Smyrna times., 1890-05-07

The Wilmington ball team are hold
ing close to the tail end of the associa-
tiOn.
The outlook for New Castles court
does not seem very brilliant. Judge
Paynter is at home sick, Judge Hous-
ton is very feeble, even the chief JUS
tlce is not feeling well and Judge Grubb
does not sit in New Castle.
PROHIBITION CONvENTIoN.-W N.
Brown, chairman of the State Prohibi-
ton Committee gives the following no.
tlce: The State Convention will be
held at Dover in Court House Hall. on
Thursday, May s, at IL o'clock q. M, to
nominate candidates for governor and
representative in Congress. Much en-
thusiasm is shown in the preparations
all over the state. The Rev. Ralph P.
Coursey and his gifted quartette will
furnish the music. Sixty representa-
ives from New Castle and forty each
from Kent and Sussex will compose the
convention.
The SeafOrd ReUiew has removed to
Georgetown and will hereafter be
known as the Susser Republican. The
Laurel Gazette has come out as a Re-
publican paper, having been purchased
by the Republicans, and it is stated
new cylinder press would be put in.
II the BredkWdter Light is revived the
Republicans will be we'll provided with
reading matter in that section, and
will be liable to make things lively.
The Democrats are now. i'll Sussex says
the Journal, united and confident of
victory. FactiOnalism has been bur-
led and forgotten, and the party stands
eager for the frav.
Geo. " Massey ESQ.,, while holding
a leading position at the bar, takes the
lead also in the products of his grounds
at his elegant Dover home. The peas
in bis garden are knee high and ready
to blossom, and other early vegetables
are following close after. But the
feature that Mr.. Massey is the most
proud of is the fine setting of grass on
his extensive lawn-equal he thinks to
the much bOasted grass plots and mead
Ows of England, that date back a thOus-
and years, and very much resem bling
it in general appearance. The larger
pOrtin of this is heavily shaded, but
Mr.. Massey by a free application of
ground bone and manure, has as thick
a sword there as in the portion of the
ground more favored by the rays of
the sun.
A Dover correspondent in speak
ing of the Kenton libel suits, Graham
VS.. Wallace and Wallace VS.. Graham
says:
There was a little breeze in the
! grand jury room during the hearing of
the witnesses in this case. A Kenton-
ite made the assertion in one of the
bar-rOOms of Dover on Thursday night
that Secretary of State Salisbury
had called one of the grand jury-msn
out of the grand jury room on Thurs
day afternoon and endeavored to in
huence him in his disposition of these
suits. Friday morning, when Mr..
Salisbury was called into the grand
jury room as a witness, he called at
tentiOn to this, said he didn't care for
himself, but thought it was a reflection
on the integrity of the grand jury.
The members sifted the matter and
discovered that somebody had lied, as
no grand jurymen had been approach.
by any one.
PETER J. FORD WILL LOSE SOME OF
HIS SUPPORT announcement
Friday that Owen J. HessiOn had an
nounced himself as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for sheriff
spread CONSERVATION among the hench.
men of Peter J. Ford who, since the
withdrawal of John T. Dickey, have
considered the nomination of this mar
merely question of majority"
The candidacy of Mr.. Hession was q
surprise to many of the Democratic
managers themselves. The Ford men
were endeavoring TO laugh at the new
candidate and declared he was too
late, but Hession's friends are sanguint
that the peoT lie who were supporting
Dickey before his withdrawal will now
support HessiOn rather than Ford or
Lynch.
Some persons who claim to know
much think they see the hand of JOhl
p. Donahoe in the matter. The sena
tor has been supporting Toner for sher
iffbut Toner'S ''little difficulty" recent
ly, settled him as candidate, and tn,
senator has now put forth HessiOr
The new candidate will draw much o
his support from FOrd's forces.-MOr
ina NeUS.