Smyrna times., 1881-06-22
County and State Items.


The William. j. Simpson, a 100 ton sloop,
was launched at Milford on Monday last. N
Lincoln, Sussex county, will celebrate
the Fourth of July with speeches and al
feast. ~ u a. 4 A. L
.Messrs Cumimins, Mcdonald & Lane h
are meeting with success in clearing Lewes L
harbor ofsunken wrecks.
A lady physician was in attendance at
the Medical Society last week in Dover.
Her reception was cordial.
The Pilot Bill as passed by the Legisla-
ture of Pennsylvania, reduces the pilot
charges about 80 per cent. as charged at
present.
F.. H. Bancroft, of Camden, paid $215 |
and $185 each for two Channel Island |
heifers at Willis p. Hazards sale, in Phila-
delphia, on Wednesday.
Messrs. Fl. G.. Riley and w. w. Cannon, |
under the firm name of Riley & Cannon /
have opened their new flour, feed and
grain store in MiddletOwn.
Messrs. J. B. Lppincott & Company, of
Philadelphia, are now publishing for the
Historical society 1000 copies of Chief
Justice COmegy's recent able life of John
NJ. Clayton.
The managers of the Camden Camp,
and those interested, will meet on the
grounds on Saturday morning next at
10 O'Clock for the purpose of chOsing lOca-
tions for tents.
Rev. George Sheldon, d. d., for 80 years
Superintendent of the American Bible
Society in New Jersey and Delaware, died
| in Princeton, New Jersey, on Thursday
night in the 6Sth year of his age.
In the L. ;. Circuit Court in Whining
ton. yesterday, verdict Of $4,000 was
rendered against DIR. l. Jump of Dover,
security money for DIR. Nolan, late default
ing collector. The case has been in the
courts for five years,
The excursion boat Republic is licensed
to carry 1000 passengers, and the John 4.
JPdrner, Samuel W. Felton, and Thomas
Clyde, 900 each. The captains of these
boats have been instructed by the United
States Treasury Department to avoid ex-
cceding the complement of each boat.
Beginning Monday. June 10Th inst,
steamer Breakwatcr will make three trips
a week between New York and l.ewes,
leaving l'ler 81, North River New York,
at p. NJ, Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day; leaving Lewes Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday, at 3 P. NJ, connecting with
train leaving at 7.30 A. NJ. for Harrington
and connecting with trains for all parts of
the Peninsula, Passenger accommoda-
tiops very good, Fares, low,
A Dr.
DLETOwN.-Sheriff Clark went down
to Middletown on Monday, and raided the
ranch of the notorious John Whitlocx
He has been an open viOlator of the Law
for years and has kept one of the worst
rum holes in the State, The sherif open
f ed the place with an axe. After the arrest
of Whitlock the place was searched for
stolen goods and though they found lots
of harness of all'grades and kinds, robes,
lap-bIankets. whips, wheat in bags and in
|, barrels, pistols, corn knives, watch chains
, jewelry, and in fact everything that could
: be stolen and traded for rum, the only
thing identified was an oVercoat stolen
; from one of the hotels. The prisoner was
; taken to New Castle in the evening.
f DELAWARE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT
: The commencement exercises of this
} lIlSlltullOn ldSl week were unusually IN
r teresting. Rev. Charles H. Reed, d. d.
| delivered the Baccalaureate sermon in the
a OratOry. The examination and declama
? tiOns took place on Monday evening. Two
e prizes were offered by the Alumni Associa
tiOn-one for defamation and one fol
!, reading. The former was conferred on ]
Barnard Cush, and the latter on Mis-
Mamie w, Polk, The anniversary of tn,
Athenean Literary Society took place OF
|. Tuesday evening. S. H. Messick, O
g BridgeVille, Del, delivered the society
e address and Rev, James Y. Mitchell, 0
V Lancaster, Pa, was orator of the evening
/. Altogether the commencement this yea
l. was IL great success. 5. Harrington Mes
n sick. of Bridgeville, was the salutatOrian
V and William III. Purnell, Jr, the valedic
l. tOrian. There were eight graduates, a
l. follows: Robert H. Wright, Jr., A. B.
e Wilmington, Del. Thomas X. Mcdowell
o A. B., Cecil county, Md; John S. NJ Neill
n A. b., Minneapolis, MINI. William II
: Purnell, Jr., A. B., Newark, Del. Samue
r H. Messick, Phi. B., Bridgeville, Del.
% Rodney II, Richardson, Phi. b., Lewes
r. Del; Peter F. Meredith, Ph. b., Peters
It burg, Del; John F. Pearce, Phi. B., vii
J. mingtOn, Del. The Delta Phi society an
C niversary was ON Wednesday evening
V and the last Ofthe commencemente exercises
: The prayer was by Rev. J. P. DuHameI
II Society address, by Robert H. Wright, j
l. and the Grafton by Rev. John Atkinson
r. of Onanoock, Va.