Smyrna times., 1889-03-06

T. ReynOluS ~ ~
r. bnsiness in Dover.
hort H. Davis, Esq of Milford, is
.l'Ously ill with pneumonia.
soDator Higgins has selected Fredrick
, Rach for his private secretary-a
good selection
Cornelius Mccarthy, a sesventy-year
,SI%rn,er S0,r was found dead near his |
IDrn on at HockessOn, Del.
rno citizens of Newark are said to be
l,;,v ashamed at the course of their |
nssaannetting committee in the wine
question.
ur;ihom Cochran died at the resid-
VII MiD' Mrs. Willie LippincOtt, Middle
sn~n snVT Friday. Mr.. Cochran was in
his goth year
Stranger upon being introduced to
Aa.ai Kenuey at the Legislative ball,
GsuGIS,d GsaD;rsd if he got his title from the
Sslyation Army.
Tho second annual meeting of the
p,n;nsula Agricultural and Pomologi-
IJ "a,.ssociation will be held at Will
Cal ainrton, ~ Del, September ID, Sd, 4th,
Hh. 9th, 7th, 1889.
Harry c. Beach, formerly of Delmar,
IL now of Clayton, will be married to
Vue Vg.i Fannie Dixon of MillsbOrO, for
nIv h,5J Of Laurel, at the f. E. Church
u l'i Isnrel on the 18th Of March.
Nrsmhers of the Legislature were en-
lined on Wednesday night at ban
ist bv the Builders Exchange IN
Wilmington. and on Thursday night
w tbeG. A. Il. of the DUPONT Post,
Wilmington.
NoTIcE.-The Levy Court of Kent
oonutv. will set Tuesday, the 9th day
" March. 1889. and thereafter until the
and Of the regular March session for
tba correction of assesments.-A. ii.
Cahall, Clerk.
Senator Higgins was given another
home reception Friday night by Job
u Jackson. president of the Jackson
and Sharp Company, at his residence.
Over 400 guests were invited, SOO ac-
cepted and about 240 were present.
Nrs TrmprraNce Stevenson, of Do
yer died on Wednesday. She was 80
Years old and had been active and use
mi up to a short time of her death.
She leaves three sons. Edwin NJ. and
I'll OF Dover. and NJ NJ. Of FELTON,
DovERs Town ELaCTION.-An cleo
far Town Council was held Monday
The following officers were elected:
Hiram Reedy president of Council;
Joseph T. HOtfecker, William Dyer, E.
l. Jones. James ID. Boggs, members Of
Council. and Maurice Hartnett, assess
or
Vim. r. Morris died at his residence
near Dover on Wednesday. He ran
for Congress in 1858 against the late
Judge Whitley. Mr. Morris was a fine
scholar and poet. He leaves a widow
and two children-Walter, Cashier of
the Farmers Bank, and Mary, wife OF
C.S Pennewill.
Our brethren of the press should
give "The Jeff MilbOurn & Co., AdVer-
Using Agents" of Baltimore a wide
birth. Our advertising contracts with
them are unpaid and we find it impos-
sible to collect. 1t is our opinion that
they are a fraud, cheat, and a swim
de- Pass them arOund.-LaureL Ga
zstte. Just so.
When the four states send their sea
tors to the United States Senate neXt
December the present Redublican ma
iority of one will be safely increased
These new states owe their existence
to Delaware. If this state had no
gone Republican last November th'
two Dakotas, Montana and Washing
ton would have to wait for the Fifty
first Congress to pass the required en-
abling acts.-MorHing NeOs.
The convention of colored men tha
met in Dover recently to take into con
sideratiOn the educational interests o
the race, circulated petitions whic
we're presented to the Legislature Tues
day, asking for an increase of the annu
al appropriation for COlOred Schools t
$4,000; the adoption of the distriC
system as far as practihle and the seV
erance of the COlored School tax troI
County Road and Poor taxes.
Elias Hudson, colored, who reside
in South Milford, thought the day
judgement had come last Monday
He lad been in the habit Of bOrrowin
from a neighbours wood pile, and tn
aforesaid neighbor loaded a stick wit
gunpOwder The explosion it mad
tore the stove to fragments and frigh
ened the Hudson household half
death, but did no more serious damag
Milford Chronicle.
A writer in Democratic pap
in speaking of the retiracy Of Senate
Salisbury saws Some OF the Dem
cratic members, it is said, have give
him the dead cut" ever since. b
narrowing as this may be, it is nothii
to what his reception will be when
settles down to the hundrum routine
private life in Dover. He will not be ali
to walk the streets without encOuniG
ing the malignant glances of the disa
pointed and defeated WOlcOttites. al
though he has been a commanding /
ore in Democratic politics for elghte
years, be cannot take a hand IN par
affairs hereafter without causing
open revolt. He is regarded as pol
ical apOstate by three fourths OF
party.
The REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.-At +
days session Of the league Of Reput
can Clubs at Baltimore James +. +
ter nominated Judge John Nj. Thu
ton Of Nebraska for president OF
league for ensuing year. Judge Ihu
tried to beg of, but the convent
wouldn't have it, and he was elec
unanimously, amid great cheerl
Judge Thurston accepted the honor
good Republican speech VI "
wares representatives, Colonel JOs'
R Whitaker was named for viee-pl
dent Of the league and Edmund MI
ell, Jr., for member Of the execul
committee. DIR. George W. Marsl
responded for Deleware in the call
the states, and made stirring reI
Of the recent Republican victory.
this state. At the close OF the al
noon session the convention hnaliy
iourned.
No CIGAR SALES ON SUNDAY
postponed case of the sixteen c
dealers charged with selling cigars
Sunday in Wilmington, was calico
at city court Friday. Levi =. u
Esq, represented them. Follow
some conversation between the C
eilthe city solicitor informed the G
that he would recommend tnat
cigar dealers be allowed TO 60 on
ment Of costs. The sale Of cigars
Sunday has continued in the town
tll people have got il into their ~
that the custom is not against the