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Smyrna times., 1894-07-04
FSf iAs Smyrna Times.
The Excursion Of the Press Asso-
citation.


AsBURY PARK, July 1, 1894.
The Peninsula Press Association
reached the twin cities by the sea-"
Asbury Park and Ocean Grove, last
evening and are mostly quartered at
the Atlanta House, in the new part of
the Park. and they find it comfortable
hostelry.
The voyagers found the necessary
delay in Philadelphia and Camden
very warm and uncomfortable, but
during the time falling showers had
laid the dust of the Jersey plains and
made the ride down very comfortable,
the train going by Toms River, Bar
negat, Bay Head, Sea Girt, Spring
Lake &c. In fact it is almost a con-
tiEuous succession of villages for a
dozen or more miles along the ocean
before reaching Ocean Grove. 1t is the
same way on the beach up to Long
Branch. As it was getting dusk when
we pulled into the station, it was no
ticed that these SUGGESTIONS of towns
had all the electrical appliances in the
way of light, cars &c. But for wonder
of growth and development, these twin
towns or rather cities far surpass them
all.
write this too early, so as to reach
you in time for this issue, to give ac-
count of other features of the Asso-
citation than the arrival. The tempera-
ture is pleasant and all are anticipating
a good time. The Atalanta OVerlooks
the ocean and the swish aud ceaseless
roar of the ocean is heard day and
| night. The chief feature of to-day will
be the dedication of the new Audi
torium at Ocean Grove, made with o
capacity to seat about 10000 people.
The surf meeting at six o'clock will
also attract many thousands of people.
The National Editorial Association
meets here from the End to the 9Th and
will be an immense affair. The first
sight that greeted the eye on alighting
from the cars was canvass stretched
across the street in large illuminated
letters, "Welcome Editors"
The following are the names of those
coming yesterday, as well as l could
get them:
B. S. Highley, President, Trappe
Md; E. T. Cooper, f. A. Louderbough
and wife and J. E. Carroll and wife
Dover.
Geo. r. Ash, Henry Torbert and ] j
Graham, Elkton; J. Miller Thomas and
wife, F. Eden Bach. wife and daughter
and E. E. Benson, Wilmington;
u. r. Steele and Misses Alice Melvin
and Mary Fisher, Denton;
M. NJ. Wicker, Snow Hill; Edwin r
Paynter, Edward D. Hearne, Rev. E
d. Davis, Miss Ida Davis, Mrs. NJ. w
Clarke, Miss Ella Morgan and Rev. f
G. Grise and wife, Georgetown;
W. M. Tyler and wife and Miss Anns
Powell. Easton;
G: J. Freeman. Miss Anna Freeman
and Miss NJ. Burris, Middletown;
w. Scott Roberts and wife Centre
vile;
Geo. E. NJ. Stengle, Port Deposit
RObt. D. Hofecker and Miss Berthi
HOllecker, Smyrna;
w. S. Coombs and wife, Hayre- de
Grace.
Several others couldn't come unit
, after Sunday. r.. d. H.
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04

TIE income tax stays in the tariff
bill. If the country is to receive the
blessings of this mongrel measure at all
it must take it with its Populistic an
mex. Three Democrats, Murphy and
Hill, of New York, and Smith, of New
Jersey, voted with the body of Repub-
licans in favor of striking the income
tax from the bill. A few Republicans,
all from west of the Missouri River and
the three POpulist Senators. voted with
the Democrats, giving the income tax
q clear majority of sixteen. McPher-
son, of New Jersey, who voted for the
income tax in his committee, did not
vote at all Thursday, but we have the
assurance of his colleague that if pres.
ent he would have voted against the
tax. Gray and other Democrats who
talked against the income tax Iefrained
from going on record against it with
their votes.
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04
Burlesdue.

There was grave silence in the coun-
Gil room last Thursday night, such as
has not come over this august body
since its organization. 1t was the trial
of our worthy secretary whom it had
seemed violated law. Whenever, in
the past, bill was brought up and re.
ceived the majority OF The votes it be.
came a law. Such was the case of
holding another election for sewerage.
The Board had passed bill and au-
thoriZed the Secretary to issue notices,
SECURE election officers and make the
necessary preparation for holding said
election. At meeting last Thursday
when the Secretary was called upon to
make report, he stated be had not done
anything because he thought it inadvis
able for the Board to take such an act
ion. Astounded by such presumption,
as it were, one Of the members cried,
'impeach him impeach him!" "Nol
no!'cried another, with the persperation
rolling down his face, "Incarcerate him
for six days in one of our new cells and
feed him on bread and water" "Capi.
tai idea, capital idea," remarked the
big Four. At this instant, arose one
of the fathers with the dignity of a
statesman and poured forth his eloqu.
ense in behalf of the Board. 1.-THE Sec
retary" he said "had perpetrated seri-
GUS act AN act which was in direct viola
tion of their ballot. He for one was in
favor of incarcerating him. A man
who did such trick did not deserve to
live in handsome business place and
have brussels carpet on his Office floor.
This sewerage question is a serious one
and SHOULD be treated with proper
courtesy" Over in the corner, sat a
member taking in the grave situation.
He had not heretofore said anything
but urged by the impulse of the mo.
ment, he arose and addressed the
\ chair: "Mr. President 1 do move sir.
that our Secretary bearing such a
charge, shall be incaTcerated in one of
our new cells for six days, where there
shall be no roll-top desks or brussels,
/ carpets, or cushion chairs and that he
be fed to his utmost capacity on bread
and water" Silence reigned supreme
as the President put the question.
"Defer the question to next meeting
night and put him on probation" cried
oRe of the fathers. The joke was
out and for q period of five or ten min,
utes the Board broke ont in convulsive
laughter, the Secretary Joining heartily
1 with them
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04
Periodicals.

The pathetic story of "Maximilian"
and Mexico is the first article in Scrib-
ner's Magazine for June. The Death
of this brave man is told after years
have gone, from papers recently come
into the possession of the writer. The
dog is a subject of interest to many
and the writer of this paper regrets
that the breeders are causing the
"speech-like bard" to take the place of
"howling and yelping." He thinks
"the mass of anecdotes with which
our books are filed are untrustworthy. I"
"The Story of Beautiful Thing"
account ofa Children's Aid Association.
The founder expressed the foundation
principle of all worthy charity when
he said "What we wish is, that each
child who needs one, shall feel that it
has friend" "American Game
Fishes" has many fine illustrations of
the game, the placid pool, and rocked.
bedded stream.
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04

The funeral of President Carnot on
Sunday was an impressive pageant
which attracted vast throngs of people.
The new President, NJ. Casimir-P Perier,
walked without Ainching in the process
sion to the grave, though it was felt by
every one that in doing so he risked
the fate of his predecessor in office.
Happily there was no incident of a SEN
sational character. For the time the
anarchists were awed into inaction by
the spectacle of the grief of the assem-
bled multitude. The French have been
deeply touched, it is said, by the SYM
pathy shown by rulers of all countries.
Kind words come to them from Eng
land, Italy, Germany and, last of all,
Russia. Not only the republics of all
parts of the globe, but the monarchies
also, share in the emotions excited by
the assassination.
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04
Personal.

Mr.. Harry w. Jefferson and wife,
Mr.. Paul B. Jefferson and Mr.. w.
Townsend Jefferson, will leave Mem
phis, Tenn, their present home July
4th en- route for Smyrna, Del, where
they will spend their vacation with
their parents.
Mrs. ]. E. Hoffecker and children, of
Chester, Pa, are visiting her parents
Mr.. Mrs. VIM. Bradley, near town.
Misses F. Estelle Waters and Helen
Waters, of Philadelphia, are spending
the summer with relatives in town.
Mrs. Harry Hill and children, of
Philadelphia, are visiting Mrs. Hill, on
South Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. BatsfOrd and wife,
left yesterday for New York State, to
visit her sister.
Joseph Burchenal and wife have
gone on sOjOurn to Ocean Grove,
N. ].
Mrs. r. H. Matlack, of Wilmington,
and son Lucius, a student of Hackets-
town Institute, are visiting friends in
town.
Miss Beulah Wilds, of Dover, is
being entertained by Mrs. Hervey p.
Hall.
Rev. C. c. Adams, pastor of the
Presbyterian church is taking 81 months
vacation. He will visit the Delaware
Water Gap and elsewhere.
Mrs. Fannie Wilson and daughters,
Misses Libbie and George of Ingleside,
Md, are guests of Mrs. w. A. Fleming
Miss Edith Reynold, of Middletown
is visiting Miss Alice Mills, Clayton.
The family of Henry S. Anthony,
left Monday for their summers sojourr
at Woodland Beach. Where they
have cottage.
George Barnes and Enoch Turner
of Philadelphia, are making theil
Smyrna friends and relatives visit.
Miss Mary Weldon, of Philadelphia
spent Saturday and Sunday with thu
family of B. V. Weldon.
r. d. HoHecker, Sr., and daughter
Miss Bertha left Saturday morning t.
join the Peninsula Press Association t.
Asbury Park, N. J. The natiOna
Editorial Association is meeting there
the same time.
Miss Fannie Jones and Miss Estel
Armstrong, have been spending a few
days at Rising Sun.
Miss Malta Buchanan, Of nea
Laurel, who has been going to schOo
here since last November, has returned
home to spend the vacation.
Miss Bertha Ransom, is visiting
relatives in Wilmington.
Miss Zippolia Foreaker, of Whining
ton is visiting friends in town.
DR.. T. r. Wolf is in town to-da
for the purpose of holding entranc
examinations for Delaware College.
Mr.. w. Fl. Thompson and family ar
spending the week near Dover.
Albert Cummins, of Wilmington.
home on vacation.
Miss Estele Smith, of Chicago, is tn
guest of Miss Sue Culbreth.
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04

proper grade, and that the street committee
be authorized to grade and pave the gutter
on both sides OF Commerce street from
Delaware to Monrovia avenue. The motion
prevailed.
H. d. Boyer read the report of the OPERA
House Committee for the month of June to
be: Receipts $780, Expense $500. Paid
Treasurer Sl0.5O.
A petition was read, signed by the resi-
dents in the vicinity of the stand pipe.
complaining of the disOsderly conduct of
loafers about the stand pipe and depot.
Their language is very foul and consider
ably annoying to those who wish to sit out
on their front pOrehes. On motion it was
put into the hands of Policeman Grant,
with directions to stop the nuisance.
A petition was then read asking that the
present ordinance be changed so as to pre-
vent the shooting of dogs on the street, not
wearing muzzles and suggesting that a law
be substituted authorizing that all dogs be
lmpounded for certain time before shot
Often in feeding a dog. it gets loose before
the muzzle can be attached again. Under
the present law this dog can be shot down
wherever seen on the street. even if it be
the best pet dog in town Another danger
connected with this law is what might hap
pen from the discharge of gun. Only the
other day when a dog was being shot few
shots glanced from a stone in the road went
through an open window and struck a wo-
man in the face. This could be easily
averted by impounding dogs for a short
space of time and then if not claimed to be
taken out of town to be shot.
VIM. FAIRIES moved that the ordinance
| be amended, so as to avoid the killing OF
dogs on the street and that all dogs not
| muzZled to be impOunded for "a hours and
| $500. If not claimed in the allotted time
| the dog should be shot. The question was
/ put and the motion was lost.
| On motion Of John COsgrif, sewerage
was taken up and discussed.
| W. A. FAIRIES moved that the Board
under the present circumstances, deem i
advisable to defer action for the present
| locking toward the putting in of sewerage
| AT this instance John COsgriff moved tha
| Mr.. FAIRIES motion be amended by addinl
that the Board secure the services of com
petent engineer, to make an estimate rs t,
probable cost and to draw up specification
for same, to be submitted to the Board. TIL
motion prevailed.
w. A. FAIRIES brought up for discussion
the matter of using wells for drainage pur
poses, with a suggestion that they sh0ul,
be filled up to within 8 or 10 feet from tn
top before they should be used for suc
purposes.
The Importance of this question, bearin
on the sanitary condition of the town
brought VIM. FAIRIES to his feet, and h
made it a motion that no citizen of this tow
be allowed to use their spring water well
for sink or drainage purposes and tha
Supt. II. S. Anthony be instructed to in
vestigate the property of all water taker
and ascertain the state of affairs and pro
hibit them if they were using it so, and t
direct them to abandon such immediatel
and have another sink dug entirely for sue
a purpose. The motion was carried
Meeting adjourned.
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04
An Untlmely Death.

The citizens of Duck Creek were
shocked last Saturday morning by the
news of the death of Geo. P. Collins, a
leading citizen of that community
Mr. Collins left home in apparently
good health and felt in all unusual
good humor About o'clock he and
his two sons were coming from John
Wright's farm on load of hay. He had
Just been joking with farmer in Il
nearby field about his clover hay, and
as the team was moving along the
road. His little boy, who was by his
side, picked up a bunch of hay
told his father TO ''smell how sweet it
was" Mr.. Collins dropped his head
The little boy called to Armwell, his
brother, who was driving the team, to
look at his father. He turned around
to help his father up, supposing of
course he was only sick, but it was too
late. He died three minutes after the
attack.
Armwell drove Immediately to VIM.
Glanden's grocery store. DR.. Moore
was sent for, who as soon as possible,
went out. Coroner J. w. Clark was
summoned and an inquest held. The
verdict of the jury was that he met
his death by apoplexy.
Mrs. Collins, who for several years
has been an invalid, was kept from
hearing the sad news until after the in-
quest was over and the body was taken
to her house. On hearing it she went
into cOnvulsions Of grief, so much so
that grave danger was apprehended.
Mr.. Collins was one of the oldest
citizens of Duck Creek, where he has
lived many years, conducting there a
wheelwright and blacksmith shop
He was a well thought of and respec-
ted citizen, honest, upright and con-
scientious. He was in the 65th year
of his age and leaves a widow and
eight children.
Interment was made in the Odd
Fellows Cemetery yesterday after.
noon, the funeral services being con.
Quoted by the Odd Fellows Lodge, oil
this town, of which he was a member
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04
ChesWold Notes.
PROHIBITION MOVEMENT - ELOQUENT
SERMON-SCARLET CLOVER SEED
THE DECADENCE OF SUM
MER APPLES

MEX ARPLES.
The Prohibition movement has
started up in this vicinity with a good
deal OF life and earnestness. A club
has been organized in CheswoId with
a very creditable membership which
meets every two weeks, with w. L.
Collins as president; Jefferson Cooper,
vice president; Miss Gertie Van Dyke,
secretary, and Miss Kate BOggs, treas
urer.
The school election last Saturday
drew out more than the usual number
of voters and ended with perhaps more
than the usual good to the cause of
education here. The wrongs and short
cOmings of the teacher, school commit
tee, as well as parents were freely dis
cussed, and the teacher was blown sky
high, of course. The sum of taxation
for support and betterment of the
school the coming year was increased,
however, more than % per cent. John
Moore was elected clerk in place of A.
1. Hotfecker, time expired.
Rev. w. o. Hurst, of CLAYTON,
preached elOquently in CheswoId NJ.
E. Church Sunday evening last, by ap-
pOintment of Presiding Elder Smith.
taking for his subject "The Divine
Light" dwelling largely upon the fire
and power which by divine revelation
was impaired to an idolatrous people
in olden time and has been kept fully
preserved through the ages of develop
ment in the arts and sciences to the
largely christianized world of to-day.
Judging from the comments upon this
discourse Rev. Hurst would receive a
hearty greeting and welcome to our
pulpit any time.
Cheswold Sunday School talks some
thing about visiting the Zoo" in
Philadelphia, if suitable arrangements
with the railroad company can be
worked up. It will be this or Wood.
land" in the near future.
G. W. Hazel on the Mcdaniel farm
formerly, has been two weeks or more
threshing scarlet clover seed. While
not yet finished he places his crop of
this seed at from $50 to 375 bushels
He says it is yielding him about nine
(9) bushels per acre.
In conversation recently with an
elderly gentleman, yet by no means an
old fogy, he expressed the opinion
budG StduudTu lTulIS III OulS LOCALITY are
rapidly deteriOrating. The peach, for
instance, is already thing of the past
as profitable fruit. Apples have the
appearance of following the same line
of march, and few more years will
mark the decadence of the strawberry,
he thinks. He longs for the old time
winter apples, such as the carthOuse,
winter grickston, &C.. which be and
everybody else ere set aside for the
varieties of to-day, which are neither
so good keepers or so palatable. He,
however, thinks there is great improve
ment in summer apples. He finds
some of his varieties of summer apples
now in bearing profitable, but the trees
very short lived. He reasons this mat
ter this way, that we have two many
wise nurserymen in the present day
who on hybridizing and variously
manipulating their nursery stock in
the hope of some great and paving re-
suit, they are thereby rapidly driving
fruit culture to ruin and the only sal.
walton from such a arises is lust so
many funerals as there are wise
nurserymen.
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04

NEVER before have the colleges and
universities sent forth so many gradu-
ates into the land as ia the last month
just closed; and it is significant in a
time when the country is slowly
emerging from prolonged and severe
period of financial depression. That
Yale College alone reports 1900 young
men seeking admission to her classes
Is an emphatic indication that interest
In higher education is by no means de-
clining. The popular mind has been
educated up to the truth that college
training is not luxury for the few,
but an opportunity for the many. In
telIectual culture has its utiIitarian
value and as an Investment is worth
far more than it costs. That is the
economic side Of the question as seen
from the individual standpoint; and
the truth becomes even more conspicu-
ous If the question be viewed from the
standpoint Of society and the social
welfare.
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04

indications of the result are discern
able. The railroad companies are act
ing in unison under strong pledge of
mutual support, but the labor leaders
are inspirited by their sudden success,
and the boycott may extend still fur
ther before it begins to contract. But
though the strikers are probably conf
dent of victory, as they often have been
hitherto in the first stage of confusion
and distress produced by their con-
certed action, it is impossible to be-
lieve that they will win in the end, for
the simple reason that they deserve to
lose. They have instantaneously for
feited the support of intelligent opinion
without which their cause is hopeless,
and the odds against them will grow
heavier from day to day.
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04

A horse kicked H. S. Shafer, of the
Freemyer House, Middleburg, N. Y,
on the knee, which laid him up in bed
and caused the knee joint to become
still. A friend recommended him to
use Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which
he did, and in two days was able to be
around. Mr.. Shafer has recommended
it to many others and says it is excell-
ent for any kind of bruise or sprain.
This same Remedy is also famous for
its cures of rheumatism. For sale bv
J. w. Clifton, Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04

THE activity of the Italian police in
hunting for anarchists since the assas-
sination of President Carnot has been
fruitful in results, and $50 anarchists
have been arrested in Rome. Fifty
were arrested in Paris. This is what
ought to be done and every govern
ment should look into the matter and
consider it deeply. Our law should be
respected and for such anarchists with
their blood thirsty spirits, who are the
world over, making such a TRADE upon
honest governments, stringent efforts
should be made to bring them to time
before they gain fOOthOld.
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04

WORK on the Panama Canal is to be
prosecuted by a new company with a
capital of 6O,OOO,OOO francs. The pro-
spect are not bright, however, for sue
cess in this undertaking. The best
evidence of engineers is that the route
itself was mistake, which cannot be
corrected. Company after company
may sink millions in the canal and at
length success may be achieved, but
not by the original promoters. 1t would
probably cost more now to finish the
canal than De Lesseps originally esti-
mated the whole cost to be. The Mica
ragua Canal scheme, though not as
successful in attracting the support of
capital, is indeed much more promis-
ing.
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04

HARPERs.-The life of the Western
border, now fast vanishing, might
never have had a competent historian.
had not happy chance taken "a young
Philadelphian into Wyoming and Ari-
zona three years ago. After his return
to the East, Owen Wister wrote a
a story about the cowboy and his life.
and this story was so successful that he
wrote others, and then went West
again, at the request Of the Editor of
Harper's Magazine, to continue his
study of this interesting tyne. To
sketches of the cowboy Mr.. Wister has
added the desert inn=keeper and trader.
the frontier troop, and the Indian de.
bauched by civilization.
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04

THE bill to admit New Mexico into
the Union as State has at last passed
the House and will no doubt get
through the Senate if vote can be OBJ
tanned on it, which is somewhat doubt
full, because of the large amount of
business to be transacted and the de-
sire for an early adjournment.
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04
Fancy Groceries.

The best goods Philadelphia or
New York will afford and fresh
every week. Coffee roasting is
an important feature in this de-
partment, we are the only house
south of Wilmington who roast
all their cOffees. We roast every
week seven different kinds and
blended them to suit the most
fastidious.
Orders called for every morn
and promptly delivered in Smyrna
Ond Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04

The Legislature of Louisiana has
voted money with which to erect a
monument to the memory of Thomy
Lafon, a negro philanthrOpist, who
died recently. Although this is said to
be the first case in the South in which
a negro has been thus honOred, the in
cident will in all likelihood not placate
the colored poplation of Louisiana, for
the same Legislature has been par
ticularly severe on the negroes, passing
from time to time many stringent laws
of a discriminating nature against
them.
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04

UNDER the law of New York State
it will be misdemeanor after the 1st
of September next to furnish infor-
nation concerning persons or cerpor-
ations to newspaper representatives
which, if published, would be libelous.
The intent of this law is ali right, and
as recent developments have shown, the
necessity for such legislation is by no
means restricted to the Empire State ;
but unless improvement on the Deca-
logue it will hardly avail to eradicate
the habit of campaign lying, at least,
either in New York State or else.
where.
Smyrna times., 1894-07-04
Who Can Beat IL.

To the Editor Of the Smyrna Times:
The hay crop, timothy and clover
mixed was cut aud housed at Meadow
Lawn. in excellent order and condition
and the yield was phonominal. The
spring weather being most favorable
for the growth of grass, the yield ac-
ceeded all expectations, from eighteen
acres, fortyvtwO and a-half two horse
wagon loads were hauled and housed,
and, estimating two thousand pounds
to the load would average near two
and a. half tons to the acre, or $4,000
pounds, which may be regarded as an
extraordinary good yield. Who can
beat il? II. ID. Y.