Smyrna times., 1898-08-10
DELAWARE ITEMS.

Thomas b. Green has been appointed
Presidential postmaster at Denton,
Nd.
The Republicans are now writing
harmony in the party with a great
big H.
Henry G.. Morse, president of the
Harlan & HOllingswOrth Company, has
resigned his position.
The corn crops of Nebraska, i'm
proved by the rains, will yield about
5000, 600 bushels.
The William G. Brown farm of 100
acres, near FELTON,, has been sold to
Samuel G. Brown for $5,210.
During a recent storm half dozen
houses were struck by lightning at
Georgetown, doing slight damage.
John w. Casson was Monday ap-
pointed postmaster at Dover. Mr..
Casson is an active Republican and a
well-known merchant of that place.
The summer of 1898 will go down
into history conspicuous for foreign
war and an almost unprecedented hot |
spell.
The cantaloupe crop down the coun-
ty bids fair to be excellent. There are |
great many grown within four or five |
miles of FELTON,.
Burglars during the early morning |
of Saturday broke into the house of |
Misses Martha and Mary Slay, of Cam |
den, and stole two gold watches.
Milford is to be we'll supplied with
dentists. They have at present six
dentists, Drs. Frame, Wiltbank, Mes
sick, Carlisle, Hallett and Beswick
Mr.. G. F. Brady is already com
mencing the rebuilding of his large
on his farm, ''The Rocks" below
Odessa.
Deputy Collector of Internal Reve-
nue. Amos j. StaytOn, says there will
be a small crop of apples, and only
about II of the 80 distilleries will be
put in operation.
Col. A. D. Chayter, who has been
appointed registrar of the Delaware
soldiers at Camp Tunnel, says that the
registration will probably be made
after the next pay day.
Mrs. R. A. Barr, widow of the late
DIR. John A. Barr, died on the 1st inst.
in her 87th year. She was born in
Connecticut, but has been a resident
of Middletown for about go years.
Messrs. A. L. and Walter Thomas
have purchased the Milford NeOs and
AdUertiSer from M. L. Hydorn. The
paper will cOntinne to be Republi-
can organ, of the Regular persuasion.
Sheriff Finn of New Castle county,
will serve capiases upon the merchants
who have failed to take out merchan-
tile license after warned to do SO.
: They will have to answer at the next
s term of Court
Local Wilmington Democrats do not
, take much stock in the story that Con-
gresham L. Irving Handy will not be
l a candidate for denomination, though
q the Republican factions have got to-
: gether.
Two young men from Chester last
] week sailed down to Woodland Beach.
= They erected their tent and expected
: to have a grand time. A storm
: wrecked their boat, all provisions were
= lost and they were stranded.
/ One of the first results of peace il
s New York has been to start an active
y inquiry for dwelling houses. The
e Spanish dOns have been disposed of
: now for a war upon those other "lordi
of misrule, " the political dons!
The last was big Sunday" at Cam
4 den Camp, and there was large at
y tendance. Ex-COngressman j. S
+ Willis preach to large congregation
- in tho m Ornino tba Raw II Afl-in
= :, in the afternoon, and the Rev. Elan
y Carton at night.
y The Sussex County authorities hav
issued a warrent for Rufus Passwater
/. who is alleged to have stabbed JOIN
:. Wesley Smith in fight near Harring
IS ton the other night, Smith dying froI
r. the effects of the wounds. Passwate
r. has escaped.
II Governor Tunnel will have the ag
-v pOintment of several commissioners t
- Porto Rico to take the vote of the Del
Il aware regiment. This will be a goo
~ snap for several of theDemocrats an
o the Governor will have troubles enoug
n of his own before the appointments al
n made.
lg The fleet of transports employed
p to Manila is not large; but it is keI
constantly employed, and there is Il
ay sign of slackening in its activity
Troops are being sent out on steamer
IL at the rate of about 1000 per week.
- General Skaters latest report on I'll
10. sanitary condition of his army shove
lie that the total number of sick ON Al
a gust 9th was 1861, of whom 2, 63S ha
70 fever. Twenty-One deaths occurred c
Il. August 5th and 9Th, including eigl
r. from yellow fever. On August 6tl
,r. 431 new cases of fever were deWelopet
of STORES WILL CLOSE EARLY.-Tl
rs. early-clOsing movement among sto
lie, keepers in Dover has resulted success
lst fully. Hereafter in the summ
es months the stores will close at T..
er- o'clock each evening except Saturda
OF when 10 o'clock will be the closiI
= hour.
,Td The dreadful story from Townsen
ter duplicating two soldiers of the Fir
,re Delaware Regiment in a brutal alta,
1e. upon two italian girls, is to be deplore
If the story is fully confirmed, Il
offenders should be stripped of I'll
blue they have dirgraced, and tn,
made to pay the full penalty provide
he for such offense.
is
he GOOD SHOWING BY THE B. Il OF
all fact that the gross earnings of Il
ca Baltimore & Ohio railroad from t
all operations of the roads for the fsc
It'll year ended June 3Oth, 1898, reach,
the splendid sum of $27, ,642, 432, an i
crease of $4,000. 310 over 1897,
created considerable favorable col
ment in financial circles.
200 A harmonious meeting of the Reg
loo lar Republicans was held in Dover
2OO Monday to outline work for thecomil
ooo campaign. A letter was received fro
-'O the Union Republicans inviting t
committee of the Regular Republica
to confer with them in their meetiI
which will be held at Dover on Frids
subcommittee of three was appoi
ddOO dO0 ted to confer with them.
Milford politicians are urging t
100 name of DIR. George W. Marshall, Il
. 100 chairman of the Union Republics
a0O a0o Committee of Kent county, for Co
5O0 5VS gress. The doctor has not yet annou
sOO ced himself as a candidate, but b
friends think that he will The Mi
O0n dlatOwn T,r0uScFi1lf starts a honuo {