Smyrna times., 1876-08-23
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

SIlaue trees along inc StrcetS.
Mr.. F. NJ. Gooding, of Crumpton, Md,
has disposed of his drug business to DR..
Sudlor Roberts, of Townsend.
Joseph Hanson, near Middletown, sold
few crates of Crawford's early peaches,
few days ago, for Sc per crate.
The old house, at Dagsboro, in Sussex
county, in which John NJ. Clayton was born
is being torn down to give place to new
dwelling.
Robt. Sullivan, q breakman on the p. W.
& B. Railroad, was run over by train and
almost instantly killed one day last week.
He leaves wife.
Mr. James Lafferty, of Jones Neck, near
Dover. has brood SOW that has brought 46
pigs since August of last year, and all lived
but two of them.
The Spring Branch Camp, near FELTON,,
was so managed this season as to do away
with all collcctions-a thing unprecedented
in camp meeting management.
Efforts are being made to raise company
of 20 or more from Galena, Nd, to attend
the camp at Camden. Rev. f. G. Irwin is
one of the directors Of tho camp meeting.
David J. Murphcy, of Newark, lost three
fine colts last week, and it is believed that
they were poisoned rs their death was
attended with very suspicious circum-
stances.
The Republicans of Lewes opened the
campaign by meeting in that town on
Friday evening, when j. w. Bear, better
known as the Buckeye Blacksmith" ,"
made good speech to a large crowd.
The city election in Wilmington takes
place the first Tuesday i'll September.
There is no Mayor to elect this year
Mayor Whitley holds over. The city coun-
Gil is the plumb; the Democrats now have
control of it.
Henry Simpler, Of Georgetown, who had
a leg crushed by the falling of large
hickory pole raised in honor of the Demo.
cratic ticket in that town, two weeks ago
is now said to be in dying condition
His leg was amputatcd below the knee.
We call particular attention to the adver
tiscment of Delaware College, which ap
pears in this weeks issue. This is the
most thorough school of its kind on tho
Peninsula, and as it is home institution il
should be literally patronized by our peo
pie.
On Sunday afternoon the 18th, coloreC
boy, aged about lG. named Purnol Perkins
and living with Abel Gibbs, of Camden
while bathing in Green's mill pond, neal
| Camden, got in over his head and wa
drowned before anyone could render assist
ance.
On Wednesday night, the 10th inst, til,
house of Mr.. Clement Reeves of Delawar,
City, was entered by three burglars, ant
robbed of all his best clothing and thirt,
| five dollars in money. They are supposed
to have been professional burglars disguset
as tramps.
The Hayes and Wheeler Club, of Milford
and the Centennial Club, of Lincoln. will
hold grand Republican Ratification Meet
ing in Milford on Saturday next, 2Gth inst
at o'clock P NJ, at Lowery's hotel. Di,
tinguished speakers Will be present fror
all part. Of the State.
Sylvester b. Townsend, of New Castl
Hundred, has experienced a heavy loss, n
less than Is head of his cows having die
from the introduction Of the Texas Tick b
bull which he took to pasture fe,
weeks ago The tick affects the kidney
and a remedy thus far has not been di
covered.
The ponies on Chincoteagc Island al
being penned to-day and are to be brandc
and sold at auction Thursda
There was an excursion from Harrington
, on the Junction & Brcallwater Railroa,
to day and there will be another tO-mo
: row. The round trip can be made fro
Smyrna for about s..
f In the recent consolidation Of the +
venue districts, by the Government, Del
ware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland
' consolidated and is called the Delawa
/, district, and James Mcintyre, Of Elkto
/, collector of the first Maryland, is retane
= This arrangement retires DIR. J. S. Prett
= man and his officials in Wilmington.
J, The people of Delaware City have be,
d nearly scared to death for four weeks ov
e an animal Of some kind that Kisses aroul
:, at night. Some say it's a panther al
a others think it a leopard, but none can 8
r. near enough to kill it or see it very plai
2 ly. At last accounts it had gone to PC
e Penn to scare the people in that village.
81 The cornerstone of the new NJ. f. Chur
y at Summit Bridge was laid on Friday aft
> noon Of last week. The ceremonies We
conducted by Bishop Scott. The sum
rs $3.50 was needed to complete the constr
s. ton of the building, and 1924 was I
ly amount raised. The structure will be I
r handsomest frame church in Delaware
it. is said.
y The Commercial states that d. 2. Barna
10 =" whose large fruit farm is near Camden,
I' :, suffered heavy loss, this season, by
=. - rotting of his grape crop. lie shipped,
m ,mio year, about ten tons, but few weeks
.st they suddenly began to rot, from some
G explained cause, and the destruction is
49, -, nearly complete that he does not expect
~ market more than ton.
he CLERK OF THE PEACE IN SUssEx.-It
m, generally believed in Sussex that Will
he Fisk Townsend, of the SUSSEX Journal,
I'm the best chance for this appointment
he present, but very formidable Opposit
Ir is organizing and at work against
try headed by Thomas Paynter Rodney,
on Broad Creek Hundred, brother-in.lav
Doctor Robert Elligood, Of Concord
ht, ford Ne,cs.
=, ATTACKED BY TRAMPs.-ThOmas Strad
'uI of Sassafras Neck, was attacked by ei
IT, tramps in broad daylight, near Middleto
rye one day last week. lie had a small amo
\: y . Of money on his person, the proceed
nc the sale Of peaches which he had just
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