Smyrna times., 1884-10-15
County and State Items.

Stephen Slaughter, of Dover, has pur
chased the farm, containing 235 acres
Of d. M.Wilson, near Leipsic, fOr
$lO,5OO.
Moody and Sankey are expected ia
hold meetings in Wilmington. during
this winter, i'll the Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church.
d. l.. Vallandigham, formerly editor
of the EUery EUening and late of the
Philadelphia Times, has accepted post
on the staff of the Press of the same
city.
Catfish and turtles are being shipped
from Milford to Philadelphia, in large
quantities. The catfish bring twelve
cents per pound, and pay a very hand
some profit.
One million cans have been filled bv
the Houston Packing Company durino
the season just closing. The pack IS
composed of WhOrtleberries, blackber-
rles, raspberries, cherries, plums, corn,
peaches, apples and tomatoes.
The charge of assault with intent to
commit rape by young lady of excel
lent family, against a young man of
Georgetown Hundred, last Sunday.
created considerable excitement among
their friends and the people. The
young man is non est.-SuSscr journal.
The Peninsula NeiUs SAYS: "The
! Legislative nominations of the Kent
! Democrats were evidently not made
In Difference to the State Temperance
Alliance. We are of the opinion that
Local Option will be farther awav from
an adoption next winter than ever be-
| fore"
A poultry raiser says that short eggs
produce hen chickens and long eggs
| produce cocks. If this be true. nine
tenths of all the eggs hatched in this
| vicinity, this year, have been lone.
We back our opinion from the LARGE
number of cocks sold in our market
We would like to have the opinion Of
some Of our readers, who have noticed
the above assertion, as to its veracity.
Milford Chronicle.
Peter Loose, from near Kenton.
! stepped into the Bayard House. on
Saturday, and when he started to 90
out he was surrounded by a party of
| roughs. He asked them to let him oct
out, when one of them threw billiard
ball, or something of the kind. and hit
MN IN the eye, knocking him down
and making bad wound on his face
Mr.. Loose is a very old man, and he
says he has no idea why they should
make such violent assault upon him.
Sentinel.
The contract for repairing the NJ. f.
Church, of Dover, has been given to
Rev. w. }. D'Orsay, the architect. and
II is expected that work will be com
menced this week. 1t is proposed to
enlarge the lecture room by throwing
INTO 1t the infant school room and one of
the class rooms, and increase the seat
ing capacity of the audience room
Dy placing the organ in an extension
of the pulpit recess. Rooms for the IL
Drary and infant school will be built
adJolnlng the lecture room in the rear.
Wyoming Circuit, says the Sentinel,
seems likely at no distant day to be
among the most desirable circuits of
the Wilmington Conference. Her peo-
pie are now engaged in the erection of
a parsonage for her pastor, and the
style OF building decided upon, in size.
arrangements and finish, will be a Gre
dit to the circuit. At Union Church.
ON Wyoming Circuit, Rev. w. NJ. War
ner, pastor, very precious revival of
religion is in progress. TWENTY-FIVE or
more have professed conversion. and
there are quite number at the altar
every night.
Alfred r. Best, a merchant of Will
mington, was recently sold out bv the
sheriff. After the sale the EUerv Ere-
nlng charged that Deputy SheriffS Mar
TIN and George, and +. l.. HAYNES and
r. NJ. Hopes, of the MOrninq Neirs
had appropriated goods while the sale
was In progress. The charge was made
on the statement of Best. The Star
and the Telegram reprinted the article
from Every EUening. Best has been ar
rested Tor criminal SANDER; Jerome B.
Bell, editor of the Star has been arrest
ed for libel, and proceedings for libel |
have been begun against EUery Eueninq
by the parties aggrieved.
w WEDDINGs.-The marriage of Miss
Sadie c., daughter of Col. d. p. Bar
nard, of Lebanon, to DR.. Peter Cooper.
OF Wilmington, will occur to-day. The
ceremony will be performed at Christ
Church, Dover.
Cards have also been issued for the
marriage of William N. Pierce, of Mil
ford, to Miss Clara, daughter of Rev.
W. Richardson, of Houston. The GER
emony will be performed at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, to-mor-
row.
Willinm J. Atkins, of Philadelphia,
and Miss Kate S. Tucker, of Dover.
were married in the Dover M. +.
yesterday afternoon.
SUSSEX DEMOCRATIC TICKET.-The
Sussex County Democratic Convention
nominated the following ticket:
Senator, DIR. Hugh Martin of Seaford.
Representatives - John 0. Truitt,
Cedar Greek David III. Atkins, Broad
kiln Jacob II. Adams, Little Creek
John Tatman, NanticolIe; VIM. S. Nc
Cabe, Baltimore Jacob w. Cannon,
Broad Creek; Joseph Hearn, Gumboro.
Levy Court-A. J. Morris, Broad
kiln; Alfred White, Lewes and Reho-
both j. w. Anderson, Little Creek
]. w. Vincent, Broad Creek; II. w.
Hickman, Baltimore; r. w. Albury,
Georgetown; George w. Jones, Gum
bOro.
Sheriff, ]. w. Short, Dagsboro.
Coroner, Joseph Lingo, Georgetown.
PROPERTY TRANsFERs.-Th follow
ing is list of deeds that have been re-
corded the past week at the Recorders
Office for Kent county -. II. Fisher
to J.F. Collins, lot in Harrington. 1915.
J. +. Moseley to w. Denney, 80 acres
in East Dover Hundred, 500; w. Den
ney to J. Moseley, 4 acres in East Do
yer Hundred, 800; d. Miflin to II.
Draper, 20 acres in West Dover Hum
dred, $780, Il. Draper to II. Banes, 20
acres in West Dover Hundred, $4OO;G.
II. Murray to L. T.. Laubach, lot in
Wyoming, $3.50; M. r. Clawson to J.
=. Bailey, lot in Smyrna, $25;J. M.
kerbn to II. A. Rash, lot in Dover.
81, loo; u. J. Hiss to r. Knight. 81
acres IN East Dover Hundred. siOO j
doseley to !. Moselay, 10 acres. East ,
Dover Hundred, $272; o. l.. Davis IA
Y. IL. Clark lot in XVvon,ipfr SEOE ID ,