Smyrna times., 1876-06-28
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

young married man III MluuleIOWn |
cowhidcd his wife and left for parts un-
known last week. The name is withheld. |
Senator Bayard has engaged to deliver
an Grafton before the Maryland Yacht club, |
at Bull Neck, Baltimore county, on July |
4th
All the Wilmington papers say that the
| lay off of workmcn in that city is as great |
now as any time since the panic commenced, |
if not even greater
The degree of LII ID. was conferred
upon Senator Bayard last week by Della
ware College. Also upon Rcvs. John p.
Conkcy and T. 5. Savage.
Garrett & Co., the snuff men, near Viii
m;ngton, sent their employees about p in
number with their families, to the Cen.
tennial last week, and paid all expenses.
The House of Representatives at Wash
ington on Thursday passed the extra appro-
priatiOn Of $1,000, for the Dover Postoficc,
thus occurring a second story to the build
ing.
The sheriff Of New Castle county went TO
Norfolk, Va, on Monday, after 4" Big
Frank" the bank robbcr lie has yet to
serve seven years and a half in New Castle
Jail.
company Of ladies and gentlemen
from Galcna, Nd, played "Thc Drunkard's
Warning" in the hall at Middletown, last
week, and acquitted themselves hand.
somely.
Leonard G. Nandcrgrift, of Middletown,
was badly hurt last week. BY his horse
starting up he was caught between the
gate post and the hub Of the cart wheel,
and badly jammcd. One thigh was broken.
| On the 10th of July the Baptsts of Will
mington will unite in mass meeting at
. one of the churches in honor Of the Cen.
! tennial year Addresses will be made by
! Rcvs. Alex. Macarthur, +. NJ Eastwood and
r. h. Cook.
= Grace Church. Wilmington, is going to
celebrate the 18th. Rev. Mr.. Smith, the
. pastor, will preach a sermon in the morn
, ing and in the afternoon the children will
= sing Whittier's Centennial ode, read the
: Declaration, &c.
l. A movement is on foot for pcQtraoted
It observance of the 4th in Wilmington.
c Some of the business men have signified
P their willingness to permit their stores to
If remain closed from Saturday evening to
t. Wednesday morning.
- The bids for rebuilding the Conference
- Academy, at Dover, were opened last week
- but none Qf them have yet been accepted
Z 1t is reported that the bids were too high
- or higher than tho committee expected
20 The lowest was $28,000.
m Wesley Stevens store, in Camden, wa
lie broken into last Saturday night week, anC
is robbed of a number of articles. The stor
ry was afterwards set on fire on the inside anC
IN goods were damaged to the amount of 500
or 500; partially insured in the Kent Go
Mutual.
~ Geo. V. Massey, trustee, sold last weel
ne the property of Robert Dean, in Kento
er and Little Creek Hundreds, a. follows
OIL Farm Of 80 acres to james s. Moore fo
ol 81 900; farm of % acres to William Mo-
us gan, for $737; farm of ! acres to John N
lis Morgan, for 1879.
w. 1t is stated that Richard Harrington
ge trial for bribery is to be removed fror
his Washington to the District Court in Wi
ow ming ngtOn--provided the authorities ca
er, catch him. He is in Canada, and it is +,
his ported that he made flying trip to Dove
% week or SO ago, spending one night,
lte The Young Mems Christian Associate
ms held Conference in Wilmington last weeI
lh- Representatives from New York, Philade
phia and Baltimore were in attendanc
at On Sunday the Methodist, Baptist an
Ith Presbyterian pulpits were thrown open
me the Association, but none other it seems.
mia The colored people are going to celebra
in the 4th at Ridgely on the Md. & Del. r.
p by public speeches, firing of guns and
in night by display Of fire works. Amor
ch, other sports greasy poll is to be clmbe
NO. pig and rabbit chase-the whole TO be c
,re. livened by music from the Smyrna Bra
Ill Band.
lee Sheriff Cooper sold last week the farm
lse' Andrew ]. Galley, situate in North MI
~, derkill Hundred, containing 23S1 acres,
ore II. Z. Arlington of Camden, for $3.50
joi' Also q acres Of land in Little Creek Hu
I'M dred, with one'story house, &c, thereo
ON property of the late John Woodall, to El
inc 5. Reed, Esq, for 1902.
! is The leading spirits of the new bank
etty Milford held meeting yesterday. II.
in DAVIS, Jno, G. Truitt and Geo. Russell we
has appointed receivers. 4 committee Of f
, by was appointed to select building for ban
new ing house, The actual subscriptions up
her, the present IA fraction short of 300, 600;
this per cent. is required TO be paid by Jp
10th.