Smyrna times., 1894-09-26
County and State Items.

rolled 103 pupils.
A. L. Burton has Al acres in Buck
wheat on his farm near Lewes.
The Hotel Richardson is closed this
week for an indefinite period.
The colored Republicans held state
convention in Dover Tuesday.
The State Teachers Institute will be
held at Dover on Oct. 9, 10, IL and 18th.
The Republicans will hold big rati-
fication meeting in Wilmington Satur-
day evening.
The new organ in the Laurel NJ. E.
church has been tested and found to be
excellent in tone.
Thirty-three liquor licenses, % to
Wilmingtonians, have been granted at
the present term of the New Castle
County Court.
Several of the fakirs who followed
the fair from Elkton to Dover are still
stranded there, not having the where
with to get out OF town.
The first annual meeting of the
Delaware Baptist Union Association
will be held at Dover, beginning Oct.
10th and continuing two days.
Mrs. Kate Mahood, widow of Adams
Mahood, formerly of Clayton, and Jas.
F. Stevens, of Philadelphia, were mar
ried Sept. 18th, by Rev. Mr.. Rommel.
The Laurel Military Band has been
engaged by the Democratic county
central committee for the coming cam
paign. The price given is $50 per day
and all expenses paid.
Elias P. Smithers, Esq, is the Re
publican nominee for Register of Wills
for the county of Philadelphia. He
was born in Milford 90 years ago, and
is well known in Delaware.
The management of the Wilmington
Food Exposition are deservedly jubil
ant over the prospects of the great sue
cess of their exhibition. The expo
sition will open on Monday, October
at the Auditorium.
The Twenty Minutes Club" of the
Episcopal Church of Dover, has erected
a brass pulpit to the memory of the
late rector, Rev. l.. W. Gibson. In-
scribed upon it are tie words: ITO the
Glory of God and iu the memory of
Rev. l.. w. Gibson"
The Democrats held ratification
meeting al Fourth and Market streets,
Wilmington, Saturday night. DR..
Willard Springer presided and the at
tendance was very large. Senator Gray
and others delivered addresses. The
speakers were greeted with great en-
thusiasm.
PROHIBITION RALLY AT New Cas-
TLE.-There was big Prohibition
rally on the school green at New Castle
on Saturday night. There were pro-
badly 400 persons present Addresses
were made by the Rev. o. G. Budding
ton, the Rev William L White, WV.
Bullock, L. w. Br 1sius and ]. r. King.
REGISTRATION DAYs.-ThOse who
expect to vote next November must
register their names at their various
voting places on either September 18th,
22nd, 29th, or October 9th. Failure to
register fOrfeits the privilege to vote iu
November. Have your tax receipt
ready to present to the board of regis
tration officers.
Mr.. John P. Walker, railroad agent
at KentOn and Miss Emma Lola Green
we'll of that place, were married in
the Kenton NJ. E. Church Wednesday
afternoon, by the Rev. Albert Chand
Ter, of Marydel, assisted by Rev. Mr.
Collins. After the ceremony the happy
couple took the afternoon train fol
New York, where they will spend par
of their honeymoon.
At the funeral of Alden B. Richard
son, Wednesday, only the members o
the family were present. DR.. w. l.. S
Murray had charge of the funeral ser
vices. Among the decorations was
vacant chair, made of natural flowers
presented by the shop hands. The
pail bearers were selected from the shoI
hands, who had been in his recent EN-
plOy. The body was borne to Silve
Lake cemetery and there laid to rest
CAPTURED NEAR MILFORD.-Chie
of Police John Lank of Milford ha
captured Henry SchloOs, who is wantet
in Philadelphia to answer tha charg
of rape AS soon as the necessar
papers are obtained the prisoner will
be taken to Philadelphia. The Penn
sylvania authorities have been lOOkin
for the man for some time. 1t did nc
take the Delaware officer long to fin
him when notified. o.
Both political parties says a Wi
mtBgtOn paper, are now busy at wOr
and the PrOhibitionists and the People
party are also doing business in a kin
of desultOry way. The Democrats I
present are devOting most of their e
forts to the matter of getting foreigner
naturalized and are using two member
of the Wilmington police force to vouc
for them. 1t is reported that Ii
Democrats will attempt to have 400
these men turned into voters. Judg
Wales has turned down one man wh
did not know whether the Unite
States was a republic or a monarch
and this had a good effect.
BIG Business OF CANNERIEs.-W
most people know that one of the j
dustries of Delaware is its canning j
terests, they do not know what a gre
quantity of canned goods are shipp,
from the Peninsula every day durll
the canning season. The owner of o
of the largest canneries on the Peni
sula says that there is total of l
canneries in the State, and they "
average 10000 cans Of goods per d
each when they are running. III
would mean that the Gamers turn {
100000 cans of goods day in
season of four or FIVE weeks in VIII
they run. The canneries also give G
pIOyment to hundreds of people.
Locomotive No. SO, attached 10
freight train on the Delaware railrO
at Harrington, blew out its crown sh
Thursday aud Engineer John Parse
Fireman Albert G. Dunn and Bra
man Curtis +. Ellingsworth were ba
scalded. Ellingsworth WAS the NJ
seriously injured. The accident
caused by the water in the boiler {
ting too low. When the crown sh
fell the water went into the fire b
and, the furnace door being open
the cab was soon full of steam.
men ON the engine had to Jump to s
their lives. The train was running
when the men jumped, and before
steam had been exhausted the u
had gone about mile.
DEPUTY SHERIFRs WANTED,
chairman Of the Democratic Cou
Committee OF New Castle county
made an appeal to Sheriff Gould
the appointment of deputy sheriff
serve upon the day of the general G
ton. He wants them selected up'
non. partisan basis-one from {
uLo Uonuh1troua do not q