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Smyrna times., 1890-10-08
Personal.

Mrs. Rev. w. w. W. Wilson, Mrs.
Lydia Mcdowell Mrs. Roberta Matlack,
Mrs. Jos. Smithers and Mrs. John H.
HOffeCker attended the annual meeting
of the Philadelphia Branch of tie
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
in Philadelphia last week.
Capt. Lank and wife of Milton have
been guests of w. c. Mitchell the past
week.
Miss Hattie Townsend, of Kembal-
vile, near Newark, is visiting Miss
BeuIah Jefferson.
g. Davis Brown, of this town, who
has been a compositor in the Office of
the Call, at Clayton, will leave next
week for Chicago to take similar
position. He will be succeeded by
Bayman Deakyne, of the Record office.
L. Irving Handy, wife and daughter
Margaret, of Newark have returned
from a short visit to her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore, of Greensbor-
ough visited their son ]. Allen Moore
last week, going to the Fair on Fri
day.
Miss Clara Wilson went to Vineland
N. j., week or two ago where she has
taken a position as teacher in the Vine
land Institute.
Rufus E. Elliott, of Bridgeville visited
Smyrna last week.
E. Marvel, Jr., and Robt. D. Hof-
fecker, Jr. who went with the Cadets
of Delaware College to the Fair at
Dover Friday, stopped over to spend
Sunday with their friends.
Miss Addie Davis of Mt. Pleasant is
visiting Miss Ada Truax.
Miss Annie Matthews of Camden is
the guest of Mrs. Lottie ]. Hoffecker.
Chas H. Jefferson and wife, of Crump-
ton, Md, have been spending several
days hereabouts.
James G. Wickes, foreman of the
Piedmont Ala, Inquirer, published by
| a. w. Oumu uiluSI poiu Iuo LINES OuCt
a pleasant call yesterday.
A. H. Reynolds, now of the Cecil
Whig, spent Sunday with his Smyrna
friends.
Mrs. W. G. Pennington and son, ol
MiddletOwn, are visiting Mrs. Carrie
Farrell.
Miss Annie HOfecker, of Middle
town, is visiting Miss Bertha Hof.
fecker.
Miss Eta Lynch, of Milford, is the
guest of Miss Clara Sithens.
Samuel w. Buchanan has returned
to his medical studies in the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Hirnheimer has returned from
a visit of several weeks to friends il
Wilmington.
Mrs. James c. Jamison, of New
Castle is visiting her mother Mrs
Amanda Spencer.
Mrs. Rees F. Fell, of Macaboy, N. C
has been spending a day or two with
relatives in this town.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08
For he Smyrna Times.
Figuring on Crops.

Is there any difference to the farmer
between full crop at half price, say
rs cents per bushel, or a half crop at
full price, $3.50 per bushel.
In calling the attention of your ag-
ricultural readers to this question,
may say that from a surface view of
the question it would seem that there
is no difference, or, if any difference,
in favor of the half crop, nothwith-
standing the full crop is charged with
thirty dollars double the expense in
hauling from the field and threshing
full crop over the expense of the half
crop SuppOsing a farmer to have 90
acres in wheat and that full crop is
1900 bushels. From this amount take
IS bushels for seed and 100 bushels for
bread This would leave him 1925
bushels which he sells at half price;
say 75 cents. This would net him
$76875. From this amount take $50,
which is estimated as the increased ex.
pense over threshing the half crop.
This would leave him $738.75. Supp
pose the next year he gets but half
crop,6 90 bushelsI from this we take
N5 bushels for bread and seed. This
would leave him 425 bushels. This, at
full price, say 81 80 per bushel, would
net him $637 so and would make a diff
ference in favor of the full crop of
s1O1.25.
But the actual difference between
last years. crop (at 20 cents) which was
nearly full, and this years crop lat
80 cents) which is only about half, is
much greater, being $S34.5O. This is
worse to many farmers than the loss
of che peach crop and shows the cause
of financial depression in purely agri-
cultural districts.
The same may be said of the corn
crop. The most favored sections have
not a full crop, some less than half
a crop, and taken altogether
but little, If any, over half crop. vet
If we remember the parched appear
ance ofeverything in the early part of
July we have great cause for thankful
ness for what we have. A. Be.
October 2, 1890.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

NEW CASTLE Jail has at this time
tive eOlored men incarcerated for fe.
lOnious assault upon white females, one
near MiddletOwn two or three weeks
ago and the other upon little girl
near New Castle ten days ago. Such
cases as these caA fOr the most extreme
measures Of the law, for where its SUBJ
jests are weak, as is the case with fe-
males, the law should come to their
rescue with it's fullest power. There
is no excuse nor should there be any
Ntiment which interferes with JUS
4 1t is unfortunate for the race.
just at the time when so much de-
pends upon their collective and indi-
Vidual good conduct, that any member
of ii shOuld be guilty of Hagrant and
depraved conduct, the tendency of
whiehwill be to heighten prejudice
against them.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

JOHN P. DoNoHoE, the holding over
senator for New Castle county, resid-
ing in Wilmington. is according to the
newspapers and municipal record, any-
thing but worthy representative of
our metropolis. For him to be intoxi.
Gated in the saloons and on the street
was bad enough, but for him to kick a
woman deliberately, who was passing
along the public tborOHghfare unsus-
pecting Of harm, was a fragrant offense
against both law and decent behavior.
fOr which he should be made to suffer.
and the indignant husband and his
wife should see chat he atones for his
brutal conduct. Last summer there
was an incident whereby a citizen OF
Wilmington Whose position was suai.
ciently identified by the newspapeEs}
was placed N the lookup at Atlantic
City for drunkenness and disorderIv
conduct It .- no wonder that there ia
a call from his constituents for his res.
ignatiOn.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

WITH the exception Of sugar, which
the new tapiF reduces two cents a
pound, and few other com:nnGpi-s.
the cost Of living is said to be- on the
rise. A New York paper thus states
it:
The poor man who intends TO live
this coming year Wal have to pav dear
er for the privilege than he did last
year, unless he lives on pork and su-
gar and tenpenny nails and wears his
old clothes. His bread will cost him
more than it did last year because
flour is 20 per cent higher. His pota-
toes and beans will cost him more be.
cause there has been a short cron.
His canned goods, such as tomatoes
corn and peas, will cost him more be.
cause the manufacturers of tin cans
have had to pay more for their tin.
The crop of vegetables, exclusive of
tomatoes, was short, too.
&Frnits will be q luxury that the
poor man won't be able to indulge in.
The crop has been small everywhere
except In California. There won't be
nearly 80 much canned as there was
last year.
The poor mans tea will cost him
more because It has 10 be paid for in
silver and silver is higher than it was.
he will have to pay more for his
boots and his children's shoes. because
the price Of leather has increased AZ
least 20 per cent. His clothing will
cost him more because wool has AL
vanced 10 per cent.
II he needs new carpets he will have
to pay more for them, because the
price Of carpet wool has advanced and
the iute used in the manufacture Of
many earpets will cost more. 1.-The
needs new crockery or glassware. that
will cost him mere. His pots and ket.
ties viii cost him a cent or two more
Zach
Altogether, living will be an expen.
RlVe luxury. Dying will be expensive
see, for the price of cofiins has'eone up
he mcaeaee Ia the price Of neceasa-
rls af h1e has been going on steadily
aaflg year, and according 60 ia
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

In communication in another col
umn, Hon. N. B. Smithers gives in his
own language his position as to man
ner and time in calling convention to
give US a new constitution. Mr.. Smith
srs has doubtless considered the ques-
ton in all its aspects with well defined
views upon a legal basis, and what
ever opinions he expresses will, as they
always have been, be received with
great consideration.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

The explosion at the DUPONT Pow
der mills yesterday afternoon, involv-
ing a loss of fourteen lives, thirty per-
sons injured and the destruction in an
instant of half million dollars of prop
erty is one of those. .calamities so often
affecting humanity, but rarely in so Sc
we're a measure as this.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

The Delaware State Fair was not
success from a financial point of view.
Tuesday and Wednesday were fairly
good days, but the mass of the people
seemed to waited until Thursday and
Friday when the elements were at
war upon anything of outdoor enter
tainment. This was especially so of
Thursday which is usually worth, all
the rest put together financially.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

The Post Office Department has is
sued stringent orders for the enforce
ment of the anti-lottery law, which,
however prohibits the breaking of the
seals on any letter or any package
mailed at letter rates. The act fur
ther prescribes that the regulations ap-
plies to letters, postal cards, circulars,
and newspapers concerning lottery
schemes that come from foreign coun-
tries, and applies also to ali gift exhi-
billions, concerts, rafies, or the draw
ing of prizes in money by property at
fairs.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

NEW CASTLE county has a queer way
of discriminating in the choice of its
county officers. In the rural districts,
viz, all outside the city of Wilmington
they are elected by the people, but for
thv city they are chosen by the Levy
Court, entirely of one party. and that
body met yesterday to appoint inspec-
tsrs and assistant inspectors for the
polling places. Just why the people
of Wilmington are less able to choose
their election officers than the country
people, is one of the puzzling things in
our antiquated laws.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

formation which a Sun reporter has
obtained the past week, it is not going
to stop for some time yet. On an ave-
rage everything is ten per cent higher
now than it was year ago. 1t may
be as one business man expressed it
"The producers of this country have
been working for nothing too long.
They have made up their minds to
make money now and the consumers
have got to pay for what they get.
The producers control the market.
That is, they have got it we'll in hand
now and they intend to keep it we'll in
hand"
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08
KENroN DEL. October 6, 1890
Mr.. EDITOR:

Mr.. EDIToR:
Please insert the following: Kentor
w. c. r. U. met Saturday evening a
the parsonage and elected the follow
officers for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. Mollie Chandler
Vice President, Mrs NJ. E. Moore
Rec. Secretary, Miss Ella Brayman
Cor. Secretary, Ida NJ. Walker; Treas
urer, Mrs. J. M.>Arthur. MRS. R. E
Cantwell and Miss Ella BraymWn wer,
elected delegates to attend the Stat,
Convention.
IDA NJ. WALKER, Cor. Sec'y.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

The New York importers have over
loaded all lines of stock to anticipate
the new tariff, and goods panic is
feared. A number of custom house
complications have grown out the late
rush of importations into New York.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

TIVE TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by ROBr. D. HoFFEcKER, Editor and
Proprietor. at Smyrna, Del.
TRRMS-SUBscRIPTIoE--One year, strictly in ad-
vance, Sl.5O; if not paid in advance, $500. No
paper discontinued unth all arrears are paid
only at the option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
ofseven Gents line for the irstinsertion; sub
sequent insertions Three-and-a-half cents. A
liberal discount made to quarterly, semi-annual
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cen
per line.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

The rainy weather is not good for
political gatherings. This was special
" 50 at George town on Tuesday
Senator Blackburn and Congressman
Allen spoke.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

AT the Smyrna Opera House on Fri
day and Saturday evenings will be
presented that sympathetic Temper
ence drama "Ten Nights in Bar
Room" by Sam S. Sanfords Dramatic
company and will be given in a man.
ner which will call forth "tears, laugh
ter, and applause. This company has
appeared in all the principal cities and
towns Of the Middle and Eastern States
to crowded and ovsrfowing houses.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecber said /:
"Mr. Sanfords impersonation of the
drunkard had more effect on him than
all the temperance lectures combined.
Admission Is and 25. Reserved seats S5
cents for sale at Hofecker's drug store.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08
AT PRESENT.
All the School Books need

All the School Books need
ed in the Public Schools, as
we'll as a full stock OF School
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 Notions.
Want to close out by March
Ist, 1891.
J. 3 COOPER
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

J.E. CARTER and E. w. Lapham
have been picking ripe strawberries
from their patches.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

Monday gave US a heavy rainfall
and yesterday was somewhat on the
same order.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

A LARGE Reynolds and Causey Gag
was thrown to the breeze this morning
at the -four corners"
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

Fools rush in where wise men are
afraid to tread. This is everyday life.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

SmVrna and Vicinity.
Politics will soon be like the season
ripe to bursting.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08
DEATHS
FOR SALE.

STAkT.-On the 5th inst, Mrs Lille Nav Start.
wife OF Edward Start aged % years.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

THE undertakers say that there has
been very little use for their services in
this vicinity the past six months.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

THERE has been a steady stream of
tomatoes to the factories all the week
keeping the packers busy, but as the
time for frost has come and fhe supply
of cans will sOon be exhausted, the
canning season is hardly likely to last
longer than this week.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08
Suits and Ovevco...

we have from the first of
;nn. business career made it an obr oh
IfSct ISa, TO carry a class Of pooS, o%,
satisfaction. way give
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

THE Democrats met in the Opera
House Wednesday night and organized
a club known as the Democratic Club
of Duck Greek hundred. The officers
elected were: ]. c. Robinson, Prssi-
dent; Eugene Davis, Secretary; Vice
presidents, Z. ]. Colt, and B. B. Allen ;
Treasurer, Hepvey P. Hall. A commit
tee Of two consisting of B. V. Weldon
and B. B. Allen were appointed to
solicit members. A committee Of two
consisting of w. G. Hardcastle and ].
W. Jones to canvass every school dis.
trict. A committee of three was ap-
pointed upon speakers. Wednesday
night was decided upon as the regular
night for meeting.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08
.SnaYzRn. Del. .

Wednesday Afternoon, Oct. 8, 1890
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

MEssRs. Wanamaker s. Brown, 9th
and Market, are offering to all persons
who purchase clothing to the amount,
of $25.OO or over, to pay for their Eail-
road excursion ticket to the city. See
advertisement.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

AL the members of the "Loyal
Legion" are requested to meet on Mon
day evening October 18th at 7 o'clock
at the Temperance Reading room for
the purpose of recognizing. SEC'Y.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

The firebell will be wrung at 7.45
on Monday evening for the purpose of
calling the members together for reg
uIar meeting. A full attendance of the
Hose Company is requested.
H. S. ANTHONY. Chief.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

PSYCHOLOGISTS say that the older a
man gets the smaller his brain becomes.
This explains why young men know
everything and old men AOthing.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

A STRAW riding party-it wasn't the
former one that kicked up such a
racket-after doing up" the town to
their satisfaction one night last week,
took up at the residence of John Wood,
near town, where they danced until
the small hours of the morning.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

GEO. w. TILGHMAN has his ew and
substantial machinery building so near
ly finished that the steam connections
were put on yesterday, but the palmer
and other implements are yet to set up
but will soon be ready for work.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

ONE of our citizens has been reading
aAd hearing SO much lately of Speaker
Reed, that he expressed the wish the
other day that somebody would kill
him--appearing to him as a monster.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

On next Sabbath the quarterly COM
muniOn service will be observed at the
Presbyterian Church when several addi-,
tions to the membership will be made
by confession and by letter.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

Rev. Mr.. Stephenson announced a
Protracted meeting to commence at
Bethel Church last night, and Rev. Mr..
Warner will commence one at Union
Church near Blackbird, ON Sunday
evening.
SUNDAY last was day Of beautiful
clearness and pleasantness of tempera-
ture. 1t was a day adapted 10 old and
young, infrm and robust in health
such a day as oAly October and May
can produce.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08
AFIR ST.

We have looked after tba
OF the Cloth. We don't bg1u 1uality ny
cheapest material we ouy the
which only attracts the eve Iau !. md
customer for the time and ~ Ine
S snort time wearing, becomes vor,1 ~ a
less; but We buy a class o1 of worth "o5
which will hold their color ., goods ,.
well, and be a credit to ,',, nv =, wear
as the wearer. U' "s We'll
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

SAYS an eminent physician $50
long as men uncover their heads in
theatres, halls, etc., just SO long will
catarrh be a national ailment, and men
suffer from neuralgia and bronchial
affections. There is no more sense in
a man removing his hat than there is
in woman laying aside her bonnet.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

A. L. HUDSON has sold his PAGER,
Delaware Boy, to William Nicholson,
of Philadelphia, for 800. The horse
was raised near Smyrna, and never
entered a race before last Wednesday,
when he tOek second money in one
race, winning the first and fourth heats
in 2.31 and 230.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

"DEAR," said physicians wife as
they sat in church, there is Mrs. G.
sitting in a draft" Never mind" said
her husband. II shall cash that draft"
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

ABOUT 100 ladies and clergy of the
Episcopal Church from the different
towns of the State will meet in Smyrna
tomorrow, to whom a lunch will be
served in the chapel. 1t is the annual
State meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary
Society.
MRS. SARAH A. MOORE, residing on
lower Main Street, fell down stairs
yesterday morning and broke her arm.
She was asleep at the time, being dis
turbed in her slumbers it is supposed
by the blowing of the factory whistle,
and in this unconscious way started
down stairs.
REV. Mr.. Wilson, will antedate
"Good Tidings Day." which will be
Sunday week when the benevolent
collections will be taken, by sermons
next Sunday in relation thereto. The
Good Tidings Day" will also be the
occasion of admitting large class of
prObationers into full membership.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

POSTMASTER JEFFERSON found the
postal receipts of the last quarter lar
ger than the corresponding quarter of
last year.
WIN. S. HARDCAsTLE near Cheswold, d,
had wheat up and greening the field
week ago where the corn had been
cut off and carried to wide rows.
Smyrna times., 1890-10-08

FARMERS are having.a hard time of
it with their wheat seeding. About
the time they get the ground in order
and begin seeding, rain fails and they
have to prepare the land again for
seeding. On heavy soil the seeding
win be very late.
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X reidler- Msiliuger.

Among the weddings that iook
plice In Ieynoldsville since our la,
issue WAS that OF Mr.. Fred NJ. Kreidler,
of Miles City, Mont. formerly Of tbi-
place, and Miss Eta M~ellinger, Of
Reyuoldsvllle, on Tuesday. June
10th, 1880, at 0 o'clock p. m, The Ger.
emony was performed by Rev. w. II.
Bunce, pastor OF the Reynoldsville
Methodist Episcopal church, At the
residence Of the brides parents, and In
the presence of her near relatives ana
also two relatives from Chicago. who
ore the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
Melliugsr. When they were all eat.
Ing their supper aud enjoying q very
pleasant conversation they were f.
vored by music from the q. A. r.
hand. Mr.. and Mrs. Krsldlsr will
tarry here fora short time ana then
leave for the west Reynoldsvllls(Pa
Voluntssr.