Smyrna times., 1880-11-17
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

One or two phosphate factories will be
started in Dover soon.
The Pres6yterians Of Middletown are
repairing their parsonage.
Mr.. Joseph Whitaker raised on his farm
near Dover, this year, $50 bushels of Buck
wheat from II bushels sowing.
The Egery Evening from an independent
paper has stepped down to a defender Of
the promulgators of a wicked forgery.
Judge Houston's brother, Robert, died at
his home in Kent county on election day,
and was buried in Lewis. lie was 76 years
old
A steamboat will shortly be run between
Milford and Philadelphia either semi
weekly or tri-weekly, as business may
demand.
There are said to be Al applicants for the
two clerkships of the Legislature, besides
any number for Sergeant-at Arms, Fireman
and Librarian.
Miss Tina Galloway, one of Harrington's
bellies, was married on Wednesday to the
brother of Rev. j. f. Mowbray, whe resides
in Philadelphia.
At a protracted meeting held near
Newport, Del, under the direction of Rev.
j. D. Rigg, a Roman Catholic gentleman
and his wife were among the converts.
Many coveys Of Messina quail, introduced
last Spring in Delaware by the Game Asso-
citation, have been found by hunters. They
fly much faster than the ordinary quail.
Congressman IIarmer, of Philadelphia,
has been hunting the fields and woods of
Sussex lie is the guest of State Represen.
tative Fooks, whom he visits every Fall.
A young man named Jacob Sprague was
struck by an express train on the Philadel
phia, Wilmington & Baltimore railroad, in
Wilmington, Friday evening and instantly
killed.
Governor Hall has issued proclamation
offering 5000 reward for the apprehension
and delivery at New Castle Jail of William
C. Guthrie the carpenter who feloniously
assaulted a little girl of years old on the
3rd inst
Presiding Elder DIR. Matlack has appoint.
ed Rev. w, E. Avery as pastor of the Elkton
NJ. Z. Church. lie will begin his passionate
|
who will take Bro. Avery's place at Mt.
, Lebanon.
THANKSGIVING SERMoN.-All the Method
list congregations of Wilmington will meet
a in Union church on Thanksgiving day fol
public worship. Rev. G. w. Miller OF Grace
q church will preach the Thanksgiving ser
mon at 1890 A. NJ.
Henry Clayton, Esq, of Mt. Pleasant
says the Transcript, has just shelled out 95(
: bushels of corn, the product of thirteen
! acres an average OF % bushels to the acre
= Fifty acres will yield him an average of Ct
bushels to the acre.
l. The time for holding the Wilmington
IS Annual conference for 1881 has been set BY
e the Bishops on March l6, at Lewes, Del
n Bishop Bowman presiding. Philadelphi
;. conference convenes in Pottsville March lG
> Bishop Harris presiding.
IS g. L. Whitney, Esq, lecturer of Michigan
e State Grange of Patrons of Husbandry, wi
Of give two weeks missionary work among til
b. farmers of Delaware, commencing in SUISSE
RS county about the 25th inst, and finishin
IN up in New Castle county.
~ ~ The Wilmington Daily News sincerel
N nUptS Luhb bho AbcEtoihbutG ulSelS !
+. January next, will positively refuse to Ell
II. terrain or countenauce any divorce case
10 Such course would doubtless suit the col
80 dition of the editor, but if he were in tn
III fix of some people he would look at it ver
ri differently.
en- Presidents Hinckley and FELTON,, of II
80 Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimo
ne and the Delaware Railroads, publish in II
OF DeLawarean a joint card, in which The
h,g deny that either Of the companies contrib
ne ted to the Republican campaign fun
Up The DeLaDarean few days ago intimate
81 that such contribution had been made.
ng The November term Of the Court
en- General Sessions and Superior Court,
I'd, New Castle county commenced on Mond
ng last. In the former there will be b
iii. eight or ten cases TO try, and in the latte
ng although there are number of cases
ex. the trial list, there will be but few trie
en- the general Impression being that they W
In be laid over till the courts meet in w
mington.--D fiddletoton Transcript. III