Smyrna times., 1896-07-29
County and State Items.

The death is announced at Millsboro,
of Joseph r. Layton, q son of the late
Judge Caleb S. Layton.
Sand Hill camp meeting near George
town opened on Saturday and will con-
tinue until August 3.
The Country Week Association, of
Baltimore, have sent 10 poor children
to Laurel, and two each to Milford and
Viola.
The security Trust and Safe Deposit
Company has increased its surplus and
profits about 10 per cent. since its last
report. 1t is now $132, 967OO.
Mrs. Caroline A. Dare, widow of
Rev. Joseph Dare, a veteran of the
Wilmington NJ. E. Conference, died at
Washington, d. c., Saturday, aged 81
years.
The Wilmington Republican asks:
"WhO is going to pay the several hun
dred Republicans taxes, who have
not yet paid them, and are making no
effort to qualify 50 they can vote in
NOvember?"
Detective Hutchins, Saturday, arres-
ted fifteen young men for being drunk
and disorderly and they were commit
ted to the Jail. They stated they were
on their way to pick peaches and were
from New Castle.
Ex-POstmaster Daniel F. Stewart
has retired from active participation in
politics. He does not give his reasons
only that ''every man has right to do
as he pleases" and he has asserted that
right. Only this and nothing more.
The term of office of Ex-Governor
Charles G. StOckley as Register of
Wills for Sussex county expired yes
terday, the 2Sth inst. 1t is understood
that his successor will be Hon. w.
Fred Causey, of Milford.
The Addicks Republican Committee
of Kent county has decided to hold a
convention for the nomination of
county ticket, at Dover, OF Tuesday,
August II. The primaries for the elec
tion of delegates to this convention
will be held on Saturday, August 8.
TRAMP NUISANCE CONTINUES. Pen
insula towns continue to complain of
the tramp nuisance. The peach season
always brings them in unusually large
numbers and all of them claim to be
looking for work picking peaches, but
they seldom find it.
While hunting frogs near Newark
Saturday, Frederick Dobbins, aged IA
years, was severely injured by the ac-
cidental discharge of cat rifle which
he was carrying. The ball entered his
abdomen. He was sent to the Della
ware hospital, Wilmington, for treat
ment.
John G. Higgins and Robert G.
Houston, the nominees of the boiling
Republicans for Governor and Con- |
gressman, will be officially notified |
this afternoon of their nomination.
The notification will be received at the
headquarters of the Young Mems Re-
publican Club in Wilmington.
A CYCLING ACCIDENT Mary |
E. Crothers of near Milford, is suffer
ing from a broken arm and dislOcated |
hip, the result of a bicycle accident |
which happened on Saturday. Miss
Crothers was riding into Milford, when |
her brother, who was back of her in
York carriage offered to give her race.
She accepted and when about to cross |
a small bridge ran into the rear wheel
of the carriage and was thrown with |
much force against the bridge and was
rendered unconscious. Her brother
picked her up and took her home,
where medical attention was given.
A large an enthusiastic meeting of |
the m embers of the Young Mems Re-
publican Club who ride wheels was |
held last Friday evening in Whining
ton for the purpose of organizing a
campaign bicycle club. Organizations
was effected by electing George w.
Sparks, president; J. S. Stei ling, sec
retary and treasurer: and Samuel D.
Wilson, captain. The Club will be
called the Mckinley Wheelmen and al
ready 100 members have been secured.
1t is thought that before the club is
many weeks old 300 names will be on
the roll. A natty and attractive uni
form will be adopted
PEACHES. are indeed low,
and the prospect for higher prices is
not fattering. Troths have been going
this week and at the stations buyers
hsve paid from Is to 80 cents baskets
for them and at these prices, in every
instance, Spectators have lost money.
st. Johns and Mountain Rose have
also been coming in this week and
these too have sold from 20 to As cents
and in every instance money was lost.
Next week will see the rush in St.
Johns and Mountain Rose and prices
will certainly rule low. The CITY mar
kets are poor everywhere and it is hard
matter to get fair prices for peaches or
anything else. - Milford Chronicle.
Friday.
UNDER WHICH BANNER?- SATURDAYS
issue of the Sussex Journal contains
the following EDITORIAL "The Della
ware Democrats in State Convention
framed platform with a gold plank in
it. Later the National Democracy in
a convention held at Chicago nomina-
ted free-silver man for President, on
a free-silyer platform. This latter con-
vention was the appellate court of the
Democracies of the land. It's opinion
is after the decision of the great Amer
lean people, and is final. No man
is a Democrat who bolts the nominees,
under the pretense that they were nom
mated by Socialists, Anarchists &c.
They are the spontaneous choice of the
masses OF American people and will be
elected" /"
The EUery EyeninQ replies to the
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