Smyrna times., 1873-08-20
STATE AND LOCALS.


Wilmington next month.
There were some lath and plastered tents on
the Georgetown camp ground.
| The Presbyterian minister of Lewes has
been presented with new suit of fine clothes.
A prayer meeting will be held at the NJ. f.
Church of this town, this evening, commencing
at clock.
On Tuesday, Sept 4th, the annual meeting
of the Kent County Bible Society will be held
in this town.
From 5000 to 1000 baskets of peaches are
being shipped each day to New York by the
Lewes and New York boat.
The Sunday School of the Madison street
NJ. i. Church of Chester, have their annual
excursion to Collins Beach to-day.
Mr.. j. A. Jones, of Mddletown, inventor of
the peach cutler, will exhibit his machine
in this town some day next week.
The condition of Rev. James Riddle, of
| Wilmington, is very critical, and his departure
would not be unexpected, at almost any time.
| BY recent act the town of Dover is divided
into three divisions, styled zone division,
another division" and ''the other division.
DR.. G. S. Culbreth U. S. NJ, of this town,
has been assigned to duty at the naval hospital,
Chelsea, near Boston. He leaves for his post
| to morrow.
j. A. johnson, Esq, editor of The Easton
| (Md.) .JOurnaL called upon us last week,
whilst on flying" visit to our town, with his
daughter.
The canal bank between Delaware City and
st. Georges was broken in three places, last
week, by the rains, and a dozen or more Of
vessels are aground in the canal.
| How is it that the Dcld,0areanis is so earnestly
advising its Radical cotempOraries" to ride
the whipping post hobby, VIXEN it worries it
so to see them astrido of its jaded old pet r
An account of the sad drowning case near
CrumptOn, Md, is given in the Maryland
items. We thank Traveller for his account,
but the one We have was already in type when
it reached u.s.
| The Active base ball club of Wilmington,
and Academic of Milford, having defeated
each other once, they will play the "home and
home or rubber" match at Dover, tomorrow
afternoon.
Thursday of next week will be closing night
at Collinss, when the Little German Band
will be present. Part of the band is there now
and will be in attendance tomorrow night. A
big party is expected the closing night
A large iron screw steamer, of 1000 tons
burden, called the Knickel6Ocker, was launched
in Wilmington yesterday. She is to run
between Now York and New Orleans, and is
one of the monarchs of the sea.
Mr. Wilson Z. Vsndegrift, of Port Penn
Neck, had horse stolen from his premises
Monday night, and last night it was found
along the road near Duck Greek, saddled and
bridled, as the thief had left it.
DIR. j. S. Vallandigham, Lieut.. Thomas
Taylor and Capt. Edward Belville, of St
Georges, were capsized near Delaware City
laSk H. a.
worse than ducking befell the young men.
The steamer from Lewes on Tuesday of las
week was caught in a terrific storm at sea, anC
one thousand crates of peaches had to bC
thrown overheard. The steamer did no
arrive in New York until O'Clock p. NJ
: Wednesday.
| On Tuesday of last week the large barn O
, William j. Stroud, ON the p, w. B. r. r.
one mile south of Stanton, was struck by light
ming and totally Consumed. The loss viii
reach between $4,000 and $4,000, on which
t there is an insurance of $1,000.
Three mill dams were broken near Middle
town by the rain storms of last week.. G
Murphey's, A. Harmon's, and the dam of thu
brick mills. The foundation walls of Mr.
Murphey's grist mill were partly WASHED
away. His loss is estimated at $1,000.
The Alice a light-draught iron steamer
formerly running between Port Deposit anC
Havre de Grace, is now plying on the Nanti
coke river between Deals Island and Seaford
An effort is being made to form a company t
purchase this boat for the river trade.
The little village of Pennington, in Sussex
is Chicago-like in one respect. When the sav
mill was burned there a week or so ago, th
, proprietor, Mr.. McClavey, commenced re
building before the fire was fully extinguished
and he will be in operation again by the last o
this week.
Tire other day man was taken to the New
Castle almshOuse, a broken down, poverty
stricken lnebrlate, aud who, but a few year
ago, was one of the most respected, prosperou
men in Wilmington. His name is John H
Barr. ''Iis ever thu" money to tn
rancho, his body to tho p0orhouse.
Yesterday morning special train went dow
the Del. X. Il. to Seaford to test a paten
spring seat for passenger cars. 1t was ATTENDED
by the manufacturers, Railroad officials, AM
, representatives of the Philadelphia press. Tn
train consisted of provision car, a car havin
the patent spring seats, aud a compartment
car.
The Republican tells of Mr.. Pierce, o
Brandywine Hd., that has grown tomatoe
this season weighing within a fraction Of thre
pounds each. Mrs. p. says the sign of tn
} moon had good deal to do with the size
She has raised her geese by the same sign th
tomatoes were grown under, and they are eve
larger, comparatively, than the tomatoes.
An English preacher, named Farland, paste
Of a Methodist Church at Sheffield, England
arrived in New York on Saturday, and i
Wilmington Saturday night. Sunday morn
ing, he passed st. Paul's church, and hearin
the music wcntin and made himself acquainted
That night he preached for the pastor, Rev. j
y. Merritt, who seems to be satisfied as 10 hi
genuineness.
To the charge that the boat owned by th
State and whose duty it is to protect the oyste
: beds, is used BY Doverites for excursion trim
: : instead of attending to her duties, the Dela
: ,edredn puts in an emphatic denial. 1t is sal
> > the lie was raised by man who was disar
pointed in getting a position on the watc
8 boat. Perhaps gentlemen do take trips in he
when she is cruising, but what of it.
The Republicans of Wilmington, on Satur
8 day, nominated their officials for the cit
r election, to be held Sept. ID. J. Maris was rf