Smyrna times., 1874-01-28
STATE AND LOCALS.

n ldIR6 DduQ Vi OlpHlco dISt UT have D6SU
until within few days, encamped near FELTON,.
Six hundred dollars have been subscribed
towards the erection of Q new NJ. +. Church at
FELTON,.
W. G. Fountain, Esq, of Dover, is named
as the next Republican candidate for Sheriff Of
this county.
Gen. Dan. Woodall's name is mentioned in
connection with the GOvernorship on the Re
publican side.
MIR. r. c. Dale is now railroad agent at
Moorton, j. d. Boggs having removed to
Dover Station.
The Ladies Benevolent Aid Society Of Do
yer spent $2l0. 50 in relieving the poor Of that
town last year.
Nicholas B. Appleton has withdrawn his
name from the list of Sheriffalty candidates Of
New Castle county.
Fitty-seven shares of Middletown Citizens
National Bank stock changed owners, on
Thursday, at $50 per share.
A convention of Good Templars will be held
in Georgetown on Feb. 18th, for the purpose
OF forming county association.
We publish, elsewhere, report of the peach
shipments for 1873. 1t shows falling off Of
over / 400, 900 baskets from 1872.
Rev. q. s. Conoway, the pastor of the NJ. E.
stantially" remembered by his congregation.
Major John Sordsn, of Georgetown, was
thrown from load of fodder, in that town,
last week, by his runaway horses, aud badly
injured.
Mr.. William A. Gassaway formerly of this
vicinity, has resigned the position of ticket
agent at Lambson' Station on the Kent County
Railroad.
The carriage factory in this town, (the
buildingsl were sold at Sheriff sale, by Deputy
Irons, on Thursday last, to John Green, Esq,
for $5l0.
A Festival will be given by the ladies of the
Presbyterian Church of Dover, in Music Hall,
on Thursday and Friday evenings, January
29th and 30th.
Bishop Lee expects to confirm between 20
and 80 persons at Seaford TO -morroW-ThurS-
day-when he breaches In the Episcopal
church there.
The late Simsse Twins exhibited in this
town about 25 years ago, at what is now the
Delaware House, then kept by L. l.. Temple,
Esq, of Camden.
Bishop Wiley, one of the new Bishops" 2"
| elected IN 1872, will preside at the Wilmington
NJ. Il. Conference, TO be held ut Salisbury,
Nd, commencing March 4th.
Sam. Townsend and VIM. Dean are letter.
writing tor the Middletown Transcript, and
some OF our exchanges are sympathizing with
their Mlddletown cotsmporary.
One of the bsquests of the late Dr. Bates,
OF Dover, was $500 to the poor of that town,
the interest only of which is annually ex-
pended by the Benevolent Society.
A veteran fisherman of FELTON, recently
caugh ht pike weighing eight pound and
with head as big as pointer dogs "
Rather "hshy" as for as the head goes.
Some young amateur dramatists of Milford
on tomorrow, (Thursdayl night will play
| Our American Cousin" to be followed on
Friday night by 'Everybody's Friend"
An effort is being made by some of the
room, and a grand concert and exhibition is
soon to be given in aid Of the enterprise.
The Sussex Journal says that the Rev. Mr..
Ridgeway, of the Milford NJ. 4. Church, 81.
young man of talent and piety," and predict.
he will some day be Bishop in his church.
1t is said that Mr.. Osborne, a conductor or
the p, w. & b. Railroad, formerly baggage
master on the Del. road, has fallen heir tc
SlOO, 900 BY the death of a rich uncle in Balti
more.
Under the pastoral care OF Rev. K. Stubbs
a great revival has been for some weeks il
progress at Asbury NJ. +. Church, Whining
ton, and as result l62 have prOfused the new
birth.
1t is said that on the 4th of the prssen
month there were caught eight fair sized shac
at Salem Cove, N. j., and four at Bombay
Hook. This is, We believe, unprecedented a.
this season.
DR.. w. W. France, MIR. Mark H. Davis
Mr.. John w. Jump and Mr.. Alexander
Dempster, four citizens OF Milford who hay,
been lying dangerously i'll for some time ar,
now recovering.
At a meeting of the Congregation of thc
Forest Presbyterian church of Middetown, las
week, Messrs. Andrew EIiason, j. T. Budd
j. NJ. Rothwell and ID. l.. Dunning we're re
elected trustees.
Mrs. Ann Curtis, an aged and wealthy widow
lady OF Wilmington was found dead at he
residence on Sunday. She lived alone.
coronsrs s jury decided that she came to he
death from apOplexy.
1t is said that Grand Shooting Match fo
the championship is to take place at an earl,
day between two of the most prominent citi
zens of Odessa, in which crows instead o
pigeons will be used.
The Wilmington Chronicle, penny weekly
made its appearance on Saturday. 1t is pub
lished by Glutts x Eckel. Mr.. q. was for ,
time the publisher of the Clayton Herald, tn
late Mrs. McCOnaughy's paper.
Camden is now, for the first time in man,
years, without saloon, and the license of th
only hotel in town expired on the frat inst
However, there seems to be no difficulty il
procuring the "ardsnt," as heretofore.
Public meetings of the Northern Convoca
ton Of the Episcopal Church will be held n
; Trinity Chapel, Wilmington, on the I'd and 8.
, days Of February. This Convocation include
all the Episcopal Churches of New Castle CO
Mr. X. NJ. Griffith, q we'll know pouItr
breeder Of Wilmington, has been to pouItr
show in Western New York, where he carrie,
of nearly all the premiums. Delaware i
D becoming noted for obtaining premiums fo
her productions.
The members of the Smyrna Benevoler
Society will hold festival for the benefit {
the poor, in the town hall, next Saturday
, Open from 10 O'Clock in the morning until /
{ IN the evening. Meals furnished at any tim
during the festival.
' The sportsmen Of this town have been irwin
to get up a crow shooting match but hav