Smyrna times., 1890-10-01

son, Mrs. w. F. Clement, and Mrs.
Beulah and Annie Hofecker.
FLOYD DUNNING, infant child Of
George M. and Alice P. Stevenson,
died Friday, aged months and days.
His remains were inferred in the Odd
Fellows Cemetery Sunday afternoon,
Rev. w. w. w. Wilson conducting the
services.
DUCK CREEK hundred comes up
again smiling with the Senatorship-
a compliment to its citizens rather than
its territory. 1t has had a senator
eight years in succession, and is cert
ain to have one four years more, as
both parties have chosen one of their
two nominees from this hundred.
At an election of officers at Morning
Star Lodge, No. 6, I. o. o. F., last Fri
day, the following was the result; P.
G., w. H. Scout N. g., A. E. Fowl
er; V. G., Andrew Sisco; R. s., Will
liam F. Brown P. S., George NJ. Ste
vensOn; Treasurer, JOspeh Wright
Trustees, A. S FAIRIES, G. A. Barnes,
]. r. Cameron, Jr.
IN some parts of the country names
are being given to highways. Why
not? Why should streets in cities be
named and the houses thereon num-
bered and the dwellings of farmers not
be similarly designated? Anyone who
has tried to find a PERSONS dwelling in
a part of the country with which he is
unacquainted will appreciate the de-
STABILITY of adopting such a good
name like, for instance, the "Alley."
Col. Geo. w. Cummins, who has not
been in town from his home, Wood
lawn" but few times the past year,
was driven in Monday morning by his
cOachman as was the custom in the
years of the past, bringing along bask-
cts of kindling wood to start FIRE in
his Office and resume his place at the
desk as in the afore time. He was
warmly congratulated by his friends
on the evidences of improved health.
SATURDAY evening last a meeting OF
the w. G. T. U. was held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. James G. Robinson to
commemorate the birthday of Miss
Frances E. Willard, the national presi
dent of the organization. The Organi
zatiOn throughout the Country obser
we'd it as Crusade Membership day.
one of the principal items of Interest
to them being the securing of addition
al members.
THE schooner Mary 4. Rhodes, load
, ed with phosphate material for Messrs
Lewis & Price, while ascending Smyrna
River off the North West Brancl
Thursday ran up on bar, and the It'd,
receding, caused her to spring aleal
badly. The steamer Ella took off tn,
deck part of the load ,andthe contents o
the hold is being taken out at low
water and lightered to the factory
3 without very material loss.
AT the Democratic primary held Of
Saturday the following delegates wert
elected to the Convention held yester
, day at Dover to,make out the Count,
Ticket:
RepresentGtiUe.-JOhn H. Bewley, W
,, E. Hall, H. Slaughter, B. V. Weldon
Chas. Wheatman, J. r. Clements, Dl
, R. S. W. Hirons, W. E. Riggs, Jr.
Sheriff and COrOner.--B. A. Hazel, J
/ W. Jones, B. B. Allen, J. NJ. Jermar
J. W. w. WhitlOck, ]. L. Boyd, Samue
]. Reynolds, James Robinson.
e InspectOr.-SamuelSJ Reynolds.
q AssessOr.-W. P. Legg.
THE Delaware State Fair opened il
thirteenth annual exhibition at Fair
3 view Park Dover, yesterday to cor
r tinue four days. Nothing better in th
} way of an agricultural exposition it
t said was ever offered the people of De
!, aware, and the racing events, 16 i
q number with III entries, are the fines
ever arranged for a Peninsula fail
Special trains on the Delaware railroa
and connecting lines will afford ampl
facilities to all who wish to attend an
y the fare from Smyrna is only 95 cent
. for the round trip, including admissio
and tickets good for four days.
THE question that bothered a nun
ber of people of inquiring minds an
others with delicate throat and lung
who attended church on Sunday wa
, what is the matter with the air, wha
makes me cough so ? Some of the men
y bers of the Episcopal congregatio
u were effected at the morning servic,
but at the evening services of both tn
n Presbyterian and Methodist churche
= the air was fearful, causing a coughin
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pastor of the first named church had /
!. shorten his services. The weather b.
II ing damp and chilly, some attribute
d it to the coal gas from newly mad
!, fires, one man we'll up in the SYM
gogue making the expression thI
of ''the old gentleman down below wi
10 tOasting his shins," but it turned Of
d that the sexton in neither of u
1t churches had kindled fires of any kir
10 and as no leak could be found, it ha
Of 10 be laid to the credit or rather di
y credit Of the gas coming through u
a burners, which could only be relieve
10 by a liberal supply of cool, damp a
from the windows.
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p Personal.
DIR. John w. Flick of Honeoye Fal
8 N. Y, made a short visit to his Smy
= ma friends last week.
Miss Emma DIutschlechner wi
came on last week from Chicago
y take the pupils Of the late Miss Ce'