Smyrna times., 1886-10-13
County and State Items.

county dI1o oCdCS Items.
A Peninsula horticultural society. the
organization of which is now under
way, is announced for October 2lst, at
Dover.
The Sussex Democrats have arranged
for thirteen meetings between now
and election day. All the takers in
the party are booked for speeches in
Guiding Mr.. Lore.
The term of the Prothonator of this
county, Joseph Burchenal, expires on
Saturday next, the 10th inst. 1t is
generally understood that Mr.. Buche-
nal will be his own successor.
Seventy-fye acres of bush and under
growth in the woods of j. B. Goodwin,
along Peppers creek, near DagsbOro',
were burned on October 1st, and the
rest of the forest alone saved by the
heroic remedy of starting a counter
fire.
VIM. G. Gibbons, President of the
Pusey & Jones Company, of Whining
ton, died suddenly on the streets in
that city while going to his Office on
Wednesday. He was 55 years of age.
He leaves a widow and one daughter.
Rev. DIR. Underwood late of the Mil
ton M. Z. Church has applied for ad-
mission to the New Castle Presbytery
which was in session in Whining
ton last week. The committee ap-
pointed to report OH his admission
recommended a pOstpOnement until
the next meeting which was adopted.
Rev. VIM. i. White, the Sheriflalty
candidate on the Reform ticket, has
declined the nomination on the ground
that if he were elected the Sheriff's Of
fee would not be compatible with his
work as a minister. He declines so as
to allow another person to be named,
and VIM. A. Hukill has been put in his
place.
Rev. l. d. Johnson who took a super
numerary relation at the Wilmington
Conference has so much improved as
TO be able to resume his duties again in
the pastOrate. He has been supplying
the places of Rev. l.. j. Muchmore,
since August 1st, who resigned because
of failing health, and last week Mr..
johnson moved his family to Bridge
vile.
In the Orphans Court at Whining
ton, last week, petition for assignment
of dover was presented from one
Martha COughtrey, of England, who
claims to be the lawful widow of the
late Henry B. Courtney, of the Dia-
mOnd Match Company, and entitled to
a share Of his large estate. Mr.. Court
ney also left a widow and family in
Wilmington.
Henry r. Pennington, a member OF
the Delaware bar and clerk of the
Municipal Court of Wilmington, died
in Dover Wednesday of consumption.
He was a son of John B. Pennington
the democratic candidate for Congress
and was thirty-seven years old. When
a youth he entered as a cadet the
Naval Academy at Annapolis, and af
ter leaving there became a midship-
man, taking three years cruise on a
training ship. He practiced law in
Wilmington, and when his father was
States attorney general, he served as
deputy.
A MAD COw.-James Hudson, a
farmer of Milford Neck, lost a horse
and a COW on September 30th, through
very peculiar circumstances, says the
Chronicle of Milford. The COW was
with calf, but had been turned into the
field with the herd. Failing to return
at night with her mates, Mr.. Hudson
started ont on horseback to hunt heI
and found her upon a marsh. WheI
approached she appeared wild, rec
eyed and infuriated, and at once rushed
furiously upon the horse, disembowel
ing him. Hudson escaped from hi
deadly peril and returned to the hous'
for help. The COW had to be killed be
fore she could be reached and th'
horse was dead already.
J. Frank Wilds, Register of Wills fol
Kent county has granted letters of ad
mnistration upon the the estate o
Anna NJ. Layton, late of East Dove
Hundred, to Walter Morris and Mar.
NJ. Pennewill; upon the estate o
Nicholas o. Smith, late of Mispillioi
Hundred to David w. Smith upOl
the estate of Emily r. Morris, late Q
East Dover Hundred, to Walter Morris
upon the estate of Noah Holden, lat
of South Murderkill Hundred, to Ed
ward 3. Holden; upon the estate G
Joseph Seward, late of Little Creel
Hundred, to Anna Seward and Henr.
B. Seward upon the estate of Marth
A. Cummins' late of Duck Creek Hun
dred, to Geo. H. Raymond.