Smyrna times., 1874-07-22
STATE AND LOCALS.


Dover will be commenced in September.
Quite party from this town and Middle.
town are going to CollinsS tomorrow.
One of the ministers at Rehoboth is Rev.
Mr. Mallory, Presbyterian, of Chesapeake
City.
Hon. George p. Fisher has commenced the
erection of house for himself in South
Milford.
There are now fourteen cottages at Reho-
both, or fourteen buildings, including hotel,
post office, &c.
Bridgcvlle, Sussex county, has no public
school, The tax was voted down at the last
school election.
Magnolia is preparing for a dancing picnic.
There seems to be great rivalry down the county
in these hops.
The Dover Sunday School picnic to Fraland
last Wednesday, the papers OF that town say,
was delightful.
We give full particulars of the horrible MUIR
der committed near Easton last week. See
Maryland items.
The next match game between the Smyrna
and Dover baseballers will take place at Dover
next Wednesday.
Our old friend Robert S. Wilds, of Jones
Clothing House, GOA Market street, Phlladel-
phia is IN town.
The Middletown Band and Prices Orches
ira propose to regale the guests at Collins s
one day next week.
The new Castle county Democratic Executive
Committee will hold meeting at Mlddletown
next Saturday afternoon.
The excursion from Wilmington to Reho-
both, yesterday, was slimy patronized-four
cars, with about $50 people.
The Dover people seem worried at their base
ballers for challenging other clubs before they
learn how to play themselves.
!, VIM. Dean. the Straightouter," urges the
nomination of Cove Salisbury, Greeleyite,
for Representative in Congress.
The Sussex Journal says Rehoboth is over
crowded. OF the ll6 bOarders at the Surf
House, all are BatimOreans bu. l6.
: Over 1000 excursionists we're at the Wake
: man House, Bombay Hook, last Sunday
, Hundreds come on the boat each day.
One Of the excursionists to Colins's las
Sunday fell overheard from the pier but wa.
> rescued by Mr.. B. B. Allen, of this town.
Milton had tub race last week, which tick
> led the people wonderfully. Gov. POnde
c timed the tubs and enjoyed the fun hugely
s Rev. DR.. Patton, the Presbyterian ministe
: of Middetown has gone on his usual summe
: tour OF three weeks and the church Is closed
Mr. Gessler, of the Wakeman House, BON
bay Hook, has two musicians and gives hop
every night, particularly Wednesdays an
{ Saturdays.
/ The new" billiard table in this town wa
d sold for rent by Constable StaytOn yesterday
,. Purchased by Dr. Daniel, the leaseholder fo
y $780,
y An attempt was made to launch a larg
=" schooner in Milton on Saturday, but whe
e halt way off the ways she stuck and refused I
E. go farther.
:. The Breakwater Light is istwitting the Rescu
in the temperance paper, for advertising ' mega
,s Bitters, " the biggest rum swlndle IN tn
:, country, it says.
- - A louder call-Rev Thomas L. Poulson VI;
on Monday night lest elected pastor of ii
Sc First Reformed Church of Baltimore city.
II Cecil Democrat.
The money drawer of the depot of this tow
II. was broken into aud robbed of fifteen or twen
y pennies, all the funds there was in the roon
:" on Monday night.
eI The Delaware annual conference (colOred)
ID the NJ. +. church will convene in Wimin
e. ton to morrow. Bishop Simpson will be Il
re presiding Bishop.
at Tub racing is getting to be quite fashio
able amusement in this State, and Smyrl
ls' will have to take a hand at it pretty soon.
ne is very amusing. The skill is in not upse
I'd ting.
as The dwelling house of G. p johnson,
,r. Wilmington, editor of the Gazette, was robbie
last Monday night, of lot of silverware
cluding spoons and forks, and quantity
OF clothing.
en- On Monday next, the Republican, sen
ter weekly, of Wilmington, will appear as pen
nm afternoon daily j. FL. RowlenSon, now ca
-. vasser of the Gazette, will preside over t
TO local department.
eS- Rev. T. J.. Tomkinson, of Zion Circu
ca Cecil county, Md. is called the working preaC
sh er. Last Sunday he addressed two Sund
s" Schools, preached three sermons and rode
o miles to accomplish his task.
~ There seems to be an impression that 10
B. Pennington, Of Dover, stands the b
10 chance for the Attorney Generalship to succt
put Mr. Lore. This will suit the temperance III
Mr. i . term expires in September.
A negro man in Newark, who has b.
not himself house, is going to try roofing
sed kitchen by his own hands. He has gathe
ose up all the old fruit cans he can find, which
, 70 unsoders and straightens out, and is going
=" make roof of them.
ney Eben Frazer, the Eliason murderer, '
ms. escaped with the bank robbers, was seen
les, Savannah, Ga, last week, by citizen of
and Castle He looked "nobby,' and was sta
q q, ing on the street corner twirling his ca
There was no recognition.
y" The bondholders of the Eastern Shore
sue r. are at loggerheads with the stock hold
and as to whether Daniel B. Cummins, Presid
ute of the Girard Bank, Philadelphia, shall
nor appointed Trustee in the place of the
Judge Harrington, or not. See Maryl
heir items.
lans The Sunday Schools of Bethel and Lei
mot picnicked at Fraland last Thursday; two "
lged clubs, one from Wilmington and one (
onld Thoroughfare Neck, sojourned there on Frid
=. an excursion from Hancock's Bridge, N
O'ce stopped there on Saturday, and on MOI
con- one from Salem.
+. A colored preacher Of New Castle, Rev.
ck Of Walker has gone off with another man
Ia., Walker has left wife and four children.
;. aggrieved husband takes his wife's depal
ilana calmly. He says that while he will not
terly sue her, il she will return his doors and
Tho | will he omen To receive her