Smyrna times., 1874-01-21

Rev. w. B. Gregg lost his pocket book some
where in Smyrna last week, containing about
four or five dollars, two postage stamps ana a
small niece icourt plaster. The finder will be
rewarded by delivering it to the owner.
Mrs. McCHntock, residing with her son in
Second street, Wilmington, died very suddenly,
Thursday evening. She was seized with hem
orrhage of the lungs while seated at the supper
table and died in a few moments thereafter.
1t is reported that Prof Isaac G. West pro-
poses to improve his prison hours and recuper-
ate his finances by writing up the COOch
Turner tragedy to publish in pamphlet form
as if his brutal act were not already well
enough known.
MIR Charles Zimmerman, of Georgetown, is
making preparation to commence the business |
of silk culture. He has already planted
number of mulberry trees and has small stock |
of worms, some of which are already accllma |
ted and some recently imported.
The Delaware Central Fruit Growers Asso-
citation held their annual meeting in Milford
last week and elected the following officers:
Stephen Wood, Jr., President; George l..
Stevens, Vice President DIR. w. =. David
son, Secretary, and Colonel H. b. Fiddeman,
Treasurer.
BY a resolution of the vestry of st. Peters
Episcopal Church of this town, Rev. DIR. Nor.
! sell has been requested to fill the pulpit until
Mr. Lattimer Of Calvary Church, Wilmington,
r filled the pulpit with marked acceptance ON
Y Sunday last.
In the U. S. Court, in Wilmington, last
/ week, the Grand Jury found a true bill against
: Il. j. Dougherty late clerk in the post office
:, there, for embezzlement, but at request OF his
q counsel the was postponed until the
o April term. MeSsrs. Harrington and Gordon
o are his counsel.
2 A great revival of religion is in progress at
= Bethel NJ. f. Church, in Brandywinc Humid
o red, above Wilmington. The church is under
D. the pastoral care of Ii. SandPrson. The con-
m gregation are erecting a new house of public
. worship in place of the present one, which Is
y one of the oldest in the conference.
Mr.. VIM. Dean, of Newark, is uneasy about
the status of the Democratic party. He wants
to know whether it is still new departure or
old departure. He also demands that Jeffer
to sonian Democrat be nominated for the office ol
Governor He unburdens himself at great
n. length in the MiddletOwn Transcript.
The protracted meetings in the NJ. f
of Church Of this town are assuming marked
- degree of interest They are now in thei
third week, and the church is packed nightly
CT On Monday night thirteen persons protesseC
conversion. The number of professions sine
X, the extra services begun have been thirty nine
A frame building occupied by Mr.. J. I
of Budd, on Main ST., Middetown, caught fir
To- about o'clock last Wednesday morning, bu
it was extingushed by the Fire Extngusher
in after about $240 damage had been done. Th
.rd town bought ten OF these extinguishers nstea
of fire engine, and they have prDved SUE
vas cess.
the 4 Modern Pentacost" is the title of ne
book recently issued by Rev. 4. Wallace of til
Nefiodist Home .IournuL Rev. Mr.. Ph9br
th Of this town contributed largely to its cOmp
'"' ton. The book is description of II
:. LaudiSrHe National Camp Meeting, and
NJ; said to be the best book Of the kind ev
uai published.
an Mr.. G. NJ. Cullen's office, in Georgstow
> together with the large dwelling, came ne
OF being destroyed by fire on the afternoon of Il
ner 18th. Smoke was seen issuing from the off
ing windows, when the doors were forced open al
the office floor was found to be in blaze. III
s of flames were extlnguished after causing abO
lter 500 damage.
ton Mr. Charles H. Register, in " the Neck
near Seversons Church, by reason of fam
hip a1flction, will quit farming and make a pub
ore, sale OF his farm stock to morrow THURSDAY
llla- Mr. George f. Brown, at Brenford will al
make 4 sale on February 5h, and Mr. w.
has Nelson on the 18th. All these gentlem
will move into town.
at The reward of $500 offered by the Bank
Delaware, Wilmington, for the arrest and cC
ton, viction of each of the bank burglars, or a
of one of them, has not yet been paid, nor can I
pa bank officers come to any satisfactory deterT
nation about the matter, there are so ma
. : claimants for the money. 1t will probably
% 30. III settled by arbitrators.
"a Several DelawareanS, including Colec
Noen and George V. Massey, Esq, are n
7, in Washington advocating the proposition
Il establish marine hospital at Lewes. Sue
was hospital at Lewes is very much needed, o
s'0' Major l4ohand, our Representative in Cungr
is of the opinion that an appropriation will
two made for its erection, ETC., during the pres
ened session.
II of Tbo No.;,no1 ponl. or Douou h.. o1oo.od
'nS' following Directors Isaac Jump, n. B. Smi
:, crs, j. W. Cullen, NJ. Hayes, A. B. Richa
cd all son, }. 7. Jakcs, II. W. Draper, f. b. Cla
lence w. l.. Canon. Subsequently, Isaac Jump
nior- elected President, j. H. Bateman Cash
, last and p. BuInett Teller. On the lst Of Janu
the bank declared dividend of per c
ktOn, clear Of all taxes.
nOwn At a late conference of representatives
s, to several mp.mceting associations held at
, tr Methodist Book Rooms. in Philadelphia,
week the following dates were fixed upon
have the commencement Of several prominent ca
MS & meetings, as follows: Rehoboth Beach, i.
now 18th Chester Heights, July 2lst Ian
IT'S of vile, August 4th Pitman Grove, August
Ocean Grove, August ii.
ming Rev. r. A. Brown, of Phia., who has
9 the hiIng the Presbyterian pnIplt OF this tow
tholic acceptably for several weeks has consented
rphan remain permanent supply until Gu
settled upon. Rev. Mr.. Harrison has not
lover accepted the call rendered him. Mr. Bro
, mill sermons are greatly appreciated by the
hole, greSatlIon' ana II IS earnestly hoped that
stance e"IeeDieu hcaCn VIII continue 10 sCrehgtPe
Citizens of New Castle have no school
ne Of 10 pay. ne expense OF Heeplngup the sch
in the Is - proVldeu ior out OF tne rents rom
II soon by Vim. Penn, for that purpose. 1t is
proposed by the "Commons" Trustees to
this fund over to the Water Works inste;
nlnent s the Schools, and there is some uneas
o ~ ,or created thereby in the minds Of numbe
Dun'y' the citizens.