Smyrna times., 1880-06-02
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

Governor Hall is curing large lots Of
quercitron bark.
Saturday, July 3, is the date of George
towns celebration.
Walnut street, Milford, is to be paved |
with $500 bushels Of oyster shells.
The army worm is revaging wheat fields
in the neighborhood of Delaware City.
The semi.annual session of the Court of
Errors and Appeals will be held at Dover
today.
Congress has appropriated $35, ,00Ofor the
purpose of improving the Marcus Hook ice
harbor.
Mrs. William Butler, near Camden, from
whom an ovarian tumor was removed, has
since died.
Eleven sailors, says the Brcaka0ater Light,
deserted from bark lying in the Break.
water on Monday.
Every member of nine that played in
a game of base ball at Laurel the other day
was named Hearn.
Lewos is waking up. Numerous build
ings are going up, and every mechanic has
steady employment.
Lewes creek is filling up rapidly. In
few years more it will probably be nothing
more than big ditch.
Indian River clans bring 10 cents per
! hundred in Lewes; while the Chincoteague
article, delivered, sells at l6 cents.
| In the Conference at Cincinnati the Com
mittee on Episcopacy presented report
declaring Bishop Scott non.effective.
According to the Delaware Inquirer there
were 100 words in the first sentence of the
platform adopted at the Democratic State
Convention.
Heavy losses were sustained last week
by Frederick berry shippers on account of
delay of trains to Boston. Some ship.
ments were total loss.
In addition to the reduction Of the work.
ing force on the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad, the men started on Monday to
work only eight hour day.
In the libel suits of Crosedale Us. Bright,
and Crosedale u.s. Tantum, verdict was
given in the former for the defendant, in
the latter verdict of $709.26, and costs,
was given in favor of the plaintiff.
The vicinity of FELTON, has met with a
loss in the decease of Mr.. Edward Ander.
son gentleman Of large and respectable
connection. He was for several years q
great sufferer from cancer in the face.
The steam mill of Manners, Fisher &
Co., at Seaford, was sold at sheriff's sale on
last Saturday, for $2,430, to Mr.. Warwick
of Glassbore', N. j. 1t is said that he will
convert it into a glass factory or a canning
establishment.
The fisherman nj Rennett's Pier will
have their annual picnic, to mark the close
of the season, tomorrow. There will be
} boat race and boating free for the visitors
foot race, distance one hundred yards
fishing and other amusements.
A Frederick correspondent Of the Dali
, Ne1oS says: "The peach crop will be con
siderably heavier than was at first expected
4 There Will be plenty to insure payinI
!. markets. Drying factories will consumI
4 large quantities Of fruit In lower Kent"
CAMP AT REHoBoTH.-Presiding Elder Tod,
! on Thursday leased the Rehoboth camp
J meeting ground for forty days and abou
: the first week in July will inaugurate a sc
riss of meetings to continue for four weeks
!; The preachers OF Dover district will con
I duct the services.
Il Candidates for Office in New Castle co
" says the DaiLy Ne0s, are unusually plenty
n There seems to be no dearth Of them thi
,f season. At the domination on Saturda
e six persons were voted for for Sheriff, am
S. six for Coroner No less than seven card
y Of persons desiring the Democratic nomins
L. tioa for Coroner appear in the Gazette, Il
10 gether with four for Sheriff, four for Lev
% Court Commissioners, and one for Count
E Assessor.