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Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
Personal.

Mrs. Hugh McCauley, of New York,
is a guest at "WOOdlawn."
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvan Allen, of Will.
mington and Miss Julia Todd, of Dover,
are guests OF Mrs. T. B. Megear.
Misses Edith and Blanche Crow, of
Wilmington, are visiting Miss Nora
Cotton.
Miss Jennie Brooks of Baltimore is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. H. Janney.
Prof. W. ]. Shearer, wife and child,
of York, Pa, are spending few weeks
with Mrs. Lassell.
Misses May and Mary Appleton, of
Odessa are visiting relatives in town.
Miss Bessie Cliff, of Sassafras, Md. is
visiting Miss Mary Stewart.
Charles Stern, of Philadelph is
home on visit to his mother.
Charles Daley went to Philadelphia,
Saturday to attend the parade of the
Orangemen.
J. T. Jerman has gone to the noun
tains.
w. d. Hazell of Cecilton, spent sew
eral days of last week in Smyrna.
Mrs. NJ X. Eldridge is visiting in
Baltimore.
Miss Elva Wilson will leave tO.mOr-
row for Atlantic City to spend the
summer
L. 3. Smith is canvassing Smyrna in
the interest of AppletOn's Biographical
Encyclopedia.
Miss Annie Lambdin is visiting In
| Virginia.
Miss Lizzie Savin goes to Whining.
ton to-day for week or tWO's visit.
The Misses HOugh are on visit of 8
month to friends in Trenton,
Mrs. H. r. CarrOw has gone tC
Ocean Grove to remain through July
and August.
Miss Edith Cummins leaves to-mor
row for visit to Winchester Va.
Miss Annie Mckinney, of Rutledge
Pa, is visiting her sister Mrs. Adam
at the Presbyterian Parsonage.
Mrs. w. G.. Pennington and son, o
MiddletoWn are visiting Mrs. c. r
Farrell.
Miss Sallie Stats is visiting friends
in Philadelphia, Atlantic City &c.
Miss May Green, of Church Hill
Md, is a guest of Mrs. W. H. Carr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. Smith, of Phila
delphia are visiting Mr.. Jas. &. Robin
son,
Mrs Lillian Cloak will spend tn
rest of the Summer in Pennsylvania.
Miss Anna Spruance of Philadelphi
and Miss SalIie Hess, of Baltimore ar
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. P. Spruance.
Miss Annie Griffith. of Chester,
visiting Mrs. David Resse, in tn
Alley.
prof" ]. Oakley exhibited a oyolsl
anna of the Civil War at the 0peT
House, on Monday evening, but tn
audience was small.
Miss Anna and Eva FoKwell {
Locust Grove, Md, have been visitin
in this vicinity.
Grace and Eva Swinney leave HON
to-day for few week visit to Shiloh
New Jersey.
Mrs. John II. HOfecker will leav
tomorrow for Ocean Grove. extendin
her visit from there to Brooklyn.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
Bad Mail Sarvice.

The changes in the time table of the
Delaware road which went into effect
on Monday, has brought marked and
unsatisfactory changes in the moving
of the mails, In the travel, the train
that left here at 1855 going north
leaves an hour sooner or 0.5l. The
Norfolk express train that left here
south bound at IL SO. now leaves at
1908. The evening train South that
left at SOP now leaves at 7.59. The
change in travel makes no material
difference, bgt the mail service is con-
sidered the most unsatisfactory that
we have ever had. For years past the
principal mail North was the one that
went on the 7.16 A. N. train. Several
months ago this was changed to a late
train, 1928, and now 1t Is still further
delayed, 9.51, virtually depriving us Oi
a morning mail, because letters will be
nearly all day in transit.
The most of our mail matter is now
punched in the middle of the day, tax
ing in many cases two days to complete
a correspondence, whereas, in previous
years, letters could be received and
answered the same day. Why the ne.
cesslty Of these changes
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
Serenade.

The boys gave Prof. YOcum d
racket" on Monday night as is their
wont with young people, and as might
especially be expected by the teacher
on taking such a rash step in their
eyes, as to get married, though a cali
thumpian serenade is in no sense to be
construed on their part as a dissent.
1t is simply bOyish freak to cON-
memOrate a great event,-in which
they can have no other part. And the
fact that the sum and substance
of it is big noise, is why the boys like
it that's the boy. 1t was as we'll or
dered and respectable as such a thing
could be, and not prolonged to exas-
peratiOn. the bride and groom enjoying
it as a novelty, particularly the ''hOrse-
fiddle" ending with the serenaders
being directed to SteVenson's iOe cream
saloon. This was a had precedent to
set, not expected by the participants,
and if followed would put a premium
on a practice that many people abhOr
as a detestable nuisance. The boys
have sometimes carried things too far
in keeping up the racket too long, and
thus rendered such recognition as an
object of dread. To persons getting
along in years and to those living a re-
tired life, such seren9des are out OF
place, and entirely pnjustifable.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
Turner.


The Principal of our Public School,
A. Duncan YOeum, who went to Ches-
ter Pa, on Wednesday last to wed one
of the charming young ladies Of that
city, returned on Saturday evening
with his bride, who have since been
receiving congratulations, and q warm
welcome to the bride as new citizen.
The Chester Times of Thursday has
the following in reference to the we'd
ding:
Professor A. Duncan YOcum Ol
Smyrna, Del, and Miss Mary E. Tur-
ner were married at the residence of
the brides parents, No. 319 East Tenth
street, last evening. Only the imme-
diate relatives of the families were
present. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. DIR. William ]. Paxson oil
the Madison street M. f. Church in
the parlor, which was prettily decora-
ted with ferns and flowers. The bride
looked charming in u white silk gren.
adine and carried white roses. The
groom appeared in full evening dress
There was no bridesmaid or grOoms'
man. 1t was Just q simple home we'd
ding and after the ceremony a Feoep
ton was held in the dining room where
the wedding supper was served.
The presents were numerous and
elegant among them were several
checks for good round sums. Mr.. and
Mrs. Yocum amid a shower Of rice
took a cab at the door for the 8. IA trair
for Philadelphia en- route for Ocean
Grove, N. j., where they will spend 9
week. They will then take up their
residence at Smyrna where the groom
is superintendent and principal Of thG
high school.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Richard L. Turner, and was
teacher In the primary department o.
Fifth street school. Mr.. Yocum wai
formerly assistant principal Of the higl
school Of this city. He IS the son o
Rev. a. Duncan Yocum, Of the Cen
trail Pennsylvania Conference Of thu
Methodist Episcopal church.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
EDINBURGH.

He speaks in terms of warm admira-
tion of Edinburgh, the lovely Scotch
capital; the city of Rdwin,n the
pride of Mid Lothian, with its wonder
ful natural gifts Of situation and seen
cry and the magnificent embellish-
ments of architecture and art no city
could be grander or more romautically
beautiful. He thinks that in noble
sOlidity, beauty of its streets, and the
intermingling of parks, hills and noun
tain peaks, even Paris cannot super-
sede it in the favor of stranger. The
streets are wondrOusly clean, paved
with stone blocks, there are no cross
ings, the people cross anywhere, and
on Sunday, when the horse cars or
trains, as they call them, are not per.
mitted to run, when the Omnibuses
and cabs and all traffic are withdrawn,
and the streets are delightfully."- quiet,
the people walk in the middle of the
streets just the same as on the side
walks. The great business thorough.
fare is Prince street, one side of which
consists OF elegant buildings, aud the
other continuous and beautiful gar
den park, somewhat similar to che
BOulevards of Paris, but with more o
an appearance of sOlidity and perma
nence. The people are proud Of .thsir
city and call il the modern Athens
there is 40 opposition to taxatiop fo
the purpose of improving the town
The city is 4g miles from Glasgow, aud
400 miles from London, its popula tioI
is 100000.
We have not space for more at pres
ent, hut shall give more further on
Mr.. Roe says there is plenty to tall
about, there is no danger of exhaust
ing the supply, he has filed the time
has seen aud learned all that was pos
BILE by land and sea, of people and Gus
toms, and city aud country, and moral
and governments, Of crowns ant
thrones aud policies aud politics,
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
TILE scnTCH PEOPLE.

He speaks in terms of admiration of
the vigorous and genial Scottish peO-
pIe. thew prefer to be called Scottish
rather than Scotch. They are gener-
Gus, kind and sympathetic, proud of
their own land, of its historical record,
and the brilliant ACHIEVEMENTS of the
Highlanders in the prominent part
they have taken in the wars of Great
Britain. They are musically inclined,
they love their home songs and sing
them sweetly, though the national in-
strument the bagpipe, is not noted for
sweetness of tone nor variety of com
pass. They lack the brusqueness aud
harshness of the English people, there
is more heart, more sympathy and SEN
timent among them, and apparently
not as much of the ''get out of the way
I'm coming" spirit: He means no dis
respect to the English, he received no
unkindness at their hands, has nothing
against England, it is only a natural
difference of manner. The Scotch will
give you half of the road, though in
doing so they turn to the left, as the
law directs, everything turns to the
left, railway trains, teams on the road
persons on loot and all. In their homes
they are happy, it is part of the
Scotch training and habit to make
home happy; modes of living, cooking,
and table customs are quite different
in many respects, from ours, but all
very agreeable. He thinks there is
noticeable among the people more
vigOr of constitution, better general
| health, and greater degree of cheer
fullness than in our own land.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
Forest Park Stuck Farm.

One of the best known men on our
streets not a resident of the community
is Mr.. S. Bowers Richardson, of the
Forest Park Stock Farm, which is loca'
ted near Massey's, Md. 1t is a fire.
quent place of resort by persons of the
surrounding country and not few
from the city who are in search of
horses which have record for both
speed and safety. Through the cOur-
tesy of Mr.. Edward Farrell, the writer
enioyed pleasant ride thither and the
hospitality of the host and the hostess
of the place for several hours one day
last week
Mr.. Richardson is thorough lover
of the turf, and knows the pedigree of
this or that celebrity, its record, dam
and grandam, as well as a teacher does
the standing of the pupils of u class.
He is well provided for the care of
horses, as is evidenced in the long rows
of buildings that enclose his premises
like hollow square. He has stabling
for 100 horses, 90 of these being what
is called box stalls, viz: each horse has
a room to itself IL feet square, plenty
of room to move about and as there is
nothing but bare walls, no possibility
| of getting hurt. The care of these
animals takes the constant attention of
three men. He carries an insurance on
this stock of $35, 900, the risk being for
fire or lightning.
The first animal brought out was
Guilderoy, three years old whose record
is 2.32, and is valued at $4,000. He
has all the qualities of speed coupled
with those of intelligence and dOcility
The next was Garibaldi, an anima
with apparently as good points as the
other, but older, whose record is 2274
the valuation being $1,000. Garibald
has been in Mr.. Richardson's possession
for sometime and is his favOrite horse
his progeny showing those desirable
traits which owners like to find il
rOadsters. He is of the HambletOniar
strain. a breed of remarkable tracta
blity as we'll as beauty and speed
Then came under review other beauti
full animals, including handsome colt
four, three and two years old. Thes
are all trained on the home track ant
driven by Mr.. Richardson to Smyrn
and other places, and are thus brOugh
down to a guarantee of speed an
safety. Mr. Richardson, by the way
drives over to Smyrna to have most o
his shOeing done, having blacksmith
Start thoroughly instructed in his idea
as to how it should be executed. A
might be presumed, he has all the pai
aphernalia of a thorough turfman i
trOtting wagons, buggys, harness 81
He deals only in blooded stock tina
commands high price, some of h
> brood mares costing him 5000 and $50
each.
Mr.. Richardson has in Forest Par
Stock Farm" tract of 365 acres, whic
r he has owned over twenty years. II
first devoted his attention to fruit
peaches, pears and cherries-which
expected would in few years bring
money by the thousands, but whiC
rather went TO enrich the railroad an
> commission men. A part of the oil
orchard planted twenty years ago
r now loaded with fruit, though it hi
formed for several years a pasture fC
his stock. He evidently prefers to pi
his faith TO blOoded stock than to I'll
peach, with its uncertainties.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
What's the Matter With the Peach :

DR.. Ridgely, of Dover, gives very
optimistic view of the condition of the
peach crop in the Morning Ne,Us of
Monday in his rosy prospect differing
widely from most other observers. We
know no one who looks so hopeful for
this years. prospects as does he, while
the most are very apprehensiVe for at
least the early varieties. Capt. J. H.
Fleming, of Leipsic, whose business
as manufacturer of Butchers Bone
Phosphate calls him over widely diver
gent sections finds trees in Jones Neck
and elsewhere apparently healthy, that
are prematuring their fruit several
weeks ahead of time. In cOnversa-
ton in the TIMES OFFICE Monday he
said this condition of the trees in regard
to both the yellOws and prematuring
was noticeable manifest on the entire
road from Smyrna to Elkton over
which he had passed. The captain be-
lieves that the soil has been exhausted
of its proper ingredients, that after a
rest OF twenty, thirty or forty years it
might be restored, and the culture re-
sumed, as has been the case in some
places where peach culture was first
instituted.
Becoming reminiscent, the captain
called up his bOyhOOd experience with
the luscious peach. He said when a
boy he lived with Jehu Reed, near
Frederick, who was one of the early
pioneers Of peach culture in Kent
county. This experience dates back to
1942, nearly fifty years ago. Mr.. Reed
had, he said, several hundred acres of
land that was exhausted TO corn in the
constant tillage of that cereal, and
wouldn't grow but about five bushels
to the acre. It was this land that he
put out in peach trees, without any
fertilizing of the trees or ground what
ever. He did nothing other than some
tilling except w0rming and white
washing about the roots, the white
wash being we'll salted. The fruit
was very large, finely colored and per-
feet, and thus il kept for some twenty
years until the trees were exhausted
by age. A noticeable fact in relation
to the soil was that with no application
| of fertilizers the land steadily improved
and when the trees we removed,
| Welded nearly four times as much
corn per acre as it did before the trees
were put out A strong proof in the
direction Of rotation.
This was some fifteen years before
the railroad ran down the state with
its conveniences for marketing Crops,
fruit and grain, bad to be shipped by
water courses. The Captain remem-
bers Of hauling many a load from Mr..
Reeds to shorts Landing near the
mouth of Smyrna River to 20 up on
the Kent, Zephyr, or whatever steamer
was plying between this port and
Philadelphia at that time. There is
perhaps not a grower now of any fruit
who would engage 10 its culture If it
had 10 be hauled between twenty asd
thirty miles to reach point for ship
ment. But what growers there were
then were more suBe Of success than
they are now, with all their modern
appliances for marketing.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
AGRICULTURE.

The farms average much smaller
than ours the fields are smaller, and
the cultivation is close and careful;
many American implements are used,
many women work in the fields either
in groups or in company with the
men, they do light work mostly, and
in the cool climate of the country they
are not Overburdened There is no
Indian corn at all. The main crops
are rye, oats, barley, potatoes, cabbage,
roots and the hardy vegetables. Grapes
are grown under glass, aud very large
hot houses are employed for the pur-
pose, no grapes will ever ripen in the
open air There are no peaches, of
course they have Strawberries, raised
under glass generally, though few
ripen out of doors. The farm houses
aud Outbuildings are either of stone or
brick, almost no frame building in the
country or the cities. The fences are
hedges and stone walls; the labOrers
are all or nearly all natives; he saw
but one or two COlOred persons in all
Scotland. The roads are very fine
everywhere, hard and smooth as Il
floor, all macadamiZed with the plenti.
ful stone Of the country, and the road
ways are very neatly kepti the road.
| sides have the appearance Of lawns
free from weed growth, and in many
parts set with shade trees. Our own
people might find some good lessons
there in these matters,
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
CheswOld Items.

F. +. Emerson near Cheswold has en-.
larged his dwelling also built a two
story bay window joining the roof with
a gable finish.
Bethel Sunday School Smyrna Cir
cult will picnic at Woodland Beach
Thursday, July 23rd.
Rev. II. X Stephenson and Rev. f..
Z. White, of MillingtOn will exchange
pulpits next Sunday. Rev. White will
preach at Bethel Sunday morning and
at SeVerson's in the afternoon.
A farmer near CheswOld declares the
peach yellows have attacked his corn
field and sweet potato patch.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
PATENT Leather Shoes and Oxfords
at Prettyman's. u

PATENT Leather Shoes and Oxfords
at Prettyman's. j
THE most of the young folks are off
to Woodland Beach to-day.
TENNIS, Bicycle and Base Ball Shoes
at Prettyman's. j
J.E. Carter is giving his dwelling a
bright, new coat of paint.
SEE advertisements of Col. John
Wainwright, P. E. Crew, ]. G. Brinton,
and others.
RUBBING the mucilage side of post
age stamps on the hair prevent them
from sticking together.
A FULL attendance is requested at
the Good Templar's Lodge tonight,
as matters of interest will be presented.
The Delaware City nine and the
Woodland Beach nine will cross bats
next Wednesday at Woodland Beach.
PROF. Yocum's summer school
started yesterday under favorable cir
cumstances, with some twenty scholars
on the list and others expected.
GRAND MASTER, E. W.. Jester, and
Deputy Grand Master, Geo. M. Fisher
are expected to visit Morning Star
Lodge on Friday evening next.
JERMAN & COsGRIFF who have had
their office in the Johnson building
are now sharing the Office of E. II
Beck, on Main street, near the corner
HARRY WILSON, who has been with
Michael Riley for the past few weeks
has reopened the we'll known Wilson
meat shambles, opposite the Smyrna
House.
Mrs. EVA X. BGHMLER, widow o
the late c. G. Behmler, received
through DIR. T.. G. Moore last week th'
sum of S., 500 in payment in full of hi
insurance policy in the North western
Masonic Mutual Aid Association, o
Chicago. -
A LOT of poultry which was shipped
last Christmas to Geo. NJ. Stevenson
by his brother, from EastOn, Md, bu
which was miscarried and did no
reach him for a week after and thel
refused because it was in a damage,
condition, was never paid for unit
yesterday, 2C.20, nearly seven month
afterwards, There would seem to b
no excuse for such long delays.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15

to legitimate these 1860 receipts, now
worthless, and not by any means be.
cause of solicitude for the condition Of
the public treasury. The county will
be recouped when they pay the 1892
taxes of these 1860 alleged taxables,
as they must now do-it they can find
them-in order to make their receipts
available.
The EUerg EUening winds up by say
ing;
1--WE are gradually unloading some
of the rottenness of the past let us be
more careful in the future"
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, July, Is, 1891

THE "TIMIes is published every Wednesday
afternoon by ROBT. D. HoFFEcKER, Editor and
Proprietor at Smyrna, Del.
TERMS-SUBsCRIPTION-O year. strictly in ad-
vance, sl5O; 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 st the rate
Ofseven Cents a line for the irstinsertiOn sub
sequent insertions Three-and-a-half cents. A
liberal discount made to quarterly, seml-annual
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cen
per line.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
Against Sunday Onanine.

A vote was taken in the Methodist
Church Sunday in response 10
a circular read by the pastor request
ing an expression Of the congregation
on the question Of opening the Colum-
bian Exposition at Chicago on the Sab.
bath, the vote being very decided
against, the congregation rising almost
en- mass.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15

One Of the most destructiYe forest
fires which has ever swept through the
northern Peninsula Of Michigan, is
raging between Marquette and 81. lg-
mace, along the line Of the Duluth,
South, shore & Atlantic Railway. For
hundreds Of miles nothing can be seen
but one mass Of fame. and the density
OF the smoke Is 90 great that the beams
ing sun appears like a golden hall.
During stoFm Saturday, eighteen
farm houses at New Lenbach, Austria,
we're destroyed by lightning.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
Herman Roe in Enrone.

In conversation with Herman Roe'
who has recently come home from an
excursion of several weeks in Scotland,
England and France, we were much
interested in many of the points of des-
cription, and facts which he gives,
some of which we present to our read
ers as follows, thinking they will be
of general interest.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15

Within the past few weeks dozen
buildings, including dwellings, barns,
mills, ETC., have been destroyed by fire
in Hereford township, Berks county,
Pa. within a radius of three miles. en-
failing an aggregate loss of over $780,
600. The people are thoroughly alarm
ed and officers have been employed to
run down the incendiaries.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15

GrasshOppers swarm over 45O square
miles where the Santa Fe railroad
CROSSES the Colorado line into Kansas.
They are young and not able to fy,
put they are hopping eastward at the
rate of two miles per day, and much
damage is anticipated. The fields of
corn aud wheat have been swept clean.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
ARRIVE.

From N0rtb-l0.O0 A. NJ. 1890 and
6.8O p. NJ. s.25 p. NJ, Wilmington only.
Brow Soptb-lO.20 A. NJ, 4.2Q p. n.
Mail for Delaware & Chesapeake
road and Baltimore q Delaware Bay
will close at 9.05 A. n.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15

Secretary Blaine was out riding at
Bar HarbOr Monday evening and did
his own driving. His physician said
that he was improving rapidly, and
within the last few days he seemed to
take fresh hold on life and health.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
Mail Closing Honr..

The following are the hours for clos
ing the mails at our post Office for the
new schedule that went into effect on
Monday;
NQrth-9,3O A, NJ, $50 and 5.35 P. NJ.
SOuth-9.O5 A. NJ. and 5,s5 p. N.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15

The best salve in the world for GUS, Bruise
Sores, Ulcers, salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter
Chapped Hands, Chilblains COrns and all skin
EruPtiOns, aud positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t IS guarantee to give perfect salts.
iactOn, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
Gx. Dox. FOR sale bY James T, HOfocker, Smyrna
G. G. HarmOnSOn. CLAYTON
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
FOR SALE.
Three Williams Dryers,

All in good order, with double set of
trays large building included, Situa-
ted IN the centre of large peach sec.
ClOn that is heavily laden with fruit.
address either
600 p E. CREW,
oZo n. trout ST., Philadeldhia.
or T. B. CREW, Still Pond. Md
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15
DEATHS
BuolrIen's Arnioa alive

KRAUTHQUSE.--Near Clayton, on the 18th inst
Christopher Honest John Humphries Kraut
house, aged "A years,
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15

When Baby was sick, we gave her CastOria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung 70 Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Smyrna times., 1891-07-15

Excessive drouth and heat prevail
throughout Spain, In Seville Thurs
day the thermometer registered 113' in
the shade. Extensive damage has
been done to vineyards and pastures,
and all springs are dried up.