Smyrna times., 1874-09-16

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neeh porn on adjoining farms, near Odessa. in
New Castle county" SO SAYS the Uela,p0re1n
IL Is also a singular fact that the Dover organ
mas never heard that Mr.. Williams was born in
Phll4del phia. "'O WI" IL
the Messrs. johnson, hat and shoe dealers
OF tnls town, have opened store in Milford
ana Mr; hIchard NJ. johnson, the senior mem.
S%TI % VI 'he nrm, will conduct the business there.
WI. -. uurlng his solourn among us, made
usual, Mr.. W. Il. johnson managing their
very successful trade in this town.
The Delaware State Bible Society held ;to
ga annual session in Wilmington, last Thurs
1ay. Judge Hall, the venerable President.
no" no" ~ years old, was unanimously re. elected
nc was TOO ieeble to he present. In the even.
1Hg DlsmoP Ice and Rev. j. E. Smith, OF
Grace Church. delivered lectures. The latter
combattd the Prof. TyndaIl theory.
MI johnson, ono of the Republicans elected
10 the wilmington city council on the Ist
was accused OF using his position az foreman
~ ~ inc Harlan x llolingsworth yard to make
Jne motkmen n, vote Tor him under penalty of a
dlscharge. The Advertiser made the accns..
ton. Saturdays issue of that paner bo~.
ever, prints a card signed by twenty-five Dem.
charge. '"s 'n'
The schooner Daniel s. Miller, loaded with
nltrate OF soda, potash, &C., sprung a leak at
the Bombay Hook pier on Monday. Part of
the cargo was for the Messrs. TVgert. which
was unloaded without much damage. but the
balance. consigned to Philadelphia, will be
greatly injured. The captain, Jones, came to
% 5nls town and entered protest before H. ]
uolt' .NOtary Public, that the accident was
unavoidable on his part.
On Wednesday afternoon last the third
ka1ne m between the Odessa and Smyrna base
pail clubs was played in this town. and resnlted
IN victory for the former-28 to l9 SmTrna
It Will be remembered, won the other two
games. A large crowd witnessed the game
ana at the conclusion Odessa lads and lasses
uashed through our streets with banners Hvin0
ribbons Haunting and handkerchiefs waving
In the utmost good humor.
Tomorrow is the day set apart by tbe Sheriff
Tor the sale OF the Bombay Hook II. X. The
Easton, Md, Journal suggests that this Is n
chance Tor the Maryland & Delaware to secure
= u continuation OF their road to the Delaware
pay ana make the shortest and most direct
ooutnern. 1t that route could be Opened +
would be good thing for its section, It thinks
anu all the lower portions of the Peninsula.
In the u. s. Court, held in Wilmington lao,
week., the case of the Lewes smuggIers was
orought up and continued over until January
term al except Baker, who plead guilty and
was sentenced to pay 800 fue. The casa oc
He0rge Whltock, of Clayton, for selling Eouor
without government license, was also carried
TE Tycr 70 the January term. man named
in"naS, OF llmlngtOn, for an offence similar
COSTS ~ F-'00 snu
One day last week Capt. Tagzart, of phila.
1eiplla' VINO has the controlling interest in the
BOMBAY HnnE
Tresotlate r lor the construction of a wharf there
these steamers have had a splendid run th;.
summer ~ and there may be something more
su"n lhe construction Ot wharf contem DlAted
Oy the steamboat company. Fraland i two
miles miles farther down the Bay than Snrnanca,S
harf. We have not learned the result of ,be
negotiations u '"e
= The largest wooden vessel ever built On tb;s
ienlnsula, south of Wilmington, was launched
at 0eaford or Wednesday last. TWenty-fve
nundred people witnessed the launch. Tho
@ Sesse! was quit by Lamb Il Son, for com.
pany IN Pennsylvania. It's capacitv i 600 Ton.
lg6 feet keel depth of hold IS feet hroadth
OF beam 81 feet John p. Cochran Eso and
James w lillams Esq, the Democratic cand;-
by invitation "0'0 p'oSe"t
~, ne " llmlngton Commercial says that last
| I1hursday evening, in that city, youth named
Iohn NiiiIwAy Was set upon by two females and
horseWhlpped severely. In ATTEMPTING to oar |
away me offered no resistance) he fell and the
! irate glTis lashed him all the more. He bad
0een talking about them disrespcctfnlIy. The
ioInaes ' : VINO committed the assault were not
I " MiH"ay, VINO has, We understand |
borrowed revolver with which he proposes ~
defend himself ~
w Wilmington is feeling uncomfortable ,o.;n
over ncendiary fires. On SUNDAY sftorDoHH%
large lee house belonging to Walton & lanes
was destroyed and youth known as +" Min"
was seen setting it on fire. He escaned IL |
saturday night an attempt was made to fire |
the Delaware Screw Factory. A lndv liv;nS
near saw the act, gave the alarm and the man
ran Ihe tianes were soon suppressed and |
man named John Mcclure arrested hut he
proved not to be the guilty party
large gathering of friends assembled in
nc upstairs room of Public School No 3
! lMr PennewiIIs) in this town, last Thursday
est evening , 10 celebrate the reOpening and re-
nttlng. There were exercises in SINGING on1
defamation by the children, and Revs I1onaL
ana Gregg, DIR. Cummins, Messrs. j. s Hnf
nngton, Samuel Reynolds, WIN. A. Cummins.
ana Others made remarks in Communication ofl
tne ,n1 improvements wrought in the old ediice
the organ. p'0''O0u ~
painful accident occurred in Wilmington
on Saturday, at the Harlan & Hollin0sworth
shlpyard. Mrs. Russell, wife of the engineer,
with some lady friends and her four little child,
ren, went TO see steamer launched. They
concluded to look at the boat, before The
launch, and in going aboard Mrs. r.. bit her
head against timber The blow Knocked her
OH the gang plank and she fell distance of
twenty feet to the bottom of the do,k. She
lled instantly. 1t was most distressing scene,
and all present were deenlv affectod III,
bereaved children were especialIv eTc;tca anJ |
1t was with difficulty one of them, a little how
body. . '''0io'S
PEACHEs.-It is stated that Mr.. s. F. Shall.
cross OF Odessa, Delaware, is the largest Desch
grower IN this State, and that he has already
sshlpped to the New York market over twenty.