Smyrna times., 1873-11-12

STATE AND LOCALS.

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The ,almshouse in Wilmington is besieged
with applications for winter quarters. +.
Revivals are now in progress in the NJ. E.
Churches of Odessa and Delaware City.
Mr. Thos B. Johns, of this town. sells his
household goods next Saturday afternoon.
A Mr.. Plumm, of Harrington, has grown a
sweet potato weighing eight pounds and eleven
ounces.
The Presbyterians of St. Georges are going
to hold fair and festival on the 9Th, 10th and
llth OF December.
A contemplated fashionable wedding, to
come off in Dover next week, is the talk for
society circles now.
The Taskers have suspended work at New
Castle, and three hundred hands are thrown
out of employment.
There have been constructed this season in
Milford, eight large schooners, aggregatng
5000 tons measurement
Gen. Torbert, of this State, now Consul
General at Havana, has been promoted to be
Consul General at Paris.
The young man Alexander, of Delaware
| City, who got his arm shot off whilst cunning,
has fair prospect of recovery.
The Bauk robbery was a harvest for the
Wilmington dailies. The Erery EUening
printed 9400 copies on Saturday.
The members of the Diamond State Band of
MiddletOwn are getting up concert on the
minstrel order, to be given on the 10Th inst.
1t is said that the selection for Chancellor
will be made from the following gentlemen
Houston, Comegys, Salisbury, Eli and
Smithers.
Messrs johnson & Bro, Of Milford, are to
open shoe and hat store in this town shortly,
in the store now occupied by Mr. Frank
Raymond
The Mission School Of this town Mrs
Jermans Sunday School as it is popularity
known is preparing for an entertainment, to
be given in few weeks.
The Mayor Of Wilmington has concluded to
stop the boys in that city from playing shinney
} in the streets, after lady's eye was nearly
knocked out by flying block.
: Miss Hates, by whose courage and presence
of mind, the alarm was given and the bank
robbers frightened off, on Friday evening" Is
) now the heroine of Wilmington.
1t is understood Governor Ponder will name
Chancellor Bates successor this week, and
: John r. McFee, Esq, of Georgetown, it is
e thought, will be the coming man.
e 1t is said the Trustees of the Poor of New
Castle county have in contemplation the cstab-
lishment of two soup houses in Wilmington
tor the reliet Of the poor during the winter.
Luther T. Moore, father of Jacob Moore,
:. Esq, the we'll known lawyer of Georgetown,
|. died suddenly at his residence in Laurel on
# Saturday evening last, aged about IS years.
The concert to be given by Miss Lou
SturgcS' s, music class, of this town, will be or
! Thanksgiving night Something very enter
is tanning is anticipated. 1t is to be in the town
=, hall.
/ There is lively contest going on in New
10 g. - af
:, der of Deeds, to be vacant in week or two
u L. NJ. Ogle, of Wilmington, is very hopeful i
to is said.
le Hon. Geo. P. Fisher is making quite an ex
IL tended visit among his personal and politica
no friends IN various parts OF the STATE. HI
:, thinks the Republicans have a good chanc
u next Fall.
The Rev. Mr. Harrison, of New Jersey, i
expected to fill the Presbyterian pulpit Of thi
- town next Sunday. The Sunday School O
re that church holds its anniversary on Thanks
he giving night.
"a 1t is said that Prof West has begun tn
"a study of Law, and that he intends to sdop
eu that profession for a future avOcation, afte
IS, his term OF Imprisonment expires. The Lewe
of Light says SO.
he At Milford, on Sunday, the wife of Captai
cal Henry Laws died quite suddenly. She was
~ to household duties. She was young woman
nd and married only few months
'rd In New Castle county according to the II
on publican, some of the fields OF wheat SOW
me early in September are badly injured by tt
-. fly. The field Of Joseph Brown, near the Bea
''' in New Castle Hundred, is particularly motto
ng able
a" Some Wimingtonians are suggesting th
&C. the loan associations of that city suspend Il
The payment Of dues for four or six months f
nj. the reason a majority Of the members al
. sc working men, many Of whom are out of en-
u plOyment
Proceedings in bankruptcy against Jol
ISIS McLesr Il Son the Wilmington bankers we
out commenced several days ago but it is hop,
ave that even yet an amcable settlement may
T., agreed upon. The warrant is not returnab
!" until to morrow. .t
'ne Thos. Turner, on the railroad between Georp
zeal town and Lewes, has raised 600 bushels
,te, sweet potatoes this season, which he is shi
md ping TO New York, and realizing from So so
NC 81 per barrel for them. He expects to pla
We 25 acres next year.
Rev. A. 7. Scott Of Wilmington, (son
up Bishop Scott has just issued the frst numb
cen Of the Methodist Magazine, Herald
is Holiness" The publication he proposes
ose continue. If sufficient support be extended
L ouCn u COuTSe.
uoy The Supreme Court, at Washington, h
we affirmed the decision Of the U. s. Distr
inst Court of this State in the case, Daniel ct al
ks. Whartenby. Mr. Justice Swayne deliver
rer. the opinion lsat Wednesday. This decisi
- secures the land to Whsrtenby.
-" "Old Uncle Prince" a very old negro m
VI OF Georgetown, died last week. The paper
In that town says Of him, that he was new
the known to attend to any ones business but
nks own. and that he possessed virtues that wou
AN, adOrn the fairest skin How many leave su
So record as Old Uncle Prince 81
~ Eighty-ons children, forty-fve girls a
'ks thirty'six boys, partook of their first Co
IN munion at the Catholic church in DELAYS
the City on Sunday, 18th ult The address to I
the cniIaT9n ana thelr parents, oy BISHOP Beck
were dressed in white and wore white walls
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