Smyrna times., 1894-08-01

spectators hissed German and cheered
the President, but the convention by
three to one vote sustained German
and defeated a resolution indorsing
the Presidents attitude.
Big Prices for PeGches.-John Loud,
of Kent county. Md, received So a
basket for a shipment of peaches to
Baltimore last week. John A. Groves,
of the same county, predicts that
peaches will bring as much as So a
basket before the season is over. A
buyer offered S. ". Brown $1.1O and
and latter $1.25 basket for his orchard
but he refused both offers.
The Elkton Fair managers met on
Saturday last and made arrangements
for the coming exhibition in Septem-
ber. A company of four trotting dogs
from Ohio will participate in single,
double and tandem races. Miss May
Stewart and her trained horse will
give morning exhibitions before the
grand stand. A large balloon from
Trenton, N. j., will make daily ascen-
siOns.
Miles and Heary.-The Democratic
Convention of the First Congressional
District on Thursday nominated the
following candidates
W. Laird Henry, of Dorchester
county, for the unexpired term of the
fifty-third Congress, made vacant by
the death of Representative Brattan.
Joshua w. Miles, of Somerset county,
for the Fifty-fourth Congress.
Mr.. Joshua w. Miles, the nominee
for the long term, was born in Decem-
ber 1858, and is not therefore quite
thirty-six years of age. Mr.. Miles pos
sesses a forcible character, is studious
and an orator.
Mr.. W. Laird Henry, the nominee
for the short term, is but twenty y-nine
years old and is editor of the Cam
bridge Chronicle.
/ Disastrous fire at Ma8sey's. Massey
Kent county, was visited by a serious
fire Sunday afternoon. 1t was tn,
: largest fire in the place since the on,
t which nearly swept the little town on
r OF existence April IL, 1898. The fir
5 began in a large grain and freight ware
l house belonging to the Philadelphia
Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad
| Company. In this building wer
g stored several tons of baled straw, 100
= bushels of wheat belonging to 5. Z
Spear q Co., sixty bushels of whea
J.. belonging to E. NJ. Evelith and othe
l merchandise. 1t was at once found T.
t lie impossible to save this building, an,
g the attention of small army of me
- with fruit-tree spraying pumps com
e menced work trying to save the larg
l. agricultural implement warehouse
e A. F. Huey near by. Within twent
minutes this building also caught, bu
y before the fire gained headway owe
st twenty-five carriages and wagons an
agricultural implements were remove
J. to places of safety. Twelve drills, o
v which Bickford &Co. the manufacture
l. had an insurance Of $500, sever;
,. binders, cultivatOrs and large amour
l. of valuable implements were destroyed
y The books, notes and papers belongin
rs to Mr.. Huey's stock, which was il
sured for $4,000. This, however it
d thought, will cover his loss. As to I'll
J. origin of the fire some claim thi
1t spontaneous combustion took place
l the bales of straw, while others col
ID tend that the wheat stored in the upp,
l. story of the building might, and the
E. believe, did heat and was responsib
rs for the blaze. The building used |
IN A. +. Huey was owned by Miss Nil
a ME Massey. of ChestertOwn.