Smyrna times., 1875-11-03
STATE AND LOCALS.

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cts. per pound.
Revival meetings are now being held al
kenton, Rev. E. Davis, pastor.
Milford, which never fully abandoned
sorghum culture, has quite an increased
crop this year.
1t is stated that Olive Logan will write
up her recent visit to Delaware for the New
York Graphic. WV p"
Mr.. Millington, of the Delaware House.
offers $40 reward for the recovery of n
valuable pistol. 6
The Presbyterian Sunday School of this
town town will hold its anniversary, as usual. on
Thanksgiving day.
Rev. Mr.. Stubbs lectures tomorrow even.
ing, IN Wilmington, (St. Paul's NJ. f..
church, on What's the Use"
Notices to Gunners" can be had at tbe
LINES office, ready printed, for four cents
per notice. On muslin, eight cents.
Mr. James S. Moore is building a dwell.
ing at Morton, to be occupied bv Mr.
hooert Dawson, who is engaged in selling
goods there e
Mr.. James II. Wood, of the Eagle Hotel
Georgetown, who has been for some time
IN feeble health, proposes to spend the
winter in Florida.
Inc Seatinel denies the failure of Collins
Co., the fruit Gamers at Lebanon. They.
are now, or were when heard from. engaged
IN paying off their Indebtedness.
Jim Viney, for assaulting Reese Jones
both colOred, of this town, was sentenced
by the court at Dover, last week, to nav n
hne OF $50 and be imprisoned two months
An effort is being made among the Epis.
copalIans at Lewes to raise an amount of
money sufficient to obtain pastor for the
church, which has been fitted up hand
somely.
According to the Milford Nc,os factory
dried or evapOrated fruit is goino off
rapidly at 50 cents per 10. This IS provino
to be one of the best branches of the fruif
business.
They had ''catechism bee at the West
Presbyterian Church, in Wilmineton Tnns.
day night. Four ladies went clear through
the Shorter Catechism without missing a
question.
There was big scare in New Castle last
week over the reported failure of Morris.
lasker d Co., the firm that has started the
immense iron works there There was no
truth in the report.
10 IS stated that Rev. Mr.. Dinsmore. the |
Presbyterian minister of Milford. who has |
gone on a visit to Ohio, has asked for n |
dismissal from this Presbyterv. to the sun |
prise OF his congregation
Some of the Rehoboth stockholders ara
not at all satisfied with the action of the |
Association, in allowing billiard tables in
the hotels there. 1t is understood that
such privilege has been granted.
Marsh & Brown, who dried peaches bv a
new process at Wyoming the past season.
are gong to put other dryers at several
points along the Del. r. R. They did the
heaviest business ofeny dryers in the State
this year.
The Grand Jury of this county. David
Rees, foreman, visited the Jail and aims.
house last week, and reported to the conrt
on Friday that those institutions were both
Under excellent management and in good
condition. e0'N
John Graham, the failing merchant of
!. camden, has absconded, it is said. His
liabilities are put at $4,000. Edward Lord.
CaPt. Debornough, Mrs. jackson and Miss
SodWln g have lost quite heavy by him the
Sentinel says.
An effort to set aside the sheriff sales Of
INC properties OF +. Beck, VIM. Worden
anu D. u. Evans, made in this town, was
! successful. The sales werea all confirmed
Dy tne court yesterday, at Dover So the
parties inform us
Mr.. James Hill, one Of our oldest and
most respected citizens, died Yesterday of
'sthma. lie had been afflicted eighteen
years with this disease and had MANY times
llspalred OF his life, so severe would the
attacks come upon him.
ShiP-building, which has been so dull NJ
Milford for some time past that the several
ards are IDLE, Is about to revive again. the
Ne'cs says. VIM. A. Scribner is understood
' nave received contracts for two vessels.
a, Ihos. Carlisle for one. I
Of the three liquor sellers of Lewes. two
nave died and one run away, all within n
week. Only one of-them kept licensed
1lace-Wells, of the United States hotel
Fenwick, the one who ran off, had IL
indictments against him for illegal sales.
One-night recently an entrance was
Effected into the public school house at
'coIOAhg dhu ~ ulttlOndfyy NUMBER OF 4
5pellers and readers, etc., were piled up and
ired. Fortunately, the flames were smoth-
cred before any great damage had been
lone.
A man in Wilmington, a saloon keeper
named Francis Quigley, lost two children
1y dyptheria, within few days, last week.
He has had ten children, Of whom eight
are deceased, all having died while young,
and in pairs-two at time, within a few
days Of each other.
Jacob Allen, (col.) for stealing leather
rom Edw. Harrison, of this town, Recently,
was sentenced by court TO six months Inn.
be whipped with twenty lashes,
one honr IN pillory, and pay restitution
money and costs OF prosecution. He was
logged last Saturday.
1t is expected that about eight loan
in Wilmington will "run OUT
or mature within the next six or eiphtf
months, thus securing hundreds of houses
TO their owners and lifting the mortgages
thereon. Debts to the amount of between n
81 600 600 and $4,000. 600 will ha oanoallod.