Smyrna times., 1874-07-08
STATE AND LOCALS.


at twenty-three cents per basket.
Thomas T. Lacey, of Frederick, is named as
a Democratic candidate for Sheriff.
There are now at RehOboth, stopping at the
Surf House, about forty BaltimOreans.
Alex. p. Canagy, of Summit Bridge, has
been granted patent on cultlvator teeth.
A Wicomico farmer defines the potato bug
as "a cross between the lady bug and terrapin.
The Middletown clerks having had to work
on the Fourth were given Monday as holl- |
day.
The Jas. Jones lands and other real estate
are to be sold in this town on Thursday OF next
week.
G. F. Brady, Esq, of Delaware City, cuts
from fifty acres an average of 2f tons OF hay
per acre.
| The steamer Ariel is to commence daily trips
to Collins and Bombay Hook on the l4th, we
are informed.
The Lewes Light announces that Rev. j. L.
McKim, Episcopal minister of Milford, is
going to Lewes to live.
Dover NJ f. Sunday School proposes to
picnic at Fraland on the 18th, provided suitable
arrangements can be made.
The Public Schools of Districts and II, this
town, have closed until September, and those OF
and lO7 will close next week.
At Shedrakes Mills, between Harrington
and Pennington, house was blown down, on
the night of the 4th by the storm.
The Presbyterian Sunday School, offthis
town, picnics at Fraland to day and the NJ. E.
School goes to Collinss tomorrow.
Mr. Lewis Cannon, of Milford has, probably,
the champion hog of the State. 1t will easily
beat 1000 pounds by slGughtering time it is
said.
David Barr, Asbury Pepper, John G. Short,
John L. Records and Capt. Day are among
the Republican candidates for the sheriffalty in
Sussex county.
At the recent commencement of the UniVer-
sity of Indiana, the honorary degree of L. l.. d.,
!, was conferred upon President w. ii. Purnell
of Delaware College.
f. Clark, merchant, at Whitleysburg, in
t this county, had his ancle crushed while hand
F, ling a barrel of molasses on Tuesday week
' The injury is serious.
A correspondent from Kenton, writes to The
Gazette in advocacy of Mr.. Jas. Williams fO
Governor on the Democratic ticket, and Mr.
Lore for Congressman.
e RehobOth Camp commences next Tuesday
$ The RehOboth Beacon, a tr-weekly paper il
the interests of the camp, will be issued during
. the two weeks of the meeting.
The increase of the business at the Milfor
post-office has justified its advance from I
fourth to a third class office. The chang
n went into effect on the lst inst.
e - The storm of the 4th was terrific in th
upper part of the State. The wind blew grea
> many trees.down and interferred with railroa
. travel by telling trees across the tracks.
4 meeting of the members of the Bar 0
n New Castle county was held in Wilmington o
is Monday, and tribute of respect paid to tn
e. memory of Ii. Robert Pennington, late of thi
!; town.
= An apprentice to f. f. Prettyman at Seafor
. stole his gold watch, last week, and sold it
a parties in Bridgeville. Mr. p, recovered hi
h watch. chastised the boy severely, and then K
lg him go.
N Mrs Phebe Thomas, of Wilmington, (fo
merly of Delaware county, completed her l04t
year. yesterday. A number OF friends OF ht
family, from Chester county, made this I'll
ie occasion of a visit.
Is By request of a number of the official Boar
IT, of the NJ 4. Church in Leipsic, the paste
st j. A. B. Wilson, will preach on the subject
10 Robbing God, )" next Sabbath morning, Ju
: 18th, at l04 o'clock.
The Trustees of the Sussex Aims House agree
NC at their last meeting to lease the Grove at I'll
ed aims house to the Sussex County Agricultur
of Society. The Georgetown Journal thinks
,es one of the prettiest sites in the State.
he Saturday last, the Fourth Of July, was Of
- of the quictest national holidays ever celebrate
"s in Wilmington. The fire cracker nuisance W
'Ih not permitted, and quiet people who stayed
ng the city had some peace OF their lives.
De- James Boons of Frederick, was seriously
be iured last Friday, by the upseting OF load
av hay, and the prODgs of pltchiork penetrate
~ his hip SO deeply that it required the effort
WO fun 70 hdr ho
The The barn of Ellis Nichols, near Dupo
lck Station, was struck by lightning and consum
Des by fire on the night OF the 4th. From eig
on to nine tons of new hay, housed the d
:" before, were burned. There was an insurar
ave of $780,
er, During July, the Wilmington AdUerti
len announces that new partner will be admit
en-. upon that paper. The new conner will be JO
oct l. o Byrne, son of the editor, John O'Byr
- who IS now engaged in the conveyance
is'' business
The managers of the steamer Sue annou
rly' that on every Saturday, after landing
uch passengers al Cape May that steamer will
an over to Lewes, and land passengers there.
OF fare to Lewes will be So, and for the ro'
It's trip $3.50.
I SIX At Seaford, on the 4th, the frames Of
la. nearly completed houses, and dwelling ho'
L. H6Tt COulpIeIeIy OOmO VI
guy boards from these houses were blown thro
Ioul a the windows of the Nanticoke House,
az az yards away.
tes A stage line will be run regularly by
ntv' Jas II. English, between Smyrna and BON
Hook, to connect with the steamer Ariel
tho Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays =
nost and after the l4th daily. Fore from Sm!
cen. to Philadelphia, $l.25.
may George w. Ingram, Of Middletown, has
en- a farm of $50 acres, near McDcnough,
ecu ShalIcross & Williams, to a MIR. Smith
arth Philadelphia, for $4,000; also the farm Q
IL N. Hukill, 1870 acres, near Blackbird, to
split Genin, on private terms.
year Among the names presented for the d.
sseV- cratic nomination for Judge of the Coul
tne Common Pleas, in Philadelphia, is Benji
Iar sar j.. Temple, formerly of this town, and a
n oy tive of Queen Aunes county, Md. The n
'ninng nation is to be made on the 14th.
'rded d. D. G. NJ, J. T. Jakes, assisted by n
The bers of Amity Lodge, installed the folio
me-. officers of PhiIodemic Lodge, Dover,
: oh week, viz: N. g., Samuel FL. Barker; Y
- nee Louis Geiser; r. s., N. H. Hutchins; 0
NAV |. G. Lohand l. G., ID. g. Dehority.