Smyrna times., 1876-05-03

to be re-painted and re-papered during th,
e summer months.
The Milford ,Nc'os says peaches are don,
| for in that section and seventeenth of ' tb'
!, pear buds are killed.
new string band has been organized ir
, Mlddletown under the leadership of G. F
5 Foster. Mr.. George Price is teacher.
Walter j. Griffith, of Sassafras Neck. Md.
has sold his Kentucky mare "Kate" tc
Geo. Millington, of New Castle, for $3.50.
Samuel Comfy of Pencader Hundred
J New Castle CO., owns mare that now has
her twelfth colt by her side. She is twenty
} years old.
The members and congregation of the
lied Lion M. f. Church have presented the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. White, with horse. car
riage and harness.
Harry Appleton, son of Ii. II. Appleton.
ana promising young man of Odessa, died
this morning of typhoid fever. He had
many friends in Smyrna.
Jas. Kanely, near Middletown. had q
cow to go mad last week, and he had 70
shoot her to end her suffering. Some time
ago he had to kill lot of pigs for the same
| reason.
The Trustees of Wyoming College are
making an effort to raise $4,000, for the
purpose of erecting a boarding department
IN connection with the school. and improv.
ing the present building.
The Preachers Association of Dover
District, Wilmington Conference, will meet
atSeaford on Monday, June 5th, 1876. The
opening sermon will be preached by Rev.
j. II. Caldwell, of Dover
The local preachers and exhorters' asso.
cation OF the Wilmington Conference. will
hold Its seventeenth semi-annual meeting
IN the Elkton NJ. Z. Church, commencinS
Friday evening, May 10Th.
Mrs. Ruth F. Enos, wife of Samuel M
Enos, OF Odessa, died very suddenly at her
residence in that town, last week, of
hemorrhage OF the lungs. She had been in
poor health for several weeks.
Dover has nearly enough money raised
TO purchase fire eXtinguisher. one of tho
self-acting kind. Every town on the PENN.
suia ought to have one or more of these
new inventions. Middletown has ten.
A trotting race will come off at the fair
grounds of the Cambridge Agricultural
society on Saturday, May 9th, between
Splderlegs, owned by DR.. Shipley, of Sea.
ford, and Pat McCoon, owned by DR.. Hitch. |
OF Laurel, for purse of 81 900.
Peter L. Wyankoop is said to have the |
nanasonest suburban residence around |
Milford. A handsomely wooded park. in
front of the house, with its accessories Of
rustic chairs, lounges, swings, croquet
grounds, winding carriage WAYS. &C.. make
1t thing of beauty.
A "Social Club" has been organized in
Middletown. Members are taken in ON
the payment of fixed admission fee.
billiard table, chess and cheouer boards
AFFORD games for amusements. The club
has bought the Middletown Library and
moved it to their room
John Cochran, third son of Gov. Cochran
died at his residence near Middletown on
Sunday, Of typhoid fever. He was in his
59th year, and was highly esteemed. lie
was a member Of the Presbyterian Church
EIolned about month ago. He leaves n
widow and four children
The windows were placed in the new NJ
T.; Church at Milford last week. They are
OF burnt and stainded glass each one con.
'alhing an elaborately wrought christian
symbol. One of the symbols is an elobo.
rate representation of Christ blessing little
The total cost is said to be $1,000.
\. B. Richardson, of the firm of Richard.
son & Robbins. Dover. has been oranted = ,
patent for his new method of 6renarinc,
hams. The method is by REMOVING the
the bone, packing the boned ham into
tightly fitting hermetically sealed can. and
cooking the same, whereby the bone.cavitv
IS closed and the ham rendered solid.
Last Wednesday the handsome new
Lodge Room of the Odd Fellows of ST Z,
ieorges, was dedicated by the officers of
me Urand Lodge OF Delaware. Addresses =.
we're made by VIM. b. Hyland, of Whining :
. on, ana Dr. u. Troupe Maxwell, of New 9
-astIe' lhere was big procession in the !
'iternoon; headed by the Middletown band
CHURCH WEDDINGS IN MIDDLETowN.- =
auy portion OF Middletown's population {
vas made happy last week, by two moro
church weddings. The first was that of /
ilr. X. l.. Price and Miss Marion Hurn in
he Methodist church on Tuesday after. a
loon, by Rev. DIR. Matack. Miss Uurn !,
'elng the leader Of the choir and n graat
avonte In the III. Z. Church, the church q
va vas hlled to overflowing with spectators
he church had been tastefully trimmed
nd presented quite a cheerful appearance
ne bride and groom were sensibly attired
travelling dress and at the end of the il
eremony took the cars for a short bridal fC
RIP previous to settling down to the routine
I married life. Mr. Samuel Price and Miss G
Larry Price, brother and sister of the groom. . .
cted as groomsman and bridesmaid.- - -
ranScript c.
AT o'clock, p M, on Thursday the 9th
y, q large concourse of people gathered el
sc Presbyterian Church at Middletown c.
, witness the nuptials of Capt. w. E. E
ppleton and Miss Carrie H. West. The II
hurch on this occasion was most beauti.
lilly decorated with flowers. The pulpit +,
esk being moved far back in the recess, II II
s place was occupied by choice and beau, - -
iul flowers, most tastefully and exouisitely -
ranged. A very large and handsome y
anglng basket was suspended from the
uipit arch, adding very materially to the p