Smyrna times., 1875-01-27
STATE AND LOCALS.

A young lady named Imogene Carpenter
has opened tobacco and cigar store ia Will
mington.
1. +. Bayard was re elected U. s. Senator
on Wednesday last, by the Legislature, for six
years from the 4th of March next.
Again the people of Dover are trying to
consolidate the public schools of that town and
orlng them all under one management
The two Chaplains of the Legislature at
Dover, Revs c. Huntington and l.. w. Glib
son, are both graduates of Yale College.
The basket factory, started in Milford about
the 10Th inst, employs forty hands which turn
out about eight thousand baskets per day.
Among the applicants for State Auditor,
before the Legislature. arc j. Douglas Cover.
dale and Jenifer S. Taylor, of Kenton HID.
Nathaniel Brinkley, (colored), well known a,
an influential politician among his own race,
died at his residence in Camden last week.
Gov. Cochran's wife assisted him at his
Inauguration reception last week. She ia a
very handsome lady, SO some of the papers
say.
The supper for the benefit Of tho Benevolent
Society, after the entertainment to.norrow
evening is to be given in the third story of the
town hall
The citizens Of Dover are to max. a move
tomorrow night to consolidate all the School
Districts OF that town under ono set Of Com
missoneTs.
Tbs Detardredn says there are vet several
cases Of scarlet fever at Willow Grove. and
that several deaths have occurred there from
the disease.
Last week six hundred people were fed at
the free breakfast room in Wilmington, a
charity table kept up by a few benevolent
ladies Of that city.
Mr.. Ward Dsakyns, in Appouuinimink. a
few miles FROM this town, has lost two chiden
within week by scarlsct fOver, lad of II
and little boy Of years.
A petition with over three hundred names.
was sent from Seaford to the Legislature. on
Monday OF last week, praying for modifca
ton of the school law.
Robert Davis an old man that lived a seclu-
ded life, his home being cave in the woods
on the farm of SeWell Biggs in New Castle
CO., died on Monday week from exposure.
The singing by the gentlemen from OIessa,
and others OF our own town. at the comedy
entertainment, to morrow evening, will be a
most Interesting feature on the programme.
The pier at Collins Beach has been leased
tor term of two years BY Capt. Taggart, the
Philadelphia steamboat man. He has also
leased Spruance's, at Bombay Hook, we learn.
There are now seventeen Oranges in Della.
ware, and move is being made to form a
State Grange. At present, the order is under
the jurisdiction OF the Maryland State Grange.
A Mr.. Paul has an ice house on the canal at
Delaware City with capacity of nearly 5000
tons which he filed last week by machinery
run By horsepower at the rate of 600 tons pei
day.
The prominent city out West" to which
Rev. G. ID. Watson OF Dover has been invited
is Indianapolis. He has been requested to
take the pastorate of the first Methodist
Church OF that city.
Prof Quimby will give a concert and ex
hbition IN Bethel ". t. Church. near this
town, on Tuesday. Feb. 9th, and at Kenton
"Wednesday, February 10th, for the benefit oil
Smyrna Circuit Parsonage.
On Wednesday morning last about o clock
the meat house Of Mr.. J. r. Whethsrby, on
the Fox Hall farm, near Dover was burned
with the contents, consisting of meat, lard
seed oats, lot Of provsnder, &c.
A grand hop for the 22d Of February Is nov
agitR:ing Dovar society. 1t is to be given ir
the handsome new dining room of the OapitO
tel, sad is to be the most tolst-ish affair O.
the kind ever given in that town, it is said
A Young Mems Christian Association VA
formed at the NJ. X. Church, in MiddIctown
last week. with the following officers; President
X. Fl. EiasOn; Vice President, Benz. Benson
Secretary, II. Vasey: frsassrer, Martin Burris
A party OF :.sgro sailors from Baltimore 20
drunk in 0eaford last week and proceeded t
show the colored population of that town thsi
fighting qualities, but instead OF whipping ou
the latter they we're badly punished them
selves.
Maggie, 10 years of age, only daughter o
Ohspcellor Willard Salisbury, died at Dover
on Saturday, Of consumption. The funera
took place yesterday, the remains being in
TERED 10 the Episcopal burying ground in tha
town.
It is stated that the p. w. Il B. r. r. Co
have posted notices in their locomotive and ca
shops giving notice Of reduction in wages o
Is per gent to take effect on the lst Of Feb
ruaTy. The hours of labor will be increase
| from eight to nine.
II The total amount Of pork slaughtered !
t this town the past season was as follows; u
! Henry Lienburger, 5s,56l ms. by Levi
, Hamilton, l9, $50 tbs; by Thos. WhartsnberTy
3 l4,206 lbs. total 92,ll7 lbs. Last year th
r total was S5.533 MS, On increase of 1854 fbi
Heretofore there has been decrease fror
. year to year. Lsst season there was
decrease of 1899 lbs. as compared with '7s
: and for the season of '72 there was a dshcienc
OF 1880 lbs. as compared With II.