Smyrna times., 1875-06-16


interest from March 18th, 1871, to the juno
ton & Breakwatcr Railroad Company. See
report of Court of Errors and Appeals.
game Of base ball was played in this town
last Saturday between the Juniors of Dover
and the Juniors of smyrna. The score
stood 81 to l9 in favor of the Dover boys.
The lIygenia House, Collins Beach, will
open on the 24th inst, when grand cXcur-
sion of the Knights Of Pythias Of Philadcl-
phia will be there with bands and banners
to spend the day.
Contracts for the sale of whole crops of
peaches are being made at thirty to thirty
five cents per basket delivered at the Rail
road stations. This is splendid oppor-
tunity for speculators.-.NItord N,7cy
The young colored men of this town are
organizing "pick-ax club, to parade in II
procession in Dover early in July, when Il
picnic is to be given in that town by the
colored brass bands of Smyrna and Dover.
The friends of the NJ. f. Church will
meet on the Camden Union Camp Ground.
on next Saturday afternoon, 10Th inst,
at o'clock, to consider the propriety of
holding a camp meeting on said ground
about the last of July.
Mr. Robert G. Smith of Philadelphia.
| formerly of the TINES office has become
General Agent for the India Rubber Stamp
| Company, of New York. He adyertiscs for
local agents, in another column. We wish
him success in his new undertaking.
This week we record the death Of two of
our citizens, Mr.. Baynard and Mr.. Roth
men whose social qualities and good citizen
ship were particularly. Mr.. b. was one OF
our best skilled mechanics. He contracted
consumption whilst working at McComl
City, Miss
Eighteen of the basket makers at the
Worden Mills. this town. ctruck for higher
wages on Monday. They wanted cents
they were getting 3 cents Mr. Wordcl
issued call for more hands and continued
without interruption. He is employing
about 50 makers.
\ meeting of the smyrna Base Ball Clul
will be held at the storeroom of j. Wesley
Jones. this Wednesday, evening. at Il!
M. Asimportant business will be brought
before the meeting, a full attendance i
desired. BY order of the Club,
W. p. IoLDING. Secretary.
II. y. b. Layton, formerly of Georgetown
sustained a fracture of the ankle in vii
mington last Friday afternoon. lin passin.
along the Street his foot struck arg,
granite curbing slab, which overturned an,
threw him to the ground with the rcsul
stated. He is the nephew Of judy,
! Houston.
The VIM. Worden property, Of this town
was sold for the second time) last Thur
+ day by Sheriff Cooper. a, follows: saw mil
; for $1,000 and vacant lot for So, both t.
: Mrs Mary a. Wordcn Of New .Icr>cy-
mother of Mr.. W. At the January sale tn
, SAW mill was knocked off at s.. 80 and tn
t lot at $i25
The Nanticoke House, the new hotel a
Seaforl. was sold under the Sheriff nam
lncr last week 10 the Delaware Rallros
! Company for $j,I25. 4, ii was sold >ubior
to the mortgage, which i, about 81 900.
Z will foot up, with incidentals. Sc, to abou
$4,000. 1t Is stated that it will h,. con
velt"d into a depot.
). J. VI, Barr, Esq. will dclivc- a lecture =
d the town hall. Smyrna. on Saturday aftc
IS noon. June 18th, at o clock for the brncf
y Of the farmers of this community All VIII
IS wish to avail themselves the privilege. Of
II good lecture, ar earnestly requested to /
II present. Subject; The farmer. hi, Gunil
a and their interest.
St Next sunday will be observed a. ..Chi
81 drcn's Day at the NJ f.. Church in tn
le town. \ sermon on the education Of ol
% youth, will be preached by the pastor
II the morning, and in the afternoon Il
IS school will be- assembled in the ma
$ audience room, when addresses. &c. will
y part Of the programme.
- The odd Fellows Of Camden. ami
!. Lodge celebrated their 2Gth anniycrsa
!. last week. crowded audience filled Il
;. ". f. Church on Tuesday evening, whe
Rev. Dr. Cooper and Rev. !. f. Caldwell,
!. Dover, made addresses. The latter, a
i t. have been one Of the fine
-. .ter heard III this State on odd Fcllow-hi
aocmulat" in the depot
larkage7 that arcncver call
ne for. After holding them for 50 long
re period the Company advertise them, al
r. then if they are not called for they are sc
d. at auction. Bundles are never broke
IS Am auction sale took place last week, a
one man. who bought package for 81 .
rs on opening it found &I2S worth Of silver
Of I'm the United States Court in Wilmil
ed ton, last week, Judge Bradford renderc,
Us decision against allowing the payment o
ait note and check for 5000, held by Anne
al. F. McLear, against John =. McLear, a
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