Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
NEWS OF THE PENINSULA,
ITEMS OF INTEREST CLEANED FROM THE
STATE AND EASTERN SHORE
Though a Community of Common Interests
Yet Every Week Brings its Changes
With Regard to People Well Known

The Brick Hotel, at Georgetown,
hrs been sold to John H. Truitt for
$6,65O.
The semi-annual meeting of the Del
aware State Press Association will be
held at Rehoboth on July 81.
Prof. Richard Welton, the new in
structor of music at the Conference
Academy, Dover, accompanied by Mrs.
Welton, spent last week at the Acad-
emy.
Clerk of the Peace Robert S. Downes
celebrated his birthday anniversary
last week by giving trip to number
of his friends down the river on the
yacht ''Dixie.
G. W. Stradley has opened canning
factory in Laurel and commenced the
canning or blackberries. He expects
to do large business when the peach
season is on.
Prof. W. L. Gooding, of Dickinson
College, former principal of Confer
ence Academy, is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. T. G. Roe at Dover.
Mrs. W. Scott Thomas, formerly of
Clayton, and three sons, af Pettaluma.
California, are the guests of Mrs.
Thomas mother, Mrs. Sallie G. Stew
enson in Dover.
Twenty eight one-horse wagon-loads
of water were consumed by those who
gathered at Cedar Beach on the Fourth
of-July, in addition to the soft drinks
and beer which were sold.
The barn, granery and stables on
David Harrington's farm, near Har-
|, rington were destroyed by fire last
week, caused by little boy striking
: matches. Over 300 baskets of corn
were consumed in the fire.
The Sound Money Democrats of
Laurel, have held a conference and
concluded that the best thing to do is
, to vote for the Mckinley electors.
They think that so dong will make
Bryan's defeat more certain.
Alex Pullen of Milford, will this
week shipped about 500 baskets of the
"New Triumph" a yellow peach, and
about as many more of the ''Greens-
e boro," a good white peach. Prices in
# the city markets have ranged from 2;
s cents to 81 90 per basket.
The Haverhill Mass Gazette says
"Mr. J. Edward Addicks of Delaware
s bids fair to yet be in position to give
:, his enemies in the Diamond State the
n merry ha! ha! In spite of all that has
! been said against him Addicks is fal
better man than a majority of hi
o critics.
e Willard Salisbury. chairman of the
II Democratic State Committee, is off OF
a his vacation. He will go to New Hamp
y shire and will be absent for the re
mainder of the summer. He is goins
q to seek rest, but it is likely he will
q make several excursions back to Will
), mington during the summer so as t,
% keep in touch with the campaign.
2. Mrs. Mary Warren, widow of tn
rs late G. H. B. Daily, Esq. died in Dover
Of after an illness of only twenty-fou
lie hours, aged 80 years. Tuesday nigh
Mrs. Day was stricken with paralysi
,f which was followed by other attack
y in rapid succession. Two daughter
10 survive her. The funeral took plac
Il Saturday afternoon.
b An explosion at 7.30 o'clock Wednes
Vi day morning blew up a traction ell
III gine and threshing outfit belonging
T. William Hurley near Dover, while o
of the farm of K. H. Wilson, preparing
ar begin wheat threshing. The enginee
g. had a narrow escape, but nobody wa
IL injured. Mr.. Hurley's loss is owe
re $1,000. He cannot possibly resum
e. his work for three weeks.
ld Lord Chancellor Halsburg of Grei
ge Britain, will preside over a dinner
re be given in London on July 81, to th
ne American Bench and Bar. The TO
nj lowing distinguished Delawarean
ny have been invited to attend the Dime
Judge George Gray, Chief JustiC
ar Charles B. Lore, ex-senator Anthon
ng Higgins, Judge Ignatius G. Grubl
ed and Chancellor John r. Nicholson.
Int Let no Democrat or Duponti
ks trouble himself about any desire {
IN intention on the part of the UniC
Republicans to change either the
} name or their emblem. They are col
,t tent to be known under the same @
VOC fetal title that the Republicans
H. Pennsylvania and New York a
II known by; and as for the eagle,
mr. plumage has been so soiled and bedra
10 gled by Democratic Clerks of Il
,as Peace, that it resembles another kir
of bird of more grovelling tendencie
The NT01 and Re03lL0g TEuio1l Re11glb