Smyrna times., 1875-03-31

at % cents bunch, and the demand slack
ing, he reduced tie price to 20 cents a
bunch, and then took the trouble to look
up the first buyers, and refunded the extra
five cents.
j. II. Wood, Esq, of Trenton, N. j., has
opened a real estate agency at Clayton, at
the office of Col. Douglass. He proposes
to enter into the business on large scale
and comes among us with the reputation of
being practical man in the business. He
has been engaged in real estate transactions
down the Peninsula for two years.
The Legislature on Thursday, by Joint
resolution, appointed Cecil c. Fulton, son
of j. Alexander Fulton, ESQ.,, of Dover,
State Librarian for two years, with an an
nual salary of $3.50. He will be required
to keep the Library open from . to hours
each day, and during sessions of Courts and
General Assembly throughout the day.
Last Sunday evening, Mrs. Mallalieu, of
this town, on returning from church, heard
persons i'll her house. Whilst procuring as
sistance the parties escaped through a rear
window. A negro girl named Eliza White
)whO formerly lived with Mrs. NJ was ar
rested on Monday, and after hearing was
sent to Dover jail Geo. Whortenberry,
cOlored, also mad a hearing, but was dis
charged.
Steam saw mills are said to be exceed
ingly "risky" property. The burning of
that at Bridgeville last week suggests the
remark, by gentleman we'll informed up
on the subject, that there have been fifty of
these mills burned out, in Kent and Sussex
counties, within his recollection; and that
their average existence is only about three
years. They are generally uninsured.-Mk
ford Nep8.
,rrIagGS Guide E1vnfig 1c "a Fen'S' 'O""th"-
Inere were nine applicants from other
Conferences for admission to the Whining
ton Conference at the recent session, and |
only two received-Henry S. Thompson, of |
Providence Conference, and F. r. Kramer, |
from NJ. f. Church South. Mr.. Thompson |
will be sent as a supply to Charlestown, Ce- |
Gil Co. No minister was appointed to that |
place when the appointments We're read
out, at the Conference.
The second annual meeting of the Mu-
tual Loan Association, of Middletown, was
held last week. The report of last years
transactions was presented and read, show
ing the total assets of the Association to be
$S,736.S4. iabilitics-$7, 90; leaving
the net gain 81 ,055.S4. Net value of each
share, of lst Series, $27.23-making the
average per centage on the money invested
l33 per annum, for two years.
The entertainment last night, in the
town hall, of public schools Nos. 3 and II
of this town, was the best ever given. 1t
was under the efficient management of Mr..
VIM. A. Cummins, one of the Commission
ers, and was most effectually Systematized.
We have not room this morning for an
extended notice, but some parts of the
songs and comedies We're decidedly well
rendered. The chOruses were admirable
Mr.. Guthrie, a hotel keeper at Glasgow,
New Castle county, was robbed of $50, in
Wilmington, on Monday. He took a walk
with a couple of men and they threw him
down and robbed him and attempted to
make off with the money, but drawn re-
volver stopped one of them; the other,
with the money, made off only to be subsc-
quently arrested The prisoners were held
in 81 800 bail each for their appearance at
court. All the money except few dollars
was recovered.
On Saturday afternoon last, Mr.. JOS H.
HOllet, overseer on Mr.. David Recess farm
in the Alley, near this town, was stricken
with heart disease, or some other ailment,
and died whilst riding on load of fodder
which he %As hauling at the time. He had
complained somewhat, but did not feel sick
enough to quit work. He was about 45
yrars of age, and leaves a family, wife and
seven children including twins seven
months old He had just moved to the
farm from New Castle county.
Public Schools Nos 5 and 1O7, this town,
VIII give their third annual entertainment
on Friday evening next, at the Town Hail.
In addition to the music, tableaux, &c, the
touching little drama entitled "The Last
Loaf" temperance piece, will be played.
The previous entertainments of these
schools have been remarkably popular, and
there is every reason to suppose that this
one will be even more attractive, if possible.
The admission will be free, but no one will
be admitted without ticket which will be
furnished (400) by Col. Raymond, or Mr..
Johns, the teacher.
The following is list of Grand Jurors
for Kent county, for the year 1875, and
Petit Jurors for the Superior Court and
Court of General Sessions for the April
Term, l875s
Grand J,'rOrS.-Duck Creek hundred
Jas. C. Robinson, Moses Price, Matthew
Ford Kenton-David Rees, Nathan T. I'm
derwood, John NJ. Clark; Little Creek -
Benjamin F. Hamm, Joseph f. Disch Do
ver-Joshua McGonigal, Martin r. Ford,
| TOcanb Monro Toooo Droff. Nootl,