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Smyrna times., 1890-10-15
Hung in a Chestnut Tree.

James Wallace, residing near Black
istOn's Cross Roads, aged about 63
years, came to his death in a singular
manner last week. He told his wife
on Wednesday morning he was going
to thresh chestnut tree; she tried to dis
suade him, considering it proper work
for younger people, but his mind seem
ed to be on doing it, and so went, she
and her daughter accompanying him.
In beginning his descent from the tree
after threshing down the nuts it is
thought from an attack of Virtigo, he
fell, his heel catching in the crutch of
the tree, leaving him hanging, head
downward, unable in any way to ex-
tricate himself. His suspension was
from thirty to forty feet from the
ground, and of course the females of
his family could render him no relief.
Mrs. Wallace run to the nearest farm
with the luck to find the men away,
with the same result at the next farm,
and she had gone some three miles
before she could find men to help her.
Another unfortunate delay here occur
red there was no ladder, and the men
had to go in search of one and by the
time the unfortunate man was relieved
from his painful situation, between
two and three hours had elapsed.
When got to the ground he was in an
unconscious and dying condition and
expired in about an hour afterwards.
His remains were inferred on Friday
at BlackistOn's Church.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

GEN. BELKNAP at one time Secre-
tary of war under President Grant,
died in Washington Sunday night. He
had called to see Judge Miller the day
before in his dying condition, to offer
his coincidence, and was himself
corpse first, being found dead next
morning in his bed.
Belknap was Secretary of War in
President Grants cabinet from October
18Th 1869, until March 7th. 1876, when
in consequence cf charges of official
corruption, including the selling of
post-traderships for money cOnsidera-
ton, he resigned. He was impeached
and tried before the Senate and was
acquitted on the technical ground of
jurisdiction.
1t is dismal ending of a melancho-
ly story. Relknap was not bad man.
He had made a good record in the
army, and under better circumstances
might have made an honorable civic
career.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

OUR esteemed contemporary, the
Smyrna Record, announced in it's last
issue that with that number it would
cease to be a newspaper. The editor
says: with the reason of its suspen-
sion the public has nothing to do, as
they are wholly of private nature.
The fact is sufficient" The Record
was started over seven years ago by 5.
F. Phelps, at $3.50 per year, who ex-
pected to soon have the field all to
himself, but he wound up his career
in four years with loss to his friends
of some $4,000. Editor Taylor had the
paper three years. He started out to
make at least more decent paper of
it and on subjects in which he was in
terested was facile and good writer,
but, as he said, he tired of the drudg-
cry and unthankfullness in running
a country paper. 1t is another demon
stration of the fact so often solved
in this country, that there is not room
in towns of 1000 to 5000 inhabitants
for more than one paper unless that
town is a county or capital town.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15
Tomato Canning Ended.

The tomato Gamers virtually i'm
ished up their pack Of tomatoes last
week. though the Messrs McGaw are
running to-day to finish up belated
lot. The whole season has been out of
the usual course. First, the crop was
backened by the severe drought of
June and July, the rains of August
however making an unprecedented
yield, nearly doubling in many cases
the annual average. The thing most
feared, frost, which usually cuts the
crop short never touched them this
wear. The tomatoes of the last two
weeks were however but little better
than those touched by frost because of
the frequent and heavy rains. They
were water soaked and would not pro-
cess in filling cans but about halt that
| those did six weeks ago. The pack of
our two canneries amounts to about IL
Honecker about 10000 and McGaw &
Bro, something over 100000. AS a
whole, better fruit was never put up
The large excess, making a demand for
cans beyond their original calculation
the sudden and unexpected demand
put the price of cans up about double
a heavy draw back on the Gamers 1t
is to be hoped that they have been
we'll paid for their large risk and ardu-
Gus toll, for in the thousands of dollars
that have been expended in the com
munity for labor, to say nothing of the
much larger amount that has gone
among the farmers for the product o
their land, many families have beer
enabled to fix themselves up comforta
bly, for the rigors of the winter, anC
thus keep the wolf from the door.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15
QUESTION.

Some persons have been in the prac-
tice of burning the stalks on the corn
stubble in the spring, and some burn
the vegetable matter on their fields be :
fore plOwing. This seems a wasteful
practice. We are aware that the inOr-
ganic elements remain after burning :
but the organic elements are burned
away and dissipated In the atmOs-
phere.
Now, what we wish to know is ::
What value is there in this organic
matter Would it, if left to decay on
or in the soil, furnish nitrogen or any
other plant food to future crops.
There will also be offered for DIR.
Neal to solve a series OF questions in
which all farmers who use OalCareous
manures, or commercial fertilizers, will
be interested. As these papers may
not be published, or if published, only
to limited extent, it may be well for
all who can do so, to be present and
hear what Dir. Neal may have to say.
All persons interested in agriculture
are invited, and a special and cordial
invitation is extended to representa-
tiVes of the press.
T. B. COURsEY, Pres.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15
The Steamer TYgert Burnt.

1t is singular coincidence that in
the general wiping out Of what was
most familiar name in the business in
terests between this town and Roth
wells Landing, a few years ago that
the Steamer, John +. Tygert should
also be destroyed, this craft, so well
known to travellers and freighters out
of Smyrna River, being burned to the
waters edge on Sunday morning while
lying at Clark's wharf. Baltimore. She
was insured for $4,000, and valued at
100000, though the purchasers paid
only about $4,000. She was purchased
by Chas. R. Lewes, of Lewisetta, Va,
and had been fitted up in her deck
accommodations for an excursion boat
on the Chesapeake Bay She is an
iron hull, registering 162 tons.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15
W. C. T. U.
EXERCISES OF ITS ELEVENTH AN NUAL
CONVENTION.

The eleventh annual conve ntion of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will he held in Dover M. f.
Church on Wednesday. Thursd and
Friday.
Wednesdays exercises will include
bible reading by Mrs. Julia +. Tom.
kinsOn, address of welcome hv Mrs
M. L.WalCOtt response, by Mrs Mary
DOnnell, the annual address of Tho
president of the union and miecaiIo-
neOus business.
On Thursday there will he bibla read.
ings by Miss Elizabeth N. Greenwood
national superintendent of evangeIistic
work, annual reports of Officers and
az address by Miss Greenwood
Exercises on Wednesday will he in
the afternoon and evening and on
Thursday all day. '
On Friday morning PRAYER service
reports OF superintendents and elec.
tion of officers for the union and dele.
gates to the national convention. AT
night the exercises will be under the
auspices of the Young Women's Chris.
tian Temperance Union.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15
,l;os for the ensning wear.

plies for the ensuing year.
Miss Lille r. Jacobs, of Bridgeville,
gave very interesting report of church
work in that village. The OiertOry
taken at the afternoon session will be
devoted to the chapel about to be
erected there. Miss Emory addressed
the meeting on several important
points.
After the transaction of other bust
ness. votes of thanks to the rector and
congregation OF st. Peters Church and
to Miss Emory were passed. The bish-
op, after a few closing remarks ex-
pressing pleasure at all that had trans
pired during the day, adjourned the
session with prayer and the benedic-
ton.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15
Talbot Farmer Buncoed.
HE LOSES 81, 500 TO A TRIoOF CoNFI-
DENCE MEN.

John Rhoads, a farmer living near
CordOva, Talbot county, Md, was
1eeced out of 81 800 in cash day Qr
two ago, by p TRIO Of confidence men
and by the aid of a very old and sim
pie trick. On Monday three men ar
rived at COrdOva and put up at the
public house in the little village. The
next day they sought out Mr.. Rhoads
and stated that they desired to pur-
chase small property. RhOads had
some land he was anxious to sell and
took the bait readily. After some
pickering a price was fixed as mutual
ly satisfactory and the details for a
payment in cash were made. One OF
the men raised the question as to
RhOads ability to give a clear title,
whereupOn the latter offered every as
surance of Instability to do so. RhOads'
word would not go with this trio of
conspirators, and as money talked the
tune that pleased their ears, they sug-
gested that Rhoads should put up
81 800, the price of the land, against
the same amount on their part as a
guarantee of good faith. RhOads had
no doubt as to the title of his land,
and fell INTO the trap without suspic-
ion. The crooks had new tin box in
to which the money was to be locked i,
and Mr.. RhOads was to have both the
box and its contents. RhOads said he
would have to go to Denton for the
cash and one of the men expressed him
self as delighted with the information,
as he also had to 20 to Denton to get
the purchase money from his sister.
Rhoads went to bank, drew out ST.
500 dollars in bills, and with his pur.
chaser returned to his home. The box
was gotten out, the money counted out
and deposited in the tin receptacle.
Just before Mr.. RhOads locked the box
the men engaged his attention and
attracted his gaze from the little store
of wealth for moment.
In that brief interval one of the trio
had dexterously trans ferred the cash
from the box to his pocket. RhOads
unconscious of the costly sleight of
hand act that had been performed at
his expense, turned the key in the tin
box's lock, and the $1,000 was sup
posed to be securely locked up.
The men departed, promising to call
the next day for the papers of transfer,
cautioning Mr.. Rhoads to keep their
money safe. The farmer after return.
ing the same night, began thinking
over the transaction of the day, and
thought the land we'll sold. 1t oc-
CURED to him after thinking the mat
ter over to get up and take peep at
his money. He secured the key to the
box, hastily opened the little recepta-
Gle, aud by the light of small coal oil
fame discovered that the supposed
hoard of wealth he was keeping so
consisted of two or three
slips of paper and three poker chips
There was no more sleep in the
khoads' household that night, and
Thursday the duped man was In Will
mington comforting with the police de-
partment in lhopes of recovering his
lost u ,5QO.- Epery EveRiag. 1
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15
Kent ProhibitiOnists.

The Kent county Prohibition Con-
ventiOn met in Dover Monday after
noon at o'clock with fifteen delegates
present. John Hutton was chosen
chairman and w. G. Webb secretary.
The following ticket was named;
State Senators McIlrOy McIlVane,
South Murderkill l.. NJ. Price, Duck
Creek.
Representatives-W. F. Collins,
Kenton Edward Pleasanton, Little
Creek William Steppy, West Dover ;
Levi Steiner, North Murderkill w.
l.. Mcmillan, South Murderkill ;
Charles f. Fem, East Dover.
The following named were chosen
comfy committeeman Jefferson Coop
er, James Keith, George NJ. Stevenson,
w. l.. McIlvane, w. N. Brown.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

THESE October days are busy daystO
Delaware politicians. Some of them
are moving to and fro through the state
like a weaver's shuttle. 1t requires a
great deal of endurance, and it is aston
ishing how we'll the candidates are
standing it.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

THE Supreme Court has lost another
member in the death of Justice Miller.
He was the senior member of the court
having been appointed by President
Lincoln in 1862, and many Ofits most
important recent decisions were writ
ten by him. His upright character
commanded universal respect, and as
his older associates passed away, he
had come to be regarded as the leader
of the court and the guardian of its
old traditions.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15
Kent County Farmers Institute.

The Kent County Farmers Insti-
tute will meet at Camden on Wednes-
day. the 22nd inst, at . o'clock.
The following questions have been
presented to Or. Neal, on which he
has promised to talk at our next meet
ing in Camden.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

THE "TIMEs" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBT. D. HoFFEcKER, Editor and
Proprietor. at Smyrna, Del.
S-SUBsCRIPTIoN-O year, strictly in ad-
vance, sl.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
ofseven Cents line for the frstinsertiOn sub
Sequent insertions Three-and-a-half cents.
liberal discount made to quarterly, semI-annual
and yearly advertisers
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cen
per line.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

THE New York Tribune is surprised
to find that 16 per cent of the pOpula-
ton of the United States live in thirty
four cities which have population of
over $4,000 each.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

It is said that farmers in various
parts OfsaIem county n. T., where the
canning factories have shut down, have
had the fruit left in their fields APP
praised and will sue the packers for
its value.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

TIN plate is the staple product of
Delaware politics this year. All the
speakers seem to have gone into the
business largely.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15
Smvrna and Vicinity.

Smvrna and Vicinity.
Now is the time to buy your coal
buy the Butler. I
SToREKEEPERs long for cold snap
to brisken business.
EVEN a straw hat will show which
way the wind blows.
]. E. CARTER received last week a
large stock of new paper.
Packer and Butler, both Lehigh
q cOals-clean and full weight. 7
The woman who can attend a Fall
opening and does not, must be blind.
Patronize the boat and put in your
order for Butler or Packer coal at
once.
WM. Z. BAKER has a word to say to
men visiting Philadelphia in quest of
clothing.
s- The Grand Lodge of Good Tenn
plars meets in this town to-day, in
annual session.
THE Messrs. McGaw, as soon as
convenient will start on the canning
of pumpkins.
The Smyrna Creamery received 51,-
94l quarts of milk ia September, max
ing 5,613 pounds of butter.
E. BECK lost a valuable three-year
old colt yesterday on his BELL" farm.
the ultimate result of a gore from a
COW.
8. F. MAILMAN, while cunning on
Monday with Charles Weller was Sc.
= verely injured by an accidental dis
6 charge Of the latter's gun, and might
have been killed but for the fence that
stood between them.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15
Miss M. |. Allen.
Cor, Commerce & Market Sts.
SMYRNA, DEL.
AT PRESENT.

All the School Books need.
ed in the Public Schools. as
we'll as a full stock o: Schoo.
and General Stationery, al
ways on hand. All Staple
Groceries kept full, and prices
kept down. All other goods
at cost. some below. Bargains
in Dry Goods and Motions.
Want to close out by March
Ist, 1891.
J. B. COOPER.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

HAVE the ladies of this vicinity lost
sight of the fact that we have a weaver,
Chas. B. Daley, corner of Maine and
North Streets, who can take their old
rags and make them a strong and real
ly good looking carpetP Any house
wife having such material or any one
wanting a good, serVicebls carpet, we
commend them to Mr.. Daley.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

REv. Mr.. WILSON, preached morn
ing and night Sunday on benevolences
conference claimants, church exten-
sion. southern education, &c-the col
lection for which by envelopes will be
taken next Sunday. The morning
services will be largely occupied with
the ceremony of admitting a large
class of probatiOners into full member
ship in the church
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

THOSE who can afford it, and who
have plenty of leisure and money,
are now Arranging their Florida and
Southern California trips There may
be a few newspaper men among this
class, but we have not heard of them.
Those in this neighborhood have to
peg away here whether the thermOme.
ter is at ninety or zero.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

The farmers.are having a discourage
ing time with the wet weather. The
wheat that was drilled before the
heavy rains of a week and two weeks
ago is growing finely, but such has
been the hindrance by the rains that
from third to half Of the acreage
has not yet been drilled. A COED
many availed themselves of the better
weather OF Friday and Saturday to run
their drills, but hindered again by the
rains of yesterday and the day before.
To-day is sunny and bright.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

HARRY LINDLEY COMPANY. - This
excellent company are billed for the
Opera House on Friday and Saturday
evenings of this week. This will be
the last opportunity for our citizens to
witness their shows this season as they
go direct South. Friday evening they
produce Mr.. Lindleys drama written
by himself entitled the "Code." Sat
urday evening the great society play
entitled "FIirtation."
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
Smyrna, DeI.,

Wednesday Afternoon, Oct. Is, 1890
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

Packer and Butler, both Lehigh
cOals-clean and full weight 7
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

j. E. CARTER received last week a
large stock of new paper.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

E. BECK lost valuable three-year
old colt yesterday on his ''Bell' farm,
the ultimate result of a gore from a
cow.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

SATURDAY and Sunday were par
excellence chestnutting days; the
woods were fnll of nut gatherers.
The crop is unusually large this year,
and they have ripened without frost,
showing that the trees do their work
in their prescribed time, with little re-
gard to the weather.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

THE woman who can attend a Fall
opening and does not, must be blind.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

MEssRs. J. P. DOughten & Company,
of Wilmington, as will be seen by ad-
vertisement elsewhere, have the agency
for the celebrated DR.. Jaigar Sanitary
WOolen goods, manufactured entirely
of animal fiber, that have a peculiar
power of absorption and transmission
and thus recommended by physicians
for their healthy qualities. Persons
wishing can see samples of these goods
at this office.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

EVEN a straw hat will show which
way the wind blows.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

Mrs. L. A. Cotton has laid in the
past week a large lot of new dry goods
suitable for the season. See her adver-
tisement, with prices.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

Sewell Moore, a much respected col
orrd man, until the past few years
farmer in RaymOnd's Neck, died in
this town on Thursday, aged about 55
years. He was the father of the col
Ored woman who was killed a few
weeks ago at Woodland Beach, while
riding In carriage to the boat by
bullet from a gun IN the hands of a
drunken target shooter.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

If you want harder coal-buy the
Packer. 4
FOUR additions were made to the
Presbyterian Church, on Sunday
two by examination and two by Ger.
tifcate.
THERE are some people in Kent
county. busy digging political graves
their own as III as for their intended
victims.
JOHN II. HOFFECKER has sold and is
shipping large quantity of tomatoes
by boat. A car load has been sold and
sent to Salem, Mass.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

THE use of the United States flag for
advertising, or any other but patriotic
and emblematic purposes will hereaf-
ter cost offenders $50 and may land
them in Jail for thirty days. The law
passed Congress late in the session, and
is in keeping with public sentiment.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

THE attention of persons in need of
Cough Medicines is called to the Wild
Cherry Expectorant put up by Hof-
fecker & Kingler of Philadelphia and
for sale at the drug store of Jas. P. Hof-
fecker. The senior of the manufactur-
ing firm is Luther r. Hoffecker who
learned pharmacy in this town but has
been in business in Philadelphia the
past seven or eight years.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-15

Now is the time to buy your coal
buy the Butler. I
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
To Write q Composition.

'sThe first thing" says the little lad or
maiden to whom this task has been as
signed, "The first thing is to get a subject. F."
Let the lad or mkiden pause just here
long enough to catch this bit of wise ad-
vice, given to the readers of the Youth
Companion:
What boy of ten has meditated on
Liberty" or ''The Franchise" or what do
little American girls know of the Italian
palaces. or nightingales,, or larks, concern
ing which they are apt to write verses and
tales7
No man or woman can write strongly or
nobly of subject of which he or she
knows nothing how much less likely then
is child to do it?
Let John or Jenny, sentenced to "write
q composition" for next week, take some
matter which is perfectly familiar and also
interesting to them-a game of football,
the peculiarities of their pet horse or dog,
or some subject of school or village dis
pute. and candidly set down their secre:
opinions about it. If they have any COM
mon sense. Imagination, feeling, or any
intellectual talent, it will be manifested on
this we'll known ground.
The scholar will thus unconsciously
learn to express him simply and forcibly
upon every day matters which, though he
may never be called upon in after life to
write for publication, will always be an
invaluable power to him.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Alliance Items.

i "a Burr Oak, Kan, correspondent writes ]:
The old adage is that 1t is long lane that
has no turn, and the most intense darkness
inst before day. and so mote it be. The
morning star LIS rising to both producer
and consumer, and the day is dawning
when the government will do away with
the present banking system, and operate
the railroads on self-supporting system.
and not money making scheme. And it
will be only matter OF time, and short
time, when the question will be settled as
to how this is TO be brought about, and
when once in operation the masses can
shout with one accord and say, "Truly the
foretsgte of the millennium has come.
The Injuries and commodities as well as
the necessities, can be transferred from
East to West and from North to South at
such d nominal cost, that those living East
and North could enjoy the lemons, oranges,
bananas. etc, Oh well as those that pro-
duce them, while those living South could
enioy the commodities of the North. Ii
would merely be matter OF exchange.
Potatoes to-day are selling In Southern
Louisiana at $1.50 per bushel, while we
cannot sell them Ut twenty-five cents Q
busheI. Bananas sell there at fifty cents
bunch and we have to pay four dollars.
An Alliance was organized at our school
house two weeks ago with seventeen char
ter members. To-day it numbers forty.
Thus the good work Of reformation goes
GYa
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Mr. Clarance N Ouslau in tha PonnLn1.

Mr.. Clarence N. Ousley, in the Popular
Science Monthly, explains the reason why
the Farmers Alliance Exchange of Texas,
originated in 1897, failed of success, Mr..
Ousley says that its members belonged
largely to the class of tenant farmers, and
one of its leading objects was to develop
better state financially among those be-
longing to it, This was especially need
full. The small farmers of the South are,
or think they are, obliged to mortgage
their crop before it is grown to the coun-
try merchant for supplies during the
growing season. The Exchange was to
act as the farmers agent and sell their
produce and buy their supplies. The cap.
ital stock of the Exchange was to be half
a million, paid in 50 at time each by
members of the Alliance Among the
causes of the failure Mr. Ousley enumer-
ates the commencing to do business with
out capital other than donations and
assessments which the trustees had no
power to collect. Again, instead of con-
fning its operations to buying and selling
as the farmers agent, the Exchange un-
dertook to supply goods on credit to all
the members OF the Alliance in Texas.