Smyrna times., 1903-08-19
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
short Items of General Interest Gathered |
During the Week.
Garden and other seeds at J. B.
Cooper's.
Cosgriff 4 Reynolds have full sup
ply of threshing coal on hand of
superior quality.
DR.. r. A. COmegys, dentist, success
sor to DR.. johnson, HAZEL building,
Smyrna, Del.
Cosgriff & Reynolds can supply you
With all sizes of the best grades of coal
st bottom prices.
The Smyrna Transportation and
Manufacturing Company shipped a
car load of their fine ice to Centreville
Nd. yesterday.
David Wolfe Brown, official short
hand reporter in Congress, recon-
mends the shorthand course given by
GOldey College.
Quite colony of Bohemians ar
rived on Thursday evening last and
took up quarters at Smyrna Landing.
They will work in the canning factory
at that place.
J. Harry Massey, of Leipsic, has
purchased from former Sheriff Fenni-
more, of Kent county, the trotter Nor
rell with record of 2. 49,
Seventeen young turkeys and two
old ones belonging to Mrs. Frank
Nhibble, of Severson's Neck, were
killed by dogs on Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Sylvester
Of this town have the sympathy of their
friends in the loss of their infant
laughter Mildred, who died Wednes-
day night.
Capt R. S. Emory's peach orchard
o. the Chester river, near Chester
hBn, was raided one night last week
and a whole variety of peaches taken.
Capt Emory had picked two or three
baskets of peaches on Monday and in
ended to pick all of them the next day
but when he with his men entered the
orchard the next morning they were
very much surprised to find that
thieves had been there before and COM
pletely stripped the trees.
The local farmers about Townsend
aye expecting a good crop of tomatoes
this year Notwithstanding the reports
that are sent out almost daily to the
contrary. Said a local tomato grower
on Monday while discussing the out
look The farmers are not frightened
by the report that there will be a poor
crop Of tomatoes this year. The gen
sral expectation is that there will he
an exceptionally large crop, at leas
this prediction holds good in all parts
dlower New Castle county"
The mostinteresting local fight of thu
coming campaign will be waged il
Dover and Camden, which with Wy
Oming and Woodside, comprise thu
third senatorial district Of Kent count.
debatable ground betweenn the Demo
cratic and Union Republican parties
This is Senator J. Frank Allee's dis
rict, in which former Senator Ken
ney gave the present United State
senator such a hot fight for the under
hold in the last election, defeating
alice III his home precincts, wher
AenneY elected Thomas M. Gooden
Democrat, to succeed a Union Repub
lcan. The Democrats have deter
alned to again nominate William Per
leWill and Thomas M. Gooden, If tn
FO candidates of last year will again az
'ept. This Office of state senator, fo
Which he is to run, would not have bee
vacant at this time had it not been fC
'ae election of State Senator Alice
ae Federal Senate and his subsequeI
FsIgnation to the lieutenant-governo
asa member of the State Senate.
The Union Republican man to
un against Pennewill is yet unde
~'nined, as DIR. Luther S. Conwe
'ad William Ellison of Camden an
Oeorge NJ. Fisher of Wyoming are q
apfants for the place and to sit
1lees desk. The Addicks leaders
''or DIR. Conwell, who beside being
.A'o'working politician, is goo
'psaker and made the principal arg1
r'At to the governor last winter at ii
caring of Unions urging the govern
"lthhold his signature from t
.''ers assistants bill, which he su
lOently did. The leaders WELDON
senatorial candidacy and predl