Smyrna times., 1934-10-11
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
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rell. Cordova, incision wound of
scalp, not serious; Miss Green,
Marydel, face cut by glass The
injured persons were sent home IN
a special car by Superintendent
Mills. The track was not cleared
until noon, when the delayed trains
were allowed to move to their des-
tination. Peter McConaughy, the
engineer of the express train who
has been in a number of accidents,
escaped, as usual, unhurt, as did
also George Baynard, the conduc-
tor and E. Shortau, the engineer
of the wrecked train Conductor
Bacon of the express, said he had
been conductor on the Delaware
road since its first construction
and this was the first time he had
ever been in an accident.
KENT COUNTY DEMOCRAT
&c CONVENTIONS - The above
convention met in Dover yesterday
and was called to order by John B.
Pennington. Permanent organiza-
ton was effected by the selection
of DR.. r. Y. Watson of Milford as
chairman and John w. Whitaker
of Little Creek as secretary. Nom
nations for State Senator being
in order, Little Creek nominated
DR.. H. M. Howe; Mispillion Hun
dred nominated A. H. Cahall; Ken
ton Hundred nominated DIR. w. H.
Copper. The ballot resulted Howe
IA. Cahall Is, Cooper 81. DR..
Cooper having received a majority
of the votes cast his nomination
was, on motion, made unanimous.
In the selection of Representative
candidates Duck Creek was left
on account of getting the sheriff
and having a Senator holding over
The following are the candidates
selected: Little Creek Hundred, Dr.
II. NJ. Howe; East Dover, John F.
Salisbury: West Dover, James
Virden; North Murderkill, C. Gun
dy Brown; South Murderkill, john
Schabinger; Mispillion, n. R.John-
son; Milford, William T. Watson.
Candidates for Levy Court select
ed were Duck Creek Hundred John
Farrell; East Dover, William Fish
er; North Murderkill, Peter Mere
dith; South Murderkill, c. c. Case;
Mispilhon, Jacob S. Graham. At
the close of the nominations the
following gentlemen were selected
as the County Central Committee:
Duck Creek, 3. B. Allen; Kenton,
B. F. Middleton; Little Creek. Will
liam T. Hudson; East Dover, r. r.
Kenney; West Dover, Joseph P.
Bowel; North Murderkill, E. c.
Frazer; South Murderkill, Robert
J. Reynolds; Mispillion, Charles j.
Harrington; Milford, DR. R. Y.
Watson. The convention to noni-
nate candidates for the offices of
sheriff and coroner met at II
o'clock with J. H. Groves of Smyr-
ma in the chair and Edmund Bailey
of Canterbury as secretary. For
the Office of sheriff A. j. Wilson
of Dover was the first nominee,
his name being presented by E. T.
Cooper, Esq, in a neat and forcible
speech. Mr. Cooper was followed
by J. H. Bewley of Smyrna, who
presented the name of James c.
Robinson and not only strongly
represented Duck Creeks claims,
but warmly eulogized Mr.. Robin
son. Other nominees were j. w.
Fennimore of Little Creek and G.
M. Adams of Mspillion. Messrs
P. K Meredith and James A. Mar
tin We're made tellers and the first
ballot resulted Robinson, %; Will
son, 25; Adams, 6-necessary to a
choice 81 On the second ballot
Robinson received 80 votes, Will
son 20, while one blank vote was
cast Thereupon the chair decided
Mr.. Robinson elected, he having
received a majority of the votes
cast. Messrs John Porter, Sam
uel G. Jones. q. L. Butler, ]. J.
Wyatt, and Samuel Wyatt were
respectively put in nomination for
coroner. The first ballot resulted
in no choice and all except the two
highest were dropped which made
the contest between John Porter
of Mispillion Hundred and 2. L.
Butler of East Dover Hundred.
The second ballot resulted q. l..
Butler, 35; John Porter, 25, and
the chair decided Mr.. Butler the
nominee and the objects for which
he convention had assembled hav-