Smyrna times., 1896-08-12

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Bargains little boys wash suits, at
Edw. Ct. Walls.
Dr. F. L. Grier, Dentist, Prettyman
Building, Smyrna Del. It
A full supply of thin, summer under
wear at Edw. G. Walls. T
Negligee shirts, very cheap, at Edw.
G. Walls. Il
James G. Robinson has discontin-
ued the coal and wood business having
sold out to COsgriff, Beck & Hazell
The peach shipments on the Della
ware road Monday were 100 cars. The
previous shipments had been 1851 cars.
Grapes while not bringing big prices
are more satisfactory than other fruits
--5 cents a pound, or $1.OO a crate
clear.
DOughten has had pull commensu-
rate with the hot weather on his hokey-
pOkey the past week-500 and more of
a warm night.
James Porter, of Wilmington, COM
mitted to Dover Jail ON Saturday under
the charge of stealing horse and dear
born, has been released on bail.
The registration of votes in Duck
Greek Hundred will commence in
month hence, Sept. 18th. The regis
trars will sit in their respective places
Sept. IL, 10, 26, and Oct. Sd.
Suppose the mosquitoes had been as
thick the past fortnight when people
had to seek the open air for comfort,
as was the case in June, think how
much greater would have been the dis
comfort.
A great many people took advantage
of the cool of the early morning for
day at Woodland Beach. A rumor
has been in circulation for several days
that this was Addicks Day at the
Beach.
We are indebted to Mr.. John P.
Collins for handle basket of peaches,
of the Reeves variety, grown on his
farm in ThOrOughfare Neck. There
has been considerable complaint about
the peaches this year being small and
poor but these were in size, color etc,
like those grown in former years.
John H. HOffecker, in addition to
those already named, commenced his
first canning of tomatoes on Saturday.
The hot weather, while it has forced
the season some has also been toe
much for the plants, The ripening
where exposed, have been blistered,
and for the same reason the blossoms
have not set fruit.
At the Republican primaries O
Duck Greek Hundred, last Saturday
the following ticket was elected
Delegates to County Convention a
Dover Monday = Thos. Jefferson
VIM. H. Baggs, JnO. E. Phillips
Edgar R. Sipple, Noah J. Riley
Alternates:-Wm. A. FAIRIES, DAME
Turner, Jr., r. L. Cummins, Thos. E
Warren, ThOs. Lum. Assessor, TheO
Mannon, Inspectors, Eastern District
Henry G. Spruance; Western District
Chas. B.. Archer; County Committee
men, Eastern District, T. c. Moore
Western District, A. L. Hudson.
The Primary Election of KentOl
Hundred Saturday:-Delegates G. G
Ross, L. A. Houston, A. T. Hoffecker
Alternates:-D. S. Clark, w. W
Jones. Inspector, E. H. Walker.
The Pearl street colOred settlement
to say nothing of bowling dogs an
bawling children, had become an annoy
ance to the residents on other street
by reason of offensive OrdOrs. Thi
was intensified by the heat of last weel
and the Board of Health was appeale
to for relief. The latter made an il
, vestigation ON Monday and found som
r pig pens and cess pools in a deplol
( able condition. They were promise
to be remedied the next day. This
we'll enough, but the owners shoul
, see to it that they are kept free from
condition of offensiveness. The Boar
p while on the ''war path turned the
attention to properties in other par
of the town and found at the dwelling
of some whites state of affairs bl
e little better than that described abov
e Women have the credit of outnun
K bering the men in attendance at Il
Church, and so they do usually, fol
or five to one, but last Sunday was q
It exception. It was an exceptional
: hot day, which can alone account for Il
d rule beingreversed, but gentleman WI
e took the trouble to count the audien
> at the Methodist Church at night(whi
might be inferred from this fact W
}. not a large one), the males in atten
ance were just three more than 4
e females. The rule as affected bv &