Smyrna times., 1882-11-15
county and State Items.

he tuesday afternoon at cioeN'
conntv and State Items.
rbo Democracy will have a grand
n:eoot;on this evening at Dover.
william r. Travers is to work Mr.. I
nnd.s VII, Presidential boom in Wash I
ingtOn this Winter
1Ostis Lowery, of Milford, grew this |
,oor Zoo punches of celery which will
average four feet long.
The Democratic triumphal procession
Last NIGHT in Wilmington disappointed |
the the expectations of its promoters.
The Middletown people are trying to
also s4OO to put town clock in the
tower of the new Presbyterian church.
The Hotel Richardson, under the
,nonaCament of Mr. Page, is winning
its way into popular favor, and Mr..
richardson says it is paying expenses.
The time for sending in a bushel of
nrize corn on the part of the contest
ants for the Delaware College prize is
sxtended to the 20th OF November.
The tower ofth Forrest Presbyterian
Church. at Middletown, is about COM
nIeted and is very handsome affair.
The Episcopal Church is also nearing
completion.
Alta meeting of the Levy Court held
Yesterday, J. c. Nandyke resigned the
irusteeship of the Poor for Appoquini-
mink hundred, and George NJ. d. Hart
was elected in his stead.
The late William c. Corbit, of this
State, has left all his books to the Ii
brary of school district No. 81, of New
Castle county, with $4,000 after the
death of his wife for the perpetual
maintenance of the library.
Now that the campaign has come to
close and people are once more at
tending to their legitimate callings,
newspapers will also be enabled to give
more attention to miscellaneous and
general news. no doubt to the great
satisfaction of their readers.
On Saturday night Chief Of Police
Hawkins raded the gambling house Of
Peter ;. Blake, on East Front street
Wilmington, and caught Blake in the
act of manipulating the dice and swea'
cloth. The proprietor and seven in
mates were arrested and locked up.
George Paris of Dover, offers to pre-
sent to any scholar, white or cOlOred
English or German, of any Sunda.
school in the State of Delaware o
County of Delaware, Pa, who vii
commit to memory Christ's sermon Ol
the mount, found in Chapters V, v
and VII, of St. Matthew, neat gilt
edged clasp Bible.
In speaking of the recent advertise
ments in several of our Delaware pi
pers in favor of lotteries the Newar
Ledger says: why should decor
newspapers lend helping hand to tn
mOnstrous vice, even if by so dOin
they can fill to .Overfowing their co
fers? Is filthy lucre the being en-
and aim Of journalism ?"
The Stockholders of the numerOl
wagers made upon the result of Il
election of Sheriff in New Castle cou
ty, must be in q peculiarly hapI
frame Of mind, with both sides clair
ing the money involved. Martin, X
publican, was declared elected by nil
majority over Lynch, but the latter
clamOring for a certificate from Il
Governor.
James Cavenders, a young man
Wilmington, was accidentally sh
while cunning for rabbits near Har'
Corner road on Saturday mornin
Cavenders while crossing a ditch thrt
his gun over, causing the charge to e
pl0de. The shot passed almost as
solid mass across both legs just belC
the hips, causing painful but not da
gerOus wounds.
John J. Gormley, of New Castle "
arrested Thursday, by Marshal \
Mullen, charged with rescuing pI
oner from deputy United Sta
marshal at New Castle on election di
he gave bail in the sum of $500 fOl
nearing on Saturday, November Is
William Herbert being his seeuri
%ormley will be represented at
nearing by Senator Bayard.
HALLETT'S SENTENCE POSTPONED
When Court opened in GeorgetOV
friday, COllingwOOd Hallett convic
OF the murder Of James B. Deputy '
brought into court, and the AttOrn
Ayennr1l
counsel asked that sentence be defer
uhtil the question of Hallett's san
could be determined, and the co
granted a suspension until the Al
term OF court. Hallett had every
pearence Of being insane.
William NJ. Stevens, of Odessa,
Mss Fannie f. Paullin, daughter
'onn ID. Paullin, of Middletown, "
At three o'clock on Wednesday of
noon last, united in marriage in
parior OF the MiddletOwn Hotel.
bridesmaids were Miss Mary Pau
an9 Mrs. NJ. Hyatt, sisters of the br
anu 1.-The Ine grOOmsmen were Messrs.
r. wilson and Frank w. Hyatt. /
Ganes D Conway, pastor of Drawy
ceremony.
GTERNAN CAPITALISTS IN DELAwI
Horace B. Tibbets of New Y
d;"na n party of German capital
Sn,e .eu at the Clayton House incog
TT1Suruay, Tu and after an interview
w inomas Budd, land agent, at tn
P,. 3 d. Railroad Station, left
ara n,ac;kolrd; X 1t is supposed that
NH s n Delaware to examine the
eos.N seu route Of the ship canal from
1aIan 1JI.rn terminus, Lisbon Point, on
to tISware tSe bay below BIaekbird c
~ 'he sassafras river. which is 3