Smyrna times., 1898-01-19
DELAWARE ITEMS.

Miss Annie J. Cannon delivered Al
illustrated lecture before the Dover
Century Club Wednesday.
The Rev. DIR. DuHamel has removed
from his old homestead, "AshlanC
Farm" Little Greek hundred; t.
Dover.
Gov. Tunnel appointed DIR. John S
Prettyman, of Milford, member Of
the State Board of Pharmacy to sue.
ceed DR.. o. D. Robinson.
About so wires of the new Delmar-
via Telephone Company, of Whining
ton, have been cut and detectives re
watching for the perpetrators.
Gov. Tunnel and staff and the First
Infantry field and staff officers, have
received invitations to the Old Guards
ball in New York on January p.
The annual encampment of the De-
partment of Delaware G. A. r., will
be held on Feb. 10, at the headquar-
ters of DUPONT Post, Wilmington.
The Rev. Alfred Smith, of Dover.
says that, during his twenty wears
ministry, he has not seen a place where
there is more worldliness than at the
capital.
Mr.. Jesse S. Cooper and Miss Jul
iette Gardner Minard, both of Dover.
were married at Christ Church at s
o'clock Wednesday evening. The GER
emony was performed by Rev. G. NJ.
Bond.
The Literary Society of Bridgeville
and also of Georgetown, have Joined
the State Federation. The Bridge
vile Society have chosen the violet
blue and white as their color emblem.
and Georgetown has chosen holly
green and red
ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WoRK.
MEN, Delaware jurisdiction of this
grand beneficiary order, has been very
fortunate during the past year. Out
OF total membership of over 3, 700.
only twenty deaths occurred an aver
age of less than 5! deaths per 1000
membership. The amount of insur-
ance paid in case of death, is $4,000.
J. Frank Alice, Beniah Watson and
other Republicans made a grievous
mistake when they interrupted the
rulings of the new constitution as eff
tecting the election held in Dover for
city offices. They have nobody but
themselves to blame and there is no
use crying over spilled milk, thew
should hope for better results next
time VIZ. Repu6lican.
THE DOVER ELECTION. The DcIa-
a0drcan in speaking of the town cleo
uon says: ''The custom for manv
years has been to elect ticket com
posed of the citizens of both parties.
This is as it should be. The oues-
lions to be determined by the Council
are IN no sense political, in the ordi-
nary acceptance of the term. A mans
party affiliations have no more rele-
vance to his work as councilman than
have his church affiliations.
STRANDED IN CAMDEN. The medi-
.clne company which has been holding
forth at Camden for some weeks past
has been compelled to close their per-
-ormances on account of CDR" Hase.
The manager, skipping out and leaving
5he performers stranded with big hotel
bills unpaid. The "doctor" succeeded
n getting away Saturday week with all
MS medicines and other paraphernalia.
md the discovery was not made until
several hours afterward.
THE DOVER Town ELEcT1oN.-Tbe
thus refers to the late election
II that town. In the late contest the |
'ame individuals employed the very
ame tactics as were employed at the
asst return day. First, delay. The
Levy Court room, the place provided
~ law for the holding of the elections.
vas opened by the janitor in due time.
md then locked by one of the active
gents in the nefariOus scheme. and
.fter some time spent in Intellectual ef-
orts to find him or the key, the lock
lad to be forced in order to gain access
o the room, some time after the hour
ixed for the opening of the election.
IS soon as it was opened, then the law
ess rabble swarmed and filled the
DOM and with concert of action every
Ievice that devilish ingenuity could
invent was resorted to delay or obstruct
r prevent voting by Republicans;
7hlle on the other side men were voted
Tho lived beyond the town limits.
nd attempts were made to vote men
Tho had no residence in the State.