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Smyrna times., 1885-07-08

and moral force accompanying MI
Do,v,s address that did not character
ize Mr.. Miller's and the Iatter wOuiJ 1J
have spoken with more effect II ne iiau
been at his appointed place III INC
morning. 1t was Mr.. DOw's hrsI VlslS
to Delaware, at least this part OF II, ana
it is not likely from his advanced age
20 wears. that those who heard hlm on
this occasion will ever have the OPP
portunity to hear him again. BeileV-
ING as he said that the safety OF inc
nation depends upon the destruction Oh
the liquor traffic he urges this as the
work of paramount Importance before
the American Republic and losing all
confidence in the political leaders pc
cause of their many broken promises
he urges that the advocates OF temper
ance take the matter in their own
hands and compel political leaders 10
give them the same respect they 40
the rum sellers. When this IS done
and it can only be done by an inde-
pent use of the ballot, the temperance
men will have achieved a great we
tory, and the goal of national prohl"'
tion be not far off.
The State Capital Band was III at
tendance all day, furnishing most eN
cellent music. The style of their music
is much more orchestral and reiIneSS
than that of the average country band
The collection asked for was I0er
ally responded to, the whole amount
over two hundred dollars, being raised
in few minutes.
The Kent County Alliance, unde
whose auspices this meeting was held
deserve all the praise that was so hb
orally shOwered upon them. This meet
ing will long live in the memories q
those who attended it, and it was Ger
tainly a most fitting celebration OF tn
day as it was also an expression OF tn
true patriotism of the people.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-08
Sudden Death.

Intelligence was received yesterday
by telegraph Ofthe sudden death of Mrs.
Mrs. Anna Osborne, oldest daughter of
Jos. b. Benson, of Bombay Hook, in
the 23d year of her age. The sudden
ness and unexpectedness of the event
produced quite shock on the relatives
and friends of the deceased here. A
year ago last May she married Chas
E. Osborn, of Philadelphia, and has
since resided in that city. AS Il young
lady she was noted for her piety and
cheerful, happy demeanor, and hel
short married life is said to have beer
an exceedingly happy one. This i:
the first death that Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
son have had in their family after
married life of some thrty-three years
having twelve children, the largel
part Of whom are grown.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-08

- ,,bo cannot but wish that ne hau
taken counsel of his better I'M P[SSSt;,; .ses;y o.;
He virtually admits the tact o. nH a1aiSos
the check as stated above, DuO o''il, 1T
that II was a substitution TOT oh9 80 80
and was in no sense a forgery as ~ w.; -
lever nov used. nor intended to be useu ~
honk He speaks of the false SCIU9
n,ant made bv some one to Mr.. Cariisio
f,uoiiv which OccasiOned the cooines9
hetween his (Mowbray's) and the apoEe
c,milv which led to Mr.. Carllsle's VIII
dray9I from all official relations WIN
the church. He also states That IL wa
an the authority of T. d. Burton InaC
Ia was led to believe that Mr.. CARLISLE
Jid not expect payment of the money
dne him. but was to let it go as MS COIL
,riLution to salary, and when ne re-
caived a letter from Mr.. Martlndale'
his p. F.. telling him that the carlisle
note had been sent to him, he at once
Nvrote to Mr.. Martindale why II liau la
not been paid. He rehearses at soIle o
length the facts connected WIN INC
writing on Mr.. Hubbard's part 70 Vail-
Gus ministers, a year and halt ailer
tbis letter had been written, for lnior-
nation on which to prefer charges
against him, and intimates that inc
animus of the prosecution has Deen
bitter and that there have been persl,s'
tent efforts on the part of some indi
viduals to injure him. In this condi
ton of mind he yielded to the temPta
ton to fix" check in the hope that
it would set at rest the trouble an'
leave before him a life of usefulness
and prosperity. In conclusion he ai
mits his guilt, but claims that ne !!
conscientiously innocent OF any I'M
morality or guilty purpose or intent,
and ends his letter with the following
paragraph:
Il sincerely hope that none Of those VIII
have been so ready to cast the uplitte
stone, to repeat malevolent gossip, to be
lieve "slanderous reports" to pull dow
rather than build up, and to defame rathle
than defend, may ever have to pass unde
such a rod. Yea l trust that unlike Slmo
Peter and the Saviour of men, they ma
never know the power of sweeping tenn
tation, the bewilderment Of untoward en-
cumstancc. or the terrible suffering OF
modern Gcthsemena."
Smyrna times., 1885-07-08
For the Smyrna Times
Water or no Water.

The Town of Smyrna needs supply
of Water Nobody questions that.
The property owners Of the town have
been almost camoring for it for years,
and have very naturally looked to the
Board of Commissioners for help in
some shape. The Board have felt the
responsibility laid OH them by the people
and have made careful and extended
Inquiries. and are now submitting what
in their Judgment is the best possible
mode of procuring what the people
want. On the 18th inst, the property
owners will vote on this question and
take the responsibility back on their
own shoulders. If we fail to get the
needed water supply the owners of
property and the Insurance Agents
may stand and gaze at their blazing
buildings and reflect that the Board Of
commissioners have done their part.
| The Board are no more interested IN
| this vote than amy other citizen. 1t is
no pet of theirs, but only the result Of
| their mature and anxious thought and
! if any other committee of practical men
| will give the matter the same amount
! Of inquiry they will arrive at the same
] result. We want no half-work We
| don't want Il Job done that will be
| found inadequate in five or ten years
and have to be torn out. We don't
want to invest five or ten thousand
dollars in a plan that anybody doubts.
We want an ample supply of pure and
| wholesome water for all the possible
needs of the town for generations to
come, and when the job is completed
we want everybody to be able to say it
is sufficient. And then we want to
own and run the works ourselves
There are persons waiting to take the
contract at any moment, at least three
parties, and any one of them will begin
work inside of thirty days The au-
thorities of some towns have adopted
this plan and now want to buy the
works and can't get them We want
To start right. When we get water
supply we want it to be a supply, and
we want to control it. And now let
every one vote. Don't stay at home
ON account Of rain or anything else
One vote may decide the question. L
You want the water vote for the water
and if not then vote against it. The
only interest the Board of Commission
ers have in the matter, apart from a
general interest, is to place the respon-
sibility where it belongs; on the peo
pie who own the property. Copies o
the Water Works Bill have been dis
tributed over town, and if other copie:
are wanted they can be procured at my
store. The above article is not written
r under instructions by the Board, nor i,
it in any sense official, but is put for
: ward as possible help in what l think
a greatly needed work.
J. b. COOPER.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-08

THE speech of Neal Dow on the 4th,
at the Camden Grove Temperance
meeting was a marked one in the i'm
pressiOns it made, not because it sur
passed in OratOry as some understood
this gift in rapid and multiplied use
of beautiful phrases, for it did not, but
because it was that higher eloquence,
the elOqUence of ideas, so gathered to-
gether and set before the listt ner in a
framework of moral responsibility as
to make picture both vivid and i'm
pressive. Other speakers may have
made similar utterances and spoken
them in more beautiful phrases, but
they did not come with that depth of
conviction or that strength of purpose.
Though of quiet bearing, a quaker
like plainness of face and manner, a
placidity of demeanOr, Neal Dow strikes
one as a man terribly i'm earnest" or
the crime of intemperance. Nothing
better illustrates his power as a speak
er than the ability displayed on thii
occasion to engage, hold and intensity
the attention of the politicians, lega
and professional gentlemen who com
posed a part of his audience. Tn
apostle of Temperance, the father O
legal suppression, he is a striking exam
pie of the benefit of what he preache
having at the age of four scOr
the bodily strength and mental vigo
of most men, twenty years his junior
The impression made by Neal Dow
speech on the 4th, is Of the kind tha
bears fruit.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-08

In SPAIN there were reported yester-
day 1867 new cases of cholera and ego
deaths. 1t will thus be seen that it is
Staying its thousands and dark pail is
hanging over the unfortunate country.
DR.. Ferran is present with his new
method of incubation who thinks he
has found a remedy equal to that OF
the celebrated DIR. Jenner in inOcula-
ting or vaccinating for small pox. The
medical fraternity are divided on the
effective working Of the method, but
the Ferran school turn to the town OF
Alcira, where the proportion of cases
among inOculated or reinoculated tC
those among nOn-inOculated have beer
as SO to 26l, while the deaths in the
same categOries were as 10 to 12O.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-08

IT IS TO be hoped that the Rev Mr..
MOwbray's confession orrather apology
will end the cases of the "smart
ministers" whose status have been such
disturbing and wrecking element for
the past year. 1t has only been when
the rules of the Discipline and habits OF
prOpriety have been violated that one
of them has been disturbed and il
they have been in hot water, it has
been from fire of their own kindling.
There may be those in the conference
who are actuated by jealousy, ready
to push them out on trivial cause
but our "smart men" ought to be smart
enough not to set traps for themselve.
and scandalize the whole ministerial
profession.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-08
Hail.

The shower that visited lis last
Thursday, covering breadth of but a
few miles in extent, brought with it
also a shower of hail quite destructive
in the course of its track. Hail fell
more or less throughout the course of
the passing cloud from Duck Creek to
the vicinity of MOOrton, but that of
greatest destruction was Il small vein
which seems to have commenced about
the farms of II. =. Massey and Henry
Anthony, passing in an easterly course
taking in the vineyards of James and
Levi Anthony, L. Lower, and the farms
of Geo. Thompson, VIM. NJ. Boyer,
Isaac Truax, Daniel Ford, TheO. John
son, Carey Frazier, Joseph FOreakers,
| the Clement Brothers, JOS. +. Disch
and on down White Hall Neck until
it passed off into the marsh. The
fields of corn where the fall was the
/ heaviest, looked as if they were ruined
but they will most probably grow out
Of it without material injury. The
grapes were nicked and cut and doubt
less badly damaged as a marketing
crop. The Messrs. Anthony estimate
their loss at half their crop, while Mr.
Lowers, it is thought, is injured three
quarters. Mr.. Lower is the greatest
sufferer of all. The wheat fortunately
was nearly all harvested but water
melon patches, lima beans and othel
tender vegetable crops were badly
damaged. In this town the hail stones
did not exceed in size small cherries
but where they fell the thickest ant
heaviest they are dcscribedas being tn
size of partridge eggs. There is littl
or no complaint of damage to peache
| from il.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-08
The Water Question.

One week from to-day the question
of whether we shall have water sup
ply for the safety of our town comes
up for a decision by the property own
ers. The Importance of Il right decis-
ion by those who have been entrusted
with the legal responsibility is one that
cannot be looked to with indifference
There is too much at stake. The COM
structiOn of our tOwn-clOsely built
houses and they mostly of wOOd-puts
US in a perilOus condition, the over
looking of which may involve criminal
responsibility. The parties entrusted
with the vote are the ones most inter-
ested financially, and yet, for Il gen
eral good for the community they are
in many cases the slOwest to arouse.
Theirs is the kind of conservatism that
has its essence in dry rot, entirely
out of place in this day and generation,
But let us hope for better things Ar
guments for Il better water system fol-
our town have from time to time
been laid before the citizens in these
columns. There are few vino have
temerity to oppose them in toto; thai
would be too fossiliferOus. Our dan
ger is division on the way Of reach
ing proper results with the smallest
outlay. Those who have given the
subject the most thought and investi
CATION have arrived at the conclusion
after much deliberation that all make
shifts will be waste of money while i
will not afford us the protection de
sired, and hence on the score of bOtl
safety and economy lin the long run
they go for water-wOrks and all th
immediate and prospective benefit
that will follow. Go thou, and d
likewise.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-08
The Press Excursion,

The Secretary of the Peninsular
Press Association has already re-
ceived replies from a large number
of newspaper men from between the
bays, signifying their intention to join
the annual press excursion to Old
Point Comfort, Baltimore and Wash
ingtOn, which sets out Oh July 25th.
It seems likely now that the party, in
cluding ladies, will number about
fifty. The executive committee has
decided to arrange for a trip from
Washington to Mount Vernon either
on July 28th or 29th. Pause a NOM
ent, beloved reader, and paint in your
imagination the picture of forty PEN
insular editors standing with uncOv-
cred bald heads in solemn reverence
about the tomb of the man who never
told lie At Washington the party
will be introduced to the President and
other grand mpc-a-mucs Qf the land
We have no doubt that every Pepinsu-
lar newspaper man who can borroy
enough money to 60 on this excursion
will have a grand, good time and viii
come home a wiser and a better man
] -MiddIetOWa Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-08
Take a Share or Two.

By advertisement over the name of
the Secretary it will be seen that the
Building and Loan Association, which
has been ready to issue 100 shares of
stock as a new series when the sulfi-
cient number of subscriptions were in,
will withdraw the proposition if they
are not taken by the 29th inst. There
is a plenty of money going to waste
every month by our young people and
others to take up these shares, and
which thus salted away might prove
the greatest financial blessing of their
lives by coming at a time when it could
be used as a basis for business. The
towns of our Peninsula which have
made the most rapid strides have been
those that drew largely on an active
Building and Loan Association. We
hope to see these shares speedily
taken for the benefits that will follow
Smyrna times., 1885-07-08
Personal.

Mrs. Mary A. KINNEY, of Plainfield,
n. j., is the guest of Mrs. J. w. Jones.
Joseph FAIRIES, of Philadelphia, is
visiting his father, E. G. FAIRIES. Mrs.
Fletcher f. Cooper, of Baltimore, is a
guest of Mrs. J. B. Cooper; Miss Lille
Litchtenstein, of Wilmington, of Miss
May Primrose; Mrs. VIM. E. Waters,
of Philadelphia, of Mrs. Moses Price ;
Thomas Carrow, of New York, his
mother, Mrs. r. Z. Carrow William
Day, of Florida his uncle, VIM. II.
Carr; Kennedy Scott and son, Phila-
delphia, of Chas. Daley; Miss Carrie
Silver, of Philadelphia, and VIM. f.
Forcum and daughter, Holly Beach
City, N. j.. of Mrs. Thomas NJ. HOyle
Mrs. DIR. John Swinney, Shiloh, n. j.,
Mrs. H. r. Mustard Joseph FAIRIES, OF
Chicago, his mother, Theresa FAIRIES
Miss McMullin, Philadelphia, of Mrs
J. T. Lambdin M. NJ. Stevenson, OF
FELTON,, is visiting friends in town
Mrs. NJ. J. Davis is visiting hel
daughters in Baltimore. Misses
Hanna and Fannie Van Gasken have
gone to Atlantic City for few weeks
| StaV,
Smyrna times., 1885-07-08
The Strawberry. or What ?

The strawberry crop was pro-
nOunced by the growers in this section
a virtual failure, but the lower cOun-
ties of Maryland where the culture of
this fruit has developed into a great
industry, finds that with our crops in
Kent county three-quarters off, that
almost the whole market was not too
much for them in the way of legitimate
profits. The question is, what would
have been the condition of the market
if this section had sent in the usual
quantity of berries. The Salisbury
AdUerti8er in discussing the strawberry
business says:
"The results of our last strawberry
crop, though quite satisfactory to many,
show that the business is fully deVel-
Oped for paying enterprise. Beyond
its present limit the business would
probably be demoralized by OVerprO-
duction. Our farmers must now sup
plement their productions with other
crops. To what shall we resort is an
all-important and somewhat serious
| question. The farmers in QuanticO,
Tyaskin and portions of Trappe dis
tricts can grow wheat and hay Success
fully, and of course from the latter
beef cattle and sheep. Facilities of
| transportation to Baltimore have lately
offered some inducements for the dairy
business done in these sections. There
is more money in hay than in corn and
wheat. The farmers ON the East side
of the county in the POcOmOke valley,
raise corn, and raise it successfully
Their land will not produce wheat
There are species of hay, such Us
millet, that could be grown in large
quantities which, together with the
corn crop, would supply prOvender fol
large herds of cattle. Now our far
mers on the high, light lands, in the
central portions of the county, cal
grow none of these crops successfully
so they must resort to other crops t
supplement the strawberry crop
First, peaches always have paid anC
probably always will pay, if properly
cultivated, but many in the count!
during the peach craze severa
years ago, covered every sand hill Ol
their farms with peach sciOns, ant
then left them for u spOntaneOu
growth, supposing they would grow a
the native pine The result is tina
peaches have been looked upon wit
disfaVOr in the county. A peach tire
should receive almost as tender care a
,, an onion sprout If peach culture
= properly conducted it will pay as we
: here as anywhere. Failure in crops
but the result of our failure to properl
, cultivate the tree. The pear tree la
also been cultivated on this Peninsul
with Il great deal Of financial success
! Now about small fruit culture. Thel
are perhaps half dozen other croI
, that would pay as well as strawberrie
= if properly cultivated, such us aspar;
gus, cabbage, beets, onions, goOsebe
= ries and potatoes, both Irish and swee
especially the latter What the fa
mer wants is a small acreage of Il
:, these crops, SO that one may be IN;
, turing every menth. With such a sy
: TEN he would never fail to get a fair il
= come. Al these crops can be raise
cheaper here, where land is only wort
: $50 per acre, than near the great citi
= where it is worth 5000. Let us hay
y Farmers Convention sometime SOC
and talk the matters over"
Smyrna times., 1885-07-08

The Ministerial Union, an association
consisting of members of the various
evangelical churches of Baltimore and
vicinity, at its meeting last week adopt
ed Il resolution earnestly protesting
against Sabbath desecration, as it has
formulated itself in the schedules of
steamboat and car lines, and in the
plans and arrangements of various
summer resorts in close proximity to
Baltimore. A committee was appoint
ed to call upon the proper authorities
and endeaYor to have the evil corrected.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-08
The Fnnrth.

The Fourth was almost an unevent-
full day in town. 1t was unfortunately
on Saturday when the merchants felt
they could not afford to close, or at
least some of them thought so, which
determined the rest, so the clerks were
compelled to give the day to the usual
business. 1t was not as pleasant and
bright to them as a May morning,
bnt they gave themselves to the du-
ties of the day, which, with the num-
Der of people called elsewhere making
it dull and spiritless, seemed to draw
itself along in sullen silence. One of
the boys put out the stars and stripes
and announced that he was going to
"hold the fort" while another said he
wouldn't leave the store on that day
for anything" With the other occu-
pations the day was mostly observed
as usual, as a holiday. Some took ad-
vantage of the low fares for a visit to
the cities, quite number went tC
Camden camp ground, while Others
went to Woodland Beach, which was
also visited by large number of ex
cursiOnists on the Clyde. Some at
tempts there at rOWdyism were quickly
! checked by the proprietor. The police
here found it an easy day; ther,
was but one disturbance in one of the
bar rooms and that was quietly re
stored to order without callingin thei
aid. The colored people put in tn,
day mostly at Blanco. where they wer,
accompanied by their band.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-08
GBe Smgrna dimes.
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, July 8, 1885,

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by ROBT. D. HoFFECKER, Editor and
Proprietor, at Smyrna, Del
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Smyrna times., 1885-07-08

The change in the postal rates max
ing the limit of weight for single rate
hostage on letters one ounce instead of
one-haIf ounce has had hardly any ap-
preciable effect at the pOstOfIice. The
change is Of great convenience to the
public, but it is not likely to affect
Seriously the postal revenues, as only
about 6 per cent of the letters carried
paid double rate. There is an increase
In the thickness Of the stationery used,
which is a good thing at least for the
paper manufacturers, though that will
not add materially to the cost of trans
0ortatiOn. The next step in the direc-
fion of popularizing the postal service
will do doubt be the adoption of the
penny post. There was a strong senti-
ment in favor Of such a step in the last
Congress. The surplus revenus could
not be used to better advantage than
in providing the people with cheap
postage.-M Y. Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1885-07-08
Sunday School Pic Mic.

The season for pic MICS and excur-
siOns being at hand, the question,
where to take the Methodist Sunday
School of this place, has been one that,
of late, has engaged the attention of
some of the officers of this school, and,
at a meeting, recently held, it was de-
cided to go to RehObOth, provided a
sufficiently low ticket rate could be
secured. A committee (the Pastor Rev.
]. B. Quigg and Superintendent John
IL. HOiiecker composing it) was sent
to Philadelphia to effect the best ar
rangements possible. Their report has
nOtyet been officially made, but we learn
that there is no doubt that the school
will go to RehObOth on the 23rd inst.
The round trip tickets to those not
members of the school will probably
be about 81. This will be u grand ex-
cursiOn. The train will leave the
depot here and run direct to RehObOth,
landing the excursiOnists within few
| steps of old ocean and equally near the
Bright House, the central hotel of this
faVOrite resort. The excursion will
leave early in the morning, giving a
full day at the shOEe, The train will
be entirely under the Pennsy's y
management and therefore safe. The
cost of the trip will be only trife
more than that ola the CLYDE to Cape
| May, when the fare from Cape May
Point, the place of landing, to Cape
May City is added. The time that will
actually be spent at the beach on this
excursion will be double that allowed
at Cape May. The school has a host
of friends, gala day is accordingly in
store for the community generally, a'
this excursion will certainly be largely
BatFopiEed.