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Smyrna times., 1893-11-15
For thc SmyWd Time
ChesWold Letter.
NEW sToRE-REVIvAL-KENT COUNTY
BIBLE sOCIETY-LOCAL PREACHERS
MEETING.

1
BIBLE sOCIETY-LOCAL PREACHERS
MEETING.
Cooper Bros, are building a large
stOre-house into which they will move
their hardware business as soon as COM
pleted.
Mr. c.. Boggs transplanted 10000
cabbage plants, during the month of
October, to beds where they will be
carried over to be sold in the spring.
BOggs is q one armed man and did all
this work himself.
The revival services at Cheswold NJ.
E. Church goes on with unabated in
terest. Rev. Z. h. VanDyke is an
earnest and faithful worker. Over
twenty persons have protested con-
version, most of whom have Joined the
probation.
The 35th Annual Meeting of the
Local Preachers and Exhortes AssO-
citation, of the Wilmington NJ. Il. Con-
ference, will be held in Cheswold Me.
Church, commencing Friday evening
Nov. 18th. Their program is an un-
usually interesting one: : Friday even
ing 7.30 P. NJ. preaching by Rev. J. B.
Roberts; Saturday 9.0OA NJ. opening
service followed by address of welcome
by the pastor, Rev. Van Dyke; Re
spouse by T. Mallalieu.
The following subjects will then be
discussed Have not the local preachers
been loyal factors in the church work.
and is the day of their usefulness past?
BY J. B. Roberts. Is the usefulness Of
Exhorters in the NJ f. Church past, or
do the needs of the times dispense with
his usefulness by G. A. Foster. What
are the essential qualifications of
class leader, or a Sunday school teacher
or perintendent? ? by Daniel Green
Has the NJ. T.. Church of to-day the
manifested power for good and the sal
vation of souls as it had in the days of
our fathers ? by Rev. J. Il. Dill. Is it
the duty of the Christian Church to
support the third party or prohibition
movement in the United States? by
John Hutton, d. S. Clark, w. Il. Ham
mond, VIM. FAIRIES, Il. Mallalieu and
others.
Sunday $50 Prayer service. 900
A. NJ. Love Feast. 1890 Preaching
by Daniel Green. 200 P. NJ. Children's
meeting followed by testimony meet
ing. $50 Prayer Service or young
peoples meeting. 730 preaching by
Cotton Amy, of Bangor, Pa, followed
by revival service. Music will be con-
Quoted by Prof. J. G. Robinson, of Bal
timore, Nd. ...
Our people in appreciation of the
compliment paid them by the gather
ings here, of this august body,are pre-
pairing to give them hearty welcome.
No doubt next Sunday will be a day
long to be remembered in Cheswold.
The Kent county Bible society will
also meet here on Thursday, % inst.
This society comes in respose to an in
vitation extended at their last meeting.
They will also find a warm hearty peo-
pie who will be fully prepared to take
care of them. Y. u.
CheslOOLd, NoU. 10, 1898.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

Sunday school with which DIR. Collins
and family were connected. He felt
her loss, he said, very much as if she
were member of his family, being a
close companion of his daughter and
very frequently in his home. To viva
ciousness and brightness was coupled
piety and sincerity; and in addition to
the church and Sunday school, was a
member of all the societies ofthe young
people to promote the interests of the
church. Preliminary funeral services
were held at the home Sunday after
noon attended by the school and church
seemingly en- mass, the number so great
that they had to pass in line in through
one door and out at another. There
was a profusion of flowers, the gifts OF
the different societies of which she was
a member, and of individuals, several
of very beautiful design. The inter-
ment was in Glenwood cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15
FOR me Smyrna Times.
Planting Nutting Trees.

Under this head in your last issue
you stated one Of our citizens had
planted number Of nutting trees on
his farm, and quite agree with you as
to the wisdom Of it, and suggest that
our city fathers take hint and plant
a hundred or more on our now valua.
BILE town lot. We have an acre, or
perhaps more, adjoining meadow land
which can be improved very much by
making it dumping ground, and in a
very few years can be raised up to
good fast land, which would hold aud
nurture quite number of chestnut
and other nutting trees.
We badly need a dumping ground,
the only available place being the
streets, and people are not, believe,
under the street ordinance permitted
to use It..
If our Town Council will take this
hint, improve the meadow as above
stated aud plant the trees, we will in
very few years have a beautiful nut
ting park and our children would rise
up and call them blessed.
GEO. w, TAYLOR,
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Electric Light.

10 the Editor Of the Smyrna Times
Dear Sir.:-I take this opportunity
of using the columns of your valuable
paper to correct some misleading
statements and Impressions that have
been given out by those interested, to
mislead and frighten some prospective
consumers of electric lights in our
town. 1t has been said that the sys-
tenn that is being put in your town is
dangerous to life and property. 1 wish
here to say that there can be absolutely
no danger whatever to the users, life
or property through the current that
will be used in the houses, as there is
no mechanical connection between the
wires that are on the streets and those
in the houses. The current that is in
trOduced in the houses goes through a
small iron box, that is called IL con
Verter, which converts the current
from 1000 volts to 80 volts, and 50 volts
is so harmless that a child can receive
the whole force without feeling any
more than a slight shock, which will
not do any injury. The outside wires
are well protected with safety fuse de-
vices and lightning arresters are
placed at number Of points, 50 that it
will be impossible for lightning to 90
any damage to either life or property
when it strikes the electric wires. The
houses, if properly wired and provided
with safety fuses or cut outs, will be en-
tirely safe. The lamp to be used is Q
pear shape bulb about four (4) inches
long, the light is furnished by a horse
shoe shape carbon being enclosed in a
vacuum and being heated up to q
white heat by the current going
through it, there is no Pickering Of
the light, no throwing oil Of noxious
gases; it is clean, healthy and coave-
nent.
The rates provided for Lighting ir
our town are as low and much lower
in many respects than gas, and wner
the amount of light that can be had
from Is c. p. lamp is considered, il
will be much cheaper than gas.
By authority Of the Board,
.. IS. VosHELL, Sec'y
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

THE President has lost none of his
enthusiasm in the cause of tariff reform
and will, therefore, probably bestow
more pains upon the construction of
that portion of his message to Congress
dealing with the subject than upon any
other. Despite protestatious against
changing the tariff, the ways and means
committee of the House of Representa-
tives, with the active cOuntenance of
the administration will prepare a tariff
bill it is said. next week.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15
70 orgnnize a Preachers, nree.Ing.

The Methodist Ministers of Smyrna
are about to organize Preachers Meet
ing" to be held every Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, somewhat after the
meetings held by the Methodist clergy
in our cities. The Rev. Adam Stengle,
pastor of the Asbury NJ. E. Church, has
invited the ministers resident in this
town and vicinity to meet in his church
next Monday at 10 A. NJ. with the view
of effecting such organization. AS
there are about a dozen preachers liv-
ing in and adjacent to this town we
can see no reason why they should not
maintain an effective organization of
the character indicated above.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

THERE is considerable warfare going
on just now. Spain is trying to subdue
the insurgent Riffians in Morocco, the
British South African Company is at
tacking Lobengula and his Matabele in
Zambezia, Admiral Mello and his rebel
forces are shelling Rio Janeiro, revolt
is reported from Cuba, another insur-
rection is agitating Mexico, and, for
aught we know, the most interesting
belligerency of all may be prevailing in
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15
The
Cash
UOGS
Business

ers in the trade, and at
such prices as they
would never think of
making but that they
want the money and
know if we buy at all
we buy for cash. No
wonder, then, we can
offer such values all
through the store. Look
at the Mems $40 Suits
and OvercOats and So
Suits and Overcoats for
Boys from 4 to Is, with
short Trousers, for fair
samples OF the QUANTITIES
and prices.
An elegant assort-
ment Of Long Over
coats, Black and Blue
Kerseys, from $40 to
$40. Both single and
double breasted, and
for style see the Bell"
"Poole" and "Munstel''
Coats, which we handle
exclusively for this
market.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

will be naturally elated over the re-
suits. They had better get all the
comfort they can now out of the elec.
tion results for they have been asad and
gloomy set for the last twelve months
and will be sadder and gloomier twelve
months hence.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15
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Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Nov. Is, 1893.

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Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

A statement has been made by men
so situated as to give it authority or
plausibility, that there are parties who
are ready, when the electric light is
completed, to buy it from the town as
an Investment at an advance over
what it has cost.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

Our Suit and Overcoat Depart
ments We're veritable BEE-HIVES
OF BUSINESS.
AT times we were pushed to our
utmost capacity, but it didn't take
much talk to sell an OVercOat or
Suit at our Wholesale Price. and
consequently everybody went away
from our store well-ftted and
pleased
The number of Piccadilly and
Poole OvereOats we sold on Satur-
day, if known, void make some of
our competitors green with envy,
but what surprises them most is
THE PRICE FOR WHICH WE
SELL THEM.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

Benjamin Johnson, a farmer near
Millington, lost a valuable Happy
Russell mare by an accident. He was
driving her at night and met Herman
Hendrix driving Il dog-cart, and in at
tempting to pass the shaft of Hendricks
cart pierced the mare of Johnson in
the breast, inhicting a wound from
which she died.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15
For the Needy.

For things useful about
the house, large or small,
either for the table or for
other purposes, no matter
how common or uncommon,
or how old or how new,
whether it be. groceries or
glass or china or tin or
or earthen or willow OF wood
or iron or wire or paper or
lamps or whatever else, if
you want to pay the right
price and get what you pay
for, and have your folks sat-
isfed with you and your
goods after you get home,
buy at the store Of
J. B. COOPER.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

The DeLGWarean, after urging cleo
trio tightening for Dover to keep it up
with the improvement of the times saws:
"Why should not an electric railway
pay in Dover? A road that would
connect Dover with Wyoming, Smyrna
and other towns in this vicinity would
be benefit to the people and a source
of financial gain to those interested in
its operation. This question has been
agitated before and the last legislature
incorporated a company, but for some
reason or other the project is in a fair
way to lapse unless some of our citizens
put their shoulders to the wheel, and
earnestly strive to push the scheme to
completion. This charter should not
be allowed to lie dormant by those in
whose name it was granted. If they
are simply holding it for purpose of
speculation, the people will be the
losers thereby, as those who are ready
and willing to come forward with the
needed capital are now shut out from
competition" Just in this connection
it might be proper to inquire for the
heavily capitalized company chartered
by the last Legislature to establish an
Electrical Railway between Smyrna
and Bombay Hook. We have heard
nothing from it for sometime. Why
can't it and the Dover and Camden
Company spool their issues" as sug-
gested by the DeIGCareGn
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15
Obituaries.
WALTER MCMULLIN.


Walter McMullin, a large part of his
life resident OF Smyrna, died in Phila-
delphia on Sunday, in his 77th year.
He came to this town when a Young
man as carriage trimmer for Benson
q Co., but in few years branched out
into the carriage mandatory himself
in the early part of the Fifties, John
Eaton, Jr., being his partner for a year
or more, when Harry d. Shermer sue
ceeded him, the establishment of Nc
Mullin q Shermer being one of our
important industries for over twenty
years when misfOTtunes intervened and
they separated and went elsewhere. He
married when young Miss Lydia Boyer
who with her daughters have made
frequent visits to their old home.
MIR. McMullin was a genial, kindly
disposed person, and considered one of
the best read men in the town. Though
not communicate, he was for some
years one of the most steady attendants
on the services of the Presbyterian
church, a member of the choir and
punctual to all its services. He returned
only once or twice in the twenty or
more years, but always had a warm
greeting from his old friends.
His remains were brought down to-
day and inferred in the Presbyterian
cemetery.
MABEL D. COLLINS.
Mabel ID. Collins, daughter of Dr.
VIM. L. Collins, formerly of SMYRNA.
died at their home in Camden, N. J.
at an early hour of Saturday morning.
at the age of 16 years. Her death,
which resulted from heart trouble,
with only few hours warning pro-
duced naturally a shock to her family
and friends in Camden, as it did here,
as manifested in the "hushed" feeling
when the funeral notice was read from
the pulpit on Sunday morning.
The remains were brought down on
the cars Monday reaching here shortly
after twelve o'clock. The funeral SER
vices were held in the M. j.. Church,
being conducted by Rev. A. Stengle,
and Rev. ID. @. Stanger, of Camden,
their pastor. An improvised choir, "a
large part of the regular choir being
relatives, sitting with the family in the
audience) sang three selections, which
were we'll rendered. Rev. Mr.. stenole
made brief address on the mysteries
of Providence in taking away one lust
opening into beautiful life, comparing
/ it to an interesting story in a paper OF
magazine that ends abruptly when the
reader Is most absorbed, with the state
ment-coNTINUE IN THE NEXT. Sc
he said it was with beautiful and in.
teresting life,-it was only begun here
TO BE coNTINUED in the next world.
Rev. Mr. Stanger dWelt only on the
virtues.and beautiful life of the de-
ceased and the evidences of respect and
grief as manifested by the church and
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

Ex-Governor jackson and family left
Salisbury last Wednesday for Wash
ington, D. c., when they will spend the
winter.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15
MARYLAND Items.

There is q Lady in Caroline named
Mashum. She must be heavy weight.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15
Balance Of Our Wholesale Stock now
being RetaiIed at
Wholesale Prices.

We have never seen, since we
have been in the Clothing Bust
pess, such a busy time as we had of
it on Saturday.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

PROF. Tindal has got two of the three
evenings of the Teachers Institute to
be held in this town, filed up jas.
S. Burdett the celebrated humorist en-
tainer, Wednesday evening Dec. 9th,
and the Schumann Concert Company,
with Miss Sara Jefferis as reader, OF
Friday evening. Thursday evenings
entertainment has not yet been ar
ranged. The week promises to be a
most delightful one.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

Somerset is the only county on the
Eastern Shore go Republican. Hod-
sOp beats Page for Chief Judge IS votes
in tLis the h0mo county Of both, and
the Republican candidate for Comp
troller gets l15 majority.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

1t is said the Democrats carried
Talbot Co., Md. on Tuesday, by rea-
son OF the cOlored men unintentionally
voting that ticket. The sample Repub-
lican ballots had a picture of Lincoln
at the head facing the square where
the-F should be be placed, and the
colored voters were instructed to place
r under Lincoln's nose. But in
printing the official ballots Lincoln's
picture was made to face the other way
towards the Democratic square, and in
carrying outinstructiOns they voted the
wrong ticket At the last Presidential
election the Republicans had 163 ma
jOrity, while on Tuesday the Democrats
carried it by about 400.-Tke EastOr
Gazette says: eve will know in few
days which of the candidates on the
Democratic ticket are willing to held
Offices to which they we're not elected
and which they can only hold by rea.
son of what will hereafter be known as
the crime of 49,"
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

In CccH.-The result of the election
in Cecil county indicates by the official
returns, published elsewhere. that the
entire democratic ticket is elected by
majorities varying from to 303. Mr..
Boyd for Sheriff is returned by the
election judges with a majority of s
Mr.. Crothers has majority of q. 1t
appears that an unusually large number
of tickets was thrown out in all of the
districts because of irregularities in
marking. In many instances it is al
legged that the marks were plain
enough to Indicate the intention of the
voter. For this and other reasons an
effort is being made to secure a recount
of the entire vote in the county under
the directions of the court.-CeciE Star.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

Mr.. Edw. NJ Moody, of Lockport, N.
Y, has been in Kent buying pears at
As cents per basket. He purchased
four carloads and shipped them to
Europe.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

In Chestertown GS white and 55 col
ored voters failed to cast their ballots.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

Some Of the Maryland farmers on the
Peninsula have been caught by sharp
ers who worked the patent wagon
tongue dodge to swindle them. Other
farmers have therefore been warned to
look out. --
The dry goods and grocery store of
Jarman Bros. at Goldsboro', Caroline,
county, was burned Monday night.
The dwelling OF Mr.. George Smith
which adjoined the store, was also
totally destroyed. The property was
partially insured.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

Mrs. Marian Goodwin, wife of W. z.
Goodwin, farmer near Millington, died
suddenly last week. She had been
Entertaining a number Of friends dur
ing the evening and was buoyant and
bright when she retired for the night
but was shortly thereafter taken ILL.,
and died before medical aid could reach
her bedside.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

Mr.. a. A. Christian and family, of
Richmond Va, have returned to
Greensborougl where lIr. Christian
will again engage in the MeFchantile
business. He Is back again at the old
stand of VIM. Q. 5atterfeld and the
firm will be known as Christian & Co.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

William Denny, Kent Island, sowed
100 bushels Of wheat but not a grain
came up. IL had been overheated in
the barn, and the germs were de-
strOyed.
Senator Thos. G. Hayes of Baltimore
city, is being endorsed by the bar of
the state for the jugeship Of the Circuit
Court of the United States, to succeed
the late Judge Bond.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

THE "Snipping Social" of the Pres
byterian Endeavor Society at Carr's on
Wednesday night was a gratifying sue
cess, netting about $50.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

HORACE TILGHMAN has commenced
the erection of a dwelling in West
Smyrna, and has the frame raised.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

VIM. J. LUCE advertises for Thanks
giving and Christmas poultry, naming
the dates for bringing in.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

The Transportation Company, Lewes
& Wheatmsn and several other places
are wiring up in advance for the cleo
trio light.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

THE ladies of the Mite Society will
give a supper at Stevenson's ice cream
parlor on Friday evening Nov. 18th
from five to ten o'clock for the benefit
of the Society. All the delicacies of
the season. Supper 25c and other
things in proportion. The public is
cordially invited. By order of the
MITE SOCIETY.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

When eve
ry thin
else fails.
We are buy
ing goods
every day
from the
best max
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

1T IS not a good plan to permit the
cows to stay out in the pasture now
that the nights are grown chilly. They
are apt to get pretty cold, and this
causes a direct shrinkage in their milk.
Avoid all sudden changes of tempera-
ture, exposure to storms, etc, if you
wish to maintain q full flow of milk.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

THE early risers this morning saw
light covering of snow on the roofs and
fields, following q night of rain. Snow,
better than anything else, indicates
the approach of winter.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15
22O and 222 Market Street,
WILMINGTON, DEL.

Owing to the tight money market
and extreme dullness in the whole
sale department Of our business, we
have a large stock left on hand,
and we will have to sell it in our
retail stores.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

THIS has been a Fall of large tur-
nips as well as potatoes. J.B. Cooper
had some on sale last week of the Red
Top Globe variety, grown by a man
whom he had furnished with the seed
that caused lady who saw them in
passing the store to say, "why if he
had these at the Worlds Fair, he would
have taken the premium"
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15
HOW Do THEY Do m Is ASKED.

That nobody's business. so long
as we do just what we advertise
and the best proof that we are SELF
ing better goods for less money
than can be bought elsewhere Is
the enormous increase in our bust
ness. - F7h - F.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

J. Z. ALLEE, of Dover, advertises a
full line of holiday goods in the jew
elry line.
Smyrna times., 1893-11-15

Now that the hogs are being fed for
winter, and will soon be strengthened,
give them plenty of corn. A good hog
should increase one pound in weight
for every five pounds of grain given,
provided it is allowed a variety of
other food.