Smyrna times., 1882-02-15
County and State Items.

County and State Items.
In Harrington and Houston the mumps
are epidemic.
4 canning company, with capita, OF
smOOO. has been organized at Magnolia.
William R. Rothwell. the Middletown
uctionper. intends locating in Indiana or
Illinois.
Rev. NJ. A. Richards connection with
he Conference Worker as one of the editors
vas short and brilliant.
Delaware is in a splutter, and sprcadin.
herself for all she's worth Governor
/. soon to be elected.-NetC York Press.
Frederic Fountain, of Denton, Md. has
.rganized lodge of Heptasophs at Milton
and is now at Lewes for similar purpose.
The Senate in executive session Mon
lav confirmed the nomination of Enoch
Smithers of this State as consul to
smyrna, Asia.
Four Swedes reached Lewes by steamer
on Friday, and proceedad to Harrington.
where they have secured employment in
basket factory.
At a meering in progress at Little
Creek Landing, under the directions of
Rev. J. d. McFaden. eighteen persons have
Mofessed conversion.
The custom house officers at Iewes have
been looking for a vessel which they ex-
Uected to arrive in the Breakwater with a
argo of smuggled goods.
Slas Hollis of Camden dropped dead
Monday morning while returning to his
house from q short walk. The cause of
bis death was heart disease.
The collector Of taxes for st. Georges
hundred has gotten the idea into his head
il is said that he was not appointed to col
lect the taxes from colOred people.
The amount of meney estimated by the
Congressional Committee on Commerce
for the Improvement Of st. Jones, Duck,
Broadkin and Mispillion Greeks, is Sos, 900.
Tie congregation of the Odessa NJ f.
Church recently gave their pastor Rev.
w. H. Hutchin and his family a genuine
surprise in the way of big donation par
~
George P. NcCrone who formerly lived
near Hare'S Corner, and who removed to
Cecil county, Md, some years ago. died on
his farm on Wednesday last in the S5th
wear of his age.
The steamer ThOmds Clyde is in winter
quarters in Wilmington and is being pre-
paired preparatory to entering the ex-
cursion route between Philadelphia and
Bombay Hook.
Coroner Jackson was summoned Mon
day by James York of Jones Neck, to
hold an inquest OH the body of one Of his
colored farm hands who was found dead
in bed Monday morning.
Georgetown's new Episcopal church.
st Paul's parish. Rev. B. J. Douglass.
recter, cost about 81 900, all but $500 of
which had been paid. 1t is expected that
this sum will be raised at Easter.
Among the recent appointments by the
New Castle County Levy Court of collec-
Tors were Purnel J. Lynch, St. Georges
Hundred; Richard F. Hanson, Appoquini-
mink: Geo. ID. Armstrong. Blackbir
There have been more deaths in lower
sussex this wiAter than ever before in the
recollection of the oldest citizens. The
mortality has been mostly confined to the
aged and afflicted with chronic diseases.
While Joseph Basset, laboring man.
vas cutting woed for George Paris, near
Dover, he split his foot open with an ak.
severing an artery. Bassett walked four
niles to his home, after the wound was
dressed.
William p. Seward, the present assessor
OF Little Creek hundred, by a careful as
'essment, has increased the list about 13O
Ihus adding that much more poll tax into
Iae county treasury. Ninety per cont. of
these were colored men.
Mr.. Croasdale took over two columns
ier his Valedictory in Mondays Ererv
Fleming preparatory to his departure to
lake the editorship of the Baltimore daily
Gazette. The simple word Farewell
would have left more fragrant adieu.
Mr.. Msrris Taylor, for many years city
editor of the Daily Gazette of Wilmington
has resigned his position on that paper tc
take effect March 1st. He will be ON
ployed hereafter OIL the Sunday Star in al
~t'Oii"i CdpdClIJ1 anu VIII uefOJe nls
Efforts exclusively to that paper.
At FELTON, they are having series o
protracted meetings in the N. +. Churcl
and the altar is nightly crowded witt
peltltents. Twenty Joined the church
AE Sunday night, and from present pros
poets there will be equally as many more
next Sunday night. The Rev. J'S Will:
~hnlshing his three years.
KENT COUNTY OFFICERs.--The Levy
COurt of Keut county, made the following
appointments Thursday:
ColIectOrs-Duck Creek hundred, Ed
rd cArd Harrison; Kenton, Nathaniel II
%~flnen Little Greek, John Sipple; Eas
HqeE David Harrington, reappointed
Snest Dover, William Yirdih, reappointed
Aorth Murderkill, Charles w. smith, re
TPRolnted; South Murderkill, George w
Alsn Mispillion, Tilghman N. Brown
IIscIIbBEhoIgted IcIBEs Milford, John sapp, reap
wFastees of the Fbor--Kentoa hundred
NJ Jones, Fe-alected for three years
~. Dover, Ohas. M. Wharton, reelected
I'M n'aree years. South MuFderkill, Abnel
n, N-el-cted for three years,
ton 1Iunty Treasurer, David Reese of Ken
pnu.ndred, reelected for three years.
Aaaired 'S FtaA'er oi Eas' Dofs
some of the hundreds the contest
turhseea several applicants for the collec