Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

term expired on Saturday last.
A Acolored woman ofSeaford was awak ened
by mouse, one night last week, to find her
house on fire, but with bucket of water
she soon extinguished the flames.
The fruit season and basket business
here leave no good excuse for any one TO
be out of work, and it causes considerable
regret among some of our young men.
On Sunday week the parsonage of the
Nj. f. Church, at Harrington, was struck by
lightning and a child of the minister in
charge, Rev. w. F. Talbot, severely stunned.
The trustees of the NJ. E. Church at Della
ware City, have secured lot, on which it is
designed to erect a new church edifice, at
an early day, at cost of from $1,000 to
$4,000
The Seaford Citizen is responsible for the
story that lightning bolt struck an UNI
brella which John Marvel was carrying last
week and shivering the frame while he es-
capped unhurt.
Captain Jim Latchum, of Milford, ships
now thousand pounds of snappers every
week to New York and Philadelphia, and
has made lots of money in the fishing bust
ness this season.
The sensation in Georgetown last week
was the marriage of a prominent bachelor
physician, of 4S years, to very prominent
maiden, who hasn't had any age for the
last fifteen or twenty years. We record it.
The farmers of Jones's Neck, near Dover.
have course for the trials of speed on Mr.
{. NJ. Wharton's farm, and on Saturday
week four horses made their mile i'm less
than 3 minutes; ordinary farm horses they
were, for the most part
John Fletcher Buris, of Middletown.
graduated at the University of Michigan
on Wednesday last, with the degree of
Bachelor of Arts. Mr. Burris was one of
the best Greek scholars in the class. He
enters now upon the study of law.
Mr. ThOs. E. huntington, formerly of
this town, (son of Mr.. j. S. Huffington) has
been elected to a Captaincy in the lst
Regt Penn. National Guard-a pet organi,
zation of Phila. Chas. X. Ide, of the P
W. q B. r. R., is Major of the regiment.
Mr.. John Cosden, of this town. has broken
ground for new dwelling on Market st.
1t Is to be a neat two story, 20 by Is front
and IA by l6 back. Mr.. A. G. Cummins |
has raised the frame of his new DWELLING.
which, by the way, is expected to be one of
the finest in the town.
Side tracks are to be put in at two point.
on the Bombay Hook R. r. this week, to
accommodate the peach trade-one at
Kothwells, . miles east of this town, and
one on Mr.. Senix's farm Clate the Thos.
Lamb property in the Alley, miles west
OF Clayton. The fruit will be carried to the
Del road.
Mr.. Richard Lockwood, an aged. wealthy
and respected citizen of Middletown, died
last week. He was in his S8th year. He
IN former years conducted an extensive
mercantile business in Middletown and
accumulated ample means, which he lib.
orally bestowed to charitable purposes. He
was a member of the Episcopal church.
The citizens of Dover and vicinity are
talking very strongly of dredging st. Jones
Greek, above Lebanon, so that it will be
made navigable to Dover. The object is to
lessen the freights. 1t is said that the
freights can be reduced one-half the rate
that is charged by the r. R. Company.
The distance to be dredged is about three
miles.
The following young Delawarcans gradu-
ated at Princeton College last week, viz:
W. Polk Cummins, Smyrna; William V.
Louderbough, Dover, (recently of Smyrna),
and Jas. Pennewill, of Greenwood, Sussex
county. There were 73 in the graduating
class, and Mr.. Louderbough was one of the
% who were honored with the privilege of
delivering an Grafton. The degree of A. b.
was conferred upon all the class.
Capt. VIM. Thatcher, the well-known
'hip-builder of Wilmington, died last week
m his 9th year. He was quite wealthy
man; commenced life as an apprentice to
4 ship carpenter and made his money
through hard industry. Under President
Taylor he was superintendent of ship-build
ng in the Navy Department, and at the
time of the Mexican war was captain of the
Guards of Wilmington.
The religious exercises at Spring Branch
amp, which commenced yesterday, are
Inder the direction of Rev. DIR. Matlack. OF
'l!ddletown. Bishop Scott, Rev. J. A.
Wood, of Baltimore, Dr. Newman, of Wash.
ngton, Rev. f. Davis, of Boston, and most
1f the prominent ministers of the Whining
.on Conference, will be present and actively
participate in the meeting. James NJ. Kir.
Din, of Dover, secured the privileges of the
Bread Tent
beyond the suspension of business here