning
train, are about to be passifed. The j. & b.
20 promise train shortly, to leave Lewes in
the morning to connect at Harrington with the
20 A. NJ. Del. train north, returning to Lewes
from the l.07 p NJ train south it will again
run to Harrington and connect with the 5 20
p NJ. train north, aud return from the 9lSl
r NJ train south.
The Dover H. f. Sunday School has elected
the following officers: superintendent, G.. Fl,
IS. Day Assistant Superintendent, f. NJ.
Stevenson; Female Superintendent, Mrs. ID.
=. Hofecker; DirectreSs of the Infant Depart.
mIent' Mrs. ). A. Ridgely; Assistants, Mrs.
II. NJ. DAVIS and Miss Mary A. Crouch
secretary, l. j. Stevenson Treasurer, Albert
Gowgll Librarian, T. s. Harper; Assistants,
r.. b. klrben and L. j. Stevenson.
WIImD corraenoudao. IL
LI,ght names as probable candidates of the
Liberal Democracy for Governor, in 1874, !
John Hickman, and Dr. Martin, of Sussex, |
and Victor DUPONT, Of New Castle. The old |
dynasty will bring into the contest such names
as as John W. Hail. Of Frederick, and John II. |
Bewley, OF Smyrna, and perhaps that of DIR. |
Lesley, OF New Castle. For Congress the
names OF the liberal side will be O'Byrne, L. |
h. Martin aud Fisk Townsend.
The public schools of Camden have closed
for the year, for the reason that the colored
voters demanded of the Commissioners that
they should be assessed, and thus secure part
OF the school funds. The Commissioners, not
knowing what to do in the matter, left it TO
the voters, and they decided to close the
school. The cOOred people wanted separate
school, which the Commissioners had no an.
thOrity to grant, and yet they we're afraid to
deny the taxation to the cOlored people.
Rev. A. Wallace, editor Of the Methodist
Home journal, Phila, in writing about Reho- |
both, says: Over twenty years ago we served |
as junior preacher OIL Lewes circuit, Delaware. |
So impressed were we then, in regard to the
snRularly beautiful features of the place
KehobothI that we wrote and published in
Wilmington paper, called the Journal and
Statesman, Henry Ecke, ESQ, editor, series
of letters descriptive Of, and calling public
attention to, Rehoboth Beach as prospective
rival of Cape May.
meeting of the Directors of the Smyrna
Delaware Bay Il. r. Co. was held in this
town on Saturday last. when the vacancies in
the board were filed by the election of Messrs.
Sneden, Bentley aud Bingham The board is
now constituted as follows: g. w. Bentley
and John !. Bingham, of New York, VIM. S. |
Sneden, Of Long Branch, j. q. Stockly, II. @. |
Douglass, John II. IIoffecker and Henry n. |
Wickersham. Mr.. Hoffecker having resigned
the Presidency, Mr.. Bingham was elected to