Smyrna times., 1888-09-12


Dampman a member of the Will
mington Wheel Club won the great
1OO-mile road race from Erie to Buffalo
Saturday. B. Frank Mcdaniel of Will
mington was second and S. Wallis
Merrihew of Wilmington fifth.
FATAL FIRE NEAR MILFoRD.-A
farmhouse on the estate of Thomas
Carlisle, about two miles south of Mil
ford, took fire about midnight Friday.
and VIM. Hopkins, aged so years, with
MS little tive-year-Old daughter, per-
lshed in the flames. Hopkins three
other children and his hOusekeeper es-
capped from the burning building.
FRUIT AND FLOWER FAIR.-The
subcommittee of the Peninsular Horti-
cultural Society is preparing details of
the departments of the fair to be held
IN the Opera House, Wilmington, on
Sept. 18-21st. Many applications for
space for exhibits are being received
from various parts of the United States.
Mark Hassler's orchestra will dis
course music from a band stand erec-
ted at an elevation of 20 feet and rest
Ing on an immense floral bower in the
centre of the Opera House. The floral
decorations will be unique and most
artistic.
J. G.. Brown, of Camden, Del, will
have novel disply on the sidewalk in
front of the Opera House entrance. 1t
will be pyramid 40 feet high and
formed of apples. There will be pas
sageway for pedestrians under the pyr-
amid. When the fair closes the apples
will be sent to charitable institutions.
The Pennsylvania and the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Companies will sell
excursion tickets including admission
to the fair, at two cents per mile. The
Opera House will be illuminated by
about 700 electric lights. A magical
fountain like the one exhibited at the
sub-tropical exhibitian in the Hotel
Ponce de Leon, in st. Augustine, Fla.
will be an attractive feature.
Fruit-gTOwers and horticulturists
from all parts of the State are urged tC
form parties to visit the fair.
Look OUT FOR THE CONFIDENCE
MEN.-About a week ago a stranger
went to MiddletOwn, representing him
self as wanting to buy land. He go
n. H. Burris to take him around thu
country to look at some land. Or
Monday the stranger hired a team
from Alexander Maxwell and he anC
Mr.. Burris started out in search of ;
farm. While driving along the roaC
they were accOsted by stranger No.
who wished very much to find siste
so he could divide quite large fortun
with her, which he had got through
the death of his father. They soon go
to talking on the subject of cards, ant
stranger No. 2 asked stranger No.
and Mr.. Burris to take a hand, MI
Burris refused for the simple reasol
he did not have the money to pla,
with, and we doubt if he would hav
played if he had the money, but the,
continued to urge him to play until h
told them he would secure some none
from the bank and would play, an ex
cuse of his to get out of their clutches
and went back to Middletown wit
stranger No. 1 to secure the money
When Mr.. Burris got in Middleton
he secured the service of an officer an
went back to have the strangers al
; rested, but they had become frightene
and left for parts unknown, taking Nj
MaXwells team with them. Whe
will our citizens learn to shun thes
7 men who throw out such temptin
bats? They are always ready to ru
down the newspapers, says the SeafoI
, ReUieU and never give them any cred
} for articles published thinking they al
best able to judge for themselves. W
hope our,citizens will steer clear
these bunco sharps and not be caugl
: manning as some are.