Smyrna times., 1881-11-23
County and State Items.

and sodded.
The Sussex Teachers Institute Will meet |
in Milton one week from To-Day
Vim II Meredith, residing near Camden,
died Thursday, over so years OF age.
Richardson & Robbins, the Dover can
uers, have commenced buying poultry.
The Odessa Dramatic Association, will |
give an entertainment, Thanksgiving
night.
James Mallalieu, formerly of Smyrna,
will move from Milford to Philadelphia,
shout January 1st.
There are merchants in some places
selling COW grease" for butter. Is not
this an imposition ON the people.
On Tuesday last twenty carloads of
freight were shipped over the Breakwater
& Frankford and Worcester roads, for
New York.
Two vessels have assembled st. Jones
creek and now the DeIaUaredn declares
for Dover that it is getting to be quite a
port of entry.
Fish Commissioner Moore went over the
several hundred carp fish between Dover
and Harrington.
Rev. DIR. John A. Mears, who was
] pastor of the Presbyterian church in
4 Milford, from 1857 to 1860, died last week
4 at Clinton, n. Y.
The Dover people are trying to get
4 5000 appropriation, wh0rewith to dredge
faint Jones' creek between that town and
Lebanon whether unconstitutional or not.
The New Castle Star has changed from
a tri-weekly to hebdOmadal issue while
it has at the same time been enlarged,
and wrinkles with more than its usual
brilliancy.
1t is said that the number of males in
the State exceed the females by 1852.
4 The ladies in order to get even may find
4 the race is not to the swift nor the battle
TO the strong.
L The Delaware Beet Sugar Company has
A contracted with Z. Mcdowell 4 Co, oi
Greenwood, Sussex county. to drive eight
artesian wells to supply its factory al
4 Riverside with pure water.
Sheriff Clark will sell at New Castle OF
II Saturday, November 26, the shafts, spin
dies, machinery, and other personal tixt
ures of the wooden mill at New Castle
operated and owned by J. g. Knowles.
Il Joshua J. Lynch, Sussex county schoO
commissioner, has just been held for cour
the school funds, the total sum taken con
slsting of nearly two years appropriation
Curtis Williams, who was shot by Jere
miah Scanlan ON the 25th of last month
died on Thursday evening. He got wei
snough to 90 about, but took cold in I'll
wound, which resulted in lockiaw an
death
The Bay Shore road, by a seance at tn
hands of the Pennsylvania, still maintain
aghost of an existence. Two directors {
Keep up the myth, were put in the boar
last week, and Frederick keeps happy an
eAeerful
While husking corn at husking bee
MDayid Reeds, near Glendale, Willial
watson was bit, or stung by some kind
msect or reptile unknown, FROM the effec
OF which he lay in cOmatose state Fl
several hours. He is now better.
The reporting station established ne
the point of Cape Henlopen, by the Phil
deiphia Maritime Exchange, is being e
arged. When the improvements are col
pleted, a man is to be stationed there wi
nash-light signals to watch for steamers
the American Line.
a Three criminal cases, those of VILLA
Neal, colOred, Morris Carberry and Jer
Harrigan, will come before the New Cast
Court which convened Monday. r.
most important is that of Neal, who w
sentenced to be hanged The case W
ordered back by the United States Coz
because colored men were not allowed
the jury.
The work Of repairing the Newark a
Delaware City Railroad is being nush
rapidly. 1t will be operated by the Phi
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Co
pany. Peninsular people who want to
R 70 BALTIMORE will be sent across from
Delaware Road, thus saving twenty mil
The effect upon Philadelphia trade in
Peninsula apparently win be felt.
4 Judge Butter last Friday took the te
mony of a witness in the libel suit OF
Meam barge PieyTepont, j. r. Tygert
No.s against the steamboat Mary Moro
20 recover damages Sustained by coils
70 the Delaware river near Fort DELAYS
aanng night in August, 1879. TIL
vas a further continuance of the case
Tue purpose Of taking further, testimo
Bridgeville letter to the Everv Even
s: The gunning season has opel
and the report Of the gun Is heard at
nes of the day. Many gunners are h
,ron Wilmington and Philadelphia.
WITH their Gne guns and dogs they ca
S@pete withour gunners. John Wand
3 g killed ON Tuesday last 81 birds .
1 sh he other game. Charles Brown xii
us 1he same number.
n aAE AIR LINE PROJECT REVIVED
55asy o. capitalists and engineers pas
wh The Delaware Railroad on Satur,
Fs;,as view the old surveyed route for air
lrosd from Newtown. Nd. thro,
sonAc and Northampton counties
ce of ~ mklez 10 Cherrystone
r. trpeake BAY. tits twelve M
ta0asesrystene across the Cbcsape
Ns,0 View, spd nine miles from Be
In. ss.'. ~ Norfolk. VI. This II the old
Ven. seute and would shorten the iists
ffos naeh pa and avoid the all-niQht ,
cs..,tss tsaitiuore by steamer Wiimin'