Smyrna times., 1879-09-17
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

census of Dover, just made, gives the capital
own a population Of 2,67l.
There have been up ID date 500 car loads peachs
shipped over the Delaware Road
The Dover Fair is to have telephone connecting it
with the Delaware railroad office.
DIR. R. H. Clark. T. S. Naval paymaster, has been
retired and Will hereafter live in Milford.
The Old Dominion boats marketed $4,000 baskets,
on which the shippers cleared thirty cents.
Where sea water ran into peach orchards along the
bay last October the crops have been unusually good
Peaches shipped from Middletown make total
of 152 loads 1000 baskets. They to have
only mess.
Lyman Fox near Milford has cured this year with
two machines, without extra crowding over three
tons of peaches.
Three prisoners are in New Castle jail awaiting trial
ON the charge ofmurdei-H Dugan William Allen
and William Brown.
1t is said but without authority that the Delaware
railroad between Crisield and New Castle will soon
be ballasted with oyster Shells
D. T. Marvel, ESQ., who was a law student of Sena-
tor Bayard and time his private secretary, has
opened law office in Georgetown.
Senator Salisbury, whose services are needed at
home to investigate our election laws. has gone to
Kansas to investigate the election of Senator Ingalls,
1t looks as if the revival at Delaware Avenne
Baptist Church. Wilmington bids fair to rival that un
precedent revival started about this time four
| ngo, shortly after Mr. Haldeman had entered upon
his pasorae when over 600 persons, united with the
| church by baptism.
| As Jonas Klalr a Mill Creek hundred farmer, was
driving the railroad at Newport on Thursday
| morning the Baltimore express struck the wagon,
injuring his SON little boy 50 badly that death FOL
but not seriously Both horses were instantly killed
The house of Rev. J. Owen Sypherd, the Methodist
minister at st. Georges was entered by thieves on
Sunday week, during the absence of the family at
| church, and a considerable quantity of money and
jewelry was stolen, though the silverware was un
touched. Parties in the neighbOrhOod are suspected
Representative William Dean, who is authority on
sheep raising. says that the opportunity for making
money by sheep raising in Sussex is frst-class. lie
| has large number of sheep and fully understands
the subject. He says that one hundred sheep vii
clear in one year five hundred dollars over and above
all expenses of feeding, sailing. care, etc.
Chief Justice Comegys and Judge Houston were OF
the bench at the opening of the Quarter Sessions
for New Castle county Monday. Judge Wales presid
ed over the Orphans Court: The case of the vii
poisoning the waters Of the Brandywine, contin
ued. John Groves pleaded not guilty to charge o
larceny.
SEVERE SURGICAL OPERATIoN.-An ovarian tumo
lately removed from the left side of the abdomen
of Mrs Sarah l.. Potter of Sussex Co.. which weighe
thirty-one and quarter pounds. This remarkabl
, operation has proved successful and was performe
by the now venerable DIR. Charles D. Green of Phill
delphia a native of smyrna, Del. The lady bore th
terrible operation without being etherised 1t is sal
Surgeon Green is opposed to etherism in privat
practice PeninSutdr N;,Cs.
OUR EXEMPTION LAw.-The reduction of the E
emption law to $500 does not give satisfaction ever
where and the Dover Sentinel comes out in favor of
$500 exemption law, and the PCninSULdr NclCS gO
still further and advocates 5000 exemption law
in harmony with generous, noble, christian prime
pies The latter paper says: The hOgiSh legislatio
of the state of Delaware is suitable to heather
than christians, and every enlightened citizen ShOu
| give his aid to reforming the statute book"
y NEW CASTLE PREsBYIERY.-The Presbytery of Ne
Castle met at Zion Church, Cecil CO., Md, last
r. and was opened witi sermon by the retrir
o Moderator. Rev. VIM W. Reese, of Lewes. Rev.
ls | W. Gaylord of Galena, Md, chosen MOderat
% and an interesting session held Thursday mornil
= was taken up largely with routine business. AT
e o'clock the Moderator, Rev E. W. Gaylord; preach
e sermon st. Georges was chosen as the place of q
q next stated meeting. The Presbytery adjourned
is meet at Odessa September 25th to ordain and inst
n W. V. LOuderbough over that church. The cOngree
"a ton at Zion displayed great interest in the meetT
a and gave the body very hospitable reception.
at Pennington expires October Sd. The Dover corr
10 pondent Of the Penns!dr NelCs says: The preva
ing opinion is that John II. Payner Esq., of Georl
rs town. will be the successor of Mr. Pennington. 4
n slate which seems to be made up by the politicians
a. that Mr. Paynter Is 70 DC Attorney General and II
IL John =. Salisbury Esq. son of Chancellor SauSbu
ID is to be his deputy. Petitions recommending \
Sc Paynter are being circulated pretty freely
IL here and are being generally signed. The friends
George Gray. ESQ., at least those about here seem
te be making no effort for him and apparently ha
10 given up the contest.
~ INEFFECTUAL SALEs.--Last week Edward Ridge
~ ESQ., trustee appointed by the Orphans Court Offer
Ae for sale at the County Building in Dover, two SIN
ne farms, one of fifty and the other of ninety acr
III lying about ten miles west of Dover, and forme
IN belonging to John Cos[en deceased. The SIN
ISL farm appraised at sixteen dollars per acre a
ny the larger one at ten dO4 per but the trus
ut could not obtain any higher bid than seven doll
IN and Seventyve cents pei for either of the farl
ne he withdrew them 10 be Feadvertised hereafter
ne the same day Elias S. Rled, Esq, trustee appoin
ds by the Orphans Court Offered for sale a farm
no about ninety-twO acres. lying MoOrtOn Stati
, and formerly belonging TO James NJ. DOdd. deceas
Wy This farm appraised at about seventeen doll
per acre. but no one at the sale would bid more th
six dollars and fifty cents per acre and these far
NO ! were also withdrawn.