Smyrna times., 1874-01-21
STATE AND LOCALS.

The young people OF Camden are trying TO
get up a circulating library.
4 fund has been subscribed to build o can
merry at Milton in the spring.
DR.. John Cameron has become member of
Every Erenutgs editorial staff.
Some of the young men and lads of Dover
observe the Sabbath in base ball playing.
John O'Byrne, Esq, called on US last week,
but we missed the pleasure of meeting him.
! Henry NJ. Baum, son of Chester Baum, of
Dover, is publishing religious paper i'll Colo
rado
Mr.. B. F. Lippincott has disposed Of his in
terest in the Odessa Hotel to Mr.. Edward
Silcox, Jr. of St. Georges.
A lodge of colored Sons of Temperance was
organized in Wilmington last week by the
grand officers of this State.
The Amatuer Minstrels of Middletown give
another concert in that town on the 9th,
for the benefit of the public school.
The Sabbath School connected with the NJ.
E. Church of Odessa will give their annual
? jubilee ON Wednesday next, the 2Sth of Jan
uary.
Mrs Hudson, widow of Thomas Hudson, Of
| Georgetown, died last week; Thursday heI
, son David died, and her daughter is lying
very i'll.
: Wm H. Barr & Co., have taken the shops o
Pennington Bros in Middletown, aud will ente
largely into the manufacture of the Pennington
e Reaper.
D 1913 gallons of pure cider vinegar were ship
e ped from the farm of Mr.. j. B. FenimOre
near Odesso, last week. Shipped to Phila
delpha.
Mr. John V. Price, of Sassafras, Nd, ha
taken up his residence among us, and wi
assume charge OF the blacksmith shops a
Clements Corner in the Spring
+. Messrs Pennington and Son, of Wilmington
e have purchased the Record printing Office G
Seaiord, and will begin the issue OF their pa
: per in that town in about week.
JOS NJ. Barr, Esq delivered an address
: the MiddletOwn Hall, on Thursday afternoon
> on the subject of the Farmers Oranges an
J, their objects, to a rather slim audience.
a Rev. j. u. Rigg, pastor Of the NJ. ]
e Church, at Newport, near Wilmington, WI
6 surprised, few evenings ago, by his cOngTC
. CATION and presented with purse Of SlO0.
le William b. Stewart and Asa LoAand, tv
" promising young men OF Dover, have opene
te Beef and Pork Shamblcs near the corner
of LsOoekerman street and Gov. Avenue, in tn
70 town.
. 1t is said that Hon. B. T. BigCs invested F;
his salary steal with Jay Cooke, and hen
W his feeling speech at the meeting of the unfo
ITS tunate bankers creditors, in Philadelphia, la
OF week
nd James B. Groome, trustee, sold, at Elkto
ad last week, farm on Bohemia Manor know
as the Bryan farm, containing l96 acres,
Colonel George Davis, OF this town,
or $4,000.
of Messrs. Cooper & Bro, of this town, ha
Sc been granted the right to sell the Perkins
to House Non Explosive Lamps, which are NJ
,ro being SO extensively adopted by the users
kerosene oil.
'N' Bishop Becker, Catholic Bishop Of Wilmir
n ton, has purchased the building adjoining I
ect parochial residence Of st. Paul's Catho
We Church, which he purposes as an Orph
,sv Asylum for boys.
Ia j.. d. Richardson, young man Of Dow
''u while engaged in skating on Shakespeare n
80, pond, on Saturday last, fell into an air be
! and came near being drowned before assstal
could be rendered
The Presbyterian Church in Dover, one
ems the oldest and most prosperous churches in
all State, is going to improve its cemetery, aud
IA iron railing that will cost some 81 500 will 81
'"u enclose the grounds.
, Capt. Charles ii. Gallagher, a p.omin
ect' candidate for the Republican nomination
ltly the office of Sheriff Of New Castle Couu
eed has determined to withdraw his name as C
inn dldate for the nomination.
Senator Bayard, in a spetch in the U.
Senate last week on the salary question, &
our that it cost him much more to maintain him
nay and family in Washington than he received
ing salary from the government.
the On Saturday afternoon "Sleepy Dave,
mel horse valued at $1,000 and belonging to VI
. - Stockley, of Wilmington, died suddenly
~ something resembling a congestivs chill.
nts horse was very quick stopper.
the Clsrgymen of the Episcopal Baptists, P
hey byterian, and Methodist churches in Wim
, 70 ton have united in series Of meetings in Gl
cd Church, in special effort to awaken atten
~ ~ to the subject Of personal piety.
"H' Gen. Dan. Woodall of Wilmington, and
axe father-in-aw, DIR. w. N. Hamilton OF Ode
8. will engage in the manufacture of the Delav
, re- Phosphate Drill in Middetown, shortly.
eon drill is the invention of the Doctor.
,wo Dover is still improving. Mr.. Wesley Br
WV is building substantial two-story frame hC
near the Depot. Messrs. I. K. Jones
suse Brother have just completed two story dol
rail- cottage dwelling on State street. Mr.. El
titor Crouch is putting in new front to his
bout dence, on Loockerman street to he occupied
hich his daughter, Miss Mary, as millinery st