Smyrna times., 1898-09-07
DELAWARE ITEMS.

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John w. Casson entered upon the
administration az of the Post Office at
Lover on Thursday, September /.
james b. Toman, of New Castle is
"f ENelaocratlc candidate for Recorder
- The Supreme Court will convene at
lover Tomorrow, for the purpose of
considering the contested election
cases. O'-' "
POSTMASTER Hugh G. Browne of Viii
mlngton, appointed Harry III. Billanv.
now connected with the city tax office,
as assistant postmaster.
Levln's canning factory at Leip-
SIC, opened Thursday of last week on
tomatoes. About one hundred are en-
ployed IN this establishment.
Senator George GRAY arrived home
Saturday night from Quebec. Canada
where he had been attending the meet.
ing of the Canadian commission.
Wilmington BARRIERS are organizing
TO prevent Sunday work in that citv'
and Will employ a detective to GET
evidence against all violators of the
law. VII .
The Democrats of New Castle county
will hold their primaries next Satur-
day, September 10th. The State Con
y,ention will be held September 13 and
'ne county Convention September II.
BARN BURNED. "A barn on the farm
OF y ohn A. Cranston, adjoining H. HI.
mcMullen' farm, near Bear Station.
was destroyed by fire on Saturday
night, entailing a heavy loss. In
cendlarlsm is suspected.
Miss Edith Cahoon has been appointed
an assistant in place of Miss Kemn:
John Mccoy will retain his place as
first assistant. Mr.. Thomas M.
Gooden retires from the office with
credit, having made an excellent
record.
wilmington paper says: There are
2OOO Republicans in this city who will
register on Saturday, September n.
lmpelled by the one fact that the Re-
publlcans of Delaware have at last
agreed to present only one ticket to
the voters.
United States Engineer Smith. of
Wilmington, has received notice that
the $2Oo, 900 appropriated by Congress
10 improve Wilmington harbor, is
available, and he has written to Wash
ihSton, asking permission to advertise
for bids for the dredging.
Persons still keep pouring coal oil on
their stoves, with the usual resnlt
which befell Mrs. William HAZEL of
No. All West End street, Wilmington.
who was burned to death on Thursday,
The victim of the coal oil explosion
leaves a husband and two small chill
dren.
Jonathan J. Willis will be candi-
date for the United State Senate, and
quite a boom has already been started
IN Sussex and Kent counties. Mr..
Willis has great number of friends
and many Republicans believe his
election would harmonize the factions
more completely than anything else.
As compromise candidate Mr.. Willis
Is perhaps stronger than any other Re-
publican.
Says the DeLGWareGn: The party
mas before it no light or easy task.
The Union Republicans have a thor
ough and efficient organization in
Kent county. They will spare no eff
fort to win. They have effected
union with the Regulars on State
ticket, and we cannot count on any
great division in the Republican ranks.
The Democrats ought to elect the
county and at least two Senators and
SIX or seven Representatives But the
opportunity can be thrown away.
The first large Republican mass
meeting of theAfall campaign will be
held at the corner of Tenth and King
streets on Friday evening, under the
auspices of the Union Republican
Club, when the Republican candidates
for representatives in Congress, for
State Treasurer and for State Auditor,
will be ratified. The meeting will be
participated in by all the Republican
organizations in the State, and the
array of speakers for the evening in
cludes prominent men of the party
from all three counties.
The Democratic League held pic
mic on Saturday at Union Park, Will
mlngton. 1t was a Handy picnic.
Three star orators arrived on Saturday
and used smOkless powder to boom the
candidacy of their free silver friend.
The trio were John S. Rhea. and
Judge W. B. Fleming of Kentucky,
and John j. Lentz of Ohio. The
faithful met them at the Clayton House
and in the afternoon went TO the park.
About 250 men together with some
members of the gentler sex listened to
the Speech of Mr.. Rhea. 1t was hot.
NEW EVIDENCE AGAINST KENNEY.-
New evidence will be presented to the
Federal Grand Jury in the case of Sen
atOr Richard r. Kenney, charged with
aiding and abetting to misapply the
funds of the First National Bank of
Dover. 1t will be given by officials of
banks that are correspondents of the
Dover institution, and they will at
tempt to prove that their banks paid
money to Senator Kenney on checks
drawn by himself, and that Teller
Boggs later made good the checks out
of the Dover banks funds, without
crediting them to the Senator's ac-
count.
SINGLE TAKERS. s.-The Single Takers
held their State and county conven-
tions in Wilmington on Saturday after
noon. Samuel Swayne of Kent county
was nominated as the candidate for
State treasurer and Frank Brand as
the candidate for auditor of accounts.
No nomination was made for Repre-
sentative i'll Congress. The following
State Committee was named: New
Castle county - John Mccullough,
Daniel Buckley, Thomas Cody and
Henry Saring of Wilmington, Harold
Suddell of New Castle county and
Harry Nichols of Newark; Kent
county-Estley NJ. Rust of Smyrna,
VIM. H. Willis of Dover, and VIM. H.
Booze of Harrington; Sussex county
To be selected later.