Smyrna times., 1877-05-23

married at the age of % years and was the
mother of % children. She was the second
wife of Mr.. West who is tho father of 36
children.
The Delaware State Fire and Marine
Insurance Company, located at Delaware
City, is a palpable fraud it is said. At
Henderson, Caroline county, Nd, there is
claim of $4,000 awaiting payment; at
Harrington, claim of $2,200, and one near
Milton, of a similar amount. Our citizens,
If called upon by their travelling agent,
should spot him at once.
ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY.-An attempt was
made on Monday night to break into the
jewelry store of r. Theo. Smith, in Mid
dletown. Mr.. Smith son of Rev. j. V.
Smith of SmyrnaI found next morning
that y side window had been pried open
during the night and light broken. The
would-be thief, however, must have been
frightened off as he did no further damage.
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BILLIARDS IN MIDDLETowN.-Josep and
Cyrille Dion, Of New York, the two most
famous billiard players in the United States,
played two exhibition games in Middle
town last Thursday evening, when the new
billiard room in the National Hotel there
was opened for the first time. The admis-
sion fee was one dollar and the room was
crowded. They could make from 70 to SO
points at one inning.
A TALENTED YOUNG CLERGYMAN.-Mr.
Albert Lightbourne, son of Rev. James II.
Lightbourne, (well-known in Delawaro) has
entered the NJ. f. ministry, though he i,
not yet twenty years of age, and might ap
propriately be called the boy preacher. He
has been preaching a year or more, and
has a congregation at the tabernacle at Sea
Cliff, New Jersey, where he is held in high
esteem and is said to possess remarkable
talents.
OFF It's EGGs.-.The Middletown Trua
script published this item last week, to wit
Bishop Wayman (col.) of the A. NJ. Z
! Church, preached in the NJ. +. Church Of
Smyrna last Sunday. The building wa.
crowded and the TIMES says he preached ;
powerful sermon" Whats the matter
with the Transcript? The TINES never sale
anything about Bishop Wayman being il
Smyrna. lie preached in Asbury Church
| Wilmington, and we SO stated.
DOVER FAST IIORSEs.-.Some partie
around Dover have fixed up a race track OF
the State road from Dcnney's corner t.
Dexter Learned's gate. On Thursda,
evening there were three horses on tho
| track, Messrs. Walker & McDaniel's. Thos
s. Clark's and Jas. Kirllley's, Of Leipsic
Two heats were trotted, Clarks mare win
ming one and the Puncoteague mare win
ming one, the only heat that she trotted ol
account of having cut herself on the frs
| heat.
Matthew Baird, of Philadelphia, famou
as one Of the rich proprietors of the Bald
win Locomotive Works, in that city, die
last Saturday. He owned third interes
in this immense locomotive factory AM
when he drew out, in 1S73 he received on
million six hundred and sixty thousan,
dollars as his share of the profits. II
started in business in machine shop il
New Castle in 1884. lie was Irish by birth
but came to this country when only fou
years old.
A New PEACH PAcKAGE.-The Milfor
Basket Company have a handy peac
basket, holding six quarts, with movabl
handle or bale, so that in packing, tn
handle is pressed down on the outside G
the basket rim for packing into crates
A thirty two quart crate holds six of thes
baskets. They are designed to go with tn
chaser can take them by the handle an
carry them off home without any incol
venience. For handsome fruit they ar
very convenient.
Milford, ust now, seems to be thorough
absorbed in the machinery for evaporatin
fruit. Two citizens of that town, Geo. 5
Grier and VIM. p. Corsa, are inventors {
machines for this purpose and three othe
parties, from a distance, have establishe
agencies there, and there is rather a
animated rivalry between the five col
testants. From the reports we see it look
as though there would be more dryers tina
fruit in that section. How is it this dryin
question and these drying machines hasn
struck Smyrna harder than they have?
ESQUIRE GOODWIN, of Dover, wants to |
+ reappointed. But the Sentinel intimate
that A. J. Wright wants Mr.. Goodwin
seat. Mr.. Wright hates to run short
f offices, and he don't intend to do it if i
can holp it. He gave up the Squire
office to go into the Legislature-had to-
and now that the Legislature has let out
wants the 'Squire's Office back again. B
sides this it is intimated that he would NJ
throw the Gubernatorial nomination ovt
his shoulder. 1t makes him smile to me
ton this to him. He is a clever man, an
draws literally on his party's patronage.
Georgetown had a chapter of acciden
last week. Ex-Sheriff Gray had a chi
i scalded to death saw mill boiler e
ploded, blew the mill to atoms and hurt
T man SO badly that he can't recover; lawy
, Paynter's horse ran away and badly injure
himself against the iron fence around Jud.
Wootten's yard--also the fence--whi
e Mrs. Wootten, who is very i'll, was throw
Y into nervous chill by the accident, an
Q the horse came near jumping right on tc
e of the Judge in the yard and finally, Il
j span of horses of one of the hotel keepe
e ran off and did considerable damage to Il
D team.
FRUIT PRESERVING NEAR CAMDEN.-Lar,
a preparations for fruit preserving are beii
v made by the fruit packers around Candle
Y the Sentinel says. John S. Collins & Co.,
i Lebanon, contemplate putting in two
: three Alden dryers, to be operated in co
e nection with canning on larger scale thi
at any time heretofore. They have al
contracted for 100 acres of tomatot
f Preparations are also making to opera
q the extensive drying house at WyOmin
q The Farmers Fruit Preserving Company
= Five Points are extending their buildin
"a and will probably put in two more eyaI
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