Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1883-11-21

County anu NOCoCO ACOAAAS'
The grangers will assemble at Dover
December 18th next.
rhroe large vessels are being con-
.+rncted at the Milford ship yards.
Interesting revival services are going
10th at Barrett's and Laws Chapels.
A brass band, with sixteen members,
4os been organized at Delaware City.
The tax collectors of Sussex are ST.
oeS 50 behind for the years 1881 and
1882.
Ballett. the murderer of Deputy, is
odd TO be working in the Alaska
mines.
RH Eliason, of Middletown, will
:, few davs start for Colorado in
search Of health.
EP. Selmser has bought of James
7. Heyerin, house on the public
square at Dover.
Farmers around Glasgow, New Cas-
te county, are losing their hogs by a
disease supposed to be cholera.
The esteemed wife of DIR. D. H.
HoustOn. of Lewes, died last week.
She was very estimable lady and will
be much missed.
Shepard T. Barker died suddenly at
Lpwes, Friday afternoon, aged 80 years.
# is said that he took an overdose of
Iaudanum. He had been drinking.
THE Morning Ne,cs Monday sent off
tbirtv-six dollars to the destitute peo-
nile of Shenandoah, Pa, who were so
SADLY injured by the recent fire there.
At the sale of w. Y Warner, in Will
mington, on Wednesday, SO head of
horses were sold. The highest price
maid was about $500, and the lowest
s4l for lame carter.
DIR. VIM. Marshall, of Milford, lost a
valuable gold watch while out cunning
November 14th. 1t was found the
next day and returned to him. The
finder was literally rewarded.
The Rev. o. F. Hippo. of Virginia.
formerly of Dover, will deliver his
popular lecture on "Keys to Unlock
Hearts," at the Second Baptist Church.
Wilmington, tomorrow evening.
The ninth annual session Of the
Teachers Institute of New Castle
county, is to be held in Middletown.
The sessions will be held in the Town
HaN aAG will open this afternoon.
The civil list for the present term of
the Superior Court for New Castle
county, is the largest that has been
issued for years, having nearly three
hundred cases for trial and argument.
Lore & Emmons, trustees, sold at
public sale last Friday afternoon the
farm Of John COyle, deceased, in Chris
tiana hundred to Victor Dupont, for
$4,000 The farm contains seventy
two acres.
William Green, Esq, has given to St.
Anne's Church, Middletown, an eligi-
ible corner lot on Cochran and Church
Streets, for parsonage site. The YES
try will begin work on the parsonage
in few weeks.
The semi-annual meeting of the Pen
inSular Fruit EVapOratOrs' Association.
according to the laws of that society,
will be held at Dover, December 4th,
at P. NJ. The Association seems to
be almost lifelesS.
The Delaware fishermen have had
an unusually rich harvest this year.
1t is said that more rock and perch
have been caught along the Delaware
shore this fall than during any fall for
the last ten years.
The frame of the. new Catholic
Church, at Middletown, was raised on
Thursday. The ceremonies of laying
the corner stone took place on Sunday
last at 10 o'clock, the Rev. Father
Murphy, of Washington, =. c., preach
ing ia the Town Hall.
The authorities at Easton permitted
John Brown, the colored man who
stole team at Georgetown recently,
and W no was arrested in Talbot coun-
ty,. to leave before the Georgetown con-
stable reached there with Governor
Stockley's requisition.
The young men of Seaford have a
%ell-equiPped reading room, where
N~h NOhhAOA ldOly dlu pIOuldDly
spend the long Winter evenings.
Their library is growing, and the books
they now have may be borrowed at
very small cost per week. All the
leading newspapers in the State are on
the tables.
Purnell J. Lynch's bread has again
cropped with the butter side down.
lie has been defeated twice in the con-
test for sheriff of New Castle county :;
ne and his friends felt sure of the ap-
polntment of Recorder of Deeds but
Governor Stockley has reappointed
Mr. Holomb for five years and he is
subjected to another loss of time and
money. The woes of the politician
BURNING OF A BARN.-The barn of
Daeputy United States Marshal William
99TueKert, near Kirkwood, was burned
monday evening with most of its con-
tohS' The barn contained about 1000
Susnels of corn, 25 tons of hav. and
louder for the entire Winter. besides
dSarlnlng implements, which were all
destroyed. The Outbuildings, close by,
were also burned, and the total loss
N will not fall far short of $4,000 or ST.
W.. insurance $1,000. Cause of fire