Smyrna times., 1894-09-19
Opening of Malls.
County and State Items.

Milford Carey has purchased the
Hotel Appledore, Wilmington, from
Captain William Robinson.
Preston Yeager's house, in Whining
ton, was entered by thieves, who stole
quantity of jewelry and silverware.
Wilmington Turngemeinde has DUR
chased property on French street,
near Eighth, 80 by 1l6 feet, for $4,000,
and will erect thereon a handsome
hall.
The Middletown Water Commission
ers have decided to sink another well,
in hope of securing good water supply
for the town.
The three canneries at Milford
packed $4,000 cans of tomatoes daily
last week, and the three at Frederick
averaged $4,000 cans daily.
The Delaware Society for the Edu-
cation of colored people has given $500
toward the work of kindergartens for
cOlored children in Wilmington.
Dover Democrats have put out a
large campaign banner bearing the
portraits of Tunnel and Bancroft, the
candidates for Governor aud Congress,
the first in the State.
H. C. Pennington, of Seaford, has
purchased the grounds on which stood
the COulbOurn House, recently de-
stroyed by fire, and will erect thereon
a hotel at cost Of$l5,000
An old house on Concord pike, Will
mingtOn, Monday destroyed by fire
is said to have been occupied by Gen
eral Washington and staff just before
the battle of Brandywine.
James r Crippeu, of Wilmington,
has been appointed representative of
the grand Lodge of Delaware. |. o. o.
F., to the Sodereign Grand Lodge, in
place Of E. W. Pyle, resigned.
Bishop Coleman left home Monday
morning for a two weeks pedestrian
tour in the mountains of Virginia.
This is the bishops annual vacation,
and is usually spent in this way.
Benjamin F. Shaw has purchased the
recently-hurned Springer, Morley &
Cause building, at Third and Orange
streets, Wilmington, and will convert
it into large plumbing establishment.
An operation has been performed
upon David II. Wingate, in Whining
ton, for cancer of the stomach, the re-
suit of stab wound inflicted upon him
by a man whom he arrested while
policeman 80 years ago.
George w. Humphry, editor-in-chief
of the Every Evening since 1883, retired
from the editorial chair on Saturday.
He was succeed by Merris Taylor,
who bad been a member of the papers
editorial staff since 1884
The EUening Journal suggests that if
the political managers want to make
this campaign really red-hOt and in
teresting they should allow Samuel
Bancroft, Jr., and Rev. Jonathan S.
Willis TO stump the State together.
A. Joshua H. Marvil Campaign Club
has been organized by the Third Ward
Republicans of Wilmington, with
Henry G. McLear, president; Daniel
Conner, vice president; John p Lloyd,
secretary, and John II. Graham,
treasurer.
Miss Lidie Gilch, of Odessa, Della
ware, has been unanimously elected as
one of the teachers in the Grammar
Department in the public schools of
Atlantic City. She graduated last
June from the West Chester Normal
School with distinction.
John T. NaylOr, Sr., an old resident
of Appoquinmink hundred, died on
Thursday, aged 7S years. The funeral
took place on sunday afternoon at 2.3O
o'clock. Service was conducted at old
Union Church, near Townsend. In
terment in Union cemetery.
Argument was begun Friday before
Henry r. Johnson, Chancellor adlitem
in the application of the Mayor and
Council of Wilmington for an iniunet-
to restrain J. Edward Addicks' Oxy.
Hydrogen Gas Company from laying
gas pipes in the streets of Whining on.
The boiler of the New castle gas Co
exploded with terrific force Friday
The boiler was hurled through the
roof and landed in field about 60 feet
distant. The building was badly
wrecked. Several men were working
in the house at the time, but all escaped
George II. Taylor, of Philadelphia
has brought suit against the Mercantile
Priting Company, of Wilmington fol
the recovery of the value of five shares
of the cOmpany's stock, at 5000 pei
share, which he purchased at publ,
sale. and which the secretary refuses
to transfer on the books on account o
alleged irregularity.
The sale of real estate lately made il
our town indicates a depression il
prices far below the estimates of oul
best business men. Values have beer
either far too-high or there has come {
marvellous shrinkage. This is a favor
able opportunity for persons of moder
ate means to secure homes at low
prices if they can raise the MEANS
MiddIetOWn transcript.
The season at Rehoboth has closed
and nearly all the cOttagers have re
turned to their city homes. Owing t,
the fact that the HenlOpe1 was no
opened and the Bright House had beer
destroyed by fire during the winter
the season was the dullest ever known
The Douglass at Rehoboth City wa
largely however patrOnized.
Last Thursday was known as "Bi
Thursday" at the State Fair. Th
attendance Was fully 5000. 1t wa
Democratic day also, and every man {
any importance 10 the party vast o
hand. The two nominees. Ebe v
Tunnel, for Governor, and SamCi
Bancroft, Jr. for Congress, were preser
and were enthusiastically received b
the people.
Last week was truly a conventiC
week among the politicians. On Mo
day the Prohibitionists met an
launched forth a ticket; on Tuesds
the Democrats had their innings, an
on Wednesday the Republicans hs
their day. The campaign may no
be said to be open, and from now uni
November politics will rage all alor
the line.
VIM. B. Biggs, of Middletown, so
his dun mare Lille D., during Il
Cecil county Fair for $500. The ma
won the 2-33 class, taking a record
229i, and it is said she can trot in i.
better. She is Gilt Edge and W
bred on Bohemia Manor. VIM.
Harriott also his promising little thr
year old PAGER, Fusty Garrett, for $3I
Now PROFESSOR AT DELAWARE Co
LEGE-At q meeting of the Board
Trustees of Delaware College, he
Wednesday afternoon, Howard H Hu
ington of Baldwin. Pa, was elect
nrofasaor of mechanical and electric