Smyrna times., 1877-05-02
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

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Md. & Del. Railroad has been withdrawn.
So we are authorized to state by Supt.
Caldwell.
REV. j. I. ULMsTEAD, now pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of this town, has rented |
the dwelling opposite Capt. Mustard's and
moved his family from St. Georges.
TYGERT & Co. of this town have this spring
imported three cargos of potash direct from |
Germany to use in their phosphate busi
ness. The last vessel load is on the way.
ALL the liquor applications were granted
by the court but l. K. Shortmans and I.
E. Carty's, of this town and Clayton. Re-
monstrance being made against them they
were held for further consideration.
THE colored peoples concert at the town
hall tomorrow evening-the Friendship
Singing Society, assisted by Mr.. e. Mrs.
Parker of Chester, Pa. We fell pretty sure
there will be liberal attendance of white
people.
H. L. COLLINS, telegraph manager here,
states that a reduction of 25 cts. has been
made on ten-word kilograms from Smyrna
to Boston, Providence, Chicago &c. The
price to Boston used to be 75c; now, 5Oc.;
to Chicago, $l.25; now, $l.0O.
On Tuesday 18th inst, important religious
services will be held at the Presbyterian
Church in this town, viz the ordination of
three elders and the installation of the new
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Ulmstead. We will give
further particulars next week.
The town commissioners of this town
have notified the property owners to fix up
their sidewalks. Such fixing is badly need
ed in some places and if Smyrna is to have
the reputation of having the best paved
streets of any town on the Peninsula it is
time the fixing was done.
BENZ. A. HAZEL is to start merchandi-
zing in this town, and has leased the store
heretofore occupied by I. X. Shortman.
Mr.. Shortman has moved to one of the
stores in Wards building. Mr.. HAZEL will
not relinquish his position with Stewart,
Marks, Ralph & Co., of Phila, or not for
the present. w. D. HAZEL is to run the
store.
ADvERTIsERs.-The Fruit Growers Bank
makes its quarterly statements Marshall
Dunn publishes bankruptcy notice in the
matter of Hamilton & Cummins's business
Hofecker & Brother, fruit packers, have
dissolved and John II. Hoffecker continues
the business; DR.. Daniel advertises vehicles
for sale on very easy term; DR.. Borst adver-
tses carriage for sale; William A. Moore
Clerk of the Peace, advertises license notice
IMPROVEMENT AT CLAYToN.-Theol old steam
saw mill and basket factory at Clayton, one
of the first (if not the frst) basket factorie:
, built on the Peninsula, has just been almost
entirely rebuilt and considerably enlarged
by Messrs. Evans & Co. who have also put
up neat new office, put in new engine
and boilers of fifty horse power, a new
5 planer and other improved machinery. The
, chief aim has been to enlarge its capacity
for manufacturing peach baskets and crates
and saving all kinds of timber.
ADJUDGED BANKRUPT.-In the U. S. Cour
in Wilmington, on Monday, the firm o
4 Hamilton & Cummins, of this town, wa
: adjudged to be bankrupt, on the petition
of a number of the creditors. The pet
p tions were filed by Richard Harrington am
Harrington & Hoffecker. The assignee +
settle the estate will be appointed May 2lst
n Ex-Sherif Wilds is the party selected 70
n this purpose by the creditors. Creditor
a can prove their claims and share in tn
dividends by calling upon Richard Harrin9
ton, attorney for the petitioning creditor
n at Dover.
e. Mrs. SARAH PEREGoY, of this town, poe
a. widow, last week received check froI
Y. the U. S. Pension Office in Washington, fC
70 $l509, being the amount of back pensio
due her since the death of her husband
81 David Peregoy, who was a soldier in I'll
s. 4th Del. Regt. He died after the war W;
q over from disease contracted whilst in IL
or service. Her claim of pension was delaye
first through the death of II. w. Draper,
Dover, and then the decease of Thom
CarTow, of this town. Now it comes to h
W, through the efforts of Squire Colt. 81
ry receives s. per month and 50 for her chi
va until she is Is years old.
er A GIANT AND GIAxTEss AT CLAYTON
tie man and woman of immense proportio
an arrived at Clayton on Monday on Il
he morning train south. The man measure
re- eight feet four inches in height, and Il
ne woman eight feet six. They took Il
'as Md. & Del. train to join OBrien's CircI
he which showed at Easton that day. VIII
it standing in the crowd at the depot, tn
ID. were so elevated above those around the
lid that they looked as if they were on still
of They would not submit to any questio
ed from the crowd, and the man snubbed t.
he or three who tried it. He stated, howev
nd that he had been a farmer in Ohio.
om weight is ascertained to be nearly 400
zen (the woman somewhat lighter but [
log Claytonites think that if they were W
ion filled out they would draw each 600 or
the TBS. easily. They did not look thrifty;
the the contrary they were rather ungail
the and unkempt. The mans legs were ft
inc or five inches longer than his pants, VIII
up were perhaps the longest ready made p
the he could find. Whether or not the pa
cir were man and wife is not known
on, Clayton crowd were afraid to ask.
tile suggested that if the man quit farming
Mr.. go into the show business it was because
lay, was failure at thinning corn.
a of LOCAL CASES BEFORE THE CoURT.--Bef
the Court at Dover lastweek the follow
cases of local character came up:
Nathan Duff a negro boy for break
ork into the house of Jacob Lienberger, in
rom town, and stealing clothing therefrom,
the sentenced to fine of 800, hour in
the pillory, 25 lashes and year imprisonmt
to In the case of State VS.. James HolliC
at Caleb jackson and Philip johnson, jr.,
the three negroes who stole Col. Geo. w. G
tlci' mins's turkeys last winter, the State
'ula- nounced continuance of the suit,
ying prisoners having broken Jail.
IS a The State, in the case against Eben Lu
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