Smyrna times., 1880-06-09
Delaware Affairs,

The Peninsula Convention of Methodist8
will meet in Dover June 18th.
The Town Council Of Dover have spent
we'll on to a hundred dollars in numbering
the houses.
The trustees of the Camden camp arouHd
have contracted to have the springs upon
the ground walled up with stono. Camp,
July DIST.
Sheriff Dunn sold, on Tuesday last, the
property of Jacob Levy on L0ockcrman
street, Dover, to Robt. Raughlcy, for 500,
subject to a mortgage.
Bishop Foss, one of the newly elected
Bishops Of the N. +. Church, will preside
over the colored conference, which meets
in Dover on Saturday, oath OF July, next
The new a. NJ. f. Church at Gum Swamp
will be dedicated on Sunday, 18th inst, by
Rev. j. d. Ebert, Presiding Elder, assisted
by Rev. j. ii. Holland, Of Dover, and Rev
Isaiah johnson, the pastor.
The quarterly meeting of the Kent
County Temperance Association was held
at Magnolia, on Wednesday, Doth. Ad-
JOurned to meet on Caindcn Camp Ground
July I'd, when prominent speakers are
! - lSSNNO " AuNlGS IiC llltCllIlS
One hundred young men have been
! found in Wilmington who are willine, in
! the midst of the heated term" to start a
club having for its object systematic
| physical exercise. The amusement that
the Wilmington Bicycle and Gymnasium
Club offers its members is not ono that
necessitates potations of beer at the end of
every act but one that affords healthful
exercise and promotes manly strength.
Senator Bayards popularity with the
! Democracy Of the Eastern Shore, as shown
by the late action of the several Democratic
County Conventions, is only another proof
OF the practical oneness Of the people Of this
| Peninsula. Our Eastern Shore friends are
more conservative than we, but it's not tc
be denied that with increasing intercourse
between the different parts of hGsP Peninsul;
there is growing up, perhaa se4h oticed, {
spirit that will finally weld8taP aParious polit
ical divisions into one &tate.- Fllueuyto.
DAILY NeuS.
STATE ANALYSIS OF FEETILzERs.-At
meeting of the Pomona Grange, of New
Castle, county, held at Sharpley's schoo
house on Thursday, June 3rd, 1850, tn
following Preamble and Resolutions wer
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. At the last session Of the Delaware Lcg>
laturc a bill introduced :or the better prOtccuo
of the farmers in the purchase OF their fertilizers an
it met a united opposition from the manufacturers
fertilizers with one honorable exception, and VIII
through their paid attorneys defeated the passage
the bill notwithstanding the majority Of the member
of the Legislature were farmers. Therefore
ECSOirCd That it is the sense of the members of IN
Pomona Grange, of New Castle that they will ~
support any candidate at the coming general elcctio
for the office of Representative or senator, who vi
not pledge himself TO his best endeavors and Civ
his hearty support to have enacted law for the pl
pose of giving greater protection from fraud TO Il
farmers in the purchase of their fertilizers and tn
+ they will advocate a State appropriation of sutcie
amount 10 secure free of charge the analysis by Il
State chemist sample of any fertilizer bought
any farmer of the State free of charge for the anal
IeSOlred That the members of this Pomona Grams
invite the cooperation of the members of the Dstr
q Grange Of Kent and Sussex counties, as well as q
- members of all subordinate oranges Of the state, al
II that will influence with our fellow iarl
ers outside the Grange to unite with US in securing
desirable an object
"a RcSOlUCd, That this Preamble and Resolutions
furnished to the press of Delaware with request Il
Is they publish the same.