Smyrna times., 1874-04-29

Ihe press and material for the new paper
have arrived in Dover.
1t was not a cheerful spectacle this morning
for the farmers to look at the snow fakes alight
on the peach blossoms Snow so late in the
season has not been seen for a number of years.
Messrs. Worden & Evans, of this town, have
entered upon work to fill contract for 10000
peach baskets, for q. W. Cummins, Jr., OF
this place, and L. II. Cochran, OF Middletown.
The proposed narrow-gage railroad between
New Castle and Wilmington is again on the
carpet, but it is intimated that the Delaware
road Is going to run extra trains to meet the
demand.
A series of union meetings for the promo.
ton OF the cause of Christ and spread of the
Gospel was held in the churches of the differ
ent Protestant denominations in Wilmington,
last week
Mark II. Davis, Abel Small, Jos. NJ. Davis
and George HOf have associated themselves
together to erect and operate a canning factory
at Lincoln. Its capacity for the present will
be fifty thousand cans
The Commercial tells of Mr.. McIlvaine, of
sussex, who realized $544, clear Of freights,
&c., on an acre and a half of sweet potatoes.
planted last year. He has bedded II bushels
for this years planting.
OOiOOOlHf dSCQ IOy duu UOnu 1uTSe,
aged 10, got into a fight at Seaford the other
day, when the former drew knife and stab.
bed his antagonist in the leg, inficting an
ugly and painful wound
1t is positively asserted that Prof West.
as II not satisfied with the notoriety his crime
mas already made him, is writing up his ras-
callty into book, to perpetuate his shame
and the jury that exhoncrated him.
n large sale of building lots was made at
auction IN Wilmington last Saturday, at prices
ranging from $l.50 to 1926 per foot. These
ngures are regarded as remarkably low, but
are attributed more to the rain storm than to
general depreciation.
The schooner Li=zie, loaded nearly two
months ago by W. Ii. Jefferson & Co., of New
castle, with corn, bound for port on Long
Island Sound, and given up as lost by both
Shippers and insurance companies, arrived at
OtoaIngton, Conn.,, on the 18th inst
The large three mast schooner at Smvrna
Landing, built by MIR. +. Hastings, was launch
ed this morning, and christened the Abbie
Carson. She Is owned by Capt Carson and
others OF Phiia., and is splendid craft. She
is the second largest vessel ever built here.
Last week Rev. W. B. Gregg, pastor of
Smyrna Circuit, called meeting of Methodists
In the Clark-Tsylor neighborhood, five miles
west OF kenton, and it was resolved to proceed
at once to the erection of q church or chapel for
the accommodation OF the farmers Of that
section.
Last week warrants of arrest were issued by
Esquire Budd, to Geo. Whitlock, of CLAYTON.
and Jas. McCloskey and VIM. McAffce, of
this town, for selling liquor without a license,
and the two first named gave bail for their
appearance at court, but the last is none come
at-abuss
The ladies of Middetown have organized
against whlskey license with the following off
GERS: Predent, Mrs. DIR. Mcclure Vice
Presidents, Mrs. A. g. Cox, Mrs N. ii. vii
hits, Mrs. Geo. Derrickson, Mrs DR.. Mat
lack Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. J. b.
Clarkson.
1t is reported that fuller examination into
the probable cost of the proposed improye-
nents on the Court House buildings at New
Castle has induced the committee to whom
the matter was committed to indefinitely post
pone any further action in the matter. The
Levy Court recently appropriated $40, 900 for
this purpose.
The St. Johns Dutch Reformed Church.
at W nyomlng, was dedicated on Sunday morn.
ing last with appropriate services. Rev. DR..
f. V. Gerhart, of Lancaster, Pa, preached
the dedlcatory sermon. Despite the unfavor-
able aspect OF the weather, the attendance was
large, and the collection amounted to upwards
OF six hundred dollars.
Mr.. Isaiah Clough, of Thoroughfare Neck.
mas called upon us TO say that Constable Rose
did not try to arrest him last week: that he
never was in Centrevills jail, and never was in
any jail or any officers hands, any where or any
how. We give him the benefit of the denial and
state that he, therefore, is not the Isaiah
Clough alluded to last week.
Mr.: /. W. Buckle, of w. i. Bucke & Son.
OF MIddletown, formerly of Smyrna) has in
vented little machine for punching aspara-
gus for market. With this little contriyance
tne asparagus IS compressed without a particle
OF trouble into compact and uniform bundles
and then tied. So put up it will bear trans.
portation and handling better, it is said.
Thomas NJ. Rodney, of Wilmington. son Of
lion. Caesar A. Rodney, died last week in his
14fh year. He was for number of wears II
.. Consul trst to Havana and then to Matan-
Ias; was IN the State Legislature in AZ; was
hepubllcan electOr in St; was Secretary of
Legation to his father when Minister to Buenos
ayers and man OF extended travel and re.
search.
1t is stated that at Townsend, in order to
secure slgners for an applicant for liquor
license, Sam Townsend has decided five lots
PSioOho5 " udkC tIl6I0 Ife6nOiQerS.
and they, in turn, have mortgaged the lots
back to Sam. for sums greater than the land is
worth-being comparatively worthless. The
will contest the titles, we are
informed.
The Home for Friendless Children, an in.
stitutlon IN Wilmington, kept up by tho chari.
table, Christian people of that city, at an ex-
nense OF So, 400 per year, is a grand philan.
thr0py During the past year it has taken up
"a deserted children, placed 81 in comfortable
The institution has been 10 operation for
eleven years. -0'
The Odd Fellows had big time in vii.
mInRton last Sunday, on the 55th anniversary
y, the formation OF the order in this country.
over GOO members, in regalia, marched in
procession from one of their lodge rooms to
Hanover Presbyterian church, where the pas,
tor, Rev; L. Marks, preached a sermon I'D 70
them. them Rev. ); Nicholson, of the NJ. p
presided u '''e oiuer'