Smyrna times., 1898-08-24

damage done.
The CONvENTION-The Regular Re
publicans will hold their State Con-
ventiOn in Dover, Thursday, August |
%, while the Unions will hold theirs
Tue sday, August 30.
The tin cutters at Richardson & Rob
bins canning establishment started to
work on Monday, and the can makers
will follow in two weeks.
Extensive improvements are being
made to the State House. The wood
work near the roof as we'll as new
slate being put on the roof are now
being done.
So much political apathy prevails in
Delaware at present, that it is doubtful
if even a system of free registration
would be attended with liberal results
just now.
A New COUNTRY.-The island of
Porto Rico is nearly twice as large as
the State of Delaware, has upwards of
a million population. and is the health
lest of the West Indies.
On Tuesday week the little son of
E. E. Clements drank a quantity of
laudanum, and barely escaped death.
He was alone upstairs, found a vial of
laudanum and drank portion of the
contents.
Wesley Stevens, of Camden, has
probably more peaches than any other
farmer in the State. He will, in all
probability, get 1900 baskets of fine
peaches which he is selling at about
$1.00 basket.
General James H. Wilson was a
good soldier thirty-three years ago,
and after many years of private life
was just beginning to show what he
could do in Porto Rico when word came
to stop fighting.
ICE PLANT FOR MILFORD.-A $15, 900
ice plant is to be established near the
depot. The capacity of the plant will
be fifteen tons. George H. Hall and
Frank H. Kramlich are the heads of
enterprise.
The Single Tax State Convention
has been called by Chairman Harold
Sudell to be held at Wilmington, on
Saturday, September 3, at 1.3O p. m,
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for the several officers.
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Scott has made a ruling holding that
marriage licenses are not subject to tax
alton, but that the certificates issued
to the contracting parties are required
to have a ten-cent stamp affixed
thereto.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee has issued a call for a State
Convention to convene at Dover Sep
tember 13, for the purpose of selecting
candidates for Congress, State Treas
urer and Auditor of Accounts.
But one Delaware man lost his life
in the war now happily ended. Lieu
tenant Clarke Churchman, who was
graduated from West Point on April
26, and on July was killed at
Ell Caney, was the one Delaware hero
of the war to fall in battle.
j. C. Wilson and Edward Windsor,
both of Milford, while at Bowers
Beach on Thursday last, got into a
fight which came near proving fatal to
Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. Wilson shows the
marks of having been cut with knife
by Windsor.
Samuel Armstrong, Jr., infant son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Armstrong, of
Camden, met with a painful accident
Saturday week. The child's mother
had been parboiling some ham and set
the hot water off on table near where
the little fellow was, and he suddenly
pulled the water towards him turning
it over and severely scalding his face
and body.
Rev. DIR. Woodall, who succeeded
} DIR. Watt as pastor of the Laurel NJ. E.
Church, was formerly a Chinese mis-
sionary. The doctor has lost four
children during his ministry. One of
them is buried in China, one in Ver-
mont, one in New York, and the last.
which died since he has been in Laurel
is buried there.
1t is said Bishop Leighton Coleman,
at Bishopstead, personally rang the
first bell in Wilmington announcing
the close of the war with Spain. The
! Bishop thirty three years ago, when
! he was rector at st. Johns Church,
rang the first bell to announce the sur
! render of General Lee at the close Of
the civil war.
\ Mr.. HANDY's OPPoRTUNITY.-Tht
: Harrington Record, does not propose
to ioin in the scheme quietly being
4 talked among the Democrats to reiec
: the Chicago platform and re-elect Sen
: ator Gray in the event of the contro
of the Legislature by the Democrats
The Record says that no ''piutocrat'
or ''aristocrat'' should be elected sena
tor, and that no one who favors tn
. gold standard is for the interests o
Democrats. The Record presumabl,
= proposes to make a fight for free silve
and the principles advocated by VIII
liam J.. Bryan.
# In conversation with a prominen
I. Democrat, reporter of '"The MorninI
I. ! News" learned that a large number G