Smyrna times., 1880-06-23
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
The commencement exercise of Wyoming
Institute will take place tomorrow.

COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.
The commencement exercise of Wyoming
Institute will take place tomorrow.
Grace NJ. Z. Sunday School goes to Cape
May on Friday next. Becks Band will
accompany the excursion.
w. H. Pierce, of Wilmington, late can
didate for the republican nomination for
sheriff of New Castle county, died suddenly
Tho Congregation of Head of Christiana
Presbyterian church have presented their
pastor with q bed quilt containing the
names of 4l4 persons.
VIM. Dean has discovered deficit of
$627.79 in the treasury of the Road Com
mssioners of White Clay Creek hundred,
and can't find out who got it.
The Dover Good Templars will picnic in
the Camden camp,meeting woods on Satur
day, July Sd. Rev. A. w. Lightbourn, DR..
Hayward and others will address the meet
ing.
Harvest hands in the neighborhood of
Delaware City was scarce at 81 per day.
On account of the short pasturage several
farmers of the vicinity are selling off their
cattle.
weasel killed forty chickens in one
night for Mrs. Thomas j. SammOns, near
Milford and when found Tuesday morning
asleep, the weasel was surrounded by nine
dead chickens.
1t is reported that G. w. Poulson, OF
NNil,,,i,,,,tAO Nu,nriunt, frovolop ie
dead, as he was on the Naragansett when
she collided on Long Island Sound. lie
has not been heard of since.
J. f. Mancha, formerly of Dover, has
purchased large tract of land on the
James river, known as the "Clairmont'
estate, where he is settling a colony. IIC
| already has 100 inhabitants there, establish
ed newspaper, &c.
A son of Jacob Gremminger, Of Odessa
started fire with coal oil. The can explo
ded and blazing oil flew all over him, ignit
ing his clothing. A young lady plunged
him into tank Of water thus saving his life
\ number of Wilmington Republican
met last night, and organized Garfield
and Arthur Campaign club, with the fol
lOhlliS OlilNCAos
President-John G. Baker
lst Vice President-lIenry H. McMulin
2d Vice President-Geo. Ii. p. Simmons
Sd Vice Prcsdent-Danel 2. Hamilton
Col.
Corresponding Secretary-John 2. Ruth
Recording Secretary-Frank B. Taylor
Treasurer-Chrstian Febger.
Beginning Monday, June DIST, $50, tn
new steamer Brflk~at9r will make thre
trips week, between New York an
LeweS, until further notice. Leaving pie
81, North River, foot Of Beach street. Nor
days, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 3 O'Clock
?. NJ, connecting at Lewis the next mornin
with trains of j. & B. r. Il. for Harrington
Milford, Georgetown, Berlin, Snow Hi
and other points on the peninsula. Lea'
ing LeweS Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satu
days, connecting with trains from the ahOy
named points. II noon train from IIa
rington connects with steamer for Ne
York.
THE DELAWARE DELEGATEs.-Little De.i
ware, backing Bayard, arrived in Cincinnati
flung its banner to the breeze from til
Gibson House. The delegation. consistin
of Messrs. Gray, Bates. Williams, Saulshur
Robinson and Martin. is accompanied /
Gov. Hall, |. {. Grubb and Mr.. Bryan
Senator Bayard's private secretary. NJ
Bryan and John G Farra, of Wilmington
will be the secretaries Of the delegatio
during the convention.
, New York furnishes the Delaware Sen
! tor solid support in the presence and puri
l of William p. Travers and the Belmont
5 who went on a special train twelve hou
ahead of the Delaware delegates
5 Beginning Wednesday l6 inst, unit
s further notice, train due at RehOboth
t 2.35 =. VI. will connect at Harrington wit
. train leaving Philadelphia at $40 a. y
V Wilmington at 9.2j a. NJ, Baltimore at ~
e \. NJ. a train will leave Rehoboth at g.,
is \. NJ. to connect at Harrington with ira
d due at Philadelphia at l.l5 2. NJ, Wilmin
Il ton at Il.50 A. NJ, and Baltimore at 3.35 P.
:, Above trains are to run daily except Su
g days. Rehoboth passengers coming
h last train for Lewis will be taken throug
% due at Rehoboth at 6 p. NJ. A change
q two regular trains to and from Rehoboth
It expected to be made soon
REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
:, Isaac n. Mills, Chairman Of the recent Il
- publican State Convention. after matu
- deliberaton, appointed the following
. constitute the new Republican State Ce
20 trail Committee:
- New Castle County-James l.. Hawkil
a Wilmington; Richard f. Smith, Midd
is town; Il. Lewis Armstrong Christia
ar hundred; L. Frank Ellison, Pencadc
20 Daniel p. Hamilton, Wilmington.
~ Kent-IIenry w. Cannon, Dover; HC
10 George P. Fisher, Dover; James r. LoHar
10 Milford.
IL IL Sussex-Daniel Burton, Millsboro: 10
At r. Ricards, Bridgeville; Eli X. Sha
- Seaford.
Of A meeting of the committee is called
of Thursday, June "a, at | ll.30 a. NJ, at Dov
al for the purpose of electing chairman.
IL The COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF I
" CONFERENCE ACADEMY were kept up for tn,
H. days and was made as much of as I
circumstances would afford. 1t was g
ne time with the young people in and out
.u' the institution. In addition to the eX
w. cises we mentioned last week, was the
III niversary of the Scott Literary society q
address Of DR.. Jacob TODD, of Philadelpl
nIg The dinner of the Alumni, which one
W. the students pronounced the best exerC
that was had in the three days, followed
er' an address in the evening by Richard
M rington Esq, and on Thursday by
ef. graduating exercise, the posts of no
Gus being taken by Adelbert E. Stockwell
Moorton, and Annie J. Cannon, of Do,
eI The Court House Hall was crowded {
lu' the stage was beautifully decorated.
oh graduates in their orations and essays
ms MS quilted themselves excellently. The
ell lowing graduated and received diplon
~. A. f. Stockwell, L. E. Quigg, Miss Lii
ne Pennington, Andrew 2. Smithers, All
mIu' m II. Williams, +. D. Ridgley, w. d. Hawk
ON Geo. /, Hopkins. Miss Emma Ron,