Smyrna times., 1877-05-16
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

AMI
The Fruit Growers Convention meets in
Middletown next Saturday.
The annual Episcopal Convention for
Delaware meets in Georgetown June 9th.
Ex-Gov. Ross is going to put up two large
fruit evaporators on his fine farm near
Seaford.
Evan Reese, recently of Smyrna, is going
to put up a nice dwelling on his farm,
between Harrington and Milford
State Treasurer Giles has built himself q
handsome new house near Seaford, on his
farm, where he proposes to live. He has
been living near Laurel.
Last Thursday, Thos r. Green of Mary
del, and William l.. Cooper, son of ex-
Sheriff Cooper, left Dover for Waverly,
Nebraska, at which point they will locate.
A horse and buggy belonging to A. S.
Naudain were stolen one night last week ut
Middletown. He drove in and hitched in
Maxwelrs hotel yard and has not seen the
team since.
Wilmington business people are justly
indignant that the ladies shall run off to
Philadelphia every time they want to 90
shopping. How can their own city prosper
under such circumstances?
Dover is coming up on the temperance
question. Meetings are to be held tonight
in the Baptist Church and tomorrow night
in the Methodist Church. when ten minute
speeches are to be delivered.
The Delaware Railroad managers are
devising liberal things for the residents
along its line during the summer it is said
Among other things luxuriant trains will
run to Ocean City on quick time.
1t is announced that the Philadelphia
Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Compa-
ny will open an excursion hotel at Ocean
City this summer. Ocean City is II water
ing place i'll Worcester CO., Md.
Three business men of Milford are matur-
ing plans to rebuild the strawberry box
factory i'll that town, recently destroyed by
fire, and associate fruit drying and canning
in connection with the business.
STRAWBERRY FEsTIvAL.--The ladies of the
Middletown Presbyterian Church intend to
give strawberry festival and, perhaps, also
a concert in the latter part Of this month,
or as soon as they can obtain berries.
Judge Wooten is detained from New
Castle Court in consequence of the illness
of Mrs. WOoten at her home in George
town. 1t is said to be his first absence, and
he has been on the bench nearly thirty
years.
BILLIARD PLAYING.-The Messrs. Dion, of
| New York, the two famous billiard players,
expect to be in Middletown next Thursday
and will give an exhibition of their skill in
playing, on the new tables just put into
the National hotel.
Three young men of Wilmington were
admitted to the Bar at New Castle on Mon.
day, viz: J. Ernest Smith, Austin Harring-
ton and E. Ii. Mccullough. Mr.. IIarring-
ton, formerly of Dover, is brother OF
Samuel NJ. and Richard Harrington.
Abram Fenimore, of Middletown, was
pretty badly hurt one night last week by q
runaway horse, whilst driving through
town. The horse was also so badly injured
that it is thought it will have to be killed
The team belonged to Chas. Stratton.
The eight young ladies and gentlemen oi
Middletown who gave a concert in the St
Georges NJ. f. Church one evening last
week had an audience of only 50 persons
and they are "salt'' over it. They felt that
their efforts to benefit the Church deserved
a better appreciation.
Last Sunday morning the pulpit of the
Asbury NJ. f. Church, in Wilmington, was
occupied by Bishop Wayman, colored, who
was presiding at the A. NJ. +. Confer
ence. The church was crowded and the
Bishop preached very powerful sermon
from the text, "Seek peace and pursue
it,"
, Rev. j. T. Wright, recently of Smyrna
in lecture at Georgetown, last week, pu
in a small plea for woman suffrage, ano
the SUSSEX journal goes for him for it. The
Journal thinks Mr.. Wright is a very cleve
young lecturer, but advises him to plan
the seed of such opinions on more con
genial soil.
The National Hotel at Middletown, r
NJ. Crawford, jr., proprietor, has had som,
important changes made in its interior ar
rangements. A front parlor has beer
handsomely furnished, the former sitting
, room turned into a billiard parlor, and tn
! stairs changed to the hall. Two billiard
tables have been putin
A Wilmington correspondent of tn
Baltimore Sun sent the following item T.
Thursdays paper: A prisoner was tried a
; New Castle yesterday on the charge O
peJJy larceny. me main witness agalnS
him has been in prison for ia days, an,
l after the trial received as witness fees $84
and then the party on trial was acquitted.
:. The Brandywine Springs property, nea
a Wilmington, has been leased to Franci
!. Wood, of Philadelphia. The Springs use
to be known as amongst the most attraC
: tive and picturesque places of resort in tn
s country, and the new proprietor has gon
Q to work in earnest to put things in ordel
:. The waters are considered to have goo
:. medicinal properties.
f Dell Nobett, the oldest man in Wi
d mington, had his photograph taken on
n day last week. lie will be one hundre
J. years old in October. He is in good healtl
|. and apparently not nearly so old rs he reall
IS is. He tried TO run away with girl an
q get married about two years ago, but b
9 relatives captured him at Chester just i
n time to defeat his plans.
= The REHoBoTH RAILRoAD.-rhe Junctio
!; & Breakwater Railroad Company is agai
reviving the agitation of building tn
= proposed railroad from Lewes to tn
p Rehoboth Camp meeting grounds. Al
' plication has been made to the Cam
E meeting association to aid in the work an