Smyrna times., 1881-09-14
County and State Items.

$1,000 - S~NCC ACSAAAhcs
Partridges, quails and rabbits can be
shot after November 18th.
Odessa by William Vandegrift, employing
twenty hands.
A barque loaded with pig iron went
ashore at Cape HenlOpen during the dense
fog on Thursday night.
After twenty years of faithful service.
detective William Legg, at the p, w. &
B. r. r. depot at Wilmington, has tender
ed his resignation.
Over 1900 acres of land, the property of
the late Lou b. Anderson, were sold at
trustees sale in Georgetown, last Tuesday,
netting over $4,000.
Delaware College opened Wednesday
for the Fall term. There are 60 students
on the roll, and more are expected. This
institution of learning is looking up.
The farmers of New Castle county, pro-
pose to give a carload of wheat to the
\ sufferers by the Michigan fire. The Penn
sylYania Railroad will transport the car
free over Its lines
Last Wednesday was voted the hottest
day that the oldest inhabitant," or any,
body else remembers. The mercury varied
from 100 to 104 in the shade during an
hour or more of the afternoon, according
to location. Following is the record of
the week Saturday, 90 Sunday, "a /;
96, lat 3 O'Clock 1907; Thursday, "a
Friday, 80.
On Monday week, after an illness of
about three years, John C. Truitt, died in
Milford, aged 65 years. Early in boyhood
he was apprenticed to Taylor & Sharp,
carriage makers; with them he remained
until Mr.. Taylor retired from business,
after which he continued with Mr.. Sharp.
Although Mr.. Truitt accumulated by in
dustry and economy considerable property
and leaves an estate worth from $40, 900 to
$4,000, he never entered business, but
continued to work at his trade until failing
health prevented. He was director in
in the old Farmers and Mechanic bank,
and at the time of his decease q stock
holder and director of the First National
Bank of Milford. His widow is daugh-
ter of the late Isaac Shorts of Duck Creek
Hundred. He leaves one child-IsaaC
Shorts Truitt.
MURDER NEAR WILMINGTON CITY.-
The dead body of Dennis Shea, n work
man in the kaolin mine, was found in the
road near Hockessin, Sunday morning
shot through the heart. Suspicion fell al
once upon jeremiah Harrigan, who keeps
an unlicensed saloon close to where the
body was discovered. Witnesses were
found who reluctantly stated what they
hadseen. Itappears that Harrigan, whose
wife is Shea's cousin, had forbidden Shea
coming to the house. He insisted upon
coming, however, and last night was
ordered out by Harrigan, They quarreled
on the threshold and finally went up the
road short distance, HaFFigan hOcame
greatly incensed and drawing q revolver
shot Shea through the heart. Shea was
33 years old. HarTigan Is one-armed
man. He admits the deed and takes the
matter very uncOncernedly.
The Kent count Bible Society met in the
nj. Il. church i'm Camden on Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock. Hon. John A,
Nicholson was called to the chair, and j
b. Quigg appointed Secretary. The fol.
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: For President, Hon. J. A. Nichol
son, of Dover; Vice Presidents, DIR. VIM
Cummins, Duck Creek hundred; James p
Lamb, Little Creek; Hon. James Williams
KentoD hundred; Prof II. J. skinner
! East Dover bundled VIM. Powell, West
Dover bundredi Rev. I, T, Cooper, North
Murdepkill hundred; Thomas u, Coursey
South Murderkill hundred Joseph s
Truitt, Milford hundred DIR, Day, Mispil'
lion hundred; Recorder and Correspond,
ing Secretary, #. A. Williams, Dover
Treasurer, John II. Jakes, Wyoming
Executive Committee, Rev. Cyrus Hun.
tingdon, Dover; N. J. Miller and Rev. G.
ID. Parker, Wyoming. The meeting was
addressed in the evening by Hon. ]. A.
Nicholson, of Dover; N. J. Miller, Wyom-
Ing, and Rev Jonathan Willis, of FELTON,.
-Peitinsular Neps.