Smyrna times., 1894-07-25
County and State Items.

lydia Knight, ageo % years
The Milford Presbyterian Church d
ill have an $3.50 extension. r
Thursday, August 26d has been Sc t
,octed as big Thursday at Slaughter I
Beach. 3
The Republican State Convention '
,,iil he held in Dover on Tuesday, I
Aug. 81. =,
The shipment of blackberries will
.hout cease this week. Small prices
have ruled.
firm in Crisfeld ships two or three
TONS of bay mackerel and blue hsh (
north every day.
CT. Crockett, of Middletown. has
taken the agency for the sale OF the
Lewis NJ. Price, established brands OF
Fertilizers.
Bishop Coleman is an admirer of the
sosnery about Gordon Heights. He
Thinks il is to be the seat of large
suburban population.
Hirous Clifton, of Clayton, and a
studeut at Washington College for the
mast wear, has been i'll with typhold
fever for the past month.
The Rev. J. D. Rigg, editor of the
Conference Herald is seriously i'll at
his ONE in Chester, and the Rev. J.
d C. Hanna is acting as editor.
While bathing at Augustine Pier on
Thursday night Thomas Klllgore OF
No. 1884 Point Breeze avenue, Phlla' |
deiphia, was drowned. The body was
taken home.
Scarlet Clover seed is now within
the reach of all-the price being but
S3 OO per bushel. 1t will yield grand
return at this price when sowed for
green manure.-MiJOrd Chronicle
Hon. Columbus Watkins, Of Odessa,
the abie representative OF 81. Georges
hundred, in the Legislature OF 1898,
has consented to accept the nomination
for stale Senator at the request oil
prominent Democrats.
It is said that business in the Re
eorder's Office has fallen OF materially
duripg these hard times, and Edwin
Reid the chief Clerk, who is salarled
officer has earned more than Recorder
Ferguson himself during the past
month.
Samuel A. Short, of Philadelphia,
who is we'll known to the merchants oil
the Peninsula, was married on Tues
dav evening last to Miss Ida Lohand
The ceremony was performed at the
residence of the brides parents, II
Dover, by Rev. DR.. Murray.
Wilmington has about twenty-five tel
egranh messenger bows who are paid DJ
the message and can earn from S2.oO t(
S4a week. The telephone interferei
seriously with the messenger boy sys
tenn. Without the telephone the
messenger boy would be an important
person.
A fraction of COxey's army arrived
in Wilmington Sunday from Washing
ton on it's Way to Atlantic City to get
bath. The COxey business appears Il
be a pleasant way for an aggregation
of nomads to pass the days OF idlenes
at their command. They are evidentl.
making the CommOnweal fad pay.
The vicinity of Dover is noted for it
longevity of life Here are the ages
some of the persons who have died
that locality within the past few week
Elizabeth Taylor, 90 years; Name
Hin. 95 wears; Harriet Woodley,
wears; w. Clarke, 80 years job
Hum, Sr., n years; Mrs. Susa
Thomas, 72 years. The combined ag
of the six people is 497 years.
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS. &c
Samuel A Macallister is candida
for the Republican nomination for Coz
gress. The position is well wort
aspiring to by any man who has
desire to make mark in the worl
We have wondered that such men
Col. Benjamin Nields, W. G. SpruanC
f. G. Bradford and the Messrs. DC
fecker had not aspiTed to COMPRESSION
or Legislative hOnors. - Witmtngt
Republican
DEATH LURKED IN THE THREsHF
-By a mysterious explosion IN whC
thresher Thursday near Bridgevil
William Collins, a farm hand, had
skull fractured and will probably d
The flying fragments of the thresl
also struck several other wOrkm
causing painful wounds. The ol
theory advanced for the explosion
that there was dynamite in
wheat.
The Milford Chronicle gets off
first campaign wit as follows: So
Northern Pacific Railroad gets thrOl
the Rocky Mountains by way of
Muer tunnel and the Democratic st
Central Committee have after mat
deliberatiOn decided to 90 up salt ri
this fall by the way of the Marvt
Tunnel.
The Sentinel rises to say I'll
undarafOOd that
Democrats have adopted as pa
motto, Dangerous to stand on
PLATFORM"
The First National Bank of Seal
has on deposit 1922. 900. While
amount shows the effect of the
crops and the financial condition of
farmers generally in Sussex, it sh
that people who have the money
afraid at this time to invest and
Dlacing it in bank, and even it it
no interest it will not be lost
business venture. 1t would he
better for everyone if part of that
sum were invested ID some bus
that would give work to the labC
class.
CAMP MEErING.-Camp meetiI
and near Delaware will be mel
follows: Copson's Park, Md, Jul
31: Jones', July %; Wye, Md, Ju
TO August 10; Camden, Del, Aug
TO IA: Ennall's Springs, Md, Aug
60 13; Concord, Del, August 1;
ron, Md, August A to 1S JC
Heights. Pa, August 9 to 10; Br'
wine Summit, August to l6 /;
sons. Del, August IL Woodland
August IA; Ocean Grove, N. j., A
90 to 80; Lambs Woods, Del, A
4th to IA; Trappe, Md, August 1
TAKE Your CHOICE. = Unde
above head the Dover Inder tho
fully says: The coming electi'
matter of the most vital impo
to every man, woman and en-
the country. 1t is not a questi
securing the spoils. 1t is not
question of principle solely. L
question of dollars and cents.
is not a single man in this State
income will not be greatly affects
way or the other by the result
political contest next fall. L
question of business, and bushes
should apply to it the same II
and attention which they dev
every day matters.
Inn qrru FARMER WILD ca