Smyrna times., 1894-08-01
County and State Items.


A temperance harvest home will be
held in Brandywine Park August 4.
The Rev. Herman G. Taylor is to
lead the singing at Camden Camp this |
year.
Watermelons by the carload are
passing up over the Delaware railroad
Tor northern markets.
Neaffe & Levy, of Philadelphia, will
build new iron steamboat to run be-
tween Philadelphia and Frederick.
Wilmington Christian Endeavor
societies held grand midsummer rally
at Union Park yesterday afternoon.
More acres of tomatoes are said to
be growing in Kent Count, Delaware,
than were ever grown in the State in
any one year.
The Republican State Convention
will meet on Tuesday, August q, in
Dover, and the primary election will
be held on Saturday preceding.
Tramps have arrived. They state that
their object in comming TO Kent is to
pick tomatoes. 1t will therefore be
proper to call them tomato plucks."
The Rev. John B. Mccullough, D. D.,
and the Rev. John D. Long, who died
recently, were pastors of Methodist
churches on the Peninsula some years
ago.
The woods near Pearson's Corner
used for holding camp meetings, and
known as "PenrOse Camp" have all
been cut down and converted into fire.
wood.
On last Friday, the 2Oth inst, Mr..
James Il. Needles was buried in the
Needless Cemetery, at Berrytown.
He died at mis- sou Alfred's near
COursey's Mills.
Court StenOgrapher Hardesty has
completed the Delaware Term Re-
porter, book of 250 pages, containing
about 80 decisions by the Courts of tn Q
State from '91 to '94.
At MiGdletown John Metten, a far
mer, was overcome by the heat Mon
day and fell from his wagon. He was
carried into a house close by and is
now in a critical condition.
Joseph B. Handy had been elected
principal, and Misses Sarah Lumb
Fannie Briscoe, Emma Uhoate aud
Anna 2. NOunOra assistant teacher,
of the Newark public schools.
The New Castle Jail is highly appre
ciated as hot weather resort by it
inmates, the thermometer within tn,
Jail walls ranging only between so ant
S5 degrees while it stands at 95 ant
100 outside.
Work has commenced on the thre,
steamboat wharves for the use of th,
new boat being built for Frederick
The wharf at Bowers will be located
on Or. Hubbard's land, just inside tn
Murderkill.
A union meeting will be held tn
last of August in the grove at Barrett
Chapel, by Rev. H. G. Turner, o
Frederica, and Rev. w. F. Dawson, o
Magnolia circuit. A large canvas ten
has been engaged.
William Ahren and Miss Marti
Moody, the latter of Middletown wer,
married in Camden, N. j., Sunda,
night. After wedding trip they wi
reside at Mt. Pleasant, where tn
groom is employed as a telegrap
operator.
The horse population of Wilmingto
is about 24O0 and is steadily increasing
These figures include mules as we'll a
horses. Some people have though
that the number of horses was decreas
lug. 1t spite of trolleys and bicycle
however, che horse remains popular.
The W. c. T. U. will have charge {
the exercises at the Camden Cam
Ground next Wednesday. The mee
ings for the entire day will be in th
interest of the temperance cause
Many distinguished temperance lee
urers will take part in the meeting.
A series of lectures and sermons O
the Bible, Temperance and Truth wi
be given in Middletown by the Al
ventists who have erected their tent c
Crawford and Catharine Sts. Tn
meetings will be conducted by evang
lists II. e. Robinson, S. ]. Hersum ar
S. B. Horton, assisted by a choir
good singers.
Charles F. HHtson, son of VIM.
Hutson, died at the residence of MI
Wilson in Leipsic, Tuesday, July
He had been i'll for six months or mo
with no hope of recovery. For son
time prior to his illness he had been
the fire insurance business in Philad
phia. He married Miss Lucinda "
son some years ago, who mourns
lOss.
Sussex County, Del, has an area
about 103O square miles and popul
ion of about $4,000. Ten camp me
ings are announced to be held amo
the white people, and at least
among the colored people. Sixt'
camps 10 Sussex. The out come v
be decentralization of regular chul
and Sunday school work, arrests. g
a great deal of political work.
Camden Camp begins to-day and
first service at 7.3O this event
There are about 140 tents. FriC
afternoon, Aug. 8, will be devoted
Sunday school work, and the neigh
ing charges are requested to send la
delegations. The managers b.
adopted a rule that no public cow
ances will be permitted to enter
leave the ground later than IL P. NJ
A SNAKE IN THE ORGAN.--At
picnic of the Lewes Presbyterian )
day School, at Cool Spring, the sci
organ was taken along, in order
enlven the musical exercises. W
they were preparing to return hon
large black snake was discovers
the bellows of the organ. The wor
who had participated in the music
singing were thrown into a pani'
the discovery, but the men set
matters by promptly killing the sni
The Milford Chronicle has this to
Ebe Tunnel was promised by
Bayard and Willard Saulburyites
II he would permit his name to b
the Democratic ticket for Governor
should not contribute a dollar to
campaign; they would see that
money was put up. This was 3
Dait Tor Ebe and 1t took. The s
trust and Whiskey Trust ofcourse
the sources from whence the mo
Will come. But there are other r
monds In the field, and John r.
mar and William sirman nnrno,
Lead the Bayard men lively race.
WEDDING AT MIDDLErowN
Edna Frazier, of Middletown. and
Emerson w. Polk, of Pocomoke
were married at the home of Mr.
Mrs. j. Frazier Eliason, in MiddIet