Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-01-28
COUNTY AND STATE rrEnns

The Town Counci of Seaford is sheIino
the streets Of the town.
Phillip Phillips will give an entertain.
ment in Seaford next month.
DIR. w. II. Hamilton, of Odessa has 70.
turned home from n visit to Florida.
The Odd Fellows of G Georgetown have init
purchased four acres of land fer a cemsterv
Milford now has four vessels in process Of
construction. One Of these is of /. leo IONS
Three Lewis ladies, two white and oro
colored, were recently stricke2 with rarely.
Sis in one day.
Soaford through the efforts of Reprossn.
tallVs Martin, has prospect oil being made
port Of entry. ''''
Herring have been caught in the Dela.
ware, near Delaware CITY, and said IN ~.
Chester, Pa, market.
thomas ltle, against whom a true bill for
Illegal voting has been found, has been held
IN S-oO to appear at New Castle Court.
Chas Tunnel, Esq, prominent citizen
OF Georgetown, died on Tuesday. aoed 70
years. lie was a Mason of high STANDING
DR.. Knowles says the breqkrah.r Limit is
not Tor sale at any price, or on any torrs
neither Is Its editor gong to WYOMING
territory to reside.
resolution providing that teachers who
90 not attend the county institute shall lose
tAeir certificates has been adopted by the
State Board Of Education
Rev. ii. l.. Bunstein, of Beech Crock
Clinton county, Pa, has accepted a unani,
nous call from the congregation Of tho
Presbyterian church at Milford.
Gen. a. T. A. Torbert left Milford for
Leadvllle, Col, ON business tour. 1t is
also noted that several Seaford people are
emlgratlnS to the same locality.
! In Laurel the war of the races consist Of
continuous stone throwing between the
waite and black boys. One white boy wa,
dangerously wounded, and a negro boy has
been lodged i'll Jail for throwing tho stone
The new cushions for thu NJ. +. church. at
Odessa, were finished on Thursday last. and
were used on Sunday Cor the first time.
The contract was taken by w. c. Draper,
the work being done by Dewitt c. Logg.
The Historical Society Of Sussex county
has just been organized with the following
officers: DR.. d. l.. Mustard, President:
Charles W. Whitley, ESQ, Vice President;
GeorS" DoOrtsn, Secretary and L. w.
NAPLES, Historian.
Thirteen large, square rugged forejrn vos.
sles lay in the harbor awaiting order.
They want freight from some of our ports
and are usually ready 10 take anytbiur
ohersd; but petroleum and grain is usually
preierred.-Brealt.at,r Light.
The old wrecks Of vesse $ ut the Delaware
Breakwater, which have for a loac tima
proved annoying distractions to the com.
merce of Philadelphia, are at la,t to be
removed. The billap propriatins theme
required for this purpose has already passed
the Senate and House
Major w. Il. Swiggett, who was for II
years mail route agent on the Delaware II
Il. has been summarly dismissed bv the
fostotilcs Department because he headed
the agents in asking that their reduced
salary be raised to the formerrates. There
is considerable Indignation.
Milford National Bank directors for III.
ensuing wear are as follows: II. b. Fiddle.
maA. {. >. Watson, NJ. Il. Carlisle, GEORGE
kussel, }. L. Lolland, J. c. Truitt, +. J. /
DAVIS, {. j. Harrington and j. NJ. Hall. |
AT meeting of Directors II. h. Fiddleman
was unanimously reelected President.
The project Of cOnst ructins the Baltimore
Chesapeake and Delaware Bay Railroad.
which will connect Baltimore by short
route with the Delaware BreAkwater and
cape May, Aas been revived. The road will
run from Kent Island to Harrington. where
IL Will tap the junction and Breakwater.
The ordinance relating to dogs is being
rigdIy enforced in Wilmington and in
Delaware City where the horrible case of
hydrophobla occurred not long ago, and
Wholesale slaughter is in progress |
lhough there Is no special scare lust now,
no one can tell when Il mad dog may
appear.
The State Trsasurers report, which was
examined by the legislative committee last
week at Dover, shows that the total
OF the State debt on the 10Th inst. was
S94O,OOO. There is to the credit Of the
State in mortgages and so on, the SUM of |
SI4l .3l4.l4, leaving sos 6S5. 9G of the State |
On and after February LIST tho S,,ge,r
J0'T'nd OF Georgetown will be published Inv |
Mckendree Downham and ID. r. Marvel =
Mr. Downham has been a successful teacher /
Ia Sussex county, and he wa u primo mover
In the matter Of the Teachers Association. |
whilst Mr.. Marvel is late graduate of the |
Harvard Law School.
EXPLOSION AT DUPONT's-About 200 lbs of
powder IN one of the rolling mills in the |
Hagely yard exploded yesterday afternoon
between 8 and o'clock, blowing the roof |
OF the mill across the creek and breaking
the glass in the windows of the machine
and cooper shops near by. No other
damage was done. The cause of the axplo.
sion is attributed to the powder caking on
the rolls.-EUcry E0ening.
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN.-
A meeting of the Delaware Society for he
Prevention OF Cruelty TO Children, was held
in Wilmington on Wednesday. There was
q large attendance of the friends of the
cause and much interest manifested in the
work. During the meeting the following
resolution was adopted:
AcSotUed, That the clergy throughout the
State be requested to bring before their
several Congregations II The way opens, the
Importance of this Society and its bsnevo-
lent objects.
DELAWARE STATE GRANGE.-On Tuesday,
10Th inst, the Delaware State Grange
Mutual Fire Insurance Company was nut
IN operation, with $250,000 Of actual risk
The following is a list of the officers: Presi.
dent, +. II. Bancroft, ofCamden; Secretary,
" u. Roush of Camden Treasurer, s. b.
Cooper. Beard of Directors, E. II. Bancroft,
John j. Rosa, S. B. Cooper, William Dean
Thomas +. Dilworth, j. T. Noble, u. Hon.
kins, j. q. Brown, G. w. Ricords Fxecn.