Smyrna times., 1875-12-15
STATE AND LOCALS.

Georgetown has twelve houses in course
Of erection.
The hop to be given in this town will
: take place on the 2Sth instead of the 29tb.
Of the 5,746 Government clerks in Wash.
ington Delaware is entitled to Is. and the
quota is full.
r A children's jubilee, at an early day. is
talked Of by the officers of the VI. f. Sun.
day school of Odessa.
I The sale of JOS w. Vandegrift's farm to
/ a. Spear, recently made, has been set aside
by the New Castle court.
The NJ. E. Sunday School of Dover is
making arrangements to give an exhibition
some time in January next.
There is said to be an epidemic among
the widowers of this town-a number Of
them are suffering with boils on their necks.
A fellow named George, with a dashng
wife, who recently started bakery in Sea.
ford, gave his creditors the slip last week.
Hon. n. B. Smithers has consented to
deliver lecture before the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society, of this town.
shortly.
The Young Mems Christian Association
OF Dover has engaged the Hayes Quartet, of
Philadelphia, to give concert soon-tine
not fixed
Ten Nights in a Bar-room Will be pro-
duced in the Middletown Hall sometime
during the holidays, provided matters can
be suitably arranged.
About $50 persons from Wilmington
made an excursion to hear Moody and
Sankey last night. Seats were reserved for
them in the meeting.
The Milford Presbyterians have extendod
a call to Rev. Mr.. Boynton. of the Iewcs |
Presbyterian Church. He i, said to be a |
preacher Of fine ability.
The failure of F. A. & G. W. Churcbman.
OF Wilmington, extensive lumber dealers,
Is announced. Their liabilities are rot
given, but they are said to be heavy.
Speaker Kerr, of the L. $. House Of
Representatives at Washington. is said 70
favor Attorney General Pennington. of
Dover: They lock enough alike to be
The Bethel NJ. f. Sunday School, SrnvrDa
circuit, will give an anniversary entertain.
ment, consisting of Tableaux, Songs, Decla.
nations, &c, on Thursday, 23d, in the
church. ''1'
Ex-sherif' MARVEL, of Sussex. is tho
champion hog raiser in the State. 50 for as
announced. He killed a porker. the Other
day, the weight of which was 700 rounds
dressed. l0''''"S
Ira Corby, an old man at Lebanon. noar
camden, was arrested by Marshal Dunn {
last week for selling liquor without '
government license. He has been releazed {
on 500 bail. ''N'' ,
theodore Tilton is to lecture in Wilmino- !
ton the last of this month on "Tbe Problem !
Of Life Theodores solution of the
. Problem will probably be very interest.
ng-to some people. Q
Ex.Congressman Benny Bigps. the only i
member from this State who kept his salary b
sFao' was among the thousands in Wash. Il
! ington last week who wanted an Office i
iocf keePer-or anything he could get. c
A concert is TO be given at Downs Chanel t
near kenton, tomorrow and Friday even d
ngs' for the benefit of the NJ. p. Church \
Ed"lh Is. Downs, musical director: Presley y
Downs, organist; Hayden and bowman b
'iohnistS' and D. S. Brown, prompter.
Harrington is disposed to brag a little il
Snu WIN good grounds. ii. c. Wolcott Il
@Sq,' Is now erecting there three dwelling h
iouse:i po ana Ezekiel Fleming another, while
and commodious deDot bniIdin,,
A call appears in our advertising column W
or a meeting to be held in Public School le
(o' !, IN Wilmington, on Thursday. Dec. A
~ at lO A. NJ, to organize a State Teachers d
l9sociatlon. The attendance of all per W
ohs IN the State, engaged in teaching. is al
equested. - b
al the direction Of the Board of Educa. -
ION, a special geography and man of Della. oo,'
are, or rather map Of the Peninsula. i -
oe inserted IN the School Geograubics =.
sea IN this State. 1t has been preparcd =:
ouPt. Groves and Prof. Purnell. This is "a
good idea. MS 10 re
u; Last Friday evening the city council of sp
limlngton received an invitation from al
eV' y. X. johnson, pastor of the African
mon Church of that city, to dine with tbo
lembers OF that church, on the evening Of sti
ecember 29th and Both, in the CITY Hail, up
ne invitation was accepted. iy
An old widow woman, named Finland wv
as found dead along fence row. near bor a'l n
nTiy niue dwelling, in Brandywine Hum at
req, new Castle county, last SUNDAY. she wa va
yea by charity. The Trustees of the Poor al al
lowed her 81 week and her neigbbora ol'
eptt her in food, but upon an examination eV
the body, after death, $40 was fonnd
wed up III her dress pc
The remainder Of the Jas. r. Clements sol
nds have been sold, as follows: Tho half wo
tere't in farm Of 2I9 acres in West Vest tn,
yer Hd., near Davis's Cross Roads 40 sac
d. Davis, Of this town, (owner of tho
her half for$ $3.50. The farm of loo acros rca1
'-t OF FELTON,, in S. MurderkiII Ud Cor w
'- 10 }. II. Bristor, a western man. we E'
- 'e. These sales were in fee simnle 70
"a q make the gross footing up about sI7.' ine
the
farmer near Frederick beat a litlo "a
prentice boy so severely last week that 10
upie OF gunners who saw the transoctior pei
q the case before a magistrate and had hi. hi.
e man indicted for cruelty. The bow. il in I'll
Ems, was not sufficiently expeditions in ool
ting in load of corn to please his mas. m IN IN
:, and the latter so seriously beat and III
cked him that he was for a time unable sta
speak or stand alone. The man r. a yea