Smyrna times., 1896-06-03
County and State Items.

The old Swedes Church, i'll Will
mington, celebrate its 19Sth annlver-
sary last Sunday.
The annual meeting of Farmers In
stitute of Kent county will be held IN
the Court House at Dover on Wednes-
day June 10 at 2 P. NJ. Officers will be
elected.
Commencement exercise of the Della
ware College will begin June l4th,
with the Baccalaurate sermon by Or.
Merritt Hulburd. The commence
ment proper will be on Wednesday at
030 A. Il.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Lloyd, of Odessa
have issued cards of invitation to the
marriage of their daughter Mabelle to
Mr.. Fletcher Caulk, Wednesday even
ing June the 10th.
During the last scholastic year the
register of the Dover public schools
was 561, the third largest in the State:
Wilmington and New Castle exceeded
it.
The board of Managers of the Cam
den Camp will receive sealed proposals |
for privileges of boarding tents, bread |
tent, ice cream stand, and food pen, on |
or before Saturday, June 6, 1896
The closing of the Diamond Match |
factory, one of the longest established
industries in the city, and the cOnse-
quent loss of employment by fully 200
people is a serious blow to Wilmington,
and is one of the results of the opera
tions of trust.
The President has appointed Cen
eral James H. Wilson, of Wilmington,
Del, member of the Board of Visl-
! tors to the Military Academy in place
! of General William A. jackson, OF
Tennessee, declined.
WATSON A RAILROAD DIRECTOR.-At
| the meeting of the directors at the
! Delaware Railroad Company Wednes-
day, Governor William l.. Watson was
elected director to succeed Alexander
johnson. deceased. The usual three
per cent semi-annual dividend was
declared.
THEFT OF A TEAM-James Scribner,
mulatto, disappeared from the farm
of James 7. York, near Leipsie, and
took with him bay horse and a car
riage belonging to Mr. York. A re-
ward has been offered for the recovery
of the team and the capture of the
thief.
The Presbyterian Chapel at Dover is
being beautified by the addition of sew
eral memorial windows. The one i'm
mediately back of the pulpit represents
Christ knocking at the door. 1t was
given by the Hon. George V. Massey III
, memory of his two deceased daughters.
The Republican First District Com.
/ mittee of Wilmington have elected
Samuel NJ. Knox chairman to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation o.
? Fred. E. Bach. Mr.. Knox is a prOmi
: nent member of the Young Mems Re
S | publican Club and he has always beer
active in Delaware politics.
" The commencement exercises of tn
. Harrington High School will be hell
in the NJ. Z. Church, Wednesday even
ing. The graduating class is com
\ posed of Samuel Tharp, Arthur Ken
% Jones, Nora Rust, Harry G.. Galloway
u Clarence Tharp, Beniah Tharp, Jr.
: and T. Byron Smith.
Frederica is to have something ne,
t. for this part of fDelaware-as shoe factory
S, Capt. Waitman Sipple is now putting
is machinery into the store recently va
Gated by Robert Reynolds. The ne
" factoy will be in operation i'll about
le month. 1t is Capt. Sipples intention
IS manufacture at first about 500 pairs {
of shoes.
~ The SuSSer Repu6Lican says: "
. propose to keep it before the peOp
70 that by the bad and extravagant ma
oe agement of the Democratic bosses
u n Sussex county is now nearly $50, 900
= u debt, with the debt increasing ever
:; :; year, and all we have to show for it
"a a court house away behind the time
a. az an old rattletrap of Jail and bad road
H. P. Cannon is having added to h
n, canning factory at Bridgeville a co
er. rugated iron building three stori
to high and 40XS0 feet, which be used
a storage house. He has had plant
he 750 bushels of peas and has contracts
lss for 300 acres of tomatoes. He will al
he can strawberries, peaches and pun
kins.
IIa5l Mr.. WILLIS CHoICE.-The Philad
~ phia Press to-day in an article
Ia' "Reed for Vice-President, publish
~, the following from Representative w
InS lis: 'Mr. Reed is my first choice if
LAY will except. He is my second choi
roo for first place, and he is necessar
,''I9 90 my first choice for second place.
- is capable of filling any office this 81
'oi- of heaven"
in, SooTT's New PASTOR. The offic
are board of Scott NJ. E. Church, "
I'M mington Friday officially request
MS that Rev. M. L. Hutton, of DOv
any Minnesota, be pastor of that church
leir a successor to Rev. S. n. Pilchard,
and Gently appointed a United States Ar
chaplain. DIR. Barrett agreed to
of request and the transfer has been ms
ia by Bishop Warren.
ne "s THAT BABY SHow.-The Middleto
,io transcript in speaking of the bs
m. show tomorrow says: Manager
"A gram had list of SO babies ente
oh yesterday and every mail adds to
93i number The PROBABILITIES are that o
Ill hundred babies will be at the sh,
!. There will be crowds in town as
outside interest grows every
ron, Gov. Cochran and Hon. John H. +
tor- fecker will preside and the bachC
aI+i- judges are now studying the point
excellence In babies. The prizes
orth on eHnlDlSlGn on at Mrs: 80 MASSEY !ew'
,bev already begun. Mr.. ingram has
"0J hands full.
slty The commencement of the Wilmi
visit ton Conferenc Academy will be
ex- in the Opera House June 18th.
the graduating class is composed of J
3vef; NJ Arters, Caleb Burchenal, ia
ilcal W. Colona, George w. Dawson, 7.
an Dickey, Charles E. Ely, Harry
'slty Fooks, Hugh B. KelsO, Manfred
won Lower, Louis Richards, Chau
Turner, Josiah o. Walcott, Andrew
y ., Wood, Alberta Caulk, Mary Dill, N
'ates Iss Learned, Grace Thomas and Mar.
lelt Walters.
esan
New A meeting of the Democrats of Bl
bird hundred was held in Black
n, is Saturday afternoon, Squire Deal
/. was made chairman and John l..
, Wis mans secretary. Andrew w. Wei
was elected a member of the COZ
executive committee for the hund
and the following were named as
gates to the State convention: Joh
W." Seemans, Thomas Deakyne, Chs
;Seino w. Jones, John David, John Sever
tbee alternates A. J. Wright, James
tbe Cats, James A. Buckson, Peter
w Of Warner, j ohm Heinold.
ene i OLD DRAWERS Services were