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Smyrna times., 1890-11-05
PerSOnal.

Mrs. Rev. w. s Robinson and two
children are expected from Baltimore,
to-day as the guests of Mrs. Ella Grif-
fifth.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McGaw, who
were married in Havre.de-Grace last
Wednesdwent to Philadelphia, COM
ing to his home in Smyrna on Friday.
Miss Bessie Collins, of Milford, is Wis
iting w. B. Collins.
G. G. Arnold, who moved from Ken
ton to Washington last winter, is on a
visit to his Delaware friends.
Mrs. Belle Appleton and sister, Mrs.
Kate Whittock, spent Sunday and
Monday with their Smyrna friends.
Harry Tilghman, who has been in
Crisfeld for some months past is home
on a visit.
Miss Annie Collision of Dover, was
the guest of Miss Elva Smith the past
two or three days.
Mrs. Hance has returned to Phila.
delphia from a short visit to her daugh.
ter, Mrs. w o. Hoffecker.
The family of James Z. Scott, resid.
ing on South street, moved to VIII.
mington last week.
Miss Annie Higbee of Philadelphia
Ia frequent Smyrna visitor, is to marry
Rev. Mr.. Pierce, of Savannah, Ga, OF
on the 18th.
Rev Herman Roe is filling the pul
pit at Townsend, temporarily, Rev. R
l. Watkins having been sent by tn,
Presiding Elder to succeed Rev. ]. H
Wiley, at Chestertown transferred t,
Syracuse, N. Y.
W. P. Smithers has been confined t.
the house for the past several week
by sickness.
Rev. c. G. Adams aud wife are visit
ing friends in Germantown.
Mrs. }. E. Quinn, of Philadelphia
H. B. France, of Wilmington, are visit
ing relations here.
The following persons residing else
where, came home to vote yesterday
Samuel A. Buchanan, J. Ed
ward Beck, Geo. Barnes Robert Nor
ris, Geo. P. Graham, Jas, VanWinklt
VIM. H. Lurty, VIM. Barnes, Thoma
Evans, Philadelphia, Frank Williams
Herbert Brown, G. T. Hynson, Cha:
Wharton, Wilmington, Clarence Smith
ers, Salisbury.
Benz. H. Boggs and Miss Mollie T
Pratt, daughter of John w. Pratt nea
Blackstone Church, were married o.
Wednesday evening last.
Smyrna times., 1890-11-05

Fodder Cutter which will take the
long fodder, ears and all, turn it out
with corn all huslled, fodder cut and
shredded, and delivered into the hav
NOW, where it may he kept in good
condition all winter, at price little if
any above that usually paid for husk-
ing corn by hand.
DIR. Neal also said in answer to ques-
tiOns by the chair and others, that
land too poor TO produce a crop of
grain will grow scarlet clover which
may be turned down and afterward a
good crop of grain secured. That the
only difference between the scarlet
| clover and the common red clover is
their habits of growth there being no
! chemical difference and both alike pos
sessing the power of improving the
land and producing a crop at the same
time. AS to how this was done, the
! speaker said that the roots of all le-
guminOus plants THAT is plants whose
seeds are protected by pods, such as
peas, beans and clOvers) are the homes
of small microbes which have the
power to draw upon the nitrogen
which forms three fourths of the air
and prepare it for the use of the plants
on whose roots they exist. Thus it is
that clover is able to store up in its
numerous roots the most expensive
element of fertilizer that the farmer
has to buy, viz nitrogen. After a gen
eral discussion the Institute adjourned
to meet in Milford about Nov. 20.
Smyrna times., 1890-11-05
Halloween.

Friday evening, (the last day of OctO-
ber) was Halloween, in the observance
of which the young people usually give
themselves over to rOlicking fun. The
last was apparently observed to a lar
ger extent than usual, if we might
judge from the quantity OF corn found
on the side walks up and down the
streets the next morning The favor
ite method of the boys lin which per-
haps some girls participated) was to
throw a hand full of corn against the
window of dwelling, and then run.
The grains of corn striking the window
panes would often have the startling
effect on the inmates of load of shot.
The removing of goods boxes, and
other things were in one or two cases
carried to the excess of malicious
mischief. A cop" got after party of
boys thus engaged but the latter
were feet of foot and escaped, some
of them not taking up until they had
got a long way out on the road to Duck
Greek, and on their return were set
upon again, but made their escape by
another det0ur to the east of the
town.
The Tuesday Club took advantage
of the day for ride out in the country
and spent the evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. p. CUmmins.
Another and larger party Of young
ladies and gents numbering eleven cou.
pies under the guidance of Miss Nan
Wood took a wagon ride to the resi-
dence of Miss Eva Rawley two or three
miles to the west Of town on the Ken
ton road, where they were so enter
tanned with games, dancing and other
modes of amusement that they did not
break up to return home until two or
three o'clock the next morning.
Another party of five couples took
straw ride around and had all the fun
such an occasion affords.
1t would thus appear that Halloween
is growing more than formerly as a
fixed day of observance for sport and
pleasure by the young people.
Smyrna times., 1890-11-05
Literary Notes.

SCRIBNER's MAGAZINE. The No
vember number of this periodical con-
tains three remarkable illustrated ar
tices of travel and adventure of wide.
ly different characteristics, embracing
elephant hunting in Africa, perilous
voyage through the Canon of the Col
oradO (the first trip ever made from
the source to the mouth of that river)
aud cruising with the White Squadron
along the coast of France. Another
unusual feature is an article, "a day
with Country Doctor" written,
drawn, and engraved by the same man
Frank French. Training schools for
nurses as described by Mrs. Freder-
ick Rhinelander Jones, who has been
interested in their organization from
the very first. Frederick Villiers, the
English War artist, and Frank French
! illustrate single articles.
HHper's Young People will enter up
on its twelfth volume with the number
to be published in November the 4th.
! AmOLg the attractions announced for
the new volume are serial stories by
| Sophie SWEET, Howard Pyle and 9th =
ers "Travel notes." by Sophie b.
| Herrick a series of articles on our
principal college, written by recent
graduates and tempting variety Of
short stories and practical articles.
The Popular Science Monthly for No
vember, opens with paper by Her
bert Spencer, on The Origin and
Function of Music" antagonzing Dar.
wins view that all music is developed
from ematOry sounds. Mr.. Spencer
writes that the article is to be inc0rpo
rated in a forthcoming volume of his
essays. "The Logic of Free Trade and
Protection" is discussed by Arthur
Kitson from the standpoint of an ana.
lytic critic Frederick l.. Sargent
gives a popular account of the Root
Top of a plant, the way it grows, the
work it does, and its behavior when
subjected to unnatural conditions, as
for example, when plants are grow L
on wheels kept constantly revolving
vertically or horizontally This, and
an entertaining article on the land tor
tOise are illustrated. Among other pa
pers in this issue is one on school Life
in Relation to Growth and Health,
by Prof Axel Key Of Stock holm
Published by d. Appleton & Co.,
and 5 Bond Street, New York sc
cents a number, FIVE dollars a year.
Smyrna times., 1890-11-05

THE count of the population by the
Census Office was finished Friday. 1t
shows that the population ofthe United
States, according to the first count,
was on June l. 1890, 62,4SO,54O This
is exclusive of white persons in Indian
Territory, Indians on reservations and
Alaska. The population in 1880 was
50,155,783. The total increase of pOpu-
latiOn in the last decade is 12,324757.
The percentage of increase is 24.57.
This is a smaller percentage than that
of the decade between 1870 and 1880,
which was 3O.OS. In speaking of this
falling off Superintendent Porter says
in a special bulletin:
If these figures were derived from
correct data they would be indeed dis
appointing. Such a reduction in the
rate of increase in the face of the enor-
nous immigration during the past ten
years would argue great diminutiOn
in the fecundity of the population or a
corresponding increase in its death
rate. These figures are however, cas-
lily explained when the character OF
data used is understood. 1t is wei!
known, the fact having been demon.
strated by extensive and thorough in
vestigatiOn, that the census of 1870
was grossly inaccurate in the Southern
States, so much so as not only to give
an exaggerated rate of increase of the
population between 1870 and 1880 in
these States, but to affect very mater
tally the rate of increase of the country
at large.
Smyrna times., 1890-11-05
Forthe Smyrna Times
Newark News.

DIR. Hance AdamsOn, graduate of
JeffersOn's Medical College, and ma
tive of Siam, having been fourteen
years in this country preparing for
missionary, filled the NJ. f. Pulpit Sun
day night He addressed the people
on the religion, manner and customs of
his native country. He expects to re-
turn in about month.
Owing to a mistake in fixing the
pipes for steam heat at Delaware Col
lege, the work had to be done over
again. 1t is proving very successful
now and is a great improvement over
the old way of heating the building.
The athletics of Delaware College
are progressing in fair condition.
Several games are being arranged with
Media, HaverfOrd, West Nottingham,
st. Johns and other colleges. A drama
for the benefit of the Association, enti-
tied aye District School House." will
be rendered by the young ladies and
gentlemen of this town, in the OratOry
of Delaware College, on Friday Nov.
14th.
Halloween was a gala time for the
College boys. They made a circuit OF
the town, putting out all the street
lights and seizing on to all available
property in the way of gates, dOOrsteps
and window shutters They carried it
on the College campus. 1t was quite
amusing to see the owners come after
their property the next day amid the
shouts of the College boys.
Quite an enthusiastic crowd of peO-
pie gathered in Caskey Hall Saturday
evening, to hear Henry c. Conrad
and Levi c. Bird, of Wilmington Mr..
Conrad led off by giving a very able
speech, dwelling particularly on State
issues. Mr. Bird, the speaker of the
evening followed by very impressive
| discourse on national issues. He ex-
planned the Mckinley bill in a very
able manner, So well did he hold his
audience that you could almost hear a
pin drop. Hugh Brown was called on
for an impromptu speech and he res
pOnded in very satisfactory manner.
The Knauff company are supplying
about 15O incandescent lights and the
number is increasing every day. Two
engines, one of the ArmingtOn &
Sons, the other of H. B. Smith are the
propelling force which supply the cur
rent. They have two dynamOs of the
Edison standard, No. 8, capable OF sup
plying 800 lights. The current is a
direct low tension one of about 22O
volts, and is therefore not at all dan
gerOus. Two steel tubular boilers of
6O-hOrse power each supply steam for
the plant. The organ factory is under
good progress and they expect to be in
full operation in about five or six
weeks. OCFAVUs'
Smyrna times., 1890-11-05
THE following is the time table for
the steamer Ella for November.
phnndelnhin

THE young ladies of Smyrna met
Monday evening and formed them
selves into Club, being known as the
B. NJ. S. K. Club. They are to have
weekly meetings, and was organized
for the purpose of promoting social in
tercourse among its members. They
held their first meeting Monday night
at the residence of Miss Edith Collins.
The officers for the ensuing year are :
Miss Maia Farrell, President; Miss
Ethel Cooper, Vice President; Miss
Mary Hall, Secretary and treasurer {;
The ladies composing the society are
as follows: Misses Beulah jefferson,
Nan HOffecker, Flo GOotee, Name
Heitchu, Alice Spruance, Lizzie Hall
Carrie Beck, Mabel Thompson, the
Misses YOcum, Lizzie DenneY, Edith
Collins, Maggie BlackistOn, Rena Will
liams, Bertha Hoffecker, Nora Cotton,
Nettie Tschudy and Nan Wood.
Smyrna times., 1890-11-05
Kent County Court.


The Court for Kent county was in
session all last week. On account of
the election, the Court will not be in
session this week adjOurning until Mon
day next 10th inst, when the more
important murder trials will come off.
The following are the cases acted ON
last week.
State VS.. G. H. Smith, charged with
assault with intent to kill William Har-
ris jury trial verdict guilty, and rec
Ommended to the mercy of the court :
Mary Thomas VS.. Herman Thomas, her
husband, was heard. This was suit
brought for maintenance, but as she
had refused to go to Virginia and live
with him, the case was dismissed. The
grand jury found true bill against
Thomas Bedwell for attempt to kill
Caleb Ford, near Hartley last Spring.
He was arraigned aud pleaded not
guilty and asked the court for counsel.
The court appointed John B. Penning-
ton to defend him. A number of bulls
were found for assault and one case
tried for resisting an officer.
The case of Young and Proctor, col.
Ored for numbering Lindsay, near
Frederica, was called Wednesday and
and trial postponed until Monday, No
vember 10. Hezekiah Vickery was ar
raigned for trial for the shooting OF
Thomas Smith, near SandtO wn, last
Christmas. He pleaded gully and was
sentenced to one year in prison, 81 ,OOC
fine and cost. A true bill Of man.
slaughter was found against Jacob Kel.
ley. OF Chester, Pa, charged with care.
lessly shooting cOlOred woman at
woodland Beach last summer.
| The case Of John LankfOrd. Indicted
Tor an assault on Reynolds Cook with
lntens to kill, he was convicted and
sentenced to three mouths imprison.
ment.
State VS.. Mary Burton, indioted
for the larceny of clothing and ieweIrv
from Mrs. 7. T. Cook, convicted and
sentenced to 10 days imprisonment
Slate vs. George II. Smith and Oha.
diah York, for assault with intent :,
kill, the jury could not agree. JurU
stood eleven for conviction on assanI,
one for assault with intent to kill Tu.'
was discharged.
State vs.. Levin Benson. Carrvino
deadly weapons. Found guilty. Fined
$25 and pay costs OF prosecution.
| State vs. TPuston Lewis. Larcenv
Sentenced to pay costs of prosecution
imprisoned two months and receiv,
FIVE lashes.
Levin Robinson VS.. Jas. Winchester
for assault and battery. Verdict guilty
Find $40, cost of prosecution aud three
months imprisonment.
The grand Jury Friday concluded
l their work for the year by visit 10 th,
l county Jail and Almshouse, OF which
they make good report
Smyrna times., 1890-11-05

There is an infinite delight in a con-
fiet hOtly contested whether it be pol
itical, base ball match or rush be-
tween College teams. The New York
Tribune gives the following account of
a foot ball match that reads very much
like the result of a battle field. 1t
says:
In Hartford, Conn, there was played
Thursday a match game of football be-
tween the students of the Bancroft
University, of that city, and those of
Washington College, an institution of
learning which the reader will remem-
ber is situated in New Hampshire. 1t
was hOtly contested game, and each
eleven was in the pink of condition.
They appeared on the grounds prompt
ly at 3 o'clock. The word being given
they rushed at each other savapelv.
the University men gaining the FIRST
advantage, Bradford, a College man,
being carried away in a Red Cross am.
Oulance with his right leg broken in
three places. He showed himself a
tine player and while being placed in
the ambuIaucr kicked out ViciOuslv
with has 4elJ loot, aud inflicted a pain
ful scalp wound on a University man.
The advantage of the University Wa
but mOmentary, however a. tue Col
lege men, stung by the cheers Of their
opponents, made magnificent rally,
and ia three minutes it was htrrSsar\
for the sanitary corps to carry away
two University men, EndicOtt, left.
tackle, with fractured skull, and Stan
dish, half.back, with a broken knee
pan and internal injuries.
1t was witnessed by some 5000 peo-
pie, including many graduates and stu
dents OF other leading colleges. The
elevens were so evenly matched that
neither side held the advantage for
any length Of time. Winthrop, of the
University, had scarcely been removed
unconscious from the loss of blood
when Parker, of the College was car.
ried away with both eyes closed and
paralysis of the lower limbs. Several
including Whitney, of the University
and Prynne, of the College were found
with both legs broken, while Carver
OF the University, was discovered with
both legs crushed, his left arm and Eve
ribs broken and his right shoulder dis
located; still, Notwithstanding the
manifest disadvantages under which he
labored, he was with great difficulty
made to relax the hold with his teeth
which he had on the ear Of Williams
Of the College. The game had gone OF
for an hour and the judges were about
to. declare In favor Of the University
when suddenly Mr.. H. r. Huntington
OF Norwich, a Yale graduate of 81 and
man noted for his observation anC
the great interest which he takes il
athletic sports, leaped up in the amphi
theatre and in loud voice made 3
most astonishing statement, namely
that the game had been played through
without ball
Smyrna times., 1890-11-05

PROFESSOR Koch, of Berlin, it has
at last been definitely announced, will
soon give to an anxious world his spe-
cific for the cure of consumption or tu-
berculosis. While Professor Koch
stands high as bacteriOlogist, medical
circles have received with some in
credulitY the accounts emanating from
Germany that be was on the eve OF
making a discovery of great value in
the domain of preventive medicine.
If, However, Koch has discovered a
method of incubation to cure con-
sumption which will act as bacillicide
he certainly las given mankind a boon
second only to Jenner's discovery OI
the potent influence of the vaccine
lymph to ward off smallpox.
Smyrna times., 1890-11-05
A Pretty Wedding.

The first wedding which has been
sOlemnized in the NJ. F. Church since
the rededicatiOn occurred to-day, when
DIR. James RalstOl McCausland, of
Malvern Chester Co. Pa, Sturgeon of
the Pennsylvania R. R., Philadelphia
pivisiOn) led to the altar, Miss Eva
Smith, daughter fCaptain A. H. Smith,
of this town. Promptly at $50 o'clock,
the bridal party entered the church,
preceded by the ushers, who were DR..
J. B. Turner, of Philadelphia, Frank H.
HOfiecker Esq, of Wilmington, VIM.
C. Smith, of Easton, Md. and Howard
Taylor, Of Dover. The contracting
parties took their position at the beau
tifully decorated chaDcel, standing un-
der three links made of white and vel
low chrysanthemums - Friendship.
love and truth-the three links which
have brought cheer to so many hearts {;
a fitting symbol of the friendship of
the past which has blossomed so beau.
tifully into the love of the present. The
bride was tastefully attired in a travel
ling dress of rObed Henrietta, shading
on the dahlia. Rev. W. w. w. Wilson
performed the ceremony which united
the happy pair. As they left the
church their many friends showed
plainly in their faces the mingled feel
ing OfjOy and sorrow, for while all present
sincerely joined in their happiness,
they could not entirely repress the
feeling of sorrow that one of Smyrna's
brightest young ladies' was to be dis
placed and adorn home and society
elsewhere.
DIR. and Mrs. McCausland took the
4.40 train for an extended tour, spend.
ing the greater part of their time at
Pittsburg and Chicago, after which
they will return to their home in Nal.
vern.
May happiness and prosperity at.
tend them.
The following are the friends who
came from a distance Mrs. Margaret
Muir, of Malvern, Pa. DR.. and Mrs. L
W. StOughtOn, DR.. and Mrs. T. W.
TAFT, Mrs. Albert Olmstead, DIR. John
Bower, DR.. Town and Mr.. Ernest
Harris, of Philadelphia Pa; DIR. Lem.
mar, Mrs. Frank E. Smith and daugh-
ters Hattie and Alyce Smith and Mr.
Horace Vandegrift, of Wilmington
Del; Mrs. Harry Ford and Miss Annie
Collision, of Dover, BENZ. Smith, of Viii
mingtOn, Mrs. McCausland and Mrs
David McCausland. of Philadelphia
Smyrna times., 1890-11-05
Farmars, Institute.

The last meeting of the Farmers In.
stitute was called to order by Mr..
Thos. B. Coursey in Camden, about
forty farmers being present. DIR. Neal
of the Delaware Experiment Station
addressed the meeting on the value of
corn stalks, such as are so often left to
waste in the field or burned as refuse,
by farmers in this section. In order to
ascertain the value of such stalks the
Doctor took samples from the field OF
Mr.. Killen, near FELTON,, having first
weighed the product of one
acre. These samples were analyzed by
the chemist of the Station and the re-
suit compared with previous analysis
OF good timothy hay, with a startling
result that the stalks came within 25
Sents per 100 pounds Of being as valua-
oIe Tor feed as the hay. Stalks were
valued at 62 cents per 100 pounds, and
say at 20 cents. In order to save this
loudes u must be carefully cut up and
shredded, aud quite full description
was given of the Keystone Husker and
Smyrna times., 1890-11-05

In KentOn Hundred the vote for
Reynolds was 1886, Causey, 324, Rich
ardson, $50, Cannon, 252. The vote
for senators was Williams, 1926, Hall,
327 HolIecker, $50, Reedy, 247. The
other names varied but little from
these figures. The Democratic ma
jority at the last election on the cleo
tOral vote was ia.
Little Greek went Democratic by
SO majority. Up to the hour of going
to press no accurate news could be OBJ
tanned from the hundreds below, but
the supposition is the Democrats have
carried Kent county by small major
ity. New Castle county is equally
hard to hear from, but the indications
are that the county has gone Demo.
cratic by majority of several hundred
as has also Sussex, thus giving them
the entire control of the state
The following are the reported ma
jOrities in Kent County. Democratic
Duck Creek, $50; Kenton, rs; Lit
tie Creek, 50; Mispillion, 100; Wes
Dover, IS; South Murderkill, 22O
Republican-East Dover, 200; Nortt
Murderkill, IS; Milford, l9l.
Smyrna times., 1890-11-05

THE steamship Vizcaya, of the Span
ish-American Line, bound from New
York for Cuba, with a passenger list
sixteen and a crew of fifty-eight col
lided with the coal schooner Cornelius
Hargraves Friday evening bound from
Philadelphia for Fall River, and
sixty lives, it is believed, have been
lost, as both vessels sunk almost i'm
mediately. The steamer Humboldt
rescued twelve survivors of the Viz
caya and took them into Brooklyn,
and the tug Hercules rescued seven OF
the Vizcaya's crew and ten of the
schooner's and took them into Lewes
nal
Smyrna times., 1890-11-05

THE elections yesterday throughout
the country seem to have been over
whelmingly Democratic, giving them a
majority, it is claimed of forty in the
House of Representatives and changed
several states from the Republican to
the Democratic column. Later retnrns
may modify the news received this
,oOrninO
Smyrna times., 1890-11-05
The Elantion Yesterday.

Yesterday was altogether a good
election day, dry, crisp air with alter
mating clouds and sunshine. 1t passed
off quietly and peacefully, not an
angry word, but an immense amOu4t
of earnest work, and the largest poll
for the past ten years-S99-just one
vote less than 900. The vote in 1888
was S31; in 1886, sos; in 1884, 787;
in 1882, S41; in 1880, $50. Nearly the
full assessment, except those prevent
ed by sickness must have been out tc
Smyrna times., 1890-11-05

THIS country had more exports this
wear than last, and what is still better
it had less imports. A country that
sells more than it buys, by as much as
one hundred millions, cannot be in a
very bad way.
Smyrna times., 1890-11-05
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