Smyrna times., 1875-12-22
STATE AND LOCALS.

: move from Washington to Milford He
has rented a house.
Mr. Robt. j. Lanx, merchant of Milford
designs removing his stock to Dover on OF
about the lst of January.
f 1t is said there will be more marriages in
t Camden, this winter, than has occurred
there for number of years.
A man near Delmar, in Sussex county.
who has been troubled with a cancer, had
his hand amputated last week.
Geo. A. Moore, town collector of Milford.
has defaulted in the sum of $444. His
securities have given their notes in pay.
ment.
The Sussex Journal is down on the
Centennial celebration. The editor and
two correspondents, in its last issue, "gnaw
a file.''
The house of lady near Greenwood. in
sussex, was entered by thieves OH Wednes-
nlght last and SIS in money and $40 in
clothes stolen.
The report that Hon. B. T. Biggs visited
Washington, to solicit an appointment to
an office, IS cOntradicted by the Wilmington
.Hoy7ing Herald.
John w. Fennimore of Leipsic, on Tues
day week, slaughtered four hogs, Ia months
and days old, that weighed respectively
54O, 5313, 5l9 and 495 lbs. Total weight
20S2! TBS.
Another military company was Organized
IN Wilmington last week for the Centennial
This makes the fourth company that has
been organized in Delaware-three i'm vii.
mlngton and one in Dover.
The e"Sammy Jones farm, at Blackiston,s
Cross Roads, six miles west of SMYRNA. has
been purchased by Chas. G. Ross living on
the Hazell farm) for $6,50O-I7O acres
Middletown.
Mrs. Smith was found dead at the house
OF Thomas Dyer, who resides near Harrinp.
ton, on the Delaware r. R., last "Wednesday
evening She was Dyer's housekeeper.
For some years past she has been afflicted
with heart disease.
1t Is stated that last Sunday night. in
Wilmington, at Asbury NJ i. Church. |
Ashley Simpson sang the "Ninety and Nine |
with such effect that many persons were in
tears, and not a sound, save his voice, broke |
the stiffness OF the congregation.
Messrs. Richardson & Robbins. of Dover
are canning large amount of poultry this |
season. On Tuesday week they bought S35 |
mead OF fowls, after eleven O'Clock. for
winch they paid $74067. They arc run.
hlhg from o'clock in the morning till 10
at night ''-- ~
The "Union Advocate Publishing Co :,
Tan organization of colored menl intend
starting weekly paper in Wilmington
about the first of January next The
paper will be devoted to the interest of the
colored race, and Louis P. B. Henry will
Messrs. HAZEL & Pennewill and Fisher &
Dockhan nave purchased the 5acre lot of
senator salisbury, in Dover, (adioininp the
Academy for $4,000, which was naid in
the bonds of the Conference Academy
Mr. Pennewill sold this same piece of Land
10 MIR. Salisbury in 1865 for 81 900.
While on a visit to the Moody and
''SnKey % I1ty meetings recently, VIM. REYNOLDS.
OF wilmington, Adjutant General of tbis
oIate' recognized in Mr.. Moody a former ac.
~. 3rain lance and clerk in store at Niles. |
Ntlchigan; Mr.. NJ, at first, did not recop.
his name. ing
IL Is stated that the fastest time eyer {
Lnade on the 2. w. & B. Railroad was ono q
4 Iay iast week, when train ran from PbiIa. I
leiPhla to Baltimore, 100 miles, in two l
hours ana eighteen minutes, and made two a
'loPS on the route-about As miles per v
loIr. Inc last English trains run at GO t
niles per hour. W
John White, Constable at Frederica. had
" " attack of appoplexy in one of the stores t
u that town on Friday week and died on t
He had just arranged to be i
married, and parties who had received nm T.
Nv nYi'atloh to attend his wedding received. Il
wo Gays thereafter, notice to attend his L
unerai' de was in his fortieth year. fl
Last Thursday a lad of I6 years vos -
learly Killed at Marydel, whilst trying ~ h
ump on the Md. & Del. train. iIn 1vao = =
'ith his parents, family named MaknIv .. o.
mo were emigrating from MICHIGAN fo r
aloot county: The boy got off the train II
~ attempted 70 get on again after il had n,
IIarted, but fell between the car and the a,
laIiorh' ~ lie was 80 terribly crushed that n
was not thought possible for him TO live al
~. uI ne was rapidly improving up to yester, fa
me centennial Commissioners Of tJ;s ql
tate held meeting in Wilminotop Iast 70
cen ana resolved to abandon the idea Of &c
Iectlhg building for Delaware ON the er
In'enhlal grounds. We are glad of this W
ne structure was to cost only $1,000 and of
kInd OF a decent affair could be mt nm it
= that price. The project is abandoned sh
'cause the money cannot be raised h., tn
iarty donations. The Commissioner are
hold another meeting in Middletown
'he OF the assistant light keepers at tho by
l-a Ledge Light House, in the Delaware wi
" oelow Little Creek, is getting too bio is
ms office. He now weighs 240 fbs,. and Of
IS with the utmost difficulty that he can we
ueeze himself through the tran door bu
lding to the lantern. The first time he sh
INT up lit is a new light housel he wa. wi
rald he'd have to stay there. but he Nj
aanaged to sqeeze himself back bv taking pc
ms clothes. BY little practice, how. be
er, he has learned to get down without ca
is trouble. "''"0"' ge
j. r; Mancha sold last week the farm Nh
Gently owned by Edward Beck located 90
ar Clayton, to j. C. Bowers. of Hackctts. 70,
Sn; n. j., for ll,5O0-l3s acres. Sold At
the Bank of Smyrna. This is Ss3. AZ loc
"a LaF. l. \ e.-~c.