Smyrna times., 1880-10-13
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

DR.. John Messick, of Baltimore hundred,
Sussex, saw twenty six bald-headed eagles
at one look the other day.
Mayor Almond and about $50 other
Wilmingtonians left for Baltimore Monday
to take part in the celebration.
The Douglass House. Rehoboth, which
was offered for sale, on Saturday, was bid in
by the owners attorney, for $4,000.
Sixty-six civil cases are marked for trial
at the term of the Sussex Court which
began Monday. Four criminal cases will
be tried.
The Georgetown Inquirer reports that the
Republicans are conducting a still.hunt in
SUSSEX good deal on the order of
darkey after pulets.
Rev. Robt. w. Todd will deliver lecture
in Lewis, on the humorous things that have
actually occurred in the history of Method.
ism on the Peninsula.
Only three votes. were polled by the
Greenbackers of Sussex at the little cleo
ton" the other day, and Sussex is deemed
the Greenback stronghold Of Delaware, too.
ARTEsIAN WELL.-An Artesan well is
being sunk at Franklin. Boring to the
depth of J Is feet has already been accom-
plished. The Worcester Railroad is having
the work done.
VIM Conway, q carpenter, of Lewis,
jumped from scaffold, about two weeks
ago, and by so doing ran a nail into his foot
which caused lockjaw and resulted in his
death, on Tuesday week.
IMPORTANT NOTIcE.-After Saturday, Oct.
9th, Steamship will make two trips a week
between Lewis and New York until further
notice. Leave Lewis for New York Tues
days and Fridays at 3 P. NJ
This will be lively week at Georgetown.
In addition to court, Senator Bayard and
the Democratic Convention shook things
up on Tuesday and the Republican Con-
vention will be held tomorrow.
The wide-awake Democrats of Cedar
Creek hundred, Sussex, nominated for
Inspector a man who had moved away a
year or so before. The blunder wasn't
discovered until after election day, either.
Captain Eugene Reybold, general super.
intendent of the Delaware City, Salem and
Philadelphia Steamboat Navigation Compa-
ny, says the company's boats have never
known better season than the one just
closed.
MILFORD MARRIAGE.-Mr. c. G. Heisler
of Philadelphia, but formerly'o this State,
was married at Milford, Thursday, to Mis-:
Minnie Watson OF that town. A number
of friends were present from Philadelphia
and from various parts of this State.
The Academy of Music, Philadelphia, wal
crowded Saturday evening by an audience
of 1900 people, to hear Hon. Thomas +
Bayard, on the financial issues of the day
Though the admission to the hall was free
tickets for reserved seats sold for ST.
Mrs Mason Clayton is delivering temper
ance lectures in Wilmington. The NeW
and Conference Worker of that city charg,
that she is a fraud. The Conference NeW
Of the Central Pennsylvania Conference
speaking Of her, says: "Our brethren dowi
the Peninsula, beware!'
Two negroes, of Seaford, went to Cam
bridge, recently and amused themselves b,
drinking cider. When they grew tired O
that one Of them named George Robinson
drew razor and cut the other, Edwar,
Burs, inflictng four terrible wounds, one il
the neck two in the arms and anothe
across his side.
\ Full returns from the State for the littl
| election, last Tuesday, give the Democrats
/ for Inspectors, $3.50; Republicans, 1878
. Democratic majority, $50. On the vote 70
e Assessors the Democrats received 9,495
/ Republicans, $500; Democratic majority
o $50. This fairly shows that the Republican
o are alive to the situation in the approachin
|. contest. From the present outlook Ne
n Castle County will GO Republican and it
/. even said to be conceded by the Democrat
that Clark will be the next Sheriff.
% Sussex DEMoCRATs.-At the Iconventio
'r of the Democrats of Sussex county, whic
r. met yesterday at Georgetown, the folIowin
d ticket was put in nomination:
10 State Senatorial. j. Horsey; Sheriff
1f j. Martin; Coroner-George w. Hatfield
ID Representatives--Wm p. Jones. PETE
1t Robinson, p, G. Matthews, j. g. McNea
20 DIR. p. w, Tomlinson, Amos Stayton an
Of Prof. s. n. Williams.
IA Levy Court-Elijah j. Hudson, Nathani
40 II. Wilson, j. j, Morris, w. T.. Moore,
[e Bacon, w. b. Davis, w. p. Thompson.
n! Senator Bayard and Colonel Martin a
at dressed the mass meeting yesterday afte
N noon. There was torchlght processiC
e. in the evening, which paraded all over Il
al town, and afterwards a meeting in Il
ne Court House was addressed by Senat
Salisbury, fa