Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1896-07-01
County and State Items,

Oh July
The DupOnt's powder works are run
ming night and day turning out a big
order of their product.
The delegates from Delaware to the
Democratic National Convention start |
for Chicago next Friday.
The Pennsylv ania Railroad has erec-
ted at Dover water tank with ca |
nacity of 23,62S gallons.
Five young men rode from FELTON, to |
Woodland Beach Sunday on their
wheels, there and back So miles.
The Higgins faction is said to be OPP
posed to Hon. j. S. Willis, who has
ably represented the State in Congress.
The Methodist Episcopal Deacones-
SEES Home, in Wilmington, has been
formally opened, with Miss F. NJ.
Watkins al deaconess in charge.
Newport public schools held their
commencement exercises Friday night.
Medford H. CahOOn delivered the prin-
cipal address.
The Rehoboth Summer School of
Training and Instruction for Teachers
will this season open on July 6 and
close on August 8.
Because of increased business last
wear, the salary of the Milford Post
master has been increased from $500
to $780,
Professor George A. Harter, the new
president of Delaware College, will
assume charge of his Office to-day July
l.
The Edge Moor Bridge Works have
received a contract to build a large
bridge for the Boston and Maine rail
I road and several for the B. and o.
railroad
Workingmen will find food for re-
II Election in Mr.. Whitney's statement
II that, should free silver prevail, "debts
will be paid in gold and wages in
Y silver.
H. A. holland, near Middletown,
estimates that from 80 acres he will
receive 2OOO bushels of wheat
than % bushels to the acre.
Delaware's political light for the
time may be hidden under bushel,
but this years peach crop is so big
that all kinds of baskets will be needed
philadelphia Times.
The Democrat State Central COM
mittee fixed August 18th as the day
for nominating candidates for Cover
nor and Congress.
Orders have been issued by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company for
the alteration of $50 freight cars, at the
West Yard shops Wilmington, into
condition for shipping peaches.
Joseph Vankirk Wells, of Milford
and George Hurd, of FELTON,, were
graduated from Amherst College,
Massachusetts,, at the seventy-htth
commencement exercises held Wed
nesday. They received the degree o
Bachelor of Arts.
The first shipment of peaches TO
1896 shipped from FELTON,, consisted g
IS packages sent by Samuel Case OF
Wednesday last. The estimated shiI
ments from FELTON, during the comm
season will be 300, coo baskets.
Miss Lillian Belle Baker, daughte
of Mrs Isabella Baker of Magnolia
and J. Smith Clarke of Frederick wer
married Thursday at Barratt's Chape
near Frederick, by the Rev. w.
Dawson.
DOVER SCHOOL ELECTIoN.-The Re
Joseph B. Turner, Maurice A. Hartne
49,
urday elected members of the Dove
School Board after one of the bes
fought contests ever held in that tow
Amos A. Watson, prominent cit
zen of Dover, and Miss Clara V. Ma
vel, were married at the home of IL
brides parents, No. 1908 South Twel
ty-frst street, Philadelphia, on Mo
day % ult.
Thursday the pastor of ST. Luke
Methodist Episcopal Church, at Br.
Mawr, Rev. Howard Townsend Quig
wasmarried to Carrie Volkmar Collie
The bride is a widow and the brio
groom a widower, and relatives OF DO
took part in the ceremony.
GETTING READY FOR THE FOURTH
Milford is making active preperatlo
for the coming Fourth of July celeb
ton there. A large parade will
held, and, in addition to this, tn
will be number OF other attraclo
Governor Watson and his staff and
of the militiamen in the State hi
been invited to be present.
A writer in the last DetdCar'
saws: 81 notice that the Index has s.
denly raised the gold flag and appea
at III of the clock on the bankers 81
1t seems almost pity that Der
cratic newspaper after years of t
neutrality should let anybody drive
To the gold crowd within few day
- a Democratic free-coinage convent
But Mr. Gray cannot get anywhere
Delaware on a gold-bug train.
Lewis is preparing to celebrate
Fourth of July by having boat I
for small craft. Already numbe
boats owners have shown willlng1
to take part and it is expected tn
handsome cup will be secured and
fered as a prize for the winner. III
are a number of boats about Lewes
some of them are very fast, so
there is no reason why the race she
not be an interesting one.
Says a Wilmington paper: g
maiOrsty of the prominent Democ
of this State were probably IN taYol
free silver and the rank and file OF
party has the same view of the mai
This will be shown in q very 81
time. The number of prominent ID
Ocrats who are in favor of free 81
would astOnish some of the so
money men if they were printed.
president CAUSE REsIaNs.-J.
lor Cause, president of the Harlan
HOllingswOrth Company, the Il
firm of ship builders of Whining
has resigned, the resignation to
effect July TO- Henry G.. Morse,
ident of the EdgemoOr Bridge We
will succeed him. Incident to
Morse's administration it is rum
that the company will remove its
to the river front soon in ordC
place itself in competition with
Cramps for the obstruction of
vessels.
DELAWARE PEACH GRowERs.
Farmers Institute of Kent count,
resolved that the interest of fruit z
ers suggest the importance of Sc
peaches and other fruits at the rail
stations as far as possible, inste
shipping on cOnsignments.
y. ]. Ross, A. N. Brown and
Schabinger have been appoints
committee to confer with the raj
ofheials about shipping routes,
rates and other details. Another !
ing OF the institute to further con
to-day. ''u ~ Nhl