Smyrna times., 1876-12-27
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

NUMBER OF oyster boats are frozen up !
in Mahon's river, and are carting their |
oysters to Dover and shipping them by the
cars
The prothonotary's office of Sussex
county will become vacant on the 3lst
inst, but it will not go begging as there are
two applicants for it.
V. E. Holmes is the Wanamaker Of Della
ware. He runs three clothing stores in the
State-a big one in Wilmington, one in
Smyrna and another in Seaford.
James Gray, of Bridgeville, in Sussex.
was found dead in his bed one morning
last week, and the coroner's jury said he
died from the effects Of intemperance
Grace Church people, in Wilmington,
some Of them, are anxious to have Rev.
| Mr.. Stevenson, their first minister, sent
back to them next year. Others Of them
are not so anxious, however.
1t is said that Rev. DR.. Matlack, now at
| MiddletOwn, is wanted at Union NJ. Z.
Church, in Wilmington. Rev. Mr.. Martin
dale, now ut Union, is likely to be sent to
Mt. Salem, u country church near Whining
ton.
On Sunday morning 18th Mrs. Dunlap,
an old lady, widow of the late Francis
Dunlap, was found dead in her bed, at her
residence in Delaware City. Mrs. Dunlap
lived alone and was well advanced in
years.
R. I. Cochran. of Middletown, slipped on
the street there last week and his back
came in contact with the sharp corner of
the marble step of the bank, causing an ex-
ceedingy painful injury, though no bones
| were broken.
Wilmington is going to save $4,000 a
year by reducing the salaries of its officers
| The Mayor is to be paid 81 200 instead Of
81 800; police 5000 instead of 500, &c.
Ihe vote in Council stood IA to in favor
of the reduction, the Democrats opposing
it.
DWELLING House BUENED.-The dwelling
house of John 5. Mackln, Assessor Of
of Cedar Creek hundred, in Sussex, near
| Milford, was consumed by fire on Wednes-
day morning last. The house was a COM
Portable two-story, nearly new. The fire
caught from stoveppe. No insurance.
VIM. S. Hilles, a prominent citizen of
Wilmington, died quite unexpectedly at
Nice, in France, on Monday. He was
travelingin Europe for his health. Mr. Hilles
was in his Sind year, and leaves family
He was the son of the late Samuel Hilles Of
Wilmington, and has been long prominent
as business man. lie was President at
the time Of his death, of the Artisans
Savings Bank, and had held numerous
other positions of trust.
DELAWARE CENTENNIAL BUmDIxG.-The
Delaware Centennial Building has been
sold to go to Long Branch for summer
ottage. The furniture was sold at public
sale. The collection of minerals goes into
the permanent exhibition and the WOOD
collection awaits the disposal of the Legisla-
ture. Application has been made for some
of the big sticks by the L. S. Naval Academy
at Annapolis. The State Centennial Com
mission comes out 5000 in debt.
a HEAVY ROBBERY IN WMMINGroN.-
Peter SPAIN carries on the double business
of keeping a saloon and running a bakery
in Wilmington. The saloon appears to be
doing the most business. During Il little
tisticutf outside on Christmas day man in
the inside named Samuel England, went
up stairs, broke open the door leading to a
private room, and then forcing the drawer
;; Of a bureau stole from thence Sll00 of bank
notes tied up in a roll. four watches. one a
gold one worth $275, and other articles, the
whole amounting to about 81 $50. England
| was arrested and the property recovered.
AMUsEMENTs.-The Odessa Dramatic As
l sociatiOn, composed of ladies and gentle
2 men of that town and vicinity, propose tC
give one Of their delightful entertainment:
in their Town Hall on the evenings o.
: Thursday and Friday tomorrow and next
day. in which they will perform yer,
/ popular and interesting drama, entitled
My Brothers Keeper" The performance
! will be enlivened by choice music by the
I "Glee Club between the acts, intersperssd
we presume, with instrumental music by
the Social Orchestra. Altogether this bid
s fair to be one of the most pleasing enter
r tainments that we have had for some time
4 -NiddlctO'on Transcript.
d In Wilmington, when the boys slid
a down the hilly streets in their sletls the,
] call it "coasting," and almost daily som,
u one gets more or less damaged 10y sucl
I sport. Still, it's fun for the urchins an,
S items for the newspapers. One day las
II week little fellow was rushing down 8tI
;. street, across French, on his slrd and raj
u into a horse and carriage The horse wa
It knocked off his feet and fell on the boy
fracturing his skull. The sleds run int
each other and over each other. and agains
d people crossing the streets, and all that, s.
IS there is just enough danger in it to make
n delightful. Even grown people cant resis
& the temptation, and occasionally they &c
st up "coasting parties" on big scale.
e there was a well-regulated hill abou
al Smyrna it would be at it too, and furnis
s us more items than it does.
- LESS Rum SELLING.-At the recent session
- of the Court in New Castle VIM. S. No
!. Caulley, Esq, called the attention of tn
:. court to the application of William
) Kyle for license to sell liquor, and desire
:, a reconsideration of their refusal to grant i
- The Chief Justice stated that the couI
would not grant any new licenses. The
would rather lessen the number now e1
, sting, as they could not see the necessit
a. for so many. Upon Mayor Whitele
~, stating that the law was constantly bein
"a violated and that it was next to impossib
at to convict, the Chief Justice reioined, thi
le without making any reflections upon th
IN Attorney General, still if he occupied tn,
st office he should bring the offenders
US punishment or resign. Judge Housto
ed thought a moro stringent law was needle,
ou The court thought the law very inadequat
! and expressed the hope that the comr
oy Legislature would remedy it.