Smyrna times., 1893-07-19

feet next Conference.
The republican contestant for the
seat in the Wilmington city council for
the Third ward succeeded in his CON
test.
Senator Gray, Levi c. Bird, Andrew
G. Wilson and Andrew Gray are on a
weeks cruise on the pilot boat Ebe w.
Tunnel.
New Castle City Council is consider
ing an ordinance compelling wheelmen
to carry bells and lanterns, and pro-
hibiting them from riding on the side
walks.
Bridgeville claims to be the peach
centre of the Peninsula this year and
Milford disputes the claim. Each puts
its estimate above 100000 baskets.
There is contention between the
Wilmington park commission and GER
tain Improvement companies about
making a boulevard through the park.
Gov. Reynolds has reappointed II. d.
Griffin of New Castle Co., c. G.. Tyndal
of Kent, and Roman Tammany of Sus-
sex, County Superintendent of Free
Schools.
At recent meeting of the directors
of the Sussex National Bank, Col. J. J.
Ross was elected president to fill the
vacancy caused by the decease of DR..
Hugh Martin.
Trout fishing is not so good as last
year off Bowers Beach but the fish are
larger, many of them weighing two and
three pounds each. They sell at 3
cents apiece as they run, large and
small.
Harry Ingram, son of G. w. Ingram
was married in Lebanon, Pa, on July
9TH, to Miss Katie Ristenbatt. daugh.
ter of LebanOn's exCOroner. 1t is
stated that they will reside in Middle
town.
The agents of produce commission
houses are now making tours of the
Peninsula with the view of ofascertaining
the magnitude of the crop, and at the
same time are soliciting cOnsignments.
In view of the fact that shad fishing
was failure on the Delaware, it seems
strange to read in the report of the
New York Fish Commission the catch
OF shad in the Hudson this Spring was
much larger than that of last year."
Mrs Sallie L. Wright, of Pearson's
Corner, on Wednesday morning came
Unexpectedly upon a six foot black
snake in a turkeys nest. After the
snake had been killed seven turkey
eggs were found in the snake.
The steamer Clio loaded Satur-
day with new wheat at Odessa for +.
l.. Rogers & Co., purchased by their
agent J B. FOard, of Middletown. To-
day he will have the Clio loaded at
Stave Landing on BlackbiId Creek, and
on the 22d and Oath at Odessa again.
A labOrer in Wilmington was fined
recently $500 for the accidental killing
OF pet cat in tossing brick from an
ash cart. If that laborer will but move
down here he may toss all the bricks
he pleases without regard to the
presence of the fighting cats and
bowling dogs. -
The affairs of the old Dover Hosiery
Company were finally settled up on
Thursday. The old stock holders came
out very fortunately as they got about
$1,000, divided among them out of an
investment of 100000. In other words
the original stock khOlders of the con.
cern got ten per cent Of their invest
ment.-DelGWGreGn
MATCHES, GASOLINE AND A RUN
AWAY "A box of parlOr matches, TWO
gallons of gasoline and = skittish horse
FtIa lei 6.
duce wagon near Wilmington. The
horse was frightened and ran away. .
Colliding with tree, the wagon upset.
the gasoline jug was smashed and the
matches ignited the flowing OIL Mr..
Miller was slightly burned.
Last Wednesday Jehu Davis, of
Magnolia, drove to Milford Neck and
bought pair of pigs. While crossing
the Frederica causeway, on the way
home, his horse became frightened at
the water tender of a threshing mach.
lns, and backing off the causeway,
Threw Mr.. Davis, the carriage and pigs
INTO several feet of water. The pigs
were drowned, Mr.. Davis had a mar.
row escape and the carriage was dam
aged.
REPUBLICANS SEAT MAGUIGAN.-
After sitting until nearly o'clock the
Wilmington City Council ended the
Maguigan-Griftin contest in favor of
the former. The tickets had been
burned on the first Monday in June
and the poll list gave Griffin. Democrat.
424 votes, and MaguIgan, Republican.
4O8. The Republicans. however.
hrnnUhf fOruyar1 I o,,,;1 .
Republican challenger, who, from
memory, swore that q Democrats and
three Republican ballots had been i'm.
properly stamped.
Delaware Day at the Worlds Fair at
Chicago seems to have gone astray. In
the official list of public days of States
and of foreign countries issued by Sec.
retary Culp of the committee on cere-
monies there is no mention of Della
ware Day. Information came here
from Chicago that August 23d had been
set apart for this State as its public day.
Chairman Henry G. Conrad of the ex-
eeutive committee of the Delaware
managers, says: No day has been set.
cannot Imagine who has taken upon
himself to make the announcement.
NO MONEY, No CANYAssERs.-The
managers Of the Peninsula Peach
Growers Association met at Dover last
week, but did not transact any impor-
tant business. They say the growers
ere not responding to the assessment OF
- per thousand trees as they should.
surnoient amount of cash has not vet
Osen received TO insure the managers
OF carrying out their plans. East d 5ver
hundred growers have contributed lin.
eraily' but the other hundreds have
Jailed TO send in their Assessments
The canvassers will not be annointed
until sufficient funds have been reeeiv.
ed, which means not at ali and tia,
the movement will prove fizzIe.
CAMP-MEETINGs GALORE. - Camn
meetings will be held in lower Dela
ware aud on the Peninsula as follows
Lambs woods, August 5-14th Cam
den, July 28th-Augnst 7th Zoar, Au
gust ll-2lst; Vests woods, July 24th
august Tth Carey,s August 19-2Sth
sand Hill, August 10 28; Concord, be
ginning July 2ath Smiths Island, be
ginning August 10th; Crapo, begin
ming August 4th Tangier, beginning
August 9Th; Woodlawn, August s
18th st. Joen's, 18-2Sth; Wye. Jul,
zoth-August llth Sound, July 29th