Smyrna times., 1880-07-21

In a news item in our last issue we spoke
of a Byard +. Burn, of Milford. in connec-
ton with a case Of croobcdness. 1t should
have been Byagri Hun, OF Philadelphia, an
entirely different parsonage.
A colorcd woman named Miller was
struck by south bound train on the Della.
ware Railroad at Middletown on Thursday
and instantly killed. She was deaf and at
tho time Of the accident was walking on
the track.
TWENTY NINE CARs.-Monday, twenty
nine cars loaded with peaches passed up
the Delaware railroad. Ihcy we're all con
signed to Jersey City. The shipments will
increase every day hereafter until the
height is reached,
Camp Meetings or the Peninsula will be
! held this season as follows Asbury (Md.)
July Ilth Chester Heights, July 18th =;
Canldon (Del.) July 9th; Oakland, July
23d Woodlawn, Aug. 10Th; Brand ywino
Summit, Aug. 10th; Wye, Aug. 4th.
Mrs John w. Mccoy, married lady of
! Wilmington, Monday assaulted Geo. Lewis
with cowhido for an alleged SANDER. Her
husband stood by with a loaded revolver
while tine attack was made. The man was
very severely punished. Lewis is super!n.
tendcrJ OF CoNo d Aliens brichyard.
The Delaware & Chesapeake Railroad
CImiany has been paying the mail carrier
to and from the postoncc in Kenton, bat
upon recent lncasuemcnt tie distance
tEor tic station to the Office was asccr-
tanned - be oycra quarter of u mile, conse-
quently tho government will have to pay
Lim.
MoEH B3ors PHYsIcIANs.-The second
publication by the Philadelphia Hrr5rl of
physicians 'Yao graduated at DR.. Ruchan-
ans bogus medical college, contains the
names Of the following Dclawarcans:
?. Donahoe, Z. l.. Forbes, J. T. Brown
and Dr. Welsh. No doubt there are q
number of others yet to come.
CANDLES CAMP commences today with
about l2J tents. Rev. Geo Miller Of Grace
Church, Wilmington, will preach on Friday
morning. Among the expected ministers
are Bishop Bowman, d. d., LII. D., Pre-.
siding Elders Todd, Matlack, Martindalc.
Williams, and Rcvs. J. II. Caldwell, b. d.,
George Phmbus, ID. d., J. S. Willis, Terry,
MowDcay, Jones and others
TIE FATAL BoLT.-At Delaware CITY,
yesterday morning, during the prevalence
OF the storm, Capt. lIanigan while proceed.
ing along the canal in his barge, was strlcI,
by lightning and Instantly killed. When
struck by the electric bolt he was at the
holm of thc barge, with the tiller in his
hands. The force or the blow threw him
upon the deck and tore his clothing nearly
all off while his flesh was blackened from
head 10 foot. Death was instantaneous
Cattle n New Castle Hundred is boina
affected by an insect DESIGNATED as the
"TeXas tick, which is beginning to play
sad havoc among them. Tie insect not
only burrows in the hide Of the animals
, but pcnotrates their flesh, affecting them tc
such an extent that death soon ensucs
, Giles Lambson recently lost three fine cattle
by this pest, and one of his neighbors los
} five, While others are suffering in the same
, respect VIZ. Gaoette.
: FELL FROM a SwING.-Sunday Afternoon
+. while a young man, who went down on til,
: German Hall Association excursion t,
/ Bombay Hooi., was ENGAGED in swine::. ht
l fell from the swing when at a,considerabl,
e height. In falling his head struck th
ground with such force as to produce un
+! conciousncss, in which condition he re
! maincd for nearly an hour. Although
S thero We're two physicians present at tn
tlme they dld not volunteer any advice o
r assistance.
q \ fire has been raging in the coda
q swamps Of Sussex for several days past, an
Z has already burned over space of terr
;. tory seven miles Jong and three miles wdr
!. 1t cleans everything before it even to tn
q green pine and cedar timber, and the tur
is to at least two feet in depth. About 5000
:. cedar rails have already been burned. wit
@ large numbers of hogs and cattle. All tn
=. surrounding country is threatened wit
% obstruction. More than hundred peopl
"a are fighting against the progress of tn
q flames, but labor under great difficulty, {
=. the atmosphere is SO dense with smoke it
st almost impossible to see their way. Amor
II those who have lost heavily are Manai
70 Gum, John Numford, Elisha Long an
- Elisha IIudson.-Nass.r LopruqL
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