Smyrna times., 1873-10-29

In the report of the peach meeting, last
week, our reporter made Col. u. w. Cum
Minis say that he shipped peaches by barges
during the break for cts. per basket: Col.
G. said that shipments could be made for that
price, not that he had made them. The barge
shipments this season cost about 9 cts.
The Milford NJ. 4. Sunday School were pre-
pairing to give fine concert by the Buell. Fami-
ly, celebrated church concertists, but were
brought to sudden stand still by a majority
of the Trustees refusing to allow the use of
the church for such purpose. The Buells arc
to concert in some Wilmington churches.
H. d. Howels, wheelright, of Middletown.
has patented a seat for carriages, which has
been inspected by some of the Wilmington
carriage firms and pronounced by them to be
the best thing extant When unfolded it pro-
vides two comfortable seats in carriage, or it
may be folded up so as to furnish but one.
Rivalry in big vegetables is now in order.
Another big Peerless potato has been shown
US, grown by Mr.. Foreacres on Mr. John
Truax's farm. 1t weighs three pounds and
five and half ounces. Mr.. s. W. Ransom of
this town has grown three large pumpkins on
one vine weighing, respectively, 81, 733 and
los lbs.
Mr.. Andrew Matthewson, formerly Conduc,
tor on the Md. 4 Del Railroad, died of con-
sumption, at the Eaeton hotel, on Saturday,
after protracted illness. Mr.. NJ. was most
popular official He leaves a life insurance
policy for $4,000, we are informed, which he
wied to Mrs. Grace, the lady who attended
him IN his illness.
How come the Baltimore Snn to forget that
this State was in debt over million dollars
1t evidently forgot or it would not have pub.
lished this item Iowa has smaller per cap
ita of State debt than any other State in the
Union, except Delaware, which has none, and
only New Jersey, Michigan and Delaware levy
less State taxes In proportion to population.
|, The Synod of Baltimore, in session in Wash
ington last week, passed resolution approving
the fidelity and course of Rev. j. q. Ham
ner, of Wilmington, Del, evangelist of tn,
synod, though so many churches having failet
to contribute their quota towards his salary
the continuance of his mission is dispensed
with, the synod commencing his zeal and eff
cheney.
The Conference of the " Unitarian and 9th
er Christian Churches of the Middle ant
Southern States" is in session in Wilmington
/, DR.. Furness, of Philadelphia, preached tn
opening sermon, yesterday This Conferenc
is composed of the churches in Northumber
land, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington
Germantown, Vineland, Charleston, s. c.
New Orleans, and Wilmington.
The Annual Meeting of Local Preachers an
: ExhOrters for Wilmington Conference will b
held in Salisbury, Md, commencing Frida
u evening, November Dist Preachers Of all dt
/ nominations are invited to attend and partic
pate in the discussion of questions on Satu
i day. Local Preachers and Exhorters are il
i vited to attend and join the association. 2;
!, pers please copy. WM. II. CAHooN, Sect.
IS The Wallace liquor stores, of this towr
closed last night, Mrs. Wallace, (who reside
J. in Philadelphia having Withdrawn her appl
n cations for license, will be seen in court pr
e ceedings. The restaurant part is still opel
IT but the bar is discontinued, while the Who'll
sale store is closed outright 1t may be prop,
d and but fair to state that these places ha,
Ell been among the best conducted in the Stat
(. We do not know that there were any remon
is frances, but there were flaws in tie apple
tiOns.
5, On Wednesday last the colored people
!. Milford and vicinity celebrated the anniversa
ID of their emancipation. They had parade
', the morning and a meeting in the afternoo
at which several gentlemen spoke. The res
70 lutions set forth THAT, as citizens of d
9. State of Delaware, we pledge to her o
/ hearty allegiance, and demand only in retur
m that in her laws and institutions she will,
good faith, recognize all the rights designed
be secured to our race, by the 18th. l4th al
as as 18th Amendments to the Constitution of t
OF United States.
a At New Castle, last Wednesday night, the
was grand sensation. A minstrel compa
q. gave performance that did not prove satif;
tv tory TO the audience. The troupe after TAXI
Ia a few trips on the light fantastic" were
nd upon BY some of their dissatisfied auden,
and rather roughly handled. In the me-
. one nerformer nerfortned the rrownin0 feat
~ the occasion by turning double back som
Us Us sault out of the side window through sas
hhs glass, and all. The remaining members OF I
nc band were fearfully mauled, and three of the
including the only white man engaged vi
las the troupe, were lodged in Jail for their o
* protection.
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