Smyrna times., 1877-08-01
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.


silver wedding last week
The Hubbard BROTHERS are enlarsinr
Their phosphate factory at Wyoming.
Camden camp commenced this morning
W Wednesday. 1t is reported that one
hundred tents are on the ground.
Rov. J. II. Caldwell pastor OF Dover NJ
f. Church, has been granted, by the ofli-
ciAi BOARD, leave Of absence for n few
weeks.
On Saturday afternoon c. f. Rudolph.
Jeweler Of Wilmington, sent his errand bow
to the bank to make deposit of Sll5. and
the boy run of with the money.
a boy, James Kane, ten years Of are
was drowned in the Brandywinc, mt vii.
mngtOn, OH Tuesday evening, whilst
oathlng. lie gave out in swimming.
JAS Jester, near Camden fed couple Of
tramps one day last week, and before they
LETT the house they stole a new suit Of
clothing he had purched the day before.
The Episcopal Sunday schools from
Brldgeville, Seaford and Laurel, number.
ing IN all about nine hundred people, went
day. '"'' '"iS
DlS1cGoNTINUED.-The post office at Tay
ior brldge, near Odessa, has been discon.
tlhued, oy order of the Postoffice Depart
ment. Mail for this Office will now 90 ~
Townsend. 81 W
darkey, named Chas Polk, or Cook
was caught Juggling off bag of wheat from
the Railroad freight house at Dover one
d;ay last week. He is in Jail now, eating
his "white bread" e
sheriff Blackiston sold last week the
Iarn OF Geo. Il. Townsend, situated Oh the
DEL X. H., near Dover, containing 2I3
acres, to Walter Cummins, attorney for the
creditor, for 800. ~ '"'
The ice-house of Walton e. Bro, of vii.
Lnngton, together with $500 tons of ice,
was destroyed by fire on Sunday last. The
loss is estimated at $4,000. on which there
was an insurance of $lO,5OO.
The 0. d. S. S. Company's line now runs
a, daliy steamer to New York from Lewes
ne H.ch"'o"d sails one day and the AHc
marie the next. Peaches are 25 cents
crate and baskets 63 cents per I00
poundsk Po' i0'
James b; King, living on farm of Dr.
frettyman's near Lewes, was attacked bv n
large bull few days ago and nearly killed
Inc pull got him down and punched him
SO severely with his horns as to fractnra
several ribs.
Marsh & Brown, fruit DRYERS at wvo.
ming, have purchased the peach orchard of
Jacob Smith, below Camden, at twenty
cents per basket, delivered at the factory
Mr' smith expects to have about eight
thousand baskets.
Prof w. A. Reynolds of Wilmington has
accepted the appointment as Sub Master in
the Latin High school, Boston, at hand.
some salary. Thus another Delawarean has
oeen honored above many other competi.
'orS OF other States for the same position.
Last week apig was sent by express from
Dover to Seaford, and on the wav down II
got loose in the car and ate or drank
twenty-five pounds of German Yeast that
was convenient TO it. 1t died before reach.
ing Its destination. 1t was a fine Young
boar. 'e
EPhralm Calhoun, an aged citizen of
baltimore hundred, Sussex co., was found
dead in his field last Thursday. He had n
wound In the side of mis- head and Il is
supposed that one of his oxen struck him
with his horn while he was standing bv the
side of it.
tramp went to q house near Middle.
town, one day last week, and demanded
something to eat, and when the lady of the
mouse refused to give him he drew n large
knife on her and threatened to use II If
she didn't comply with his demands. So
the Transcript says.
John ;. Fichett, senior partner of the
large willow-ware house of Hollowbush &
Carey, In Phila., and Sussex county man.
died recently without children or 4 will
The Careys of Milton, therefore, become
ms heirs, and il is reported that the fortune
left by him is large.
MANcHAs SALEs.--J. r. Mancha sold five
larms last week, to wit: II. Z. Armstrone,s
farm, near Wyoming, 23S1 acres, 10 S. M.
inomas, of Canada, for $4,000; a farm of
lU0 acres, near Camden, belonging to Edw.
Lord TO H. M. Thomas, of Canada. for
$500; VIM. Chipmans farm, near Macno.
la, Al acres, to the same purchaser. for
$l,SO0; farm near Canterbury. Of 40
acres, belonging to John p. Knowles. 10 A,
). Dunn, of New Jersey, for 81, 600: i ri
Flick's farm, two miles north of Dover. 125
acres, to Alex. Miller, of Pennsylvania, for
$4,000 '' -