Smyrna times., 1876-08-23


ley Sentinel, at Ansonia, Conn. Saturday
night Mr.. Emerson was visited at his home
by several members Of the newspaper fra
ternity, and presented, through Mr.. lTersey,
with handsome gold pen and pencil. The
gift was entirely unexpected, but was ap-
propriately acknowledged.
A house occupied by William and Clayton
Adkins, near Millsboro', Sussex county, |
was destroyed by fire on WEDNESDAY, together
with its contents They accuse a colored |
woman who kept house for them with
setting it on fire, as they had had " fuss"
and she had sued them before n Justice of
the Peace in Georgetown. They were i'll
Georgetown giving bonds when the fire oc
curred and as the woman left town while
they were there it is supposed she went
directly to the house and fired it.
The Dcld,carcan says considerable row.
dyism prevailed at the Rash camp at times.
People who cannot behave themselves have
no business at such places. William Wal
| lace, of KentOn, who committed an assault
upon William Aaron, of near Wyoming, at
this camp on the night of the 10th inst,
had hearing before Justice Wright, of
Dover, on Tuesday afternoon. From the
evidence the assault was entirely unjustif
able, and the pugilistic William was fined
$40 and costs, amounting in all to $2l.54
| On Monday, the store of J. d. Carter, at
| Townsend, was entered by unknown par
ties and robbed of goods to the amount of
500 or $3.50. The burglars had false keys,
it is supposed. The dwelling house of
Richard Townsend, in the same place, was
also entered, on Saturday evening, soon
after the family had retired. One of the
burglars fell over chair, and made
noise, and Mrs. Townsend, hearing it,
called out, and the rascals retired. 1t is
surmiscd that there is a gang carrying on
operations around Townsend.
An unknown German woman jumped
into a ditch in Wilmington, along the
marsh, and drowned herself one day last
week. When the body was found it was
entirely stripped of clothing. Two or three
persons had noticed her before she drown
ed dherself noticed that she looked haggercd
and wild and seemed almost unable to
speak English so as to be understood. She
asked black man about going in bathing
in the ditch and he told her it wasn't fit.
She was very neatly clad and had a valisc
with good apparel in it. She evidently re.
moved her clothing, herself, before taking
the fatal leap.
Last week some Philadelphia parties
wanted to buy the Second Baptist Church,
in Wilmington, and convert it into a
theatre. The Church was advertised for
sale on account of its non-payment of some
assessments made against it by the city for
paving 4th ST., but no idea was entertained
of really selling it. 1t didn't decline to pay
the bill because it was too poor but because
it questioned the legality of the matter
The payment was soon adjusted, however
when it was understood that some one
wanted to make theatre out Of the cdifice
The congregation is an able one and can
pay its way any time.
AGRICULTURAL FAIRS-Thcso institution:
are becoming numerous on the Peninsula
No less than five are to take place this fall
: as follows:
Middlctown, October 4th, 9TH and 9th
Laurel, Sussex county, October 18th, 18th
10Th and Goth.
G Bridgcvlle, Sussex county, Sept. 9th
D 2Sth and 29th.
/ Cambridge, Nd, October 2Oth, 2lst anc
: ODD.
= Salisbury, Md, September llth, 18th an,
18th.
: We suppose there will be one held ais,
at Worton, Kent CO., Md, but we are no
posted as to the date.
! DEMOCRATIC County CONVENTION ANI
4, MASS MEETING.-Thc delegates appointed
by the Democratic voters of the sevcra
| hundreds ef Kent county, will meet in con
,. vention at the Court House, in Dover, OF
n Tuesday, September II, 1876, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ, for the purpose of nominating
County ticket. On the same day, at
O. o'clock, p. NJ, a grand mass meeting Wi
A. be held, for the purpose of ratiiying til
Is nominations of the Democratic NationG
70 State and County Conventions. The NEE
=, ing will be addressed by Hon. Eli Saul
d. bury, Hon. Cove Salisbury. Hon. Charlie
y Brown, j. Alexander Fulton, John i
Pennington, James l.. Wolcott, c. ii.
m Day and James b. Mitchell, Esquircs.
81 At the Spring Branch Camp, one da
~ =, last week, and old negro ninety years ole
~ by tho name Of Thomas Johnson was on I'll
u ground and gave its history to some of I'll
u u tent-hodcrs there whose grandfathers wei
III tent.holders and worshiped there near
sixty years ago--when the first camp WI
ch held-in 1917. He was then quite a your
er- man, and helped to clean off the ground
re as he has done many times since. i
of states they kept the large fires around Il
ic. circle burning all night to keep Il
he " Georgia men" away, as he expressed
he meaning the slave thieves from the Sout
it ern States, who took advantage of can
meetings whites and blacks camped {
= gether them to steal and run off negro
~" to Southern plantations.
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