Smyrna times., 1873-04-23
STATE AND LOCALS.

Court commences at Dover on Monday next
We can furnish ladies with neatly printed
visiting cards.
The ministers of Wilmington are preparing
church directory.
The Sussex County Bible Society will meet
In Milton, on Thursday, May, 18th.
The total floating and funded debt of the
city of Wilmington is nearly $800,OOO.
Milford is sick at heart because the evening
train has been withdrawn from that town.
Rev. |. S. Dieh is about to lecture on Bible
Lands at several points on the Peninsula
There is talk of starting in St. Georges a
frult and vegetable preserving establishment.
One day last week the Middletown hall was
somewhat injured by lightning The cupola
was struck.
A letter.writer says the most praiseworthy
act done by the Legislature was its adjourn
ment sine de
The five Methodist Churches in Wilmington
hold Union Prayer Meetings ever Wednesday
afternoon in Grace chapel.
The new loan association of Middetown held
its first monthly meeting last week and sold its
funds for 80 cts. premium.
There was an explosion at Dupont's powder
works, at Wilmington, on Saturday, by which
Michael DOugherty was killed.
One day last week three thousand people,
(such Is the estimate) stood in rain storm to
see vessel launched at Seaford.
We learn that meeting for the promotion
OF holiness has been inaugurated at Camden,
on Wednesday afternoons at 3 O. clock
FIX Sheriff Hargadine and Wm II. Wallace,
of Dover, have bought out Mr. Charles Denny
OF that town, in the mercantile business.
Ex-Sheriff Jacob Richardson, of Blackbird,
has removed to Wilmington, and purchased
the morocco mandatory Of John Griner.
Two boys in Dover, Percy Fowler and Harry
Allaway, have commenced the publication Of a
little amateur paper called The Diamond.
Odessa is to have street lamps. So much
torIown COmmiSSioners-th town was granted
an act OF Incorporation by the Legislature.
At the FIRST meeting Of the new Loan Asso-
clatlon, OF Dover, on Saturday week, $1,000
was offered and bid off at an average of 80!
per cent.
of Milford have voted to call the Rev. Mr.
Dlnsmore Of Des MOines, Iowa, to that
pastOrate.
Gen. Stahl, engineer of the Maryland and
Delaware Ship Canal has gone to Europe for
company.
The protracted meeting in the Milford NJ
+. Church closed last week The result is
about 220 conversions, and 200 accessions to
the church.
Mr.. Carrow, our new postmaster, puts on
the official harness this "Wednesday morning,
and goes into the new postofice, next to
FoxwelPs Hotel
Rebecca Purneil, colored woman of this
town, had large tumor cut from her side in
Phia. last week by DIR. Green. 1t weighed
several pounds.
Hon. Joseph P Comegys and VIM. Candy,
Esq, have been nominated members Of the
Centennial Board Of Finance. The election
took place yesterday.
Remember, the Smyrna Manufacturing
Company meets to organize and receive sub
ScriptiOns to the capital stock at FOxWel 5
Hotel this evening.
1t is understood that another train will be
put on the Md. e. Del. Railroad about the
middle OF May. 1t will connect with the
morning passenger train north.
1t is reported that the Delaware & Chesa
peake Canal has passed into the hands OF the
Penna. X. K. Co., and a new superintendent
and other officers are soon to be appointed.
Rev. Mr.. Murdock, Presbyterian minister
at FELTON,, was honoured with a donation visit
on Thusrday week and his purse and pantry
were replenished. He will leave there soon.
| A brick dwelling house in Kenton belonging
to Mr.. Lewis Graham, was sold in this towr
on Thursday last by Ex Sheriff lIargadine, anc
bought by the Smyrna Loan Association fol
| $780,
| 1t is stated that verdict of 'stone dead
was rendered by Coroner's inquest at Lewc,
recently on the body of man who was in New
Y Ork eating a pound of meat and drinking
pint Of whisky per day.
The Seaford people are Dragging about
fourteen pound baby that was added to tht
population Of that town last week An over
jubllant correspondent had to send an item L
the newspapers about it.
The Middletown people have voted tn
Swedish laborers a failure Some familie
like them, but the majority get along with then
about as unpleasantly as they generally d
with other servants they employ.
A committee of Middetowners went t
examine the self-acting fire engines, in PhiIa
delphia last week. They liked the Babcock
but don't know whether to purchase one o
not 1t seems to be matter of money.
A young girl named Gray, living at SeafOrd
on Saturday week i'll attempting to kinde tn
fire with coal oil, her hair and clothing too
fire, and before it could be extinguished sh
was badly burned about the face and head.
! Mr.. Adams Mahood's little steam zach
1udgqic, down at Williamsburg, steamed up t
Seatord the other day with 500 ton schoone
in tow-a steamboat being rather a rarity a
that town, particularly one so small and pretty
A few days ago, Judge c. G. Shackleford
having some difficulty with Col II. s. No
Comb of Wilmington, at Jackson, Mississippi
made an assault upon him and struck him i
. the face. A nice business for conservator
the law2
The Legislature passed about 30 "stock laws;
that is laws prohibiting horses, swine, &c
; from running at large in various Schor
, Districts throughout the State. A law of tn
t kind was passed for the whole Of Duck Cree
Hundred.
8 Chester Heights, Methodist Camp an
E Excursion Grounds above Wilmington,
Z Chester county, Pa, has already been engage
0 for over fOrtu Sunday School aud Churc