Smyrna times., 1874-06-24
STATE AND LOCALS.

A big excursion from Phia. goes to Collins's
on Friday.
A large three-story hotel is being erected in !
New Castle.
The new post-ofice for Dover appears to be |
thing of the dim future.
The German Catholics in Wilmington have |
decided to build church and school room.
Wheat harvest will be we'll under way by
Saturday. The indications are for a full crop.
DR.. Jas. Temple, of Templeville, Md, has
recently moved to kenton and commenced the
practice Of medicine.
Mr.. Thomas Lum, one of the graduates of
Delaware College, last week, will open select
school in Milford next Fall.
The farmers in eastern Sussex have gone
largely into sweet potatoes-a larger acreage
being planted this year than ever before.
Mr.. Charles Toll has sold his fruit farm of
thirty acres, half mile east of Milford, to a
Mr. Ryan, of Yonkers N. Y, for $4,000.
The Dover Sentinel understands that the
plan of the new Court House has been altered
so as to make it cost the county about $4,000
more.
Mr.. John L. Parry, recently Of this town,
has associated with Henry Weiss, Esq, OF
Philadelphia, in the commission business.
See card.
A camp meeting will be held at Rash S
woods, near Pierson Corner, West Dover 3D.,
on the 3lst day of July next, to end on the llth
| of August.
The Hygenia House, Collins Beach, opens
tomorrow, 25th. The beautiful lawn has been
nicely sodded and things are iu apple pie or
der generally.
At festival in Glasgow, New Castle CO. i,
last week, 4 cake was voted to the prettiest
girl in Pencader Hundred. Miss Lille Cam
got the cake.
1t is said that flock of ducks or turkeys in
potato patch is the best antldote for the
bugs-both the poultry and the potatoes are
the better for it.
The Annual Report of the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal Company has been printed in
a neat pamphlet, with fine map OF the re-
I gion through which it runs.
/ In the low lands of Sussex, the corn has been
drowned out and full crop cannot be raised
this season, even with the most favorable
weather. So says the Sussex Journal
The Georgetown and Frankford railroad is
completed as far as Frankford, and there is
some talk that train will be Immediately put
on to run to that point, from Georgetown.
The farmers in the neghborhood of the
Drawbridge, below Milton, in Sussex county
and erected canning factory of good capacity
A live real estate and collecting agent is re-
garded as one OF our necessities and the field
is ripe to the harvest. Why not Ex-Sherif
Wids or some other active man take the CON
tract.
Last week Sunday School from Whining
: ton-sOme one or more of the party-while al
Collins $, cut off fifteen young shade trees
which Mr.. Collins set out this Spring around
the lawn
The Rev. J. NJ. P. Otis. the pastor of tht
West Presbyterian Church, in Wilmington
has received the degree of Doctor of DIVINITY
conferred upon him by the College of W lillian
and Mary, of Virginia.
The steamer Lamotin, Captain Curry, vii
make a 4th of July trip from Leipsc Il
points along the bay, leaving Leipsic at
> o'clock A. NJ, and returning at 8 80 P NJ
Excursion tickets, $l.00. Music by the Dove
. C!Ornet Band.
A social hop will be given in the grove nea
, Marydel, on tomorrow evening, the 25th
platform 32x48 feet will be arranged for dane
ing. The Smyrna string band is engaged 70
e the occasion. Evening exercises will com
t mence at o'clock, Pm.
Sojourner Truth, the wellknown colore
woman, whose age is now about eighty years
+, remarkable characters on our American plat
, form" has been in Wilmington, this week
5 preaching, lecturing, &c.
!. At David ". Smiths, in Mispion Hid
q may De seen a cat acting the mOtherly pal
towards three young squirrels. Mr.. Smith
u son caught the young squirrels, brought theI
e home, and gave them to the cat, who had jU,
# lost her kittens by drowning.
0 Says the Seaford Citizen A gentleman VII
has devoted his time and labor to the shiI
: ment of strawberries this season cleared ju
. 81 ever and above his entire expenses. Al
o other man, who was largely engaged in groV
= ing and Shipping finds himself Sl3 in debt.
d The citizens along the line of the propose
r Chesapeake & Delaware Railroad, from Ha
:. rington to Kent Island, are disposed to loo
y upon the enterprise as a total failure. Aft
e considerable grading, and securing the right
It way, gratis for the most part, the workme
;. have "l laid by the shovel and the hoe" au
= departed.
EF. James, Esq. of Wilmington, Graz
=. Master in Odd Fellowship for Delaware, vi.
! ted Morning Star Lodge, of this town, on Fl
d day evening last, whilst on his annual rOun
L. through the State. VIM. B. Hyland, Esq g,
:. prominent member OF the order, accompani
:, him. They report the Lodges in excelle
ID condition.
or Rev. DR.. Robert Morris, of the Holy La
,e Exploration. and the Worshipful Master of
D. Masonic Lodge in the city Jerusalem, ectur
before the Masonic fraternity of this town Il
" Thursday evening. 1t was to the order e
ne clusively, and highly appreciated by the me-
ut bers 1t is desired to have him lecture to
It. public audience here before his return to p
os istine, in September.
of Nine years ago Wilmington lady gave
nd to her nine-year old grandson out in Illinois,
= buy pair of sheep to make what he could
'V of them. From that pair thus purchased
1t. now has flock of 81, from which he has Ii
in away enough money to purchase 40 acres Of I
nd best grazing land in Illinois. His fleece,
49, Gently sheared, averaged % TBS. to each she
'S sheared.
l. In unloading carload of berry crates
nc New Castle, one day last week three men VI
ers found slowed away in one end of the C
to They stated that they had come from Jer
lot City, and were on their way to Baltimo
l.. They were we'll supplied with crackers
~ cheese. and after inquiring what place they
lst brought up in, made tracks for the depot
10 take the train.
has The army worm is destroying the wheat {