Smyrna times., 1875-09-01
STATE AND LOCALS
Read adv. of closing night at Coll;rs

| COluIlSuCcQ.
The closing party at Collins's comes of
tomorrow night, with the Little German
Band and rich supper.
An effort is being made to orconizo
Aouaye company in Seaford, for the purpose
OF going to the Centennial.
The Dover base ball club propose to hold
a oase ball tournament in that town, some
time IN the latter part of September.
JAS Cowgirl Il Son, of Dover, have fo,
sale the new school books adopted recently
oy the State Board of Education. See adv.
There are already forty-two fruit distill.
cries in operation in this State and other.
are coming in every day. So the Milford
Ne,cs says.
Inc GrangerS Of Delaware will hold :,
celebration some time in September. in
McFarlins woods, near Newport. three
miles from Wilmington.
II Is stated that parties have made All
the arrangements, and that q ,tiIl will II.
put IN operation at Little Creek LANDING in
few days for making fruit brandy.
We arc requested to state that tbc
temperance mass meeting, announced to
be held on Camden camp giouud S,,,f OF,
Is recalled ON account Of the busy .inc.
The report put alloat by the WASHINGTON
'Htt' that Henry W. Cannon oi the Dovc,.
Sentinel had been appointed L. $. Marshal
Is mistake. Marshal Dunn is still safe.
Owing to the luxuriant growth o.. vl..o..
tioh tins summer it is feared there will j..
an unusual amount of sickness this f,u
consequent upon the prevalence OF malaria
\ circus, that travels BY railroad. Will
show at Dover and Middletown next wccl.
out gives Smyrna the go-by. Providence =
not disposed to aifict Us with peach losses
and circuSes too.
Miss Jane Griffith, post ,tr,.,S at Hoe
kcNSin' III New Castle county, went a few
days az" to see some friends in Marvl,nd
where She died the next day after sudden
illness of only Is minutes.
The firm of Elia:on 4 Benson I,,ro
opened IN the tin and stove business in
Mlddletown. The junior member Of fine
iIrm, Mr.. Benz. Benson, is Il former Snv,uio,
and very active young man.
Last Thursday Sheriff Cooncr sold tho
flyland r. Pennington house. this town 70
G' +. Rothwell, for $2,9jG; also the resi-.
dencc OF Mrs Susan B. Attix. in Kcutor
l,O25. ''''' ''-
The great meeting of the colorcd ncopIc
OF " "llmlngton, known as the . Big Quarter.
~ was held last Sunday 1t is estimated
that 5000 visitors poured into the coIorcd
people quarters i'll the city that norlIipg.
Notwithstanding the rain.
st. Peters Church WAS closed last sunday
services being held III the Chanel. The
church has been painted and will bc
1Pehed ior regular service next Sunday.
Holy Communion i'll the morning.
}. I. WRIGHT, Rector.
1t Is reported that Il Philadelphia gentle.
nan was so pleased with RehobotL tlat bo
anxious to invest $4,000 there. We do
rot suppose that there is anything to rrc. ,
eht nm from relieving his anxiety. Reno.
'o'h aooundS in rose colored prospects.
john W. Whiteman of White CLAY Creek t
hundred is determined to let the neo,lo
mo" IN time that he is going to be a can. ,,
li''ate Tor the Democratic nomination for I
'herili OF New Castle county, and has /
iready published his card in the Go.e0e. l.
one-third of the peach shipping Of this I
'enlhsuia Is done at Clayton. From - to II
W cars per day have been shipped from =
mere daily Tor nearly two weeks. and ono
"y i''S' week ll3 cars were sent off. 1t is "
ext to Wilmington as railroad centre. b
An impromptu watermelon partv at NJ, k
: r. "ildS this town, last evening, spread o
Ut INTO large proportions and wound nm ,'
Ith one OF the most pleasurablc hons ever II
wen III our hall. Its odd winding up was N
OF more marked than its eminent social AZ
'pect. '"i Sc
ia
oh Monday afternoon last one Of tho lc
agnes on the Kent County II. r. ran off b.
le track at Worton Station, whilst boulina =
peach train to Clayton, and so badly II
rocked Itself as to render IL Useless for r.
ie rest Of the peach emergency. if is X
arnd by
ih" Whitlocils, Of Middlctown. who N
ere the murclerers of a negro man tbcrc bl
eek before last, must be desperate sct ~;
Is stated that Constable Foster has rc. ca
sned his office rather than be compellcd ev
arrest them-father and son. Wbv or
N the Governor offer a reward? 10
Dover narrowly escaped confederation WI
onday night. Mr.. John $. TESTERS bouso I" a.
'arly opposite Mr.. Shakespeare, on the
rect leading to Smyrna, caught fire and
Is damaged to the amount of s4Oo or St
w. before the flames could be extin. nc nc
.ishcd. The town was badly senred. A