Smyrna times., 1875-05-19
STATE AND LOCALS.

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Frederica voted down the tax at the last
annual school election
Twelve persons were logged at the New !
Castle whipping post last Saturday.
The Denton JI,;oa says the late Robert
Smith was aged about s.. instead of 100. as
published.
The steamer La"o&ia will commence her
trips from Leipsic to Philadelphia on or
about June 9TH.
The Delaware Railroad Company are now
laying out flower bed on the north side
| of the Dover depot.
\ man at Seaford, last week, caught
| eighty-onc rock fish at one haul. and all
weighing from 80 to so pounds each
The Milford Gas Light Company has been
organized. and they are now constructing
works on the south side OF the town.
Mr.. W. II. Carr gives notice that he has
opened his ice cream saloon for the season;
will have creams and iccs Mhc t,ar
The colorcd brass bands of this town and
Dover are to unite and hold picnic in y.
! I. Jerman's woods, Smyrna Landing. on
the 9TH of June next.
The late Judge Hall expressed great
repugnance TO having his remains exposed
to the gaze of strangers. or rather to the
stare Of mere idle curiosity.
There is now every indication of Il
drought. This, added to the frost and the
potato bugs. is creating some apprehension
Of injury TO the small fruit yet.
Middlctown proposes to shell its streets
Last week the schooner C7are j. B,ic1,g, of
this town. landed seventy tons of oyster
shells at Odessa for that purpose.
The Slatc Sentinel Dover has just closed
its first year and says it looks back over an
unbroken list Of original subscribers. and
f has added many new ones beside.
Hon. Joseph z. Comcgys delivered his
: lecture, The Three Lower Counties on the
Delaware" before the Athenmn Society OF
Delaware College last Thursday night
Thomas Coyle. the celebrated swimmer
of Chester, Pa, is said to be negotiating fol
trial with Wilmingtonian, the swim tc
take place between Delaware City and
Wilmington.
\ grand celebration, under the auspcc,
g of the Dover Base Ball Club. in conjunction
: with the citizens OF the town, will be helc
E in Dover. on Saturday, the Sd Of July, til,
f 4th being sunday.
On Thursday last the Board Of Director
: elected Col. Cleo. II. Raymond President 0
the Bank of Smyana in place of Ayrc
: Stoclly, Esq, resigned. and p. J. Cunmins
y President pr". f'n'.
\ drop or two Of coal-oil, passed with
y feather into the wind-pipe, it is said, vii
) promptly dslodge and cause the expulsion
Of the little worm that produces the cape
r in young chickens.
u Next Sunday the Old Swcdc< Church
u Wilmington, will celebrate its 10th ann
=" veryary Regular services are still held i
r the quaint old edifco, Rev. DR.. Fros
n Episcopal. being rector.
10 As an indication Of what is now cxpectc
for the peach crop We will state that NJ
l., W. W. Tschudy of this town has alrcad
q sold over 100000 baskets. and has contra,
80 ted for over 2OO.000 moro.
is The other day Mr.. VIM. ITilyard, livin
re near Kcnton, brought to our Office dea
e. goslng with two bcaLS four eyes. and thrC
al wcll-formed legs. A. usual with sue
10 malfollmations. it was not Matched to lif
ono Of the features Of the service
H..rity Episcopal Church, Wilmington, la
~uuday evening. was a solo by Prof. Rhoad
= fine tenor singer, accompanied by Richie
III violin and the organ. The effect j. dc
lo' ciibcd a, grand.
- Two little boys in Wilmington got son
powder last Monday and commenced pla
ing with it. They applied match to son
81 iii Il tin can, and it flashed into their face
forever destroying the sight of one of Il
little fellows it Is feared.
!; Tomorrow afternoon and evening Tc
,1;o Thumb and wife, his wife's sister and Co
:, Mutt show at the town hall. Besides bel
.,,,, great curiosity within themselves, tn
ION give most entertaining pcrforman
- which i. fully set forth in our advertise
,,Io columns.
ayy 1t is well enough for our business men
ind pav some attention to the advertisement
,an Mr.. Moore, the Clerk of the Peace for t
his county. Every one doing business in
ON county is required to take out license ON
we before the first Of June, and the Clerk gi
10 fair warning.
pie, The potato bugs are on hand, and c'
ion before the tops of the potato plants get "
ow- above the ground the bugs are devour
mp them, the farmers tell us. They enter
all cracks in the ground which the you
: us shoots make and thus commence the {
her. tructio9 il eaFance,