Smyrna times., 1877-12-19

to the summer visitors at Rehoboth.
The reformed temperance men, of Will
mington, intend to erect Christmas tree
in their room at Third and King streets,
and the citizens will contribute useful
articles to Ill it, so that the children of the
reformed men may get some token, to re-
mind them Of the reformation Of their
fathers.
Mr.. VIM. Alliband, residing near the
AlmshOuse, has kept two hounds that
furnished him very agreeable sport in fox
hunting. Said hounds, from not being led
to the fields with hunter and horn as often
as desired, or some other cause, last Thurs
day night attacked and killed Il valuable
Aldcrney calf which Mr.. A. valued at $40.
The dogs paid the penalty with their lives.
FIRE IN ODEssA.-On Saturday night
fire broke out in the stables of Mrs. Daniel
COrbit, of Odessa. The flames spread with
great rapidity. and despite the strenuous
efforts of the citizens, two on the adjoining
property of DIR. Hamilton were destroyed
Six stables, > mules, and 4 horses were
consumed, with a quantity Of hay. The
total loss is from $1,000 to 81, 4,000, and is
covered with from 81 800 to s., 900 insur-
ancc. lis supposed to have been the work
| Of an incendiary.
Fatal AccIDENr.-Mark Clymer. boss of
the shifting gang at the Delaware June
tion, was terribly crushed and mangled
while coupling cars at about S.l5 o'clock
Monday evening. The wheel Of one of the
cars caught his foot and ran up his right
leg, mashing it as it went His right arm
and thigh were likewise injured. He was
a young man, from % to p years of age,
| and had no family. His parents live at
/ New Castle. The Coroner Will hold an in
| quest on the remains.
Rev. F. II. Purdy, Of New York. the dis.
! tinguished rcviyalist and able gospel
| preacher, is in Milford spending two weeks
aiding Rev. Mr.. Hayes in a series of meet
ings being held in the NJ. +. Church. Mr..
| Purdy is minister who goes into the
! pulpit with lot Of gospel bricks in his hat, F.,
| which are thrown with uncrring precision,
and if his hearers have any very vulnerable
! points, that is just where they VIII be hit
! He has little hope of saving am individual
who does not feel that he is q sinner.
! Rev. J. f. Mowbray, Of Wilmington,
/ commenced Il recent discourse as foilowes +.
! "This world is but manifested deity. Its
/ sights and sounds are but the drapery Of
/ the robe in which the invisible has vailed
1
! beneath its appearances, and the cause Of
all its manifestations, is God" An Odessa
correspondent critcises it severely and says
such sentiments is pure Pantheism or Ma.
! terlalism. Are we to hear another IIous-
| hold OF Faith ? or, perhaps, it was a bit Of
| grandlloQuism, intended only for moon
shine.
STORE RoHBEEY.-On Friday last two moro
/ h,r.
ono at Adki>son & Cos Drug Store. and
! both places, says the Tiaasclipf, the window
shutters were plic,l open with chiscl
DR.. AdkisSon lost few small articles in the
line of druggists sundrics. Smiths icwelry
shop was robbed Of a number of watches
which had been left with him for repairs
K. Theodore Smith is a son of Rev. J. V.
Smith Of this town. This is the second
time within a year that he has been
robbed. Loss about 800.
Last week two apostles of Temperance
visiting Milford, Messrs. Morton and Fox,
spoke to a large crowd in the street. from
Mr. Lowery'S hotel porch, on the subject of
| Temperance. Mr.. Lowery very kindly
gave them permission to 10 so, though his
| bar keeper was selling "Hs ,rtttcr' i'm
|
Advocates. The Ncrs calls it fair play and
so ii was if it was fire in the rear
| Whether the speakers considered this an
ambuscade or not, they subsequently moved
their operations to the hall and chnrch and
are meeting with considerable interest
HANGING DAY.-Two negroes. named
George Collins and Samuel Chambers, who
We're convicted for outraging a white
woman, the wife Of a tramp, at Mddletown,
were sentenced to be hanged upon the 10Th
day of March next, but after sentencing il
was discovered that the 10Th would fall on
Tuesday and they were again brought into
court and resentenCed to die upon the odd
which will fall on Friday, the traditional
hanging day. This is a curious conformity
to custom which has been broken in upon
in other States. The prisoners were stoidly
Indifferent when sentenced.
| \ FATAL ACCIDENT TO A FARMER-A
terrible accident occurred near FELTON, on
Monday afternoon which is likely to prove
of a fatal character. Mr. }. Jorome, a
farmer living near there, was just starting
with his double team for his home when
the horses became frightened and unman.
ageable, and ran through the town at a
frightful rate of speed, throwing Mr.. jerome
from his seat to the ground, and beneath
the wheels of the wagon, which ran over
his body and head, inhictng wounds
which are likely to prove fatal. The
wounded man was taken to his home, and
the doctors entertain little hopes of his re
covery
THE LIQUoR LIcENsEs.-In spite of the
unheard of assumption of authority by Mr.
John p. Springer, Clerk of the Peace at
New Castle, in Withholding from the public
the action of the Court on liquor license
applications, some of the names of those
who were refused are slipping through Mr.
Springer's fingers, and coming to light
OF the whole number applying for license
we are informed that thirty-five have been
refused, and no new ones have been
granted. Amongst those refused are John
Ferenback, George Barenback, aud --
, Harding, the latter in the Saville building
1t is now reported that the Court peremp
torly ordered Mr.. Springer to withhold
the action of the Court or licenses from
publication.-RcpuJGcm.
An interesting case of horse philanthropy
+ occurred in New Castle county. Itappears
that Emma Watts, late of PencadeI