Smyrna times., 1876-11-22

The November term OF the Court OF
Dyer and Terminer and General Jail
Delivery for New Castle county commenced
1T New Castle on Monday.
Mr.. Elijah wooders, of Frederick, on the
9Th inst, killed % partridges at % shots,
each bird flying single, and 2 wild geeseiat
> shots. So says the DeIa,oarean y
FINE CoRN.-John B. Nelson, near Port
Penn (son of w. w. Nelson, of this town.
raised over 800 bushels of corn the present
season from l6 acres of land-50 bushels
per acre.
Rev. VIM. Taylor, formerly of Boston,
and late missionary to India, has been
preaching to crowded houses in Whining |
ton. He is q noted revivalist. He is q
Methodist.
A drunken negro struck one of the large
bulk windows in the front of S. M. Rey-
nolds store, in Middletown, with club,
Saturday night week and broke out one of
the lights.
Bishop Lee had his valiss stolen on a
steamer from New York to Boston, on
Monday of last week. The valise contain
ed his surplice ard other clerical robes,
besides his clothing
Wednesday morning last, John T. John
son, whilst assisting in unloading car
load of railroad ties on the railroad pier, at
Lewes, fell off the car and Fractured his
skull, killing him instantly.
DIR. Clayton Cowgirl, formerly of Dover, is
now State Treasurer of Florida, and by
virtue of his office, a member of the State
Board of Canvassers, to supervise the
returns of the late election.
In Camden the young folks are preparing
for a concert and tableaux, to be given on
Thanksgiving night, for the benefit of the
NJ. E. Sunday School, under the manage
ment of Dr. E. w. Cooper.
THE GRANGERs.- Delaware State
Grange will hold its annual session at
Newark on Tuesday, December 18th. A
part of the important business to be trans
acted is the election of officers.
Several gentlemen around Middletown
have purchased one of the English South
down bucks that was on exhibition at the
Centennial live stock show, paying 1920 fol
it. 1t belonged to Lord Walsingham.
REwARD.-James M. Downs of Summit
Bridge offers a reward of $40 for horse
harness and buggy, Including the
arrest and conviction of the thief stoler
from his premises last Thursday evening.
One night last week a woman, in viii
mington, who had been taken up by tn
T police for drunkenness, was seized with al
attack of the mania in the city prison
Medical aid was procured and her ranting
were soon quieted.
A Milford man, Mr.. Belts, opened hi
cupboard door one day last week, expect
ing to see a rat, and found 'possum gnav
ing away at some food. 1t had obtaine
p entrance where a weather board had bee
' taken off TO admit of some repairs to tn
4 house.
r The collection for missions in the Metl
e odist Church of Middletown, last Sabbat
/ week, amounted to $l34.l3. This is fC
E the congregation alone; the Sunday Scho
:, is yet to add its QaSpta, which will mol
than double the amount if up to last year
is contributions.
e Rev. Pennell Coombe lectured in Dow
n for several days last week upon Loc
Q, Option. He proposes to travel through Il
III State, lecturing and scattering pamphlet
20 and getting signers to petitions to 60 befo
10 the Legislature in favor Of the passage of
3 2r Local Option law.
New CHURCH.--The new Methods
Church at Summit Bridge, Del, is nc
We ready for pewing, and it will be dedicat
OF about New Years. 1t is built in Gotf
to style, will seat about four hundred persol
ca and cost $4,000. The Rev. 6. r. Brist
ne will occupy the pulpit
On A VEGETABLE CURIosITY.-Mr. Jan
or Postles has left at the Milford Meas off
no a specimen Of vegetable amalgamation IL
ce is both rare and curious. 1t is a union
beets and early rose potatoes. The t
have so firmly grown together that II
IRE are fully amalgamated, and the potat
lat appear as tubers growing in the beets.
am Another Milford vessel, the Thos.
we iS,Ceeney, has been lost at sea. The
ar and cargo were valued at $4,000.
ont Carlisle, the builder, owned Il one-eigl
ace interest. She was lost whilst trying to
mo around to New Orleans, in the same s
as and in the same vicinity as the A
md Virdcn, mentioned in a recent issue.
his GENEROUS REcoGNITIoN.-The Phila
phia, Wilmington Il Baltimore Railr
wn, Company, in recognition of the faitl
tbe services of the train hands during the {
\ in tennial, have made the following donat
oae with the last months salary: To extra
of S6DBGE Tram SOh0uStOiSt pAOO ~ y
The baggage men, $40; to passenger t
oad brakemen, $40.
the The DRAMA IN ODESSA" Everybo
ners Friend" popular play, will be predt
that in the Town Hall in Odessa on the even
Is of the 2Sth and Goth of this month, by
sub Odessa Dramatic Association, assisted
the Odessa Social Orchestra. The
,rcb Company are contemplating an imPI
IF ment to the stage by having four
bird scenes painted and placed thereon.
ting KENT COUNTY Coop TEMPLARs.--4
iraw quarterly meeting Of the Kent Count!
lless sociation of Good Templars, held last '
1t at Little Creek Landing, strong grounC
ears favor of Local Option we're taken and
the |. T. Cooper, of Camden, Rev. c. F. I
sure ton, Of Milford, and Z. Pleasanton of d
fact were appointed committee to cond
Teral canvass in favor of Local Option, an
n by urge upon the Legislature the passal
well such n law.
.rant A CoLoRED MAN SWALLOWED UP
rrch WELL.-On Thursday of last week, a co
ra;sa man named Joseph White, was engag
r. cleaning out we'll for William Doc
ed 70 Rehobeth, when the well cavsd and
4 in. lowed him in. At last accounts IF