Smyrna times., 1878-01-16

! Hallroad Depot IN Philadelphia, on Thurs
day evening last, when he was asked to ex-
change notes for three 500 gold pieces. lie
evidently was not in the habit of reading
the papers, or failed to remember what he
had read, and gladly handed over the
promises to pay for the real currency of the
county, which he pOcketed with great salts
| faction. 1t was not until after lie had ar
| rived at PottstOwn, that he discovered that
| he was q bigger fool than the stranger, who
had 50 kindly duped him by giving him
bogus money. Men who fail to read, or
profit by what they have read regarding
the various lodges OF sharpers, deserve but
little sympathy, as it is only by such practi-
cal illustrations Of the way it is done that
will learn wisdom.
The Rev. Dr. OTIS, pastor of the West
! Presbyterian Church in Wilmington. in n
sermon last week on honesty said: When
old fashioned Quarkerism dies out, it will
be bad day for this country. God grant
that that day may never come" The DeLl-
'carG Gazette IN commenting on the discourse
says, there are "black sheep in all de-
nominations; that Wm Penn made good
bargains with the Indians and had cause to
keep his pledge, and says that there are
those in that city who would be glad if
some Of his followers there had been as
careful to keep their pledged honor. The
Ga7eHc concludes thus: sold fashioned
Quakerlsm' has no faith in ministerial
hlrellngs, and less in the elect; and what
would have become of our young popula.
ton had they waited to be learned hy its
! minlstratlons we cannot say for we must
reflect that there has not been n Quaker
church built in Wilmington within the last
four decades, and there has been in that
time SO many handsome edifces erected
and dedicated to the service of the Trinity
and lie who 'spake as never man spoke. ::
The Rev. gentleman further said: "In all
the group of bribe-hoders, defaulters and
embczz!ers from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
and from the lakes to the gulf. not one
| Quaken has yet been found" The norn;o1
! HeTald in response to this SAYS: "Dr. OTIS
IS curiOusly i'll informed upon the subject
/ Within twenty-eight miles of us-in Nova
/ menSln prison, Cyrus Cadwallader. n
/ Quaker, IS now undergoing a sentence for
the most heartless embezzemcnt of the
/ perlod-the old Franklin Savings Banl;
! swlndle, which has beggared thousands of
1 poor women. His partner in the matter
was another Friend, Jacob Shannon. aooinst
whom decree of the Circuit Court. was
entered about week ago. for over 81 600.
| 900, as one Of the defaulting managers of
the franklin Savings Fund" The truth of
the matter is that while the Quakers have
been singularly correct in their DEALINGS
the denomination or family cannot be found
IN which there is not some one to be
| ashamed Of
The DELAWARE RAILRoAD.-The twenty
sixth annual meeting Of the stakeholder. of
the Delaware Railroad Company. was held
at Dover, Del, last Thursday at ! o'clock
p NJ The meeting was organized hv an.
pointing Wilson L. Cannon, Esq. chair.
man, and Manlove Hayes, Secretary.
The annual report of the President and
Directors and the report of the Treasurer
were presented, read and approved. The
stockholders then proceeded TO the elec
ton of Directors when the following ner.
sons were elected:
Samuel NJ. FELTON,, Isaac HinckIev
Andrew c. Gray, Joseph Bringhurst. Chas,
Warner. Edward Brnghurst ir., Isaac
Jump, Manlove Hayes, II. B. Fiddeman.
Alexander johnson, James J. Ross. Albert
Curry and j. Turpin Moore.
Alter the adjournment of the Stoch
| holders Meeting, the newly elected Board
met and unanimously elected Samuel NJ.
FELTON,, Esq. President, and II. HAYES,
Secretary.
From the reports of the officers, we CLEAN
the following:
FROM passengers -
Mails and 2f5 $I3 o .
sl9So5S
OPERATING EXPENSES
As per agreement with lessee 20 per sCiO9
FROM the above deduct interest on bonds ~
ana dividend on stock, less rent of Towns
emu 7SO37
surplus over dividends and interest...... s321l91 |
which has been disposed of in accordance
win the agreement between the two par /
ties, onetourth to lessee, and three. fourths |
10 diminish the previous losses.
There has been loss of 500. 100. 3S on |
passengers, and gain of $52. sos .46 on |
freight, and loss of $l,5SO.l2 on mail and |
miscellaneous rs compared with last wear. |
Inc me result OF all showing gain of S27,726.. !
A. The mileage of locomotive earning |
this increase has been only 97S miles in ex. |
cess of the year before
The loss on passengers was due to the
comparison being made with the Centen.
nal year. The gain on freight was due to
an increased peach crop and largely in.
creased use OF fertilizers on the line as com.
pared with the year before.
Passenger trains have run........... o5 oa3 niIos
Construction" 1,SS =,
1O''l Oh all trNlTiS 20 I'll miles
Value of sinking fund, January lst. 1877.
was $50 6496.l5; value Of the same. Januarv
lst' 1878, Was 36,29l.l3; increase of the
year, S9,79442. '"0