Smyrna times., 1880-09-15
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

tory.
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
Milford has about dozen dogs to each
person and wants more.
The Break,oater Light says the real popu.
lation of Lewes is about 1900.
There will be grand hop at Middle
town one evening during the Fair.
Geo. c. Calhoun, of Georgetown, is train.
ing his fast mare for the Dover races.
The Democratic County Convention for
Sussex will be held at Georgetown Oct. 18th.
The Middletown drying houses have used
this season forty thousand baskets of peach
es.
New Castle Jail has lis prisoners incar-
cerated within her walls, four of them for
life.
NJ. Won Culin, the noted, dog fancier
and trainer, died last week at Delaware
City.
1t is said that Seaford suffers in business
because people suspect that small pox pre-
vais there.
There are at least four Democratic candi-
dates in Georgetown for clerkships in the
next Legislature.
Frederick Thompson, NJ. A., and Arthur
E, Pattison, B. A., have assumed charge of
the Milton Academy.
Jesse j. Sharp, collector of Northwest
Fork hundred, Sussex county, died on
Monday of last week from paralysis.
1t is rumored that Col. VIM. C. Fountain,
Of Dover, will resume charge of the Doug
lass House at Rehoboth next Summer.
The Rehoboth excursion which has been
running from Georgetown to that place
during the summer has been discontinued
A Sussex girl in Middletown cannery
pares four peaches in a second.-Er. She
was borne on the Eastern Shore, was she
not?
An over.confident Newark mother in
tended to name her baby James Garfield
! The little cherub came and she called i
Hannah.
A two.year.old child of Michael Hayes
of Edgemoor, died on Monday from drink
ing cup of concentrated lye, which it go
hold of while alone.
William Paradee, young Wilmington
ian, attempted suicide on Wednesday be
cause he "wanted to be with" his wife, whit
died few days before.
Miss Sarah Boozer, aged 64 years and
resident of Wilmington, war found dead il
her bed Tuesday morning of last week
Death was caused by tumor in her side.
The Torbert Guards, of Milford shove,
their respect to Gen. A. Il. A. Torbert, VIII
went down with the steamer Vera Cruz, b
tastefully draping their armory in mourning
The New York Tribune says that Dels
ware sweet potatoes are better than thos
from either Virginia or New Jersey. The
now bring about So per barrel in NeV
York.
P. j. Hart, Of Milton, will exhibit hi
stallion, "Morgan Black Hawk" at tn
Dover Fair. The horse is 80 years old, an
is probably the only horse Of that age i
America.
The Greenbackers opened the campaig
in Sussex on Tuesday by placing in nomini
ton q county ticket. The Democrats wi
follow suit on October 18th and the RepuI
ilcans about week later. With thre
tickets in the field the campaign should b
one of the liveliest.
New Corn MEAL.-Mr. Henry Moore,
his mill near Dover, on Thursday groun
| of 60. NJ, IoL~
which made very fair meal. This is til
earliest that new corn was ever known
be ground in this county-9th day of Sci
tember.-State Sentinel.
Six APPLICATIONs.-SiX applicants f
r liquor license have deposited q hundre
dollars each with the Clerk of the Peac
at Georgetown as required by law. Or
comes from Lewes, one from Milford, or
from Slaughter Beach, one from Bridg
Vile, one from Laurel and one from Dag
borough.
GEN. TORBERT's REMAINs.-The remain
Of the late Gen. A. T. A. Torbert will @
s their arrival in New York be conveyed
I Lewes by the Old Dominion steamship lir
and thence be sent to Milford by rail. II
, funeral will be an imposing one, but de
mite arrangements for it cannot yet |
3 completed.
On Tuesday week, while several me
{ were pushing n car to and fro on a sic
. track at Georgetown, Edward Bennum, SC
, of Mr., George Bennum, aged about seve
=. years, in attempting to couple the car
another one, had his head crushed hetWeG
Q the bumpers, killing him instantly. Anoth
e warning to boys not to play around the ra
roads.
4 The following are the officers of Gen.
. T. A. Torbert Post, No. 8, G. A. r., orgar
zed in Dover on Monday night week Po
s Com, George V. Massey; Sr. V. c., J.
b Klingler; Jr. V. c., Oliver L. Bell; A
O jutant, Richard Harrington @. NJ, WI
4 H. Mills; Chaplain, ROv. VIM. Hammon
i Secretary, Charles Carey O. of D., r,
Is G. Smith O. Of g., John s. Rowip:
n PRIyILEGEs AwARDED.--The secretary
" the Delaware State Fair awarded the pri
n leges Of the society, on Tuesdry, as follow
9 Restaurant No. /, TO Melvin q Bro.,.
b Frederick Restaurant No. 2, to William
d Longfellow, Of Wyoming; Restaurant n
1t 8, to Isaac G.. Loaand, of Dover; No.
y will be awarded next Tuesday, Septemh
1t l4th. Peanut privilege, to f. B. Rice,
WI Middletown Soda Water privilege, to
r; I. Hyersso Of Philadelphia; Food Pen, to
10 w. Colt, Of Dover, and the Photogra
k Gallery, to w. S.Custer, of Salisbury, N
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