Smyrna times., 1876-06-14
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

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Messrs. Richardson & Robbins have cree
ted a handsome fountain in front of their
house, in Dover.
James II. Deputy proposes to build at
Milford large vessel just to give employ
ment to the idle shipcarpentcrs there.
The l77th anniversary of Old Swedca
Church, Wilmington, was celebrated last
Sunday. The Episcopalians now worship
i'll it.
At the recent drawing of tents for Camden
Camp, only about 10 drawings were made.
The pOstponing of the camp to Aug. 23th
will greatly increase the number, it IS
thought.
A Wilmington butcher last Friday, killed
a cow, and on opening her found a bottle
of tar cordial in her stomach. Not being
used to taking medicine, the COW had
swallowed bottle and all.
CAMP MEETING.-A camp meeting will be
held commencing on the'4th Of August, III
Moore's woods, near Red Lion, under the
direction of Rev. +. White, pastor of the
Red Lion and Glasgow NJ. f. churches.
CAMP MEETING NorIcE.-Tho time for
holding the Peninsular Camp, on the Union
grounds, near Camden, is postponed until
the 25th of August.
w. r. CAHoON, Secretary of Managers.
The Sunday Schools of FELTON,, Frederica,
Canterbury and Harrington. have all com
bined for the purpose of holding grand
celebration and pic mic i'll the grove at
Spring Branch, near FELTON,, on the coming
Fourth.
Last Wednesday was "ttustee's day" at
the Almshouse, near Camden, and, as is
the custom at the meeting in June, quite q
large number of visitors were present
to gormandize at the expense Of the
county.
Some perons are agitatng the prOpriety
of the citizens of Dover erecting mOnu
ment to the memory of the late Rev. Thos
| B. Bradford, who, in his lifetime, did SC
much to advance the interests and pros
perity Of the town.
One day last week the relatives anC
friends Of Mrs. Ann I. Greer celebrated he
92d birthday with dinner and family
Mrs. g. retains in remarkable degree he
wontcd strength of mind and body.
Bishop Lee consecrated new Epscopa
Church, or chapel, at Harrington last week
1t is to be called st. Stephens. Rev. j. l.
McKim, the Episcopal minister of Milford
will officate on Sunday afternoons. ii
frequently walks the distance-nine mile;
RETuRxED.-Wm. Clark, son Of the lat
James c. Clark, of Delaware City, VIII
ran away from his home when in h
seventh year, 80 years ago, and who ha
since been following the briny deep, ha
just returned to Wilmington in a vessC
from Liverpool. lie returns to see Ii
mother once more before she dies.
The rumor and sentiment Of Milfor
t seem to have placed Mr.. j. b. Smith an
Mr.. Isaac Truitt as Cashier and Teller
the National Bank that is to be in tn;
town; and Messrs. T. +. lIammersley al
3 J. +. Anderson in the Milford branch
the Smyrna Bank. So the Milford Ne,
SAYS. The two first named are now Il
officers of the old bank there.
Some excitement was created in w
a mington last Friday by an attempt to S
0 fire to one of the schoolhouses in that CT
b school No. 6, one of the largest pub
schools there. When the house was OPEN
IS on that morning lot of cotton was
IS saturated with oil, was found smoulderi
l. in the middle of the floor, and when t
y air reached it it burst into flame. No gre
n damage was done, however; the tlan
were soon put out
Now that Camden has a race track Fl
horses are great favorites in that neighb
VI hood. Those owning fast nags are Nath
y Cook, near Camden; John Wharton a
70 Ed. Purdie, of Jones Neck, and Jan
~ Babbit, near Dover. Also John r. Lai
:, u Thomas K. Allaband, Thomas Hollow
H. George II. Mills, C. w. Lord, Ambr
u Gooden, Jonathan Gooden, james Eva
Ie e and others, have good steppers. A race
az az to take place next Saturday, 18th.
is, The New BANK IN MILFORD.-The 7
MS jectors Of our National Bank have secu
ell nearly $4,000 subscription to the ent
ed prise. The amount could readily be l
,as up to 100000 by "foreign" subscrfptic
ell but it is desirable to have this he
ns enterprise, so far as possible. There sec
ess no doubt this can be accomplished i
he short time. The first payment will
ms made during the first week in July
his which time it is expected the institut
will receive its charter and open its d.
for business.-MLford Ne1os
TO Alfred d. Jessup, a youngish man, so
lad the senior member of the firm of Jessu
in Moore, who own the immense paper Il
will near Wilmington, was killed in a duel
of in Colorado territory last week. He wa
the adventurous man, with all the means
NAL wealth could bestow upon him. lie W,
not endure the restraints of fashionable
the in Philadelphia, where his father lives,
on went west and became cattle herder.
ton was endowed with fine education,
the said, and claimed high sense of he
r as He interfcred in a quarrel between a
zen named Davis and his hired man, taking
rty. side of the laborer. This lead to
lree lenge for a duel, and Davis shot him {
bal in his tracks.
ttee ''' -
New A young man of Wilmington, teleg
and operator named Davidson ID. Pearce
r, of day last week went to the Pennsyl,
lect Hospital, in Philadelphia, to have an o
mer, ton per .ormed. His leg was draw
son, and lie wanted to have it straightC
ixth DIR. Morton, a skillful surgeon, perfo
sting the operation of cutting the contri
TODD ligatures of the leg, having first admins
ty, 2 ether, and the patient recovered
seemed quite cheerful, especially afte
'ated found that his leg was lying straight
,eing beside the other one. But in short
ssion he commenced to get blue in the face
n in finally fell over and died. The physi
lday. held postmortem examination and
red a out that his death was caused by an