Smyrna times., 1874-03-04

Last Friday night, j. NJ. Barr, Esq, Deputy
Master for the Delaware Peninsula, organized
at Newport, New Castle CO., the first Grange
of the Patrons of Husbandry in Delaware. 1t
is known as Diamond State Grange, No. l.
Messrs. Tygart & Co., the phosphate manu-
facturers OF this town, have rented the room
in the I'd story of the Cummins store for an
Office. They have large orders to fill and are
commencing for Spring trade. See advertise
ment.
The grand officers of the Grand Templars,
a new secret Temperance Society of Pennsyl-
yania, were in Wilmington last week, orgnni-
zlng temples, OR lodges of their order. The
veteran of temperance, K. b. Mcdonnell, was
elected Chief
The Episcopal pulpit of this town will be
regularly filled until rector is called, and the
Lenten services will be continued, as ussal, on
Wednesday and Friday evenings of each week.
Last Sunday Rev. VIM. j. Clark, Of Phia-
dclphia, oficiated.
Warden Ridings, of the New Castle Jail, has
been warden of the prison about three years.
and during that time nine prisoners have es-
capped. His predecessor held the position for
many more years aud lost only one third the
number of prisoners.
At a donation visit made to Rev. Mr.. Carol,
NJ. Z. minister Of Bridgevills, Sussex co. last
week. the pastor received l00tbs Coffee, l00fbS
Sugar, 20fbs Rice, 80 Chickens 20 Hams aud
seven dozen canned fruits, and Mrs. Carol was
presented with $50 in cash.
EUery Erening publishtsa rumor, apparently
we'll founded, that the Old Dominion Steam
Ship Company are negotiating for the pur-
chase of the Junction aud Breakwater Rail
road, and the proposed sale is looked upon
with favor by the people living along the road.
The total number Of sales by the Sheriff of
New Castle CO., up to this date, since the 3lst
of December, has been one hundred and
twenty-six and there will probably be fifteen
more by the frat day of April making grand
total to that date of one hundred aud forty one.
At the tablesu entertainment by the PreSby-
terians Of Odessa last week, among other
things a poem descriptive OF courting was
read, whilst a lady and gentleman acted out
the description. Ii is described as the most
entertaining part Of the prOgramme-:o the
| actors.
Mr.. John jerome, of Rochester, N. Y, pur-
chased last week, of Mr.. Joseph B. Tracy, a
lsrm OF rs acres, three miles west oi Frederick,
for about 81 Mr.. jerome, will remove
their about the FIRST of April-driving bis
teams and bringing Eis family, furniture, 90.
With him, distance OF about 400 miles.
The Republican Commttee for New Castle
ICOuuly uhNo cdIGu tue usual GUILTY
tor business, Ut New Castle, on Saturday,
March l4lh The main business Of this meet.
ing is TO fix the time tor the nomination elsc
ton for Sheriff and Con oner, and name persons
to conduct 1T and also to appoint new county
committee.
| The schooner julia NelCeH, Captain Frank
Sheppard, was run into about clock, A. NJ
ON Tuesday week at the Brsakwater aud sunk
She was loaded with 5, 300 bushels OF grain
from New Castle bound to Havana. The
captain and crew were all saved, but lost their
personal effects. The vessel and cargo are
total loss
Last Wednesday night Rev. Enoch Stubbs
pastor Of ASbury NJ. Z. Church, Wilmington
was surprised by visit from about seventy o
his parlshioners who presented him with abou
$50 IN money, and his wife with fifty dolIa
shawl About two weeks ago, Mr.. Stubb
was presented with handsome silver pitchs
and SSlver.
Diamond Lodge No. 73, l. o. G. T., wa
organized in Lebanon, February nh. Thirty
FIVE persons were reobllpatsd and initiated th,
same evening. Since then seven have bee
initiated aud nine proposed. The officers ar
as follows: w. Z. T., w. A. Brown; w. V. I.
Amanda Stsrner; w. S., Saie Saxton; W. Z
S, Willie Saxton w. T., Daniel Townsend
W. NJ, Augusta Dewitt; w. G., DAME
Charles.
MrG Mary Hall, 50 years of age. and resid
ing at the Forty Acres, suburb of Wilmington
has made complaint before the proper author
} tiles against Andrew DouRhsrt Is years G
age, whom she charges with making an ou
rageous assault upon her, at her own door, OF
Saturday night. Officers have been on tn
look out for Doughs.ty, but he has thus fa
eluded them.
Last Wednesday morning Thomas j. Grave
OF Wilmington, was arrested on the charge
making an indecent assault on a young Ri
named johnson, on the evening of the 2ls
and Squire Frazer held him in $500 bail IL
his appearances at Court. The next day 81
went before Squire Publ and swore that 81
was induced to bring the charge by other pa
ties solely for the purpose OF extorting mons
from Mr.. e.
! The suit Of Walton, Whann 4 Co., of WI
mington, and Whann 4 Bro, OF Chadd
Ford, which has been pending in the Suprem
Court oil Pennsylvania for some time, has bes
decided. The suit was made to prevent Whan
, & Bro. from using the name OF Whann
upon the fertilizers manufactured by then
bat as no intention of fraud or deception WI
evident on their part in using the name, Il
| court decided in their favor.
. There has been some disagreement betwce
the BIptists and Methodists OF Milford, re
I alive to the purchase Of the old NJ +. Churt
building there by the former. 1t appears th
IS there is no record of title to the old buldin
and the Baptists require of the NJ. f. Trus,e
:, a bend OF indemnify against all cOntingencie
J. secured by lien upon the new church pro
IS erty. This the Trustees refused to give, ar
negotiations were terminated.
y Levi Garner, a colored man near this tow
Il Was swindIe1 out of $l7 last week hx a he's