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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-02

son Square theater, New York He and
Christie Mcdonald are a great hit in
this piece.
Mary Mannering, in Janice Mere
dith,'' is one of the substantial hits of
the season. She will begin a run at
Wallack's theater. New York, Dec 10.
Ben Hur" is breaking all records,
even its own, at the Chestnut street"
opera house, in Philadelphia, where it
will remain until it opens the new CO.
lonial theater in Boston, in December
Blanche Walsh will make an extended
tour in More Than Queen in which
she recently made a success in New
York. Her bookings extend to the Pa
ciffc coast. The scenery and costumes
used by Miss Walsh were utilized by Ju-
Ian Arthur in her original production Of
this piece.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-02
HOPE BOOTH THE STAR

In Thrilling MelodrRma, .sWar on
Women, ''>at the Grand.
''War on Women in which Hope
Booth apears, and which VIII be seen at
the Grand this week: is "a four-act melo-
drama of intense action and heart inter
est
superior and few. if any, equals, tre-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-02

Carriages may be called at 1o4o for both attractions
Dec. 1o-t1-12-Wiiam Collier in 1s0n the Ousats'
Dec. 13-l4-t5-aiodjssk in Repertory.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-02

Direct from its triumDhs at ncVicker's
Theater, Chicago, and the Manhattan
Theater, New York The same Superb
Scenery, the narveIous Effects and the
Original Cast.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION CALLED.
Will Meet Ia Dover on Thursday, Septem-
Der the Eleventh.

The Democratic State Central Com
mittee met in Georgetown, Friday, and
issued a call for the State Convention
to meet in Dover, Tuesday, September
18th, which is signed by Chairman Will
lard Salisbury:
"By order of the Democratic State
Central Committee of Delaware a
State Convention composed of 65 dele
gates from New Castle County (three
from each representative district in the
city of Wilmington and five from each
hundred in rural New CASTLE, go dele
gates from Kent county and 60 dele
gates from Sussex county, will be held
at Dover, Tuesday, September 18th, at
noon, for the purpose of selecting three
Presidential electors, candidates for
the Office OF Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, for the office of Representa-
tive to the Fifty-sixth Congress, for
the Office of Attorney General, for the
Office of State Auditor, and for the Of
flee of Insurance Commissioner.
1.-THE Democratic Executive Commit
tees of the several counties are direc-
ted to issue calls requesting the Dem
ocratic and conservative electors of
each hundred and election district
in the respective counties, to assemble
for the purpose of selecting delegates
to such Democratic State Conven-
| tions."
1t is probable now that two men will
be chosen for Representative in the
Fifty-sixth and Fifty seventh Con.
crosses, respectatively. At first it was
thought that one man would be nomi
mated to fill out the unexpired term OF
the late Congressman Hoffecker and
then to serve the full term.
A strong ticket, however, is what the
Democrats are after, the short tern
man, though only having two months
of active service, would draw nearly
$500 salary and have the honor o.
being a full-fedged Congressman
while the nomination of two ACTIVE
campaigners would lend strength t.
the ticket.
The Democratic State Committe
will hold another meeting a fortnigh
hence in Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
MISS NINA WELLS ENTERTAINS.
In Honor of Miss Florence Smith, of PhiIadel-
phia, Miss BIanch Wright, Warwick, Md.

There was very delightful social
gathering at the home of Miss Nina
Wells last Thursday evening, who had
assembled there at her request to do
honor to her guest, Miss Florence
Smith, of Philadelphia, and Miss
Balanch Wright, of Warwick, who was
the guest of Mrs. Marion Coverdale.
The entertainment was mostly given
on the lawn in the rear of her resi-
dence, which had been prettily decora-
ted with Chinese an japanese lanterns,
with enough comfortable seats thrown
in to make it charming. The pastime
included many pleasant games, after
which refreshments were served.
Those present were: MISS Florence
Smith, Miss Alice Johnson, Philadel-
phia; Miss Blanch Wright, Warwick,
Md; Miss Helen Lewis, Miss Helen
Collins, Miss Blanch Hazell, Miss Ber-
tina Price, Miss 3eulah HAZEL, Miss
Mabel Hudson, Miss Flora Wells,
Miss Nina Wells. Messrs. John An
thony, Roland Carr, Homer Lewis,
Ralph Stevenson, Calvin Boggs, and
McKendree Williams.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
REPAIRING BOMBAY HOOK ROADS.
Committee of Levy COurtmen Visit This
Section Last Week And Arranged
For Needed Repairs.

A committee of the Kent County
Levy Court visited Smyrna last We'd
nesday, from where they took an in
spection tour over the roads of Bonn
bay Hook Island. more particularly the
marsh road leading to Woodland
Beach. 1t was easy for the committee
to see that they were badly in need of
attention, and they at once advised
ways and means to make the marsh
roads a solid road bed. In order to
prevent the overflow of water on the
cause-ways, the committee ordered
the placing in of number of slucies
and the filling in of all depressions in
the road with oyster shells. Work has
already begun, and a noticeable i'm
provement is seen.
When the inspection tour had been
made, the Kent County officials re-
paired to the Woodland Beach Hotel
where they were given a sumptuous
spread by the Proprietor, L. P. Camp
bell. The committe was composed of:
James T. Truax, president, B. H.
Moore, H. E. Mabery, Aida Powell, j.
A. Frear, Asa Rogers, Walter L. Jones,
and Clerk of the Peace R. S. Downs.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
HIGHWAYMEN CAUGHT AT TOWNSEND.
A Tramp Peddlar Meets With a Thrilling
Experience on Saturday.

William and Joseph Cubbage were
held Saturday on a charge of holding
up teams and robbing the occupants of
money and valuables. They were two
of party of four who held up George
Connolly, a peddlar. Pratt held the
briddle of the horse while cubbage at
tempted to enter the wagon. The order
had been given to Connolly to hold up
his hands, but he hesitated to obey,
and grasping a short, stocky whip,
dealt Cubbage blow. The other two
negroes tried to tear the rear curtains
loose, but team came down the road
and the men took to their heels.
Constable Van Horn chased the men
with feet horse, followed two of them
into a pond and compelled them at the
point of his revolver, to surrender.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
SMYRNA SCHOOL DIRECTORS MEET.
Eugene Crow Reelected Tax Collector and
the Rate Fixed at Sl.89 on the Hun.
dred-Few Appeals Made.

The Board of School Directors met
Monday afternoon with all the mem
bers present. There was so much mis-
cellaneous business before the meeting
that the matter of electing an Assistant
Principal of the Schools to cooperate
with Supervising Principal elect John
p. Burdette, was not brought up. At
least the committee on School Prop
erty did not make report, and when
the Board adjourned, it was to meet
next Monday afternoon, to take action
on whatever report the committee
might make.
There is every probability that an
assistant will be elected. When Prin-
cipal-elect Burdette visited town
shortly after his election, he was heart
lily in accord with the movement. He
told the committee on School property
Messrs. Z. NJ. Fowler, H. B. Grieves
and William A. Faries-that in making
repairs to the Assembly Room, it
would be better to have desks for the
pupils, as well as blackboard and other
classroom furniture. 1t is thought this
room can be fitted up for hundred
dollars. The salary of the Assistant
Principal will likely be fixed at five
hundred per year. To avoid any con-
fusion, the Board may insist that Mr..
Burdette be called the Principal, and
that when his assistant is elected, he
be nominally as one of the faculty ot
teachers of the several departments.
Principal Burdette will move his fam
lily to town the latter part of the month,
and will take the residence recently
vacated by Mr.. Walter o. Hoffecker OIL
Delaware street.
At the meeting on Monday afternoon
the Board heard the appeals from tht
recent school assessment, made by
Commissioner E. NJ. Fowler. For
tunately there were few appeals to b,
made. The Board fixed the tax rate a
$1.80 on the hundred dollars. Mr.
Eugene Grow, who has been the efic
lent tax collector for several years, wa
reelected for another year. The schoo
assessment for the year just begun
amounts TO about $685., 200, from whicl
duplicates, the collector will ge
nearly $51 $3.50.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
DEATH OF MISS MARY CROW.
Just as She Reached Her Six.
teenth Birthday.

Last Wednesday afternoon, after a
long contest with disease, filled up
with weeks of alternating hopes and
fears as to the result, Miss Mary Dur
borough Grow, the only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Grow, sue
cumbed before the fell destroyer, and
her spirit went to the God who gave it.
She was just at the interesting age
when everything to the maiden enter
ing life wears a roseate hue-16 years.
She only saw the promised land of
young womanhood from Mount Pts
gah; she was not allowed to enter it
Mary Crow was a bud of promise,
that all felt would develop a flower of
rare beauty and fragrance. Until the
sickness that set in last winter as the
result of heavy cold, with buoyant
and elastic step, ruddy glow and fine
cast of features, with that innocence
of expression indicating the purity of
the heart within, she won the regard
of every one and repelled none. Her
attractiveness was in no sense of the
listless, sentimental kind, but full Of
promised usefulness. She was ambi-
tious and she was capable. In the pub
lie school she led her class and would.
have been one of the graduates the
coming summer. She besides gave
promise of elocutionary excellence
that made her frequent selection for
public defamation. And with it all,
she possessed a deep religious nature
having been a member of the NJ. E.
Church for the past nine years, and
always honoring her profession.
The mystery with so many people is
why such lives are so early stricken
down. The why, is not for us to
know this side of eternity.
The remains were laid to rest in
Glenwood cemetery on Saturday morn
ing. Rev. G. A. Hill, who conducted
the services, gave an address of rare
beauty, in harmony with the life of
the subject that lay before him. Six
young ladies dressed in white, with
uncovered heads, having the assist
ance of Undertaken FAIRIES and his son,
acted as bearers, and lying in a white
casket and conveyed thither in a white
hearse the remains were laid to rest in
Glenwood cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
LIGHTNING KILLS LIVE STOCK
FOUR HORSES AND TWO MULES BELONG.
ING TO BENJAMIN F. DAVID.
Heavy Wind and Electric Storm Visits Thor.
Oughfare Neck aad Does Considerable
Damage to Life and Property.

Thoroughfare Neck was visited about
o'clock last night by severe storm, in
the nature of tornado. 1t seemed to
centre at Mr.. B. F. Davids farm, for his
apple, peach and shade trees about the
dwelling were terribly torn, broken
and uprooted. His great loss was his
live stock -four horses and two mules
six in all were killed. They were in a
field found heaped together along the
fence dead. On the top of this fence ran
barbed wire, and the animals were stand
ing with their heads over and leaning
against the wire which was struck by
lightning. The six were found dead
and nearly in pile. There were five
others that escaped. Mr.. David was
fortunate in having an insurance of his
stock in a company represented by
Walter O. Hoffecker $50 each on the
horses and $75 each on the mules. The
storm he says lasted about an hour. He
found little damage between his place
and Smyrna.
The storm seems to have been worse
towards the bay. At Deakynville. Geo.
G. Deakyne had a stable blown away
and Joseph Stats had his vineyard
and young pear trees blown to the
ground, apple trees broken off, or
stripped of fruit. The damage to corn
and fruit in this part of the Neck, was
very considerable.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
GOOD PROSPECTS FOR GAME.
Kent and Sussex Counties May Furnish
Gunners Much Sport This Season.

Farmers in Kent and Sussex coun-
ties say that prospects for game during
the season are particularly good. Num-
erous young rabbits and partridges
have been seen and there is every in
dication that there will be more game
than for several years. This is largely
due to the work of the game protective
society in restocking the State with
birds and to the work of the local
sportsmen in assisting in the work OF
protecting all kinds of game.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
HEAVY REGISTRATION RECORDED.
Remarkable Interest for the First Day
Throughout Kent County.

Saturdays registration throughout
Kent county was exceptionally large
and people of both parties, particularly
the Democrats, manifested yearning
10 vote by falling in line at the very
outset.
The total registration for tn county
in election districts is: Smyrna, go and
"a; Clayton, 33; Kenton, 46; Dover,
SO, 30 and 9S; Camden, 1877; Harring-
ton, 55; Willow Grove, 81; Masten's
Corner, 80; Milford, 1O5, so and Sc.
This is very large increase over the
first registration day for the last gen.
eral election. For such days will bring
out the limit of voting strength.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
WARM WEATHER AGAIN.
Our Citizens SweIter Again and the Their
mometer Hoyers Around 100 Degrees.

The temperature is this week up into
the ninties. Monday night about
eleven o'clock, there was thunder
storm accompanied by the usual guam
tity of lightning and thunder. There
was clever shower here, but two or
three miles to the north of the town
there was hardly enough to lay the
dust. The mercury was up to 94 de-
grees yesterday. There was another
electrical display last evening, but very
little rain.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
UNION REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
Full Delegations In Dover, MOnday-The
Registration Saturday.

The primaries of the Union Repnbli-
cans here Saturday, for delegates to
the State Convention, which met in
Dover on Monday, passed off very
quietly. The delegates elected from
Duck Creek hundred were w. II. Baggs
w. d. Hudson, B. III. Ross, Charles
Stewart and William Jordan. The
registration in this hundred which
began Saturday shows that the voters
are taking normal activity in the ap-
preaching election, the number regis
tered being twice as many as qualified
the first registration day in 1898.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
TOMATO CROP SHORT THIS YEAR.
Delaware Canned Goods Association Gives
the Following Figures.

The Peninsula Canned Goods Asso-
citation met in Dover, Thursday, in
semi-annual session. Henry P. Can
non, of Bridgeville, presided, and G.
M. Dashiell, of Princess Anne, Md, i,
was secretary.
Former President Towers submitted
the most comprehensive estimate of
the seasons tomato yield. The esti-
mated pack this year will be 40 per
cent. shorter than that of last season,
which was the greatest ever known.
The peninsula had $500 acres planted
in tomatoes last year, while this year
the acreage will not succeed 5000.
Reports were received showing Is, ,OOO
cases of canned goods on hand await
ing shipment on August 1st.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
Rev. c. X. Illlck VIII Preach.

The Rev. G. X. Illick, of Cheswold,
will preach at the Presbyterian Church
next Sunday morning. Elder E. Harry
Beck secured him at the instance Of
Pastor Estlin who is on his annual
Summer vacation.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
THROWN FROM HIS TEAM.
NJ. H. Appleton Meets With an UucOmfort-
able Experience.

NJ. H. Appleton, while driving in the
vicinity of Townsend Friday, was
thrown out of his team, by the hors O.
becoming scared at an object in the
road. The horse runaway leaving Mr..
Appleton with slight injuries along
the road. When he arrived in
Townsend, he found his horse in bad
condition, bleeding profusely from the
nose and carriage demolished. The
horse received its injury at Townsend
in making a short turn to avoid colli-
sion with a train of cars ON the track
at that point. The horse was gotten
home Saturday morning and has since
lost its sight.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
LARGE METHODIST CONGREGATIONS.
Rev. Chas. A. Hill Drew Largely from Other
Denominations as Well as His Own.

Rev. G. A. Hill had large congre-
cation Sunday, more probably than
any Sunday of the heated term. This
was attributable in part to the other
churches being closed. The central
thought of his discourse was that in
religious as in secular things, men
were prompted to do that which they
loved; that if they neglected worship
and the church they were unlike the
Psalmist, who held it above his "chief-
est JOY"
The song service, conducted by w.
o. Hoffecker, which precedes the half
hour sermon in the evening, was well
attended. The soloist on Sunday even
ing was Townsend Jefferson, of Mem
phis, Tenn, who acquitted himself
we'll
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
Big Fire Al Seaford. neI

Seaford had disastrous fire last
Wednesday night. The damage will
be close to $5O,OOO. 1t required five
hours to subdue the flames. Seven
dwellings, store, two lumber yards
and warehouse were destroyed, with
millions of feet of lumber.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
DELAWARE at Farmers, Congress.

Governor Tunnell has appointed for
mer Representative Theodore f. Arm
strong to represent Delaware at the
Farmers Congress, to be held at Col
orado Springs.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
PEACH SHIPMENTS BEGIN.
This Week Will Open an Active Season on
Our Boat and Railroad Lines.

The lucious peach, for the first time
in many years will control the freight
lines by boat and rail, leading from
this shipping point. There were large
shipments made on Monday from
Smyrna Landing, the Steamer Brady
carrying a large cargo. Most of the
consignment was from the orchard eff
E. W. Lapham near town. 1t is esti-
mated that there will be from so, 900
to 200 baskets in this vicinity, and
if such is the case, our freight lines
will experience very busy season.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08
TROUBLED WITH POTATOES ROTTING.
Farmers are Unable to Account for the Pc
culiar State of Affairs.

culiar State Of Affairs.
Farmers in the lower part of the
State are trying to find out the reason
for so many potatoes rotting. Some of
them rot in the ground before they
are dug up and others on the way to
market, causing considerable loss to
the grower. So far no explanation of
the peculiar state of affairs has been
found. Numerous cases of rotting
have been reported from other places
as well.
Smyrna times., 1900-08-08

CONTINUED ON EIGHTH PAGE.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-17
VIOLA ALlEn IN HE CHRISTIAN.

The sale of seats for the engagement
of Viola Allen iu The Christian COM
mences Friday morning az the Pr'vi-
dencc opera house. Miss Aliens en-
gagement rs for one week commencing
Monday, and it is presumed from all
prospects that she viii exceed the enor-
nous business she played 20 last year.
rs no attraction visiting here lett a
more favorable impression.
"The Christian" is "a splendid vehicle
FOR Miss Aliens talents The fnrcible
story Of the play. its incidents that au-
peal directly 20 the emotions. It's touch
"a of human nature. its BRISK action.
ara all elements that make Do popular.
not only with the thealte-g going pubic.
bnf Wtth those " ho seldom Il ever visit
the theatre.
Robert DrOuet plays ihs role Cf John
Storm and le has won universal praise
Tor his earnest. ronscltu.i0us impersOn-
aftn of this diNirrit character Nalu-
able additions tu Miss Aliens COMPANY
arc found in Edgar t.. DsNenport O..
r,sle Allen. Frank o. Bangs. Harold
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-17
INTERESTING LECTURES TO Be
GIVEN BEFORE UNIVERSITY CLUB.

The University Club has made ar
rangements for series Of addresses to
be given hy m "A distinguished i'm liter
ature science. art and travel, on the
second and fourSh Saturday nights OF
each month s'd the following sched-
ule has So far been made: ON January
90. capt. Charles II. Stockton, L. s. n.
president of the Naval War College at
Newport. will speak on The Sea Pow
er and Position of Great Britain at the
Present Day" on February 90 Mr.
Clemens Herschel of New York. the
distinguished hydraulic engineer will
speak upon "Frontinus and the Water
works OF Ancient Rome" on February
"a, DR.. G.. Alder Blumer. superintendent
of Butler Hospital. will speak upon
Some Questions Regarding Insanity
and Their Answers"
The clubhouse Is now adorned with
some valuable pictures. Several salon
paintings from the collection of John
Nicholas Brown have recently been
hung on the walls. other contributors
have been DR.. j. r.. Sullivan. II. AM
thony Dyer. $. NJ. Vose. w. V. Kellen.
Walter Calender. f.. G.. Buckland. Prof.
f.. ". Delabarre. +. X Potter Henry
d. sharpe and the Harvard members of
the club
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-17

and in hti Uenunciation Of Elizabeth
Nine. Modieska was as great as ever
while in tn gloomy death scene. while
preparing for the execution, there IL an
exquisite and pathetic revelation OF dra-
ing OF the stage. 10 Is a grand portray
stamp Nine Modieska as a true artiste
in everything that tends to the Iplift-
ing OF the stage. lt is a grand portroy-
al OF womany dignity and human res
ignation. and, as such. ill always be
remembered a. one Of the great &C
.uesss most pronounced successes.
The supporting company was very good
indeed. particularly the work at Mr..
Kcllerd. who as The Earl OF Leicester
once more showed ~7mself to be- an ac-
tor imbued with intelligence. ana a.
one who had most carefully studied the
character. Miss Dalgish. as Elizabeth.
was strong in the moro accentuated
scenes and was we'll received. The re-
mainder Of the cast was in good hands,
and altogether The performance was a
most satisfactory one.
This afternoon. Mime. Modjeska VIII
appear as Beatrice I'm Much Ado About
Nothing" and tonight and Saturday
evening she viii be- seen Ss Lady Mac
beth,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-17
NARRACANSETT WHEElMENS
FAIR IS A DECIDED SUCCESS,

The second evening OF Tho fair of tho
Narragansett Wheelmcn was very sue
ceSsful and there was a large attend
ance IN Music hall The visiting wheel
men last eNcninR were the Enterprise
of PawtuCket WOodlawn Wheclmen
and standard Whcelmen ot olncyVillr.
The Bud of Hope lodge. ]. q O. r. and
Manchester Unity were also GUESTS ~
he NarSAgansetts Music was FUR
nished by Fay's Belmont orchestra for
dancing. and McNamara's band which
IL composed of IL members " the Stand
ard Wheclmen and their turn last even
ing was not only original hut decided, >
entertaining. All OF the members were
grotesquely costumed. which. with he r
selections made n decided hi. This
evening viii be FOR the wheelwomen' =
clubs ana there will be a colored cake
walk.