Smyrna times., 1881-07-27

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County and State Items.
The Camden Camp will commence on
the Sd of August.
Forest Presbyterian Church at Middle
town is to be remOdeled at Il cost of 5000
OF $4,000.
A peripatetic correspondent of the Dela-
1Udredn thinks the future of Sussex county
lies in soft crabs.
DIR. Cove Salisbury lies dangerously i'll
at his residence in Dover Drs. Bishop
and Cahall are attending him.
A farmer in Kent county entirely ruined
his wheat crop by cutting it while green.
He wanted to make hay before the sun
shOne.
Samuel B. Cooper has been selected as
secretary of the Grange Insurance Compa-
n.y. of Camden, vice Captain Charles d.
ROush, deceased.
According to the new game law, wood
cock shooting must cease on the last day
of July. The open season comes i'll again
with quail season.
Another effort is being made by the
Levy Court to borrow money to pay off
the county debt, at rate of interest not
exceeding 4! per cent.
The First Regiment of Delaware Militia
will have an excursion to RehobOth on
Friday next, 29th inst The fare for the
round trip will be $1.75.
An effort is being made to check PENN
! sula camp meeting on account of the
smallpox in cities. But they won't check
they are rather multiplying.
Henry w. Draper, Attorney at Law,
died of pneumonia in Denver, Col, on the
! 18th inst. Mr.. Draper was a native of
| this State, and brother of Thomas Draper,
of Dover.
The headquarters of the Delaware divis-
ion of the p. w. & B. railroad, at Front
and French streets, Wilmington, are to be
vacated this week, as the building is to be
torn down, preparatory to the erection OF
the new depot,
The reports of the prevalence of small
pOx in Wilmington has been greatly ex-
aggerated. DIR. u. p. Bush, Secretary Of
the Board of Health, officially announces
that there are now only twenty-five cases
of this disease in the city, or one case tC
1,760 inhabitants,
There Is no question of the enterprise O
the Morning Nelcs, but does it not some
times draw on it's imagination? 1t an
nounced last week (which we copied, with
credit) that " creamery" was to be start
J 4 l~,,k
confirmed by the papers of that town, or
perhaps, they may think the thing too
trifling to mention.
On Monday, Nathaniel Johnson had
hearing before squire Lord, at Camden
charged with attempting to commit a rap,
on Martha Emma King, near said John
sons house. johnson was committed t,
Jail in default of $3.50 bail. He was after
wards bailed out. The girl is said to b.
only nine years old. Both the parties ar
white and live below Camden.-Sdt
Sentinel.
DIED IN THE WEsT.-Miss NJ. Lizzi
Janvier, a young lady well known i
many sections of the Peninsula, died i
Jefferson City, Missouri, on July 20tf
Miss Janvier has sister at present teach
t ing in Smyrna. Her father is a vel
3 known and respectable farmer, living nea
8 Chestertown, Md. She was we'll and fay
orably known among her many friend
and acquaintances for her sunny tempe
a and disposition, and her many exceller
r qualities.--Morning Nelos.
ARRESTED ON A SERIOUS CHARGE
= Laura McGfath, the fifteen-year-old gil
: who was abducted from her home in Phili
: delphia on July l, by James Maloney, an
brought to Wilmington under promise {
> marriage and deserted, appeared MOnda
s evening in the Police Court accompanie
9 by her father. On her testimony Geore
; Hoffman, Joseph Hoffman, John Hoffma
and Joseph Farrell We're committed
> charged with assault, which she alleg'
g was Committed in the outskirts of the cit
It after her desertion. In the event of col
IS viction the penalty will be death.
I. A fire occurred in Wilmington, Monda
u evening in the ship-yard of the Pusey
t Jones Company. Originating from a fore
q it spread to the pattern and mould sho
A brisk wind was blowing at the time, an
in a few minutes these, with other portion
IS of the works, were destroyed The win
Is shifting saved the stocks and three III
y finished iron steamers. The estimate
: loss is $4,000; fully covered by insuranc
! The flames from the burning shops el
e dangered the depot property, and stoppt
Is travel on the Philadelphia, Wilmington
le Baltimore X. r for over two hours.
:" SNAKE BITE.-0n Monday afternoe
= Mr.. John Lofiand was bitten on the haI
Of by snake, while in the act of pulling 1
IL weeds on the farm of Mr.. Haskell Lew
& The hand soon became swollen and ga
= great pain. DIR. f. Dawson, of Frederic
s. rendered medical aid, but the pain co
~ tinued to be severe and Mr.. Lofiand cou
Is not see and was irrational during Il
as night On Tuesday he was auieter, al
= has now recovered Mr.. I4ohand killi
e the snake, which he thought was a col
ld mon adder or viper, but DIR. Dawson thin
til It was copperhead. The latter ha'
II been unknown in this section, but Il
u Doctor reports that several have be-
oe seen lately, and thinks that this dangero
oii reptile is gaining residence here n
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