Smyrna times., 1888-10-03
=. and State Items.

SUISSE T The North. Two handsome
cattle Tnassed through last week.
~ ,r,.bington Hastings will address a
WasTl WSi;na1 meeting in Institute Hall,
Bennington, SsPuiiton next Saturday night.
a.,tor GRAY will address a Demo-
.jo meeting in the Academy of
%a'iS Tnsic Philadelphia, next Saturday
night q
.l.no inO met and organized by electing |
3ii''TW Williamson chairman and David |
Reese secretary.
o,.retarv Bayard will speak at the
House Wilmington, Monday |
Ops,;% On;n0 October Sth under the au-
sssn.I9ff H;oas Of the Young Mems Democratic |
Club.
Tho NJ. E. Church at Wyoming, the !
..,orior of which is being beautifully |
lniTIld lnD;ntsd and decorated, will be re-
paeJ for divine services on Sunday,
October T.
1ost week Col. Mark H. Davis of
,rIS,rd d1c, shipped a car load of evapora-
nilTri WI Emil that contained 76S 5O-pOund
Soves M representing about 10000 bas-
kets of peaches.
The Democratic State executive COM
-,;ttoe met at Dover Thursday and
m,soio minated Col. VIM. T. Records, of
IonraI IOrI for Presidential electOr vice
6r Robert G. EllegoOd, who resigned.
1ndue Heverin, when Jacob G.
prown nut his arm around him in
t.out of the Grand Stand at the Fair
Friday. to welcome him to the WOlcott
hld. acted as coy as young maiden.
A watermelon cutting was given at
the home of Paynter Frame, in Sussex
connty on Wednesday night last.
There were about 260 neighbors pres
ont and two loads of melons were
eaten.
A fire at Camden Monday night de-
stroved Clark's carriage factory and
tbe dwelling of Mrs. Nancy Howell.
The loss is not large and is understood
to be covered by insurance. EllisOn's
large cannery was in danger for some
time
Major A. S. Kirk of the printing firm
of lanes Kirk & Son of Dover, fell
from the second story of their office at
Dover Friday evening to the ground.
He was found in that position about
o'clock Saturday morning and taken to
his home where his injuries were at
tended to.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rage of Thomas Benson to Miss Eva
P Crouch. to take place on Wednes-
day evening, October 10th at Whining
ton. Mr.. Benson is connected with
the Harlan and HollingswOrth Com
pany. Miss Crouch is a well known
singer of Wilmington.
Stock KILLED BY A FREIGHT
TRAIN.-A freight train on the P. W..
&B. railroad run into and killed four
horses and two mules belonging to
John Reynolds Sunday night between
Krkwood and Mt. Pleasant. The loss
will be very heavy on Mr.. Reynolds
as it was his entire stock of horses and
mules.
A NEW COMET.-The new come
recently discovered by Prof. Barnard
Of the Lick Observatory, is rapidly
nearing the earth. The comet anC
earth are moving toward each other a.
the rate of g, 100000 miles a day. Tht
comet cannot now be seen much ear
lier than A. NJ, little north of east
but within month it will be visible IL
early evening hours.
Miss Madge Slaughter, of St. Louis
No, daughter of Capt. J. G. Slaugh
ter, former register of wills for Ken
county, sailed Saturday on the steame
Belgic from San Francisco, for NagOya
via Yokohama, Japan, where she take
upon herself the work of missionar
in connection with the Rev. F. G. Klei
and wife and Rev. Mr.. Albright, OF tn
Methodist Protestant Church.
George Gillespie, better known a
Buck" Gillespie, of Dover, was badl
injured Monday on the race track l
the fair grounds at ElktOn, while dri'
ing the horse Delaware Bashaw by co
liding with horse going in the Otht
direction. The latter horse, name
Flash, was considerably injured. Gi
lespie was taken to his room in th
Howard House and attended by DR..
w. Cooper.
APPOINTED JUSTICE OF THE PEAC
Governor Biggs has appointed Pet
L. Cooper, Sr., a brother-in-law OF Joi
FSauisbury, justice of the peace,
succeed John ID. Jester. John Brow
another justice of the peace, has abo
two months more to serve. He W
have to 90 and Mr.. Jester is slated
appointment in his place. The adml
istratiOn can thus keep its inaugul
pledges not to make any reappoil
.ments.
Mrs. Sarah A. Roberts, who keeps
summer resort at Cedar Beach, nj
Milford, was arrested Thursday
COHstables Scott and Watson at
instance of the members of the w.
TU. of Milford on the charge of 81
ing intOXicants without a license.
the hearing before Esquire Stevens
out of seven witnesses testified t
they had bought intOxicants of N
Roberts. She was held in $1,000 |
for her appearance at court. Alt
Archer and John r. Bennett ente
upon her bail bond.
The Peninsula Agricultural ana
mOlogical Association is now enga
on the preparation of its entry bo
for the great Wilmington Fair.
Greenleaf has entered twenty-five
rieties of wheat grown on the DUP
farms. Of these varieties there
three of white, seven of amber
eleven of red besides a special
ETY. known as HindOostan Red.
is new wheat and was imported
Mr.. Greenleaf. 1t has been raised
him for three years, and is hardy,
ductive and of superior quality.
WILMINGTON FAIR.-The Fair
HAZEL Dell will begin on Tues
October 9th, and continue five d
the program is a full one and n
amusement and information will
given the people. The trotting
gram includes long list Of horses
all sections, and all lovers of this
will be fully satisfied. The bic
races will draw many noted riders,
much sport is expected from
races. Then there will be fine
play Of Agricultural implements,
and thousand articles that will i
est all.
Two BUILDINGS OF THE G
WORKS DESTROYED. ALSO
GROUND STABLE.-Two building
the Dover Glass Works were bC