Smyrna times., 1878-10-09
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
An attempt to abolish the Normal School in
Wilmington has failed.
The Methodist Protcstants are holding q
camp meeting at Laurel.
There are over sixty students in attendance
at the Wyoming Institute.
The Orphans Court for Kent co. adjourned
from Tuesday last till November 11th
Bishop Lee, who has been in England dur
ing the summer, will return to Wilmington ON
the Goth instant
VIM. j. Norman, u conductor on the j. &
Is. X. X, while coupling cars at LewcS, last
week, had his arm mashed between the bump
ers
Dr. Isaac Jump, of Dover, the last Rcpubl-
can candidate for Governor and a physician of
wide reputc, has been i'll with the typhoid
fever.
THE ANNUAL ADDREss.-HoN. Charles B.
Lore, of Wilmington, has been selected to
deliver the OratiOn, at the A agricultural fair at
Salisbury, Md.
Georgetown horses have been tackled bv the
new epidemic, but the SUSsc.r Jou1'nd[ saws that
the farmers there know how to get the upper
hand of the disease.
j. n. Wiley, of Bridgevile, has gathered
y tons of fine tomatoes from y acres Of ground
this season, and there are still as many as 10
tons left ungathered.
Several cases of importance-amono them
one murder case-will come before the October
term OF the Sussex County Court, which will
convene on the 18th inst
The Reformed Episcopal congregation re-
Gently formed in Wilmington have secured a
place of worship by renting a-vacant market
house on West Front street.
Tho
polled 1850 votes at the little election, the Re-
publlcans 2OOl and the Greenbacll men lG9
the Democratic majority over all being l. 100
n. B. Appleton of Wilmington informs us
that he is not the Appleton who declined the
candidacy of the Temperance ticket He saws
he Is on the ticket for Coroner and intends to
stick.
From all over the State comes the report of
second crops Of apples raSpberres, and her
ring. The Morning. Herald fears that the next
thing will be second crop Of Agricultural
Fairs.
$500 worth of stuff, including gold watch
and mule, were on Sunday night stolen from
Richard Mills, of Milford Neck, near Frederi-
ca, by young darkey who had been in his
employ.
Mr.. Samuel G. Leatherbery, who has been
crier of the Court at Dover for the past 80
years, died on Saturday at his residence in
Dover. He had been sick for sometime with
consumption.
LARGE Potato SHIPMENT.-The steamer
from Lewes took on board on Wednesday
last ~ car loads of sweet potatoes for New
York; Thirteen hundred barrels were from
Franklin City.
For the first time probably in the history of
delaware there will be an Irish Catholic mem
Der III the Legislature John DOran being the
Democratic candidate from Christiana Hd., in
New Castle county.
PREMIUM AwARDED.-At the Middletown
Fair the first premium was awarded to J. Ii.
Primrose, agent for the American Sewing
Machine Company, for combination button-
hole and family machine.
POWDER MILL ExPLosIoN.-An explosion
occurred at the two lower mills DuPont's
powder works, about 1890 yesterday. No
one was hurt, and no damage done EXCEPT the
loss OF powder and the injury to the mills.
On Tuesday last a thousand bundles of laths
came ashore on Cedar and Slaughter's Beach.
seven miles from Milford. They were as highly
priced by the farmers who gathered them IN rs
II they had been found by the people of Lewes
THE LEVY COURT-The final meetinc Of
the present Levy Court of New County COUNTY
was held at New Castle yesterday The newly
elected Assessors were sworn in, and n Trustee
Of the Poor for Wilmington Hundred, rice
Captain Joshua Baker, deceased, elected.
James English, a constable in Dapsboro
Hundred, was too intimate with the wife of
Samuel IT, Otwell. A difficulty sprung up
tnereirom 1II and shots were. exchanged, when
Otwell sprang upon English and gave him
several severe cuts with knife. He is now
held in 81 600 bail for court.
GREENBACKERs IN SUssEx.-In Sussex %
the Greenkback party had tickets in the field
IN several of the Hundreds, and in BroadkiIn
one of the strongest Democrat Hundreds in tbe
County, they elected their ticket What thew
may DO In November, remains to be seen: but
the Democratic Ring men talk as if thew were
frightened.
STRAWBERRIES IN OCToBER.-Mr Jomos
kalelgh living between this place and BRIDGE
vile one day last week shipped to PbiladeI-
phla,. ~ quarts of strawberries and expected
to ship as many more this week. He received
% cents per quart. Strawberries growing This
Tune OF the year, is rather novel sight.3Sen-
ford haaer. '''"
KILLED BY A COLT-Thomas Meginnis oood
ABOUT 4O years living at Mt Pleasant on fhe
Rei9n RReiiaware hailroad was accidentally killed on
Friday night by being trod on by n colt
Mr. Megnnis was holding the animal. which
became frightened at the cars and rearing mn
threw Mr. Meglnnis down and tramped on his
stomach, causing fatal injuries from which he
dlcd In about three quarters of an hour.
The PentnSutar Ne0s says that it is currently
reported that there are great complaints against
one OF the court house officers in Sussex for
drunkenness, carelessness and irrepularitv in
business, and that his securities have asked
hlm to resign but that he refused 1t is further
stated that efforts will be made to indict and
remove him from office as soon as the grand
does better,
r, POLITICAL PARTIES IN DELAwARE.-The
STATE Sentinel thus states the case; There is
no use talking it over. We Republicans are
dead, and we propose to remain a composed
corpse until some decency and honesty
prevails to overthrow the Ring rule. The
county owes $70,0O0; it can be collected with
out the aid of our poor voters, and when poor
Republicans stop voting we guess poor Demo-
Gratis will look to their pockets. In tho mean
time, property-holders can step to the front
and pay the expenses and burdens of the
Ring"