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Smyrna times., 1894-02-21
A Saving of About 300.

Last summer, for reasons that were
apparent in the cost of coal used at the
water works, the Town Commissioners
advertised for bids in these columns
and the award was made to the Trans
portation Company at 1886 per ton,
which was less than the competing bid
and 40 cents less per ton than had
previously been supplied for two or
three years.
When the new boiler was put in
place for the electric plant, for some
reason not understood, it was insisted
on that it should be fred with soft coal
and not the coal contracted for, the ad-
ditiOnal cost being $1.60.
This had been going on since before
Christmas until last week, notwith-
standing the protest of the Transpor-
tation Company which had contracted
with the Town Commissioners to fur
nish Pea coal for the motor power at
the water works, and they insisted on
filling the contract. The bins were
thus filled up, and all efforts at jobbery
if this was in it, was dissipated, for on
trial of the coal the result was more
than satisfactory. The Pea coal as
contracted for worked splendidly, be-
sides being$1 so per tonless, burning 1000
pounds of pea against some 2240 pounds
of soft coal which was or is a saving of
$500 per night, or at the rate las burn
ing was) of $3.50. per year. The pres
sure came from outside but the result
in lessening the aggregate of taxes in a
single item to such a large amount,
cannot but be matter of interest to
the general taxpayer.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21
Public Meeting N. E. EndeavOr
Society.

The auditorium of the NJ +. Church
was filled from the chancel to the doors
on Sunday evening in what was deemed
an upstairs meeting of the Christian
EndeavOr SOciety-that is, it took the
place of the regular service with the
pastor, Rev. A. Stengle, in charge.
Potted flowers with white and red
lillias adorned the pulpit place. and
after short song service in which the
choir was reinforced by member of the
Christian EDdeavor, the following pro-
gram after prayer and brief remarks
by the pastor was gone through with,
occupying an hour:
Beginnings of MethOdism and some
important points in its history, by Miss
Maggie Robinson. s. S. Colleges and
c. f. Societies, the number of ministers
and commitment members, by VIM. F.
Brown.
The mission fields manned and the
number of converts at home and abroad
by Mrs. A Stengle.
Church Government, by Walter
Hynson.
Brief address by the pastor.
A chief feature of the evening was
singing, which was interspersed through
the exercises,
The subjects named above were pre-
pared for the occasion except the first
which was read distinctly from book
Mr.. Browns was complication o.
of statistics and Mr.. Hynsons well de-
fined thoughts on church government
Mrs. Steugle's was distinctively excel
lent in both composition and emphasis
such as would do credit to Confer
ence Anniversary occasion. A similar
meeting may be held month hence.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21
Program of High School Entertain
ment.

The following is the program OF the
entertainment of the Smyrna High
School, at the Opera House, Thursday
evening, Feb. 22nd:
instrumental TEia, 49,. o..
DacamRtiOn-"rhe Attributes Of Washington" I"
Miss Margaret Robinson
golo--"Brightly the Sunlight Cleaning {" -" Nsfr9
Miss Cullingworth
"The COntinentals, An Allegorical Drill shO,v
ing the Importance OF Good Leadership.
Mr. W G. Anthony aud sixteen followers
Messrs. Massey, stsvenson and Norris
Remarks hy representative Of Town Commits.
eluheAa Mr.. Clifton Hvnoon
1.-THE TRUTH TELLERs-A Modern MorsIitv MAJ, nlsCn
in which appear: F-''
Tae shade Of washington, who tells the
truth about the cherry tree '
- hayward Fowler, Edmund Stevens
Fhe curly. Headed BOy,-who tells the Truth
ABOUT washington,
The Congressmen-who tell the trntb sbo,,s
each other '''u'
Messrs Pierce Collins Anthony aad Dennev
aban, service ss flags-who tell the truth
Misses YapsGnt Beok, TAYLOR.
Aa American aatbat tells nv sT,,h aho,,,
:, itself-l........... Miss Margaret Robinsor
The Gosslp-who tells the truth about others,
The Newspaper Man-who tells the truth
mi, ,aDout Mr. Cove Todd
Tie Nursery Malds-whO tell the truth about
bears and bugabOes--
Messrs. Anthony, Collins. Denney,
Jones, Pierce, Stevens, ~
a., - Bpruance Todd
noly-'s el sweet Mignonette"-....MissC Cullingworth
atlon Miss May FAIRIES
instrumental TFiQ-- F-i'e5
Magsrs Massey, Stevenson ana t1or.t
The Garden Scene froIh Faust Tin syhfch -. -
pears ~ way OF contrast prince Of lies -
Inatrnmental Trio,- ',N''e' RaFleh
he'srs Massey, Stevenson and Norris
Adm ission, IS cents: seats reaarva,, ,,,,.,..
-N''A image az Honecker's drug store. "''"0u'
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21

JOHN F. SALISBURY gave his old
friends of the newspaper fraternity
surprise in his issue of Saturday, in the
announcement that he had sold the en-
tire plant of the DeIGWareGn to William
Salisbury, his cousin, who took pos
session of the paper Monday. The
DeloiCGrean, he says, is the oldest
democratic paper in the State, and
while he has not been connected with
it personally so many years, the paper
has been under the Salisbury regime
all the while, and under his personal
management during the stormy period
of factional conflict.
John F. as fighter, was somewhat
of an athlete, and delighted in sledge-
hammer blows direct from the shoulder.
For this reason he was interesting to
lockers on for his bluffness even when
they laughed at his extravaganza of
opinion or directness of utterance, and
we think never accused him of deceit
or resOrting to subterfuges. 1t was some
thing unlocked for, and we regret to
see his departure from the journalistic
field.
His Successor is unknown as knight
of the quill, but is a young man who
has an ancestry to emulate. He was a
member Of the last legislature and made
a creditable public record; he was pre-
vious to this we think admitted to the
Dover bar. In welcoming him into the
the editorial profession it is reasonable
to expect that he will keep the Della.
tCarsan up to the standard it has held
for so many years.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21
Communicated,
r. H. CUMMINs.

The address of the Hon. John c..
Higgins before the Smyrna Grange last
Saturday was listened to by upwards
of a hundred farmers, most of them
representative men. The address was
mainly on the benefits and advantages
of cooperation. showing the need of
united action among farmers, and in.
cidently rema:king on the value that
the Grange had been in this respect in
Delaware by securing a reduction in
railroad rates and prompter service.
One peculiar feature Of his recOmmen-
datiOns to the Grange itself was that
the wives and daughters of farmers
ought by all means to be encouraged to
come into the Grange, that such mem
bership is, in fact,One of the vitalizing,
if not vital principles of the organiza.
tiOn.
On Saturday next DIR. Arthur T.
Neale, the Director of the Agricultural
Experiment Station, at Newark, will
deliver an address on the subject of
Cow Peas" and Scarlet Clover -
This subject will be Of Importance in
two aspects, frat aa q means of directly
improving land by green manuring.
and second, as forage for work animals
or food for mllch cows. This lecture
will be followed on Saturday March 3.
by one from Prof. Penny, also of New.
ark, and that on March 10th, by a lect.
ure on Injurious Insects" hv Prof
Beckwith. All these meetings will he
freely open to farmer, their wives and
daughters, and will be held on the
third hoor of the Cooper building com.
mencing at 2 O'Clock, sharp.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21
Clark--laferty.

At six o'clock yesterday evening the
wedding of James D. Clark and Miss
Maggie B. LaffeTty was solemnized in
the Presbyterian Church by the pastor,
Rev. g. G. Adams. They proceeded to
the altar unattended, Mrs. Evans play
ing the wedding march in advancing to
and receding therefrom. The wedding
was intended to be a quiet and in a
certain sense a secret one, that is, it
was without announcement, but it be-
came known a little while before the
event, to the most of the attendants
not an hour, and her neighbOrs on Del
aware street in a complimentary way
to the bride turned out to the wedding,
including others, making clever little
assemblage. After the ceremony they
were driven to the station to take the
cars for Philadelphia. Mr.. Clark was
formerly of Kenton, but is now ticket
agent at Hartley, where they will re-
side.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21
See what the Press Saws !:

The Guy Brothers are one of the
best; they are sure of big house il
tney come again.-Peter6oro (Ont)
EraWiner.
Ihey gave a good moral entertain
ment.-NeiU York Times.
The show is one of the finest; a feat
ure OF the evening was large number
OF ladies present. -Montqomerv. Ala.
Ihey sent a large audience home
well pleased last night, they are always
welcome here.-BeIleviLle (Ont.) Intel
ligencer.
They gave satisfaction to all.-ROG-
nOke Va) Times.
Always welcome Guy Brothers,
AshUitte lN C.) Journal.
Best Minstrsls of the season.--ChGH-
0ers6urg (Pa.) Repository,
Come again Guy BrOtheFs.-JohnsoR
(IeBn.) Gtisea.
Our readers need not hesitate to take
their wives Times Norfolk, PG.) 7
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21
A Reminiscenoe.
THE OLD AND THE NEW WAY OF RE.
CEIvING AND FORWARDING
THE MAILS.
February 7th, 1894.
MEADOW LAWN. Feb. 10, 1894.

MEADOW LAWN, Feb. 10, 1894.
Editor Of The Smyrna Times;
Looking over some old, very old let
ters, received when boys from mother,
brothers, sisters, cousins and aunts
while at John BullOck's boarding
school, Wilmington, Del, way back in
184I, it becomes quite a reminder. of
the events that transpired at that time
and the priVatiOns that the people ex-
perienced as compared with those com.
forts and luxuries the present genera
ton enjoy.
Going from Smyrna to Wilmington.
passengers had to get up as early as 4
o'clock in the morning, break fast.
and get ready to take the stage coach
that carried the daily mail, passen-
gers and their baggage.
The drivers of the stages were at
that time William Cantwell, jerry
Smith and Alexander II. Wilson, the
latter OF whom yet lives in SMYRNA
quite hearty and active, while the for.
mer two have gone to their final home
of eternal rest. They were all good
men and true aud very accommodat.
ing to all passengers, and iollv good
fellows, IL required nearly The whole
day to reach Wilmington, for every
post Office on the route received the
mail and the stage coach had 10 wait
until it was changed and then pro-
ceed, the last post Office where the
mail was changed being New Castle.
Passengers going to Philadelphia took
cars at Wilmington late in the after
noon.
The stage coaches had four seats in
side and carried twelve passengers,
two seats on top, Ave for travellers and
one for the driver, who always sat on
the right with four reins In his hands,
long, hickory whip stalk with a long
whip lash securely fastened 70 the end,
with which the driver could readily
reach bis two lead horses and keep
them TO their work. Wilson was re-
garded as one Of the best drivers, al
ways Jolly and Ia good humoF. The
hind part OF the stage coach had q
place where the trunks, valises and
bundles we're carried, called the boot.
aud Ia the front OF the stage Ia the
foot the mail bags were carried SO that
they we're always under the eyes Of the
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21

THE concvition of John Y. McKane.
Thursday in Brooklyn after a three
weeks trial and the deliberation of the
jury for twenty hours, was a mighty
verdict in the interest of democratic ir-
stitutions. The trouble in such cases
Is not so much sufficient evidence of
guilt, but to get jury to convict The
public conscience has become aroused
in New York and Brooklyn.as is mani.
Tested in the sixty or seventy persons
yet to be tried for trying to defeat an
expression Of the ballot. A more de-
fiant violation of the laws intended to
protect the purity Of the ballot was
probably never proven in Court Of
Law. Drunk with political power, Mo.
Kane. like others Of his kind who have
preceded him, manipulated elections
to suit himself. and set at naught the
authority Of the Courts, relying on
wealth, influences and audacity to keep
hiin safe from punishment.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21
TOT "'s H"y0lq -in,,
On the Death of John G. HaddooL

The death of John G. H.d5,,
which occurred in the city of WiI,a5SAA'
ton Feb. 18th, caused a cloud of ing
to pass over his many friends a. ',o| ,n1",
as relatives Of that city. His will,. wen
ness to assist others was hi, fna.au.s,
ruin, and would have caused man 'uD.al -,.!.,
less energy and brains to have I,'a InII
their reason. But it was not -o ,,i'1 'o1'
the deceased. Although he had no"ls9 WIN
the meridian Of life he stroye '',su "o
always cheerful. ou'
or his late years he was ennlo,.s
by the Jackson & Sharp Co.. and ,rIIl 81
there he made many friends his raaG %",e
wit aud humOr making him a favori;!. C@a!
with all. He paid your corresnonS o,'Ss
ent a friendly visit only sbort FIIu, 1ino
ago. 1t was noticeable be was f.;i'no liz
fast, but with his suflerings the .,,u lang
sense Of hunor so characteristic of 'be
family was very noticeable. Mr. HoI
dock kept himself well read nm H.
was an ardent Republican. alway.
voted and was an honest and evs,.
plary citizen. In former years he Wa
contractor and builder. having bnI,
many public institutions in Pennsylyo
MIA and Delaware. ! " N
CheswOtd, Feb. 90, 1894.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21

The congressional feature last week
that excited more interest than any
thing else was the confirmation or re-
lection of Mr. Peckham, who had been
recommended by President Cleveland
for an Associate Judge of the Supreme
Court. The vote on Friday showed
that he had been rejected, the majority
against him being nine. The singular
feature was that 80 many Republican
votes should have been cast against
him with the Senator Hill antagOnism
when he was so unfInchingly opposed
to the corrupt machine politics of Hill.
The Tribune thought he ought to have
been confirmed but says the vote
against him was because of his age, be-
ing over 60 years, and "the diclosurers
that he had declared protective tariff
unconstitutional, in contradiction to the
trainers Of the Constitution themselves
and TO the information Of the courts
from that day to this" The Baltimore
Sun says "tia ION simply empha-
sized the "--..,aa ol Senators 10 per-
mitting themselves to become parties
to one of the interminable local squab.
bles that constitute the history of poll.
tics in New York. Various pretensrs.
OF course are put forward. Among
other things it is said that Mr.. .Peckham
was too old. But it was not for this
reason that be was rejected. Mr.. Horn
blower, a younger man and an able
man, was rejected by the same process.
It was rather because senatorial bosses
wished, in their own interest, to sus-
tain the principle contended for by
Roscoe COnkling, that senators should
dictate TO the President the nomina-
tiOns to all important Offices given to
men in their respective States. Mr..
Peckham's great demerit was that Mr..
Cleveland had not consulted the sena-
tofial boss. Senators simply emulated
the ward politicians jealous regard for
rights in the distribution of spoils."
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21

fOr the Smyrna Times
The Eleventh Annual Session of the
Colored State Teachers Institute
which convened in this town on the
7th inst. was quite an interesting one.
The session opened by singing America:
prayer by Rev. w, II. Davis. The ad-
dress of welcome was made by Mr.. II
Marsh Williams and the response in
behalf of New Castle County by Rev
J. H. Harmon; Kent County, Nj, Geo
Butler; Sussex County, Mrs. Beecher
Supt. c. C. Tindall, of Kent County
at the afternoon session, gave a verv
practical talk On"SchOol management,
which was followed by a very interest
ing treatment of the subject of "G,am-
mer," by Prof Wesley Webb. of the
COlOred State College.
On Thursday morning. after the s;Do
ing of "Auld Lang Syne'' bv the Tnstis
tute, Miss Florence Butler read a very
carefully prepared paper on FACILITIES
for Primary Work" History and
Fenmanshlp were presented by wav of
papers by Miss Carrie Berry and Miss
Marcellina Cook respectively The
morning session closed with an sbIe
logical and Scholarly address on"Trials
and Iriumphs of a Teachers Vocationm
by Rev. ID. A. Ridout.
Az the afternoon session, Prof. H. ID
huland of the ColOred State COLLEGE
gave an able address on "Indnstrial
IraIning," which was followed by an
interesting treatment Of'Morals on the
Puhllo schools" by Rev. J. III. Har-
mon. Prof. A. ID. Yocum, of the
smyrna High School then gave very
suggestive talk on "How to Teach
History.n
A brilliant address was delivered ON
thursday evening by Mr.. T. Marsh
Williams, the ooiOred teacher OF this
town on "WnRt the Negro is doing for
Himself" in whieh the speaker de-
tailed at length the moral, intellectual
and financial progress made by the
people of his race.
Friday mornings session was onenad
by an interesting talk on "Graded
Schools" by Supt. Tindall, which nro-
voked considerable discussion IN tba
part Of the teachers, The rest n1 tbe
day was taken up by discussjon of an
ioilowlng subjects; object Teachingn
introduced by Mr.. j. G. Blackus: "il.
Iustrat,Se Geograph," by Prof. s. /.
,.1, ,S.1onWel, OF the State College. and
Primary Work with Illustrations - III
Mrs. H. Agnes Warren. Oy
On Friday evening an okta
masterly address on "F,dnco,;o '1 y, ana
~ pS,Isu nv" WIN interesting "Reminiscences
oI the speaker while at Havti wes ~
livered by Hon. r.. ID RassSy,,' Ry1' was 5, de'
Minister to Havti "''e''' e1-O' D.
Resolutions eommand;.u
dal for his deem intarest ~ SUPP. Iin7
r,ra,iS paVS puolic schools, and Cor he
,rsra '@s' isg success attending his efforts
Gola., lJ.s Auoptea. Resolution of CON.
fos;n fsuop were ordered to be sent to Miss
fO''0 isandre, and Mrs. Rev. Q. w.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21

The Philadelphia Ledger in noting
the change of proprietOrship of the
Delararean, speaks of it as the oldest
paper in Kent County. This is not
strictly correct the Smyrna Times
antedates it by more than two years.
It was preceded by the DeldWGre
Herald for several years, appearing as
the Smyrna Times with the present
proprietor in July 1854.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21

CLARENCE Prettyman is now furnish
ing his furniture paPiOFs in a most
tasteful way. He has knocked out the
partitions which formed the small
rooms of the second floor of his build
ing, and made one large room extend
ing throughout the entire building.
save the brick partition and stairway
which was part of the old building.
Mannering & Williams, our new firm,
have neatly papered it in pale blue
tints, which makes an effective shade
for the back ground of his we'll selected
furniture. The Garpentsr work aud
solid flooring Of Joseph FL. Wright coms
pletes the work and already Mr.. Pretty
man is receiving by every freight his
new supply. By Monday he expects
to be in order for the public and will
make pleasing effect in his beautiful
rooms. His pastels are alFsrdy show
ing up beautifully, vertible art gal
lery in miniature.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21

The New York Sun, Dem says of
the conviction:
"Tried for a violation of the law be-
fore an absolutely impartial and alb
soluteIy fearless Judge, the accused has
been protected in all of his legal rights.
The pressure of partisanship, for him
or against him, has not been allowed
to go beyond the courtroom door. Nc
Kane has been justly convicted on the
evidence.
This conviction and the punishment
that follows it, will count more than
any recent event for the honesty of our
elections, the integrity of our institu
tions, and the supremacy of law"
One of McKane's friends who seemed
to realize the exact condition of affairs
put it this way:
II tell you, it's a DANCED bad thing
this fooling with the people. They let
you go along, and you think they amt
even looking at you; then all at once
they up and biff you. Then your name
is Dennis"
Gen. Tracy, the prosecutor, said:
Had anybody asked John Y. Nc
Kane before election day which was
the most likely, that he would be trans
lated or that he would be indicted and
tried for the crimes he was then COM
mitting, he would have said without a
moments hesitation, Translated
Great was the surprise and shock of
an indictment and trial, it was as the
popping of firecracker to the expOsion
of bomb, to the shock of the cOnvic.
ion.
Lawyer Shepard said: "The result
of the trial is a great victory for honest
government The effect will be the
breaking up of the Gravesend system
in politics, and political bosses whose
power rests on corruption and violence
will have ample mental food to digest
as to what awaits them if they continue
their present practices. This is a vic
tory for honest government, and all
good citizens will rejoice. l do not
think that there is any chance of new
trial being granted. The rulings of
the Court were always fair and were
extremely liberal to the prisoner. l
certainly do not think that there is any
chance whatever of a reversal in the
case. / can see no ground whatever
for reversal by higher court"
Justice Gaynor said Immediately
after the rendering of the verdict
"GOd still reigns and the people are su-
preme." Later in typewriter inter
view, he said: sit was not in Gods
providence that so great a crime should
60 unpunished. The result lifts up the
moral sense of the entire country, and
its effect will out last the generation tC
which the youngest person belongs"
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21

JOHN Y. MCKANE, the convicted
Gravesend political boss, was SEN
fenced Monday morning by Justice
Willard Bartlett, in the Court of Oyer
and Terminer, to six years's imprisOn-
ment it the State prison at Sing Sing.
The sentence was a great surprise as it
was expected that the jury's recon-
mendation to mercy would induce
Justice Bartlett to be more lenient.
When the judge pronounced sentence
McKane turned deadly pale and
clutcbed the Railing before him and
tears rolled down his cheeks. He
maintained that he is not guilty-that
he never did anything wrong in his
life.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21
Public Sales.

Thursday, FEB. %. 1894-stock, Farm.
ing Implements, &c, of Mrs. Emma
Clark, on the road leading from down.
Chapel to Sudlersville, Md, at 10
o'clock a. m.
Thursday, Feb. %, 1894. - Stock
Farming Implements, &c, Of |. n
Huey, Il miles from Delanevs. at 10
O'Clock a. m. B. V. Weldon, Auc.
Tuesday, Feb, 27, l894.-stock, Farm.
ing implements, &c, of VIM. H
Money, at the residence of Wm. Nai.
ior, near Green Spring, Del B. Y.
Weldon, Auct.
Wednesday, Feb. 28.-Stock, Farm.
ing Implements, &c, of Theodore
Mannou, near Rothwells Landing
b. V. Weldon, Auc.
Monday, March 5.-Stock. Farming
Implements, &c, of Gideon Speakman.
at Belmont" B. V. Weldon, Auc.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21

WE have received with the compli-
ments of the publisher, a copy of
pierce Manuel and Business Forms
and Customs" 1t is near the size of
an ordinary school atlas and contains
With full explanations, about all the
forms used in commercial and the usual
run of business. Published by ThOs.
May Pierce, 917-919 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia. On Wednesday evening
last reunion of graduates numbering
25O representing every phase of bust
ness life was held, followed by a ban
duet
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21

SAMUEL BECK, a we'll known farmer
residing near Delaney's, died suddenly
on Sunday of appoplexy, in the eth
year of his age. He had not been so
well the past year as formerly but all
the time about attending to business as
usual. He died within half hour of
the time he was stricken. Mr.. Beck
was a recognized leading farmer of his
vicinity. He dug his farm out of the
woods, and by industry and thrift made
it one of the best grain producing farms
of his section. He was frequent Wis
itor to this town and will be remem.
bered here as we'll as at home as a man
of plain business habits and kindly
bearing.
Smyrna times., 1894-02-21

THE president has ended the contest
over the judge-ship of the Supreme
Court by leaving New York out in the
cold and sending in the name of Sena-
tor White of Louisiana, who was prom
pity confirmed without a dissenting
vote