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Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

In the death of John Black Groome
Maryland has lost one of her dis.
tiugnished sons. His career was one
of faithful work and never tireing in
terest for the advancement of his State
He was elected Governor in 1879
maintaining throughout his term, the
dignity of the Office with wide popular
ity while the executive mansion, under
his administration was conducted with
that truehospitality which characterizes
the Marylanders. After his term had
expired he was elected United States
Senator from Maryland. He ended
his public dnties after serving out this
time as collector of customs at the port
OF Baltimore, to which Cleveland ap-
him in 1886. He was in public Office
about 80 years.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11
The Superiority of Inoandescent Lamps
over other Illuminents.

The following article may be of some
interest at present, since the electric
light question is absorbing so much at
tention from our citizens. We hope
that this article, rs was handed to us:
may enlighten many, who have not
| given it a study.
An incandescent lamp consists of n
| filament inclosed in a glass globe from
which the air has been exhausted bv
means of an air pump. The electric
current passes through the carbon fla.
! ment, which offers so much resistance
ChaC IL becomes very hot and CLOVIS. or,
as we say, becomes incandescent.
The benefits to be derived from the
use OF electric lamps in factories, public
buildings and halls, offices and large
Enclosures used as places of public
amusement, are now 50 generally an.
preciated that it is only necessary to
suggest them here.
For given Illuminating mower tbe
electric light costs much less than anv
other illuminant.
since matches may be done awav
with where electric lamps are in use
ana as th0re is 10 flame to come in con.
tact with surrounding wood or other
conoustiole matter or explosive gases.
the element of danger from fire IS re.
duced far below that of gas or oil
lamps. The proper installing of a
plant precludes any possibility of dan.
ger of fire from the wire.
Danger to life should he left ont of
the question, since the currents used
are not sufficiently high pressure to be
An Important argument in favor of
the electric light in very many instan.
ces IS the freedom, assured by its use
from the poisonous carbonic acid oI'
ways given out from gas fumes. This
consideration will apply directly to
many crowded factories, where the
business has outgrown the factory ac.
cOmodations.
Inc heat given off by electric lights
Is inappreciable compared with that
radiated from oil and gas flames.
The steadiness of the electric liobt
makes it especially valuable for fine
mechanical operations.
The following table gives data which
show clearly the advantages Of the in.
candescent light over other lluminants.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

The attack of the fanatical Riff
tribes on the fortress and penal settle.
OF Melilla, bold peninsula which has
long been possessed by Spain in Mo.
rocco, on the borders of the Mediter-
ranean, and the splendid defense made
by the Spanish garrison against 10000
OF the Riff tribesmen has awakened the
warlike ardor of the Spaniards at home
and might lead to a war with Morocco
itself but for the apology given by the
Sultan for this outbreak and the pledge
OF indemnity for the losses sustained
Inc troops now assembling to reinforce
the 1000 men of the Spanish garrison
at Melilla will therefore be restricted
TO the Furnishing of the tribesmen
whom tho despotic Sultan of Morocco
has never been able to reduce to obedi.
ence. His Majesty will be glad to see
spain undertake work he has nava,
himself been able to accomplish. The
dimcuity in the matter is that the
trioesmen when defeated in the low.
lands take refuge in their mountain
businesses. from which it would take a
large army and costly war to drive
them out. AS they have again as.
sembled around Melilla and threaten
TO attack it in increased numbers
Spain may yet have some serious work
TO DO before she can drive these ia.
natlcal Mohammedans into the noun
tains and teach them by a severe
punishment to dread the machine guns
and the valor of the Spanish troops.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

AMONG the cheerful incidents ol
Mondays celebration at Chicago of the
anniversary of the great fire in 1871,
will be the announcement that the en-
tire bonded Indebtedness of the
Worlds Fair has been paid off. The
whole country is in the mood to con-
gratulate the managers and the West
ern metropolis upon this impressive
vindication of the faith which inspired
so vast an expenditure, and upon the
skill and sagacity which made that
outlay so superbly fruitful.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11
For he Smyrna Times.
Letter From Marydel.
MARYDEL. Nh. On O 1o

NAM NELi MD, OCT. 9, 1893
a great many improvements ara he
ing made about the Delawara scb,,oI
mouse. IL has been thorou9bjv oyow'
hauied and entirely remodeled made
smaller, painted &C., and presents a
neat appearance. The roadwav h. The
building is also being repaired.
A large washout In front of the scbooI
Rouse is being filed in with scran t;n
ana when everything is completed The
GROUNDS and building will be in better
c0nnltlon than In many years Tho
old building was nothing butfa ahajI
and was not decent nor IL for n sohooi
room, for years 1t was but little bettSr
e snan 2 barn. Fhe patrons Of che school
n,o slau 70 see such aeeded iwproye.
ients ments which will surely arouse more
interest with them in the school. Mary
asi mas at this time two good school
.;5 Siu'hks one on the Delaware
slae, the other on the MARYLAND
slde. The Maryland school Is a graded
scnool, with a principal and an as.
sistenb. 1t Is truely a neat building
situated ~ p beautiful location. hayinS
cost when new $500. There Il ne
peter school in the county and bnt
few better of its class anywhere 0nv
people generally speaking should con.
gratulate themselves on having snob
facilities. 7"S'
a large number of our people are at.
perglng court at Denton this week.
IN. Jerome Richards, prominent |
kyung man OF this town, died last
Asesdag q heart trouble. His funeral |
was largely attended. the interment 4
being made at the Tempieville ceme.
terry, Rev. A. Chandler ofaciafed Pbe
pall-beaFeFs we're WIN. scotfon. Harry
w. Pippin, Irvin HsrR ood, Thos' 81
Heather, Herb CIeaver, Milton 4
5lemmer. he had host Of friends who
will greatly miss him.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

PRECEDENT CLEvELAND's message on
Hawaii. It is understood, is all ready
and will be sent to Congress- as soou
as the Senate is able to dispose of the
silver question. when this will be is
one Of the most doubtful things in the
worldly The message is said to en-.
body hr. Blount's suggestions and re-.
Communications; which reminds ne
that the country has been waiting long
to learn the result ofthe "ParamountI
Commissioners errand. Attention has
been diverted from the "Paramoupt,
one BY Congressional action and in
action on silver. but it is certain thai
there Is a good deal Of latent impatienca
In reference to that delayed report It
Is hardly fair TO Paramount" himaaIf
Tor the people to be kept so long in
suspense. Let US have that renort
without any more fuss.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

IT was Chicago's own day, and right
royalty did she celebrate it. No pre-
vious Worlds Fair ever saw such a
host of people as swarmed in jackson
Park yesterday; fully 100000 people
were in attendance, and the world
will be considerably older before this
unprecedented scene is repeated. Chi.
cagO doesn't do things by halves. She
didn't when she erected the splendid
group of buildings on the lake shore:
and of c0urse she didn't on the dav
set apart for her own especial glorifica.
tiOn. Chicago Day was a stupendous
success.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

FOUR thousand persons in the storm
swept parishes of Louisiana are de.
pendent on charity for food, clothing,
and shelter. A large proportion of the
two thousand who lost their lives in
the awful storm of last week, were
kindred or friends of the surviving
sufferers; and the sorrow of the living
is made greater by the fact that hun
dreds of the dead cannot have decent
burial unless assistance is given
quickly.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

the New York Tribune assents to
Iee reasonableness aud practicability
oI the contention of Mr.. Wells that
large additional Federal revenues
might be derived from beer aud tohac-
co; but it does not agree with him as to
the propriety of getting revenue in this
way. Il insists, as a counter policy, on
the permanent lesterGtiop-of "the in
dustrial aud economic conditions that
existed in Oct 1922 AS up to date
there has been no charge in industrial
and economic conditions growing ont
Of any change Of Republican policies II
is hard to see what the Tribune is drivp
at The government is confronta5
with the problem Of o prospective de.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

A SECOND Gulf cyclone has visited
the Southern states with disasterous
ruin. This time the mortality has
reached some two thousand, with mil
lions of dollars worth of property de-
stroyed while hundreds ofboats along
the coast have been wrecked. The pre-
sent year will lie memorable byreason of
disasters on sea and land including an
sppalling number of railway wrecks
with the slaughter of more than a hun.
dred passengers.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

the last quarters of 1898 and 1892.
Failures in 1898 in the Eastern States
were in number 5S7; in the Middle
States, 919; in the Western States,
1,094; in the Northwestern States, 7O1;
In the Southern States, 575; in the
Pacific States, SS9 In 1892 the East
ern States had but 326 failures; the
Middle States. 515; the Western, 416;
the Northwestern, 239; the Southern,
25S; the Pacific, 231. 1t will be OBJ
served that in the Southern States the
failures of the third quarter of 1898
were about double those of the like
period in 1892. The liabilities were
about six times greater. But in the
Western states the failures were quad.
rupled in number, and the liabilities
involved were nearly ten times greater.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

Bradstreeks shows by its statistics
that the third quarter of 1898 was pre-
e@inent for the number and extent Of
lss business failures. The number of
failures was 4,935, with liabilities of
$15S.2 .2z7 ,546, as against 2oo7 faiIurss
with $40. ass ,25O Of liabilities - 49,
third quarter OF 1892. The tb;rd
quarter 1884, when times were nan
icky' makes the nearest approach in
eleven years to the figures Of 1893. but
IN that year the failures numbered but
2,s5S, with s7l,s46,SSO Of liabilities
How the sections Jared in the recent
crisis may be seen in the figures for
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
Smyrna, DeI.,
wednesday Afternoon, Oct. II, 1893.

THE TIMES" " is published every wednesda,
afternoon by RoBT D. HoFFEcKER. Editor anG
Proprietor. at Smyrna, Del.
rEkAs-SUBscRIPTIoN-One year, strictly in ad
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paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
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sequent insertions Three-and-a-half cents. A
liberal discountmads to quarterly, semi.annual
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cen
per line.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11
Mattiford-sfnats.

At S O'Clock this evening, at the resi-
dence of James Fitzpatrick, 1918 Cinr.
ION street, Philadelphia, will take place
wedding of tYo of our prominent
leaders in ThoroughiaTe Neck,
George w Mattiford will take into
himself for wife Miss Sallie Staats.
who for the past three years has been
successful teacher at Walkers school
house. They left this morning for
Philadelphia. Emery Marvel, Jr.
who was the teacher at Walkers sew.
eral years ago, staying at the time
with Mr.. Asi.jfnrd will Oficiate as
best man, while Miss Laura Hugpins
from that same section will act as
BRIDES maid
Rey. p. X Stephenson, of Cris6eld
Md, will join the party at CLAYTON
and proceed With them to the place
and % tbe appointed time will Join the
two for life, ~
The TIMES exteads to them good
wishes for long aud happy lite. s7SN
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

TALK is cheap"-so the saying runs
but the silver discussion in Congress
has cost the nation thousands of dol
lars already, and the end is not in
sight.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

consider ohamherlein's Cougbt
A,emedy specific for Group. 1t Is Tsrv ~
Pheasant to take, which is one of ~ thss
most Important requisites wberop ppe =
cough remedy is intended a.
among " children. have known M oe use Use
~, y, Group where know the Iifa of - : o"ses Hs
ber,ai', ~ Jne was saved by the use Of cbome NJ
SSsrialn's S.n'n's Cough Remedy I uan-
R.ssn,ge druggist, Avoca. Neb "a "a
SSosIes S DOR sale by Ashcraft & ri Ci;eoc QUO
SMYRNA and T. Z. Mason CLAYTON '"'
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

ny the quarterly distribution of the
puolic lo school tax, Cecil county receives
9z,4oI .O9 for white, and S457. .36 for col.
ored schools. The amount is pavable
Oy the comptroller of the treasnry on
or after the 10th inst. ="
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

In no other country of the world IL
sne telephone 10 50 general use as In
eWeden, and in no other is the seryiea
~ cneaB and Of the same time so per-
Iees' ~ is under Government control
ana lpe rates are Gxed bg the aoyern.
meat. a Few weeks ago a new line
was opened between Stockholm and
CnIisslana oy King Oscar Who took
occasion TO express the hope in his first
Is.s Imssssage 70 the Norwegians that the
.-. my would tend to draw the two coun-
.lles lnto closer union and aid in over
gom.ng the desire Of the Norwegian
Raqisaig 70 break up the existing reIa.
slous. AZ Is now proposed. by means
y q . submarine cable, 10 connect the
Horwegian and Swedish capitaIs with
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

CHARLES WHARTON. who ia nov
playing foot ball with the University
@ Pennsylvania, is attracting a great
9eai 1. OF Hotlee by his fine playing. The
Philadelphia Press says wharton is
a new man and is yet green. hardly
approaching the requirements and
Possioliities of team play. He is young
ana enthpsiastic and very lively for q
giant. He plays more as a star guard
OF several years ago, that is. an indi.
Pldnai game. His activity. however
enables him to get all around the GeIi
and he tackles and breaks throuoh
well. When he iearas TO block and
interfere better he would be one eGfbe
most valuable men on anV ~ ,hie
years big teams" " '"''
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

The amount on deposit subject to
check, in our two banks is 1928, ,156 67.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

Edward E Goslin, sforman ~ ~, tgese.-7 !,
Jury, presented report recon, S y, san san =
s; sG4V I9e next General AssembIy 1uing an,hg
sIo 1e oan sne country to sell from Sie ocn ooo
vaS,OVo o. bonds payable IN III iS'VUV or NO 20
So~.s LAS which to construct a new ~ ro,5. -
tbot s - building and futher sngoeotaS ofrS
ni"b, S 'ne county commissions em5Iov !
hHlsnt has5, watchman for the present p.oS "oSr,
os FSe denn gn.ll u Is abandoned as a nIsce
Senos ~ useposlt for public records pITSe me
seFacti, esacn ,co@Rlimented the jury on the ~
oa,osi oaec.,Ye manner in which thew baJ %
ttbSanpieLed tbu their work. It Is tbonob,
tha sha' e1ls report will so demopstreta
bo,,I Loo ieeing at large for proper court
% aotse - Una. enae there will be but little doubt
as TO early action on the mart of ~
building. s 70 = new
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11
Ihe National Bank Of Smyrna, Del.

Tbo D., SMYRNA, Oct. .. 1898.
inc Board of Directors of tb;s RI.
dapS daVS tal5 e day declared semi-annual diyil
le,oL DeIu II our per cent on the capital .focl,
payable on demand, clear of tan '''.>''
w. II. JANNEY. Cashier.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

GEO. N. STEVENSON, District Deputv
Gra1d Master, installed the officers Of
the Morning Star Lodge, No. 6. I O.
U. +; OF this town, last Friday evening
as follows; N. G. Harry b. Grieves:
V. 5. Isaac D. Berry; 4. S. John p
Jones; T. 8. Geo. NJ. stevenson, Treas
Joseph Wright; Conductor, William F
Brown; Warden, Harry l.. Breyoor:
.. g.. John Cosgriff; I.G.. G. Frazier
Jr.,; r. S. to N. G., E. NJ. Fowler T.
S; ?. 10 n. T., J.. Fletcher Truax; Chap.
ialn. = y. Swinney, NJ. D.; R. S. s.
Joseph ID. Wright l.. S. S, VIM. Nor.
rls; X; :: to Y; g., chas. W. Sisco; L.
>. to V. q John Cameron.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

AS we are about to go to press we
learn that the Valkyrie, the English
yacht, IS a quarter of mile ahead
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

stephen Bonsal of Maryland now
secretary of legation at Pekin 70 Nv he
secretary of legation of the TJniteJ
states at Madrid, Spain. "'''u
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

The Rev. Alfred Smith, Presiding
Elder of Easton District, will leoture
this TIM evening in the Asbury NJ r
Church, upon The Duty of the Hour
The members of the w. c. T. o. to
whom, he thus kindly gives his ser.
vices Oespeak for him large audi.
ence. PpEsS S,,TI,
Smurnd. Oct. 11th.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11
MARYLAND Items

r The application of H. Arthur stnOn
S.a4' SE,s4' l2r tie appointment of United
5oaIes J district Attorney has been en- en-
uorseu oy the members of the Cecil har
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

!HE exodus from here to the Worlds
Falr has turned out much better than
was at nrst expected. For the past
TWO or three weeks groups of ten. fif.
teen or twenty persons have gone
out If this keeps on Smyrna will
have been, at the close, as well rep.
resented as any town in the State
below Wilmington. ''''0
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

JOSEPH L. BECKETT, who has been
proprietor for so many years; of the
smyrna Carriage Works, has severed
MS connection from said business and
associated himself with the insurance
department of Beck & Hazel. The
Carriage Works will be operated in the
future by the Kent Iron & Hard ware
Company. =
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

RED JOE, the wild man of Borneo -
Will show in the Centennial Hall. at g
O'Clock next Friday night. This noted
parsonage is to eat three bushels of red
not fire and be tied with 1000 feet of
rope from which he is to extricate him
self without untieing knot. Admis.
sion 10 and 10 cents.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

WE are indebted to Geo. Molineux
Tor current number of "The Organ !"
1t is published every two months and
contains all the new and latest colnDo.
sitions. The selections are for reed
or pipe organ, but they eau be PLAYED
on the piano. The price of this organ
magazine is $1.OO a year.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

NortheGst II, KaOLin WOrks.-The Mary.
tan9 Clay Company, recently organized
Oy baltimore capitalists for mining and
refining kaolin, buying the old Ham
property, near Northeast, has leased
the Hunt property on the outskirts of
Northeast, on which lucky find has
been made. A vein of 5000 cubic feet
was struck few days ago and pre-.
paratiOns are now being made TO mt
the entire plant in operation, which
will give employment to about loo
hands. Nv
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

The preaching at Smyrna Landino
during the protracted meetings on the
Circuit, will be changed from the night
70 . o'clock in the afternoon of each
Sabbath. ''''
WE are told that there is no politics
In heaven. If this is so it would be a
very dull place for some people we are
acquainted with, should they finally
succeed in getting there.
A special meeting of the Ladies'
benevolent Society will be held To.
morrow Thursday evening. after
prayer meeting, at the home of Mrs
Lydia Mcdowell. SECRETARY
The canning factories have about
closed their busy season. Tomotoas
nave been abundant and plentiful and
our two canning factories have been
Kept on the rush all the time.
Mr.. Johnothan f. Brown. calls at.
tention to his advertisement In another
part OF the paper and we would recon.
mend anyone needing any work done
IN the earpentering line, to give MIN a
call. e'' "'"'
You should be prepared to give the
following answers 10 auestions sav
eral times a day "I have not hean ~
the Worlds Fair" "I will on N ~
ready" e0N ""u
WE acknowledge the sheet of music
enutled National Guards March, bv
" N; ~. Brown, of Wilmington. Del.
mr. Brown is gaining quite a reputa-
Iloh az a composer. His pieces al.
ways show excellent taste.
WE are ia receipt of the Delaware
college Experimental Station Rnlletin
no. y. for September 1898. TIE snh'
lect Of the bRlletin, Insects Iniurious
20 stored Grain, is treated Nv M IT
becEwith, the horticuiturist and ento. /
mologist of the college.
rev. w. Il. Mowbray will begin the
extra services at Severson's neTt ann~
lay evening, and will preach at Iar.
man Chapel in the morning inatead 81
ne evening. The sacrament of tba
lords Supper was observed in the
lerman Chapel last Sunday for the
AN all day service will be held IN
Massey M. E. Church on next Sundav
Jcyooer 10th, for the re-openinQ of
neir neatly repaired church, which
las Deen 10 operation for some weeks
'ast. Services will be held in the
morning, afternoon and evening a.
snlcn good preaching can be heard by (
lble and competent ministers.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

REV. E. H. Hynson will begin his
protracted meetings at Friendship
next Sunday night, the 18th.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

ONE of the cOnsOling thoughts that
follow the departure of summer is that
ouckwheat cakes and sausage DAYS are
close at hand. -.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

1t will be seen from these figures
that by the use of the electric curront
a saving of $447 80 is effected but ~
Is not the only feature of snnerio'.;,.' sn,S
over the gas. The use of eIectrjo;tSy, Ioi,y
Tor lighting means better light cIesneyy 10y
rooms and pure air. I1condascaot
lamps can be operated in places w6oro
IL would be impossible to use gas or oil
lamps; they can be handled vi,h
great ease and facility. and can ba ",Cn aw
Tended ten! to cover larger area, at a Iees S
COS, oUSe' o.h than could be accomplished bv
tiOn. i'uhina-
4ncandescent lamps for Iirb,;n
houses are generally adante1 fon sIt,Ihg stg
tlO volts, direct current. or So voito ooJ' oI
teTnating currents. Lamps Of OF, a.,
Esoitage' however, from 5 to leo moS, nny
De found in practical use. may
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

IsecI0F HGtHe hesigns.-The Rev
Ingram y. w. lryine, formerly rector
Of the Episcopal church at Chesapeake
City, Md, on this peninsula. has r,o nre'
seented his resignation of the vestrg of
the st, James Episcopal Church of ~
Fhiladeiaaphia of which he has boon
rector. Inc resignation was presented
through Bishop Whitaker. II ieu'Gd = s";1
snat s the rector had several times 9',u ra
rus ,Ssed 70 resign and said he could foroa
the vestry to resign instead 7, 'oree
Claimed that the rector had = W.. ~ was
hn o' run hsu5'9g the church in debt and ,bat oIs
ne nad Done the same thing ~ %'u l that
STRhorges Th which he had prevj9pal,, 81 Gtner h'1
4ne charges are now bSinS Helg'
gated by Bishop Whitaker '"Ees'i'
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

FOURTEEN to sixteen members of tho
Morning Star Lodge of this town, will
visit Amity Lodge, Camden, Del, this
evening, to install officers of said lodgo
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

Ia considering the economy Of artificial
illumination, figures on the exnense
oI llghtlng by gas and electricity are
Ine pest proof that can be offered tbat
the latter is the cheapest and tberafora
the most desirable method. To iIlns.
trate this let us assume the nrobIa,, ~
mill where the engineer can onaratl.
the dynamo without additional ev.
pense) using in one instance 300 5.font
gas burners, and in the other oneratino
oOO lncandescent lamps of Is candle
power each.
>, Assuming that tne price of gas is
$1'oO per 1000 feet, and tbat eacb
burner averages 400 hours per wear we
ma the gas used per year to be
r.. 800 (No. Of burners < 5 lff nor bou- y ,oo
vnours per year G0J1J0 IT, Of as ,ybirb a. y ~ w
per 1909 would cost Syg061 90 WHICH at si1O
The conditions in the sacord oa.o
are that ~ pounds of coal will Droduce
one horse power one hour: The price Of
Coai -. W per ton; the cost Of a 900.
iilSnI plant installed is 81, 200; that the
ps nave a guaranteed life of 1OO0
n nouTs, with renewals at $O.75 each IF
T0V lamps are guaranteed for OOO
hours and burn 400 hours per vsar
this means that they would last 81
years, or that 4-10 of them would re-.
quire ire 70 be renewed each year at a cost
OF S9O.O0. Thirty horse power wonlj
oe required for the 800 lamps. as each
10 candle power lamp requires 1-1O of
d morse power; therefore.
Smyrna times., 1893-10-11

DIR. T. c. MOORE is greatly adding
70 the Improvement of his house bY
extending his front veranda the full
length of his house.