Smyrna times., 1876-08-16
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

The Dover Conference Academy is being
rebuilt with encouraging progress.
The Wilmington tax collectors are
g sticking people up" for non-paynient OF
taxes.
Joseph r. Adams, for many years y
Justice of the Peace at Georgetown, has
resigned his office.
\ watchman at Fort Delaware, named
Zane, committed suicide, in the Fort, ono |
day last week. No cause is assigned.
Jason Davis and L. b. Chance both had
horses stolen from them ono night last |
week They are farmers living near New
Castle.
A blind broom maker in Wilmington,
known as {" Blind David" had a lot OF his
brooms stolen from him one night last
week. Such meanncss.
The old dwelling house on the farm of
Elias NJ. Nichols, near puPOnts station,
west of Dover, was destroyed by fire Thurs
day night, Sd inst. Insured for $500.
Every camp meeting held in this State
this season, so far as we can learn, has held
over two Sundays In former years Sunday
was not considered good day for camps.
A fellow named Duffy went to Red Lion
camp with a lot of whisky from Whining
ton, but he and his whisky were captured
before much was sold. lie was fined 500
and costs.
Last week vessel laden with water
melons ran ashore below Indian River Inlet
in Sussex county. She was from Chinco-
league and before She could be ilOatcd her
cargo had to be thrown over.
Last Thursday was what is known as
{" Big Thursday " at all the beaches on the
Delaware below Dover and Milford. The
farmers generally mako holiday of the
occasion and 9 so to the Bay"
Rev. d. p. Purinton, Baptist minister
living near Canterbury, died last week
aged about IS years. lie was the first
Baptist missionary (new school) that came
to this State, about eight years ago.
Miss Skinner, the music teacher in the
Conference Academy, at Dover, died Of
typhoid fever, last week, whilst on a visit
to some relatives at st. Michacls, Nd. She
was lovely young girl, only about 20
From 1000 to 1000 watermeons per day
are now shipped from Houston by tho Ole
Dominion line to New York. Houston is
little station on the junction & Broakwate
Il. r., between Harrington and Milford.
The second excursion to Ocean City from
: Wilmington, took place last Thursday
The train started with about 20 person
and landed at the beach with jj0-tcn ca
loads. Another excursion goer to-moI
row.
During the storm Monday night wee
the dwelling house of Mr.. William /
=, Cochran, about a mile and a half frol
I Middletown was struck by lightning. Th
bolt passed down the chimney and brok
j to pieces a marble mantle III the dinin
Q room.
: Milford, and the lower part Of the count
= is flooded with 3-ccnt pieces. The rcaso
= is, several Of the large strawberry grove
!, near Fredcrica paid their pickcrs one
. these for each quart of berries picked.
: Milford merchant accumulated nearly ha
: peck in few days, the Ncrs says.
Y James II. Whitbanks, former residel
IS of Lcwes, has been held for trial at Phil
4 delphia on the charge of mutiny. He al
4 one or two others of the crew put the ca
- tain in irons He released the CAPITA
however, and then the captain had hi
d put in irons and kept him there until tn
\. reached port.
Is \ foolish young Wilmingtonian got
n man TO hold his purse for him whilst
ps went in bathing at Atlantic City last wee
is lie had never met the man before and h
ut not been able tomeet him since. But he "
r. so exceedingly clever, and that's how
II fooled the Wilmingtonian and got $50
,h his spare change.
The State Treasurer has appOrtioned t
10 school fund, which may be had by appli
nr cation to tAe State Banks, as follows:
,lf each of the districts in Wilmington, 81 Is.
ve To each of the other districts i'll New Cas-
ias county, $9O.64. To each of the districts
he Kent county, $69.5l. To each of the
et tricts in Sussex $5400.
ss. Rash's camp, in West Dover Hundr
TO closed yesterday morning, after lasting
l Sundays. There were IS tents, a In
pm number Of them double. Rev. John
The Clark, of the local ministry, had charge
the the camp. 1t was known as the I" LC
on. Preachers camp" We have no rel
ay- with reference to the spiritual results.
;ng The Wilmington people are complain
,,1 about their dirty water. The Brandyw
Iodt where the supply comes from, is blacke
ont with the liquids from the dye factories.
,bIe kills the fish and number Of the pc
hon are afraid it will kill them. Some W
inc drink it where there is II bar room hal
They are not afraid of the bar room s
The Government has commenced
For erection of one of the new lighthouse
has the Delaware, nearly opposite Della
w it City, on the Jersey side. 1t was inter
1t of to erect this house on the Delaware
the but one of the Reynolds asked so mucl
all his land, it is said, that the Govern
we declined to purchase and went on the {
k, as side of the river.
non, ATTEMPTED BCRGLARY.-Between ii
VIII ~ o'clock, last Sunday night, two
'ut attempted to force an entrance int
KING house of Rev. A. ID. Davis, in Wilmin
,cKet Their operations however, was observe
the two of Mr.. Davis daughters who We
KING home, and in answer to their pointe
,Iion' I, quiries the would be burglars beat a
Capt. retreat without making any reply.
oner. Miss Ormond, (who has sung twi
poes Smyrna,) formerly teacher of mu
Ipany the Wesleyan Female College in Viii
early ton, but more recently residing in JAG
, con. Vile, Indiana, was married on Wedn
|. w. last to Prof. Bretherick, teacher of
ton & in an educational institution in that
,rdar i They expect to visit Wilmington OH