Smyrna times., 1879-10-01
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

Henry Evans, Republican, has begun to
contest the seat of James Carmichael in
Wilmington Council.
Judge Houston has been on the bench
for twenty-four years and never missed one
of the regular terms of the Kent Court
Edward Wiley and Frank Lingo have
leaked out of the Sussex Jail. Wiley had
four years to serve and Lingo was waiting
trial.
1t is claimed that Wyoming has shipped
900 baskets Of peaches and used up in
her canneries and drying houses 100000
more.
Mr.. William Leyshon, adjoining w. P.
Lindale, near Wyoming, has disposed of
his farm to NJ. |. Fisher, of Dover The
price paid is said to be $40 per acre.
The 9th annual meeting of the Delaware
State bible society will be held in the
Asbury NJ. E. Church, Wilmington, on
Thursday October End, 1879, at 2.30 and
7.30P.M.
Willard a. Gray, near Wyoming, pick ed
and delivered from q acres of land, con-
tanning l08 trees to the acre, 400 baskets
of peaches. The peaches were of the
Smock variety.
DIR. Georre G.. Harmon, of Camden, is now
acting in TIE capacity of surgeon on the
steamship Belgeahtnd, Of the Red Star Line
plying between Philadelphia and Antwerp
The DR.. takes the place of DR.. Maloney
who resigned, and will resume the practice
of medicine in Wyoming.
/ On Thursday morning, the passenger
! lrain north switched off at Blackbird station
! to allow another train to pass, but the hint
truck of the car did not clear, and the en-
CINE upset the rear car, and the passenger
were much frightened, but no one wa
much injured. The train was delayed TIVE
hours.
While the Rev. James Conner, of Quan
tico, was preaching in Asbury Church, il
Wilmington, on Sunday night, JOshu
Taggart arose from anon" the congrega
ton and wanted to know what lie knel
about soul-sleeping. Mr.. Connor was il
dignant and the congregation excited
The services were brought to short enc
A business man Of Wilmington, has bee
authorized to offer the Baldwin Locomotiv
Manufacturing Company twenty-five acre
Of land, eligibly located within the cit
limits and provided with water and railroa
communication, the said twenty-five acre
to be donated to the company free
charge on condition of the removal of tn
works to that city.
|. o. O. F.-The annual session of tn
Grand Lodge of the State of Delaware, !.
O. F., will be held in Wilmington, con
mencing Oct. Sth and probably continuir
until Oct. 10th. Officers will be electe
and other important business done. a
rangements have been made for a reductic
of fare of two.thrds over all the railroad
the reduction only applying to membe
and their families.
WILSON VS.. CALDwELL.-Rev. J. A.
5 Wilson of Asbury NJ E. Church, has bee
going for the war record of Rev j. Ii. Cal
{ well Of St. Paul's NJ. E. Church, Wilmingto
r 1t is said that DR.. Caldwell is regarded as
prominent candidate for delegate to Il
General Conference which meets in Cinci
. natl in May next. Wilmington Conferen
is entitled to two delegates, and almost al
: of the ministers would like to go. The
F., may be no foundation for the suspicion, b
}, some of Mr. Wilson's opponents assert the
belief that his action in this case was inf
B., enced by desire to injure DR.. Caldwell
# chances of election as one of the delegate
The presiding elder is also spoken of as
q candidate. DR.. Caldwell brought for
o his record and it was entirely satisfaction
}. Rev. Mr.. Wilson seems to have a bett
e faculty for getting into personal difficult
y than for anything else.