Smyrna times., 1888-12-26
.-nntv and State Items.

First National Bank, of Dover,
Ino l,,ar s2S6, 900 on deposit.
" candidates for positions in the
lno os tbe Legislature are hustling
SrOund'
,,1tsn Richards is an aspirant for
80 office of Collector OF oyster Rev
.no s1as ca at Little Creek
n,riel NJ. Ridgely, late candidate
p pS,ate Senator, is an applicant for
+, county l Treasurer.
n.5welling of William j. Cannon,
IL, inV near r Seaford, was destroyed by
W. u, Gn Thursday morning.
rbe State House is being put in
,iL.onob order preparatory to the
InO'i loatinS of the Legislature on January
lst.
IN Wednesday last George Reed. son
fIabn N. Reed, and Miss Ida Wix,
o .,o .SIni married at Frederick, by Rev. J.
d. Caldwell
r,nboid fever is prevalent in Mil
-! Teck. one physician having seven
eises in as mduy IaHAliiO9i OH VI " uah-
ggrous character
willard salisbury, Jr., Esq, has re-
.,sred from his recent attack of ty-
'5o;d fever sufficiently to admit of his
returuing to his office.
Cbas. E. Treidler, the merchant
,.ior of Milford, will remove to Dover
.Go first of January and occupy the
siore adjoining BurtOn's drug store.
uessrs. Massey & Pennewill have
.onted the law Office in the Ridgely
nroperty on the Public Square, Dover,
81 long occupied by Chief Justice Com
egs.
Cards are out for the marriage of +.
Wise to Victoria Taylor, of New
castle which will be sOlemniZed in the
Fniscopal Church, ou Tuesday after
noon. January Isl, at 4.30 o'clock.
Cigar stores must be closed on Sun
dsv in Wilmington. Such was the or
SeT issued by Mayor Harrington Fri
day and so the cigar dealers have been
nut,ieL Dy Cnel o. Police Swiggett.
Min9s Conaway has exchanged his
interest in the steamer DdCid ReeUes
FIR the James Kirkly property in Leip-
sc owned by L. n. Thomas. Mr..
Copaway will remove to Leipsic from
bis farm.
The ero-pneumonia cattle case
near Glendale proved TO be a hoax,
,be onlv foundation for it being that
Srmer near there turned four head of
catrIe out in a husk field and three of
them fOundered themselves.
We are inclined to think that the
cigar stores will remain closed on Sun
dsv until the law is changed or Mayor
Harrington goes out of office. Mayor
Harrington is not making "spurts" IN
bis reform work. When he takes hold
he hangs on.-MOrning NelCS.
FIRST REGIMENT ELECTION.-At
tbe meeting of the officers of the First
Regiment, d. N. g., at Dover Friday,
tbe following officers were elected {:
Colonel. George w. Marshall; Lieu
tenant Colonel, A. S. Kirk Major, T..
n. Carey Surgeon, William Marshall.
Cards are out for the wedding of jan
yer Woods, of MCDOnOugh and Miss
Kate Eliason, daughter of Andrew
EIiason. of Summit Bridge, December
9th. at 4.3O P. NJ. The ceremony will
he performed in the Presbyterian
church at MiddletOwn by the Rev. Mr..
Alexander.
The new colonel of the First Regl-
ment. DIR. George w. Marshall, of Mil
terd. is not so good a soldier as Colonel
M. Wood. but he does not keep d
saloon. This seems to be the explana-
ton of a change in the command which
upon other grounds, would have beer
unnecessary Morning NelCs.
In assuming the entire control OF the
Oldest paper in Sussex county, ); b
Clark has the goodwill OF every ealt0l
on this Peninsula. The Journal mas al
ways been a leader in the reform race
bv wav of a New Constitution. and Mr.
Clark while a straight-out Democrat
has never permitted party interest U
blunt his belief in justice and right a.
the true object of his politics.
Philemon Scotten, of Marydel, ha
been appointed justice of the peace D;
Governor Biggs. Mr.. Scotten mas al
wavs been an anti-SaulsbuTy man, ant
this appointment is explained by IN
WOleOtt Democrats as follows ha
the governor refuses to recognize a
Democrats those who voted the spI,l
ticket and Mr.. ScOtten was the ON
Straight man who applied for Tn
Office.
CALHOUN TO BE HANGED.-The app
cation for new trial in the case OF WI
liam J. Calhoun, convicted last Satul
day week of rape, committed on CatL
arine Utz, November y, was argue
and denied Thursday, and Calhou
was sentenced to be hanged on trida!
March % next. The condemned ma
BETRAYED no emotion, merely urging
reply to the question why sehUehC
should not be pronounced that ne va
drunk when he committed the ciih
and did not know what he was dom
This declaration was in conflict WI
the testimony of witnesses who sa
him at the time and Immediately alle
The Dover correspondence OF u
Morning NeUs says: David Marvt
ESQ, Of Georgetown, was IN town
day. and it is said that he IS layli
foundations to appear as CongFessms
two years hence. He will nave eOnsl
erable opposition in the person oil a.
Robinson, Esq, who stands as u
leader and champion Of a constitution
convention. The people here a
anxiously waiting to see if the comlI
legislature will take any action up'
this question.
There is some talk just now a0o
Judge Fisher as a possible comproml
candidate for United States senator
case Of need.
KEGS OF NAILs.--Seventy-hve o.
kegs and about twenty nice squs
boxes were loaded on the Delawl
division train Friday morning. II
extraordinary demand for nails wol
indicate that a building boom D
struck the Peninsula. A singu
thing about the boom is that IT appe'
to be confined almost exclusively 10
local option counties Of Maryiai
Projecting from most Of the Kegs W.
queer looking glass tops carefully 9
cred with straw. On another "
were several Of the kind Of kegs u
usually hold lager beer, consigneo
the same locality as the nail ke
They did NOT have beer in them, he