Smyrna times., 1874-06-17


1t is understood that the Methodsts of vii
mingtOn have secured grovesOf % acres in
Brqndywine Hundred, on the old Fouk road,
5 miles from Wilmington and = miles from
Grubb's Landing, on the p, W. 4 b. Railroad
where they will hold camp meeting COM
mencing the first week in August. 1t is pro
posed to be a Wilmington Conference Camp
Netting
The closing exercises of the Conference
Academy, Dover, are to be held this evening.
In the NJ + Church at clock, an address
will be delivered by Rev. II. Il Dlshiell, ID ID.
OF New York; and poem will be read by
Rev. j. s. Willis Of Stamford Connecticut.
The success of the Academy has reached the
highest expectations of its friends this year,
it is said.
Ga Monday a colored man named Enoch
Spearman, in the employ Of Mr.. William w.
Buckmaster, on the Mustard farm in the
Alley, near this town, was badly hurt. He
was cutting the limbs from tree 10 the yard,
preparatory to telling it, when large branch
fell upon him and knocked him to the ground.
| His injuries are not considered dangerous
though severe.
! Great excitment is caused among the farmers
and gardhers around Newark on account of the
Colorado or Potato bug, which bas made its
appearance amongst almost all the potato
patches around town. Some of them appear
to be completely ruined. The ravages OF the
bugs are terrible, destroying egg-plants, sweet
potatoes, beets and wheat-it is hard to tell
what they do not destroy.
Last Sunday afternoon the strawberry pick
ers on Mr.. David j. Cummins farm, (cOlored
people from Maryand) held Il meeting at the
quarters provided for them adjoining his 30
acre patch, which was largely attended. A
number of wagon loads came over from Mary
land Tor the day, and numbers went from this
town. Mr.. e.. patch is becoming a sort Of
Mecca for the colored Marylanlers.
The Delacarean says: A programme for
the celebration Of the Fourth of July in the
neighbOrhood of Dover, by grand tr0c, is in
preparation. 1t will include a base ball match
between Milford aud Dover Clubs in the morn
ing, comic masquerade on horseback at noon
various athletic and amusing games during the
afternoon, display Of fire works in the even
ing, to conclude with an open air ball by torch
and moonlight.
Revs. A. j. Wright, E. Crouch and w R.
CahOOn will spend next Sabbath, June 2lst, at
Leipsic and Raymond. Rev. w. r. CAhoon
f will preach in the NJ. Il. Church at half past
) 10, A. NJ, R.y. A. j. Wright at Raymond, at
3 o'clock, p. VI. At o'clock, 2. NJ, a tenn
perance meeting will be held in the NJ +.
Church at L4ipsic, under the auspices of the
, Good Templars and will be addressed by Revs
Crouch, CahOOn, Wright and Wilson.
, Mr. w. C. Fountain, of Dover, publishes a
card in the Sentinel, announcing to his Repub
4 lican and Democratic friends that he is not an
asprant for the nomination Of the Office o.
) Sheriff OF Kent county at the hands of the
r Republican party. He says There are il
e the Republican party man who are older and
have been longer connected with it than have
+ aHi men who are more deserving, and whose
. claims for the office are stronger than mine"
e A newly married man in Wilmington
u named Lacklen, had his house entered BY
. burglars on Saturday evening, whilst hi
family were out walking and everything o
e value was stolen, including his and his brides
{: wedding apparel, the apparel of Miss Adams
y one of the bridesmaids staying with them, tn
l. suit of Mr. Green, one Of the gro0msmGn
e together with all the jewelry AMI wedding pre-
sents laying around. The loss to Mr. L. aul
!. his friends Is estimated at 5000.
l. The agricultural editor of the Ere,y Erenin1
+: Rev. Mr. Schoield, thus writes: We ono
d thought the Genessee cOuatry, New York wa
N unequalled, but unless it has greatly improve
since We last passed through 1t, fifteen year
st ago, it cannot equal in the slme number q
], miles travel the country from New Castle t
Delaware City, and from Delaware City
t, Odessa, MlddletOwn, Ceciton, FrcdericktowI
!. Sassafras and Galena to kennedyvllc. n
consecutive "a miles over which we have eve
~ Travelled present so many beautiful and we
i cultivated farms"
ed A poor, friendless old man, named Terril
he died a vagrant in the New Castle almShou!
{. the other day, who, it is now ascertained, wa
{. p years ago Baptist Minister and shephel
At over a flock near New Brunswick, n. J
/ hOf h.. & l.:
n, eccentricties. He subsequently was engage
h. at school teaching, but was compelled to aba
en- don that profession for like reason. Subs
2 quently he engaged in peddng books, al
mlde enough money to provide his family
nt most comfortable home in New Brunswic
nv and furnished it elegantly Ele however, I
he fused to live in it, or any other house, al
oh wandered by the wayslde till death overto,
=. -. him.
to The storm of Monday week was terrific
SeatOrd. Trees, grape vines and arbors we
,.l Frustrated. The enclosures were swept fro
La around whole fields. A small one story fraI
ol house, occupied by coOred woman nam
N Ruth Oney was entirely demolished. Ru
ss was caught between the falling timbers a
n somewhat injured Her bed, in which S
'ii' was sleeping was demolished and her furnitu
scatterd over the field. Ex-Gov. Ross es
no mates the damage to his orchards at 81 ,O(
" Inc CtnZe1 says the most serious dana
ar ar sustained is that of the crops. Corn has 8
tn fered severely, wheat has been blown do
ga even with the ground and many fields will
10 entirely lost.
ose A FUNNY PARADE. The "loudest thi
OF in the way of parade ever witnessed in Il
Ind State came off at New Castle last Friday.
INT was known as the parade of The Scr
eat Nozzle Hose and Steam Fire EngiDe Co.
her Al "a grand buresque gotten up by
workmen of the Tas ker Works. A correspo
day ent Of EOery Eueaing thus gives an idea of
of First came the band, doing their level be
en- then little bit of a low-wheeled dilapida
ties open buggy. in which were seated what
He peared to be a little, old man. and wife,
d a latter about five times the size of the form
;. representing woman's rights.
wn. Immediately following them was VIM. Pc
on supported on either side by two Indians,
habi al fho,, ,lo l.