Smyrna times., 1876-11-15
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
Measles are prevalent in Dover amor
the children.

Measles are prevalent in. Dover among
the children.
FARM SOLD.-The Hazell farm, near Mil
lington, Md, recently sold to F. Dyre, who
failed to comply, has been resold to J. |
Thos. Price and Edgar Price, of Delaware
city, for $1,000.
FARM SoLD.-The we'll known "Shawnee" |
farm near Milford, containing 500 acres,
much of it unimproved land, has again |
changed hands. The purchaser is E. R. |
FELTON,, of Ohio. Price paid $1,000.
NJ. E. CHURCH ExTENs1ox.-The Ami
versary of the Church Extension Associa-
ton of the WILMINGTON Conference, will |
be held in the Opera House, Wilmington,
on Thursday evening the 23d instant.
The Kent Co. Association of Good Tenn.
plars will meet at Little Creek Landing on
Wednesday morning Nov. 18th, at 10
o'clock. Lodges are requested to have
full turn out of Delegates.
KATE r. Brown, Sec.
THE CHANGERS AND TRAMPs.-The Pomona
Grange of New Castle County, at its last
stated meeting in Wilmington on the first
of November appointed William Dean to
prepare a law to lay before the Legislature,
to suppress the tramp" nuisance.
DIR. Frank Kennedy, of Middletown
(recently of Smyrna) last week performed
a very painful surgical operation upon the
wrist joint of Mrs. Wood, near Townsend.
Three years ago the lady fractured her
wrist and rendered it useless. DR.. Ken
nedy's operation restored it to use again.
PERsoNAL-Mr. B. w. Raymond, Pres.
dent of the Elgin Watch Co., of Illinois, is
on visit to Delaware, which is his native
State. His father was a civil engineer, and
located the line of the Delaware and Chesa-
peake canal Mr.. Raymond went to
Chicago in the infancy of that city, and was
its first Mayor.
Rev. A. D. DAVIS TO AGAIN HOLD TEN.
PERANcE PEN.-On the first of January the
Sunday School Worker, little paper in Will
mington published by c. H. Sentman,
will be enlarged to a FIVE column paper.
The third page will be a Temperance
Department, under the control and edto-
rial management of Rev. A. d. Davis, late
editor of the Rescue.
LIGHT HOUSE APPoINTMRNTs.-Colle
| Thompson, on November 3rd, made FIVE
appointments to lighthouses along the
Delaware coast, but they have not yet been
confirmed by the Light House Board. The
front and rear Beacon Lights below New
Castle, both new stations, are to be lighted
up to night, and they will be attended to
by Captain White if the appointments are
not confirmed in time.
Loss OF A MILFORD VEssEL.-The
schooner Annie Vtrden, built some three
years ago in Milford and owned by John
w. Hall, of Frederick, Harbeson Hickman,
of Lewes, and others, was lost on one of the
Bahama Islands on the 5th inst The crew
we're all saved though the vessel and cargo
lcoall are q total loss. She was valued at
$4,000 and was insured, but for how much
is not known.-Mlford Neaos.
A 'PossUM IN CHURCH-A young oppos-
sum got away from q farmer in the King
street market, in Wilmington, on Wednes-
day morning, and hid itself away in the
, organ in the Sunday School room of the
Hanover Presbyterian Church. In the
evening the school met and practiced, a
r lady presiding at the organ, while the
! opposum was right under the pedal. A
man saw its tail and at first thought it was
snake, but he let the performer go al
r throught the rehearsal before he told what
/ was under her feet, and thus avoided &
! sensations
!. The RETURN Day" FRoLIc.-For man,
l years it has been the custom Of the SUSSEX
Q people to have big frolic at Georgetown
e on "return day; )" that is, the day tn,
election officers of the county go to George
h town to count the vote, the Thursday fol
!. lowing the election. Last Thursday wa
t no exception to the rule. II is estimated
4 that there were over 1900 persons in at
{. tendance. The day was observed in tn
!. old and timehonoied way, a general iubile
4 being the result. The doubts that wer
n entertained by some, respecting Tilden'
q election, caused little uBpleasantness
& in the forepart of the day, but toward
Il night the news was more cheering and
q general hurrah was the order.
10 DovER.-A somewhat serious railroad az
D. cidsnt occurred at Walkers crossing nsa
ST Dover, on Monday. Two cars on the frsigh
ie train coming south, which arrives her
?. about eight o'clock, were smashed up, an
" the track torn up for a considerable di
10 tance. The break delayed the passenge
le train north about three hours. The accider
IT was caused by the breaking Of an axle.
Sheriff elect Blackiston gave bond today
was sworn in and entered upon the duties
IN his Office. Sheriff Cooper will remain i
as his present quarters a short time and g,
X, Sheriff Williamson will attend to M
lg Blakiston's duties for awhile, the latter gel
n. tleman's private affairs calling his attentio
re for a week or 50.
m SHERIFF SALES IN New CASTLE County,
ed Saturday afternoon Sheriff Lambson sol
lst the following properties
,st Farm of Francis s. McWhorter, know
as as Monterey" on the Chesapeake ar
of Delaware Canal, between st. Georges ar
oy Odessa, containing about 1858 acres, to
or A. Hudson, Thcs. McWhorter and Jam
Iat Lecompte, for $7,225.
er Farm Of VIM. Lind, in Appoquinimir
nut Hd., on Blackbird Creek, containing abo
ee Is acres, to Nathaniel Williams, for the A
Ia. Loan Associations, of Middletown, for $5C
an Farm Of James A. Lewis, in st. Georg,
10 Hundred, near the Maryland and Delawa
line, containing about As acres, 10 Jam
brennan, for $1225.
ice The Local DPTIoN MovEMENT.-.R
to PenneH CoombSs AppointDlents IN his State.
ust Rev. p. Coombe began the canvass Of t
no. State for Local Option, on Sunday last,