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Smyrna times., 1888-03-21
A Case Of TermagancY.

The racket seems to keep up about
the same with William Walker away
as at home. Passing by the little
cOn-tre-temps in regard to his furniture,
as well as that of his daughter, that
was to follow him to, it is not known
where, in quest, he said, of a haven of
peace, but which his wife, Mary Ann,
intercepted with strong arm, another
affair resulting in belligerency followed
it on Friday. Before going Walker
sold, or rather turned over to his work
man, Robert Minchin, in payment for
work, it is claimed, his shoemakers'
tools, the latter holding a bill and re-
ceipt for the same Determining to send
them away, he got Mr.. NewcOmb from
down the Neck to haul them to
Clayton, getting Jerry Goldsborough's
team for the purpose. Mrs. Walker
was soon on the scent and out to Clay
ton as an ObstructiOnist to prevent
their shipment. From the fact that
they were not boxed, as well as the
contention, the railroad authorities
would have nothing to do with them.
and Mr.. WhitlOck offered place to put
them. Here came the real tug of war.
Mrs. Walker was on her mettle and
stood in the door with a shiIlalah and
defed them for some time. They
finally tired Of the delay, wanting to
get the team away, to say nothing of
Mrs. Walkers fulminations, so they
tried to push by her. At this she let
her shillalah come down with force on
the article, Mr.. Newcomb's hand re-
ceiving a reflex part of the blow.
WhereupOn he picked up a large bottle
that had held shoemaker's ink to make
out he was going to throw, he saws,
but with such demonstration as to cause
it to slip from his hand with such force
as to hit and cut her hand. The things
were got in, but she got out a writ be-
fore Esquire Colt and had the articles
seized, claiming that Minchin owed Ter
some $65 for board, he claiming that
his board had been paid, Walker de-
Quoting it from his weekly wages
The next day Mr.. Newcomb was in
town and she had him arrested under
a charge of assault and battery. the
Squire holding him in $500 bail. Moth
ing Is settled at this writing, but it will
be relief to the community to have
these continually recurring scenes
ended.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21
For the Smyrna Times.
The Teachers in the Storm.

The storm Oflast week put some Of
the district teachers to test to reach
their respective schOol-houses
Miss Sallie Wise was at Dover un-
able to get to Leipsic by carriage.
She came,On to Moorton in the train. No
conveyance could get there from Moor
ton however, and she returned
r. Y. Wallen went through the bliZ-
zard like hero to Sunnyside" not
withstanding the driving, biting, blasts
Mr.. COnaway, of No. 4, was also
caught at home. He walked two miles
to the station, waited eight hours for "a
delayed train, and arrived at Brenford
between IL and u o'clock at night,
with one more mile to tramp before
him.
Mr.. Cole, at Moorton, plowed his
way through to Moore's schoOl-hOuse,
also, every day.
Miss Elva Wilson of this town was
unable to get to her position during
the week, the Neck roads being utterly
impossible.
So you see Delaware has some teach
ers that billiards. don't stop, as well as
our Western States. G.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21
Personal.

Presiding Elder France and wife
have been spending the time since the
adjournment of Conference until this
time, visiting his sister in Elkton. and
daughter at Zion, Cecil county.
A. b. Conner, of FELTON,, spent Sun
day in Smyrna, guest of Dr. Clifton.
Mrs. l.. j. HOffecker left to-day for a
two weeks visit to Newark, n. j.
Miss Florence Beck, is visiting
friends in Church Hill, Md.
Prof. f. d. Tarr spent yesterday in
this town, and very naturally visited
the public school. 1t was raining as
he walked up, and being without an
umbrella one of the girls asked him
pleasantly if he wasn't afraid of getting
wet? Oh, no, was the ready reply.
Iarr and water won't mix" He
listened to their lessons in the high
school for awhile, and made them a
little speech before departing.
Col. Geo. w. Cummins who has
been quite indisposed the past week
Is now able to get about the house.
Peter S. Collins and daughter, Mrs.
Geo. D. Collins, were called to Lees
burg, n. j., few days ago by the i'll
ness of his daughter Mrs. DR.. S. M.
Wilson.
Mrs. Belle Shugart, Philadelphia, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Wood, near
town.
David Stewart was notified Monday
by telegraph of the death the dav be-
fore of both his mother, Mrs. Mary
Stewart, and sister Mrs. DR., Thos. A.
Jacobs at Sassafras, Md, both in the
same house and in an hour or two of
each other, of pneumonia. Mrs. Stew
art had been feeble sometime, but her
daughter with whom she made her
home was sick only few days. The
funeral takes place to-day, interment
at Forest Cemetery, at Middletown.
Benz. DOnOhOe, a former resident of
this place, now residing on his farm
near town, was severely paralized on
his left side about a week ago. He is
II years old.
Miss M. E. Janvier has taken the
Green Spring school.
Howard VanBuskirk left this morn
ing to take position in Pittsburg.
ID. b. Baldwin, a telegraph operator
for the past six years on the Delaware
Division and for the past year or two
operating at Clayton, has left to take a
position in New York.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21
The Grangers' Case.

The Delaware State Grange has Off
clally announced that the case of the
farmers, truckers and business men of
the Peninsula against the railroad COM
panies for discrimination in freight
rates and train service, and unjust and
unreasonable freight rates, will be
heard before the Inter State Commerce
Commission early in April. The pro-
longed illness of George IT. Bates, ESQ,
one of the attorneys for the farmers,
who it will be remembered was taken
suddenly sick in New York early in
February, just before the case was to
be tried, has caused the postponement.
Mr.. Bates is so much improved in
health that the Grange is warranted
in making the above announcements.
A. M. Brown, master of the State
Grange, says that sufficient documen-
tary evidence has been secured to prove
every claim or charge made by the
farmers as to discriminating in favor of
Norfolk, rebates, ETC., and that he has
every reason to believe that the Com
mission will decide the case in favor
of the farmers.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21
Letter from Kenton

Dakota, keep that which belongs to
you. Don't grease yourself any more
and let the blizzard slip over to Della
ware; we earnestly protest against
slips going over again, but if YOU have
creased yourself, turn around and let
the blizzard go the other wav. The
early riser on Monday before last was
amazed at seeing such a quantity of
snow and on going out come in contact
with snow and wind that no coat how
ever stout could keep out the dull Bit
terness of the cold and later in the day
found that no trains could run, no milk
could be delivered, no one could come
INTO town and no news from the out
side world could be obtained. Your
last issue was printed before we knew
anything about the effects and extent
OF the wonderful storm to be cut off
and left in the dark as to the worlds
doings for three days in the 10Th cen
tury is something that rarely ever
occurs, but such was the case.
Opening the roads gave employment
to a number Of young men; we con-
gratulate the assistant agent and the
farmers for the skill they showed in
the art of shoveling snow
Pneumonia has taken the place of
the measles. There are number of
cases of pneumonia in town and vicin-
ity thus far, two cases have resulted
fatally.
The long wished for event has come
at last. We are going to have a
preacher who will live here and what
is more, we are going to have a sermon
every Sunday morning. 1t ought to
have been this way years ago. May
success crown our new pastor i'm all
his undertakings, and may he find
everything pleasant and agreeable is
the wish of the writer.
In the competitive examination at
our school, Frazier Purse won the
prize and Lola Moore got the prize for
the best average during the past term.
Mrs. Samuel Vible lies in precar-
ious condition with the pneumonia.
Miss Sallie Graham, of Blackstones.
is visiting Miss Julia Graham.
Miss Name OlOthier, of Leipsic. is
visiting Mrs. Mary Hutchison.
AGRICoLA.
KentOn, DEL, March 2lst, 1888.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21
Echos of the Blizzard.

The great topic last week in all the
newspapers was the great Blizzard
which commenced on Sunday night,
1lth inst, and continued with intense
cold aud snow driven before the wind
for three days blOckading the railroads
and cutting off Wilmington, Philadel-
phia, New York, Boston and other
eastern cities from communicating with
each other. Each city required col
umns to narrate its especial incidents.
1t is now a thing Of the past, but some
of the striking facts and paragraphs
will not be out of place in a historic
way of this most disastrous storm of
fifty years. The particulars of the dis
aster at the Delaware Breakwater and
the effect on the city of New York are
given on our first page.
The blizzard took in southern New
England, southern New York, the
states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Delaware and Maryland and parts of
Virginia. Over this section it has been
the worst snow blockade that has hap-
pened since 1881, at which time there
were no telegraphs and only one or two
short lines of railway.
At least 400 vessels are in distress in
the Chesapeake Bay and many lives
are known to be lost. The storm
caused high floods in Eastern Virginia
many cattle.
The damage to vessel property at
Deals Island was very great. Almost
the entire feet Of vessels, consisting of
schooners, Dugeyes, sloops and canoes
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21

IN VIEW of the sectional bitterness
existing during the late war, it would
look as if the lion and the lamb
were about ready to lie down together
when, as was the case on Monday in
the U. S. Senate, Mr.. Blair, Repub-
lican Senator of New Hampshire from
the Civil Service Committee, reported
a bill providing that whenever per-
sons who were not loyal to the United
States during the war shall be appoint
ed to Office in the civil sevice those
who were not dishOnorably discharged
from the military or naval service of
the Confederate States and who are
suffering from wounds or disabilities
resulting from such service shall be
preferred to other persons not shown
to have been loyal to the United
States during the war"
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21

THE Dickinson College Glee Club
will give an entertainment at our Op-
era House on April 9th, in the interest
of Prof. E. d. Tarr.
AFTER four or five efforts to get a
man who would stick long enough to
be of any use, the publisher Of the
MiddletOwn NelO Era announces that
he has secured the assistance of s. A.
Buchanan in the management of the
literary and other departments of the
NeaO Era. Mr.. Buchanan is young
man somewhat acquainted in this sec
ton of our State, graduate of Della
ware College, with some knowledge
and experience in the duties of his new
position" This Mr.. Buchanan is one
of our Smyrna boys Familiarity known
in his school days before he went to
Newark as Sam" and we, with his old
friends here, congratulate him on tax
ing place among the quill drivers.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21
Shall We Have a New Canning Fac
tory.

Messrs. McGaw & Bro. wish to locate
a cannery for tomatoes, having a ca
pacity of about one million cans.
Having visited this town before in
company with Mr.. Baker, (now located
at Odessa Mr.. McGaw returned to
rent and locate in the building now
occupied as a creamery. Finding this
opportunity lost, various buildings
were examined and the Rink was de-
termined upon. On inquiry it was
found that this building could not be
rented for use as a cannery. Mr..
McGaw finally determined that he
would try to get the necessary one
hundred and fifty to two hundred
acres, and if successful, that he would
come here and build his own factory.
1t now remains with our people to
either come forward and agree to put
in the acreage required and thus secnre
one more factory to give employment
to our people or to allow the oppor-
tunity to pass from them and have
some other more enterprising commu-
nifty like Odessal secure this business
enterprise. This matter should be at
tended to at once, as Messrs. McGaw &
Bro. are waiting to decide on a loca-
ton.
All who are desirous of contracting
for any number of acres will please
send their names and number of acres
to A. E. Jardine, Smyrna. Mr.. McGaw
will pay as high as any one else in this
locality.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21

THE Philadelphia Times, presuning
Of course that Mr.. Cleveland will be
the Democratic candidate for President,
has polled five representative states in
which to find the dominant sentiment
in relation to a candidate. All the re-
plies were received after Mr.. Blaine's
letter Of declination had been publish
ell bH' Notwithstanding this fact over
1000 Of the 1000 preferences are for him
as the candidate. Senator Sherman,
avOwedly in the field as an aspirant
for the nomination, receives only a few
more votes. The other 5000 choices
are scattered. With these two over
shadOwing names withdrawn the three
leading candidates are Lincoln, Depew
and Harrison, and they run nearly
neck and neck. The fact however.
that no one Of them receives one-sixth
of the preferences shows how far Re-
publican sentiment is as yet from CEN
tering upon any one man.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21

THE rivers and harbors committee in
Congress is engaged in making a final
survey of their bill preparatory to re-
porting it to the House for considera-
tiOn. The pruning-knife is being used
in every direction with view of keep
ing the aggregate amount below $25,-
100000. The estimates of the local
engineers run up to nearly 100000, 900,
while those of the chief of engineers
foot up S4O,OOO,OOO. The House com
mittee will try and shave its bill down
to about S2O,OOO,OOO, thus giving the
Senate a show to add about $4,000
in addition. There is perhaps no more
proper claim of the many they have to
consider than is that for the improve
ment of Duck Greek, and whether it
shall be again pushed aside, depends
largely upon the will and purpose of
our Congressman.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21

LAST week the Lehigh coal miners
after being out six months, acknowl-
edged their strike had failed and went
to work on the old terms. The engi-
neers strike on the Reading railroad
has ended the same way, and it is
probable that the engineers on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road
will fail of their purpose.
The Atchison officials have notified
the men that they must determine by
tomorrow whether they will remain in
the employment of the company, and
in this stand the company is following
the example set by the Reading. The
disafecting among the workmen indi-
Gates that many of the men will not
be disposed to voluntarily enter upon a
period Of idleness. Investors at home
and abroad are closely watching the
struggle, and if the result is in favor of
the companies it will do much toward
maintaing confidence in American
securities.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21
IHE following is the time
steamer Iygert for April
API2II,

WE have just received a new piece of
music, called "Silver Bell Waltz" bv
the popular composer, Charley Baker.
which we can recommend to our read
ers as very good, it not being too diff
cult and at the same time very showv
II can be played on the Piano or Organ
and will be sent at the special price of
only ll-2c. stamps. Address J. G.
Greene & Co., "a and AZ Arcade, Gin
cinnati, o.
JOHN II. HOFFEcKER has made CON.
tracts to supply his cannery with toma-
toes the coming summer but has not
the acreage yet which is desired, The
slowness Of the farmers is the result
no doubt Of the bad yield last year
from the heavy rains and the tomato
worms, an exceptional circumstance.
There is great advantage from diversi.
ned crops, and the tomato comes IN
handily as one Of these.
Jos. B. BENSON Of the Lighthouse
and others Of that end of Bombav
Hook were showed in until Friday,
breaking their way to town in a heavy
wagon. At the Mitchell farms they
had to take to the fields for a half mile,
the road being filed up from side to
side. During his residence at the Light
House for over twenty-five years he
has had no storm to encounter with
the wind force Of the late blizzard. The
roads on all sides running East and
West are still blockaded by heavy
drifts and may be for sometime. ia
many places they have to turn OF into
the fields.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21

In MANY respects Mayor Hewett, of
New York, has made an excellent
Mayor, the best that the city has had
for long time, and his denomination
and election will reflect credit on the
city, if it does disconcert the profess
sional politicians. He has insisted as
mayor that the interest of the people
should be above party.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21

THE railroad disaster at Blackshear.
near Savannah, Ga, on Saturday was
the worst of the season, resulting in
the death Of % persons and the wound
ing of many more tits singular thing
that this road, the Savannah, Florida
and Western railroad has never had
any one killed on it before.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21

JOHN BOCKMAN, President of the
Dover Glass Works has addressed an
open letter to Hon. John B. Penning-
ton giving facts and figures in relation
to the manufacture showing that in
the present status of labor and the
market, the reduction proposed
in the Mills tariff bill will be dis
astrous to that enterprise.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21

They are having in Europe the
counterpart of the March weather on
this side of the Atlantic. In Germany
they have foot ofsnow on the ground,
and the weather was exceedingly cold
and inclement during the week ending
with Friday for the funeral obsequies
of the late Emperor William.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21
Business Locals
Only pure Candies to be had at
Boehmler's New Candy Kitchen.

Only pure Candies to be had at
Boehmler's New Candy Kitchen.
States, Pencils, Pens, Ink Tablets
Erasers. Blank Books, Crayon. and ali
other School Stationery. and ali the
School Books, at J. B. Cooper's Book
Store. i'ooA
VIM. p. Smithers has to loan GO 900
III sums OF 81 ,OOO each; and also 50, 500
on mortgage on farm land.
Try the Wilmington Citv Steam
Laundry W. F. BUCHANAN, Agent.
Carpets by Sample or in Stock ot T
B. Cooper's Dry Goods and Cor,,ot ..
Store. Prices low. ''i PeU
Goods called for and delivered bv
G Ihe agent for the Wilmington Cityy
Steam Laundry, ~" 0''y
Granite and Porcelain Tea ond
Chamber Sets, plain and Decorated pnt ~
J. B. COoper's. "'eu' aI
COOper's. 'i0'' "' d b.
FOR the BEST Lemons in Smvrpa. 90
0e0' W 0IeVenson's, Market st.
-, Wilmington City Steam Laundry
W. r. BUCHANAN, Agent.
Window Shades made and bupg 70
UFGer' Artists Materials and Hand
ralnted Pictures at Wilkinson's
Don't miss to try some of Boebmlor,s
"onie-inade Candy, at bottom prices
-. Constantly on hand large lot Of
Picture Frames. Frames mad ~ "
order at Wilkinson's. ' ~
GEO; NJ. STEVENSON will rocoiuo
and fill all orders for ice cream otetbe Of tbe
shortest notice. cam 'U 'lle
Deyoe Brilliant Oil, the best and saf.
est oil made, at J. B. Cooper's.
Blank Books, all STYLES. Sizes and
Qualities, at J. B. Cooper's.
Fresh Candy every day at Boebm.
ler's Candy Kitchen. -
COOper's. az . D.
Window Shades and Spring Fixtures
at J. B. Cooper's. Loops and Frippes n,es
COOper's. az . D.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21

The contest over the patent of the
telephone has at last been definitely
settled by decision of the Supreme
Court. The decision will confirm the
Bell Company in its monopoly until
the expiration of its patents.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
~ Notice Is hereby given that l. Joshua q
armstrong, being the tenant of the house kno,vn
ss the " Hotel Stoeckle," in the town Of Clavton
Kent County and State Of Delaware. intend ~
make application to the Court of General " ~
OF the Peace and Jail Delivery Of the Stota 20
delaware; in and for Kent county at its next sos
SION winch Will commence and be held M Dover
IN Kent County aforesaid, on Monday the tvverte' >
thllu uay OF April in the year of our Lord ono
.honsand eight hundred and eighty-eigbt for V.S .
~ ~leehse lor the Keeping Of an inn or tavern and
less quantities than one quart 10 be dTunf ~ ~ y,
premises at the said Hotel Stoeckie - Tbo
salu Hotel St0eckle," wherein an In, ~ ~
tSNern Is proposed 20 be kept, with the privileSe
VI VI seiiing therein intoxicating LIQUORS in Iess
II.ss Iuantsltles man one quart, to be drunk on the
% %tcI,lSeS, Is located IN school District No l1e IN
V nenV county ana the State Of Deiawere
and on Front Street, in The tbei"wstel soi3
town OF Clayton. in Kent County aforesSsitiSS S'iiS
auJolhlhg lands Of the Delaware Railroad Torei
Pany, ana other lands. The time when tbe Said
~ SsPplSalioh '5 Will pc made by me will be on Mon
uay' the twenty-third day Of April In me wear of
OUT Lord one thousand light hundred and sirb,Oi -
eight being the first day OF the next
SSoult OF General Sessions OF the Peace and JaSi
DeuVery Of the State Of Delaware. IN ana for
heht county. The names of the resDectabie citi
-0.s Recommending my said application are
o. =. y. C0yerdale, Robert G. Rees
samuel H. Wright j. n ROOF
alexander Walien, n Holiidav
Harry Collins A p Wer.,i,
Hugh Flemina, Tbomss n Eei
VIM. 7. Wright Bernard Sveena,v
"A; a; " " ,Dowhlng A. T. Sullivan
VIZ ~, Lelh6erges, John T. Scandlin,
Clayton, March 20, lsss-Sw
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21
Death of Rev. DR.. EweII

The Rev. Dr.D .EWell, aged II years
died at his residence in Clayton, Sat
urdaylaftera sickness offourOnfive davs.
DR.. Ewell was born in Accomac conn-
ty, Va, in 1917, and was one of the
oldest members of the Maryland An
nual Conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church, having been receiv-
ed into that body in 1889. He was the
second son of the Rev. George H.
EWell and brother of the Rev. E. II.
Ewell, pastor of South Baltimore M.
p. Church, and of DR.. S. S. Ewen. of
Vienna, Dorchester county, Md, and
uncle of DR.. A. d. F. Ewell, a member
of the Virginia House of DELEGATES.
The deceased was a graduate of medi-
cine, and pTacticed that profession for
number of years in Dorchester coun-
ty. In the Methodist Protestant Con-
ference he filled many of the most i'm
pOrtant charges. At one time he was
pastor of Washington Street Church,
OF Baltimore. He made a reputation
as a church builder and also as an
earnest, eloquent preacher. He was
widely known and greatly beloved on
the Eastern Shore of MARYLAND and in
DSAeW aAO AOA AAlo hlnullucSS OF 0edrB
and benevolent acts. He was strongly
Southern in all his sympathies and in
terests. While living in Cambridge he
was elected judge of the Orphans
Court. A widow, four daughters and
two sons survive him. His sons are
DR.. Geo. r. S. Ewell, of Arlington, Ga.
and Thomas J. Ewell, of Baltimore.
One ofhis daughters is the wife of Rev.
Robert Roe and another the wife of
Rev. E. G. Atkins, both of the Will
mingtOn NJ. E. Conference. Another
is the wife of ThOs. J. Middleton near
this town and the fourth is unmarried.
The remains after services held at
Clayton yesterday, were taken. to Cam
bridge, Md, for interment. The Mary
land Conference of the Methodist Prot
estant Church will meet in Baltimore
in April. DR.. Ewell was one of the
ministers chosen to deliver a semi-cen-
tennial sermon. He was Just finishing
up his first year at Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21

The decision of the Judges in Phila-
delphia on Monday amounted in effect
to cyclone among the liquor sellers.
There had been received 727 applica-
tions, and out of these only 1856 were
granted, or less than so per cent. The
refusals numbered 36S. There are
now 1911 saloons in the seven wards,
as against 335 licenses granted. Mon
days decisions diminish the saloons by
976, leaving barely 25 per cent. of the
saloons now running in existence after
June 1st next.
Smyrna times., 1888-03-21
New Advertisements.

The attention of our readers is called
to the following new advertisements:
Samuel P. Godwin-the Peninsular
Great Combination firm of Hood, Bon
bright & Co.
McGaw & BrOther-Contracts for
Growing tomatoes.
0. d. Hill-Kandy Kitchen.
h. W. Springer-Live Pigeons.