Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1880-02-18
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

IN favor of such move, and express a de
sire to see it accomplished.
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
Oysters planted in tho Indian River a few
years ago are now the finest on the PENN.
sula.
JIG. Holt, student af Delaware College,
lately preached in the NewarI, Methodist
Church.
A seal eight feet long came up St. Jones
creek the other day, and in spite of many
shots it got away.
Representative Dean and wife with Miss
Bella Dean, contemplate trip to Florida
about March first.
The NJ. ?. and NJ. L. congregations Of
Greenwood, Sussex county, both centem.
plate erecting new churches.
The Delta PHI Society Of Newark pre-,
sontsd the drama Above the Clouds"
Thursday night in lino style.
Bad boys in Dover have been stoning and
snow balling the Delaware Railroad passen-
ger trains, and have got into trouble.
Wilmington has total of 7.GG square
miles on 1900 acres. Its population is esti-
mated at 1900. 5000 Of which, are colored.
A number Of the students Of Delaware
College, manifest considerable interest in
the revival NOW going on in the NJ +.
Church.
Rev. David Howard, formerly Of St.
Peters 7. i. Church, Philadelphia has &C,
csPteA call from Christ Church. Broad
Creek, and St. Phillips Chapel, Laurel
The Milford military company has been
formed with DR.. q. w. Marshall as captain.
The company numbers twenty-thres at
present. They expect to fill it.
At social party one evening last week,
in Milford a vote was taken as to political
preferences, as follows Blaine, 9; Sher-
man, ,; Bayarl, / Grant, |; Hayes, l.
The Middletown military company has
elected the following officers: Captain,
Eugene Clayton First Lieutenant, VIM.
Peacock Second Lieutenant, Ed. Tatman
4. 7. Thomaa, of Milford Neck has found
deposit Of black Marl ca shoal in Della.
ware Bay, and, by its use, says he will make
the hast phosphate ever sold on the PENN.
sua.
| NOT YET QrAIIFIED.-Chiaf Supervisor
Valentine has Notified John D. Rodney that
thirteen 81 the Sussex county Supervisor
six Republicans and seven Democrats
have failed to qualify.
Professor Baird, of the Smithsonian
! Institution, has had constructed by the
| Harlan and lIollingsworth Company, OF
! WilmiEg toA, a steamer for fish hatchipg,
costing 600, and to be utilized early in
March.
David Coverdale, of Dover, has purchased
several tracts of land in tho vicinity OF
Milford, among which was $50 acres Oi
cleared land for $400, Of the heirs Of David
Lotland, and 100 acres mostly in timber, oil
Mrs. Donovan for $1,000.
Henry f. Heisler Esq, who was admitted
to the New Castle bar about two years age
and is now turning his attention to the
ministry, preached his maiden sermon al
Asbury, Wilmington to largo and attRn
tive congregation Sunday evening.
J. II. Marvel, of Laurel, on the ID inst
put in his peach and berry crate and basket
factory Of that place machine that will cut
$50 mortses and tenants in one minute
The machine is one of Mr.. Marvel's own in
ventiOns, and tho only one yet in use.
WOMAN SuFFRAGK-Mrs. Mary Ann
Stewart, of Greenwood has returned from
| Washington, where she has boen attending
tho Woman's Suffrage Convention. 1t i!
said that she liked the prospect of an early
privilege OF voting just the same as any
man.
"Tse a.comin' out O dis. Sc a comin GU
O. dis" said old Moses Miillin, as no lay fla
on his face in ditch, near George th'
other night. Persons passing along the
road heard Moses, but paid little attention
to him, for he was notorious drunkard
But Moses never got out. lie was drowned
in six inches Of water.
Wood e. Bro, the Camden IN. j. J ship
builders, have bought Of Curtis $. Watson
of Milford, a tract Of 383 acres Of lane
set with heavy white oak timber, near Rob
binson's Station, for $500. They also
offered William Hazard, of the same place
$4,000 for a / ,400.acre tract of timber lanc
located near their other purchase, but the
owner declined to sell at that price.
The ph;ladelphia, Wilmington & Balti
more Railroad Company, are laying piles
and making preparation 10 build an iron
bridge across Mill Creek at Delaware June
ton. The bridge will be full forty feet span
They have also purchased the meadows sur
rounding and near to the junction which
will be filed up and freight yard
will be made, capable of holding u tracks
u Freebern g. Wells has returned to hi,
home, at Frankford, Sussex. Is his skif
and hat had been found floating in indiar
river it was supposed that by accident OF
designedly he had blown his head off, but
: it appears that he fixed things up to give
thom an appearance of suicide. Having
} succeeded in his schema of losing himself
to that part of the world, he changed hi,
mind aud returned.