Smyrna times., 1876-07-12

DISTRICT CoNFERENCE.-A District Con-
ference of the M. L. Church will be held at
Newark this month, beginning on the 10Th
and continuing two days. Bishop Scott
has been invited to preside. The Confer
ence is for Wilmington District.
CAPE HENLopEN.-Wc have heard many
speculations as to the derivation and sig
MITIGATION Of the name of the Southern Cape
of Delaware Bay, but Rev. Mr. BOynton
Presbyterian minister at Milfordl furnishes
the following information: LoDcn was the
name given to the Cape by the early Dutch
settlers, which signifies about the same as
our name of Cape. The inside of the Cape
or the harbor was Hlopca which the English
corrupted by the addition of the ii, and
made it Hmlope,, and finally Hrnlopen.-
Milford Nc,cs.
DEATH FROM THE TRAMP OF COw.-John
Davidson, a well-tO-do farmer, sresiding
near Summit Bridge, in New Castle county,
died on Monday night week from the
effects OF the tramp of II COW. While milk
ing, on Saturday evening, the lSt inst, one
of his COWS knocked him down and tramped
on his breast or stomach, inilictng inul.
ries which did not seem to be of IL serious
character at first, but he gradually grew
worse until he died. Clear until Monday,
the day he died, he seemed to be progress
sing finely, when his disease took turn.
The 4th was gorgeously celebrated at
Lewcs. company of men of the town
fixed up i'll old Continental uniform and
fired 100 guns. A procession, headed by
a boat representing of the Ship ofState, COM
posed of the l3 original colonies, drawn by
four horses and profusely decorated with
the attraction of . choir of school children,
drew up back of the Guards, and the peo-
pie then filled up the street as far as the
eye could reach. Speeches were made by
Mayor NAPLES and Fisk Townsend of the
Journal, the Declaration being read by Rev.
DR.. Penney.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT SEAFoRD.-At Ross
Station, near Seaford, last Friday morning.
Mrs. Daniel Mayne was struck by the
engine of freight train, and injured so
badly that she died in about ten minutes.
She was with party OF berry pickcrs who
thought they had time to cross the track
ahead of the train but Mrs. Mayne was too
slow and was killed. She had three chill
dren dependent upon her for support, we
understand, and She was endeavoring to
earn something for them when the accident
happened. 1t is stated that her husband
deserted her some time since.
LARGE FIRE AT CAMDEN.-About , o'clock
last Sunday morning, fire which is sup.
posed to have been of incendiary origin.
made wide gap in the heart Of the town
of Camden, in this county. The flames
broke out in the rear part Of the drug store
OF DIR. Geo. q. Harmon, consuming it and
all its contents, the books alone being
saved. In obtaining these the DR.. S hands
were very badly burned The fire then
spread to the dry goods store of J. Wesley
Stevens, the grocery store Of Danl Mcbride,
the tailor shop of Andrew X. Baggs, and
a double house of Mr.. d. Ward, occupied
by J. w. Cats and Mrs Parker, was also
partially destroyed. Their contents were
mostly saved, except of the drug store
which was too nearly destroyed before the
alarm was given to save anything. These
properties were all located in the heart oil
the town. The loss is estimated at $4,000:
which is partially covered by insurance in
the Kent County Company. The losses
were as follows: DR.. Harmon saved nothing
insured for $2,l00, which will cover one
half of his loss J. Wesley Stevens saved
the greater part Of his goods, on which
there is an insurance of $3,200; Mrs Muir
| rell's loss on building is $4,000, insured fol
S2,400; Mcbride looses $225; building in
sured for 5000; Ward not insured.