Smyrna times., 1875-06-02

lnnual Grafton before the students of the
Wilmington Conference Academy, at Dover.
IN the 2.d of June.
Mr.. f. Spruance announces that he will
open his house, Fraland beach, on June
22d. The hotel has been enlarged and
other improvements made.
The merchants of Dover. on and after
the first day of June, will clos., their stores
at : o'clock in the evening. except We'd |
ncsday and Saturday evenings
\ District Conference for Wilmington I
District, NJ. +. Church, will be held in |
North East, Md, to commence June 18th. |
and to continue in session three days
The Semi-annual meeting of the Prcsby-
tcrian Institute of the Southern district Of
New Castle Prcsbytery will he held in IIar-
rington. about the 2Oth of next month.
Partic, wishing matter to 90 in our
morning mail must now put it in the post
office the night before. or have it in by )!
o'clock in the morning. osay~ Postmaster
Carrow.
\ camp meeting will be held in Moore's
woods near Red Lion, commencing Oh
Thursday. August 9TH, and continuing nine
days. Rev. Mr.. Bodine will be preacher
in charge.
The colored people expect to have a
grand picnic in Jerman's woods, near this
| town. next Saturday. The colorrd brass
bands of Smyrna and Dover are to unite for
the occasion.
Mr.. Frank Collins. at Collins Beach, is
fixing up for the coming season. The
veranda was nearly demolished 10y the ice.
last winter. 1t i, being rebuilt and other
improvements are to be added
At a meeting Of the Kent County Asso
citation of Good TemplarS at Magnolia
recently, committee was appointed t
make arrangements to hold public tenn
pcrance mass meeting in August.
Since tho change in the railroad tim,
table the trains make better time. Til,
trip from Smyrna to Philadelphia is nov
made in three hours and and a quarter. o
twenty minutes less than formerly
The Dover Base Bail Club has accepted
challenge from the Quickstcp club of vii
: mington. Cthe crack club of that city t,
play at Dover July 81. The Dover club ha
also invited the Leipsc club to play ncX
Friday.
I Rev r. \. Brown, pastor Of the Prcshy
s terian Church of this town, has been com
| PEELED to resign. by reason Of i'll health. am
f the pulpit will he supplied from sabbath /
t sabbath by the Presbytely until Il mini,te
u is called
The body Of a man apparently fifty year
Of age wa, found in the halbor at Ne'
: Castle last Thursday morning. a coroner
inquest identified the body as that Of a ma
( named Wells, a wellknown butcher {
Wilmington.
? Mr.. Samuel De>hanc. living near Ches;
- pcake City. Nd. was thrown from Ii
. dearborn at the railroad cro,,in. in Nj,
Il dletown, on Thursday morning, and ha
), his neck di,located His wound was pan
~ full but not fatal
4 The term Of office of the Clerk Of IL
r Peace for New Castle county expire, q
d Saturday next. The general iuIr-~-io il
s seems TO he that the present imcmnbcn
At Mr. Springer. will receive the commis~o
v for another term.
:, Excursion tickct- on the Del. r. R.. fro
! Smyrna to Philadelphia. good for two d,,
. are now sold for $50. This Is $l.30 off
- the regular round trip farc-24.oo. Son
- persons think that this is the starting poi
=. in general reduction of fares.
h. The body Of Johnson, thu rich Philad
ic phian who fell overheard from the stcaI
&c ship Ps"~syL",,1, in the Delaware, recent
10 and was drowned, wa found on Thur,d
or by Jersey fisherman. He got 500. Il
c- reward offered for the recovery Of the
mains.
4 man entered and robbed tho dwclli
Of Vim. Bright, a wcll-known citizen
Wilmington. one night last week. lie Q
about 50 worth Of silver spoons Mr.
r" thinks the thief was young man whom
had given s. to that day to enable him
Is get to Baltimore.
Cherry Island Shoal, point in the DE
1t. ware, opposite Chr,tiana Creek. is said
be rapidly forming into an island. "
at low tide, the sand is frequently bal
twenty years ago it had a depth Of twel
'.ct If water. Fishermen have been uei
j - a fishing ground thi, spring.
.f'' lmonr the names Of students who
~ themselves handsomely at
,4o-Ing exercises Of the Delaware st
lu- Normal School, in Wilmington, last wc
lt; we notice that Of Mayo. Primrose, daugh
Of Mr.. J. H. Primrose, formerly Of SInyr
l,v Mays readings wcr" highly satisfactory.
an ExJudge Caleb $. Layton, Of Gcorgcto
who ha, been i'll for some time, is conva
an, cent the Jo"rnoi reports, and adds that