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Smyrna times., 1875-05-12
What Rev. G. D. Watson Thinks of
IndiauapOIis

Roy. Mr. Watson. formerly of Dover. now
of indianapolis, Indiana. thus write, To- the
Dover Nooti,oi about what he knows of his
new home:
Among the first traits, | mention that of
rp"i"1. Thrrc is Il tremendous amount of
youngncSs in "vrrything; and such rapid
lty of motion III every drraI tmrmt. that the
only way to keep from getting dizzy. is to
walk straight on and look only down Your
own track. This rapidity is seen in the
growth of the city. In 1874 there were
two thousand new residences erected. and
an incrrasc of population for last year of
twenty thousand. And the building
permits for this year show no diminut;nn.
This rapdity is seen in forming acquain-
tanccS; in moving from house to house, and
III business, and in church; bv the time n
preacher Is putting on his ovCrCoat and
gloves after the services. the congregation
arc out and gone. In two minutes after
the hcn"dlCtlon. you can't see Il trace of
lively" hundred people. This rapiditv is
seen i'll the youthful marriages, and too
often IN the mmarrying. 1t creates -
surprise If person is divorced and married
again III the same week and recently |
knew a cas" i'll which both of these pcrior-
manrcS were gone through in 80 hours.
sNl''lii'l NidiN ''l NiilN NllN Is lIltl Oi the
boUG,y ho">f. Almost onc-half of the
population (tbout one hundred thouSand)
are boarding. Keeping house with only
ON" family in the house, is either luxury
for Tia" very rich. or Il necessity for the very
poor. The rich live in palaces on raShiona
bic streets, have plenty of servants, and
they keep house. The poor rent onc.story
plank houses in the smoky localities. and
they also keep house. But the middl,
classes cannot live in either of the foregoing
styles, and they board. Hundreds and
thousands who live in their own furnished
rooms, 90 out with the entire family thrr,
times day to boarding house for then
meals
1t /" very common to find two, three ant
four families i'll one private dwelling.
man builds a handsome residence, retain,
three rooms for his family, and rents tn,
rest of the house to other families, one o
which has to do the cooking for the estab
| lishment.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-12
Sheriff of Kent county.
Paying Back tho Peach Money.

John F., r. W. and Il. r. Cochran pub
lish Il card in the Middlrt0wu Transcript
about the drawback ON the peach liright~,
in which they severely cvnsurc the course
Of the p. W. a B. Go. They say:
They have given notice that they are
now ready to settle the claims 50 long with
held; and how do they propose To srttle?
In full with interest? No, they propose to
deduct from the shippers about two dollars
per car to pay the costs Of their law suit
with the State. We should like very much
to know who Of the great number of peach
shippers authorized the company, or lis
President, to use our funds for the payment
of law suits with tn" State of Delaware? =?
They say they have their accounts made
up and all we have to do is To step forward
and show our tickets and receive about
onc-half, or less. than is du" us. And how
are we to present our tickets. or rather our
accounts. of tn" number of cars we ar. en-.
titled to draw back upon? They positively
refuse ut their office in Philadelphia, we
are told, to let You see the accounts they
have made up-1S they call it--and further
they hav" given positive Instructions to all
their agents along the line of the road, to
give no information whatever to amy ship
per in regard to the number of cars he may
! have shipped. How are we to proceed in
the matter? We are left to the last resort,
and W" do hope that every man interested
in the matter will show himself rs such.
We are hut an humble few of the number,
and we say now, and here, that we are
going To- have a fair deal or none. Bluff
seems to he the game. All we can do is to
/ call sight; we are not able to raise them
any higher. We have dealt fairly with the
company, and if they are disposed to visit
the sins of the Legislature on their Gus
toners (thc fruit growers), they will find
themselves with few friends left in the
State in the future
Smyrna times., 1875-05-12

GEHEEu Tow TuME-Ih, first enter
taiuu"nt At the cirru, pavilion. Monument
Esplanadr. lv General Tom Thumb. his
wife. Miss Minnie Warren and Commodore
Mutt, came oil on Monday evening last.
The attcnlInrr was very full indeed.
scarcely seat being lrocurahlr after half.
past eight +. VI. Many were compelled To
return homcoi,appointed. W"n"rd hardly
say that tn" entertainment was mcXcrp-
tionIhl". that the audience from first L. last
We're IN "a highly plra~,uahIr state of ,nthu-
sja~in. and the laughter and applause were
almost ,cse,l~s>. It j. unnecessary to enter
into details here. Suffice il To say that
Madras. W. may add. India. has seen
nothing like il, and i, not likely TO see
anything lik" it again for long time to
come. Indeed. the entertainment is
beyond description, and our advice to the.
public Is to % and see and iudgr for Your
selves. The house last night. a~ might
hav" h"'n"Nl cct"d. was even more crowded
than on Monday. and the entertainment
was equally good. lfany one of our readers
wishes for short respite from the blues, =
dums. debts, or dyspepsia, let linn 20 to the
circus pavilion.-Hriuv N'audt,,}. B. Lia,
D,r. II. 1870.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-12

THE GIANGER>.-lt is not new question,
Iut if i one that seems to he coming up
with new force. as to whether or not the
farmers of the East are not cutting off their
nose, in uniting with those Of the West in
the organization of the Grange movement.
Through the Immense power the tiran2rrs
are welding particularly in the Western
States. it i asserted that they have sue
cccded in bringing down the railroad
frcisht,. and thus are letting in chcal l-grown
Western grain to compete with the Eastern
product. \ Talbot county farmer presents
il in this light in the Easton N.u':
Well through this clamor the West now
has .chcap transportation. and are reap
;ns the benefits Of it, Millions Of bushels
Of wheat and corn are weekly pouring into
the Eastern markets and deYrt~vhg prices.
The West can raise grain much cheaper
than we can in MARYLAND. because they are
nj no expense for manurlng. Cur pro
lection has been in the cost Of transpOrta-
tion in getting Western grain and flour to
market. Now. the cost of transportation
having been reduced. nice Western flour,
ground in It. Louis. can he bought at retail
in the Eastern markets from $3.50 10 S1.5C
,,,r barrel. We in Maryland cannot raise
grain TO profit at these prices; Yet this i,
one Of the blessings which the Grang
movement has given u.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-12
CUT THIS OFT.
II N,4 Nn'f lo,r Liz.


There is no person living hut what suffers
moro or less with Lung Disease. Coughs,
Colds or Consumption. yet some would die
rather than pay - cents for a bottl" of
medicine that would cure them. DIR. \.
Roschcr'S German Syrup has lately been
introduced in this country from Germany,
and its wondcrouS cures aStonishcS every
one that try it. If YOU doubt what We say
in print, cut this out and take it to your
DruggiSt-.IaS. Z. llotirckcr, Smyrna. and
get a sample bottle for 10 cent and try it.
or a regular size for - cents.
Cards and Circulars neatly printed at this
office.
Every seven years, Psychologists say. the
human body is entirely changed and re
ncwrd. Every moment of our lives, every
part OF our bodies is wearing out and is
being built up anew of fresh matter. This
work is accomplished 10y the blood which
goes through every part But if the blood
becomes weak or v.tiatcd, and does not
perform its work properly, the system is
actually poisoned 10y the wournout matter
clogging the vital organs instead of leaving
the body. For dyspepsia, biliousncsS, kid,
nNy, skin and liver troubles, fever, and all
diseases arising from vitated blood, DIR.
WALEERS CALIFoRNlA VINEGAR BITTERS are
a sovereign romcdy.
HopE FoR THE DESroNpENT.--lf you have
been coughing all winter, and begin to dcs-
pair of recovery, or if YOU have taken re
cent cold, go at once to the drug store of j.
w. DENNEY, Smyrna, and get bottle of
Dr.. Norris Nu~p ct Tar, wa Cherry and
HoWhound. 1t will cure Coughs, Colds, Sore
Throat, IIoarscnrsS, and all diseases of the
throat, lungs and chest, leading to Consump-
ton in life time, and more eifectually than
any other medicine in use. 1t is the best
known remedy for Whooping Cough and
Group. Cough worn victims whose lungs
are rackcd and torn with Caooxysms that
threaten to choke them find speedy relief
in its use, and hundreds who thought they
had Consumption have been cured by 1t.
Trial size 10 cents. Sold also by Jas. Cow
gill & Son, Dover. apr 2l'ly
Smyrna times., 1875-05-12

Wm. II. Chadwick, a wrllknown citizen
of Wilmington, was arrested last week, on
suspicion Of having caused the death of his
wife lie kept a kind of museum on
Fourth street and week ago or more.
while on a spree, he beat his wife so badly
that it was feared he would kill her. She
finally contracted crysipclas from the bruises
She received and died. He has been sent
to New Castle Jail. Before leaving the city
cells of Wilmington he had halfhour's
interview with his children, aged twelve.
fourteen, sixteen and twcnty-onc rcSpcc
lively, and seemed completely overcome.
The children, with their mother a corpse,
and their father prisoner, said they knew
not which way to turn nor what to do.
They were at last pacied and sent home.
Chadwick is the owner of some fine real
estate and large and valuable museum.
His trial will take place this month, and it
is expected Senator Bayard will defend
him.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-12

THE " TINES is published every Wednesday after
noon bv Io>rpm H. IIoFrr,KEE, Editor and Tropric-
tor at Smyrna Delaware.
year 5000 III advance, or
s25oi not paid till the end of the year No paper
discol tinucd until all arrears are pad-"nly al the
option Of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS viii he inserted AZ the rate of
Seven Gents line for the first n>, ri"n subsequent
insert ons Thrcc-aud a-halfcen>. Alheral discount
made to quarterly, >cnannual and yearly advcrti-
Smyrna times., 1875-05-12
MARYLAND ITEMS.
About six hundred thousand hills have
been planted IN watermelon seed, in Tyaskin
District, WicomicO county.

About six hundred thousand hills have
been planted IN watermelon seed, in Iyaskim
District, Wjcomico county.
VIM. q. Byrd, Of Crisficld aged 10, is
shortly to marry Miss Susan Worm, aged
As. This is an instance were the early
Byrd caught the Worm.
4 I'oIoabLc Cor.-.Jo.eph Biggs, Esq, Of
Sassatlas Neck, has a COW from which were
made and sold from the first Of january to
the first of May, Of the present year butter
to the amount Of seventy dollars little
over eleven pounds per week or $50 pounds
in all. for tn" whole seventeen week..
LoJ .%th2-Mr. JAS f. Mamcha has sold
for Mr.. VIM Collins. 4 farm Of - acres, in
Trappr District, Talbot county, to Mr.. \.
f. Boarlman, of New York. for $1,000.
Mrs. Dawson has sold the farm belonging
to the estate of the late Dr. JAS paw-un
about thro. mile, below st. Mirhucl-. for
$;NOOO
F'o "f .Nnaqtr,<.-On Monday last about
/ in TIA" mornin@, the fin" residence. of Mr..
Jas, CHM Eulncrn"ar S;,s>afr:ts wa totally
consumed by fire, with nearly all ,- con
tents. 1t is not known how III" fire origi-
mated. The Insurance. upon the property
/ had rum out, il i, said, We have heard no
estimate Of the los.
E"i ri H.. Oui,rM,to~. The season for
catching oysters expired IN Maryland on
Friday week. Last year the catching season
did not terminal" until two weeks later.
but Al the last session Of the Legislature. tie
law was changed. The present law allows
tomsin"n to catch oysters for home u-,. or
planting purposes from Nay l~t t. S,ld,ln-
Der l,t but prohibits their sale even for
thl~ purpose. t. noli-rc-id,Iit, Of tn. State.
This feature Of the oyster trade his hereto
fore, been s,l!ic,. # rrvrnur to the oyster
mon, and thy wjmc,. umd,r what they re-
gard as an rnwi>e prohibition.
H,r. Il. i. Hqios.-rhr E!ktom D.lao
eat Of Saturday say: The mclnlrls an,
tl.irni~ of the ". f. Church Of thi, town
gave to t.rir new pastor. Rev. q. T. Pho.
luS. on Fridty evening last, Il very hand
som" donation and reception. Acomntt~
Of gentlemen was appointed to solici
ln"Hcy--tol ,h" lurro," Of purchasing ati
; clc~ l.tahlr for a donation-who collcct",
= ,un sufficient to lurrha-, gIrat qual
thy o' ~ul,~rantial,. such rs coal. WOOD
groceries. flour. muslin. &C.. all If whc
w,r, bought and slowed away before til
arrival of the train which was t. bring /
us our new pastor The ladies had not be-.
idle all this time. hut had hc,li IL work til
greater part "f lii" week tiN;n. up tn
parsonage. The I.ldi,, Aid Society Ir,
pared ~upprl for til" family. Th- minot,
, was met at the dcpot by a committee. VIII
We're in waiting with carriage. and upo
Jllr arrival # the train va, It ony, c"I
. yey"i T. tho parsonage. About rigl
o'clock tn" friends began to assemble am
. in a short tim" the lati.uissr w., lit rail-
crowded. Mr.. Pho.Iu, has made vcl
good impression upon In" people here an
last Slhhath, both morning and cyrniu
the CON 4rrgation was unusually large
Smyrna times., 1875-05-12

CATHOLIC JuBILEE.-A number of the
Catholics Of this (Dcawarc) Diocese, are
now participating in what is known as til"
Catholic Jubilee, a ceremony which occurs
but once i'll twenty-five years. The person
participating (and every Catholic is cxpcc-
ted to participatc) III II jubilee must visit
four churches in one week day, and repeat
a certain number of prayers at each church.
On the way between the churches no light
conversation or friendly calls must be in
dulgcd in. This ceremony must be per
formed on fifteen different days during the
year. This jubilee originated in the year
l3O0 and until l74j it occurred but once
II! 100 years. Then it was ordered to be
repeated every twenty-five years. Orig-
nally the Pope granted indulgence to all
who observed the occasion of visiting ST.
Peters and st. Paul's churches, Rome, but
now all that is required is the performance
of good deeds of charity, and the observance
of the devotions mentioned above.-Ga.ctte.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-12

The Ohio Democratic State Convention
|Sill meet in Columbus on the 18th of June
|rhe State Committee have decided to hold
/ grand ratification meeting on the evening
bf the Convention, and invite prominent
Democrats from other States to address it.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-12

Last Friday afternoon a woman in Viii
mington named Cooncy went before Il
Justice of the Peace with cash on her
neck and entered suit against her husband
for murlrrou- assault. The husband. at
the trial. confessed his guilt and said he
was prompted to do it hy her drunkenness
He gave her money to buy fish for dinner.
instead or which She bought whisky and
when he went home for his noon meal.
instead of finding fried herring he found
nothing but whisky bottle on the table.
He became angry and his drunken wife
cursed him for refusing to make his
dinner out on whisky. This SO cnragcd
him that he got knife and rut her on the
back Of the neck. 1t was proven at the
trial that the woman had even sold her
husband, clothing for something to drink,
while the ncighbors testified that he was a
very quiet, inotcn>ivc man. as Il rule He
was fined five dollars and costs He then
had hi, wife arrested for va%rancy and
locked up. Her son, aged Is, said hc
would not have cared if She had been
killed.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-12


The PEACH SHIPPERS DEAwBAcK.-(ioy.
Cochran and two Of hi. relatives Of that
name publish a rather pcppcry article in
the lat issue Of the Middletown Transcript
about the manner in which the P. W. 4 b.
K. r. Co. propose to refund the 81 car
tax collected from the peach growers. or
rather the peach shippers. in 1869 and 20.
The Company have advertised that they
are ready TO refund this tax. amounting to
81 900 with interest. Lut the Mc~,rs Coch-
ran gravcly question the procedure. a. 50
far developed. We publish the ci~t Of ;hcir
letter in another column. They seem u
think that the Company have made a
promise 70 the ear to be broken to the
hope, or 50 nearly broken a. that its
fuillment will amount to but little advan-
tage to them.
Since putting the letter in type w IN
been informed that the growers Of M.adlc-
town have held a meeting at which it wa,
decided not to accept the amount @...
the r. X. Co. may proficr them, ii de,In,
loo small, out 10 enter SUIT before thc cOull
for the sums that they (the growers believe
TO be justly due them.
The r. X. Co., we understand, put then
case something after this fashion: Thai
their books are kept for their own use only
and are as ESSENTIALLY private as those Of al
individual; that if they once commence t.
furnish the information desired and L
open their books to all who may wish t
look into them it would grow into an
amount Of labor to their employees an'
agents that would be too intolerable to b.
borne; that it was the duty Of the shippers
not less than the r. r. Co., to have kep
accounts Of their transactions for thos
years, and the Company taking this 70
granted, insist that they (the shippers
should look at that source for their infol
mation; that they should state their az
counts from their own records, not froI
the COmpany's, and finally, that if tn
growers did keep their own accounts the
will insist upon going by them accordingly
without regard to others whose duty it wa
to make entries.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-12

DEATH OF JUDGE HALL.-lIon. Willard
Hall died at his residence in Wilmington
last Monday evening in his 9jth year For
nearly fifty years he was Judge of the
United States Court for this State. having
been appointed by President Monroe in
l>23, and resigned in the fall of ISL. He
wa, born in Westford. Mass. in i7e0. After
graduating at Harvard College he studied
law. and shortly after completing his studies
he came TO this State. through the advice
Of the first Jas. a. Bayard. He rode all the
way from Massachusetts to Wilmington on
horseback. in l>03. Court was in session at
Groreetown at the time and he went on
there to be admitted TO the bar. lie located
in Dover. where lie lived for twenty wears,
until he removed 70 Wilmington. in lN2j.
He was Governor Hazlett's Secretary of
State. and was elected two terms in Con
greSs. lSl5-lS. shortly after this he was
appointed to the I. 5. Judiciary. as above
stated
II was the author of our present school
sy-tcm-eNcel't the part alIcWIhS the voting
down of the tax. which was tackled on by
the egi~lature-which he framed in l,29
while member Of the Constitutional Con
vention. lie also gave u, our first revised
cole Of laws. when he reduced 3.G4G page
of laws into compact volume Of j63 rage>.
lie was devoted Presbyterian and an
earnest SUNDAY School worker. For years
together lie was hardly absent from hi
pew one Sunday.
He joined Hanover Church. Wilmington
in l>27. Hi rie,y wa. marked. not from
IL o~tentation. but from its especial look o.
that Characteristic. He was one Of the
most una-suning Of men. under all circuin
stances.
But the greatest los, in his death Is til,
example Of his life. He wa. looked upon
a. one Of the most upright, pure-mindc'
citizens Of his adopted city, and his example
for good went out more from what he di,
himself than what he advised others to do
Smyrna times., 1875-05-12
puyEE, DEL. Nav 10th.

DOVER. pEL.. May lOth, lN75.
EpIroE or SMYRNA TINE>-.Nr: | see, an
mticlc in your last weeks issue stating that
all the sale, Of land made in Kent county
10y the Shcrili- since last Fail Term were
upset. which is not correct. There has been
twrnty-scycn sales Of land made since the
October Tenn 1874. hy the Late Sheriff and
myself and only two of them were set aside.
PETER l.. COOPER,
Sheriff of Kent county.
We published the report land we were
Iartcular to give it as ar,rolt, not as fact)
upon the authority Of one of the parties
who's" sale was upset His attorney. he
say, 81 advised him.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-12

THE Stout v>. HALL CASE, at Dover. last
week, resulted in a verdict for Mr.. Hall.
The Jury rendered a verdict on Friday
after two hours drhbrration. The suit was
brought 10y Wilson l.. Cannon, guardian of
Henry and Emanuel Stout minor children
of the late Henry Stout, Esq, against the
Rrv. Henry r. Hall. the husband Of Angel
lea, daughter of said Henry Stout by his
first wife. for the possession of certain real
estate which Mrs Hall inherited. About
four years ago Mrs Hall died, having first
given birth to child which Immediately
died. The question upon which the dcci-
SION of the case hinged wa-. WAS the child
born alive" If it was. then Mr. Hall
would hold and enjoy his wifr's real estate,
as tenant hy courtesy. during life; if not
the property would at once revert to I'll,
other heirs. The property consists Of {;
large thrcc-Story brick dwelling ON th,
public square in Dover and farm about
three miles from the town. the rcnta
value of both being about $1,000. So say.
the Hti5rorlaa. The jury thought tn,
child mad life and hence Mr.. Hall holds
liz, right in property bringing him al
income of about $1,000 per year,
Smyrna times., 1875-05-12

...,, mike, a lad in the Wordcn
Mil, this town, makes, on an average, two
hundred peach baskets per day. The gen
cral average among the rest Of the boys is
one hundred per day They get cent and
a-half apiece for them.
An average Of 300 peach baskets per
day are now being manufactured at the
Wordn Mill IN this town. Over fifty per-
sons are employed, forty Of whom are boys.
Mr.. j. +. Wordcn, the proprietor, expects to
put on about - more in few weeks.
Mr.. David }. Cummins, Of this town, has
recently put out 30 acres in blackberrics ON
his farm over ''the pond" This, with 10
acres he already had in this fruit, and % in
Strawberries, i'll asparagus, ) in grapes,
and other things rot catalogued, will give
him over so acres in small fruits.
At the annual meeting Of the NJ. f. Sun
day School of Dover, on Sunday week,
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Superintendent, Charles +.
Fem; Assistant Superintendent, Edw. b.
Louderbough; Female Superintendent, Mrs.
d. C. Hofecker; Secretary, j. J. Green
Treasurer, Albert Cowgirl; Librarian, T. S.
Harper; Assistants, f. B. Kirben and r. j
Stevenson; Infant School Director Mrs. S.
A. Ridgley Assistants Miss NJ. A. Crouch
and w. T. Kellum.
Smyrna times., 1875-05-12

Tom Thumb and wife, the world-rc-
nowned little people, accompanied by the
equally famed Com. Mutt and Miss Minnie
Warren, will visit Smyrna on Thursday
week, May Goth, and give two entertain
mcnts-aftcrnoon and evcning-in the
town hall. Persons who have never seen
the Lilliputian family, should not fail to
take advantage of the opportunity to do so
now. They will probably not have very
soon so good Il chance again.
The Middlctown Transcript is informed
that Mr.. |. y. Mills, the cver-accomodating =
superintendent of the Delaware branch of
p. W. Il. B. II. r.. is cndcavoring to make
arrangements with the managers of the
road to run an early morning train from
some point down the road I'm addition to
the trains we now hayc) which will leave
Middletown about six a. NJ, arriving at
Philadcll lhia about halfpast eight or nine
o'clock. and leaving there about six OF
seven in the evening. This would be a
great accommodation. Mr.. Mills inform,
the CoDm"rc,d that it is not propablc that
this train will be put on this year-not be
fore the Centennial
| Within a month or so the offices of tho
| Clerk of the Peace for New Castle county
now held 10y Jno. p. Springer, Esq, anc
Prothonotary, now filled by Richard &
/ Cooper. will end. Neither officer wishes L
step down and out, and they have 50 III
formed the Governor. Elw. Reynolds
editor Of the Middletown transcript, an'
Chas Bca-ton. of Odessa, are both applyin:
for the latter position, it is said. There arr
six applicants for til" two offices, all claim:
ing them ao a reward for value received =,
the Governor when he got his office. Th
Commercial thinks that Mr.. b.. being wcal
thy and competent, would, if appointed, IL
doubt make Il good official. and hor. til
work Of the office promptly performed. II
is related - the Governor by marriage.