Smyrna times., 1877-06-06

"A Fete Champetre," or open air festival,
was held in the lawn attached to Bishop
Lees residence, in Wilmington, last Satur-
day evening, by the young ladies of his
congregation. The lawn looked beautiful.
At last, after nearly three years time, the
new postoffice at Dover, erected bv the
Government at cost of over 100000,
is completed, (postoffice room proper) and
Miss Fannie Smith, the postmistress, moved
into it last week. 1t is an elegant structure.
The refrigerator building in Middletown,
belonging to Messrs. Brown & Fellows, of
New York, built to keep peaches in until
it would pay to ship them, is offered for
sale, the owners not being disposed to make
another attempt to preserve peaches in it.
1t cost over $4,000.
DIED IN THE WooDs.-John Saunders, a
colCred man living near Milford, on the
Frederick road, died in the woods near his
house last Sunday week. He was in feeble
health and had suffered from consumption
for months past, but hated to give up. He
walked out but was too feeble to get back
and died as stated.
The managers, at meeting on the
camp ground, last Saturday, decided to
hold camp meeting at Camden this
season, to commence Aug. 1st. There is
understood to be considerable rivalry
between Camden and Spring Branch, and
the proposition to hold one at the latter
place induced Camden to start up.
The Wilmington Mo,7,i,lg Herald says
that last week reformed drunkard went
into one of the hotels in that city and
asked for u drink. The tavern keeper
| told him he was a fool not to keep his
| pledge, and said he should not commence
breaking it at his bar. The fellow had to
go away without his drink.
A FALSE RUMOR.-A statement has been
published in several papers to the effect
that Rev. DR.. Patton, of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church in Middletown, intends to quit
preaching at an early day. The Transcript
says such is not the fact His congrega-
ton could not permit such thing while
ever they can induce him to hold on.
The Temperance Revival still goes on in
| Wilmington, as it has done for the past
nine weeks. Two meetings are held each
evening, one in big tent erected for the
purpose and one in the City Hall. On
Sunday afternoon last, as hot as it was,
about 1000 people went to the Opera
House to attend the usual meeting there.
DEcEAsED.--Eliiah Crouch, a local
preacher in the NJ. E. Church, died at Dover
on Thursday afternoon He has long been
noted for his zeal in the church, and his
eccentric piety. He was sometimes de-
| signated as the War horse of TEMPER.
ance," in view of his temperance proclivi-
ties. He was a man Of considerable force
in debate, generally radical in his theories,
and, as rule, took the contrary side, it is
said.
| Last Thursday evening, in Dover, at an
entertainment for the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, Miss Mary Cannon of
that town enrapturcd the audience with
several of her best songs. She is regarded
as one of the finest lady vocalists in the
State. Charles f. Treidler, the popular
German tenor, OF Milford, also sang with
his usual good effect. duet, "Refuge,"
by he and Miss Cannon was an elegant
song.
The Baptists New SchooD have five church.
es IN Kent county, viz: At Dover, Wyoming,
Magnolia, Milford and Zion. The latter
Zlon-used to be a society of Methodist
Protestants, who went over in body to the
Baptist faith about seven years ago. The
late Rev. K. Meriken, a local preacher,
headed the movement. The church is
located in the lower part of the county,
near the Maryland line, in the neighbor-
hood Of Vernon.
HOWARD NJ JENEIys.-The Washinaton
correspondent of the Philadelphia North
american, in his letter of last week SAYS
" 1t is understood that Governor Hartranft
has warmly advocated the appointment of
II. NJ. Jenkins (late editor Of Wilmington.
Del, ConmerciaD, to either a chief foreign
consul -generalship, or a mission of the
second-class. Mr.. Jenkins accompanied
him to-day during the interview with the
President and Secretary OF State"
A daring robbery was perpetrated at New
Castle on Saturday night. Burglars broke
into the store Of j. T. & L. Eliason, and
proceeding to the young mems chamber
where they were sleeping, directly over the
store, procured their pantaloons, took them
down to the store, took the keys from the
pocket of one of them, unlocked the safe
and took therefrom nearly $500. The
garments, together with an overcoat, were
then taken to a stable in the rear, and lef
there, the coat being thrown into a sloI
barrel. Nothing was taken but the money
No clue to the robbers.
The CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE CANAL
COMPANY.-The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal Company was held Monday
morning at the Office of the company il
Philadelphia. The report of the director
shows that during the year 1S76-77 the re
ceipts from all sources were $227. .43
and the total expenditures, includin,
interest on the bonds, repairs, ETC., wer,
S2l3,7S2.65. Andrew C. Gray, of New
Castle, was reelected President. Nearly al
the directors arc Philadelphans. TIL,
canal runs from Chesapeake City TO Della
ware City.
The SOLDIERS GRAVES IN WILMINGTON
were appropriately decorated on Decoration
Day-Wednesday last. There are abou
50 graves in the various cemeteries of tn
city, including 10 of colored soldiers, ant
all were decorated alike. There is an assc
citation of ex-soldiers in the city, and thi
organization and the Wilmington Riff
Company, headed by brass band, marche,
out to the graves. After arriving at tn
cemeteries, the floral offerings were de
posted upon the graves, during which tn
T band played the " dead march" and othe
! solemn tunes. After the graves had bee
r decorated, the American Rifles were draw
up i'll battle line, and discharged thre
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