Smyrna times., 1873-06-18

| Ji H9", DoEeT. he was last seen on Fri
Coroner Cats held an inquest.
. T kev. tt Mr.. POTTS. who has charge of Mr.. D.
a. Cummms strawberry gang, wishes us tc
: state that his name is Charles, not James
also, that his cOlored friends that are with him
are nearly all frecholders, upon whom the
maryland farmers have no claim.
i One day last week Mr.. Robert MOODY. who
is employed In Delaware City wheelwright
shop Tlmmed eight cart wheels and finished
them np IN nine hours. To rim and trim M
four wheels is considered good days work fol
one man. '0'
The Philadelphia North american saws
Had Mr.. Salisbury pressed the INSANITY dodpe
IL Is not impossible that West would have
swung For what Delaware jury could be
made to believe that killing colored man
argues mental or moral alteration
Last evening the Delaware Historical Society
gave the hrst OF series of entertainments in
ther rooms in the Grand Opera House, Viii.
mlngton, consisting of an address On John NJ
Clayton, by j. Harry Hoffecker. ESQ. a
historical essay by John O'Byrne, Esq, music
and refreshments.
Mldshipman Henry R. Pennington, (son of
y. b. Pennington, Esq, of Dover contemplates
retirlng from the naval service, for the reason
tnat the chances OF promotion, owing to sur.
Plus OF OihcerS, are very uncertain and NAV be
long deferred. Unless he has a sure t6in@
somewhere else he'd better stick.
The seven million mortgage of Jaw Could
hled IN a New Jersey court was also depositpd
Tor record in the Clerks Office at Dover. last
week. The State tax, for recording this
mortgage, will amount to seven thousand dol
lars' This is the heaviest mortgage, probably.
ever recorded in this State.
The Rev. DIR. McCabe, Episcopal minister
OF Mlddletown, received letter last Thursday
evening rom Memphis, announcing the death,
oty that trlghtful disease, the cholera, of his
tavorlte sister, Mrs. James b. McCauley, and
TWO other members of the family, in the course
of few hours
The colored Methodists of SMYRNA Circnit
heV. Jno. W. Sanders, pastor, have recently
lnaue liberal contributions for several of their
churches. They have liquidated a debt Of
SZOo against Scott church, and one of $50
against Ebenezer, and have started a fund to
build new church at Sutton's.
Mr.. John ID. Diworth, for MANY wears
resident OF st. Georges hundred, now living
near Brldgeville, Sussex County, celebrated
his 'Golden Wedding" on Thursday, ODD ult
vi his ten living children, seven were present,
anu "lCh daughters IN law, grandchildren, and
other relatives, formed quite large family.
Inc North american, in speaking of the
grounds upon which West was acouitted
says: 1T was not a shrewd plea; bnt then
nobody regards its maker as a shrewd man.
Mr.. Salisbury Is better judge of good living
than OF law. tie is safer as one of hopeless
minority In the Senate than as a maker of
precedents Tor courts of justice"
The Gazette says: "The GDmnaerci1l is very
right in its assertion, that if Cooch Turner had
Killed Isaac West, in the manner, and with all
the shocking and barbarous attendant circnm
stances which belong to Vests crime. he
would have been hung. And it would have
Deen rgnt., What nice juror the Gazette
man would have made on this case.
Hon. b: T. Biggs has promise of an abun
dant peach crop on his .Milington farms He
had at Middletown, on Saturday. two small
branches about one foot in length. one Of tbe
Hale's Early and the other the Crawfords
Early varieties. On the Hale's E.rly there
were ten fine, we'll formed peaches, and on
the Crawford branch there were twelve.
The centennial commemoration of the Or
ganHatlon of the parish of Christ Church
Broad Greek, near L,ur1l, Sussex co., will be
held lD W on the first week in Jnlv,
beginning on Tuesday the lst The Bishop Of
Tne n Diocese is expected to preside The
Bishop of E.ston, Nd, will probably be in
attendance and most Of the Episcopal clergy off
Delaware.
Rev. r. W. Todd, now at Rehoboth, saws
We need several boarding houses, one otl
once as the two now on the grounds are crowded
Who will provide for our necessities in This
respect! a nnmber Of boarding tents will be
required during the camp meeting Thous
ands OF people will be here who will have no
tents, and must be provided with food and
shelter"
-, There will be concert, and lecture by Rev. !
W. b. Gregg at Bethel church, Smvrna
Circuit, next Wednesday evening. and a
similar entertainment at Kenton on Friday
evening. Prot. Quimby is to conduct the |
musical programme. Admission 25 and Is |
cts-ior benefit OF respective churches |
!, Stfawberrles and cream will be furnished at
the close OF the entertainment
Arrangements are now being made to have
a new Nj. f.. Church erected in Brandywine
Hundred, close beside the old Bethel church, |
The proposed new church is to be built of
brick, 81 by 40 feet, and to cost not more than
SlHOOO. Bethel Church is noted as being.
with possibly, the exception of Barrett's
Chapel in this county,) the oldest NJ. r.
Church in Delaware.
Mr.. Joseph Ellison, near Delaware Citv. has
raised new strawberry from the seed. They
are nearly white, with slight tinge of scarlet.
very large and firm, with most excellent taste,
and are ga. good berry for shipping. He calls
them Elllson's Seeding. They command a
good price in the city. The proprietor of The
Continental Hotel, of Philadelphia, offered to
take all he could supply.
Four horses and two mules belonging to
Randolph Peters, near Wilmington, got on the
railroad track one night last week and three
were killed by the cars and one jumped off the
railroad bridge across the canal and broke its
neck. The others were so badly injured that
they will be of little use hereafter Some of
them got half way across the canal bridge by
stepping on the ties, in the dark They ran
ahead OF the train for eight miles
Smyrna is to have a grand Knights of
Pythlas demonstration on the 10th Of July! I
The various Lodges of Wilmington have or.
ganized a Company to be uniformed, and ap.
pear 10 all their public parades. This Com.
pany will make its first appearance when they
will escort the officers of the Grand Lodge to
this town on that occasion, where the semi. an
nual session will be held. Theyiwill turn out
about forty members, fully equipped and