Smyrna times., 1873-01-15
STATE AND LOCALS.

DR.. WIN b. Melonev. formerly Of this town, has
located in Batimore-269 Lexington st.
The committee of the "Methodist Conference
Academy" meet in Do:er to-day-Wednesday.
Cough lectures in Wilmington on the 3lst inst,
on the Lights and Shadows Of London Life"
William II Hobb, of New Castle, recently died
OF yellow fever, the Amazon river, in South
America.
There are over twenty young ladies' at the print
ing business in Wilmington. Some of them handle
.he types deftly.
Charles l. Du Pont, Jr, of Christiana Hundred,
New Castle county. died on Tuesday morsng last
of typhoid fever.
Hon. ~ B. SmiIhers is associated with Hon. ]. S
Black, Of Pa, as counsel for Col. McComb in the
Credit Mobilier case.
The Philadelphia Ledger, on Wednesday,, spoke
of Hon. Jas. A. Biyard. deceased. The ex Senator
denies the statement.
The surveyors for the ship canal are, or were
yest' rdsy, surveying through Thoroughfare Neck,
towards ColIins's Beach.
Only l22 marriage licenses were issued from the
clerks office Of New Castle county during 1872
against lac for the year 1871.
Two detectives we're "spottinQ" around Lewes
last week, and some disclosures with regard to
wrecking and smuggling expected.
Al a meeting Of the Delaware Historical Spcietv
10 Wilmington, last week donation in the shape
Of rare insect" received from az. s. p" OF
Smryns.
The postofice u, Blackbird, Ne~ Castle en-, has
had IT'S name and site changed TO Forest, and VIM
r: Reynolds appointed Postmaster, vice WIN. IL
Money resigned.
Our Legislature is well stocked with Thompson,.
In the House there are thrre-Lewis Thompson
and Joel Thompson, both Of New Castle, and Dr.
Thompson. Of Sussex.
DR.. Clayton A. Cowgirl. formerly of Dover, bat
tor several years past resident in Florida, has re-
Gently been appointed State Comptroller BY the
Governor Of that State.
Prof. Clemmer, of Wilmington proposes to get up
childrens' jubilee at the Masonic Hail. in that city
about the middle Of February 10 which one Ihousan
children will participate.
Thomas 5. Hodson, Of Crisfeld, who was elected
Secretary Of the Lewes and Rehohoih Beach Camp
Meeting AssociatI"n. has resigned. and T. F. Ham.
mersly, of Milford, fills il in his stead.
On Friday, the Sd inst, as Joseph Garnal, ESQ i,
OF REV Castle was returning hotHe from Hare's
Corner, his horse fell dead. We learn that he was
offered s40O for 1t a few days before.
lady dr. pPed her hustle IN the vestibue Of Union
M. r. Church, Wilmington, last Sunday morning
similar mishap also occurred enc of the fair sex
at the fair in the City Hall, on Saturday evening
An interesting article about the "week Of prayer"
came TO US this morning but our space as already
more than full. Next week will publish an in.
teresling article on our first page relative thereto
| From the 26th ult. 10 the I'd inst. the river,
between Delaware City and Fort Delaware was 90
hardly frozen that persons could over on the
ice-a circumstances that has not occurred before 10
fifty years.
| Mr. John FOote, Of this town, an ex.soldier, is
going to Nebraska 10 take up his 60 acres OF land
allowed under the ''SnIdIer's Homestead Act" and
expects 10 locate the cl4ims OF about ten more ex
soldiers of tho town.
J The following item. in reference to a church in
Washington, we take from tho B,Iunore Sun
"Rev. WIN. Mcclure, rector of Christ Church, navy
yard, has resigned and it 10 said Rev. Mr. MorselI
Of Delaware, tho former rector of the church, will
be again called"
The tJtai weight Of pork slaughtered in smyrns
for the season just closed (l572) il follows
Jacob Lienberger. pork butcher, 46 752 lbs Levi,
Hamilton, 81 900 lbs. making total OF 97.S62 lbs
The total for 1871 was l23, ,l45 lbs, showing
} falling off Of IS 256 lbs.
, Laura Conley.a pupil in the School at Rising
Sun. near Wilmington, was burned TO death OF
Tuesday afternoon OF last week. She Standing
near the stove, in the school room, when her cloth
ing took fire and she badly burned before tn
/ hre could be put out that she died.
Asbury NJ. E. Church, Wilmington, Rev. E
Stubbs, pastor, which has been thoroughly re
modelled at a cost of about 1900, will be dedi
] Gated, on Sabbath next, Jan. 18TH Rev. DR.. Sims
of Baltimore, will ofiiciate morning and evening
and Rev. j. Todd, Of Grace, 10 the afternoon.
: According to the Snow Hill Messenger the officer
Of the Eastern Shore Railroad (as that portion Of Ih
Delaware railroad from Delmar to Crsheld 10 called
are about TO make an arrangement by which lreiRht
from any point on its line may be shipped o. New
> York Cor about the at present 10 Philadel
phis.