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Smyrna times., 1889-03-13

MIR. CLEVELAND, with his young
and attractive wife, has not retired
into the shades of private life so thor
oughly as was apparent to some per-
sons. His political prospects are the
subject of much discussion in New
York, as was shown by the New York
Herald few days age in several col
umns ofiuterviews with prominent cit
liens on the subject, with the result of
showing that there is a widespread in
terest in Mr.. Cleveland's future. He
is not regarded as a back Number" bv
any means, and many look upon him
as still the leader of the Democratic
party, and its most likely candidate in
1892. 1t is certain that if Mr.. Cleve-
land had any desire to increase his
popularity he could not have adopted
any better way of doing it than by his
conduct since he left Office. His courtlv
courtesy to his successor before and at
the Inauguration has been followed bv
his simple and democratic way of TAX
ing up the habits and duties of common
citizenship. There is no doubt that he
Is going TO be very popular there.
Smyrna times., 1889-03-13
Personal.

VIM. II. Dashiell, ESQ. who was
principal of the seminary here twelve
TO fifteen years ago and at present
practicing law in Princess Anne. Md.
and superintendent of the public
schools Of Worcester county, was on a
visit to his cousin, l.. Irving Handy on
FRIDAY, and made the TIMES Office a
friendly call.
James Stubbs and wife of Baltimore,
were on a visit to his father last week,
Rev. James Stubbs, residing between
this town and Duck Creek.
Chas. E. Treidler, now of Dover. for
merly of Milford, was the guest OF
Rev. VIM. S. Robinson on SUNDAY. and
sang scientifically tenor solos at both
the morning and evening services.
Miss Lizzie Mcdowell went to Will
mington on Saturday to attend the
funeral on Monday of her friend. Mrs.
Henry g. Jones, with whom she has
spent her vacations for several wears.
Miss Il. J. Russell, of Philadelphia,
is visiting Miss Minnie Clement.
Miss Nettie Tschudy will leave to-
morrow for Luthersville Seminary
near Baltimore.
MISS Annie Klenle, Wilmington, is
visiting her sister Mrs. VIM. NJ. Lewis
Mrs. Harvey Foster, of Philadelphia
her sister, Mrs. Geo. NJ. Stevenson and
Miss Annie Postles of Milford, her
brother, +. E. POstIes
Geo. b. HynsOn, reading clerk of the
House of Representatives, spent Sun
day in Smyrna.
Miss Linda Jacobs of Sassrfras, Md,
is visiting Mrs. David Stewart.
Miss Clara LOper, of Wilmington, is
the guest of Mrs. Jas. G. Robinson.
Miss Annie Hopkins, of Pennington,
IS visiting Miss Mary Spruance.
Smyrna times., 1889-03-13
Clayton.

The fire at Clayton last week
has had the effect to stir them up in
the direction of protection. The rail
road authorities have made hose at
tachments to the tank house so as to
convey water to the Superintendent's
office and other property belonging to
he road, in time Ofdanger.
The town commissioners have decid-
ed to purchase ladders, buckets. &c.
and organize a hook-and-ladder com
pany for the protection of property
against fire.
a movement has been started to
have the Legislature divide Kenton
hundred into two election districts
having one polling place at CLAYTON. on
west side of railroad, and the other at
henton. A remOnstrance has been
-tarted in opposition to the division
The whole poll of the hundred is only
from 800 to 600, and a good many
think it a political dodge.
Rev. EnOch Stubbs of PHILADELPHIA.
former pastor of Smyrna, will have
charge Ofthe pulpit at the M. Z. church
all day next Sunday, and the day will
doubtless be an interesting one.
Thieves attempted to break into
John MOore's chicken house living
near this place recently, but were
frightened of by the barking of a dog.
which was confined in the kitchen.
Upon leaving they shot two loads Of
buck shot through the door, entirely
demolishing a panel and slightly
wounding the dog.
The members of the NJ. P. church
held an entertainment in their church
last evening of vocal and instrumental
music.
At festival given by the colored
folks near Green Spring, on Thursday
evening, a row ensued between two
females. The father of one, resident
OF Smyrna, stepped in to chastise his
daughter, when she turned on him.
and would have 'done him up" had
the bystanders not interfered.
Smyrna times., 1889-03-13
News Items

i, Lower California is half crazed over
Che new gold discoveries. II is vim.
lent type cf yellow fever.
Several deaths from pneumonia cor
Iracted at the Inauguration are renort-
ed in Philadelphia. t''' '
A: }; Drexel is engaged in founding
an industrial college for women t99
which he has devoted 81 500 OOO -
Fifty mills are shut down and siv
thousand Weavers are on strike at Fai1
hlVer, Mass, for an advance of WAGES
Front Royal district. Warren conptv
va, Monday voted in favor of local
op'lon by majority one-third larger
Vhan at the former election.
Captain John Ericsson. the nmors
9Widlsh engineer who designed The
iron-clad, Monitor, died in New York
FRIDAY. He had been i'll for oplv one
week lie was born in 1903.
There never was an inaugural doe.
ument that received such unstintad
praise as has President Harrison, :
from all the leading papers of tbe
country without regard to politics.
Antoine Belanger, living near
Doland, Dakota, was chained and
hanged up by White Caps until he con.
iessed that he burned his barn wben
house. ''0N his
ex-senator Palmer of Michigan. has
0een appointed minister to Spain Jobn
r. Swift, of California. minister -
Japan, and John ID. Washburn of
massachusetts, minister resident and
consul-general for Switzerland.
Postmaster General Wapamaker
opened the Sunday school exercises ot
bethany, taught his Bible class and at.
Tended all the services at the church
lie intends TO let his Office Interfere nc
work. MS 0Au'cii
A separator burst at Hickory Hin
~, creamery on Thursday morning
Whicn Killed two men, Mr.. Smith. the
proprietor, and a farmer who had
brought load of milk to the factory -
Midland Journal.
Inc February fire loss, SI2. 500. 600
was one of the largest on record
out low loss in January keeps the
average for the two months below re-
cent years.
The Signal Office weather crop bulle- |
TIN says the crops have been exDosed |
IN New Jersey and Pennsylvania. bnt |
reports indicate that wheat in these |
states mas not been materially injured. |
The wrist Of the 8 year-old danobter
~ ~ ,;..i Jane EVans' OF Wheeling, W. Va. is
sntiveleu, owing to the tenacious
90 9r'', vi lne insane mother, who has
not let go her hand for many wears.
Smyrna times., 1889-03-13

CALIFORNIA presents a new gold
sensation. The rush to the new gold
fields in Lower California, discovered a
week or two ago, still continues. Tel.
grams have been received in Los An
geles requesting that hotel walters he
sent at once to San Diego, as none
could be bad there at any price. all
having Joined the prospectors. The
guests were left to get their own meals
out Of the kitchen for an entire dav
The Santa Clara district, where the
crowds are rushing, is about $50 miles
south of San Diego and 40 miles west
Of Ensenada. All along the line thou.
sands are EN- route to the scene of the
excitement. An average of 600 men a
day have left Los Angeles for the
mines, and now each day growing
much larger. Walters at the hotels
and restaurants have largely left and
two-thirds of the force on the Cuva-
maca railroad are gone. The tele-
graphers have also Joined the pros
peetors. Fifteen good rich ledges have
already been discovered at Ensenada
and promise a permanent camp.
Smyrna times., 1889-03-13
For the Smw7sa Times.
Religious Work Among Dickinson
College Students

More than century and a-haIfacO,
body of students and tutors at Ok
ford met together to pray for deeper
conservation for Christ. From these
meetings these young men went out
to visit the prisoners in the castle and
to bear consolation TO the sick and the
poor. This was the beginning of what
IS now the great and growing Metho-
dist church, which like its founder
stOops to win the dOwntrodden. the de-
graded, the Outcast and unknown tn
the Saviour. The cry of not ONLY the
wording, but many Of the so called
christians OF the day in regard to this
church, Is the same that it was of the
Master when He was on earth. "This
man receiveth sinners and eateth with
them ;" but if there is one attribute
more truly enObling than any other in
this church it is that like the Saviour
it throws its mantle of love over and
around the melancholy, the marred
and miserable on earth.
one month ago a handful of stu
dents met in Dickinson College to
plead, as those of Oxford had pled
for higher type of religion for them
selves and when this prayer was an
swered the desire that divinity itself
Implants came upon them-that of
winning others to higher purer life.
Their work first extended to their fell
low students, then out into the town.
They went from street to street from
alley to alley, from house to house.
NO place was too low, 10 person too
degraded to receive the glad tidinps
they had to bear, and God has blessed
both them and their work. Hundreds
have crowded night after night into
the Methodist church to hear the mes.
sage Of Salvation as it is unfoIded in
Ood's own word. And still the work
goes on and will go ON, its extent un-
known until that day when the books
shall be opened and the thoughts of
every heart shall be revealed. d.
Smyrna times., 1889-03-13
Hundred School System.
THE CENTRAL IDEA or DOwNHAM's
NEW BILL.


In his report to the General Assem-
bly, on the condition of the pnblic
schools OF the State. and matters an
| pertaining thereto. DR. A. n. Rauh. the
double president of Delaware COLLEGE
and of the State Board of Educntion
says among other things:
Our State system of schools would
he greatly benefited by making each
hundred a school district with fror,
three to live school trustees or commits.
sloners. 1t would greatly in.
crease ne efficiency of the schools y
At present one school in n bnr
dred may give 40 weeks instrurtion
curing the year, while its neiphbor IN
the same hundred. from n mistal-a.'
notion Of economy, NAV Offer 10 H.
children only 30 weeks. The bnn5.IaI I
system would correct all such irrna,. uu
larities.n O" i'reSu-
And superintendent L. Irving Han.
uY' VINO sends in the champion renort
among county superintendents. ana
serves notice that, without anv disro
speet TO Actuary Conrad, if be sbonil
ne continued in Office he means to rn,,
ene coiored schools of Kent personaIIi,
NIL ,,,;th '''''Niuuaily next year, chimes in
y is with some diHidence that
venture TO recommend n cbanro -
may involve the rewriting Of nh oa. "a.
school laws, but am ccpvinced 4,et
Ghe S luture advancement Of our scbools ~9.
uepends on the union of our little d;n
llicts aud the formation Of bnn5ra1
scneoi committees which shall manoSo -
eqnlp and control all our free scboeeiI,
IA IA their respective hundreds 9y'e ms
sna,'l s,uns'Iea system with us would cora.
sb;n Sne s,.l, - Wnat Is known as the town.
sl sup system IN other States. Itavoids
on on the one hand, the evils Of nc 'o'us S,n
.rlct system, where the unit Of man a,s-
agement IS too small, and on tbe -
,,s nana. the evils Of the county svstan, 's,o'
Mhere the unit of management y 't,u, ~,
ia iiarge. The wisest directors are + tnrn ,go
ing 70 't as the best solution Of tba Il Az ]
Smyrna times., 1889-03-13
E"f He smyrna Times.
Clayton Churches. S5o.

Inc final preparations for the ex-
pected turn out ut ST. Paul Nethodisr
Episcopal Church, at CLAYTON. ON nexi
sunday, March 18th, are being made
IN the morning at 1880 o'clock the
heF. Enoch Stubbs, of PHILADELPHIA.
VII preach and Presiding Elder. John
France will assist in the service.
Al : O'Clock the session of the Sun.
iay-school will convene. the exercises
consisting Of dual character. the cele-
oratlon of their FIRST Missionary Ami.
Versary and the receipt of money hv
'lasses to aid in the clearing Off tbs
church debt. -- ''''
). Ed. Hoilecker will render some
music and the Rev EnOch Stubbs will
make few remarks.
AT p. NJ, the Rev. Enocb Stubbs
VIII preach, and it is expected that tbi-
service will be of a thanseiyip,, natnre
a9 IN all probability the amount of
money needed will have been secured
IN the two first services, it being very
small. Wy
The shed for the accommodation of
teams is nearly completed, but the
finishing touches will be put on TO-DAY
AS the Rev. Mr.. Stubbs is so favora
oly known in this community. the at.
tendance will no doubt be large at all
the sessions. "
The NJ. p. Church gave a very inter
esting entertainment last evening. con
Sisting of vocal ana instrumentoI
music. The Smyrna Orchestra was
present and rendered a number or
choice selections in their usual ponJ
style. Tonight the entertainment
will be repeated with change of pro.
gramme, and it will pay persons to at.
tend 1t. An admission Of 60 cents for
adults and 10 cents for children is
charged.
Money sold at an average of % cents
per share at the meeting of the CLAYTON
Savings and Loan Association yester-
day.
Quite number of houses will he
Quit this Spring as the supply is moi
equal to the demand. There is good
money for some enterprising man if he
VIII build rentable houses here.
Smyrna times., 1889-03-13

The EUening Journal in discussing
the assessment laws and Mr.. Bayard's
relation thereto, denominates suffrage
"a trust" This definition may be
right, but it strikes us that Thomas
Jefferson something over a hundred
years ago in his protest against tramp
ling on the rights of American citizens
called it an "inalienable right"
Smyrna times., 1889-03-13
Earthquake.

This community as we'll as towns TO
the north of us as far as Gettysburg in
Pennsylvania and Trenton in New Ter.
sey, ielt the tremOr of an earthquake
on Friday evening a quarter before
seven o'clock. 1t was not of sufficient
force to create alarm, and while a num-
Der the next day remembered to have
heard or felt something unusual. if il
had not been felt more severely in
other places and noted in the Daners
might not have been thought of again.
III was only for a second here. but
some persons in the northern part of
the State say there were three distinct
shocks. The wave seemed to pass
from the West to the East. Manv Der
IONS indoors considered the shock the
vibration caused by a passing wagon.
Whlie others thought of DupOnt's DOW
der works. At ElktOn, the buildings
ratified aud dishes and the like were
shaken from shelves. The same feel.
ing was felt in Baltimore.
Dispatches from cities in Pennsvlva-
MIA from Gettysburg to Reading. give
the following details of the seismic
manifestations: A special dispatch
from York says the heaviest shock of
earthquake ever experienced was felt
at GAO o'clock Friday evening. The
whole city and its suburbs were Shaken.
A special rom Gettysburg saws the
shock lasted fully 10 seconds. A
sound resembling thunder accompa-
MED the shock.
1t lasted for 80 seconds at Lancaster
and shook the furniture in houses and
ratified the windows and dishes. Peo
pie ran in terror from their houses. as
1t was thought terrible explosion had
taken place.
Persons residing at Reading experi.
enced a strange rocking and TREMBLING
of the earth.
A number of buildings were shaken
and the occupants frightened at Car
llsle, Lebanon and Hanover. but mo
damage was reported.
There was a perceptible tremor of
the earth at Harrisburg, which was fell
and noticed by number of people.
Smyrna times., 1889-03-13

The Democratic Legislature of New
Jersey repealed on Friday the Local
Option law, by strict party vote
passed at the previoys session Of the
Legislature. The Temperance Gasete
the leading Prohibition organ of New
Jersey, says:
The battle for prohibition absolute
ana complete will 90 on regardless of
an imperfect and timid or hostile Iepis.
lation that shows its unwholesome
dread of the saloon interest.
In New Jersey, if the Democracy
as 1t seems inclined to do, voluntariiv
attaches itself to the defense and
maintenance of the saloon interest the
people will take the matter ir their
own hands and vote them out of mower
in spite Of all the protection and GER
Fymandering legislation the cupnin9 of
The politicians may devise. Every
year the advocates of absolute Drobi.
Oilion grow stronger, numerically as
well as in organized resistance To tho
aggressive tactics of the saloons.
In Pennsylvania, in my opinion. if
tnere IS a fair and full vote without
hindrance from the politicians. the
PFohlDltlon amendment will carry the
state by 10000 majority. We do NOT
dou0t the ultimate triumph of our
cause and that when the victory of
pfohioItIon comes it will come to STAY. y
Smyrna times., 1889-03-13

ticulties in school management. Il has
been fully endorsed by the State SUI
perintendents of Massachusetts,, Mich
igan, Illinois, Iowa. Indiana, Ohio.
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.
This IS the central idea of the pro-
spective bill ''in relation to free
schools of which Mr.. Downham gave
notice Friday. Somebody has been at
work SIX weeks on the measure, and il
VIII probably be ready for introduction
TINS week. 1t is, says the EperU
Eceniag, biggish subject, but this
Legislature has a dozen big subjects
ahead of it vet. J0O''
Smyrna times., 1889-03-13

AHE LEGISLATURE, notwithstan ding
1t mas had a good many calls Oft, is said
to be industrious while in session. and
well up with the business that has been
presented. But with these lenpthen-
ing days and brighter sunshine some Of
she farmers composing the BODY are
getting restive. Accordingly Repre-
sentative Clark introduced into the
House last week joint resolution TO
receive no new business after March
10Th. The resolution was taken into
the Senate, but it is not Iikelv 20 he
eoncuTed in by that body. Two wears
ago the limit for new business was
fixed at April II, after several inegec.
Iuai attempts to make it earlier. There
is no possible chance of adjournment
says Dover writer, until the middle
OF April an. j. win be useless thing
30 undertake 10 fix the limit Of business
nearly one month ahead Of the time If
adjournment. There was a feeling
among some of the members that thew
should receive business up to the verv
day Of adjournment.
Among the subjects of general inter.
est that remain to be passed upoo-
and the consideration Of which will
call for the expenditure Of much time
thought and discussion-are Copsti.
tutIonal Convention, High License and
Local Option, the Australian Ballot
bills, Mr.. Hynson's Delinquent Taxa
bies bill, the anti-Chicago-beef bill the
Richardson and Downham Valued
Folicy Insurance bills, the Downban
hundred School System bill the
Whiteman School superintendent,
Term Extension bill, the Tenth street
Widening bill, the talked of but not
yet introduced County Commissioners
Dbl, tie Baltimore & Philadelphia Rail-
road Taxable bill, the Peach Yellows
olli' the Steam Boiler Inspection bill
one State Insane Asylum bill, the New
State House bill, &c.
lsince the above was put in tvpe the
Senate has concurred in the resolution
to receive no new business after thu
25th inst, and voted yesterday 70 ad-
journ April 9th.
Smyrna times., 1889-03-13
To New York via B. &ORp

~. "A complete service of fast Express
vans: / rams Is now in fun operation between
" " 'immington and New York via r SO
Men ~; IL Al the trains are equipned
Tth |lth PulIman's Parlor and Sleenin%
oll JaIs ana all run through witbon,
~ CGhange' New York trains leave p g
~, ~ Depot, Delaware Avenue as folloyrs y
~ 20 A. NJ, 1908 p. NJ, 2.O3 p. NJ Kos
+: NJ, 6.4l P, NJ, 1852 p. NJ. and SIS
ihlgnt. in5Il All run daily excepting the one one
Smyrna times., 1889-03-13
Proceedings of the Legislature.

senator Donahoe gave notice Mon
| uay afternoon of bill, to prohibit the
employment IN mills and factories of
children under Is years of age. The
! wilmington senator says that he is
/ gong TO make this measure his sDeciaI
care. Others have their hobbies-tem-
! perance, muskTats, boiler insnectiop
and what nOt-but Mr.. Donahoe,s
hobby will be the keeping children
who ought to be at school awav from
factory drudgery.
Mr.. Clark's Farmers Tnstituto hin
men Mentioned last week, appropriates
@zOO IOr an institute in each county.
ana empowers the clerk Of the peace
TO advertise and take charge Of tbe
prelimlnaries tor starting said insti.
thtes the advertising bills TO be noid
by the levy court
MT. bIggs gave notice of bill which
proposes TO place the homnopatbs on
equality with the allopaths bv ev-
tending the provisions of the mcdicina
ana surgery act in the same measure
TO the homeopathic Medical Asso.
citation.
Nr' Hynson gave notice ola bill TO
reduce the cost of fertilizer analyses
SIS. ''' - VI" ''O 10
Inc Senate yesterday morning con
CURED in Mr.. Clark's resolution to
limit the reception to new business ~
March %, and then he went one sten
lurther by adding "and that we al
Jourh sine die on April >. 1t is hardly
necessary TO state that both the resoln-
,i"n and the amendment are likely fo
he rescnded few times before the sine
"le or limit business is definitely settled
Mir. Lingo's proposed amendment to
me game laws reduces the license fee
OF game dealers from $500 to $50 the
existing rate being so high as to be
prohibtory. - " W
Inc Republican members held a
caucus Monday night, it is said on
.Hi' II Hynson's Delinquent Tax bill. and
IL Is also rumored that some needed
amendments have been decided on.
Senator Donohoe has received his
boundary line bill. 1t opens With a
.''mhle setting forth that the de-
structlon, remyva. or mutilation of tbo
monuments have made the boundarv
Hhe between Delaware aud PennsvI.
wanna uncertain. Therefore three com.
niS7sIoners, names to be supplied. are
10 he appointed to act in coniunction
With similar commission from Penn
SSlVanIaa, to examine, survey and re-
establish said boundary line and mari
us location hy enduring monuments
AS much of the sum of $4,000 as NAV
ne D. required is to be appropriated for
Ihe necessary expenses Incident to tie
work of the commission.
first page. '''e'' see
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THE SMYRNA TIMES.
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, March 10, 1889.

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" z must go slow" said President
aarfison, speaking Of filing the Offices
"nen ne had gathered his Cabinet
around the long table for the first tims
after the inauguration. Blaine and
Window. who were the only men pres
ent who had ever sat at a Cabinet table
before, told the others the traditional
customs The chief topic Ofdiscussion.
however was the clamorous demands
OF the hungry and thirsty ollice-seek-
Smyrna times., 1889-03-13

MR. WILLTAMsoN's MILLIoNs.-It il
stated that the money given away ~
sne iate Isaiah ". Williamson. Of Pbile.
eeeipnia, for benevolent purposes will
.S 10y. Up hve millions of dollars and
i.l Slae Dstween seven and and eiyht rnii-
IONS remain to be divided among his
peits. " the money he has oivsn ~, ~
enalitapie objects three and a-balf ,,.ii ~
nons 10 were placed By him dnrinr ~ ~
IRE, including the sum ~ ds"s ~, n'S
a'haii millions to found the mssba.,:.., 80 ~.
training school which Is ~ blar e'',.'iSaA ~
name. NeaE MS
Smyrna times., 1889-03-13
DEATHS.

bRADLEY:-Near Clayton. March o,. 0.-.,
Bradley, in her 65th year -"''" ''a. caroline
fAH>ON At Brcnford March 10 ~ ...-..---
5s S,'n' Mary f, wife of H. Million gtr,.n 'a9p ags
-,I, T,Nttr Bmcki>t'us Cro>, Road, March
'.',' oA'Hes W. Roe, age ~ year, '''''H
roii IN ~ NJ Near smyrna March f,b v-
80 1,1, ,,%; Mlit Of James starting, as-d a yts-
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sew WHEAT
. .ARRIAGES

II HNLL-iiAGELE-At thef- own sa.a r,,.
IG,'ne' March tt. by the Rev Dr raxIr '1l. f.l,
.."l; lnImery of SMYRNA. Del ana NJ.
Hattie A. IIageie, Of Phi.adelph!s '"1 Ai'>
Smyrna times., 1889-03-13
FOR SALE.

I Iwo good young Cows. in prof, /,
ApIi| Iihey are of the Durh,.o ~toeL
a,.A,o., j. p. STAATS.
"'1' lou Green Spring Del