Smyrna times., 1875-10-20
When olive Logan was here In 1S7O she

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get the admission down to 35 cts. for next
tuesday. And "Girls" is considered far
better lecture than The Bright Side," the
one she gave us in TO
The peaches which were placed in the
at Middletown have all been
to New York, it having been
deemed best to dispose of them at as early
a date as possible as they had become i'm
with the flavor of the pine wood |
with which the house is lined.
"The Women's Christian Temperance
Union" have appointed next Saturday,
the 23d of October, day of humiliation,
fasting and prayer that God may grant that
the great sin of drunkenness may cease
among us, which so powerfully manifests
itself on that day, and the early morn of
the Sabbath.
Supt. Groves announces the Public School
Institute in our advertising columns, and
calls attention to the fact that every teacher
of public school in New Castle county is
required by the new law to attend this
Institute, except those of Wilmington and
such other towns as have an incorporated
school board.
After two weeks struggle and fifty
eight ballotings the Wilmington city coun-
Gil last week succeeded in electing Allen
Ruth as chief engineer of the city water
works. Mr.. Ruth is bricklayer and
formerly lived in Smyrna. He is a man of
considerable tact; is member of the
Board of Education in that city.
The Milford Ne,os published in its last
issue an article entitled "Methodist Horse
race" which proves to be untrue in regard
to the parties participating. They were not
Mr.. Joshua Bennett and the Rev. j. S. Willis,
but the formers son and the latters tenant.
The reverend gentleman had nothing to do
with it, and the Ne,os corrects its state
ment.
| VIM. H. Dockstater has sold his farm OF
GO acres, situate in st. Jones' Neck, near
Dover, to VIM. H. and Robt. P. Stillwagon
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is the purpose of the purchasers to enclose
the ground and erect buildings for g
henery, and stock the same with 5000
fowls. 1t is understood that they are under
contract to supply several hotels in Phila
delphia with eggs during the Centennial
Sentinel.
A fatal burning case occurred at Dover
on Monday afternoon. A Mrs. Clifton, 81
years of age, was left alone in the hous,
smoking her pipe, but few moments late
her clothing was discovered in flames, sup
posed to have been set on fire by sparl
from the pipe. All her clothing, as well a
the hair on her head, was burned off, anC
death releaved her of her sufferings in a few
moments. She lived with her son, Jas. II
Clifton, carpenter.
Quite a stir was created in Sussex las
week. All the manufacturers in the count
were ordered to look to their licenses, ant
all had to attend court, or thought the
/ had, to prevent indictment. Heretofore
it seems, nearly all persons classed a
manufacturers in the county have beel
exempt from tax because of the smallness G
their products, but this year all have bee
summoned to court and the opinion
: entertained that this trouble has been S
annoying that the law will be repealed.
, The Holly Tree Inn" experiment i
: Wilmington, after nine months trial,
said to be success. A Holly Tree Inn
is a cheap eating house, where wholesom
food and coffee can be had at the price of
, drink Of liquor. 1t is founded by chartabl
. people, generally, who adopt this means
> feeding the hungry. When food is begge
> the beggar is given a ticket to the Inn,
where he can have his hunger satisfies
The tickets cost FIVE cents only. TIL
secures bread and butter, meat, coffee, e.
: Miss Lottie R. Jerman, daughter of IL
:. late Rev. NJ. Jerman, of Camden, embarke
i, for China about the first of this month,
enter upon the mission work of the NJ.
Church there. She goes to join her siste
!, wife of Rev. s. L. Baldwin, of the Foo Che
e Mission. The qualities of mind and hea
. with which the young lady is possessed max
D her departure sad one to her many war
/ friends here at home, while it may pee
liarly fit her for the work she decided up'
< shortly after her painful bereavement
Of the death of both father and mother. S
1t is lady of fine attainments-a graduate
le Wesleyan College, Wilmington.
:" GREAT FORTITUDE.-Rowland b. Day, I
gentleman killed by the car accident
- Clayton last Wednesday, manifested gre
fortitude during the short time he suffert
ne AS has been stated, his right leg was co
is pletely crushed from the knee nearly to
=. foot; his back was broken, he said, and he v
II injured in nearly dozen different ways
the car passing over him, yet throught
all he sat up and conversed freely a
10 calmly for more than an hour, or until
loss of blood prostrated him and ended
ny life. His composure and clearness of mi
IN. was remarkable under the circustanc
or An item of note was his statement to
q physicians that his crushed leg gave b
no pain whatever, while that from his
ne iured back was intense. He soon reali
that his injuries would prove fatal and
informed Drs. Swain and Bonwill. Fina