Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-05-18
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

Sussex has but two prisoners in Jail awaiting
trial at the next court.
Governor Hall has chosen William II. B"yce
of Laurel, as Recorder of Deeds for Sussex
County.
y carpenter at Green Hill, Sussex, has I'M
parhed u giants skeleton twice the size of a
| large man.
Dover will buy two acres of land opposite
the bridge at Bridgetown on which to locate
her water works.
The total real estate assessment of Dover, is
about S9OO,OO0; the poll assessment $7j0,W0,
and the tax rate lSc. on the SlOO
Richardson & Robbins, Dover, are moving
into their new factory. This done the new
Dover hotel will be at once commenced.
Fruitland Grange, of Camden, will observe
| Decoration Day. Mr.. A. n. Brown will de-
| liver the Grafton, and Mrs. Bancroft will read
an essay.
Rev. VIM p. Davis late of Dover, nor; on
| Dorchester Circuit, has been transferred to
! Newark Conference and stationed ut New
| Brunswick
| Soft crabs are just commencing to go to
market This business offers the best returns
! to men without capital of any that the PENN
| Sua affords.
Engineers began to survey for the extension
| Of the Worcester and Somerset railroad t"
| CherrystOne last week. a pivot bridge will
! be placed over the POcOmoke river at POGO
moke City, and the work of the extension is
to be pushed with vigOr.
INSURANCE Nor PAID.-Col w. c. Foun-
tain, of Dover, whose hotel was burned during
| the legislative session, has brought action he
| fore the courts against the Delaware State Fire
and Marine Insurance Company of Whining
ton to recover the amount of insurance.
Constable West of Dover on Thursday last
! arrested and handcuffed John 5. Jester of that
town because the latter quarreled with him for
trimming willow tree without permission.
Jester was released without any charge being
preferred against him, but the end is not yet.
DIR. G. w. Marshall of Milford gives notice
that the ninety-secOnd annual session of the
Delaware State Medical Society will be held
Mt Dover, on the second Tuesday in June (the
14th) at IN Orders for reduced rates of fare
may be had upon application to the Secretary.
Miss Mary r. Caldwell, daughter of Rev.
J. Ii. Caldwell of Dover, takes the valedictOry
Mt the Wesleyan Female College, Wilmington
Miss Susie p. Fisher. of Hillsboro', Nd, is
salutatorian. The graduating class this year
numbers seven. Commencement day is june
23d. The year mas been far the most success.
full of any since Rev. j. NJ. Williams tool
charge.
GONE TO THE GENERAL AssEMBLY.-Rev
DR.. J. H. Nixon, Rev. Henry Runner anC
Mr.. Thomas K. Porter, all Of Wilmington
and Mr.. Van Arsdale, Of Cecil county, VIII,
represent the Presbytery of Delaware at tn,
annual session of the General Assembly o
! the Presbyterian church, which meets a
Buffalo, New York have left for that place
and will remain about two weeks.
On To REHoBoTH President MeCready o
: the junction & Breakwater railroad has writ
ten 10 Mr. William Bright that the work o
extending the railroad to the beach will begil
at once and be completed in time for the sum
mer travel Mr. Bright is about building al
addition. % by 90 and three stories high, I,
, his hotel, the Bright House, which is also to b.
finished by the opening of the season, jun
! 5th.-EDsry Evening"