Smyrna times., 1873-01-29
STATE AND LOCALS.

Mr.. S. Holmes is going to erect steam grst
mill in Milford.
An effort is being made to start another Loan
Association in Middletown.
Mr.. Cradock, one Of our young merchants, is sell.
ing Oft his winter stock at cost. See adv.
Tom Thumb and wife, with Commodore Mutt
and Miss Minnie Warren showed in Wilmington
last night.
Rev. DIR. McCabe. (Episcopar of Middletown,
fell down on his porch one day last week and hurt
himself badly.
Rents have advanced 25 or 81 per cent in New
Castle IN anticipation of the coming of the great
new iron works.
The dairy the Van Worst farm at Milford last
season produced $500 lbs. of butter. 1t is pro-
ducng 65 lbs. per week.
John c. Pennew was on Thursday last sp
pointed by Gov. Ponder Register of Wills, at Do:er,
in place of Moses Harrington.
Rev. Samuel MElwee has resigned the recorship
OF Christ Church, (EplscopaD in Dover and the
congregation is now without services.
BY notice in our advertising columns il will be
seen that the Town Commissioners redeem 81 900
Of the Town Bonds on Monday Feb oath.
correspondent says There Is no case of small
Pox in or near FELTON,. There several case near
WhitIeysburg. and in Greensborough. Md"
Mrs. Roe, wife of Mr.. Andrew Roe, of Greens.
ooIoughS hu'i (IOrHlefty Nkss hate SFHvn, OF this
town. died Of small pOx last week. says the Denton
Union.
Mr.. Robert s. wiIds. formerly Deputy Sheriff o
this county, is with Joness Clothing Establish
ment, 6D4 Market ST., Phila. Bob will draw
custom from his many friends hereabouls.
The surveyors TO- the ship canal took the cars al
Townsend on Monday evening for CenlrevIlle Md
to attend meeting in that town yesterday looking
to the establishment Of the Chester river route.
"Young Peoples Reading Circle" has beer
organized in Dover. The meetings are heIc
blmonthly at the houses Of members Of the circle
The DeIdUersan hears that rival society is on the
tapis.
In the United States Senate, on Monday, bill
were reported making appropriations Tor publ,
buildings IN several cities. of them being al
item OF $4,000 for Government building a
Dover.
We said last week that Mr.. Harry Carpenter ha,
bought out Stewart, Marks Ralph & Co., in tn
tobaccn trade. Instead Of that he has "set up f.,
himself, in company Nth Mr.. Geyer, at No I
North Sd st., Pha.
The Coleman children who gave a fine entertain
ment IN Smyrna about two vea.s ago, will open a
the Chestnut St. THEATRE Philadelphia, on the 80 Il
"Drven from Home"
A county meeting is 10 be held in Midd!etown Ia
morrow (Thursduyl to take steps toward procurin
q an Act ct Assembly to so amend the conslitutIo
that New Castle County may be divided. Middle
town wants to be the county seat Of the propose
new county.
$ correspondent Of the Milford Ne,os thinks shee
r raising would be a most profitable business were
n It for the "ornry" dogs. The dogs have no markc
value, but the sheep have. yet must give up Il,
latter for the former. Tax the dogs and give her
n value give them death.
"Sunday School Warnings" are the newest thin
IN the way Of Sunday Schup entertainments i
Wilmington, among the Episcopalians. The chi
y dren go to public hall, promnade to exceIler
music, roInp 10 SUIT themselves for while and the
. ENJOY ice cream and cake.
There was shaking among the dry bones"
Lewes, list week. Whe making some excav.
y lions in lot, the wurkmcn dag up great number
e human bones aud the impression is that n whoIesa
massacre b I'd bees Perpctraled at some distant d4,
either by Indians or other parties.
II Rev. DIR. Patton, Of the Presbyterian Churc
Is Mddletown, preached his usual anniversary sermr
IL on Sunday week. Tie has a membership Of I3-
- has l4O sunday Sehoo Scholars, and receives Sl0I
III salary. His congregation cOnIr rbmted about s2OI
q. for all purposes during the year '72.
~ The dwelling Of an afflicted old man named Eb
,f Collins, living near Laurel Sussex county was co
suned by TIRE on Thursday week, with nearly evel
W thng IN IT, The fire occurred ia the day time, b
al he did not know the flames we're consuming h
IN property until informed by his neighbours.
Id The proposed Peninsula Ship Canal. according
the bill now before the Legislature, is to be- at lea
sixty feet wide at IFS surface, and TO have depth
water Of at least fifteen feet. The cost is estima
q. at S6,O00,D00. The bill provides that the can
!, shall not be made north Of Appoquinimink Cree
Jake Babes, a professional chicken thief Of Ca
n' line CO.. Md is said to have escaped into this coun
to last week after stealing turkey gobbIer, lot
ne geese and horse 10 carry them to market. He
i, the horse go after accomplishing his purpose al
~ came into this State. He aliernates between iai
aud hen Eoosts.