Smyrna times., 1881-05-11
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

\ Harrington spoke factory is filling large
orders for California.
There are now only two ease, of smallpox
in Baltimore hundred
Milford will shoot 500 worth Of shooting
crackers on the Fourth
The Presbyterian church trouble at Lewes
has been smOothed over
Saturday the Delauarean entered upon The
twentythird year of its existence
Mosquitoes were so bad in Dover on Sunday
evening, as to break up door step counting.
Assistant School Superintendent Carpenter
has entered upon his duties, and is visiting the
Kent schools
Joshua Collins, of Laurel, died recently of
smallpox from sheer neglect, his wife leaving
him to die alone.
A Dover man took an ingenious method of
getting rid of an extra servant girl. He kissed
her when his wife was looking.
Rev j. II. Wilson, of Meadvlle, Pa, has
received call to the pastorate of the First
Unitarian Church, Wilmington.
Rev. DIR. Read, of Virginia, is to deliver the
baccalaurate address at Delaware College at
the approaching commencement.
Dover is excited over colored infant found
in a well. A physician testified that it was
either killed and thrown in, or thrown in and
killed.
! Rev. J. w. Pierson, a prominent member
of the Wilmington Conference died in Will
mington last Friday. He was a native of Tai
bot county, Md.
Joseph 5. Lowering, of Philadelphia, for
HIN of Il I'm,
Philadelphia Sunday last, aged IS years. He
was native of Wilmington:
The term of office of the Recorder of Sussex
! county expires on the 10th inst. There are
| five or six applicants for the place. The Reg
isters term expires July 10Th.
John c. Voshell proprietor of the Voshell
! House, at ChestertOwn has leased the Capital
| Hotel at Dover to succeed VIM. c. Fountain,
the latter taking the new hotel.
II. p. & p. L. Cannon, Bridgeville, have
their canning establishment about completed.
They are putting in Hull's gasoline apparatus,
1t being more economical than charcoal.
1T is q question which is ahead in the use of
vernacular curse words, Middletown or Leip-
sic, but in their use as an accomplishment the
latter is thought to be the most proficient.
A risky little darkey of Middletown stretch
| u
and trpped u lady, who was seriously hurt by
the fall. The boy was held to answer at court.
The Milford Chronicle concludes that fisher
zen, like poets, are born, not made, because
ManlOve COverdale, cOlored, caught 126 fine
pike in pond when others fshed with indiffer-
ent success.
Commissioner lie Duo inspected the Beet
Sugar COmpany's works, at Riverside, Mon
day. He expressed himself as highly pleased
with the progress made in beet culture and the
manufacture of beet sugar
II. G. Turner has been selected by the Dem
ocratic members of Wilmington City Council
for City Solicitor j. +. Ball for City Auditor
and f. Y. Messick for Auditors Clerk. The
three are lawyers.
STEAMBOAT NAVIGATION COMPANY. Last
years officers of the Delaware City, Salem and
Philadelphia Steamboat Navigation Company
have been reelected. They are us follows:
President-William Reybold
Secretary-Geo. II. Morrison.
Treasuror-Barney Rcybold.
Directors-WilliamR eybold, Thomas Clyde,
Barney Reybold, Captain Q. Taggart, A. M.
Higgins, VIM. Hammer and George W. Rey-
bold.
Nor A MATTER FOR ARBITRATIoN-Argu
ment in the Delaware City Church affair will
be heard before the chancellor, at Dover next
Friday. Messrs. Bates aad Harrington, coun-
sci for the plaintiff, received q telegram from
John p. Salisbury, counsel for the defendant,
saying that he could not, in justice to his
clients, agree to the suggestion offered by the
chancellor. Mr.. Salisbury after visiting Del
aware City, came to the conclusion that the case
was not matter for arbitration. -
, A DEED DATED A. ID. l65I.-James r. Hof.
{ fecker, Esq, of Middletown, writes TO tbe
I Morning Nelcs that he has in his possession 3
: deed to one of his farms dated 1861. He also
has copy and plot of survey dated 1925. The
! Calvert, secretary to Lord Baltimore. Mr.
|, Hofeeker also has deeds of another farm
Q which are very old. 1t will be seen that In,
, deed in Mr.. Hoffecker's possession is nearly
VI. ogle, Esq.