Smyrna times., 1891-04-15

triken.
Reissue of pensions to G. w. Jones
and original widows pension to Isa-
bella Fountain, widow of James FOun-
tain.
The Milford Chronicle makes the
following strange assertion: The lead
ers OF the Democratic party are already
advising their followers to remain
away from the polls the third Tuesday
in May, aud thereby defeat conven-
tiOn."
The Dover Inder says: "The spec.
ial election to ascertain the sense of
the voters of this state upon the sub.
Ject OF IA constitutional convention, is
fixed for the third Tuesday in Nav
next. 1t is the duty Of all who favor
reform TO lend their best efforts TO
bring out a full vote this time, so that
there may be no chance for doubt as
to the authority Of the next legislature
to provide for the calling of constitu-
tiOnal convention.
MUNDAY & Co.'S DREDGING Con-
TRACT. The bid of James A. Munday
& Co., who received the contract for
dredging the Delaware river islands at
Philadelphia was $2,229, 200, one mil
lion dollars less than the next lowest
bidder. An investigation revealed a
combination of bidders clearly Outwit-
ted by wharf bidder. Mr.. Munday
needei dirt for filling in new wharves,
and hearing that some very high bids
were TO be put in by the combine, he
got some capitalists as security and put
in has bid. Munday & Co., are salts
fed that they can make money off the
job. They expect to build the new
wharves on the river front and will be
able to use the dirt
A PRESIDING ELDER SHUT OUT
The several Methodist churches at
Dover were locked up by the trustees
Immediately after the close of the late
Wilmington conference. because the
cOngI egatIOns protested against the
minis tiers sent them, all remained
closed Sunday, and the trustees declare
that the fight is on to stay and they
will fight presiding elder J. A. B. Will
son until the next Conference gives
them relief.
A Wyoming correspondent Of Will
mingtOn paper, writes: "The church
excitement here caused by the action
of presiding elder Wilson, still runs
and our people talk and act as if they
would not weep If Mr.. Wilson should
receive an appointment to some foreign
part, which, according TO rumOr he is
trying 10 get. The Dover district is
far from being satisfied with Mr.. Will
sons management, and it will not take
many more such changes as he has
made to work serious damage to the
interests of the church.
Two WOMEN ATTACKED ON THE
STREETS OF DOvER.-Mrs. Frank
Harris aud her daughter were attacked
by two negrOs on Bradford street,
Dover, last Saturday night. The out
rage occurred only half a block from !
a lighted thorOughfare and in almost |
exactly the same place at which the |
Misses Wilson were attacked two |
weeks ago. The women escaped by |
turning and running toward Locker |
man street. The citizens are very |
much excited aud the detection of one |
of these Fuilians would very probably |
result in u short trial and quick pun |
ishment. A correspondent of EUery |
EUeHiRg says: THE people are in a |
quandary to know who il can be that |
is frightening the ladies in such a man.
ner. Some think they are negroes, /
some white men in disguise, while |
others think it is the work of practi- |
cal Joker. A strange white man has |
Teen acting very suspiciOusly of late,
and it is thought he is bribing certain
negroes to the work.
DELAWARE COLLEGE TRUsTEEs.-
The members Of the agricultural com. |
mittee OF Delaware College, in charge |
of the agricultural experiment station, |
held a meeting at Dover Friday to dis
cuss the management OF prospective
sites for such work, and particularly
the availability Of FIVE acre site near |
Dover. TIE idea is to have one such |
lot Of ground in every county. The |
New Castle county lot at Newark has
been located, the others are to be loca-
ted near Dover and Georgetown. The
object is 20 test the cultivation, adap- |
tibility OF the soil and climate to the |
growing of fruits, grasses and forage |
plants, especially The new varieties
thereof and the efficacy Of various
brands Of phosphate. The meeting |
appointed DR.. Raub, Manlove Hayes,
and ]. Alexander Fulton TO consider |
the matter and report on Thursday Of
this week. There is already under the |
direction Of the trustees, an experiment
tai orchard near Seaford, containing |
200 varieties Of peach trees, and anoth-
er experimental peach orchard, Of |
nearly 100 varieties located midway |
between Bridgeville and Georgetown. |
These orchards are south Of the peach |
yellows belt.
PEACH YELLOWs. - What the GOVern-
gent has done to InUesiigate the Disease
Remedy Proposed. Especially inter
esting 70 peach growers and Important
In connection With the present peach
yellows bill before the Delaware Leg
islature Is the following extract taken
from the horticulturist's report In the
bulletin OF Cornell College N. ~ Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station recently
received at the experiment station 10
Newark
"The yellows Of the peach is spread
inc In western New York and bec0m-
ing a very serious menace to peach
culture. Investigation into the nature
81 the disease has been carried on for
the last two or three years BY the de-