Smyrna times., 1874-03-25


so years of age, was found desd by the road
side, near the Railroad bridge across the Chris
tiana, about one mile south of Stanton, last
Monday morning. An inquest was held and
verdict of death from exposure rendered.
A proposition is on foot to move the VI. f. |
Church near KentOn into that town. Ii not |
this, then it is proposed by the pastor, Rev, |
Mr. Gregg, to erect tent in the town. The |
old church is about three quarters of a mile |
off, A new church is the ultimate design.
A week or two ago in Wilmington, Annie
Vaughan, Jessie aGd Nellie Mendenhall, Rachel
Garrett, and a little daughter Of Geo. &. Lob
dell. Esq, held fair at the residence of Mrs.
Dr Vaughan, and realized the sum of $l34.50
which they donated to the poor Of Wilmington.
Rev. Joseph e. Smith, the new pastor oI
Grace Church, Wilmington, is expected to
enter upon his new pastoral relations next
Sunday. lie has been preaching in Lancaster
Pa, and was transferred to Wilmington Con
ference from the Philadelphia Conterenc last
week.
Dover narrowly escaped conAagration
Saturday week. Some boys made "A bonfire in
the cow yard of Alr. G. H. B. Day, which
happened 10 be discovered before the high
winds waited the flames to the buildings. The
boys were sent home with great deal of en-
phass.
The stockholders of the Middletown Agri-
cultural Fair haye leased about twenty acres of
ground from George Derrckson Tor twenty five
dollars an acre, to be kept one year or with the
privilege of ten. 1t is situated about one mile
from town, at place known as DerricksOn's
corner.
The grist mill Of G. L. Sharp, near Milford,
was burned to the ground on Monday morning,
last together with about 1900 bushels of grain,
belonging to Mr.. Wilson, the tenant. The fire
originated in the root, from spark from the
chimney. Loss on mill about SSOOO-lnsur-
ance, $1,000.
The fOrtifcation bill as amended, which is
before Congress, includes the following appIo
! priations For Fort Delaware, Delaware river,
| $25, 900; for a battery at Finus Point, on the
jersey shore, opposite Fort Delaware, $50, O0O
and for new fort opposite Fort Delaware on
the Delaware shore, $4,000.
We, as a congration, return unto Mr.. Jno.
| H. Bewley our humbest thanks for the presen
tatiOn of about three tons OF coal, at different
times, to the Chapel at Smyrna Landing
| Ile that giveth TO the poor, it is truthfully
said, leadeth unto the Lord. IN after life may
his crown be bright. JAS. d. VOsS.
The large saw, planning mill and sash shop of
Manners, Fisher 4 Co., of Seaturd is turning
out a large quantity of work. Their door aud
nearly all the lower part Of the Peninsula,
in great many cases undertaking Whining
ton firms. They employ thirty men constantly.
The muSkrat hunters on the New Castle
marshes have had unusual luck, during the
present season. These animals appear to be
increasing rapidly there, notwithstanding the
ceaseless warfare which is kept up against
them. One man alone Arthur MelIin, has
trapped over four hundred during the past
Winter.
The wind last week caused the water to fall
three feet below usual low water mark at Roth
wells Landing, and Tygert 4 Co., the StaT
Bone Phosphate men. embraced the occasion
TO sink the plllng for new wharf. In Apo
Guinmink creek the bottom was bare in many
places, and eel catching became the chief
amusement Of Odessa.
Within the past four weeks, 10 less thai
eleven steamboat managers have visited New
Castle md importuned Mr.. John w. Gray, Of
the Jefferson House, to make some provision
for the landing OF excursion parties there du
ring the coming summer. Mr.. Gray has de-
tsrmined to erect pavilion, and at the same
time add swings and other instruments o
exercise.
The PIesbytery of New Castle, which EN-
braces all the Presbyterian Churches on tht
Peninsula, will assemble in fredericksburg, Md.
on Tuesday, April 2lst, and remain in session
until Friday, 2ith. The new Presbyterian
church at fredericksburg, in which the Presby
terry will be held, will be dedicated on the l5tl
| prox., and Rev. f. l.. Bong will be instale,
as pastor.
Next Wednesday evening, April lst, Prof
I Harry Sanders the celebrated Baltimore or
qanist, and Prot Robinson, the well knowr
singer aud clarionet performer, will give con
cert in the town hall that will surpass anythin
ever heard in TIE music line in Smyrna, it
thought Two such skillfui performers sedou
visit country town The Library Associa
\ ton have the matter in charge
Remon frances are being circulated in thu
O lower part of New Castle cornty against tn
: Levy Court apprOpriating money for the cor
structiOn of the Washington street blidg
a across the Brandywne, Wilmington. 1t is q
legged that Wilmington receives an undue shar
of benefit from the county funds in proportio
=, to the amount Of tag paid AMI hence this i'm
}, provement should not be made.
{ The white horse Warrior, who bore Ger
. A. T. a. Torbert so bravely in the battles G
: the rebellion, died at the Generals stables
Milford on Sunday night week. This fin
|. SteOd was presented to Gen. I. by his sta
u u early in the war. lie was originally owned b
! y New Jersey Colonel who was shot viii
y y leading his regiment in charge upon th
c enemy. Warrior was over % years old.
J. W. Cox, of the late firm of jackson
u Pyle & Cox, of Middletewn, has sold the evaI
q orator and fixtures that firm used in the Aide
a process Of preserving fruit at their stabsl
q q nent in Mddletown to G. e. Sellers, of Phil
!" delphis. Mr. Sellers will Immediately ere
another evaporator of the same capacity as Ii
e one now up, and continue the business on
n larger scale. So says Ere,y Erening.
In New Castle county the lists of delinquen
- - returned to the Levy Court are said to be yer
u large but they are, for the most part, swcllC
by names of deceased persons and persons r
lt moved. On account of the psnic a gre
in number left the city and suburbs, and the
T. names ought to be, OF course, stricken off.
ls one voting district the names left off have bet
eS canvassed, and they are found to be divided
the rates Of three Democrats to one Repu
d lican.
ln This "wednesday afternoon, in Wilmingto
he a Ladies Temperance meeting will be held
st st. Paul's NJ. T. Church to organize an ass