Smyrna times., 1875-05-12


Government pier at Lcwcs this season.
The cost of these piles when set in the pier
was 81 900 each, at last years prices; this
season, on account of the reduced price of
iron, they can be set at gross cost of about
$500 each.
few days ago a number of boys in this
town enjoyed themselves hugely in calling
one of our citizens "ncknames." The citi |
zen alleged complaint before Esquire Budd |
and he fined five of the boys $l.75 each for
disturbing the peace. 1t was rather novel |
suit, but taught wholesome lesson.
a woman named Heritage, in Whining
ton, the other day Shot a policeman, named |
Nickerson. Nickerson was in her whisky
ranch. drunk, when quarrel arose be
tween them and She shot him in the cheek,
producing a very painful wound. She
alleges that he made improper proposals to
her.
J. y. Foull and wife, of Milford, ccle
bratcd their silver wedding last week. 2j0
invitations were sent out. as bait for pres
cnts. The wedding was performed over
again, two Presbyterian ministers officiating.
Most of the guests were in full party dress.
Mr.. Foulll is one Of the leading druggists
there.
The date of the proposed excursion to
Rehoboth has been fixed for Tuesday, the
25th Of the present month. The fare will
L.. tI, I,.+ Ill.
. Wilmington, and Il Sliding scale for stations
? further down the road The fare from
! Clayton will be about two dollars and fifty
cents. round trip.
: The Philadelphia Press of last Thursday
published over Oh" hundred special do~-
! patches from various localities in the States
Of Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey. in
= relation to the present prospects Of the
f peach crop. the general tenor Of which
n was to the effect that far the crop has a
tolerably favorable outlook.
9 y. +. Wilds, Assistant Teller in the Bank,
\ this town, whilst out riding last Wednesday
!, evening, the horse ran off and he was
thrown heavily 10 the ground from an open
buggy. His collar bone was fractured and
) he was otherwise painfully. though not
: dangerously, injured. Dr. Hirons reduced
II the fracture and Mr.. W. is rapidly i'm
proving.
P On Thursday last the follown. Board Of
n Directors was elected for the Bank OF
p" smyrna. viz George Davis, John Mustard,
II. B. Fiddeman. Jas. Il. Lohand, David J.
" Cummins, George II. Raymond, John f.
y Collins Geo. Y. Massey. Jno. H. IIotircker
l. This is the old board with the exception Of
the last named. who succeeds A. Stockly
of resigned
.d The well known steamer H,o. R.qL,EI
is running between Wilmington and Salem
while on her way up the river one day last
-. week struck an obstruction near the Inoutl
= of Salem creek, which stove a large hole il
= her. She was run ashore in a sinking con
70 dition and her passengers We're taken Of
by tug. She ha, since been raised an,
taken to Wilmington for repairs
Mr.. Horace NJ lIarlcastlc. Of Morton
= Is now canvassing for book that promise
a most remarkable sale viz: The Life anc
Life-Work Of DR.. David Livingstone. til,
Great Explorer Of Africa" 10y Rev J.
ne Chambli-,. The price is s.. The worl
sc will be ready in July. |, will be la,g
; volume Of 500 page. and with lUO ilustra
d' tions. 1t Is sold by subscription only.
There wa, quite a -tr among tn" Ma,oni
tn fraternity Of thi, town last Thursday even
II ing \ goodly number Of the order frol
II Middlctown, odessa and Dover met then
ty upon the level and parted upon the ,,luar
-~onctimc in the night. 1t Is undcrstoo
le that two or three candidates for high order
is were put through ''cour,c Of sprouts.
~. The order here i on the up grade, it
Of said.
The store Of W. +. Sharp, at Harrington
we wa, entered by burglars last Friday nigh
%, and the safe robbed Of eight hundred do
a,t lar, in money. Besides the money whic
,k was stolen there were also in the sal
or several drafts and checks. Of these thos
which were signed we've taken, and the r.
lnaindcr left undisturbcd. There is no clu
ny to the perpetrators Of the robbcry.-Co,
~ 0,cfc,M.
,ht
ion The way i, being prepared for the cxcu
no. sion Of the editors Of the Peninsula. by VI
Fisk Townsend, Of the Sussex .Jop,uo
chairman Of the executive committee. IT
-" fonD,ncm says: " 1t now seems likely TIN
'iii' the trip from Lewcs to New York by ol
''"' Of the steamships Of the 'Old Dominion
ms line, returning by way Of Philadelphia, vi
'''' be fixed on, and that the time will be abor
the 18th of June"
len \ lady named Bratton, in Wilmingto
Two wife Of John O. Bratton, came near losil
en- her life on Monday morning by suflocatic
: IS from gas. She got up to start the coal Fl
md in the kitchen and lay down on a lounge
done until it should burn up. BY son
means the gas was allowed to escape, al
H. when her husband got down to her she "
nearly beyond recovery Two canary br