Smyrna times., 1876-06-14
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.


The schooner Netis made the trip from
Smyrna Landing to Philadelphia i'll seven
hours last week.
j. d. EVANS sent us some stalks of
rhubarb the other day measuring very |
nearly feet in height.
THE steamer FaI'on has been delivering
goods in this town cheaper and quicker
than they could come by Express.
THE drawing for tents for the Blackbird
camp will take place next Saturday, 18th,
at . =. NJ. The bread stand and feed pen
will be let at the same time.
REV. Mr.. SrUDDs, of this town, is to de-
liver the annual address before the students
of Wilmington Conference Academy, at
Dover, on Wednesday, 2Sth inst.
THE subscriptions to the new bank i'll
this town now amount to $4,000 of which
sums $50, 900 have been paid in. National
bank stock is popular investment.
A TROUT weighing GI pounds was hooked
up at Bombay Hook Railroad pier day or
two ago. 1t is more apt to take six OF these
fish to weigh ono pound than for one OF
them to weigh six pounds.
HE DElANAIE 1lAlLhOAD NONiA M "AN
going to sell the depot in this town at
public sale the last Thursday in June-lot,
building and all. This is a move towards
the erection of a new depot.
THE idea of taking a sail to Philadelphia
in the packet NGtie, to spend the 4th,
seems to meet with favor. Six or eight
gentlemen have already engaged passage.
The trip is to be very cheap one.
REvs L. THoRxE, of Milford, and j. NJ.
Hope, of Wyoming, two Baptist ministers
New School) were in town last week can
vassing the prospect for establishing rell-
gious worship here at no distant day.
IT is stated that while a decree for the
sale of the Md. d Del. Railroad has been
granted by the Talbot County Court, the
sale cannot be effected until a similar de-
cree is granted by the court Of this county
KENT which does not meet until next
October.
CHAs. w. PoULsoN, of Wilmington, (for-
merlv of this town. and Capt. George II.
| Gambell, of Chicago, were in town last
week, prospecting for the proposed line OF
steamers between Lewes and Philadelphia
They stated that they proposed to start
the line and establish landing places along
| the route.
ARRANGEMENTS are under way in this
town for a picnic of pretty large proper
tions, to be held in Belmont Park on the
2Sth inst, afternoon and evening. Abou
800 invitations will be issued. Richie:
orchestra has been engaged, and a platform
| for dancing is to be erected. A supper IL
cold dishes is to be served at 6, and q re
freshment table is to be spread in tn
evening-this by the young ladies of tn
town.
DR.. J. f. CLAwsoN leaves here to-day t
take up his residence in Philadelphia. Tn
departure of himself and family will caus
many regrets among our citizens. He Ina
been practicing here for over ninetee
: years In the cause Cf feducation he was a
} incessant worker in our midst and sustaine
the fortunes of old Smyrna Seminary wit
, a degree Of success that has called fort
warm commentator for his persevcrin
patience.
ALL the utbuildings on the farm
4 Sam'l r. Warren, near the Blackbird cam
u meeting woods, about 4 miles from tn
: town, were destroyed by fire OH Monda
night. They were erected only about
d year ago, and he estimates his loss at abol
S0,UUOj insurance dOOuI f-OO. Ac Cd
# give no idea how the fire originated. NJ
+. W., one of the thriftiest farmers in Blac
bird Hd., has been developing his proper
Il for a year or more, and had perhaps IL
o best surroundings of any farmer in Il
J. neighborhood. His new dwelling was n
injured BY the flames.
q THREE DAYS OF BASE BALL.--If the NJ
Castle correspondent of the Commercial
correct Smyrna is to have three days
base ball. The New Castle club ha
chartered a yacht and will leave New Cast
on the morning of July 3, and play t
re Liberty club Of Salem, in the afternoo
at July 4, cruise on the river, making Smyr
Landing the objective point; take cars
Smyrna there playing the Middletown cl
n' on the 5th; on the 9th with that Of Dove
Is y and on the 7th, the Smyrna club til
u giving three days of playing to the citize
le Of this town. Re-embarking on the mo
Sc Sc ing of the Sth, play with the Delaware c
I 81 club in the afternoon, after which retu
''i home.