Smyrna times., 1882-04-26
County and State Items.

County and State Items.
The Dover Cornet Band has reorSanlzed
and is getting ready to furnish music Oh !
Decoration day.
Presiding Elder Todd has appointed
Rev Wilmer Jaggard pastor OF the Milford /
Neck NJ f. Church.
The Milford NJ f. Church has increased
the salary of its pastor, Rev. ]. S. Willis
to $1,000 per annum.
Joshua H. Marvel, the basket and crate
manufacturer of Laurel, pays his hands
weekly, in cash, $780,
Orange Judd 4 Co. have in press
book of 200 pages on Peach Culture, by j.
Alexander Fulton, of Dover.
Bedding sweet potatoes, for slips for
spring planting, has been done extensively.
planting roots are scarce and high.
Mrs. Sarah Griffith grist mill, two miles
from Milford was burned on Saturday
night last. The loss is not known.
Chancellor Saulsbury's coachman Was
arrested few days ago for fast driving i'll
the streets of Dover. and fined $50.
The Sussex court granted seven hotel
licenses and refused one. One store
license was granted and one refused.
The Rev. George r. Bristor will deliver
an Oration at the dedication of Pythian
Castle at New Castle or Monday, May lst.
T.G Smith has been appointed mail
route agent between Philadelphia and
Dover in place of Thomas Harper, deceas-
ed
William Campell, near Dover, has lost
three horses from pnk-eye; two of the
three died in three days after he bought
them.
Z. W. Jester, of st. Georges, won a
prize for one of his English setter puppies
at the New York Bench show on We'd
nesday.
The first sea trout of the season was
caught on Saturday last About May 1st
all the large trout seines will be put in
operation
The Republican election for the nom
ination of ofcandidates for Mayor. Treasurer
and President of Council of Wilmington
will be held Saturday
William Harrigan has been appointed
Cross Ledge Rocks, Delaware Bay. vice
Isaac /. Yorke, resigned.
Eighteen colored men from EastOn, Md
will fill the vacancies at Hamilton Gra
HAMS kaolin works at Hockessin, which
were caused by the recent strike.
The building boom" in Dover is likely
to receive a severe set back in consequence
Of the advance in the wages of carpenters
and masOns. The contractors are losing
money.
The remains of Mrs Mary J. Driver
widow of Joshua E. Driver, who died Al
Ecw Castle, on Tuesday, were inferred ir
St. ABne's Cemetery, at Middletowr
Thursday.
The county Republican Executive com
mttee has fixed upon Saturday. May 20tl
as the day for holding the nomination
election for Sheriff and Coroner of New
Castle c0Nnty.
The annual meeting of the State Tenn
peraace Alliance will be held at Dover o.
May 18th. All churches, Sunday schools
temperance and moral reform societie
are requested to send delegates
Letters of administration upon tn
sot&tC Vi UlCndTu EdHSOu4 tAtC vi n DpU
quinimink hun 1red, were granted Mon Ia,
by Register Biggs to Sara A. and Ell
Hanson, widow and daughter Ofdeceased
The barn of Ambrose Gooden, nea
Willow Grove was entirely destroyed b
ire, few days ago, together with a lot q
fodder, hay, &c. 1t was accidentally fire
ny some little children who were Mt play
President Arthur has sent 70 the Senat
the name of Henry H. McMullen TO b
United States Marshal for the District
Delaware Marshal McMullens frs
term Of four years expired on MoRda,
April 18th.
A horse belonging to William Shaw,
Harrington, took fright at the cars on
day last week and ran into barbed vii
fence, and becamed so entangled that Il
hide and flesh of his breast and legs vi
torn in shrsds, and large pieces of fes
tora from his body.
The editor Ofthe Middletown Transc,.i
says when he wants real esthetical me
he prefers the more nutrcous turnip
sunfiower seed. This fondness for turni
may account for the high seasoning of t
Transcript, for everybody knows the utt
valuelessness of dish Of turnips without
well filed pepper box.
Rev. ROBERT Granan was elected mo0
rator of the New Castle Presbytery
succeed Rev. J. 4. Umsted. The ne
meeting will be held in Newark, fiji
Tuesday in October. Rev Dr. Nixo
chairman of the Committee on Systemat
Benefcenee, reported contributions fro
90 churches, aggregating 81 800.
A local branch of the Mutual Rel
Society Of Rochester, n. Y, was organic
Wednesday night i'm Dover by q.
Andrews, special agent, with the followil
officers and members-Prssident b.
Parker Secretary and Treasurer, F.
Williams; Medical Examiners, DIR. +.
Anderson and brother; Delegate to Co
Vention, j. s. CslliRs.
Hon. Thomas r. Bayard has accept
an invitation to deliver the oration at h
celebration of the Mecklenbug Declarati
OF Independence, at Charlotte, N. c., NJ
xOth, This insures an oration worthy
.he interesting occasion, and the patriot
sons of the Tar Heel State will doubtle
surn out in full force to hear the eloque
aad distinguished Delawarean.