Smyrna times., 1896-09-02

Mrs. Ellen Pilling, the wife of ex-
State Senator John Pilling, died at the
home of her husband in Newark Sun
day morning. Mrs. Pilling was we'll
known woman, beloved by large cir
Gle of friends.
The Republican First District Committee
comprising Wilmington, elected Horace
Greeley Knowles, chairman. He will have
charge of the campaign in that city. Mr..
Knowles was cOunsul to Bordeaux under
President Harrison, and is young man.
Four Delaware boys are candidates
for places on the University of Penn
sylvania football team for the coming
season. These atheletic sons of the
Diamond State are Roy N. jackson of
Dover, Charles NJ. Wharton of Smyrna
and Harry Joslyn and G. Sherburne
Rice of Wilmington.
Jacob Lamplugh, William A. Reilly,
A. H. Mason, Casper Miller, Joseph
Duffy, L. G. Grubb and William Nc
Crea will represent Delaware at the
national encampment of the Union
Veteran Legion, which will be held in
Washington, D. c., during October.
The Democrats of Kent county will
meet at Dover on September Sth for
the purpose of naming a county ticket.
The convention will be held in the
Court House and is expected to be
very quiet affair. It is announced that
ex-senator "Joe" Blackburn will be
present and make an address.
Efforts are being made to have the train
on which Lii Hung Chang will go from Phil
adelphia to Washington, D. c., Friday,
stop at Wilmington station for at least five
minutes in order that some demonstration
in his honor may be made. If the effort
proves successful, the distinguished visitor
will be received by Governor Watson and
staff, and Mayor Jefferis and the city Off
cials.
Charles z. Stevenson has made a
complete canvass of the town of Mil
ford, with the view of putting it into
book form. There has been nothing
of the kind done there since 1887. The
canvass has been most thorough, as he
went from house to house and took the
names of each family. He is now at
work compiling it and getting it ready
to go to the printer.
The combination parlor and sleeping
car IOlanthe, which has been rebuilt
and refurnished at the Wilmington
shops of the Pullman Co., left Mon
day morning for Jersey City to wait
the arrival of Lii Hung Chang's party.
The IOlanthe will be used by Lii Hung
Chang in making his trip through the
country. Other cars will be provided
for the ambassador attendants.
Ex-Governor Charles C. Stockley, of
Georgetown; William H. Ross, of Seaford,
and j. Parke POstles, of Wilmington, three
of the Delaware delegates to the Sound
Money Democratic National Convention,
started for indianapolis Tuesday. Delegate
John S. Rossell, of Wilmington, started
several days ago, and Delegates James Will
liams, of Smyrna. and Edward Ridgely, of
Dover, will not be able to attend, ON ac-
count of impaired health.
On Thursday evening a large num-
ber of the members and friends of
ArmOry Church, Dover, called on Pas
tor Stengle and his estimable wife at
their home on Governors Avenue.
About 10 O'Clock Simmons Band gave
them a serenade which was much en-
jOyed. Watermelons and fruit were
served to the guests and a pleasant eve
ming was spent The visitors brought
with them many of the substantials of
life and replenished the pastors lar
der. Lnder.
While grinding a scythe at stone
turned by a belt, Senator j. NJ. G.
Moore, of Bethel, was severely cut in
the leg by the implement, which be-
came entanglad in the belt. An artery
was severed and the Senator nearly
bled to death before surgical aid could
be procured. Senator Moore is hold
over member of the State Legislature,
and will be a factor in the fight for
United States senator next winter. In
the famous fight of two years ago he
was a strong Massey man, but has since
gone over to Addicks.
The observance of Big Quarterly at
tracted several thousand cOlOred people
to Wilmington, Sunday. Many of the
visitors came from Philadelphia. The
passing procession was an object of
great interest to whites, who assembled
in the locality in large numbers. The
promenading grounds contained many
booths, at which the indispensable
watermelon was the chief commodity.
The religious services were attended
by monster congregations and were
decidedly interesting.
Though the peach season has not come
up to to expectations, millions of baskets
have been shipped from the Peninsula this
season. There have been 6598 carloads sent
away. Each contains about 900 baskets,
which would make the total number ship
ped, 1855, 800 baskets. The season is now
nearly over, and it is not likely that there
will be more than l 1,OOO, 900 baskets shipped
in addition to those already sent away.
The peach crop will therefore fall about
1900, 900 baskets below the estimate.
Thousands of colored people visited
Slaughters Beach, near Milford, on
Saturday, the occasion being known as
Black Saturday. They spent the time
on the beach in eating, singing and
bathing, but the celebration was not
so noisy as it has been in former years.
To Kent and Sussex county colored
people the day is what Big Quarterly
is to the cOlOred people of Wilmington
and vicinity. The number of those
who go to tho beach is decreasing eacl
year, however, just as the crowd which
attends Big Quarterly.
The department of Elections TO
Wilmington have chosen the Inspector
to hold the general election on NOvem
3. The Department of Elections j