Smyrna times., 1881-12-14
County and State Items.

to Florida to spend the WINTER.
DR. B. Lewis. of Seaford, is ill, at the
residence of his father, Rev. Mr.. Lewis IN
| Middletown.
4 Or "Wednesday a gentleman of Odessa,
,ped over three scores years ana ten,
4 Welded a lady of his own age.
large tank has been erected at Lewes
br the Junction & Breakwater railroad,
] capable of holding $4,000 gallons.
Four Georgetown gunners recently bag |
red 200 rabbits in one day. They brought
\ the game home in an OK cart. So at least
4 saws the SUSSEX Journal.
Monday morning, Homer Snitcher, the
oriv child of DIR. II. c. Snitcher, of Will
minpton. died after short illness of dip
iberia. He was ten years of age.
pavnter Frame has at his home in Sus-
SIX. about dozen large watermelons in
qnprfect state of preservation, which he is
saving for the Christmas holidays.
Charles B. Lore, Esq, one of the counsel
4 for Harrigan, has moved that new trial
be granted The court gave the counsel
4 until ten o'clock tomorrow morning to file
4 their reasons.
II A Philadelphian wishes to purchase 500
4 bushels of acorns, and has sent orders to
l Milford. saws the NelUs, for that amount,
4 but cannot have them filled. This is
4 new article of commerce.
4 The Regimental Board will meet in
II Dover tomorrow, for the election of
A Colonel. The Board is composed of q
4 members, OF whom IL are from Whining
4 ton. and 16 from Kent and Sussex.
Mrs Curlett, lady who lived by herself
4 in Glasgow, was found dead in bed, Satur-
4 dav morning. She was 78 years old, and
was the wife of the late VIM. Curlett, a
4 famous character of that county, in his
time.
FIREs.-The dwelling of VIM. Tharp
Boyce, near FELTON,, was burned on Tues
day night of last week, and the next night
the residence of Thos. III. Sipple, neal
Harrington. This house caught from 6
defective fue after the family had retired
for the night. Nothing saved.
The will of the late Samuel Townsend
wasprOven Saturday before Register Bigg
and admitted The executors name'
OOAA
Townsend, SONS of the deceased. Beside
several farms near Townsend, the decease
leaves q large tract of land in Somerse
county, Maryland.
DIR. ]. G. Dawson, of Milford, claims t
have the largest collection of Indian relic
4 East of the Smithsonian Institute. 1t il
eludes 300 axes, $500 arrow points, ston
mills for grinding corn, plain and orna
mented pottery, pipes, etc. One remark
able piece is large pipe made of slat'
and carved to resemble an image or Goo
1t was found on the Eastern Shore. and
thought to have been the work of a rae
prehistoric to the Indians tribes know
tOthe English. III
The PLoTAGE QUESTION.
General Gray and E. G. Bradford, j
have gone to Washington to appear in tt
case of Peter Chambers VS.. the Britis
ship William Law, fixed for argume
before the United States Supreme COu
Monday. This is an issus to test the CO
titutionality of that section of the pilotal
laws of the State of Delaware requiril
vessels bound to the Breakwater
orders to take pilot. Senator Bayard,
this State and Henry Flanders, of Phil
delphia, are associated with Gray al
Bradford for the libelant, while II.
Ward and r. G. McMurtrie, of Philad
phia, and Walter Cummins, of Wilmingtc
represent the defendant below. The iii
was issued in August last but it was II
served, as the owners of the vessels v
untarily stipulated to abide the decisi
Ofthe court Wilmington NeWs.
TEE Sussex INsTITUTE.-The Suss
Teachers Institute held last week
Milton, was success in every way Th
were treated most kindly by the people
Milton, and the house was filled at evC
session with interested spectators. Nc
Downham on behalf the Committee
Resolutions, recognizing the efforts of
superintendents to raise the standard
the public schools and pledging the tea
ers to further those efforts, acknowled,
the services of the Rev. ]. S. Willis.
Mayo, T. N. Williams, DIR. Reinhart,
ae several essayists; thanking the cl
ir music, the trustees and members of
Milton M. L. Church, for the use Of
aadience room. A beautiful farewell
m dress was then read by Miss SalIie Richa
Of Milford, after which Mr.. Will
Stevens announced that by authority
the good people OF Seaford he would
end an invitation to hold the next il
tute in that town.
The CASE OF HARRIdAN--V VERDICT
npRpER.-The third capital case on [
stne present session of the New Ca
SSSuft St foyer and dTerminerwas oonclu
aanhrsday. Friday morning the jury
.s, @e case of jeremiah Harfigan, char
WIN the murder of Dennis Shea, reti
Snd after celebrating four hours, brou
I ~ T,I a verdict of murder in the first deg
oana ane trial occupied four days, and the
ungs were watched with great intel
na" tragedy was committed at Hockei
sat sssI the Pennsylvania State line, on
sAt Of September 10, 1881.
an tliafrigan has but one hand. and
Ia Keeper bf an unhcensed salool
IN Hoskessin; Shea formerly boarded
asslgan but was eompelied to leave
and ordered never toreturn bee
IN msS 2 remark which he was oyerh
Tnlg to the wife OF the prisoner.
corg mgat Of Sept. 10th, Shea and Sc,
loapsa called at Harrigan's plac,
io|Ianr. io|LIor. AS they were leaving Harr
passsa shea, and after few words
breast between them shot him In
Introducing instant-death.