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Smyrna times., 1874-04-22
STATE AND LOCALS.

The Chesapeake & Delaware canal is doing
an unusually slack business.
Bishop Lee confirmed eight persons in the
Episcopal Church, Delaware City, Sunday
week.
The New Castle Prcsbytery, consisting Of
about ninety delegates, met at fredericksburg.
Md, yesterday.
A dregging machine has been put to work
III the creek at Milford, and will be employed
until July IN deepening the channel.
A meeting Of the Farmers Club of Kent
County will be held on Saturday, the 25th inst,
at z clock, p. NJ on SpeciGL business.
some OF the farmers around Milford are
z INTO the peanut culture rather largely,
and there is talk Of trying cranberries.
In anticipation Of short fruit harvest.
the farmers around Milford are freely beddin1
sweet pctatOes and are starting tomato plants.
The Rt Rev. Bishop Lee, last Sunday off
clated at New Castle Episcopal Church and
conferred the rite Of Confirmation upon eleven
persons.
Mr.. Sellers, who now owns the MiddetoWn
fruit drying establishment, intends putting in
another'eVapOrat raise the root and make il
much larger.
The remains of the-dead are being removed
from E" Banning's burying ground near Mapno-
liza, to the beautiful Odd Fellows Cemetery.
near Camden.
Sheriff Armstrong sold last week, in Dels.
ware City, the farm of Charles w. Blandy. in
ST. Georges Hundred, containing 300 acres.
TO ). +. Shallcross for $4,000
A lodge Tor Chamber as it is called) of n
secret society called the " knights of Friend.
ship, has been organized at Little Creek
Landing. Ii takes like wild fire.
The canning establishment at Little Croek
Landing will be run on a very heavy scale this
summer. Such men as Thos Ii. Denney and
JAS. H. Hevern are concerned in it,
The farm Of the late Lemuel Skegps. con.
tanning s64 acres, near Chestertown. Md. was
sold last week to VIM. Polk, of New CostIe
county, for s2,5OS.5O, or $29 per acre.
A man named Swan, in New Castle. has re.
celyed patent for combined clothes wsshe,
and wriDger. Mr.. j. B. Coursey has also re.
ceiyed patent on his turbine water. wheel.
he term Of Attorney General Lore expire.
before the Fall session of the Court, and II /,
lntimated that Deputy Attorney Bates, SON oI
ihe ex'ChancellOr, is an aspirant for the posi-
Smyrna times., 1874-04-22
SALE OF VALUABLE FARMS
NEAR HAVRE DE GRACE
HARFORD COUNTY. MARYLAND. JrNE, ISL


:, Farm No. I.-Knovn As OAKINGTON. s;us;t,
harloId County two miles from Oahinxon Station. "
Railroad containing ESQ aeres situated on a. tSs
Snesapsahe nay aud swan Greek. Buildings eon,'s o. I I
a. SLONS nANSioN HOUSE, Ham. stable. Hen i.ese ~.
House DC Water abundant all the buildings Also e'a
neeied "lih this tarm good Decking shore.
Farm No. 2.-Known As "REILEVIEW," adjoining OAK
tRns about acres mrrovemrnts consist q! large ard
complete MANSION HOUSE three large barns Ice House
SptnE HOUSE MIX House. Corn House &c Large ureuA
Of Apples Peaches, Pears and Cherries
Farm No. 3.-knnwn As "PLUM POINT" situated on ts'
CheNaprake hay on Suuth side opposite V
Wn, su SH5 miles from Abe rdern station On ths res
Improvements are BRICK MANSION nr~, barns, StIe;
arm buildings large Peach Orchard in iu bearing ,v
younx Apple Otchad just coming into bearing Cnnnee.
necessary buildings.
No. f.-KnOwn ~ 1.-THE DISTIILERY PROPERTl
uHaeu on swan Greek aud adjoining Plum Pon; "a ~,
hT PhT ASoet acres vita Tenant Houses nov unds'
Fuo'e Landing Tor Vessels adJOins the property.
riSSS. iES S'AOoa' acres Of LAND at DARLINGTON STA
ana are vol adapted 80 Grass and Grain Pean
and other Fruits They present used Da Farms
MIX hhding a ready market in Baltimore.
All Of the above Properties will be sold Tor At pne'
sale without reserve. at "OAKlNGTON MANSION uotsI
on the THIRD DAY OF JUNE, IsI4 at ONE CLOCk 'u@'
to lease to the present tenants up APRIL is 1873
Carriages will meet the 7.2S A. NJ Train Baltimore 80
the S3s A. VI. Train from Philadelphia at DARLINGTON slN
TION day of Sale.
Persons examine the Properties previous to the y
calling GEORGE R. PAYNE at DARLINGTON MANsIO"
HOUSE.
BY order Of
R. N. HAWLEY, Press.
sprs.sm RALTlMORE.
Smyrna times., 1874-04-22

How THE MARVELLOUS Is SWALLOWED
Truth may be stranger than fiction. but there
are not enough truthful marvels in the market
for the sensational journals to crafty the peo-
pie greed for the wonderful. This style of
literature must be kept up, and when there is
not enough truth to meet the case, fiction, or
square lying, must supply the place.
A week or so ago the New York World gave
most wonderful account of THE Sudler Will
Trial, said to have taken place at Denton.
on the 9th Of March last, and lasted for ten
days. The yarn was drawnu up with the utmost
exactltude, giving names, dates, places, &C..
to make the lie complete 1t alleged that one
sylvester Sudler, of Poplar Island Creek Neck,
Queen Annes county, had died leaving an
estate valued at Sl6O,OO0, which, according to
two different wills, had been all beoueatbed TO
brother. Sudler's wife and son contested
the wills ard boy named Kite had dream
while the trial was going on in which a ghost
told him that the true will was behind a
picture in the bed room. Kite told Rev.
John Flemming about his dream and the
devlne, being impressed with the boy story.
looked for the will and found it. To comnlete
the yarn the court decided that this picture
will was the true one and thus the widow and
son recovered the property
The marvelousness Of the story and its seem.
ing truthfulness sent it flying through news.
padom, and the earnest efforts of the Queen
Annes and Caroline papers to correct the fraud
upon credulous public only shows that "a lie
can travel a thousand miles while truth is
putting on its boots.
After the fabrication was published in the
World the Spiritualists of New York. who
swallowed the bait eagerly, called a meeting
and jollifed to their hearts content over the
triumph of their principles, as exemplied in
this case. And to make the matter still more
absurd, two letters have been received at the
post office in Centreville, Md, addressed to
Rev. John Fleming the preacher referred to-
who was the principal witness. The Citizen
OF that town, says that one of these letters i.
from distinguished novelist. And we doub,
not that the lie will garnish ''story" in some
OF the trashy literary publications and people
will waste their time and cry over the novel
with all their accustomed vigor.
Smyrna times., 1874-04-22

PERsONAL.-D Joseph Van Gasken. a
graduate of Louisville, Ky, Medical College,
has returned home to this town, after a year
practice in the Louisville Hospital and pro
poses to start shortly for Texas to locate.
Miss DOctress Ella Swnney, Of Bridgeton,
\. D., is now attending the patients of DR.. j
u. Swinney, of this town who is temporarily
absent, assisting DIR. Jacob Streets, of Bridge.
ton, formerly of this town, in a matrimonial
alliance. The marriage took place yesterday.
Mr.. VIM. f. Waters has associated with the
Messrs Taylor, iron founders and machinists.
OF thus town, and the firm will hereafter be
q. w. & s. Taylor & Co.
Mr.. Jos. I. Craddock, of this town, has
accepted the general travelling agency for the
American Sewing Machine Co., for the PENN
suIa HIS headquarters will be Wilmington.
The following gentlemen have been elected
vcstrymen of ST. Peters Episcopal Church,
this town: G. W. Cummins, Sr. Warden ;
q. II; Raymond, Jr. Warden; II. r. Pening,
ton, WIN. Z. Mitchell, j. +. Collins, ID. j.
Cummins.
Smyrna times., 1874-04-22

Dover
nice line of Gents Furnishing Goods.
Trunks and Falises at j. T. Phillips & Co.'S
cheap.
Bibles, large and small at Cowgilrs Drug
Store, Dover
j. +. Phillips 4 Co.'S New Stock of Spring
and Summer Clothing has arrived For beauty,
style and cheapness it cannot be beat.
School Books and Paper, all kinds, at Cow
giIPs, Dover.
Highest cash prices paid for grain nv Evan,
y JollS, Clayton, agents for w. Ii. Jefferson &
Co., New Castle, Del apr. 22-3m
Ledgers, Day Books and Pocket Blank Books.
at Cowgills Drug and Book Store, Dover.
j. E. Phillips & Co. have a nice line Of
nats' among them will be found the Pocket
hat' the easiest Hat ever made for the head
very fashionable
Histories Biographies, Poetry, Travels, and
all the new works OF fiction, at Cowgills, Dover.
For Good Goods, Cheap Goods ard Fash.
lonable Goods call on j. +. Phillips & Co. AT
their Popular Clothing House. Phil. will
treat you right.
Hymn Books and Sunday School SINGING
Books, at COwgits Drug aud Book Store,
Dover.
AS We go to press, Messrs johnson announce
that they have just received n splendid lot Of
Mems French Calf handmade Caters which
will be sold low, and every pair warranted.
Watches, CtOcts Je,oel,y, and Sarer Ware
OF every d!scriptlon, sold aud repaired perfectly
by W. /. A. Woodcock, directly oppos;te
VI. +. Church, Dover, Del.
:, A nice line OF well made fue Shirts at 7
r. Phillips y Cos. Persons in want of good
hne Shirts will do well to call upon MS, as wa
can beat the town in quality aud price.
Evans 4 Jolls at Clayton, solicit consign.
mentS OF fruit and produce to the old estsb.
ilShed Us, house OF John Combes, No. 100 PARK
Place, New York. anr % 3% a.
Persons in want of Fine Ready Made Co,b.
ing will consult their interest by ealing unon
U.s. as we have the largest stock in Smyrna and
are selling cheaper than any one else can do
). /. Phillips Il Co. ''' ~" w.
Smyrna times., 1874-04-22

DovER.-lt is understood that the proposed
Republican paper 10 be started in this town is
liked fact, and that Mr.. +. B. Louderbough.
who Is to be the publisher, has gone to pur.
chase the material. 1t is to be literally " en-.
dowed. we are told.
The ladies OF this town held TEMPERANCE
meeting on Saturday afternoon and appointed
committee to procure signers to a remOns.
trance against licensing so many IRRESPONSIBLE
liquor sellers in the town. 1t was also resolved
70 hold temperance prayer meetings in the
churches. Nothing in the way of crusading
was talked OF at the meeting, but the ladies
are gong into the movement exclusively on
their own account, independent of the gentle
men, who are also circulating remonstrances
there Is strong feeling against some-in fact
aI-Ot the applicants for license in the town
Ladies from all the churches, or wither from
churches or not, are working together in the
movement
We are assured that the Kent County In
surance Company have bought the "old brick
stable property, opposite CowgiIl Il Sons
with the intention of erecting fine insurance
building thereon. 1t is luther stated that Mr.
/. y. Culhreth and j. H. lIeverin will erect
Inc buildings on their properties adjoining.
ana thus make continuous line Of fine struo
tqres, from Mr.. Culbreth's to the Capitol
Hotel. p''O'
Mr.; Louis Gieser, on Lookerman street, has
also determined to erect fine brick structure,
two stories, with Mansard roof, to be used by
hlm tor harness warercOm and other pur.
poses. '
p, Mrs West, wife of Prof West, of Cooch
turner lame, is circulating petition for
MS pardon. She presented petition yester
day to one or two gentlemen, who, thinking
she was one OF the crusaders" very limo.
Gently signed her document supposing they
were striking at whiskey r
DOVER, April 2lst.
Smyrna times., 1874-04-22

OUR LOAN ASSOCIATIONS have held their
annual meetings, each having completed their
seventh year, and the reports for each make n
good showing, to wit: The Smyrna stock i
now worth $l42S4, and the Diamond State
(half rate OF Smyrna) $7I.43 1t is therefore
computed, at this rate, that the association
VIII run out in from two to two and.a half
years There have been $84 paid 10 on each
share OF Smyrna stock, and $42 80 on each OF
Diamond State stock, which have advanced
IN value in the former to $5SS4 and in the
latter to $2S %. The number Of shareholders
in the Smyrna is log (746 shares) and in the
Diamond State 73 (735 shares) and the highest
premium in the former was l24-lowest 3; in
the latter, highest, l44-lowest |. The
smyrna has loaned out during the seven years
100000, aud the Diamond State, $45, ,456
There were number of changes in the list of
offices OF the Smyrna, including the Presidency.
as follows: President, John II. HoHocker !:
Vice Pres, Jno. w. Denney Sec'y, j. b.
Cooper; Treas, JAS. Z. Hoffecker. Directors
Jos. Smithers, VIM. Worden, Jno. Co,,lcn'
VIM H. Baggs, W. W. Tschudy, A. p. Grif,
nth, j. w. Spruance. Auditors, L. II.
Peekey, w. w. Nelson, f. V. Cooper
The Diamond State officers are President
John NJ: Yoshell; Vice Pres, William Sharn,
Sec'y, Il. j. Colt; Treasurer, WIN. NJ BeII'
pGr!Ge:ctorss ID Jno. NJ. VOshell, VIM. NJ. Bell,
William Sharp, II. X. Mustard, John Cosden'
John f. Collins, j. w. Denney, John II
Hoffecker, Robert Hill, N. II. WiIds. d. j.
Colt. Auditors, j. G. Stockly, j. ii. Hof.
fecker, N. I. Wilds.
Smyrna times., 1874-04-22

There is project on foot, it is said, to draw
the products Of the Virginia rivers to the East
ern markets via the Delaware Railroad. A
correspondent of the Con,mercial and Nann-
tact"rers' Gazette, Philadelphia trade jour
nal, calls attention to the matter aud refers to
the great benefit to be derived from the estab-
llshment Of line of steamers between Cris6eld
and Fredericksburg, Va. The trade from this
point alone is said to be immense, and as it
seeks Northern market tie Gazette points
Philadelphia to its opportunity. The Crsfield
route, via Del r. R., is said to be short cut
for the traffic of the lower Chesapeake.
Smyrna times., 1874-04-22

MIDDLETOwN ITEMS.-Our lady liquor cru
saders held their first meeting in the Academy,
last Tuesday afternoon, and it was attended by
our most earnest church workers The opera
tions of this Society will be somewhat different
to those in the West. a great many obec-
tions are raised against this movement in our
town, but let US hope that much good may
come of it.
Our town was the scene of an amusing Incl
dent last Saturday afternoon. Sam Jones, a
cOored individual, imbibed very freely, and
refused to accompany his wife home. She, in
turn, gave Sam lew very severe lashcs with
a stick, which so much sObered him that he
changedFhis mind, and the couple passed out
of town, followed by crowd of boys and the
eyes of many citizens.
The progress in the building of new addi
ti0n to the canning factory in this town is very
pleasing to notice. Our fruit prospect is good
and with two factories in operation, there will
be large amount consumed in town alone
These factories are paying concerns, and the
proprietor OF the new one, Mr.. Sellers, will
profit greatly in his investment.
Mrs. VIM. a. Cochran died very suddenly
last Sunday after a short illness She was
taken sick on Friday, and continued in state
Of consciousness until Sunday, and died at
noon, when no one even suspected she was a
| III. Her funeral takes place tomorrow
Thursday
Our brass band is going to get a uniform
soon, when they will he more anxious to make
engagements. They have ordered portion Of
the goods, and the full uniform will be read,
by July st, This advancement is somewhat
gratifying to Us, as the class Of music they give
is worthy of it,
Our Changers are working slowly along
They have rented a room, aud held two OF
three meeting, but as yet no outside action ha,
been taken by them
| Wore peach growers went from our town and
vicinity TO the meeting at Dover last Tuesday
than has ever been known OF before.
ALEXIS.
Smyrna times., 1874-04-22

The Peach Growers held an animated meet
ing yesterday, and as usual, attacked the Rail
road Companies 6ercely with indignation and
resolutions. We publish the latter elsewhere.
"A new spirit seems to have actuated the grow
ers, as more of them attended the meeting than
has attended similar gathering for number
years past That the shippers feel goaded
over the freight question is evident, but that
the meeting accomplised any results is not so
clear. The reports of the prospect for crop
Is more encouraging than might have been ex.
pected, from the recent predictions of failure.
Smyrna times., 1874-04-22

IHE BUELL. FAMILY gave a concert in the
NJ. Il. Church of this town last Friday evening
to lage audience. The singing of the child
rem was voted good; the most excellent articu-
lation and correct time showed careful drilling
on the part Of the father, but there was too
much sameness and sobriety in the entertain.
ment (perhaps caused by the place and sur
roundiDgs) to hold the interest OF an average
audience. The little recitative song, Eddie
and his Papa, by Miss Fannie, was considered
the gem Of the evening. ln different place,
and with a programme not so demure for
sprightly children, as these really are, their
concerts could be made much more attractive.
L was suggested by a number in the audienco
that If Prot b. would leave the sale of hi,
photographs out Of the programme it would
relieve the entertainment of any appearance Of
coarseness. Their singing on Sunday in the
various church services, was appreciated.
Smyrna times., 1874-04-22

RAILROAD COMPETITION only way to
get cheap railroad freights is by railroad com
petition. The Milford NcloS thinks the lower
Peninsula is working up that competition. ln
speaking of the Lewes and New York steamers
and the railroads to feed them, the Ne1rS says:
| Now, however, in addition to these forty
miles of road Junction q Brcakwater we
have the immediate prospect of the twenty
miles of the Georgetown and Frankiord road,
and the forty miles of the Baltimore, Chesa-
peake and Delaware Bay road, from the vicn-
ity of Queenstown on the Chesapeake, to Har
rlDgton, and thence Ut0 the junction and
Breakwater road to I4ewes. Both these roads
will probably be completed the present season
and together will make the feeding lines one
hundred miles instead of forty. This prom
ises to make the steamship line to New York
so profitable that no difficulty need be anticI
cipated in maintaining it contiDuous y in Op
Grafton the year round.
1t is anticipated also, that the Baltimore
lne which places that city within one hund
red miles Of the Breakwater, will compete in
some measure with the Philadelphia, Viii
mngtOn and Baltimore road in the through
carrying trade between the two cities of Balt-
more and New York. This enhances the value
| OF our south eastern system OF roads and gives
us greater certainty that the means will be
found to bring the whole route into the most
efficient condition that the skill aud enterprise
of men can effect.
To strengthen and develop this competition
in the interest of all the people of the lower
portion of the Peninsula, as we'll as those of
Baltimore, we shall require in the inture the
extension of the Georgetown and Frankterd
road to CherryStone on the Chesapeake, op-
posite Norfolk the construction of the road
from Georgetown to SeafOrd to connect with
the Delaware and Dorchester road and also
the extension of the junction and Breakwater
road to Dover and Smyrna by the bayside
route. These extensions will enable US to give
such sharp competition to the Delaware road
that it will be glad to take our FRUIT and all
other produce, at about half the price now ex
acted from US.
Smyrna times., 1874-04-22

CHEAPER THAN EVER We have lust 70.
turned from the city with the largest and
finest assortment of Boots, Shoes, Hats & Cans
ever offered in Smyrna Our line consists Of
the latest styles of Mems, Youths and Child >
Hats, Boots, Congress Caters, Ties and slim
pcrs, Ladies, Misses and Chidrens colored
lasting Shoes and Slippers; also the gennine
French Kid Button Boots, all of which Inv
buying for cash we are enabled to sell at he
lowest possible figures. We are always Clad 70
snow our goods, and we respectfully invite Won
to call and examine. '"''0 'ou
Il. NJ. & w. T. JOHNSON.
Smyrna times., 1874-04-22
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Smyrna times., 1874-04-22

The SUSSEX LIQUOR LICENSES. On Friday
last the Court at Georgetown rendered decis
ions in all the liquor license applications for
Sussex county, after which it adjourned Out
Of the nine applications before the Court
seven were granted. The applications OF
Smoot, Of South Milford, and West of Laurel,
were those refused The temperance men
fought all the applications, however, with
great persistence. The applications of Messrs.
| Wood and WestcOat, the tive hotel keepers OF
Georgetown, were fought on the divided
school district question. BIT the judge
agreed that the districts (fOurl were practically
only two. Judge Houston facetiously remark
ed that the district or districts were a kind OF
Eng and Chang case. The applicants were
conceded By their opponents to be gentlemen
fitted to keep hotels and not the slightest OBJ.
lection could be raised against them. The
| strongest opposition was to the apple lti0n OF
West, of Laurel Col j. Moore, who had
previously appeared for all the petitioners,
| represented the temperance people in this in.
stance He said he did not rise to aid any
temperance excitement which might be blow
ing over the country, but said he represented
the solid men of Laurel, among whom he had
been reared and who employed him to protect
them. West, he said, was totally unfit in
every sense to keep hotel, and his application
was rejected So was Smoots of Milford, and
Hart, of the Milton hotel, barely saved himself
A correspondent of Eray EceMinq, from
which we take this item, says:
1t Is common remark now that the TEN.
! perance cause has sustained a severe blow, in.
ticted by the bad management of those who
professed to be its best friends. The temper
'nce people have been too graSping; wanted
to do too much at a time.
Smyrna times., 1874-04-22

RAILROAD TALK.-The Chestertown Tran
Sfript ascertains that "a new route to Philadel-
phla is talked of, via Smyrna to the Delaware
bay, thence by water" This looks to the
openlning OF the Bombay Hook road. What
may be developed in this direction depends
upon what agreement may be made at the
annual meeting Of the directors of the Kent
County K. r. Co., to be held at Chestertown
sometime next month. Col Bingham and
Mr. Serat, from the New Jersey Southern road
were here last week and took a run over the
road to Bombay Hook, Supt Caldwell, of the
MI. Il Del road furnishing tho train, and the
next day the two gentlemen proceeded to
Chestertown, or MaSSeys, to hold a conference
with the Kent Go. 1t is understood that there
is little hitch between the u. w. & b. ard
the hent road, with regard to the payment of
some back rents on the Townsend Branch,
which, with other matters, are to be settled
at the annual meeting OF the latter Co, after
which something definite may be announced.
Smyrna times., 1874-04-22

Cor SOLD. The Crslield Leader tells this
on Bridgeville gentleman: "A Bridgeville
chap got 81. 90 worth Of experineo at Seaford
the other day. The tears of lone woman
moved him to the act The train was about
to start, lie dashed into the Office and got
her a ticket Rushing out, he showed the
pastebord into her hand, exOlaiming, 80 90,
miss But she was aboard and the train was
off, and that feow-he was seen lookinr ni,er
those cars in a thoughtful attitude He hasn't
the remotest idea OF buying any more tickets
for lone women" " '0"'''
Smyrna times., 1874-04-22

That BABY.-The Wilmington Gazette
thinks it has found out who the mother of
that little railroad founding is. 1t says:
Last December, comely looking woman
came to Shipley street boarding house. She
represented herself as a widow, stating that
quested that she be allowed to board at rho
house until the birth Of her child. Her ' re-.
quest was granted and about month ago the
child was born. Before leaving the cify she
attempted to get the infant in the Home for
frlendless children, but was unsuccesslnl md
on Friday evening, April lOth(the night On
which the babe was found on the train She
lett tor farm in St. Georges Hundred, where
she stated she was to keep house for wealthy
NJ. train on the Delaware road. From tho
above facts it is readily surmised that the
woman above alluded to is the mother Of the
founding babe"