Smyrna times., 1877-07-25

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arrangements to ship three car loads of
peaches a day from Wyoming, over the
| Delaware r. R., to the small towns in
the interior of Pennsylvania and New
| York.
Henry Dickerson, living near Harring-
| ton, had q horse stolen from him on Tues
day night. 1t appears that after stealing
the horse, the thief went to the barn Of
Samuel Shorts, near by, and stole his car
riage.
On Monday Annie L. Staats, little girl
only Is months old, and daughter of Saml.
and Margaret Stats, who live at Riddles
| Banks, Wilmington, fell into pot of boil
ing water and was so severely scalded that
she died Tuesday.
The degree of Doctor of Divinity has
been conferred upon Rev. Jos. f. Smith
of the NJ. E. Church, and recently pastor
of Grace Church, Wilmington. lie served
an apprenticeship at carpentering before
entering the ministry.
On Saturday afternoon Hiram ID. Layton,
q boy j years of age, son of Hiram B. and
Margaret j. Layton, residing in Whining
ton, went bathing in the Brandywine and
was drowned. He tried to swim the creek
and gave out before he got across.
A farmer near FELTON,, last week, was
presented with fine Hambletonian colt
by mare he owns, for which he was offer
ed one hundred dollars when only two
hours old, which he refused. The colt was
taken sick on Sunday and died Tuesday.
Big INCREAsE.-Going to the summer
resorts wonderfully increases the. mail
matter. On Wednesday last there was
over one hundred bushels of matter dis
trlbuted on the Delaware road alone. This
clearly shows that somebody must be
absent from home.
DENIED.-The report in several Delaware
papers that Jacob Shallcross, a young man
of Middletown, obtained both money and
clothing at Rockhill & Wilson's, Philada,
under the name of Cochran, representing
himself to be a son of the Governor, is de
: MED by his friends. This report was from
the Philadelphia newspapers.
Mr.. John Todd, near Adamsville, Mispil.
lion Hundred, raised $50 bushels Of wheat
, from "a bushels sowing lie cut it with
scythe and cradle, and did not rake the
stubble. 1t is thought by competent per-
; sons that there was at least 40 bushels
. more wheat on the ground if it had been
properly raKed. So the Sentinel says.
Thomas Mifflin, an old and esteemed
t citizen of Camden, died on Sunday week
| lie was for years identified with and a
/. leader in Friends Meeting. lie leaves an
Q estate of upwards of 100000. At the
Q funeral, head of ripe wheat was placed in
the hands of the corpse, meaning like
unto ripe wheat gathered into the garner ,
a DAIRY FARMING AT ODEssA-J. B. Feni
e more has erected dairy appliances on his
s farm near Odessa, and is going into butter
/ making. He has erected windmill at
|, cost of 5000 to force a running stream Of
), water through dairy. The milk cans are
set in this running stream all the time
He gets one-half of the l35 pounds of butte
made each week by the tenant, which
; brings weekly income Of $23.45, the
: butter averaging about 50 cents per pound
Il L So says the EvcTy Evering.
e FAvoRING CAMPs-The SUSSEX journal
n whose editor, we believe, is an Episcopalian
IS thus talks piously for camp meetings: "W
avow ourselves then advocates for the CAM
meeting, and we would not have its bles
u u sings confined to any one body of christian
- people, for we believe that any churcl
Q would be better that would leave the bus
haunts of men, throw aside worldly care
II and worldly troubles and deep in the recess
Il of some grand old forest aisle draw near il
= heart and soul communion with thei
Il Maker"
Big ROBBERY NEAR WILMINGTON
r night last week the residence of Davi
= Graves, near Brandywine Springs, wa
entered by burglars and robbed of $l1 90
II in United States bonds $3.50 in money,
n valuable gold watch and numerous othe
:" articles of small value. All the famil
lo were in the house at the time, but so quie
J; ly did the thieves conduct themselves tina
~ no one was awakened. No clue as to VIII
y the burglars are has yet been discovered
> The bonds are of no value to anyone bu
''' the lawful owner.
fl CAgGHT.-The parties who robbed tn
40 safe of a merchant at Lewes, Frank Maui
Iv on Sunday night week, have been caugh
vs. They were captured in Wilmington las
". Thursday The men gave their names
m Charles T&y lor, Harry Wilson and Waite
II G. Vodges One of the prisoners is larg
20 fine looking man, and is evidently ver
&c powerful. His companions are of abol
re- medium size, and both have a rather il
~ telligent appearance. Each was held
~ the sum of $1,000 to answer the charge
,r the next term of the Sussex county cour
and Captain Couturier was held in 81 ,0C
bail to appear at the trial as q witness
MASONIC DEMoNsTRATION.-On Frida
=, evening last grand Masonic celebratic
was held at Newark. Hiram Lodge, N
ex 25, celebrated its seventh anniversar
The several lodges formed in processio
,ls and headed by the Newark brass ban
~ marched to Delaware College, where Re
= Il. N. Williams, of Seaford, the Most We
to shipful Grand Master of the State, install'
at the officers, after which he delivered
address on " Free Masonry" The Graz
mt Master was followed by Rev. George
of Phnbus, D. D., who delivered discour
les on "The Mission of the Order" banqu
prepared by the ladies was partaken of.
he Directors FOR REHoBOTH.-The annu
nd meeting of the stockholders of the Reh
tie both Beach Camp Meeting Association W
held last Wednesday afternoon, July lSt
10 to elect directors, in place of the followir
nsv ~, whose term had expired, viz: Rev.
,nys Stubs, Rev. J. b. Quigg, Rev. d. II. CT
No roll, w. J. Hooper, J. g. Yates, w.
w. Foulk, III. C. Robinson, T. f. Hammersl
rue and Rev. J. 1T. c.. Dosh. All were reel,
N. ted except Messrs. Foulk, Hammersl
,he and Dosh. They were succeeded by G.
of johnson, ]. T. Cause and w. A. FinlC