Smyrna times., 1883-02-14
Delaware Items.

The early morning train Thursday
was delayed two hours by the engine
breaking below Wyoming.
Sheriff Martin sold out the store
goods of Philip Less at DIiddletown
last week. Sale amounted to over
81 300.
There is i'll the almshouse of Sussex
county, woman who is only 80 inches
in height, weighs 40 pounds and is 20
years old.
M. ]. Dow, of Brooks, Maine, has
come into Delaware for the purpose of
instituting new lodges of Good Temp
lars and to reorganize the Grand Lodge
of this State, which is now dormant.
Less work has been done upon the
farms Of this county this Winter than
during any Winter for the past ten
years. The indications now are that
the weather will be more favorable for
outdoor work.
The Superior Court now sitting in
Wilmington has denied Purnell Lynch
his writ of quo warrantO, and the rule
is discharged. James Martin can now
hold unmolested the sheriff's office to
soI, l. Il
Jacob G. Wilson, of Milford, has re-
signed the position of route agent be-
tween Philadelphia and Crisfeld. He
didn't find the place altogether a flow
cry bed of ease. He says that it is
impossible for one man to stand the
work.
John A. Mustard, of Broad Greek
hundred was elected County Treasurer
of Sussex county by the Levy Court in
place of Cyrus Ward, the present in
cumbent. Charles NJ. Cullen, Esq.
was appointed attorney for the Levy
Court, vice a. p. Robinson, Esq.
Miss Wilson, of the Conference
Academy, Dover, in order to enable hel
pupils to hear music of the highes
order, has secured the services of DIR
Louis Mas, formerly professor in tn,
Leipzig conservatory, for piano reel
tai in Academy Hall, on Februar!
9th.
Rev. J. A. B. Wilson, a native o
Milton and well known hereabouts
has been sustained by his congregation
at Fairmount, Md, in his efforts to pre-
serve order at religious meetings. !
will be remembered that Mr.. Wilso
picked up a young man who was mis-
behaving and carried him bodily out {
the church.
Two cigars a day at five cents eac
and u glass of beer at the same pric
come to $54.75 in year. Two goo
weekly newspapers cost $5Oa year les.
And yet, says the Deldtrdredn, there al
many men who incur the former e2
pense and who say they cannot "afford
the latteri A man who is a goo
drinker and smoker will usually fin
that he has no time or money to spal
for other things.
Dover has never been as gay as tn
! Winter. All the balls have been yer
successful and several brilliant affair
are in contemplation. A promenaC
concert and charity reception was give
at the Hotel Richardson on Monda
night, 1t was managed entirely /
the ladies who are interested in carir
for DOver's poor. Among them al
Mrs. A. B. Richardson, Mrs. Drape
, Mrs. Mowbray, Mrs. Manlove, Mrs.
l.. Clarke, Mrs. II. a. Richardson, Mi
Birmingham and host of others.
The Kent County Levy Court Thur
! day appointed James h. Powell
West Dover hundred, County Trea
1 urer, to succeed David Reese; rea
pointed John P. Salisbury, ESQ.,, A
tOrney and James Frashier, Bailiff, al
chose the following county collectors
4 w. A. c. Hardcastle, Duck Creel
4 Nathanial P. Griffith, Little Creel
Il John Sipple, KentOn John ]. Voshe
N West Dover; William A. Willis, Ea
Dover; Charles w. Smith, North Mu
n derkill; George w. Killer, South Mu
II derkill; John Stafford, Mispillion;
4 ID. Bickel, Milford. There were mal
= applicants for the officers.