Smyrna times., 1874-10-14
STATE AND LOCALS.


ton in Milford and So in Smyrna.
Gunners had better read the notice to tres
passers to be found in another column.
There were PIT pupils in all the public
schools of Dover last week, and teachers.
The Wilmington Board of Education, after |
hot debate voted, on Monday evening" to retain
the rod in the public schools. The vote stood
| 10 to Is.
A coored man named Benjamin Dredden
walked from Oak Grove to Seaiord, distance
| of miles, in so minutes, one day last week.
So the Citizen says.
Last week the Odessa glee club went over
to Middletown to serenade some ladies' and
some jealous Middletowners stoned them until
they had to run for safety.
The Md & Del. train changes its time
table next MOnd4y. 1t leaves f. ston a. in
the morning aud arrives at Clayton at lI.4j.
1t leaves Clayton for Easton at /.
Again it is asserted that the proposed new
hotel for RehObOth will be commenced this
fall. Two or three weeks ago it was stated
that the project had been abandoned.
; Phillis Anderson-this is the name of a
, colored woman resident of Newark, who is
90 years Of age. Tho old lady looks hearty
and says she would like to marry again.
! The Frankford 4 Breakwater Railroad, con.
Meeting Georgetown and Southern Sussex, was
!. completed last week. This is the road TO
which the last Legislature gave 100000.
y A man named Clarkson, Of Bridgeville, Sus-
s sex county, has dried large quantities OF his
!. fruit this season with machine of his own
invention which is said to do it superior to the
{ Alden process.
&c Rev. w. H. Wright, of Shamokin, Pa, ha,
2. accepted the call to the rectorship Of the Epis
a copal Church of this town, and expects tC
al.
:. day, November lsts
=, Mr. Charles Emory, living on Bombay Hook
~ on Hon. j. p. Comegys farm, presented
ID 4l-pound watermelon to his landlord last week
at This was the largest of lot OF big onesgrowl
ne on reclaimed marsh.
1e A tenant house on the farm Of John Viii
"A liams, in West Dover Hd., occupied by colore
- man named James Barrett, was totally de
= stroyed by fire on Wednesday last. Barret
10. lost all his furniture.
x An old fashioned china dinner set, once th
he property of Caesar A. Rodney, of Delaware
be one of the signers of the Declaration of Indt
pendence, was exhibited at Oxford Fai
ioi Chester county, Pa, last week.
'ut The Lewes steamer is shipping large qual
ost titles of grain and produce to New York. St
sill carries corn in ships bags at eight cents p
eal bushel, but charges forty-hve cents for ba
rel of potatoes. This latter is considert
'a' rather steep.
the The fruit growers of Milford held meetir
ems last week and prOtracted the exercises far 10
the night in felictous speeches about the G
I'm. tablishment of the line Of steamers fro
Lewes. Every one present was of opinion tn
a,1 ", fruit culture will now pay in lower Delawal
oiu The citizens of Wilmington and surroundi
to country, acquainted with Baysrd Taylor, ga
/ at that celebrated poet, author and traveller
the pic mic at Cuba Hill, last Saturday. Mr.
Ill, has just returned from Egypt. His hon
~" ' "Cedarcroft," is at Kennett Square, abo
the Wilmington.
wn' Wash Greenley, well-to do colored farm
II in died at his residence near Willow Grove, j
me- week. Commencing to work at six doll
-. per week, he finally laid up enough money
~" purchase a farm, which he improved and il
sent now reckoned among the best land in that 8
the ton of country.
own A meeting of the stockholders of tho /
sayy II. II. Company is called to meet IN Dover
Nov. 5th to ratify an extension of the lease
;. the road for another twenty years to the Z.
ln' & B. Company, also to get the latter to ~
ty in antee bonds for $3.50, 900 proposed to be ss
ices. by the Del. Company.
their Rev. Mr.. McRown, of the First Pres
con- teran Church, wilmington, mas been Q
,ho PEELED to resign by reason OF i'll health.
"0 Sunday evening his congregation preseT
rease him with gold watch valued at $3.50. b
that pastor aud people were deeply moved by
will farewell sermon on that occasion.
On election day. last week, man ma
Thomas johnson fired pistol at Eli ). ST
Jumn Collector and Assessor for Dagsboro' Humid
oo,, Sussex co., because Mr.. Short returned hiI
Oou" delinquent. AS good luck would have
ssess. the ball missed him. johnson left as 900
bored he fired, and has not since been seen.