Smyrna times., 1884-04-30
county and State Items.

aro many blossoms on the cherry
Ihetv and a large crop is expected
looking finer in Sussex county
W4o~v fo% several years at this season.
u,n Of Laurel is said to be improv-
- r%o more rapidly than any O'her pia'e in
the county
bo accommodation and small |
Owlhs ~ fnr tomatoes last year, the num-
prices p,'ro "ros nlanted in Sussex county Will |
Der b,,t o. "'sr smali part Of the lumber planted
last year.
y Massey, Esq. and wife expect to
Gec. Gec.tho far West tomorrow. They will
start ST,, ba cone until the middle of June
proD"py ", f5r health Mr.. NJ. will return
1t lSa .p .,1p in time for the Republican con-
to t.inT CilT"S We wish them pleasant trip.
w Hukin, formerly of East st.
conroes hundred, seems to stand ABOUT tlle
6o.t chance to receive the hePuplIlc",l 4,, non
I9atlom IIl. an osnirant for the nomination ten
de was @ro .,' and received 7lG votes in Will
y;nr.o9 and 975 in the county
.ro,osition has been made hy the
orrap Dredging Company to drain the
Aa"r.bes above New Castle by cutting a
ll,% 1aol % feet wide and feet deep, extend
;"fr from the river to the railroad the cost
~ gs,ha u,orl; to be 81, 600. The plan appears
VI lc,o,,ntemnlate c,,, enlarging the existing ditch
S'DoU,n os "the dyke" to these dimensions.
Hllot Hno% an imnrOyement, besides its influence
ou' tbo hralthfulness of the city, would
oandar on considerable land fit for cultivation
.S"t i now useless. 1t is proposed that the
ti". 1i., and the marsh company share the cost
oftbe work equally between them.
Frank Wilds, Register of Wills for
vont county. granted letters of administra-
.;on mon the estate of Frederick Black, de-
t.o tooased late of West Dover hundred, ON
zee 17tb TO Francis Grcenwell; on the 18th
',mon The estate of Henry Todd, deceased
iI,o of East Dover, to John G. Pennewill
'm tbe DIST upon the estate of Robert
Townsend. late of Baltimore, Md, tn Rose
NV i Boulden and on the 22d admitted tt
vTobate the last will and testament of Jas
p Boone. deceased, late of South Murder
lin hundred and granted letters of admin
;.tration c. T. A., upon said estate to Mar.
Z. Boone.
DyATuoF AN OLD FRIEND.-Alrs. Patienc
Jpnkips. whose serious illness was recent
spoken of ia the various papers, died at he
home in Camden, on Sunday evening
Dacpaspd was one of the most prOminct
members of the Society of Friends on tn
Peninsula, and was nearly 80 years of ag
During her life she always took an activ
mart in all meetings held by the society, ht
during the past few years, owing 10 ht
feebleness and advanced years, she has bee
unable to take an active part, although 81
has always retained the greatest interest
the same She will be buried to-day M
her funeral will no doubt be very lar!
sne ~ she was we'll known, both in til
State, Pennsylvania and other places. NJ
and Mrs. John II. HOfecker, of this tow
will attended the funeral.
The following is list of deeds that ha
been recorded the past week at the RecC
ders Office for Kent comfy: y. B. job
son to John s. Conner, 8 acres in Nor
Murderkill hundred, $500; j. I. Steve
10 franklin Barrett. Il acres in Kent
hundred, $3.50 G. J. Brainard to 10
Franklin. 81 acres in MspilliOn hundro
$4,000: A. E. Budd to Rachel Sylvest
lot in Smyrna, 5000; f. Sherwood to An
Cole l07 acres in MispiliOn hundred, S
24; j. F. Tygert ct nj to j. A. Collins,
in Smyrna $87; S. Wharton to B. T. G,
well, llS acres in South Murderkill hI
dred, $3.50; j. BOckman to d. j. LyO
lot in Dover, $1,000; r. B. WolcOtt to
r. Phillips, 65 acres in Milford hundr
$1,000 John Wheeler to John L. DraI
acres in South Murderkill hundred,
n Caleb Clark to John L Draper, 80 acres
South Murderkill hundred, $500; W.
N Blocksom to w a. BlOcksom, Jr.. 10
u Little Creek, $3.50; c. NJ. Carey to DR..
n j. Brown lot in Wyoming, $1,000; j,
n GOoden to p c. Gruwell, one-half inte
II in l75 acres in North Murderkill hund1
N $1,000