Smyrna times., 1874-11-18
STATE AND LOCALS.

Gov. Ponder has issued his Thanksgiving
Proclamation. He names Thursday, 26th inst.
The Episcopal Sunday School of this town
Is preparing for Its usual Christmas entertain.
ment.
The Sussex county Good TempIars have re
solved to circulate petitions in favor Of a local
option law.
/ !. Milford Is happy in circulating rumor
that a. fashionable. wedding is to take place
there Thanksgiving Day.
-t~~4Ae~ annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Md. Il Del. K. II. will be held at Easton
on the Sth OF December. See adv. = -
j. ii. Scowdrick, merchant of MiddIetown,
mas made an assiRumUnt of his property to NJ
r. Walker, tor the benefit Of his creditors.
Mrs. Emma Lord and Miss Lydia Riley,
sisters; OF Odessa, have taken the store and
stock late of Miss Ia. A. Griffin, in this town.
A dividend Of l24 per cent. will be paid to
the copartnership creditors of the estate of
John T. McLcar, Wilmington, on and after
the 9th inst
Mrs Susie D. Garman, the widow and exec
utrlx named in the will, closes the estate of
the late s. j. Garman. See sale adv. in
another column.
The revival meeting at Severson's new NJ
y. Church resulted in about eighty conversions
This Is one of the most fruitful meetings ever
held IN this section.
The station house and freight depot at
Slaughter's on the Md. Il Del. X. r. was de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday. 1t is twelve
miles below Clayton.
1t has been suggested that the business and
condition Of the Farmers Bank of this State
shall be looked into by a committee of the
Legislature this winter.
The Homeopathic physicians of this State
propose to organize State associations, and a
preliminary meeting has been held in Will
mington for the purpose.
Chief Justice Gilpin's wife died on Monday
at his residence in Wilmington The Judge is
also quiet sick. MIS- G. was the daughter of
Daniel Lamm)t, of that city.
The Local Preachers Association of the
Wilmington Conference will hold their Six
teenth Annual Convention in Cris6eld, com
mencing Friday, November Goth.
John w. Hall has this year invested $40.
600 IN new vessels, built in this State Har-
beson Hickman has invested $4,000 in the
same manner. So the Milford Nelcs says.
J, The farmers say that if rain does not come
soon the wheat crop will prove an almost total
4 failure. WehaVe had no rain for six weeks with
the exception of a small shower this morng
\ Miss Harrison, a young lady of Wyoming,
, (fOrmerly of New York opens writing class
lnthis town this afternoon and evening, in
what was formerly the Democratic club room.
| The Md. and Del. Ship Canal is on the
tapls again. Hon. John W. Forney, now in
London, writes home that it meets with favor
in England. We publish what he says about
| it, elsewhere
James Anderson, cashier of the bank al
, GeOrgetOwD, and one of the most wealthy
respected and aged citizens of Sussex, wa.
stricken with paralysis last week and his life
is despaired OF.
BY the failure of heavy New York leather
: trm, last week, the morocco dealers Of Viii
mlngtOn lose claims amounting to about 800
00O John u. Baker L. Co. lose So, 900 o
this amount, it is said.
! The Historical Society, at its recent session
in Wilmington, passed resolutions of coincidence
and forwarded them to the parents of Ii. Robt
Pennington, late of this town. Mr.. Z. was al
? active member OF the Society.
During three nights recently Mr.. j. c. vii
son of Middletown took his famous huntins
dogs to Castle Hall, Caroline County, Md
i the residence of DR.. A. A. Hardcastle auC
! they caught forty-tbree raccoons. ......
i New Castle court, commenced on Monday
, 7 There are two murder cases Oi interast to COM
up7-WOodgard,, who killed lherboy for stealing
chestnuts and, Taylor, who is accused of throw
> ling, Mseky, iptoe Drawer creek, nsar Odessa
u TheSunday school Fchildren. Of alb the Epis
tcOpaf churches in Wilmington will meet at ST
' Andrews Church next Sunday evening, Oh
which occasion they will be addressed b.
Bishop Lee, the Rev. DIR. Riley, of Mexico
and others.
The Government has dug out Broadki
Greek, Sussex county, to give five feet o
water at low tide, over the shoals, aad anothe
a appropriation of 800 has been asked for t
dig out still more. This is the creek that run
to Milton, Gov. Ponder's home.
: The Government proposes to improve tn
= river and harbor of Wilmington, by dredgin
: the channel, so as to afford II feet Of depth @
= water, with the increased width of l2O feet q
ordinary low tide. 1t will cost $40, 900 to com
;. plete the work. A Government engineer ha
, been there and made this estimate.
d A fire broke out at New Castle, Monday
, shortly before midnight, in the stables Of Whit
s feld's and Yarnall's hotels, and for some tim
2 threatened serious damage to all the surround
e ing property. 1t was finally got under cOntrO
, The two hotel buildings, the town hall an
n several dwelling houses were on FIRE, at on
e time.
o The new Sheriff for this county, Peter !
; Cooper, Esq, entered upon his duties .
e Thursday last, when Mr. Williamson " steppe
hOWH ubh uhA4 tdhiuk WIN Hlul luC FcepcCJ I
e his fellow citizens lie will remain in Dovel
J. for the present, having purchased a hOus
IS there Sheriff Cooper has not yet moved int
:, the Jail, r.
- The Wilmington Republicans organized the
= Club herlnanentiy last week, with Levi {
= Bird, Esq, as President, and ten Vice Pres
- dents, one from each ward. s. Hersey W;
u ppointed corresponding Secretary and Pett
: : b. Ayars, recording Secretary. II. f. Picke
~ \ was appointed one of the executive committe
=, but he declined. p.
"a One day last week train Of cars with /
! Of railroad officials. went over the z. w. & !
= road, from New York to Baltimore, in for
M hours and ten minutes distance of near
be 200 miles. From Baltimore to Philadephi
~ n. 50 miles, the distance was made in two hour
a. including one stop to take in water. The tin
be from Wilmington to Philadelphia 20 mile
"a was 27 minutes. This is the fastest time ev
a made over the road.
e On Monday night the Democratic voters
,at Kenton Hundred called to nav their respect