Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

peach growers at Dover.
The Wilmington Board of Education have
appointed the teachers for the public schools
OF that city for the coming year, and Of about
selected, all are females but One-Prof Wiley, |
of the Boys Department.
Last Sunday German tramp, named Louis
SchoaigSmelcher, was bitten by dog in
Brandywine Hundred, at house where he
went in to beg some food and the calf of his
right leg was badly torn.
A correspondent of the Gazette suggests J.
Alex. Fulton, Esq, Of Dover, for the Demo
cratic candidate for Congress. Another cor
respondent of the same paper suggest Charles
Beaston, of Odessa, for Governor
DR.. Slack, commissioner of fisheries for New
Jersey, is about to commence arrangements
for the Matching of shad in the Delaware,
ample funds have been placed at his disposal
by the United States Government.
One day last week, on the Junction,& Break
water Railroad, u car loaded with camp meet
ing tents took fire Just below Ellendale on the
j. Il B. road and was consumed with it's
contents. The loss is estimated at over S 900.
The Seaford Citizen says: At Middleford Ia
small village in Seatord Hundred) on Satur-
day, drunken man bit about three inches off
the ear of mule because the refractory animal
persisted in kicking out the front part of the
wagon.
Mr. Jas. Howard, known as the "Dutch
Comedian" and fine singer of comic ballads,
is recreating at and amusing the guests of Col
Inns Beach, lie expects to spend the season
there, and furnish " life for the boarders, as
last year.
| A correspondent writes to the Dela,rarean
that the little village of Petersburg, in North
| Murderkill Hundred, was unable to get up
prize fight on the 4th but it had a dog fight on
the 8th, aud he thinks Dover is not SO far
ahead after all.
The Dover Sentinel says that Prof. West
wishes only such persons to visit him as be-
lieve that he was innocent in butcherng Cooch
Turner. He wants those who can gulph down
that pill OF innocence to sign petition for his
release from prison.
We are requested by the Superintendent of
the NJ. Z. Sunday School of this town to
thank the citizens for their kindness in fur
nisEing teams, &c, for the picnic, but for
which the children would have been deprived
Of cne OF the happiest days Of their lives.
A committee of the American Institute
Farmers Club" of New York, are expected to
visit Milford at an carly day. Their object is
to make observations upon the peach business
in Delaware, and especially to investigate the
insect and other enemies of the fruit busi-
ness.
1t is stated that the Batimorians now at
RehobOth are earnestly at work organizing a
company for the erection of larger and better
hotel. The capital stock has been fixed at
1000, and several gentlemen have already
agreed to subscribe 81 900 each to the general
fund.
The children, up to the time of the commen-
cling Of the camp, have been the life Of Reho-
both, They sing and make funny speeches at
the hotel of evenings and get up tabeaux,
&c. Last week a monkey died there and fol
two days they kept the beach lively with his
funeral.
The camp meeting in Rash's woods, west Of
s Dover, commencing July 3lSt, promises to bt
) the largest ever held there. The boarding ten
will be kept by gentleman from Kenton; the
food pen by two young men at or near thu
same place, aud the bread tent to }. W. Cats
of Camden.
The Preachers Association for Dover Dis
trict was held at Lewes last week. Officer
for the ensuing year were elected, as follows
: President-Dr. kenney; Vice President, Rev
n. ID. Davis; Secretary and Treasurer, ID. &
Ridgway; CuratOrS, j. +. Smith, Z. VI. Peg
t and W. 2. Davis
One day last week one of John O. Byrne'
sons, little Fred, was walking through
n woods, near Wilmington, with some playmates
t when dead tree fell just as he was passing
$ which scraped his arm and crushed his pc
dog at his side. Another step and it woul
o have crushed him.
:. According to the New York World Richar
II Harrington, Of Washington, will be dismisse
from the District Attorney office at no distar
e day. Attorney General Williams has give
J. Judge Fisher, the District Attorney to under
! stand that his assistant MIR. Harrington, sha
not conduct the prosecution.
1t Speaking about the Lewes smugglers, tn
|. Philadelphia Lefqer says they are likely to
)r punished as they execute the laws in Delaware
having earnest prosecuting officers, luries wit
"a no nonsense about them, and altogether
m determined way of showing that the way
il the transgresSor is hard.
Twenty-Five camp meetings are now amour
a ced Tor the Peninsula, for the NJ. f. Churc
II this season. AS the VI. p. Church and ii
~ NJ. f. Church South are to hold several IL
. number will run to thirty or more The
meetings are on the increase, whatever the Sc
= timent may be concerning them.
% % Tho Presbyterian Sunday School Picnic,
- Fraland, last Wednesday, was one of the mo
= enjoyable that finely equipped school has ev
vi held. 1t was largely attended, and betwe
III bathing, boating, feasting, and more ice crea
e' than the children could stow away, the day
talked over as the best since these picnics we
w inaugurated.
IL James w. Kirbin, of Dover, was bitten sc
'e- eral times upon the right arm, last week, by
large dog that belonged to him. The dog b
en- always heretofore behaved well with him,
is though vicious towards strangers. James h
ms his arm cauterized, for fear that the dog "
mad. He killed the dog after the fight "
IN all over with.
so The Commercial says that few days at
lg, the son Of Geo. p. Fisher went down
Rehoboth to spend short season, but bel
,on unable to obtain rooms at the Surf Hot
ed. returned to Milford and procuring a corps
It'll carpenters and the necessary materials, WI
down with them to the sea shore and is n
nm building a cottage on Oak avenue. He expe
,on to occupy it before the season closes.
per The Wilmington Republican tells this o
heartless mother in that city: During
& q first part OF last week young and propose
al, ing white woman called at the house ol
mo- me- colored woman, on the corner of Eighth 4
Spruce streets, aud left small baby, stat