Smyrna times., 1881-01-05
COUNTY AND STATE rTrNrS

wilmington, is now Illuminated ut night.
Alexander Mitten of Allentown, Pa, has
purchased a farm of l02 acres near Black.
bird, for $3.50. '''''>
The rev. VIM. P. Davis, of the NJ F
Church. Dover. returned last week from hi.
trip in Palestine
TX Sheriff B. F. BIackistom and family
nave removed from Dover TO The farm npor
Blackiston's K dds.
Mrs. Hannah Gibbs has been granted
letters documentary on the estate Of Benz
ulobs, late of AppOquinimink hundred.
Mr.. Shepherd p Martin, of Geornetown
VINO was widely known throughout Su.sex
county and In other parts of the State.
died last week.
The Stotsenberg foundry, at Wilmington.
was damaged one day last week by fire To
the extent OF $1,000 or $4,000; loss ru!lv
covered by insurance.
The snow has affected the Peninsular
papers badly. Half of them are half.sbeets
ana several of them can't be read at all on
account of frozen rollers.
Last Saturday the Rev Dr.. and Mrs. J.
IL. Caldwell celebrated the 22I anniversary
81 Their marriage. The affair came off ~
81 faul parsonage, Wilmington.
Mr.. Joseph 7. Hoifeclser, mas moved
rom Lebanon to his recently purchaser
store and dwelling in Dover, corner Of
governors Avenue and North streets.
Professor f. d. Porter has given I'M hi.
chair in Delaware College. at New.rl, o,,,,
has gone to Minneapolis, wbere he viii
become professor Of practical ayriculrnre
IN the University of Minnesota.
SLEIGHISG ACCIDENT-Alpxande ,Jacl,
son, Esq, broker of Camden, while sleiph.
ing, Monday, accompanied by his wife. Wa,
thrown out and fell under the wheels of a
passing wagon. Both he and his wife were
seriously injured.
The daughter of Margaret Phillips. of
Georgelo"n, placed II hot brick in her
mothers bed one cold night recently. The
intentions were good, but the brick set fire
To- the Ted, burning 1t and $50 in money
hidden between the sheets.
K. Theodore ESling. owner and editor Of
the Newark Ledger, died of pneumonia in
Newark on Sunday, aged . wears. He.
went to Newark from Phladelphi two wear
ago and established the LeRysr. which he
made successful local paper.
SUDDEN DEATH.-During Il quarrel on
Christmas Day, at WhitrsvilIe. IN Sussex
county, man named George Scott. while
! in the act of pulling off his coat TO fght.
dropped dead in the road. waruiu% IN
those who allow their angry PASSIONS to so
excite them.
Snow BoUND.-The trains on the J. &
D. II. H. h"d TO he dug out OF the snow about
mile ami a-h"lt heyonu Houston on last
wednesday. Four engines were work
ing all day and all night in the n lsayor
to extricate the train from its uncumforta.
6le position, provisions were sent to the
passengers who numbered about forty per.
sons.
large part of the corn crop Of the past
season will have to be fed to the stock N
keep them in ordinary condition during
the winter, it the cold weather and heavV
| storms continue. Every man who has not
good warm shelter for his animals should
provide for them Immediately. He is saw.
ing money for himself and performing a
humane act.
Mayor Almond, Of Wilmington. has
| caught the Sunday closing fever. He pro.
poses 10 prevent the sale of cigars. AS well
as liquor, on Sunday. More complaints
have been made TO him about cigar stores
than about saloons. The penalty in this
State for selling liquor on SUNDAY is $50
hne and the costs OF the suit, while the
fine for selling tobacco Is only 81.
John Tindall, a Sussex farmer, recently
took two boys from the BlockIey Aims
house TO give them homes. The other dav
he made one Of the little fellows, who was
thinly clad, ride nine miles through the
snow. Ice formed between the hare skin
OF the boys feet and the seles Indignant
Georgetown people arrested Tindall, fined
him and took the abused child away
NIGHT IN AN OPEN BoAr.-The schooner
Charles Dennis, OF Providence. r. l., and
bound to Providence, with cargo of coal.
sprang aleak aud sank at Fourteen Fathom
Bank, December 30. at 100 p. NJ. The
ere" took to the small boat and were pick
ell up by the tug Braz2 at p NJ. Thursday
afternoon and landed at Lewes. The crew
suffered greatly, having no water or provi.
sions. They were twenty.one hours in the
open boat and were carried in and out bv
the ice. Nothing was saved from the
schooner. Some of the crew were sIiyhtlv
st'hitten. With this exception the crew
are all we'll
CLOSED UP.-The Evcry EVcniag saws
The Sunday-law was rigidly enforced last
sunday, In Wilmington. Those who were
thirsty had to remain so, as far as spirituous
potatlons were concerned, unless they had
access to some private supply.
Smokers were in the same predicament
the cigar stores being all closed. The de
termination OF the Mayor to enforce the
sunday law was carried out almost to the
letter. whether it is one OF the spasmodic
efforts that soon die out, or whether it will
be permanent arrangement, remains to
he seen. Many predictions were made that
it cannot be kept up.
ELKToN AND MIppLErowN RAupo,n
An agreement has been entered into
between the projectors Of the Elkton and
Mlddlstown Railroad and Presidsn' TTinck. |
ley, OF the Philadelphia. Wilmington & |
Baltimore Railroad, which will he put into |
the form OF a contract as soon rs the Elkton |
Middletown road is sufficiently updar |
way to insure its successful completion.
by 1t the Philadelphia, Wilmington e. Bal. |
timore Railroad agrees to carry freight M
certain rates satisfactory 10 the other road:
10 furnish all necessary rolling stock, and
to haul the cars OF the new road at n fixed
rate, understood to he three cents per mile.
The Elkton d Middletown Railroad is to