Smyrna times., 1876-03-29
STATE AND LOCALS.
School election next Saturday.


three horses in the last two weeks, from
the epizootic
The butchers of this town have reduce,
the price of beef to l6 cts. for best cuts +,
cash customers.
George r. Warren has sold to Henr,
Williams farm of 256 acres in South Mur
derkill Hundred, for $4,000.
Z The Benevolent Society will meet a
Misses R. and NJ. A. Ofley's, on Thurs
day evening, (50th) at Z o'clock.
Ten orffteen travelling statesmen, or "drum
mers,' were arrested in Georgetown las
week for selling goods by sample without :
license.
The frame of the new M. E. Church in
henton was raised last week, and it is pro.
posed now to progress with the work as
rapidly as possible.
One of our former townsfolk. Miss Lottio
Jerman, now resident of China, tells all
about Chinese wedding in an article on
the first page of this ISSUE
Last week the farm near Lewes belong.
ing to R. A. Houston, was sold at sherif's
sale, $50 acres, to Harbeson Hickman, ESQ.,,
Tor S2,4OO, being 1857 per acre.
An act has passed the Maryland Legisla-
ture consolidating the Kent County Rail.
road Company with the Smyrna and Della.
ware Bay Bombay Hook Company.
Last Saturday, 25th, was moving day in
New Castle county. 1t is stated that in
Wilmington from l,5OO to 1000 families
changed residences during the pelting rain
storm.
There seems to be considerable complaint
against the postmaster at Seaford. a Mr..
Brown, and the people there are publishing
their complaints in the CTti=en. He gets
the mail matter all mixed up.
Twenty-nine different kinds of wood have
been found in this State so far, to be sent
to the Centennial by the committee an.
pointed for that purpose. H. B. Fiddeman
IS chairman of the committee.
We record this week the death of a
young lady of Philadelphia, Miss lydia
Moor, who was well known and bicbl,
esteemed in this community. Her death
was quite unexpected, from typhoid fever.
The cemetery at Bryn Zion Baptist
Church, (Old School Baptist) between
Smyrna and Kenton, has been fixed up. n
new fence put aroundit, &c. Its the burial
place of some of the oldest families in tbis
community.
The Delaware Railroad Company. the 20.
cent purchasers of the Nanticoke House at
oeatord, have had large force of workmen
engaged IN remodeling and repairing that
notel' preparatory to fitting it up for
station house.
Rev. Henry Sutton, well-known Metbo. |
dist minister, holding supernumerary rela.
lions with the Wilmington NJ. E. Confer.
ence, and for long time resident of
Dover, died at the State Asylum. at Harris.
burg, on Thursday last.
Last Saturday Sheriff Cooper came to this
town and arrested Mrs. McGradv for selling
lqour without license. She gave hail in
'zOO Tor her appearance at court. She was
indicted at the last term, but evaded the
aw. She lives in Whoppin."
John Cow. for a number of wears the
manager of the Van Worst farm at Milford.
he'd quite unexpectedly last week at his
arm near New Castle Mr.. G. was con.
ldered one of the most successful agricul.
urallsts in this State. He was a Scotch.
nan. ''
The late DR.. Askew of Wilmington was
he U. ). Centennial Commissioner for
delaware. DR.. John X. Kane has been
ppolnted in his place. DR.. Kane is the
on-in-law of ex-senator James A. Bavard
nd the brother of DR.. E. K. Kane the
Arctie explorer. l
Frank NJ. Dunn, of MarydeI, thinks the I
'emoerats OF this county ought to nomi. {
ate him for sheriff because West Dovor
hundred has not had a representative in
hat Office since 1862. B. F. Blackiston Of 1
Aenton Hundred, thinks he ought to he
ne man, because his Hundred has never
ad sheriff.
There is family named Pennoek fatbor I
nd three sons, living in Mill Creek HIM.
red' New Castle county, that are surely :
oaVy weights. The old gentleman weighs ]
W pounds, and the boys, Alpheus, Frank.
n and Pusey, weigh respectively i96. 2O4
n1 2o3' and stand, the Republican saws.
scr Fix feet in their stockings.
1t Is reported that Henry F. PickeIs :
So, chairman of the Republican State
entral Committee, is about to issue a call {
'r the Committee TO meet in WiIminpton !
the early part Of April, in order to make :
arrangements for the converting of the '
tate Convention in the early part of Nav a
is said that the Convention will probably {
e held in Dover. '