Smyrna times., 1874-10-07


Much of the wheat seeded around Milford,
the Nel0S says, will be on corn stubble, the
pr0tracted drought making it impossible to {
turn the sod in time for seasonable seeding. s
The Worden 4 Evans saw and planning mill
OF this town, which suspended about month
ago, resumed work again this week, running on
ship timber and mouldings 1t will hereafter
be known as Worden's Mill, Mr.. j. r. w orden
having assumed control.
The Commercial understands that the gross
receipts Of the late fair at Middletown are in
excess of $5,000, and sufficient to pay the
whole cost of the material and erection of the
buildings, the lease of the ground, the prem
iums, and all other expenses.
Dover narrowly escaped fire on Tuesday |
night week. Two boys went into Dean Il |
Brother cellar to draw some oil, and by care
lessness fired the quart they had drawn. 1t
was non-explosve kind and was soon extin
guished by throwing mud upon the flames.
Governor Ponder has appointed John b.
Pennington, OF Dover, as Attorney General,
vice Charles b. Lore, Esq, whose term has
expired. Mr.. Pennington it is thought, will
make a good officer. The appointment gives
particular satisfaction to the temperance men.
AS result of the revival meetings which
have been going on at the Mission Chapel In
this town, twenty-five converts have been
taken into the NJ. +. Church. A class has
been organized, to meet in the Chapel, and the
pastor has appointed w. W. Nelson, Esq, as
its leader.
Last week some real estate of two Dover
citizens was sold at public sale, as follows:
The residence of Chas. Fl. B. Day, for $3,725
to Mr.. James Il. Powell, and the farm of
James f. Alice, containing l05 acres, situated
at Wyoming, for 1878 to Mr.. D. 2. Barnard.
These were considered fair prices.
There was a report on Monday that Big
Frank, the bank robDeT, bad been recaptured
at Schuylkill Haven, in Pennsylvania, in a
wounded condition, but the Wilmington Chief
: of Police has been notified that the report is
false. A man was captured there but he
turns out to be crazy and not Frank.
Gov. Ponder has appointed Jonathan Car
row Justice of the Peace at Camden, in place
of VIM. II. Mcbride, time expired. When
u is the appointment to be made at Harrington
Squire Ward time expired in December last,
I since which time there has been q vacancy
with two applicants for the position.
A very snug schooner of about ATS tons was
launched at Smyrna Landing on Monday
morning. She was chrstened the X ate Collins
She is owned by parties in Phla. Capt. John
Mathis, her master and part owner, has super
intended her construction. MIR, Bewley's boat
i' VIII Dc reauy LOT lauucnlne III three UT lOu'
weeks
Rev. j. A. B. Wilson, now stationed a
l. IeipSic will shortly resign his charge and &C
y to mission work amongst the sailors, in New
York and other cities Mr. Wilson was sailo
10 before he entered the ministry, and is strongly
impressed with the idea that his special fielt
Of labor is amongst this spiritually neglected
90 people.
The heaviest peach shipper from this sec
- ton, this season, was Mr.. A. L. Hudson II
4 shipped 4, 400 baskets from about 90 acres
At anything like a fair yield he should hav
T. shipped $4,000 baskets. Although his frui
was unusually fine he thinks the earnings cea
of freights and commissions were not mucI
10 over one dollar per basket.
Persons can now save a dollar AMI ten cent
ID on the fare to Philadelphia, from this town
IL by purchasing a ticket to the Franklin Inst
tute Fair, now going on i'll that city. Thi
IT. fair which continues until the 3lst inst,
al tho finest display of machinery. in workin
operation, ever exhibited in tho United State
he and all who can ought to see it. The ticket
of include admission to tho fair and round trl
on the cars, for $3.50; the regular rates woul
,oI be $3.50.
a.. Mr. G.. Il. Hldaway, ono of tho editors
the ST Michaels CODlct delegate to til
Democratic Convention, stopped in Smyrna 0
q his way to Salisbury recently, and We wei
be glad to see him. lie writes up an account
pc his trip, and among other things he sa!
Smyrna looks muSty, mOSs-cOvGTed and laz
las We DO not know that any one has ever beiOl
ch had such h1zy view of our town, but
he evidently looked muSty to Mr.. Ii. or
would Mt have said it did.
ill "Archy'' Given, we'll know politician
ed Wilmington, made a severe assault on a Co
in stable named Handy last Friday becau
Handy said to Given that the amount of i
of fine imposed by the u. s. Court for tamperil
asst with the assessment lists hal been made up
nm. him by the Democratic party. The affair W
settled before a magistrate without TIE pre-
90, ence or knowledge of Handy, in accOrdan
Si 1 with one of our peculiar laws. All the parti
hne, concerned were Democrats.
There was big scare at the circus in NJ
y, dletOwn, last Friday night. During the m
",Io strel performance some one called one OF I
iIII I showmen some kind Of q name and from Il
'uu pistol shots cracked away all through the tel
=, The terror stricken audience ran in every
tile rectiOn, the tent came down in jiffy a
ey' some Of the MiddletOwncrs could not be fou
the until next day. 1t is now believed that {
lth, showmen got up the scare to end the peri
nance, as they hadn't very big house, but
Ia. created a night of horror to the citizens.
t in Col. Raymond, of this town, left for N
IN, York yesterday to attend the General Conv
/ OF ton of the Episcopal Church, which CONVEX
there to day. Every p. l.. diocese in the Uni
at States send four ministers and four /
arm men to this body. The Committee from Dc
con- ware are: Ministers-Revs. s. +. Hotchk
ella Caymont; G. s. Spencer, New Castle j
A. Stone, Newark Benjamin }. Dougl,
ami Georgetown., LAymenEo. y@ Mlnot curtis, M
and Raymond, Smyrna; Hugh Martin, Seaford