Smyrna times., 1882-01-11
County and State Items.

4 Pinkeye has appeared among the horses
1 in the vicinity of Middletown.
The week of PRAYER was observed by
the Methodist and Presbyterian churche.
Of Dover.
1 The time allowed bylaw for killing par
ridges in Kent and Sussex expires on the
18th inst.
Curtus A. Conaway, well-known in
sussex county, died at Georgetown on
4 Thursday last.
There is a case of varioloid in Appoquni-
mink hundred, said to have been contrac-
ted in Wilmington.
Il The Morning News will OH Monday next
increase its price from one to two cents,
under the new management.
The money of the Dover Building and
1 Loan Association sold at an average pre-
MUM OF about two per cent
4 Joseph I. Adams. of Georgetown, was
4 last week appointed PrOthonotarv of Sus-
4 sex county. to succeed Captain Long.
4 The NJ. F.. Church, at FELTON,. has re-
Gently been improved frescoed, and newly
1 furnished. at a cost of several hundred
1 dollars.
The social event Of last week in Fred
4 erica was the marriage, on Wednesday
evening Of Walter Carrow and Miss Laura
Emerson.
Over 10000 bushels of grain have been
shipped ont of St. Jones creek this season
and like quantity ont of Mispillion.-
4 DeldrWedn.
4 The four per cent. town bonds of Dover.
seem 10 be a drug upon the market. as
eight thousand dollars worth still remain
undispOsed Of
Il The Messrs McCOmmons & Co., of
Hartford county, Md, are making prepa-
Iauons to start canning factory in Mills
borough. h.-DelGrare Democrat
A Mckendrce Downham, of the George
town journal, was called home last week
0y the serious illness of his father, Rev.
John Downham, of Canterbury.
A building used as car house by the
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
Road, at Harrington, was partially de
droyed by fire Sunday last loss 5000
The thirtieth annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Delaware Railroad will
ee held at Dover. tomorrow, for the pur-
bose of electing directors and a treasurer
The Pomona Grange of Kent and Sus-
ex counties met at Frederica last Thurs
DAY. The public meeting was addressed
% Brothers J. +. Willis, VIM. Dean and
R H. Gilman.
Il W.. ;. Pride ex-Editor. now Peninsula
correspondent of Philadelphia and Balti
more papers, was last week called to
LeTes to take charge of the Light during
Ihe illness of DR.. Knowles.
he Sentinel calls for a thorough exami-
Aatlon of the duplicate assessment lists
required by law to be posted ia five of the
most public places in the hundred, on or
otiore the 18th inst.
Although president of the board of
uastees Of Delaware College. at Newark.
winch DIR. w. Fl. Purnell is president.
Alionaire McCOmb, of Wilmington, did
io' leave a dime to the institution. and
uIe Trend Is of the college are greatly dis
i apponted. He however left enough to
'ulh dozen people.
i Inc burning of charcoal is an important
industry of Sussex county. 1t is burned
HOm pine wood. Between one hundred
ana two hundred men are employed in the
.Huustry, and as many as five vessels. each
,%rFElng 10000 bushels each trip, are con-
unIllly emplowed in freightng the char
coal to New York city.
/ II Is stated that a watchlnan has hren
PACED near the remains of the late Col
W., w.. > McComb, which repOseS in the
"HinlngtOn and Brandywine Cemetery.
" prevent any attempt to steal the BODY
mat might be made by body snatchers of
1'her cities. \ small house has been built
"r the accommodation of the watchman.
i The following are the jurors Summoned
rom Kent county, to attend the U.
arcult court, now in session i'm WilminU.
@n:-kenton Hundred-John w. era
Il IAN; South Murderkll-M. NJ. Steven
n, VIM. Gray; MispilliOn-Shadrach
6d1ughley, A. Fl. Cahall Duck Creek
gorge W. Cummins; East DOver-Wil-
lam Dyer.
4 correspondent Writing from Harring-
%n says; +. A. Hadly 4 muchly married
h who has been employed here
barber for four or five years, and who
h., opposed to have two or three wives
NM, left here very Unexpectedly on
6n1ay morning, leaving behind a num-
1 h, ol unpaid bills and, worst Of all. his
4 L, VIE with whom he had been living
lew mOnths.-iSusser Journal.
a IBIICAN CONJECTURE.-The Balti-
er AZ Times independent, publishes anoth-
4 Ga.il ispatch about Delaware politics. II
d Of ~ with conference between leaders
4 "ind;,w 5e warning Republican factions which
ataIn that the peace of the party
last;Ss made is sincere and considered 10 be
1 pana.S :, According to the Baltimore
n iosnsalu luispatch, a Dover man authorized
q has IeaS S Tor the State Central COMMITTEES
n RenaSs; long consultation with Higgins
iOliv Sshs, os s.s, both sides admitting the
Ae WI, =; ,"lssensiOns. 1.-The Higgins men. !"
Of an 'er says, suggested the Importance
Aereae,ao understanding to the effect that
sOutro1 = each of the three counties should
1 pOwer I 'ss own affairs and that the central
corgOverepresented by the State committee
st6e eaas, should keep hands off This
iee s.lit 9h " which the party has hereto.
sAould y lt was agreed that one senator
AID The aways esy so to New Castle county
they wos'S ss'pSseraor and congressman where |
Aa do the most good.g