Smyrna times., 1882-01-18
County and State Items.

ington's birth day, this year.
Frederica is having a great religious re-
yiyal. Every night witnesses new coh-
verts.
A large canning establishment is about
~ he Started at Seaford by Baltimore
parties.
lanes Welch, merchant of Milford, was
married on Wednesday night last to Miss
Jennie Cow, near Wilmington, Del.
On 4 average thirty-fve car loads of
oysters are shipped daily over the J. and
B. TO New York and Philadelphia.
Tbos. 5. Harper of Dover has been APP
pointed mail route agent on the Delaware
+. K. in the place of f. Crouch, resigned.
The colored man, who had the small
pox at Five Points, near Comden has since
died. His case was the only one in that
locality.
The New Csstle Star, which is published
,pasmOdically came out again on Satur-
day as an advocate of the inflated Green
back schemes.
The farmers of Appoquinimink hundred
have taken the initiatory steps toward
forming an association for their mutual
protection against thieves.
Wm. T. Croasdale, editor of the Erery
EreainG. has been offered the position of
elitOr-in-chief of the Baltimore gazette,
but he has not yet accepted.
Jefferson Clark, a prominent citizen Of
Delaware City. died Sunday, at an advan-
ced age after a long illness. He had
eaten little or nothing for nearly month.
WI Walker, Danl Mitchell, of Mid
dletown, and Winter Caulk, James Reyn-
olds and Scott Staats, of Warwick. started
last week for Florida. where they propose
to spend the winter.
The Norning Ne'rs ignored the Erery
Ereniaq entirely in acknowledging the
/ press comments on it's change. f. E. says
this is lack of wisdom in the new man
agement and a manifestation of i'll will.
Two hundred North Carolina quails
have been set free near Milford, and sew
eral dozen were distributed through Sus-
sex last week. They differ little in ap-
pearance from our quail, and sporstmen
fear that these birds will migrate futhcr
South.
Mr. John Boyle, of New Castle, few
days ago took the cars for Philadelphia
putting a satchel in which were $500 in
one of the car pockets while he adjusted
his overcoat. He never thought anything
more of his satchel until he reached the
Arch st. House and of course it was no
more again heard Of
The fire in James ArnOld's book bindery,
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, on Wednes-
day. came near destroying the Senate
journal of Delaware for 1881. The Journ-
a! was printed in Wilmington and had
been sent there to be bound. The printed
sheets were stored in the building at the
time. but fortunately they were not much
damaged.
Elias S. Reed, Esq, formerly of Dover,
but nOw practicing law in Philadelphia, is
president of the - Garfield Land and I'm
prOyement Company" of MoEmOuth co.
-. This company have purchased sew
eral thousand acres, mostly covered with
timber. and will divide, improve and sell
somewhat on the principle by which Vine
land was built.-PeninsUldr Neirs.
i horse driven to the stage, running
from CecltOn to MiddletOWn' died at the
latter place from sheer fright on Saturday
The horse had never seen train Of car:
and being securely tied to a post at the
depot. aH express train dashed by anC
rearing up the horse fell back and died il
a few minute Expert horsemen, who
are authority on such matters, say tha
The horse died from actval fright.
The f,iiOWing Dclawareans are attend
ing medical lectures at the University O
Pennsylvania: J. p. Pyle. New Castle
John Palmer, Jr.. Wilmington: w. G.
Raughley. Dover; Phillip Marvel. Dover
T. Il. Bradford, Dover; T.. r. Jakes
Wyoming; J. Garden Cooper, Camden
NJ 4 Barr, Middletown: J. S. Prettvman
Jr., Milford; X. II. Richardson, IIcwes
II. Hickman, Jr.. Lewes; o. d. Robcnson
Lewes; w. 7. Orr, Lewes.
WILMINGTON AS A RAILROAD cExrRE
Since the purchase of the wilmington 4
Western Railroad by the Baltimore 4
Ohio Railroad, and the T., w. & B. by tn
pennsylvania Railroad Company, tn
Gdzette prOnounces Wilmington in tn
\ Front rank as railroad centre TIL
4 Wilmington & Northern Railroad COmpa
ny is building bridge over the Christian
above that city. When this is complete
and the Christiana bridged below Fourt
street and connection made with tn
Philadelphia C Reading Railroad at THU
low, there will be four railroads centerin
IN Wilmington.
n S0TiFIED TO VACATE.-A correspond
et eht OF the New Castle Star writing from
:tate Road Station, on the Delaware Rail
4 Cf1sad, says: 9 The trustees of the Baptis
Ttanreh located near the Frog Pond. ol
Tae me Benny Booth farm, have notified Rev
,;phraim Rittenhouse, of State Road Sta
On, 10 vacate the premises now occupie
~ MN Tor the last twenty-five years. ]
tappears that Hr. Geo. B. McCrone. one G
hue, e trustees, in conjunction with hi
fbo'ner, bought the above property 70
tbo uSe OF the Baptist minister SO long a
II I'M. cIarch was maintained and supported
conMeh coy which was to revert to them when tn
Il ib'ions were not complied with. A
Il cbn1 mas been no regular service in tn
4 thS :. Tor eight or nine years they clair
4 hovlarln on the other hand Mr.. Ritteu
4 tbst thai Claims it as his, on the assumption
4 shos,wS ,wShen services were discontinued
4 The ~ Deiong to the resident minister
4 invo,,'ss Nili be peculiar one, as it vii
4 law III some unusually knotty points q
desire ane members Of the congregatio
VI ifbaa another pastor, who can be secure
a An get control Of the parsonage.