Smyrna times., 1878-05-01
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
The ladies of the Odessa Presbyterian
church are preparing for Strawberry Festival.
The Spring Branch Camp Meeting will |
be held July 10Th instead Of June 18th, asannounced
Miss Mary A. Baker, daughter of the |
late H. p Baker has been appointed post mistress at
| Odessa.
There are thirteen Democratic candi- |
dates for sheriff i'll New Castle co. and nineteen for
| coroner.
The Milford Necsreports the formation Of
an anteraroad monopoly party in favor of the peach
| growers
| 1t is $50 years since the first settlement
commenced within the limits of Wilmington. The
! SwedeS landed at the Rocks" under the command
! of Governor Minnit.
The Mayor of Wilmington has created
frorc among the smokers and dealers of that city by
issuing order to all tobacco and cigar dealers to
| cease selling on Sunday.
At meeting of the Board of Trustees,
! of the Camden Union Camp Ground, it was decided
to postpone the time for holding the camp from the
18th of July to Friday the 2d day of August 1875 and
| close the following Tuesday week the 18th.
The temperance men are considering
the proprety of forming State and COUNTY leagues
in this State. The suggestion made for temperance
ticket is quite favorably received by many leading
and devoted temperance men. Very few Of the Ggir
tceotbcr temperance men favor it--uHord Necs.
The Middletown "Syringe Company" las
they are familiarly called in that town have ten
small BabcOck fire eXtingushcrs, and they think
fire cannot live long if they can have good squirt
at 1t. Going to fire they would remind you of gang
of organ grinders, but they play the funeral march
over the flames.
Messrs. Harper & Baker have attracted
a large share of attention of the visitors to Dover
during the week, by the display of farm wagons.
engines horse rakcs, and every other kind of
machines that are used on farm. This enerprising
firm have large circle of customers who appreciate
their efforts to please the public.-Scatind
CHRIST CHURCH.-On Easter Monday, the
| following gentlemen were re-elccted Wardcns and
Vestrymen of the parish: WardenS-James Kirk and
Thos. O. Culbreth. Nestrymen-Dr. II. Ridgcly, Hon.
JOS p. COmegys. Edward Idgey, James L. Wild, A..
b. Richardson, Robert sarde and VIM. Denncy, Jr.
New York MARKETs-The Bermuda
steamer, last week, landed in New York city ten
thousand peck boxes of tomatoes which sold for
dollar per box. 1000 bushel boxes of onions which
brought 81 per box and large quantity of potatoes
which brought S. per barrel Charleston strawberries
sell at from 30 to 40 per quart North Carolina berries
commenced coming this week. Peas S. TO s. per
barrel Asparagus g to 81 per dozen
; THE WHIPPING Posr.-The Sheriff executed
, the whipping sentences on Saturday afternoon at
Dover, which witnessed by number of boys and
young The first victim of the lash Charles
Fox. alias Rogers convicted of breaking into house
ct Hazletville and sentenced to stand in the pory
and be whipped with ~ laShes. He was brought out
at 1890 o'clock and locked in the pillory until 80
when the Sheriff gave him 20 lashcs well laid on. and
then returned him TO his cell Henry Brewster, con
O
% lashes, which completed the days work of the
! Sheriff in that direction.
FREDERICA ENTERTAINMENT.-The young
ladies and gentlemen of FrcdeFica gave entertain
ment consisting OF charades. singing, &c., in The
town hall on Thursday and Friday evenings of las
week The hall was densely crowded on both even
ings. and the entertainment was pronounced by com
peent judges be the best of the kind held il
the town. Mr. Ed Kelley appeared on the secont
evening in the garb of SambO and sang two songs
e Kitty Wells" and Use Gwne Back to Dixie" III
vOcferOusly applauded at the conclusion Of cacl
song. Ed will make his mark yet. The net proceed
q amounted TO about 500.
9 The CANTERBURY HAIL SToRM-A cor
respondent writing to the Every Ercning says the hal
Q fell in torrents varying in size from pea larg
q marble. In a short time the ground was covered
= nearly foot deep with the frozen rain, and mex
F morning, even, was banked up in some places tw
feet deep. DIR. Lanerty, who lives near that place
l. scraped up nearly three bushels of hail from hi
veranda after the storm, some of the stones being
)f large peach stones The storm was entirely loca
al only extending within a radius of a mile and hal
II is probable that all of the fruit within the ha
storm limit has been entirely destroyed and the graf
"a depos at both Canterbury and Woodside and
Va store at the former place
l. Advices from Crisfied state that on Sunday night
Il, storm something similar occurred, the hail entirel
y running the early peas and other vegetables, but
SC did not extend very far.
- NEwARKs Bio WEDDING-The Newarl
~ Ledger says that the greatest social event that has
te Cured in Delaware for many years took place
n Newark on Thursday evening last 1t was the occ'
l. sion of the marriage of George w Marshall, NJ ID,
&c Andrew Donnell. of Newark The ceremonies wei
performed in st. Thomas Protestant Episcopi
Church, in which the marital services were perform
I'd ed. was tasefully and artiscay decorated for th
;s auspicious occasion.
OF at O'Clock, ?. NJ, headed by the four usheTs H. g.
ne Kolloek, NJ D., A. +. Williamson, w. C. Curtis and
ri NJ Motherall. Next came the second bridesmaid
ru Miss Minnie Watson, of Milford, and the secon
-. groomsman, f. Morris Cloak, N. D., of smyrna 70
an lowing these were the first bridesmaid, Miss Ali(
" DOnnell of Newark, and the first grOomsman, GEO.
Ill Fisher, Jr Of Washington. ID. c.
I Then came the bridegroom accompanied by j. H.
by B' her u brother E m 4 Mr. Samuel 8onne The nIp
of ceremony was conducted by the Rector ot t.1 u
ev church, Rev. A. stone After the fortunate WA y
I'D service concluded, the procession proceeded IN
ala mediatey TO the residence Of Mr.. Andrew Donne
Here, at 7.9O o'clock took place the grand receptic
as 10 a large number of invited guests.
,ot CoURT.-The Court of General Sessions
III the Peace and Jail Delivery met on Monday wee
All Chief Justice Comegys and Justice Wooten on u
ial bench. The following cases were tried:
in state vs. Mathew Kemp ST. anisS M9thew RohnTP hShP nj 4
IL r. Dill Indicted for disturbing religious worshi
le. Jury trial. Verdict-not guilty. H. r. Pennington
IN State vs. Thomas p Anthony. Indicted for sellil
MS liquor without license Jury trial verdctng1ill
t,, r. Pennington for State. No attorney Tor deiendal
'ar staIe VS.. Richard Colt Indicted for assault al
W sniity III r. bennington for State. Day for deiendai
1871 State James Prattis negro ndlcedtor lareen
~ State vs. Josephine Brown, (negro) Indicted
SaV larceny Jury trial Verdict-guilty ,,.-,
are State VS.. George Roberts, (negro) Indicted
sss State VS. John r. Logan Indicted for assault al
e battery on John II, Bewley. Plead guilty, fined
,lr state vs. Vim. Johnson, (negrol Indicted for
e slstng public oiicer. Jury trial verdict-gui
or Sentenced 70 months mpsisonaent s aas ana cost
re- State vs. Charles Rodgers Indicted for breaki
~, nonse with intent v commit & larceny a. & Jury ri