Smyrna times., 1876-05-31
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

P'1A " thS Trustees Oh lIle conference
Academy, at Dover.
There is rumOr current that Fred. A.
Williams, Principal of the Dover ipubliC
schools, will soon resign that positfen
The O'Byrne Bros, of Wilmington. arc
making arrangements to print a Sunday
paper which they will call The Sunday Tablet
The Kent County Local Preachers Asso
citation propose to hold camp meeting at
Spring Branch, near FELTON,, the same place
as last year.
An effort is being made to have the date
Tor holding the camp-meeting on the Cam.
den Union Grounds changed from july
l4th to August 25th.
Richardson & Robbins, of Dover, are
shipping large quantities of canned homeless
hams, averaging about . car loads daily.
A car holds nearly $1,000 worth of goods.
The congregation of Rev. Mr.. Bristors
church, Bethel, on Bohemia Manor, are
going to have an "apron' festival, whatever
that may be. 1t is to be given June Sth
and 9th.
The Delaware Avenue Baptist Church,
wilmington, has granted their pastor,
Rev. |. NJ. Haldeman, the much-talked-of
revlvalist, three months vacation, begin
ming next week.
In the New Castle Court, on Thursday.
Harry r. Pennington, of Dover. was admitted
to practice law in the courts of this State.
He studied under his father Attorney
General Pennington.
Caleb S. Pennewell was elected Director.
.fIH Il A.
the Farmers Bank, at Dover, on Tuesday
week, to fill the vacancies caused bv The
resignation OF Chief Justice Comegys
A handsomely illustrated pamphlet has
been issued by the Old Dominion Steam.
ship Company, descriptive of the Farm
and Garden Lands of the Peninsula" :"
The illustrations represent many old land
marks and are very handsome.
A green worm about an inch in size is
playing sad havoc with the currant and
gooseberry bushes, down the State, eating
off the leaves and green berries. In the
morning, they appear upon the top Of the
leaves, and may be easily destroyed.
The ladies of the Drawers PRESBYTERIAN
Church, of Odessa, assisted by the Amateur
Dramatic Association, will give "a strawberry
festival and literary and musical entertain
ment in the town hall, Odessa, on Wednes.
day and Thursday evenings, June 7th and
oth, for the benefit of the church.
NJ. d. Lamborn, of Wilmington. has been
elected superintendent of Rehoboth Beach.
instead Of DR.. T. Dawson, time exnired'
The Superintendent is required to here
after stay permanently on the Beach, and
he salary has been reduced from $500 TO
SoOO. DR.. Dawson withdrew his name as a
candidate.
According to the Wilmington ReDuJEcan
New Castle lady it is said has dramatized
or Maggie Mitchell, the celebrated actress.
play entitled " earithorne," which. when
presented before the public in st. Louis. by
Ter, brought down the house. A Scotch
ballad which she sings was also set to music
~ another New Castle lady.
Right Rev. Bishop Lee, of the Episcopal
jhurch of Delaware, on Thursday morning
administered the rite of confirmation. in
lhrist Church, Dover, to DR.. Henry Ridrclv.
edward Ridgely, Esq, John w. Smith. of
Dover, Miss Lizzie Lord, of Camden, and
oung lady belonging to the family of
:. w. Gibson, rector of Christ Church.
Inc Milford NC,cS thus speaks of the |
proposed new national bank in that town
ne projectors of this new institution are
Justly engaged pushing it forward to a
permanent termination. $4,000 of stock |
las already been subscribed, and the pros |
'ect Is that the remainder will be taken at |
n early day. Milford requires two banks. /!
The Grangers of New Castle CO. held a
meeting IN Wilmington last week, and the |
mel matter under consideration was the |
ramp nuisance. VIM. Dean, A. p. Crockett. |
nd A. Husbands were elected a committee |
drait law to protect the farming com |
nunlty against the evil complained of, and |
o present it to the next Legislature for |
ction.
BASKET PICNIC.-The Patrons of Hus. |
'andry of Kent and Sussex counties will |
loid basket picnic on Saturday next |
une 50, in the beautiful grove at Harrinr |
on, 1t is expected that many people who |
re not members Of the Order will partici. |
'ate. The intellectual feast will be fur. |
llshed by VIM. Dean, Esq, and several
ther prominent men Of the Peninsula.
BAPTIST Council AT DOvER.-A Bantist
ouncil, including delegates from MANY of
he churches on the Peninsula, was held at |
)over, on Wednesday, to consider the |
'ropriety of ordaining Rev. J. j. Reeder as
'astor OF the church in that town. The |
was critically examined and |
'assed satisfactory examination. but |
wing to lack of time the ordination sar.
ices were deferred until the 2lst of Jnne |
The Dover correspondent Of the C6m,qer.
,at q thus writes; 1t is understood that the |
SENT county Democrats have fixed mn fbo
late for the st. Louis Convention. and .bat
x,Governor salisbury and John w. Hall
Will be the delegates from this county II
vas also stated, and we have heard n FROM |
'retty good authority, the present Senator
salisbury, tEli,) has made an ARRANGEMENT |
With his brother Cove which will give the
after the Senatorship i'll the next eIection
A Mrs. Mcclure, in Wilmington. tried n
lang herself last week, but she was c1t |
lown barely in time to save her life. She
las made similar attempts once or twice
'eiore. There seems to be singular cir. |
,umstance in this woman's case. Sbe ;s
he mother of five children, and in over,
Instance, during the period of NURSING her
Iabes, she suffers from mental denressio,,
Her youngest child is six months old and
Ter mind has been more effected this last
lme than ever before. Her physician has
recommended the weaving of the child.
AN INTERESTING LAWSUIT AT New C.sr,p
An interesting lawsuit was Concluded