Daily Republican., 1879-10-06
STATE CLaPPINas,
Culled from Last weeks Ex.
changes.

Culled from Last weeks Ex
| changes.
Jail deliveries at Georgetown ar
chronic. Edward Wiley and Franl
Lingo were the latest. Becoming tiret
Of their quarters last week they took Z
stroll to relieve the monotony and q.
far as known are strolling yet. The
Sheriff 10 very accommodating. HI
took another prisoner, George Vincent
out to look at his horse, and while the
Sheriff was pointing out the animals
qualities, George absent-mindedly walk
ed over the fence. He was brought
back however.
State Representative Dean of Newark
may have pursued an atOrtive reform
policy in the General Assembly, but as
a canine exterminator he is unequiv.
ocally success. Having insulted the
principles of his success in his family,
his son has now gotten into trouble.
A neighbor named Gregg, had a dog
shot by son Of Mr.. Dean fine Of $40
and costs was the result, William senior
refuses to pay and will take the matter
to a higher court.
Hon. Joseph P. Comegys, as trustee,
sold on Thursday last in the town Of
Smyrna, the farms Of Samuel Harga-
dine, the Mitchell Neck farm, contain
ing 24O acres, was purchased by Mr..
Thomas H. Denney, at t$9,775, and the
farm near Leipsic, containing Is acres,
was purchased by John Denney at s76
per acre.
Ship building at Milton is good.
David H. Atkins has a large three
masted schooner nearly completed.
Joseph Black will complete three
masted schooner about 600 tons in the
next three or four weeks. Coulter
Davis has another in process of con-
struction Of about 500 tons burthen.
Eight boats belonging to Milford oys-
termen were taken from their moorings
on Saturday night last and carried
down the creek about five miles where
the bottoms Of three Of them were
knocked out and the remaining FIVE
were filed with mud and sank.
The town of Milton is in a "stew." A
new bridge was constructed over the
Broadkiln, and now the people have
found out that the pivot abutment is
too small and the bridge won't turn
The Levy Court is to navigate the mat
ter
Seaford "Index" is propounding CO.
nundrums. 1t wants to know why the
people of New Castle and Kent counties
are ever ready to ridicule everybody
and everything from Sussex? Wegive
it up. Ask something easier.
Word comes to us that the State
Fair was the largestexhibition ever held
in the State. 1t is stated that as many
as $4,000 admission tickets were sold.
The sum OF $4,000 is said to have been
made over expenses.
The Milford canning factory has thus
far put up 10000 cans of peaches and
l65, 900 cans of tomatoes. About 25,-
600 more cans will be filled before the
season closes, 5000 cases or 1900
cans have been shipped.
On Wednesday evening, Mr.. Jona-
than Carrow, a justice of the peace of
the town of Camden, died suddenly of
paralysis of the heart. He was about
70 years of age.
The Episcopalians of Dover are about
to build parsonage below the Green
having purchased the property Of Mr..
Charles KINNEY for that purpose.
Governor Ponder's new residence at
Milton now approaching completion is
said to be the finest private residence in
Kent County.
The colored people of Milford, with
an eye to future comfort have pur-
chased new cewetey about half mile
from Milford.
The Methodist Protpstants Of Seaford
will hold what is known as "Village
Camp" at their church, commencing
Nov. 18th.
1t requires about $4,000 to pay off
Joseph Dean T. Sons employees Of New
Vark every month.
The number of acres seeded to wheat
his Fall in Kent County will be larger
han ever.
The quantity of cider made in the
over counties this Fall is simply enor-
nous.
Sussex County's fall term Of Court
,egins this week at Georgetown.
The land was never in better order
or seeding wheat.