Smyrna times., 1886-08-25

Philadelphia railroad began running
regularly Monday between Wilmington
and Baltimore.
The candidate for Legislature from
White Clay creek will be a Bayard-
Gray man. No Lore candidate has yet
been talked of.
Il. M. Jones, of Dover, Del, used
Diamond State Fertilizer on his wheat
crop. Result 444 bushels to the acre.
He prefers it to any fertilizer he has
yet used. ]
Flower and willet were never so
numerous on our marshes as they are
this season. They are to be seen in
fiocks of hundreds, and gunners are
having fine sport.
In Pencader hundred there are two
candidates for Legislative honors.
George Medill, a Biggsite, is one and
Richard 7. Cam, n Bayard-Gray man
represents the other faction.
A Temperance Reform Club, consist
ing of about twelve members, was
formed at Milford on last Wednesday
evening. Another meeting will be
held ON next Friday evening.
Mayor Rhoads having broken up all
the policy shops he knew of in Will
mingtOn does not rest, but with renew
cd ardor shows a bold front against
gambling dens in higher circles.
The Rev. Benjamin Gibbs, aged S8
years, died in Wilmington on Wednes-
day. He was q member of the Della
ware M. Z. Conference and had been
minister for more than so years.
Richard NJ. Cooper, the Temperance
Reform candidate for Congress, is at
work in Sussex county, organizing
clubs. He addressed meeting at
Georgetown on last Friday evening.
BY addressing Lord & Polk Co., No.
40 S. Del. Ave, Phila., Hundreds of
testimonials can be furnished, showing
the VOnderfm results obtained by the
use of Diamond State Fertilizer" on
wheat.
Now that Mayor Rhoads of Whining
ton, has succeeded in having a half
dozen of the policy men put under bail
for their appearance at Court, they are
making their boasts that not Il single
case will ever be tried.
Uncle Billy Dean intends to vote for
HOifecker Of course for Governor; for
how could he vote for the man he de-
nOunced as a salary grabber? But if
Uncle Billy is not watched he will for
get himself and slip in a Democratic
ho1Iot for fba 1vLOlo fiolro of vat Ro1,lfb-
Hcdn.
The nomination of Mr.. Biggs for
Governor, means Mr.. Lore for United
States Senator to succeed Senator Gray.
This will leave Mr.. Bayard effectually
shorn of his supremacy i'll a State which
he held as pocket borough and for
which he sacrificed so much of self-res-
pect to make Democratic, Republican.
Since the goth inst, the law permits
the catching of oysters from the creeks,
and many persons with boats and tongs
are now on their way to capture the
bivalves. 1t is feared that the supply
is short. If so, it is hoped that hereaf-
ter the law may be amended so as to
give the oysters month or more for
growth.
How humiliating it must be to Adj
ministratiOn Democrats to be tramped
upon by John F. Saulsbury's war steeds
as he drives them in the chariot OF
triumph He whom the Administra-
tiOnists have reviled as Barney
Dawes" The Great Uncombed," etc,
is now the very head and front of the
Democracy of Delaware !--MiIord
NelUs.
Thursday was another great day at
Bowers's Beach and the crowd was Ofa
more respectable character. Thursday
before was fighting day between the
Democratic factions. Thursday was
reconciliation day, and much effort
was made to win back unpledged
forces. 1t was a gala day with the
young folks, and the bathing and boat
ing were fine.
On Tuesday of last week Miss Eliza
beth A. Purnell, daughter of DR.. VIM
II. Purnell, president of the Fred
erick, Md, Female Seminary, was mar
ried to Charles Graham Blandy, of th'
G, G.. Blandy & Co., members of tn,
produce exchange New York. Boil
of the contracting parties formerly at
tended Delaware College of which tn,
brides father was president.
T, 3. Coursey has had another mis-
fortune with his carp ponds. Th
rain storm on Saturday the 7th, inst
which was unusually heavy in lowe
Kent, about four inches of rain falling
carried away both of his dams. II
lost a number of the large carp AM
hundreds of the young of this yeai
He saved 81 of the young scale carr
and a number of the leather carp
TEMPERANCE AND REFoRM.-Meet
ing in the interest of Temperance an
Reform will be held in Sussex count
this week as follows:
Bridgeville, Monday evening.
SeafOrd, Tuesday evening.
GumborO, Wednesday evening.
Frankford, Thursday evening.
MillsborO, Friday evening.
The meetings will be addressed b
r. NJ. Cooper, candidate for COngre
on the Temperance and Reform ticke
and others.
Hon. f. J. Smithers, acting cOunsu
general at Shanghai, arrived on a sho
leave of absence at his home in Wi
mingtOn, on Saturday. He was a.
pointed by President Arthur consul
Chin Kiang, and by the present admit
istFatiOn he was appointed charged
affairs, which position he held for Sc
en- months until his transfer
Shanghai. He is also the Judge of Il
court of appeals Of China. Mr.. Smit
ers is a cousin Of Hon. n. B. Smithel
Esq, of Dover.
DELAWARE LEGAL LIGHTs.-At Il
meeting of tho American Bar AssOci
ton held at Saratoga, n. Y, last wee
Senator Gray was elected vice pre-
dent; Judge Ignatius G. Grubb, mel
Der for Delaware Of the General COu
Gil; Anthony Higgins, George H. Bat
and Willard Salisbury, Jr., ESQ
members of local council for Delawa
Chief Justice Joseph p. COmegys, I
ward G.. Bradford, Esq, of WilmingtC
and George V. Massey, Esq, of Dow
were elected members of the assoc
tiOn.
FIRE AT LAUREL.-A most disastrC
fire occurred in Laurel on ThursC
morning. The fire broke out ab,
half past one o'clock in the mOrni
and continued until six o'clock.
property destroyed was the Lau
House, owned by Mr.. BOchrOch
Frankel, Liquor dealers of Philadelpl
and moe fononfoI I,r, Too < MaIx