Smyrna times., 1881-11-16
County and State Items

County and State Items.
A large schooner will be launched a
Milton ON Thursday week.
The Bridgeville fair grounds has bee,
sold to John WOrtOn for 81 $50.
Milford calculates that she can furnish
ten weddings during the Winter.
A handsome new parsonage ;s bo;,o
eFecteu iof the Nj. r. Church at Lewes.
Curtis Williams who was shot by Scan
Ian, is suffering with tetanus aud is mo-
likely to recover.
F. G. Wiswell, of Milford, has a pair q
partrldges Matched by a chicken. The,
are male and female.
a three-masted schooner went ashore
On sunday afternoon, on the Joe FIoggel
shoels, in the Delaware river. so
All of the oyster shuckers who left Sea
ford during the late strike to accent nos
tlons in New York have returned.
Ihe DetoWdrea1 makes an appeal to the
Democratic voters to look sharp and NOT
get missed by the county assessor.
A man of the Milford neighborhood pro.
iesses to have hidden $500 in gold and
SliVer during the late war in wood near
his home,
Rev George Porter, of Newark. has in.
formed the elders of his church that he
intends resigning, on account of disease
of the throat.
A meeting Of farmers was held in Now
Castle, Saturday, for the purpose of con.
slderlng the question of Introducing foreion
iarm labor on the upper Peninsula.
Sixteen persons hold license from the
State as pilots in Delaware hav. Since
the decision uphOlding the Delaware Law.
1t is expected that the number will be
largely increased.
UP to the first of the present month over
66O building permits had been issued in
Wilmington during the current wear
nlne-tenths of them for dwellings. Yet
the cry is still more houses !"
It is said that Manlove Carlisle who
died in Milford a few days ago, could take
no food or drink for forty-nine davs nre.
Vlous to his death save the medicine adj.
mlnlstered by his physicians. He left a
$4,000 estate. Wv 9
One OF Newark's prominent physicians
says: The small particles of mould adj.
herelng to preserves are very of.en un-
consciously eaten. More people are sinh.
Ject TO cholera mOrbus from eatiny this
substance than from any other cause.
The boys.at Delaware College have
completed the study of apple hookin. in
twenty-fOur acts, since the beginnin1 nj
the term. The prize for carrying off the
largest quantity at one time was given 10
Milford boy. After filling his nockets
and hat he took off his pantaloons. tied mn
the ends, and carried of an even bushel. $
Democratic Messenger.
The will of the late DR.. Allen ". lesley
OF New Castle, was Monday afternoon od'
mitted TO probate at the Office of Register
Blggs. The executors appointed to settle
up the large estate, which is estimated nj
nearly 100000, are Joseph Lesley and
James A. Lesley, brothers of the deceased
ana Henry V. Stillwell, nephew. No
public bequests are made,
The sale of stock, carriages and farming
utensils, on Rev. j. s. Willis farm near
FELTON,, last Wednesday, was very largely
attended, people from all parts of the
Peninsula being in attendance, The old
stallion brought $3.50, and the younger
one $500, while most of the other articles
sold brought high price, the bidding
being spirited. Mr.. Willis brother bid In
n number Of articles. Peainsalar Ne,cs.
On Saturday evening three young girls
OF Milton, wanted to go riding, but being
minus of both horse and carriage were
about to abandon the idea, when they saw
q team from the country hitched in front
of Burton & Parker's store. This thev
took possession of and the three got into
the carriage and started off. The owner
saw them and ran out to interfere, which
so scared the girls that they wheeled the
horse round quickly and overturned the
vehicle. throwing themselves cut and
badly breaking the carriage. Then Tie
fiddler had to be paid and the girls nen;-
tent and frightened, ordered the carriaga
sent to a shop for repairs at their exne,,ss
This somewhat appeased the wrath q az f'tIe, ~
owner and simplilied matters wonderfuli,,o o
But the pext time they want to ro iddi,S, rid;nSa,
they will not modest bis team: net IL iffftuh,ngg
know it,. Georgetown IaQuiress. ''ss 2 'Aes