Smyrna times., 1874-06-24


into considerable excitement one day last week
A young lady about seventeen years of age was
tie victim OF brutal and severe castgatiOn at
the hands OF her father. The reason assigned
Tor this cruel treatment is that his daughter
encouraged the visits of young gentleman
tor whom, from some cause, he entertained a
feeling of hatred.
The managers Of the Peninsular Agricul-
tural Association, of Middletown, report that
they have about completed half mile track,
having strictly observed the national rules in
its construction. They are also enclosing the
entire exhibition grounds by board fence,
seven feet high, which will soon be completed,
and proper entrance gates established. The
exhibition W i'll be held in October.
The Commencement exercises Of the Semi
nary, as formerly announced, will take place
this evening at the town hail. The doors will
be open at and the exercises begin at I!
o clock. No written or private invitations
have been sent out as heretofore, but admis-
sion will be granted on presentation of tick cts,
to be obtained of the teachers and pupils
No children admitted unless accompanied by
adults.
The following young townsfolk are " home
from school,, or will be in day or two :
r. 5 Culbreth of Harvard w. +. g. Colt,
of Delaware College; W. Polk Cummins, of
Princeton Nathaniel ServerSon, of the State
| Normal School of Pennsylvania, located at
| Millersvle; Miss Clara j. Bewley, of the
| Wesleyan, and Misses Susie Cummins and
Mamie Bell, Of the Moravian Seminary, Beth
| lehem, Pa.
Among about a million Of appropriations
! for public works ON the Delaware, mainly in
the vicinity of Philadelphia, are $1,000 for O
dwelling house for the light keeper at the
| Of = ho fOr M
the house on the Breakwater; 1900 to re-
build the light house at MahOn,s River; $l0
900 for the new iron pier at Lewes, and $4,000
for the new harbor at New Castle The work:
at Fort Delaware get $4,000.
We record this week, the death of VIM. NJ
Hardcastle, Esq, the oldest resident of tht
Peninsula, perhaps, and a man of prominence
He was the father of Drs. Alex. Hardcastle, o.
"Caste Hail." near Greensborough, and
Edw. Hardcastle, of Trappe, Talbot, also o.
Mrs. Rev. G. W. Kennedy, of this town. The
unbOunded hospitality of this highly respected
citizen gave to Castle Hail. and to himself {
wide reputation and wider circle of friends
Recently, little boy named Graham only
ten years old, living near McDOnough, above
Odessa, did big thing in hiving swarm o
, bees. The bees swarmed when no one wa
about but himself, and pitched in a tree. HI
climbed up to the bees, tied u rope around thC
limb on which they were hanging, then sawet
it off and carefully lowering the swarm to tn
ground, went down and hived them as nicel
as could be. He ran big risk, among sue
hot insects.
The Democratic nomination election to nam
candidates for Sheriff and Coroner, for Nev
Castle county was held on Saturday last
Very little interest was displayed, as it is geu
orally conceded that the candidates stand n
chance of an election. Wm. IL. LambsOn, q
New Castle, was nomin ted for Sheriff. he re
ceiving 1884 to 294 for John Whiteman. Rict
. ard Groves was nDmin,ted for Coroner, h
receiving 1881 votes to 343 for s. G. Pierce an
' SAC for JAS. H. Cox.
4 At floral festival held at fredericksburg
Md, last week, q premium was offered for tn
/ handsomest baby from Caroline, Dorchester
o Sussex counties. Mr.. and Mrs. John VI. Co
! llsOn, Of Greenwood, Sussex county, won th
/. prize. The Denton Union says: = Mr.. Coll
r son is native Of TuckahOe Neck, in III
county, and must be near 60 years OF age, ye
r himself aud lady took the premium foI pa
/ OF the handsomest twin babies on the grounC
:. There were 60 babies on exhibition.
r The commission appointed by the last Legi
j. ature, to superintend the remOdeling of tt
State House, met in Wilmington last Thrrsda
!. speare, Charles St0ckley, Lewis Thompson
t I.eander Il. Riddle and DIR. Hugh Marti
:. The chief business was to open the bids fl
:, furniture for the new building, and the col
tract was awardad to Smith Il Champin,
Philadelph their bid, $lS97 50, being IL
,, lowest. Granville Worrell, of Wilmington,
5 TO furnish the carpets and mating.
N f. L. Hubbard, one of the boys attcndir
st the Conference Academy at DIVER and wi
figures so prominently in the report elSewher
10 is working bis passage for an educatio
D. He has no money with which to pay for
st thorough training. When not in the clas
n room, he can be found on the street, engage
y in any kind OF menial labor at which he C.
make few pennies, which he carefully hoar
a up for the purpose of paying for his tuitio
r. lie is determined to get good education,
X says, no matter how much hard work and Sc
Or denial it costs him.
Of A meeting was held in he NJ. f. Chur
N Milford, on Thursday evening last to organi
I'd a Bible Society tor Milford Hundred. Re
VIM. b. Gregg, President and Robert ID. He
I'd fecker, Secretary. After prayer by Rev.
81 &. Irwin AMI appropriate music, Rev j. '
i Mowbray, Of Pennington, read a very intere
ds ing address on the triumphsO of Christian Civ
zation. After stating the object of the form
ed tion OF local Bible Societies by the Preside
mt society was formed with the following o
GERS President. Robert d. Hoffecker; v
od President, p. Ii. Storm; Secretary, Jas.
. Anderson; Treasurer, Elnathan Smith.
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,st THE CONFERENCE ACADEMY.-The closi
* exercises of the first annual commencement
m. the Wilmington Conference Academy to
a place in Dover, in the NJ E. Church, at ]
49, L L.