Smyrna times., 1889-04-03


The Seaford oyster packers will
close business the last of this week.
Mr.. Edward Gainor of Syracuse,
New York, contractor of the Reedy |
Island jetty, will begin next week to
erect his ways or laying mats, which
are the foundation of the stones. First
the foundation is mat which is COW
ored with two feet of stone, then an
other mat which is likewise covered
with stone. These mats are three feet
thick and 80 feet wide, are made of
long branches or twigs intertwined.
A schooner loaded with material for
making these mats is on its way from
Smyrna river. The object of the letty
is to throw the channel farther out so
large steamers will not be obliged to
wait for the tide.
A farmer in Kent county ordered
twenty tons of steamed bone meal, one
half to be paid on receipt of goods, and
the other half on getting a correct an
alysis of the bone, tho percentage of
phOsphates and of ammonia being
guaranteed. Samples were sent to the
state chemist which upon analysis
showed that the bone had been adul-
| terated to the extent of about one
| fourth. The farmer saved six dollars
per ton by having it in his power to
know the value of the goods he bought
| and by having law to protect him.
| The present law is in the interest of
| honest manufacturers and for the pro-
! lection of farmers. To reduce the fees
for analysis would be the first step to-.
wards the law; so that again we say
let well enough aIOne.-DelGUGre
Farm and Home.
VISIONS OF WHITE DovEs.-The
Wilmington (Del.) Republican says
"A lady who buried her 4-months-old
child yesterday, from her residence Oh
Rodney street, tells the following
dreams A short time before the berth
of the child she and some friends were
looking at the sky, when she saw &
white thing in the air fly around like {
charmed bird that could not get away
from its charmer. 1t gradually came
downward until she made it out in the
shape of white dove. II came OIL
down gradually making its graceful
rounds shorter and shorter until it fut
terd to her face and lit upon her shOul
der. She then awOke and found il
was but dream, but in a few day
afterward her child was born. Abou
a week ago she had another dream, bu
this time the snowy white dove took it
departure from her shoulder, and, fut
tering around and around, it ascendet
: higher and higher into the azure blu
2 until it was lost to sight. On Frida
morning last her child died"
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONvENTION.-Th
e order of exercises for the second amt
e al convention of the Delaware Stat
5 Sabbath School Association, which wi
be held in the West Presbyteria
= Church, Wilmington on Thursday an
E Friday, April IL and u has been a
. ranged.
y Between 200 and 800 delegates al
expected to be present, representa-
d Sunday schools from out of the Stat
,. will be provided for. Delegates al
l. expected, on arrival, to report at tt
n West Presbyterian Church.
Brief, but carefully prepared addres
es will be made by Rev. i.
Barrett, pastor of st. Paul's NJ.
- Church, Harry EmmOns, Esq, of WI
- mington George NJ. Jones of Harm
ton Charles B. Lore, Esq, GeOge
Massey, Esq, Rev. Jonathan A. Wi
Of lis Rev J. H. Wiley, Rev. J. SimpsC
IN Trotten, pastor of the reformed Episc
N pal Church of the Covenant Rev. '
ID l.. McEwan, pastor of the Rodn'
Of Street Presbyterian Church Re
William S Robinson Rev. o. G. Blu
~ dington, pastor of the Bethany Bapt
Of Church r. H. Adams of Middleton
+ aud Rev r. B. Cook of the SecOl
"a Baptist Church, Wilmington. The a
~ dresses will be followed by discussi
- hv the delegates in five minute speeC
es. The question box, in which de
VS. gates will deposit questions regardi
th Suday school work, will be opened
lst three of the sessions and the questic
las answered by Rev. William P. Swar
* ot Central Presbyterian Church, r.
ed J. G. D. Hanna of Asbury NJ. E. ChuI
and Rev. John B. Stansbury of Bet
of A. NJ. f. Church.