Smyrna times., 1878-06-19
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
Bishop Lee, of Delaware, will sail from
Philadelphia for Europe tomorrow.

1
Sadie Bell won the fourth heat and race
of the 2.2G class at Wilmington, last Friday,
in 2.20. The 2.4j race was won by Black
Douglass in 2.4l4. The three minute race
was won by John in 2.42.
The conclusion Of the festival AZ Frcdcrica
on Thursday night last was largely attended
and quite successful The proceeds will
amount to about $l7j, which is to be used
to purchase Il pipe organ for the church.
GRAND Excursion TO CAPE MAY.-The
ladies OF Grace Church, having secur ed the
use of the steamer Repu6lcaa, just com
pleted by the Harlan & Hollingsworth
Company, will give = grand excursion to
Cape May Juno 25th
The iron ship yards Of Wilmington have
| built about 80 iron ships a number greater
than all the other ship yards in the United
States combined have turned out and yet
our big overgrown relation Up the river
called Philadelphia, speaks of US as Il
suburb and tallls about the ship yards on
the Deiaware.-Rcp@5lcoa.
a Man KILLED EY A FAILING TaEE xEAR
| BRACKINYILLE.--Mr. George PYlr. who was
| experimenting 4 gang Of men employed in
cutting hickory timber for a spoke factory
on the farm of James GiAin, near BracIlin.
vile, about six miles from Wilmington,
was accidentally killed last Friday morn,
ing, by falling tree.
ROBBERY ON THE RIVIERA gentleman
residing in Dover, Delaware, took passage
one day last wccl; on the steamer ,Sm&hHcH
for Philadelphia. While m route he became
acquainted with J. c. Eandcrslice alias
"Smithy," well-known character, who, it
is alleged, relieved him Of considerable
sum Of money. Eandcrslice was commit
ted to prison for a hcaring.-Irc&s.
REuoDoru--Capt. Calvin Ta@gart has
arranged 10 run the steamer 1rti-aa between
Cape May and Cape IIenlopen this SUM
mer, two regular round trips two days every
week, giving the visitor to Cape May u
splendid chance to sec that wonderful work
the Delaware Brcalwater. visit Rehoboth
camp ground by using the new railroad
just completed between Lewes and Rcho-
both, and return to Cape May in time for
tea.
The Methodist District Conference for
Dover District was held this week at Sea-
ford and attracted the attendance of nearly
all the preachers and many Of the layman
Of the district The general methodist
business Of the territory was attended to,
and a good deal OF talk had on topics re-
lating to religious matters in general as
well as those specially concerning the de-
nominatiOn.--NIord Ntocy.
) In this notice are two mistakes, 1t
was not a District Conference. but simply
the g Preachers Association Of Dover Dis.
trct. >, 1t was not held at Seaford, but at
BridgeyIle.
/ CONFERENCE AcADEMY.-The commence
t mcnt exercises OF the Conference Academy
= at Dover, took place this week. The
/ annual sermon was delivered in the II. T.
>. Church on Sunday, by the Principal. Or
. Monday and Tuesday the examination q
) the classes took place at the Academy
e 4esterday-Tuesday- in the NJ
0 Z. Church, Rev. Thomas H. HAYNES, 4. NJ
} delivered an Grafton before the Literary
5 Society. The annual meeting Of the Board
/ of Trustees will be held this afternoon, at
n 5 o'clock, and also the Alumni at O'Clock
e At s o'clock this evening the annua
S Alumni Grafton will be delivered in the NJ
e T. Church by Hon. j. P. Comegys.
. COMMUNISM IN SUssEx.-But little atten
= ton has heretofore been given to CROWN!
. wheat in Sussex county, but last Fall
+ much larger breadth was put in than usual
requiring the use OF the reaper over tn,
Il
II our town having sold a number there Tn,
: following from the Breakcater Li5ht show
= what is thought OF the innovation
= The best evidence that we have 0
=, socialism or communism in our midst
Il that labOring men in various parts of on
II country openly threaten to burn all sell
"a binding machines that are put in the field
~ by farmers, and not only that, but to burr
= the grain stacks of all farmers who emnlo
! these machines"
!. MILFORD News IrEMs.-The new crop O
4 wheat now falling before the reaper is ex
7r cellent, except that many fields contain tn
Y disease called ''smut" or "bust.'
ol The Odd Fellows Of Milford will ceebrat
IS the 4th of July with an address in tn
rs afternoon and festival in the evening.
le The deep glades on the line of the Lewe
g and Rehoboth Railroad have swallowed u
Il such enormous quantities Of earth tina
rs they have delayed the completion of til
le road. The road will be ready for use on G
'd before the 2jth inst.
n Twenty young ladies and gentlemen q
le Milford will next week encamp on Slaugl
n ter Beach in tents, to spend few days o
KS the sand, inhaling the sea air for the benef
IN of their health.
'lr James B. r. Powell, ESQ, one of tn
'r- leading citizens of Pennington, an old res
r. dent of that locality and a man well know
ST. throughout the county, died suddenly o
OF wednesday. lie was about 60 years old
&c Trout sounds have this year been bougi
"A up at the rate of sixty cents per H. Th
best quality of isinglass is made from then
On The manufacturing is done in winter.
ne low temperature is necessary, in order
It's turn out by machinery the fine ribbons
III isinglass and ics-water passes through I'll
os' rolls. The total product is about tw
he hundred and fifty thousand pounds. B
ne sides the use of isinglass for refining bee
ad etc, it is employed as a dressing or gla
=" for straw goods in the United States
de STATE MEDICAL SoCIETY.-The Medic
by Society of this State held its regular a
get nual con vention on Tuesday of last wee
e. at Lewes The society was called to ord
rg by tho President, DR.. Collins of Smyrn
mt Only two regular applicants for admissiC
le, to membership were made The names
ng Drs. .Cahall and Layton were presented to Il
lst Board of examiners, and they were adm
o., ted to membership in the society. d
of Holloway, Il physician of MARYLAND, but
IN. part of whose practice lies in Delaware, {
his application was admitted to membershi
nd The reports of the various committees co
nd sumed little time. Dr. Marshall read
ms paper entitled, 1.-THE uses of venesection
ng DR.. MacKay also presented a short disser
es, ton upon the diseases of the eye, and G;
sX- and the Importance of the specialists
full the cure Of disease. Among the most sat
ra- factory things of the session was the annu
sh address NV tho praSiIapF IN C0Il;o,