Daily Republican., 1880-03-08
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Passing Paragraphs or the We eks'
DOingsin New Castle, Kent and
Sussex.

Passing Paragraphs or the We eks
DOingsin New Castle, Kent ans
sussex.
The Kent County Lsvy Court La
made the following appointments
Constables, for Duck Creek hundred
B. N. Weldin, Thomas II. Wright
Keuton hundred-Thomas English
Little Creek huDdred-HenTy Wilson
East Dover hundred-C. +. Hawkins
North Murkerkill hundred-C. W
Smith and Thos. B. Cooper; South Muir
dsrkill hundred-1. W. Emory ant
William Whitaker, one for FELTON, de
ferred Mispillion hundred-J. R. Van
gesel and Alex. Hughes Milford hun
dred-J. R. Cahall Physician to Jail
L. A. II. Bishop.
The nlonotony Of the Sussex COUNTY
Levy Court was varied, however, by thu
appearance of Miss Mary Ann Stuart
the well-known Female suffragist, wht
asked permission to- address the court
She was permitted to talk, and in 1
neat little speech stated her grievance
which was that road running by hel
land was not properly drained and thai
she had suffered serious loss thereby
She then asked that she be allowed u
work out her tax.
Some one Is again manipulating pa.
per in Sussex. John W. Prettyman oI
Georgetown, on Saturday last, assigned
note fer $75 to Joseph Isaacs, the note
purporting to be from W. 0. Short To
James Young, and witnessed by John
W. Short. w. O. and John W. Short
deny the signatures as being theirs, and
persons wLo have seen their handwrit
ing do not hesitate to pronounce this
forgery.
While a Millsboro man named Parker
and his wife were walking the other
evening gathering tea berries, he pushed
the woman into Martins mill pond and
held her under the water until he
thought her dead. She managed To
get out almost dead and Parker has left
the neighborhood.
Newark hopes for an additional daily
mail from Philadelphia, which will
come as soon as the train here receives
orders to make Newark the "lay over"
instead of Landenberg. This is ex-
pected the "Ledger" says.
Newark's iron boom increases pace.
A party of Philadelphia capitalists,
through Mr.. L. T. Eliason of Glasgow,
will purchase large ore pit owned by
the Welch Tract Baptist church on Iron
hill.
Newark now deals with seven butch
ers. Coming through the air are rumors
Of decided opposition and it is said
that some of them will be required to
show license.
A game of base ball was played on
Saturday last between the Dover and
Little Creek L'nding boys, ending in
favor Of Little Creek by score of II to4,
Base ball has commenced in Newark.
The Academy students played the Mil
ford and Roads boys the other day, score
I6 TO l3.
Jacob A. VanLoan, the Dover peda-
gogue, has at last succeeded in starving
himself to death. He died on Saturday
morning, week ago.
N. B. Deane died at the residence of
his mother in Dover on Monday even
ing and was buried on Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Rev. George Parker, a Sussex County
negro of gospel fame, who was reported
to be dead, is still alive and well.
Frederick had mad dog sensation
few days ago. No persons were bitten
before the animal was shot.
IS. Wier of Christiana has greatly
improved the appearance of his resi-
dence by having it painted.
The outstanding debt of Milford
amounts to much more than the flnds
in the Treasurer's hands.
William R. Nicholson has rented and
will occupy the hotel at Kirkwood, on
the 25th inst.
Mr.. Walter Burton will continue in
charge of the Bright House at Rehoboth
this season.
The NJ. Z. Sunday School at Stanton
held its anniversary Saturday evening.
A lady school teacher of Lewes was
bitten by mad dog last week.
DR.. N. II. Clark of Newark has gone
to South Carolina.
Everyone has the " fifteen" fever in