Smyrna times., 1877-08-29

pDlpplHS pedCHcS lFOU1 hlUulclOWn lulS
year is looked upon as a farce in comparison
with other seasons. In 1878 more than fifty
cars were loaded in one day, and the
average was about thirty cars daily. Now
there are only six or seven loaded daily.
REHoBoTH.-Wo SEQ it announced that
eighteen additional cottages have been
contracted for at Rehoboth Beach, to be
completed in time for occupancy next sea-
son. 1t is also contemplated to erect q
church on the camp grounds at no distant |
day.
The season at Rehoboth is about at an
end. The Bright House has already closed |
The Surf House will keep open a few weeks
longer. The Douglass House is yet we'll
patronized and will remain open so long as
the number of visitors will warrant in so
doing
The SitSSer C0utty Hdcr, formerly the
Seaford Citizen, made its appearance on
Saturday last. 1t is somewhat larger than
the Citizen was, and is well filled with local
and miscellaneous news. The editors and
proprietors are Il. N. Williams and j. b.
Clark.
On Sunday morning week, 10Th, about
eleven o'clock, the dwelling house of VIM.
Finley in Appoquinimink Hundred, was
broken into by thieves and robbed of
various articles ofclothing and some ,jewclry.
Mr.. f. and wife were away from home at
the time.
The Presbyterian and Methodist congre-
grations of New Castle united last Sunday,
going in the morning to the one church
and in the evening to the other, Rev. Mr..
Bristor, of the Methodist church. officiating.
| DR.. Spottswood, of the PRESBYTERIAN church,
was away.
Four tramps attempted to break into tho
store house of s. L. Laughlin, at Murphey's
Mill, three miles from Middletown, one
night last week. Mr.. Laughlin hearing a
noise, shot at the parties who all escaped,
but bloody tracks were plainly visible the
next morning.
New CHURCH.-The Methodists of Della
ware City are building new church. The
corner stone was laid last Wednesday. by
Bishop Scott. Rev. Benz. +. Price, the
pastor, assisted, and so did Rev. w. w.
Taylor, pastor Of the Presbyterian Church
of the town. 1t is to be decidedly tasty
affair.
DOVER TEACHERs.-Th following changes
take place in the Dover Public Schools :
Miss Clara Fulton takes Miss Mary McGoni-
gals place in the primary school, Miss
McGonigal having been promoted to the
school formerly taught by Miss Bateman,
the latter taking the place of Miss Carrie
Anderson, resigned.
Last Sunday was what is known among
, the colored people of Wilmington as "big
, quarterly" day. French street was the
: principal point, and all day long it was
5 crowded, and at times it was impossible tc
walk either up or down the sidewalks
| Three steamboats, and train of sixteen car.
f brought crowded excursion parties.
PEACH DRYER BURNED.-Last Wednesday
afternoon, in Middletown, the peach drye
of f. r. Cochran caught fire and was soor
consumed All the fruit dried was burned
The dryer cost $3.50, and had a capacity fol-
drying three hundred and fifty baskets o
peaches day. Full loss about $3.50. II
,. 1875 Mr.. Cochran had a dryer burned
@ about two weeks after its erection, but tn
,. dried fruit was saved.
Too MUcH MELoN-A Russian war vesse
# was anchored at New Castle for severa
d weeks, lit sailed last week and whilst ther
one of the sailors died from an over-mes
of watermelon. The sailors at first refuse
y to eat the part of the melon that is usual
IL eaten, but threw it away, and ate the rind
IL 1t is supposed, in fact the physician i
attendance stated, that the mans death r,
10 suited from eating the watermelon rind
N The temperance men of Wilmir gto
lo have had another split. Last Frida
night, during a meeting of the Moral SUI
TO sion Reform Club, over which Geo. "
IN Wells presides, all the reformed men in til
V. audience left the meeting in a body, b
Ie cause Mr.. Wells allowed a fellow name
Bryant, who boasts of being a tramp,
speak in disparaging manner of the rul
us of the Club, and refused to let any one r
10 ply to him. These reformed men say the
" will stick to the temperance cause, bu
ld they won't go with Wells any longer.
- How SHE HAD Hm.-The Dover SENT,
1t says: On Saturday afternoon, Mrs Hul
III Mccall noticed her clothes-line shakin
~. and knowing that she had hung her HI
bands coat on the line short time befol
she went to the door and looked out, al
res saw a tramp making off with the cos
ID. Picking up q double.barrelled gun tn
he stood behind the door, she ordered him
rs drop the coat. Not needing her deman
she fired the gun over his head. As
od paid no attention to this, she put the CO
ast tents of the other barrel in his back, abo
ns midway from his head to his heels, causi
Ter Ter him to drop the coat and jump about fC
off Of the ground.
ba THE BATTLE OF BRANDYwINE.-Prepa
,ut tions are now actively going on in W
nj. mington for the centennial celebration of t
ear Battle of Brandywine, on the battle groun
near Chadd's Ford, Chester co., Pa, on Tu
day, September 1lth, 1877. The compile
os. programme of the celebration has not J
er, been arranged, but it will include nu
$50, Der of addresses by prominent speake
lie, among whom will be Judge Comeg
SUI Senator Bayard, Charles B. Lore, MAY
Whiteley, VIM. S. McCaulley, John
I'M. Patterson, and others. Gov. Cochran v
to also be present, and funds are being coll
adj. ted to bear the expenses of the AmeriC
He Rifles of Wilmington, so as to give M
0rv itary feature to the celebration, as far
Delaware is concerned.
} of Is 1T TRUE ?-Last week we gave
vas account of the fire at Magnolia-the bu
the ing of Van Burkalow's store house and
lot store goods of Mr.. Prouse. A corresp
295 dent of E0ery Ecening says: The fire
Magnolia on Tuesday night last is suppo
a. to have been the work of the heath,
nI Sne attached to the circus now passing throu
lCn of,p Gtofa Tho o0anf of tha ohoxy ,