Smyrna times., 1876-09-06

The Democratic State Convention will
meet at Dover tomorrow (7th) to nomi-
nate presidential electors and candidate
for Congress. Mr.. Williams will doubtless
be renominated without opposition.
The talk down the State is that ex-Gov-
ernor Salisbury desires to succeed Eli in
the L. S. Senate, and that Gov. Cochran's |
appointments are made with a view to
strengthen that schcmc.-C1mmercial.
Daniel J. Layton, of Sussex, has been
ousted out of the Deputy Collectorship for
Kent and Sussex, and Jas. II. Anderson of
Milford, appointed in his place. Mr..
Layton was one of DR.. Prettyman's attaches.
Capt. West, brother of DIR. West of
negro-skinning fame, was caught recently
trying to smuggle lot of whisky down i'll
Baltimore HID, Sussex county. lie paid a
800 to get out of the scrape the Lewes
Light says.
Three sets of harness have been stolen
from different farmers about Milford within
the past ten days. The belief prevails that
Waitman Griffith, who stole Gilchrist's horse
and was put in Jail for it, but subsequently
released on bail, is the thief
One Of the most promising trotters in the
State is a mare owned by Justus Lowory,
of Milford. She is being trained on the
Brdgevile fair grounds, and although she
is young and has been in the hands Of the
| trainer but a short time, she shows remark
able speed.
A Miss Cook, of Christana village, New
Castle CO., attempted suicide Wednesday
afternoon by swallowing an overdose of
laudanum. Since early childhood she has
been afflicted with fits, and of late has
grown melancholy, and evidently she meant
to end her troubles.
The people of tho upper part of New
Castle county have adopted the practice of
holding what they call family reunions, or
social reunions. They are conducted on
the picnic style, and ieasting and music
form the leading features. They are always
held in the early Fall.
a Coon PEoBATIoN.-Fifty probationers
who have faithfully stood out their six
months trial as probationary members of
the NJ f. Church. in Milford. were admit
ted into full membership on Thursday
evening last. OF the whole number there
was but one who failed, and he had moved
away.
John NJ. LoAand, .ir., is charged by James
wheat from his barn. They live on adjoin-
ing farms near Milford. and while Mr.
Marvel was attending Spring Branch Camp
Meeting with his family the wheat was
taken. Lohand has not yet been arrested
The officer reports him Hon est.
Mrs Joanna DUPONT, widow of Alcxi,
DUPONT, (who was killed by the powder
mill explosion in ca died in London
England, on Monday, after an illness o.
three days. She had been i'll for over {
year and was travelling in Europe with Rev
Mr.. Coleman, of the Episcopal Church
She was in the sixtieth year of her age.
GoRED By BuLL.-Captain Pierce, al
old man living with Mr.. Joseph Day, neal
Middletown, was severely injured one day
last week by being gored by a bull. The
flesh was torn open from the man.
stomach, presenting an ugly wound, The
cut extending clear across the stomach
and also some six inches or more upward
The Gutter Snipe Club, a lot of pleasur,
seekers from Columbia, Pa, have been t
Lewes and Rehoboth on a cunning anC
sporting tour. The Lewes people lionizeC
J them wonderfully trimmed of lot 0
hacks and carted them down to Rehobotl
; City, &c. The club is composed of editors
lawyers, doctors and business men gene
rally.
On Thursday afternoon last, Willie,
little son of Mr.. Hart Talcott, of nea
Dover, met with a very painful and seriou
accident at the Camden camp ground
1t seems the little fellow, who is about fiv
years of age, was innocently enjoying hin
self playing in close proximity to one c
p, the horses on the grounds. Getting to
a close the animal kicked him in the face
l seriously injuring him.
! THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE.-It is unde
stood that both Levi c. Bird, Of Whining
= = ton, and Jacob Moore, of Georgetown, wi
E decline the Republican nomination fc
q Congress. The following persons are name
y by tho Commercial in connection with til
. nomination: L. F. Riddle, Edward Bett
: Lewis Thompson, or S. Minot Curtis,
= New Castle county; John Henry IIoffeckC
n or Col. D.. p. Barnard, of Kent.
d BARN BURNT.-The large barn, stable
d and cowhouses on the farm of DIR. II. Rid
k ley, four miles north of Milford, were a
e consumed by fire on the afternoon of We,
e nesday last. The barn contained abol
d four hundred bushels of wheat, two hundrC
n of oats and all the farm implements. I'll
r. tenant on the farm was William Sap
10 The total loss is probably about three tho
lt sand dollars, one thousand of which fal
ID upon the tenant, and the other two upc
Of DR.. Ridgley. The latter probably has i
Q. surance on the barn, but we learn that NJ
at Sapp's property was not insured.-4Mio
lie NcUS.
&c A SAD CAsE.-On Thursday evening la
in there arrived in Seaford young man, fro
IT. Philadelphia, cigar maker by trade,
tn his way to Newtcwn, to see his dying chill
Sc lie left Philadelphia on the Monday pl
ng vious, walking the entire distance
d. miles lie said that he had had no wo
ed of any consequence for fifteen months.
IN was respectfully dressed, and his conver
re. ton and demeanor proved that he was l
or accustomed to tramping" it. {" ha
he $4," said he, but that must keep for l
wife" Although worn down by his 10
walk, so anxious was he to see his chi
on that he resumed his journey the same mig
al -Scqtord Citizen.
REPUBLICAN STATE CoNvENTIoN.--T
. Republicans of Kent County will meet
the voting places in their respective HI
dreds on Saturday, Sept 9th, 1876, al
'ru o'clock p. NJ, for the purpose OF elect
en- delegates to the State Convention to
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