Smyrna times., 1890-02-26
For the Smyrna Times.
Echoes from ChesWold

The extravagant and defiant manDsr
IN which our Levy Court at Dover ia
scooping up the county's money is
causing pretty general comment here
Irrespective OF party. The stringencv
OF the times now demand there should
De a general shaving of of county ex-
Penses In order to lessen the tax bur.
den.
In this channel no doubt thousands
OF dollars from the honest. industrious
masses IS squandered and moreover
every tax payer, whether Democrat or
hepuDIlcan, saint or sinner, is paving
out OF his pocket to buy votes. II lie
time every decent, respectable citizeD
was putting his shoulder to the wheel
OF reform to stamp out this subtle partv
method OF perpetuating political power
aC Ihe expense of the general public.
In the early winter steps were taken
toward erecting shedding for horses at
Bethel NJ. Il Church, near this town
which seemed for a time to loy and
many thought the enterprise had died
IN committees. 1t has revived ain
however, the trustees having ordered
Cne ouIldlng committee previously an-
pointed TO go on with the work af mt
ting up immediately about one hundred
ana fourteen feet of shedding, which will
accommodate fifteen out of fiftv or
Sixty teams that attend'the church. in
VolVlng cost of 5000 to $3.50. In view
OF the dull times now prevailing and
scarcity of cash, the movement IS not
altogether sanctioned.
In the thirty-six years the cburcb
has been built it has gone tbrongb
periods of great business Drosneritv
and has itself eminently prospered in
every particular without sheds IVhv
sheds are more needed now than here.
CoIore IS little straining upon the
vision. The horse now has the comGnrt
OF blankets which was scarcely known
TO the fOrefathers and builders of the
church, and now as then there is seldom
night meeting except a short period
annually of revival service to severely.
expose them. 0'
Ontil recently the trustees have ex-
elciseu the most extreme caution in all
necessary improvements, but it seems
we are suddenly under a departnre
from this. And what does it mean
is II Beecher's great theory of evolu.
tion suddenly pounoed upon us: or
nave the guardians of the church re-
ceiVed inspiration from our spendtbrif,
Levy CourE But perhaps after ali 81 |
would not require more than n IooI
through a piece of smoked glass to dis |
cover few specks of self interest loom.
ing up IN the dim distance and we have
not the least doubt either this little
constellation would like their Interest
TO grow in magnitude.
One of the building committee feels
snre the sheds would hold thirty horses
driven double. We would t6erefore
suggest that in order to comfortabiv
shed thirty instead of fifteen horses ths
church, while the treasury is flusb
oher bounty for double teams.
The cold weather of Fridav and Sa,.
urday caused some alarm for the afetv
OF peaches, but some of our nracticSI
farmers think that with the drv state
right. " ''h"in all
Tuesday last the 20 year old SON Of
henry Moore, three miles west of this
Town, while burning brush. fell in The
dames and before extricated was bprnS
90 so badly he died the following dav
DE was subject to epileptic Cts ana
was thus seized when he fell into the
ire. Sna rnsO 'he