Smyrna times., 1877-01-24
COUNTY AND STATE ITE MS.

FHletn or twenty houses IN MluuletOwn
are advertised for rent.
Geo. S. Gricr, of Milford, has been grant.
cd patent for Il saw.set.
Henry Ward B+ccher lectures in Will
mlngton tomorrow night.
The NJ. E. minister of, Wyoming, Rev.
D. w. c. Mcintyre, received II donation
visit last week
Protracted meetings are still running in
Dover and Middlptuwn, but the revival
spirit is not largely developed.
The Knights Of Pythas of Dover are
making arrangements to give an entertain
ment i'll their hall on Jan. 9th.
A tenant house on the farm of Rev.
Thomas Murphey, near Dover, was destroyed
10y tire one night last week. Loss about
$3.50.
Rev. Thos. S. Williams, the NJ. Z. minister
Of Delaware City (recently of Smyrna) rr-
celved donation visit from his congrega-
ton last week.
1t is said that J. w. r. Killgore, member
elect to the Legislature, from Cnri>tiana
Hd., is suffering greatly from rheumatism,
and his recovery is doubtful.
A large revival of religion is going on at
Stanton, "a village near Wilmington, in an
old schoolhOuse in the town. As many as
twenty at a time have been seeking.
big masquerade party was given at the
residence OF II. N. Willis, near Middle.
town, last Wednesday evening. 1t was
under the management of Messrs. Lindley
and Polk.
There are now in the Delaware Break
water about 100 sail of vessels waiting to
reach port as soon as the ice will allow.
Among the cargOes are 10000 bushels of
round potatoes for Philadelphia.
Curtis MackIin, an ancient farmer near
Milford, died on Wednesday morning last
in the ninety-third year of his age! He had
lived in the vicinity of Staytonville ever
since the oldest inhaLtant can recollect.
Garrett Sipple, n we'll known character
of Dover, died on Monday evening week in
his oyster cellar. He had been suffering
for several days from pneumonia. He was
buried on Wednesday at Barratt's Chapel
PUBLIC School INsTITUTE-The second
annual Teachers Institute for Sussex
county will he held in the Court House,
Georgetown, Wednesday. Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, Jan. 3lSt, Feb. lst, 2nd and
3rd, Prot. Groves presiding.
The old depot building at Harrington
| put up twenty,ope years ago. was torn down
last week. The handsome new one is now
ready. 1t has two ticket offices, one
for the Delaware road and one for the
Junction Il Breakwater road.
ESCAPE OF Ex.DI,TRIcr ATTORNEY FISHER
Charles Fisher, ex. United States District
Attorney, who WAS lhrdoned from iail ON
Saturday week by President Grant and sent
to the Insane asylum in Washington. es
capped from the asylum one day last week
The st. Mirhael's Conet saws that Dr.
Gollsborogh is lahoring with the Baltimore
City Council to induce them to endorse the
bombs of the Harrington & Queenstown
railroad to the amount of $30O,O00. Thi,
proposed road would bring many Ihous ,nds
in trade to that city every year.
AT the annual meeting of the D..lawar,
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty tc
Animals, held in Wilmington last week
the following officers were elected for tls
ensuing year:
| President, Rev. John Wilson.
Secretary. Austin Harrington.
Treasurer, Anna Semple.
Vice Presidents for Kent county. Manlops
Hayes, nr. William pummiEs, j. F. Tharp
Robert w. Todd, George Y. Massey. T. h
Coursey, j. Cell,y Smith, James r. Clement
j. W. Hall, j. i. Jakes.