Smyrna times., 1875-02-10
STATE AND LOCALS.

this ntSen ton cases of scarlet fever are reported
rooo Inc N5e*srs FAIRIES, undertakers of this towr
'O(o'ueo lou interments for the year 1874
Su'e interesting prOtracted meetings ara /;
suoaoS. p'oS'e>: at Lebanon and Wyoming, and grea
success is expected ""O Hied
dearna1 nc thermometer, this morning, marked tw
uegTeeS below Zero in this town-tha coiJo" ~"
OF the season and for years. 0cueS
IN "A. INC shooting match at Middletown II.
ttn9rSd1y; ~; Smyrna beat Middletown bv fv,
OlruS' The score stood 90 to 25. y NV
me c@I9red people of this town had or,nl
% o"lI on wednesday night last, in the Gri(ftI
S'Oreroom' Second story on 1.-THE Hin y -
ISI'tions are in circulation asking the Leo;s
lure ~ lOr the establishment of a State WI
iI1uSe' anc are being numerously signed
Az I4l CIcmmer gives his Jubilee Concert :,
W'4'S'o"h 10 morrow evening. His Snxrn.
| 18th. VI next week,
M, a iarge ,,g barn belonging to Jos. Hanna in
Mlll Groek Hid, near Wilmington. was H.. ~
.royGG en oy hre Friday night, with two cows +
was filled with grain. '0"S II
The Chapel NJ. f. Sunday ScbooI or NJ,
loru, are to hold Kettle Drum" next weak
whateVer = that may be. One feature is 10 drnss
In 'OId Folks costume. . ~ u'e"'
shooting match for a purse Of s1oo ord
me champIoaship of the State between Alonao
Lear and Jerry Go!dsboroaSh will take nIara
mere tomorrow afternoon. P'"00
Ihe late James Anderson, of Georr.tovr
cashier OF the Bank there, owned 3, 500 acras
- ~ I'"c III sussex county, aud his personal pro.
perty IS valued at $4,000. P''
Prot. Gordey. of the Conference Academv
VIII SrsIch at Leipsic. in the NJ. E. church
~ tT7aopa'n morning, Feb. 18th aud at Ray
hond the same day at clock =. NJ
ocarIet lever Is very prevalent at Milton. and
very ldtai. AS many as tw) or three children
have died in one family, and the disease doos
NOT aoate 30 says the Sussex Journal
On Monday night church in WIr,;ro,o,
used by the colored people was dcs.roye5 m bv
nfe' wth two unoccupied dwellings Toss
origin. - u i"'e"uiary
The Indies of the Olessa NJ. + Cb,roh
to hold a Martha Washington Tea Partu a,I arc
give an entertainment 10 acting charades u -
and 18th. '''"'"ES' l'th
feV. Mr. Swain Of Millsboro. SUSSEX ~
radrd horses last week with the (Iipsirs ia
SE"t o4diy skinned, and tried to find a law in
fcorRstown that would enable him IN oa, ri"
horse back, but without Luccess.
Today IS Ash Wednesday, the commanco.
n'Dt OF Lent. At the Episcopal Chnrrb tb;.
own, there will be four extra services o.aL .'ai9
week during the six weeks Of the fast viz .
morning and evening Of each Wednesday and
The Republican, tells of an Irish voma,
amtd stevens, in Wilmington, now eigbty 7
ears ears oid' and Tor many years widow, who by +.
lose economy aud industry has accumuhted .
D!tune l!I. estimated at sl50000. She is now in .
The price of stock 1T public sale, in this a
lGGlhity ranges as follows; at Mr. CavenIer's
t'e aso norSes sold at from $l25 to Sl9j; mules ,
5zO cows, $50 to $40. At Mr. Petgrson's fl
eSterday-horses, about $llS mules s30G n
'ws, $50 to $52. "'''' =
Several laymen elected to attend tho " L ia
10 this town have written To- the D.
to procure homes saving that 81
ey must be allowed the privilege of quarter. :.
2 at the hotels, and insist that ministers be u
signed to their " bones " if possible. u'
John l!owber, aged about 70, and for manx ~
ars we'll known in and around Dover, died ~
the county almshouSe on Tuesday. At one
ne IN MS me no was prominent business gr
an OF Phlladelphis. Poverty and disease We
ade him one OF the county wards. tn
an old book was purchased by rag dealer 10 10
Wilmington last week entitled the votes at at
q proceedings OF the House of Representa-. Gu Gu
res OF the Province Of Pennsylvania on the G1 S,1
. d'y OF December, 1852" 1t is a folio of VI, y,
70 pages printed BY Benjamin Franklin in a.
On last Wednesday night the "Wednesdov IL.
enlng CIass' Of the NJ T. Church, Middle. -,
"n, A. Il Cox, leader, celebrated their Doth r"' ="
nlVersary. The exercises of the evening '''
re or very interesting character-sinoing ,
1rcsses by Rev. DIR. Matlack, Mr.. Cox, and AN
Iers. wa @'N An An
Never were our gossips so completely foiled the
tney, were 10 the matrimO Onial alliance con. for
mated 10 this town yesterday morning Not of
70 the minister knew Of it until after bed obi
le the night before, and he had the knot tio
before our citizens were well cut of their of
tbs the next morning ma.
Another railroad bill has been introduced in fro
State Senate, called the Sussex Midland
Ilroad Company, it is said, for the purpose TN
building railroad from Georgetown to va
dgey'lle. The Bridgeville folks say thew sid
DuHd u u they get their charter, aud don't sAl
state ard. By all means give il to them. per
,ome time ago one of the Wilmington Odd con
lows lodges received $25 from an unknown do
rec. The lodge could learn nothing about the
only that i was a donation Last week. tau
ever, the Milford Neios published an item \
he effect that twenty. Eve years ago an en-. Co,
lTisng young man, just starting business in ayr
ford, had the misfortune to be burned out
received. among other donotions, $40 from n
lodge. This favor was never ayr
lOtten, and few days ago the recipient be. no
ught him that it would be graceful thing cIin
etnrn the money with interest. This he has pas
lrdIngly done. The name is withhold (fra