Smyrna times., 1896-09-09
County and State Items.


the horses in Wilmington and vicin-
ity.
The September term Of the New
Castle County Court will begin on the
21st inst
The fall term of the Wilmington
Conference Academy, Dover, will begin
tomorrow.
Wilmington will have three football
teams this season-the Warren, the
High School and the Y. NJ. c.
Thirty-nine applications for liquor
licenses have been filed with the Clerk
of the of the General Sessions Court at
Wilmington.
A fireman risked his life at burning
building in Wilmington, Del. the other
day to save large wax doll which he
believed to be real live baby.
The New Castle wooden mills, owned
by James G. Knowles, are to be sold
by sheriff Gillis on September 10th
under judgements for about $45, 900
against Mr.. Knowles.
An exchange says that Congressman
Willis is in communication with four
or five Congressman whom he wishes
to speak in this State in support of the
Addicks ticket.
The barn of William Reese, one mile
below Newark, was destroyed by fire
Thursday afteln with its contents.
No live stock was burned. The loss is
partly cOverd by insurance.
Farmers have nearly completed their
fodder harvest. During the past ten
days corn ripened SO rapidly that much
of it could not be gathered before it was
so dry as to be almost worthless
NeIUs and AdUeTtjzer
The Addicks people have selected
Daniel F. Stewart as their candidate
for Representative from Wilmington
Hundred to the General Assembly, and
ter as candidate for Levy Court Com
mlssiOners.
A severe electric storm visited Sus-
sex county on Thursday afternoon.
The barn on the farm of David Cover
dale, near Nassau, was struck by light
ming and burned. The loss was about
$1,000 and was covered by insurance.
While two other buildings were struck,
the lightning was very severe.
Work OH the electric road to connect
Wilmington and New Castle has com
menced. About $50 men were put to
work, and next week large number
of others will be put on. Fully 500
men applied for work on the road.
About a mile on the road has been
plowed, and the laborers are levelling
it and cutting the grades.
The Single tax State Convention to
nominate State ticket, which was to
have been held on Saturday next, has
been postponed until September II.
The Single Takers are still undecided
whether or not to name full State
ticket, or endorse the Bryan Electors
of the Democratic ticket and the State
ticket of the Addicks party.
Clarence A. Short, of Seaford, who
has been elected as instructor in the
, 7THorthington Military College of Ne
braska, has left for that place. Mr..
Short is graduate of the class of '96,
of Delaware College, and his election
is another evidence of the training re-
ceived at the Newark institution. Mr..
Short will be professor of mathematics
at the WorthingtOn College.
The Democrats of Mill Greek hun
dred have taken steps to guard ''the
purity and integrity of the ballot.
At meeting in the hundred resolu-
tlons were adopted denouncing vote
buying, and committee of three from
each polling place was appointed for
the purpose of gathering evidence
wherever violations Of said law NAV
occur, to the end that such abuses may
be prosecuted by the Attorney"
Mr.. Samuel A. Pitt, of Middletown.
met Mr.. VIM. E. Coale, of Delaware
City, Friday evening at Delaware Citv
in nOn-partizan discussion of the oold
and silver question. The meeting was
extensively advertised and the Dia-
mOnd State Band of Middletown dis
coursed some of its choice music. Mr..
Pitt advocated the merits of the white
metal. The debate was unsatisfactory.
The gold Democrats of the State are
greatly elated over the nominations
made by the Indianapolis Convention.
They declare a stronger ticket could
not be put in the field, and that the full
gold vote of Delaware will be polled.
When Senator George Gray was asked
concerning the ticket and platform, he
said: ''Fhe platform and candidates
are both ideally Democratic and excel
lent"
reaches are nearly gone. Usually
tnefe are some good ones until the lat
Ter part OF September, but this season
the crop has been early and has been
poor. There have been no good peach
es such as was seen last year. The
shipments to date have been sometime
over 100000 baskets, but the price
received has not been half that received
1Or m the same quantity of fruit last wear
Inc long dry spell is blamed for the
poor fruit Of the season and has efFee-
sea grapes and pears as well as
peaches. M -