Smyrna times., 1879-01-01
coT1NTy AND STATE ITEMS.

urday S Df(dUdTcdn.
There are 255 inmates in the New Castle
County Almshouse.
The steamer Clio was lying safely in port
at Odessa when the cold snap came.
John McCracken, All old Democratic
politician of Wilmington, died Monday.
The floating ice has driven twenty-five
or thirty vessels into harbor at New Castle.
Over thirty buildings of various kinds
have been erected in Dover during the
past year.
Martin Stapleton, near Hare's Corner,
lost 35 head Of sheep by dogs Sunday |
morning, Dec. %.
John Cornell and Samuel Ratcliff will |
shoot for the championship of this State, !
at Milford, to-day.
An order for 100000 oiled wagon wheels |
| has been received from London by Mr..
IIanley of Harrington.
Squire Hegany, of Wilmington, Friday
! held Elias Jones in 5000 bail for shooting
at his son with revolver.
The Wilmington Council have abolished
the Office of accountant to the City Treas
urcr, settling political dispute.
VIM. S. No Caulley, Esq. Adjutant Gen
cral of the State and a prominent Will
mington lawyer. died on Monday.
The stockholders Of the Junction
Breakwater Railroad will hold their annual
meeting in Milford on the 18th inst.
Navigation was closed in all tho creeks of
this State on Saturday. Tides were low
and the vessels were forced to anchor.
Jacob Sucks ice house, on Shellpot
creek, near Wilmington, was burned to the
ground Sunday morning. Loss. $780, in
sured.
t Dover is making ready to receive the
: members of the Legislature. Most Of them
J. make their homes at boarding houses, a
+; few at the hotels.
. Nelson J. Lee, the temperance apostle,
also bigamst, who sky.larked in Whining
ton and around, has been arrested in
! Chicago on a charge made by Mrs. Lee No |.
ID Milford prides itself upon having as an
;e honored resident lady who IS just exactly
~ as old as the Constitution Of the United
e S;atcs. Her name IS Mrs. Johanna Dt
e Vale.
OF In reference to the statement that Bay
n ard Taylor left no property but $4,000
W insurance policy, the Eccry Erc1s.nq say
lIldl OtHldICEOIt, dL IACIlUGll d.y a
N. unincumbered.
u Not YET RETURNED.-Samuel d. Smith
sh Treasurer Of the New Castle County Mutua
ny Fire Insurance Company, who has beer
nd missing for several days. has not yet re
iio3' | turned. His whereabouts are not know
ire to any of his friends.-Gazete.
he The TYPHoID FEvER-At the presen
me time the typhoid fever is raging in Wi
TO mington to great extent 1t is estimate
cal hy some Of the physicians that there are n
The less than three hundred cases in that cit
by at present.
Ter stuhble field near Middletown caugl
,"ii 5"i fire Oh Christmas eve, from the spark of
lcn locomotive, and the fire department Of tn;
out out place consisting of several men, and
Bahcock extinguisher turned out and 500
,ral subdued the flames
ugh George Wright and Thomas Black (col
-inE were committed to the Jail at Dover c
sub, Saturday week, charged with being imp
emu Gated in the rObbing and burning of IL
ting properties of Samuel Harrington and f.
Pion IPion Pool, at Plymouth, two weeks ago.
i ing as A company has been formed in Ball
;. in more Hundred, Sussex county for the pu
uly pose of fishing along the Atlantic coas
The company is provided with a seine II
9' fathoms long and fathoms deep. Tn,
eu, have made several hauls in which tn,
were very successful.
tee Jas. Dodd agreed to roll a barrel of flo
dis on wheelbarrow from Georgetown to NJ
the ton, q distance of eight miles on conditiC
the that if he succeeded in reaching Milton
'Om less than ten hours the flour was TO be h
ted James started from Georgetown at Q.
ami A. NJ. and reached Milton about 4.30 in I
ing afternoon.
five
car. MT. "estcoatt, accompanied Oy MS WI
Iof his daughter and little grand. daughter i
n of Harrington on Christmas eve to drive
said Georgetown. While near the railroad
Milford the horses took fright, broke
,oD carriage to pieces and seriously injured t
,oP occupants. Mr.. and Mrs. Westcoatt W,
% both bruised, while Mrs. Beckett was so
'i fortunate as to have her arm broken at I
''"' wrist and to be cut and bruised on the ia
,ota The carriage was wrecked and the hor
70. badly hurt.-Susser Journal
REAL ESTATE REcoRD.-The follow
ieIi' deeds of real estate exchanges were
b. mtted to the public records of Kent coul
ke'' during the past week, namaly:
w. Henry Sutton ct al, to Peter Stoy
len building lot on Loockerman streat, Dow
and consideration, $3.50.
'wh, Wilson J.. Cannon ct ux., to Hir
Smith ct al, farm of so acres, adjoining
dge' town of Dover; con-, $4,000.
gga' John j. Benn and wife to Josiah RI
ives berger, farm of 80 acres, in Duck Crc
Hundred; con-, $780,.
Or. VIM. T. johnson to Richard NJ. Johns
COM store-house in the town of Smyrna; CT
re- $500.
med John Fl. White etux. ct nj IN Alexan
n as McConoughy, jr., house and lot in Clayt
con-, 800.
Hoy Mary J. Davis ct al, executor to j
to a D. Burton, farm of 200 acres in West Do
Il. b; Hundred; con-, $l,400.
ana Benz. F. Blackiston, Sheriff, to James
orm' Crawford, building lot in Smyrna; C,
$1,000.
Peter L. Cooper, Sheriff, to JAS l.. Il
not erin, mill property and acres of land,
pied joining the town OF Dover; con-, $l2,'
coH' THE FEES OF COUNTY OFFlcEs-The LIE
- - lature meets one week from to-day,
- - the interest from Office seekers and otl
~ oc is very manifest. The Dover correspond
nd Nd q of EVery EUeaing says:
- There seems to be very decided pre-
: bility that q strong influence will
= !, "P brought to bear during the session in ia
ltler, Gaos &c tbo rnbI;c MI 80 oficors tbroncbont
fol- ~ - ne Io'' 'ap,rty inors
ously o,,t;nai 80 In ord tbot tbev should
cut down. The programme of the az
,ertaid i Gates of the measure for such reduction
esisa. e Gi, been somewhat determined upon.
z time nroDosed to have a committee appoiu
statute L ~ A.. l. .,,,o, i'll ,,o,,o, a. -
a ShoI ,NoOorS op1 accounts ap1 q tbOrOu0h ov