Smyrna times., 1874-06-17

Edward, little son of Mr. J. f. Tygart, Of
this town, fell down the cellar way yesterday
and hurt himself considerably. He
is about three years old.
The Nj. E. Sunday School of Mddletown
has so increased in numbers that it has found
it necessary to hold its sessions in the main
audience room Of the church.
Mrs. Patterson, wife of Mr.. S. g. Pattter /
son, the genial hOstof the SeafOrd House, gave
birth to three children on Saturday night week,
all of whom have since died.
The trout fishing season is pretty we'll over.
King crabs have taken their place and the
crop seems abundant. They are highly priced
by many farmers as food for hogs and chickens.
The storm of Monday night week laid in
waste and devastated large area Of land
between Georgetown and Gumborough, Sussex
county. The corn, wheat and other vegetables
were greatly damaged.
On Sabbath last the President of the Kent
County Bible Society delivered an address in
the NJ. +. Church in Magnolia, to a large
audience, on the Bible cause. Rev. E. q.
Irwin, preacher in charge OF Camden circuit
rendered efficient service
On Sabbath morning week there were two
ladies' and boy immersed at Milford according
to the mode of the Baptist church. Hundreds
vi pcrSOHS SIOuu III Tue HOI sun lOI HedIly all
hour to witness the ministratiOn.
The salary grabber thus gets the Sussex
Journal to announce him as Congressional
candidate: Hon. Benjamin I. Biggs is not
candidate for Congress, but if the people wish
to nominate him he will not decline.
The singing jubilee at Petersburg, North
Murderki Hundred, last week was the biggest
affair of the kind ever given in this county.
See report elsewhere. Petersburg is little
village about miles west of FELTON,.
! During the storm of Monday the lightning
struck tree on the farm of Il. g. Bucking
ham, in Mill Greek Hundred, New Castle
comfy, and killed thirteen sheep whi;h were
| gathered under it during the rain.
L. B. Jones, ESQ, canvassing agent for the
DetdUarean, is spending the week in this town
and is doing good service for the prominent
journal he represents. A more affable gentle
man is seldom found in the canvassing field.
Yesterday the Faculty of Delaware College
conferred the honorary title of Doctor OF
Divinity upon Rev Geo. A. Phebus. of this
town, and Rev. j. L. Vallandigham. Of Newark
1t is altogether appropriate to say DR.. Phebus
A mean theft was committed in SeafOrd last
week. Some person stole the small money safe
belonging to the children of Mr.. Thos. Scott
and, breaking it open, took out the money
amounting to some S4.00, and made off with it
The Drawing of Tent Lots on the Camden
Union Camp Ground takes place on Thursday
25th inst, at O clock, P. NJ. The privilege,
of the Boarding Tent, Food Pen and Barber
Shop will be set at 10, A. NJ, of the same
day.
The June term of the United States Circuit
Court opened in Wilmington, yesterday morn
, ing, Judges Bradford and Mckennan on the
Tho Tob h,
H. Hoffecker, w. w. Tschudy and Peter s
Collins.
The ChestertOwn Transcript, speaking of tn,
Kent County Railroad, has this paragraph
Mr.. Serat the President is understood to sa,
that Jay Gould interest in this road is so con
siderable that he must eventually complete tn
work to the Bay.
d The L,wes Light says 1t is now highly pro
} bable that no change is to be made in our Rail
S road junction 4 Breakwater) this season Nj
. Baumgardner is now negotiating with the Oh
Dominion Company fora Steamboat cOnnectio
{ from here to New York.
, At the Bible meeting held at Dover las
: Wednesday local society, for Dover Hundred
d was organized, with the following officers
). President, DR.. Isaac Jump Vice Prcsiden
h Hon. John A. Nicholson: Secretary, j.
II Fulton; Treasurer, a. {. Cowgirl.
. Mr.. n. T. Underwood, in the ALLEY" fe
= miles from Smyrna, last week pl0wed up hi
ID strawberry patch Just in its yield, and plante
it in potatoes. This gives some idea Of th
t extent of the dlspDn lency in berry cutur,
!, The same thing is being done down the Stat
What is known as John Wainwright's gre
!" excursions from Chester, Berks, and Linca It,
IS counties 20 Cape Nay, by way of Wilmington
r will take place on Tuesday. July the l4tl
e The steamer Samuel W. Felton, has bee
chartered to convey the party from Wilmin
ton to Cape May.
: EUery Erenmg's Middletown corresponds
IL says: Unfortunately we have put to mar
le eggs in the peach basket, and this year will
lt hard one on our farmers, and unless muC
Is indulgence Is extended to our young farmer
- many of them will be unable, financially,
re weather the Storm
> Delaware College is holding its annu
NE commencement exercises this week III
anniversary of the Athenpan Society tot
: place last evening. Samuel NJ. Harringto
le Esq, Of Wilmington delivered an addre!
Thomas Limb, Jr. and George w. Marsha
70 represented the Society
During the storm of Monday week, the wi
blew the sash Out Of a cOlored mans house
=" the NanticOke river, in Sussex, and went ros
ing through the house, carrying with it clOt
shawl and pillow case were found. high up
n the limbs of "a pine tree.
e. Mrs. William Guyer, of New Castle, who
rd son was killed on the railroad on Tuesday
lis last week, has been in Drecarious condition a
remained unconscious ever since with freque
r. attacks Of sp,smS. The shock was too gre
mt for her, AMI the attending physician thinks /
cir recovery is exceedingly doubtful.
About half past eleven clock, on ThursG
en- morning, Thomas II. Howell, an old citizen
av Camden, fell from chair, in Hinsey 4 B
- sons grocery store ami died in five minu
=. afterwards. H. was 81 years of age.
az ae was an educated deaf mute, a Quaker, an,
'e' gentleman Of property. lie leaves family
Robert McAffee, young man of this tov
t' les was held to bail in $3.50 by Esquire Budd,
M Monday, for knocking hole in man s h,
with brick on Saturday night. Our citiz
have become very tired of this youth habi
ing disturbing the peace OF the town, and h
concluded to interfere in the behalf of q
1ry order and decency.
ills During the severe storm of Monday we
an old lady, living in Broad Creek Hundr
per Sussex county, went up in her bed cham