Smyrna times., 1888-08-08

80 = Snruance, Esq, and daughter
W. =; ,I % a months sojOurn in the
i'i ia'Siirroadack rontk mountains.
Au farm of Robert Wilson in Jones'
Tne Fant To- county, was purchased by
NeSa, NSSart H. Wilson for Sl4,oOO'
w" ,roreau, of the MOreau Bros,
Jonn Jia,ors Ia of the Transcript for the
ProPrlgb'Te tbree years, left Middletown on
Friday last.
..oo thunder storm visited Reho-
VunIndav evening. The lightning
bo'n ou 7vrifc and several persons exPe-
Tas T!aaeed ed electric shocks.
nab and plover shooting are plen-
puCiH pioHg.our " bay shore at the pres
tilai .;nos "rUns and the Milford sportsmen are
em' e,"king the most OF IT,
mt. Nrilford Chronicle says: If all
I9S Tovas ponies were punched and
the lJAS u for sale next week in Milford,
e9eL Sler'T would not average five dollars
per head.
r.o subiect of a narrow gauge rail-
lHI Iotween Middletown and Odessa
IO&u Id;"C "O discussed very vigorously in
3 lsaso uV,' two neighbOring towns, which
ors only three miles apart.
Tho rain of Sunday evening was
-, -" heavy at Harrington, where two
'Sowers Isny met. Monday morning the
snU" .no"ms were much swollen and the
SUI ,ros badlv bent down.
Vortv-four tramps we've committed
- hover iail last week. They were
" .slrod Do work on the causeway at 81
On.iJ dow hut refused to work at that
p. S;oo % hence were committed for ten
5ays for vagrancy.
stock company is being formed to
,unrove Camden camp grounds. Per
aanent cottages will be erected, and il
: stated that they can be rented fol
.bo same price that is now charged fol
uniting up temporary tent"
Al an early hour on Thursday
rorning the barn of William A. Aldred
obont two miles southwest from Mil
Ford was burned to the ground, to
,,otber with a horse and a quantity o
sr,in. Origin of lire not known.
Erwin F. Smith left Washington, D
last week for the Delaware ant
MARYLAND peach districts. COmmenc
ing at Chestertown he will go over tn
gronnd visited last year to complet
certain lines of evidence, and Is expect
ted in Delaware in few days.
Dr. William P. Miller, of Wilmington
was married on Wednesday last a
Pennington to Miss Lottie Simmons
Nv the Rev. George w. Wilcox. Ate
the ceremony the bride and groor
took the evening train for Wilmington
which will be their future home.
VIM. F. Willig, of Wilmington, al
tempted to shoot his wife Friday nigh
Int missed her and she succeeded i
escaping. He then shot at JOnatha
R. Lopland, a drug clerk, but misse
him also. Willig boarded a train fo
Philadelphia where he was captured.
Ata recent meeting of the YOun
Mems Republican Club, of Middleton
resolution was unanimously passe
in favor of the establishment of a ne
weekly republican newspaper for ;
Georges hundred. A prospectus Wi
soon be issued and q thorough canvas
made.
A number of Wilmington Republ
cans are going to New York on Thur
day to participate in the great rece
ton to James G. Blaine. The ticker
which will cost only $3.50, will be goo
for four days. The boys are going
take day at COney Island after Il
reception.
The Prohibition State Central Coz
mittee met for organization at Dove
Friday. w. N. Brown, of WyOmin
was elected chairman and R. M. Coo
eof Cheswold secretary and treasure
County tickets will be placed IN u
field and an active, vigorous campalI
will be conducted in the State.
The Rev. T. E. Terry of the Dow
NE. Church has been given a TO
weeks vacation, which he proposes,
spend at Saratoga Springs, n. Y, b
he will not leave Dover until after Il
return of Mr.. StOnecipher of the Pr'
byterian Church and Mr.. Williams
the Baptist, who are both taking
cation at present.
The PenrOse camp, which broke f
dsy, was decided success, religious
and socially. There have been abe
twenty-five converts, and the minlst
say they have enjoyed the wo
There was an immense crowd on
ground the last night, but the ore
was perfect. 1t would seem that t
camp is about to surpass that
Camden.
RAID ON WILMINGTON CHAMBERS
Twenty-Five keno and poker gambl
were arrested in Wilmington SatuTC
night while plying their vocatl
They were captured at the Ma
House and in building at Sever
and Market streets. The raid
kept secret until its consummati
and the gamblers were locked up
the City Hall.
NEW CASTLE REPUBLICANS.
Republican nomination for candida
for Sheriff and Coroner of New Ca
county was held Saturday. Will
simmons, of Wilmington, was nc
mated for Sheriff, and George w. ia
son, also of that city, for COro
The vote cast was light. Simm
who is a popular contractor, will m
hsrN
neither he nor Jackson will be elec
The following is taken from the
issue Of the Delaware City NelOs.
about the only thing new that is in
entire paper and is therefore put
large plea type: We truly regret
have to ask our readers to excuse
miserable excuse of a newspaper
week. The lack of home news in
not because we are at the seas
courting the breezes or dipping in
surf, but it is because our forms
roughly handled by some one,
Know not who, alas, they have
pied two weeks in succession"
How Politics Is STEERING UP
ANIMALS THESE HOT DAYs.-The
Test for Levy Courtmen of New G
county will take place among
Democrats on the same day as the
slature nominations on Septemb
The terms ofI. n. Grubb, Bra
Wine; Thomas Toy, Christiana T
as McCracken, Pencader, III. ID.
man, Wilmington, and Robert ii.
rsOn, New Castle expire this year
lot each Of these places a lively
Jest will take place. FactiOnal
Will be drawn in nearly every