Smyrna times., 1883-03-28
county and State Items.

County and State Items.
r.b.rmep at New Castle, Delaware
FL and other points are making |
ivy SS,, for the shad fishing season.
,.ont q 500 have already been sub
AuU iLoJ toward paying the MiddletOwn
ser.9e"l ssernjeultUral Associations debt of
$500
r. cboriff Dunn has bought the
r storehouse and dwelling OF Louis
1,.alar CiiUM on Lockerman street, Dover, for
5000.
n. and Mrs. Andrew Eliason on
UadnoSdav last celebrated at their
no%a near Mt. Pleasant the fiftieth an
niyersary of their marriage.
Tho new P. E. Church at Chesapeake
c;tr will he consecrated tomorrow.
p;sbon Lee will ofliciate, and Rev. q.
W ' Hadge, of Philadelphia, will preach.
Tbo Delararean says that the pro-
Dosed Constitutional amendments only
desirable because it shuts the door to
sny further increase in the General
Assembly.
The Rev. J. B. Spottswood, D. D.,
r.stor of the Presbyterian Church at
Esw Castle during the last forty-one
vears is about to resign his pastorate
on account of advancing age.
The farm of r. T. Lockwood, near
MiddIetown, was sold at public sale on
Wednesday last, to Mrs. Lydia Z.
Allston, for $3.50 per acre. The farm
contains about 100 acres.
The business men of Middletown,
saws the Transcript, are strongly op-
posed to Mr.. Swigget's plan of doing
away with the route agent on the early
morning train going North.
William C. Fountain, formerly hos
at the Richardson housed, Dover, ha!
rented the United States Hotel, corner
of Water and French streets, Whining
ton. and will succeed John J. Dough
erty as proprietor.
On Wednesday afternoon, 21st inst.
at the residence of the brides parents
near Odessa, David A. Knots and Mis-
Annie NJ. FINLEY, daughter of S. L
Tinley, Esq, were united in marriage
The ceremony was performed by tn
Rev. R. K. Stephenson, recently paste
of Appoquinimink circuit
The SUSSEX Journal says: Ever
cf n
have approached on the subject, is OF
posed to the present bungling stoc
law The people are not only DISCUS
ed with its workings, but are GROWN
tired Of seeing our Legislature occup
sOmuch time in considering it,
Wm. R. Cahoon, of Dover, will soc
commence the erection of handsOn
dwelling on Bradford street, and tv
brick buildings on LOckermaR street,
be used as a shop and for stores. r.
Kenney will soon break ground {
State street above the COnferen
Academy for the erection of a re-
dence.
The Old Dominion Steamship Col
pany has at last concluded to build t
railroad from the station at RehObO
to the beach, 1t will run first to t
Bright House, from which switch W
be run to the new hotel now bel
built and the main track will be {
Tended from the Bright to the Dougl;
H ouse.
The Rev. Mrs. Anna Martindale
iyered lecture on temperance in
NJ. Z. Church last Thursday afternC
70 an audieAce of ladies. We felt
though we would like to have dropT
IN alter the Rev. Madam had clOi
n ana 4 distributed a copiOus supply of
DNs Lenten lectures to the hearers
"eaJord correspondent SUSSEX journal
Inc MiddletOwn Transcript says Il
mas Just leaked out that some {
Gred children near Odessa, related
Sames Redden, who was hanged
year played " hanging" in the woo
ooAe months since. and one of Il
number was found by the pare
sIfahgled to death at the scene of
zane. zane. The circumstances of
Sallus death were concealed by
parents.
Ine unceremOnious departure f
' vne Gnurch at Kenton, alluded to
"eek, was an exceptional incident
H TT IT. oid, the result of circumstan
e CIV, IVY funerals were to take place al
NE os.y %ly hour and those who desire,
M so tS'ehd some Of whom had been spC
8 o5 ~ 70 act as bearers) had to thus
m;santage of time. The stranger
fon fIoK an exceptional circumsti
@ ha.tie sne custom, passed, it seems, a
IN %Sy SSIy judgement on a congrega
III "h %mose habit is a strict obseryanc
M church prOprieties.
NJ "A A prominent citizen Of Milford
voare u from active business sev
ago, has become infatuated
same of dominoes as a passt
IN bi0eguently whole DAYS are devote
kno taVorite hobby, and once it has
or""s ~n 70 cause him to be fined
tb"n,zatlon tbs n,: to which he belonged
wbon sl.lnax Una was reached this
b stoSu MS dinner was cooked on a
-~M;Isn Ne and served as he sat at the b
MlJOrd Chronicle.