Smyrna times., 1875-01-20

l. ~" o'asnualcS was large and the feeling OF
'"G o'casloh Will long be remembered.
+ ~ Is sald that the Directors of the Delaware
na'iroad were remarkably economical ON the
= : %st0 % question at their annual dinner at Dover
| last week. Only four BOTTLES of Scotcb oi.
were ordered and three of those returned
! !. ms evening, the ladies' of St. Geo~ges r.
benefit the Library there, give M "MeTi'ba ~
washington supper and concert ScveraI
laules and gentlemen from PHILADELPHIA. fine
amateur musicians, have volunteered to lend
: their services. ~ ieDu
@ Inc Sheriff of New Castle county last
o4[Iuurday sold the property of William CLARK.
10 ChrlStlana hundred, containing 95 acres and
o. perches, to Jeremiah Underwood for
$1,000. Several years ago Mr.. Clark our.
chased TINS tract for about $4,000.
me entertainment by j. Prescott Eldridge
~ nave Deen given in this town tomorrow
nIghC W mas been postponed until February
BE, BE T. proStrated with sore throat in
aonnaI no,aJe pnla' lie has been invited to give
second entertainment in Milford and will visit
smyrna during that trip. -
o hichard Harrington, Esq, has resigned tho
0tncs OF Assistant District Attornev for t%o
IS;lSttlct !; OF Columbia, and Charles G. Fisher
LL-Sq,' OF Milford, son of Judge Fisher has
D'en appointed as his successor. Mr. Uar.
rlhgton Will remain in Washington, in tbe
practice of his profession.
Another hop, on a large scale. is 10 ba oivor
IN u the town hall, this town, on the 27tb inst
Iroi Richie, OF Wilmington, is to furnish tho
music Tickets admitting two ladies' and mo
Tgentleman; 81. Master of Ceremonies. +. @,
cooper Floor Manager, e. p. Luckman
ASSISTANTS l. Taylor and John Wilkinson. ir'
Mrs; Scotton, an aged lady Of this town.
sIlpped upon the ice on Monday and produced
ssVeTe fracture OF the thigh. Mrs. Conlev. |
we OF Mr VIM. Conley, blacksmith. also nro' |
duced dslocation of the thigh from y si,n;.
Iar iaIl. Last week Robert Craig also brnke
ms ms arm by fall IN the street DR.. Hirons has
all the cases in charge.
1t ls contemplated quite earnestly bv tho
members OF the VI. f. Church in Dover 70
make the proposed new chapel there form Tho
nucleus for nsw church. The thOnoht pas
suggested by the Sunday School which has
crown TOO large to have its interests properlv
served 10 the present Sunday School room
% says the Reporter of that town.
Prot. james \. Cemner, we'll known IA =
CONDUCTOR or Children Jubilees, proposes 70
Eve -, enc OF these entertainments, in the VI r L
y y nurch' thus town, on Thur.day evening
reOruary 18th. The exercises will ha of -
character that will conduce to the cultivat;on
Of Sunday School Music The first rehearsal
VIII take place IN the church this evening.
j. One night last week, Winp.te Batts vbo
ives nv over the line dividing this county and
OaroIlne county, Nd went to Whiteeysburg
u company with his son and got drunk. He
'1n!ereu on late at night into an orchard
luIolhlng ms house, where be was found dead
le1t morning: bottle of whisky was laving !
~ the ground about twelve feet from him,
. Captain Fowler, an aged and prominent {
-" u AgWe$ came near being drowned in !
ne creek at Milford, on Tuesday night. of lat :
TeeN. Says the Lswes Light: Who could :
iilnG that man who had resided by the sea =
OF seventy years anj large part Of that time !
een tossed wildly upon its biIlowe would .
raVel distance OF - miles to find a stagnant y
ltch IN which to drown himself?
Yesterday little girl, daughter Of Mr. los y
ones living on Mr.. John Is. Cooper's farm :.
u the Dover road, Il miles from This town ;;
,ss seriously IT not fatally bu ned by her Il
iothlng catching hre. The upDer portiope nr =,
er body were badly injured and Mr. + in y,
rylng to extirguish the flames, had his hands =,
1Verely scorched. DR.. Hlrons was called in e.
q mas hopes tor her recovery. She has since IL
We have received the first number Of the ro
W'StwH Reporter, the new weekly started in ut
over III the interests OF the Conferences sh
oale'ny' IL presents neat appearance and in
=. - ~ 'P'"'S oH age. IL Is edited UY vi
70 young teachers in the Academy. w l. to
oodIng' a. b. and Rev. J. Z. Gordy There ru
temperance page, edited by Rev A. d (W
avis familiar name in Delaware news. lin
.pers. ~" w;
"A property sold by Sheriff, near Wilminpton
't saturday, would not bring the price of GO
e mortgage. 1t was a farm of Sc acres in h
randywlne Hundred 1t was advertised n. Sc
e property Of Geo r. Townsend Mr. r so
IL IN at the Sheriff sale for 81. $50 subject mi
mortgage Ihs property Was some time
o sold by Mr. Townsend subject to a -,
= 3r.Esge' aHd was re purchased by him in Ia ~
der to save the mortgage. tor
Among the neWs items sent from Washing ~ i'
oH rrluay last was the following: The rio
>. Ssnate took recess yesterday afternoon ~ ~tio
H3O ~ the evening, Mr. Salisbury bein5 Nv Nv
en- speaking. At the hour fixed upon, how. &C.
er, only few persons were in the chan,ber "a "a
u Mr' Sauia6ury was very Indignant that no ~ ~
ore than half dozen Senators should hove pre-
INFESTED desire to hear him, aud declined 10
make his speech to empty benches. The WI WI
nate therefore adjourned we
La the United States Circuit Court at VII d.
ngton, on Monday, w. H. EllegooI, Joshua Az
IegoOd and VIM. l.. Crosby, Of Lewes, con. Ri,
ted or smuggling sugar from the bark pri
IS0htc, at the Breakwater, in June last wsre W,
ltenced each to fine OF SlO0, and imnrison. UI.
mt for four months in New Castle iaii Two Re-
them were convicted by the evidence, and On
third pleaded guilty. The testimonv in. tha
ated that violations Of the customs laws 4
re frequent at the Breakwatsr Gle,
Last Saturday morning, in Wilmington, Ellen Re
own, CO. lored girl, was terribly and ner. Bu
ps fatally burned at tho Screen House" OF
ont and King streets. She was broilinr n to-"
Il stGAk at the time, and in reaching over Lit
stove to the mantle for something, her =, l
'ss caught fire and almost in fash her tlel
ole body was enveloped in sheet of fame VIII
e had gone as substitute for the regular nit
'k and had not been in the house ten not
nntes before the fearful accident occurred. adu
he has siuce died. ate'
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FOR THE PoOa.-The ladies and gentlemen
o gave the recent Library entertainment in i
8 town have been invited and have consent Er,