Smyrna times., 1880-05-05
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

COUNTY AND STATE IGEM1Ss
The Wilmington Sunday schools are al
ready arranging for their excursions.
Seventy-one permits were issued to Will
mington builders during the last month.
Jacob S. Allston, has sold his farm near
St. Georges, to John Chairs, of Delaware
City, for 6,OO0.
Amos Turner, Of Spring Mills, Sussex
county, is said to be the largest sweet potato
raiser in Delaware.
A fire broke out in Burten's woods, near
MillsbSrough on Friday last and did
great deal of damage.
The annual Sussex County Bible Meet |
ing will be held in Seaford, on the fourth |
Thursday of May, 9th inst.
Indian corn is scarce about Georgetown,
bringing So cents per bushel Farmers
have not enough for their stock.
By a count of the assessment books it is
shown that Wilmington, with population
of $4,000, has 5,287 freeholders.
The rate of taxation for the Dover Pub.
lie Schools was reduced by the beard last
week from $l.32 TO $l.25 on the $l0O.
Esquire O'Neilrs term, of Wilmington,
expiring on Wednesday, he was re-appoin-
ted by Gov. Hall for seven years longer.
Delaware City is reported as presenting
the busiest front for many years. The
amount of shipping is said to be immense
A canning establishment is to be built at
Harrington this Spring. This is an evil
dencc that there is fruit ahead of some
kind.
VIM. NJ. Kennard & Co.'S store in Will
mington was robbed of $500 worth of silks
on Wednesday night. The robbers are
unknown.
A sailors right hand, which had been re-
Gently severed from the arm near the wrist,
washed ashore near the Breakwater last
, Wednesday.
, James McCan is envied by all his fellow
r fishermen on the bay shore. He caught
3 forty.two drum fish in gillnet at one trip
the other day.
PleurO,pneumonia has appeared among
: some of the cattle in Kent. j. s. Harring-
: ton, of the neighborhood Of Frederick, has
, lost three head.
!, DRCEAsED.-Joseph Teas, ESQ.,, of Will
y mingten, formerly master machinist of the
y P, w. & B. Railroad, died at his residence
i in that city on Wednesday.
Sussex county can say probably what no
a other county in the country can, that there
. has not been case of larceny in the
. county during the past year.
e A horse at Smiths Mill, near Odessa
e tried to commit suicide few days since
10 He ran into the mill pond and determined
,s ly held his head under water.
II A duel having been purposed between
two Millsborough disputants, the further
u = suggestion thatseggs at twenty PAGES should
y, be the weapons ended the affair.
RELIGIoUs.-.The Methodist Protestant
Society of Milford, Rev. J. E. Nicholson
W W Pastor, have secured the old NJ. f. Church
~ building for their public worship.
il. The Levy Court of New Castle County
1T previous to its adjournment, fixed tn,
county tax rate at forty cents on the on,
Of hundred dollars the same as last year.
Pc Miss Vauss, aged twenty years, and livin
40 near Bridgeville, was severely burned on
/ night some time ago, while lying before tn
~ ~ FIRE. She died from her injuries the sam
10 night.
M. John F. Salisbury publishes card i
"a. which he says that he wasn't pushed out {
I'M the editorial chair of the Dela,carean by hi
uncle, the Senator, but that he resigne
voluntarily.
~ Mrs. Lucy Bradford, of Dover, had
NO streke Of paralysis last week, and she hG
TO was conversing with some children, and fs
,aI to the floor.
'ut Miss Mary Banning, working in the Nj
ice ford Basket factory, recently made LOO
nd berry baskets in six hours. Here's a gil
&C. young men, worth sitting up for six nigh
al in the week.
ons Mansel Tweed has found an excsllal
ma quality of flint on his farm near Newar
has 1t is used in the manufacture of sarthe
] ;s ware and when burned and ground SCI
in for about $l4 per ton.
Tomorrow promises to be a terrible d.
!, in Dover. The Republican State Conve
13' 10 tion, Greenback State Convention and Il
NJ stockholders of the Delaware State Fair
M M'sv. meet there on that day.
st? Congressman Martin will be asked
ans read the Declaration, at Georgetown,
d a the Fourth of July: Anthony Higgins
and make an address, and General A. T.
ong Torbert to act as chief marshal.
mic Theo. Brickley, of Pennington, recen
'ph, sold to A. G. Brown, two steers weight
.teu 26l5 pounds; being gain of 805 poun
helr in less than seven months. One of the
:on- gained l25 pounds in thirty-nine days.
of Delegates to the State Convention frt
the South Murderkill Hd., John f. Smithe
the George F. Cooper, John Downham, NJ.
With Chambers, Jacob Fredsll. Alternates,
B. Conner, s. B. Cooper and John Warn
stice The semi.annual meeting Of the D,
Iary aware Baptist Union will convene in
eur Dover Baptist church, on Tuesday q
q off. Wednesday, 11th and 18th days of I
and month, to further the interests Of Il
en- body.
her r. G. White was admitted to the Bal
can this State at Dover on Tuesday last, VI
mere the report of Attorney General Gray, H
nave George P. Fisher and j. Alexander Fult
put Esq, the committee appointed by the Co
, WIN to examine him.
roofs PATENTS TO DELAwAREANs.-Amongs
the patents issued last week from the pat
Jourt Office at Washington, was one to w, Bar
who of Summit Bridge for @ field marker;
o the one has been re;ssued to j. A. Jones OF
what Pleasant fer drill.point.
were Bob" Henson, colored, employed
60 OF John r. Reese's, near Wilson's shops,
tne ark, while starting out to pillow on Tues
.ns morning of last week, was kicked by
ner horse he was driving and sustained a se'
ssting injury by the breaking of both knee c,
ceiye. The unfortunate maa l. now doing well
have
,hicle New CASTLE COUNTY ALMsHoUsE.--'
le for institution report the total number OF
10 the mates as 2lS. Products Of the farm,
J land 366,l5. Expended for supplies for a.
round house, $63Q,l2. AT the annual meetin
iquity the Trustees, Themas Bird was ele
as we president, j. Wilkins Cooch clerk, Will
this +. Lane treasurer, and Walter Cumr
attorney.