Smyrna times., 1881-12-28
County and State Items.

4 concert and supper will be given by
St. Paul's Sunday school. at Odessa, OIL
this and tomorrow evenings.
All nsckaces sent by Adams Express
must now be marked with pen or brush.
A marked tag on box will not do.
The Conference Academy grounds, at
Dover. arc being graded. The present
school year has, so Far, been successful
enc.
Hon. f. L. Martin is placed upon two
OF the Standing Committees of the House
OF Representatives, that of Accounts and
Expenditures.
Mrs. ]. L. Keen of Philadelphia, and
Bishop Hurst are expected TO DC speakers
forthe anniversary ofthe Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society, at Middletown.
Large quantities of grain have been de-
liysred for markets in the various towns
o!ower Kent and Sussex this week. The
price received is sixty cents per bushol.
John O'Byrne, Esq, formerly of VIII
mington, who recently removed to New
York, has been appointed Assistant Dis
trict Attorney of that city, at salary, it
is said, Of Sl0,09o.
1t is stated that the railroad between
Delaware City and Newark IS being over
hauled, and that connection is to be made
by that line to Baltimore, thus saving to
the passengers both time AID money.
The term of the present prothonotsry
of Sussex county, Henry w. Long, ex-
pires January l. Governor Hall has not
yet appointed. but Mr.. Long will not be
continued, as he is a strong Grecn5acker.
Christmas week will he prolific in we'd
dings in Milford. 4 printer, tailor, two
merchants and possibly another profcs-
sionsl will be represented in the high con-
iract;ng parties.
Mr. i. F. Noel, who has for scvera
years been engaged with Lippincott &
Tretter. of Philadelphia, has severed hi:
conseetiOn with them, and has gone Il
Colorado to open business. He will prob
ably locate in Denver or LeGdrillc.
The following farms were sold at tn,
Court House door on Tuesday: farm 0
the late John Slaughter, i'll LittleCreel
hundred. OF 100 acres, TO Henry Slaughter
for S6,025; farm OF l.. E. MEX ersOn, Q
West Dover hundred, 90 acres, for $675.
The Conference lTorker is enlarged thi
week. The measure is Widened and la
columns lcHgt honed, and it's appearance
otherwise improved. The new editor
Rev. Madison \. Richards, has assume
editorial charge and is assisted by Re-
c. II. SentmGn.
On Saturday, Judge Wales delivered 6
opinion denying the motion for net
trial in the case Of jeremiah HarrigaI
convicted Of murder in the first degree i
killing Denis OShea at HOckessin, i
September last, and sentenced the prisOne
TO be hung at Newcastle On March 81.
We have it upon the authority of w.
y. Dorsey, that the refuse of tomat
ea1Dery, If left so that fowls can have frc
access 10 it after it has become dry, wi
stop the hens from laying" Out of Hoc
Of over one hundred and twenty-five hei
he does not receive an average of one eg
per day.-Mi!}ord Chronicle.
Last Saturday morning, for the time I
the new Court House, says the HewS, Il
destR sentence was imposed. Of tn
three capital cases when were tried, upo
jeremiah Harrigan alone did justice s.
her cwn terrible nark. II is also the fir
conviction of murder in the first degrt
obtained by Mr. Gray, the present alto
ney-2eneral.
The young people in MiddIetown see,
largely absorbed in their Lyceup1 and civ
frequent entertainments that delight II
citizens. IL elOcution and dramatic exc
Slses some Of them are getting quite pr
hclent, and all will emf the season with
much better knowledge Of English III
classical literature. The shOemakcrs
the place have the contract to keep the
the Head.
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