Smyrna times., 1899-09-13
PENINSULA NEWS.
Items Cleaned From All Parts of Delaware
and Maryland.

corn crop Will exceed last years bv |
one-half
Bishop Coleman is in the western
part of Virginia, where he is taking
his annual tramp. He will be away
about two weeks.
The State Convention of the Wom- |
ans Christian Temperance Union will
be held in West Presbyterian Church,
Wilmington, beginning September,
the 9ith.
The Delaware Optical Society, in
session at Dover, elected William d.
McGloghlon, president; George Ben
mum, vice president, and r. S. Steph-
ems, secretary.
The Baker Bros. cannery, at Odessa,
closed last week, after successful
wear. The increase of the corn crop
this year has been much more interest
inc and profitable than during previous
years.
Louis DuHadway, of Milton, who
completed the Latin Scientific Course
at Delaware College last June, will
begin the study of law with William S.
Hilles this autumn.
Dr. f. W. Cooper, of Camden, has
been appointed representative from
Delaware to the meeting of the Sover-
eign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, in
place of Samuel w. Smith, resigned.
John Hawkins versus George Gray
suggests tumble-bug rolling his lit
lie ball against a recumbent iOn.-
state Sentinel.
This is just little rough on the
tumble bug .-Del0lUdTe Pilot.
George w. Johnson, formerly post
master at MillsborO, Thursday, plead
ed guilty OF embezzlement while in Of
fce. before United States Commits
sioner Smith, of Wilmington, and was
held under $500 bail for the October
term of Court.
Miss Ida Sipple, daughter of Post
master William V. Sipple, of Milford,
was married Friday evening, 1st inst,
to Mr.. Thos. H. Bromley, carpet and
fabric manufacturer, of Philadelphia.
DR.. L. f. Barrett performed the cere-
mony.
Mr.. Warren Cochran, son of Mrs.
Ella Cochran, of MiddletOwn, was
married on Monday to Miss Sue Cow
per Duvall at the residence of her par
ents in Washington, d. G.
Much preparation is being made by
the oyster packers of SeafOrd for the
coming season, which will begin Sep
tember 18th. Most of the firms will
open all their oysters here, giving en-
plovment to about 450 hands, while q
few will secure their stock already
opened.
Won BICYCLE BY GUESS.
Minnie Griffith, of Milford, was the
fortunate one to guess nearest the
exact number of beans in a jar at S. f
Gardeners store last Thursday evening
and won a handsome high-grad'
Strauss bicycle. One of her guesse
was 2777, and the actual number wa
9,iS
The Delawarean does not cOnside
that the Democratic party of Delawar
is hopeless of sound leadership by rea
son of lack of good men suitable
lead great party. "Within the rank
of the Democratic party Of Delaware.
it says, ''there are to-day to be foun
able men, clean men, men of brain an
Drawn, lust as there were men of thi
character in the days of yOre. Thes
men must be sifted out and placed i
command.
The State Fair was held at Dove
last week. The Milford ChrOnic'
says: Notwithstanding good weatht
the attendance was poor. The display
were ordinary, and it is doubtful if tt
State aid has been of any use oth'
than to proloug the Associations lif
Once agricultural fairs were sourC
Of entertainment to farmers, but the
have tired of them and their usefulnei
has passed-for time at least.
SwlSDLED RECTOR. Preachers al
often called upon to marry queer pc
sons and sometimes very mean one
but man recently married by Il
Rev. George c. Hall, of st. Johns
E. Church, Wilmington, appears to
one Of the meanest on record. L
gave his name as Thomas Whit
Wood, Of Philadelphia, and the brit
said her name was Miss Ona Sla'
Hunther, of the same place. She to
Rector Hall she was a member OF
Philadelphia parish. After the cer
mony and receiving the blessing, t