Smyrna times., 1873-08-06
STATE AND LOCALS.

The Chester Republican calls Rehoboth ga
preachers speculation. Naughty man.
WatermelOns made their appearance in tb;s
town on Saturday last
There are said to be eiqht hundref drinkipo
saloons in Wilmington.
C;t M1. Y: Spruance, Esq, has been elected
City Solicitor of Wilmington, vice SamneI NJ
harrington, resigned.
The next annual session of the Kant CorD+,
Association Of Good Templars. will he held n
Aeipslc on the 10th Of August.
RalnbOws at night have recently been soon
In w llmlngtOn and Harrington, caused bv the
reflection Of the moon.
MIR. Geo. Ingram has sold for Mr. ER
Cochran his farm near Blackbird to Nj
Hamlll, OF Camden, N. j. Price, $4,000.
Thus far this year there have been built in
wilmington, 3O4 new houses, against 25S far
last year, tor the same period.
The tax payers of Wilmington are look;no
upon their city council with more favor: two
or tniee OF the members have Joined the Sons
OF Temperance. 00"'
Miss Salie Spruance, formerly Of SMYRNA !
of wilmington, returned few days ago from,
heF visit to Europe, having been absent for
over year. '''
Inc hrst regular peach train commenced
running on Monday when 80 car loads went
over the road. Last year the first shinments
were 40 cars. '''
T, MT II. Med Roberts, of Appoquinimink
hd.' was badly stunned by lightning last week
"hhSt standing near cherry tree, which Was
struck. He soon recovered. was
lhe sale of the Jefferson estate. located
mainly In the vicinity of this town and Rlack-
6lrd' and to have been sold at Middletown
last week, was withdrawn.
The barn of Mr. Wm. Daniels. in Anno.
quinImlnk HID, was struck twice during the
severe storm on the 9th ult. No material
uamage, however, resulted from it.
Mr.. John G. Lowber, proprietor of III.
Cochran Hotel, at Middletown, denies tho
statement that WIN: c. Fountain, of Dover,
has leased that hotel
sixty c1ri5 Of wood were DESTROYED bv fire
on n ot Mr.. g. II. Gildersleve. near
O@Iueh; recently, through the carelessness of
q eoiored man engaged in burning brush
The candidate for Lieutenant Governor Of
virginia, Y. 7. Ramsdel, nominated last
week by the Republicans, until about three
years ago resided at Wyoming, in this county
Owing tc the difficulty in getting an audienco
on sundays during the hot weather. services
IN the Dover Episcopal Church have been dis.
0V"tihueu unthOeptemDer 9th.
:, AT Collins's Beach, every night, as soon a.
the music begins fish hawk aIights on t a trso ao
IN front OF the hotel and remains until the
Jersey 0'O'SeS 70
=. A colored woman in New Castle mil n.msd
Summons, tried to commit suicide the otber
day. She was put in Jail for palming herself
on Tor her slst@r and thus getting money
letter from the pOstoffice. She is crazy.
George W. Vandegrift, of New Castle HIM.
dred, raised about 700 bushels ofwheat the nre.
sent season from field Of thrty-three acres.
without manure or the application of any ferti'
lizer whatever. ~"' i'i'i-
W; A. .Hukill, Esq, of Odessa, announces
teas ne will be candidate for the nomination
81 Sheriff next year by the Republicans of
New Castle County. 1t is the early bird that
aldas, ;ng nrst tune IN the recollection of the
oldest inhabltant, Spanish mackerel in larao
numbers ar9 have made their appearance M I.awass
They are delightful fish and said b~ sovs emes -
surpass the celebrated GREENS nsro u Solne 20
Breakwater 0"osnS at the