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Smyrna times., 1892-04-27
Personal.

Rev. DR.. Mckinney. editor of tho
Presbyterian, Philadelphia. preached
Two able sermons in the Presbyterian
Church, here. on Sunday. The pastor.
Rev Z. &. Adams, and he, exchanged
pulpits. Rev. A. L. Parsons is assist
ing the pastor with Gospel Meetings
every evening this week. He is also
holding afternoon meetings.
Jos. V. HOiiecker, for the past decade
resident of BrOOkfeld, Mo, was on a
visit to his relatives here last week.
preparatory TO probable settlement
III Wilmington.
Miss Helen huntington, daughter of
Colonel Thomas M. Huntington. of
Philadelphia, came down last week to
attend the ball, of which she was one
of the attractive figures, and remained
several days, the guest of Mrs. J. w.
Jones.
Clarence B. Raymond, who left last
Fall to finish his studies at the Univer.
sity, Madison, Wis, graduated last
week IN pharmacy, and returned home
on Monday.
Cove S. Harrington, formerly of
Dover, who graduated at the Hanpe-
mahn Medical College, Philadelphia.
last week, visited his Smyrna friends
on Sunday. He expects to settle in
New York or Philadelphia.
Mrs. G. Fisher Pierce and children.
of Milford, have been on visit to her
mother, Mrs. John Mccoy.
The following persons from Middle
town attended the ball in the Smvrna
Opera House on Thursday evening !:
Miss Helen Naudain, Miss Bessie M.
Reynolds, Miss Mary P. Cochran, Miss
Matte Lockw OOd, and Messrs. Hsw-
ari Poole, Victor G. Rey nolds, Harry
Griffith and Will F. Metten.
The b. NJ. :. K met at Miss Nan
Hatiecker's on Monday evening.
WIN. A. WinfOrd aud wife Mrs
Wlntord was cousin of the deceased J
A. Il. Hudson, senior and Junior. and
Rev. Il. X. Stephenson, attended the
funeral of DR.. Jas. II. Hill, at Milling.
ton, yesterday.
Miss Annie Donovan, of Thorough
fare Neck, has gone on visit of sew.
eTal weeks to friends in the lower part
of the state
Mrs. q. A. Barnes, of Chester, is on
WISH ol IeW days to her old home
Willard Weldon, son of b. V. Weldon.
went to Philadelphia on Monday to
accept Il position with the National
Construction Company as type writer.
Frank Williams, of Wilmington. was
home" Sunday, as was also Bruce
Wood from New Castle.
T, F. johnson, near town, was visit
ed last week by G. NJ. Riley, of St
Georges.
James Ransom and Miss Sallie 90 to
Wilmington to-day to attend the wed.
ding of John Ransom and Miss Cul-
bert.
Miss COmeRys of Scranton, Pa, and
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Russum, of Denton. Md.
have been the guests of the Misses
Hough.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Spruance and
Mrs. Mary r. HofIecker went to Phil
adelphia this morning to attend the
graduation of Henry Roche Spruance
at the Jefferson Medical College.
Miss Lizzie Prettyman, of Seaford.
has taken the position of Clerk in the
shoe store of her brother Clarence.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27
Are the Railroad Offices to be Moved
From Clayton to Dover?

In our last issue we published au
item to the effect that Superintendent
r. l.. Holiday of the Delaware Divi
sion, had purchased the residence OF
T. M. Wilson on King Street, Dover
This was virtually corrected in the
statement by the Sentinel that the
house was purchased by the railroad
for the uperintendent's residence
The Morning NeiUs of to-day has the
following special correspondence:
DOVER, April, 26th.-An impor-
tant railroad change is said to be
in contemplation by the Delaware
Railroad Company, which is to ben
eft Dover greatly and will likely
make a very quiet VI illage of Clayton.
The arrangement cOntemplates the
removal of all the railroad Offices from
Clayton to Dover, the erection of new
station at that place, and the general
tFapsfer Of headquarters and work
shops there.
The matter is being worked very
quietly and the raj lrOad officers will
say nothing about IL but the first stem
10 the movement has been taken bv
the Delaware Railroad Companyis
purchase of the valuable residence of
+. NJ. Wilson on King street here as a
permanent uperintendent's residence.
Very few Ia either Dover OF Clay ton
have even hint Of the matter yet, but
1t is to come.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

OUR court is in a most deplorable condi-
tlon-the Chief Justice incapacitated from
prolonged sickness from taking the bench.
and the two associate Judges unable to
agree upon the law, Judge Cullen annull-
ing, by declaring his dissent, the charge to
to the Jury, in the case of Richardson. the
supposed Milford burglar, charged with an
assault on Constable Smith with intent to
murder. The result in the whole court
was like an electric shock, and with one
exception, every case, it is stated,
was asked to be carried over to
the next term, when it was hoped there
would be Chief Justice.
Judge Grubb in his charge, claimed that
any person could make an arrest on a rea-
sonable suspicion.
Judge Cullen dissented. He arose and
said that Constable Smith and the other
men were trespassers and had no ri0bt
whatever to arrest the men. He also said
that it the men who were suspected had
Killed Constable Smith or any of his COM
panlons, they could not have been convic-
ted OF murder in the first degree.
The opinion is that Judge Grubb is un-
questlonably right from the standpoint of
common sense as we'll as by statutory law.
The doctrines of the two decisions if
logically carried out, would have a serious
effect upon the enforcement of law and
order and Judge Cullens decision was
decidedly on the side of letting red-handed
criminals go free.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

THE question of silver is not filling as
big place in the public mind as it did,
but it is not laid aside by long ways.
The President is seeking monetary Con-
gress of the leading nations to reach il
possible, an enlarged use of silver at a
proper value.
The time is coming when there will be
established an international standard OF
coins and also of weights and measures.
When that day shall have arrived, it
will be possible to do business with all
parts of the world without danger that any
king or Congress will be able to upset the
best laid plans by arbitrary interference
with established values, weights and
measures
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

In this column last week there was an
editorial paragraph in reference to the
action of the Democratic members of the
Worlds Fair Commission in unanimously
recommending Geo. V. Massey. ESQ.,, to
the vacancy caused on the Bench of the
Supreme Court by the death of Justice
Bradley, and another in reference to the
alleged intention of Judges Houston and
COmegys to resign. After the latter was put
into type the announcement was made from
the judges that the statement was unau-
thorized and not fact. An addenda was
made on the proof sheet, of their denial,
but by an oversight in the compositor
the line was placed at the foot
of the adjoining item in reference to Mr..
Massey, and thus the proper sense of both
destroyed and an injustice done Mr..
Massey.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

THE Democratic State Convention will
be held May 18th, to elect delegates to the
Chicago Convention. The thing that il
most exciting the mind of the party is the
choice ofa Presidential candidate. The
mass Of the party in Delaware seem to be
for Cleveland, but there are some who are
not, among them the DeLagarean. which
reasons as follows:
Several Of the Democratic and eonserva-
tive papers of this state have assumed that
the Democratic State Convention, to be
held on May 18th, will indOrse Mr.. Cleve-
land for President and send delegation
70 Chicago in favor of his nomination.
This may be the course of the State
Convention. but we nnhesitatingly say
that such course would be unwise for
several reasons, In the first place It would
be indOrsing q candidate who did not and
could not elect in his own interest one
single delegate in his own stats-New York
which much 60 Democratic IN order to
elect any Democratic President. In the
next place il may endanger the State and
legislative tickets in this state. Every one
comedies that the vote will be exceeding
close in Delaware this fall, and that the
Democrats will have to get the vote of the
entire party to win the election. This will
not be the case il Mr.. Cleveland is nOmi-
mated for the Presidency. There are hun
dreds Of Democrats, many ofthem popular
leaders, who never split ticket OF failed
to support nomination when made, who
declare privately and in public, that they
@il not vote for Mr.. Cleveland, the per,
petQal candidate, even though he is n0mi-
mated for tho Presidency. These men are
not Office seekers or party suckers, and
will not be driven from their position by
frraf hot
they say, and this is known TO the leaders
OF the party and Is known to the editors
of the newspapers who are so persistently
boomfBg Mr.. Cleveland.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

The matter of registering-a new thing
in Delaware pOlitics-is the next thing to
engage the attention of the general voter.
The Sentinel thus refers to it:
The time for registering. The Registrar
appointed by the Governor for each cleo
tiOn district, will sit on the first four Sat
urdays of next September, from s a. In.
until p. m, with an intermissiOn from u
TO ], ito pass upon the qualifications OF
each person personally applying to be reg
istered." Only four days of nine working
hours each, thirty-six hours in all, are a {
lowed for the registration of voters before
the Registrar.
The Board ofRegistration" is composed
of the Registrar for the hundred or district
that one Ofthe two judges of election who
shall not be Of the same political party as
the Registrar, ard the Inspector Of the
hundred or district. 1t is the duty of this
Board " 20 enter upon tho Register the
names of all persons applying to be regis
tered, who have omitted to make such
application before the Registrar" and
also the names Of all persons who may have
applied to the Registrar when sitting alone
but whose names were not entered by him
as required by law" 1t is the further duty
of the Board to correct mistakes on the
Register, which may have been made by
the Registrar
The Board will sit from'6 a. m. to 6 o.
m, with an hours intermissiOn from u 10
l, on the three Saturdays Immediately
preceding the Saturday next before the
general election. TWenty-seven hours
only TO hear appeals etc. There will be no
time for fOOlishness in the matter of regis
tering. Don't forget that.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

u, 132 in its favor in 1891. tbps sbowino
that while they did not roll mn enong6
votes to call a convention under the strict
construction of the old constitution. they
are ready and anxious for the change.
AND a change may be nearer than MANY
people think. 1t may come without the
necessity. of another election, but if another
election is held it will be at the time of a
general election, providing of course, if
S,N. uoEeTlor reynolds approves, and the
next Legislature ratifes the amendment
proposed BY the last legislature. This
amendment provides for the holding of the
election to obtain the sense ofthe people at
the general election instead of on the third
tuesday in May, but the legislature must
designate at what particular general cleo
ton the people shall vote on the subject 4;
ana the voting must be by ballots separate
dates. VI N"iiOi
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

ONE of the provinces of a newspaper is
to give the news. A certain "phenOme-
nal' now ex-Presiding Elder, has given
matter forthe newspapers the past several
months in large quantities, which as live
subject of public and individual interest
over a wide extent of country, naturally
found its way into these columns. 1t
started as an ecclesiastical question, a mat
ter that belonged to the church and what
pertained to it alone, but latterly it seems
to have been merged into politics, and as
the TINES does not discuss party politics.
the subject has passed beyond it's province.
With no other individual could so many
sides have been turned to view, and least
Ofall was it thought that refuge would
be taken where it has been. But the best
of all is that everybody is in congratula-
tory mood. That with grand, new
church and unlimited field, new broom
can be used for the old, worn-out one, and
that the best weapon in the church mill
tant is the gospel of peace and good will. !"
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27
LEGG.

Dewitt c. Legg died at an early
hour this morning, in the Gath year of
his age. He grew up here and learned
the trade and worked at the business
OF harness making and carriage trim
ming in our carriage factories. He
married in 1860, and in 1870 went to
Odessa, his wife dying shortly after
going there. He never married again.
Some six years ago he returned to this
town aud lived with his brother, VIM.
P. Legg.
he leaves three children, Miss Annie
Legg, who grew up and has made her
home at her uncle's; e married daugh
ter in Camden, N j., and a son in
Chester. His fourth child, VIM. P.
Legg, Jr., died last summer. The re-
mains will be inferred in St. Peters
cemetery Friday afternoon, to meet at
the house at o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27
Obituaries.
ASHCRAFT.

Harry I. Ashcraft, who grew up
here and learned the drug business
with }. w. Denney, died yesterday at
the residence of his father, Dr. Wm.
Ashcraft, where he has been several
weeks, very i'll with consumption.
aged 33 years. He opened "A drug
store first in Kenton, where he re.
manned about two years, thence to
Church Hill, Md, a year, going FROM
there to Chester, Pa, where he lived
until coming to his fathers the latter
part of the winter He leaves widow.
daughter of David Letherbury, OF
Chester, and three children. His flu
neral will take place tomorrow after
noon at O'Clock, interment in the
Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

The question of a constitutional convsn,
zion "a not dead, but only sleepeth, or al
Reast so thinks the Susser Journal, which
in its last issue, says:
A pronainent Democrat asked the editor
of the Journal few days ago, il be had
dropped the subject of q constitutional
convention. 1t may be true that the
journal has not said much about that sub
Sect since the election Of last May, but i
has not dropped It and will not drop u
~,ntsl Delaware IS blessed with a new con-
-fifsffon. We may not fill our columns
evith arguments in its favor week after
syaek month after month and year after
.-esr AZ We once did. The time for that,
xe hone. mas passed. The people under
stsnd fheir situation and their needs. They
1000 to the number of IA, $50 in favor Of the
Convention in 1887, and to the number OF
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27
CONNER.

Little Laura Lee Conner, daughter
of A. B. Conner, of FELTON,, who came
on visit to Mrs. Laura l.. Temple
latter whom she was named) and who
has been very i'll with meningitis the
past two weeks, died on Monday after
noon, aged two years. Everything
that could be, was done for the little
sufferer, who was bright, interesting
child. The remains were convened lo
the home of the parents at FELTON, yes
terday, for interment in the family
burying ground at Canterbury. Much
sympathy is felt for Mrs. Temple
whose single grief is little less than
that OF the parents, and in whose com
pound OF atiiictions is almost forced to
say, everything | dearly love seems
to die"
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27
For the smyrna Time
The W. G. 7. u. Sociabla.

Beside denying themselves for ths
benefit of their local treasury the ladies
of the w. q. I. u, were privileged to
invite "a friend TO the sOciable held at
the home of Mrs. Alfred Hudson last
evening. About seventy guests were
present, the large rooms making the
passing to aud fro easy aud comforta-
Bile. Music, conversation and the serv-
ing Of coGec, chOeOlate aud sandwiches
filled in th6pleasant hours. The oder.
ings in the Hover 'wftuthed basket
having made the evening proftaulee to
the extent Of sixteen dollars
sgyrua, april 26fh. lipREss sUpr.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27
DEATHS

KII!MiAEf,-on April 23 Mary widow of charles
Almmey' OF New Castle, Del, in her list wear.
DEANE In Dover, April Is Eliza A. Deane, aged
aged So years. ''e
mis-, aged 81 years '1 " III
aged 45years. '''-' - "' '''ii
ma MES In Clayton, April 22nd 1891. Annie
II. haynes daughter of Herbert and Mary F
haynes aged years, months, p days.
CQNNE In smyrna, April 2lth, 1892, Laura
Lee daughter of B and L. Gamer Of I!,IIl,,' a
aged years, months 0'''''i'
ASSlCEA y In smyrna, April 2Gth. 1892. Henry
Ashcrait, aged 3j Years, i month. = days
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

Locust Grove, ten miles distant. Mis-.
Hill is daughter of Mr.. BENJAMIN
Bond, farmer living in Baltimore
county, near Canton. DR.. and Mrs.
HUI had been married about two
years.
DIR. Hill was buried at Locust Grove
yesterday. The funeral was held in
Methodist Episcopal Church. of which
Dr. Hill was trustee, conducted bv
Rev. +. E. White, pastor.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27
BEST SOC baby shoe at Prettyman's

The Opera House will have an nm.
sual attraction Friday evening in the
way OF comedy, in Wilfred Clarke. He
appears at but four places on the PEN
lns1la-EasIon, Smyrna. Cambridge
ana salisbury. Alter looking the
ne'd over, his manager decided on
smyrna as the town for Delaware. He
was especially pleased with our Opera
House. The company is making it's
way south. Persons at distance can
nave seats reserved by dropping a line
to the manager of the Opera House.
Smyrna, Del. On the main floor. seats
on the three first rows, s. 90 each. the
the four next rows, rs cents each. the
remaining seats so cents. Balcony
front row and wings, so cents each,
remaining seats 25 cents.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

The Wilmington papers bring out the
fact that there are nearly 2S.OOO names on
the assessment list in Wilmington, whereas
the highest vote ever yet cast was II, 500.
The voters stand to every 24 of the popu-
lation, while the usual rate is one to every
five. Each is accusing the other of pad
ding
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

The 3. & O. R.R. announces the sale
oftickets from all the principal stations
to Omaha, Neb., on April 9th, 2Sth
and 18th, at the low rate of one fare
for the round trip. Tickets will be
good for all trains and will be valid to
return until May Both inclusive.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

The unfortunate spectacle Of Judges
Grubb and Cullen disagreeing so radically
and antagonistically, Monday, in the rem
dering of the law in the Milford burglary
case, caused the Euery EUening to come
out yesterday in a column editorial in favor
of a convention.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon. April 81, 1892

THE TIMES" " is published every Wednesday
afternoon by ROBT. D. HoFFEcKER, Editor and
Proprietor. at Smyrna, Del.
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ADVERTIsEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
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OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cen
per line.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27
M arVland Items.

DR.. W. Z. TdrJurton.- DR.. w. f.
IarburtOn, a well-knOwn physician o.
Sassatras, Md, died this home in that
town Monday week after a short illness
of pneumonia. The deceased had
quite large practice, and was we'll
known in the adjoining country.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

The Eastern Shore of Maryland is
making an unenviable record for itself
The lynching at Centreville last Nav.
the murder of Mrs. Richards, the mur-
der of the old man Fillmore, all within
radius of thirty miles, and within
less than two years, reflect upon the
community in which such outrages are
possible.
Geoghegan-BarUick.-Rev. J. H.
Geoghegan, pastor of Wye aud Starr
Methodist Episcopal Churches. was
married Wednesday to Miss Grac..
Barwick. Of Talbot county. The Ger.
emony was performed by Rev. J. NJ.
Lindale in the NJ. E. Church at Mat.
thewss, Talbot county. Mr.. and Mrs.
Geoghegan will occupy the parsonage
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

Senator Gibson announces that his
colleague, Mr.. German, is candidate
for the Presidency, and that Senator
Eugene Higgins is now in the West
and Northwest working up the senti.
ment there. 1t is expected by Cor
mans friends that Cleveland will re.
tire in his favor.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

BAD roads retard business when
every other condition is favorable for
brisk times. The thousands who defer
trading until they can reach the store
with less effort, keep 50 much business
at home with them, and 80 it comes
about that the whole country, and not
merely the district where the mud
exists, suffers for want of good
communication.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

1T has been determined to establish
a post office at Walkers School House,
Ihoroughfare Neck, on the road to
Collins Beach. David w. Staats has
been appointed postmaster, his official
bond being signed and forwarded on
Monday, John P. Collins aud 5. G. Der
rlckson, being his sureties. 1t is also
stated that Mr.. Staats' son Harry, will
In the near future open store at the
same place, for the further convenience
OF the people of the vicinity.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

The long contemplated monument to
General Grant at Riverside Park, near
New York, is at last in prospect of being
built, and President Harrison will to-day
lay the cornerstone in the presence of a
large cOnccurse of people.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27
MARRIAGES

MGLAiN-J ACOBS.-On the 10Th inst. bv Rav
w. W. Wilson, VIM. T. McLan and Miss Msry
DONOVAN -GoLDSBOROUGH ON the ooh
van and Miss Annie f Goldsborongb ,,asr
BrenfOrd. NNe'' 'eaI
MGMA MAIi-MOOkE.-At Dover, April 20 Isaac
D. McNatt and Ellie Moore both Of Dover.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

The organ recital at the Methodist
Nhurch' interpersed by vocal selec-
lions, which will come off as before
announced, on Friday evening, should
De largely attended. This as a mark
OF appreciation for the excellent music
as well as to contribute and help keen
among us an Organist whose plaving is
Ooth pleasure and credit to the
church. 1t is matter that should
largely interest the miscellaneous CON
gregatlon. The recital will begin at
half past seven o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27
HIS THROAT CUT,

DIR. A. X. Todd, of Millingtop came
in first, aud then DR.. J. K. II. Jacobs
of Kennedyville, and DR.. j. w. Lati.
meT. of Galena.
The doctors found cut an inch and
half long in DR.. HilPs throat under
his chin, which they then thought had
been made with a knife. There were
several abrasiOns of the skin near the
cut, and the entire upper part of the
right side of his face was swollen ont
fully and inch, showing that he had
received tremendous blow of some
kind just over his right temple. It was
presumed at the time that some one
had approached him from behind and
dealt the blow with some blunt instrn.
ment. His right foot was bare. and
had been pressing against one of the
cart wheels until the whole heel and a
part of the heel-bOne had been worn
away. The efforts of the physicians to
bring him to consciousness were una
yailing. He died at $50 o'clock on Sun.
day afternoon.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

This CultivatOr is too well known in this
section to need any comments on it's good
qualities We have plenty of them in our
warerooms for sale and anyone who wants
to buy will do well to call and get our
prices. Also,
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

The monthly Bible Reading of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be given on Monday May 2nd in
temperance room at half past two.
SECRETARY.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-27

The meeting of the Woman's For
elgn Missionary Society will be held
Friday instead of Thursday evening.