Smyrna times., 1883-11-28

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Co1ntv and State Items.
nr BENJAMIN Whiteley, of Frederick,
Lie of removing to Baltimore.
1.ooc ZONES. one of Middletown's
o,dest citizens, died on Wednesday.
The Holy Cross church festival, at
nouer last week, cleared about $500.
Five prisoners were whipped at New
castle, Saturday-three cOlored and
two white men.
The new Baptist church of Delmar,
is now completed, and was opened on
Sunday for worship.
Richardson & Robbins, Gamers at
never received seven tons of turkeys
from Philadelphia last Friday.
Middletown is now infested with
tho humps. In some families four and
srn are down with this complaint.
Editor Way of the Transcript has 'em.
George w. Ingram, real estate agent.
has sold farm of the Higgins heirs,
containing 151 acres, and situated near
WcDonough, to p. w. Adams, for
$500 cash.
Georgetown is somewhat interested
in the discovery of human skeleton.
evidently long buried, about three feet
below the surface in the stables of the
Eagle hotel.
"She Stops to Conquer, or The
Mistakes of Night" will be given by
the Senior class of the Conference
Academy, in Court House Hall, Dover,
December goth.
A New York sportsman cunning in
the lower portion of the State, is said
to have had a pair of dogs which he
valued at $4,000, and an imported
breech-loader that cost 5000.
The Dover Sentinel says that on a
recent Sunday morning an intoxicated
man called at two drug stores in that
town to have physicians prescription
for whisky filled and was refused at
both places.
Anthony NJ. Higgins celebrated his
seventy-fourth birthday anniversary at
his residence, Linden Hill, near St.
Georges, Friday. His children, grand
children and a number of his most init
mate friends were present.
James H. Hcverin, ESQ.,, of Philadel
phia, underwent surgical operation on
Friday, for the removal of one of his
eyes, the sight of which was DESTROYED
four weeks ago by his accidentally run
ming the point of a penhOlder into it.
1t had since become so intiamed that
its removal was necessary to save the
other eye.
The table of crop yields per acre
shows the following of our crops:
Corn, 20 bushels; sweet potatoes, IS
bushels; tobacco, SEQ pounds; hav.
LIS tons; buckwheat, - bushels; sor-
ghum, IS gallons. As compared with
an average crop, the grape product of
this State is placed at IS, the apple
product at 81 and the pear at 81.
John B. Moore, son of DR.. John A
Moore, of FELTON,, since his graduation
from college, "a student of law in Will
mingtOn, with L. G.. Bradford, ESQ.
was admitted to the bar, on Monday.
Mr.. Moore was born in Smyrna, while
his father was a resident, prior to NOV
ing to FELTON,. He enters upon the
practice of law with very hattering
prospects of future success.
E. L. Haynes, son of Rev. r. II.
Haynes, who is pastor of the NJ. f..
church Of this town, has secured the
very desirable position of General
Agent for the Wilmington UOrniaq
Mems Mr.. Haynes is an active. ener-
getic gentleman, with the Ncrs in
securing him has added n valuable
acquisition to his ranks. We wish him
much success.-Nerdrk Ledger.
Mrs. Thomas Young of Dover. for
merly of Binghampton, n. Y, having
long been dangerously i'll with mys-
ferrous disease, some time since visited
her daughter, Mrs. F. ID. Page, of
BinghamptOn. She failed to improve,
however, and the mystery remained
unsolved until few days since, when
she vomited live snake. IA inches
long, that fell writhing on the floor.
She Is now recovering.
CUNNING ACCIDENT.-While Rene
Martin, Thomas B. Briston and John
and Thomas Ferry were cunning about
three miles below New Castle, Friday.
bird flew up and Mr.. Martin shot at
II and unfortunately shot Young Ella
son, of the firm of J. T. Eliason & Bro.
OF New Castle, in the face. One eve
was badly injured and it is not yet GER
tam whether the sight of the wounded
eye can be saved or not.
Harley G. Brown, now in New Castle
jail, doing five years sentence for
%recklng an express train on the p, W.
q b. railroad, Saturday, June 90, 1873,
Will be released from Jail and given his
freedom in few days. Brown, it will
De remembered, stuck crOss-tie be-
tween the rails of a cattle guard about
0ne-quarter ola mile south of Claymont
station, with the idea of stopping the
Train before it reached the obstruction,
and thereby get in the company's favor
ana secure position on the road.
On Saturday, Sarah White, a colored
girl in the employ of Geo. H. Maull, at
Le.Wes, added to their daily supply of
mix about two ounces of laudanum,
out owing to the change in taste and
color OF the milk, not a sufficient guam
tIIty was consumed to do any injury.
Inc girl, who is not more than IA years
oll' confessed when charged with the
crime, but could give no reason for
committing such an act. In cOnsidera-
t LiGn OF her age, she will in all proba-
ing.
Guilty of Murder.
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