Smyrna times., 1874-01-07
NTATE AND LOCALS.

on the 22d inst. Subject, "Then and Now 4
his new lecture. :,
Mr.. Owen Crowley will sell his farm, near .
'the Tent" at public sale at Blackbird on the 8
24th inst. 1t contains 81 acree. Il
FELTON, tried to have a fox chase last We'd 4
nesday, but The dogs killed the fox before 1t
got eleverly started on the run. i
The Dover Ice Company has declared a div e
idand of 20 per cent. Seems to Us there is a
suggestion to Smyrna in this item. q
Attorney General Lore positively declines to
be a candidate for GOvernOr-an office tor
which some Of his friends had suggested his
name.
John Merick, the celebrated carriage builder
of Wilmington, has opened banking house
there, in company with young man named
Johnson.
DR.. j. " Crawford has resigned the presi-
dency of the Citizens National Bank of Mid
dletown. His resignation took effect last
Wednesday.
Mr.. McConaughy, of Newark, who was so
badly injured by being kicked in the face by
mule, short time ago is getting better, and
will recover.
Mr.. Amos Cole, of the Union Hotel, Milford
slaughtered his big porker on New Year s day. |
Weight, 754 lbs. guess box, $7l.2O, won by |
Mr.. Dowson, the bartender.
On Thursday of last week, Mr.. Charles
Flowers, an excellent man and Christian, died
near Seaford aged IA, of congestive chlls,
after an illness of twelve hours.
The Rescue, Rev. A. D. Davis little tempe
rance monthly, has been enlarged and now
comes to us weekly, as a news aud temperance
paper. We like its appearance.
The annual meeting of the Smyrna Library
Association will be held at the Library room
g., A., - - 20
elect officers for the ensuing year.
Rev. Mr.. Dinsmore, of the Presbyterian
Church, Milford, received two donations last
week, one of provisions and money, and another
of money alone-a purse of $55.75.
Mr.. Andrew Louderbough, of Dover, for
merly of Smyrna, lost the middle finger of his
f, left hand, on Wednesday last, by letting it
come in contact with a circular saw.
: NJ. L. V. Aspril, of Odessa, the day before
: Christmas presented to the President and each
i of the Directors of the New Castle County
q National Bank of Odessa patent acheel greaser.
!. Smyrna and Bombay Hook were pitted
: against each other at the pigeon shooting at
y the latter place, last Friday, and ''the Hook
: came off second best Another match is to be
= had here, soon.
% This is the Week of Prayer, authorized BY
% the Evangelical Societies, to be observed
throughout the Christian world. The Presby
s. tetans are the only congregation in this towI
making special observance of it.
le The event for Wilmington on New Year
le Day was trial of steam fire engines between
W the Water Witch" and the Reliance.
The latter won the victory. The former ha
= heretofore been considered the champion.
" We report elsewhere the sales of the fin
es steamboats, belonging to the New Jerse
ut Southern Railroad. 1t will be seen that Mr
We Huntington, President of the Maryland
sl Delaware Rsilroad, entered protest sgains
~ the sale.
'"e- " Society circles in Milford are happy in tn
~ contemplation of a wedding to be celebrate
W, in the NJ. +. Church of that town on the St
st. prox, the parties being young lady OF thu
,ot town and an NJ. +. Minister, now of CrisfelC
Maryland.
:. Minos Conway, near Lepsic, recently slaugl
~ tered IS months old hog winch weighed
rs dressed, 637 pounds. 1t was in fine condition
ed active, growing, and not overly fat. 1t is b
nR lieved that at 2years oldit would have weighe
% 1000 pounds.
~ The Wilmington Commercial appeared
. new type on New Years Day, and looks
are pretty as it's good. Every one who is used
-ch seeing this paper every day becomes attach'
Of to IT, and feels glad Of its tokens OF unquestio
We ed prosperity.
,;s. G. W. Ingram has just concluded an e
- change for L. s. Merritt, Esq, of his valuat
ao ao- farm Eldorado," near Salem Church. Apr
Thy quinimink Hundred, with Rev. Mr.. Reed,
to the 2. f. Church of Camden, N. j., for pro
,aD erly in that city.
The Middetown Transcript nominates Jo
: j.. Cochran, Esq, as the proper DemOcra
10 candidate for Governor in 1874. The Deu
any Gratis seem determined to have q rich m
ms for a candidate, aud one who wants the off
tor bad enough to bleed at every pore. ...l
10 Ex-Governor Ross, of Seaford, got 30 d
e.. gusted with tribe of Gipsies that he recen
i''' drove them from his woods While near
lote town, however, they had number Of th
ger, children baptised also q marriage perform
ows by the pastor of the NJ. Il. Church, Rev. \
-. Uric. fse II ...t i.
too The new house erected in Milford for
widow Of the late Rev. Richard Mallory, "
nat died whilst pastor of the Presbyterian chu
will there, three years ago. has been complet
ans, at a cost OF $1,000. New Castle Presbyt
who pays the bill and donates the building to
uo estimable lady. e.rt -is
'1 Rev. Mr.. OTIS, of West Church, Wilmi
Sai1 ton, (the fashionable Presbyterian Church)
9th surprised by his congregation on New Ye
very Day with donation visit. II was also
from tenth wedding anniversary, and Mrs. o.
,;n,o presented with one hundred articles Of
Ts ware, no two pieces of which were alike
W. The colored people of Wilmington
=" Thursday evening, held an emancipation c
MS bration, at the City Hall, which was q
d to largely attended by both whites and bla
rned Masic was furnished, and speeches were m
!, &" by Rev. I. G. Steward. and other COLI
=. persons of note. ii. Il. Pickels, George
vo.e Roberts aud one or two others also made .
Col spssches i sl.. ~. ..l
onsl' Seaford, il seems, was not totally shut
ector frGm wiskey by the new license law A le
vses writer from there says One dealer, WI
49,. time has not expired, dffuses this disturb,
0ou' '' peace and good order. Five barrels are
weekly by him in the outskirts of the I,
$500 Crowds Of drunken men issue from his g
uptcv and make night hidsOus with Oaths and
Com. precations' ematf.. "- n
House For the last three years man named i.
gs in Moor has been Keeping a beer salool
ore Wilnin 0ton and livinu vi thG xvo,,,a ., ,,,,