Smyrna times., 1878-11-27
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

Joseph 7. Adams, is Sheriff Ellis deputy in Sussex
Base Ball is dead door nail all over the Pcnin
sula.
Milford nurerymen have Sold 100000 trees this
season.
Work on the iron pier at Lewcs is progressing
rapidly.
Sheriff Ellis, of Sussex county, took the oath of Office
last week.
The choir of the NJ F. Church in Odessa has intro
duccd q cOrnet to lead the singing.
No less than six different routes have been proposed
for the Maryland Delaware canal.
Some think the Legislature of Delaware will make
big reduction on taxation this winter.
The oyster strike in seaford has ended. The issue
at stake is 1919 cents per gallon against desired Is
cents.
The Kiamensi Woolen Company, near Stanton, is
very busy, and large quantities of cloth being
shipped every day.
G. W. S. Nicholson Esq, of Seaford is an applicant
for Clerk of the Senate at the approaching session of
the General Assembly
Delawares delegation to the House Of Representa-
tves is go pounds of SOLID DcmOccy-is the way the
Middletown Transcript puts it.
REvIvAL-A revival broke out in the Baptist Church
at Dover some three weeks ago and has resulted thus
! far i'll twenty-five conversions
The fourth annual meeting of the Teachers Ins-
ue, of Sussex county, will be held in LeweS, Wednes-
day, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December 4th,
| 5th, 9th and 9TH.
Chief Justice Comegys has been absent from court
for several days and the Morning Herald says rumOr
gives as the reason that he is suffering from attack
| OF smallpox OF variolOld.
colored man named Peter Moore, who tends the
Dover gas house had S92 dollars stolen from him last
| Sunday night week. The money was in trunk, and
the thieves left $500 behind them.
Mr.. Townsend the editor of the SUSSEX Journal has
sustained grieyiOus loss in the death of his youngest
daughter Anna bright little girl about four years OF
age. She died from an attack of Group.
The twentyifth anniversary of the settlement of the
Rev; }: l. Nalandigham, D. d., as pastor of the Head
of Christana Presbyterian Church. will be celebrated
OIL Saturday next, the Both day of November
Workmen have nearly completed the canal from
the river to the schooner Henry w. LutC which went
ashore near the mouth of the Mispilion in the late
BrcdktC0ter Light.
Milford is alarmed lest she should have a Cane
May fire" The Chronicle says: should fire ge
sufficient headway to resist the controlling influence
of few buckets of water power that is availabl,
to our citizens could save the town"
John Scott and Frank Abbott from near FELTON,
went over to Maryland few days ago to shoot par
tridges and having bushed cOvey Of them Abbot
fired into them and Scott at the same time. Scott
eyesight is gone and he is not expected to recover
GREEN HoUsE-John T. Jakes, of Wyoming in ad
dition to other adornments of his park, of pavilion
boat house, rustic bridge, &c, has erected greer
house 16 by 80 feet for the preservation during tn
winter of large number of choice plants and exotcs
In accordance with the resolution passed at tn
recent meeting OF the Teachers Institute, petition
are being circulated in New Castle and Sussex coun
ties asking the Legislature to change the law relativ
to the age of pupils attending public schools from
years.
CHANGE OF LIGHT KEEPERs.--Lorinze D. Campbell
1st Asst. Light Keeper at Ship John ShOal ligh
House having resigned, Collector Thompson ha
promoted Thomas Wright, 2nd Asst. Keeper, to tn
place made vacant by Mr.. CampbeS resignation, an
, appointed VIM. ii. Peeney 2nd Asst. Keeper.
Messrs. Richardson & Robbins carvers of Dover
commenced putting up poultry on Tuesday, the l9t
inst. The first day they purchased 5000 Tbs. The,
are running on chickens, ducks and turkeys at thi
! time. the weather not being cold enough yet TO
r geese. The shipments of canned fruits and meats
England by this firm, have amounted to over $1,000
{ since January last
LIBEL SUIT.-Some of the officers of the Delawar
. State Fire and Marine Insurance Company were az
rested at Wilmington, Monday, and held in S5OO ba
upon charge of libel, preferred by VIM 1. Cfoas
dale editor of Every EUetiHg The trouble grows on
of charge made by the EDeTy Evening against m tmh
standing of the insurance company chaTge WnlSl
$ was publicly denounced as false ana malicious o.
the officers of that company.
Q A FALSE LIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS j. Lee, on
of the temperance speakers of wilmington was capt
vated bv ihe charms of Miss PtOutz of WesteT
MARYLAND and the two "went west" and stopped il
, Snorta Wis where they lived as man and wife. il
was repored by some Of the good people of the pae
to Mr. Wells and Mrs. Lee at Wilmington and tn
scallawag is now repentant and wants his wifes fol
gyness and begs to return again. This she consent
-. 70 but the rostrum should be forbidden ground I
| him hereafter.