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Smyrna times., 1895-06-26
Walker's.
SCHOOL C.NIC-LOCAL AND
PERSONAL.
Special Correspondence to the Times.

Special Correspondence to the Times.
Mr.. Geo HeinOld has very fine
field of oats, much better than has
been grown in this section for years.
/. ID. Stats has harvested his bar
ley. The crop was an experiment and
has not proven entirely satisfactory so
far. Mr. VIM. Johnson and Edward
Sammons have also sown barley and
have met with the same poor results.
Carpenters have made a decided i'm
prOvement in the appearance of the
Outbuildings on the farm tenanted by
Jos. Elliott.
A thunder storm accompanied with
very heavy rain and wind, passed over
| this section this evening.
Strawberries are looking very we'll
! Corn is not so promising.
Farmers are harvesting wheat much
earlier than they expected, considering
the backward spring.
Walkers public schools held an en-
| jOyable picnic in the grove on The
school grounds last Saturday. Their,
was large attendance.
The easterly winds Of the past few
days has waited some Of the Bombay
Hook mosquitoes over in this section
which are very annoying in their et
forts to appease their raveuous appe
tites.
Mr.. Caleb Lewis, of Chester, Pa, il
visiting his son in-law, J. E. Latta.
Mr.. Samuel Staats. of Philadelphia
is visiting James r. Stats.
Miss Daisy Workman, of Philadel
| Dhia WhO boG haaO Vigitino bor o;st u,
Mrs. II. G. Blendt, has returned to tn
city.
VIM. Baker, Of Philadelphia, is Wis
iting relatives in ThOroughfare Neck
Walkers, June q, 1895.
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Ford-staats.

a very quiet yet pretty wedding
to ok place at the home of Edmund l.,
Staats, on Union street, yesterday
afternoon, when his daughter, Ella l..
Staats, who for several years has been
residing in Philadelphia, was happily
married to Daniel NJ. Ford, of the same
place. The rite Of holy matrimony was
performed by Rev. w. A. Wise, OI
North East, Md, at high noon, using
the ring ceremony. The wedding was
without any music or attendants.
The bride was becomingly attired in
blue GrepOn with velvet and cut steel
trimmings.
After the ceremo6y the wed.
ding party hastened to the ban
quet table, where a delightful re,
past was set. From then until 8
o'clock the bride and groom were the
centre of attraction, receiving cOngrat.
ulations on all hands, aud enjoying
the pleasant greetings Of the occasion. i.
The happy couple left on the $50 p
M. train for Philadelphia, where they
will take up their abode. The bride
was the recipient of many presents,
Those present outside of the Imme.
diate family were Mrs. Mary Walcott
Dover; Mrs. John =. Wise and daugh-
ter, New Castle; Misses Ida aud Elva
Stats and Mr.. James TulIey, of Phila.
delphia; Misses Eta Collins, Adelia
FAIRIES, Susie Reese, Mrs. Samuel
Roberts and granddaughter aud Miss
Mary Wright, of this town.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

DRs. HOWARD and Watt, the first,
pastor of Asbury and the second, of
Scott. are treating Wilmington to a
little sensation on a line in which it
would appear to be very much needed.
Rev. Mr.. Watt commenced the attack
first, charging the policemen with neg
ligence in ferreting out vice, if not
actually in collusion with it. Politicians
seem to foster corruption, the State
judiciary turns their heads, and it falls
to the lot of the clergy to WELD the
forces against youthful crimes if it is
done at all. A brief reference to DIR.
HOward's position Sunday, will give
some idea of the serious work that is
thus being undertaken.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

THE Department of Agriculture has
practically completed and put in op-
GRAFTON the new system of gathering
and compiling De crop reports Of the
United States The plan is very com
prehensive, and the new service will
command tho about 10000
agents. oeclelaly --oitOn and Statis-
tieian Robinson, ia formulating and
applying the new plan. have followed
as largely as possible the suggestions
made by the National Board Of Trade
and other high and competent author
tiles. Notwithstanding this immense
increase in the number Of persons who
will be agents of the Department, un-
der Secretary MortOn's careful super
vision and re-adjustment of salaries
the net expenses Of the general or State
agencies will be reduced in the sum oi
$4,000.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

EMPEROR WILLIAM laid the keystone
of the Kiel Canal Friday and christened
it the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal, in men,
ory of Emperor William the Great.
After the ceremony the Emperor re-
viewed the warships assembled. All
of the vessels were covered with flags,
and most of them had their yards
manned. After the naval review there
was a banquet in the Imperial Marquee
at HoItenau, where over a thousand
guests sat down to dinner. Emperor
William complimented Ambassador
RunyOn on the extremely fine appear.
ance Of the American vessels. The
Kaiser says he places peace before
everything, aud is determined to fol
low peace, whatever others do.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

was by on means satisfactory to the
Irish members of Parliament, and their
support of the government on many
measures ever since has been grudg-
ingly given. The Scotch members also
were, many of them. dissatisfied with
the attitude of the government toward
Scotch measures. The Irish members
were estranged by the proposal of the
government to erect "a STATUE of Oliver
Cromwell at Westminster. The failure
of the government has been considered
inevitable for over year, and it has
only been a question whether it should
come in a dissolution of Parliament
and an appeal to the country or in re-
signation, as has proved the case.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

EVERY day reports are received of
the revival of industries. The i'm
provement in business is itself, says the
Ledger, potent argument against the
free-coinage heresy, particularly as the
cereal products are bringing higher
prices, while the silver advocates con-
tended that the business depression
was due to a lack of circulating me-
dium and that prosperity could not
come except in the wake of free coin
age. There is every indication that
trade and agriculture are destined to
experience marked Improvement, and
that the free silver tide will continue
to recede as the campaign of financial
education progresses.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

from the University of Pennsylvania a
few weeks ago has been elected resi-
dent physician of Cooper's Hospital, of
Camden, N. j., which he expects to
enter next week.
DIR. Clarence T. FAIRIES. who has been
on short trip to Philadelphia and
elsewhere the past two weeks, has
been elected resident physician of the
Medico-Chirurgical Hospital of Phila-
delphia.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26
Commencement Tonight.

The Smyrna High School will hold
their l1th annual Commencement in the
Opera House this evening at o'clock.
The following program has been ar
ranged:
Adam stengle
SalutatOry-"Our Government
Gilbert Startling Jones.
SOlO-"FOr All Eternity Maschdroni
Miss Elizabeth COunselman.
ESsayt-"CSe and Abuse, -
Hilda Wells.
Presentation of Diplomas
Duett-"L LarboaFd Watch" ".....,........T T. WiRidHs
Messrs L. ". Cognselman and i. NJ. Price
aledictOry-"IntentiOn,
William Glbbeny Anthony.
SOlO-"GOOd- Night, Sweet Dream "..... BischO1
Miss Elizabeth COunselman.
Address: Rev Joseph Brown Turner
W. X. Mowbray
tExcused.
In order to guard against the posi-
bility of any misunderstanding as to
why Miss Hilda Wells, one of this
years High School graduates, has been
excused from reading her essay, it
! seems we'll to state that a resolution
passed last year by the Board of Di-
rectOrs limited the schools share in the
commencement exercises to the Salu-
tatOry and ValedictOry. AS Miss Wells
was in every way worthy of place on
the program, the principal thought it
but fair that the title of her essay should
appear, and that she should be marked
as Excused" which is the practice in
similar cases in other cities.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

FHE Denton Union puts it in this
way: II the persons who owe us from
one to Ave dollars, and when they re-
ceiye bill conclude that we can get
along without small amount like
that. will consider that about two
thirds Of our subscribers are thinking
she very same way, they will see the
very serious position in which they are
placing US. If your bill has grown so
large that it cannot be paid at one
time, part will be acceptable, but we
cannot run our business on as long
credit as many of our patrons are in
olined to taks,
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

THE Ansonia, Conn, Sentinel, pub
lished by ]. NJ. Emerson for some years
with The Commercial, of Wilmington,
we'll known in Delaware, now appears
in a new form. 1t is six columns to
the page and each issue has eight
pages. The Sentinel is a good news
paper, and it speaks well that PENN
sula man has taken the lead among
Yankees
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

UNITED STATES Treasury officials
anticipate that the payment of the
Chinese war indemnity of 2OO,OOO,OOO
taels will result in a material increase
in the market price of silver. The
present quotation of silver is 81! cents
an ounce, which is an advance of four
cents over the quotations of a year ago.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

EMPEROR WILLIAM visited the
United States cruiser San Francisco at
Kiel Saturday and expressed his ad-
miration for the American war vessels
present and his acknowledgment of
their participation in the fetes on the
occasion of the opening of the Baltic
Canal
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

MRS. ETHEL SWEET, who, as stated
in previous issues of this paper, had
appeared before Esquire Cooper and
sworn that Frank Rust, of Clayton, had
made felOniOus assault on her, reap
peared before the Squire last week
with the declaration that the charge
was false in every particular, and that
she made the statement at the instiga-
ton of her husband and in dire fear of
him. This entirely exOnerates MI
Rust. For a month she had not been
able to get away from Sweet and his
hypnOtizing influence, she said, and it
was only from the interference of
Fletcher Jones with a chunk, where
they were staying, caused by her
screams at his bad treatment, that
liberated her. Sweet, who seems TO be
possessed of a demOniacal spirit, has
since been eluding the officers on two
serious charges, as indicated in the
above.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

a ministerial crisis was announced
in Londen. that Lord ROsebery, the
prime minister, had rendered his resig-
'nation to Queen Victoria and that the
Queen had summoned Lord Salisbury,
the conservative leader to form q
ministry. The course Of the new gov
ernment on the subject Of home rule
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26
burglar ShuII Caught.

BRIDGETON, N. j., June 24.-After a
desperate struggle in a swamp at Tur-
key Point, to-day, Detective Frank ].
Lore and an assistant Overpowered
Howard Shull, noted desperate. He
was brought here and placed in Jail on
charge of having robbed the store of
Moore Brothers, Leipsic, Del. He was
seen in the vicinity at the time of the
robbery.
Fourteen warrants for his arrest have
been issued in New Jersey and Della
ware, and Shull boasted that he never
would be taken alive. He has been
living in cowboy fashion and terroring
the lower part of Cumberland county
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26
An of July Fxnursion.

In pursuance of its usual policv tho Ri
timore and Ohio Railroad Comnanv S,;il
sell round trip excursion tickets between
al points on its lines east of the Ohio
River at reduced rates. '"s 0iiio
Tickets will be sold for all trains july "a
and ail 4th, valid for return passage until JuIy
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

IT is pointed out that the silver men
are determined to avoid all tests of
their strength with the sOund-mOney
advocates in both Democratic and Re-
publican parties.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

Many Of the citizens of Rainsville. Indi-
ana, are never withoht bottle of Chamber
laiRs Cough Remedy in the house." saws
Jacob Brown, the leading merchant Of tic
place. This kemedy has proSen of 50
much value for colds, crolp and whooning
cough in children that few mothers Who
know its worth are willing to be without Il.
For sale by Clifton s. Raymond, Druggists.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

A new party, which may yet make a
radical change in the government of
Canada, has been formed under the
title of the Canadian National AssO-
ciatiOn
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26
Tired mud Rnn nn,...,

Harrington, Del, June 10, 1851
was feeling tired and run down and
began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla which
has done me much good.
IL, ~, Mrs. Della Rogers.
Hoods Pills cure indigestion.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26
REDEMPTION OF TOWN BOND.

III compliance with Section 3, Chapter 564
Laws OF Delaware, passed at Dover March 10th
1895, notice is hereby given that the Commission'
ers OF the town of smyrna have elected to redeem
water Bond No. .. of said town, ON the lst dav of
july 1879, at the Fruit Growers National Bank of
smyrna. Interest on said Bond will then cease
By order,
JOHN II. HOFFECKER.
~ - PRESIDENT Town Commissioners
JAMES r hOrFECAEk, treasurer. G54
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

THE bicycle craze threatens to fasten
itself upon the young girls. Quite a
gOOdly portion of them are ambitious
to ride wheel, and are presevering in
their effort to learn. Bicycle clubs of
young ladies and gentlemen may be
made very delightful means of pleasant
sOciabilitV.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

FARMERS are now busy in hearyest.
The fOgs of Sunday and Monday morn
ings, and the wet mornings since have
spread the boards and made the sheaves
more difficult to handle. hut the grain
had matured and its quality fine. The
yield per acre will certainly be above
tue average.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

We acknowledge receipt of Pro-
CRANE and invitation to the commence
ment exercises Of the Wilmington
High School which comes off the same
time as our Own-this evening. There
are 76 graduates, the address being by
Rev. DIR. Merritt Hulburd.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

The Philadelphia and Smyrna
Transportation Company is putting in
place this week their new burr mills,
Other work is being ra pidly completed
to more readily meet the demands Of
their large sales. They expect to
start their works continuously the
first Of next month.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

The Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet at the residence of Mrs. Lydia
Mcdowell, Tuesday evening July End,
1895. SECRETARY.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

The Kings Daughters will hold
their annual picnic tomorrow after
noon in Belmont Park.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

A congregational meeting will be
held in the Presbyterian Church Fri
day evening at $50 O'Clock. Rev.
j. b. Turner, Moderator. will be pres
ent and take charge of the service,
The object Of this meeting is to make a
call, which they will choose from the
number of candidates. A full attend
ance is requested.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

SCHOOL election Saturday o'clock
p. NJ; expiring time of Commissioners
N. F. Wilds and b. V. Weldon.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

JOSEPH WHALEY is one of the fOrtu-
nate ones, in being granted reissue of
pension.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26
NOTICE.

The approach on the Kent County side of the
Iron Bridge at Fleming,s Landing over Smyrna
Creek IS IN bad condition 1t is safe for light
teams. Heavy teams and traction engines cross
ing it, do so at their own risk.
W. A. SCOTT
Levy Court Commissioner.
Townsend Del. June 18th. 1895
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

JOHN r. WILSON has some 10000
plants of the famous "POnderOsa"
tomato plants for sale, new variety.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
SWYI'N0, -DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon. June 26. 1895

THE SMYRNA TIMES is published at Smyrna
Del, every Wednesday afternoon, at o'clock
THE TINES is an independent paper devoted to
the welfare of the.town it represents and the
State Of which it is part 1t 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-S so per annum. NO
paper is discontinued until all arrears are paid
up-except at the option Of the publishers.
ADVERTISEMENTS SMYRNA TINES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents, but for the outlying district of which it
isthe centre, embracing the towns of Clayton,
Kenton, Cheswold, Leipsic, &c. A rate Of so
cents an inch per month will be charged for
transient advertising. special reduction on
all semi-annual and yearly advertisements
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

IN spite of the vagrant notices our
Town Fathers have had posted up
round and about town, they still come,
regardless of law or anything else.
A law worth making is worth enforc-
ing and our Town Council should at
tend to it.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

THE farm of Lewis :. Stockwell, near
KentOn, IA acres, which was sold in
this town by Sheriff Shaw on Saturday,
was knocked off to Lawyer Hughes, OF
Dover, for 1915, subject to a mortgage
of 500.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

WE are now in the midst of warm
wave", considerably warmer than any
weather we have had since the first
three days of the month.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

ROBERT N. HIGGINS, of Thorough.
fare Neck, brought the last crate of
strawberries to tOwn-Saturday. He
thinks be had the best average of the
Neck, with William Keiser and Capt.
Cooper to hear from.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26
THE MARKETS.
GRAIN.
PRODUCE.
FOR SALE.

One Secondhand Birdsall Traction Engine.
One Second Hand Frick Vibrating Tbresber
a6-inch Cylinder, both in good order. and will
Sell cheap. Apply TO
MRS. SUSAN A. LOVEGROVE
O2b2 smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

TIMOTHY SLAUGHTER advertises
valuable farm in Serverson's Neck.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26
LUMBER! Manufacturer Of Bricks.
ALSO. DEALER IN WRGHTSVILLE STONE LIME,

Pltng Plaster FIagg Stone
Curng, all Mill
Stair Railing auter3 Newell Posts Venetian Blinds Shutters
uckeye Pumps nG commission allowed well dgge Wire
building Hardware Roofing
Paper all sizes heart Yellow Pine feet in length White
and Curhing; Cedar
AS handle all of the above list
superior advantage in furnishing bill the lowest possible
You
RespCc
FRANK BAILEY. Commerce Street.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

REV. J. W. FOgle, of Cheswold has
designated next Sunday as old peoples
day when the Mercy and Hell p com
mittee of the "Epworth League" are
to help the aged and feeble attend the
Church services.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

BEGINNING in the July number of
Harper's Magazine, Mr.. POultney Bge-
low will relate the story of The Ger
man Struggle for Liberty" during the
exciting period from 1906 to 1915. The
first installment deals with the military
murder of John Palm. the John Brow II
of Nuremberg; describes with apprec-
alton the beautiful and admirable
Louise, the patriot Queen of Prussia; a
chance meeting of Napoleon and Hegel,
the inaction of the Prussian King and
his aged generals on the eve of a great
battle; and the stampede of the Prus.
stan army from jena. The paper is
amply Illustrated.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

A little item in a newspaper will
sometimes make an enemy to the news
paper for life, but it won't stop him
from reading it. 1t merely changes
him from a subscriber to a sponger.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

CHERRIES seem to be the only scarce
fruit this year but a few fine ones
were in town yesterday and went off
readily at II cents per quart.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

The days for harvest are here. So
soon as wheat is cut, threshed and sold
money should become more plentiful,
should circulate more freely and should
liquidate many outstanding debts.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26
Attractive Entertainment.

The ladies have decided that the
close of July 4th shall be remembered
pleasantly; and when their sweet wills
are firmly set do they ever fail ? The
evening will be devoted to many
phases of enjoyment upon the pretty
lawn of w. w. Tschudy, ESQ, kindly
offered for the occasion. Fifteen cents
will not only admit one to see the
decorations, listen to the beautiful
music, to be especially provided, wit
ness the fireworks. and enjoy the So
cial open air reunion, but will also
secure substantial refreshment for the
inner man-goOd enough, and enough
of it; but just what it will become
and taste. The entertainment has
been given the now popular name of
'lawn partv," and, beside the present
pleasure, is intended to secure future
lasting teneft and enjoyment, by add
ing, with the proceeds, new books to
the Smyrna Library.
You are especially invited to bring
with yourself and your fifteen cents,
any fireworks which you may have
designed for home entertainments.
so that all may, together, enjoy the
united display upon the open grounds
safe and suitable for their use, 4
--@ss- .
THE REV. DIR. HOWARD INITIATES
NEW YORK PREACHERs.-Th Rev. DR..
J. H. Howard, of Asbury M, f. Church,
Wilmington, preached on "Wilmington
Under Cover" Sunday night. The
church was crowded, The sermon was
the second in the series which DR.,
Howard is preaching on the wrongs OF
Wilmington. DIR. Howard is apparent.
ly very much in earnest. In his intro.
ductory prayer he spoke of the respon-
sibility that deVolved on him and
asked for Gods help.
The sermon was no. without dra-
matte interest and incident. The most
interesting was when the preacher read
Q printed directory Of the best-known
disorderly house. Then the preacher
with terrible earnestness said that these
were the places to which some of the
best girls in Wilmington were being
enticed and these places were the trans
that were set for the best boys in town.
He was glad, he said, that God had
taken his only girl when she was six
years OF age, because he knew she was
safe. If he had boy seventeen or
eighteen be would be frightened to see
him on Shipley street or Orange street
and other thoroughfares which he
could name.
Another dramatic incident was when
he showed bottle of beer which had
been purchased in "speak .easv y
This created something of sensation.
and it was probably as the preacher
said the FIRST time there had ever been
besr in Ashpry pulpit,
DR.. Howard presented list as fol.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26
Town Taxes.

A discount of Per Cent. will be allowed on
all Town Taxes paid TO superintendent H. 5
Anthony on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 18th
and 10th, at the office of II. D. Boyer between the
hours offs TO II a. m. and and D. m.
By order of the Board of Commissioners.
H. D. BOYER. Secretary.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

THE following is the time table OF
the Steamer Ella for the month of July /:
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

The EpwOrth League of Jerman
Chapel will hold an evening sOciable
at the home of Mrs. Garrett Jones,
Spruance City, Friday night.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

THIS and the past week have been
exceedingly busy ones for George w.
Taylor. His attention has been di-
rected exclusively to repairing thresh-
ing engines and machines.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

JOHN H. HoFFECKER is erecting a
storing house at his tomato caunery,
"a by 100 feet, for placing the product
after being packed. 1t will be en-
enclosed top and sides with iron.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

RAsPBERRIEs are plentiful in mar
ket. They made their appearance a
week ago in fact, before strawberries
were gone, and the favorable weather
promises meaty fruit.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-26

DURING the thunder storm on Mon
day evening lightning struck tree
and the corner of the kitchen at the
residence of Samuel Bilderback, but
the damage was trifling.