Smyrna times., 1879-10-08
COUNTY AND STATE TTEnys

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builders from the Clyde.
oeatord is in the midst of her autumn
oyster trade, and her seven packing houses
are running busily
Ship.building is brisk ot both Arilc,rd
and Milton. Three vessels are in co rl,o,J
construction at the latter place.
-, The Masons and Odd Fellows. of Now
castle have United to build a handsome
nan IN that town for the use ofboth orders
Adams & Co.'s large lumber mill at
A'ureI IS 10 De torn down and rebuilt. If
men. '-4'e
y Inc Mlddletown Transcript says that Mid
oIetoWn girls never appear to so rood ad.
vantage, as when contrasted with Dover
girls. l0o'''
Oystermen are anticipating a good fall
trade, as they say shell fish will be finer.
better and fatter this season than for 20
| years.
Some persons, who were cnvious Of the
success of Milford oyster dredgers took
| SiSht boats belonging to them one NIGHT
last week and sunk them all.
The stewards of the NJ. f.. Church ot
Milford have decided to raise the salary of
thelr minister, and are now giving Mr..
Vuigg one thousand dollarsa year.
q. NJ. Morris, of New Jersey, part owner
OF the saw mill at Stockly station and who
was manager Of the same recently left very
suddenly for parts unknown taking with
/ him about $3.50.
David j. Martin, a Sussex countian. was
sentenced to one years imprisonment in
Philadelphia on Wednesday for appropria-
ting to his own use l,029S9, which he had
collected for Eli Eidgway his employer.
| The following executive appointment,
were mazda last week, Jas. G. lfendrixsou.
| OF Frederick, Justice of the Peace and
Notary Public. Isaac J. Wooten, of Sussex.
and John c. Darby, of Kent county aidede,
camps.
Patrick Martin, of Wilmington. who was
constructing an IRON railway bridge at
Fredericksburg, Va, fell from the bridge
Yesterday distance of forty feet, among
loose rocks below sustaining. it is feared,
fatal injuries.
Governor Ponder's new residence at
Milton, Is said to be the finest private resi-
dence IN the county. 1t is a large double
house, fifty feet front and twentv.four f.
wide, with forty feet back building two
stories high with an attic.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templers of
Delaware, will meet in annual session on
Wednesday Oct. 18th at Wyoming. 4 full
attendance is expected.
w. n. Brown, G.S.
WYOMING, Oct. 9TH, 1879.
At the last session of the Legislature a
law was passed giving the owners of dogs
IN Kent county the privilege of going be-
fore the Clerk of the Peace and register
them, thereby making the subject Of larceny
the same as other property.
Bishop Campbell of the A. NJ. +. Church.
native Of Slaughter Neck in Sussex-had
grand reception in Wilmington on Sunday
week. He has just returned from a visit to
Europe and he gave very entertaining
account OF his reception by the Churches
abroad.
SUDDEN DEATH.-We have been informed
that Jonathan Carrow, Esq, of Camden, !
who has been Justice of the Peace for MANY |
years at that place fell dead in his Office on
Thursday evening. lie was aged about IS |
years, and was highly respected citizen
Dela,0arcan.
IL. w. Morrow, proprietor Of the vii. |
mlngton Opera House Pro9ranlae and a /
weekly advertising Sheet has had Charles
Scheu, printer, for his partner, and while |
exhibiting his patent mattresses at the Dover
TAR, Mr.. Scheu collected advertising bills
ii fpOp,
about $50, and absconded.
a man giving the name of J. Warren,
and hailing from Wilmington, was arrested
in Philadelphia, Saturday, while endeavor.
ing to get cashed the coupons of 500
United States bond, alleged to have been
stolen from the Manhattan Bank, of New
York. At the hearing he gave his name as
VIM. F. Bouldin, and was held in $4,000.
lie was afterwards identified as John Can
non, well known to the police Of New York
as dealer in stolen bonds.
MILFORD EvAPoRATORs.-Th Automatic
Fruit Evaporating Company has sent three
OF its largest evaporators to Batavia, N. Y,
and Messrs. Hopkins and VanZandt will
follow them to superintend the drying of
apples by this process. If the fruit is plen-
tful they will run six machines. Hopkins
Bros. have also removed three machines to
johannesburg same State for the same pur.
pose. 2. P. Wynkoop has shipped his
three machines to Rochester to engage in
the same business. VIM. r. Phillips has
gone to Geneva and Walter Cuykendall to
Palmyra. All these parties buy the apples
and dry them on their own account
Pe'insular Ne,cS.
KEvr Co,-Drv ,,,,>,,,,, N. ll:..
OF the list of licenses issued in Kent county
during the past year discloses some rather
curious facts. For instance, it shows that
ll2 persons took out q manufacturers !
license, and 90 procured licenses as prac
Using physicians. There were also 10 auc {
licenses, 26 licenses TO sell goods {
by sample, IL tavern licenses, and SO stallion
licenses, and 247 marriage licenses issued
while Is lawyers obtained licenses to prac-
ice their profession. This shows up very {
we'll for Kent county. In Sussex county, I
% persons took out manufacturers license, I
10 persons took out licenses to sell liouor. {
8 to sell goods by sample, 80 to keep stall. |
ions, 81 to practice medicine and dentistry, a
md to practice law. During the year t
'O6 marriage licenses were issued.-G Gazette. b
ARRESTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE.-A short
ime since, in one of the Delaware papers
appeared reward of two hundred dollars,
'tfered by Gov. Hall, of Delaware, for the p
rrest and delivery into the hands of the ;
heritf of New Castle county one Harry P. 9
Brennan, who was charged with an attempt T
o ravish Martha NJ. Morris, living in New =
'astle hundred. Officer Geo. W. Jacobv, =
# Galena, learning that a man of that {
lame was in the employ of P. j. Warren of
assafras Neck, took with him VIM. Il. h
loney, and going to Mr.. Warren's found
heir man at work. Officer Jacoby in few
'ords made known the object of his visit, =
nd took Brennan at once to Middletown' o
efore Squire Naudain, who committed him L
or further hearing to New Castle Jail, Mt IL y!
Ihich place Officer JacobY delivered him u