Smyrna times., 1874-12-30

At Milford, on Saturday evening week, a
match game Of billiards $500 points, was
played between James r. Mitchell and 9. G. |
Fisher. The game was played in three hours. |
At the conclusion Fisher was five hundred, and
Mitchell two hundred and seventy-three, the
highest run was A. A few evenings previous,
they played nineteen games; Mitchell winning
eleven, and Fisher eight
On New Years day, Bishop Lee will keep
:" open house to receive the members and
congregation of his church in Wilmington
prior to his departure for Mexico, where he
has been assigned to q mission field. Ho will
start on his mission between the l4th and Goth
Of J9nuary. He goes to New York, and from
thence to New Orleans by rail, from which
point he will embark on a steamer for Vera
Cruz.
On Saturday morning week Mrs. Vivian, wife
OF Abraham Vivian, Of Brldgeville, i'll Sussex,
went out shopping in seeming good health.
Returning home about 10 0 clock she informed
her daughter that she felt badly, and that she
thought she was going to die. Her medical
attendent was sent for, hut she refused to take
any medicine, and would not have anything
done for her. She died about 2 O clock. So
writes correspondent Of the SeafOrd CUizeH.
Mr.. Frank Smith and his wife, of George
town barely escaped being burned to death by
the explosion of coal oil lamp, on Thursday
night Mr.. Smith attempted to extinguish
the lamp by blowing down the chimney, when
the explosion occurred. Mr.. 5. was seriously
burned about his face and hands. Mrs. >.
was also burned but not so badly as her huS
band. The carpet, bedclothes and other
material in the room were very much damaged.
"The New Spirit of TO" the sprightly lit
tie comedy to be rendered by number of the
Young ladies' and gentlemen Of this town on
New Years night is a lively takeOff on the
coming woman. The author has put some
very amusing and at the same time some very
sedate characters in the play, and the word:
are even more striking than the characters
, Tickets for the entertainment can be obtained a
j. =. HOtfeckers, &. +. Hazelrs, j. w. Den
) ney's and at the door. Admission 25 cents.
5 In Wilmington. last Saturday morning abou
l O'clock the night watchmen at Weldin
q carriage factory, over Market street bridge
) discovered man in the act OF satting hire to
n stable. The man proved to be Isaac Hayden
L a rather prepOssessing young man, forInerl
from Kent county, Md, blacksmith by trade
and well known to the police. lie has a wife
; with whom he has not lived tor some time. ii
= denies the charge. though he was identified b
e two witnesses. lie was sent to New Castl
= Jail.
The Centennial Hop, given in this town la'
night was one of the largest ever given here
:, About fifty couples were on the floor, Phllads
! phia, Wilmington, Dover and Marylan'
besides our surrounding country being repr,
:, sented. Some splendid dancing was executed
> the ladies Of this town vieing quite successful
with their sisters from abroad in the mazy whir
N The MIddletown orchestra did the music. III
d floor managers were John wilkinson jr, al
le Isaac Taylor; assistants, William StsvensC
In and Jas. Farson.
u St. Georges had big church wedding {
Tuesday before Christmas The parties to Il
IN contract we're Miss Anna +. How, daughter
'n the late Rev. JAS. G. How, and Hon. Thorn
IN Sweeney, of Wheeling, West Virginia. III
as ceremony was performed in the PrsSbyteri;
I'd Church, at noon. Day light was exclud,
and the church Illuminated by an arch of WI
ed tapors arranged over magnificent for
rk bridal arch which slanned the chanc
sir Groomsmen were discarded and four maids
ny honor served the candidates at the altar.