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Smyrna times., 1889-01-16

THE Silssr Journal, the Democratic
paper Of Sussex which has SO persist
emily worked up the sentiment Of that
county for a constitutional Conyen.
tion- has the following in reference to
the action Of the Legislature last week
on the Convention question, and favors
proceeding on the late vote, as is ad-
vocated By the Republican members.
The editor says
The arguments in favor Of a call on
the basis Of the vote Of 1887 are famil-
aar 20 az. The strongest Of them can
be found in the utterances Of Mr. Raw
ard and 0r. Biggs in 1852, and those
who read these utterances should ~
member that the people Of 80 have \
far stronger case than the people of 80
il any people were ever entitled to 4
Convention the people Of Delaware are
to-day If the members Of our Legis.
lature will stop to think they will sec
that their oath Of Office instead of bind
ing them TO vote against o Constitu
ton binds them TO vote for it. The
idea that an oath TO support the Con.
slituiiOn is equivalent to an oath tC
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
For The Smyrna Times.

fOF Ute smyrna 1tftee.
Last Saturday afternoon the busy
appearance Of Market Street was in
creased by the procession formed by
the members of the Band of Hope. on
their way from the church to the read
ing room. As they entered the latter
place, it became question in the
minds Of the ladies whether room
could be found for so many children :;
(about 120) but they We're soon seated,
three of them in some cases occupying
two chairs; and with beaming faces
ready for the desired programme. At
ter singing, prayer, and few remarks
by Mrs. Kate Smithers, the Supt., Of
the Band, Mrs. w. S. Robinson, assist
ed by two other ladies distributed bas-
kets decorated with tissue paper, and
filled with confections and nuts for the
delight of the little people" who will
probably treasure the occasion, with
other bright childhood memories.
w. w.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
For the Smrn1 Times
Legislative Suggestions.
To The Honorable Senate and House OF
Representatives.

Legislative Suggestions.
10 The Honorable Senate and House of
Representatives.
One of your constituents who has
taken some trouble to learn the opin-
ion Of the community in which he re-
sides in the matter in which he pro-
poses to address You through the press.
would respectfully represent that in
the opinion of the community there
needs an entire new statute in regard
to fish and oysters, and especially to
creeks and inshore beds.
The laws relating to st. Jones' and
Murderkill creeks have been changed
from time to time by substituting in
the revised code one clause and repeal
ing another until none but lawyers
versed in law or very intelligent lay
men know just what the law is. It
would therefore be better to make a
new chapter entire As we now un-
derstaud it, it is not lawful to take
oysters from these creeks between the
Both day of April and 1st day of Octo-
ber. 1t would have been better still to
have been the 18th of April and 10Th of
October. But the oystermen and pub
Tic generally are satisfied with the pres
ent arrangement as far as the time of
protection is concerned, but there are
other provisions required, and we
would respectfully suggest for YOUR
consideration that there should be
some measure adopted to prevent the
cleaning Of the creeks to be carried
into the bay to plant on beds from
which they are gathered and carried 10
the cities, thereby rObbing this conmu-
nifty OF a crop that justly belongs IN
them. The cities have the nnblic
water Of the whole country to d~aS,
from, but the rural districts of This sen
ton have only the creeks to look n for
a small share Of these luxuries
II Is true That there is provision in
tne present law limiting each boat 70
IWeiVe bushels at one time. bnt tbis
9oes not protect the oysters Tar1,a
Ooats are anchored Off the mouth of,A
creek and receive from as manv 49,
as . 1hey choose TO employ as moDv 49,
loads OF twelve bushels each as th oaV
tfa, tSn ueilVer until the large boat gets MI
nIaS, % .ney require, which are then
hoIaan l'I",su u Vhe pay, and the people of |
- .,e'awure' .' or Kent county at least see
no more OF them. If these ovsto,s
o. were soid at a reasonable price a. tbo
eLeek's ,L mouth, after being planted -
eue Day' there would be no gronnd e..
~ IN pialht, Tor they are largely inoreas-
- - quantity and greatly improved 4,
luallly, but they are not Nh, - -
llole money in them by sending tbaas
- Ine cities, and there thev % s-Oul
we would further resnecff,ii,,
Ses1 that there should be a polieeman
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
Marriages that are 10 be.

The January crop Of weddings is
proving quite numerous The follow
ing are the announcements
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Helen Jean, daughter of Jacob r.
Alice, to Mr., Harry l.. Sheppard, on
Wednesday afternoon, January 23d, at
4.30 o'clock. The ceremony will take
place in the NJ. +. Church at Middle
town.
Announcement is made of the com
ing marriage Of Coleman Dupont OF
Louisville, Ky, and Miss Elsie DUPONT
daughter OF Mrs. Victor Dupont of
Wilmington. The ceremony will be
performed tomorrow at the residence
of Mrs DUPONT.
Cards are ont for the marriage Of
George II. Shipiey, teller OF the First
National Bank, Of Seaford, to Miss
| Florence Wilson. daughter Of H. NJ. G.
Wilson, a prominent merchant of that
town. Wedding to take place in the
NJ. p Church on January oath.
The marriage Of Mr.. William G..
Dawson, formerly of Easton, but now
of Admission, Ala, to Miss Myra Wal
lace of Cambridge, Md. is announced
10 lake place on tuesday, January 22d,
at Christ Church, Cambridge.
Cards are out for The marriage of
Miss Louisa NJ. Graham, daughter of
Colonel Samuel A. Graham, promi-
nent lawyer Of Salisbury. Md, to Wal
ter B. Miller at the residence of the
brides parents. on Tuesday evening.
January D, at 7.3O Oo'clock. Mr.. Miller
! is a PROSPEROUS kiudlipo wood manu-
facturer of fSalisbury.
Hewitt l.. Chapman, telegraph ope-
rator at Kirkwood, will he married to
Miss Blanche Cosdcn in the Red Lion
NJ. f. Church, this evening.
Miss Susie Colt of Dover and Douglas
Klebsattel will be married in the Bap-
tist Church Sunday, January 27th.
Miss Mary +. GOoden, daughter Of
w. T. Gooden of Willow Grove. and
Mr.. Samuel S. Sarde of Camden, will
be married on Wednesday, January
23d, in the church, at Willow Grove.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16

4 DOVER correspondent says that
the question of " high license" will be
about one Of the first that will be con-
sidered, and should bill be introduced
there is every reason that makes it
probable that a bill can be passed. OF
the Republican members of the House,
eleven are temperance men, some of
them never having drank a drop in
their lives. Among the Democrats,
Whiteman is a strong advocate OF high
license. The bill may strike a snag in
the Senate, but there are some there
who believe in a "high license" It is
probable that the bill will go through
the House with local option coupled
with high license.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
Sale Of the SMYRNA House

The sale of the Smyrna Hotel prop
erty for the third time by Sheriff Me
Daniel, occurred on Saturday after
noon. There were but few bids put on
it, the purchaser being Garrett Fox
well, enc of the heirs, who it is under
stood, after the sale is confirmed, has a
party who will take it and improve it.
The price at which it was knocked of
to Mr.. Foxwell was S6,5OO This is
S400 less than was realized at the sale
last summer and 500 less than at the
first sale.
The carriage shops and store house
(the ground for which was part of the
purchase from Tilghman Foxwell) were
purchased by James c. Lassell for
$255O, which was $50 less than the
last sale or $3.50 less than Mr.. Lassel
bid it off at the first sale.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16

trample on the sovereignty of the peo-
pie, is borne out in no part of that an
tiquated inst -ument. The Constitu-
tiOn is founded on popular sovereignty:
Article TX, more than any other arti-
Gle Of the whole instrument, sets forth
the principle of popular sovereignty
when it says that no Convention shall
he called but by authority of the peo-
plea majority of the voters entitled
to vote for epresentatives-and to
deny this right for the sake of a tech
nicality which is ambiguous at its best,
is to set at defiance the Constitution
itself We are glad that our Senators
are not only friends of the people but
supporters of the Constitution for we
believe that friendship for the people
and respect for the law, demand an
immediate call for a Constitutional
Convention.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
GRAIN.
Philadelphia Z Smyrna Transportation Company
January 10th, 1889.
NEW WHEAT.
MARRIAGES.

CLAIkk-BkAMBLE-On January 10th, by Rev
J. V. Smith, at his residence Toin " CierI y
MISS Annie Bramble, both ofNew Castle county
CGLNER-GOODEN.-I the w. f. Church. Wi
low Grove, 10y Rev. J. f. Kidney. Charles F
culver and Miss Annie r., daughter of John c
Gooden State Librarian.
COOPER-COOK-In Willow rove NJ. + Church
January sth, by same Martin d. Cooper and
Miss Sallie II. Cook. both of Willow Grove
COLE-JONES-At Wyoming. bv same. Janua ~
"a, James NJ Cole and Miss Elvie Jones, both
OF this county.
LlNCH-POSTLES.-At Canterbury NJ. + Cbprcb
by Rev. } L. Wiley, of the New Jersey Gon-
terence, Dec 21th, John NJ. Lynch and Miss
Florence T. Postles, both of Canterbury
Eat the residence of Cbss
Rice, near Felton, Jan s. by Rev I II % st.e .IiaS'
cipher William schabiugerand Miss Kate Rice
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16

THERE is getting to be a general
concern throughout the north as well
as here about the ice crop. Even the
st. Lawrence river is open, an unpre-
cedented thing, aud the other day a
steamboat excursion was held like
they do in the summer. In Maine the
Kennebec river is open for navigation
from Augusta to the sea. the ice hav-
ing gone out on Friday. The ice men
are the greatest sufferers, not pound
of ice having been harvested up to this
time. Ordinarily theirimmense houses
are half filed. The fields are now all
open water
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16

sisted on pressing the name OF Mr..
WolcOtC, to which the Saulsburyites
refused 50 agree. The Saulsburyites
expressed u Willingness to support any
other man upon whom the Wolcottites
might agree, but the latter persisting
in pushing Wolcott, the salisbury men
withdrew from the caucus.
The Senate halloted at 1l.l5 for
United States Senator. The seven
Democratic members voted for James
i. WOlcott, and the two Republicans
for Anthony Higgins. This makes the
vote of both houses stand: Higgins,
16; Wolcott, 8 Robinson, 5.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
Death of Miss Susie Mills.

Superintendent 1. N. Mills of the
Delaware railroad met with severe
loss Friday morning early by the death
of his daughter, Susie A., in about her
twenty-second year. Miss Mills has
been sick for several weeks of typhoid
fever, and her friends were correspond
ingly alarmed as to her condition, but
her death was more or less a snrprise.
Her death occurred at the residence OF
her father in Clayton and the inter
ment took place at Dover on Sunday
at 2 P. NJ, Rev. G.. w. Dame of this
town officiating, assisted by Rev. L. w
Gibson, Of Dover. The funeral was
largely attended.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
Washingto Letter.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l4th., 1889.
In the top OF the great Pension build
ing entered from balcony overlooking
the magnificent court where the inalp-
ural ball will be hold, are the admitted
files" Of the Pension Bureau. The
shelves reach TO the ceiling, and are
built out in wings as in crouded libra
ry. On this shelving, properly iaket
belong the papers in nearly three.uuar
ters o! million pension claims. those
that have been admitted to the Pension
Once as just claims and the claimants
pensiOn0d. What a bewilderine array.
Tons on tons Of paper, from heavy Cal
endered War Department paper cover
ed with official reports, 70 cheap note
paper on which the soldier wrote home
from the front. Ink now faded aud
yellow with age, and ink that was faded
before it touched the paper; an ocean of
ink.
Think of he most innumerable words
thatare written upon the papers pack
ed day in this attic If Adam and Eve
had been condemed when driven out
Of the garden of Eden to copy number
OF words equal to those here collected
and mad been expert copyists and had
worked at the job ever since every dav.
they would not be through vet. If a
school boy We're set to work to merely
count the seperate documents and liV-
ed and toiled to three score and ten.
death would find his work unfinished.
These rooms contain, however. but a
portion of the official records of the
Pension Bureau, though quite enough
to be food for speculation. There are
records of gallant service and records
of cOwardly desertions. There are
cheerful letters from brave soldiers
written as they lay mangled in hospi-
tails, and wining letters from cheap
scamps whose sole aim was to be in the
hospital. Then there are millions of afii-
davlts containing the tertimony bv
which these cases are established
That some Cf this testimony is ahso-
lutte and unqualified perjury goes with
saying; that larger proportion of it is
not unallOwed truth is quite as certain.
And this is to he said no more of the
cases recently allowed than those adj
mItted years ago, as hundred of x.sol-
diers have filed claims for serious gun
shot wounes during the last five wears
and an examination of War Depart
ment files has unhartenee tho positive
record of the wOnd in battle.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16

C. P. JOHNSON, Robert Hill and Will
liam T. Records, Delaware's Presiden-
tial electors, met at Dover at noon
Monday and cast the electoral vote of
the State for Cleveland and Thurman.
Samuel Bacon was appointed messen-
ger to carry the election certificate to
Washington.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
Smyrna, D6I.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Jan. 16, 1889

THE " TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBC. d. HoFFEcKER, Editor and
Proprietor. at smyrna Del.
TERMS-SUBsCRRTIoN-O year, strictly in ad.
vance, Sl.50; if not paid in advance, $500. Nc
paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option of the Publisher
ADVERTISEMENT viii be inserted at the rate
OF Seven Cents a line for the rstinsertion sub.
sequent insertions Three-and-ahalf cents. A
liberal discount made to quarterly, semi-annual
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cents
per line.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16

We are indebted to Hon. Eli Sauls-
bury for copy of the official Congress
sional Directory of the Fifdeth Con-
gress. 1t contains much valuable in
fOrmation about Washington.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
Hills pam
There are two bills unpaid.
OFFICERS FoR 1sg0

President, Samuel Taylor: Vice
President, Charles B. Pereeov secre- re-
tary, James Z Scott; Treasurer G a
Wick Fire Recorder, Chas 4 Re.l. Z.
Chief, Joseph =. Carter; First Gssisl,
ant, Cbas. A. Barnes; Second Ass;ss ass;ss
ant, Jos. II. Wright; Directors
Riggs, G. A. Wick, G. A. Barnes 2 2
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16

ifyou have not examined 49,. IA.
Underwear and Furnishinoe kent ne y
Edward e. Walls, do So when re NJ, oy
IN need. ""en you are
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16

If YOU are going to take a visit or
short trip and need o grip sack.
valise or trunk, Edward g. Walls has
d large assortment.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
DEATHS.

jacob ijAA5bS~in Ill Ih9roughiare Neck JANUARY l4tb
months and days "e0N 10 years
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
"OUU CITSL0 SnOIH1NG and FUp
MONEY REFUNDFn

withstandins the great r,9,.
reduction advertisa9%oooo.. 9,oo.
of city houses we are .,l' r.ra
pared to guarantee Fly. t5e
price ON o,,,. 'iIe
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
LOST

~ Fn7T smyrna y " on Friday, January 1Itb .
viii mn be paid paiN tba PES EN- a suitable reward
tnrnina r Te iala me hnder Of the same by re-
GEO NJ. STEVENSON
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16

side Bracket and Extension Lamps
at J. B. Cooper's.
Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
$780,.

Choice of any of our $12, SIS.
and SIS Suits or Overcoats for
only
Iron County register., 1889-08-08

Turing the first year, under the compact
made on shipboard meetings had been helo
and some laws or ordinances enacted. Tnese'
meetings were the first town meetings.,
which is the peculiar political feature OF New
England devcIopment. And, in the congrega'-
tionaI form OF church government, the congre-
gational meetings are simply reiigious toWu
meetings. The influence. educationai. pohtlc-
al and religious, OF these town ana congrega-
tional meetings on the development both inoi-
v,dnaIitv and politically of the citizens OF the
state can not be overestimated. My country
men, the manifest merit of those to whose
memory that monument has been erected was
their loyalty to truth as they saw the truth
can love the truth as we see ito De loyai 70
that truth is our supremest duty.
John Boyle O'Reilly, the poet OF the oc-
casion, was then introduced and rea MS
poem "The Pilgrim Fathers"
The monument itself, which IS now
completed. is something of which any
American can be proud. The highest
praise has been given it by those quali-
fed to judge both for its design and exc
cution. 1t is situated on one of the
highest hills in the town, about north
west of the rock on whichthe Pilgrims
landed and west Of the anchorage OF the
Mayflower. It commands a fine view OF
the harbor and the hills and valleys.
which mark the country to the inland,
and beautiful panorama it is. Across
the bay rises Captains Hill, the old
home of doughty Miles Standish, and
now marked by Handsome monument
to the austere warrior. Beyond lies
Clark's Island, where the Pilgrims spent
their first Sabb ath in Plymouth. Next
projects the headland of Saquish. and
still further away the Gwinet, with its
twin beacons and flashing lights. Oppo-
~y,,c 80 NFoh of
thrusts itself out into the bay, while
nearer inland the thin ribbon of Plym-
outh beach runs across the harbor like
an artificial breakwater to arrest the
waves of the ocean.
The monument as it now stands COM
plete cost about 100000. 1t is of solid
Halloweli granite throughout, and con-
sists Of an octagonal pedestal forty-hve
feet high, "pon the confer OF "hlch
Iron County register., 1889-08-08
-o-O-S--
Fiscal Statement for July.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The public debt
statement issued from the Treasury De-
partment to-day shows an increase Of
$l,O17,311, during the past month Of July.
That there was an increase is due to un-
usually heavy disbursements during the.
month. Pension disbursements were,
tnree-quarters Of a million heavier than
in July last year, and expenditures for
public works, such as river and harbor
improvements and public buildings, were
nearly five millions greater than in July,
1888. The total debt to-day less cash in
the Treasury amounts to SLOT GS3 962;
the net cash in the Treasury is $65, S57, {.
090. against $71, ,4s4. 042 month ago.
National bank repositories to-day hold
S4S,93o, 763 of Government funds, or about
81, 500, 600 less than on July l.
The gold fund balance in the Treasury
has decreased about 81, 500, 900 the past
month, and to-day amounts to $1S2. 2IS. .
1853, and the silver fund balance, sx.
elusive of 100000 trade ollar bullion.
has increased only 100000 during the
month, and to-day amour is to S26. 6O2. OILS.
Government receipts during July ay.
gregated 1.SS6. 200, or half a million
more than in July last year. Customs
receipts in round numbers amounted to
$19,00o.000 against $40. 500. 0Oo in july.
1888. and internal revenue receipts for
the past month were SO, $685. 735, or q mill.
ion and quarter more than in july
wear ago
Iron County register., 1889-08-08
SCHOOL LAW VIOLATIONS.

ActiOn of the state Board of Education in
Relation to Erroneous Returns of the
School Census-Yiolators of the Scho oil
Law to be Prosecuted.
For some time past Hon. VIM. E. Cole
man, State Superintendent of Public
Schools, has been convinced that some
of the school districts have been maxim g
erroneous returns Of the school census to
his office, and his investigation proved
that his suspicious were correctly found
ed. The most glaring errors were dis
covered in the reports sent in from the
Columbia (Boone County, district and
that of Washington, Franklin County.
The apportionment of the State school
moneys is based on these returns, each
person of school age being entitled to SO
much per capita. The Investigations
started by Mr.. Coleman some time ago,
with the discoveries he made, resulted in
a meeting of the State Board Of Educa-
ton few days ago.
Superintendent Coleman, Secretary of
State Leseuer. Auditor Seibert and At
torney General Wood attended it, Gov
ernor Francis, who was In New York, be-
ing the only member absent.
On motion of Attorney General Wood,
the following was adopted:
WHEREAS 1t appearing from the statement
of the county clerk and school commissioner of
Boone County and also from the statement of
the Board of Education of the city of Columbia.
in said county, that the enumeration of chill
dren within school age, recently returned by
SAID Board of Education for the independent
school district of Columbia, contains the names
OF $50 children who were. at the tim of taking
said enumeration, non-residents of the SAID
district; therefore. be it
Resolred. That the superintendent of public
schools in making the apportionment of the
school funds, strike $50 names from the emu
moration returned by the school district of
Columb a, reducing the enumeration of said
district from 1858 to 1878.
There are several other similar cases
which will be disposed of just as sum-
marily by the board.
Before the board adjourned, C. v.
Buckley was appointed attorney to prose-
cute violations of the school law in the
territory embraced il the Thirteenth Con-
greSsiOnal district
Iron County register., 1889-08-08

''The Signing of the Social Compact in
the Cabin of the Mayfower," "Ihe Land-
ing at Plymouth" and "The Treaty
with the Indians" These are re-.
markably fine pieces of work in marble.
The Landing" excites the most atten-
ton for tine exceedingly life-like charac-
ter OF the scene. The stone serves to
heighten the chilly feeling which suffuscs
a winter landscape. The sides of the
wing pedestals have tablets carrying out
the ideas Of the figures above. The pro-
lection of the monument and the work of
completing it have been long and ardu-
Gus. The memorial was started in 1858.
Mr.. Haramatt Billings, a Boston arch
tect, designed the monument and after
his death, in 1873, his brother Joseph car.
ried it on