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Smyrna times., 1889-09-18
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KentOn Letter.

KENToN, DEL, Sept. II, 1889.
The anniversary exercises of the w.
Z. L. U. were postponed until Friday,
September 20, on account of the incle-
ment weather of last week. Mrs. Julia
TOmkinson, of Wilmington, will be
the principal speaker.
Rev. Mr.. Stephenson, of Smyrna.
filled Presiding Elder Frances ap-
pointment at Central church on Sun.
day afternoon. The Presiding Elder
was in attendance at the Quarterly
Conference held here yesterday Mon
day. morning. The plans for con-
structing a parsonage have been de.
cided upon. A lot has been purchased
from the lands of 7. E. Bailey, and is
located opposite the residence of DR..
J. A. Goodwin. Ground will he broken
this week. Charles p. Richards will
have charge of constructing the
building.
Henry Clark, son of Chas. Clark,
had an eye severely bruised by base
ball few days ago.
A young horse belonging to Stephen
Walker became frightened at an UNI
brella last week and ran away throw.
ing out Mr.. Walker and his son, but
fortunately they were not injured.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, of Kansas, is
visiting her brother, Chas. p. Richards,
whom she has not seen before for
twenty years.
Miss Daisy Conner, of Philadelphia,
Miss Lima Marvel of Georgetown,
Del, and Miss Lizzie Griffin, of Black
lston's Gross Roads, have been visiting
Miss Kate Graham:
John s. Wilds has returned to school
at Delaware College.
Dr. W. II. Cooper, accompanied his
daughter Clarissa to West Chester yes.
terday where she is to take a course
in Darlington's Female Seminary.
AGRTCOLA.
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18

ONE Of the plaques of bodies, political
and otherwise, is its committees. The
great SpurgeOn emphasized his opinion
by the expression, "The best committee
In the world is a committee of three,
Of whom one does not attend, and the
other is sick" Such an expression is
only another way of saying when he
had anything to do, he didn't want a
lot Of other men in his way. 1t is
characteristic of the great leaders. The
late Governor Salisbury, an acknow-
ledged great political leader who could
fOcalize political forces, while he had
the regulation committees to endorse
what had been mapped out, was him
self virtually the committee of one
while the others were asleep Such is
General Billy Malone of uia-a
thorough embodiment Of the commit
tee Of one" in mis- State. Such, but
more by endorsement and acquiescense
was John N. Clayton in his day. There
is great power in such large commit
tee, but the rot is usually found to set
in coequal with the full attainment Of its
power. The query is, have we another
committee of one" looming up?
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18

A CITY paper gives the following
figures of statistics in relation to the
rapid development of our country that
cannot but be interesting to those who
like dry facts
Sixty years ago railroads were un-
known in this country, and the popula-
ton of the United States consisted of
100000 people. To-day we operate
upwards of 10000 miles of railroad,
and our population has increased to
6O,0OO,0OO. Sixty years ago the aggre-
gate wealth of the United States was
less than 81, 900, 100000; at present it is
estimated at $4,000, 100000. Over our
10000 miles of railroad there were
carrie d last year .475,OOO,OOO people,
and 600,000,000 tons of freight were
transported. Upon these lines are en-
gagged 100000 employees. Their equip
ments consist of 10000 locomotives,
q 900 passenger cars, 1000 baggage
cars, and 100000 freight cars. The
capital invested in construction and
equipment amounts to S8OOO,0OO 900,
and the yearly disbursements for labor
and supplies exceed 5000, 100000.
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18
Cooked to death.
THAT WAS THE FATE OF AN ENGINEER
IN A RAILROAD sMAsH-UP.


IN A RAILROAD sMAsH-UP.
WASHINGTON, September IA pas
senger train on the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad, due here at $50 last
night, came in collision just outside
the city limits with n freight train,
causing a wreck that interrupted
travel for several hours.
Later information does not confirm
the first reports of the accident, which
put the number of killed at dozen.
A passenger on the following train,
the Western express, walked in from
the scene of the wreck, and gives the
following account Of it from observa-
ton and from what he learned from
the railroad employees:
Owing to the blockade of the south
bound track by a freight car off the
rails, the passenger train (accommOda-
ton from BaltimOre) was ordered to
take the nOrth-bound track across the
eastern branch and run into the city.
Between the tresties and the tun-
mel, near the Navy Yard, it dashed at
full speed into a freight train which
was just starting.
"The engineer of the passenger train
Jamison of Philadelphia caught
in the wreck of his engine aud killed.
Escaping steam literally cooked his
remains.
THE passengers were badly shaken
up, especially in the first car, but so
! far as the gentleman could learn no
one was injured so badly that he could
not get about, either of the passengers
or train crew"
A Cheswold correspondent who en-
closed US tho above adds the following:
This train was in charge Of T. E.
Emerson, of CheswOld, Del, one of the
most careful and most popular conduc-
tors on the line between Philadelphia
and Washington. Mis- Katie Boggs,
of CheswOld, and Miss Jennie Boggs,
of Dover, occupied the fourth seat of
the front car, the front end of which
was completely demolished. Mr.
Emerson was in the act of passing from
the second car to the first and was
thrown through the end window of the
first car, and besides receiving several
bruises was badly cut by the glass.
The baggage master was knocked
into the river and the fireman saved
his life by jumping overheard. Mr.
Emerson says that the Misses B0gga
could not have escaped death had
they been occupying the front seat
instead of the fourth. Mr.. Emerson'a
friends are glad to know that the acci
| dent was no fault of his
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18

discontinued the post-office at Lu-
verne, whose patrons are now compell-
ed to go to another Office several miles
away for their mail.
John Gorden in the employ of the
Lake George Paper and Pulp Co., at
TicOnderoga, N. Y, fell asleep near the
machinery. Two fellow workmen, it
is said in "A joke planned to scare him.
They tied a rope about his feet and
threw it over a shaft making 125 revo-
lations a minute. They could not cut
the rope in time and Gordon was killed,
the body being horribly mutilated.
One of the perpetrators of the joke
lost his reason by the shock.
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18
Fire at geafnrd

We are indebted to William s. Colpitts
for the following telegraphic dispatch
SEAFoRD, DEL, Sept. 18, '89.
Fire broke out this morning about
12.45 o'clock in what is known as Mar
rows block, and for two or three hours
the town seemed to be in great danger
Of being wholly destroyed. The Will
minglOn fire department was asked to
send help at two o'clock, and a special
train with two steamers, a hose carriage
and ladder trucks arrived at 6.15 A. M.
By that time the citizens had the fire
about under control, but the following
properties were destroyed: three stores,
hall and dwelling owned by J. B. Nor
row; drugstore off. A. Shipley; the Ma
sonic hall, Office of Justice Allen, Town
Hall; jewelry store and dwelling Of w.
A. Howard; Odd Fellows hall and
store, store being occupied by A. Green
abaum, clothier; Office OF s. A.Woolley;
barber shop Of J. Harris; confectionery
store Of A. +. Phillips, and the millin-
cry store Of Miss Kate Wiley. Esti-
mated loss from $4,000 to $4,000.
partly insured. The fire is thought to
have been Of incendiary origin.
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18
Amusements at Elkton Fair

Tuesday, October Snatch game of
base ball for championship of Cecil
county. Ten dollars to winning club
and entrance fee that day to players OF
the two clubs.
Wednesday, October 9.-Riding tour
nament, open to Cecil county riders
only. To one taking largest number
OF rings, $25; second, SIS; third, $40.
Persons desiring to participate, please
send in their names early to John
Partridge, secretary. Usual rules to
govern.
Thursday and Friday, October 10
and ll.--Athletic games in which some
ofthe champion athletes of the United
States will participate.
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18

A WASHINGTON correspondent in
speaking of the national exposition
says there is not much fear at Wash
ington on the subject of the great
exposition of 1892. The reasons in
favor of Washington are so many and
convincing as scarcely to need discus
sion. But if, through any cause, Wash
ington should fail to secure the loca-
tion, the chances are ten to one that
New York would be ignored and the
choice fall upon one of the big Western
cities. New York, with all its bluster
and brag, has up to this time not taken
one practical step on the subject, has
not raised a dollar, and cannot even
get meeting of its high-sounding COM
mittees. In marked contrast with its
lack of enterprise and public spirit is
the action of st. Louis, one of the COM
petitors for the holding of the exposi-
ton.
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18
NOTICE.


N Notice is hereby given that I. William
Fell, being the tenant of the house known
as the " Delaware House" in the Town of Smvrna-
Kent county and State Of Delaware, intend make
application TO the Court of General Sessions of the
Peace ana Jail Delivery of the State of Delaware.
IN ana for Kent County, at It's next session which
Will commence and be held at Dover. in Kent
County aforesaid, on Monday, the twentv-eight
day OF october in the year of our Lord one th9u-
SAND eight hundred and eghty-nine for a license
Tor the Keeping of an inn or tavern and authOriz.
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors in less 0uanti-
ties than one quart, to be drunk on the premises
III the said, Delaware House." The said Della
ware House, wherein an inu or tavern is prOpOs-
ed TO be Kept with the privilege of selling therein
intoxicating liquors in less quantities than one
quart, TO be drunk on the premises is located i'm
united School District Nos and II and ; and l0I
IN Kent county aforesaid and forming one United
school District by the name of the Smvrpa pub
hc schools" and at the South east cor
ner OF Main Street and Mount Vernon. formerly
Methodist Street in the said Town of Smvr-
ma, IN Kent county aforesaid The names
OF lhe respectable citizens recommending nv
said application, land at least one half of Whom
are freeholders) are
Wilson T. Cavender, o. Fisher.
a. Z JArdine, C. J. Allen
II. NJ. FarrOw, e. c. Boehmler
=; b Mituln, Jacob Leinberger,
ThOS. Mccoy J q Brinton
Jos. B. HUM, John Mustard
Samuel Wilds, VIM NJ Lewis
W. A. G. Hardcastle, VIM c. Palmer
Smyrna, DEL Sept. II. Iss9-Sw ILL.,
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18

THE Delaware troops had good
time in Baltimore last week, barring
the unpleasant weather. They took
part in the sham battle as Britishers,
lost their General (Ross) and got
whipped, according to the programme.
Adjutant-General Kenney, (who issues
the orders) got sick and returned home
by the shortest route. Governor Biggs
was surrounded by lot of handsome
women, and between his attentions to
them, returning the civilities due his
position and watching his brave boys
in the fight, had busy time of it.
The Delaware boys, it is authoritatively
stated, kept up steady ''pOp" and re-
treated in better order than they
wheeled around the corner of Broad
way and Fourteenth St., New York,
last Spring.
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18
New Clnthinr stnrn

Workmen have been busy the past
week in fitting up the room in the
Johnson building formerly used as a
post office, and since that time for
various purposes, for a store Of some
kind, but what and who for has been
the query2 The secret, If such it may
be called, is now out: IL is for Clarence
Prettyman, who intends opening a
clothing store, ana has already pur-
chased his new stock which will reach
here to-day. Mr.. Prettyman intends
running this in connection with his
shoe store In the same building, the
Two rooms being connected by a door
IN the rear, and will thus be able in a
day OF two to clothe a man from head
% foot.
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18

THE interest that centres around a
woman and a baby in a new frontier
or mining town is we'll known to the
general reader. Joaquin Miller, one of
the most racy writers, in a letter about
the territory of Idaho in the Independ-
ent thus tells how the site of a town
was thus changed by these two central
izing influences:
I find some rivalry here about the
capital of the coming State, and so am
tempted to tell the fate of former
capital of Idaho.
Get a map and put one finger on
Lewiston. The writer held one end of
the lasso rope that laid off this town in
1861, and had something to do with
giving it the name it now bears. For
you must know that here Lewis and
Clark wintered in 1904. Here they
left their horses in care of friendly
Indians and found their way to the
mouth of the Oregon river by nearly a
thousand miles of canoe. Permit me
to digress enough to say that the In
dams had no horses up to that time.
All the innumerable Indian ponies that
dotted these hills and valleys when I
first came. here sprang from those of
Lewis and Clark.
Well, now follow up Salmon river
from Lewiston till you come to Millers-
vile. You do not find it? All, Mill
ersville is not on the new maps now.
Neither is Florence, the first capital of
Idaho. They are indeed nowhere. But
this is the story of them: The route up
Salmon river from Lewiston was the
Indian trail by which 1 first rode nv
express to and from the new mines of
Idaho. Millersville was the place where
1 had my express Office" A town
grew up there in ten days in the dense
little pine trees that seemed to have
no bound or limit; for people poured
in upon and about the express Office
and settled down by thousands daily.
Then an old doctor by the name of
Ferbur came in with a pack train
loaded with a drug store and babies.
There was a pretty girl, by the name
of Florence, at the head of the babies,
and this was the first family in the
mines. He wanted lot in Millersville
y bAC "a P-OSS OHOOs NO Ou0 WOulu
sell lot for less than fortune; and SO
he went up on hill, halt a mile fur
ther, with his drug store and his babies
and laid out Florence. And all the
men who came after that went to
Florence, where the pretty girl was,
and Florence became the capital o.
Idaho. But the wolf and the owl hold
possession of both our cities nova
warning to builders and to boomers ,
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18
Fodder.

1t seemed that after the innumerable
destructive storms of the summer to
farm products that we had an end Co
them after the good weather the latter
part of August set in, but such has not
been the case. The last always seems
the worst, but this last is undoubtedly
the most damaging to the farmers not
otherwise provided with provender.
The four days Of northeast wind and
rain, driving at speed of from twenty
to forty or miles an hour, whipped the
corn blades into narrow ribbons and
discovered q considerable part of il
entirely from the stalk, rendering it of
very inferior value. In the lower part
Of the Peninsula where the corn is
topped and bladed they had largely
done foddering and the blades cured
and put away, but the tops in such
cases were largely prostrated to the
ground by the force of the wind, and
partially decayed by the week Of warm
wet, funky weather. The grain was
too nearly matured to be damaged, and
as this is our great staple crop, the
farmers are fortunate in having it TO
put in the market.
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18

THE "TIMEs " is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBT. D. HOFFECKER, Editor and
Proprietor at Smyrna, Del.
MS-SUBscRIPTIoN-On year, strictly in ad-
vance, Sl.5O; if not paid in advance, $500. No
paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option of the Publisher.
will be inserted at the rate
Of fseven Cents line for the frstinsertion; sub
sequent insertions Three-and-a-half cents. A
liberal discount made to quarterly, semi-annual
and yearly advertisers.
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18

Maryland, which was neither without
significance, nor superserviceable, be-
cause the militia of the other States
were to encamp OH her soil several
days and thus be brought in close con-
tact with her citizens-a very different
thing from passing over it like bird
would fly, without touching the soil.
By the way, when the editor has occa-
sion to quote from us again we hope he
will give our correct language, and not
put double negatives in our mouth.
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18
Baltimore & Delaware Bay Preferred Stock

4 NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS HAVING
q been made for the Preferred Stock of the
Baltimore and Delaware Bay Railroad, the man
agemehl nave decided 10 offer a limited amount
at 20 in lots of not less than three or more tbo
twenty shares to any one person The total
amount Of Preferred stock is $3.50 shares Par
FaIQe !gl, When completed to Rochester the
road will have a bonded Indebtedness 0f ahcIt
s6s9O per mile, the smallest Of any road in the
country considering the amount of money ex-
pehed on It's reconstruction. Judging from the
me stock IS more than likely TO earn a dividend
within the next twelve months. An important
FACTOR Is the rapid increase of the passenger bust
ness, and the fact that the Baltimore and Dele
ware Bay Railroad is run on strict business prin-
clples, for the benefit Of the stockholders and in
Ihe interest OF the country it traverSeS it is 10
be hoped the new enterprise will he endorsed
ana supported by all citizens along the line who
nave the interest Of the road at heart and wish to
see preserved an independent outlet to New York
and points East substitution will be received m
the National Bank of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18

NOTICE.
IN !, TERRANCE CARVIN, of the village of
kentOn, in Kent County and the State of bella
ware, 90 hereby give notice that on Monday, the
2Sth OF october, A. d. 1889, intend to make ap-
pllcatOn to the Court of General Sessions of the
Peace ana Jail Delivery of the state of Delaware
IN ana Tor Kent County, then TO be holden at
Dover, for license to Keep an inn or tavern. and
70 sell Intoxicating liquors in less quantities than
one quart to be drunk on the premises at the
house known as the "Kenton Hotel, situated i'm
school District, No. 9, in Kent County and the
state OF Delaware, and located in the village of
kenton aforesaid, in the County and State afore-
sald, on the eastern side of the street forming a
part of the road leading from the said village of
kenton 10 Downs Chapel, and the names of the
respectable citizens (Over half of whom are free
holders) recommending the same are
Thomas E. Bailey, James Williams
Samuel NJ Taylor, VIM NJ Jones
franklin Temple, f. NJ Burrows
John Numbers Charles Numbers
yohn II. Taylor Jamess d. Wright,
Charles p Bailey, James b. Messick
samuel HutchisOni Jr., W. G. Wallace, N. D.,
JOhn +. Belii James Dunlap
TERRENCE CARVIN.
Kenton, Del, Sept. Il, 1889 3w
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18

ROBERTSON Monday, the 9th inst. Miss Annie
D. Roberts, of Templeville, Nd, of typhoid
pneumonia, in her 20th year
Centreville papers please copy.
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18
Liberal CaShaDdS Special Premiums
Running and TTOtting Races Each Day
SPECIAL ANITSE1TENTS.

On Tuesday and Wednesday-Ba
and Tournament.
OnThursday and Friday-Athletic Sports
under the auspices Of the Warren Athletic
Club Of Wilmington.
For catalogue or other information, apply to
JOHN PARTRIDGE. Sec
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18

When baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, She cried for Cast0ra
when She became Miss, She clung to Castoria.
when she had children, She gave them Castoria.
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18

The 2Fe-->~ ~nnivepsary Of the land
..,sa- ~, e.. wa.sr q aes s.,-aes in America, was
for men enes = Wena amestown, N. Y, Sat
Il Is also an EIeganlses were made by
RAlyernor Jones, Mayor
stOWn, and q. A, Sherlin.
Smyrna times., 1889-09-18
nE ETEgE

Side Bracket and Extension Lamps,
at J. &. Cooper's.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-26
STUDIED THE STARS PROFITABLY.
Practical Lessons in Astronomy on the Pier
at Spirit Lake.

Practical Lessons in Astronomy ON the Pier
at Spirit Lake.
It was at Spirit Lake at the very limit of
the pier, says descriptive writer in the
Omaha Republican. They were all alone.
There was no moon, but the stars were big
and bright and so full of self-conceit that
they looked at themselves in the water and
winked.
Far out boat slid noiselessly along. In a
nearer boat fair tenor voice carelessly half
hummed, half sang common love song.
From the hotel came now and then the
twang of the strings of the orchestra of man
dolins. On such night as this did Dido
stand upon the wild sea bank and wave her
love to come again to Carthage. On such a
night as this did Jessica-but truce to the
bardi
1t was the sort of night on which man
could make love to his own wife-and those
two, Edouard and Alicia, had not yet be-
spoken their tender vows.
"Do you know anything about the
stars?" inquired Edouard, in a voice like
the murmur of the wind in summer trees
"a little" answered Alicia tenderly. 81
know some of the great constellations-the
Great Bear-the'-
eyes," interrupted Edouard, ST know all
about the big bear and can find the North
star, but r1ghtuver here fs group. Do you
know the name of that?" and Edouard
threw his arm across Alicia's shoulder and
pointed to cluster of shining worlds in the
East.
Alicia leaned toward him. ct don't know
what that is" she breathed as one who did
not care.
"And there is another constellation just
over our headsl" Edouard passed his arm
around her neck, and placing his hand
under her chin, so tilted it that it would be
easy for her to see.
And then to Alicia's eyes the heavens be-
came one grand carnival of consultations.
Shooting stars chased each other athwart
the armament, comets played riotous
games among the planets, and finally there
came soft and radiant blur which hid them
all.
Edouard had kissed Alicia.