Smyrna times., 1874-09-30

! DEMOCRATIC County Ticker D.mo.
cratic County Convention was held in Dover
last thursday, John ii. Bewlry, ESn. in m,
chair and &. j. Hall and DR.. +. W, Coono,
acting as Secretaries.
| After appointing tho various committees
NC, the convention proceeded TO nominate y
candidate for Sheriff. The following pcntlr.
men were named AS candidates, to wit r r
AHcn' Ct Duck Creek; Peter l.. Coopcr. Of
North Murderkill Benjamin +. Backiston,
OF OF, Mention; Il. &. Walker, of Dover; Bolitha
harton, ct South Murderkill; Frank NJ
i'uhn, OF West Dover; Henry G.. Collisop. of
Dover, and Thomas I. Lacey, Of South Mnr. r..
derkiII. - ''0u'" 'lur-
WILDER II. Burnito and w. T. C,vonJ.r
were appointed tellcrs. The result of the first
ballot was as follows: .
Cooper, 20; Allen, 6; Blackiston. 8. Dnnu
o; Walker, 1 Lacy, 3; Collision. ~ ] \
harrington, q Wharton, l. Necessary to a
Second ballot-Cooper 80; BIackiston, -.
nunn g. Walker, 3 Wharton, |. Peter /
cooper was declared the nominee. Allen with
drew after the first ballot.
For Coroner the following candidates were
placed IN nomination: Henry Enhanks. of
DUCK Greek; Peter Creadick, of South Nur-
iierkll; William K. Thomas, Of Dover: "
". ". Powders, Of Milford Thomas Wallace. of
W est Dover; Nathan B. Fleming, of Mi4nil.
non and James f. Dunham, of Kenton.
Creadirk was nominated on the 2d ballot. ho
receiving 80 votes to Is for Eubanks.
In the afternoon th" nomination of Senator.
was next proceeded With. j. Frank Drnnnv
4ni AZ John NJ. loshel Of Dnrk Greek; II. e,
tdteman. of Mllprd William Sapp. of Mis.
piiii''n' AMI Joseph Hutchrral Of :. Murker
XIII were named. On bal!ot being taken !,
appeared that Denrcy had II ynt". Vn.hoII
p. fdl"mau 81, Slpp 81. and RurehrmI
Napp and fItdeman were Il lnrrd nominated
me following Is the remainder Of the ticaet
nominated '''A''
Far REPRESENTATIVES,.
John NJ. Eoshell and William b. Collins
of Duck Creek O0''i'''
J. Frank Wids, Of Kenton.
Webster ID: Learned, Of Lttlo Creek.
James II. Todd, Of D,vcr.
Mm. Broldaway, Of North Mnrlerkil
1homas Z. Greon, OF South Murderkill.
LEVY COURT COMMISSIONERS.
Nathaniel Griffin, for Kcnton hundred
Iienry VI. ilowo, for Little Creek,
IhIlcmon Scottcn, for West Dover.
James A. Martin, for Milford.
a mass meeting was held after the conven.
ION, "hicn was very sllmly attended. Chas. |
Brown aud Senator Eli Salisbury smoke mi
Messrs. Cochran and Williams bowed
The County Central Committee chosen !, 80
follows: 0"o'ou Is as
w lllam II: Hail. Duck Creek hundred.
benjamin L. Graham, Kenton hundred
Andrew ) Wilson Little Creek hundred.
y, William d. Fowler, Dover hundled, Fast
Election District
y, Philip d. Marvel, Dover hundred, West
William liroadawOy, North Murderkill lid.
", w llbur II. Burnite, South MurderkiIl lid.
Thomas ii. DOrman, Mispiion hundred.
Cornelius j. Hall, Milford hundred.
A PHANTOM PARTY, inaugurated and carried
through by the young people of this town.
vas the event hero for Monday night last. II
vas gorgeous affair, surely. Those concerned
1t r0bed themselves in Sheets using pillow
ases Tor head covering, white stockings or
loves tor hand covering, and white masks
or face covering. They proceeded from the
'lace OF rendezvous, on Main street, about half
'aSt nine, thoroughly disguised to the street
no 70 each other, even sex being undisccrnible
nc iOhR procession, two by two numbrrinV
lty or more, made rather CHASTITY snectaclo
mere was just enough moonlight STRUGGLING
hrough the clouds to reveal their almost spot.
'Ss "hltcness, and give tho spcechless parad-
Ts sort OF awful sublimity, except to those
over Inflated Imaglnatlons. The procession
asSed out South street, in review of squads of
pectators, to the spacious residence OF Can't
schudy, where the white robes rushed in and
?ok possession. After jolly effort at recog-
Iuoh the party threw off their masks and !
cut IN on ginger cake feast with far too ,
onh nhi on appetite for a crowd of ghosts.
me affair was intended as a surprise, in the
utsct, but the nnme was so Suggestive os to
art public curiosity, and by the time the
pectra scene was ready to move the town was :
loroughly agog over the event. Il was dcci.
le social circle. 'p''0u' in
a grand hop will bo given at the Wakeman
ouse, Bombay Hook, next "Wednesday ev"n' !
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