Smyrna times., 1877-05-02
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.


caught on Tuesday week, near Milford.
Last Sunday night lamp post in Will
mington was struck by lightning and
shivered to atoms.
The Dover band gives open air concerts
on the "green," every other Tuesday night,
for the benefit of the public.
The DUPONT powder mills near Whining
ton have been busy of late supplying
Turkish and Russian orders for powder.
The Grangers at Newark have purchased
366 bushels of potatoes from Canada, which
they are selling for seed at $l.65 per bushel.
1t is intimated that DR.. Patton, Presby-
trian minister in Middletown, is going to
give up preaching. He is quite an old
man.
Mr.. Mancha has disposed Of the 75-acre
farm of Isaac II. Pearson, situated three
miles west of Dover, to Richard Taylor, of
Clinton county, Pa, for $500.
KILLING SHEEP-Dogs killed 20 head Of
sheep for DR.. c. II. Richards, of George
town, on Saturday night week, on his farm
adjoining the Anderson homestead.
"Small favors thankfully received" John
! d. Carter, of Townsend, sent big black
snake to Deputy Coroner McCatirey, at
Wilmington, as present. a few days ago.
Ex-Congressman Biggs's new house, in
Middletown, is to be the finest one in the
place, it is said. 1t is also reported that
Gov. Cochran is going to build fine one
there.
A half:mile race track has Just been COM
pleted at Rehoboth City. Remember,
Rehoboth City is not Rehoboth camp
ground, but is two miles lower down the
beach.
The debt of the city of Wilmington
amounts to one million one hundred and
ninety.seven thousand seven hundred and
fifty-one dollars and nine cents ($l,l97,,
7j109).
The Milford school board has selected
Rev. Mr.. Boynton, the Presbyterian minis
ter of that town, to take charge of the
academic department of the graded public
schools.
Six new dwellings have been completed
Tor nearly so) in Middletown since last fall
by the following parties: Joshua Clayton
A. G. Cox, Rev. Dr. Patton, Mrs. West
Frank Eliason and f. Dugan.
The Messrs. Wynkoop, of Milford are t.
have the largest fruit drying establishment
in the State. They intend to increase tn,
capacity Of their evaporating factory b,
the addition of two large Aldin machines
PEACH Growers MEETING.-A meeting q
the peach growers of the Peninsula vii
shortly be held at MiddIetown to conside
I the situation and devise means to prOmot
I the interests Of all concerned III this bus
5 ness.
! THE REHoBoTH CAMP.-The managers c
! the Rehoboth Beach Camp Meeting AssC
. citation met in Wilmington last Thursla
; and fixed on July 10Th as the time for tn
~ commencement of the camp meeting q
c Rehoboth.
e Richardson & Robbins, of Dover hav
? commenced the erection of a large refri
5, orator to be used in connection with the
packing establishment, for their came
,r meats, for which they are filling lars
n orders from Europe.
1r VIM. Anderson, at Harrington, has bee
N missing eggs for some time past and
d, concluded to set trap for the suppose
lie thief, and in broad daylight last week ca
as tured large sized opossum. No eggs ha,
he been missing since.
ff of A Loss.-It is reporsed that II. F. Picke
o os of Wilmington, is creditor to the tune
~ $4,000 of J. A. Bancroft & Co., of Philad'
10 phia who have gone into bankruptcy.
n is said that an effort is being made to col
promise on So! per cent.
Chief Justice Comegys, in his charge
"a the grand jury at Dover last week, defend
us the whipping post and the use of the la
ne from the attacks of those whom he ca
ell | Il
nc papers, and other selt-elected censOrs
ne our criminal code"
en- FIRE IN SUssEx.-The tenant house
ev the farm of Dr. David Hale, near Lew
I'M was consumed by fire on the 10th insta
Is. together with all the Outbuildings, c
ms pounds of bacon and a lot of corn fodd
wo The loss will fall heavily upon the tena
er, Edgar Marvel, who is very poor
lis Shepherd P. Houston, of Lewes, an
Ds' tensive landowner who was recently 81
ne ne out by the sheriff for money he owed
ad elI Bank at Georgetown, has written let
'OO charging his failure to the bankrupt Ii
on which people took the benefit of and sw
ny died him out of $4,000 he says.
icb According to correspondent of E,
air EUening, a "set" gold ring was recen
rty found in garden at Middletown after
the had been lost seventeen years. John W
t is gate lost it whilst playing with a n
/, to French, in her mothers garden there
he 1860. 1t was still glittering when found
The Odd Fellows had a big time
,oro Georgetown last week. They celebra
E ;n0 the 58th anniversary Of the order. r
had parade in which six lodges took p
IN, viz: those of Georgetown, Lewes, Mill
thiSs Milford, Laurel and Seaford. Extra tr;
yvas yu were run, and banquet was given at
tbe Eagle hotel.
ent. The barn and stables on the farm lat,
lay, John West, now in tenure of Robt. Roi
the near Frederick, were destroyed by fire
UNI Sunday night, the ODD ult. A quantit
an wheat, corn, two horses, one mule, an
the number of farming implements v
burned. Loss on barn about $500; tena
rty, loss about the same amount.
ann a,So Mr. Joseph Anderson, merchant at
pGIn p,I terbury station, had his store and cont
stN 40 destroyed by fire on Monday morning,
PUUt 80 23d, about o'clock. The dwelling nc
''"' which was connected with the store,
,n.,, also destroyed The origin of the fiji
y' unknown. Loss between $1,000 and "a
,, ,,oto, Insured in the Kent County Mutual.
nllar A FORGED CHEoK.--In Wilmington
n. Monday afternoon q Young man wa