Smyrna times., 1879-12-31
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
Frederick has no hotel.

The Clayton House, Wilmington, has been I
leased for two years from the 18th Of March
next, by Mr.. George w. Ortlip, now of the
United States Hotel.
DR.. E. o. Shakespeare, of Philadelph
on Christmas day removed cataract from
the eye of Henry Todd, Esq, clerk of the I
Orphans Court of this county.
Congressman Martin will act as United
States Fish Commissioner for Delaware and
has arranged to distribute a number of
carp for breeding purposes in the streams
of the State.
Messrs. James II. Ray e. Co., real estate
agents, recently sold to Franklin Pennock,
the John D. Forrest farm, in Mill Creek
hundred. $500 was the amount paid for
the property.
Geo. w. Ingram, the Middletown real
estate agent, has sold for S. F. Shallcross,
the Riley farm near McDonough, 245 acres,
to Eugene Mailley, of Odessa, for eighty
dollars per acre.
The Delawarean says that the republican
State committee, which met few days ago,
intend to form a secret political organization
of the Know. Nothing kind. 1t seems con
sidsrably concerned about it.
U. S. Fish Commissioner Baird, sent to +
Senator Salisbury on Saturday six cans OF
fish for the purpose of propagating them in
the fresh water streams around Dover. !
They were carp somewhat resembling the !
shad.
Egg nog and apple toddy are the Christ,
mas drinks in Sussex, and are warranted
to contain more headaches and sick stom
achs to the drop than anything else, stone
fence" excepted GeOrgetO,cn Inquirer.
Two physicians of Roxana recently quar-.
relied over the diagnosis of the case Of an
old gentleman of that town, DR.. McCabe
called it cancer in the stomach and DR..
Hitch gastritis. The dispute waxed hot.
| The patient died and was post.mortemsd
by third doctor who pronounced the
disease dyspepsia.
The people of North and South Milford
on Christmas had a pigeon contest. Each
represented by four of the crack shets of
the town, proved interesting to all con.
cerned. The score standing after each four
had shot at forty pigeons, North Milford
killed %, missed 10; South Milford killed
81, missed six.
SHERIFF's SALE.-Sheriff Dunn sold, in
the town of Milford, the farm of r. Corsa
containing 70 acres, and located within a
short distance Of the town, to Mrs. Sarah A.
Liftchild, of New York, the mortgage, for
$6,050. The farm and improvements are
said to have cost the owner $4,000. Also,
at the same time and place, the farm oil
! Joseph A. Robbins, situated between
Milford and Harrington and containing zoe
; acres, to John Raughley, for $1,000. Also
the house and lot Of w. P. Corsa situated
in the town Of Milford, to Mrs. Elizabeth
9 II. B. Mann, wife OF Rev. j. B. Mann, fo
$l,O55.
J., THE PREACHERs.-The papers are already
n beginning to discuss the changes of thu
p preachers at the coming conference. Ac
e cording to the state ment they are to be as fol
n lows: Rev DIR. Stevenson, of Grace Church
d Wilmington, will be called to the Haine
!, Street Church, Germantown, Pa, and b
,r succeeded at Grace by Rev. Mr.. Miller, O
Ie an adjoining Conference. That the ofica
IS Board of Union Church will ask for no one
but twill except anybody the Conferenc
p may choose to appoint" That Presidin
$, Elder Hill of this town has signifsd hi
RS willingness to return to Asbury for thir
II term. Rev. Adam Stcngle, of Crisfeld,
Of considered the most likely to 60 to Unior
~ while Revs. Martindals and Bains ar
ly talked Of for the same place. 1t is expecte
m that the Rev. w. L. S. Murray, of Mort
East, will succeed Mr.. Pegg who is finishin
his third year at Scott. DR.. Caldwell wi
~ remain at St. Pauls, but Rev. Mr.. Robinson
I'd at Epworth. desires q change.
of SUPERVISING REGIsTRATIoNs.-Ths recSr
as fraudulent election in Wilmington and tn
Of disfra nchisements of the Levy Court hs
ty caused the following appeal 20 be made fc
d, the scrutiny of the registration Of voters i
If. this district, which We copy from the Del
in ,Oare Gazette of yesterday.
90 TO the Hon. VIM. McHdnnan, Judge
ut the U. s. Circuit Court of the District Of DeLaOar
at Sir The undersigned citizens and quail
ID fed voters Of the couRty of New Castle,
of the Congressional district of Dslawar
N. hereby make known to you their desire
as have the registration Of voters for the ele
he ton of Representation in Congress of II
nd United States for the said district, whiC
he election is to be held on Tuesday, End
ng Nov. next, scrutinized said registration
&c. be made by the Assessor of the rcspecti'
ID. hundreds the Levy Court of said count
sd and the Clerk Of the peace of said count
|
re. 1880, by said Assessors, to be completed
lie. the Levy Court in the months of Februa
of and March, 1880, and duplicates of sa
ad assessments or registration are to be FL
he nished by the Clerk of the Peace to Il
es. collectors Of taxes during the months
ng April and May OF said year.
ct. The undersigned, therefore, pray 20
by Honor to open said Circuit Court at Il
ny city Of Wilmington, in said district, and
It'll appoint and commission Supervisors of sa
vas registration for the following hundreds al
At election districts. Here follow all Il
'ch districts of the county,
lite Washington Hastings, Horace w. eau,
he Anthony Higgins, II. G. McLear, Geo. \
The Bush, Geo. W. Stone, Geo. G. Lobdell, L.
Warner, Preston Lea, Henry Mendenhs
The A similar petition was presented fro
APP Kent county, and signed by the followin
d Geo. P. Fisher, Isaac Jump, Wilson
Mr.. Cannon, Lem'l T. johnson, Reniah Watse
nd. II. w. Cannon, James Pennswill, n.
es. Smithers, George V. Massey and others.
An. In view Of the petitions, Judge
KEENAN, has assigned and commission
Hon. E. G. Bradford, District Judge,
far perform and discharge all ths duties il
,rs- posed upon the Circuit Court with rega
ing to the petition by the Revised Statutes
Hat the United States.
the Under the law 1t will be the duty of
ned Chief Supervisors of Elections, Josh
the i. Valentine, ESQ.,, who was appointed
ted, 1910, TO receive suggestions "a to who
m a proper persons to act as supervisors of [
res registration and to present them to the col
rolls for appointment and confirmation.
ton The course is likely to cause good bill
pro- talk, as it is the first time ANYTHING of