Smyrna times., 1900-10-10
PENINSULA MATTER
OF GENERAL IMPORTANCE,
ITEMS OF INTEREST CLEANED FROM THE
STATE AND EASTERN SHORE
Though a Community of Common Interest.
Yet Every Week Brings its Changes
With Regard to People Well Known

Yet Every Week Brings its Changes
With Regard to People Well Known
The New Castle and Delaware CITY |
Railway will build barn in Delaware
City for its cars.
Owing to ill health, the Rev. d. f.
Waddell, has resigned the pastorate of
Millsboro M. E. Church.
Clerk of the Peace Ford has turned
over nearly $40, 900 to State Treasurer
Ball for licenses received during two
months.
A large force of laborers Thursday
began work preparatory to building
the new Peoples Street Railway in
Wilmington.
The family of the late Rev. G. P.
Swain has moved to Dover from Deals
Island and is occupying a house on
New street.
Miss Bertha Stengle who recently
graduated at the Conference Academy,
will attend the Peabody Conservatory
of Music, Baltimore.
The lightning rod swindler is opera
ting in Maryland, and the authorities
there are after him. He may come
into Delaware for safety and to ply his
vocation.
James H. Coulbourn, the Philadel-
phia commission merchant, who was
known ali over the Peninsula, died
September 81, aged SO years, as the re-
suit of an operation for appendicitis.
A Philadelphia colored gambler, who
had come to the Dover Fair last week,
was caught working a keyring game
and was arrested. He had won $40
and when he was fined So by Magis-
trate Cooper willingly paid the amount
and walked out of the Office.
Bridgeville is at present enjoying
a boom, the magnitude of which has
never before been witnessed. Four fac
tories are being erected, while
work is being pushed on an Operi
House, an armory and a score of dwell
ings.
w. H. Quigg, of Philadelphia, has
received the contract for building tn,
new Peoples lines in Wilmington, t.
cooperate with the Brandywin
Springs Company, and tracks will
first be laid on Sixth, Seventh anC
Poplar streets.
Mrs. w. F. Compton, wife of tn
pastor of the Newark Methods
Church, died at the Methodist Hospita
Philadelphia, Tuesday of last week
The funeral services were held i
Newark Methodist Church Thursda
morning, and the interment took plac
at Lancaster, Pa.
John Hum, candidate for Governor
spoke at the Republican rally at Tent
and King streets, last week. He saic
ST am proud to stand here as the car
didate of a united Republican part.
1 am an unpledged candidate. l b
lieve public office is public trust.
believe in pure Republican govern
ment and if 1 am elected, / promise
give to it the best OF my ability"
Patrick Neary, Lindsey McFarlar
and E. d. Hearne, chairman of Il
Democratic County Committees
New Castle, Kent and Sussex COM
ties, respectively, were in conferen'
with State Chairman Willard Saul
bury in Wilmington Thursday. T.
subjects discussed related to Dem
cratic politics and arrangements we
made for more vigorous campaign.
The Wilmington reception tender
Mr.. John HUM, Republican candida
for Governor, and his associates on t
Rep Iblican ticket by the Young Mel
Republican Club Wednesday evenin
was a success. Hundreds of Repub
cans turned put to pay their respeC
to the candidates and were introduc
to them by name as each person cal
forward, starting with Governor to
and ending with Mr.. Norman. 1t "
such an ovation as few candidates ha
ever had in Delaware. 1t was onl.
few years ago that the Republicans
Delaware did not think it worth VIII
to put a ticket in the field. We thi
it some IA years ago the party was
demoralized. Regular and Union
publicans were on hand, elbowing
another in the crowd and exchangi
friendly greetings. The numer'
candidates were on hand getting
their missionary work and had
glad hand extended to all that ca
their way.
What's Your Face Worthi'
Snma atimaa q fortnne. but never