Smyrna times., 1898-11-16
DELAWARE ITEMS.
News of General Interest Cleaned From all
Parts of the State.


Hettie A., wife of Pennel Rash, died |
Wednesday in Dover, aged AZ years.
Rev. E. G. Wright has been appoin-
ted to Armory NJ. E. church, Dover,
for the remainder of the conference
year.
R. G. Holmes, the photographer of
Dover, has retired from business.
The gallery is under the management
of r. H. Leveridge, of New York.
Sussex county had an old-time re-
turn day Thursday, and while the
weather was threatening in the early
morning it cleared later and the cele-
bration went on with its old-time vim.
George w. Flach, of near Dover, has
purchased the Bowers Beach hotel and
property and taken possession of it.
The liquor license granted to Chester
Bilderback was transferred to Mr..
Flach and he will manage the hotel.
!. BURGLARS AT BLACKBIRD.- Burglars
entered r. G. Brockson's store, on
Saturday night week and stole several
pairs of shoes, bolt of dress goods,
gold watch and $50 in money. George
j. ScOtt's residence was broken into
and clothing and other articles were
stolen.
Miss Sheppard, of Camden, who has
several vocal musical classes in the
State, has taken one at Middletown
under the charge of the NJ. E. Church.
The class meets Saturday evening.
Miss Sheppard also became instructor
and leader of the church choir.
There stands in the yard of the Hon.
w. F. Causey, in Milford, the only
Pecan tree that was ever known to
bear fruit in this section. 1t is about
20 feet high, and about two feet across
the stump, and will this year yield at
least ten bushels of pecans.
MASTERING OUT.-The work of mus
tering out the First Delaware Regiment
commenced Monday when all the
papers were gotten in shape to go
ahead with the physical examinations
of the men who are to be discharged
from the service, but Major Andrus,
the chief mastering officer, does not
expect the paymaster until about No
vember 16.
James P. Aaron, of Hazettville, was
arrested for offering James E. Davis
$15 to vote the Republican ticket. He
declares that he is innocent, and also
says that he never saw the man who
caused his arrest. Mr.. Aaron was the
candidate for county commissioner on
the Union Republican ticket. He was
held in 81, 900 bail for court.
Constable Clifton, of Dover, made
an important arrest on Thursday
night. Theodore B. Hoover, embez-
zled about $500 from the Singer Sew
ing Machine Co., he being the agent
in Dover and made his escape. On
Thursday night Constable Clifton
learned that Hoover had returned to
town and captured him in his home
and landed him in Jail.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERs. Arrange
ments have been made for the ninth
annual convention of the Delaware
J Christian Endeavor Society to be held
in Central Presbyterian church, Will
J mington, on Nov. 16, II and IS, with a
Junior Rally on Saturday afternoon,
Nov. 19. The committee has prepared
an interesting programme and many
speakers of prominence will be In at
, tendance at the convention. The com
= mittee has adopted as a motto for the
. convention, 'Laborers together Will
God"
THE DEFEAT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY. Y.-The EUery EUtRing, i'll dis
cussing the defeat of the Democratic
party in Delaware, names the follow
. ing among other reasons: cit is suf-
|, ficient to say that the Democrat party
q has been too heavily burdened-st
| much so that even the nomination o
9 unusually good State and local candi
J. dates this year could not save it ION
= condemnation. When the past is re
d viewed it is not to be wondered tina
Q Delaware Democrats were so sorel,
. defeated A Democratic Represen
tative in Congress who was elected ol
sound money platform advocating
- debased coinage; a Legislature tina
!. was extravagant, Indifferent to publ
g. sentiment and tinged with corruption
ID Legislature that elected Richard r
ID Kenney to the United States Senate
Is it any wonder that disaster over
10 took the party? The Democratic part
u of Delaware has only the futur
, to look forward to. 1t is absolutel
n shorn of political power in Delaware
Perhaps, with sound aims, with Dem
ocratic principles and with intelligent
able leadership, it may again regal
30 the confidence of the people of Della
70 70 ware, which it enjoyed for so man
q. years.