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Smyrna times., 1890-05-28

A New York writer thus illustrates
the power of political organization,
and the effectiveness of we'll worked
machine:
People often wonder why it is that
political leaders make so much fuss
over who is in control of the Tam
many Hall organization. It's power
has been smashed time and again, vet
the struggle seems to go on the same
as before. The late John MOrissey
said that Tammany consisted of a
building and nothing else. Doctrin-
aire politicians time and again de-
mand time and again its ex-
tinctiOn from the foundation stones,
and that the salt of political oblivion
be sOwn over the site. Its destruction
has never been accomplished. And
why? Simply because alone of the
many political bodies of the land its
century of existence has perfected and
made more manifest the power of COM
plete organized detail. The value of
this is shown in the action of the or
ganizatiOn on the new ballot law. The
district leaders have been instructed
to at once school the voters in all de-
tails of the machinery of the new vot-
ing process, and Register F. T. Fitz-
gerald, who has charge of the first dis
triet, began his work tonight. Com
partments will be rugged up and all
the formalities gone through with. II
there is any possible way of getting the
best of the new racket" it won't be
long before these past masters in the
art of voting will find it out.
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28
Liquor License, New Castle County.

The court of New Castle County
wound up its session at Wilmington
last week by somewhat of wholesale
granting of licences, for the sale of lia-
uOr, the grand total In the county be-
ing 124, while thirteen were refused
and 8 withdrawn. All the refused
were in Wilmington except Vincent
o. Hill, of BlaOkbird Among those
granted was B. F. C. Rothwell, Collins
Beach, which was strongly resisted
The arguments for and against is thus
given in the court proceedings in the
Wilmington papers
The application of B. F. G. Rothwell
at Collins Beach was taken up. The
application was refused at the last
term of court, and a TemOnstrance had
been filed against it. The remon-
STRANGE set forth that the house was
disOrderly and frequented by disor-
derly persons of both sexes from Phila-
delphia. The remOnstrance was signed
by fOrty.five residents of the school
district in which the place was situated
and twelve of the same are freehold
ers,
w. S. PriOkett. Esq, read letter
from Levi Anderson, colored, with
drawing his name from Rothwell's ap-
plication and stating that he had sign
ed the same under the impression that
ROthwell wanted to keep hotel and
not to sell liquors. It was reported
that another man, Jonas PizOr,
who signed the paper, has had his
property sold ROthwell's application
would not be legal without Anderson's
signature.
John H. Rodney, Esq, counsel for
kothwell, stated that Pizor's property
had not been sold. The hotel is at
Collins Beach and would be advanta-
geous to the public. ....... ......
Franklin Collins, of Collins | each,
testified that he owned 400 acres of
land in the vicinity and thought the
house would be an advantage to the
people of the vicinity, because it would
bring boat there and afford transport
tatiOn for fruit. The witness in an an
swer to Mr. Prickett said he did not
remember having purchased liquor
there since the license expired.
Abram Hayden, Robert N. Huggins.
William l.. Collins and Sheriff Allen
thought the place an accommodation
to the vicinity. l..rs. t
Alexander Deakyne testified that he
had lived in that vicinity all his life
and he always considered the place an
injury to the neighborhood. The place
is simply Sunday resort, and some
times 1900 low class Philadelphians
visit the place ON that day. All the
stuff shipped last year could have been
wheeled to the wharf in push cart.
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28
The W. F. M. S. Convention.

The union meeting of representa-.
tiVes from Wilmington and Easton
Districts of the WOman's Foreign Mis-
siOnary Society in this town on We'd
nesday and Thursday was an interest
ing event. Wilmington, Middletown
and EastOn were the best represented
of any of the places. Mrs. Rev. Will
son delivered the address of welcome,
responded to by Mrs. Swiggett of St.
Pauls' church, Wilmington. The re-
ports from the various societies were
read, Miss Laura Bell for the Smyrna
circle, reading the story Ne-eshima of
Japan, written from facts by Mrs. DIR.
Baldwin of Brooklyn. Mrs. Stevens,
Mrs. Swiggett and Mrs. Mary l.. Cox
alternately presided. Mrs. Lottie J.
Hofecker acted as secretary. Mrs.
Shaffer, Supt. of number of childrens
Bands of Philadelphia opened a dis
cusslon how to develop the latent pow
er in our young women and girls, and
Mrs. M. l.. Tudor, Sec. of the Baltimore
branch of that Conference gave some
successful methods used by Baltimore
Bands. Mrs. Chahoon, Treasurer Of the
Philadelphia Branch talked practical
ly about the State Treasury, and Mrs.
Moore of MiddletOwn read an ex-
cellent paper about our duty to For
eign Missions. Wednesday and Thurs
day were thus well occupied with OBJ.
jects of interests, with Mrs. Z. B. Stew
ems mainly the chief direction, and
they hadn't gotten through Thursday
afternoon when the omnibus called for
than fO folra tho Loot t,u
The day meetings were not attended
very largely by our people, but We'd
nesday evening, which was 10 the form
of an entertainment with q we'll regu-
lated program, the audience room was
well filed. Mrs. Stevens presided,
and after the rendition of q beautiful
anthem by the choir and the giving
out and singing of a hymn, the
Rev. Mr.. Wilson was called on and
lead in prayer.
Mrs. Tudor, who talks with ease and
tuency, gave an address of three quar-.
ters of an hour on the "Great need of
Woman's Work for Heather Women, {"
and the aid that should be extended to
them. Mrs. Christian K. Ross of Phil.
adelphia, the mother of little "Charley
Ross" whose fate for sixteen years has
remained a mystery, after some music
followed in brief address on the con.
secration of women to the work of the
Master with an allusion to her own tFi-
ais, and the comfort she had found In
conservation to work, without which
her grief would have been overwhelm.
ing.
The three other features of the even
ing were the reading Of an original
paper by Miss Alice Pusey of Grace
Church. Wilmington, which was pleas
ingly done, recitation of fine dram
attic effect by Miss Ada FARRELL of Eas-
ton, girl of ten summers, and = duet
by ]. E. HOffecker and L. M. Price,
whose singing is always enjoyed by our
people, and seemed equally so by the
visitors.
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28
Superintendent Handy Chosen Princi-
pal of Newark Academy.

At special meeting Thursday even
ing, of the board of trustees of Newark
Academy and Normal School, Pro
fessor L. Irving Handy of Smyrna was
unanimously chosen to the pricipalship
of the academy which was several
months ago made vacant by the resig-
nation of DR.. A. N. Raub. Mr. Handy
was for some years principal of the
public school of Smyrna and also of a
private summer school, in both of
which he was strikingly successful.
He was appointed by Governor Biggs
as the superintendent of Kent county
public schools and has most acceptably
filed that position.
Mr.. Handy has not yet decided
whether he will accept the position
at any rate he will not resign his pres
ent office and leave his home in this
town before September. His fourth
year as Supt. will not expire until
next April, when a new Governor will
have the dispensing of the office. The
offer above while a complimentary one
is good position and thus not to be
declined without due consideration
Mr.. Handy has a cosy home, and has
become identified with our people in
more ways than one, and they will re-
gret any occasion for his departure.
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28

kept up with some fourteen different
associations in other States. The re-
ceptiOn of this correspondence and re-
sponses thereto was not allowed to in
terrupt or occupy the time of preach
ing the Word
On each Of the three days the noon
time was spent in discussing the mer-
its of we'll spread tables, which the
throng of people in attendance failed
to exhaust. 1t is probably known
that at these meetings all things are
had and enjoyed in common and that
temporal comforts are ministered as
freely as those spiritual blessings that
are without money and without price.
The weather was particularly pleas
ant, and in every respect there ap-
peared to be satisfactory reward to
both those who ministered and those
who were ministered unto. There
was no jar or interruption of harmony
and good feeling, both in the preach
ing and correspondence aud when the
hour of parting came it came to man
iiest the strength of that bond that had
held 50 many people together in fra
ternal interest for a time.
The house, which is large and COM
modiOus, was filled throughout the
three days. r.
May %, 1890.
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28

scholars were enrolled. The chapel
in its attractivel paper and new paint
presented quite neat appearance.
The organ purchased and used for the
first time, is properly appreciated for
its valuable aid in singing. At $50 P.
NJ. Rev. w. w. w. Wilsonand crowd
that more than filled the building
came for the formal reopening, the
pastor preaching a short sermon.
This was followed by a collection of
course, $35, in cash being realized, and
the donation of a carpet, $14OO and
singing books, $500, or $4,000 alto
gether. The school is likely to have
a preponderance of adults in its make
up.
The following is the corps of teach
ers:
Chas. B. Archer, Miss Lima Joslin,
Miss Laura Bedwell, Miss Katie Glenn
ents Chas. H. Register, Milton Price,
Mrs. Kate Smithers, Mrs. Rhoberta
Matlack, Miss Annie Mcdowell and
Joseph Smithers.
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28

Notwithstanding the apparent tri-
umph of the saloon interest in court
decisions, the evidence of loss Of char
acter of the drink habit and the settled
disapproval of organized institutions
to it is coming with accommodating
force. An instance of this occurred in
st. Louis. The State Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows in session at st. Louis,
took action Thursday for the expul-
sion of all saloon keepers from the
order in that state. When the vote
was taken on the question of expell-
ing saloon men, it was found that thir-
ty-eight, the majority were in favor of
expelling, and twenty-five against. A
prominent member of the lodge said /:
"The saloon keepers who are mem
bers will not be served with any par
ticular notice. The vote is enough for
them to withdraw silently. Previous
to our expulsion of the dram-shop men
many lodges refused to admit the saloon
element.
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28
A Pleasant Surprise.

Last Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Fox
well, who had been invited by a friend
to accompany her down town, found
on her return she had lost possession
of her home, and realized that she had
been in the hands of a conspirator.
She occupied the remainder of the
afternoon and evening the position of
hOnOred guest to the group of friends
who had assembled in honor of her
birthday, to give a o'clock tea.
About the hour named a table was
bOuntifully spread with provisions,
which they had prepared and brought
in abundance, and decorated with
flowers, when all were invited to par
take Of refreshments.
During the afternoon one of the
company offered his congratulations in
words that all appreciated aud en-
dOrsed. He remarked how beauti-
fully the weather had cleared, and ex-
pressed the hope that it might prove
emblematic of the dear lady's life, in
whose honor they had assembled; that
it might prove as bright and sunshiny
as the afternoon then was.
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28
PnrSnnal

Mrs. Thompson, wife of Rev. HI. S.
Thompson of Denton, was visiting rel
atives in town last week.
Mrs. Groves, wife of Prof. Groves, a
former resident of this town, now of
Wilmington, was a guest of Mrs. J. B.
Cooper, last week.
Charles Stern, one of the larger
school boys has gone on a visit to
friends in Wilmington and Philadel-
phia, and will probably accept situa-
tion while gone.
Miss Ella Smithers is visiting friends
in Wilmington.
Mrs. P. H. T Wyatt, now residing at
Penn's Grove, N. J. is on visit to her
Smyrna friends.
Miss Elva Smith is visiting in Viii
mingtOn.
Miss May Hubbard of Easton Md,
spent several days the past week at
the M. E. Parsonage.
Jos. B. FAIRIES left yesterday on a
visit of week or two to Kansas City,
Mo.
E. Marvel, Jr., who has been teach
ing the school at Walkers school house
so successfully the past year, will
leave tomorrow for Atlantic City with
the intention of getting a position dur
the summer months.
T. ]. Middleton and wife, residing
near town celebrated on Monday
evening the 18th wedding anniversary
About thirty guests were present. Mrs
Middleton was clad in the dress she
wore as bride.
Miss Blanche Crow, of Wilmington
is visiting Miss Nora Cotton.
Mrs. Rev. 1T. Umstead of White
Havan, Pa, is spending the week with
friends in Smyrna.
Mrs. Geo. H. RAYMOND is visiting
friends in Chester Miss Mable Thomp'
son, Wilmington Miss Elva Jester
CheswOld Miss Mary Ransom, Mag
nolia.
Jas. B. Scott, who came home from
Wilmington on Saturday is confined
to his room by sickness.
Geo. M. Stevenson and daughter
drove down to Preston, Md, Monday
on a visit to his brother who is very
| sick.
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28
The Postmaster Fight at Milford.

The fight now going on between the
NeUe and Advertiser and the Chronicle
is one of the most bitter factional
fights that ever existed in Milford and
Cedar Greek hundreds. Both papers
devote the whole space of their editor
ial columns to tie one subject and
some very strong language has been
used. Neither is willing to give up.
IL is all over the appointment ofA. Il.
Thomas as postmaster Of Milford.
The News failed to materiaIize at the
TIMES Office this week but we gather
from the large extracts in our ex
changes that editor Hynson Is firm in
the convictions he has expressed for a
year past. aud Is bold to express and
maintain them. The following ex.
tract shows the basis on which he
stands: lCtaIC1 nIEe>i HmGr.
Concerning this the list of names of
the supporters of Mr.. Sipple, which we
print, speaks for itself. But we have
before us a minutely kept record of
campaign contributions and expenses
TOR Cedar Greek hundred at the last
election. and this was shown Mr.. Hig-
gins, and can now be seen by the edi-
tor OF the Chronicle or any Republican
who doubts. That record gives each
man credit for contribution he may
have made, or any vote he secured 4
Summoned up IL shows that MIR. Sip
ple's supporters gave three times as
much as Mr.. Pierce's ! twenty one
times as much as those Of Mr. Thomas,
and two and half times as much as.
both Pierce and Thomas together. OF
the doubtful voters secured in Cedar
Creek hundred on election day Mr.
Sipple's supporters got Just 20 per
cent and Mr.. Pierce aud Mr. Thomas
Together the other 30 per cent we
have the evidence for any Republican
10 see. Now we ask, who has lied
tbs paper or the pbpQniele ? SO far aa
political work and contributions so, h
Milford hundred the eudorsers Of Mr.
sipple gave almost absolutely all, and
nearly all the work. We know.
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28
The Censns

Herman Roe and Charles A. Beck.
received their commissions last week
as the census enumeratOrs of Duck
Creek Hundred, and will commence
their work next Monday and finish
by the last of the month. Our farmer
readers will find in an article publish
ed in another column under the title
OF Farmers and the Census" much
information and instruction i'm re-
gard to the answers they are to give.
A careful reading of it will enable them
to get through with the census taker
quickly, and send him on his way re-
joicing. The following is the Kent
County list as taken from the sched-
ule:
No. 46, Charles A. Beck, SMYRNA.
No. A.. Herman Roe, Smyrna.
No. As, Charles Denney, Dover.
No. 40, John +. :. White, Dover.
No. so, James p. Aaron, Hazlett-
Vile.
No. 81, Francis A. Moore, Cheswold
No. 50, James C. StOvy, Leipsic.
No. 53, George R. Jones, Harrington.
No "a, William j. Richards, Har-
rington.
No. So, Isaac r. Jester, Milford.
No. 56, William A. Trui't, Milford.
No. 81, Edmund O. Raymond, Cam
den.
No. 5S, William II. Jakes, Wyo-
ming.
No. SO, Samuel B. Cooper, FELTON,.
No. 60, William L. Prousc, Fred
erica
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28
For he SMYRNA Tin.
oId sOhOol Baptist AssOciatiOn.

The annual session of the Delaware
Baptist Association has just closed,
having been held with the church
known as Mt. Moriah, or Cow Marsh,
about twelve miles southwest of Dover.
The opening of the session was on
Wednesday the 21st, at 10 o'clock A.
NJ and continued pntil Friday even
ing following.
There are seven churches in this or
ganizatiOn, all of which were repre-
sented By letters and messengers.
Ministers were I'M attendance from
abroad Elders William l.. Beebe and
J. ID. Hubbell from New York, Wm.
J. Purington from New Jersey, l.. H.
Duand from Pennsylvania, Joseph N:
badger from Virginia, and r. W.
thomson Of Indiana. The two elders
resiiq,qg wlthin the bounds Of the as=
soclaVlon, Hittonhouse and Stayton,
were We're also present, and VrW. Mere
~ oi'nl ~ heen tiate, from the lower part
" 'ne state There is correspondence
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28
Smyrna and Vicinity.

smyrna and Vicinity.
"ALL the world loves lover ex-
eept the party that was cut out.
AN affectionate young lawyer may
be said to have legal tender heart.
The papers in the north western
states are still reporting killing frosts.
L. Z. ANTHONY has harvested a
patch of rye he grew to make hay
of.
The advance guard of the rose bugs
have come to depredate on the roses
and grape blossoms.
AN orange or banana peal on the
sidewalk is little thing. but it has up-
set many a giant.
WOULD you have Sc, for your to-
matoes ? - Norman Brand Phos-
phate. 4
The hay crop promises to be verv
heavy. What the grass and wheat
both need now until bearVest is more
sunshine.
A GREAT many important events
will probably come off this next month
among them, no doubt, will be human
ity's Winter hannels.
WHETHER it be for Tomatoes Pota.
toes or other crops, Norman Brand
phosphate must pay you in condition
quality and price. 4
The Good Templars initiated four
new members at their regular meeting
last week. The meetings are made
quite interesting by music, recitations,
addresses etc.
THOSE who put on summe. under.
wear week ago are now snufiing
around with aching bon es ard cough
ing throats. They are what is called
too previous
FRIDAY will be Decoration Dav
The school children will be given a
nofoay' and under the auspices OF
tne several Temperance organizations
VIII nave gala day in the woods,
the weather permitting.
THE Steamer Ella of the PhiIadel-
phia and Smyrna Transportation Com.
Pany haVlng been thoroughly over.
nauled and improvements ma de in her
machinery will run as her Time Table
published in to-day's issue.
We wish our subscribers in getting
their papers from the mail, would look
at the figures at the end oftheir names.
These figures tell the month and year
oftheir subscription date, and thus
avoid getting in arrears. It will pay
to keep up.
THE public school Of Cheswold. Miss
Clara Moore, teacher, gave q picnic fol
the children, Saturday last In which
old and young for miles around tool
part which was much enjoyed. Ic.
cream, cake and bananas were served
20 all IN abundance.
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28

By strict party vote of IL to 9 the
New Jersey State Senate has unseated
Senator Mcdonald, Democrat, of Hud.
son county and seated Stuhr, Indepen-
dent, who was his opponent at the
November election, when Mcdonald
was returned elected by $40 majority
The frauds in Hudson county became
so great as to be alarming to the lovers
of fair ballot in all parties, and hence
there is general approval of this act
of the Senate in rebuking it as detri-
mental to our liberties.
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28
Suicide.

A dispatch was received yesterday
afternoon from DR.. w. K. Conaway of
Leipsic conveying the said intelligence
of the death of Matthew Hutchins by
his own hands. He was about the
town and apparently in his usual health
and spirits, at a late hour that morn
ing, went to his home and thence to
the stable on being called to his din
ner and not responding, a search re-
vealed the fact that he had hung him
self by the neck in the upper part
of the building. He was cut down
about one o'clock, life extinct. He
was in comfortable circumstances, and
there was no apparent cause for the
rash act, unless it was a tendency to
dependency. He was a well-known
farmer and respectable citizen a
man of kindly impulses, and such an
act at his age in life, about rs years,
is to his friends inexplicable.
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, May %, 1890

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBT. D. HOFFECKER, Editor and
Proprietor. at Smyrna, Del.
TERMs-SUBsCRIPTIoN-O year, strictly in ad-
vance, S1.5O; if not paid in advance, $500. No
paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
of Seven Cents a line for the firstinsertiOn sub
Sequent insertions Three eand-a-half cents. A
liberal discount made to quarterly, semi-annual
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be char ged Five Cen
per line.
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28

A River and Harbor bill making ap-
propiations amounting to almost $2l,-
100000 was reported in the House Fri
day. This is big sum though it is
nearly 81 100000 less than that called
for by the bill which President Cleve-
land refused either to approve or veto
a few years ago. The people are in
favor of liberal expenditure of money
in rivers and harbors provided there is
need for them; but they will not sane
tion extravaganza.
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28

ness, tailoring, ever since. His wife
died four or five years after he came
here to live. He never married again.
His time was passed in reading the
papers of his choice, attending to his
business and in social converse with
his friends. His remains will be inscr.
red in the Odd fellows Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28

LAST week an assessor in Philadel-
phia who failed to put the name of a
voter on his list, was sentenced to pay
a fine of 500 and would have been
sent to jail but for the intercession of
the injured voter.
Smyrna times., 1890-05-28

The Supreme Court of the United
States denied the application for a writ
of error in behalf of William Kemmler,
under sentence of death by electricity
for murder in New York. The court
has adjourned until October.