The Morning herald., 1877-01-01
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The Leglelatufe Weets VA A"Sy'
James Gray OF Bridgeville, Sussex Coun-
ty. was found dead In his bed one morning
about week ago.
Superintendent Groves, has transmitted
his snual School report to the Governor,
to be furnished with other documents To tne
Legislature.
Robert Smith of the Old Furnance Sussex
County, sccidently shot himself on "eunes-
day, and his arm was taken on. Dre. nicn-
ards, Ellegood aud Shipley, performed tne
operation. tr
Jshn W. Stevenson young farmer living
near SMYRNA had to kill valuable horse on
Sunday of last week, In consequence OF lts
having been injured by fall ON the Ice In
Duck Creek on the day previous.
Henry johnson, a well known citizen Of
| Baltimore Hundred, Sussex County, com.
mitted suicide by hanging himself In his
barn on Friday, the 22d instant. Financial
trouble is said to have been the cause.
A Camden girl announced that she was
going to hang up her stockings, and her
relations dubbed together and bought twen-
ty pounds of candy mixtures, adoxen orang-
es, a pot of pomade, a pair OF mittens, one
gro.ss OF hair-pins, two cuff sets, three
! handkerchieis, besides minor articles, and
when they had exhausted their means they
hadn't near enough to fill the capa.
cious receptacle.
A young woman, formerly resident OF
Smyrna, (the brick house In 'lrishtown')
now resident Of Philadelphia, is the sec
ond time bride before she has completed
her l9Sh wear. Her first husband was a
young man of large means and her second
one is q reputed millionaire. The lady,
possessed of great beauty and other accom-
p,ishments, was child 10 or IA when she
left smyrna.-Times.
The new depot at Harrington is now roof
ed over and the walls plastered. 1t will
soon be ready for use If the weather is ia
vorable. The junction aud Breakwatel
road it is stated will pay the Delaware
road ten per cent. on one-fcurth its cost.
I Gov. Cochran has commissioned James
K. Burnite, President of the Kent County
Levy Court, to the position of Brigadiel
General, in the place Of John Green, de-
ceased.
| Over one hundred vessels are ice-bound
. 10 Mahon's river, several Of which are
loaded with oysters which are being hauled
to Dover and shipped. Their crews taking
advantage of their confinement on shore
are liberally patronizing their bar-rooms'
: William Derrickson, of Lincoln, had hi
/ right hand caught in some Of the machinery
, of Col. a. s. Small's mill on Friday last
and all the skin ard underlying tissue wa!
torn off down to the ex'ensor tendons OF
the back of the hand. The hand was spill
down on the inner edge and the inteeu
|, ments rolled up back to the wrist. Tht
surgeon replaced the tissues and stitched
them back 10 their places and the wound l.
likely to heal up though the hand will b'
somewhat dis6gured.
sheriff Blackiston, on Saturday, In Har
;, rington, sold the farm of Charles Fteno
containing fifty acres, situated in Misplllo1
hundred, to Thomas Il. Dorman, for S4OO
He also, on Thursday, sold at the Count.
House, the farm OF John 7. Ware, situat
ia Dover hundred, and containing seventy
:, five acres, for SIG 50 per acre, Joshu
g Maris, Esq, of Wilmington, being tn
purchaser.
At Dover, January 9, the property o
Richard Finley, and also that OF Charlie
Hllyard; at Milford, January 10, tn
property of Jefferson Roe; at Leipsic
v January IS, the property of Thomas X
r B oyer: at Harrington. January l3, tn
: property of Nathan Smith, Sr., and ais
J. that of William s. Lewes; at Smyrna, O
n January II, the properly Of Henry n
e Wickersham.