Smyrna times., 1873-07-16
STATE AND LOCALS.

iAlbS curly lOT tH0 CITY election, which Is heIl
the lst Tuesday in September,
The Dover Methodists have granted thei
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Watson, two weeks vacation
to attend the RehobOth Camp.
The Middletown Presbyterian Church is tC
DC closed tor about a month. The pastor, DR.
Patton, has gone on visit.
A droVer who started from Philadelphia fol
Dover, on the "Owl train" on Monday night
drunk, says he was robbed of $780,
The present indications are that the Black
6lrd camp will be the largest ever held there
fartles from Philadelphia are applying tol
tents.
Mr.. II. Fl. Blair, photographer of this town
mas gone to attend the session of the National
Photographic Association, at Buffalo, N. I
lie will be absent about two weeks.
Ii. w, Draper, Esq, Of Dover has returned
home from Washington, having sufficiently
recovered from the amputation Of his limb to
make the journey.
The Episcopal Sunday School of Middletown
go on picnic to grove near Odessa, to NOR
row, and the NJ, +. Sunday School Of Odessa
so ON picnic excursion to Port Penn.
A clever rain shower blessed US on Monday
evening, but 1t Jailed to inspire our farmers,
who doletully contemplate their withered corn
crops and their blighted pasture fields.
One steam tug will answer for the peach
men OF Appoquinimink Greek this year. Last
year 1t required six to haul the barges of the
Corblts,. Appletons, Atherleys, MoOres, Feni-
mOres, &c.
Several crates of peaches and apricots went
up the Delaware Railroad, Monday morning,
from points along the Eastern Shore Railroad.
The peaches were Of the Hale's Early variety,
and were Of a very fine quality.
A large room in the Clayton House, Will
mlngton, intended for billiard saloon, has
been converted into croquet room. Saw
dust covers the hoor lightly, and answers well,
but the ladies trails sweep it up.
The third annual festival of the Wilmington
Klte Club will commence at Schutzen Park,
Ia that city, on the 2lst inst, continuing for
tour days. Prizes to amount Of 81 600 will be
offered tor the best rifle shots.
Excursion tickets will be sold from Smyrna
to the Rehoboth Beach Camp Meeting at
81. 90 the round trip, including hack hire,
good until the 3lst of August. Tickets will he
sold for the night train only on Saturday.
A young married man named John O'Hara
was run over and killed last Sunday morning
IN wilmington, by fire engine. He was a
morocco dresser and had a wife and mother
dependent upon him Tor support, in Phila.
The commencement exercises of Washing
ton College, took place in the Court House. at
Nhestertown, Md, on Wednesday night last.
There were hive graduates, two of the number
I. curry, n. Il. JOhnson-being Della
wareans.
A Grand Entertainment and Picnic" will
De held IN Ross Grove, at Seaford tomorrow.
Addresses, music, dancing, and game of base
Oaii between the Delaware Club of Seaford
ana the White Clouds, of Salisbury, are on
the programme.
Mrs. George Coleman, OF Phiipsburg, n.
d. wishes information Of her sister, who is
supposed to be on the Peninsula. Thirtv
years ago. when only 9 years old. the cb;Id
was taken by Joseph Anthony near George
town, Kent county, Md. to raise.
The NJ. Z. Sunday School of this town arc
making arrangements to go to Fra aland-next
Iuesday perhaps 1t was intended to 90 by
bomo!y Hook Il. T. which will be done this
week, 1t Is expected, but the trouble of getting
cars has caused change in the programme
On I'd inst. the Vineland Railway was sold
at public sale, in Fineland, to Jay Gould for
SlO,OOO, he being the only bidder. Mr.. Gould
at once gave his check for 10 per cent. of the
purchase money. This $4,000 is in addit;on
10 mortgages OF 81 100000, or such a matter,
A man named Syauce attempted to emf his
throat with razor in st. Georges, SUNDAY
week, but the razor slipped somehow and he
dldn succeed. He cut right clever cash
put Or. Vallandigham fixed that for him and
ne Is still enduring his disappointed love and a
sore throat. "4N q
A desperate fellow named Geo. Adams. of
LelPslc, was lodged in Dover Jail on Saturday
week Tor waylaIng, knocking down and robbin1
Matthew Carter, on the night of the 81. Gar,
ter was going home, drunk, when Adams
lang IN wait, struck him with stick and took
S2l. so from him.
As we 90 to press the Knights of Pvtb;os
are marching through our streets, fixed nm ;n
pretty clothes, behind Richies band, and tbe
people are feeling awful jolly. The semi-an.
nual session OF the order is to be held here this
afternoon. AS 1t Is secret we will not stop the
press to get the proceedings. The procession
has decidedly fine-looking set of men in il,
The Conference Academy Trustees held n
meeting in Dover, on Tuesday, for the purnose
OF receiving proposals for the erection Of Tho
Academy buildings. Bids were received from
SIX contractors, but no awards made. that bns-
mess having been referred to a special com.
mlttee of five, who will make the award This
week.
a young lady in company with a Young
man, was walking down the Brandywine wiz
mington, on Sunday, when by some means the
lady was precipitated into the creek. The
young lady escort, from fright, or some other
cause, did not make any effort to rescue her.
4 young man who was passing, drew her from
the water, however, without sustaining furtber
injury than complete ducking. For time
her situation was critical
a youth Of Is, named Peter Douphertv. of
wilmington, on Sunday, while out boating in
the Christiana, fell or jumped overheard, and
Was drowned. There seems to be some mvs.
terry connected with the matter. The night
before he told one of his companions that he
was as going boating the next day but added in
half serious, halt joking manner that he % nvl -
pected he would get drowned Before going
away. on Sunday, it is said that he bid his
boarding mistress goodbye, and left his watch
with his employer He was nude at the time
and could swim, but it seems that he did not
try much, yet his calls for help were distress.
ing; Two or three others were in the boat