Smyrna times., 1878-05-15
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

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The Democratic county meeting will be
held in New Castle on Saturday, May 25th.
The fence around the new fair ground at
Dover has been completed and the track is
being graded.
The idea of running steamboat between
Philadelphia and Lewes, this summer. has
| been abandoned.
From present appearances, says the Ns,os.
half million baskets of peaches will be
grown in the vicinity Of Milford this
| season.
The Kent county Good Templars are
arranging for temperance Fourth of july
jubilee at the Camden camp meeting
grounds.
On Tuesday last NJ. Hayes, executor. sold
the house and , lots of VIM. X. Lockwood
IN the town Of Camden, at public sale, to
Mrs. A. f. Goodwin, for $l.225.
REAL Estate SALE.-On Tuesday the
farm OF Rev. Thomas G. Murphey, on the
State road, north of Dover, was sold by the
executrix, Mrs. Elizabeth Murphey, for the
sum of $ll,576.
The trout-ishing season. so far, has not
been a successful one. There have been
quite large number taken, but not one.
fourth so many as is usual. Very few
drum fish either have been taken.
Gen. Torbert, of Milford, has been su.
perceded as U. S. Consul General of Paris.
by Ex-Governor Fairchild, Consul at Liver,
pool. The General will probably stav in
Paris until toward the close of the exhibi.
ton.
George L. White of Appoquinimink HID.
was charged with threatening bodily harm
to his landlord Mr. George Ennis, who
called for rent due him. White was held
IN S2OO to hold his tongue for the next GO
days.
There are, according to the official re-
turns, 3,499 Sunday school scholars in at.
tendance at the different Sunday schools
throughout this county. The schools get
$500 from the school fund, IA cents and
nearly 4 mills per scholar.
The Sentinel gives an account of n nea.
fowl, belonging to Isaac NJ. Berry, in Little
Creek Neck, that fell down a chimney
where it remained 81 days before being dis
covered Dough and water were admins.
tered and it is getting along nicely.
A great deal of freight is now passing
north over the Delaware Railroad, and two
extra freight trains were put on Monday.
Fruits and early vegetables are being moved
rapidly cityward now, and shipments will
steadily increase as the season advances.
A whole car load of soft crabs were
shipped over the B. & f. Railroad last
week. They counted near GOO dozen, and
sold at prices ranging from SLIGO to $500
per dozen. The Indian River people at
this note will soon become independent.
John McCaulk, for the larceny of a re.
volver from James Ticlnor, of Appoouini.
mink hundred, was found guilty at New
Castle Court and sentenced to pay So resti.
tuition money, be imprisoned three months.
receive 10 lashes and wear u conyict's
jacket for three months.
Nathaniel II. johnson, one of our most
respectable and substantial citizens. saws
the Ne,0s, died at his residence in the
suburbs of Milford on Thursday morning
last; aged about 65 years. Mr.. johnson
was the father of the johnson brothers of
the Diamond State Shoe and Leather Co.,
of Smyrna.
LARGE YIELD FROM GEESE EGGs.-A Mrs.
Nelson who resides in Baltimore Hd., has
hatched from q setting of eleven Ill goose
eggs fourteen (l4) well developed, able
goslings and they have all been feed.
ing with their mother goose until a few
days ago when one was killed by COW
stepping on it.-SuSser Journal
Anthony Higgins, Esq, on Monday last,
made application for the admission of
David j. Murphy to the bar Of New Castle
Court. The Court appointed Messrs. Har.
rington, Spruance and Gray a committee on
examination, who, after a thorough test.
reported the applicant as having passed |
the requisite examination, and therefore
entitled to admission to the bar.
CONFERENCE AcADEMY.-.Durine com.
mencement week the oration before the
Literary Society of the Academy will be
delivered by the Rev. Thos. II. HAYNES. A. |
NJ, Of Smyrna, on the evening Of June
18th, next; and the oration before tha
alumni association will be delivered On the
evening Of June 10th by the Hon. 7 p
Comeqys, Chief Justice of Delaware