Smyrna times., 1896-08-05

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complaining for some time, he was not
really i'll, and death was probably the
result of heart disease. His wife died
in the same manner about six years
ago. Deceased was one of the most
prominent citizens of Middletown.
He leaves three children, ex-senator
Cavender of Smyrna, Mrs. John Jones
of York, Pa, and Mrs. Abram Whit
took of Middletown.
PEACH CROP DAMAGED BY Ror.-
The peach crop will be much smaller
than was expected. The decrease is
caused by the fruit rotting. 1t is now
estimated that the crop will be one-half
of what it was expected to.be. Myer
q Son, who expected month ago that
they would have from 5000 to 5000
baskets of Elberta peaches, say that
their yield will not exceed one-half of
that quantity. William H. Ridgeway
says the rot is general and thinks the
yield in the vicinity of Dover and Wy
Oming will be far below the estimate
made in June.
Says the EUery Evening: The NOM
inatiOn of a sound-mOney national
ticket will be of incalculable benefit to
the cause of sound money throughout
the country. 1t will save the votes of
Democrats who can not vote for Nc
Kinley and will not vote for Bryan.
The votes of these Democrats will
prove of immense service in electing
sound money candidates to Congress,
and they will surely be valuble where
the election of Democratic State and
county ticket is at stake. This is par
ticularly the case in Delaware, where
a Governor, member Of Congress, Leg
islature, Constitutional Convention
and full county tickets are to be
chosen.
SOUND MONEY MEN. N.-Sound-mOney
Democrats in other States are organic
ing for the cOmpaign and the move
ment is receiving attention in this end
of Delaware. There are Democrats in
this city who are opposed to the Chicago
platform and who will remain true to
th.ir sound-money principles to the
extent of opposing the Chicago Presi-
Dental nominee.
Just what action local sound-mOney
Democrats will finally take is not
known, but the movement looking to-
ward their organization has been begun
and will doubtless take definite shape
after the next Democratic State Con-
ventiOn.-E'UerY EOening.
WILL INSIST UPON GOLD. The farm
ers of Delaware will be likely to learn
some sound money truth before cleo
tiOn day in a very practical way. The
report of the entering up of gold
bond by Prothonotary WOOlley, pub
lished in EUery Evening, was read
with intel est.
Otho NOwland, treasurer of the Eqnit-
able Guarantee and Trust Co., speak
ing of the significance of the gold
clause, said ''It simply indicates to my
mind that the MORTGAGE wants to get
his money back; don't want to take
the risk of getting paid off in silver
dollars which is threatened by the cleo
ton of Bryan"
A New COMBINATION. The Higgins
faction and the Democrats have made
a combination at last For two months
the Higgins Wilson Hastings aggre-
cation have been playing as Demo
cratic sideshOw, aud at last the niger
in-the-wood-pile has been uncovered.
All along the Wilmington ring have
moved with confidence which was
born of a knowledge that their claims
as Republicans would be recOnized by
the Clerks of the Peace.
Not content with stealing the seats
of Delaware in National Convention
and overriding the will of the people
they now attempt to defeat the Repub
lican ticket in this State, by giving tn
Democratic officials an opportunity t.
aid them in stealing the honorable Ol'
name which has headed the ticket TO
so many years. We very much mis-
take the people of Delaware if they d.
not administer a severe rebuke to tn
combination next November.-MLfOr
Chronicle.
Three times in FIVE years has light
ming struck the house of Mr.. James r
Hoffecker on South Broad street, an,
during the heavy electric storm G
Monday evening his stable was struck
Both the dwelling and outbuilding
have slate roof, accounting for the al
sence of fire. Monday evening tn
| current struck the roof, followed th
( stating in a ziz zag line for some diI
= tance beneath and then broke out sea
tering the slate, and down to the Sc,
e Ond floor and out just above the sta
where stood Mr.. Hoffecker's favorif
driving horse. Mr.. Hoffecker is {
! loss to explain the special attractiO
around his premises for the electricit.
lEiddletOWn Transcript, SGturdal
n EX-SENATOR LAVENDER DECLINES.
n For several weeks the Democrats of IL
= northern part of Kent county have bee
endeavoring to bring out ex-State Sc,
ator Wilson T. Cavender, of Smyrn
Q as candidate for the Democratic nom
nation for Governor. They have mat
u the claim that Mr.. Cavender, comiI
Il from the same town as John Hem
g Hoffecker, the Addicks Republics
e candidate, would poll many votes tn
e otherwise would go to Mr.. Hoffeckt
Ex-senator Cavender, to his friend
! declined the nomination, saying, 81
10 not wish the notoriety n nominate
would bring and do not aspire to t
p prominence which would follow
a election.
?. It is believed among politicians that
:. Mr.. Cavender would have consented
,- be a candidate he would have brOk
down the fences that Governor WI
sons friends are building.-COr. Ph
he adelphiG Ledger.
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