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The People's friend., 1894-09-28

FoRTIFY Feeble Lungs Against Winter
WI! WITH Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The People's friend., 1894-09-28

A MAN on being asked what kind of wine
ne preferred said: "Other peoples. Tit
The People's friend., 1894-09-28

AwKwARDNEss is egotism in a state of in
toxication. Young Mems Era.
The People's friend., 1894-09-28

eton in badly decayed suit ofc1otAeAs
The body had probably been buried all
these years in the sand, which pre-
served the clothes.
The People's friend., 1894-09-28

LIT is always best Tor a man to keep his
temper. No one else wants it.
The People's friend., 1894-09-28
a Now RAILROAD

The Southwestern Mineral Railway
Co. is the title of an organization which
hled articles of incorporation in the
office o9f the secretary of state the other
day. It's capital stock is s60O,O ,OOO 1t
Will be branch of the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas. The object of the com
pany is to construct road from
point on the main line * miles south
east Of Parsons. through Cherokee
county to the Missouri state line. meet
ing a road to be built from Joplin.
This will give the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas road access to the Cherokee
county coal lands
The People's friend., 1894-09-28

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.
The People's friend., 1894-09-28
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Interesting fn ShnriHs

In the United States court at Wich-
1ta the other day a case was decided bv
Judge Williams that is of much inter
est TO sheriffs. While J. H. Holloway.
was sheriff of Harper county, he was
given an execution to serve and he re-
turned it with the Endorsement: "No
property found" The plaintiff in the
case sued the sheriff on his bond for
$1,000 damages and Judgment was
given for that amount The plaintiff
alleged that the sheriff did not use due
diligence in an effort to find the prop
erty and sued him and his bondsmen
tor the amount of the execution. The
Judge held that officers should use the
utmost diligence in such matters and
when they failed to do SO they became
responsible
The People's friend., 1894-09-28
.sKI IT M1D4E Olt-a L1esb - lAGr1
UJfler -s----<@-ndpLe, q
county. There was nothfh.

removed to eat the seattle
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21
Jardine-Fell.

Not the least of the events of the
season in the matrimonial line is the
marriage of Mr.. A. E. Jardine, one of
the leading business men of smyrna,
and Miss Mary Baldwin Fell, Of Phila-
deiphia, former resident OF Smyrna,
daughter of VIM. Fell. The,eeremOny
took place at o'clock to-day in the
Church of the Mediator in Philadel-
phia, Rev. DR.. Appleton officiating
The wedding was quiet one. includ-
ing only few immediate friends. The
bride and groom left after theceremony
for New York, and thence to other
places, occupying in the wedding tour
a period of some ten days before re-.
turning to Smyrna. They will occupy
as soon as they can get possession of it,
the cOzy dwelling of VIM. ]. Carrow on
South street Mr.. Jardine and his
youthful bride will have the hearty
congratulations of their many friends
on returning from their honeymoon
and settling down into the duties of
citizenship in our midst.
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21

The death of DIR. James McCOsh re-
moved from us an educator of marked
ability. His whole life has been de-
voted to philosophical research and his
books on metaphysical treatises are of
profound scientific thought As Presi-
dent of Princeton University he gained
his greatest reputation by bringing
that successful institution to the front
rank of the leading colleges OF this
country. He possessed an indOmtable
energy and keen, restless intellect
and has ended life Of useful work.
He was 83 years old.
Another death, occurring almost the
same time, removes a distinguished
lawyer, philanthrOpist and orator
Robert c. Winthrop. He was mem
Der of the Winthrop family distinguished
in the history of Massachusetts from
the earliest colonial times of which
John Winthrop, who came to Salem in
1929, as Governor of Massachusetts,,
was the founder. Robert G.. Winthrop
was a man of strong intellectual ability
and has served his county and State
well. For ten years he was a member
of Congress. There he gained con-
siderable distinction. He was an
orator of great force. The latter years
of his life we're devoted to philanthropy
and literature, at which he has been
eminently successful. He was 85 years
old.
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21
An Informal Banquet.

On Wednesday night last our new
proprietor of the Delaware House gave
grand opening" to his hOsterie by
issuing invitations TO a number of his
acquaintances. There was no elaborate
preparations made but everything was
allowed to take its cOure There were
200 or more present, filling over tables.
Guests were present from Philadelphia,
Wilmington, Dover, FELTON,, Clay ton,
Camden, and Leipsic besides a large
number from Smyrna. The table was
presided over by a number Of COM
petent negro walters. There was
everything TO make hungry man
happy and he got abundance of it ser
we'd in excellent style. AS each table
had finished toasts were in order.
Some kindly responded with Jolly re.
marks while Others had a natural deli.
cacy or were as the expression goes .
too full for utterance." The menu
as near as can be gotten up, was as
follows:
Turkey, Chicken Salad.
Oysters on the half shell,
Oysters-fried, paned and stewed
Sliced Ham. Cold Tongue,
Fried Potatoes, Potato Salad,
Cranberry Sauce, Celery,
Rolls, Biscuit
Coffee, Tea,
Oranges, Bananas. etc.
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21
He Has Made Record as Governor

Governor Reynolds has pardoned
Patrick COnnell who was serving a
sentence of two months in New Castle
Jail for throwing brick during Re.
publican political meeting and hitting
Mayor Sh0rtlidge back of the neck.
The law requires the governor when
issuing a pardon to place on record
statement of his reasons for so doing.
Governor Reynolds course in par
doning criminals has been very trying
to the nerves of reputable people
whether they be Democrats or Repub-
licans. Democrats in particular have
strained their Credulity until is crack
ing all around the edges 10 their effort
to believe that Governor Reynolds
numerous pardOns have been due to a
tender heart much exposed to entreat-
les.
This tender heart was once exhibited
in a too striking light 10 a letter ad-
dressed to Mr.. John T. Dickey which
passed into the hands of Mr.. "Shan"
DOugberty, and finally found its way
into pnblic print.
That the governor should be willing
to issue this COnnell pardon in the
| closing months of his administration is
indeed amazing. One would think
that the appointment of the constables
on election day would satisfy for awhile
even VOraCiOus appetite for obloquy.
When Governor Reynolds was nOmi-
mated and elected to the high office he
has now filed for nearly four years, he
had many warm friends who thought
well of him and not few enemies. no
neither esteemed nor respected him.
He has so conducted his administration
that his enemies have not changed
their opinions even where pity has
sOftened their hostile feelings. while
his friends have very generally been
busy issuing revised additions of their
estimate of his dignity, his ability and
his worth. Every EUening.
The Sunday Star, of Wilmington, in
discussing the same, says:
The pardon of Council, the man
recently convicted of throwing stone
into political gathering, is one of the
worst mistakes that Governor Reynolds
has yet made. 1t is simply without
any excuse at all, The prelense that
the Governor was in possession of evil
dence showing that Council was not
the guilty man, is unworthy of con,
sideration. COnnell's pardon wa,
granted before the election, and wa.
withheld because it was feared thai
such a palpable abuse of the pardonine
power would injure the party to which
the governor belongs. The pardon
was decided upon before there was an
opportunity to lay any evidence before
the governor and his pretended reasons
for COnnel's release is, therefore, al
insult to the intelligent and decent
members of this community, irrespect.
4 i've of party. lCOnnell's crime was q
grave one, and he received very light
sentence, after fair trial before an i'm
partial tribunal. Even if the governors
pretend ed reasons for the pardon were
true, they would be entitled to no
weight, simply because he is not com.
petent to decide, exparte, upon a ques
tiOn of fact which had already been
determined by court of justice. His
action is extremely regretable and
makes palmer than ever the very
obvious fact, which for the credit OF
Delaware we are anxious to hide, that
the Chief Executive of this State is 8
man with no sense of propriety and
little regard for law.
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21
Oranges, Bananas, etc.
Complimentary Notice.

The New Castle Daily Courant of
Pennsylvania in its editorial column
gives the folio wing complimentary no.
tice of Prof. w. J. Shearer, known so
well in Smyrna:
New Castle bids fair to become fam
GUS as the birthplace Of a new system of
promotions in our public schools.
Mention. has already been made in
these columns Of the system introduced
by Prof. Shearer with such amazingly
satisfactory results. and at thai time
the Pittsburg papers commented upon
it, and suggested that the system in.
troduced at New Castle be adopted by
the Pittsburg.'"
The system introduced by Professor
Shearer does away with these axamina
tiOns as means for ascertaining the
capabilities for the advancement of
pupils, and makes the general average
throughout the month the basis. Fur
ther than this, the grades are subdivid-
ed, and if 3 child shows intelligence
which would show it capable of doing
the work Of the next higher grade, it ia
at once advanced TO the lowest sub
division Of that grade, and thus each
child goes ahead as fast as it is capable
Of going. irrespective of the capabilities
of any other child.
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21
Our Town Council - What
They Are Doing.

Meeting called to order by President
HOffecker. All members answered to roll
call except VIM. NJ. Lewis.
After reading of minutes the following
bills were read and disposed of: Westing-
house Electric Co. S27.90; o. F. Zearm q
Co, SI3.O9 n. Pratt, special police, S22 so;
VIM. FAIRIES, sewer supplies, S34 93 Frank
Bailey, lumber and bricks, S226 25; J. c..
Robinson, coal, Sl42G4; Geo Bedwell.
police, Sl.50; HeliOs Electric Co., carbons,
$500; II. 5. Anthony, per vouchers, 81 S5.
A few minutes discussion arose concern
ing the duties of our town police 1t was
| thought by some that he was not supplied
with enough work. In other towns the
policeman's duty was to attend to the
cleaning of streets, keep crossings clean,
&c, Our policeman gets $40 per month
and it was the opinion of the Board that no
man in the employ of the town has so little
to do for the amount of money he receives.
he goes on duty any time in the morning
and stops when he gets ready. The matter
of policeman duty was talked of quite
freely and earnestly.
II. ID. Boyer moved that VIM. FAIRIES
bill be referred to President Hofiecker,
who held the sewerage money. and that
the other bills be allowed. Carried.
The monthly reports of Supt. II. S. An
thOny were read, accepted and filed. The
receipts Of the electric lights for the past
| month were Sl2l 49,
Secretary IA. FAIRIES read petition from
East residents asking for pavement to be
| put in front Of and alongside the prop
erty belonging to the Catholic Church.
| On motion the secretary was authorized to
serve notice on the proper authorities to
have same fixed.
j. g. Robinson moved that the Street
Committee wait on Samuel Cats and see
him concerning the broken place in the
! pavement in front of the "Old Clement
mansion" on Commerce street Pedes-
trians were complaining of it and the mat
ter needed to be promptly attend to. The
motion was carried.
John COsgrtf followed this with a sug-
| gestiOn that the street crossing, extending
| from the Fruit Growers National Bank tC
the corner of Commerce and Market be
raised higher SO as to make the way pass
able at ali seasons Of the year. The cross
ing Is very low, in fact, lower than the
grade of the street, and in rainy seasons
the mud would cover the whole crossing
This IS quite annoying to the pedestrians
and he brought the matter up for the
Board to consider.
w. A. FAIRIES read a communication
from X. g. Hyde the man who was after
the contract for numbering our houses
1t will be remembered that there was some
objection made to the ordinance and at it.
last reading was virtually killed. Mr.
Hyde still wishes for the contract and ht
writes to make a few notifications in the
ordinance with the hope that our BoarC
would reconsider the matter.
j. G. Robinson made brief allusion tc
the sewer pipes which Consulting Engineer
Gaskil had condemned and said that Mr.
Acock wished the Board would take them
This was not thought advisable, as al
power was vested in the Consulting En-
gneer, who was employed for that pur.
pose. Meeting adjourned
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21
MARYLAND Items,

The young ladies of the NJ E. church,
MillingtOn, are getting up a recherche
Thanksgiving supper.
Mrs. Hirman Ricketts,, formerly of
Kent county, Md, died just at the close
of her bridal trip in her new home in
Missouri.
Commander Howard, of the State
fishery force, affected sixteen arrests
of Oyster.law viOlatOrs in Hollands 5
straits.
Wild geese are plentiful on Sinepuxent
beach and the sportsmen are having a
good time at Ocean City and its neigh
bOrhoOd.
John Price, near Massey's cross
Roads, lost his hay barracks and stabl-
ing by'tire on Monday week. Two
calves perished in the flames.
The marriage of Miss Charlotte Ann
Emory, daughter of Mr.. Thomas r,
Emory, of near Centreville, and Mr..
Benjamin F. Beck, Jr., of Kent, is an
nOunced to take place at the Protest
ant Episcopal Church. Centreville, on
Wednesday, November 2Sth.
Miss Helen Jackson daughter of
Wilher F. Jackson, ESQ, of Baltimore
and niece of Ex-Governor jackson. of
Salisbury, was married on Wednesday
to Mr.. James II. Preston, speaker of
the Maryland House of Delegates. A
number of Snow Hill people received
to the wedding.
The farm in Kent county, known
as "POters Grove" owned by William
w. Stephens, of Baltimore, has been
sold to Mrs. Milicent Beck, for $4,000.
The property contains 200 acres.
Charles T. WestcOtt has bought the
Gould farm on Chester river.
Stock Farm Sold.-Mr. E. H. Roe
last week disposed of his stock farm.
known as Galloway" situate near
EastOn, and containing about 300
acres, to DR.. 1. A. Barber, of Easton.
for $lO,5O0. It is one of the most
desirably located farms in Talbot
County, and was purchased by Mr..
Roe about one year ago from the heirs
of the late HOwes GoIdsborough for
50 ,5O0.-EGstOn Star.
LdaO and Order LeGgue.-A large
number of representative citizens Of
Chestertown held a meeting in the
town hall Thursday night and organi-
zed law and order league to secure
the rigid enforcement of the law pro-
hibiting the sale of liquor and to clear
out the ''speak easies" and the law
evading element. Doctors, LAWYERS.
newspaper men, ministers, merchants
and other citizens were present.
Nearly 125 of the most prominent citi-
zens Of the town have Joined the
league. John X. Aldridge was made
president, ]. ID. Bacchus, secretary.
and w. B. Copper, secretary. Five
vice-presidents were appointed who
will be members Of executive COM
mittee consisting of ten members.
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21
Kenton.
Correspondent ce to Smyrna Times.

Correspondent ce to Smyrna Times
The NJ. E. Church of this town will
bere.opened next Sunday NOV. 23d'
for which an interesting program has
been arranged. 1t will be an all-day
meeting. Services will be held at IL
a. m, p. m, and p. IN. The exer
cises are given under the auspices OF
the Youths Saving Society through
whose efforts number of long needed
improvements have been made. No.
table among the contributions was a
$500 bell by Mrs. Mary A. Durborow. A
new belfry has been built and the
whole church re-painted.
The KentOn people are proud of
their church and to show their appre.
citation to the Y. S. Society and the
contributors, will give this all-day
meeting. Rev. Geo. w. Burke of Mill
ingtOn, Md, and Rev. Albert Chandler,
of Marydel will assist Rev. J. M. Col
Inns, their pastor, in the exercises. 1t
will be big day and it is hoped there
will be good attendance. All are in.
vited.
There is still small deficiency and
IL a good crowd turns out and ali bring
their pocket books, they expect 10
have the church free from any debt.
November 90, 1894. o.,
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21
Leipslc.
SALE OF CHEAP HORsEs-P POSTPONED
NT-PREPARATION
FOR A TRIAL SPEED-PER
6ONAL MENTION


ENTERTAINMENT
FOR A TRIAL sPEED-PER
sONAL MENTION.
Special correspondence to the Smyrna Times.
Joseph Snow, of Wilmington, was
down here on a cunning trip last week
and found game exceedingly scarce.
As a result gunners do not frequent
this vicinity much but turn their course
toward the Eastern shore of Maryland
where game is more abundant.
Capt. Geo. w. Fox is carrying grain
to Bridgeton, n. j., for our local grain
dealer, J. w. Fennimore, Jr. Mr.. Fox
Is Captain Of the oyster schooner Ocean
Queen.
Now is the time for young men to
buy cheap horses if they want nice
rig to do their Sunday night counting
in AT sale near here last week horses
brought as low as ten dollars. A mule
sold for rs cents. AS to the quality
of these animals, the writer knows
nothing, but it is reasonable to suppose
they will soon be subjects of the bone
yard.
The creamery here is receiving an
increased quantity of milk owing to
the judiciOus management of its pro-
prietOrs.
The Ladies' Aid Society was to have
had very fine entertainment on last
Saturday evening, but owing to the
storm it was postponed until next Sat
urday evening.
A trial of speed will be given on the
Leipsic race track on Friday. The
managers are hoping for a good attend
ance as some of the best horses in the
vicinity will be shown. The track is
in excellent condition as the managers
have been at work on it for nearly two
weeks.
A revival meeting was commenced
at the Roby NJ. p Church on last Sun
day evening by the Rev. Mr.. Valiant.
The attendance at the revival meetings
is not very large.
Mrs. Annie Scotch and Miss Eva
Jones have gone to Philadelphia to
visit some friends.
Wilmer Rawley visited town last
week.
James York and wife have returned
from their visit to the city. While
there they took little colored girl,
from the Home for ColOred Children,
to raise.
Leipsic, Nop 49,
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21

ACCORDING to the figures now at
hand, there will be in the next House
245 Republicans, 1O5 Democrats and 6
Populis's-a Republican majority Of
1884, There will be a considerable
number of contests made owing to the
methods adopted in some of the South
ern States. The 81. Louis Globe Demo.
crat calls attention to the fact that the
Republicans elected more members of
Congress in the South than the Demo
Gratis elected in the North, and cOnsid-
ers that the alteration in the distri-
button of partisan elements is striking
and mOmentOus.'
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21
METHODIST PREAcHERs IN sEssIol

METHODIST PREACHERS IN SESSION
The thirty y-seVenth annual meeting
of the Local Preachers aud Exhorters
Association of the NJ. f. Church Will
mingtOn Conference was held in the
Methodist church at MiddletOwE two
days OCCUPYING both Saturday aud Sun
day During the service Sunday even
ing,conducted by the Rev. Wright, ,presi-
dent of the Local preachers Associat-
ion. revival services were opened.
There were some very aged local mini
sters present during the meeting, but
the oldest and one of the most inter-
esting exhOrteFs vas the Rev. Thomas
Mallalieu, whom despite his advanced
age, being in his Slst year, Is still quite
active and is well and strong both
mentally and physically. 4! -"
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21

THE SMYRNA TIMES is published at Smyrna
Del, every Wednesday afternoon, at O'Clock
THE TIMES is an Independent paper devoted to
the welfare of the town it represents and the
State of which it is a part. It also gives the
items of importance of the Eastern Shore Of
Maryland.
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER,
Editor and Proprietor.
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER, JR.,
Associate Editor.
TERMS -SUBsCRIPTIoN-sl.5O so per annum. No
paper is discontinued until all arrears are paid
up-exeept at the option of the publishers.
ADVERTIsEMENTS-TB SMYRNA TINES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents but for the outlying district of which it
is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton,
Kenton. Cheswold Leipsic, &c. A rate OF 50
cents an inch per month will be charged for
transient advertising. A special reduction on
all semi-annual and yearly advertisements.
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21

THE Morning NelCs, and through it a
number of the prominent men of vii.
mington give reason, from the stand
point of State integrity and exalted
citizenship Ton a higher plane than
that where our court seems to rest
why ]. Edward Addcks should not
be elevated to the position of United
States Senator from Delaware. The
position taken that ability and identi-
fcation with public measures should
be the winning cards for the office o.
Senator, is a strong one.
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21

CONGRESS convenes the first of next
month, closing the 4th of March. 1t
is not likely to do much but pass ap-
preparation bills. There are intima-
tions that President Cleveland intends
Abandoning the Tariff issue and take
strong ground in his message for a new
basis for national bank circulation,
substituting in a certain sense state for
national bank notes The friends OF
the Government greenhack notes will
await the Presidents recommendations
with some interest.
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21

TIE Kent County Bible Society, as
will be seen by proceedings elsewhere
Friday, at Houston, was remarkably
successful, in both spirit and attend
ance. It's great object and aim is to
have Bible in every home in Kent
County. One OF the resolutions, ii
will be seen, requests the Board Of
Education to supply the public schools
of the State with Bibles as with text
books, so the scholar can have Bible
in hand dnring the reading of the
Scriptures at the opening of the school
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21

THE colOred people of Mt. Friend
ship Church, about a mile and ahalf
from KentOn, have arranged an inter-
esting program for Thanksgiving.
There will be temperance and liter
airy entertainment by the best local
talent followed by supper. They are
going to make it a big affair and are
hoping for good patronage. Admis-
sion to entertainment, including sup
per, 25 cents. Children, 10 cents.
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21

DURING this month all the Methodist
Churches of the Wilmington Confer.
ence will take vote on the question
of admitting women to membership in
the General Conference. The election
will take place here on the last even
ing of this month, Friday November
Both. Rev. Adam Steugle has an.
nOunced that the following will hold
the election: l.. NJ. Price, George NJ
Stevenson and A. L. Hudson, Sr.
Smyrna times., 1894-11-21

THE amateur reproduction of'Faust"
will be given in the Opera House
Thanksgiving night The play is under
the direction of Prof. YOcum and the
drdmGtis personnel is chosen from the
pupils of his school. The proceeds of
this drama will be expended toward
completing an outfit in the chemical
and physical laboratory and to fit out
library. Admission % cents. Seats
reserved without extra charge.