Smyrna times., 1876-04-05
STATE AND LOCALS.
John B. Cough lectures in Wilmington
tonight, on "Now and Then"

u ID. housh has temporary charge oi
the editorial depar ment of the Delauarean
and Chas E. Fem is acting publisher.
: Messrs. Richardson & Robbins, the fruit
: and meat packers of Dover, have been
? granted patent for their Boneless HamG
The new board of School Commissioners
OF No. 3, this town, have passed resolution
f not to allow any of the board to collect the
school tax.
1t seems the public library in Dover.
established by the Odd Fellows year or so
ago, cannot be maintained and it has been
sold out at auction.
James c. Townsend has sold his interest.
with all the fixtures. in the Townsend
Hotel to VIM. B. Hollis, who will hereafter
conduct the house.
The steamer Ariel has been put on the
route between Bombay Hook and Collins's
and Philadelphia, in place of the Lamokin.
See ad. in another column.
E. S. Reed, as Attorney for Margaret Par
ker, sold on Thursday last, 10 acres of
land lying four miles west of Dover. to
VIM. McCauley for $l6O5 per acre.
Benjamin Moneys farm in Appoquini-
mink, three miles from Smyrna, was sold
last week at sheriff's sale to Chas. B. Lore,
of Wilmington, lS9 acres for $4,000.
Last Sunday morning, in Wilmington,
at st. Andrews P. E. Church, Bishop Lee
confirmed % persons, and at Calvary, in
the evening, he confirmed about thirty.
A New Yorker who recently bought a
farm near Milford, drove all the way from
Alfred, N. Y, 500 miles, in a York car.
riage, with his wife. They were two weeks
making the journey.
Some of the papers have been blowing
about Mr.. Fountain, of the Capital Hotel |
Dover, having strawberries and cream for
dinner one day last week. We learn there |
were just two strawberries.
1t is stated that John G. Yates. Henry c.
McLear, Geo. R. johnson, of Wilminoton
and gentleman from Millsboro, have
each contracted for the erection of COTTAGES
at Rehoboth. A seven-foot plank walk is
being built along the beach.
Capt John Wheatley, of the schooner
Lucy WheatLey, Ia vessel belonging to John
w. Hall, of Frederica) was washed over.
board at sea about two weeks ago. Captain
W heatley lived at Lebanon, near Camden.
He leavees a wife and three children.
One of the jurymen for Kenton Hundred
Is Samuel Hutchinson. But there are three
gentlemen of that name in that HID. viz.
samuel Hutchinson, ST., Samuel Hutchin-
son. Jr, and Samuel Hutchinson, of Samuel.
W hlch OF the three will the sheriff summon . ,
Miss Rankin, the first lady missionary
to Mexico, will lecture here, in the NJ. F.
church, on Friday evening next, under the '
auspices of the Womans Foreign Mission ]
ary Society of this town. The lecture will l
be free and very interesting, we doubt ;
not !
On tomorrow Thursday evening Rev. =
Ar. Stubbs will deliver lecture in the n
+. Church, in this town, on "Intemper. fl
nee In Smyrna and what to do with if ,, o
t IS to be under the auspices of the Young y
'eople's Christian Association, and will be O
rec.
A hre occurred at Lewes, last week. The st
arm, carriage house and stables of DIR. I OF
L u Knowles, editor of the Lewes Light =
ere burned, with their contents, except 1
ne horse, on Friday morning The Dr.'s w W
yelling and printing Office narrowly pl
'caped. His loss will not exceed $3.50.
The "Odessa Dramatic Association - will w
We music and dramatic entertainment OF
the new Hall, at Odessa, tomorrow as
-hursday) evening, April 9th. "Among Il, h.
le Breakers" lively comedy, will be q,
ayed, and the entertainment will con. d.
ude with a shadow pantomime and a ag
Ipper. So
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The property of Jas. F. Alice, of Dover ed
IS sold by Sheriff Cooper last week. The yyee
sidence, in that town, was bought bv bn b
'anklin Butler for 81 4,32O; the lot adioin. pu
g by same party for 1885, anotherlotbv Dr. alb
dgely for 1925, and the farm in West M'
'ver Hd., also to DIR. Ridgely, 40 acres ~. ~
: 81 200. ~, ~,
At the school election held in this town m mOu
It Saturday VIM. P. Smithers was elected 1os
'rk in the upper District, (No. 81 in place rea
Saml Reynolds, term expired, and in
lower district (No. s. VIM. NJ. Bell J
5 elected commissioner and Geo. TT 94, 0l
ymond clerk, in place of John VanGas. VI
n, term expired. ma
had its "April fool" Joke.
Saturday morning posters were sent ont nes
nouncing that in the afternoon of that gro
at 4 o'clock two trained MONKEYS IL
uld perform on tight rope, and rope mo me
stretched across the street for that PEI
rpose. large crowd assembled and at
appointed time board with mApriI = the
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