Smyrna times., 1873-05-21
STATE AND LOCALS.

frescoed
The Catholics in Wilmington proposes to
erect a large public hall to cost upwards of
s2OO,O
MIR. Thomas b. Megear's horse adams Ex-
press, of this town. died from lock Jaw last
week. He stuck nail in his foot
The colored Odd Fellows of Wilmington
have organized joint stock association with q
view of building hail.
The Milford Nelcs says che peach crop from
that town and below, all down the State, is
terribly injured.
One day last week two little children of
Levi Garrett, in New Castle Hd., were drowned
by falling into sink in the pound,
Mrs. Mcdowell, furniture dealer, of this
town, calls attention to her new stock, in
another column.
Mr.. Carr, our Market ST. confectioner, keeps
ice cream on hand all the time, day and
evening.
Washing by steam is the latest novelty, and
Messrs. Whitenack & Co., of this town, are
introducing the apparatus. Read adv. and
testimonial
The Town Commissioners of Milford have
been sued by an assessor because they refused
to allow his bill for making the town assess
ment.
Mr.. Stout, of Magnolia, has contracted with
a canning company for the sale of his peaches,
from a large orchard, for ten years at so cents
per basket.
A Pennsylvania paper speaks of Rev. w. j.
Stevenson, formerly pastor of Grace, Whining
ten, as "the Beecher of Harrisburg"
A lodge of Masons, from Richmond Va
are to visit Wilmington early next month.
They are to be the guests of st. Johns Com
mandery, and "big time" is on the tapis.
A public reception was given on Sunday
week at the Reformed Church, Wyoming, to
| fifty eight emigrants who have just arrived
from Flemingburg, Germany.
The Good Templars of Dover will hold a
strawberry and ice cream festival next Tuesday
evening, 9th. Vocal and instrumental music
vii be feature. The brass band will perform.
Rev. John Mccall, from Canada, graduate
of Princeton Theological Seminary, has re-
ceived and accepted call from Brandywine
Manor Presbyterian Church.
| The rumor that Mr.. Finley, Of Phila,
would build $4,000 cottage at RehOboth is
denied, but he and several other Philadel
phians are to erect Sir-hundred dollar cottages
The annual convention of the Protestant
| Episcopal Church, for the diocese of Delaware,
will be held in Christ Church, Milford, Wed
nesday and Thursday, June 4th and 5th.
Skiff & Gaylord's minstrels are to visit this
town on the 18th of June. The Aleghanians,
Vocalists and Bell Ringers, and most popular
troupe, also expect to visit us shortly.
A meeting of the breaches Association OF
Salisbury District, Wilmington Conference,
NJ. f. Church, will be held in Laurel, on the
Sd, 4th and 5th of June.
Miss Lizzie Blackiston, organist of the Pres
hyteran Church in Middletown, was last week
presented with handsome gold watch by the
congregation.
The White Clouds of Salisbury, will play the
Laurel club on the grounds of the latter, al
Laurel, on Thursday (to-morrow). This is the
third and last game for the championship
between Delaware and Maryland.
i Rev. Z. o. Haven. d. ID. Cor. Sec. of the
Board of Education of the NJ. 4. Church, ha,
consented to deliver the annual cducationa
Smyrna Seminary, on June 17th, prox.
Work on the wooden mill and umbrella
factory is rapidly progressing at New Castle
and workmen will commence digging the foun
dstion of the new rolling mill some time during
this week.
Last evening Ned Buntline, Buffalo Bill anC
Texas Jack, the heroes OF the frontier in con
; necton with q dramatic troupe and twenty
Pawnee Indians, played at the Opera House
Wilmington.
The Milford fishermen catch trout mainly
for their sounds" They sell these in Phila
delphia for one dollar per pound to the glu,
makers we believe. A bushel and half o
I trout make pound of sounds.
S Two business changes have taken place il
\ Dover. Andrew J. Wright, Esq, has pur
chased the -four and feed store Of Thomas 5
Clark. Dean & Brother have purchased tn
stock of George G. Temple.
Last week, before the concert in the ne,
o CathOlic church in Dover, some boys tampere
Q with the organ and seriously mared its efficiency
They also blighted the skill Of Prof. Koeng
. the wellknown organist.
The creditors OF James & Webb, the failin
Y printers of Wilmington, have agreed TO join j
general extension to the firm, and sccepte
A sixty per cent, to be paid within seven years,
q full settlement of their claims.
!, The large crucifx in the new Catholic Chugc
in Dover was carved in Rome. and is preser
e from q lady and gentleman Of Brooklyn. Th
IS day the church was dedicated the spire wa
e adorned with two American flags and th
n papal standard
= The Rev. John Tenant has resigned II
= rectorship of the 2. Il. Church, at Seafor,
u He graduated at one of the medical colleges
N Phila. recently. He is the third Episcop
minister who has rendered resignation r
a. Gently.
IN Rev. Mr.. Russum, Drew student, filled Il
= NJ. f. pulpit of this town last Sunday. He
:" to supply the pulpit Of Rev. d. G. Ridgewa
he of Milford, who viii start for Europe in col
OF pany with Revs. Il. L. Pouson and DR.. Ba
Id Of Washington, ON the 29th inst.
or Trout are caught in such abundance on {
"A beach near Milford Cedar Beach, that th
W can't be disposed of at any price. Men a
''- employed to take out the sounds and tn
op the fish are left to spoil on the shore.
lie bushels are caught at a single haul
on Mrs. Lake, wife Of Jesse Lake. Of Midd
- town, fell dead at the depot at that TOW
,s' yesterday morning. Mrs. Lake intended to
Dy 10 Philadelphia on visit TO her daughter, a
are was waiting the arrival of the train, when
her fell, and expired almost Immediately.
m. We see it stated that an opposition line
magnificent steamers is TO be put on betw,
Wilmington and Philadelphia, by New Y,