Smyrna times., 1898-07-20
DELAWARE ITEMS.

The Peninsula Press Association
goes to Omaha, Neb., for it's annual
trip this year.
Robert H. Williams has been elected
vice-president of the First National
Bank of Milford.
The FELTON, Board of Education has
retained the same corps of te achers
for the coming year.
The Colonial Danes Relief Associa-
ton, Of Wilmington, has raised about
$500 to aid the soldiers.
John S. Jester, Alderman, of Dover,
was stricken with paralysis, on Satur-
day night from which he died yester-
day.
The Wyoming Town Council has
passed an ordinance imposing a fine of
81 for bicyclers riding on the side
walks.
Edgar Hearn, of Little Greek, has
been elected principal of the Townsend
Public Schools, and Miss Blanche
Smith and Miss Josie Stats, teachers.
NJ. L. Hydorn, editor of the Ne,Os
and advertiser, was on Thursday last,
elected principal of the North Milford
Schools. He has resigned the editor
ship.
The drop among the Delaware
peaches has stopped, and the railroad
company has made a revision of the
first estimate, putting the yield at only
so, 900 baskets.
Work was begun digging and
Strengthening the Appoquinimink creek
Wednesday. The dredge is now at
work in the square of a mile reach"
below Peterson's.
At a meeting of the trustees of the
Wilmington Conference Academy John
S. Collins, cashier of the First National
Bank, was elected trustee in place of
Walter Morris, who declined to serve.
The Wyoming Town Council has
passed an ordinance to prohibit bicy-
cIers from riding on the sidewalks
under a penalty of S1.00 for the first
offence and $500 for each succeeding
one.
Alexander Close, who has been in
iail at Georgetown upon the charge of
shooting Frank Truitt in Bridgeville
several weeks ago, was released upon
bail by Judge Boyee upon habeus cor
pus proceedings.
Francis NJ. Walker and Francis H.
Hoffecker are the Delaware members
of the executive committee OF the Re-
publican League of the United States,
now in convention in Omaha, Neb.
Mr.. Walker, who is attending the
meeting, is also vice-president for Del
aware.
Those who desire to spend Sunday al
Rehoboth can go down more comfort
able than formerly. Beginning with
Saturday next a special fast train viii
be run from Wilmington, arriving al
Rehoboth in time for supper. Hereto
fore the last train down was an accom-
mediation and landed its passengers at
the beach late in the evening.
Very few Union Republicans at.
tended the meeting Of the Republican
citv committee Friday night, which j,
an indication that the Addicksites as
rule do not look with favor upon ANAL
eamation in the city when the Stat
forces cannot come together. W. +.
Robinson, Charles Hignett ahd JOSEPH
Wigglesworth we're appointed com
mittee on enrolment.
The trouble in the Head Of Chris
tiana Church has been partly bridges
hy returning to the pastorate the Rev
lanes l.. Vallandigham, ID. D., VIII.
was the pastor for 40 years. DIR. Val
landigham says he thinks the trouble
between the two factions has bee
righted. and that within a mont
, everything will be going on as nicel.
as when he was pastor before.
While others are reporting the shor
crops of wheat it is pleasure to nam
sone which are near the expectatio
. noint. ID. J. Nowland, of Kent county
Ma raised 30 bushels of wheat pc
ac-e on 25 acres fallow ground and q
an average of 25 bushels on 102 acres
ON the II. A. Nowland farm, near Mic
/ dletown, the average yield was q
! bushels of wheat per acre on l42 acres