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Smyrna times., 1889-05-08
An Impression Of Onr Militia.

The most of our visitors to New
York to witness the great military
pageant saw the Delaware bows on n
straight march where they seemed to
be carrying themselves with proper
military precision. One of our eiti-
zens saw them under circumstances
that mortified him then, and he still
remains so, as expressed to us vester-
day. He had an elevated seat ON
Broadway where the procession
swept around the corner of fourteenth
street to take a circuit of Union
Square. The view was one of the
best ones on the line, giving a full view
in both directions. II was turning
this corner right before him where he
wanted them to do their best before his
New York friends that be was made
to feel ashamed of the old Blue Hens
Chickens. As the U. s. troops turned
the corner the men on the right of the
line would serve as a pivot for the
others to sweep around, the most dis
tant ones taking the longest steps.
The Delaware militia, he SAYS, mani-
tested an utter ignorance Of moving in
military style, aud went around the
corner like flock of sheen. His
pride was touched and he became
sensitive at the filings that were made
at the Delaware boys He watched
IN the hours following to iind some
maneuver that would offset their bad
tactics in turning corner, but It did
not come ia the whole line, there be-
ing no break among those of the other
States and in but few instances n
crookedness in the lines.
The marching Of the thousands of
school boys 10 the procession the next
day was with the exactness of veter-
ans, and they had had only three
weeks drilling, and he wondered after
the two or three years our troops had
been drilling and thousands had been
spent on them, when they would be
able to keep in line ia turning a cor
ner. We thought the sheep" business
must be oyerdrawn, but be saws il was
even so. He wanted to know how
much money had been expended ~
the State OF Ieke and Kennev's 5 troops
Che is political friend Of theirsl
which Of course we could not tell. but
We certainly thought enough TO teach
them to turn a corner without break
ing up like sheep.
Smyrna times., 1889-05-08
SMYRNA River Nntas.

The dredging machines, which COM
menced deepening Smyrna River in
February, have about used up the
$4,000 appropriation, and have, we
think, done a satisfactory work to the
parties interested in navigation. The
shoals have been cut out, giving five
feet of water at low tide, and the land
ing of the steamboat brought from
ROthwell's to Smyrna Landing. The
machines have been cutting off some
points for the Transportation Company
the last day or two, and will put the
finishing touches on the river as they
move down.
The first trip to Smyrna Landing
was made this morning. Steamer
Citizens left Rothwell's Landing at 6 As
and proceeded slowly up, making the
trip in less than half an hour. No OBJ
structiOns were found and the work
done was found to be very satisfactory.
save some sharp bends, which the p. 4
5. Transportation Company are having
cut off at their own expense. This
work will be completed today, and in
the future the boat will run to Smyrna
Landing on Tuesdays down and Wed
nesday's up trip.
The contract for the new steamer
has been given out, subject to some
changes in specifications. and should
the builders accept these changes the
work will be pushed to complete the
boat at an early date.
Smyrna times., 1889-05-08
FNT THt oWNINu IIUIt
Letter From ChesWold.

Our assistant agent Mr.. C. X. Cole
moved to ChestertOwn, Nd, on last
Tuesday. He has accepted a position
as mail agent between that place and
Clayton.
The citizens of this place are to hold
a meeting next Saturday to elect town
commissioners.
There is a great kick" about the
amendment Moving Of houses or
buildings Of any kind" The back
street they are talking of giving the
pavement to the street and making a
new side walk. While others say that
the street is wide enough for all the
travel that will ever be on that street.
Let ii stay as ii is and give US at least
two more feet for walk, so that when
the moonlight nights come the ladies
can promenade in pairs, which is al
most impossible to do now The coun-
ty has given our road oversecr a new
road scoop.
Mr.. - Thornton has moved in Mr..
Garrison's house on Pears street.
MIR. Jos. Brown, our storekeeper, has
moved ia his new store on Railroad
Avenue. He looks happy and con
tented in his new house.
The p. NJ. General has not as vet
been appointed. There are but two
applicants for it Mr. c. Boggs and NJ.
Palmatory.
There promises to be rather inter
esting contest Saturday, as there are
two distinct factions in relation to
widening streets and other improve
ments.
We are to have an addition to our
school house making it r shaped using
the old room for the stem, new for the
cross.
The farmers are getting far behind
IN their work on account of late heavy
rains, making ponds out of many of
the heids. GOLD DUST.
Smyrna times., 1889-05-08
Result Of the Heavy Rains.

The following extracts from our ex-
changes will give some idea of the
damage caused by the heavy rainfall
on the Peninsula the last week in
April:
The heavy rains resulted in the
breaking of several mill dams in Sus-
sex county.
During the storm ten days ago J.
w. Jarman had his dam near Milling
ton washed out, the second time this
season, entailing loss that will take
many months of business to even.
The Unicorn Wooden Mill dam was
almost entirely washed ont, and it is
reported that the factory will not be
running for some months.
The recent heavy rains, saws the
Laurel Gazette, played havoc on the
western side Of Sussex county with
the farmers prospects for early spring
work, as it did also that of the millers
who were dependent on water DOVE er
Nearly every mill-dam in the county
was broken and washed out The
roads and fields are miry and in some
sections farmers cannot leave home
except on foot.
A report from Onancock, Va, saws
that the wells are nearly all full, and
many cellars, in which water was
never known to rise before, are now
flooded. The damage done to truck
ers and farmers there by these heavy
Fainfalls is immense. Very few farm
ers have been able to do anything in
the way Of planting crops. The few
Irish potatoes planted have mostly
roded in the ground. Many sweet DO.
tato beds are ruined, and peas and
other early vegetables materially dam
aged or so delayed that they will
hardly pay the expense of shipping
them to market.
Smyrna times., 1889-05-08
Pers0nal.

Richibald Alliband and bride of
Philadelphia, (who were married on
Tuesday of last week. spent Sunday
and Monday with his daughter, Mrs
Geo. f. Jones, of this town.
Mrs. DR.. w. Z. Collins and daugh
ters, Of Camden, N. j., is spending a
week or more with her sister, Mrs.
VIM. NJ. Bell
Isaac Green and wife ofMcDonough.
spent Saturday and Sunday with their
former Smyrna friends.
Mrs. John II. HoGecker returned on
Friday after a visit Of six weeks to
Brooklyn, n. Y.
Mrs. Walter O. Hoflecker is spending
several weeks with her parents iD
Philadelphia and to take part IN the
wedding ceremonies of her sister, Miss
Belle Hance. Mr.. II. also left for the
city this morning to attend the we'd
dlug, which takes place this evening.
Rev VIM. NJ. Dame, rector. of the
Memorial Church, Baltimore, with bis
wife spent last week with his brother.
Rev. 6. w. Dame, and preached for
him on Wednesday evening.
Two members of the Golden Eagles.
VIM. Wilkinson, Of this town, and W.
h. Preston, Of Cheswold, who have
been very sick, are both improving.
Clarence G. Smithers, who has been
considerably racked with malaria and
rheumatism the past three weeks. is
convalescing sufficient to get out.
W. d. HAZEL and wife, of Cecilton.
Md, are spending a few days at J.
Henry JelfersOn's.
Miss Annie Richardson and Roberta
Booker, of Wilmington, are visiting A.
=. Fowler.
Smyrna times., 1889-05-08

sponsi0le men as live in the state Of
DelaWarG-nOt one outside amon0
them. They did not ask the charter
intending to sell out the franchise ;,
nut Tor the honest purpose and in the
ardent hope that the road could and
would be built. But for fear the fran
chises, through treachery or fraud
might fall into hostile hands. as had
once or twice happened before. thev
incorporated into their proposed char
ter provision that neither the fr4Dcbjz.
nor the r0dd could erer be sold to a coD,-
petiag or rjCGl road
As citizens of the state, and for rbe
benefit OF the state, they applied to
these who claimed TO be representa-
tives Of the state for leave to build a
railroad with their own money. and
were refused Ten of their own rep-
resentatiyes, when the roll was called, ,
answered may" and denied them this
privileged
II had been granted to the capitalists
Of New York, of Pennsylvania. and Of
Maryland but our own citizens. in our
own legislative halls, were denied the
boon, and put to shame in the Capitol
their own money had built, and by the
men for whose services they We're then
paying! Was not this bad enough. and
unjust enough, without charging upon
them the false and cruel slauder that
they wanted to make money out Of the
privilege they sought? A more base
less talsehood was never invented. II
aras not only tolse bit impossible so
far as the Citizens Raiir0ad charter 1pqs
concerned, as the proposed charier a5so-
tutety prohibited q sale, and so | believe
Of the others, though l never read the
proposed charters.
In saying this, which I do with all
the emphasis l can give the words. l
do cheefully exonorate yoI from any
jateniion to do injustice to your neigh
bors and fellow citizens. Had YOU
known the facts you never would have
given currency TO the slander. 1t had
its origin elsewhere. But in its incep-
tion it was both false and malicious.
Very truly,
j. ALEXANDER FULTON.
DoCer, May 7th, 1889.
Smyrna times., 1889-05-08
Change Of Eanaeemant.

The Baltimore and Delaware Bay
Railroad passed into the hands Of the
new management on Wednesday, the
first instant. There was no friction and
no detention of trains Z. T. Stacey
is General superintendent, with head
quarters at Clayton; J. r. Franklin is
general agent and is l0raied for the
present at Chestertown depot Frank
Z. Bice is superintendent oI construc-
ton. L. w. Gerker assists Mcssrs.
Stacey AID Bice, with headquarters at
Clayton. They have a force of carpen-
ters at work and from fifty to seventy
five track men, divided in sections and
operating mostly for the present be-
tween Clayton and Bombay Hook.
The old rolling stock is still in use, but
new is expected shortly. The express
and telegraph offices will remain at
the old stand in Chestertown, says the
Kent Ners, under the control Of Mr..
Fleming, with Mr.. Harry Hurtt as op-
orator.
Additional laborors were put on the
road on Monday, and there are three
or four gangs putting in new ties aud
grading between. Clayton and Ches-
tertown. There is a gang work
ing in direction Of the terminus
at Bombay Hook, where consider
able material has been gathered for the
pier.
Smyrna times., 1889-05-08
Out Buildings Burned.

The out buildings on the farm of
Robert Hill of this town two or three
miles west of Kenton, occupied by
Elijah Benson, colOred, were burned on
Saturday night, together with five
horses, two yearling colts, a COW and
calf, 100 bushels of corn and some hay
and fodder, and nearly all the farming
implements. Benson had gone to beG
early and knew nothing of it until
awakened by his neighbors, when it
was beyond control. Nothing is
known about the origin of the fire.
There was an insurance of $40O on the
buildings in the Kent Mutual, about
half their value, but Benson loses the
accumulation of his life, which will be
about $1,000. There is much sympathy
for him. He has been very indus
trious and well deported man, now 60
years old, and an effort is being made
by the people of the neighborhood to
give him a start again in the purchase
of stock. Mr.. Hill told them what
ever amount they would raise in this
direction, he would double it, which
will be praiseworthy act all around.
Smyrna times., 1889-05-08

Ihe streets. Broadway was not tho
broadway of other days. It lacked its
chIet characteristics typical New
Yorker on its sidewalks and the lam of
CARRIAGES, wagons, street cars and
HIa!s IN It's streets. The unremitting
business propensity of New York IS
Illustrated in the following extract
rom irS the WaH Street Daueg Ne,cs of
Thursday: ' Vi
HOME BUSINESS THIS WEEK STILL
-BFokers who have been kickinT
with a great deal Of force and unani'
m'ty against the persistent recurrence
OI holidays, seemed to take their last
vacation with remarkable euuinamitv
lhey had expressed great confidence
that London would take care of tho
market admirably. They now Iook
forward, therefore, to three davs of
good trading.n ~
on the whole, the celebration WAS =
great one. Never was a CITY dressed
IN more gay and patriotic garb. Mar.
Ole ana brown stone mansions fats
stores, warehouses, novels. street cars
cafts, peanut stands, everything wore
'he national colOrS. Three triumnbal
arohes-one on Wall street, one at
Washington Square and one at Madi.
son Square, added to the ornament of
the city Ali that money could do
was done. Those features of the eel.
enratlon on which any unfavorable
criticism can be made, owe their i'm
perfection 90 the fact that Gotham is a
noVitlate as regards centennial ceIe-
"'aUious. T. r. G.
Smyrna times., 1889-05-08
Ut -Io 7WI|WU ITHII
Direct vs.. Indirect Taxation.

The American people revolt as the
idea OF direct taXatiou;" but let us
compare its operation with some recent
modes Of regulation and taxation en-
acted by the National and State Leg
islatures.
am cultiyating farm Of about 80
acres. The Interstate Commerce Law
imposes tax, in the way of additional
treights, of at least $50 year and af
fords no redress for discriminating
freight charges or late deliveries of
perishable frdits.
The recent act of our Legislature
taxing express companies, imposes ad-
ditional express charges on one arti-
Gle alone, butter, of 80 cents a week or
$l5.60 year.
A direct tax, for the support of our
State Government, approximating any
where near such a figure, would be
considered piece of extortionate leg
islation too intolerable to be borne.
have no doubt we will soon find
the "full value insurance law" opera-
ing on the same line. If this kind of
legislation is extended much further.
it would be we'll for our Legislature to
provide an asylum for the poor as well
as the insane. FARMER.
ChesCold, DEL, Bfay 9Th, 1889.
Smyrna times., 1889-05-08
Branch MercantiIo Aeenov.

The Mercantile Agency Of R. G.
Dun & Co. has opened au Office in Will
mington, and placed AR G. G. Cam
eron in charge Of it as manager. This
Office will have charge of New Castle,
Kent and Sussex counties in Della
ware : Caroline, Cecil Dorchester
Kent, Queen Anne, Somerset, Talbot,
WicOmico and Worcester counties in
Maryland, and Accomack and North
amptOn counties in Virginia. These
fourteen = counties embrace what is
known as the Delaware and Maryland
Peninsula, lying between the waters of
the Delaware and Chesapeake bays.
Almost every town of Importance
within this territory is on the line of
the Delaware Railroad (part Of the
Pennsylvania railroad systeml or its
numerous branches, and the trade of
the entire territory centralizes in Will
mington, the metropolis of that rich
aud rapidly growing section. That
city has now a population of about
10000, and the products of its manu-
featuring works in 1883, We're over
$35,0OOOO0.
Smyrna times., 1889-05-08
sheep.Killinr Dogs.

Dogs got among the sheep of B. +.
Z. ROthwell one night last week and
killed two yews and six lambs. The
next thing was to detect the dogs and
visit on them the proper penalty. The
evidence sufficient for conviction and
the sentence Of death would be stains
of blood on them and wool in their
teeth. Mr.. ROthwell took along with
him his trusty breech loader, and to
the first place visited, the owner, who
worked with him, of one of the sus-
pected dogs and lived in near 'ten-
ant" house. The dog gave the best
evidence in both particulars, and the
gun settled the matter speedily with
him. A neighboring farm where a
suspect" made his home was next
visited. There was an indisposition
on the part Of the household to believe
in his guilt and the animal with a
seeming consciousness that he had
been at mean business, skunk into
the house and got under the table.
Mr. Rothwell insisted that the dog
must go through an examination
which was iinally assented to but with
q protest against his being shot. He
grabbed the swapping dog back Of the
neck and soon had him landed out in
the yard. There was the blood. and
there was the wool in his teeth. There
was nothing, not even protests, to
stand between that dog aud eternity.
Raising himself up and giving the
brute a strong toss at the same time
which landed him 10 q heap, by the
time the animal had recovered his feet
Mr.. Rothwell had a sure aim Just back
OF the fore leg, the report Of the gun
followed and the dog fell dead. shot
through the heart. These two were
the only dogs found. It is probable
that these We're the same dogs that got
among the sheep Of John Deakyne one
night some three months ago aud
caused the tragic death Of his son 81
the explosion Of gun 10 removing il
from Q wagon, while gathering up the
dead sheen.
Smyrna times., 1889-05-08
Tor the smyrna Times.
The Defeated Citizens Railroad.

Ny Dear Sir am greatly sur
prised al an extract from your paper
in the Moraiag Netes Of this date. en-
titled mot Genuine in Intent.u This
IS the MoraiRg Neps heading; whether
yours or not cannot say, as / have
not your paper before me.
The article is in reference to the de-
feated railroad charters, and, as quoted
IN the NelCs, in the words: "Then IL
became apparent that there was no
backing to any Of the proposed roads
the parties who brought tae charters
before them intending to sell out the
franchise as a speculation rather than
use it. They killed the bills because
they were not genuine in intent.n
| was not specially interested in any
OF these bills, except to draft the char.
ter OF the Citizens Railroad Com.
pany.' This ] did for a member Of the
House, gentleman whose honesty Of
intent no man dare question. Asacit-
izen and farmer ! approved oft hearti.
". and ! have yet to hear ofone reason
why It should not have passed. There
were reasons have no doubt. but thew
we're not openly presented-th were
he reasons that skulk Ia dark corners
and closets, and shun daylight and dis
cuss on.
Tne corpOrators were, without ex-
cepAons as honest, honorable and le-
Smyrna times., 1889-05-08

IN speaking of the numerous de-
mands on the Legislature for apprO-
priatiOns to deplete the State Treasury
we quoted in our last issue the Dela-
agareaa as being among those to advo-
cate a new State House at a cost of
$125,0OO The editor says there is mot
one word Of truth in the assertion"
that he has opposed and will continue
to oppose such an appropriation. The
editor ought to know the best about
matters pertaining to himself, but we
feel confident that if he will turn to the
local page Of his paper I'VE haven't it
at hand to refer toy a week or so sub
sequent to the introduction of the bill
in the Legislature he will find there an
article six or eight inches long COM
mending the object and purposes of the
bill, only then it called for S250,0OO
instead of S125,O0O, as the bill was sub
sequently amended The article was
not communication, but a production
of the Office, and set forth as an ex-
preston Of the paper, and to this ex-
tent was in advocacy of the measure,
the chief reason assigned being chat the
Estate was divided politically" It
matters not that it was not in the first
column of the second page, where po-
litical opinions are Illuminated, unless
he says the opinions expressed in an
other part of the paper are valueless,
or that the paper has two voices. If
there is any meaning in words or our
memory is not greatly at fault, the
DeJalCarean did set forth the need Of
such state house as the appropriation
called for. He now says not. 1t is a
question between him and his own
paper, and we leave the settlement
right there.
Smyrna times., 1889-05-08
business Locals

send your orders for Ice Cream to
Chas. {. Boehmler and get the worth
OF your money.
when you want Ice CREAM call at
oTEVENsoN's. Main Street. leave vour
ORDER and get the best. Wholesale
orders filed promptly.
Window Shades and Spring Fixtures
at }. b. Coopcr> Loops and Fringes.
VIM. P. smithels has to loan $1,000
IN sums Of $1,000 each and also 81 500
on mortgage on farm land.
Rupture cure guaranteed. Ease atoncs. No oop.
e'-l9n or bus ness delay. Thousands cured F5r
circular, Dr.. ). i. Mayer, 81 Arch st.. PbiIa A.
keystone HOTEL Reading, Pa. % Sat. of each month
For the BEST Lemons in Smvrna. 90
to Geo. NJ. Stevenson's, Main Street
Cooper's. ~ - -
Ice Cream always on hand. Orders
hlled promptly, from one quart up.
satisfaction guaranteed. Get nv prices
before ordering elsewhere.
CHAs. c. BOEHILER.
\ few Carpets and Mattings left at
). 3, CoopeF's will be sold at very low
figures.
Pulpit and Family Bibles, at J. B.
COOper's.
Use Marvellous Cough Syrup.
-, A sure cure for Coughs, whooping Cough. Bron
chlal or throat elections of any kind.
States Pencils, Pens, Ink, Tablets.
Erasers. Blank Books, Crayon, and ali
other School Stationery, and all the
School Books, at j. B. Cooper's Book
Store.
Deyoe Brilliant Oil, the best and SAT.
est oil made, at J. B. Cooper's.
Blank Books, all Styles, Sizes and
Qualities, at J. B. Cooper's.
Granite and Porcelain Tea and
chamber Sets, plain and decorated, at
}. B. COOper's.
COOper's.
Smyrna times., 1889-05-08

WE publish in another column a
communication from J. Alexander Full
ton, Esq, in relation to the defeated
"Citizens Railroad" which came into
our hands this morning, after what we
had written on the subject editorially
was in type and ready for printing.
He states one feature conflicting with
our statement and the general suppo-
sitiOn as to a possibility or probability,
that the proposed charter prohibited a
sale. We did not know, but are glad
to know that the intended corporators
had this provision in the bill. But
there is no evidence that the parties
named in the bill intended to construct
the road: the object Of the charter was
for use more as a whip than a railroad,
and lacked the 'genuineness" of iron
ribbed reality.