Smyrna times., 1882-08-09
o,,Dtv and State Items.

county and State Items /
1oues Wednesday night, Levi
Irnch caught $4,000 croe"SeS AT TWO |
hauls. '
,An Reusou aged 13, was drowned !
,rSiIe bathing in the Brandywlhe' near {
WT,o Wilmington, Sunday afternoon.
oolored boy fell into a tank of /
a Az vU,U water at Treats plaque factory, !
TTra"EfOrd, TSs the other day ana was 5
scslded to death
1,.oh R Vandyke was Thursday ap-
?SOI :a.oS tax collector by the New Cas-
RolT9.v~ p Tonnty W Levy Court, of Appoquini- Z
ut S;ot IO hundred, vice William Weldon,
deceased.
n,a;d Oole. a native Delawarean,
- ave a;reu $4,000 to the public schools
naI nuSaTIsslewell county, Illinois. He went
w.. NJ l+A to grow up with the country
sixty-ive years ago.
Tho Sussex Democratic County Com
mttee met at Georgetown ON luesuay'
and appointed Tuesday, September
10Th I@b as the day for holding the County
Conyention to nominate the county
ticket.
most remarkable family for
lonceyity is the West family near
Gs6rcet9wn. There are twelve chill
Srpn of them. eight sons, and four
daughters, all living and the youngest
fifty years of age.
Owing to the failure OF Baltimore
morocco dealer. about three weeks ago,
anumber of Wilmington manufacturers
have sustained losses. One firm alone
was the loser of over 81 600 and num-
her Of other firms are minus large sums.
The cost of living at Georgetown is
cheap. compared with some other
Peninsula towns. Hams, sides and
lard are retailing at II! cents a pound
in the former town whilst, at other
points they are sold at is cents a pound.
Daily boats are now run by the Old
Dominion Steamboat Company between
Lewes and New York, in order to
accommodate our peach growers.
Large quantities of freight are being
carried by the boats and our shippers
appreciate the cOnvenience.-DeldiCdre
Democrat.
Mark. l6-year-Old son of Mrs.
Stowe and grandson of Mrs. Mary A.
Collins, of Laurel was drowned in the
creek of that place, on Thursday. He
was bathing and got into water over
his head and not being able to swim
was drowned before assistance could
reach him. --iSUSser journal.
At Port Penn, few days ago, sever
al persons were i'll by eating of bread
pudding, made the day previous, anC
which, it is supposed, had been spoiled
by the heat. They showed symptoms
Of poisoning, and were for some tim'
very i'll. Such things should be eater
only while fresh during the hot weather
On Saturday evening, Jacob Boys, a
Summit Bridge, was brutally assaulted
by a negro, and severely hurt. Tn
negro who is noted for his lawlessness
entered the store, from which MI
Boys had forbidden him, and whel
again ordered out, seized a club, strik
ing Mr.. Boys a terrible blow across tn
head The effects of the blow will b
ielt for some time.
Plsg CoRN.-Wm. Passmore, VIII
with the assistance of his two sons, Gu
tlyates one of the most prOductiv
iarms in North Christiana Hundre'
mas one Of the most promising tielC
deOrn in the State. 1t is now in ia
sci and the ears promise to be vel
large. We should not be surprised
near Of the yield 80 to 100 bushels,
saelled corn to the acre. WilmingtC
Republican.
ATTORNEY GENERAL GRAY MA
kEo.-Atj ) o'clock yesterday afternO,
/ AttOrney-Gencral Gray, of Wilmingt'
was married to Miss Margaret J. BlaC
I. the residence Of the brides broth,
Ut 1T. John j. Black, of New Cast
Inc ceremony was Witnessed by on
.he Immediate families Of the contra
NJ ns parties. In the evening Mr.. q
1ln' Gray started on an extend
bridal tour.
Inc New Republican County Exc
i've committee Of New Castle COun
;lTia a meeting at their headquart
~ tae Adams Building, Wilmingt
slM ,ass saturday AFTERNOON. There wa
Inc following officers were elee
Without opposition
rresldent-GeOrge w. Stone.
II 'Ice ice Presidents-James Clark, j
9Tecretary-Dr. l.. A. Kittenger.
Areasurer-W. T. Bye.
on Tuesday afternoon, of last WI
3 WI.e lee appraisers, Hugh Daneker, '
;n ;mnlle and a Mr.. Quinn were appl
& " she corn of man named Leacf
dou.h Wilmington, which had
laged by the COWS, when lie
baa2 ny was not at home at the time, c
so Soek and seeing them ON his propt
nas. ,s,ared shotgun and fred into
Rs,sy, dangerously wounding Dan
sne head with buckshot. The
- esss.lo1 Is that it was either a mis-
a.ne elegant new station of the p
,lnia soas Wilmington & Baltimore
N.Y. so' At Wilmington is completed
III nsn...h .hrown open to the public
II apos Master Gookip on THU
n hsahoon, A number Of the 0
A wesI MAJ been occupied for more th
teIens,.aad tIen, and several days ago the
n Oh Slapn Office was moved fPon
soatIpot to the new quarters IL
n ;.aeas! ;.ass! corner of the waiting !
y ls finished state the station pre-
ths.enarkably handsome appearan
sations. ~" WIN 'At Su'paSs