Smyrna times., 1877-11-28

The First National Bank Of Seaford has
purchased Il watch dog in New York, for
the purpose of guarding the treasure hidden
away in its vaults. So the Sussex I,dcr
says. It's puppy yet and has been sent
to the country to grow.
A grand musical entertainment will he
given at the town hall, MiddletOwn, Friday
evening, December 7th, 1878, for the benefit
of st. Anne's Episcopal Church. under the
auspices of Prof. RhoadeS, and assisted by
the Millard Club of Wilmington.
ENTERTAINMENT AT ODEssA-On Thanks.
giving night, 29th instant, the Odessa Dra-
matte Association will give an entertain
ment in the town hall, when they will enact
lby requost) the thrilling Temperance
Drama, entitled The Last Loaf"
A New KIND OF ExGIXE.-Two gentle.
men OF Wilmington, William Huston and
Henry \. Wickersham, (the latter formerly
oi Smyrna) have invented new engine
for running street cars in cities. 1t is to
be tested in Wilmington in day or two.
ARREST OF a SEAFORD MANA gentleman
named Griffith, of Spaiorl, went to Phila,
! delphia last week to solicit trade for an
oyster packing house of that town, and was
| arrested for selling oysters without II
license and compelled to pay fine of S2O
Last week a fatal accident happened to
William I. Ellmg>wOrth. II carpenter of
Mlllsb0ro, in Sussex. He went in the
country to tear down house, and in doing
so rafter fell across his stomach and he
lived only short time after the accident.
DIED.-WIlliam Hill. leading citizen of
Milford, died on Sunday morning the 18th
III the seventythird year of his age. He
was farmer; quiet, unobtrr>ivr citizen
and leaves an estate of about $4,000. He
was brother Of Col. Robert Hill of this
| town.
Wilmington is surely well supplied with
temperance og@anIz ,tions. Ii uas the Gond
Tempars, Sons of Temperance, Wonen's
Temperance Union, Moral Suasipn R.for.
merS, Christian Temperance Alliance. the
Wells movement, Juvenile rrmpIarS, and
perhaps two or three other organizations.
The court now in session at New Castle
| has derIdtd that cider Is an intoxicatinu
liquor, and 1t cannot consequently he sold
except by the farmer vino produces it, un
less the vcndrr takes out u liquor dealer,
license! The producer can sell it, without
license, III quantities not less than quart
Recently the annual meet
ing OF the Rehoboth Beach Camp Mpetin.
ASSOCIATION was held and the old officer
reelected. good lnany improvement
are TO be made before the next season com
mences, and Mr.. Blllany has already com
menced tho building OF an addition TO tn,
Surf House.
There is considerable commotion ius
now among the sportsmcn of LAUREL II
| / SnsCnv in valntinn -
seems that they so into the fields at nigh
and by the aid OF torch and dog the,
make terrible havoc with the p.rtridges
often killing every single one in a GOV
while they are at roost.
Eliza White, colored, was sent to Georg,
town Jail last week for stealing Il silk dres
from Mrs. Boynton, wife Of Rev. Mr.. Boyn
ton, the Presbyterian minister Of Milford
This is said to have been Mrs. Boynton'
, wedding dress. Eliza is the same woma
vino robbed Mrs. Mallaieu's house in thi
! town about two years ago.
MULE KILLED.-One day last week Eli
NJ. Nichols mule team was returning hom
from Dover, and when near the bridge
just this side of Dupont's mill, a doubl
team belonging to John W. Fennimore,
Lelpslc, came running down the road, til
pole striking one of the mules in the breas
killing him instantly. The mule was
u valuable one.
n The American Basket Co., whose factor
i. was burned at Milford last spring, has d.
5 ended to 90 to Georgetown where til
4 Georgetown Manufacturing and Fruit Pr,
L serving Company is preparing to put
g machinery to manufacture baskets an
b crates, SO that they can run in Winter O
r these fruit packages and in Summer O
r. fruit curing and preserving.
WHO SHOOTS OUR GAME?-Says the Milo,
Nc,cs: On Saturday last about 1000 aual
=, many rabbits, and ducks and some gees
, went up the Delaware Railroad in I'll
hands OF foreign sportsmen. 1t is estimate
IT that the weekly market value of the gam
" going thus is $500. On Monday last ov,
t. twenty sportsmen with dogs and gul
came down the road, and many come ever
y day.
h The 0. D. $. S. CoMPANY's New STEAME
The Old Dominion Steamship Cumpar
has put new steamer, the Widgeon, c
q Chlncoteague bay to run regularly betwet
u Franklin City, the terminus of the Wu
J. cester Railroad and Chncoteague Islam
connecting with trains to and from Frankl
e City daily. Passengers leaving Philadt
s phla on the morning train for Delawa
Is Railroad can reach the Island in time f
supper the same day.
n. DEATH OF john HICKMAN.-John HE
Z. man, of FrankiOrd, Baltimore Hundre
e one of the most prominent citizens
Sussex county, died last week at his HON
Mr. Hickman was president of the Brea
e water d Frankiord Railroad, and had bee
le Tor several terms, in the Legislature, at OF
81 time being Speaker of the House. He W
y. also one OF the Board Of Trustees of Del
ware College, and one OF the most high
70 esteemed men in the State.
,r w. P. Cummins, near Smyrna, has rails,
k this year SIG bushels of shelled corn on
twelve acre field. Thomas b. Coursey I,
years ago had 1850 bushels on a Is nc
"a field. Mr.. Cummns' was 6S bushels p
n acre and Mr.. Coursey's was 20. Cam
,, Smyrna do better than this? She hi
~ better not boast until she can.-IMLford Nea
We will just say to the Ne,os that un
Ig Milford makes at least some sort of sho
n ing it had better keep shady.
-. The STORM AT DELAWARE CITY.-T
" storm was severe at Delaware City Il
Saturday. A special to the EVery Ereni