Smyrna times., 1876-01-26
STATE AND LOCALS.

last week.
The loan associations of this town have
changed their place of meeting to Esquire
Colts office, opposite Foxwells hotel.
The Dover people are getting up peti-
ton to Congress to dig out Jones Creek, or
to have an appropriation made for that
purpose.
Abel j. Porter, so badly injured recently |
by fall from his dearborn, near this town,
is still improving, and has fair prospect of
recovery.
Mancha has sold Mr.. Gideon f. Roth
| wells farm of 25l arces, near Casperson's |
| MILL near this town, to William f. Riggs |
for $1,000.
Rev. ]. S. Inskip, the revivalist, lectured
in favor of " sanctifcation" at the Whining
ton preachers meeting, (Methodist) last
Monday morning.
Mr.. VIM. R. Cahoon, sr., near Dover,
lost horse on Wednesday last by having
its leg broken in the stable. 1t had to be
knocked in the head.
Hons. Eli Salisbury and JAS. Williams
have joined together and taken a house in
Washington. Senator Bayard is also
excepting house" there.
VIM. P. Sewell, formerly of this town,
had his leg broken in grist mill at Church
Hill, Nd, last week. He tried to kick
belt off of running pulley.
Miss Stewart of Philadelphia, is drawing
large audiences to Scott NJ. Z. Church,
Wilmington, this week. She is another
lady revivalist that has come into notice.
The warm damp weather last week was
bad on corn. We have heard of a number
of farmers who have had a quantity to rot ;
some as high as two or three hundred
bushels.
: A large auction sale of clothing, ladies'
cloaks, &c, is to commence in one Of
5 Wards storerooms, this town, this evening.
E "Cheap John" of Wilmington. is the
S auctioneer.
Mancha, our real estate agent, has just
sold three more farms in Talbot CO., all to
New Workers. 25-acre tract for 81 ,450
15O-acre farm for $3,l0O, and 45-acre
tract for 81 ,2jO.
! The Teachers Institute for the Public
!. Schools of Sussex will be held in Georgetown
e the first week in February, beginning on
:. Wednesday the I'd. Prof Groves, State
i Supt., will preside.
II The Benevolent Society will meet at Mrs
k Col. George Davis's, on Thursday evening
y (27th) at 6 o'clock. full attendance i
le desired, as business of Importance will bt
lie brought before the meeting.
- Harriet jackson, colored women prett,
:. we'll known in this town, after doing
!, days work on Monday, in seeming. gooc
~ health, fell in her door way on her return
home and died in few hours.
We As an illustration of how absorbing til
to the revival meetings are, in this town, W
lr. will state that the show called the "Ne,
in Sensation could not exhibit here las
mt Wednesday evening. Only three ticket
to were sold. 1t could not exhibit in Dove
st, either.
a. The property of Chas. Padley, in Leipsi,
~, .e was sold by Sheriff Cooper on the Sth-on
a. dwelling for 5000 and the other for S3lO I
%, Bockroclz & Fraukil A dwelling in Can
u den, belonging to VIM. B. Stubbs, of thu
town, was also sold on the 18th to Hardin
~ & White, of Phila., for S4OO.
tn The Presbyterian Church of this tow
ms has boen conducting family or cottaa
prayer meetings for several weeks, an
ial there is a marked spiritual manifestatio
ny in the congregation. Church sociabl,
a have also been organized among the your
s." people of the Sunday School.
Gu Pork eating, or rather pork raising
fK' this town, seems to be on the decline. I'll
lat amount slaughtered here the present seaso
ed 1875, was: by Henry Lienberger 80, Il
ioF pounds; by VIM. Tom Hill, (col.) 35,S
y pounds; total, 68,579 Tbs. The total f
've "a was 92ll7 lbs; for '73, 85,533 fbs.
E.
ted Public sales will take place as follow
;n near this town. J. P. Dickson, Brenfor
bv Feb. Sd; D. W. Stats, Thoroughfare Nee
,lso Feb. Sth; Jas. Kennedy, at the Hoffeck
ps. MiilS. Feb. l0th Edw. Blais, near SO
ot mlIl., Feb. 10th, and the auction of ban
avs Tept goods, clothing, dry goods, &C., fro
-er Wilmu.-. b. this evening, here in town.
MA, A"agglat prisoner before Squire Frazer,
the Wilmington, yesterday, doubled up his ar
rna during his trial, and asked the Squire
md feel his elbow. The Squire did so and I
My prisoner Strengthened out his arm duri
the act and hit him on the nose, maxi
- the blood fly with profusion. The wag
IAN taken before another Justice and fined
AIRY for his fun.
on
the George Purnell and John Hammered