Smyrna times., 1873-05-07
STATE AND LOCALS.
Garlic is knocking the price of butter.

Garlic is knocking the price of butter.
Sha1 sell for more money in Seaford than
they do in Philadelphia.
The Bank of Smyrna has declared semi
annual dividend of six per cent.
Court commences at New Castle next Mon
day. There are q cases on the trial list.
The Treasurer of the State has received $40
from some one, who requests that it be put in
the conscience fund.
Mrs. G. NJ. Buchanan has taken out letters
testamentory on the estate of her late husband,
JAS. II. Buchanan.
The Mission Chapel in this town. will be
dedicated next Sunday afternoon by Rev. Mr.
Phebus, at % o'clock.
Right Rev. Bishop Lee preached at the
Episcopal Church in Milford on Sabbath week,
and confirmed several new members.
Rev. Thomas L. Poulson, pastor of the lst
English Reformed Church, in Baltimore, will
sail for Europe on the l4:h OF this month.
Eight persons were confirmed at St. Andrews $
Church, in Wilmington, last Sunday, by the
Rt. Rev. Alfred Lee, Bishop of the Diocese.
On Thursday last, Sheriff Armstrong of New
Castle, found in the road near Cbristiana an
immense snapper weighing sixty-seven pounds
Mr.. Flick will open his ice cream rooms next
Saturday. We are glad to say this much now
Mr.. +. will tell our readers all about it next
week.
Hon. j. S. Diehl will lecture at Dover, the
18th and l4th, on Oriental and Bible Lands
The proceeds go toward building new church
at Delmar.
The Peninsular Fruit Growers Association
holds an adl lourned meeting in the State House
Dover, on Tuesday, the 18th instant, at two
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Gen. Stahel, OF the Maryland & Delaware
Ship Canal Company, has not gone to Europe
TO negotiate the bonds of the Company. He
Is at his home in New York.
Messrs Ed. H. Jefferson, a graduate of
Pharmacy, and Wm. G. Emerson. recently
postal clerk, two young men of our town, went
West on Monday-to Chicago.
The next thing demanded by Wilmington is
q city mOrgue-sOme place where the bodies of
the unrecOgnlzed dead may remain while
efforts are making to decide or establish their
identity
At meeting of the Presbytery of New
Castle, in Wilmington, last week. Mr.. Samuel
NJ. Perry and Mr.. Thomas L. Springer were
licensed to preach the Gospel in the Presby-
terian church.
At a meeting OF the Vestry of St Peters
Episcopal Church, of this town, last Thursday.
Rev. DIR. Morsell rendered bis resignation as
rector, to take effect o t. lst The resignation
was accepted.
Ex-Governor Salisbury, Rev. J. B. Quigg
and L. Mallalieu, Esq, were in Philadelphia
last week consulting architects in regard to the
new Wilmington Conference Seminary about
to be erect at Dover.
During 1872 there were received and pro
vided for by the New Castle County Aims
house SAG persons, and of this number Viii
mlngton furnished ABS, leaving III for the
balance of the county.
At funerals in Milford, the bearers have to
take the bier on their shoulders, instead of
having the hearse to take it, and the custom
is becoming so Objectionable that men very
often refuse to act as bearers.
A meeting of the subscribers of the stock of
the Milford and Bay Shore Railroad Company,
will be held in Dover on Monday, 26th inst,
for the purpose of selecting a President,
Treasurer and nine Directors OF the Company.
1t is said that the New York papers are
stirred up about the Pomeroy and Delaware
City Railroad. They fear it may be ''short
line between the West and seaport connec- |
ton with Europe. This tickles Delaware City, |
OF course.
The town Commissioners of MiddIetown have
purchased ten small BIbc0ck Extinguishers
for use at fires. These were thought more
effective than the engines, for they would
necessitate the employment of horses to drag
them about.
The CONGREGATION of the West Presbyterian
CAir.A. " Nilnngton, have unanimously re
newcd their call to the Rev j. NJ. Z. OTIS, of
Columbia, Tenn. The reason which led him |
q dac'.n" ne former call no longer exists and
i We ..td
Herman kAu, editor of the Pioneer, the Ger
man newspaper published in Wilmington, has
been arrested for libel at the instance of Jacob
Hauser. Mr.. X. gave bail in $4,000 to |
answer the charge, and has also entered a |
cOrntersuit, for libel, against Mr.. Hauser.
Mr.. MuIlet, the Government architect.
accompanied by Post Master Lewis and Collec
tor Nolen of Wilmington went down to Dover
yesterday, to look after the interest OF the new
$4,000 postofice to be erected there. The
citizens are still quibbling over its location.
The kaolin mines, on the White Clay Creek.
q few miles west of Wilmington, are an enter,
prise Of considerable magnitude. Hundreds
OF tons are mined per week and shipped mostly
TO Trenton. kaOlin is white cay used 10
the manufacture Of porcelain. 1t sells at from
80 TO $l6 per ton.
The minutes Of the Wilmington Conference.
recently published, show that the monies col.
lected- during last Conference year, from all
sources, amount to 1888, 5S5 81. The value of
church property is estimated at 81, ,l62, ,286. 80.
Actual members and those admitted on proba-
tion number 25, 434
A good horse belonging to Mr.. George w.
Preston, OF this town, got his fore feet in his
manger one night last week, and 10 his efforts
TO extricate himself so bruised his head against
the stall that he died. Quite expectedly to
tine worthy young man, our citizens have raised
a fund to make good his loss.
The Wilmington Fire Department has 7
Steam Fire Engines; 10 Hose Carriages.
Hook and Ladder Truck 2,IOO feet OF Fore
ing Hose IN serviceable condition, and 3. 200
feet unit for service. The number of active
members IN the department Is 7OI. There
were AZ fires in the city last year.