Smyrna times., 1873-09-24

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A youth in Middletown, last week, tied his
knife to string to harpOon apples from the
store doors. The first throw OF the harpoon
was in close proximity to an unobserved knight
of the yard stick and scissors, and instead of
the yonth getting an apple the merchant got
pen knife.
On Thursday last while diver was engaged
at the old government pier, New Castle, aid
ing in raising certain distractions, he found on
the bottom of the river an old and very rotten
vest. He picked it up and on searching its
pockets found them to contain forty-seven dol
lars i'll coin.
A family named Tubbs, in Justison street,
Wilmington have been disgusted with their
hydrant water ever since March, and last week
the dirt was dug away in the yard, to fix the
pipe when the dead body of child was ex
humed from under it. A family named Smith
occupied the premises before Mr.. Tubbs went
there in March.
1t is stated in the Wilmington papers that
James Bird of that city, now travelling on to
eighty years, has been depositor in the bank
of Delaware for fifty years. During the whole
of that time he has never had a note 60 to
protest and he has never offered note that
was not discounted. He is one of the largest
landholders in the State.
The Sunday School Times compliments the
| Episcopalians of Delaware in having an eff
cient Diocesan Committee to look after Sun
day School interests and refers with pleasure
to their annual Sunday School reunion to be
held in Wilmington on October 3D. at which
about 1000 scholars and teachers, besides many
clergymen, are expected to be present.
The Presbytery OF New Castle embracing
all the Presbyterian Churches on the PENN
sula and part of Pennsylvania will meet at
West Nottingham, Chester county, Pa, on
the Both inst, to continue in session two or
three days. Over one hundred and fifty min
isters elders and their friends will be there to
swell the vast assembly of the Psesbyters.
The temperance meeting in this town on
Thursday evening last, merely transacted rou-
tine business, which was not of sufficient pub
lie interest to warrant publication. Revs. DR..
Kenney and j. V. Smith made addresses. The
attendance was good. On Thursday evening
of next week meeting of importance is to be
held, and important steps are to be taken.
The President has appointed Richard Har-
rlngtOn, OF Washington, to be Secretary for
the District of Columbia, in place of L. l..
Stanton, who resigned on being appointed re-
ceiver for the First National Bank. If we
were to put it Dick Harrington our readers
would at once recognize the name-the rising
young Delawarean, son of the late Chancellor
Harrington.
: Some time since test was made of the ca
pacities of Fort Delaware. Two large can
mons, one a rifle and the other smoothbore
was used for the purpose, and shots discharged
from them at distance of about forty or fifty
yards. A large breach, about twelve feet il
diameter, was made in the walls, through two
feet of stone and masonry and about an incl
thickness of sheet iron.
, The corner stone of the Wilmington Con
ference Academy was laid on Wednesday il
, Dover. Rev. j. Todd, of Philadelphia, (for
merly of Grace delivered an address anC
Q Rev. Dr. Thompson performed the ceremony
OF laying the stone, in the absence of Bshol
s Scott. Hon. N. B. Smthers, who had beef
e announced to deliver an address, was prevent
. ed by buiness engagements.
a 1t is said that G. S. Watson, of Milford
n thinks he would make as good a Democrat
e Governor as Mr.. A. o. Newton, of st. Geor
ges, who has his eye on the nomination |
o is also understood that ex- Congressman Biqg
/ will accept the nomination if he can lug in hi
s. salary grab, but he does not feel willing to le
this bird in hand 60 for the S., 900 in the Gu
bernatorial bush.
# Mrs. JAS. Fl. Scowdrick, of Middletown
s on Friday week, was backed off the rairoa
bank by her frightened horse, and her cal
riage upset, with her in it, in stream q
al
: drowning. Two young ladies jumped from tn
carriage in time to escape the upset, and tn
Z. horse backed just in time to keep out of tn
u way of train, which greatly frightened him
r. The colored peoples excursion from Clayto
to Oxford, gotten up by Jacob bryan an
,f Henry Scott, on Saturday last, was largel
:, :, patronized. On Sunday return excursion {
- - tue cOlored people of Oxford and Easton wa
e !. made to this town. They arrived about moor
. about $50, and proceeded to the coored church
where they spen: several hours They wer
/ very orderly, so much so that many citizen
e were not aware of their visit
.e Of all those who used to worship in tn
J. quaint old Quaker meeting house in Odesss
built in l78O) John Alston is alouo left
+ keep up the meetings. duty which he faitf
J. fully performs. Through summers heat an
winters cold he betakes himself twice a wee
'r to the old meeting house-on Sundays an
Thursdays-and there in silent communion
is spends his hour. He lie very punctua in his a
lie tendance, and save in the EXTREMIST unpleasar
is weather he may always be found within tn,
II to him, dear old walls.