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Smyrna times., 1893-09-06
Dredging Smyrna River.

Inspector John II Beckett (who an.
perlntended the last dredging of the
Smyrna River and made some warm
friends during his several weeks stavl
reached here again on Monday. ac.
companied by his wife, and has taken
quarters at the Delaware House
Simultaneous with his coming was tbot
of the dredge, New York, belonging 10
Caller u Company, of North Carolina
The government Appropriation to he
expended this time is $1,000. but the
difference in the bid, l33c per cubic foot
as against l9lc the last time, will mai
$1,000 go nearly AS fan now as AZ o00
did then. The dredge, which reacbeJ
the mouth of the river Monday. worked
her way up the stream yesterday. and
is presumably at WORK today.
The specifications call for widenino,
and deepening the stream from the
head Of navigation, but there are oh,
structions down the stream much moro
troublesome to navigation, that ongbt
to be removed, and an effort will he
made with Gen. VIM. +. Smith 10 have
this done. "'e
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06
Peach Notes.

The shipment Of peaches over the
Delaware road had got down tn 190
cars Monday and l24 yesterday-.total
to date 1922 cars. '
In New York yesterday prices were
quoted at so to SOC per basket, Jersey
fruit, 80 to 75c.
Philadelphia, extras, so to 75c, primes
% to 40c.
MFLFoRp, Sept. 5.-Yesterday and
today will about wind up this years
peach crop, with exception Of a few
ship. CrawfOrd's are gone, the last be-
Ing shipped to-day, and only the
Smock, Salway and Eox Seedlings
nov remain to be marketed. These
varieties are not very gosd shippers,
and ii the growers cannot sell them ID
a canner or evaporator they are apt to
let them rot on the trees.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06

The determination of Senator Voor.
hees to call for a vote in the Senate. on
the substitute of the finance committee
to the House bill, repeating the silver
purchasing clause of the Sherman law
whenever he finds no Senator ready to
speak on the repeal bill, will insure a
regular attendance of Senators, partic.
ularly those from the silver states, who
will have to be prepared for any break
in the debate by having one of their
own speakers to take the floor. Silver
Senators seek delay in the discussion
of the repeal bill, in the hope that the
financial condition of the country will
be improved sufficiently to weaken the
demands of the people upon the Senate
for action.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06

The Philadelphia Press, in noting
the action of the House in repeating
the Sherman act, says:
The gratifying list of banks resum.
ing shows the effect upon credit and
confidence worked by the repeal of the
Sherman act in the House and its
approaching repeal in the Senate.
This is the first effect 1t is not the
only one. The United States produces
yearly about 55,OOO,OOO ounces of sill
yer; in 1892 about 58,O0O,OOO ounces.
At current prices last years product is
worth about 1906, 600. Under the
policy begun by Bland act and contin-
ued by the Sherman act, the Govern
ment has purchased nearly this entire
output. Now this silver product will
go abroad and add to the balance of
trade In favor of this country, and gold
Will come in return. To date, the mere
agitation for repeal will probably add
Si5,OOO,OOO to $50, 900, 900 a year to our
exports Of silver, which will 20 abroad
as merchandise.
This will meet an equivalent imDort
OF merchandise or Of cold and improve
y
In addition, the c.u4ueuce in our eur-
reney created by the action now taken
at Washington is certain to improve
the position of our securities in Londen.
The few listed on the London stock
exchange lost S35, ,0OO, ,0OOin value when
India demOnetized silver, because they
were associated with silver SECURITIES.
Now that they are placed on a SECURE
gold basis they are certain to recover
in value and to be in steadily increas.
ing demand. This will lead to an ex.
port OF securities. and this will bring
an import of gold just as the import Of
securities in 1890 brought an EXPORT of
gold.
Here are two sources which will in
crease gold imports ia all probability
70 greater extent than the S54. .OOO. 900
Of silver certificates issued yearly under
the silver policy.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06

The PEACH CROP AND THE RAIL.
RoAD-MilfOrd peach growers and
agents are complaining against the
railroad company saying that the crop
IS not properly handled by the com.
pany nor can cars be furnished when
wanted. Last week the growers saw
they could not secure one half the cars
wanted and one grower says he only re-
ceived S9.l4 for 1900 baskets of fruit
which he had shipped to Boston firm,
This was caused by :the delay of
the company in getting them to their
destination. Some interesting esti-
mates of the peach crop come from the
Milford Chronicle. Some will probably
consider the estimate large. It is
claimed that 1000, 600 baskets have
been shipped by railroad; 100000
nave been shipped by water; 100000
nave been put in cans and 100000
lost by storms and the failure of the
railroad company to furnish cars in
sufficient numbers to take them to
market. This would make the total
crop on the Peninsula 9,OOO,O 900 baskets.
Inc highest estimate heretofore made
has been 100000.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06
Personal.

Mr.. Edward Farrell who returned
from California last week after a wear
and half's absence, looks the Dicture
of health, and has been warmly greet
ed 9y his old friends. In returning he
took steamer to Victoria, British
America, and returned by the Canadian
Pacific road, stopping off of course at
Chicago, to take in the Worlds Fair.
Miss Mamie l.. Warren, who has
been spending the vacation season with
her father, Thomas +. Warren, in Raw
mond's Neck, returned Friday to
South EgremOnt, Mass, where she has
been teaching school a year, having
previously graduated at the Sheffield
Seminary in the same State.
Miss Annie Wilkinson, of Philadel-
phla, Is on visit to her parents. Her
brother gohH has also been down on a
visit.
Mrs. Ara Hoffecker, who has been
spending the summer at her farm near
Princess Anne, Md, stopped here last
week for week or twO's visit, guest
of I. B. Megear, en- route for her home
Ocean Grove, N. j.
Rev. Mr.. Dame having finished his
august vacation, returned last week
and held service at st. Peters on Sun
day to the pleasure of his usual con.
gregation. Mrs. Dame is still in Vir-
ginia.
Mrs. Angelica Colt and Miss Sue
Colt, left last week for Indianapolis,
on visit to Walter +. G. Colt, and
also take in the WoIld's Fair before re.
turning.
Miss Lizzie Shepperd, of Middletown
is the guest of Miss Arie Hynson.
John V. Spruance has been visiting
his Smyrna friends on his way home TO
Philadelphia from the Worlds Fair.
Miss Lille Harper, of Camden, N. ].
Is visiting Miss Edith Collins.
Mrs. R. g. Hough, after an absence
Of several weeks, returned home last
week accompanied by her sou Olln
]. Hough and wife, who returned to
Philadelphia to-day. Misses Annie
and Emma Hough returned from Ocean
Grove Saturday, where they spent the
heated term.
Mrs. Mary Fierce is making o pro-
lopged visit to relatives at Auburn,
N, X.
Mrs. Amanda Spencer aud sister
Miss Kate Sharp, returned last week
from visit of week or more to Ocean
Grove.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06
Death of Thomas W. Eliason.
ONE OF THE WEALTHIEsT AND REST
KNOWN CITIZENS OF KENT CO..
MARYLAND

KNOWN CITIZENS OF KENT CO.,
MARYLAND.
IhOmas w. EliasOn, son of John
Ellason, of this town and most extensive
real-estate owner in Kent county MD
died at his home in Chestertown Mon
day night of last week in his 18th wear
AT the age of IA he was thrown Hnon
his own resources. After about one
year OF the duties as farmers bov he
entered store as clerk at Odessa. He
afterwards entered the store of
StOkely at Smyrna, where he remained
tor several years, acquiring general
knowledge of mercantile life. After
spending several years in the counting.
house of Abbott Bros, Philadelphia he
returned to Smyrna, bought ont the
Stokely store, and for several vears
conducted a thriving business. In 1899
he moved to Centreville, but remained
Inere only three years. He went TO
Chestertown in l842, where he com.
menced general merchandise busi-
ness, and by dint of economy and strict
attention to business, industry and
singleness of purpose succeeded in
amasslng fortune VariOuslv estimated
at from half to two thirds of a mil.
lion of dollars. He owns some of the
finest real estate in Kent county. He
married Miss Susan Walker. ofSmvrna
who died in 1888, and leaves two chill.
dren-ThOmas W., a wealthy lnmher
and phosphate dealer in Chestertown
and Wilbur Eliason, a successful far
mer and fruit grower and a large own.
er OF stock in the American Straw.
board Company's mill at that place.
de was from early manhood an
active member of the Methodist Epis.
eopal Church and was always consulted
in the business affairs of the church
with which he was connected. The
present substantial structure in Cbes.
tertOwn was largely the Out-growth of
his generosity and and interested co.
operation. All public questions. in
spite of engrOssing business affairs. he
carefully studied, and no man in the
community had more comprehensive
grasp OF financial matters, both local
and national, His funeral took place
on Thursday afternoon, interment at
Chestertown cemetery.
Eleven children (all except the two
above named and John, who lived long
enough to graduate and commence the
practice of medicine) are buried in the
Methodist cemetery in Smyrna. Miss
Mary Walker, the surviving sister of
Mrs. EliasOn, now in feeble health. is
residing in Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06
Number of PHpils Enrolled i'm the
Public schools.
Total, $50.

While this compares faVorably with
the attendance at opening in former
years, it seems unfortunate that a
many parents should allow their chill.
dren to lose the most important mart of
the years work. The influx of nuniIe
which is sure to come a few weeks
later, either means that the tardv ones
will be dropped to the grade in which
they formerly belonged, or that thew
will retard the progress of the class Class
with which they were promoted. The
extent of this evil can be appreciated
when the principals estimate of a nros'
pectiVe enrolment of from 400 to 4o5
scholars is compared with the present
attendance. Just think of it, Over q
hundred children now in the Factories
vineyards, orchards and streets with
whom the teachers will either have to
go over months back work or soc
them lose that of a year.
1t is only the sternest neoessitv fo-
the product of chi.d-labor. that can e,r-
cuse the father for such Injustice to tho
child~an injustice which the teacher Sar
can remedy only by wronpin~ The
children of more fortunate pareStaga
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06
For Me Smurnn TFmcs.

AFTER a vacation of several month
the first W. G. T. q. monthly devot
ional m Getting was held at the NJ. E.
parsonage Monday evening. The
pleasure of the reunion was in.
creased by the presence of our much
valued former local Evangelistic su.
perintendent-Mrs. Roberta Matlack
who gave an earnest bible exposition
and told in an interesting manner of
Flower Mission work in which she
had participated while on visit to
Trenton, n. ].
Press SUIT.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06
Rlackhird ItAms

Miss Margie Dillworth, of Port Penn
opened school here yesterday, the
children being called back to theil
studies after very pleasant vacation.
The young people of this vicinity
were quite pleasantly entertained at Z
watermelon party at the residence oil
Mr.. VIM. Reynolds, on Saturday even
ing last. The delicious melons were
slain in abundance.
A very successful tent meeting i,
being held at the Union NJ. f. Church
The attendance has been exceedingly
large. p ,
Mrs. Taylor, of Wilmington, is the
guest of Mrs. Thos Deakyne.
Mrs. Roe and children, of Dover. are
visiting DR.. Ferguson.
Misses Bella MacMillen, Nav Me.
Cartney and Ella Keen, of P6iladel-
phla, were last week the guests of
Misses Anna and Maggie Keen.
Miss Clara Records, who has been
spending several weeks with relatives
In Baltimore, has returned home ac.
companied by her uncle, Geo. Records
Of that place.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06

THE Home Rule bill was passed by
a substantial majority in the British
House of Commons last week after 8
debate in which the Opposition left nc
stone unturned that might serve to EN-.
barrass the majority. The bill now
goes to the House Of Lords, where in
accordance with prearranged scheme,
it will be summarily rejected. The
war will then be carried into the con-
stituencies, and as soon as Mr.. Glad
stone shall have secured some urgently
needed legislation, Parliament, it is
thought, will be dissolved, and the
battle royal will begin in earnest.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06

THE New Orleans States make the
announcement that number of the
railroad companies are hauling a great
many of the unemployed men out of
Chicago free of charge, in order to re-
duce the number of idle men in that
city to the lowest possible figure. and
that number of these Employed men
are being brought to New Orleans.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06


ANTHRAX NEAR DELAWARE Cry
Thirty DEATHs.-The fatal disease of
anthrax has attacked cows in the vi
entity OF Delaware City and Reybold.
In three weeks about thirty COWS have
died and two horses which were af.
iected, have also died. The area in
which the cattle died is within the
space of mile in the meadow along
the railroad track between Delaware
City and ReybOld. Where the disease
originated and how it got there are
mysteries as yet unsolved.
The first herd affected was on a farm
near Reybold where twenty-one cows
have died; six cows of another herd
have died, and it is likely that more
than thirty have thus succumbed to
anthrax.
The physicians ordered that all the
buried carcasses of cows be dug up and
burned. They advised the farmers not
to allow any cattle to pasture on the
meadows. The ground where the
cattle are buried will be infected for
years. Ii cattle are pastured there
next summer they will be liable to take
the disease. Anthrax is not contagious
IN the way that one infected COW will
carry it to others, but each COW must
take the disease direct into its system
The disease may be carried by water
and the fact that the meadows have
been flooded leads to the thought that
the anthrax may have been borne on
the stream from an infected district.
Or buzzard may have carried the
germ.
The disease obtained a foothold at
Newport last year and about forty
cows and several horses fell before it.
This summer the disease broke out in
the same place.
Anthrax SYMPTOMS are first high
temperature followed by listlesness, a
staggering gait, quickened respiration.
Death follows rapidly. A COW NAV be
all right at night and dead the next
morning. The farmers do not seemed
to have realized what terrible disease
it is,
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06

The Mechanicsville Is. C.) Alliance
has adopted resolutions declaring that
owing TO the contraction of the cur
rency there is practically no money to
move the crops, and appealing to Gov
ernOr Tillman to call an extra session
of the Legislature to pass law staying
debts without bankrupting themselves
and starving their families.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
SnzT2'V0, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Sept. 6, 1898.

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by ROBT. D. HoFFECKER, Editor and
Proprietor. at Smyrna, Del.
TERMS-SUBscRIPTION-O year, strictly in ad
vance, $3.50; if not paid in advance 500. No
paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
OF Seven Gents line for the firstinsertion sub
sequent insertions Three-and-a-half cents A
liberal discount made to quarterly, semi-annual
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cen
per line.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06
Reducsd Rates on the Philadelphia, VIII.
minRtOn and Baltimore Railroad nc
cnmnt of the EllktOn Fnir.


For the benefit and convenience oil
the people who wish to visit the Cecil
County Agricultural Exhibition, Sep
tember 5th, 9th. 9TH, and 9Th, the Phil
adelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Company will sell excursion
tickets from many points on its sub
divisions at greatly reduced rates. An
admission TO the Fair is included in the
ticket.
Encouraged by the success that at
tended their efforts last year, the man.
agement again offer every inducement
both to exhibitors and visitors. Five
trials of speed will take place each
day, and there will be balloon acension
and parachute drop made daily by a
daring aerOnaut A fine display of
household and fancy articles will prove
of great interest to lady visitors, and,
in fact, the Fair cannot fail to be well
worth inspection.
A special train will leave Whining
ton at $50 A. NJ. daily, another will
leave Perryville; both will stop at
principal intermediate stations between
the starting points and Elkton.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06

THE Book of the Fair" is the title
of an atlas sized book of the Worlds
Fair, published in 25 numbers at $1.OO
each, the second number of which has
been received at this office. 1t illus
trates and describes everything. 1t is
published in Chicago by the Bancroft
company.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06
A CARD

1t is being circulated that we
will not be able to furnish Ferti-
lizers for the fall trade. We beg
to notify all interested in pur-
chasing Phosphates that we have
at this date, Sept. 2, 1898, about
Two Hundred Tons already
made, and are ready to fill all
orders with first-class goods in
both quality and condition, at
low prices for the class of goods.
Respectfully,
The PhiIa. and Smyrna Trans. Co.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06

The September number of the cos
mOpOlitan Magazine is called a Worlds
Fair number, being mostly devoted
to description of it with beautiful
and ample illustrations At its reduced
price it is a wonderfully cheap maga-
rinn
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06
D o PoRTERs, DEL, Sept. 4, 1898.

Nn PoRTERs, DEL, Sept. 4, 1898
MR.; ROBT. d. HoFFECKER:
pear Sir: What are we poino to do
with the tramps. My son, Gilbert n
lad OF 10 summers) met with some ex. "
Rerience this morning about 0 o'clock
tlat ne does not care to repeat He
was driving down in MARYLAND to buv
load OF peaches. In woods iust
oeiow Warwick, a big, rough looking
tramp caught his horse and stopped
MIN and calmly said, 81 want vour
monev." The lad had rather a strange
feeling; he thinks the hair raised the
nat up OIL his head. He collected his
thoughts and said "all right" and at
the same time he pulled from his
pocket six-shOOter revolver, pointed
IL at the fellows face and asked him to
ieaVe The tramp took in the situa-
tion and quietly walked away in the
opposite direction. | am opposed to
1oys carrying deadly weapons, but
what are we going to do with these
lellowsP This lad has had no expert.
ence with firearms. l don't think he
could hit the side of barn door-but
the tramp did not know it,
Very truly yours,
VIM. II. DAWSON.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06

The commissioner of pensions has
decided that hereafter there will be no
suspensions of pensions except in cases
where the record shows on its face that
the soldier was not entitled to any pen
sion whatever.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06
NOTICE.

tba ln.ehd Is.e 70 open q place in town aho,,
sns ,as tet1 Of September where Won ali HHou' onu
~ oyslers every day, right fresh from, AN an
Far.;,eke Fn;i?oke river, steamed, fried. stawsa sde
ara aliillies supplied at short notice 49,. Coso.
O"e come all and get your oysters. 'n'e
Le' 'hose bose. eat oysters that never eat ov,,o..
ana those that have eaten oysters eat the mo-.
W, B. LEGATEs.
Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06
Tor tAe SNyTHd Times.
Leipsic Letter.

sept. D, 1898.
The public school opened yesterday,
with the former principal, Mr.. John
L. Scotten, and Miss Lizzie Lamb, as
teachers. Harry Slaughter continues
at No. SS and Miss Laura Bishop. a
new teacher. takes charge at No. i'll
There are busy times at Levin's can.
merry now. Very often the wagons
loaded with tomatoes extend in a line
nearly half a mile long.
Mrs. Kathleen Kennedy, nee Farrow
and mother, are spending some time In
town.
Miss Lulu Marvel, of Dover, was the
guest of Mrs. Emma Marvel on SIM.
day,
Mrs. Annie Abendroth and son Clar.
ence, and Mrs. Martha Potter. of Gam.
den, are on visit to relatives in town
Miss Hattie Stafford and Mr. Fir
harty, of Burrsville, Md, are the guests
y hoy " = =. Lucus. l..
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06
Smyrna and Vicinity.
TIE oyster is rolling its RS again

AS~ c1AA0 AC1IllCYs
TIE oyster is rolling its RS again.
A calamity hOwler-the Indifferent
farmer.
For good reliable every day pants
shirts and overalls at moderate prices
go to Edw. @. Walls's.
AN additional room for storing the
manufactured material, is being erected
at the transportation phosphate works.
JACOB LEINBERGER has purchased
10 fine western steers for butcherin0
purposes, notice of which is given ia
another column.
THE advertisement of W.F.&J r.
Clements, Clayton, would indicate the
near approach of wheat seeding-drill
disc harrow, roller.
A row Of empty large goods boxes
indicates a considerable opening at
heis Bros, Of Fall goods, which will be
more particularly noted in advertise
ment next week.
IHE sporting season will soon be
over for lS93.-And SO will the va
cations. The visitors from home are
returning all freckled and blooming.
but with empty pockets.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06

THE reports received by the State
commissioner of agriculture shows that
the tobacco suffered more by the recent
storm than any other crop in Virginia.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06

IF Congress will do what it is going
to do, and do it quickly and adjourn.
the business of the country will revive,
and fill up many an empty larder.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06

THE members of the Christian En-.
deaVCr Society of the NJ. E. Church.
were pleased to know that they have a
representative in Miss Susie Hudson
(whO with her sister Emma is making
visit to the Vest who though natur,
ally timid and shrinking, is not afraid
to stand by her colors wherever the
Endeavor standard is raised. A Sun
day night or two ago she was in Chic
ago, and knowing of Christian En-
deavoT meeting to be held in Presby-
terlan church, was very naturally at
tracted there, with no other idea how.
ever Of being anything but a locker on.
The leader observed that the room,
which was well filled, had a number of
strange faces present, which suggested
the idea of turning it into somewhat OF
a national instead of local meeting.
He accordingly asked that Endeavor.
ers from the different States present
should tell of their society and its
workings, 1S states responding. Miss
Hudson's loyalty and love for her so.
ciety was such that, though not in the
habit of talking in meetings, to sit
silent under such call would be un-
true to her society, and when Delaware
was called she arose and well repre-
sented it.
Smyrna times., 1893-09-06
To the Farmers
OF
DELAWARE.
| would to call your attention TO
j. H. FLEMING'S
Butcher Bone Phosphate

but DR.. T. Il. Wolf has made nv onolvsis
SO low L hardly know how to Introduce !,
to you But have one thing TO boost ~ =
In 1885 my Butcher Bone Pbosnbbotoo ~
anallyzed $l0S9 and the farmers tbot boJ
used it along side of Phosphate that Dr. Dr.
Wolf said in his analysis was worth twicc
as much as Butcher Bone would heat Il
though It cost less money. -
D Last e Ma May DR.. I, R. Wolf analysed the
Is. Is; Phosphate. l want you to undar-
stand it was in 1898, in May. accordinS -
Or VOLTS analysis it was worth Si3 f5
Now l want to call all good tbinIiD1, W,
farmers attention to the cost of the Pbos9
phate IN 1885 and the cost in IS98 Tbo
price ofthe phosphate material is onc-tbird
less now than it was in 1885 per ton and 7 7
want TO call your attention to the fact tbot
=. II. FLEMING'S BUTCHER ROWF TSI
PHOSPHATE is only p cents less af T'tE tSis =
TIme TR9 than 1t was in 1885, according to r' Dr.
VOLTS analysis. W IT
- DR.. 7. r. Wolf hasn't anoIvzod NV
bi b. Phosphate this fall. but I exract ,aS
When he does he will make A mistake PeC. FCr
thlnk DIR. Wolf has made n mistake for toI
elgnt years in my analysis. '0i
regret your trial. ~" won