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Smyrna times., 1893-10-04
The Check Rem in a New Hand

The licensing power has nearI,
reached limit. 1t would appear !,
Wilmington. At least this was indi
Gated by the action Of the Court Ioa,
week In Wilmington-only four grautad
out OF a total of 81 applicants. IN,
reverse of this was formerly the case
The four granted were old establisbod
places which lost their licences ont :,
alleged infractions OF the law.
The Morning Meas throws soma I;oh,
ON the energetic way of securing II.
censes. Il says:
These quarterly hearings hava ho
come an important feature .of H.
business OF the court, and the Law a,,J
Vroer society and the various churchas
uo an excellent work 10 calling the A..
tentlon OF the court to what thev 49,. az
unworthy applicants, 10 those ~
nave been discovered Ia violatin0 ~
Jaw, and to those who apply for ssioos,s
70 De located in districts which ara :,
~s3uy Dadly congested with saloons
Ane record OF the court for sevarai
years IA the matter OF refusing licences
against which sound objections ba,se
been made is creditahle. The tensa.,s'.
OF the time Is to increase the hsy nrr,,hsyL
OF saloons, and men who are re1nes5
licenses at one court appear at the next
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

The horrors Of the Meccan pilgrim.
ages, by reason Of deaths from cholera.
says the Philadelphia Record are more
than equaled by the experience of a
mail steamer which sailed from Genoa
for Santos, Brazil, carrying passengers.
Cholera broke out on the vessel before
It reached its destination, and the
Brazilian authorities refused to allow
the passengers or cargo to be landed.
The steamer then recrossed the ocean
a floating pest ship. During the voy-
age, going and returning, ia persons
died. The vessel is now quarantined
of the coast of Sardinia. 1t is hard to
conceive Of a situation more deplorable
than that the wretched people im.
pFisoned and helpless on board this
steamship, with no certainty of refuge
IN any port Of the world, so terrible is
the brutality Of fear.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04
The School Finanees

The matter Of our public school,
aud the wherewith to run them. il q
matter OF interest to every voter AZ
well as parent. The Delawarean. has
the following to say about it:
State Treasurer Burnite, as trustee
of the school fund, has about finished
MS appointment Of the State school
lund Tor the present year. While the
laws make a different apportionmeut
IN different counties, we are. nv the
trustees Kindness, enabled to give the
following In New Castle county. each
district outside Of Wilmington, exclus.
i've Of those in debt in the State. will
get about $3.50 In Kent county each
single district will get S253 81. In
Sussex county the single or unincor-
perated districts will get about s225.
This speaks we'll for the late school
law that certain people have contended
would rob the school districts of the
money justly due them.
In Kent county our dividend would
nave been larger had not certain per.
sons who ought to have been interested
10 free schools advised wilful waste az
the money in order to keep it from be.
ing redistributed among the schools of
the county. In Sussex county they
get, with about 200 school districts
more money per district than they do
In Kent, because they put back the
surplus in hand to be redistributed
Looking at the question in any Doint
OF view we can confidently say that no
state IS doing as much for free schools
as Delaware. The State purchases the
school books and then is able. cut of
ner sacred school fund, to give 70 each
district In the State an average of about
$235 70 run the schoola.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04
The Electric Light Plant

Chas. +. White, Of PbiladeInhia
VINO contracted with the Town Eow,
pisslopers last week 10 put in an eIsc
tric light plant here, came down ON
slonuay win nve or siK electrical ns
VINO proceeded IN the afternoon to sur.
vey the streets, viz; measure those
Wnere the wires are to run and marx
tne places for planting the posts for
tne arc and incandescent lights. Soma
OF them, Il Is needless TO say. will he
planted where they are not desirad
Inc chestnut poles, 1t Is stated. are to
pe mere to-day, and their planting and
wiring will presumably be done this
and the coming week.
Ihe more important feature of tba
plant, the house for the maehfharv--
w horse power boiler, 20 horse mower
engine, dypemos, feedwater heaters
BAKE pump for boiler feeders &c.
was contracted for yeatsrdaV bv Geo
w. Taylor, Of our town. with Mr.
White, and Mg. Taylor will proceed AZ
ohce with It's construction, 0ommenc.
,ng to-day. After the wires are lined.
Mr. Taylor as sub-contractor, will
nave the placing Of about all the ef.
iectiye parts of the plant, Including the
The new boiler Is ax.
pected here in a week or so. This
poiier is TO be eonnected with the pres.
ent Water Works boilers. whioh will
give a boiler capacity Of 'lb0 Theyss
power IN the two plants-4ampIe poIver
IoE ~ purposes needed.
ny the terms OF the contract. the /
work Is to be completed 9n zo davs
- thls rate opr town will be under
ne glare OF electric light ere the
Jnristmas holidays have 0ome,
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

and resulted President, Miss Mar
garet ;. Hilles, Wilmington; Cor
responding Secretary, Mrs. Mary II
Green, Greenwood; Recording Secre
/ tary, Mrs. Z. Elma Pyle, Hockessin
Treasurer, Mrs. II. NJ. Phelps, Seaford
The next convention will be held in
Wilmington.
The afternoon session was opened
with devotional services led by Mrs
). Capelle. Mrs. Mary V. Donnell
read paper on Sabbath Observance.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported and their work was adopted.
Mrs. +. d. Slaymaker read a paper on
scientific temperance instruction. Mrs.
M. NJ. WOlcOtt spoke on legislative
work and outlined the work accomp.
lished during the recent session Of the
General Assembly and also spoke in
strong terms denOuncing the amend
ment OF the liquor license law.
The evening session was conducted
by the young ladies of the "Y's". Miss
Bessie A. Mills presided. The session
was opened with congregational sing.
ing, and after prayer, Herman S. Tay-
lor sang sOlo.duett, after which Miss
Belle Kearney, Of Mississippi, national
organizer, was introduced. She ia an
able and fluent speaker and related
many reasons why the young ladies
should organize and wear the white
ribbon.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04
The Congress of Relioinn.

NO ONE OF the assemblies Of repre-.
sestatives to discuss opinions and dog.
mas at Chicago has called forth "a
much comment az that of the parlia.
ment Of religions. That anything so
wide apart as the religious sects should
thus get together, and that from the
four corners Of the globe, has been the
wonder of the day. And better still
that the first parliament of the Church
Universal should be held on the West.
ern Continent. Says a contemporary =.
The results are wonderful. The be.
wiidering mysteries Of creeds and
Jokes iade into non essential differ.
enees. The Christian and Pagan seers
standing together 10 view of an as.
sem0led world, find that Christian and
fagan virtue is very much alike. Thev
hnd that the characteristics of a virtne.
seeking faith Is the same the vorId
over, however much its source and on.
Ject may appear TO differ. Tbev fnd
Inat the God of the Christian and ,bo
600 OF the Pagan are very much alike.
Ihat the difference is more one of sipbt
dependent upon the environment and
view point Of the wOrshipper, than OF
TACT. They find that men deifv their
highest ideals and worship that good
which incarnates itself in the nobIest
specimens Of their kind. With tbess
facts ascertained, they also find that
despite their creeds and dOgmas tbe
religions of Buddha and .Jesns anJ
Mahomet are pulling together instead
OF apart, and that one omnicient ana
omnipresent God is ia and over all re.
iiglons, the only arbiter Of human
destiny, "u'"an
This was the thought OF R.-bop Na,y-
man's sermon at SilVerbrook Metbodist
Episcopal Church on the occasion of i,s
dedication. He declared his unshrinLo
ing iaith IN Christ as the hope of the |
world. He saw ia him an incarnation
deity which deified His humanity and
made Him the master of life and death
In this typical life ne found the e~.
of Gods purporse and
plan and found it to be the saving of
the world Of mankind BY the incar.
nation OF His own holy spirit Tbis
spirit incarnated in the English vii
Oerforce opened the prison doora fo
hose who were bound, and in LincoIn
me American, struck the shackle. from
nation and liberated the African
sIave
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04
Death Of Charles Smith

Chas. Smith, the well known nro.
prietOr and owner of the Cba5,or
house In this town, died Sunday after.
noon aged 54 years. His sicknees was
oil short duration and unknown TO the
most OF the people until the announce.
ment OF his death. On Wednesday he
was taken with what appeared TO he a
severe attack of cholera morbus bnt
seemed to be improving until SATURDAY.
n,gnt. sunday morning a change took
place however, resulting in heart fail.
ure which refused to respond to anv
remedy. " any
Ihe deceasd was native of Conan.
hagen, Denmark. He came N III
eS.ountry when u years of age and en-.
listed in the American Navy before the
Civil war, and served until its cIoso
he settled first IN PhiIadeipbia ooIno
rom there to Chester. aud thence com.
ing TO Smyrna Il years ago He fol.
lowed his late occupation since his resi-.
qehce here. connecting Herewith an
ice supply, ,--serving our citizens with
ice during the warm season. He was
recognized as square business man
ana IN all financial matters was held in
regard as 3 public man. He was
n ASSnlgDt-Iempiar and member of the
2iasonIc order. which will take part in
MS funeral from his late residence AZ .
O'Clock this afternOon-intermen a.
the Episcopal cemetery.
re leaves a widow and daughter
nearly grown. wv
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

term to renew their importunities
The persistent efforts to secure licenses
have Increased the business of what
are now known as ''liquor lawyers, ("
ana these attorneys make earnest pleas
Ior thelr respective clients. They at.
tempt TO set aside positive evidence Of
violations Of the law and they dispute
the right Of respectable citizens TO pro-
test against the licensing Of new places.
But the worst phase Of this license
business, which has become a social
problem Of vital importance. and one
which should claim the attention of
every citizen who is interested / n the
peace and good order of the commun-
ity and the moral welfare of the
people, ls the power Of the saloon ele.
ment. The force Of this silent power
- never revealed to the court. We
nave II upon responsible authority
that men who have signed remonstran.
ces against the granting of certain II.
censes have been compelled To with
draw their names. The saloon Dower
has lifted a club over the heads on re.
sponsiole citizens, engaged in private
business and connected with corpora.
uons, and has demanded that they
Withdraw their protests against the
granting of licenses. These men have
been told that their business would be
taken from them If IL ey insisted upon
making protests against certain apDli.
cants for licenses. Men have thus been
forced to strike their names from re-
monstrances because Of the fear that
their business would be interfered with.
IL strikes US that threats OF this char
acter are 10 the nature of conspiracy,
ana II may be that they are proper
iacts to be presented TO the court. This
process OF intimidation is a blow at the
right Of petition, and the men or the
committee which tolerate it are to be
pitied: 1t is humiliating, it is de-
moralzing.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

The ninth week of the present ses,
sion Of Congress began Monday, and
the results of the work SO far accom-.
plished cannot be said to be encourag.
ing to persons who had hoped for a
speedy adjustment of the great fnan-
cial question which caused the issue of
the call for the special session. The
present outlook is toward a continua-
tion Of the debate.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04
Personal.

Miss BERTHE Hand, who has been or
an extended visit to SudlersvilIe Md
returned with her cousin Miss Merritt
as the guests Of Mrs. b. V. Weldon
MISS bertie Hand returning to Wash
ington the fallowing day.
The following persons left Monday
Tor the Worlds Fair: Mrs. W. A
FAIRIES and daughter Maggie, Miss
Florence Hall, Miss w. b. Megear and
wIie, a. i. Hudson, Jr., aud wife. y
r. WIZ aud wife, Mrs. Margaret Col.
breth and daughter Sue, Mrs. Susan
Daniel, Miss Moliie Cummins. Mia
Eugene Davis. b. J. Cummins. Alex
g. Cummins, Frank Starting, Daniel c,
Bailey. ''' -
NJ. '. Ford, John w. Ford and Clar.
ence Ford, of Severson's Neck. left Last
evening for Chicago and the Worlds
| Fair. .
Mrs. +. w. Inpham aud son. Spen.
Ger, left "a few days ago for Chicago
Mr.. aud Mrs. A 5. Lapham' who
have spent the summer visiting frienJs
north, returned home last week
Il. FRANK Iruax, Of Philadelphia.
mas oeeh spending two or three days
VII Ii@ ulDtbtI ana friends.
Rev. } D. Rigg, Of Chester, was in
town yesterday.
Miss Lou Shissler, of Shamokin pa
arrives this afternoon, guest of Miss
Maa Farrell.
Mrs. ) +. Pratt left this morning
ior Chicago, to be Joined by Mrs
thomas A. Reese, Of Chesapeake Civ
keY. a. '5tengle wife and daughter
bertha have been spending three or
louf days IN Wilmington. Mr.. Stenole
GlehVering lecture in Union Church
monday night, subject "In the Old
narret.' The reporter in the Reo,,b.
Ncd@ says The lecture was highly in.
tere7ting and none who were nresent
Will ever regret the hour that tbev
passed IN the ramble through tho old
garret under the guidance of Rev.
Adam Stcngle."
a number Of our young people at.
tended party given by Miss Lizzie
Anderson near Brenford on Thursdav
evening quay
Mrs Martha Barrett and daughter
are guests at "WOodlawn."
samuel Armstrong and wife and
". " WIiIian Armstrong and wife. of near
day. - "''o Gun
Walter FAIRIES and wife, of PbiIadeI. |
phia, are visiting friends in this vicin.
ity. ''O'"-
Frank Chatham, of Philadelnbia
ana cousin Of the same name. have
visited Smyrna on bicycles.
JOS. r. Wells, at present in New
ork, but whose wife and three chill.
uren are 10 Tucson, Arizona. is on a
VISIT to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Wells. He learned his trade at
printing 10 the Office of the Smyrna
hecord ten years since, afterwards
Joined the army and was in the service
year or more in Arizona. resumed
hls former trade of picking type and
mas since been in San Francisco and
Dther cities between the two oceans
keeping him most Of the time widely
separated from his family.
Mrs. Parish, of Philadelphia, is visit
ng Miss Kate Tschudy.
Mrs. Joseph Harper and child. Of
SUI pond, are visiting her aunt. Mrs.
Register.
Miss Hester Rutledge is visiting
rlends in Wilmington.
Mrs. Florence Fisher and children
u Dover, are the guests of her mother
VI RS. X. Z. Hough.
Mrs Il. A. Iance, Of Philadelnbia
the CUES, Of Mrs. w. o. Hoffecker'
Miss Lille Pratt is visiting friends
n Chesapeake City.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
Smyrna, DeI.,
wednesday Afternoon, Oct. 4, 1893.

THE :" TINES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon By RoEr. D. HoFPEcKEs, Editor and
Proprietor. Al Smyrna, Del
TERAs-5UEscErfTIos-O year, strictly In ad
vance, si5O; II not paid in advance, 600. No
paper Discontinued until all arrears are paid
only At the option Of the Publisher.
ADVEkTIsENESTs will be inserted at the rate
ofseven Gents line for the arstinsertlon sub
sequent Insertions Three-and-a-half cents. A
liberal discount made 70 quarterly, semI-annual
and yearly advertisers
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cen
per line
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04
Teachers, Institnte.

IL - with pleasure we announce that
the Kent County Teachers Institute
will be held in Smyrna on Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday of the first week
In December. Superintendent Tindal
was in Smyrna on Saturday and made
arrangements TO this effect. The peo-
pie of Smyrna have pleasant recoilec-
tions in regard TO Teachers Institutes.
having had them several times under
the superintendency Of Prof. Groves
and later under Prof. Handy. In fact.
we think, the initial one was held in
Smyrna.
The incoming Of 50 many strangers
in town is always an event, and
when day and especially evening in
teiiectuai feasts are given, the Occa.
SION promises the greater enjoy ment.
Information as TO who and what ghall
constitute the Institute, will be given
later on.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

THE firm of Lewis & Wbaa,mo,
who keep a stock of supplies of evaru
thing the farmer wants. have in 81
ditlon to meeting the various needs NJ
the farmers in the way of implements
gone a step beyond and are nre'
Pared TO supply them with the best
wafer. This they do by drive wells,
o, the latest and most approved kind
Dlr. Lewis has been doing this by hand
power, nut the demands on them call
Tor more expeditions work. and a
horsepower arrangement is being con.
Irlved by which this shall be done
Ihey have sunk several wells lately
on Neck farms that have been very
deficient in this particular, which now
have abundance Of water, and of much
better quality. See Advertisement
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04
Maryland Items

Az Aberdeen, Md, this season Ooo
OOO cans OF corn were put up.
Farmers in the vicinity of salisburv
Md.' are engaging in poultry raising
The afternoon mails betwean C1av-
ton and Oxford and between Towns-
end and Centreville have been discon :
tinued. N''00u
Good Price for a FIILv.-Mr. Isaac NJ
Anthony has sold to Mr.. c. H. Kenton
Centreyille, d six.months-oId Ham,
Russell Oily, dam Canary Bird. for s555S
1t is very promising youngster. '
BURNED TO DEATB.-Mrs Ronio,
Chambers aged 20 years, was found in
Ine pump house of her home in North
East Cecil country, Friday niebt
burned to crisp. 1t is supposed that
her clothes caught fra while She was was
klndllng fire in the kitchen stove
Queen Anne's County Republicon.
nave nominated the following ticket.
Cierk OF the Circuit Court: .Josenh
MallalIeu; Senator, James HvnsnPD
mouse Of Delegates, f. Hemmii
wright, W. L. Ford and W. g. Cbanna.
county Commissioner, Charles + RjoSi
sheriff. J. z. Walters. Jr. 4'''"'
k,ndttng- Wood MIL Burned ~.
kindling.wOOd mill of F. r Mill
20, at Salisbury was burned 10 ~
ground Saturday, with all the rao =" tne
cry, stock and fctures. Tho Ias
a0ouI a., ,OOQ and insurance about e. ooo
the IRE originated in the drvinoV VI,VVO' t.'SN
AStrong wind was blowing AZ he ,; Hlin'
The sale of the Browno,o
owned by Jacob r. Alice t,.o .,, Iarin,
from Princess Anne. was co,s,,e ~ miles
last week. The Purchasers ann = ~ mated
The 1,s Iasa VI onadeland, Pa, owners or
S,o,as TS rT, STOCK farm in the United
1s"eeS sat- - Inc price paid was $I4 GOO
and " thousand thousand cash and seven tbous
ana IN registered stock. " '"ous-
0or, rtrsl y Aeg Maryland o6rn.-Tbs sr.,
Poi,;Fty ;+taly 'and corn was received at the
m s,HtpIe BIi1I Corn and Flour Exebange
Iot ~ 10y NY, oI last week. It was a small
,o,s yellow on the ear from Kent
4 hnq was In fair condition M
anuTew :, ,rt W. Woodall offered the corn
~ ~ Change and it was sold to Rilev e
christopher at 81. 70 a barrel.
o"oe Oy an UakROiOn. Frank ]. Brv-
oh' VINO was shot by an unknown per.
on while seated by a window at his
,,lhers residence In Elk Neck on
,uesday night, was taken to Johns
iopkins Hospital, Baltimore Fridav
DIR. +. M Ellis. The authoritias
'el confident that Henry Krause fired =
le fatal shots. It is not likely Krause
~ be given hearing yet, but will !
Raj. the res1lt Of Bryson's iniuriast
Is said that Brysou has told Statsi.
ttorney Crothefs that he saw! Krs,'s
q the hrst shot which was az NJ
ranse. 1t was the second that str,,os mol
Llse a Page Of old Historv. -
1ai OF The party Of immierants ar ar -,
ansas aana. 20 dorchester county. Ma O waa ="
most interesting interestinp i, incia, was
.Sse .s,s people came from Germanv snS
, '"sF'rses ~ ,ss TO Kansas. knowing notb %
o. the more hosipitabIa s,,. nosn-
y ~ were passing by. In Ransasl9sSosee '11Sse
''1 70 succeed and have now seLeS
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

MORE rigorous rules than ever will
be enforced at the White House rela-
tive to interviews with the President.
Even Senators and Representatives
must consult Private Secretary Thur
Der. The Presidents time is over
fawad
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04
DEATHS.

BENNETT.-On the 9th nit. near g,,,. -,
ence' infant daughter Of Samuel Be1ncff s,,od doI
HH,Et.I,september %, at her home in pbiroao,
P,,,a, FRANCES widow Of the late James Vane
IpinefIy oi this town, in her 18th wear '1i'e'
HURLOCK.-On the 9th VII noa- p-aa,......
aged 81 years '4@'J HufI0ck,
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04
MARRIAGES

KUAPEL-COEARD.-OD the 2s,b o,s.,,,..,.
ioy3, al 20. lGgl Washington street 10 d.
~ u. !; scout Ar Albert Kpmpel Of 0desss
- alss Mary L. Conard Of Port Penn.
'A2h7,hELL;L1sH0RT.-on 27,E !; Wednesday, September
Key. w. H. Mowbray, M. James pJr.iIIl' pJarreII' py ~
Of Kent county, Del ''ai3 snort
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

AT a meeting OF the Trustees of the
Asolury NJ. i. church last evening the
resignation Of e. Virgil Gordon (wbo
mas accepted the position of organist
Tor Olivet Presbyterian Church, Phila.
deiphial, was received and accepted
a vote of thanks was also extended to
Mrs. W. .. Hoffecker who has kindly
nIled the interim Of the past two sun.
uays' and the hope expressed that she
VIII continue to do 30 until successor
TO Mr. Gordon has been chosen. Sew.
eral applications were received for tbe
Positlon, out proper selection cannot
De made until they have been heard on
the instrument. y"
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

refuge in Ma. 'yland, where they will
be free from cyclones and close TO
markets-settlet.' upon fertile soil and
in mild and delightful climate. They
come, like pilgrims among strangers in
strange land. Upon landing they as
semble, and 10 the accompaniment of
the autumn winds en- gage in prayer
like the Pilgrims of old. But instead
Ofbeing received by the hostile Indians
our new citizens are welcomed at once
with true Maryland kindness.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

Although the mortality from yelIov
fever at Brunswick, Ga, has bee,
large, the epidemic has not spread n
other localities, and the sudden cold
wave will doubtless tend TO decreas,
'he fatalities in the centre Of infection
The risks in mining are fearfully ex
empllted in the catastrophe neal
Crystal Falls, Mich, Friday. A sud
den shaking Of the ground, a fierce
lnrushing Of imprisoned waters and
iorty-hve men out of sixty were al
once swept into eternity.
The Philadelphia Prem gives the re-.
suit OF an examination Of the condition
OF III mills in that city. OF 20 OOO
~0rkmen It is shown that $4,000 are
IDLE and Of those still EMPLOYED the
majority are on three-quarters or half
time.
Inc Southern States have been via.
lted by another great hurricane. This
tlme Alabama and Louisiana. Twentv
three families are missing at Mobile
ana 21O killed near New Orleans
Two towns were washed awav. and
many thousands Of dollars lost.
=, Nothing has happened" saws Mr.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, since the or.
ganIzation Of this Government that has
Drought the Senate into such disre-
pute as lts action on the silver aues.
uon." He adds: UNLESS it shall act
speedily it IL going to lead to serjons
agitation Tor the changing of the struc.
ture OF that body. ~
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

The Maryland Uaions.-The w. C.
T. u, of Maryland, held their annual
meeting at Annapolis, simultaneously
with the Delaware Unions. There
was large attendance, and much in.
terest taken. Mrs. Margaret A. Lake,
who has been corresponding secretary
for number Of years, says in her re.
port that greater interest has been
shown by the young people in the
cause than ever before. Mrs. Bald.
win, the President, in her annual ad-
dress was frequently applauded. She
SAID among other good things that
"Prohi bitiOn is a household work" Six
young ladies acted as ushers of the con-
ventiOn.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-04

The new dwelling of Ed. Deford
was endangered yesterday afternoon
by fire. 1t seems that the plumber
who was putting pipes in the Kitchen,
had his hand furnace near the wall
By accident it was knocked over and
soon the newly applied laths were in a
blaze. Water was Immediately pro.
cured from neighboring house and
10 lew moments the fire was extin.
guished. 1t created quite an excite.
ment for the time being.