Smyrna times., 1878-03-13

OOFEk OHURCH.-ln6 statement OF Tue
condition of the NJ. f. Church in Dover
shows it has membership Including %
probationary of SOL, being a net increase
of $50 during the pastorate of Rev. Mr..
Caldwell. The Sunday school has grown
from 80 to 400 scholars, being an increase
of go.
F., w. & b. RAILROAD STOCK.-The shares
of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad Company sell at the Boston
Stock Board at 63, on a par of 80, equal to
? l26 per cent and yet the company pays in
dividends but per cent per annum. This
same stock sold some years ago as low as
$40 and $l2 per share.
EDUCATIoN.-The school law, says the
SuSSer Journal, has awakened an interest in
matters of education, hitherto unknown in
Sussex county. The system is not what it
should be and the interest is neither as
deep or as wide spread as we could wish,
but the friends of education are grateful
for any signs Of progress.
WAR CLAIMs.-AttOrneyG General Penning.
ton has succeeded in obtaining from Con
gress claims to the amount Of $4,000,
allowed for arms taken from the State
during the late war. lie has now before
the committee a claim of $4,000, which is
likely to be passed upon favorably and
there are others being investigated to the
amount Of $1,000.
TEMPERANCE JUBLEE.-At parlor tenn.
perance meeting, held at the close of a
temperance lecture in Bridgeville, last
week, it was resolved to take steps toward
holding grand temperance Jubilee for the
entire State in some grove on the 4th Of
next July. The Camden Union Camp
Meeting Woods was proposed as a suitable
place in which to hold it.
LAW STUDENTs.-The Dchocarcn. gives
the following as a correct list of the law
students OF that town, following their pre-
ceptors: Hon. n. B. Smthers-Janes
Pennewill, F. A. Williams, W. T. Smitbers
and A. NJ. Gooding; Hon. Willard Sauls
bury-R. X. Kenney and A. II. Miller;
| Hon. }. T. COmegys-Geo Shakespeare
! Hon. Eli Saulsbury-E. T. Cooper; Hon.
'eo. '. Massey-Percy Fowler
FREAKS OF FoRruNE.-James McVey, for
some time connected with the railroad, and
ior the past four years a resident of Lewes.
! Is likely soon to become possessed with a
iarge fortune. friend 10y the name of
Kod accompanied him to California in 1858
The latter renamed and few weeks aro
died, and on Thursday last McVey got
notice OF his death and burial from AN at.
torney, with notice that after providing for
his burial expenses he had bequeathed the
remainder OF his estate to him, which the
Brfah'catT Light says is quite large.
CHARGED WITH FALSE PRErENsEs-
tne 9th OF September last Mr.. Davis $.
Phillips sold his store in PhiladeInhi, IN
Charles Massey, and took his note in nav.
ment, upon the representation that he had
large sum of money in the Citizens Ma. |
tlonal Bank, of Middletown. Mr.. Phillips
has slnce'become satisfied that this denosit |
is visionary, and accordingly he had Massey
arrested on Monday and taken before |
Magistrate List. charged with obtaining |
goods under false pretenses. After hearing |
evidence the Magistrate held Massey in |
$1,000 bail to answer.
THE ENGINE House. BURNED AT Wyov,vc |
The engine house at Wyoming. was dis. |
covered to be on fire on Tuesday mornino
about clock and before any effective as. |
slstance could be rendered the building was |
burned to the ground. Engine No. 81, |
which was the only one in the house at the |
time, was destroyed. The fire is suDposed |
to have originated from the wood sheatbino |
between the boiler and the outside casing
as Il had been on fire before running il in
as frequently happens with boilers. This
must have communicated to the. building.
The loss will be several thousand dollars, on
which there is an insurance.
WANTED TO BE MARRIED.-A loving connie
from Stanton, one aged % and the other
10, desiring to have the Duptial knot tied
between them, contrary to the wishes of
the Old folks, took flying trip to Chester, on
Sunday, for the purpose of settling The
question forever. The young lady's father
tracked the pair, however. and, before the
marriage ceremony had been performed.
with the aid of Officer Kershaw, of the
Chester police, found them, Monday morn.
ing, at Appleby's hotel, that city. They
were at once taken charge of and taken to
wilmington " where they were, for a short
time, confined in the City Hall.
LEVY COURT APPoINTMExTs.-The Levy
Court, which will adjourn this week. have
been engaged during the week upen the
assessment lists Of the county. The de.
linquent lists returned by the collectors are
very large. There are not less than 10OO
persons throughout the county whose
names will be struck from the list. The
following appointments were made on
Tuesday of constabes:
Duck Creek Hundred-Thos. II. Wright.
(Ciayton) reappointed Joshua Il. Jerman.
Aenton Hundred-Asa Clifton, reap.
pointed; Thos. English.
Little Creek Hundred-Henry L. Wilson.
East Dover Hundred-C. F. Hawkins,
West Dover Hundred-James II. Green.
reappointed.
North Murderkill Hundred-Thomas B.
Cooper, re.appointed.
South Murderkil Hundred--J. w.
Emory, reappOinted Sam1 D. Roe.
Mispillion Hdndred-Jos. w. Barker.
re.appointed Alex, w. Hughes.
Milford Hundred--Robert NJ. Carpenter,
DR.. f. $. Anderson, Jail physician.
j. l.. Walcott, attorney for Levy Court.
=. Al. Wilson, Il. Jump and James B.
smith, were elected Jail commissioners.