Smyrna times., 1874-02-04

The Advertiser (John O'Byrne's paper calls b
William Dean, of Newark, -" dEOrganzer," g
and encourages the notion OF the Sussex Jour Q
nal to nominate Sar:. Townsend for Governor! q
A protracted meeting has been held by the !
Presbyterians of Milford for over four weeks, ;
Quite a number of persons have professed .
religion.
The Presbyterian Sunday School of Middle
town holds its anniversary on the 18th. John {
Wanamaker, the celebrated Sunday School
man and clOthier of Philadelphia is expected to :
address the School.
The Rescue advocates the building of rail
road between Lewes and Rehoboth and says
unless the road is built the Rehoboth enter
prise will prove a total failure aud the Associa-
tion finally succumb.
Public sales take place as follows: G. F.
Brown. 5th John Fl. Morgan. (postponed)
9th n. Il. Jerman, llth Edw. Streets, 18th;
w. w. Nelson, 18th ; Peter Meredith 18th;
r. G. Brockson, 18TH
Barratt's Chapel Cemetery, near Frederick,
was recently enlarged, and has since been
cleared up, laid out, and enclosed with a new
picket fence. To the passsr by it presents
very neat appearance.
ST. Paul's Temperance Beneficial Society, of
Wilmington, will visit Philadelphia on ST.
Patrick's Day to join in the great temperance |
demonstration of the Catholic Temperance
Societies to take place in that city.
Frank COnley, the comic singer of Philadel-
phia, tried to give concert in Middetown
last week, and only sold ten tickets, while the
Amatuer Minstres, pet organization of the
town, packed the house the night following.
A correspondent of the Commercial says
both the Republican and Democratic candidates
for Governor ought to come from New Castle
county next Fall New Castle has not had
Governor since Thos. StocktOn's term, in A.
The Dover farmers who have been holding
immigration meetings could not get a quorum
on Saturday week, and some good meaning
farmers down the county, who were induced to
ride IS miles to attend the meeting are mad
about it.
Another annual fair by the counties of Sus-
sex. in Delaware, and Caroline, Talbot and
Dorchester, in Maryland, is to be held next
fall, the one last fall proving so successful.
: Premiums amounting to 81 200 are to be paid
out next time.
Mr.. Benjamin F. Binns, has sold the cottage
farm Of forty acres, three fonrths Of a mile
southeast of Milford, to DR.. w. e. and l. j.
Davidson. Mr.. Lawrence Hindle sold, on the
e 18th inst, forty acres adjoining the above, to
r Mr.. Waiteman j. Griffith.
e Princeton has eight students from Delaware,
viz: WIN. Z. Cummins, Smyrna; r. H.
! Evans, Middletown Wm. V. Louderbough,
Dover; James Pennewcll, Dover James f..
t Ball, Wilmington Cecil c. Fulton, Dover
? David j. Murphey, Dover; Willard H. Porter,
= Wilmington.
This week we record the death of Mrs.
: Sarah Scout, (mother Of Mr.. Robert Scout
Of this town. who, though in her SOth year,
was in good health until by tall she fractured
her arm and bruised her person, on the ODD
NH wha ahu NH
e terminated her lite on the goth.
Stella daughter Of James E. Boyer, neal
q Marvdel, Del, aged three years, while at play
on Monday week, in 0 room with her sister
1t aged six years, passed near the FIRE that hel
dress caught, aud before assistance came she
was 40 badly burned as to cause her death
She died on Wednesday,
At As is generally known, Delaware provide
for the education Of its blind in the Philadel
n phia Institution for the Blind. There are nov
ht three pupils there from this State, viz: Thos
county, and Robert II. Martin, of Kent. s.
{. we learn from the annual report sent US las
~ week.
J., The Town Commissioners Of New Castf
lp have issued resolution to the effect tha
Ut hereafter the street lamps will not be lighte
with gas. This step has been rendere
y, necessary because Of the supply Of funds whic
IN the Commissioners have been allowed to rais
by tax becoming too limited to pay the gas an
on other bills
y, Rev G. w. Prettyman, of Townsend, wa
surprised last Thursday night by some Of hi
on congregation from Friendship, and after spenC
on ing pleasant evening they returned to the
homes, leaving behind two very handsOm
X. wrappers, one each for himself and wife. Tn
DR. is the second tima they have served him th
nd way this winter.
About month since, Mr.. Thos Morrison
I'm of New Castle made friend in Lewistown
law present of a very valuable horse, and sent
bis young man, Robt Norris, to that place wit
the beast. Since that time nothing has bee
-, heard from either the horse or rider. Wheth
H., he has been fOuily dealt with, or has made WI
NJ with the property himself, is not known.
At FELTON,, the school house and lodge room
al above were burned from defective hue,
~ Monday afternoon. The lodge rooms we
10 occupied jointly by the MasonS, Odd Fellow
. and knights OF Pythias, and all their effeC
were saved, except those of the Knights, wi
tea lost a portion of their regaia. The loss
ms estimated at $l,500, upon which there is
mis- insurance Of $500.
The storehouse of rhos. D. Cubbsge, EsC
Try. postmaster and justice of the peace, at Mou
last Moriah. North Murderkill Hundred. was d
the stroyed by fire on Wednesday night last aft
ten o'clock, with all the contents. Mr.. Cu
and bage had on hand very lair stock of
lew goods, groceries, &c. The mail matter in t
by postotice and the books and papers of I
Justices Office were among the effects
the strOyed.
am A most sDeeking act of villany was peri
sgg, trated upon the property of Capt. A. SEQ
Durseryman at Smyrna Landing, on Frit
the last In walking through bis grounds he COZ
own ted 81 pear trees that had been cut off to
the ground, and Is peach trees either cut off or
injured as to kill them. The pear trees, thri
.oI. 4-y0ar old dwarfs, just in bearing, the Capt
~ valued at at least IS each. He has no il
:, So who the perpetrator is, but will pay $500
"0 his detection.
llled u,rn,vo.,,, uoro ,hon ,ho .u.l -,
'rate nc. So. aroo,ad bo-o ,,' 'rhmrada,, lass :; ~
Is rimonial affairs, from the fact that two you
ladies' OF our town, both prominent member
rles, the Presbyterian congregation, were MARI