Smyrna times., 1874-07-01

In few weeks the Republican, of Whining
ton, will merge into daily. 1t is understood
that the enterprise will be conducted by lead.
ing members of the Republican party, and not
by the present proprietor. So the other dalies
announce. 1t is further said that it will be
rlng organ.
The Chronicle, q little wildcat weekly Of
Wilmington, announces that the Republican
State Convention will be held at Georgetown
on July 18th. The Commercial, however.
which doubtless knows, says such is not the
case. The day has not been fixed at all, and
will not be early in the season.
Arrangements are being perfected to have
regatta OF fishing craft, hailiug from Whining
ton, PennsgrOve, Pennsville, and New Castle,
to take place on Saturday next, from New
Castle. The entries will probably reach twenty
five, and some of the fastest craft on the
Delaware river will participate.
The temperance meeting in Leipsic, Sunday
night week, was largely attended-Edward
Peasanton, Esq, President, and H. Mitchell,
Esq, Secretary. The meeting was addressed
by Rev. A. j. Wright, Rev. Elijah Crouch,
Prof. +. ID. Tarr, the President Of the meet
ing, and Rev. j. A. B. Wilson.
Miss Rebecca Broadway. an elderly maiden
lady OF this town, was found dead in her bed
this morning, at her home, at Mrs. Rebccca
| Wellss, on Methodist street. She was unwell
but her death was not at all anticipated. She
had been for many years a cripple from
scrOtula. She was in her 54th year.
At the interment of young colored woman
in this town last week, the familiar old sailor
love song, Good bye, Annie Darling, Leave
off with thy sOrrow,' &C., was sung at the
grave. The deceased was named Rebecca.
The good Od song seemed as pathetic to them
as it is sentimental to the lOve-lOrn.
Several days ago, as Mrs. Humphrey Pyle
of Wilmington, was riding in company with
her sister and brOther.in-law, William NJ.
NcCrackin OF Delaware county, to visit a
friend, the horse took fright aud upset the
carriage. Both ladies' had ribs broken and it
is feared Mrs. Nee. is in imminent danger.
The Messrs johnson, our shoe dealers, are
really enterprlslng young men, and are meeting
with the success their energy deserves. Last
Friday evening, finding themselves out of
Lady's Balmoral Shoes, they teleGrsphed and
received q case by the noon train of Saturday.
They are prompt and always accommodate
their customers
VIM. II. Dashiell, Esq, for two years Prin-
cipal Of Smyrna Seminary, left our town yester-
day for Princess Anne, Md, where he will
complete his readings in law with his uncle
Judge Irving, preparatory to admission to the
bar in October. tie is graduate of Dickinson,
a young man of fine culture, and Smyrna
wishes him well.
| a meeting was held in Georgetown on the
23d uIt to organize an Agricultural Society for
Sussex county. John Hickman presided.
There was good deal of vim in the meeting.
Messrs. Fisk Townsend, Sheriff Sharp, Chas.
Z. Stockley, James Ii. Wood and K. Westcoat
were appointed a committee to engineer the
organization through.
After five years of convaescence the base
ball fever has come upOn us again. A club
was organized on Monday evening, to be called
the Smyrna, with o. b. VOshell as Presi-
dent; de Benja%n B. Ferguson, Sec'y:;, W. Q.
| HOtfecker, Treasurer, aud 5. l.. Kahn, w.
Polk Cummns and Thos Jefferson, Directors.
Twenty members have signed the roll.
No regard will be paid to the Fourth in this
town, from present indications. Business i'll 20
on pretty much as usual, because it Saturday,
and those who have no business will 90 some
where or do something to kill time. There
will be no public recognition of the day what.
ever. The anniversary is unfortunate for
coming on Saturday our merchants say they
can miss Saturday trade.
The Lewes Light is responsible for the
story that last Wednesday, an Is. months baby,
in lIewes, fell down a 30-fOOt well, and re.
manned there, in l2.fOot water, until Mrs.
Spicer, its mother, went around among the
neighbors for help. The we'll bucket was
finally lowered to it aud it clung to the rim OF
the bucket with three fingers until slowly
drawn to the top and rescued.
Two of our citizens, Robert Thompson, separ
maker, and = johnson, fish butcher, left our
town and some unpaid bills last week, under
cover of darkness. The latter, it is believed,
had emassed some property whilst hereby
by theft. The former came from Wilmington
the latter from EastOn, and we're residents oI
about years standing. johnson would have
come among US earlier, we learn, but for the
Easton Jail.
f John w. Eaton, young colored man and
native of Camden in this State, recently gradu
ated at the Howard University, Washington
He proposes to study law and practice in Viii
minRton. The Gdzette thinks there will be
, quite stir when he applies for admission tC
the bar, at New Castle. Why should there
be2 l. does not create stir for them to seek
admission to the ministry. Who would take
hand in the "stir?''
E Capt. Scout, of Smyrna Landing, picked
from three-quarters of an acre of strawberries
this season, 2,957 quarts, and his returns foo
up $24L33. The picking cost him about $50
not more than $l5 of which was paid out o.
: his own family His patch was old and the
yield came mainly from about half acre. HI,
IS one OF the pioneers in strawberry culture
has never had more than an acre in tillage anC
has always found it profitable.
The Republican compliments the farm o
John Diehl OF New Castle Hundred. II,
has about one hundred and fifty acres, all til
: liable 100 acres being in grass, cutting at leas
q tons per acre. His wheat yields about 9
n bushels to the acre, while his fruit culture
B., particularly cherries, is excellent His cattl
t are equal to any in the county. He is work
}. ing, farmer and his sons are regularly engagec
and attend to the cultivation of the farm.
: One day last week Mr. w. N. Ransom, O
e this town, picked up in the yard freshly la
: duck egg, soft shell, which was found to con
+ tain hardened lump of white, of the exaC
mould of duck, as large as the end of
d man s thumb. The white and yeIk were sepa
o rated to either end of the egg, and this lum
IS was gristly, curdled mass of white in tn
n white part. 1t had nothing like flesh or bon
about Ii, but was the exact shape of youn
duck.
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