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Smyrna times., 1889-04-10

Lent, with its great multiplication of
,ervices, is a hard season for the Episco
pal clergy, and many of them either
succumb before it is ended or are COM
PEELED to recuperate from its effects
after Faster. Just now number of
prominent Episcopal clergymen of
New York are temporarily disabled
DR.. Rainsford was striken with what
appeared loss of memory on Ash
Wednesday, and is now with his fami-
ly taking a prolonged vacation in
Southern California. The Rev. DR.. e.
Walpole Warren, of the Holy Trinity.
has been obliged to take temporarily n
vacation on account of throat trouble.
The Rev. DIR. T.. Winchester Donald ia
suffering in the same way, and the
Rev. DIR. MOttet, rector of the Church
OF the Holy Communion, has had to 90
to Europe on account Of bad health.
Some Of the High Church EPISCOPAL
clergymen fast so severely in Lent that
they are little more than physical
wrecks at Easter, and it takes them
several weeks to recover their wonted
strength. This is especially true of DIR.
Houghton, of the Little Church
! Around the Corner" whose devoted
pensioners view the approach of Lent
with alarm on that account. because
they fear that he will overtax a consti.
tuition by no means robust.-N. Y
Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10
Deaths.

Two deaths of young people, both
from pulmonary troubles, was the
event of Saturday, and both were
carried to the same last resting place
yesterday Odd Fellows Gene
terry. The oldest Of these was
Thomas r. Humphreys, son of the
late Alexander Humphreys, in his
Both year, and the last of his
fathers family. He leaves a bereaved
wife and three little children.
The other was Herbert NJ. Spencer
at the residence of his mother, Amanda
Spencer, in his goth year. His father
Samuel E. Spencer, died FIVE years ago
but had attained the middle age of life
A daughter had preceded him, Just as
she had reached young womanhood
Since, his three sons, at intervals of =
year or two, have followed, and now
the mother is left with an only child, {
married daughter. Such bereavement
calls for unusual sympathy, which ha!
been warmly extended in both thes,
| cases.
Mrs. Rebecca A. Mullen, widow o
the late Capt. Mullen, died yesterday
at Smyrna Landing, aged 75 years
Mrs. Hendrickson living there was he
sister, as was also the late Mrs. Scout
Mrs. Mullen spent a considerable par
of her life in Dover, and during he
widowhoOd was a noted boardin.
house keeper. She was a woman o
considerable force of character.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10
Personal

Rev. VIM. S Robinson and family
returned from Baltimore on Thursday
evening and found a warm house and
good supper awaiting them on the par
of the ladies of the Mite Society. Al
the close of the prayer meeting on the
same evening "a considerable number 0!
those in attendance went into the par
sOnage to give them a cordial greeting
Mrs. Robinson has been quite sick
this week and under the doctor'>
care.
The twenty-ffth wedding anniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. +. Spruance
res ding down the Meek" will be OBJ
served on Friday evening next.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Geo. Truax, resd-
ing near ROthwell's Landing, were
given a pleasant surprise party on
Wednesday evening last by THEN
friends in honor Of their tenth wedding
anniversary, participated in by thirty
or more persons. A pleasant evening
was spent, ending with some of Steven.
| sons best ice cream. A number of me
mentOes were left.
Mrs. Edward Thomas is home. after
| spending the winter in Brooklyn.
A. H. Reynolds, foreman of the Mid
dletOwn NeW Era, spent Friday il
| town.
Mrs. S. L. Kahn, of Philadelphia, i,
on visit to relatives here.
Mrs. Clarence Prettyman is on a visi
to relatives in Seaford.
Misses Ethel Cooper and Mabl,
Thompson, of Wilson College, and A
G. Cummins, Jr., of Swathmore, ar,
home for the Easter holidays.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10
Give us a Ballot Reform.

Under the above head the E'rery
EUeaing commences a long editorial
with the following
" One OF the most important meas
ures of reform that has ever been
brought before a Delaware Legisla-
ture--the Australian Ballot bills
lingering in committee while these
April days are passing away. There
has been only one public expression OF
feeling among members with respect
to this measure thus far, and that was
on the vote TO print the bill, when
Messrs w. L. Davis, Hynson, Masten,
Morgan, Short and Wallace, either by
vote or word, said they did not look
for its passage by the House. As least
one other member, Mr.. DOWnham. had
previously indicated his disapproval OF
the bill.
But this has been some time ago.
Since then these members, and Others
who may have been afraid of ballot
reform, have had opportunity to hear
from honest and independent consti-
tuents who have grown very sick al
| heart over the degrading corruption OF
the elective franchise"
After arguing the necessity of a law
| after the order of the Australian Bal
lot Law column and half in length
it concludes with the following par
agraph:
Now is your opportunity, gentle
men Of the General Assembly. The
measure OF ballot reform that you have
before you may not be perfect; but il
comes before you with the endorse
ment of two capable members Of the
bar who, after careful examination
| have declared that they could moi
improve on it. The endorsement o
| ten states is voucher for its practi
| cabilily. There are sincere leaders o
public opinion all over the State VIII,
are saying that ballot reform mus
come if elections are to he saved from
degenerating into public auctions fo
official emolumeuts from WHICH tn,
deserving and qualified but moneyles
aspirant will be shut out and the fel
low with the longest purse viii gral
the prize, to recOup himself lhereafle
at the cost Of the people whom he ha
purchased the pow er TO misgovern."
The Morning NejCs on this suffice
has the following:
The Australian ballot system ma
be a very good thing in those State
where all men who possess the primar,
qualifications of an eiect0r are pen
mitted to complete their qualification
for tina, Office, but here in Delaware
where citizens are assessed or not a.
Sessed according to their politicu
preferences, and where under ideutica
conditions Democrat is " carried
and a Republican is " dropped, " it al
pears to Us that the fundamental re
form Of equal laws and honest admins
tration is first needed Just how ba
this Democratic system is may be To-
terrrd, by those WHO are not famiiia
with the details, 'Iom the fact that th
Republican members Of the Lev
Court of Sussex county Will not cor
sent to follow in The footsteps Of thei
Democratic predecessors and diSGIm
chise their Democratic opponents
They have given their Democrat
opponents every opportunity to qualii
themselves as electors, as they shoul
do as honest men, and all this ha
taken place in the county Of Sussel
, which our Democratic cotemporar
has been covering with ISLANDERS eve
since the last election daV."
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10
NEW TAX MEAsnRrs

The bill introduced by Mr.. Clark to
provide uniform poll taxes is sweepipn
n its provisions, and possibility of
It's passage would lift it into impor-
ance. It simply provides for the re-
peal Of all existing poll tax laws. and
he assessment of every voter in the
um OF 30 cents as a requisite for cast
ing his ballot. Senator Donahoe came
allantly to the front as the cbamDion
twoman suffrage. His bill allowing
aXed women to vote at school elec-
IONS passed the Senate unanimously.
The law goes into effect immediately.
nd IN the intention of its author will
give the women a chance to vote at
,hese important elections which the
men neglect.
Representative Gray has introduced
a bill which will makes the damaged
oy lire" bankrupt sale" and such like
7windlers who periodically come down
10 victimize the gullible among the
people of Wilmington liable 10 a fine
OF 500 for each offence.
Senator DOnahoe has introduced
oils to repeal the State taxes on man.
uiacturers and merchants.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10

prior to the afternoon session in the Repre-
sentative Chamber, and among others at
tracted by the little innocent was a
portly bachelor representative, who asked
the mother to let him hold IT, With the
natural tripdation of mother in such
cases, she placed the babe carefully in his
arms and he commenced cooling and talk
ing TO it in the most interested manner
Almost instantly the line was formed, and
one by one the other Representatives passed
by shaking the little youngsters hand and
bidding it goodbye before it should be
talked to death" by its new acquaintance
The bachelor in question blushed clear be-
hind his ears, but he was in for it, and had
to bear the ordeal the best he could until
the procession had passed.
Laughable instances could be told by
the dozen of the tricks they play on each
other: howa New Castle member couldn't
get into his desk, and how the others
crowded around him with sympathy and
suggestions, to find after he had decided to
summon all the locksmiths in town that an
absent members desk had been substituted
for his how Kent member was arrested
by the Seargent-at-Arms,s summoned before
the Speaker, and on motion fined 500 for
absenting himself several times before the
close of the morning session without asking
leave of absence, which vote was after
wards expunged on the condition of its not
being repeated; how despite the attrac-
tions of the Capital the Sussex members
want to gethome to look after their craps, "
take off their shoes and stockings aad wade
around in the warm sand &c, &c.
But the above is enough to give some
idea of the compensations which winter S
experiences and remembrances in the Leg
islature afford for the long separation from
home and friends.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10
Resolutions.

At meeting of the Citizens Hose
Company held on Monday evening a
committee was appointed to draft res
olutions in reference to the death ofOne
of their number as follows:
tIWHEREAs, The inscrutable hand of an
over-ruling Providence hath removed from
this life on April 9Th, comrade Thomas e.
Humphreys, an active member of this
Company and one whose response to the
call of duty was instant and unwavering,
therefore, in full council assembled, as 8
mark of respect, be it
ORDERED, That the uniform of our late
cOmrade be draped for thirty days; anC
be it
ResoiUed The coincidence of this Compa
ny with the individual sympathy of it
members is hereby extended to the be
reaved family; and be it further
ResolUed, That a copy of these resolu
tions be transmitted to the wife of the de
ceased, that they be spread upon the min
utes of this Company, and published in tn
local papers.
j. V. WELDON,
II. d. BOYER, Committee.
THOs. JEFFERSON,
AprH 9th, 1889.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10

THE members Of the Legislature, though
in certain sense exiles from home and
loaded with the responsibilities Of grave
affairs of state, have out OF the hours Of leg
islative duties many diversions and pranks
played on each other that keeps them on
the qui Dire of expectancy and thus drives
away homesickness. Sbarpened by the
fun-provoking tendency. some Of ,he Sc
date rustic members have become as play
ful as kittens. The first tendency IN this
direction was the development in the carly
part Of the session Of an 'anti-white cap"
association that branchcd off into numer-
ous joking arrangements and incidents,
that frequently had point to them. Then
came the lobbying and boreing season,
when they would be cornered by this gem
try until their patience would be exhausted
and the joking commiseration Of the others
excited. But ready in wit as they are and
level headed in business, they werenot long
in devising q remedy to cureor mitigate the
condition, viz. an anti-lobby association.
The INDUS operandi is this: Whenever a
fellow member IS observed cornered and
pressed by a lobbyist and saying by his
looks, %, if j could only get out Of this,''
they form themselves into line and each on
the presumption he is going to be talked tc
death, bid their fellow member an afec,
tionate goodbye. It generally brings
speedy relief with manifestation Of dis.
comature en- the part Of the lobbyist and
not infrequently anger. The other day Z
man from the city, named Roberts took 4
in such a ihigh dudgeon that he wanted
20 lick the member who had put the job III
on him, and in a general way invited th.
perpetrator out on the Green for this pur
pose. There Is an editor and q lawyer ii
Dover, however, SO pacydermatous tha
Nhen the procession Of handshakers passe
in front Of them they let on not to be in tn.
least disturbed and Join the laugh, but j
frees their victim.
0ne Of the most fun-provoking incident
ofthis Kind occurred last week. The wit
Of one Of the Sussex representative
came mp to see him, bringing their child,
ginsome babe, several months old. il wa
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10

The Senate has at last spoken on the
Convention Senator Donahoe presented
yesterday the adverse report Of the major
ity of the Senate committee upon the
House Convention bill, which report was
adopted without debate and without dis
senting vote. The report is a longon and
while claiming to be in favor of Con-
vention, has the stamp of disingenuousness
all the way through. The ground taken is
that to proceed on the vote Of 1887 would be
unconstitutional, as is also the time fixed
for holding the election. While denounc-
ing the House bill as revolutionary and not
offering bil] themselves until too late in
the session to be acted on, they say
.In addition to its being unconstitutional
in design and unnecessary in fact, its pas
sage will prove unwise in policy and un-
fortunate in results 1t will unite opposi-
ton To a convention where none now exists.
il will revive fears of ultra-radical changes
which are now allayed. 1t will taint with
illegaity the total convention and brand
with iilegitimacv its offspring, and there
by i'm al probability, rs in 1858, prevent its
adoption by a law respecting people"
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10
Fountain

The yard that has been made on the
east side Of the Fruit Growers Bank bv
the removal Of the shop that stood
there, is to be ,still further beautified
Dy the placing IN it Of large and
handsome fountain. Il Is not vet
tully completed, but the indications
are that il will be very handsome
ornament to the grass plot that ia the
course Of time 1t will RdOrn. There
are two other fountains on the same
street-at the residence Of Col. Ray
mond at the upper end and Mr.
Bailey at the lower end-and this
being IN the business part Of the town
Will be enjoyed by q larger number q
persons as Q pleasing summer aspect
The bank deserves a vote Of thanks iqi
thus placing on orr public thoroughiars
this delightful relief 60 brick and
mOrtar an around, that will be more
enjoyed by the public t1an themselves
walter 9. Jones, the plumber who !.
nnttinr ii in place, will have it done
In q few days.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10
PEACH YELLows BILL.

The House Thursday passed Repre-
sentative Sackett's bill to prevent the
-pread Of peach yelIows. So serious
has the ravages Of this disease become
this State that the orchards of New
Castle and the upper part Of Kent
counties are almost destroyed. Sussex
aud lower Kent are not infected t.
any extent. The design Of this bill is
10 protect that portion Of the State
rom Whitleysburg, Md. 20 Frederica.
and thence to the mouth of Murierkill
river ON the Delaware bav shore. All
rees infected are to be DESTROYED as
common nuisances, with no compensa.
con TO the owner. As soon ~ infor.
nation is lodged with the Governor
that the disease exists in any orchard.
re- is 10 appoint zen freeh0ld.rs. who
shall within five days proceed to cx-
umjne the trees supposed ia De iufrc-
Ell. and If the disease is found to exist
a Distinguishing mark i-to lie placed on
he diseased tree or trees The oNuer
then to be notified to remove the
.ree within twenty days. Should -,
aeslect TO remove the trees the com
ulsslOuers are to do it.
The senate the same day passed the
House bill providing that all tramp.
iud vagrauts shall be employed upon
The county roads.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10
THE Dlla,oareaa in discussing the hill to

The Delagarean in discussing the bill to
equalize taxes says:
There is q disposition in some quarters
TO try TO throw ridicule upon Mr.. W. f.
Davis bill to equalize taxation in this
State. In our humble opinion it is the
most important bill that has been intro
duced in the General Assembly this session,
and II should receive the careful consider
alton Of every member of the Legislature.
The people Of Delaware are living under
the same tax laws-as far as taxation ap-
plies TO the cOunties-that our fOrefathers
lived under nearly one hundred years ago.
These laws were enacted when but little.
except the land. was owned in the State to
be taxed, and consequently nothing else of
any consequence was named in the tax
laws. Since that time our interests have
become diversified, and the real estate is
not much more than One-half of the Prop
erty belonging TO the State The truth is
we have advanced so far that half Of the
wealth Of the State is not taxed or in other
words one-half of the property Of the
people is paying for the protection Of the
other half"
Without taking up the provisions Of the
bill above referred to, the position that ouI
eotemporary takes on the changed relation
OF the people to questions of material and
moral interests must go unchallenged
This fact is so apparent that we wonder on
so many things we are hampered by cor
roding Conservatism. There are many
other things that the Deialcqreqn could
treat from the same standpoint as a pub
licist to advantage in keeping abreast o
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10

THE members Of the Senate of our State
think they know better what the citizens Of
Cheswold want than they do themselves.
At least the citizens ask for one thing and
the Senate gives them just the opposite.
The difficulty is over their act Of incorpo-
ration. In it as presented, and as it passed
the House, was a proviso prohibiting the
sale within its limits ofliquor as a beverage;
the town having always been free from its
blighting effects they wanted to keep it
free. In this there is great unanimity on
the part Of the residents Of the place. The
Senate took exception to this single item Of
the bill and ruled it out, virtually saying
that whenever any one had the hardihood
TO force himself on them with his blightng
trade whether or no, they were bound to
have him. This is a bit ofimpertinence on
the part Of the wiseacres Of the Senate in
interfering with matters entirely local to
themselves, that they should resist, if de-
cidedly wishing this provision; and if they
act in the proper spirit Of independence,
they will demand it Of the law makers who
were elected to serve and legislate in the
interests Of the people
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10
Legislative Proceedings.

THE LICENSE AID LOCAL OPTIoH BILL.
The House of Representatives spent
the entire day Thursday IN consider
ing amendments to the new high
license and local option measure pro-
posed by the republican members Of
the House. The bill was completed
and will be placed on final passage to-
day. The bill as completed will re
ceive the votes Of the republican mem
bers of the House and will pass that
body. 1t provides that persons, to sell
iquor, must be naturaliZed citizens.
Before obtaining their license they
must give bonds in the sum of $500
hat they will not violate any liquor
law of the State. Each applicant
must have his application for license
signed by twenty-four persons, one
half Of whom must at least be freehold
-rs. The fee for licenses is fixed at
| $500 in towns of over ten thousand in
uabitants, $500 in towns between ten
| thousand and three thousand inhab-
| tants, and 5000 for towns under three
thousand No license is to be granted
to any female, nor shall any female be
allowed to sell or serve Intoxicating
liquors or be permitted to frequent
places where liquor is sold For vio-
lation of any of the license features o.
the bill the person so offending shal
upon the first conviction pay a fine o
5000, second conviction $l0O and the
third 81, 600 and suffer Imprisonment
lOr six months.
The act provides for local optior
under these provisions: Whenever az
application is made 10y petition
signed by One-tenth of the whole mum
Der of legal voters Of any county in tli
state the resident judge of such county
shall cause public notice of such ap
rlication to be given by publication il
at least two newspapers in each couh
y for two weeks lie shall then con
-ider such application, and in fort,
days thereafter shall order an election
to be held.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10
CHEswoLD's CHARTER.

The Cheswold charter got shorn OF
Its prohibition clause in the Senate.
As passed by the House this charter
provided that Intoxicating liquors
should never be sold or given away,
Except for medicinal and sacramental
purposes, within the corporate limits
of the new town. There being no re
monstrance from any of the residents.
Mr.. DOnahoe reported the hill favor
ably as it stood. On its third reading,
however, another member of the Sen
ate jumped on the clause ana had the
bill recommilted. When it again came
out of committee, shortly afterwards,
the prohibitOry clause had been ex-
plunged, and in this shape it passed
the Senate. The bill will now come
back to the House for concurrence in
the Senate amendment, when Mr..
Clark proposes to have il laid on the
table until his constituents have sig
nifed what they wish him to do.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10
Building and Loan Association

The stated annual meeting Of the
Smyrna Building and Loan Associa-
tion was held last evening, and the old
officers were all reelected except the
Auditors as follows: President. John
II. Hohecker; President, VIM. F..
Hall Secretary, J. b. Cooper; Treas
urer, Jas. r. Hofieeker; Directors, +.
II. Beck, +. J. Colt, T.. M. Fowler;
Auditors, w. T. Weldon, w. f. Dunn
w. o. HOffecker. Besides the above
there are four Directors who hold over.
Changes were made in the bylaws.
authorizing the return Of loans on one
months written notice, and author
izing the payment Of interest on with
drawn stock.
A new series Of stock-the lOth-will
be issued at once, aud subscriptions
will be received by i. ii. Beck, b. V.
Weldon, w, +. Hall, J.. I. Handy, or
the Secretary, J. B. Cooper.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10

THE plan broached shortly after the or
ganization Of the Legislature to have
Commission of three men instead of the
present expensive Levy Court in New Cas-
tie county was put in a practical shape for
consideration by the introduction Of the
bill to this effect in the Legislature last
week. The bin of Mr.. Whiteman, the
Democratic member from Mill Creek pro-
vdes for three men elected every four
years, on the principle of minority repre-
seutation-no voter to vote for more than
two. Of the commissioners. The general
provisions Of the bill are good, but will it
pass the Senate mausoleum?
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10

REPRESENTATIVE CLARK introduced
in the Legislature on Friday a bill to pro-
vide uniform poll taxes in Delaware as a
requisite for casting the ballot. This is to
bring Delaware in harmony with other
States. The sum name ed in the bill is so
cents. against the %l.35 as is now demanded.
The sum stated in the bill-5O cents-is the
poll tax rate in Pennsylvania; in other
States it is still lower. In Maryland no
poll tax at all is demanded.
Smyrna times., 1889-04-10

Inc storm which ragged in Baltimoro
win severity on Saturday and win
comparative gentleness on Snnda..
swept over the lower Chesapealle mo-,
ulsas'rousiy to shipping. Over a do2.
n so seamen lost their lives aud thirtv
~ lof'y vessels. some small ana Others
large, wrecked. The same gale that
swept so many men to their death blaw
uown almost all the telegraph poIes 'om ~
eastern Virginia, aud goinmunicat;on -
WIN WIZ Norfolk and adjoining points was v,os
practically cut off, P0'"'a was