Smyrna times., 1873-06-04

The bridge over "MiI' creek, at the j. r.
Clements farm, on the public road to Bombay
Hook, was taken up on Monday and will be
replaced by new one in about two weeks.
This is great disadvantage to the strawberry
men beyond the bridge.
An extra freight train, put on the Delaware
road this week, has passenger car attached.
Persons can now 90 to Dover, and points as
far down as Harrington, leaving Clayton about
907 i'll the morning, or as far north as Will |
mington, leaving Clayton about 80 in the
afternoon.
Bishop lee is one ofa large company of our
most erudite and distinguished American
divines engaged in revising the translation of
the New and Old Testaments, in conjunction
with the English movement of the same kind.
They meet every month, at the Bible House,
New York.
The post Office Department has directed that
the name of the post office at Rehoboth, in
Sussex county, be changed to Nassau. Its
little station on the j. Il B. r. r. 1t and the
camp meeting grounds would make too many
RehOboths in the same neighborhood, hence
the change of name.
On Saturday evening, u s. Marshal Dunn
served a subpoena upon Col. H. 5. McCOmb,
of Wilmington, as one of the parties to the
great Credit Nlobilier suit brought by the
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Connecticut. He is required to put in ap-
pearance on the first Monday in July.
The Lewes Light says that Hon. Joseph P.
Comegys and Manlove Hays Esq, of Dover
have contracted for the building of large
and commodious Boarding House at Rehoboth
City 1t is the intention of each to bCild a
nice, neat cottage adjoining the boarding house.
Rehoboth City is about two miles below the
grounds of the Camp Meeting Association.
The Pennsylvania & Delaware Railroad have
stopped running a car to the Junction on the
Delaware road, and have large force engaged in
putting the road in complete order, preparatory
TO starting through train between Delaware
City and Pomeroy, Pa, which will be running
in about two weeks. Lots and house rents
have advanced so rapidly in price in Delaware
City that it tends to firighten settlers off.
A Sussex correspondent of the Commercial
in speaking of the school house at Gumboro
says: ut is only open few weeks in the
winter, except when few families join and hire
a teacher. There are men all around the town
who oppose free school system by voting nj
tax, and yet they spend $50, $50 and some
times $50 per anuum for whiskey. The above
is sad picture, but it is only typical OF to'
many neighborhoods. "
Col John K Knight, formerly of Smyrna,
of the U. 5. Army, stationed at Bayfield,
Wisconsin, aud Miss Ella B., daughter Of Lev
q. Clark, Esq, were married at the Deawar
Avenue Baptist Church, Wilmington, on tn
c 9th. There were no attendant bridesmaids 0
groomsmen, and only a few friends wer
y present. The bride was dressed in silk o
/ sage-eolored green, and wore veil of pear
t colored illusion.
On last Thursday morning a train @
: Pullman Palace Cars, occupied by leadin
$ Railroad officials of the p, w. 4 b. and tn
e Pennsylvania Central X. Il. Cos. were in Girls
field, Md. 1t is thought that the object of tn
y excursion party was to consult and ascertai
> the feasibility of a consolidation of the entir
i Peninsula Railroad with the Pennsylvani
Central road.
A most brutal case Of assault and batter
n occurred in Middletown on Monday last. Nj
7 Miller, an aged gentleman, was cruelty beate
!. and threatened with death by John Whitlocl
whose horse he had pointed out to the COZ
stable as running at large in violation of th
= town ordinance. Dir. Miller was rescued frol
= his assailant by other persons to whom he say
= he owes his life. Squire Walker held Viii
. lock in 81 900 bail to appear at Court.
Mr.. Jos. II. Primrose, of this town, h;
. accepted the general agency of the America
:, Sewing Machine Company for the Peninsu
= He will make his head quarters at Whining
ton. Mr.. p. has been most successful loc
agent for the Company, and by liberal il
4 ducement they have prevailed upon him
IS take more extended field. He is untiring
Is the trade, and will soon extend his local reput
ton over bis broader territory. Smyrna Wish
him well.