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Smyrna times., 1888-07-04

JACOB LEINBERGER will have in the
Industrial parade tomorrow, the first
wagon he started in business with
thirty-seven years ago.
Rev. LEwEs HOOD, the successor of
Rev. ]. W. Norris, of Bethel A. NJ E.
church, arrived on Saturday from his
former appointment in Pennsylvania,
some 200 miles distant, and minis
tered Sunday very successfully to his
new congregation.
THE nOver third nine base ball club
(boys from 10 to Is years. came to
Smyrna on Saturday to play the third
nine of this town. The Dover boys
didn't go home hallOoing much. The
score stood Dover, Z; Smyrna, IA. Now
let's have game of babes.
WILSON N. BROWN, of the Peach
Exchange, was in Smyrna on Monday.
The following is his estimate of the
peach crop: 100000 will be used on
the Peninsula in evaporators and can
neries; 100000 will be used in Balti-
more and Philadelphia 6,5OO,OO0 will
be shipped to New York, Boston and
other northern cities.
THE excursion of the Presbyterian
Sunday School on the steamer Tggert,
on Friday next, the 9th, is likely to be
well attended. The prayer-meeting in
consequence of this, will be held on
the preceding Thursday evening. The
children will meet at the church at 6. 80
o'clock, boat leaving the landing at
7.30, returning in the evening about
6 o'clock.
THE work on Gilbert Taylor's house
on lower Main street, heretofore no
ticed, is about completed, and it is JUS
tice to it to say that to the passer by,
there is not a house on the street
which presents the attractive outline
it does. 1t is a striking fact in ar
chitecture, what changes can be
wrought in converting a plain house
into larger, more ornate and impos-
ing one.
The pupils and friends of Taylor's
Bridge Public School, will picnic in
JnO. Derickson's woods on next Sat-
urday afternoon. Prof. Herman Bes-
sey, Supt. of schools of New Castle Co.,
will be present and will address the
audience upon the subject of Popular
Education" Prof c. w. Andrew, of
Philadelphia, Pa, will be present and
will enliven the occasion with some of
his happy songs. School closed June
29th, 1883.
IF we might judge by the interest
manifested in certain quarters, the
OvershadOwing thing tomorrow latter
the sun gets we'll past his Meridian line)
will be the base ball match between
the Camden and Smyrna teams. And
another fact of Importance to the spec
tators who have been watching them
from the top of fence rail for hours,
is, that it is no longer to be " free for
all'' game unless they are in mind to
peep between very close cracks. The
Athletic Association, which has leased
the ground, had the lumber hauled on
Saturday, and yesterday and to-day
the ground has been enclosed and a
grand stand" has been erected for the
accommodation of spectators. The
charge of admission will be Is cents.
or to grounds and grand stand, % cents.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04
Proposed Peach Meeting.

1t is proposed to hold a meeting of
the peach growers of the Peninsula
under the auspices of the Delaware
State Board of Agriculture, at Dover.
between the 1st and 10th of july
The object of the meeting is to discuss
the relative merits of the different
methods, now existing and proposed.
for the distribution of the immense
crop in prospect, and to develop facts
relative to the facilities of the trans
portation companies, the markets
available, and the best manner of sell
ing the fruit.
Representatives of the railroads, the
Delaware Fruit Exchange, the Fruit
and Produce Exchange of Baltimore
city, the John p r. Polk Bureau of
Information and Distribution. and
leading commission houses of Phila-
delphia, New York and Boston will be
present. Peach growers and shippers
from all points on the Peninsula will
be invited. Posters announcing the
date and other particulars will be dis
tributed in few days.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04
Knights Of the Golden EAGLE.

A society of the Knights of the Col
den Eagle has been in existence at
Clayton for some time, a large number
of the members of which were from
this town. The latter decided to have
a new Castle installed here, and they
met at the Odd Fellows Hall last night
for that purpose, the grand officers
coming down from Wilmington. The
following are the officers elected:
P. c., F. L. Gafford N. c., John V.
Spruance V. c., John Slyhoff; S. H.,
W. II. Lurty; H. p, J. T. White V.
H., ]. E. Beck K. of Ex., A. E. Fow-
Ter; G. of Ex., Daniel Turner, Jr.; NJ.
of r., w. L. McFarlane; w. c., /. d.
Berry; w. Barb, J. G. Mannering =:
Ensign, G. B. Smith; Esquire, B. F.
Morris; 1st g., Jas. Hollett; I'd G., A..
B; Carpenter. The lodge starts with
"a members.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04
New Factory.

Mr.. McGraw, of McGraw & Bro.
of Aberdeen, Md, who contrated with a
number of our farmers in the spring to
grow tomatoes and secured ground
near the depot, arrived in town on
Monday to further the interests of his
enterprise. A large pile of lumber was
shipped here on Saturday and the
work of construction commenced to-
day.
The building is to be 80 to 100 feet.
one story. 1t will not take long to
erect the building, intended for sum
mer use only and place the machinery.
The Messrs. McGraw intended origi-
nally to can tomatoes only, but the
destruction of many of the first tomato
plants by little insect called a flea as
well as lateness in planting from drv
weather, will make many crops very
late and they have decided if they can
get peaches cheap land there is no
doubt they cam they will run for a few
weeks on peaches.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04

THE union of the Blue and the Gray
on the battlefield of Gettysburg, is a
notable event in the first of July days.
The town is crowded with old soldiers,
both of the Blue and Gray armies, and
every train brings new arrivals. There
are numerous camps dotted over the
great battlefield, and the story of the
fight of twenty-five years ago has
already been retold time and time
again by gray-haired veterans who
were vigorous boys in 1868. The GER
emonies of the celebration will consist
of the dedication of monuments,
speeches, etc. There are soldiers from
all parts of the country, and General
LOngstreet is there for the first time
since the battle. Governor Beaver
welcomed the visitors. Ex-Governor
John c. Robinson of New York, stand
ing upon his crutches, responded in
behalf of the First Corps. Frederick
Smyth, the war governor of New
Hampshire; Governor Ormsbee of Yer
mont, and other Northern veterans
made speeches, and were followed by
General Longstreet, who was given a
cordial reception.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04

The workmen seem destined to be
in trouble, of either their own making or
made for them by others. The iron
manufacturers of Pittsburg having in
sisted upon a reduction of their en-
plOyes' wages and refused to sign the
scale in force for some time past, a
lockout was Saturday inaugurated, in
vOlving fully 100000 wOrkmen. Fur
naces and mills were closed for an in
definite period and the means of sub
sistence of some 100000 persons cut off.
The lockout will not be confined to
Pittsburg, but will extend to every
part of the country where a union be-
longing to the Amalgamated Associa-
ton is refused the accustomed scale.
The reason assigned for the refusal to
pay the wages the workers ask is the
present low price of iron. There has
been a falling market for several
months, so that prices at present are
lower than the tariff would enable the
manufacturers to get out of consumers
if the demand were brisk. The usual
profit can be restored in two ways: by
reducing wages, or by closing the mills
and furnaces till demand again presses
hard upon supply and puts up prices.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04
Personal.

Gov. B. T. Biggs, Middletown, was
the guest of Mrs. @. f. Peterson on
Sunday at Belmont" Several fami-
lies of the town were also part of
the social occasion.
r. S. Culbreth, Esq, of Baltimore,
spent two or three days with his
Smyrna friends last week. His chief
object was to attend the graduation of
the High school.
Rev. VIM. S. Robinson will deliver
an address at the Bridgeville Celebra
ton tomorrow, for which he was en-
gagged sometime ago.
Alvan Allen, Democratic candidate
for sheriff of New Castle county. spent
Sunday in Smyrna, guest of T. B.
Megear.
4. w. Cummins, II. G.. Budd, Jr.,
VIM. Wharton and Frank G. Bailey ar
rived home from college the past week.
Col. Geo. H. Raymond with his son
Clarence spent two or three days of the
past week in Maryland and attended
the commencement exercises of the
Millington public school on Friday
night He expresses himself as highly
pleased with the exercises, and consid-
cred the essays Of the graduating class
as above the average.
Miss May Armstrong is visiting Miss
Bertha Price, of this town.
Frank Starting has taken Il clerkship
in the drug store of Ashcrait and Cliff
ton.
The Misses Annie and Emma Highly,
of Philadelphia, are visiting friends in
town.
Miss Annie VanWinkle and Miss
Maggie A. Short have returned from
their trip to Centreville and JVdsbiRg-
ton.
Mrs. Joseph Stevenson, of Centre
vile, Md, is visiting relatives in this
town.
Mrs. Mary Roberts and James Rob
erts, of Wilmington, are visiting Mrs.
J. w. Jones.
Miss Mable Connor and Miss Fannie
Stevenson, of FELTON,, are visiting Mrs.
DR.. Clifton.
Misses Bessie Collision and Cora Hof-
fecker, of Dover, have been guests of
Miss Mable Thompson the past week.
William Stubbs and Frank Pratt, Of
Philadelphia, are visiting in town.
VIM. }. Shearer, of Carlisle, Pa, has
come to Smyrna to spend the vacation
season. As part Of the holiday past
time, he will teach class in phono-
graphy.
VIM. G. Lake has gone to Manas-
guam, n. j., to spend two weeks with
his parents.
L. 1. Handy and wife are on a visit
to his father, at Woodstock, Va.
VIM. NJ. Bell and family, will leave
the last of the week to occupy their
cottage at Rehoboth for the summer.
Rev. J. H. Wiley, who delivered the
commencement address on Wednesday
evening, the prominent points of which
are given elsewhere, spent two or three
! days in Smyrna last week.
Cove S. Taylor and f. Wilmer Col
Inns, of Camden, n. j., are "home" on
a visit.
Miss Florence Bowen, of Camden,
n. j., is visiting Mrs. J. B. Cooper.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04
Deceased.

Mrs. Therea M. FAIRIES, who has
been seriously i'll for some weeks, died
on Monday, in the 10Th wear of her
age. She was the widow of the late
VIM. FAIRIES who died over % wears
ago. Mrs. FAIRIES lived a very quiet,
unObtrusive life, confined to her own
home for number of years by infirmi-
ties, but living through it all a genial,
christian life that had the crowning
virtues of active faith and spiritual
devotion. She was converted under
the ministry of Father Sharp in this
town nearly half century ago, and
united with the Methodist Church.
Her early life was more eventful
than that which usually falls to the lot
OF childhood. She was born in Basle,
Switzerland, of French and German
parents. Her father having died, her
mother started with her to America.
when she was ten years old, but died
off the coast of Amsterdam and was
buried, the child pursuing the lonely
voyage by herself, with no friend to
receive her on this side The late
Joseph Disch emigrated to this country
on the same ship. Landing at New
Castle, the captain took advantage of
the helpless passengers and bound
them out, the deceased falling into the
hands of Mrs. Ann Denney, who died
a few years ago at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Geo. W. Cummins, at
the age of l04 years, remaining with
her until her marriage with Mr.. FAIRIES.
Six children survive her, two of
them living in the West. The remains
will be inferred at one and a half
o'clock on Thursday afternoon.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04
NOT CARS ENouGH.

It is reported that J. p. r. Polk,
manager Of the Peninsula Bureau of
Distribution, has aseertained that the
Pennsylvania Railroad will not be able
to furnish cars to market the present
peach crop, and that he is now in New
York negotiating with other railroad
officials for cars. The hitch seems to
be in the cost. Air brakes have to be
placed on the cars and racks on the in
side to hold the fruit. The cost to add
these is 800 a car. The same gentle
man also estimates that there will be
shipped from the Peninsula by rail TO-
600 600 baskets. This may be an over
estimate. vet all admit the crop will be
very large one. the largest ever
grown on the Peninsula. From these
statistics alone growers can learn a
wholesome lesson If they will just stop
to think and curb their avarice. Unless
sound Judgment is exercised on the
part of all growers in the shipment of
their fruit the crop will not prove re-
munerative. Seasons of a full crop,
like the present, demands that growers
should Gull their shipments very close
and send to market only the best fruit
which will always command a good
price. To carry out this suggestion
successfully growers should act in con.
cert. decide upon the class of fruit Ia
be shipped and stand By the agree
ment among themselves CentreUiIIe
Record.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04

lT must ye apparent to our readers,
from the frequent illusions to il in the
papers, that the peach is now the topic
Of absorbing interest on the Peninsula.
The position is anomalous, because of
the new features that are to make this
a memorable year. The great fact
that gives color to all the others is the
enormous crop, estimated at 100000
or more baskets on this Peninsula,
with full crops everywhere else in the
nation. This is entirely a new expe-
rience, and calls for the greatest energy
and prudence in marketing. Another
that is really to be to be tested for the
first time, for the crop last year was
no measure Of the baskets in hand) is
the gift basket-the basket to go with
the fruit. These two facts, the large
crop and the sale Of the baskets with
the fruit, makes the farmer, in the face
Of prospective low prices, look all
around tie question. And this brings
it to question of baskets. Will there
be a supply for this more than double
crop? If not, will the basket makers run
them up to an exorbitant price and
will there, in these conflicting inter-
ests, be anything left for the farmers
Between the old method of shipping,
the Fruit Exchange, and the J. P. r.
Polk plan, there are wide differences,
each claiming superiority Itis these
various interests that causes the peach
growers to meet in council, as they
propose to do in Dover in the next
week or two.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04

THE Prohibitionists of independence,
Missouri, won a victory on Wednesday
carrying the election by over 200 ma
jOrity and ending the sale of liquor for
four years. Women were everywhere
at the polls, at the lunch stands and
on street corners, wearing silk badges
and with dry" ballots in their hands.
Girls stood at the polls, and at every
voting place was a banner on which
was inscribed: Temperance beaus or
no beaus at ALL" Free dinners were
served at the polling places. Hundreds
of children carried banners through
the streets and about the voting pre-
cirts.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04
Postponed Meeting.

The meeting of peach growers called
for Monday afternoon at the Opera
House was not held because of the
non attendance Of the growers-per-
haps detained in their wheat harvest.
Saturday next, the 9TH inst, has been
designated for a similar meeting at the
same place when it is desired that the
farmers interested will be present. w.
n. Brown the Secretary, and f. L..
Martin the President of the Exchange
will be present to explain the working
operations of the association.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04

THE Philadelphia Times, tells how
there was astonishment at the club
rooms in Philadelphia, on Sunday by
those fast men who go there to spend
the day in eating and drinking. Or
ders had gone out the evening before
from the authorities that the Sunday
law must apply to these big social or
CARNATIONS as well as to the saloons on
the streets, and with the efficient Off
GERS in command, it has been found
that the law can be enforced. 1t is
said that the astonishment of these
men, who have been used to having
whatever they wanted, was immense.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04

the price of wheat is largely controll-
ed by the foreign market, we have to
take the whole world to view. The
London Economist, conceded to be an
unquestionably reliable authority with
respect to all commercial matters,
gives a very depressing account of
what, couple of weeks ago, was the
condition of the British wheat crop.
That journal says: I'VE enter upon
the summer months with all vegeta-
tiOn backward almost beyond prece-
dent. The condition of the crops at
this moment of writing is an exceed
ingly critical one. Wheat, instead of
being in or close to the eating stage,
as it should be by this time, is hardly
high enough to hide hare, even in the
most forward districts. Without a
dripping June lean harvest is newt
able" The accounts given by the
Economist regarding the hay and root
crops, the last being only less impOr-
tant than the wheat crop, are no less
discOuraging. When the yield of
wheat is greatest in the British Isles,
England still has to buy enormous
quantities of it from other countries,
and largely from Russia and the United
States. The Russian crop is represent
ed to be quite up to the average, and,
consequently, England can draw ex-
tensively upon that country for her
bread, but she must draw also upon
the United States for enormous quanti-
ties of wheat and -four, for larger
quantities than usual. The inference,
therefore, is that, with an increased de-
mand and a smaller crop than usual,
our wheat and -four should command
a higher price.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04

terpreter. For ages the Bible seemed
to endorse the popular belief In regard
to the sun. 1t do move," was the die
tum of the scientific and scriptural
Jaspers. The cycles and epicvcIes Of
PtOlemy made ponderous machinerv
The sun must travel 100000 miles ner
minute, the nearest fixed stars 400
million miles per second. But the
restless busy body, GalileO, felt the
Iremor OF moving wheels and said. the
earth moves The Christian church
rent its garments and put in durance
Vlie TINS mutinous red republican
crank who persisted in turning the
world upside down. 1t was a most nm
biblical heresy. The very stars in their
courses fought against this dogmat;e .
S!seIa. Copernicus gave to the world
his revolutionary book. and men
caught their breath, for they were rid
ing giant steed making its orbital
race at the splendid pace of 1000 miles
per minute. Where now are Gods
footprints? All the while he was
speaking of the circle of the earth"
ana hanging the earth on nothing
Inc Bible said count the stars if
thOu be able to number Them Hin
parchus counted 1922. Ptolemv knew
II all and said 1926, while the telescope
counts 100000 in one system. then
grows confused as the systems seem
innumerable.
God said ofthe sun, his going forth
Is from the end of heaven" and Young
science said it was heresy, but science
grown wiser trembles, for the sun is
gong forth, not round the earth. but
with the earth and around some CEN
trail body.
God said cans't thou loose the
bands OF OriOnY and science answers
That every day these bands are loosened
as every day we are drifting away from
ORION. God says cans't thou bind the
llgature of the Pleiades p and science
tells us that around Alcyone, one of
tue IIelades our system is moving and
the ligatures represent the attraction
oil gravltatiOn. The sweet Influences
that check a headlong plunge into
chaos.
God speaks of stretching the north
over the empty place and science de-
clared that near the North star is the
only vacancy in all this thronging mil
mons OF the starry skies.
1t takes all our appliances to inter
pret the Bible. 1t is so simple that he
who runneth may read so profound
that no measuring line may reach the
bottom.
Young men and women of the
graduating class, you stand tonight
where the door opens outward into the
world, and my purpose is to tell you
that the same God whose footprints
we have been tracing in the class room
IS out there. That between the Scvlla
OF supertitiOus credulity, and the
Charybdis of sneering infidelitv, is the
broad channel of intelligent trust and
! conscious communion.
And now God bless you young gentle
men, for tomorrow you are to take
your places in the pulpits and the
state-hOnse and the counting room
an Cod bless you Young ladies. for
the soil hand Of woman is already
rocking the cradle in which is slumber-
ing the future destiny of the christian
church and the American Republic"
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04

THE first campaign meeting in Del
aware was held in Wilmington on
Saturday night, ratification meeting,
that surprised both the Republicans
and the Democrats. Six thousand peO-
pie were estimated to be present, and
the meeting went off in blaze of rock
cts and enthusiasm. Speeches were
made by F.. G. Bradford, Chas. H.
Treat, Anthony Higgins and Washing
ton Hastings.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04
ESTIMATE FOR EACH DIVISION.
The Big Fourth To.mnrrnw

The demonstration tomorrow now
promises to be the largest of any pre-
ceeding Fourth of July. The day will
commence with the ringing of bells at
6 o'clock A. NJ. The parade will be
formed at $50 near the stand pipe as
follows: from the depot down Com
merce to East. up East to Mount Yer
non, up Mount Vernon to Union, down
Union to South, down South to Main.
up Main to North, through North to
Delaware, through Delaware to Frazer.
down Frazier to Main, down Main to
the mill pond, counter-march, disband-
ing at the Opera House. The process
sion will be marshaled by B. B. Allen
and VIM. d. Hudson, with ten or a
dozen aids.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04
First Shipment.

So far as we know, Smyrna has the
credit of the first shipment of peaches
TOR 1888. Mrs. Wood, residing near
town, sent up on the steamer Iggert on
Monday ten baskets of peaches of the
Amsden June variety. Last year the
first shipment of the early varieties of
which there are several, was on the
9th of July. The Beatrice is the most
largely planted of the early varieties
and follows soon after the Amsden
June, and it shortly by HaIe's EARLY.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04

The republican clubs throughout
the country have been making arrange
ments for some time to send delega-
tions to meet James G. Blame on his
arrival from the other side in the mid
die OF July. 1t is expected when Mr..
Blaine arrives that he will meet with
such a reception as no other American
ever experienced upon his return to
his native land. There will be a feet
OF steamers to go down the bay to
meet him.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04

The price of admission to see the
game Of ball tomorrow afternoon being
a special game on special occasion) will
be 20 cents for adults, and is for chill
dren. This promises to be a very in
teresting game as neither club has "a
yet lost a game this season The
Camden is considered invinoihIa IL
their section Of the country. Game ~
be called at 4 O'Clock sharp. "
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04

DICKINSON COLLEGE.-The exer-
ces of the one hundred and fifth com
mencement of Dckenson College at
Carlilse, Pa, were held Thursday in
the James w. Bosler memorial hall.
The graduates from this Peninsula
We're Simson A. Bender, Oakville.
Md; James l. McLain, Woodbury. Md.
George Il. Sterling, Crisfeld, Md; A.
Lincon Dryden, Crisfeld, Nd; Frank
NJ. Welsh, of Chester, Pa, was also a
member of the class. Sterling of Girls
field delivered the class oration.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04
The Peach Estimate.

The railroad company which waits
until the last of June to get in its esti-
mates, and which are relied on as gath
cred with more care than usual, are in.
as given below The road is being put
in good condition for the moving of
the great crop. They are raising the
bed from to u inches, giving them
solid bed of 6 inches of gravel, enabling
them 20 keep the road in repair at less
expense. They will also have the ad-
vantage of double track several miles
below MiddletOwn.
The following is the estimated num-
Der of baskets Of the coming peach crop
as gathered bY the railroad cnmnanu :.
Smyrna times., 1888-07-04

Martin Van Buren said, so it is stat
ed, that it was better for poor man to
labor for six cents a day and a mutton
chop under a low tariff than to Get two
dollars day und roast beef under a
high tariff. The laboring men of
America showed Van Buren under in
1870, and elected General Harrison