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Smyrna times., 1886-04-21

$4,000 or $4,000 dwelling, having
among other conveniences an eastern
outlook of the bay which at this place
is unobstructed for some distance up
and down the bay and from which it
takes its name, ''Bay View" The
white sails are always in view and river
crafts can sometimes be seen to the
number of twenty OF thirty. Both of
them will erect barns and other neces-
sary outbuildings during the season.
These gentlemen have something
more than an outlet for the investment
of unemployed capital for a place for a
summer vacation in View;-they believe
that there are practical results in the
future of very substantial character
to be obtained from these lands when
they are properly drained and culti-
waited. Mr.. Freck expects to get a
large part of his under cultivation this
year and is proceeding with the work
with very practical ideas. Mr.. Wen
rick commencing later, will hardly be
able to perfect his plans as desired this
season. They have bearded the Mos
quitOs and the green-head flies in
their den," and if they get the proper
drainage for the ponds where these
pestiferous insects breed, they will
have at least solved the mosquito prob
lem for their lands, and instituted a
work that will be speedily taken up all
along our bayside.
We are glad these men have found
this particular spot, because they are
able to take up and push to an ultimate
result a work, a problem that others
have failed to solve because of inability
The three things necessary to this &C
cOmplishment-mOney, faith and cOur-
age-we understood them to possess
Mr.. Wenrich is president of bank in
Millersburg, Pa, and Mr.. Freck is
largely engaged in the lumber trade Oi
that section. The latter was the colo
mel of a Pennsylvania regiment in the
late war, land participated in the Second
Bull run fight and also the battles o.
Antietam and Gettysburg, and bears
on his person the wound of a Mimic
ball. 1t will please our community fol
them to realize their expectations il
eVerV reSDect
Smyrna times., 1886-04-21
Killed bY the Cars.

Robert Hill, an employee ON the
railroad was killed very suddenly on
Thursday morning last. The morning
was foggy and not knowing of an ex-
ira train, the section hands started out
from Clayton for BrenfOrd, the de-
ceased at the SINE working at the pro-
pelling lever of the hand car. When
near the latter place they heard the
whistle of the car approaching from
the rear, when they sprang to their
feet to jump from the car, Hill howev-
er in his bewilderment or fright jump
ing in front instead of at the side, and
was consequently run down by the
hand.car and before he could be re-
moved, the engine of the train was
upon him and finished the work that
the other had commenced. The cOrO-
ner's jury rendered a verdict in ac-
cOrdance with the above facts. His re-
mains were inferred on Saturday in the
Presbyterian cemetery of which church
he was a member, and was largely at
tended. Much sympathy is expressed
for his wife and three little children
who only came to this country three
years ago.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-21

THERE has been a manifest spirit Of
demOgOguery among politicians especi-
ally in Congress in discussing the Arbi-
tration Bill !: in reference to the settle
ment of labor trouble the turbulence to
the mob spirit has been decidedly man
ifest. The New York EUening Post es-
pecially notices Teller of Colorado, and
and Van Wick of Nebraska, and says
These Senators greedily seized the
occasion of General LOgan's proposition
to increase the army from $4,000 to 30
600 men as an-OppOrtunity for making
themselves solid with the Knigts of
Labor and the professional labor agita-
tors, and insinuated that Senators who
favored an addition to the army wanted
to use the soldiers to put down the
people, and to sustain Jay Gould and
his eOnfederates, as the army used to
be employed to sustain the slavehold-
ers. General Hawley rose to the occa-
sion, and denounced this introduction
of cheap demagogism with the warmth
that such contemplate tactics merited.
He pointed out that a strong military
force in reserve is necessary to the
maintenance of civil authority, and
while defending the right of men dis
satisfied with their employment to
strike, asserted the right and necessity
of using the military to put down dis
order if the strikers resort to violence" ."
Smyrna times., 1886-04-21

THE following paragraph shows the
natural effect that is likely to follow
such a servitude as those of the labor
unions depriving a man of all of his
individuality:
Consultations are usually consid-
cred as detrimental to public interests,
in that they destroy competition and
are followed by higher charges and the
discharge of many employees. This is
especially true when the interests con-
solidated are necessarily competitive,
as, for instance, the New York Central
and West Shore Railroads. 1t is inter
esting, therefore, to note that n new
labor organization has Just been formed,
called the knights of Industry, one of
whose principles is the 'discouragement
of the competitive system because it
is 'criminally wasteful' The circular
of the organization states, in defense of
this principle, that the competitive sys-
tenn as applied to railroads gives 1882
railroad presidents, when one president
with an efficient staff would suffice.
The 332 manufacturing industries of
the country give the people 253, 1852
seperate staffs of nOn-prOducing mana
gers to support, when 10 per cent. of
such expensive supervision would suf-
flee. The organization proposes that
the government shall own all the land,
the railroads and the telegraphs."
Smyrna times., 1886-04-21
Marriage Bells.
ROBERTs-sPRUANCE

The Presbyterian Church was the
scene this afternoon at the hour Cf
three o'clock of a pretty and attractive
wedding, the house being filled with
relatives and interested spectators.
The young friends of the bride had
dressed the church with care and de-
cided taste far the occasion. At the
middle of the central aisle an arch
was erected dressed in evergreen from
the centre of which was suspended a
floral horse shoe, the emblem of good
luck Immediately in front of the alter
was another and a larger arch from
which was suspended a representation
OF a four-leaf clover, composed entirely
of white flowers, under which the
bride and groom stood while the cere-
mony was being performed the pulpit
platform was banked with a collection
of pot and blooming plants that sent
out a rich fragrance over the assem-
blage.
The bride, Miss Kate Spruance is a
daughter the of late Horace Spruance
the groom, James H. Roberts, is an en-
terprising young farmer, living few
miles west of this town. The ushers
were John Mustard and Willard A.
Fleming, Of Smyrna, aud George
f. Wilson and Henry d. Rob
erts, Of Middletown. At the appointed
hour the bridal party entered the
church, Mrs. +. +. Evans playing a
wedding march, the ushers leading and
separating at the altar, the bride and
groom elect taking their stand under
the clover leaf, where the minister
Rev. DR.. J. I. Umsted was in waiting
ndproceeded Immediately with the
Impressive ceremony, ending with pro-
nouncing them united in the holy
bonds Of matrimony "until death do
them part" From the church the bri-
dal party proceeded to the residence OF
the mother Of the bride, Mrs. Amanda
spruance, and shortly after drove e
clayton to take the Norfolk Express
ior New York, leaving Clayton amid
the usual shower Of rice from friends
who had gone out in a special car.
Ihe bride was dressed in o radzimel
SILK, shade Of light wood on ashes OF
rose, with rosary trimmings and buttons
to match. The bride has been the re
cipient Of great many handsome pres
enis that have been greatly admired
On returning from their wedding triT
they will go to their attractive country
home, late the residence Of the father o
the groom, James Roberts, who ha'
moved to town.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-21

WHEN the days get bright and the
sun warm don't take down your stoves
and don your summer clothing under
the impression that summer has come.
There are some cold storms yet due.
BISHOP CAMPBELL, of the A. M. E.
Church preached at Bethel Church this
town on Sunday last morning and eve
ming, to large and delighted congrega-
tions. He is now getting to be an old
man, but retains much of the vigOr of
youth and is q preacher of much more
than usual breadth and force. In adj
dition to his preaching ability he has
been diligent student in theology,
history and the cotemporary sciences
and thus won for himself the title of L.
L. D. Bishop Campbell is a native
Delawarean, born and lived in Slaugh-
ter's Neck below Milford until a good
sized lad, escaping from his master one
night on learning that he was sold and
was to be carried away by a Georgia
trader" the next morning. His life
from his early manhood has been one
of great usefulness.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-21
Try the Building and Loan.

There are men in this town who
have paid enough money in rents to have
built themselves one, possibly two
good houses, and still they go on year
after year contributing SIS, 800, $125,
and so on, as the case may be, virtually
giving this amount away when it
might have been salted down for fu-
ture benefit in declining years. How
can it be done, do you ask? Through
the Building and Loan Association.
1t had its conception and origin in the
desire to benefit persons of limited
means-the larger part of our pOpula-
tion.
There are very few people who can
not save one, two, three, four or five
dollars per month which at the end of
five or ten years with its accumulating
interest will astOnish the pOssessor T
who would have squandered it, they
could not tell how, but for some such
method as a savings institution affords.
This is especially so of the younger
men who have not the burden of a
large family as usually comes later on
in life. 1t is within the province of
most every man in the beginning of
his business life to thus do something
towards providing himself with a home,
a duty he owes to his family as we'll as
himself, and a tribute that should be
willingly paid to advancing years, a
period that brings with itself its pecul-
lar burdens.
We have young men, men without
responsibility, whose money "burns
in their pockets" that if scattered
through the Building and Loan las il
has to gol? would furnish them in q
few years a splendid business "nest
egg" Now is a favorable time fol-
you to take this thought into your
confidence. The Smyrna Building anC
Loan, if you are not in another, gives
you an opportunity, a splendid oppOr.
tunity to commence doing this favor tC
yourself by taking shares in its eightl
series just issued. We hope our yOunl
men, and even our boys and girls
will look this Building and Loan bust
ness square in the face,-sOmethinl
akin to that of beautiful young lady
who looks admiringly at her toile
through a highly polished mirror.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-21
Bav View" "
A NEW ENTERPRISE.

At the lower end of Duck Creek
Hundred skirting the western bound
airy of Bombay Hook is a new place.
not a town, but the settlement of sew
eral families in close proximity is
developing with the Spring into public
notice because of the changes that are
being made in such an unexpected
quarter. The tract of land to which
we refer is at the approach of the
marsh land on%he road to the light
house, about a mile southeast of the
old Shorts Landing property on the
creek in a direct line across to Wood
land Beach, the latter being two or
three miles distant.
The present entrance is in the imme.
date front of the property occupied by
HugheY Durham, but the purchasers
have laid out road that will soon be
opened through the tract down to the
island and may in time extend it
across the old creek to the Woodland
Beach road. The body of land which
comprises over 400 acres as surveyed
by w. o. Hofiecker was purchased
some eight or ten years ago, by II. b.
Hoffman, of Pennsylvania, but being
mostly marsh land and all of it unim-
proved, has not been q source of profit.
Mr.. Hoffman put himself up a modest
dwelling last Summer, but in the Fall
two of his friends of Millersburg, Pa,
+. Wenrick and John l.. Freck, who
wanted place to invest some spare
capital were down here and being much
pleased with our country decided to
relieve him of some of his property,
Mr.. Wenrick purchasing 125 acres, and
Mr. Freck 240 acres. The latter some
months ago put himself up a good
sized dwelling of modern design with
pOrches on the front and side and at a
proper distance of, a large stable of
sixteen stalls, built with regard to
ventilation, light and air. Mr.. Freck is
especially fond of the turf, and has, in
addition to his other horses, five stall
lions Of superior stock known the
country over for their records. He is
now constructing a trotting course, a
circle of three quarters of mile, some
thirty feet wide, where his 'voun0
bloods" will be trained for the Fall en-.
tries at the agricultural Fairs. He has
a trainer, Harry Phillips, and a GROOM
Harry Lehman, that give these horses
their constant attention. If Mr.. II
meets his expectation in his location
and retains his stables here. he will
doubtless improve the stock of our
country for travelling purposes.
Mr.. Wenrick has had n Knoll Of HE
tract DiamDied off on which he COM
menced last week the construction of a
Smyrna times., 1886-04-21
Personal.

A. p. Griffith, returned from Florida
on Saturday after an absence of five
months, feeling much improved in
health. He had a cordial greeting by
his friends.
Mrs. John Cosgrift and daughter Sal
lie, went to MiddletOwn, yesterday to
attend the wedding of a relative.
Miss Susie E. Wyatt, is visiting
friends in Dover.
The following persons are in town
to-day in attendance upon the wedding
of Mr.. Roberts and Miss Spruance =
VIM. Corbit Spruance Esq, and wife
Miss JOdie Biggs, Miss Hess Jones
Miss Rattle Hall, Miss Kate McCracker
and Mrs. DR., J. G. Swinney.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-21

THE following from the New York
Tribune in characterized at least by
judicious sense:
"There is a good chance now for the
House to establish proper precedent
IN regard to National aid to citizens in
distress. Congress is asked to vote
money to the sufferers from floods in
Alabama, and to the sufferers from the
tornado in Minnesota. The request
should be refused. Let Alabama and
Minnesota themselves come to the res
cue first. Then if State aid is not suf-
ficient, let an appeal be issued to the
people of the whole country who would
respond generously as they always do.
But help should not be sought from
the Federal Government. 1t was not
organized to dispense the peoples mon
ey in charity"
Smyrna times., 1886-04-21
Smyrna and Vicinity.

THE Building and Loan stock, eighth
series, is being rapidly taken.
SHAD fishermen report unusually
heavy catches of shad this week.
THE Spring Term of the Kent County
Court will commence next Monday.
CALL at B. B. Aliens and look at
the Troy Corn Planter" and other
first class machinery.
JOHN P. COLLINS and Thomas Jones
of Thoroughfare Neck are preparing to
plant corn this week.
THE Ladies' Benevolent Society will
meet at Mrs. J. B. COOper's, Tuesday
evening, April 9th, at 2 o'clock.
THE warm weather of this week has
developed the bursting buds on our
shade trees into expanding leaves.
z. G. REED responded to the propo-
sition Don't be a clam" by bringing
them to town last week by the barrel.
THE Knight of the white wash
brush is doing a good work in putting
fences and out houses in summer at
tire.
A. p GRIFFITH says that the best
fields of wheat he saw in his ride home
from Florida were those near this
town.
Mrs. KATE H. DOUGLASS has bought
of Mr.. John G.. Bailey ton private
termsl q large building lot on North
Main street.
LARGE stock of Peach ts..- for
Spring Planting at 3 to 6 e...- .-ch.
Also, other stock. Price free Il. S.
Johnston StOckley, Del. T
EUGENE J. ENNIS, of Taylor's
Bridge, left Philadelphia on the 10Th of
April, for Cuba, on the steamer Priaate
as an assistant engineer.
LADIES hats have gone up-in
height. 1t is funny to look at the stee-
.Ple-crOwn hat Of the ladies and the low
Derby's Of the gentlemen.
MRS. NJ. A. CUMMINs is having
erected a good sized addition to the
dwelling occupied by Chas. II. Griffith
on her farm down the Neck.
OUR wheat fields are looking splen-
didly, up to what they usually are the
first Of May. The same report comes
from all parts of the country.
a FIELD Of wheat on the reclaimed
marsh on the farm belonging to James
Smith on Bombay Hook, is said to be
one Of the best in the country.
IT has been too warm for the pas
two months for the roller skaters, bu
last year it did not get too warm unit
the perspiring days Of June came.
MAIzE-OLEIN, the well known brant
OF phosphate manufactured by A. G
Cummins is presentation the consider
alton of our farmers, for use in corr
planting.
J. HENRY JEFFERSON has bought O
Mrs. Rachel Denney o lot of groun,
situated on East street running through
to Fisher street, containing one an,
one half acres.
THE Clayton Savings and Loan AS
sociation is still going ahead, havin
got quite number ofshares subscribe
for beyond their original limit-25O-
on their new series.
JUDIClOJ5 Duylh9 is tne DeaU economy
The farmer who buys Planet or Sta
Bone Phosphate shows that he is zee
nomical for he spends his money (
the best advantage.
SPECIAL Easter. service will be bel
at Bethel A. M E Church on Eastel
AT 9 "a. H., prayer meetings 1913
Easter Sermon $50. Easter celebra
ton by tho Sabbath School 7.30, mis-
sionaFy sermon BY the pastor. Mon
day nighls Easter Egg breaking enter
tainment
Smyrna times., 1886-04-21
For the Smyrna Times.
TUT IIIs DNTVIIIU 7 tHttos
To Whom it May Concern.


Mr.. EDITOR Please allow me to
explain through the columns of your
paper why J. H. Ostrander was ar
rested as he was about to deliver two
car loads of fruit trees at Clayton on
Monday April 10Th. There was quite
an excitment among some of our fruit
growers as they were expecting their
trees and had their ground in order for
planting the same. Mr.. Ostrander
employed Mr.. John Price, of Wood
land Beach, as his agent for
the territory around Smyrna and rep
resented to him that the trees were
grown by Hopes, Bro. & Thomas, of
West Chester, Pa, and that he was one
of the firm. I being the representa-
tive of that firm was authorized to
hunt the matter up. The matter
proved itself to be fraud, as the trees
instead of coming from West Chester
were purchased by Mr.. Ostrander from
the nursery of Mr.. Randolph Peters,
near Wilmington, Delaware. We hope
our farmers will have their eyes open
in the future.
CHAs. FRAZIER, Agent.
Smyrna, AprI 18th, 1886.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-21
New Advertisements.

THE attention of our readers is called
to the following new advertisements:
Business Locals" Capital" " Shirts
w. B. Megear.
Maize-Oleine Fertilizer-AlexandeT
G. Cummins.
Merchant Tailors and Clothiers-J
T. Mullin & Son.
Seeds-David Landreth & Sons.
Notice to School Commissioners
L. Long, State Auditor.
Stockholders Meeting-Delawareand
Chesapeake Railway.
Horses, Brood Mares and Mules fol
sale-B. B. Allen, Atty.
Latest Styles in Millinery Goods
Kate Beck.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-21
For the Sn.yrna Time,

tut utt smyrna 1tHCS.
MIR. EDITOR In a we'll written ar
ticle in the Smyrna TIMES of last week.
upon the death of Miss George Spear
The following statements occur1'In
religion she was q Methodist up to
within four days of her DEATH" and
also the following: "Suffice to say be-
fore the dawn of day that morning,
Miss George ]. Spear had wholly re-
nOunced all former claims to Metho-
dism and had unreservedly given her
heart to God by embracing the Roman
Catholic Church" You will allow me to
say that while Miss Spear was indeed
an estimable lady, she was not Meth
Odist-neVer attended the Methodist
church and had no connection with
Methodism in any form whatever. Nor
did she contribute to the cause of re-
ligion in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and though it may be a deli
cate subject to write about in this con-
nection, yet it is due to MethOdism to
say that the case is not on record
where faithful lover of God in the
Methodist Church has ever renounced
her faith in the dying hour for the
teachings of Romanism, and if the
| above statements were written to
make it appear that ROmanism had in
this case gained u victory over Metho-
dism, the writer made a feeble and fa-
tai blunder.
A METHODIST
Smyrna times., 1886-04-21
To Stock Raisers,

l have for Service two Registered Thor
oughbred Bears, ono Poland China the
other Duroc. Service Fee, S1.0O, Ia ad-
Caace. Pigs for sale, constantly on hand
Also, the handsome Registered Guernsey
Bull, BOLIVAR, 2 years old Bred by
Hon. Silas Belts, Of Bloomfield Dairy Farm
Camden, n. }. Bolivar was sired by i'm
ported Traveller" cost $500 Dam,
imported " Butter Cup" cost 81, $50 This
Is without exception the finest bred Bull
ever brought to this section, and rare OPP
pOrtunity is given to farmers for improving
their stock. Service fee, S1.OO 10 adOance
IN all cases.
EUGENE CROW,
&" Sunny Side" near Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-21
MARRIAGES.


COLLINS-BRIME NJ. E. par-
sonage, Blackbrd, April Tth, by Rev.
G. 5. Conaway, William l.. Collins and
Miss Eliza B. Brimer, both of New Castle
county.
CURRY-COVERDALE.-AttheC the Circuit
Nj. f. parsonage, this town, April llth,
by Rev. L. E. White Edward II. Curry
and Miss Fannie COverdalo, both of this
town.
BERTS-SRRUANCE.-April 2lst, at
the Presbyterian Church, this town, by
Rev 7. j. Umsted, d. D., James Ii.
Roberts, near Clayton, and Miss Kate
Spruancc, daughter of the late Horace
SpruAnce, of this town.
DEATHS.
DAVIS.-In Dover, April 9th, George w.
Davis aged So years.
GRANT,--At Hartly, April 9th, Elizabeth
Grant, aged 66 years.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-21
TBe Smprna Gimes.
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, April q, 1886.

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Smyrna times., 1886-04-21
GRAIN.
OFFICE OF
Philadelphia Z Smyrna Transportation Company,
April 2lst, 1886.
OFFICE OF
PER HUSTLED
1t is not at all

probable that we shall make further
additions to our line of MOquettes at
$1.15, having sold more than we ex-
pected. Those we have left are, how
ever, for sale at the same low price :;
styles and quality as good as ever.
We ask special attention to the new
patterns in our Velvet Carpets at $1.3O.
We repeat "Our," foe every buyer of
them knows how well they wear. We
believe they will Outwear any two of
the best body brussels made. This is
the handsomest line we ever placed on
our retail floors.
Body Brussels, 81; Tapestry Brus-
sells for Csc. market value, say SOc J
and for 75c. some of market value saw.
90c. and 81.
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