Smyrna times., 1873-08-06

!" " hlSll Slce DuL the VefulcC OF the coroner s
jury, that 1t was the still-bOrn offspring of a
/ servant girl blasted their hopes
Mr.: James Hammond, horticulturist for DR..
A. V. Lesley, at New Castle, on Saturday
plucked tomato of the Freegive variety which
weighed two pounds and seven ounces and
measured eighteen inches in circumference.
A house on II. G. Conwelps farm, in Jones'
Neck, near Dover, occupied by Mr. Isaac
Baker and family, was struck by lightning
Sunday evening week. The gable end of the
house was badly shattered but no one hurt.
A colored man named John Turner had
both OF his hands sawed off at Wards saw
mill at FELTON, last Thursday morning. He
was only working there for the day in regular
man $ place. While removing Slabs the saw
caught his hands.
A colored woman in Wilmington, named
Mary Loper was sun struck last week, and in
few days thereafter became ranting lunatic
therefrOm. She stoned people in the streets
aud had to be taken to the almshouse and
ironed to prevent her harming herself
The following is reported in Wilmington
exchange as the close of heated street dis
cussiOn on spiritualism-'I don't believe in
spirituallsm. | think this: ''If a man goes
to hell, he can't come back here if he goes to
heaven, he doesn't toaat to.
An excursion from Bay Side to Long Branch
Will be made tomorrow, and passengers will be
steamed across from Bombay Hook. Some of
our citizens expect TO take paSSage-fare 81 80.
1t Is understood that another one, from this
town, is on the tapiS. The jersey farmers get
up the one for to morrow.
A company of fisherman from Long Island
have erected weir inside the Breakwater, at
Lewes, and catch from 10 to Is bushels of fish
daily. The Lewesites, unable to raise 81 500
to build one themselves, plod along with hook
and line, and complain that the Yankees will
break up the fishing grounds.
SeatO-d had clever excitement week or
so ago. a youth went cunning for another
youth, who had Seduced his sister The load
of shot was saved, however, by the promise of
marriage by the seducer. The town would be
perfectly tranquil, now, but for the rumor that
the guilty youth is packing his trunk.
A champion game of croquet was PLAYED at
Delaware City few days ago between Charles
Buff of that town, and Pcdad Price, the
acknowledged champion of Boston, Mass.
The game was witnessed by large number of
persons and was won by Mr.. Buff Mr.. BIS
friends talk OF backing him against any player
IN the State. SO says the EUery Eceatng.
Harry Heisler, a young and promising Will
mlngtOnlan, and discount clerk at the National
O.. N hn-
come insane and has been taken to an asylum.
He has been an active and Jealous member of
the NJ. +. Church and it is supposed his reason
has been dethroned by thinking constantly on
the subject of religion.
Mr.. Frank Collins, proprietor of the Hvpenia
House, Collins's Beach, has refused an offer
from Capt. Taggart of the Philadelphia,
Chester l. Bridgeport Steamboat Companv. 10
lease his hotel and beautiful grounds to that
to be used as a point to land
steamboat excursions. The Company offered
a clever sum for fve-years lease.
Last week we stated that young girl of
Mill Greek Hd., near Wilmington. had sud
denly disappeared from her home, and il was
feared she had been attracted to New York bv
a wlte advertising dodge. She has returned.
She had gone to Jersey City and engaged her
self as servant, but getting tired of the busi.
ness sent word to her father that she wanted
to return home.
According to correspondent of Ecerv
Ecenlna Delaware City has two sensations
q. = setting rooster and a $4,000 velvet dress.
Inc rooster has hatched 80 chickens and is
now spreading himself on some duck eggs and
The lady who owns the dress got it made in
Paris. 1t is white cut velvet, with a pro-
tusslon OF lace, and she was married in il
recently. - -
The travel on the Delaware Railroad Satur.
day morning was immense. The train con-
sisted OF twelve cars-nine passenger and three
baggage. This unusual augmentation of
travel was caused by the camp meeting NJ
Blackbird and in Dover Hd., and especialIv
the colOred camp at FELTON,. Two Conductors |
and two baggage masters were required to
man the train.
According to the Republican Wilmington
has another honest man. Some six or eight
years ago Wilmingtonian purchased from
resident of Millville, N. j., a quantity ofl
sumac, valued at $500, giving his note for the
same; Before the not came due the purchaser
tailed and could only pay 25 cents on the dol |
air;;, lar; ,hecently, however, he wrote to his |
Mlvlll lie creditor that he could and wouId nav
him the balance, if he d come to Phila. '
Some of the papers have started the follow
ing yarn ABOUT loving sister: A young man
who went from Delaware as a soldier a9ains,
the MOdocs, received letter from his s;ster |
containing the following touching sentiment.
And If anything should happen to YOU, do
make some arrangement to have yonr hair
recovered and sent on. 1t is the exact color of
mlne' and cant get pair of curls of the
right shade anywhere here"
Some fun loving young ladies' at the Black.
olrd Camp on Monday collected several babies
10 tent. (all they could find with anv resem' se
blancel and changed their dresses, and then
returned the dresses with the wrong babies in
them. The joke was well accepted by some Of
the mothers, but some OF them acted as if thew
had been eating birthstone and assured the
perpetrators that they didn't wish to have
Ihelr children mixed up with other peonle's
younguns in any such manner"
a son of Edward Simpson, living about three
miles q from Newark, was struck by lightning
: saturday afternoon during the rain and tbun,
der storm. Three boys were out after the
COWS, and the elder boy told the other two 70
stay under tree, while he would 90 drive the
COWS up to the barn for shelter He had not
E4ne y.r l.? yards away when he was struck and
k'lied instantly, tearing the clothes from his
Ooiy and prostrating the other two boys.
A correspondent of the Gazette saws the
citizens of Dover Tor some nromi.
1ent o1es) play cards on the street during the
lay lay and block up the sidewalks with their
little game" He thinks, and perhaps rightly,
nat less prominent citizens would have had