Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-12-15

Chastar river from Crumpton to Milling
AN ;s 10 be dredged. Cost 10000.
neck of sharks teeth were found by
u.ILdieger in Queen Anne's the other day.
An hotel with accommodations for 100
..nson, is to be erected at Colchester
Beach
Last week 5000 California salmon were
,,aced in the Nanticoke river at Fsderals-
bnrs. Clroline county.
Paw g. II. Waters, Of Smyrna, Del, de.
,;rarsd mis- lecture Great Words and Deeds
n Women" at Chestertown last night.
Orders for oysters upon Oxford dealers
are very heavy, and they are compelled to
stop shipping them to some regular dealers.
Dover Bridge near Easton, which has
bspn recently repaired, has just been struck
nv steamer, and damaged to the extent
Ofs3OO
lanes Ferguson, of Talbot county, is re.
.nonsible for a good many stomach aches.
He raises 100000 cucumbers annually from
two acres of ground.
An Elkton firm is purchasing 1000 tur-
kays for the Christmas festivities of the en-
Moves of Hamilton Disston, the Philadel
mia saw manufacturer.
While ]. B. Hubbard, of Easton, was
standing on the dam at the paper mills he
was blown into the water by the wind and
narrowly escaped drowning.
The people of Cambridge have been
Fasting upon wild ducks since the cold
smell Of weather. and duck-shooting has
occupied all the leisure of the amateur
sportsmen.
Talbot county pays about $500 every
wear for the heads of hawks. During the
last twelve months 600 of the troublesome
chicken thieves were killed, the bounty
being fifty cents bird.
An old citizen Of North East, predicts an
open winter and bases his opinion upon
the fact that we have had a solid freeze fol
lowed by a snow before Christmas; and
when this occurs we always have a milo
winter. His observations extend over q
period of so years, he being a man of 81
odd years Of age.
q liners - q very epIlltOu SOhtCSA 6OlnS VI
at this time to decide the most eligible site
on which to locate station on the Della
ware Chesapeak railroad. The contest il
between Marvel's Crossing and crossing
some distance above, called Panta Cross
Il The authorities of the road contemplat,
u Tacating Slaughter's Station.
Saving Souls ty Wholesale-The successful
revival preaching of Rev. T. J. Prettyman
Of the Wilmington NJ. E. Conference, a
St. Johns NJ. E. Church. Philadelphia, still
continue to attract crowds of people nightly
Sunday, the church was a continued seem
Of religious excitement, the converts mum
seventy.one, and over fifteen hundre
people crowding into church at the even
ing service. All of which goes to sho'
that there is as much impressibility in Phili
Il delphia as anywhere down among tn
pines.
II Almost a FatDl Aecident.-Rev. T.
N Hunter, pastor of Cherry Hill NJ. E. churcl
met with an accident last week, that prove
almost fatal. Some repairs had been mao
to the pump at the pastoral residence, an
Mr.. Hunter had assembled to the roof
the shed over the pump to close the ape
ture made by the workmen. While mai
ing on the shingles he fell through to II
n noor below, alighting on his head ar
shoulders. His head was severely cut, b
arm injured, and for four hours the rev'
END gentleman lay in an inssnsible conc
nj ton.