Smyrna times., 1875-04-07

themselves In high terms OF appreciation OF c
he efforts of Rev. E. Stubbs, who assumed
he duties of the pastorate that day for the
rst.
Ann Elizas lecture, to be delivered in
his town next Saturday evening will, from
PRESENT indications, be the best attended
DISCOURSE ever given in Smyrna. 1t has
been difficult, all the past winter, to find
nails sufficiently large to accommodate her
audiences.
Last week Lowery & Co., of Milford, sold
over 1880 fur skins Isl 1854 of them musk
rat) to the agent of fur dealer in London.
The value Of these skins is something over
$4,000. Messrs. Lowery & Co. have ex-
pended this season about 100000 in this
trade.
The store property in Dover occupied by |
Hoffecker & Stewart, merchants, has been |
sold by David F. Burton to Robert II. |
Lewis for $3,60O Stewart Il Conwell have
succeeded Hoffecker x Stewart in the
mercantile business, Daniel c. HOffecker
retiring
The Commercial announces that Rev. A.
D. Davis has reached the determination to
revive the Rescue, the temperance organ
which was merged into the Christian Re
porter at the beginning of the year, and in
few weeks will print and publish it in
Wilmington.
The ladies of the NJ F. Church of this
town have had gas, some new carpets and
other improvements put i'll the parsonage,
and on Mon' evening the members and
liner citizens of the tow called in large
numbers to pay their respects to H.. Mr..
and Mrs. Stubbs.
A lady in this town last summer put some
green gooseberries in bottles tightly corked,
and buried them in the garden. Last week
she took them up. The fruit was as plump
as when corked up, and some tarts made
from it were fully equal to any made from
the fresh berries.
The Baptists have commenced the cree
ton of new church building in Milford.
The structure is to be of wood, 30x42 feet,
with an l8 feet ceiling. 1t will contain q
recess pulpit four feet i'll depth and a
vestibule eight feet deep, making the en-
tire length fifty-six feet.
Our community was panied this morning
by the announcement of the death Of Mrs
Jos. V. Hoffecker, one of our greatly be
loved lady citizens. If it were possible t
"live without spot or blemiSh' she woulC
most surely have been pointed out as sucl
< an one by all who knew her.
The Governor has appointed J. Douglas
Coverdale, Justice of the Peace and Notar
Public in and for KentOn hundred, to re
g side at Clayton. Also Randall B. Garmar
n to be Constable in and for Kenton hundred
5. to reside at Clayton. These are new office
created by the last Legislature.
IS A lady in this town who has hat decke
v with a very life-like image of a bird, ye,
" terday left the head dress on the tabl
when her pet cat went for the "counterfe
=. presentment' and nearly tore it up befol
=, she found out that it was not the kind of
- bird she was seeking to devour.
Arrangements are now being complete
20 to have a "spelling bee' in Wilmington,
q. aid of Delaware's quota to the Centenni
or Fund. There will be two classes, (the nun
ber of each to be limited), one compos'
of ladies and the other of gentlemen, WI
must be over II and under 100 years
ll7 age.
Is,
Ex-Sheriff Williamson sold the proper
of Joshua r. Clements, in the neighbt
u hood of Sandtown, on Tuesday week,
oy follows: Farm consisting of 230 acres,
X, Lewis Schabinger at $20 per acre;
ru containing , acres, to the same, a. 81
per acre; tract of 4S acres, to Josh
I'D Parker, at $40 per acre.
ne The Bridgeville Agricultural Society,
hu Sussex county chartered by the Legis
ol ture) was organized last week, with j.
Richards as President. The society
list purchased 20 acres of land adjacent
81 Bridgeville, from j. E. Suddler, for $45
ere acre, which they will Immediately prep
'ch for Fair purposes next Fall.
Isaac Pennewill, Esq, for sixteen year
lor faithful teacher and Principal of No
MS Public School, this town, rendered
T. resignation on Saturday and Mr.. Hern
oiu Roe, of Dover, (recently of POughkeep
n. Y. has been appointed to the vacau
ave Mr.. r. comes among us highly endors
ok. both as a citizen and teacher.
There have been three cases of small
. ny in this town. Yesterday a little child d
with the disease, and was buried last nil
l OF There are now two cases, one on South
plar the other on Pearl street, both of n
OF type and convalescent. No new cases h
been reported since Saturday. The dis
" was contracted in Wilmington.
wn, On Saturday morning week, Mr.. Will
Ages IIollOwell, living near Wyoming, went
heir work in the field leaving his wife,
i1oi- Elizabeth HOllowell, in apparently 9
ana health and spirits, but returning to
house at noon found her lying upon
the sofa, dead. The little children were il