Smyrna times., 1879-12-24
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

Milford will have pigeon shooting on
Christmas.
Delaware sent ten or twelve car loads of !
people to the Grant boom.
The M. +. Church, at Middletown was re.
dedicated, Sunday. Drs. Jacob Todd and
Mat!ack otficiated.
II. Ii. Colclazer still lies quite sick at his
fathers house in Seaford. Though improv.
ing, he RECEIVERS slowly.
The Rev. w. G. w. Lewis rector of St.
Anne's P. +. Church, Middletown, is
recovering from a severe illness.
Sussex county is having deluge of mar
riages at present. Twenty-tw licenses have
been issued for marriages to take place this
week.
The Breakwater and Frankfort r. Il.
will put an extra train between Georgetown
and Frankford City on Tuesdays and
Fridays.
of cars on the p. w. & B. Il. r., near
held an inquest.
The Pilot Wrecking Company of Lewes,
fshed out of Lewes harbor on Monday, q
large anchor weighing 1000 pounds with So
fathoms of chain attached.
Governor Hall assigns as a reason he
didn't attend Grants reception: " He pre-
ferrsd the quiet of mis- homestead to the
company of the ex-Prssident."
The State Sentinel charges Geo. B. Dickson
a justice of the peace of Dover, with gross
drunkenness, and severely censures Governor
Cochran for having appointed him to Office.
A farmer near Dover shipped about 100
tons of bssts to the beet factory at Riverton.
In going there they had shrunk twelve tons
making difference in proceeds of about
$50. The farmer supposes they shrunk.
While driving from Leatherman's Hill
into Wilmington before daylight the other
morning, Frank Reynolds was knocke cd
from his wagon and robbed Of $50 in money.
The highwayman escaped without recogni.
ton.
John Lynch, a three.yearold son OF
Humphrey Lynch, of Wilmington, died on
Sunday from burns received on Saturday
afternoon. He was alone in room at the
time Of the accident and set his dress on fire
with piece of paper
John Q. Bryne, ESQ.,, of Wilmington
E founder of the Morning Herald and Coun
sellor at Law in Philadelphia, will hereafter
add New York city to his court circuit. Il
. is said that he will receive some of tn,
. patronage of Mr.. Tilden.
1 SHAD, On "A shad was caught in tn
e Delaware, above Trenton, a few days ago
4 and report has it that several Of the sam
u species of fish have recently been caught il
Q the Delaware at Pennsgrove. We believ
that never before have shad been caught il
the Delaware in December.
i" Oliver Beck, Philadelphian, committe
o suicide on a north bound train over tn
g Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimor
a road, on Saturday night. Beck won't int
Y, a water.closet, barred his breast and sent
Dr. pistol ball into it. He was found lying in
re pool of blood. He was about fifty yeal
DR. old.
80 The family of F. A. Curtis, of Milford, WI
Of awakened on Wednesday night by a strou
r smell of smoke. fastening down stat
ID Mr.. Curtis found that heap of oily raj
n. used by a workman during the day in oilr
a. the hall floor had fired by spontaneol
n combustion. A disastrous fire was bare
40 averted.
ne On Monday night the town of Seafol
81 was all excitement over the marriage
We James II. Massey and Miss Clsmentil
'SC Layton, both of Seaford, the lady being Il
ng daughter of James B. Layton, Esq. III
ne ceremony took place in the NJ. f. Churc
~ and Rev. r. C. Jones of Bridgeville circl
90 oficiated.
'as Lieutenant Commander Frederick III
ky rington, U. S. N, who has only late
on returned from three years cruise in t
err waters bordering on South America,
oh taken rooms at the Capitol Hotel for hi
in self, wife and two children and will spe
al. the rest of the Winter in Dover, unless
ct, should be ordered away TO some post
an duty.
vas The Wilmington Republican of Mond
est morning in noting the temperature 81
ont the thermometer was standing at
ex. degrees, or four degrees below freezing poi
art The freezing point down here is 80
on grees, and our thermometers in not
llv. the same temperature would have stood
FIRE %. Perhaps the Republican has had tn
to mometer with a new scale invented.
Tue The New Castle County Court finished
business for the term on Saturday &
adjourned without day. The motion 70
IL new trial in the Harris ejectmsnt case
' ,,' refused. Thirtyn liquor licenses "
~ granted during the term and eighteen W
ouO refused. Ofthe thirty-nin granted twer
and 80, w;I..;,, :,
are "PP''N'
hsl PRRsoNAL-Wm. P. Lord of Camden,
= oI in company with Napoleon r. Knii
eGtS studied law with n. B. Smithers in Dove
ue' the close of the war, (having served in
'iny cavalry during the war) and who su
pro quently went to Salem, Oregon, to prac
tue his profession. is on East on professiC
was vac business in Washington and to see
= = al friends. He is looking we'll and in C
y 7" pany with Mr.. Knight his law partner
ace ace taken leading position at the bar in t
IN. me occidental home.
the MURDERoUs NIGHT ASSAULT IN WILM
~ OF ToN.-The citizens of Wilmington
hild excited and the police mystifed Sur
krlss morning by the discovery of q poo
de- human blood on the pavement at I
ason and Shipley streets. Spots of blood !
is so also found leading to Market street bri
mys- and the favorite theory was that some
the had been murdered and thrown into
:her. Christana. AT least a gallon of
m to appeared to be spilled. Monday after
and the victim was found. He is LAHORE
the employ of the Harlan & Hollingsw
to an Company, and the story is that he
days coming up Shipley street on his way b
'ance about ! o'clock Sunday morning, whe
but was suddenly assailed by three unkr
r the men, one of whom knocked him sens
de or with black jack. He knew nothing
have until he found himself at the door O
ONES own house, four hours afterwards. III,
badly but not dangerously cut about
: lex. face, and suffers much from bruise O