Smyrna times., 1880-05-12
Delaware Items.

The j. & B. Railroad is in good order
Judging from the speed they make.
Mr.. II. a. Richardson, of the firm of
Richardson 81 Robbins, of Dover, is on :.
business visit to the Wsst
Richard Harrington, Esq, will deliver
ths annual address in June next before the
Alumni OF the Wilmington Conference
Academy.
Some boys in Wilmington caught rat
last week, and poured coal oil on it. and set
1t on fire, and soon'there was no material
for glove left.
}. Thomas Budd, Esq, land aren't Of tbe
+. W. ~ b. Railroad Company, is now look.
ing up locations for the Mennonites he ex.
poets to bring to the Peninsula. They will
SAL IN August and arrive during SeDtem.
Der. r'''-'
Several hundred people we're attracted TO
Dover on Saturday last to see the prisoners
whipped, who had been sentenced at this
Term OF court. The Sentinel saws, nothing
IKE 1t was ever known to happen before.
Usually but few persons go to see this
performance.
Rev. VIM. V. Louderbough left Dover
last week for a trip to the West. lie will
go by ocean steamer TO New Orleans. thence
up the Mississippi to ST. Louis, and from
there by rail to Silver Lake, Kansas. the
residence of his brother. He expects to
return in the Fall.
CAMP MEETING.-At a meeting of the
Board OF Trustees of the Camden Union
Camp Ground, held at Camden, it was re-.
solved that there be "a camp meeting. to
commence on Wednesday, lIth of August,
1880; and Rev. A. w. Lghtbourne, of
Wyoming, will have charge Of the camp.
{. NJ. WHARTON, Secretary.
LIQUoR LICENSES IN KENT rCoUxrY.-Court
adjourned on Monday Of last week after
granting licenses to the following persons
Amos Cole, Roseby J. Bouldon, Harring.
ton; VIM. w. Wilcox, Geo. Dehnrty. Eel
ton; John r. Laird, Camden; Edward K
Smith, Leipsic; John NJ. Ford, David f.
burton, Dover; Geo. \. Millington. Bonn.
bay Hook; Walter |. Raymond, Bowers
Beach Joseph {. Gorby, Milford; Alex.
Wallen, Clayton. Refused: Z. Graham,
Kits Hammock; james II. Cook, FELTON,.
SUNDAY School ELEcrloH.-On SUNDAY
last, the annual election for officers of the
Dover NJ. f. Sunday School was held, with
the following result: Superintendent, j. II.
BatemOn: Assistant Supt., F. A. Burgess
Female Supt., Mrs. }. c. Penhewill; Chor.
lster, +. b. Louderbough Organist, Mis-:
Annie Fisher; Cornetist, 2. Burnett; Ii
braran, }. ?. Bice. Infant Department
Dlrectress, Mrs. S. A. Ridgely; Assistants
Mrs. S. A. Todd. r. w. Todd and Mrs
A. j. Taylor; Chorister, w. r. Kellum.
Organist, Miss Jennie Stevenson.-4Delawar
cdN.
KENT COUNTY ALMsHOUsE.-From the re
port OF the trustees of the almshouse, iust
published, we learn that that institution
cost the taxpayers of the county $6,597.2
besides what was raised upon the farm o
2T5 acres in cultivation estimated
value Of the produce of which during til,
past year, according to said report, wa.
S5,529.29 making the total cost of the in
stituton during tne past var $l2, l27 so
nearly as much money as it used to take tC
pay the whole expense of the county .
few years ago. The number of inmates il
the institution at this time is given as lO7
GREENBACK CONvENTIoN.-Thi lonely
Greenbackers net in the Levy Court room
on Thursday and were as harmonious anC
unanimous as the Republicans were in
harmonious and divided. S. c. Fisher, O
} Sussex, was elected chairman, and Thoma
} Q. Cooper, Of Wilmington, secretary. II
n. Long, of Sussex, Augustus Scout, O
} Kent, and A. II. Weld, of New Castle, wer
, elected members of the State Central Com
} mittee. Alexander Fisher, A. II. WelG
and Jacob Satterwrite, were appointed
l committee on platform, and reported sc
of Greenback resolutions which were adoI
, ted John G. jackson, of Hockessn, wa
. nominated for congress. A. II. Weld.
Scout, and A. Fisher, were chosen del,
r gates to the National Greenback Conver
2 ton. DR.. d. G. Fisher, of Sussex, B.
l Cooper, Of New Castle, and Alex. Hun
8 phrey, of Kent, were chosen Presidents
electors. II. w. Long was elected chai
4 man of the State Committee, and Thos {
t Cooper, Secretary. The Convention the
q adjourned.