Smyrna times., 1878-01-16

on in the NJ. f. Church in Dover The
one in the Baptist Church was success.
Samuel w. Hall of Frederick has con-
tracted for 300 acres of tomatoes for this
years at 40 cents per hundred pounds,
which IS 10 cents lower than ever before.
The farmers, however, were glad to take
the contract at this price, and would have
agreed to give him 5000 acres at the same
price.
Rev. Jas. NJ. Yingling Of the NJ. P.
Church at Leipsic, had a donation visit
from his friends at Downs chapel and
Kenton recently, amounting in value to
500. Rev. Mr.. Packer of the Baptist
Church at Dover has also had surprise
visit and in addition to a number of other
valuable presents a purse of $50.
Mr.. f. P. Wise, of the Delaware railroad
office, in Wilmington. has Just received
from friend, in Petersburg, Va, a dog seven
weeks old, of the red Irish setter species.
The mother of the dog took the first pre-
mlum at the recent dog show in New York
city. The species are almost extinct in
this country, and Mr.. Wise prizes the gift
highly.
The WOMEN IN WAsHINGroN.-Amonp
the members Of the National Women
Suffrage Convention, which was i'm session
IN Washington recently, was Mrs Mary A j..
Stewart, of Delaware. Mrs Stewart was
among those who addressed the Convention
IN favor OF a sixteenth amendment to the
Constitution, extending the right of suffrage
to women.
SUIcIDE.-William Gordon, young man
formerly of New Jersey, and who has lately
been operating a photograph wagon at
Stanton, committed suicide at the Deer
Park Hotel, Newark, Thursday night, and
was found dead in his bed on Friday morn.
ing, having taken prussc acid. Misfortune
IN love, together with the influence of
liquor, are supposed to have led to the rash
act.
1t cannot be worse, and may better" a
business man says Of the new wear as com.
pared with the old. We NAV as we'll ex.
pect large supply of January failures but
II shaking out"-a favorite theory of re-
let-wlll help our case. the cure ought to
be speedy. Plain living, moderate ex.
pectatlons, honest dealing, and industry
combined with courage, will send US over
the hard places in 1873.
BANK ELECTIoN-The following gentle.
men have been elected Directors Of the
New Castle county National Bunk, at
OHesSa' Tor the ensuing years: Charles
latman. John Appleton, William Polk,
Sereck F. ShallcroSs, IIoratio y. Willets
Henry Davis, Samuel Pennington, John G
Corhit. Columbus Watkins. At a meeting
OF the Directors, Charles Tatman was unani.
mously reelected President
An attempt was made to enter tho
Farmers Bank in Dover one night last
week, but the noise aroused the hook
keeper Samuel Jones. Fortunately. the
bank has within a month had burglar
alarm put III, with wires connected with
every window and door of the bankinc
mouse; also, very handsome brpastwork
In front and over the counter for the better
protection OF the business of the bank,
The REHoBoTH RAILROAD.-An agreement
has at last been made with the Old Do.
mInIon Steamship Co., to build the railroad
from Lewes to Rehoboth Beach. The com.
pany agrees to do it and have it in running
order by July lst, on condition that the
right OF way if secured free of charge. and
that the Rehoboth Co. will give them 20
building lots as their contribution to the
work This has been agreed to, and the
| right of way is guaranteed.
John Mcdaniel (Hickory), who was con.
vlcted at the last term Of the court fnr
selling liquor without license and fined
SlOO IN two cases, in default of the PAYMENT
OF which he was sent to Jail, was pardoned
! oy the Governor last week, and is at LARGE
once more. He is the first man that has
ever lain in Jail for any length of time for
| seliihg liquor contrary to law. Hickory is
a good Democrat, and always votes as he
takes his hquor-straigh
| n Horse THIEF CAPTURED MONDAY
colored man named Robert Braynard was
arrested at Elkton, Md, having in his nos.
session horse that was stolen from Curtis
Il. Eiiason, of Kirkwood, on the 9th of
December, Mr.. Eliason came to Elkton
alter his horse and Braynard was commit.
ted to Jail to await requisition from the
Governor of this State. He claimed to
have traded for the horse with coIored
man named Wm Davis, of Queen Anne's
county, Nd
LAND SALEs.-J. +. Mancha has sold for
Thomas II. George, 40 acres near Hazlett.
vile. to Ii. Bee of Canada, for 81 400 for
j. w. Clifton, near Staytonville, so acres. 10
A. Robinson of w. Va, for 81 200; for los
Qulllin, near Glendale, l24 acres, to F.
Medhurst OF Canada, for 81 400; for II. w.
Stewart, at Staytonvlle, 100 acres, to Mr..
Gunter OF Mich. for 81 900; for himself. n
,t''i NEAR Marydel OF IlO acres, to j. A.
Forbes of n. Y. State, for s., 200, for Z. V.
Poole, near Magnolia, l53 acres, to VIM.
Mckay of Canada, for $500; for Elias c.
Reed, near Dover, 60 acres, to f. P. Scott of
n. j.
STOLEN BY GYPsIEs.-THc Story Yoang
Girl tod to the SusSec COUNTY Peo0k.-We
met on the train this week, coming down
on the j: d B. r. r., says the Lewes LIMIT,
a sprightly and fine looking young girl who
we took occasion to interview. Her story
was that she had been stolen away from
Norwich, Conn.,, by band of rowing gym. |
sizes. She was enticed away on the i7tb |
day of last September and remained with
the camp until they arrived at place near
Denton, Md. She made her escape from
her captors on Sunday night week, and. |
meeting with friends she was provided with |
money; with which to pay her passage over
the Old Dominion Line to New York and /
thence to her home She gave her name as |
LILY Prindle and said that she belonged to
respectable family who are in easy cir
cumstances. She was about II years Of ACE
and 1t was quite evident that shn Vs.