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Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
A BeIIigerent Day.

MGEs was certainly in the ascendent
on Saturday in this town, leaving as II
result of his belicose influence Chap
ter of events not often happening in Il
single one Of these uneVentful days.
If it had ended with one only, it might
have been passed by rs q youthful epi-
sode claiming the attention of mo-
ment and as unimportant as child's
whms or maiden's fancies, but there
was more than rashness coined into
words, or wounded "hOnah " to
avenge. 1t began early in the morn
ing and ended only when the curtain
ofEfght closed in on the scene.
The first was abqHt eight o'clock in
the morning. Two youlig ihen who
had had O quarrel the night before
when No. gave No. 2 the id lie
in his Office, met accidentally on the
" four corners and the aforesaid No. l
in his blandest manner greeted No. 2
with an offensive remark. Says
h the latter, didn't l tell you last
evening never to speak to me again.
Now" said he, with words ye will not
repeat, 81 am going td'whip YOU" and
I drawing himself back for a Sullivan
blow Straight from the "sh9p1det, he
stepped on Q frozen HpNb" which
tripped him and down he went right
in the face Of his antagonist, Quicker
than we can write it he was on his feet
again getting in partial blow behind
his antagonists I" listener" whose
bland smile by this time had departed
No. /, with proper regard for his
peppers" and what might be the re-
suit at long range blow, embraced
himTRet over affectionately and in this
position they 'WeFe separated by gen
tlemen who came Gp0nf the 2esns O.
action. Tho assaulted party made
haste to the Alderman, who fined tbs
assailant $5.65, the latter confessing al
once the assault and paying the fine
but regretting that the gentleman who
J interfered prevented him from getting
aAvalue soeeiyed.n Thus ends scene
No / for the present. ""'
Tie second affair occurred on Mair
street between d Hebrew peddler 'ant
J p young negro said to be- one Of th'
I1st jHspqaent and orneryN ones il
: this town. He had been FpickipgR Y a
| the peddler wherever he saw hiM9upti
: he got tired of it and told him so
: This caused the latter to abuse nns
. curse him, finally ending with an as
! sault with his fist. A Justice of tn,
, Peace happened TO be on the street a
the time and made an effort to arres
; the belligerent aarkey, buthe got ava,
Q md sped like q deer over fences an.
q fields and has not been seen since
The constable has wsrrant awaiting
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
The EEymeneaI Altar.
CUMMINS-WILLIAMS.

One of the most brilliant weddings
of the season occurred to-day at the
residence of Hon. james Williams, the
contracting parties being his only
daughter, Miss Sarah Esther Williams
and Mr.. W. Polk Cummins, residing =,
"Glenfefn," near this town. At the
appointed hour the guests to the num-
Der of 100 were assembled in the spac-
ious parlor, the house darkened the
chandeliers and candelabra throwing a
soft and mellow light on the bright
scene. Around and about the bay
window fragrant flowers and growing
plants were tastefully placed.
AT about half past twelve o'clock,
while the exquisite melody of Mendels-
sOhn's wedding march was played, the
bridal party entered the parlor pre-
ceeded by the officiating clergyman,
Rev. VIM. B. Gordon, followed by the
ushers, Mr.. VIM. Geo. Hill, of this
town; Willard Salisbury, Jr., Esq, of
Wilmington; n. ]. Williams, Esq, of
Kentll1 (bFother 'of the bride); then
the groom with his best man, Judge
Walter Cummins, of Wilmington, all
dressed i'll the usual English morning
dress. Following these were the
bridemaids, two by two, Miss Blanche
Lodge, of Claymont; Misses Sue and
Agnes Cummins, of Smyrna, sisters of
the groom; and Miss Marion Cochran,
of MiddletOwH, after which the bride,
leaning on the arm of her father. The
brides dFess was white ottoman silk
en- train, trimmed with Duchesse lace
and pearl pass menterie, and the usual
tulle veil, The entree party looked
extremely Y well.
The wedding gifts were very numer-
Gus and costly. A few of them only
can be mentioned here. A case o.
solid silver, brass library set, decorated
china lamps, silver tea service, import.
ed; tea set of decorative china, bronz,
candlelabras, bronze pitcher, bras.
painted placques, Mexican Unyx table
with brass, engravings, oil paintings
solid silver spoons and many oturrS
: A diamond lace pin was u presvn
| from the groom. g.
Among the invited guests were Sena
tor Il. +, Rayard and wife, Hon. n. b
Smithers and wife, Mr.. d. B. Cummins
of Philadelphia; Mr.. r. II. Cummins
; of smyrna; Attorney General Graz
| anu MllCg AAOiis 0OOs IL 19dOCS tttlu Nllc
D Mr.. Isaac Williams and wife, of Phila
D delphia; Senator Eli Salisbury, Col
: Geo. w. Cummins and wife, Mr.. Alex
a G. Cummins, Ex-Governor J. p. Coch
ran, Ex-Secretary of State l. c. Grubh
a and hosts of others.
D The wedding reception lasted tw
e hours aheP which tho bride and groom
G left for New York and the lSlst, :
e A special car conveyed the wedding
l guests from Clayton to Kenton, leaving
2 here at lilo A. NJ. and returning from
3 KentOn at 3.3S p. NJ.
It The elegant collation. to which tn
l.. guests were invited shortly after tn
It ceremony was furnished by RobeI
d Craven, caterer of Wilmington. TIL
n room was redolent with the aroma c
e cut 'Ildwers, the table dressed ip tb
h most tasteful iianHer, ahd the Wand
t characterised by both deliGaey an
r richness, Not the least pleasant par
It of the day was the social good cheer
d and tho bride and groom were sent o
10 their wedding tour amid o shower {
]. congratulations and good wishes ia
Is their future happiness.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
Sheet Music.

Oliver Ditson & Co., of Boston, send
us nine specimens of their recent pub
lieations of sheet music. All are good,
and worth purchasing. They are:
Children 80 cents.) Words by
LOngfellow and music by Arthur Cecil.
"In your hearts are the birds and the sunshine
To your thoughts the brackets flow;
But in mine is the wind of the autumn,
And the first fail of the SNOW"
Who'll buy my Blackherries? (3J
cents) song by Annie NJ. Il. Barnette.
Banjo Imitation go cents by J. w.
Turner.
Bartarola (8G certsl piano piece by
w, l.. Whitney.
Meditation %Falsc MelQdie (39 cents,
by +. J. Eustis. ;
Chic Polka go cents by Luke
Wheeler.
Merry Heart (4o cents) song by l.
DenZa.
Just down the Lane. Song anC
Chorus 80 cents by S. Barnes.
Cast thy burden on the Lord (3l
cents) by w. A. Briggs.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
Public Sales.

The following persons will sell their
personal property at public sale:
Aaron Willis, at Hoifecker's mill,
on Thursday, February Dist.
c. H. Griffith, postponed sale, near
the big Oak" on the road leading
down the Neck, on Thursday, Febru-
ary 21st:
VIM. c. Thomas, at Thomas Corner
on Monday, February 25th, at l o'clock
Joseph B. Wallace. adjoining KentOn
on Tuesday, February 26th.
Jas. H. Murphey, near Green Spring
on Tuesday, February 26th.
Herbert N. Downs, near Kenton, OF
Wednesday, February 9th.
John w. Clark, adjoining Downs
Chapel, on Thursday, February 28th.
John Jones, on the road leading from
Smyrna to Woodland Beach, on Thurs
day, February 28th. .
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
Deepening the Creek 90 Smyrna
Landing.

Pursuant to a call published by the
Philadelphia q Smyrna Transportation
ChiupanY. o, RgblIo meeting was held in
the Town HaII''anT Monday. eSenj,lg,
February Is, 1884. John u. Collins
was called to the chair, and DR.. w, II,
Collins made Secretary.
John III. Hoffecker stated the object
of the meeting, requesting an express
sion of opinion of the practicability and
deslTei OF tho l,tlseBs Qs tke town for
the IMPROVEMENT OF the creek frbft
Smyrna landing to Rothweil,s Land
ing, He supposed the work Would
necessifate ah aggregate cost of Sc, 900.
Che PhiladeIphh 4 Smyrna Transpor.
tation Company was willing To engage
in the enterprise, provided sufficient
amount of stock should be subscribed
by the citizens and vicinity to make
the undertaking success. John Z,
Tygert stated that the Company's net
earnings for the last eight months had
been about 10 per cent, and thought
the gains would be largely increased by
the extension of the line. He desired
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
Carp Culture.

VIM. G.. Hill, of this town, at con-
ventiOn in Philadelphia, was elected q
director of the German Carp Breeders
Association Ia local paper has it crab
Breeqets) whose object is to promote
the culture Of these desirable fish. 1t
is hoped that these fish fanciers, the
carp Culture Association" of Penn
sylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
may lead to tangible results. For some
years past the newspapers have de-
devoted much space to the elucidation
of carp culture, and great many peo-
pie are said to have engaged in that
branch Of industry but up to this time
we have never heard Of any carp being
offered for sale, nor of the owner of .
carp pond, except in single instance
who had any carp to eat. 1t seems tC
us that carp culture is very much like
the culture of some other kinds of fish
many hundreds of thousands of which
have been placed in the waters of thi
country during the last FIVE or six years
only one of which-a large salmon--i
known to have reached maturity
Success we say to the enterprise.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
Our Creek Navigation.

The large meeting at the Town Hall,
on Monday night in the interest of i'm
proved navigation of our creek shows
at least that there is n popular interest
in it, whether the capitalists are awake
or not. There should be no higling or
hesitating on this question. Its i'm
portance to us as town has been time
and time again presented in these col
umns, and the time has now come for
action. With good navigation to
Smyrna Landing where the steamboat
can gather conveniently the products
of our soil and freight cheaply our
merchandise where coal hargcs and
lumber craft can land near our doors !;
in word, where Il free and open COM
merCe can be had with our coast cities,
il large per cent will be added to the
value of every property i'll the town.
AS Smyrna stands now, it is cut of
| from railroad and water navigation.
1t now has the opportunity to secure
the latter al little cost, as will be seen
by the proceedings of the meeting else
| where. Such an evidence of enterprise
would duubilcs. awaken our latent en-
ergies and be the means of new and
important industries. In the matter
of freight alone on coal the saving tC
each consumer would be between fifty
cents and one dollar on every ton con
sumed. Such items are brought home
to every freside. There are many
others, dilfusive throughout the com
munity, but none the less felt en- mass
There is another consideration tina
must come in time if our people shov
their appreciation of the advantages al
forded in the navigation of this creek
namely, Il harbor at its mouth for tn
safety of the sailing craft of the river
There is no place from the Breakwate
up that furnishes safe harbor equal t
this. and some time our representation
in Congress can and viii! he induced t
get an appropriation to deepen an
widen the entrance here for inter-Stat
commerce, if not for the interest Of tn
community.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
Personal.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher E. Cooper, of
Philadelphia, have been spending sew
eral days in town, the guests Of j. B.
Cooper. Mrs. Laws and son, the
mother and brother of Mrs. Cooper ac-
companied them. The occasion of the
visit was sad one, the funeral OF
Louis Irving, infant son OF the hrst
named. The party came down on the
5P. NJ. express, on Saturday; the service
took place at the residence OF j. IS.
Cooper, at l. p. NJ. on Sunday, inter
ment at Bethel NJ. e. Church.
Miss Iva Reed, Of Sunbury, Pa, is
wishing her brother Capt. T. ID. Reed.
Walter 0. Hoilecker has been on a
visit to Baltimore, &c, the past week
on visit to his brother.
Harry Slaughter, who has been sick
at his fathers, Henry Slaughter, ha,
sufficiently recovered to return tt
Delaware College.
Miss Beatrice Woodward is on a pro
tracted visit to Philadelphia.
Among the applicants for the vacant
Cadctship at West Point from this sec
ton were Frank Collins, son of John
p. Collins, of Thoroughfare Neck; +
and Owen G. Spear, Of this town, nov
at Delaware College.
Rev. L. Z. Martindalc finished Il
MiddletOwn and Odessa on Sunday Iii
last appointment OH his fourth year a
Presiding Elder of Easton District
He has not we learn missed singl
appointment during his term us Eide
which certainly speaks we'll for NJ
Ms. health, as well as cOnscicntiou
| discharge of duty.
Herman Roe, of the Smyrna Sele,
, School, was given birthday surpri.
? party by his friends on Wednesda
: evening last.
e Miss Lizzie Savin left yesterday for
= permanent residence i'll PHILADELPHIA
: Van Earl, the painter, who left hcI
/. several months since is now living
t New York city.
v John NanGasken, who was take
F sick at his Office on Saturday and co
:. veyed to mis- home, is still confined
G his bed
r. James p. Holftcker and wife left ii
II morning for Il visit to the Nation
q Capital.
II Misses Lottie and Josephine Cook
o of Philadelphia, came to town to-da
d guests of Miss Sue Il. Colt.
e Mrs. c. +. Peterson and Miss Ma
is c. Bell. who have been in Washingt
the past two weeks, left yesterday
Richmond from which place they "
visit Petersburg, Fortress Monroe Il
other places, returAing to Washingt
10 in about u week.
N Mrs. Mary Gagenheimer, Mrs. Anne
II Gagenheimer, Mrs. Mary King, NJ
a Agnes Leinburger, Jacob Gagcnheim
is Ecwad Wolfe, Of Philadelphia, a
ne Miss WecIleman, of New Castle,
IL guests of Jacob Lienburgcr, in after
lie ance or the wedding nuptials of
eh daughter, Miss Rica and IIa.ry Ru
~ ley which takes place tomorrow.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
Proprietor of Delaware T
Death of a Physioian,

DIR. Thos. III. Green, one of the lead
ing physicians of Church Hill, Md,
died at his residence there after a
weeks illness of typhoid pneumonia on
Saturday, aged As years. DR.. Green
first commenced practicing at Clayton
13 or IA years ago where he married
Miss Maria Mitchell, sister of Mrs. w
II, Catf, of this town. He shortly
after moved to'Cbqrch Hill where he
had succeeded in buiIdiitg up q large
practice. He leaves Q wife and foul
children to mourn bis loss,
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20

The National Bark circulation is the
most prominent topic for discussion in
the Senate at Washington.
A BILL has been introduced in the
United States Senate for the admis-
sion of the Territory of Dakota as
State.
Born Houses of Congress Friday
passed joint resolution appropriating
100000 for the relief of the sufferers
by the Western floods.
The strike of the cotton spinners at
Fall River has now been in progress
for two weeks and a-half and all that
the strikers have been able to accom-.
plish is to keep several of the mills
idle. 1t is not unlikely that this pleas
es the manufacturers well enough, fol
trade is dull. Comparatively little
help from Oatside trades unions seemi
to be flowing in TO support the 5000
idle spinners, and to impartial observ
ers their situation does not look hope
full.
SENATOR FRrE, Of Maine, has beer
expressing the opinion in New OFlean
that H the Panama Canal is one of tn
most important questions now befor
the Americas people" fact of whic
the people Aforesaid appear to b
strangely oblizious. While they res
ognize the great importance Of Ii
canal, FROM a commercial point /
view, they do not see any very serios
question in il except that which is col
nected with the completion Of thet "
derfaking.
Tine United States has to-day
largo stock of wheat which no o.
wishes to buy abroad at present pric
and an the wheels of trade involved
selling our leading export are elogg
by the fact. This has come about
cause the wheat development Of otl
nations is underselling our produe
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
Fur Ee Smgi1ia Tines.


The surprise party given to Mr.. and
Mrs. +. +. Evans, last Friday evening.
was success in every particular. At
their residence on Methodist street
during their absence at Church. assem-.
bled friends in number closely anproxi-
mating three score. 1t was a genuine
surprise to the host and hostess.
Ehe Planning. end execution of the
prelImindrias Wete' SO qhietix and COM
meRdably consummated that not a
shadow of suspicion was aroused in
the mlHds OF the recipients until near
ing nome on their FetHFn from service
then were noticed manifestations of a
gathering to commemorate the first
anniversary Of their nuptlala,
A pleasing and Distinguishing featura
of the guests was the entire a6sence of
those ceremonies and conventionalities,
which punctilious etiquette often de,
mands TO the sacrifice of an EVENINGS
enjoyment. Ale eqngt etiquette of the
strawberry hL6hde, che sGkanine senti-
msntaliem OF the dude was not In the
shghtest degree noticeable.
All present mingled freely. affabilitv
being predominating characteristic of
tne company.
krisndls sslsf-tste,s were indulged
in fmdsie, ,Sydcaf ana instflb6ehtaid u, Il
Piled by the ladies and gentieiheT' bEIlls. 81 &.
Of the eyepinS. SO
about eleYen olelack the party, after
paP0ahing OF an abundant supply OF ice
cream and delicious cake, took leave of
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. with MANY exrres.
s.ohs OF kindness for their future, car
rylng with them pleasant memories OF
the event. a.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
Thn Arabs.

The two Arabs that were here last
week begging for money, were arrest
ed in Wilmington Monday, on the
complaint of the people whose houses
they uncermoniously entered, The
women were afraid of them. Suppos-
ing they wanted food it was given
them, which they threw into the street
with gesticulations and signs that they
wanted only money. When carried to
the police station the Arabs thought
they were going to be executed and
uttering pitteous lamentations, fell on
their knees and prayed to Allah for
deliverance. Finding it impossible to
to get these sons of the desert to under.
stand anything that was said, Judge
Cummins instructed the Chief of Police
to let them go. They had gathered
500 which they had in their girdles.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
Finger Cut Off.

Saturday afternoon about half past
four o'clock, two boys, Thomas Marvel
and Eddie Rose, aged respectively
eight End siZ years, were playing to-
gethefin tie '%o6dshcE Of sylVanus
Rose, father of the older boy, on Eisher
street, in the rear of Beckett &
Mackey's carriage shops, with a hatchet,
when young Mapvii said TO his COM
paniOn, eff you don't take Your fin
gers away I'll be id If | don't cut
them off," and Immediately struck the
boys left hand with the hatchet. sew.
ering the little finger with the excep.
tion of q piece of skin. Drs. Clifton &
Cloak removed the finger and dressed
the wound the little fellow is now get.
ting along finely, considering the cir
circumstances. ''''''''.'-
The familiarity with ppofaHe Ian
guage in one so young would be shock
ing were it not so common with botl
old and young. The little fellow,
catch the expressions from the oldel
peFsons they come in contact with, anC
use them With great patness and EN-
H phasis in their boyisb disputes. Their,
are many boys in this town who in
dqlge in the use Of pgofane word.
whose parents =. think gl! their language j
i clean. 49, : a.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
Another 1vestern wedding.

A fatality seems to attend our boys
who have gone West to grow up with
the country. One by one they are
getting married in their distant homes
and thus, as citizens, become lost to us.
We have recorded three such in about
as many weeks, the last being Alonzo
S. Raymond, son of Col. Geo. H. Ray
mond, intelligence of whose wedding
came to-day the bride being Miss Julia
Hewitt, resident of Billings, Montana,
his new home in the far West. His
friends here, and especially his youth
full companions, will none the less hear
tily extend to him and his bride their
compliments and good wishes.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-20

The New York Tribune, in noting
the fact that America spends $780,
100000 a year for intoxicants and
England even more, and that while !
this frightful waste of capital upon de-
moralizing agencies is going on that
hundreds of journals and societies are
engaged in discussing evils of minor
importance that are themselves a re-
suit of the manufacture and use OF
these very spirits. In applying it to
New York it says:
"Here in New York as the speak
ers at Cooper Institute the other
evening one and all admitted, we have
actually arrived at a local government
based upon the worst and most per-
nicious emanations of the liquor inter
est. We have come to be ruled IN ac-
cordance with the views of men vino
derive all their power from their sue
cess in rum-selling, and whose follow
ing largely consists of those whose in
telligence is habitually clouded by the
same poison. Because the passion for
rum is so strong among a large pro-
portion of the masses, every effort to
shake off this corrupt and shameful
despotism has hitherto failed, and
drunkenness and dishonesty go hand
in hand, and laugh to sGorn every re-
form movement.
"Of what use is it to talk sbo@t
poverty, destitution, squalor, misery,
here and there, when it is notorious
that tens of thousands are so enslaved
by vicious appetite as to be incapa'
ble of helping themselves, Indifferent
to the nature of their surroundings
dead to every progressive aspiration
How can We reasonably complain O.
any minor evils while this gigantic ont
continues to hamper the Nations ad
vance at every step; while this vas
drain continues to carry OF a capital
one years application of which woul'
solve every social problem that per
plexes US? If this is not practica
question, then there is no such thinl
as praeticaiity. 1t is the one over
shadowing evil whose existence of ne
eessity prevents the success of retorT
efforts in all other directions. 1t
said that the condition of the workin
classes is unsatisfactory, that they d
not prosper as they might the answt
must be that they can never utiliz
their opportunities until they are free
from the curse of rum. If it IS sal
that our politics are corrupt, trivia
meas, it must be assumed that our p'
litics are to deeply entangled with Il
liquor traffic to be other than VIII
they are. If sanitary questions a
concerned, rum still stands in the W;
of improvement. If religious progre
isdiscussed the fact remains that Il
saloons empty the churches. If ed
cation is considered, it is notorio
that the same degrading agen
seduees thousands of OqR youth.
"Wherever we turn, in short, '
encounter this subtle and sintst
agency. 1t is a blight which j
heavy upon our civilization, and whi
SRill have to be cleared away befc
chat civilization can become an obj
of jxst EriSe and satisfaction. A
the question at issue really is whetf
this great evil shall be dealt with su
aaarily, or shall be approached by ST.
degrees.