Smyrna times., 1874-08-12

The members OF the base ball CLUB are re-
Iuested to pay up their dues on next meeting
night-next Tuesday.
On Monday evening carriage with five oc-
,upants was struck by a locomotive and demol-
shed, near Newark. Miss Annie Keeley and
a girl named Sinans were killed.
Miss Alice A. Ford, of SmithGeld, Mass,
has accepted the position OF music teacher In
our Seminary She is graduate OF New
England musicol institute, and has had several
years experience as teacher.
A COW in Seaford broke her neck the other
day under the following circumstances: She
was tied close to the house, and little boy ap;;
pearng suddenly at the door with hosted
umbralIa, the COW became frightened and in
her effort to get loose gave the rope sudden
jerk by which her neck was broken.
The city hospital, of Wilmington, has been
brought into disrepute. 1t is said to be house
of i'll fame more than an ninfermiary for the atfiict-
ed, and the Superintendent, John NJ. Stewart,
has been proven guilty, before the city council,
of gross and indecent famillarities on the per-
son of servant girl employed in the Hospital
The M. Z. Church of this town was crowd
ed on Sunday last to hear sermons from Rev.
A. Rittenhouse, the former pastor, now OF
Tabernacle Church, Phila. Rev. DR.. Phoebus
exchanged pulpits with him. Our citizens
were delighted, as of yOre, to greet and listen
to one who holds so warm place IN their es-
TEEN.
A Christiana Hundred man named Wood
ward, bought q moving machine OF MT.
Shaw, in Wilmington, last June, and was to
nav 800 for it. Woodward after cutting his
crop returned it for repairs, and refused to
either keep the machine or pay MIR. Shaw.
Shaw entered suit and referees gave him Judg-
ment Woodward will take the matter to
court.
A negro woman in the employ of Mr..
Christy, in Wilmington, last week, robbed his
bureau draw of $3.50 She confessed the theft,
when accused, and told where the money
was In trunk in house not far Oft was
found about halt Of the money, and six nice
dresses, with elegant underwear, laces, &C., to
match. Christy merely discharged her and
gave her few Of the clothes to take with her.
| KENT COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY.-To the
| Patrons of the various Churches and Officers OF
the Local Societies.
As our annual gathering is close at hand
| 1.-THE lst Thursday in September) it behooves
us to be very active in consummating our work
for the year. Canvass the Hundreds as much
as you can, raise all the money you can, either
by private solicitations or in the churches
Thirty dollars constitutes person l4lft
Member of the American Bible Society. Tel
dollars, Life member of the County Society
Make all the Life members you can, and
will furnish the certificates.
We desire each Hundred Society to appoin
ten delegates to our Annual Meeting. Seec
good, active, earnest men or women who .wll
be certain to attend and take an interest in tn
good work. Send their names soon to .JOhl
L. Jackson, Wyoming, Del, who will furnisl
them homes while there.
Have all your reports ready before you leav
home, so that you can hand them in at once
The Treasurer, j. Il. Jakes, will be present t
receive all your monies, so that he can have nj
report ready to be audited and announced du
ring the meeting Let US rally our forces, an
, show our attachment to the Bible, the stand
ard of truth, and guide to heaven. Let US, a
ministers and members of all religious demon
7 nations meet together on this occasion. w
2 hope to have large meeting. May the ble
sings of the Great Head of the Church re'
upon US. Amen.
e The Secretary will announce the time of tn
D meeting more particularly hereafter.
t w. b. GREGG, Pres.
SMYRNA. Aug. IL, 1874.
!, i. S.-Will the county papers please cop
' PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.--The organic
= tl0D or the secret societies among the 1aFme
9 known as Patrons of Husbandry has progresst
rapidly, and the State will soon be entitled
e State Grange OF the order The Commerci
n gives list of the Oranges as organized so fl
n They are numbered in regular order, No.
p being the first one organized, No. 2 secOn
&c The list is as follows:
ID Union Grange, No. |, in Mill Creek II
in Diamond State Grange No. 3, Newport.
Il Peach Blossom Grange, No. 3, Middleton
b. Hockessin Grange No. a. Hockessin.
,e Newark Grange, No. 5, Newark.
Milford Grange, No 6, Milford.
m Sunnyside Grange, No. 7, Sussex coun
ID near Milford)
ID Excelsior Grange, No s, Frcderica.
% Port Peen Grange, No. g. Port Penn.
re Leipsic Grange, No, 10, Leipsic.
Centre Grange, No IL, in North Christian
i. Harmony Grange, No. II, at the Merma
=. in Mill Creek.
Ir West Brandywine Grange, No. l3, at Sha
- ley school-house, in Brandywine.
hr Fifteen Oranges are required before st
~ Grange can be organized The interest in
. Order is said to be increasing. 1t noT nu
ke bers from four hundred to five hundred me
, TO bers in this State. Thirty charter memb
ne are usually obtained in organizing Grange
rs,