Smyrna times., 1873-09-03
STATE AND LOCALS.

j. Purnel Conaway, we'll known citizen OF
Nanticoke hundred, died on Friday last.
The colored people propose to give an
excursion from Clayton to Oxford on Sept.
goth.
The immense quantity of buckwheat sown in
Sussex and below is subject for comment in
the papers.
Itisawfu to shoot reed birds on and after the
9Th inst. They are numerous in New Castle
county.
;" A steamer of 10000 crates capacity was last
week put on the Lewes and New York line
This will make three boats.
At all Our churches, on Sunday, the sad and
untimely death of the late Mr. Rasin was the
theme from the pulpits.
Jos. Morris, prominent citizen of Mills
borough, and Democratic candidate for Sheriff
of Sussex, last fall, died on Saturday week, in
his seth year.
. The law abiders and Temperance men hold
another meeting at the town hall to morrow
evening. The meeting last week was en-,
couraging. See report.
Two young men who were driving a team
from New Castle to Blackbird one day last
week, had one OF the horses to die from over
exertion at Odessa, on the return trip.
!. Asa Dawson, of Bridgeville, was almost
instantly killed last Thursday He fell from
loaded peach wagon and both wheels passed
over the lower part Of his abdomen He died
In half an hour
On Saturday night week officer Hayes, of
Middletown, shot negro man named Bill
rrlsby IN the arm, because +. tried to cut him
with razor when ordered not to blockade the
street. The wound is not serious.
The colOred people of Wilmington, held
their Big Quarterly last Sunday. This is
their great day. 1t is estimated that 5000 OF
them crowded the city that day. Three
steamboats, brought excursions.
The new Presbyterian minister of Milford
Key. Dir. DinsmOre, preached at the NJ. f.
Church there Sunday evening week, and the
building was crowded to its utmost capacity
and number OF persons were unable to obtain
room.
The third Quarterly Meeting Conference iol
Smyrna charge will be held in the lecture room
OF the Church, Friday, Sept 9TH, at u clock
p NJ; all the members of said conference are
earnestly requested to attend.
s..s.. j. HoUGH. P. E.
There are already six candidates for tn,
Sheriffalty nomination for New Castle county
on the Republican side Benjamin Denney
OF Wilmington, formerly Of App0quinimink, i
the latest. IhI' Is putting in an early plea
the nomination will not be made for year.
The J. & b. r. r. Co. have chartered
third steamer, th" HIcbmond, to carry peache
from Lew :. York, and the WhiILdi
runs regularly to Philadelphia But now tha
they have this good arrangement the fruit
going mainly by Del. X. Il.
Two Of our young townsmen. Walter q
HOffecker, son OF John Fl. IoHecker. an,
A. Lee Cummins, son of Mrs. Martha A
CummIns, have gone off to school," tn
former to Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.
and the latter to Nazareth Hall, Nazareth. Pa
Among the new testimonials given 70 M,
a T.. Wrden, OF this town, for his washin
machine, are one from the late James Riddle
and one from Col. Sawyer, of the CIayto
House, Wilmington also one from Rev. ]
Hou9h, Presiding Elder of Easton district.
About midnight last Wednesday a window
frame 10, L99wery's Hotel, Milford, caught FIRE
and created some alarm. A bucket of wate
e.xtlnguished the flames. A lamp is ker
puInlpg IN the window to light guests to bee
but u is mystery how the flames commun
catedte the wood
Yesterday was election day tcity election)
wilmington, and 10 accordance with the or,
visions OF the new liquor law the saloons an
hotel bars were all closed The Gazette saws
Their closing gives quiet, almost Sabbath a,
pesrance, to many of the streets on wbc
saloons are located NV
gfhe Philadelphia Ledger Of vesterd.v a..
we are glad 10 be informed that the don,ss
10 tne chesapeake. and Delaware Canal l. =,
80 serious ass was feared, and that nav;oa,;r
ON the canal, it is expected. will he rasrn,aS
the 20th or 2lst Of the present month : %,
lmgs ioree being at work to accomplish th