Smyrna times., 1882-02-08
rountv and State Items.

County dl1Ol 0C0CO
Tho Dela,parean SAYS that baby with
M teeth was born in Dover last week
,bout 300 invitations have been issued
..Ssocial to be given by the gentlemen
milford, this evening.
Mrs Comfort Barnes, one of the oldest
.sIents of Sussex, died in Baltimore
nJred recently. at the age OF 80 years.
Nanv of the public schools of Sussex
l1ntv are closed on account OF the want
4: school teachers. Better salaries VIII /
iye to be paid.
The Georgetown Democrat says George
,rton and w. Magee caught two rock
n in Indian river which tipped the beam
sixty-two pounds.
Vessrs. Elliott, Johnson & Co., the Will
.;ncton bankers and brokers, removed
1mrdav to new and spacious quarters,
II Market street.
On Wednesday last Sheriff Lacey sold
10 Bowers Beach Hotel property, con-
.~ninr 81 acres. together with the Hotel,
salem Twist. for $4,000.
Willard :. Pride, of Georgetown, has
-pp 70 New York to make arrangements
reparatory to entering upon the p0sltloh
fedtor Of Il paper i'll Gunnison, Col.
Tho new Wilmington city four and
/. 5,fner cent. loan has been placed mostly
Nth Philadelphia parties at rates ranging
nm mar TO l01. The amount Of the loan
$4,000.
Charles Murphey, of Wilmington, while
an intoxicated condition. on Wednea-
j,y emf his wife's throat Mrs. Murphey
in \ fair wav to recover and the now
,,pentant Charles is in Jail.
Ricys. CLAYTON & Co.. Of Middletown,
will this season contract for about one
bnndred acres of tomatoes for their can
pery. at eight dollars per ton. They Will
mack onlv one variety,-the : Paragon.
o2Saturdav last John Harrington, ad-
mipistrator. re-sold the residence of the
ste John West. in Frederica, for $2,1O8.
It was purchased by Paris T. Carlisle. Esq.
Afey wears since this building cost over
5000. hence was sold very low.
Scott Literary Society of the Conference
Academy gave a treat last week. Miss
Wilson. Miss Mamie Fulton, Miss Beede
Miss Salmons. Miss :. Ridgey and Miss
A. Carlisle took part assisted by W. Smith
charles Wallace and Messrs. Lee, Cannon
Todd. Coursev and Williams.
The Wesleyan Female College building
i Wilmington, was sold at sherlh SAL
friday, to VIM. Bright, one OF the mort
ngees. for s.. 900, subject to prior liens
q - - h lish
1887. and since 1915 had been under tn
management of the Methodist Conference
It's future is uncertain.
Milford men are in luck. Not long a9'
one Of them drew Il heavy prize IN a lot
lerv and now another, VIM. b. Lowery
has drawn a 5000 Weber piano offered b.
4 the publishers of the Washington HON
ComDanioa to the subscriber fOrtunat
enough to hold the right number. MI
LOwervs number was 999.
An extraordinary revival is in progres
in the u. f. church, at Lewes, IN charg
d Rev G. W. Prettyman. Between siXt
md seventy persons have protested COZ
yersioM. at Frederica the church
crowded nightly About forty have pro
iessed conversions and many are at tn
altar. A lively meeting is also in progrc'
at Milford
The Inetes and bounds of " SOckum" III
stated to be-" commencing at the Stat
line at Whiteleysburg and running ea
Until the line inteRsscts the FELTON, rOa'
hence west to the Maryland line" Th
reads like the description Of an imaglnaI
Straight line. but SOckum" is shaped lik
a fat-irOn. with the point towards tt
Delaware railroad.
Some seven weeks age Bauduy Simmon
one of the we'll known citizens of Wilmini
ton, caught q heavy cold which brougl
On Beuralgia of the stomach, which resul
ed in his death Thursday. Mr.. Simmol
vas born near Dupont Station, Janual
2th, 1865. After farming for few year
be came to Wilmington in 1880 aud ente
ed the lumber business.
Emma S. Richards, widow of Silas
Richards of Sussex county, has obtain
Permission in the United States CircJ
Court to bring suit against the Philad
phia & Reading Railroad Company. ii
husband was drowned on the schOon
Marietta FELTON,, which was sunk by t
Reading schooner HOnnsbug, in 1877,
the Massachusetts, coast.
Charles Reynolds, Jr3, Esq, has acce]
ed the position of managing editor of t
Morning NetCs and entered on his M
duties Monday. Mr.. Reynolds has h
considerable experience as newspaI
man, having been managing editor of t
Ners under the old management and t
Mde-awake correspondent of the paper
power during the last session of the Leg
lature.
James T. Carter, who died on Mond
week in Appoquinimink Hundred, at t
ase OF y years, was born near Cantwel
Sndge. The deceased leaves three ct
urea, one son, JehnD. Carter, who marri
~ pe only daughter of the late Saml
ppo.Tnsend, daughter who marri
asseaard g Townsend, and another the W
John B. Belts, of Camden, N. ]. \
A''er leaves considerable property.
Hey. John Downham, prominent lo
seaeher sr living near Canterbury. in t
Slhty, died on Friday last. He had be
w Tor several weeks but previously b
I'm N the enjoyment of robust heal
VIA. .Downham was man of strong G.
GcsSo Gons on all religious and moral gu
Ioosia and always made himself felt.
asoa a rreachers' Association, found in b
reon;ssant and unfailing member in all
htss ~ Fsesefs..