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Smyrna times., 1892-07-06
Personal:

VIM. NJ. Bell and family leave to-
day for Reh0both, to take possession
of his cottage there and spend the sum.
mer.
Misses Carrie, Kate aud Mary Budd
left this morning for East Falmouth,
near Martha's Vinyard, where their
brother, Rev. Harry G. Budd, is pastor
of church. They will spend most of
the summer there.
Mrs. J. F. Clement and Miss Minnie
Clement, of Philadelphia, are visiting
Mrs. r. d. Hoffecker.
Captain VIM. n. Jarvis and his two
SONS, George and Willie, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Collins.
VIM. f. Waters, of Philadelphia
spent the natiOna! holiday with his
parents in this town.
Miss Dora Wilds, of Dover, is the
guest of Miss Bertha Smithers.
Mrs. Rev. G. W. Dame and daugh-
ter Page, left yesterday for Virginia
for the summer.
Miss Bertha HOffecker and Miss
Hester Rutledge have been elected
EndeavOr here, to the convention,
which meets in New York 7th to the
10th, and will leave for that place to-
morrow morning to join the Delaware
delegation. 1t is estimated there will
be $4,000 delegates there from the diff
ferent states. Rev. G. G. Adams, now
away, will represent the Society of the
Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Price will give a
party this evening in honor of Miss
Dora Wilds and Miss Bertha Smith
ers.
Miss Annie Armstrong at the Della.
aware House, entertained some thirty
of her young friends Monday evening,
in celebrating her 18th birthday.
H. Milton FarsOn and wife, of Phila-
delphia, spent the 4th with his friends
near BrenfOrd.
Grover Cleveland Fisher and Adlai
Stevenson Fisher, are names given to
twins born near Woodland Beach.
Miss Lizzie Mcdowell has gone on a
visit of several weeks to Pennsylvania
Harry Deakyne, Herman Cats
Waller J. Willis, and David P. Hutch
isOn were the ushers at the wedding
at Union Church, Wednesday after
noon of J. Elmer Cats and Miss Kate
Deakyne.
Among those who came to spend the
4th in Smyrna, were Mr.. and Mrs
George Barnes, Miss Fannie Richards
Clarence r. FAIRIES, Howard France,
Robert Norris. Will Riggs, Alexis Mus
tard, John H. Armstrong. Harry Eos
ter, Will Evans, Perkins Brown, John
Mustard, Milton Price.
Miss May Martindale of New Castle
will come to-day on a visit to Mrs. w
B. Megear.
Miss Nora Cotton will in day o.
two start on visit to friends in MiltOl
and MillsbOrOugh.
Messrs. Chas. Shell, Lowrie Kneed
Ter. Clifford Allen, J. Gordon Craw
ford, JnO. Morton and J. Frank Pratt
rode down from Philadelphia on theiI
bicycles to spend the Fourth with Mrs
Elizabeth Pratt.
Miss Virginia Sudler and Mis-
Mabel COnOver are guests of Miss Su
Culbreth.
Miss Belle Cowdry is visiting Mis-
NetIie Tschudy.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

THE Peoples Party finished its
labcrs at Omaha on the 5th, by select
ing General Jas. B. Weaver for Presi-
dent. Among its leading propositions
are Government ownership of railroads
and telegraphs, Government franchises
for farm products, Government loans
of legal tender issues on farm mort
cages, and confscatiOn of corporation
ands4hat form too much real estate.
They propose that the United States
Constitution should be so amended as
to prevent an increase of the power of
the Government by placing the vast
army of employees under Civil Ser
vice regulation of the most rigid char
acter. The proposition has been made
that the circulating medium should be
raised to $50 per capita, not less
than So, 100000 of currency at once.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

It is pretty certain that the Election
or what is called the ''Force Bill' is to.
form a leading topic in the political
discussions of the campaign, and this
being so, the black man is to be in an
uncomfortable if not in a hot position,
in the states where this element large
" exists. This early in the season, as
is learned from the daily papers, action
is being taken in this direction. A
dispatch day or two ago from Birm-
ingham, Ala, said an organization
know n as, the knights of the White
Shield" has been formed for the pres
ervation of the supremacy of the
whites over the colored people.
About $50 have been initiated into
the order. The oath is irOn-bOund
and rock ribbed. The constitution
narrates the trouble with the. negroes
and proposes to form alliances for the
preservation of white supremacy
Nothing will be done in violation O.
United States and State Laws, bu
steps are to be taken to spread thu
order and rid the country of the ne
gro race.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

met at the home of Miss Nettle Tschudy
for social evening including fireworks
followed by refreshments. There were
besides fair display of fireworks on
MT. Vernon and South streets.
A celebration had been announced
for Milford, and as the attention of
everybody else seemed to be in the
direction of the races, the writer of
Cnls concluded to 90 in the opposite
direction and was the sole rspresen-
tative from Smyrna, finding there how.
ever, J. ii. Donovan, of Brenford. who
nAu gone down on visit to friends
Two days before. On the train WAS
heV; & MT. Wilson, who was on his wav
70 WlIllams6urg, Dorchester county to
MAKE Fourth of July address, as was
also Rev. Il. w. Todd, bound to Reli.
ahce and Rev.P II. RaWlins tn Green.
"OOd, Tor the same purpose
Company d, of Dover and CoroDoDv
r. OF Wyoming, Militia boarded the
Train Tor Milford to particiDate in tbo
parade, and were met at the denot nv
large throng of people. Bnsiness
was in the main closed and the stores
and dwellings decorated in Datriotic
AHRman
out OF doors, the men on the street and
the ladies in their pOrches, the dav
being adapted as it rarely is for such
an OccasiOn-Overcast sky and delight.
full temperature. The parade got under
way between one and two O'Clock and
made a creditable show, the Dover
band making the music for the occasion. !.
In it besides the three militia cOmpan-
les and hose company, were several
we'll designed floats, the one designa-
ted "Buzzards Rest" being laughably
allegOrical
As patriotic celebration however, il
was like the play of Hamlet with Ham
let left out. There was pretence at
this by having J. S. Willis read the
Declaration of Independence, which
very few of the vast throng paid any
attention to, a venerable Squire with
several assistants being during the time
fixing up half dozen boys to enter a
bag race followed by several other
things of the punch and Judy" order
which not Que in ten could see. A
considerable number left soon after
these patriotic? ?)games commenced, but
there were a plenty of the curious ones
who remained. If the designing of il
as some one said was not by the best
citizens but by the puhicans and sin
ners" to get a certain crowd there
knowing how festively they regard
such occasions, they did not reckon
without their host. but patriotism gen
uine and true, pitches on a more lofty
perch.
1t may be said for Monday, as q
national holiday, as a day it is rarely i
ever excelled.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

GENERAL John Bidwell, of Califor-
MIA, was nominated for President by
the Prohibition Convention at Cincin-
natti last week, the other candidates
balloted for being w. Jennings DemOr-
est, of New York, and Gideon Stewart
of Ohio. The platform committee
presented its report at the afternoon
session, and a long struggle ensued,
some of the delegates threatening to
bolt if they were bound to support
planks in their platform against their
will, claiming that the Prohibition
plank alone claimed their allegiance.
Free silver was stricken out of the
report, but free trade plank was re-
tanned after a stormy debate and amid
scenes of disorder and confusion un-
equalled in the conventions of the
other parties. Chief among other
planks was one demanding wOman's
suffrage and another arraigning the
Republicans and Democrats for many
sins of omission and commission.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06
Kenton Notes.

On Saturday a most interesting game
of hall was played here between the
Kenton aud Dover mines, which re-
suited 10 a victory for Dover by a score
Of 1lto OF. The defeat Of the, home
team was doubtless due to the weak
ness of Kenton's pitcher, who was sick
and entirely unfit to be in the box or
even to be participant In the game
under the circumstances. Had be
been in the right trim and pitched with
his usual effectiveness, IL Is the opinion
of many, that the score would have
been reverse from what II was. The
game was umpired by Stephenson mot
the preacher Of Smyrna.l His decis-
ions were decided and Just.
7. Walter Silcox and Miss Clara Thomas
Of Philadelphia, Miss Lizzie Griffin, OF
Jackson, were guests of DR.. and Mrs.
F. b. Goodwin on the Fourth. Miss
Ellen Brayman is visiting in Chester,
Pa. Miss Maggie Graham is visiting
school friends near Cape May. Miss
Arthurs, OF Cheswold spent Sunday
with friends in town. Miss Clara l..
Reynolds, of FELTON,, who was the guest
Of Miss Kate Graham last week, has
gone to Oxford Md. TO visit friends.
~ R AMBROSE.
KentOn, DEL, July, 4th, 1892
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

UNDER the lead of Senator Stewart,
of Nevada, the free silver bill passed
the Senate Friday by a majority of four
votes. The bill before its passage, was
stripped of every redeeming trait and
safeguard thrown around it by the
Democratic Convention at Chicago.
It is simply free, unlimited coinage of
silver for the benefit of those who own
silver bullion and most especially of
the silver mine owners of the Western
States and Territories. An analysis Of
of the vote shows that II Democrats
voted for it and against it, and that
Is Republicans voted against it, and IL
for it. OF the IL Republicans who
voted for it, 10 are from the silver
states or states adjoining, and are either
personally interested or were cOntroll-
ed by their constituents.
The Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Sun says:
The bill for the free coinage of silver
Is the one absorbing topic in Washing
ton Just now, and will continue TO be
until it is acted upon one way or the
other by the House Of Representatives.
1t is giving the politicians in both par
ties more trouble than all the other
questions now before Congress, COM
bined, for there is general belief that
the issue is to have considerable inhu-
ence in the campaign Just beginning
and there is such a radical difference
fn different sections of this country on
this subject, that there is no one able
to say Just what the effect will be one
way or the other. With the leaders oI
both parties on record against the bill
many politicians think it will not be
surprising If the third party people
carry enough states on this issue tC
prevent leither candidate from having
a majority of the electoral vote, anc
thus throW the election into thi
House. Dispassioned leaders on boti
sides seem to think it is more necessary
TO look after the votes of the three
Eastern States which will probabl,
decide the election-New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut-thant to pan
der TO the silver statesof the west.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06
For The Smyrna Times
ChesWOld Items.


R. Watson Cooper, professor of Phys
ical Cultre and English Literature in
Wilbraham College, Mass, and Miss
Emma White, of Pittston, Penn, were
married at the brides home Thursday
morning last and were given recep.
ton at <. NJ. COOper's, father of the
groom, near Cheswold, that evening,
embracing only the immediate family.
The newly welded couple will spend
a portion of his vacation in this local
ity.
Two of our reliable and respected
citizens think they have discovered
beyond doubt that the springs in the
earth rise befOrea rain. even in dryest
times. The wife of one called his
attention to the fact few hours before
the rain of last week that water was
coming in their cellar, while the atten-
tiOn of the other was attracted by
great moisture on u springy hill side
in his corn field and neither had
thought of looking for any such event
"a witnessed. Each are confirmed in
the belief that an old saying has come
true and the subject is being discussed
freely. There are yet many doubling
Thomases, however.
Rev. r. K. Stephenson preached an
interesting sermon at Bethel last Sun
day upon the subject of "Well Doing" I"
as applied to Christian living aud secu
lar pursuits. Some good lessons were
drawn from great achievements that
had been worked ont and had devel-
Oped great men only by persistent
struggle on their part against resisting
forces. The discourse contained a
good deal Of thought worth needing.
The Fourth was variously spent in
pleasure hunting, some going to Wood.
land, others to the great KirkwOOd
trOtting course, others grabbing, fish
Ing, &c.
Assau Baines & Co. have been full
of work the past week packing peas.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06
BECK & HAzELL,
MAIN ST., SMYRNA, DEL.
CHERIFF's SALE.

OHERIFF'S SALE.
- By virtue OF writ of Leyari Facias % me
directed will We exposed ta public sale, at the
Delaware House. in the town Of smyrna Duck
Greek hundred, Kent county and stat. Of Della
ware, on
SATURDAY, the 23rd day of JULY, A. D., 1872.
at > O'Clock. p. m,
the following described real estate 10 Wit.
All that certain lot, piece or parcel Of land and
premises situated on the southwest side OF East
street. in the town Smyrna, county and state
aforesaid, bounded and described as follows
and running thence with the line OF George
CrOkers lot south fifty degrees, west one hun
dred and twenty feet 70 q stake corner for the
lands of George CrOkers and Edward Smith and
running thence north fOrty.three degrees, west
eighteen feet to q corner stake thence with lands
OfSaTah p Mason north tfty degrees east one
hundred and twenty feet 70 q stake in the side "f
East stree thence with East street forty three
degrees, east eighteen feet To the place OF begin
ming containing Two Thousand One Hundred
and Sixty Square Feet of Land be the same more
or less. Being the same lot, piece or parcel OF
land which was conveyed by Sarah P. Mason,
to the said James H. Cooper, bv her indenture
dated March 5. 1881, and recorded az Dover. in
the Recorders Ot1ce. in Book II, Vol, g. Page
3l5, etc. The Improvements upon which are 4
twO-story dwelling house with a One-StOry build
ing attached, and other Outbuildings. Together
with all and singular the buildings. fixtures.
woods, waters, ways, easements, improvements,
privileges and appurtenRnces 10 the said lands
and PREMISE and to every Of them belonging
or in anywiSe appertaining and every part aud
parcel thereof
Seized and taken in execution as the property
of JAMES H. COOPER and Ida ~ COOPER
his wife, and will be sold for cash.
AMOS COLE, Sheriff.
Sherf-s Ofice Dover Del.,(
July s. 1892. 56S
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06
PLow shoes, $1.OO at Prettyman's.

REV. DR.. GRAMMER was compelled
to do double service while on here last
week, that is, preach as well as lecture,
the latter being noted in the school
commencement, in another column.
This was brought about in the warmth
of greeting, by the many expressions
of a wish to hear him again in the
sacred desk. Regretting that he could
not stay over Sabbath, he proposed as
a compromise, which was at once ac-
cepted, to preach at st. Peters Church
on Thursday evening, and the contract
was kept on the part of both.
On advancing to the pulpit at the
conclusion of the preparatory exercises,
as prelude to his discourse he refer
red to the changes that had occurred in
the structure of the building greatly
adding to its convenience and comfort
as a place of worship Though he had,
he said, the old outlines we'll defined in
his mind) the changes in the cOngrega-
tiOn that had occurred in the interven-
ing thirty years, and congratulated
them on the favorable circumstances of
a continuous ministry, in which they
had been favored above many congre-
cations.
His text was from the passage of
scripture, Matthew 6-33, "But Seek
We first the Kingdom of God and His
Righteousness and all these things
shall be added unto you" He treated
the subject, seeking Gods favor-frOm
the three chief points, making it the
primary or first business of lifetime
and place, now, first in importance, J
the great beneficial results that are to
| follow. These were run into minor
and more minute features of life rea-
sOned out with logic, pathOs, poetry,
incident, aptness and felicity of express
sion, and made to appear so reasona-
BILE as to make even the unreligiOus
hearerer wonder why he had not thus
sought the Kingdom of Heaven" from
his earliest years. When he had fin
ished his discourse of fifty minutes
there was apparently nothing mOr'
that could be said, and the most fel
they had rarely if ever heard on the
same subject so much so we'll said.
While pr. Grammer has a brigh
mind and ready utterance, his grea
influence over his audience doubles
arises from the feeling that what h
says comes from a sincere heart tina
is itself consecrated to the puI
pose of leading men into purer an,
higher life. We wish we could Civ
an outline of the discourse but wher,
: were so many striking things crOwdin
each other in vivid presentation an
description that might be thus al
tempted would be only to mar il
8 beauty. 1t is not to be wondered a
chat DIR. Grammer, in thus reachin
out after souls, having more regard fO
D the message itself than the form
3 which it is conveyed, has seen wOnde
fully successful as an ambassador (
Christ.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

Two SELECT EXCURSIONS TO REHO.
BOTH, DEL, OR OCEAN CITY, ND, VIA
THE P. w. & B. RAILROAD Two ex.
cursiOns to RehOboth aud Ocean City,
are announced for July 14th and 2sth.
The bathing and fishing seasons will
then be at their height, and the amuse-
ments at hand make them the ideal
pleasure spots for day or a weeks
outing.
The success of the excursions run
seasons before has been very gratifying.
These tours will leave in a special
train, running on schedule below, aud
excursion tickets will be sold either to
RehOboth or Ocean City at the rates
quoted.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

CONVENTION OF THE YOUNG Pro
Plies SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAV.
OR-REDUCED RATES VIA PENNsYL-
vANIA RAILR0AD.-FOr the Convention
of the Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeavor, TO be be held 10 New
York City July 7th to 10th inclusive,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
announces that il will sell excursion
tickets at Que first class limited fare
for the round trip by route travelled on
continuous passage tickets. These
tickets to be sold July 9th to 9TH, good
going only to reach New York not
later than the Sth, valid returning
July 10th to 10th inclusive. Tickets
however, may be extended until August
10th If deposited with agent of commit
tee on or before July 10th, TO be held
by him and only surrendered to pas
senger on date journey is commenced.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06
AND
Money LOanerS'

The undersigned, having form
ed a cO-partnership for the buy
ing and selling Of Real Estate,
and Loaning Money, are pre-
pared to accommodate customers
wishing their services. We are
making up our list of Farms and
Town Properties, and anyone
having properties for sale should
avail themselves of the earliest
opportunity of placing them in
the list by notifying us at once
in person or by letter.
We mean business and want
you to know it.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

THE Worlds Columbian Exposition
already has contracts outstanding to
the amount of IS, 123. .S61, and has paid
s., 3,7S7 ,566. 1t is big bill, more than
the total cost of most Expositions.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

TIE Christian EndeaVor Societies of
the Presbyterian aud the Methodist
Churches viii hold a union twilight
convention service 10 the lecture room
OF the Methodist Church, on Sunday
evening" Jnly 10th, at $50 o'clock. All
She friends Of these Societies are invited
20 attend. This service is held stimuli
taneoualy with the international Con-
Eention, held IN Madison Square Gar
Gen, New York, from July 4 to July &c.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

BRADsTREET's issued report of the
business failures for the first six months
of 1892, showing big decrease, both
in the number and amount of business
liabilities, compared with the cores
ponding period of last year.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
.SMYa'NU, DeL.,
Wednesday Afternoon. July 6, 1892

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBT. D. HOFFEcKER, Editor and
Proprietor. at Smyrna, Del.
Ms-SUBsCRIPTIoN-One year, strictly in ad-
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paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
ofSeven Cents line for the firstinsertiOn; sub
sequent insertions Three-and-a-half cents.
liberal discount made to quarterly, semi-annual
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cen
per line.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

DURING the ten years between 1880
and 1890 the total mileage of telephone
wire in the country increased from
S4,3O5 miles, to 25O,412 miles, while
the number of subscribers rose from
4S.414 to 227, 7,357.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

WICK.-In this town, June 30th 1892, Gustavus
A. Wick, aged SO years, months, 2S days.
BROWN-In Philadelphia July 4th 1892, Re-
beccR Brown. wife Of Abraham Brown for
merly of Bombay Hook aged 3 years Inter
ment at Friendship NJ. E. Churt h., on Thursday
morning.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

FeMRle Weakness Positive Cure.
To TIE EDIi OR PLEASE inform your readers
that have positive remedy for the thousand
and one ills which arise from deranged female
organs. shall be glad to send two bottles of my
remedy FREE 70 any lady it they will send their
Express and D. address, Yours respectfully,
DIR. w. B. MARCHISI. 90 Genessee ST., Utica, n. Y
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

THE popular vote that will be cast
for President in November next, is
likely to reach nearly or quite, 1S,OOO,-
900.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

GEO. T. THOMPSON leads his neigh
borhood in his field of corn, with Reu-
ben Ford keeping him close company.
He has "laid it by"
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

THE locust, whose coming is always
gagged by the 4th of July, is sounding
its familiar warm weather notes.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

1t is estimated that $50 iron mills are
affected by the labor troubles with the
Amalgamated Association, and that
10000 men are idle in consequences
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

Church Hill, Nd, was struck by a
cloud burst on Sunday night Many
houses In the town were badly dam
aged, but no one was hurt. The loss
to property is heavy.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

THE Wilmington District Conference
will be he held at Bethel A. NJ. E.
Church, this town, July 2Sth and 29th,
Bishop B. T. Turner presiding.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

The M. f. Sunday School will picnic
one day next week at Woodland Beach,
day not definitely fixed.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

The most abused word these days is
the word cyclone. Every one whose
belief is father to the description sees
in the simplest of storm all the charac-
teristics that are usually applied to
rotary disturbances. Most people who
have had the experience feel insulted
if they are told it wasn't a cyclone that
struck them. They are endeared to
the term and want to be undisturbed
in their rhetoric.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

JAS. K. ORRELL, near Brenford has
threshed his wheat, twenty acres, get
ting about % bushels to the acre,
weighing 6S pounds to the bushel. This
is fully up to his expectation.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

IT is doubtful if there be horse in
the county that will drive twenty miles,
without being injured, in the time
which can be made by an experienced
bicycle rider, and certainly there is no
horse that can compete with a bicycle
rider for four consecutive hours on
good road. Though first conceived for
pleasure there have been many i'm
provements made in these machines
and doubtless there will be many more.
They seem destined to prove quite a
convenience in many instances where
quick messengers may be required, or
rapid transit is required.-SdLem Sun
beam.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06
FINE shoes in variety. Prettyman's

BY advertisement in another col
umn it will be seen that we have a new
Real Estate and Brokerage firm in the
partnership of E. H. Beck and B.
A. HAZEL, both men in the prime of
life and with considerable experience
in business affairs. There is an open
field for them thus to enter, and it is
to be hoped that Smyrna as we'll tas
themselves will feel the benefit of the
enterprise.
Smyrna times., 1892-07-06

THE Good Templars have gone to
Woodland Beach to-day.