Smyrna times., 1874-05-20


On Saturday evening as lady was passing
along Delaware Avenue, Wilmington, she was
insuIted bv a ruffian who used indecent Ian
guage, and then attempted to seize her: AT
this luncture, a city car came along, the driver
of which ran to her rescue in time to prevent
further outrage. The cowardly assailant ran
away at a rapid rate.
Milton, Sussex county, has five new vessels
under construction. The ship yards are chiefly
owned by Governor Ponder, who is native
of Milton, and who does an extensive business
in buying and shipping corn, cordwOOd and
oak bark. He buys all the grain that is offered
for sale at Milton, and at tunes has from l5,-
900 to 10000 bushels Of corn in store.
The Lazy Club of Dover has organized for
the season. This club, according to the DeId-
I0dredn, has between twenty and thirty regu-
lar members, such as briehess lawyers, Office
seekers without berth, and others whose con-
stitutional Discrimination to work is too well
known to need comment, who sit ell day in
front of the County Buildings and tell yarns
and chew tobacco.
Last Saturday well-dressed woman, about
60 years of age, was found drowned in pond
of water, between Wilmington and New
Castle. She proved to be the mother-n-law
of John Thompson, OF that city. Thompson
says that she LETT his house on Thursday morn
ing last, declaring her intention never to
return, and he had not seen or heard of her
until the body was found.
One day last week the schooner Z. ~. Rod
neg, Captain f. II. Reeves, of Milford, loaded
with lime, and bound for Little Creek, was
run into by the schooner Walter Palmer,
bound for Philadelphia. The Rodney sunk in
ten minutes. The crew, six in number, lost
all their effects, and were glad to escape with
their lives. The wrecked vessel belonged to
d.. VIM. Marshal, of Milford
The National Bank of Delaware, of Will
mington, paid the four policemen, Messrs.
Carberry, Legg, Hope and Banhardt, $500 a
piece, the reward offerd for the arrest of the
burglars who broke into that bank last fall.
The reward would have been paid long ago,
but for the fact Of there being so many appli-
cants the Directors thought it best to leave the
matter with the court TO decide.
Instead of the regular preaching services at
Bethel VI. f. Church, Smyrna Circuit, next
Sabbath morning, at 10 clock, there will be
a Bible meeting held, for Duck Greek Hun
dred, at which time addresses will be delivered
by Rev. A. j. Wright. of Dover; DIR. Cum
minis and Rev. W. b. Gregg, of Smyrna. The
meeting will be enlvened by music suitable to
the occasion. All are invited to be present.
The old brick office, occupied for many years
by S. g. Laws, Esq, Of Dover, was sold last
Saturday, and is to be moved off to make way
for the new court house. Mr. j., an excentriC
old bachelor lawyer, who would never tell his
age, would never allow his office to be swept
out, and, consequently, up to the time of the
sale, 1t held the accumulatiOns Of over fifteen
years of dirt, tobacco guilds, segar stumps and
burnt match sticks, together with his musty
| legal documents.
! A Sunday School Normal Institute 70,
EaSton District Wilmington Conference, NJ f.
Church. will be held at Greensborough, on the
Sd and 4th OF June. All Sunday Schools il
the district are invited to send FIVE deegatel
each. Prominent speakers and assayists are
engaged tor the occasion. Rev. Mr.. and Mrs
/ Phebus, of this town are expected to tak'
part. Entertainment will be provided fo
persons at distance. The Delegates from thC
Smyrna VI. f. Sunday School are Rev. &. A
Phebus. DR.. and Mrs. w T. Collins, l. d
Hamilton and Mrs. John ii. Bewley.
A man calling himself Lewis Robinson, AM
hailing from Newport Conn, was arrested il
Wilmington, Wednesday, for an attempted
fclonious assault on daughter Of Prof Rey
nOlds, of that city, formerly Of Dover) Tn
girl is about ten years of age, and the affai
caused much excitement in the place. A feI
minutes after the arrest he was COMMITTEES
to New Castle Jail, and the next day was ar
ragned for trial. That afternoon he was cor
victed, and sentenced at p. NJ, the time be
tween the commission of the crime and con
victiOn being just twenty-nine hours. He wi
be hOgged with thirty lsshes on Saturday
stand in the pillory one hour, and be impri.
oned for ten years.