Smyrna times., 1874-02-25
STATE AND LOCALS.
Town election next Monday.

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Ex-Gov Salisbury it is said will 60 into pol
itics strong in the coming campaign.
Brick Promeroy lectures at the Opera
House, Wilmington, next Friday evening.
Christ Episcopal Church, of Milford has
purchased and placed in position new bell.
The holding of an agricultural fair at Mid
dletown next fall is now reduced to certainty.
Mr. Wan. T Hutson, OF Frederick, has d
hen that lays Al ounce eggs, and takes on no
airs about it.
1t is intimated that there will be some heavy
real estate sales around Milford, shortly, to
northern men.
II. s. Downs announces himself, in the Mil
ford Ne,Cs, as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Sheriff for this county.
1t is stated that Indy of Seaford lost a con-
siderable SUN Of money by the recent failure
of the Franklin Trust Company of Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. Charles E. Treidler, the German singer
of Milford, will sit &, by invitation, in the
Opera II use, at Wilmington, on Thursday
tomorrow evening.
A long string of railroad teams passed
through this town on Thursday last. en- route
for Georgetown, to do the work of grading for
the Breakwater & Frankford r. r.
The Catholic parade in Wilmington, on St.
Patrlck's Day is to be on grand scale. Nine
societies are to take part, and the Mayor and
City Council are to review the procession.
The large stove foundery of H. F. Pickles
& Co., in Wilmington, was burned on Thurs
day night last. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000. 1t is a settled belief that the fire
was OF incsndiary origin.
Mr.. Barney Reybold living near Delaware
city, shipped, few weeks ago, per steamer
Indiana, OF the American steamship line, a
lot Of apples to Liverpool England, which
neted him Sc so per barrel.
1t don't seem like very smart thing in the
RehobOth managers to build street railroad
there and give the steam railroad to Lewes the
gn by. Without the latter the former will not
be nseded-if its even needed with it.
Mr.. A. l. Richardson will issue daily
paper in Salisbury during the session of the
Methodist Conference in that town next week.
1t is to be called the Conference Daily and
will be sent to subscribers for % cents.
Mr.. Eli Crozer, whose many good works
have rendered him familiar to many of the
poor people Of Wilmington, distributed for the
benefit Of the needy last Saturday morning,
from the city hall 1910 pounds of beef
Mr.. Jonathan Emerson, of this town, will
make public sale Of his household effects on
Saturday: also Mr.. John A. Savin, in Server
sons Neck, of his farm stock also Mr.. Esaac
Stats, in Thoroughfare Neck, on March 3D..
Ward S. Vandegrift, ESQ, who resided with
his daughter. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Vandegrift, near
Middletown, died very suddenly on Wednes
day morning last. He arose as usual, and fell
dead while dressing. He was about 90 years
cd
Wilmington is stirred up over report that
an effort is being made to have the Pension
Office removed from that city to NIillsborough,
Sussex county where MIR. Burton, the newly
appointed Pension officer lives, but the report
is denied.
The order removing David NJ. Warrington,
as keeper of Fenwick Island, below Lewes,
Light house, aud transferring James H. Bell,
irOm MiSpilliOn to it, has been revoked by the
Secretary OF the Treasury, and both remain Us
at present.
The Central Delaware Fruit Growers As
socation, of Milford, propose to erect build
ing in which to hold their meetings, and 2l4
shares Of stock, at 10 per share, have been
taken for the purpose Of raising fund with
which to build
Tho new revenue boat for Lewss, being built
in Wilmington, is nearly completed and will
Soon be sent down. The Secretary of the
Treasury has contracted with John W. Walker
for the erection of house for the Inspector
boat at Lewas
| On Monday week, about one o'clock in
the afternoon, the barn and stables of Mr..
Andrew BsastOn, on Bohemia Manor, were
entirely consumed by FIRE with all their con.
tents, consisting OF all his plough gears and
wagon harness and six or eight tons of hay.
A brisk street fght between two female,
took place on King street, Wilmington, last
Friday, over case of infdelty. A married
woman punished her husbands paramour Sc
verely and even started in on him but he madr
his escape. The licked" woman has gone tc
lawing.
The erection of a new NJ. f. Church sdifct
tor Stevenson :, in the Neck, miles east o
this town lone of the charges of Smyrna Cir
cuitl was commenced on Monday. 1t is to bC
a tasty frame, 81 by SO feet, l8 feet nigh, with
recess, &c. The old shell now standing there
| is one OF The relics of Methodism.
The Union VI. L. Church, in EIlendale Cir
cult, Sussex CO., to take the place Of Smith
chapel. will be dedicated on Sunday, Marcel
the lst, 1874. The following brethren are ex
pected to 0ficiate Rev. q. A. PhGbus, viii
preach in the morning at ~ A. NJ, and tn
Rev. William Uric, ID. d., in the evening a
o'clock.
The firm of Mcdaniel & Stevenson, Dover
dealers in Agricultural Implements and Fsrti
lizerS, has been dissolved, Mr.. Mcdaniel re
firing on account of of physical disability. Mr.
E. NJ. Stevenson will continue the business
in which he will be assisted by his brother
Thomas j. Stevenson, lately connected will
DetdUdredn Office.
1t is announced that the Marshars sale o
LowbeI $ property, recently, at the Middetowl
Hotel does not give general satisfacton. Som
OF the creditors complain that the Marshal dir
not comply strictly with the law 10 the case
and there was even some talk of legal inves
tigation, but most of the parties are dispose
to let the matter rest.
i A Wilmington real estate agent has made
sale of eleven hundred acres of land, situate
partly 10 Sussex and partly in Worcester Co.
Md, to New York Sportsmen' Club. Their
is considerable marsh and woodland in tn
tract, with oyster beds, ducking ground, &c
The Club ara to make extensive improvement
on their purchase, it is said.
The annual meeting of the Milford Build
ing and Loan Association was held last week
The Auditing Committee reported the whol