The Delawarean., 1900-08-11
THE DELAWAREAN
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.


Watermelons and cantaloupes are
now in the market
From $40 to sS5 cash buys a good
organ at Aliens.
Get our prices before buying agate
and tinware.- -"The Magnet"
All summer suits now ait cost at
Lewis. Go there for bargains.
Go ito Geo. W. Bakers to buy your
wagons, springs and peach baskets.
A full line of fine candies and fruits.
wholesale and retail at R. ]. Campbell's
Needing any china or glassware?
If so "The Magnet" is the place to
buy it.
Three new upright pianos to be sold
at secondhand prices. Call and ex-
amine-W. H. Allen.
Leave orders for ice cream and ices
at R. ]. Campbell's. They will be filled
promptly with the best.
MIR and Mrs. Harry Stanfork Of
Willow Grove, are mourning the loss
of their son, who died ON Tuesday at
the age of one year,
A team stolen from Rev. E. R.
Sidell's stable at Marydel, Saturday
night, was found at Centreville, Md,
Tuesday.
Katie Bell, the 5-years-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Phillips of
Little Creek, died at the home of her
parents on Wednesday.
GOLD BRICK-I am now prepared
to furnish a frst-class paving brick.
Hard red and arch brick at very rea-
sonable prices in any quantity. Apply
to John p Hudson, Smyrna, Delaware.
Mrs. w. A. Howard, with her baby
son, Herald, of Philadelphia, is visit
ing her mother-in-law, Mrs Sarah
Harvey of Viola.
Marriage licenses have been issued
by Clerk of the Peace Downs of Kent
county, to Byron Creadick and Miss
Elmira Slaughter, and Herman H.
Hastings and Miss Edith E. Roe.
Notice.-The undersigned desires to
contract for daily supply of milk for
the Wilmington Conference Academy
for the coming school year. Apply at
the Academy to w. G. Carman, Supt.
The Delaware National Guards ap-
10, To- l.,
been increased to over $780, and an
effort will be made at the next session
of THE Legislature for an additional
appropriation.
1t is said that the Addicksites have
slated Daniel p Barnard for the office
of collector of port, should it be found
that J. E. Addicks has anything to say
in the matter of the distribution OF
Federal patronage.
Rev. Omar E. Jones will occupy th9
pulpit at Wesley NJ E. Church TO-
morrow morning, in the absence of Dr..
Smith, who is spending vocation at
oxford. Epworth League services will
be held at $50 in the evening.
Frederick G.. Ulmer of Dover, is the
plaintiff in a libel suit against the
State Capital Press, recently estab-
hshed here. Henry Wilkinson, the
publisher, appeared before Magistrate
Peter L. Cooper and waived a hear
ing. giving bail for his appearance ait
court.
Come and see the new stock Of
chamber and parlor suits, couches,
rockers, in fact, full line of all kinds
of furniture, which I will sell at the
lowest prices. Parlor lamps a special
ty.-W. E. Smith, 125 Loockerman St..
"The Philadelphia Times" has
awarded a prize Ito Mr.. J. Milton Dav-
idson in the contest now running in
that paper for articles contributed. MI
Davidson lis editor of "The Delaware
Workman" and has also for some time
been engaged as one of the local writ
ers on this paper
The registration throughout THE
county on Saturday was very large
and voters of both parties, especially
Democrats, seemed too eager to be in
readiness to vote. The total regisra-
tion for the county was as follows:
Smyrna, 60 and S4; Clayton, 93; Ken
ton, 46; Dover, Sc, 80 and SO; Camden
167; Harrington, So; Willow Grove
81; Masten's Corner, 80; Milford, 1O5
so and Sc.
William Steffey, who died at hi:
home here at the age of 6S years, will
be buried from his home ON Govern
or's avenue this morning, intermen
being made in the Presbyterian ceme
terry Mr.. Steffey was a native o
.Berks county, Pennsylvania, where hi
resided until about thirty years ago
when he removed to a farm neal
Dover. He is survived by a widow ant
eight children, the latter being, N A
Steffey of Hartleton, Pa; Mrs. Emma
Griffith Tt0Wn1I Ind Cyp0To-n w Claf