Smyrna times., 1884-04-09
Delaware Items.

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w. T. Nangesel has been appointed
principal of the Frankford public
schools.
The Superior court, &c, for Sussex
county will meet in Georgetown on the
14th of this month
Five tracts of land in Sussex county,
aggregating 66S acres, were sold by
the Sheriff for $6,555.
The Philadelphia agent of the Della
ware Pilots, it is reported, has disap-
peared with $50 900 that belongs to the
Delaware Pilots.
The grist mill of Collins & Co., of |
Pennington, was burned Friday, in
volving loss of $4,000. The property
was insured for $4,000.
During the past three months about |
one thousand letters were dropped in
the Wilmington letter boxes without
sufficient postage being prepaid.
Ex-Governor Ross, who has been
Seriously i'll in Philadelphia for several
weeks, was brought down to his home
in Seaford on Monday in special car
His health is improving.
Mark d. Hickman, who has man.
aged the Holly Tree Inn, Wilmington,
for several years past, has removed to
Ocean Grove, N. j., where he will con-
duct large boarding house.
Builders are of the opinion that there
will be considerably less houses erect
ed in Wilmington this year than last.
The houses thus far contracted for,
however, are OF a more expensive
kind.
John w. Cooper, Thomas c. Moore,
son of John Moore, of Moorton; and
Thomas S. Davis, all of Delaware,
graduated from the Hahneman Medi-
cal College in Philadelphia on Wednes-
day last.
The earnings of the Wilmington post
office for the past three months are
about 81 200 less than for the CORES
ponding quarter last year. This de-
crease is, of course, owing to the reduc-
tiOn in postage.
1t is stated that Capt. George Tyler,
of the Maid Of Kent, which piled
between Leipsic and Philadelphia last
year, has taken a position on the
steamer Columbia, between Whining
ton and Philadelphia.
Richardson & Robbins, of Dover, are
so far behind with their orders that
they have been compelled to work not
only an extra large force but every
night until nine o'clock, and will have
to continue to do SO for some months.
Nitro glycerine and giant powder
are dangerous explosives to manufac-
ture, yet there is millions in it. Lamott
Dupont, the owner of the vast nitro
glycerine works in New Jersey, was
the victim of his powerful agencies of
death at the recent explosion. His
life was one of usefulness and business
tact. He leaves a fortune of $13,OOO,-
600.
Mrs. Flowers and her sister, Miss
Mcbride, two old ladies of Dover, have
lately fallen heir to what to them seems
a small fortune. Mr.. Mcbride, a
brother of the sisters, whom they have
not seen for forty years, and who for
the past few years has been wandering
in Australia, recently died and be-
queathed to them something over four
thousand dOllars.--,SentiReL.
TRANSFERS OF PROPERTY.-The fol-
lowing is list of deeds that have been
recorded the past week at the
Recorders Office, for Kent County
W. F. Causey to Mary NJ. Layton, lot
in Milford, $500; J. VanGasken to
. Eliza J. Turner, lot in Smyrna, 1887
t. Foxwell to Allen B. Young, 81 acres
! Kenton Hundred, 81, 500; A. w. Milby
: to VIM. G. Wright, two lots in Harring
I ton, $4OO; f. E. Magill to VIM. II. Car
!. row, 167 acres, in South Murderkill
:. Hundred, $500; w. C. Quillen to DR.
B. l.. Lewis, lot in Harrington, 81, 400
n Clayton Fruit & Basket Company tC
It Mary E. Wright, lot in Clayton, $572
by the same to Jno. Wright, lot il
Clayton, $140; HI. d. Learned to r. ID
9 Dawson, SO acres, East Dover Hun
e dred, $4,000; Lydia Brown to Sallie NJ
Moore, 10 acres, Mispillion Hundred
$4,000; Sharp & Quillen to James c
- Reed, lot in Harrington, $4,000; r. {
Stevenson to S. w. Darby, % acres
near Frederick, $1,000; c. C. Peck t
, ). w. Darby, saw mill, near Frederics
$1,000; J. j.. Billings to Mary f. GaI
rison, lot in Dover, 81 600; PennC
~ Rash to McIlroy NJ. & g. d. Jackson
1929 acres, Mispillion Hundred, So, 500
G. S. Pennewill ct al, Real Estate In
IA provement Company, Charter, $500
NV 600; ]. p. Jefferson, administrator, I
Daniel Durham, acres, Kenton Hur
$235; Jared Alcott to Benjamin Foste
25 acres, South Murderkill Hundred
- 5000; by the same to John Cox, 2
II acres, South Murderkill Hundre,
IL $3.50; Richard Blore to J. Alcott, s
acres, Milford Hundred, 81 800; f. ]
Clark to G. w. Lord, 2 acres near Can
den, 5000; III. L. Shock to Mary +
1. Keller, 40 acres, South Murderki
:. Hundred, $500.
The track of the cyclone which d
n stroyed Oakville Ind. Wednesda.