Smyrna times., 1896-08-05
County and State Items.

On the 18th of this month the Dem
ocratic Convention meets at Dover.
There are said to be more people at
RehOboth this season than ever before.
The Republicans will not actively
begin the campaign in Delaware until
September.
The attendance at Camden camp
meeting, which closed yesterday, was
less than in previous years.
The Priscilla block, Dover, is nearly
completed The buildings will prob
ably be occupied September 1st.
The students of the Wilmington
Conference Academy will go to Ocean
City, Nd, ON August 18TH
Brandywine Summit Camp opened
on Monday. 1t is likely that the camp
will be the largest ever held at the
Summit.
The new steamboat line between
Milton and Philadelphia is now in Op-
Peninsula is doing good business.
With Fridays session the Dover
Summer School of Methods closed and
those who attended are prOfuse in their
praises of superintendent and instruc-
tors.
Some one took a new $50 bicycle
from W. Harmon Reynolds storeroom
in Townsend and as yet Mr. Reynolds
has no clue as to the whereabouts of
his wheel.
Says the Wilmington Repu5Lican:
"Medford II. CahOOn is one of the sill
yer tOngued orators of Wilmington.
His flow of language is something
magnetic.
Francis H. Hoffecker, of Wilmington
has been mentioned as one of the five
Wilmington Republican nominees as
delegates to the Constitutional Con-
ventiOn.- EYeyy Eoening.
Edward Wright. colored, shot and
killed Ida Crumel, also colOred, in
Wilmington, Del, shortly before mid
night Thursday. The couple had a
quarrel. He is in jail.
Rev. Mr.. TOmkinsOn, pastor of the
NJ. E. Church at Houston, who is suf-
fering from nervous prostratiOn, has
gone to the Methodist Hospital in
PbilodeIDbia for 4raa+,oaD4
Judge Ignatius c.. Grubb, of the Su-
periOr Court of Delaware, has sailed
for Gibralter. He will journey up the
Mediterranean Sea, arriving home in
time for the fall term of court.
Bridgeville is leading all of the towns
of the State in peach shipments. 1t
has shipped as high as twelve car loads
on some days this season, and expects
to increase the number shortly.
Mr.. J. Edward Addicks has pur-
chased the plant of New Castle Gas
Company, with the intention, it is said
of greatly enlarging and improving
the works and furnishing the city with
gas of a superior quality.
The dwelling house of Miles f
Jones near Vandykes, was totally des-
troyed by fire on Wednesday, the 29d. ult
Mr. Jones saved most of the furniture
The house was insured in the Kent
County Mutual, of Dover, for $500.
The prices for TrOths and all earl
ier varieties of peaches has fully anC
unequivocally demonstrated the fac
that all trees of varities earlier than tn,
Mountain Rose should be pulled ou
and the land put to other and bette
uses.
Says the ECery EUenin9: ''The en-
thusiastic endorsement of Bryan an,
free silver coinage by the Single Tia,
contingent here ought to prove sig
nifcant pointer to the Democrats G
Delaware when they assemble in Stat
convention at Dover on the 18th.
Betting on the State election or a
least the result on the State Ticke
has commenced very early. As ru
NOR goes, says the Milford Herald,
wager of no small amount has bee
made by a North Milford Republica
that the Higgi"s Ticket will not re
ceive So votes In Kent county.
LICENSED TO ExHoBT.-Upon th
recommendation of Eli Mendinhall
class, to which he belongs, Medfor
H. Cahoon of Grace Church has bee
licensed to exhort. ''But it will NAL
very little difference to him" says IL
Grace Herald, ''for he works all IL
time anyway"
The State Convention of the Prob
bitionists will convene in Court HOuI
Hall, Dover, on August II at 1920
M, to nominate candidates for GovO
nor, Representatives in Congress al
Presidential Electors. Chairman Die
ey of the National committee, is expe
ted to represent, also Presidential nor
inee Levering.
Fridays Philadelphia Times said Il
sixteenth man was ARRESTED after ms
row escape from a mob and comm
ted to Jail. They foolishly insist
talking upon the most public stree
in violation of law to ''vindicate fl
speech" Governor Watson has p
doned one Single Taxer, Monday,
the request of the sheriff He W
threatened with typhoid fever.
The Wilmington Savings Fund
Wilmington has deposits of over s
100000, belonging to about 10000
positors. The Artizans' Saving Ba
has deposits of over $500, 900, belol
to about 9, 800 depositors. The peo
who have saved this money, amou
ing to nearly S4, 900, 900, are deeply
terested in the question of free sill
coinage.
BRYAN AND SEwALL ENDORSED
large mass meeting was held in Geor
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