Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

from lady of that city whom he has tapped
four times in few months.
The Sussex Journal demands a better class
of constabeS. 1t says that some of them
have not only Overstcpped their lawful au-
thOrity, but have robbed parties Of their Just
dues.
The day the President was in Wilmington
MIR. Thomas Marshall, formerly of Dover, had
his pocket picked of $50. An ex policeman
arrested the plckpocket and recovered the
money
Dogs got into the sheep of Mr.. Isaac
Slaughter. in Little Creek Neck, last week.
and killed three or four and injured several.
SO much for worth less dogs destroying the
profits OF Il good business.
Mullen & Gibson, of FELTON,, have secured
SS,OoO worth of stock towards establishing
canning and drying establishment in that
town., $4,000 more is needed, which will be
speedily secured, it is though.
The movement to organize a National Bank
in Milford is taking shape. Mr.. T. +. Ham
mersey, formerly cashier of the branch of
the Smyrna Bank in that town, is now calling
upon the business men to subscribe the capital
The Milford Nc,rs is informed that the
ltehohoth City Company have made arrange.
ments for the construction of the rairOnd from
Lewes to RehOboth City as soon as spring
opens and to have 1t completed by the first Of
July.
| Samuel Sinclair, publisher, (until very lately
OF the New York IfibUne has been compelled
| to go into bankruptcy. lie has considerable
investment in junction and Breakwater Rail
road stock, i'll this State-of no vatue at
present.
Rev. j. G. Hammer, of Wilmington, is pre-.
narng under the direction of Supt II. f.
Nenney, book, setting forth the desirability,
Tor new settlers Of the lands along the p, w.
B., Delaware, and Dorchester g. Delaware
Railroads.
The Car Works Meeting" of this town.
last thursday evening, was held to hear the
report OF the committee on charter. Said
committee reported progress, and were in
Structed to procure the charter at once.
Another meeting tomorrow night is to hear
further reports.
The store of 4. T. Harris, at Kirkwood,
was entered on Thursday night by thieves
boring panel out of the door and robbed of
$40 or $50 IN currency and pennies Fifteen
dollars OF the money belonged to the Post
Office Department
A Quarterly Convention of the Kent County
Association Of Good TcmpIars will be held at
wyoming on Wednesday, the 10th inst Ac- |
commodatlons will be provided for the dele
gates and visitors by the officers and members
OF Wyoming Lodge.
The knights of Pythias, of this town,
propose to negotiate with the celebrated
Hayes Quartet, of Philadelphia, to give an
entertainment in this town for their benefit.
This troupe give concert this evening at
MlddletOwn for the knights.
Mrs. +. Stevens, of Odessa. was taken sick
with typhoid fever a few weeks since and
her sister, Mrs. Herrick went to nurse her,
when she also was taken sick with the fever
and died, and in a day or two after Mrs.
Stevens died, both at the same house.
>. Alexander Fulton Esq, Secretary Of the
PeninSular Fruit Growers Association, gives
notice IN our advertising columns that the first
regular meeting OF the association this year
VIII be held at the Dover Court House, Oh
tuesday, 18th inst, at , clock, p IN.
Every once in while the newspapers on
the Peninsula start out that stereotypcd old
item that Our town has the handsOmest ladies'
IN the State. The item is on the wing now.
1t always sounds absurd to us, and as Smyrna
has no need to blow its own trumpet. we skin
Mr.. & Mrs. JOS. f. Williams, of this town,
were surprised on Monday evening by a large {
number OF their friends who took possession of
heir house and celebrated their "tn wedding. y I
Among the large list of presents we're hand.
some silver fruit basket, chamber set, &c.
donated to Mrs. w.
man named Beaucham, and his wife. both
died in Baltimore last week, leaving Eve small
children. Mr.. b. formerly lived in New
Castle and belonged to the Masonic lodge
there, and the members of the lodge have
sent for the helpless little ones and are going
to provide for them.
Lewis Thomson ono of ,bo NJ C,.I
delegation IN the House of Representatives, is
the most Representative man in this State
lie Is now hIllng has fourth term in the Legis
lature. lie was member in lS4j, was Speaker
OF the House in lS4I and again a member in
1859 and now in 1873.
A bill has passed the House making some
changes III the mode of assessing propcrtv,
and among other things permits owners of real
estate to deduct their Indebtedness from the
amount OF the assessment, so as to avoid the
payment OF tax on the land as ell as ON the
investment, as is now the case.
The Hotel at Cedar Beach, on the Bav shore
near Milford, and owned 6y Robt. Bainbridge.
Esq, was entirely consumed on Saturday night
week: The property was unOccupied and how
the fire originated is a mystery. 1t is sun.
posed by some to be the work of an ncendiarv.
It was insured in the Kent County Mutual for
81 600.
Constable Doran, of Wilmington, one day
last week, met friend named Mason in the
street aud thay shook hands in most gleeful
manner, but NJ. kept the shaking up so long
that ID. got mad. He downed Mason, and then
Mason knocked him down, and so they con-
tlnued 10 regular street fight until separated
by friends.
A proposition is row on foot to place in front
OF the Clayton House, the new hotel in Will ,
mlngton, staue of John NJ. Clayton. Some
OF the Old friends and admirers of the great
Delawarean lead in the movement, and pro.
pose to procure a statute, at cost of some
$1,000, If arrangements can be made to salts
tactoriy place it.
Last Thursday evening, while President
Grant was at Mr.. Grubbs, in Wilmington, he
received the call of some thirty veteran sol
diers, of various regiments, who had followed
him in some or all his campaigns, during the
war. He welcomed them warmly, and grasped
each heartily by the hand. The incident was