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Smyrna times., 1893-08-23
Half Rate Excursions To the Xvo,,,,
Fair.

Fair,
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 90
VIII run series of special excursions
10 the Worlds Fair, for which excnr-
sion tickets to Chicago will be soId Of
rate of one fare for the round trim from
Philadelphia, r. and all points on the
Philadelphia Division. The dateS
selected are August 21st, September Sd
9th and 18th. The special trains viii
consist of tirst-class VestibuIed nov
Ooaches, equipped with lavatories ana
other toilet conveniences, and an ex-
Perlenced Tourist Agent and a Train
Forter will accompany each train 70
LOOK after the comfort of passengorS
stops for meals will be made at Saoi
stations en- route. The tickets will he
vaIlo Tor the outward journey on the
special trains only, excepting that from
way points they will be honored on
local trains to the nearest station o.
which the special trains are scbsdnIoS
70 stop. They will be valid for return
Journey In day coaches on ali trains
leaving Chicago within ten davs ~
Guiding date of sale. = -"
Following is schedule of tho oroo;oi
trains and rates from principal stations
In this vicinity: ''"''o"S
LEAVE.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23
Fpr he Smyrna Tia
Leipsic Letter.

m AEPsEc, DEL, Aug. %. 1899
re steamer Mary Is now making trims
ieav;nO In ;monIHays, Is, Wednesdays and Fridays.
w; >. harper, one of our enternrisino, q,
merchants, is having his store artisticaIi5
Mr Sam'l a. Pitt, General Manaoer of
the Peninsula Mutual Relief Assoo;ssio ~ VI
Oh ,l:,s ,El:a,sston, Nd, was in town yesterday
NJ 01loert Campbell and wife, of Caindan
M NJ, =, Is ), on visit to relatives here.
=, MISS Sadie May, of Chesapeake Citv
Md, is the guest Of Mrs. Can't FIST FIeninU U,'y'
witlrs; w1itlrs; Emma Kyle and son, Ralph of
TnMlngton, Del, are spending 4 few ~
days at Mr.. john Whites. p" 70"
ksiinsey, Of Camden, N. J.. @ are the tbe Svssts DessS
Of the Misses Melvin. - ~ '"S sues's
doa miss IS Fiore9;e Melvin returned yestar-
uay IRON q a whit to Augustine Pier. WV
a. mrs. Ford, wife of Brummel Ford %
about 70 years s aged
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

York, appears on the scene here. He
is going to present the lucky teacher
with an accident policy when she
starts for Chicago. The policy will be
for the handsome sum of $4,000. If
the visitor to Chicago was to get
jammed little en- route Mr.. Burnet's
paper will make the best plaster we
know of in the market. But this en-
terprising gentleman does nothing by
halves. He has another policy for
$1,000 on the teachers life, payable to
some individual, it may be, who will
see that the unfortunate is handsomely
enclosed in your native soil.
For any information address
JOHN B. WHARTON, Secretary.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23
For the Smyrna Times.

NV' "te smyrna Times.
MR.. EDITOR The annual meetino
OF the old Bryn Zion church took nIace
last Saturday and Sunday. The
weather was cool and pleasant. and
besides the usual congregation. onite
a number of people were present from
a distance. A visiting preacher from
Virginia was present to lead in the
exercises. There was a division IN
the services for noontime. and we'll
spread tables helped to enhance the
general satisfaction and enjoyment
For the time they had all things in
common. These meetings are not bps.
mess meetings, but are devoted to pub.
TIC worship and preaching tho Word
A cloud passed over durinO the az
.ernoon services during which The
llghtnlng struck a cedar tree witbin
ABOUT ten steps OF the house. II was
also near where many teams were
hitched. No serious damage was Sone
and no interruption or disturbance
resulted 10 the services, These annnaI
interviews, when the scattered friends
anu families can come together to
meet and greet each other i5 the old
place of worship, are decidedly re-
freshing seasons. 'e'
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23
DEATHS

OAa,kVIN.-In Wilmington. An.,s, "a. -.
vass ~ daughter of Terrence Caryin i', 49, ~
SlsEiFLlE--Near sipLls smyrna August 18th 1909 sam.
TThsS INA antsht daughter of w. q. and FIls
GREGoRY.-In Smyrna. Augpst 1s,h ,ooo
Julius Infant son of Elijah AZ ana i9s9 Ju,
gregory, aged months "u Hhza
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

A MORE hopeful feeling is proclaimed
just now in what are known as inan-
cial circles. Currency is still pre-
MUM, however, but it is believed that
such condition will now be only of
short duration.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23
AAA V n.
Philadelnb;

Arrive Chicago next day 4.SOP.M.
Remember the dates: August Dist
September I'd, 9Th and 18th.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

A good rain visited this section
Thursday night and was of great bene.
tit to the growing crops. 1t came as
if intended for the commercial district
of Smyrna, at least it diminished as il
got away from here, being quite light
near Dover. Sunday afternoon brought
succession of light showers that ag-
gregated q good growing rain. Stiff
heavy land has not yet been made ft
for the plow. New Castle county cot
little of the rains which were heavy in
states north of us.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23
NOTICE.

a. intend to open place in town about
cne cIae Il Iotn OF September where you ali can
get oysters every day, right fresh from fba ,
EEaht;icoke Edl;,:e river, steamed, fried stewe5
ono %,il.IIes noTao snPPled at short notice Come
one come all and get your oysters.
Let those 6osero eat oysters that never eat ov.tou
ana those that have eaten oysters eat the more
w. B. LEGATES.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

DIR. Ella F. Swinney, who, as per
announcement in our last issue smoke
at the Presbyterian Church on Friday
night on "China Medical Mission
Work, was greeted by good audience
the house being filled except few of
the rear seats. The narrative of per.
sonal experiences in Shanghai, the hab-
its of domestic life of the people and
the development of Mission work was
listened to with pleasing interest.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

TIE summer of '9S will go down in
history as one in which there was a
great scarcity of rain and currency. but
plenty OF low priced peaches.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

WORK at the basket mill is not as
brisk as in July because of a Stacking
OF in orders and accumulation of bass
kets: The makers who got for some
weeks a cent basket, were reduced To
/ OF cent last week. The going ont
OF SO many orchards in the upper end
of the peach belt must necessarily les.
son the demand. Last week Patton's
basket makers, Bridgeville, struck for
an increase of 10c on the 100 baskets
last Monday. They resumed work ON
Tuesday at the old scale, 80 cents per
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

QUESTION: Would the Sun advise an
engaged couple to get married in these
hard tlmesp Answer: If there he no
other bar to the marriage than the
hardness OF the times, it ought not IN
oe forbidden. OF course, the bachelor
who desires to become husband
should be able to earn living or shonld
otnerwlse have the means of life at his
command SO that he shall be abje 10
provide for the woman who Is willing
10 become bis wife, and that TINS tbs
twain may enjoy welded bliss withont
undue anxiety about the morrow
we notice by the municipal record of
marriages that just about as manv
people get married here in hard times
as IN better times; when work il sIacL
hnd money tight as when both are
plentiful. We could not give advice in
an individual case ike that which is
presented to us because we know moth.
ing ABOUT che parties; but we know
Inat the love which laughs at loclr.
smiths can often act very boldly win.
OUT ever having cause to regret tha
action. We are not prepared to saw
mat the engaged couple should sbrjnI
rom serious duty or postpode the
Gay OF wedlock merely because tbs
LINES are not 30 good as they have been
or as they will be after a while.~Ns,,
York Sun. -4's'0
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

You never knew a season of denres-
sion like the present that was mot fol.
lowed by a season of success.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

Inc picnic and excursion season il
drawing to close, aud then Work.
WORK !" will be the order of the dav.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

STICK by the banks, and the banks
will stick by you. Drawing YOUR de-
poslts and hiding them in an old stock.
ing or IN dark hooks in the cellar is
much more dangerous than LETTING
them stay in the bank. There is more
protection against fire or robbery in
our well-managed financial institutions
than in any dwelling house in the citv
or country. Don't Withdraw vour de.
posits from the banks.-Citv PaDer.
The above advice is very appropriata
to most cities in the nation bnt II borS
~ applies to us, or this Peninsula.
Ihere has not been a dollar drawn from
our banks here as far as we know he
cause OF the depression; there has been
no preceptible change in our business
affairs, and but for the news that comes
from other places and especially spread
out In the daily papers, our people
would hardly know there was a ripDIe
on the financial waters. There is more
business vim in this Immediate local
lty than has been for several wears
there is scarcely a man, woman or child
wanting work that cannot find f. and
at the prices OF previous years. The
chief apprehension has been because of
dry weather but this has been RENE.
died 6y the latter rain," and the chief
complaint has been because of the low
price of wheat, but there seems to he
assurance of an improvement in this.
smyrna has much to be thankful for in
this year of business failures and de.
preston, that it has knowledge Of il
only as a tale of woe" from the great
businesss centres.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

The silver question is insignificant
compared to the rain question, as far
as farmers are concerned.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

The auditorium of the Methodist
church was again filed SUNDAY morn.
ing, nearly every seat being occupied
visitors more than making 1p for onr
people who are away from home. Rev.
Mr. Stengle who had been on a two or
three days visit to his son Charles in
charge of Fruitland circuit (preaobing
for him By the way each dav wbile
mere found on returning home, Rev.
Harry Budd who is finishing a course
OF o. study in the Boston Theological
ISemlnary' sSl and invited him to preach
was on persistence" as the QUALITY
10 work out ones salvation" or
success in any effort" and was lis.
tened to by the largeaudience with de.
clded interest. An added feature 10
the regular serviceswas the solo. of
Mr.. Bartels, as had been the case tho
two previous Sundays with Mr.. Hav.
mes and Mr.. Start.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

The Transportation Company have
received the sample bags of their Pbos.
phate trade mark. The higher design.
ed the Steamer" brand, has the bic.
ture of a coast steamer in a diamond
hgnre,an the second brand. in the
same figure, is designated the 20 & @"
quality and quantity. The mach
inery in the new mill at the Landing
will be put in motion to-day and the
manufacture entered on at once. Con.
siderable quantities of bone is coming
to them from the surrounding towns
two loads having reached them from
Mlllington, and three more on the wav.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

VIM. E. BAKER, of Philadelphia, was
called down to Throughfare Neck ON
Saturday by telegram that his seven
year-old daughter, Bessie, had fallen
while at play and broken her arm.
Mrs. Baker and the children have been
visiting relatives near here for several
weeks. DR.. Swinney reduced the frac.
ture and the little girl is doing well.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

You can eat cholera, and drink
cholera, but you can't catch it." saws a
physician. 9"J9 "
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

The railroad and the peach erowars
are not on the best of terms. e0"0''
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

The contemplated Sewerage and
Electric Light plant las per vote of the
property holders) while apparentlv
making little progress, is onlv ex.
perieEcing the usual delay in setting a
new enterprise on foot where caution
ana foresight have to play large part.
II taxes sometime to get plans, speci.
neations, surveys &c, A draughtsman
OF the electric firm of Wright & Star.
Philadelphia, will lay estimates before
the commissioners tonight. This is
necessary before they can proceed to
make contracts. Walter o. HofRecker
made the preliminary survey last week
Tor grading for sewerage. There is a
manifest feeling in town on the score
OF health, against digging up the streets
before frost comes.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

WE acknowledge the receipt of cata-
logue of Pierce School of Business and
Shorthand" an advertisement of which
appears in another column. 1t con.
tains TO pages of valuable information
to young persons seeking business edu-
cation.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23
FOR SALE.

The DWELLINGIN DUCK CREEK
now occupied by Wm. Glanden' LiberaI
Apply to
H. JOS. SMITHERS, Secretary.
Inc Clayton Savings and Loan Association
aug9Sm A'@il AssOclatloH'
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23
Clerk Wanted.

- n rellaole young man wanted for clerk
M. IN general dry goods store. Mnst have
solne experience and come well rar%m.
iienued. Apply to
A. j. CAHALL.
Chestertown. Nd.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23
H. BEAT,T1S
DENTAL PARLoRS
Notice.

Notice.
ma. a.ahuiacturers yearly Licenses exnire AI'CI'ST
will a. 1,cI Wnleh date an addition Of 25 per cent
VIII DC required, according to law.
WIN. NJ. DICKSON.
Clerk of the Peace.
Ses before f. V. Cooper, J. P.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

plenty OF low priced peaches.
CHAs. 4. ARTON will have a public
sale of personal property at '.Bav View;j
near the Light House, next Tuesdav
zStn' INST. He designs moving to vii.
mington. " IL
WEATHER Prophet De Voc. of Hack.
ensack, says the hottest weather of the
season is upon this section and will
last about a month. He also saws The
coming winter will be a severe one
SEPTEMBER is fast annroaob;nc, 81
ene Iast saturday and Sunday in Au-
sosS nave Ior years been regarded as
Cne copmost round and summit of
vacation time. The period of recreation
may De prolonged by reason of an nm
S uue persistence of festival heat. vet the
iast week OF August invariably tnrns
tne TIDE OF travel homeward from sea.
siue resorts and watering places.
IHE canning factory of Osborn A.
pro. Is receiving more and a better
4uaiaty OF corn than was expected con.
sloering the dry weather of the sum
mer. Ihey have had nearly ali thew
Souia handle since starting yesterday
week. Their new Gaping machine
capped nearly %, 600 cans on Saturdav
tomatoes are growing nicely and hence
Ilpehing slowly,--only enough for
part OF a days run last week. There
may De fair crop of them.
WILLIAM M. LEWIS returned last
mesS from trip to New Castle countv
ano New Jersey,--Vineland and the
contlguous country. He had good
ha. Iaies IN Doth places, that over the river
Sstng sss;g especially beyond his expec.
oaslon, requiring larger product than
originally contemplated. RI is an ~ 90
couraglng fact, coming as it does from,
All our phosphate dealers that no1
Wlsnstanding the low price of wbeat
@ ano me business Interruptions. thew
aao neetlng with sales or promises ex.
'0seoing those of former years.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23
Smyrna and Vicinity.

A high tone man-the tenor.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

The most interesting feature of the
week to the people of the town will be
the Columbian Lawn Party in the
ample yard at the rear of the Methodist
Church, on Friday evening. This ward
or lawn, the entrance to which is at the
east side, will be found to be a most
desirable place for such an entertain
ment, while at the same time having
the charm of novelty. 1t was thor,
oughly cleared off aud put in order
Monday morning by men land there
was no lemonade in it), and thus made
ready for the deft hand of woman for
attractive adornments, the rest can
well be ken forgranted. Just what
they will have we do not know. but we
can safely say thatit is matter the lad
les would like each one to personally
find out. The object of the ladies' Of
the Christian EndeavOr Society is to
raise money to pay off the remnant of
a debt on the new sittings of the Lee.
ture room. while at the same time pro-
mote sOciability.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

CHAs. E. ARToN will have a public
saie OF personal property at Bay View|
near near the Light House, next Tuesday
zStn, INST. He designs moving to vii.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

IT Is fortunate that in the scarcity of
other hay, there is good crop of bent
or marsh hay, this year. A horse on
this prOvender, it is said, with a slight
addition of corn to his feed, will thrive
well.
CUMhINs & COsGRIFF have complet-
ed their warehouse at the Smyrna
depot and are now stocking up with
their popular brands of fertilizers-thus
enabling them to supply all demands
of their trade.
THE farmers are selling their wheat
only in small quantities to meet i'm
mediate wants, holding back the bulk
OF the crop for better prices. They
will be lucky in the meantime if the
precious grain escapes the ravages of
the weeVil.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

The CrOquet girl has returned.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

The Tent meeting Services in the
grave yard at Union church will com.
mence next Sabbath 27th, inst. Preach
ing services morning, afternoon and
evening and continue for ten days.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

NOTICE To HOUsEKEEPERs.- Our
floor oil cloths are already as low as
they ought to be sold, but we are 90
ing to make shave of ten per cent. on
all the cash sales we make until Oct.
10th, when the regular prices will be
restored. All you want in housekeep-
ing goods of all kinds at pleasing prices.
Fruit jars, caps and rubbers, White
wine vinegar, jelly tumblers and spices.
cash or produce taken for goods.
]. B. COoner.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

VIM. KEIsER brings the largest ears
OF corn that comes to Osborn's canning
factory. His tillage consists of four or
live acres of the reclaimed meadow
land of cedar swamp.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

THE special peach car that under the
direction of DR.. Lewes, of Harrington.
and G. W. Emery, of Seaford, gathered
up load of peaches between Laurel
and Clayton Monday, reached the lat
ter place by the freight train, after 4
o'clock, remaining there until the last
passenger train, nearly 6 o'clock, when
1t hltched on to the last passenger
train. 1t was loaded with the hand.
soonest fruit that could be found in the
State, for exhibit to-day, Delaware
Day at the Fair. 1t was viewed by
number of people while waiting for the
passenger train. The following in
scriptiOns are on the car: Delaware.
the First to Adopt the Constitution of
the United States and the First in
Peaches" Delaware, the First in Men,
Patriotism and Peaches" About 200
Delawareans went to Chicago Monday.
Wilmington and Dover being the lar.
gest represented.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23
You'll not be mtnd bored death buy Norman Bone Phosphate Its not sold that way MOI

PROF. Thomas J. Riley, champion
long distance swimmer of the world
and Capt. Henry Prince, champion
swimmer of Canada, will give a swim
ming match this afternoon at Wood
land Beach for purse of $3.50 and the
championship of America.
They are having lively times at
Brenford in these days of peaches,
grapes and tomatoes. The two first
named are shipped, but the latter is
canned there aad the addition of some
forty persons, Bohemians from Balti-
more, to the population, gives life and
activity to the place. 1t is something
like picnic to these operatives, and
they seem perfectly happy. Hardoas-
tie q Jones are in the market here buy.
ing peaches.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

WEATHER Prophet De Voc, of Hack.
ensack, says the hottest weather of the
season Is upon this section and will
last ABOUT month. He also saws the
coming winter will be a geVere one
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

SWEET potatoes appeared in market
Monday.
PLUMs are likely to come to the front
as fruit crop to take the place in
measure of the peach, in this locality.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

HAY has advanced to a price beyond
the recollection of our oldest farmers
500. per ton, and some who don't want
to sell are talking about $25.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

GEO. w. TILGHMAN has made two
large wooden tanks for the tomato
cannery at Clayton, which were con-
veyed thither yesterday. They are
called process kettles.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

AAoUT 5000 packages, mostly
peaches and grapes, and also about
1000 bushels of wheat, are carried by
the transportation Company on it's
daily trims.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

IT is rumOred that Mr.. Mott, the
merry.go-round man of Woodland
Beach, has.bought Collins Beach, and
will establish himself there the coming
season.
Smyrna times., 1893-08-23

THE season has seemed to suit water
melons and cantaloupes. They are
more plentiful in market than any,
thing else, the latter down to 25c per
haSkat
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-02
Snakes as Articles Of Diet.

Italians, as is swell known, are partial
to harmless snakes, and have no OBJ
lection to eat them cooked. A frittura,
composed of the common wood SER
pent's flesh, is even regarded as dainty
by the lower orders in Rome, Florence
and Naples, and is often served up to
them in their dingy restaurants.
Parisians of the inferior classes are
also great eaters of fried snakes, but
iunwittingly so, for the reptiles are
palmed off on them as eels. Thus the
apparently appetizing dishes known as
matelotte d'anguille and anguile la
tartar are often in low eaten houses
nothing but harmless snakes, caught
in the wilder part OF the Vincennes
wood and brought up to special
market near the Place de Ia Republique.
1t is probable, however, that even if
the members of the poorer classes here
who occasionally indulge in fried or
stewed cells were apprised of the fraud
practiced at their expense thsy would
evince no loathing nor even lack of
appetite, seeing that they are ready to
devour not only horse flesh, but meat
of mule, donkey and dog any day in
the week.-London Telegraph.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-02
Tomcat Versus Eagle.

While two residents of Galena we're
driving through Southern Wisconsin
recently they witnessed, near Arena, 2
fierce fight between bald-headed
eagle and large tomcat. "The proud
bird of the mountains" had attacked
the cat while hunting in the field, and
succeeded. in fastening its talons into
the animals back, when the battle
Immediately began and was continued
amid the terrific yowls of the cat and
the screams of the eagle. 1t was q
sort of catch-as- catch could contest,
and while it continued the feathers
and fur flew thick and fast. The cat
was too heavy for the eagle to fly with,
but it succeeded in raising it several
times in the air, a hundred feet at
each effort; but the attempts to get
away with its prey were futile, as the
weight of the cat and its fierce struggle
for life invariably brought the engle
to the ground again, where the battle
was repeated with nearly the same re-
suit. In the final bout, which took
place on terra frma, the eagle threw
up the sponge and flew laboriously
across the river, while the cat, much
worried, made tracks as rapidly as
possible away from the scene OF battle.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-02
Blasting Kills the Chickens.

The contractors who are engaged in
building the great drainage canal for
Chicago have gotten into trouble more
serious even than the strikes with
which they have recently been strug-
Cling. It is with the wives of the far
mers who live in the vicinity of the
big ditch. Since work on the canal
was begun not chicken has been
Matched within mile of the scene Of
operations. As great many of the
residents of the neighborhood are en-
gagged in raising fowls for the Chicago
market, their loss is very serious in
deed. One hatchery near Lockport
has lost oyer 600 turkeys, to say moth
ing of innumerable chickens, ducks
and geese. 1t is claimed that the
shock produced by the continuous and
heavy blasting is responsible for the
failure of the eggs to hatch, and the
farmers propose to bring in claims for
damages against the drainage commits
sion. If these are not allowed, they
mean to carry the matter INTO the
courts, and are very confident of win.
ming the suits. It will be an interest
ing and novel question for the courts
to decide, and seems likely to be
heavy item of expense for the canal
that was not foreseen. -Picayune.