Smyrna times., 1880-03-17
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

Georgetown wants a military company
Harrington is about to organize a canning
factory.
Frederick Douglass, will lecture in Dover
on the 26th instant
The Delaware Game Protective Associa
ton is distributing Msssina Quail through
Kent and Sussex counties.
4 baby was born at Jones Cross Roads
Sussex last week that has twelve fingers
and two thumbs.-DclQcare M9airer.
Ex-Governor Ponder, Captain G. P.
Warren and w. j. White, Esq, have been
elected Town Commissioners Of Milton.
Tho Sussex County Levy Court have
placed 234 persons on the assessment lists
he negroes numbered one hundred and
seven.
Robt. Fl. KollccG, of Millsberough, is re-
ported as being willing to accept the Green.
back nomination for Sheriff of Sussex
county.
Rev. Mr.. Brooks, pastor in charge of St.
Peter Episcopal church at Salisbury, Md,
Milford.
Inc case of William Dyer VS.. Joshua B.
Wharton, which was expected to stir up so
much scandal at Dover, has been settled by
WhartoMs paying 81 fine.
Miss Jessie France has Just received
gold pen, the prizs offered for the greatest
Improvement in penmanshp amoRg the
pupils Of the North Milford public school.
Henry w. Long, chairman of the Sussex
| County Greenback Committee issues a call
for a convention on April 18Th, to take such
action AS shall strike terror into the hearts
OF their enemies.
Rev. A. w. Waym&n, Bishop of the
African NJ. f. Church. will deliver his great
lecture, in reply 10 Col +. G. Incersoll's
attack on the Bible, in Court House, Dover,
tomorrow evening.
J. Lowsrv, fur dealer of Milford, has Just
sold the following invoice of furs to q
London agent: 10000 musk rats, $50 coons,
232 minks, 400 opossums, II red fox, II
offers, and grey fox.
Twice as many logs have been brought
inte Milford during the winter than during
any previous Winter in its history, keeping
ali our saw mills employed to their full
cNpacity.-nJord Nc,e8
Harry Hill, brother of Rev. Chas. Hill,
who removed to Ohio thirty years ago. is
now visiting his old friends around Mills
borough, Sussex county. He stepped here
to visit his brother on his way down.
At the annual commencement of the
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.
held on Saturday morning, the two follow.
Tag parties graduated from Delaware
Joseph A. COnWell and Alonza r. Tedd.
Georgetown is still stirring up its Fourth
Of July celebration Senator Rayard and
the Hon. n. B. Smithers have been invited
to speak on the occasion, and Prothonotary
Long wishes hendrick Z. Wright invited. |
North Murderkill hundred in Kent
county has furnished the county County
treasurer and Recorder of Deeds. South |
Murderklll has furnished n State Treasurer. |
ana now Joseph Burchenal of the same |
hundred wants TO be PrOthonotary as soon |
as vacancy occurs.
A very large congregation gathered at
ths Grace NJ. E. Church, Wilmington on
sunday morning. The occasion was a
sermon by Bishop Andrews, general super.
lntendent OF the Methodist church and |
presiding officer of Wilmington Confer.
ence, which convenes at Dover to-day.
On "Wednesday afternoon John LYNCH.
whilst working on the p, w. & B. Railroad
at Thurlow, failed to get his crowbar from
between the ties before an approaching
train reached it. The train thundered by
breaking the crowbar into three pieces.
One OF these pieces struck Lynch, fractur
ing his skull. He died of his injuries the
next day.
Mr.. John B. Wharton has placed his
horse, "Sherman Morgan" in the hands
OF Mr.. John Ii. Phillips of Philadelphia,
who will make circuit of all the Spring
races with him. 1t is Mr.. Phillips purpose
to drive fisherman" double with "Ade.
lalde." very fast stopper, as his mate.
Mr.. Phillips thinks that with them he will
fear no double team that can be entered
against them. "Sherman" will be at Dover
this Fall.-iSentinel
FIRE AT MIDDLETowN.--A correspondont
OF the Nc,cs says: The large frame build.
ing, owned by a. I. Bradley, situated about
200 yards from the railroad depot at Mid.
dlstewn, was destroyed by Gre about 9
o'clock last Saturday. The building was
erected to serve as refrigerator for the
keeping OF fruit, but had lately been pur.
chased by Mr.. Bradley and con vaRtsd into
Hour mill. The building was insured and
had been advertised to bo sold at Shsriff's
sale, about the latter part Of this month.
No clue can be found as to tho cause of the
fire, and it is supposed to be the wsrk Of
an incendiary. The building cost about
$4,000, and was insured for $4,000 in two
eompsniss, ore in Wilmington and one in
New York.