Smyrna times., 1895-01-30

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crossing, on the Delaware Railroad, be-
low Middletown, was found dead
Saturday morning having succumbed
to the severe weather.
SENATOR HIGGINS GIFT.-At the
annual meeting of the Chautauqua
General Assembly Thursday at Cincn
natl, it was announced that United
States Senator Higgins, of Delaware,
and his sister, Mrs. Frank 5. Smith,
propose building a memorial of their
father. It will cost $4,000 and be de-
voted to girls clubs.
In some of the Delaware towns the
University Extension lectures are
meeting with much success. There is
no reason why all of the larger towns
of the Peninsula cannot have the bene-
fit of these lectures. Many of them
have their libraries and literary circles,
and the lectures would furnish an ex-
cellent means for broader culture and
education.
Milford folks are talking of giving a
charity concert some time during the
present winter. There are said to be
a number of people there who may
need help before the winter is over,
and it is believed that a sufficient sum
to aid them could be secured from
the concert if a good one was given.
No definite action has yet been taken
in the matter.
Representative DAILY will present a
bill for the protection of farmers who
have enterprise enough to ditch their
lands from less thrifty and enterprising
neighbors. The act to be drawn will
compel the shiftless farmer to make
ample bitches to allow the water to
run from his neghbor's bitches through
his land if it be to the line of the
natural watershed.
Highwaymen will probably not "hold
up" game near Newark. Instead of
responding to the demand of one of
these men, William Mcdonald of that
place piled his assailan vigorously with
club Very often the highway
man is more timid than the person he
assails, and it takes but d vigorous re
spouse to compel the flight of the
would-be rOhOer
Miss Blanche Thawley, a 16 years
prietor of the Cannon House, Laurel,
was badly burned by the explosion of
coal oil Friday She was using the
fluid to light fire when the accident
occurred. Her clothing and hair were
badly burned and burns were made on
her hands, neck and face. Her injuries
are severe but not fatal
Bishop Coleman had a pleasant and
profitable service in the Episcopal
Church at Lewes on Sunday. Prior to
leaving his hostess. Mrs James w.
Marshall, presented him with a hand
some cane, which she secured in the
Catskill mountains about year ago.
The bishop will use it in his next
pedestrian tour through Virginia
when it may render him good service
The sudden death of John G.. Baker
Monday, is a serious loss to Whining
ton. He was truly IA progressive man,
and one who will be greatly missed by
all classes Of citizens. For a number
of years he served in the City Council,
aud in his legislative career, looked
forward to a larger Wilmington, and it
Is to be greatly regretted that he did
not live to see ali his anticipatiOns
realized,
Some very interesting lectures are
being delivered before the farmers
gatherings in various parts ofthe state.
\ winters day cannot be more prOfita-
hly employed than in hearing ad
dresses upon agricultural topics from
persons qualified to speak. The far
mer of to-day must keep up with the
times, and the laggards are those who
are always complaining that agricul
ture in Delaware is a failure.
We have compared the cost of light
ing by electricity in our town with the
rates charged in both smyrna and
Milford and must say, Notwithstanding
the slight advance 10 large consumers
after February 1st, find that the rates
in MiddletOwn are about one-third less
than in either places. We have the
Schedule of Prices" before Us for our
authority Middietowa New Era.
The special coustables appointed by
ex Governor Bob Reynolds for last
November Wilmington elections, are
trying to get their fifteen dollars each.
The city will not pay them, and New
Castles Levy Court think the tax
payers Of that county have no reason
to pay them. OF course the Legisla.
ture won't do anything for them. and
as a result several thousand dollars
worth of those warrants can be bought
for song.
Tomato Gamers in Milford are not
willing to pay over FIVE dollars per ton
this year for tomatoes, while other can
neries near by will not pay over four
dollars and fifty cents per ton. These
figures alone will cause a great de.
crease in the acreage grOwn-because
tenant farmer cannot possibly make
pay for mis- labor at those prices. IF
there should be a crop Of peaches many
farmers would rather not grow toma-
tees even at six dollars per tom
Chronicle
Commercial travellers have lately
been noting the fact that there is being
a big improvement in the hotels on
this Peninsula. There was a time
when but few towns on the Peninsula
could boast of good hotel. Now
there are a number of them. Lewes
has a new hotel and SeafOrd is now
erecting fine one on the site of that
which was burned some time ago.
There is also said to be a marked i'm.
provement in the manner in which
hotels are being run.
Gamers on this Peninsula claim that
the canning business was very poor
last season and that most of them lost
money. This was on account of poor
trade and the fact that they paid too
much for the tomatoes which they
canned. This year it is expected that
the Gamers will only pay IS ton for
tomatoes, which is one dollar less a
ton than was paid last year. In ad-
ditiOn to this a number of Gamers lost
money by the failure of a Philadelphia
house to which they sold goods.