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Smyrna times., 1885-09-23

TIE silver question is coming to the
front aga in and engaging the earnes
attention Of Congressman and political
economists. Col. Mcclure, editor of
the Philadelphia Times, was in Wash
ingtOn last week aud wrote home his
impressions on the subject as follows:
"The administration is vastly more
interested in the questions which re.
late TO the business prosperity Of the
country than in changing the offices.
No President was ever more sincere or
more earnest in administering the gov
ernment, not only on business princi-
piles but ia the most complete accord
with the business interests Of the cOun-
try. There are two problems for
statesmanship to solve which must be
met by the coming Congress, the solu-
tiOn Of which will do much TO help or
hinder the general business prosperity
Of the whole nation. They are the
silver question and the tariff. The sil.
Yer question must be met aud the gov
ernment must choose between the sus-
pension Of silver coinage or the inevi-
table acceptance Of the silver standard
Of money. That choice Is now forced
upon the government by the madness
Of the silver spectators, who have
forced the coinage Of scores Of millions
Of needless dollars, each Of which dis.
honors the faith Of the Republic. Such
a wrong could be tolerated for q short
tune, because that could be corrected
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23
Successful Corn Harvester.

We referred last week to the corn
harvester invented and constructed bv
+. w. Dawson and Elmer u. Tavlor of
this town. The machine was given a
second and very satisfactory trial on
Saturday in three different fields, that
Of W. 0. HolIecker in the big corn i'm
the lot of Jacob Leinberger and in the
section of S. P. Truax's field that the
cyclone passed over. We are told that
IN either case, Of big corn or corn blown
about, it gathered and cut it as satisfac-
tOrily as could be expected. This
much accomplished, the other neces-
sary feature. carrying it off in punches.
IS receiving careful attention with
every assurance of being conquered.
The cutting, carrying and bunching of
corn is the next great desideratum to
the farmer to the wheat reaper and
self-binder; and the man who can in
vent successful machine of the kind
will have got n good thing.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23
Obituary.

Died, this 23rd inst, in the 85th year
OF her age, at the Smyrna NJ. f. parson-
age, Smyrna, Del, Miss Susan ID. Beau
champ. She was generally known to
the older preachers of the Philadelphia
and Wilmington Conferences, and also
to the people served as pastor bv the
Rev. }. B. Quigg as cousin Susan. {"
Brief services will be held at the par
sOnage tomorrow morning at 8 O'Clock.
Her remains will be taken to Snow
Hill, Md, for burial She has shared
the itineracy life of Mrs. Quigg, having
accompanied her from the first cap.
pointment" to the present. No one
was more cheerful, bright, steady and
patient than she has been. AS a result
she won many friends and was ALWAYS
a favOrite. Though not related, she
has been more than sixty years con-
nected with Mrs Quigg's mother and
her own family. She died, as she had
lived, in hope of blissful Immortality.
Of her it may be said, "She hath done
what she could"
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23
Maryland Items.

-
The PrOhibitiOnists of Somerset have
nominated full county ticket.
DIR. J. d. Pitts is on trial a second
time for the murder of DR.. L. T. Wal
ters, on Tangier Island, in May, 1884.
Capt. Seymour Cooper has written
the Presidents inaugural, 1000 words.
cards. 7''''
The fredericksburg Courier changed
hands last week and is now undar 9bo
management of HeffrOn Bros. It has
been enlarged and greatly improved.
Nicholas SnOwden, cOlored. CHARGED
with felOniOus assault upon small COL
Ored girl, was taken from Ellicott C;t,,
JAIL by colored lynchers and hanged to
a white oak tree. "
The second annual county hall undar
the auspices of the Cecil County A or;-
cultural Society will be held in the
man exhibition hall of the fair grounds
al Elkton, on Wednesday evening,
September 3Oth. 81
The extensive fruit driver of Prico 3,
ClarK, located near Henderson station
caroline county, was burned last week
ana a lot Of Dried fruit in the building
ready, for shipment was consumed
Inc loss on dryer and contents was
about ], 100. No insurance.
Inc Inc remains of the late Bishop Law
Of the Diocese of Easton were Monday
brought to EastOn from Baltimore
where he died, on a special car. and
1aken GI 10 Christ Protestant EpiscoDal
Chnrch. Bishop Lee of Delaware difi.
clated. Bishop Paret and number Of
Ihe clergy ofthe diocese of MARYLAND
were present and assisted In the cere-
1HOnles, Ton"s The burial was in Spring Hill
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23

Scott Way in search of novelty for
Puck has been making a trip to the
pines and sands of Sussex. Here is
what he says ofPaynter Frames water
melon patch to which he made visit ::
Mr.. Frame grows watermelons only
for their seed. When the season is
favorable, he has yield of two hun
dred pounds Of seed to the acre. He
hnds ready demand for the seed from
northern seedsmen. When the melons
are at their best, and are almost as
sweet as the Sussex girls, he invites the
people from all the county around to
come and eat of them. The Young
folks from LeWes ard Georgetown and
elsewhere come out in gOodly numbers.
Long.tables are put up under the trees.
the grove is lighted with Japanese Ian
terms, the great luciOus melons are cut
open upon the tables and then the con-
gregation go right in for a jolly good
time. Only save the seed. That is all
the genial host asks of the feasters.
Those who have had some of its pleas
ures say there is no sort of entertain
ment in all the world more iOllv than
watermelon party at Mr.. Frames. Mr..
Frame has about 275 acres under cult
vatiOn. He is growing about every
tnlng in the fruit and vegetable line.
lie has a good deal of ground in corn, of
course, for corn is staple in Sussex.
From one acre he sold 5000 worth of
early cabbages this season and is now
growing crop of late potatoes on the
same ground"
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23
Letter from CLAYTON.

With the Autumnal equinox upon
us, the densely laden morn, the sun
slowly rising, breaking through the
hazy atmosphere, glinting the chang
ing foliage, and with its first subdued
beams rejecting shafts of radiance to
our pleased sense, we realize another
Summer IS charged to our allotted term
OF life. While we see visions of soon
fading beauty, we must prepare and
front the acrid sharpness of Keen ele-
ments. Having garnered most of the
earth's warm substance, let US fall in
with the current that gently glides us
INTO season of rest and social inter-
course. There being u time for all
things and as all things human change.
let us bend our will to pause while
we contemplating reason, and map out
our course for the future. What that
future may be we know not at this
period of our life as so many within a
few brief years near and dear to US
have left mortality behind them who
were active in counterpart to our own
shaping that we distru>t and feel an
alarm for those still left as greater than
that we should care to display for our
self, Is in the nature of things a Sc
quence Of an experience.
PrOtracted meetings have been held
nightly last week Saturday excepted)
at Ewell NJ. P. Church. and continue
this week. Rev. Mr.. Thompson has
labored faithfully and had very large
attendance Sunday evening last.
John A. Wright is making progress
with his hnng., al,
quite ornamental, designed for store
and dwelling, his wife transferring her
fancy goods business to the new abode.
We noted, while straying about and
enjoying the pleasantries of Casper
sons mill-pOnd the otner day. the bad
condition of a bridge crossing that wav.
II not attended to we may expect ser
ious consequence to the valued horse
Pistol firing has become dominant
most any night we can hear these
prOwlers cracking in maudlin hilaritv
IN reckless disregard and defiance Of
all order. If mot stopped, we shall en-
deaVOr to furnish the names of such
as are in the habit of using these weap-
Ons.
S. P. DOherty, representing the we'll
"a "a VI OOuS ulutu CN TO-, OF
Wilmington, is here receiving orders
for General Grants great work. We
commend him to those interested as
being reliable. All those who NAV
not have subscribed will make no mis-
take in securing a copy of this great
memorial of great life.
The reliable" mud-slinger of Claw
ton still makes his rounds as faithfully
as hired policeman covers his beat.
We take pleasure in the discussion of
sane matter and love in debate. to sift
in argument whatever we NAV find
fruitful or interesting according to
our discernment, but when we be-
come debauched of our natural refine
refinement (which God forbid we
may nOt) let us part company with the
outer world
live for those who love me.
And those who find me true
For the heaven that shines above me
And the good that can do
| may have tongue for square satire.
but when there is nothing to answer
but coarse, plebean ribaldry, excuse
me. Yours truly,
Clayton, DEL, Sept. %, 1885.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23
Smyrna and Vicinity.
Most chestnut time.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
Most chestnut time.
Jos. L. BECKETT is exhibiting n lot
of carriages at the WOrton Fair. for
sale.
SECKEL PEARS, if they were n little
larger, would carry off the palm among
fruits.
THE town has been billed for the
Barnum Show at Dover on the 18th of
October
The high, cool northwest wind caus-
ed number Of people to start their
fires to-day.
SWEET potatoes have not been so
abundant and cheap for several wears
as they are this Fall.
SMOCK peaches sold Yesterday at the
wyoming Fruit Exchange, from 80 to
98 cents per basket.
OUR ladies in want of dress goods
suitable to the season are invited to a
new stock at COttOn's.
The sun crossed the line Yesterday.
ana now we go marching day by day
farther towards winter.
PAYNE G. GREEN, as will be seen by
his advertisement will be in SMYRNA
Friday and Saturday next.
THE Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet at Mrs. E. COoper's. Tuesday
evening September 29thj, at 7.8O
O'Clock.
IHE shipment of peaches over the
Delaware railroad has got down to
between twenty and thirty car loads
per day.
BENZ. DONOHOE is growing ON his
farm Banana Cantaloupes, a fine speci-
men Of which was exhibited in town
on Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. II. CARTER has purcbased
OF Mrs. Susan Fisler a lot on Soutb
street on which she intends to erect a
comfortable residence.
b. b. ALLEN will have a lot of York
State Calves for sale in this town ON
Saturday next, and invites farmers and
other to call and see them. z
The carefully written article on our
nrst page on The Value of Chemical
Analyses to the Farmer )" should have
by them a careful reading.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will hold their next meeting at
Mrs. Joseph Smithers, Tuesday. SEN
tember 29th, at 8 o'clock, p. NJ.
The spirit of town development has
bad its effect on real estate which now
commands a much higher figure for
building lots than it did several wears
ago.
AN unusually large number of people
attended the funeral Of Mrs. Catharine
walker, widow of John Walker, at
Friendship Church, on Sunday after
noon.
OUR farmers are ready, but afraid TO
drill IN their wheat too soon. In the
upper part OfNew Castle county, num-
per have seeded without regard to the
Hessian fly.
WILLUhsEN, the merchant tailor, is
on hand as will be seen by his adver-
tisement, with full stock Of suitings.
hats, caps, &c, to meet the wants of
cooler weather.
TIE Fall bloom Of roses are this year
very fine, surprising, II anything, those
OF June. Among the many we have
seen, none have surpassed In luxur-
lance and perfection those ofMrs. VIM.
II. Baggs.
a FARMER who comes into town on
what u called the Spruance City road
complains that lond8 Of unbr0ken bats
are cmptled IN the road. thereby OBJ
structlng and incOnyenlencing travel.
lie wanfa y stopped. aud says that II
continued, the parties will be indicted,
II found out
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23

There is one outrage perpetrated up-
on large number of our people daily.
and that is the allowing of Menhaden
hshlng upon our coasts. Those en-
gagged in this business are not citizens
OF this State, but here for the time be-
ing only for the purpose of gain. The
fishing for menhaden was we believe
commenced upon the coast of Maine
Having exhausted the catch there. the
fishermen gradually drifted southwark
until they have reached our shores. If
the catch of fish was limited in the
menhaden line it would make but little
difference, but in their effort to obtain
them, all kinds are taken. The whole.
sale capture of fish, and their conver-
sion into oil and manure has already
given serious complaint, and it is a no.
torious fact that in the town of Lewes
during last summer, located as it is
near one of the principal fishing
grounds where prior to the establish
ment OF the menhaden fisheries near
that town fish were plentiful, fish could
not De obtained tany price. Not only
are these fish caught which are fit for
catching, but large and small are taken
Ihose lit for oil are used for that mr.
pose, the others for manure. This has
become standing complaint alonU the
New Jersey coast also, and the citizens
OF the two states should petition TO
Congress for relief. Those menbaden
men are simply interlOpers and pirates
ana thelr piracy should be checked in
summary manner.-DeLGWdred
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23

GLADSTONE has issued manifesto to
his constituents ola character to startle
the Conservatives of England. He is
in favor of giving up Egypt as bad
job and leaving it to itself, transfor-
nation of the House of Lords, attacks
the law of primOgeniture and entail,
and avows willingness to acquiesce in
the disestablshment of the Church of
England.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23

IT is estimated that the corn crop of
1885 will reach 100000, 900 bushels.
AT the same time, the exports of pro-
visions are falling far below those of
last year, as those of last year were far
below those of previous years. 1t is a
question whether 50 large a yield of
corn under these circumstances will
prove an unmixed blessing to the far
mers. If there is not within reach a
market for greatly increased quantity
of provisions, it will be found difficult
to consume large stock of corn, and
impossible to sell it. But the people
will gain, nevertheless, says the New
York Tribune. TO them, the great
yield will mean cheaper food at once.
and probably cheaper animal food for
some years to come. 1t means a lower
cost of living, and therefore an ability
to produce more cheaply. A large
corn crop is of less importance to the
railroads than a large wheat crop. be-
cause a comparatively small part of
the corn produced is transported anv
distance from the place of production.
Yet even to the railroads a great corn
crop will this year be an important
help, because the yield of wheat is
unusually small.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23
A Runaway.

Mrs. Eliza A. Smithers wife of Post
master Smithers of Dover started home
ON Monday after weeks visit to rela-
uves In this town. She was met bv
Col. Geo. w. Cummins near his resi-
dence who desired that she should take
home with her a basket of his fine
pears. In coming out of the lane at
WOOdlawn" the horse bore with force
in the direction of home, and in the eff
fort in getting him in the other direc-
ton the bit broke or separated in the
mouth and George w. Reed the driver
felt his guiding power gone. Feeling
he was master of the situation. the
horse started down the main road in a
run; on arriving at the big Oak" he
turned IN the direction of BrenfOrd and
on reaching that place Mr.. Reed called
to head off the horse, whereupOn James
Wilson ran out and struck the horse
across the nose with fence rail. This
checked his speed but also caused him
to shy into ditch thereby upsetting
the carriage, but fortunately the single
tree broke letting the horse lose from
the vehickle. After this ride of four
miles with the possible consequences
that might happen at anv moment
Mrs. Smlthers escaped, besides the ner-
vous shock with only bruised fore
head and Mr.. Reed with a cut face.
Geo. Reed Lofland got word to Joseph
Smithers of this town who with Mr.. Lof-
lands carriage proceeded on the Jour
ney with Mrs. s., who arrived at her
home feeling but little worse than the
usual fatigue for one of her age. She
manifested unusual nerve and bravery
for one in such perilous position.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23

HARPER's WEEKLY" a Republi-
can paper that supported Mr.. Cleve-
land as a reform candidate, neither
looks to the right Or the left in its ad-
Vocacy of Civil Service. 1t now sug-
gests that it may be necessary to elect
the Republican candidate for governor
In New York this Autumn in order to
show that "the Presidents reform
principles" " are sustained by that
State.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23
Pastor for Smyrna circuit.

Rev. f. f. White, of Charlestown.
Cecil county, Md, has been appointed
to fill the vacancy on Smyrna Circuit
occasioned by the elevation of Rev.
John France to the Presiding Eldership
OF Easton District. Rev. Mr.. White is
expected to preach at Bethel and Sever
sons on Sunday next. Mr.. White
joined the Wilmington Conference in
1866 and has been successful minis
ter, filling such appointmentsa as FELTON,.
Brandywine, Cherry Hill, &c. He has
no family but a wife. He will take
possession of the parsonage as soon as
1t can be conveniently done.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23

The peach crop of the PeDinsuIa
says the Milford NeWs, will aggregate
over three millions of baskets tbis Year
and net the growers about two millions
OF dollars. This is round sum for
d small section to realize from what is
at present merely side issue of our
agriculture. The Delaware Railroad
has now carried $500 car loads and
will probably carry 200 car loads more
or an aggregate Of 100000 baskets.
AT least half a million baskets will be
earned to Baltimore by water and the
canneries and evaporators will con
sumo fully half million more. The
crop is less this year than in 1884.
when 1t was slightly over 1000 cars
0ut the Delaware Road carried but
3,344 car loads in 1888. In 1882 shin
ments reached 5,l82 cars in 1881, IS :;
IN IN, 1880, 3,4l7 in 1879, 4,331 in 1878,
S6gi in 1877, 4,OO3; in 1876, 2,117; in
1875, 9,072.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23

EUROPE is disturbed again by the re-
volt in ROumelia, a dependency of Tur-
key, the revolt being so successfully
planned as to get peaceful possession
and putting themselves under the Bull
garian government without a battle.
1t is feared that it will disturb the
peace of Europe, as Turkey cannot go
to war without involving the great
powers, all Of which want a slice of her
territory.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23

HENS have the same tricks it seems
everywhere, in playing off on the good
housewives, as the following from the
SeafOrd correspondent of the Morning
NelOs will show:
"The merchants of Seaford who are
in the habit of exchanging goods for
hen eggs with the wives of farmers in
that neighborhood have complained a
good deal within the past few months
of the Yankee trick some of the old
hens habitually play on their innocent
owners. 1t seems that these barn
yard fowls have heen laying rotten eggs
and cackling over them just as if they
were fresh and good ones, thus deceiv-
ing the women who bring the eggs to
town to sell. Some times half of those
taken from a single individual are
found to be in an advance state of in
cubatiOn or are otherwise spoiled and
have to be thrown away"
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23
Success in New Departures.

We last week gave an account of one
of our young men who a quarter of a
century ago was working in brick and
mortar, but who is now Il doctor out
West. Mondays mail brought us a
letter from another wanderer as was
the case with the first-named, wanting
to see the TIMES and sending messages
to old friends. The last, John W.
Barney, at the beginning of the war
was a young man working bv the
month on a farm near this town. He.
like many other men of the town and
vicinity, joined one of the companies of
Home Guards that composed the 9th
Delaware Regiment When General
Lee invaded Pennsylvania this regi-
ment was called out under Colonel
Wilmer for guard duty on the railroad
approaching Baltimore. There was
something in the soldiers life that met
want in his nature he had not found
in farm life, and when the regiment
returned home at the end of few
weeks, young Barney went into the ae-
tive service under Captain, afterwards
General WOodall, and steadily rose
from the ranks to a regimental officer.
When the war ended he was a man
with new and different tastes and
greatly enlarged knowledge and ac-
quirements. After the restoration of
peace he went South, in reconstruc-
tion days, got to be postmaster in one
of the cities and has been several wears
settled in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
where he is attOrney-at-law, Solicitor
of U. s. Claims and dealer in mining
stock. We are glad to hear of our
boys doing we'll wherever they may be.
but II the same resolution was exer-
cised at home as is required In new
fields, the result might he very much
the same.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23
THE electric LIGHTING even if IL nava,

The electric lighting, even if it never
amounted to more than a first-class
scare, so far as the gas companies are
concerned, has certainly improved the
methods of making and cheapened
wonderfully the cost of gas. This is
true all the same, even if consumers
have no price evidence thereof, and it
only remains for the inevitable to hap
pen and then the gas bills will testify.
If those who doubt whether it is posi-
BILE to shake gas companies out of their
old, high-priced ways will visit the
Novelties Exhibition, now open in
Philadelphia, they will find those
doubts vanishing. The exhibit of the
improved methods of making gas and
applying it to practical uses is most in
teresting.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23
For Me Smurna Times


MR. EDITOR-We rise to point of
information. The State Sentinel of last
Saturday, says: Mr.. Thomas Carrow
formerly Of Smyrna, and who has been
on a visit here recently, was swind!ed
out OF Five Hundred Dollars bv a noted
local sharper of Smyrna. The sharper
asked for loan of the said amount for
a few days, on his honor, when Mr..
Carrow gave him his check for the
amount. When the stipulated time ex
pred and payment was requested it
was refused point blank-and the shar-
per calls this enterprise Perhaps the
editor Of the Smyrna Record, being a
man of financial genius and ability.
can inform us through his columns
who the borrowing party was.
CASH.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23
OBJ Smgrna Gmcs.
.TIrtY1W0, Del.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Sept. %, 1885.

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Smyrna times., 1885-09-23
DEATHS.

Miss Snsan @T;IIn s I'm this town, September 2srd
B0GGS.-At Mt. Pleasant. senterobo, ;o,,l
boggs' aged 70 years. ''''Oe' IS'h samuel
her is,I Near sassafras, Nd, suddenly seD,sr
,,orr,.l ,m, william Boyer, aged 81 years
Soii,t tdNsSG Ing ar smyrna September 2lst william,
18TH Mrs Cathari0eO iOVE6iaTs %aIedS Meek September
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23
New Advertisements

THE attention of our readers is called
to the following new advertisements:
Business Locals-JOhnsOn Bros.
Dress Goods, &c.-J. Y. Stewart.
Cloths, Cassimeres, Hats, &c.-Carl
w. Willumsen.
Business Locals-L. A Cotton.
Silks and Dress GoOds-Halls, 26 S.
Second Street, Phila.
Lessons in Music-ATiss lola France.
Dress Cloth, &c.-L. A. Cotton.
Stray Cows. G. Stinson.
Hotel License--WiliamW w. Whitlock.
BusincOs Locals. B. Collins.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-23

n,or oI6lrty-three deaths from small.nox
were reported in Montreal on iT.;, E,;, 9oA N'1
anu ,l ten IN the suburban VILLAGES lay TSyo
nuns nuns making a house-to-honse v;s;,a
e:on nave discovered one hundrod ..a a.i
SIXTY new cases of the disease = anu