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Smyrna times., 1894-02-28
Personal.

Mrs. Jas. H. McNeal, of Eastt'n, Md.
has been spending the past week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Budd.
She was joined on Saturday by her
sister Mary, of Elkton, and Ler brother
Edward, of Philadelphia.
Miss Nan Lewis, of Newark, is visit
ing Mrs. VIM. Carter.
Miss Nan Cullingworth. of Chester,
Pa, and Miss Laura Thompson. of
PittstOn, Pa, were the guests of Mrs.
A. ID. .Yocum last week. Miss Culling-
worth sang a sweet selection in the NJ.
E. Church Sunday morning.
Miss Sally VanGasken, of Shamokin,
Pa, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Edward
Farrell.
Miss Carrie Wright, of Newark, has
been the guest of Mrs. Il. II. Haynes.
Miss Clara Bewley gave tea to a few
of her friends on WashingtOn's Birth
day.
Frank Temple was home from Wash
ingtOn Saturday.
Crawford Stevens, of Delaware col
lege, spent WashingtOn's birthday with
his parents.
The B. NJ. S. X. girls are getting up
a drama to be given sometime after
Easter. The title of this drama is
'Single Life"
Miss Bett Smithers, who has been
visiting relatives here for the past two
weeks, returned home this morning.
A surprise party of enjoyable inter
est was given Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Taylor last evening, the event of their
25th wedding anniversary. He was
given a handsome reclining chair and
she a set of solid silver tea spoons and
table spoons also an easy chair. 1t was
gratifying thing to know that their
many friends remembered them on the
occasion. About $50 were present
The Christian Endeavor will hold a
sOciable at the residence of Miss Lizzie
Mcdowell tonight. An enjoyable time
is expected.
The Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet at the home of Mrs. Lydia Nc
DOwell, Tuesday evening, March 9th
Enoch Hugg, Il brother of Mrs
Emma Downs, who resides on High
street, died at Farnhurst Monday.
VIM. Salisbury, the new editor of the
DeLGWaredn, was in town yesterday
Also Register Cooper.
Mrs. Gideon f. johnson and daugh
ter, of Raymond's Neck, is spending &
few days in Dover with her father
George J. Klebsatte.
Mrs. Geo. Leese is visiting Philadel
phia and Miss Lucy Taylor, Milford.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-28

THERE has been a little Nc
Kaneism going on in Michigan.
On Saturday 70 grand jury
brought ia indictments against
the Secretary of State, the State
Treasurer and the Land Com
missioner, who, sitting as a board
of canvassers, are charged with
having deliberately falsiied the
ballots cast last year on the prop
ositiOn to amend the constitution
of the State so as to increase
their own salaries. There ap-
pears to be no doubt that the
amendment was defeated at the
polls and that these officials al.
tered the returns and reported il
carried. They are all Republican
officials, but this has not deferred
the Republican governor from
suspending them from office, and
they will now be put on trial fol
their misconduct. Let the gooC
work go on, says the Egery Ecen
ing, until ballot thieves and cor.
rupticnists are taught that theil
trade is as dangerous, as i
should be as disreputable, as tn,
vocation of the professional bur
glar.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-28
Eor he Smurna Tim.

FOf utc smyrna ltmCS.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Carrow, Sr.,
gave u very handsome dinner to about
60 of their relatives and frnds at their
home, one mile south of st. Georges,
on Thursday, Feb. 22d, in honor of his
aged father, Mr.. John Carrow, it being
his 80th birthday. Mr.. Carlow has
reached score years and with the ex-
ceptiOn of the loss of his eye sight, still
enjoys good health. His many friends
wishes he will live to celebrate the 5th
score year.
Mr.. and Mrs John w. Carrow, Sr..
are well known in this community and
are highly esteemed by their many
friends, and every one that dined with
them enjoyed themselves to the fullest
extent, and the day will be long re-
membered by all who were present.
The menu consisted of turkey, duck,
chicken, cold ham, celery, cranberries,
potatoes, cold slaw, jellies, pickles, bis
cult, chicken salad, oysters, oranges.
apples, cake, coffee. bread and lemon
ade
Those present were Mrs. H. Loper,
Mrs. Howard Shippers, Mrs. James G..
Holly, Mr.. Leon EasOn of Wilmington;
Mr.. Theodore CarrOw,of Smyrna; Mrs.
f. ID. Voshell aud sons of Clayton; DIR.
Joseph CarrOw of Odessa; Mrand Mrs.
f. L. VanHekle, Mr.. Samuel HamOn
and wife of near Delaware City; Mr..
and Mrs. F. p. VanHekle, Jr., of Port
Penn; Rev. Julius Dodd and wife, Mr..
John Carrow, Jr., wife and family, Mr..
Edgar Carrow wife and family, Mr.
Geo. w, Simpler, wife and daughter,
Mr. J. B. Nelson and wife, Mr.. Henry
Lester and wife, Mr.. James NJ. Craig
and wife. Mr. VIM. H. Morrow, wife
and family, Mr.. Herbert H. Cannon
and wife, Mr.. r. T.Stapleford, wife and
daughter, Mr.. Edward Swan and wife,
Mr.. VIM. Carrow and son, Mrs. NJ
Bryan, son and daughter and Mr.
Clarence Craig.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-28
FOr me Smyrna IimeS
The Town Election. What of it?

Our Town Election is near, and three
commissioners will 90 out of office.
They will be reelected or they will uOt
If they are the right men, and are
eligible, and have done right, they may
as we'll be kept in place; but if not we
ought to have new men. And as the
voters are also the taxpayers the voters,
and especially the property owners,
ought to remember what it means to
make man Town Commissioner.
The town now has its Opera House
worth over $l0,000.OO, its Water Works
plant worth $25, 100000, and its Electric
Light plant worth when completed
$4,000, making a total of $50,00000.
Then before the term of Office expires
for which these new members are cleo
ted the Sewerage plant worth about
500 900 more will be added. The Board
of Commissioners have all this prop
| erty in charge, besides having very
large cOntrOl over a millions worth of
private property. Citizens ought to
awake to these facts. We want men
of solid integrity, strong common sense,
good business capacity; men of back
bone. men who knnw what is right and
have courage to stand by it, men who
will not get their own interests mixed
up with the public's, men who do not
seek the place for personal gain hut
are there for the good of the public. II
these retiring members have been men
of this kind let them be reelected, but
if not let them be dropped and dropped
hard, There are plenty of good men
out of the Board, let them be put into
it, Make the Board what it ought to
be. Other changes can be made as
vacancies occur if desirable. AT present
let every voter act just as if he were
selecting three trustees to take charge
of $4,000 of his own money, for that is
exactly what it means to make q man
Town Commissioner. A thousand
dollars or more may be wasted oil
saved annually just as you choose
You don't want clever men, you wan
safe men, safe beyond any risk. Nomi
nate them. Elect them This is moi
written in the interest of any man, but
purely in the interest of right
VOTER.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-28
Better County Roads.

The question Of better road system
or rather, better system of roads. ia
agltahng the attention of agriculturists
IN widely extended sections. In this
state the charge is sometimes made of
political dickering, that is allow apDro.
priatlons for work never done or dis.
crlminatingly done. In Kent. Cecil
and We think other counties of Mary.
land they have avoided this bv putting
out the work by contract, to the lowest
bidder, and have saved considerable
money as well as fault-fnding. Wieo.
mlco county also wants to get in the
line OF improved roads, aud Senator
Ioadviae, ofSalisbury, has introduceds a
bill in the Legislature.
The law will provide for the appoint.
ment OF three road commissioners for
each election district of the county
who shall execute all the machinery of
the law, as board, two of whom shall
constitute a quorum for conducting
business.
For the maintenance of public roads
IN their election districts, thew shall
nave power to lew a tax on all real
ana personal property not to exceed a
given amount, say twenty cents on the
hundred dollars, to be collected as all
county and State taxes are, and BY the
same officers, and paid into the county
treasury subject to the order of said
road commissioners. They shall have
the entire supervision of the roads and
the expenditure of the funds, levied BY
them for the purpose, and placed to
their credit in the office of the county
! treasurer.
And for the execution of the law
they shall have power to appoint road
supervisors, as many as in their judg.
ment are needed in their district, and
nix the compensation for such services.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-28
The Weather.

The weather gets talked about a good
deal behind its back, often Justly 50, as
has been the case The past week, when
being the last week of the calendered
winter, is should have been on its good
behavior. But instead, it was iu the,
worst mood of any of the three months.
1t dropped white skirt over the land
scape Wednesday night and then Fri
day night dropped itself down to 1Oo,
with BOrean blast direct FROM the
North pole.
Saturday was sunny, but the cold
est day throughout the winter, merg-
ing into Sunday with no improvement.
thermometers registering s. aud 1Oo, as
to position. Gathering clouds aud a
chilling atmosphere pOrtended an ap-
preaching storm, and not all the usual
attendants on church services were out
in the morning.
The light fakes did not begin to fall
however until 2 o'clock, and it was not
until 4 O'Clock that the storm broke on
US in its full force, with "A wind driving
at the rate of thirty miles an hour and
a temperature of 25o After midnight
it somewhat aOated changing to hail,
and towards morning varied it with
flashes Of lightning with light thunder
and heavy shower of rain. Result.
instead of good sleighing snow, two
or three inches of slush Monday morn
ing, followed by a chilling atmosphere.
but above freezing.
The storm was proceeded by exceed
ingly colo weather throughout the coun
try-20,30 and more degrees below zero,
one place reported so low as kicking
the bottom out of the thermometer,
The snow storm that reached us on
Sunday started from the Gulf of Mexico
on Friday, with heavy rain, travelling
North East and getting colder. Its
speed could be rated by the falling OF
the snOw-here at o'clock, Whining
ton at 3, Philadelphia at 4 and New
York at 6 o'clock.
1t has been particularly bad on the
South as the following despatch Sunday
| from Memphis, Tenn, will show:
Another great snow storm has been
raging in the Mississippi Valley. The
ground is covered - to IA inches deep
on the level. Snow plows are unknown
here, and so traffic on many railroads
is almost entirely suspended.
The snow storm was preceded by
sleet, which Frustrated telegraph wires
and badly damaged the early yege
tables and fruit crops. The peach crop
will prove a total loss, owing to tine
fact that the trees were just beginning
to bloom.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-28

THE defeat of Maynard, the
conviction of McKane and the
Imprisonment of a number of
guilty election inspectors and re-
peaters in New York are going to
have a wholesome effect on the
conduct of the elections in that
State. Violations of the ballot
laws, it is safe to say, will not be
so numerous at the next election
as they have been in the past.
Monday, in the Court of Oyer
and Terminer, Michael J. Cady
was found guilty of illegal regis
tratiOn. The jury found the yer
dict in ten minutes, and Cady
was sentenced to 80 days impris
Onment in the penitentiary
Cady registered at the Tombi
Prison, where he acts as messen
ger for the Warden, and Judg,
Barrett was apparently indig
nant at the use of the city prison
as a boarding house. Four othe
prisoners, whose cases were iden
tical with that of Cady, pleade,
guilty.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-28
For the Smyrna Tin
Musicale" at Cheswold.

Upon invitation the persons who are
named below met at the residence of
Mr.. Owen Evans, on Thursday eve Feb.
22d, to celebrate the birthday of George
Washington, whom every true Ameri-
can loves, by singing college and Ma,
tional songs and yodles.
Misses May Evans and Anna R.
Barnard presided alternately at the
organ.
MI. Fred Emerson rendered the
music more beautiful by the help of his
violin,
We were favored with duets by
Messrs. Edward A. and DIR. Herbert
Evans.
Miss Emily Spruance, of Smyrna,
beautifully recited the following recta-
tiOns-"GeOrge Washington, ,""Catrina's
Visit to New York, and Uncle Neb's
Defence"
Those present were Misses Emily
Spruance, Jennie Harper, Geors "a
Cain, Anna r. Barnard, Lizzie Griffi
Edith Hardcastle, Gertie VanDyi5 u5
Lbbi Short and Lulu Boggs, Mes ).
Rev. t. r. NanDyke, John P. Jeffer-
son, Thomas F. Moore. Arthur Cooper,
Louise NJ. Barnard and Fred Emerson.
We are confident that we can say for
all present that the hospitality of our
hosts was appreciated by all.
Mrs. I. d. Garrison has been visit
ing her mother, Mrs. NJ. A. Barnard,
of Middietown, Del.
Mr.. John Bentley, who it was stated
two weeks ago had gone to Washing
ton State. has postponed his trip until
March.
Cheswold's Missionary Anniversary
will be held in Cheswold NJ. f. church
on Sunday evening March 4th.
SERENO
Smyrna times., 1894-02-28

than Senator Morgan does; one
by Senators Butler, Turpie, Dan
iel and Gray, taking general ex-
ceptions to the majority report;
while Senators Butler and Turpie
presented another supplemental
report in which they expressed
themselves as favoring the ac-
QUESTION of the Hawaiian ISL
ands by the United States.
The majority, or Morgan re-
port, Is opposed to the monarchy
in Hawaii; it justifies the land
ing of the marines at the time of
the revolution; it declares that
the abdication of the Queen was
complete; that the Queen had no
support; that the American flag
was rightfully raised; that Min
lister Stevens acted in good faith;
that Liliuokalani shocked "all
right-minded people in Christen-
dom" by her blood-thirsty prOpo-
sition, &c.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-28

BOMBAY HOOK ISLAND suffered the
severest weather of the season during
the late cold spell. The mouth Of the
creek was frozen tight, making it i'm
passible for day or two. Quite lit
tie experience happened to two Will
mingtOn fishermen yesterday morning
who had come across the bay in their
skiff to take shelter in the mouth of the
creek. A hay boat had just previously
come toward the mouth aud both skiffs
we're battling with the ice foe. But
it was all in vain. They cried to shore
for hell but it was perilOus tor a boat
to try to 90 out TO their assistance
Soon the ice doe carried them out with
the tide and in a short while they were
lost to sight down the bay. The
steamer Ella also encountered the same
ice on Monday afternoon aud after re,
peated efforts to force herself through
retreated to Flemings Landing for the
night. She ventured again yesterday
and finally got through in the after
noon. She will not come down unit
Friday, thus losing trip, returning OF
Monday.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-28

MARCH WEATHER. = Hicks pro-
phecies are as follows About the 3rd
the first storm period will begin in
westerly regions. and under normal
conditions would end about the 7th but
the combined disturbing powers of
Mars, Earth and Venus will cause a
series of hard and dangerous storms
until the Sth or 9th. Heavy rains with
strong probabilities Of toPnadoes south
ward, turning to blizzards and snow
blOckades in nOrtherly regions. Sudden
and severe cold must be expected in
rear of these storms. with magnetic and
electrical perturbations about the 11th.
From the l4th to 18th is the next
storm period, followed by a polar wave
OF great severity. CenteriDg on the
goth to 22d, we will have full moon
with partial eclipse, the equinOctial
centers of Mercury, Earth and Venus
Vulcan's reactionary disturbances, and
the direct pressure Of Mars equinox,
and unless there are some neutraliz;ng,
balancing effects now unforeseen, much
violent phenomena is sure to result
Expected cyclonic storms Of great OK
tent, with tornado features south and
blzzards north, followed by a general
cold wave as far south as Florida.
The last storm period will run from
Both to 10Th, with the same character
istics as those of the earlier part Of the
month. The month will close fair anC
cold generally.-WOrd and Works
Smyrna times., 1894-02-28

THE decision of Judge Cullen
Monday, in refusing to grant a
certificate of reasonable doubt to
John Y. McKane was accompa-
MED with a review of the legal
points involved in the case, so
full, so fair and so thorough, that
to the lay mind it leaves not a
lOophole by which McKane can
possibly escape from States
prison. 1t certainly renders in
reference by any other judge an
impertinence, and will make him
the object of suspicion. The
trial of Justice Sutherland, OF
Gravesend, was begun Monday.
McKane will be a witness in this
trial, though the value of his tes-
timOny for Sutherland will be i'm.
paired by his own conviction.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-28

SILVER men in the House of
Representatives declare that Mr..
Bland has no intention of with
drawing his seigniorage bill as
long as his followers are willing
to vote with him on its adoption.
The prevalent opinion among
members of the House of Repre-
sentatives is that the only man
ner in which the deadlock over
the Bland silver seigniOrage bill
can be broken is to agree upon a
compromise making concessions
to both sides. Mr. Catchings in
troduced a resolution in the
House to prevent filibustering by
imposing a fine on members who
refuse to vote.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-28
Change and Inter. Change.
WHERE OUR CITIZENS WILL MOVE TO
MORROW.

WHERE OUR CITIZENS WILL MOVE TO-
MORROW.
Mrs. Annie A. Armstrong has taken
the house recently occupied by b. B.
Allen, on North Main street, and is
succeeded by Samuel Wheatman, of
Mt. Vernon street, and he by Charles
Bitter Of North Commerce street, and
he by James VanWinkle, of Philadel-
phia. Mrs. Isaac K. ShOrtman has
moved from Dover to her property on
north Main street. Abel S. Riggs. of
lower Main street has moved to Phila-
delphia and is succeeded by Mrs. Isaac
Moore, of South street and she by Mr..
SaxtOn of Wyoming. Geo. Wilson, of
upper Commerce street moves to lower
Main, and is succeeded by Mrs. Long.
and she by John. V. Price, of Mt. Yer
non street, and he by Richard FAIRIES.
George ID. Armstrong, of upper Mt
Vernon street, moves to New York
State in the future, and is succeeded by
Mrs. Virginia Wilds, and she by
Leverick HirOns who is the purchaser
Of the property. Mrs Carrie Farrell
! takes the residence of Edward Farrell
| (whO is to board and is succeeded hy
Chas. Boyer, and he by Abel Taylor.
and he by John II. Farrell, of the
country, who will continue the grocery
business in the store adjoining. Chas.
| Smith, of lower Main has moved to Mt.
Vernon street. Robert Mackey, of
Union street, moves to the corner of
| Mt. Vernon and Delaware street ex-
tended, and is succeeded by Joseph
| Wright. ThOs. L. Price, corner of Mt
| 1olu
upper South street, John Price, Of the
country moves to South street in the
house vacated by J. l.. Templeman
and John F. Goldsborough to the house
adjoining.
Mrs. Gearheart, corner South and
Delaware moves to her new house on
Delaware Street, and is succeeded by
Charles Hynson, and he by Mrs. Sara
+. Heverin, and she by Walter o.
Price. The Misses Reese, of Union
Street have moved to the country with
their brother, Thomas Reese. John H
Tucker, of lower Commerce has moved
to Market, and will be succeeded bv
Ross COunselman of Houston. Mrs
Annie YOHEg, of Commerce has moved
to Union, and will be succeeded bS
Mrs. George w. Cummins. Austir
Reed, moves from upper Commerce ia
near Duck Creek, and is succeeded By
Mr.. Gregory, and he by Joshua Boyd
the owner of the property. Alex. Car
sou, has moved from the dwelling ad-
dining his store to the Riggs property.
on lower Commerce. He will use the
whole building in enlarglng his store
Thomas Roman, moves from Market t
Frazier Street j. G. Robinson, moves
into the HAZEL building and he is sue
ceeded by Thomas jefferson, who will
open a grocery store. Charles w
Jones, moves from the tenent house o
John NJ. Voshell, to North Street, t
the residence vacated by Mr. Hender
son, who succeeded Elijah Keys, VIII,
has moved to the country. Wm. p
Legg will move his shop from the LAND
of the late Clement property to the 10
adjoining the Hose factory.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-28

THE Guy Brothers gave an enter
tainment at the Opera House on Satur-
day night. For two reasops, to say
nothing about the scarcity of cash, it
was cold and it was Saturday night
when most erybOdy is in one way or
another is busy, the audience was not
large, but the performance was on the
gague that measures minstrel shows.
If there was any deficiency, it was in
the freshness of the jokes of the Burnt
Cork Knights, but Mcdonald, the con.
tOrtonist, india rubLer man, was a won
der. He didn't try, but measured by
what he did, if he had tried to tie him
self into double bow knot, sc would
have come very near succeeding. As
to the audience, a noticeable feature
was the improved demeanor of the
| balcony--ether side--in comparison
with former popular entertainment
When they laughed or applauded, it
was at the proper time, and not at a
solemn incident or act that called for a
hush of all the feelings.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-28

THE New York Financial ChrOn-
icle of the oath, notes a "better
tone of feeling" in the business of
the country during the week pre-
ceding. "We are now" it says.
NEAR the season when the draw
backs of the winter will be at an
end. Spring at this moment
promises to open early, with a
favorable outlook for the years
crops. Some of our markets
have started up little. The inn
provement in iron seems to have
in some degree continued. Re-
ports with reference to the dry
goods trade indicate a much lar
ger movement, and a like ten
dency is said to exist in other de-
partments of business. Even if
these quickened movements
prove fitful, they are likely to re-
cur with greater frequency as the
season advances, unless some
thing happens to set us back
again by disturbing confidence.
Such is the business situation as
seen by a careful observer. II
cannot be said to be described in
glowing colors.
The Bland bill. if it could be-
come a law over Mr.. Cleveland's
veto, would, it seems to the
Chronicle, be just such a "happen
ing as would give business 6
setback by disturbing confidence
This effort ''to coin a vacuum" is
still before the House. 1t has nc
chance of success, but is pushed
by members anxious to have the
admiration of silverite voters il
the congressional elections mex
November If it does not suffice
to produce the reaction every
body breads, it at least tends t,
excite distrust and prolOng the
existing stagnation. 1t is not
therefore, an innocent exhibition
of congressional foollishness, bu
: is positively hurtful and shOulo
be dropped. Who asks for $50
100000 more of silver certificate
representing nothing!