Smyrna times., 1880-07-28

Oe spent at inc place.
Bishop Scott, of Odessa, has been stricken
with paralysis but no immediate danger is
anticipated. His physician speaks favor
ably of his condition and expresses no omi-
nous opinions in regard to his recovery.
A. Z. Richardson, Esq, of Dover, has
been appointed one of the two Commits
sioners from this State for the worlds Fair
to be held in New York in 1883. j. Park
Postles, of Wilmington, is the other Com
missioner.
Capt. VIM. B. Stephens, of Burrsville, |
carries off the prize in his section of the |
county for wheat yield this season. He |
sowed twenty.nine bushels and got TAO, or
or 254 for one seeded. One half was corn
land and the other fallow
CENsUs.-Baltimor hundred has popu-
lation of 3,755. These are divided into 744
families, who live in 740 dwellings. There
are in tho hundred 620 farms, which is a
larger number than is to be found in any
other hundred in Sussex county.
On Saturday, the I7th inst, Luther
Warren, while engaged at work in Peck's
steam saw mill, at Redden Station Sussex,
met with a severe accident. Tho saw
struck his right hand, cut off the third
and fourth fingers and gashed the third to
the bone.
FIRE-On Tuesday morning week, the
dwelling house of VIM. Hurdle, Jr., a far
mer of Indian River Hundred, near Holley
Vile, was destroyed by fire, together with
the furniture, about half of the clothing of
the members of the family, and a large
quantity of wheat.
CORNER STONE LAYING-The corner.
stone of the new Methodist Protestant
church at Greenwood Sussex county was
laid last Sunday with appropriate cere-
monies. This branch Of the Methodist
family is on the increase in this State
largely, and is becoming felt.
The bay party, consisting of Senator
Bayard, Hon. VIM. G. Whitley, Attorney.
General Gray, and DR.. Draper, reached
Lewes on Thursday. y small cannon was
placed in front of the Virden house and
number of salutcs fired. The Senator was
pressed for a speech but declined.
An unknown tramp died very suddenly
Sunday morning in an old mill at Roseville
small hamlet about two miles from
Newark, on one of the roads that leads to
Wilmington. The man was apparently
about 40 years of age and for the past two
or three years had been working in Lancas.
ter, Pa.
Joseph Dean e. Sons, Of Newark, have
received a contract for furnishing the quar-
termasters' department of the U. ). army
with $4,000 yards Of sly-blue kersey.
Their bid was one cent below that of their
nearest competitor. 1t will require seven
months to finish the goods and the value
of the cloth is $l4G0 000.-Ncrurk LcIytr.
REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Henry w. Cannon, chairman Of the Repub-
lican State Central Committee. has issued a
call to the members to meet at the NDiiao
office, in Dover, to consider "matters oil
somo moment" Among these matters il
, probably the issuing of a call for a State
convention, which is expected to assemble
, August 10Th.
D, CAMP -Brandywino Summit
!. Camp will begin August 9th, and continue
. for at least ten days. The prospects are
y that it will bo unusually well attended
g Wye Camp, near Centreville, will bcgir
5 August 4th. Nearly all the tents, Of whicl
y there will be about GO, will be two storie
t high, and very many of them Will be bull
h i'll cottage style.
4 The contest for the Democratic nomina
r. ton for Sheriff in Sussex county is becom
o ing worm. Nessrs. J. NJ. Houston ant
q John w. Short, both Of Dagsboro, ant
h bitterly opposed to each other, are cand
,r dates for the nomination and are maxim
v an active canvass for it. Between thei
a bitter contest some third man will probf
,r bly, slip in and carry off the contested prize
DR.. G.. w. Maull, of Georgetown, ha
II been practising his profession in and abou
- that village for the past fifty years, and it
lS estimated that he has ridden over 10000
- miles of country road while discharging tn
~ duties of his profession. On the completin
10 of the half century, DIR. Richards presente
le his old friend and professional brother wit
70 handsome physician pocket case Of th
= latest pattern.
e, ANOTHER DIsGRACEFUL AFFAIR IN vi
| MINGTON.-Several days ago an article a
m peared in the papers relative to the elop
It. ment of the daughter of Henry B. CouT
)H ney with a gardener named Matthe
III Hayden. On Thursday morning an artic
to appeared in the Daily NeCS saying, amor
at other things, that the lady was only ste
Ic daughter of Courtney's, and giving as i
I'd authority for the statement Edwd. Tatnel
ut an old and highly respectable citizen
e, Wilmington. Thursday evening Courtn,
I'd and his wife met Tatnall on his way hon
and stopped him. The woman drew 'ca
- Onine-tails " and struck Tatnall with
the husband standing by and cncouragil
-, her, saying, "Go in, Kate" etc. Tatni
'N offered no resistance, but has sworn O
warrants for the arrest of both CourtnC
ng and his wife. She states that the assau
was made solely on account of tho stat
or ment in the NeWS.
REHoBoTm BEACH AssoCIATIoN.-A NEE
-, ing of the stockholders of the Rehobo
~ Beach Association was held in the nc
chapel Wednesday last, at AGO p. NJ. II
following directors were elected for Z
ty, term of three years: ii. c. Robinson, '
ed A. Finley, William c.. Ford, w. ]. Hoop
j. Z. Hooper, J. r. Cause, John G. Yat
Richard T. Waters, Thomas Dreen. T.
lal directors met at 8:15 o'clock last evening
'ee Mr.. Hooper's cattage, President Hooper,
Baltimore, in the chair. Tho follow
IDS officers were elected: President, ]. f. Hoe
nr err Vice President, DR.. Stevenson Sec
re. tary, William II. Billany Treasurer, II.
Robinson. Resolutions Of respect to {
ol memory of j. Morton Poole deceased, We
ISL adopted, and a copy ordered to be sent
en- the family. The Committee or Asse
in ment reported the lots to be assessed
ali. ,780. The resignation Of Mr.. Walrav
net was presented and accepted, and DIR. D
rickson elected in his place. Thursd
morning the meeting was called to orc
was by President Hooper at 9:20 A. NJ. No
OF ing was done, however, other than appoi
Oy ing the various committee and attendi
to several minor items, when the meeti