Smyrna times., 1876-12-13
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
Geo. w. Earnest has commenced store.
keeping in Townsend.
The new Post-office at Dover is rapidly
approaching completion.
Judge Wotten has been prostrated by
eryspelas at his home in Georgetown.
Lewes has three ministers, one lawyer
seven physicians and one undertaken.
The Milford Ncws is going to issue a
daily during the session of the Methodist
Conference in that town.
The young ladies of the Episcopal Church,
in Georgetown, will have a Lady Washing.
ton entertainment during Christmas week.
Eight hogs killed in Leipsic last week, 4
by j. w. Fenimore and 4 by w. H. Gras-
ley, aggregated 1899 pounds, or an average
of 492 each.
Some ofthe Sussex politicians are making
a hard fight against Fisk Townsend, of the
Sussex Journal, to keep him out of the
Office of Clerk of the Peace at Georgetown.
New LAwYERs.-At New Castle, Tuesday,
John H Frazer, Clifford James and Edward
Kennard, Esqs., were admitted to New
Castle County Bar, after passing the usual
examination.
Messrs. Richardson & Robbins of Dover
have commenced canning poultry. They
are getting large quantities of very fine
turkeys at l3 cents per pound, and chick
ems at II cents.
few weeks ago a Middletown lady, in
the absence of her husband, snapped his
highly priced bird dog off for sewing
machine. The husband is down on sewing
machine agents.
Rev. Jos. T. Wright, late rector of St.
Peters church Smyrna, preached in St.
Peters church in Lewes Sunday last. The
congregation were generally much pleased
with him.-Break'oater Light.
LAND SALE.-J. Frank Mancha, real
estate agent, sold last week, for j. L. Cum
mings, his farm of l49 acres, near Wood
side station, west of Dover, to Mrs. Maria
w. Derby of Franklin county, n. Y, for
$4,500.
Already the people in Milford, at least
the Methodist people, are getting nervous
| about Conference, although it is nearly
three months off They are seriously con-
sidering how they are going to dispose of so
| many VlSltOfS 10 Inelf town.
The tea party of the Milford Methodist
| ladies, Thanksgiving highland the night fol.
lowing netted $3.50. The presence OF
Rev. Mr.. Collision, a preacher one hundred
years and two months old was by no means
an unimportant item. He lives in Caroline
co.'s local MINISTER.
The next office to be filled in Sussex is
that of ProthOnotary. The term of Mr.
Martin expires on the 3lst of December
The applicants for the Office are Capt
Henry w. Long and Joseph +. Adams
Capt. Long was an applicant for the officG
ten years ago, when w. F. Jones Esq.
was appointed by Gov. Salisbury.
THE GAME TRADE IN MILFoRD.--Our towr
has shipped to New York and Philadelphia
so far in the season about 5000 partridges
1900 rabbits and 1000 ducks. Game ha
been unusually abundant. One party O
three killed 25 rabbits in one day, and som
farmers boys have shared as many as l6 il
one night. The value of the game shippe'
is about $l200.-MLord Nelcs.
The Milford Netcs speaks of the Schoo
Teachers very kindly. In referring to tn
Teachers Institute, held in that town las
week, it says of them: "The large majorit
of them are young men and women O
, bright, intelligent countenances, with al
inquiring expression, as though they wer
earnestly in quest Of knowledge for then
selves as well as their pupils
John A. Stevenson, one of Dover's mos
. esteemed citizens, died on Sunday of col
sumption. He was formerly Justice of tn
r Peace, appointed by Gov. Cannon, and a
: terwards filled the office Of L. 5. Assistar
Assessor under the Government until thu
e Office was abolished. He was also active
i the interests of the Methodist Church,
;. which he was an honored member.
t Last Thursday evening John Bartlett
II Cecilton, Md, was in Middletown, drum
e at Maxwell's hotel. While in this como
It ton he was robbed Of $2j. Louis Boulde
e and Jshn and Eben Alfrey were charge
|. with the offense, but it seems that nothir
/ could be proven against the last two, whi
e Boulden cleared out before he could
arrested. He is said to be very bad ma
The principal victims by the DAM
4 Woodall forgeries are the banks at Odes
" ($750) and Middletown $4,000, Charl
I. Tatman, ESQ.,, of Odessa l,l00),
:. Williams (S350) g. Z. Hukill ($450), Jac
10 Tome Isl ,000), Charles Tatman, Jr., ($25(
NJ OGSlutS sOtu6 III w llIhlIlRLOH anu Olu
1. places. Some of these, the Middleton
~ Transcript understands have been settl
n. through the agency of Messrs. Jol
~ Woodall and G. V. Massey.
Sc On Wednesday at noon, John II. Rodn
b. Of New Castle county, DIR. John w. Sha
ne of Kent county, and Geo. w. Willin,
Ie, Sussex county, Presidential electors
ig Delaware, met in Dover at the Capi
ly and cast their ballots for Tilden a
ms Hendricks, as required by law. They ma
u.s. out three certificates of their vote, one
zee which, as usual, will be forwarded to Wa
m, ington by special messenger before the Fl
he Wednesday in January Mr.. John c. GOOD
To- of Willow Grove being appointed for t
ity purpose.
Ia FIRE NEAR ODEssA.-The dwelling no
! ~ :. on the farm of Mr.. VIM. S. Vandyke, n
q" Odessa, was accidentally destroyed by
between and o'clock Tuest
+or evening week. 1t was occupied by Mr.. V
;oa dykes son, Frank Vandyke, who, howeV
&c was about leaving the farm with the int
,ha ton of going to Philadelphia to engage
- the commission business. He had
,na moved out most Of his goods when the
- was discovered, and the remaining
.hn articles were readily saved. 1t is said
,eIv civ property was fully insured. Middle