Smyrna times., 1881-12-21
County and State Items.


County and State Items.
Milton has building hoom-nine new
houses
New Castle people have taken steps to
secure steam fire engine.
A lodge of the Improved Order of Hep
tasophs has been organized in George
town.
A trottirg tournament will shortly take
place over the WOodside, Kent county,
track.
The expense of conducting the State
Grange during the past year has amounted
to $500.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
timore Railroad announces a semi-annual
dividend of four per cent.
Frank Postles, son of james H. Postles.
Of Milford, has purchased the phosphate
factory of W. II. Morris & Son, at Green
wood.
Mr.. Layton, at the Kent county aims
house, killed 35 hogs aggregating a total
Of i. .406tbs. They ranged from 204 to
5+4tts.
Cards of invitation are issued for the
wedding of Richard Roland Kenney, ESD,
and Miss Harriet e. Pennewill, in Christ
church, Dover to-day.
County Treasurer Herbert saws the
present term of court will cost more than
any full year of court ever held at the old
court house, at New Castle.
William Laws, a colored simpleton. re-
Gently stole wheelbarrow in Georgetown,
and rolled it eighteen miles to his home
over muddy country road.
Charles Sherburne, the geutlemanly and
popular passenger conductor on the Della
ware Railroad, who has been sick for sew
eral weeks is slowly recovering.
The Wilmington city council has passed
bills permitting both the Delaware and
Western and Wilmington and Northern
Railroad Companies to lay tracks across
Chrstiana avenue in that city.
Last Monday night there was an at
tempted Jail delivery at Georgetown.
which was frustrated by life criminal
Just in the nick of time. A hole through
'ne wall was nearly y completed.
John Aaron, residing in Dover Hd., who
mas ocen deranged for year past, has
eeen entirely restored to soundneSs of
nnd and body by the use of a medicine
called the " Family Physician"
., The ladies connected with the p. z.
Cnurch, Of Dover, have recently expended
ABOUT $3.50 in kalsomining and repainting
1ne inside of the church, and supplying i
WIN a new carpet and cathedral glass
windows.
The Cuited States tax from apple brandy
manufactured in this State this year, will
amount to $2J, 900. The State ought 20
aaVe received about s., 600. but little effort
- made to collect the States tax, the Sen
t'aei says.
chess match, by correspondence. is
nov nov going on between a gentleman of
Wilmington ", and q resident of Dover
me Dover man Won the first game. and is
wei ahead on the second, according 10
Tue latest announcement.
In asking for a new trial for Harrigan
convicted of murder the counsel Give ss
reasons that the jurors had liquor in their
room and further that they had been in
auenced by reading the newspaper reDorts
before the trial. The Wilmington pancrs
arc asking where did they get the LIQUOR ?
A New Castle Hundred man gave his
s@ some money to buy pair of boots. but
Aeeought revolver instead, and in fooIinp
Mth It in school succeeded in shooting a
xnoolmate IN the face, infiicting q serious
rOqnd. The child was q daughter of Rev,
> R''tenhouse, near State Road Station.
DIR. ], A.. Reinhart, of Delaware Col.
iIege, made some remarks at the TescheTs,
institute of Sussex County. on "ViIIage
Improvement" There was a good deal
:. ~ interest manifested in the subject. and
IsuoV. Ponder-of Milton, expressed him
amovement, WIN 0"'"
m, 45@s1N gg.EAT
70 tne hoilis-Vandegrift case, in relation
,t."o Judgement notes, has occupied the
slon ss,an OF the court at Wilmington. for
tbal days, Notwithstanding there were
is;I a elvli cases and sixteen prisoners in
draam;alting trial. This session has been
westsa along through several weary
eet ane looks now as if it would not
pF0ugh by the holidays.
Il saE DoyeR PosTMAsrERsH,p--f,ov
eeeS eSnsewhat ne agitated over who wiz sue.
terri. nc present Dover postmaster whose
sey.rsi pres pres in January next. There are
moet VINO would not refuse IL. hut the
ara ppmlnent candidates for the ,,os;tioy, !,
bent >aarew smithers. the present inr,,,,,-
Sensli. ana Hcnry w. Cannon 81 djto,s of ~ !
thas' ss 1.-THE one hand: itsss o,a;,s sa5
u bIIees. nnlthers has fande an elIiciant
"a oannnrraa ssould be s':fetained: wh,l@ M
EI hwardsd llenas thinks ne Should be