Smyrna times., 1881-06-15
For The Smyrna Times.
Letter from Dover.
DOVER. June 18th. Is;

DOVER, June 18th, 1880.
MR.. EDITOR Geo. V. Massey, Esq, |
and wife, returned home on Tuesday last, !
after all absence of several weeks in Cali |
fornia. On Wednesday evening the friends |
of Mr. M. assembled at his house on State
street, and gave him and his wife a recep-
ton. After spending an hour or two in
social intercourse, they left for their homes.
Mr.. M. is gentleman whom everybody
likes that knows him.
Mr.. Carroll. principal of the Dover
Public Schools, took the scholars of his
division to Camden camp meeting woods,
on Tuesday last for the purpose of eating
ice cream and cake, and in other ways
to have good time generally.
Chief Justice Comegys on Wednesday
evening last invited the members of the
! court and the several lawyers of Whining
ton, who were here attending the session Of
! the Court Of Errors and Appeals, and the
membership of the Dover bar. around to
his residence on the Square, where Il sump-
! tuOus supper was prepared and served.
Each one. we understand, partOOk heartily
of the many good things that were on the
the table. and left fuller, if not wiser than
they We're before they went.
While Miss Carrie Eccles, daughter of
Edwin o. Eccles, Esq, Ofthis place, was out
riding on Wednesday afternoon last, her
lying in the road and ran away with her,
upsetting the carriage and throwing her
out. In the fall her head struck against
the stone curbing in the street with great
force, cutting it severely, and she was con-
VeYed to her home on State street in an in
sensible condition. Medical aid was at
once summoned, and her wounds dressed
1t was at first supposed that her skull was
fractured, but on closer examination it was
found to be all right. She is now rapidly
recovering and will in II few days be able
to be out again.
The Court of Errors and Appeals was in
session on Tuesday and Wednesday last
Chancellor salisbury, Chief Justice Come
gys and the three Associate Judges
on the Bench. The only case for trial wa,
that of the Wilmington election case, il
which Il writ of mdnddmWs was issued by
: the Superior court for SusscX county las
; fall, and was superseded by Il writ Oi error
j. {. Grubb, Esq. appeared as counsel 10
plaintiffs and Messrs. +. &. Bradford. Jr.
r and Anthony Higgins appeared for defend
: ents. The decision of the court has no
, yet been rendered.
. The first load of lumber was shippe,
o here last Saturday by Capt. Draper, in ON
of his vessels for the firm Of Hazel < Pen
newill.
|. III Is Thought bE many that the late rain
t, have more or less injured the wheat.
e short time ago our farmers were happ
e over the prospect of Il large harvest, bu
o now they have their doubts about the Gro
l. being SO large.
Mr.. Thos :. Clark our live Real Estat
agent, has been busy for the past few week
5 selling farms.
4, The Baptist Sunday School of this plac
y will give an excursion to Woodland Beacl
le on next Wednesday. This school undC
Is the superintendency of Mr.. II. II. RambC
is in a tlOurishing condition, and is stead
ly growing in number Mr.. II. has bee
-, its superintendent for several years.
- Mr.. Albert Cowgirl has taken Judge
= Green in with him as partner in the dru
y and manufacturing business here. NJ
~ =. Green for several years past has bee
= acting as clerk.
~ On Thursday and Friday evenings W
~ !" are to have the new nautical comical oper
- Billec Taylor" the successor of Pinafor
Our canning establishments have bee
If busy for the past week canning strawbc
q ries. They buy them for four cents p,
9 quart. The walls of the canning factor
hi of Mr.. A. B. Richardson are now down an
ot the laying of the foundation for the ne
'is hotel will be commenced next week <