Smyrna times., 1878-02-20
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

Walter Burton, of Lewes, has leased the
" Bright House at Rehoboth for the next
season.
Joseph IIyd" left Wilmington on Monday
with about loo men 10 Wo.k ca the Rrho.
both Railroad
The Missionary collection at Dover
amounted to 1850 and they expect to in
crease it to $l00
Rev. W. G. W. Lewis. PRINCIPAL of the
FELTON, Academy, is drliyrrin. series Of
lectures in the Seminary Hall every Mon,
day evening
llEREINGs.-Mr. George ". Fenn;morc
caught % hcrrings on the llth inst. in
Chester river near Crumpton These were
the first Of the season.
At the administrators sale Of James II
Wood, at Georgetown, last week. the
Eagle Hotel was sold to Joseph Chlbman.
tn" present proprietor.
A new phosphate factory has been built
NJ wyoming to he conducted hy Mcssrs.
Miilin d Ridgeley. 1t is now completed
and ready for the spring work.
A Temperance revival is going on At
Seai"rd, which, 1t is stated, is meeting with
much success. Messrs. butcher and Well,
have been holding rousing meetings.
The official members Of St. P,uls vii.
mlngton, have asked Rev. w. p. Davis to
remain as pastor for the third year. and
Dover has fixed on him for their next
pastor.
Three of the Conference Academy
Notwithstanding. Corkran and Green
have rendered good aid by preaching and
other labors at the surrounding revival
meetings.
Rev. j. II. Caldwell is talked of as the
successor to Mr.. Williams, as Princinal of
Dover Academy. 1t is not certain he will
accept, but his name would be q tower of
strength for the institution.
The Rev. J. Walker jackson is said to bo
dying or has died, out in Dlkotn Territory
Mr.. jackson attended the Wilminuton
conference last March, and was about that
time appointed to a chaplaincy in the
army.
SALE ADJOURNBD.-Sherff Truitt nut in
an appearance at Rehoboth CITY on We'd.
nesday and called the sale of the Douolass
House, but finding no bidders present. and
no prospect Of etlecting sale, he adjourned
for two weeks.
The Dover correspondent of tho peo;o.
s"ld Ne'0S says that lawyers are so success.
iul financially that eight or ten are prepor.
ing for the business, while there is scarcely
hall so many apprentices to all the other
useful professions combined.
Mrs. Murphy, the widow of the late Rev.
1. q. Murphy, is an applicant for the Dover
post office in place of Miss Smith, the
present incumbent, who is talking of re.
signing. Mrs. NJ. is stronglyrecommended
and Will probably succeed il Miss Smith
concludes to give it up.
FAVORED by FoRTuSE.-Mrs. Margaret
Walker, daugeter of VIM Ellesood, of
Georgetown, has been left snug fortune
0y relative who lived in the West. Mrs.
Walker before marriage resided in George.
town and afterwards in Lewps and is now
in Philadelphia.
Over one hundred have professed con.
version at Milford and still the meetings
Rev. Mr.. Haynes and lady were
joined by large number of citizens in
celebrating their twentieth marriage ami.
versary on Monday evening who left MANY
tokens o. regard and appreciation.
f. G. Stotzenburg & Son, who have for
many years run a large foundry in Will |
have failed in consequence of the
stagnation Of business. 1t is said The |
amount of secured liabilities are about |
100000, and unsecured $4,000. The esti.
mate Of assets has not been stated
The efforts to get the IVapoasa. belonging
to John w. Hall. Of Frederick, off the /
shore at Benefits Pier, has cost $500 and
still they are unsuccessful. This sum,
however, is no consideration to a man with
me depth OF pocket Of Mr.. Hail. This is
but mite to what it costs to be governor.