Smyrna times., 1877-07-04
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

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day last week had turkey hen and nine |
young turkey killed by lightning. She
was considerably stunned herself by the |
same shock.
Chas. S. Conwell, of Camden, graduated
at Dickinson College last week. He was
honored with the Latin Salutatory, and had
the degree of Bachelor of Arts "a. By con-
ferred upon him.
Raspberries (the red ones) sell so high
that the evaporaters cannot afford to cure
them. There will consequently be very
few evaporated or dried raspberries on the
market next year.
Anthony Higgins, of Wilmington, last
week sailed in the steamer Ohio from Phil
adelphia for Liverpool. He proposes to
spend two months in Great Britain for the
benefit of his health.
Rev. w. C. Butler, the Episcopal minister
of Middletown, has closed his pastoral re-
lations with st. AIMS Church. He goes to
take chargh of a P. f. Church in Prince
| Georges county, Md.
The Canning House on the Md. d Del.
r. R. at Marydel, has been leased to q New
York Co., and they are now putting in
three large Evaporators (Scymore's Patent),
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In Dover parties are liable to arrest for
swearing in the street. One negro, Pete
Harper, has been arrested three times
recently. He pays the fines and goes on.
He is not disposed to let the law interrupt
his enjoyment.
SUDDEN DEATH.-On Sunday week, near
Harrington, Josiah Dickerson dropped
dead. He had been in poor health for
some time, but not so much us to excite
any fears about him, and his sudden death
is shock to his family.
LIGHT HOUSE KEEPER.-Monlove Hazel,
formerly Of Smyrna, has been appointed
| Second Assistant Keeper at Cross Ledge
Light House, in place of James Pierson,
resigned. Cross Ledge is q shoal in the
Bay, opposite Little Creek.
R. T. Cam, at Kirkwood, New Castle
county, had his house entered by thieves
a short time ago, and a gold watch and
money amounting to the value of $40 were
stolen. This is the third time they have
visited Mr.. Cam within the past four
months.
Some of the Maryland papers have been
stating that a Rev. Mr.. Polk, Presby
terian minister of Princess Anne, Nd, was
going to assume the Presidency of Della
ware College. 1t now transpires that he i:
} to be Principal of the Preparatory Depart
ment of the College and not the Colleg'
, itself.
One day last week, during a thunder
5 storm, the steeple on Middletown Academy
: was struck by lightning and set on fire
/ BY few applications Of water the fire wa
f checked before it got any headway, ant
no great damage was done, though tn,
] splinters were scattered around rathe
f lively.
HEAVY SToRM.-A telegram to the Ever.
= EUentqg states that heavy hail and win
t storm occurred last Sunday night betweel
: Seaford and Bridgeville. Houses wer
: blown down and three horses were kille
J. at the latter place. Great damage ha
S been done to the peaches north of Seafor
S and in, Nanticoke hundred.
II The elm trees in Dover are full of worms
Several persons are trying corrosive sui
a Innate on them by boring holes in the tree
2 and putting in the sublimate and the
v plugging the holes up. DR.. Ridgely, til
). Sentinel says, has nailed strips of canvas
/. around his trees, which he keeps wet wit
IF varnish. This is the first time these tree
IS have ever been affected in any extent b
70 worms.
Preparations are now being made fc
"a placing bell on the Episcopal Church,
rt Dover. 1t was 1000 pounds and is part
e. a bequest of Mrs. E. S. A. Worrell deceased
" and partly the contribution of the SundG
it School children of the parish. 1t bears IL
e, following inscription: "To the Glory an
10 Praise of God, and memoriam of Mrs.
is S. A. Worrell," giving the date of her bir
,e and death.
The ANNAPOLIS CADETs.-The Unit,
is States practice ship MaQt1o0er from the
IN S. Navaf Academy at Annapolis, Md, ar
a we'd in Wilmington last Friday mornin
rs bringing 81 cadet engineers, who are
to their annual summer cruise. These cade
es are boys who are being educated by the
oy S. Government in naval warfare and navig
or ton. Every summer they take cruise
he practical instruction.
le- DISTINGUISHED VIsIToRs- Ex-Govern
Salisbury and ex-Sheriff Hargadine,
in Kent County, Delaware, while on their W
&c home from Oxford, last Saturday afternoc
ba stopped in town and spent the evening Al
y night at the Brick Hotel. They we
=, favored with delightful serenade by t
N. Denton Cornet Band, to which the EXEC
II. ernor in his good style, happily respondC
-DentOn (Md.) Journal
he FIRE AT MAGNoLIA.-A dwelling of \
mt ]. B. Corners, in tenure by J. II. Lod,
ir about of a mile from Magnolia, was stru
of by lightning Tuesday evening, Goth, knot
ing the end of the house out and setting
a on fire. Mrs. Lodge was hurt somewhat
,he the shock, but not seriously. The hou
MS hold goods were nearly all burned with
building; also, nearly all of Mr.. LIS clio
,on ing-he not being home at the time of I
'an a.. fire.
de, A TEMPERANCE ALLIANeE.--In Wilmi
nd ton last week State Temperance AlIial
ems was formed, having for its object
is awakening of public sentiment in behali
ved the cause throughout the State, by me
the of addresses, etc. Geo. w. Wells is pr
n-- dent; Rev. A. d. Davis secretary, {
[rs. Edward Moore treasurer. The vice. pr
nds dents are the clergymen Of the State an
ady large number of laymen, including lead
less temperance advocates and reformed m
mu, SHERIFF SALE.-.Last week ex-Sht
toll Cooper sold in Dover the remainder
, 80 VIM. M. Sheakspears property, viz /:
fna farm of 293 acres in Kenton hundred,
OF miles west of Smyrna, together witt
peach orchard of about 5000 trees to II
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