Smyrna times., 1881-03-16
Delaware Items,

Rev DR. Caldwell is the choice Of Dover
=" 'u'"e"d the Rev. Mr. Davis as pastor Of
'he NJ. f. Church.
Rev. !. /. Cooper and wife of Camden.
"l"hr>t"d their scni centennial anniyer.
'"ry, an Feb. :, 1881.
1t is expected that the acreage to he
planted IN sugar heetS, in lh, State, this
ear, will Le very large.
Rev. Dr.. Bri-tor, having cleared his name
# the scandal with which il Was conuec.
t+'i' left New Orleans and is now in Clncin.
natl.
1t is evident that the Penn.vlvania Rail.
road C"mPny does no, hunt for P. W. &
X. stock with brass band N.dl!e.o,cn
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Employees on the P, w. & B. road are
happy since the last revolution. They saw
that " B. d o. mea Is ito GO" and Pa
means to stay
The Methodist Episcopal Church at H,r.
nngton is improved and heautifed, A
-pire and bell will he added to the edifce.
the bell weighing about 600 pounds.
Workmen commenced last week the
work Of taking down the walls ef the
turned hotel nt Dover. and putting up the
new packing house Of Mr.. Richardson.
On Tuesday last there were shipped from
Milford tia. .. D. Line 1000 dozen eggs.
At twenty cents per dozen these will
,mou't to $500. on which the freight wa.
about so.
Last Sabbath, Grace Church, Whining.
ton, put the climax upon year Of noble
| work by swelling their Missionary collec.
tion to $4,000, being about 73 per cent. in
advance of any preceding year.
MIRA. Baldwin. wife oF DR.. s. L. Baldwin,
and associated with him in mission work in
China for twenty years. and in charge of
very important work for the " Women's
Society" ever since its inception. will he
one of the speakers vt tho Conference An.
niversary, on Thursday Afternoon.
Governor II Ill had his overcoat stolen
from his room in the State House on Wed.
nes,lay. We hear Of another case Of coat
stealing. and Governor lost his pocket.
hook on Thursdny night. The distrit utioH
of so much money in the ilrnad and
Local Option fights, must have attracted
some professional thief here.-Sentinel.
DR.. f. Dawson, of Frederick, was the
principal of what might have been serious
accident on Friday last. lie was walking
towards his horse and carriage when he
stumbled and fell under the horses feet.
The animal hecam- frightened and struck
the DOctar on the head knocking him
senspless for few minutes Fortunately
no serious results came from the accident.
Kenton Hundred politicians had quite
fight before the Levy Court last week, over
the constalles office for their hundred.
rhOs. English. the late ind umhent, thought
he had a nice thing of it; and desired TO
hold on to it. Having held the office as
long rs the law allowed, he or his friends
had a special act passed by the Legislature
extending the time. As he trained with
tue Hutchinson wing of the Democracy,
the Wids wing put their heads together
and pushed an rx.Levy Court Commis-
>ioner, Nathaniel Griffin, who, having had
some experience in pulling the wires, tried
his hand, and English was beaten despite
his special act. The WiI'ls crowd is happy
now. and the Hutchinsons are waiting to
scalp tIem.-&nineI.
CoRRUpT LEaIsLATIoN.-The STATE Sentinel
says: 1T is said that the largest Lobby
since the days of the Broadbent Lottery
was in Dover during the pendency OF the
Delaware & Western Railroad Bill. The
disgraceiul procedures during that time
seem likely to 10 repeated while the Lo'
cal Option Bill is under discussion in the
Senate. We believe in fair play, and do
not propose to stand idly hy while the
money oG the rum.sellers of this State and
: adjacent cities flows into the Capital TO
control if not corrupt the Legislative Ii
not corrupt the Legislative mind. Fifteen
thousand names on one side. Money on
, the other. Which will win? The conun.
, drum we cannot answer, but expect here
!. after to be aLls. to make some interesting
+, statements touching the @atter, which
may prove surprise to several people.