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Rather AntedIIuyIau.

william ]. Simmons. an aged playwright.
living at PAL West Sixteenth street. was
charged In the Jefferson Market Court yes
terday with swindling Edmund Kimball OF
Albany out Of $3.50. Kimball answered an ad-
vertisement By calling Mt PAL West Sixteenth
street. where be met Simmons. tho dramatic
author" The. latter introduced one Frank
sheridan as the greatest theatrical manager
OF tho age., a. new dramatic company lust
pieces as The Crystal Slipper and Sin
sad;n Il the Albany man, had $3.50 no could
get the tretSuIership OF "sinbad +" and $50 a
Transportation paid. He put up the $3.50. and
got nothing in return. Simmons was hold for
examination on Monday,
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IL SA2O Ter Toe Too Muche

There will BIO protracted litigation over the
award OF 81 $50 to Henry Leary for the loss Of
three OF his toes. which were cut OF six years
ago by one Of tho machines OF the Morris Il
Cummings Dredgin. Company OF Jersey City.
Loary sued for $4,000. The case was tried
In tho Circuit Court before Judge Werts. and
the Jury valued the toes at S420 each.
Counsel for the Morris & Cummings Dred:.
ing Company made an application to Judge
Werts for an order to show cause why the YER
dict should not he set aside. Lawyer Thomp-
son In making the application said that Leary
vas working on a dredge Mt Lows stores. in
brooklyn. iI January. 3 Through his own
negligence his foot was caught in a roG wheel;
and his toes were cut on. The comrany paid
him BE wages while he was in the, HOSPITAL
ma during his convaiescence. md kept hlm
under, full pay until two years a~fterward, when
he and tho other employees went on u strike.
HE was not taken back, but he took no steps
TO sue the. company until two weeks b"iore me
statute 81 limitations would lay" exempted
the company from Iiublity. The company
sets pp contribntory negligence on the part q
the plaintiff and that the award 81 damages 10
excessive. Judge Werts granted the rule.
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ABOUT LIGHTING B4YOSHE
The Gas Company Ohiecis to the laseodue
tlOn Of Electricity.

--~
ton OF Electricity.
Judge werts occupied the Chanoery Cham
bsrs In Jersey City yesterday and heard argu-
mont on an application for a writ OF certiorari
to remove to the Supreme Court for review an
ordinance OF the Bayonne Common Council.
awarding n fve-year contract for lighting the
s~treetes to the Bayone Electric Light Company.
The fight is being made by tho Bayonne and
Greenville Gas Light Company. which has
had a monopoly OF lighting the streets for
many years. Scion Humphries and Alfred W..
Booth are associated with the gas company in
the contest. being officers in it and stock
holders. They were represented by ex-Gov.
manner. submitted afidayits OF tho onlcers Of
30 Understand HnisSss that this, tbs' Is a s's t!aht be-
tween the companies y asked Judge Werts.
Practically 80" answered Gov. Bedle. with
t~erjected ex-senator Edwards. who appeared
az Gov SSah nedI tef ar rsS edl That the Common Council
hsd ~ rieh hsr to grant mt p ermission to the Flee.
wires along tie streets; That is a power Which
Is now vested in the State Board Of Electric
Co. Gom The c%Tra n n Of vas such p siU by
tended, that the act authorizing the max
iirst class. Jersey City and newark: He maine
tanned that In making tho contract the COM
mon Council mad violated a section OF the
Crimes act. WHICH makes it n misdemeanor
beyond the appropriation for tho current year.
Ny. Thompson. in opposing the application.
said the act creating the board Of Electric
he admitted that poles could not be erected
and wires strung until the consent OF the
gas ompany as q monopoly. and said it was
MONOPOLY q The street lighting BUSINESS
the advantage such o contract would BIZ to the
city. .Ths company. under tho contract. Ia to
police patrol system.
Judge .Werts said that whom he was Mayor
year contracts had come before him. and he
always hold that 1t could not legally he done.
He granted the writ OF certiorari on condition
that the case he argued at the aext term OF
court. Ex-Gov. Bedle accepted the condition.
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and James Crawford and Robert Colbrook.
two boys. were charged with breaking into
churchsa
WHEN BULLETS DID NOT STOP HIM

Keeper Roshri Raa Down the EssspisE
CsAviet.
When . prisoner makes a break to get away
from tho Essex County PenitentiGry at Cald-
we'll. N. j.. and is captured without being
killed. the matter Ia usually kept profoundly
quiet. but somehow the story got out yester-
day that such an attempt was made on Thurs
day. and that the keeper failed to kill his mar
with two shots. and then ran him down. David
O'Neill. burglar. eighteen months. was the
name and rating Of tho prisoner. David was
a favored prisoner. inasmuch as he did not
have to 60 into the quarry and break chunks
Of trap rock with q hand hammer as most
prisoners there are compelled to do. He had a
softtask. but It was humiliatin to him. because
1t was work WHICH he had always seen women
employed A. It vas hrnEins uI clothes IN
Roehri. David had q clothespin. in his mouth
and both hands were employed with a sheet
from the Warden's room. Roehri was on the
other side and had his face averted for an
instant David noticed. this. and. without
waiting to pin upthe sheet. spat out the clothes
pin and took to his heels. II he had stopped
to pin up the sheet he might have had a. better
chance. but ono end OF the sheet fell, and
Roehri saw him sunning. He ordered him to
convict did not stop. but increased his speed.
Roehri. who 10 = good Splinter. was after him
and ran him into the woods until O'Neill fell
from exhaustion. Roehri waited patiently un-
til O'Neill got his breath and then escorted
him back to the prison.
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A Labor Inspector Over There HItehes
Good John Wapunnker to the Business.
"A report Of Deputy Labor Inspector Callan
OF the New Jersey State Bureau to the Essex
Trades Council OF his work among the Newark
factories. statos that a number OF sweaters
have been driven from this city and have
settled in Newark.
THE Governor Of q neiRhboring State" tho
says. detailed two Of his Inspectors to
examine into tho sweating system. They
found, that most OF the, sweet shops in tene-
lists. and that nearly the entire output WAS
shipped to John Wanamaker Of Philadelphia.
They were driven out Of New York and num-
bers Of them have located here. 1t will he we'll
to endeavor to induce the next Legislature to
enact u law prohibiting the sweating system"
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4 BLASTS P1EMA1URE DISCHARGE
Three italian Work men Torn anA MsnglsS-
oas h Badly That ne Died.

Three italian Work men Torn anA Manglsa-
oas Re Badly That ne Died.
A.blast .prsmAturely discharged yesterday
in an excavation for q sewer In Hath street.
between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, and
three italian workmen. Philip Saricins. An.
tonic Napoli. and Antonio Morosa. who were
putting the dynamite cartridges in place. were
blown up with the rock that was displaced
They were all more or less mancled. saricins
being mortally injured. His left arm was near.
ly blown of. his breast was crushed In. both
legs were broken. and several Of his ribs were
fractured.
The right eye OF Napolt was torn out and his
right ear torn Of; while his face. arms. ana
which had to be picked out by the surgeons.
Morosa's loft arm was cut and mangled: he
also received many painful wounds from the
flying stones and gravel.
Napoli WAS sent to the Eye and Ear Innrm.
airy; at Second avenue. and Thirteenth street.
pital. whore Saricine died.
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THE WHALE SNIP PROGRESS SUNK.
Hun Into By . Barge While Two AunareA
Children Were on BEARD of Her.

Childre. Were on Reard of Her.
CHICAGO. Sept. 24.-The old whale ship Pros.
ress. which has been tied up here for SOME
time at the State street bridge. was run into
by a sand scow this afternoon. Tho scow was
being towed up the river. and. owing to bad
management on the part OF those in charge.
she crashed into the bow OF the whale ship.
cutting a hole two feet square in the plankins
just at the water line. She filled at once. and
listed over badly.
At the time OF the collision there were 200
school children on board tho Progress Inspect.
Ing the museum in the hold. The crash star.
tied them and a panic ensued. Fortunately
the sailors were stout Of lungs and limb.
Order was restored and tho little ones were
passed to- the dock in safety. The last OF the
party had barely reached the wharf whom the
tow Of the Munson OF the Vessel Owners' Com
pany. The. expressions OF satisfaction that
We're made by vesselmen when. they hoard Of
the sinking Of the Progress led to tho report
that the collision was intentional. The old
vessel has been in the way OF the tugmen ever
since she was tied UP at State street bridge.
IN tuRmen alleged that she blocked tho
river in the most crowded and dangerous part.
Their protests were ignored. and boasts had
been MADE n;a that the ship you'd be run into
away. Tho Progress Is owned BY a syndicate.
and was on exhibition. Many Of the most val.
liable articles in the ships museum were do.
etroyed by the accident
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Tho corner stone OF the Lenox Presbyterian
Church In 10th street near Eighth avenue
was laid yesterday. The Rev. DR.. j. c. Bliss.
Iastor OF tho church. conducted tho services.
Among the ministers who took part were tho
Rev. DR.. James Chambers. the Rev. DIR. James
6. Patterson, the Rev J. y. ,wilis. the Rev; DR..
Or. J. II. Hoailcy. the Rev. A. IL. Halsey, and
the Rev. DR.. J. Balloon Shaw. The new ediHce
will be 81 bun brick trimmed with brown
atone. with a frontage Of IS feet and depth OF
~ feet. Its seating capacity Will De iUO. The
church has about :UO members.
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II WAS THE BANQUET CLUE.
The New York Colored Picnic that n Health
Omesr Stopped Outside Richmond.

Omcsr stopped Outside Richmond.
1t was the annual ten-day excursion to the
South OF the Banquet Beneficial Club. an or.
Ganizatiou OF colored men OF this city. that
was stopped outside OF Richmond on Friday
by the health authorities because they came
from New York. The excursionists left Jersey
City on Thursday night on n special train Of
seven coaches, and numbered over four hum
dred. Tho majority OF them live in this city,
but a NUM- her went from Jersey City and
Newark. Their destination WAS Petersburg
and the ne.ghborhood where most Of them
were born and brought IN. The headquarters
street. in Joseph Tlompson's barber shop. A
telegram was. received there yesterday from
Henry. Darnell. the treasurer and manager OF
party ut Petersburg. Among those who went
were the Rev. ID. W. Wisher OF the MI. OIivet
dent Of the club: the Roy. DR.. Motley OF Now.
ark. and the Grant Guards Of Brooklyn.
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Evidently Not WHINE to Prosecute.

John ". Fawcett. who stabbed Willis Saul
tiers. the young man who stole his daughter
away from her husband on Sept. 0. was
srraigned for examination in the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday, Detective
Savercool Of the Prime street station reported
Vincent's Hospital. could not be found. Jus
tice Ryan remandsd the, prisoner in order to
In the event Of their, failure to do 80. Faw.
cett will be discharged.
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Only = $50 Shortage,

There was n report In circulation Yesterday
that an employee in the cashiers department
OF Frederick Loeser Il Co. of Brooklyn was a
defaulter in a large amount, August Omar.
trop. the head bookkeeper, told n SUN reportsr
that the only foundation Tor the story is that
one OF the bookEeepers was short $50 In his
covered when tho young man went away on a
vacation. He. WAS notified, and the inoney
has been paid back. NAo"''
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J. Kannedy smythe's sightieth birthday was
commemorated yesterday BY his fellow en-
p~loyees in the Department of Public Works.
who presented him with a big basket OF flowers.
MIR. Smythe 10 the oldest employee In the do
partment. He is a clerk In the office Of the
General Inspector OF street Openings. and de-
the three flights OF stairs leading to his office.
scorning to use the elevator.
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sree,a, Men Ordered 10 No Patrol Duty.

Superintendent Byrnes on Thursday night
saddened 121 hearts by ordering all police
men who had been detailed by their CAPTAINS
for special duty to return to patrol duty. The
recent shakc-up had reduced nearly every ward
detective to the ranks. but many CAPTAINS had
detailed these men on special duty. This. in
tho SupeTintendentiR mind, means daily con-
stitutional walks in c%itizens' clothes.
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trouble. They're made to prevent it. They're
the original little Liver Pills, tiny, sugar
coated anti-bilious granules, purely vegcta-
BILE, perfectly harmless, tho smallest, easiest
and best to take. They cleanse and regulate
way mildly and gently, but thoroughly
and effectively. One Little Pellet for a lax
~ative-three for a cothaftic. Sick Headache,
Bilious Headache, CONSTIPATION, Indigestion,
Bilious ATTACKS, and all arrangements Of the
relieved and cured.
They're tho cheapest pill you can buy, for
they're 0~usrantsed to give Satisfaction, Or
your money = rsturnsdI
& * Fly s s. ;i,,yl|s' "tlv'%
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Tbs Pennsylvania Limited
g ~ eaiy tfsia IN ths Iweeld sesippsl WITH Jsaiss'
81 ~ :lsasi sSye:ss III stss!sss.ss isss .ss: /. a as:;ss. e.:
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Ths Pesnsylvanta kAiIrosd
"a the emily line that maintains . strictly n~rst.cisss
limited tIAin between New York aud CkieaGo, All
etAsr "Lnitsd !" sxpIsss tIsinS are merely inftsieaS
estas sslshsats6 tsansylvAaiA IAwtisG-ltN
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w::s s7sh - S ,s.ss bisasSs:y Ai E.Hs. 800 ! tss. i sss
SSsssAs.si III .SIiRFSs S,ssSas AssssssS ~ fSs
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Full Of trouble
- tho ordinary
Pill. Trouble
when you take II,
and trouble when
you've got it
down. Plenty Of
unpleasantness
hut mighty little
good.
With Doctor
Piorce's Pleasant
Pellets. there's no
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SENATOR HILL IN BUFFALO.
4 GREAT srEEox TO rzts ooUx11's
UNITED DRxoG.sCH.

ne Tells Then that Fstty BE sieusies Meet
he Dismissed. Disssnsis.s Healed. .
Apathy Give Way % EathusiasH-Ths
Test OF True Democracy. he Says. 10 The
Support OF Regular Ns.hatens-O che
Tariff He Says that IT'S True and Css.
siitutionai Purpose IL the Rsisise or ths
Necessary Revenue for the eupport Of
. the eovsrnnent-Ths Davsaport Force
Bm Deaeoncsa - a. Attack On Our Re
Forn OF Gsvsraosat ana As .
Menace to the Liberties or the People.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-13
A STATE CONVENTION OF THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY.

OF the State of Delaware will be held at Dover,
May 3, 1892, A. D., at II a. n for the
purpose of selecting six delegates TO represent
this state in the Republican National Conven-
tiOn, to convene at Minneapolis, State of Mime
sofa. on the 7th day of June next, to nOmina te
candidates for President and Vice President Oi
the United States, and also for the purpose of
electing State Central Committee and transact
ing such other business as may properly come
before the convention.
The convention at Dover will consist of one
hundred and sixty Q6O) delegates, apportioned
among the several districts of the state as fol-
lows Forty (4O) delegates to be chosen from the
First district thirty-eight (as) delegates to be
chosen from the Second district; forty (4O) dele
gates to be chosen from the Third district; and
forty-twO (42) delegates to be chosen from the
Fourth district. The said delegates shall be ap-
portioned among the several subdivis ions of
each district as heretofore.
And further, it is ordered that the modes of
election of delegates shall be as follows: Tn e
Republican voters shall assemble, at the usu al
voting places in the several sub divisions of said
districts on Saturday, the SOth day of April, A. D.
1892 and shall organize by electing three g
judges to conduct the election, who shall forth
with open the polls and receive the ballots The
election shall be held between the hours of p
m. and 9 p. m, the polls to be open continuously
in each sub division for period of not less than
two (2) hours. Provided, however, that the Dis.
trict County committees of the several districts
may name the places nd hours for holding such
elections and may alter the apportionment
among the several subdivisions in their district
All such details to be advertised
Upon closing the polls the judges shall pub
licly count the vote and make out certificates Of
election in duplicate; one whereof shall be de.
livered to the delegates elected and the other
sh ell be mailed forthwith to the chairman Of the
State Central Committee.
At the said election Republicans, or those
pledging themselves to vote the Republican
ticket, only shall be allowed to vote.
JOHN PILLING,
Chairman State Central Committee.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-13

P2nmet1S Melange. Have
you seen it? Little dots Of
bright or light silk embroider-
on the soft MeIange ground
like the first pattering drops
of a shower. A charming
stuff for Women's Dresses.
Two qualities just at the coun-
tiers. Imported to sell at
SIPS and $3.50, the price,
IS cents and 81. Width, Al
inches.
Those 32-ipch Ginghams are
fairly and fully worth csc a
yard. That we can make the
price I5c is one of the most
striking examples of modern
retailing.
Grenadine Tissue is a new
cotton stuff that you'll hear
more of. Soft as a wool Chal'
lis, almost, A marvel in col
or printing and the price bu
SC. Al styles.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-13

The Zephyry Dress Stuffs
that chime in pleasantly with
oo'-in the shade weather are
centres of interest just now.
Joyous Javanaise at 85c,
charming Challis at Coo, grace
full Ginghams, from I2ac to the
Scotch supremes at 75c,
French Organdies at sic and
4oc, Como Batiste's at 25c,
breezy Brandenburgs at 2oc.
and so on and on.
The half-wool Challis at I8C
and that great line of 25C
Ginghams at I5c are making
price history.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-13
aF1~saakRE'@.

An-wool Camel's hair Grenadine, A inches,
81 to Sl.50.
Silk-and-wool Carmelite, A inches, Sl.25 to
50.
silk-and-wool Challis, Al inches, sl25 to
SI.75.
silk Warp Charlotte, A inches, 81 to Sl.75.
Silk Warp Tamise, 40 inches, 81 TO Sl75.
All-wOOl Challis, SS TO "A inches, soc to S1.T5
All-wO0l Nuns Yelling, 40 to AZ inches, 6jC
to Sl25.
Silk-and- wool Hermann, % inches, open
mesh, SOC to $3.50; A inches. 81 25 to 81 so
Silk-and-wOOl plaid Hermann, 2l inches, 81
and Sl.25,
Plain All-silk Crepe de Chine, 2S inches, 81
to 81; A incdes, 81 to Sc.
Embroidered All.silk Crep9 de Chino, 2:
inches, $l.75, $3.50, SO.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-13

fees, $1,000; District Attorneys fees,
$1,000; court attachment and carrying
prisoners from Frederick ton to Elkton,
$1,000; magistrates fees, $50, making
in all S40.80. The district attorney,
however, deducted $500 from his fees
leaving a balance of $34SO the claim
as it now stands.-MiLford NelUs.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-13

Samuel w. Hall presented to the
State Department a handsome pO--
trait of his father, Ex-Governor John
w. Hall, deceased. The painting is
about 34x36 inches and is an excellent
likeness of the ex-governor. 1t is sur
mounted by magnificent frame and
has been hung in the governors room
at the capital. A movement is on foot
at the State Department to procure
similar portraits of all ex-gOvernors of
the State.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-13

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria'
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria'
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria'
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Smyrna times., 1892-04-13
CASH Prices.
asl4.f Jas. C. Robinson

NOTICE.
IN Notice is hereby given that I, Joshua c. ARM
strong being the tenant of the house known
as the Delaware House" in the Town of Smyrna,
Kent county and State OfDelaware, intend to make
application TO the Court of General Sessions of the
Peace and Jail Delivery of the State of Delaware,
in and for Kent County, at its next session which
will commence and be held at Dover in Kent
County aforesaid, on Monday, the eighteenth
day of April in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and ninetv-two for a license
for the keeping of an inn or tavern and authOriz-
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors in less quanti-
ties than one quart, TO be drunk on the premises,
in the said, Delaware House." The said, Della
ware House. wherein an inn or tavern is prOpoS-
ed to be kept with the privilege of selling therein
intoxicating liquors in less quantities than one
quart, TO be drunk on the premises, is located in
United School District Nos. ana a and and lO1,
in Kent county aforesaid, and forming one United
School District by the name of the smyrna Pub
lie Schools" and at the Southeast cor
ner of Main Street and Mount Vernon, formerly
Methodist Street, in the said Tewn of Smyr-
ma, in Kent county aforesaid. The names
of the respectable citizens recommending my
said application, land at least One.half of whom
are freehOlderS) are
w. NJ. Lewis, Wilson T. CavendeT,
ID. j. Cummins John Mustard,
ChIS. Smith, B. b. Allen,
+. HOfiecker, Edward Curry.
0. Fisher, James A. Collins,
f. ThOs. Clayton, Jos. B. HUM.
JOSHUA C. ARMSTRONG.
Smyrna, Del, March Is, 1892.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-13

The new club of Delawareans organ
lied in Philadelphia, has taken the
house at No. 1926 Walnut street that
city, and the property is now being
fitted up in sumptuous style. 1t is
expected that the improvements will
be finished by the end of this month
and about the first of May the build
ing will be formally opened. The
club is intended to bring together
native Delawareans who are residents
of Pennsylvania.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-13

New Stair and Floor Linens.
Fresh styles, heavier and bet
ter quality than in the past.
IA to 36-inch widths in the
Bordered Stair styles, up to
I76 inches in the Floor widths.
Rooms measured and esti-
mates given free of charge if
in town car fares only ifout of
town.
We give the season a spec
ial start with about $50 Bor-
dered Linen Damask Floor
Cloths; fresh, perfect goods.
215x4 yds, 81 S5; regular price, 500
~ Vds - regular
Smyrna times., 1892-04-13

The Rev. Robert w. Todd ha
opened the publication Office of the
Conference Chronicle at Dover.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-13
For the Summer bed. Very
special prices on many of the
most needed things.

Extra heavy German Linen Sheeting, 80
inches wide, good for many years of wear
75c and S5c a yard
SnOw-white 90-inch Irish Linen Sheeting
s113c The kind you have thought cheap
at S.
Hand Hemstitched French Linen Sheets
2I3xl% yardsS2 pair; 2I5x231 yards, SIS q
pair. Their match for wear and quality
are not in the market under a half more
Irish Linen Pillow Cases 2212xS6 inches
hand hemstitched, good duality Linen
and well-made, 81 a pair
Light Weight Summer Bed Spreads, double
bed size, hOneycOmb in new Marseillel
patterns, 81 each.
Light weight cOttOn-filled COmfortables,
handmade covered with pretty figured
Silkaline Cloth. tufted with wool, ruff
fled all round edges, 81 each. The kind
you'd expec. to pay SO for.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-13

The circus season may impend, but
the greatest show on earth will be next
sundays bonnet display.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-13

The Dover Artificial Ice Co., is now
ready to supply ice in any quantity.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-13

The eyes of Delaware are fastened
with fear on the peach buds.-PhiLG-
dslDhia Record.