Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-10-15

Church OF Milford, and entered upon MS
duties.
The schooner Annie Bell Lycr of Milford,
was wrecked on st. Johns Bar at the
mouth of st. John River, Florida last week
and is total loss. She was owned by DR..
VIM. Marshall, Mrs. Hyer, r. Williams
and others of that town and was valued at
$4,000. She was not insured.-Nc,cs.
During the peach season, II. c. Long and |
William Gum, of FrankfOrd, in Sussex, con-
tracted with the railroads leading from that |
town and with the Old Dominion Steam. |
ship Company to transport peaches to Buff !
falo, n. Y, for them for ffty-seven cents a |
crate. The companies failed to carry out |
the contract, and are now sued for 500
damages.
The DeLaocare Inquirer has caught cen
tenarian. She lives in Georgetown, is ofthe
color of parchcd coffee and bears the name
of Juda ?. Smith. She was + years old
when Independence was declared, and so
has been on deck 107 years. She was once
in slavcpen at Salisbury, escaped, and
being trailed by bloodhounds eluded them
by fording mill-pond.
! PROTECTION OF CHILDEEN.-The Society
! for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children
has been organized in Wilmington, with
the following officers:
President--D. w. Maull, NJ. d.
Secretary-Austin Harrington.
Treasurer-Gertrude w. Nields.
Fifty Vice Presidents, consisting Of per
sons from the different counties of the State
have also been chosen, as well as a Board of
Managers.
The COMMISSION FIRMS FAILURE-The
failure of Todd, Pratt & Co., commission
merchants in Wilmington. was announced
on Saturday last The firm have made an
assignment to j. Z. Frock. Mr.. Pratt
placed $1,000 in the business and the failure
leaves him penniless. lie is completely
broken down and says his partners care
lessness caused the failure. The liabilities
are from 5000 to $1,000, and the assets about
one third of that amount
DELAWARE BAPrIsTs.-At the annual
meeting of the Philadelphia Baptist Asso-
citation, in Philadelphia, the following sta.
tistics, in relation to the Baptist churches
of this State were read:
Delaware Avenue, Wilmngton-Men1
bership 975 baptisms, Sc.
Magnolia Church, of Dover-Present
membership, SO total value of church
property, $500.
Milford Church-Membership 40; bap
tisms, 3; church property, $500.
Shiloh Church, gton-Member
ship so; baptisms, 9; contributions, S749. %
New Castle.-Membershi Ga; contribu
tons, $4049.60.
SUGAR BEET PREMIUMS FOR NEXT YEA
e (1S80).-At meeting of the commission
u held in Wilmington, Oct 8th, it was con
cluded to give notice that premiums to tn
amount of 5000 to $500 will be paid for tn
r. best result in growing sugar beetS next yea
4. (lSS0) the details Of which will be give
h next spring. The object Of publishing thi
, information now is to give opportunity 70
a. preparing the ground this fall. The pre-
n. miums this year amount to $3.50, it will
n seen by this to be more than double mex
e. year. For further information apply to tn
commissioner resident of your count,
D. Lea Pussy, Wilmington, New Castle coul
y ty; Samuel B. Cooper, Camden Kent coul
Of ty: T. B. Giles, Seaford, Sussex county
ma U. S. JURORs.-The jurors for the a.
"a preaching term of the United States Circu
". w. Court was drawn at Wilmington on Thur
day. The following is the list:
=, New Castle county-Henry II. Appleto
Us. B. r. Heisler, James II. Beggs, Jes
IN. Cook, colored George Williams colorec
IT. Thomas A. Kane, Joseph Roberts, Levi '
49,. Lattomus, Aquilla Thomas, Jesse Reeve
-. Jacob Hill, Robert II. Jones, j. PoulsC
oi Chandler, John Diehl, William NJ. Ho
US James ]. Wyatt.
Up Kent-William N. W. Dorsey, Frsby
ne Clark, Joseph Smithers, Samuel Smithel
John Wesley Denney, Nathan T. Undt
wood, Samuel w. Darby, Daniel R. Burto
lg- Sussex-Joseph Wilson, Charles Jon,
lst q. Christopher Calhoun, Michael Colbur
ers John c. Rodney Robert d. Brown;
NJ They were drawn under the new law, al
ed. they stand l6 Democrats to If Repubica
yes List of Petit Jurors for the October tel
est of the Superior Court for Kent coun
Try which convenes in Dover, on Monday, p
en- inst
ny Duck Creek Hundred-John RI
m. George n. HAZEL, Jacob johnson, John
lg- Jerman.
to Kenton-Frederic Knots, Jacob b. II
he ell, Emory Temple.
= Little Creek-Daniel c. Cowgirl, Rob,
BILE H. Green.
ian East Dover-Timothy Slaughter, Josh
ng. McGonigal, VIM. D. Webb, Edwin
wv, Eccles.
pi;; West Dover-Samuel Craig, DraI
tul Voshell.
rem North urderkill-Charles B. Layt
up John j. Wyatt, Mailman Hopkins, Der
the min Dickerson.
the spillion-Henry Dickerson, W
'ok Tharp, VIM. Williams, Henry Lewis.
yes- Acknowledgment X. Belts, Benjamin
are Anderson, Benjamin V. Clark, John
as johnson.
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wi HYDRoPHoBIA IN WILMINGToN.- With
ing year five persons have died of this formi
ing BILE disease in New Castle county Tn
tice were for the year ending December 81, Il
the a trle over fifteen hundred people killed
OF tigers in India, or about one in every b
the dred thousand inhabitants. Within
d of last twelve months or whereabouts, says
'ple Morning Herald, five persons have been
&C. ed in New Castle county-if killed is
Will worldly dogs, or one in every TIVE
IS of thousand of the inhabitants. 1t thus
AS pears, dogs kill eight times as many hur
ling beings in a year in New Castle county
mes tigers kill in India-relatively to the pc
'uns lation. In India the tiger has q price u
ded his head, and organized bodies of men
urst paid to exterminate him. In America
ally more dangerous dog is petted and permit
Z. to multiply. A timely suggestion to II
con- bitten may be in season. We follow
pur- text of an approved work on Poso
to Wounds, and hence our advice is orthoC
calf The shortest time necessary for the abs
ches ton of poison from a wound is-nine
its onds it may not occur for many mint
goes promptness therefore in case of dog
the is everything. Instantly tie a liga
pect (string) above the bite, cutting out
wounded flesh thoroughly, applying a
- ping glass to float out the virus by
Vnnous observation-disclosures hn tOl1ohed