Smyrna times., 1878-02-06
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.


COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
The Milford thieves steal the coal oil out
OF the street lamps in the suburbs.
Mr.. johnson, who was injured so seriously
at the gas-worls, at New Castle, died last
week.
Five-hundred hands have been dis.
charged from the New Castle Manufactures
in tho last two months
Mr.. Isaac L. Crouch has been appointed
superintendent OF the Home for Friendless
children in Wilmington.
D. S. Thompson & Co., of Milford, have
purchased SO far $4,000 rabbit skins, 2OOO
coons, GOO oppossums and % offers.
Rev. Herman Carter and wife after max.
ing visit OF eight weeks among his rela.
tlves IN this county and in Baltimore. have
returned to their home in Kansas
Only three persons from this State have
applied for sp zee to exhibit their goods AT
the Paris international Exhibition, one of
whom is the firm Of Richardson &, Robbins.
Of Dover.
One of the results of the wonderful revi
val at Wyoming seems to be the demand
for larger church. Over so persons have
been converted, from three score wears to
Sabbath School children.
An injunction from Chancellor Sauls
bury, has arrested the sale of the new
schooner Helen L. Wichcrsham, now living
at the Milford wharves, and she is probably
now tied up for long time to come.
1t is reported that Mr. A. J. Wright has
been appointed travelling agent for the
Wilmington Conference Academy, at q
salary of $500 per year. and $40 extra for
each pupil that ho gets for the Academy
Some Of the benevolent townsfolk of
Milford gladdened the hearts of Rev. a. A.
Fisher (colporteur) and family, one evening
last week, by liberal donation of clothing
and eatables, as well as a small amount of
money.
Rev. j. NJ. Williams, A. NJ, sent in his
resignation as Principal of the Wilmington
Conference Academy to the Board of Trus
tees at its meeting last Wednesday. 1t is
the expectation of Mr.. w. to return to the
ministry.
MACHINERY SHIPMENT.-The Harlan &
llollingsworth Company, Wilmington, are
now engaged in shipping part of the
machinery that they are building for the
oregon Steam Navigation Company, Of
Portland, Oregon.
The REHoBoTH RAILRoAD.-To.dav. Mt
Georgetown, the bids for the construction
OF the RehOboth Railroad will be opened in
the presence OF the Directors of the June.
ton d Breakwater Railroad and the Reho.
both Camp Meeting Association.
Wood-chopping is now one of the chief
n ntE lou ~
ses oil this town. Many of them 20 ont
three or four miles to work in the mornin .
ana return in the evening. Their nav Is
about so cents a cord.-MLford Ne,os.
The February term of the Levy Court
commenced last Tuesday. Those persons
who are not on the assessment list and
want the privilege of voting will have to
have their names placed upon the list at
either this session or in the March term.
| WHTsKEY KILLED.--Michael Bowen started
from Laurel, one evening last week, to 20
to his home some miles distant from that
town, but he was so loaded with whiskey
that he succumbed to it, and laid or fell
down by the way and died before morning.
The night was cold.
The NJ. f. Church, in Dover, has been
crowded to its utmost capacity, each even.
ing, Tor two or three weeks past. Above
forty persons have professed conversion,
and about thirty have connected them.
selves with the church, and penitents are
found thronging the altar every evening.
ANOTHER STEAMBoAT.-Pusy,J Jones & Co..
| Wilmington, are laying down a large steam
boat for the Philadelphia & Salem Steam
boat Co., to run in the place of Mtior Rev.
6Otd, or in connection with that boat between
Philadelphia and Salem. The new boat
will be 2l0 feet long, 30 feet beam, and Q
feet hold.
Elder Grant preached to the congrega.
tion Of - The Household of Faith" in Will.
mington on Sunday last. His discourse
was very pointed, and even went so far as
to say that tobacco chewers could not get
to Heaven. If he is right, some of our
people who think they have through
tickets, will be sadly disappointed
Mr.. Kramer's new church will build 4
House Of Worship, as they would not aereo
to pay $4,000 for Trinity Church. They
have agreed to purchase the larse. lot on
the corner Of Sixth and FrencIFRstre
Wilmington, from Archie Given, for S.. 200.
to be paid in one year from the date of tho
purchase. The church is to have a base.
msnt story, and will hold 800 people.