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Smyrna times., 1895-01-02
ChesWOld.
FILLING ICE HOUsEs-SOCIAL PARTIES
PERSONAL MENTION.
oecial correspondence to Smyrna Times.

PEhSONAL MENIlON.
Special correspondence to Smyrna Times
The owners of our ice houses are
making use of the last freeze by filling
their ice houses, the ice being from
three to four inches thick.
Our. Jr. o. u. A. NJ Council is -four
ishing. They have iniatiOns weekly.
Now they have membership of forty
three.
John Jewell has laid foundation
for new house on New street.
Social parties have started up very
lively. One was held last Friday
evening at the home Of Miss Mable
Evans, near Cheswold. 1t was STYLED
"tatly pulling" and was gotten up in
honor of two lady guests. A royal
good time is reported from the affair
Another party is being held this,
Monday evening at the home of ID.
NJ. Clouds Another is announced for
Tuesday evening at the home of G..
Boggs. in honor Of Miss Lulu Boggs
and Walter Collins both students at
GoIdey's College. now spending the
holidays at their respective homes.
Our pastor, Rev. 4. Il VanDyke has
been spending his Christmas vacation
at Paramount, Md.
Miss Gertie VanDyke is visiting rela-
tives in Cecilton, Md.
DIR. William Bernard and wife; Miss
Hattie Bernard and Dora Culbertson.
of Middletown, have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. w. f. Collins.
William Boyce, from near Farming.
! ton has been visiting his brother, ID. II
| BOyce.
Miss Daisy Shahan has been home
Visiting her mother during the holi-
days.
William Boyd, of near Cheswold,
starts to the Conference Academy to.
day.
Mr.. Samuel Chambers, our school
teacher, has moved his family to Chrs-
wold this week in the house recently
occupied by Mrs. David, the latter
moving to Dover.
W. J. Phillips and family have Just
returned home from two weeks visit
to Wilmington, Philadelphia, New
York and Long Island, where they
were visiting relatives aud friends.
! Miss Florence Car-ons, of FELTON,,
has been spending few days with
! relatives in town
Mrs. Emma Pearson is visiting rela-
tives near FELTON,.
H. b. Moore has been home spend
ing his Xmas with his father A II.
Moore, near town.
Mrs. Daniel Short, near Middletown,
IS visiting her father, d. NJ. Clouds,
near Cheswold, accompanied by Miss
Lib Short, of CLAYTON.
Mrs. William F. Smithers and daueh-
ter, Mss Bett, are visiting Mrs DR..
Smith.
Mrs. John Rawley and son Fred. of
Dutch Neck, was visiting relatives in
town to-day. CLEO.
CheSwoid Dec 81, 1894.
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02

START the new year by paving all
small accounts promptly as thew are
presented. This will put a good deal
oil money into active circulation, and
Will do as much toward bring about
good times as any other one thing.
The Sheriff or constable will see about
the big bills if they are not paid. You
needn't mind them. But pay the
small bills as they are presented. 1t
Will enable others to pay you what
they owe you. Think over the matter
and reason it out, aud you will not be
long in deciding that perhaps the pay
ment of five dollar debt on your part
may result in payment to you of a
ten dollar one. Be the first one to
start the row of bricks TO topple, and
others, further down the line, may
keep it up.
CALL FOR LOCAL OPTION STATE
CONVENTION JANUARY 1Oth.-The call
for the local option convention has
been issued in handbill form. 1t read
as follows: I'VE, the undersigned, do
hereby call upon the citizens of Della
ware to assemble in convention, at
Dover, on Thursday, January 10, 1895,
at II O'Clock, to consider the subject of
the passage of a bill, by the General
Assembly granting the citizens of Della
ware the privilege of voting on the
question of license" or mo license" of
the sale of Intoxicating liquors All
citizens approving this policy. without
respect to political party or religious
belief, are urged to be present at this
important convention, as the wisdom
and earnest cooperation of our best
citizens will be needed to secure the
desired END "
Attached to the call are nearly 100
signatures, including Chief Justice
Lore, Job Fl. Jackson, Washington
Hastings, Joseph Pyle, J Taylor
Cause, Rev. William p. Swarrz. Presid
| ing Elder Louis e. Barrett, Washing
ton Jones, Albert Harrington, Mark G..
LOHand, Henry p Cannon. Richard NJ
Cooper and Miss Madge Hilles for the
! w. G. Il. U.
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Marriages and Announcements

Albert y. Montgomery. one of Suvrus's =
merchants. was married at the residence of
the groom On Thursday last. to Mis- Lulu
NJ Ialley. of Lincoln. Del. The ceremony
was solemnized by Rev. c. G. Adams. Of
the Presbyterian Church. The ceremony
was followed by reception. partaken Of
10y quite number Of friends
Alonzo =. Brewster and Mi, Althea Y
Rawley, daughter Of j. Frank Rawlcv.
were married iu Chester Tuesday afternoon
by Rev. DR.. W l.. Mcdowell. MI. May
Rawley, sister of the bride WA. brides
maid, and VIM Watson Wa- best man.
The reception was attended by about httv
person from Smyrna. Clayton. kenton
and Chester.
On Thursday, Dee 9th, 1894. j. Ed
ward Smith, of Milford. ana Miss Lnur,
NlIlen, of Brdgevlle. were married at
the residence of the BRIDE parents. al
BriGgeville
Miss Belle Stayton, daughter of Mr..
Mary y. Stayton and the late Nehemiah
Stayton, of Brdgevlle, and Edgar Rus
sell, of Staytonviile, Sussex county. were
married last Tuesday evening The Ger
em0ny was performed at the home of the
bride, by the Rev. y. Green
Edward J. Faucet. of Bower. and Miss
Ida Belle Ewing, of GEORGETOWN. viii he
married at the home of the bride parents.
"Wednesday, January 9Th, Of 7.30 a. m
The marriage viii take place to-day of
George :. Gooden to Kate. daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs Richard c. Fra,her. at the Bap-
tist Cow Marsh Church.
Cards are out announcing the marriage of
William G. Parvis and Miss Etiie Scottcn.
both Of near Dover, on Wednesday even
ing, January 9, at : O'Clock. at the resi-
dence of her sister, Mrs. Alfred g. Massey.
| near Dover.
On Wednesday last. at II m. in the NJ
r. Church at Delmar, Mr. Harry T.
| Hickey, formerly of Milford. but now r
K. agent at Delmar and Miss Mary +.
Feeney, were married by the Rev G. w.
! Townsend.
Congressman W. Laird Henry, of the
| First Maryland district was married AZ
| Cambridge Thursday to Mrs. Matte NJ
| Henry, nee Adkins, widow of the late
Daniel NJ. Henry, cousin Of Congressman
| Henry.
Mr.. l.. Rod Nansant, agent at Lamhson
| Station, was married Thursday, to Miss
| Emma Hyland, daughter of ex-Judge Vim
| n. Hyland, and one of the most nIeosant
and popular young ladies in Galena. The
| ceremony took place in the VI +. Church
Galtna Rev. +. II. Nelson performing m J
| ceremony.
Union NJ f. Church. near Chester bridge
was packed with people Wednesday nip6t
! the occasion being the wedding of Miss
| Lena Jester to Mr.. Henry Anderson The
church was artistically trimmed with holly
and evergreen. Rev. f. Z. White per-
| formed the ceremony.
Mr.. Thomas Massey and Miss Clara +
Dunn were married at the residence of Mr.
! spencer sparks near Centrevlle, bv Rev.
mt U.30 o clock 0'''''
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02

his native State, he has more than met
the expectations of his friends land we
might say also of his enemies) in de-
batting the great issues determining the
policy Of government.
But just here comes in one of those
strange episodes that are ever and anon
happening in politics the mass of the
men in Kent and Sussex counties who
were Higgins followers six years ago
are now booming Addicks for his sue
cessOr. This is not from any dissatis
faction with Senator Higgins nation
ally, however, we are led to believe,
but an outgrowth of the peculiar con-
dition of Delaware politics the great
misuse of the political machine in dis
qualifying voters on the one hand and
constituting them illegally on the
other, aggregating hundreds; the quasi
endorsement of a partizan court, the
levy and use of large sums of money
for bribery &c. The battle in Della
ware if not on the principle of Greek
meeting Greek" is on the lower plain
fighting a barbarian with his own
weapons - or in common parlance,
lighting the devil with fire" In this
method of warfare, as a mailed war.
rior. Mr.. Addicks is considered the
best equipped. This method is Incl
dental to the condition of the times, it
is stated to he corrected under a new
regime, hut outside the circle of "prac-
teal politicians" it is out of harmony
with the better sentiments and feelings
that should enter into the civic affairs
of our little State, and way behind the
aroused feeling for purer democratic
government that is now so stirring
New York and other places.
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Horticultural Meeting.

The Peninsula Horticultural Society
will hold its STU annual session in the
court room in Dover, on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, Jan. 9th to l1th
The program includes papers upon
nearly all kinds Of iruit-all kinds that
ale grown in this : ate. in any guam
lity-and upon all kinds Of vegetables
grown here. These papers are by sue
ces,tul, practical men who have made
life study Of the subjects upon which
they will speak. They come together
that they may learn, one Of another,
the best things of the best business in
the world.
Among those who will read papers
are DR. j. J. Black, on fruit in general;
G. ;. Brown, on apples; J. w. Kerr. on
trees and plants; w. J. Walker. on
peaches; DR.. w. :. Maxwell, on pears;
!. w. Klllcn, on grape; A. w. Slay
maker and }. b. Gilchri-t on small
fruits; +. Emerson, on plums; w. p.
COrsa, on edible nuts; w. II Beck with,
on Injurious insects; J l.. Banning, of
Talbot county, on marketing fruits;
Jas. :. Robinson, on potatoes; Payuter
Frame, on watermelons; George Bid
die, on tomatoes; +. H. Bancroft, on
asparagus; II f, VanDeman. on land
scape gardening; a. j. McGrath, on
horticulture; and >. Ii. Derby, on scar
let clover.
DR. l. II. Bailey. of Cornell Univers-
ity, who has had wide aud successful
experience in practical orchard man
agement, and who is acknowledged to
be the foremost horticulturist in the
world, will read two papers, one on
The Battle of the Plums,' the other
spraying Lessons of 1894" Geo. r..
Powell, Of Ghent, n. Y, one Of the
most successful growers and at the
same time one of the best takers
among fruit men, will give two lectures
Management of Orchards, from
planting up TO marketing the fruit and
Necessity for Teaching the Natural
Sciences in the public schools" The
latter will be the lecture for Friday
evening, January llth.
DR.. l.. o. Howard, U. S. Eutomol-
| Ogist, will have a paper on Orchard
Pests-necessity for guarding against
them" J. H. Hale. of glastonbury,
! Conn, who has made wonderful sue.
cess of fruit growing in New England
and in Georgia, will give two lectures.
The business end of Farming" and
Marketing Fruit"
S b. Heigis, U. ). Pomologist. will
give Practical hints about fruit grow
ing" and Prof. James 5. Robinson will
talk on plant Life"
Reduced rates at Capitol Hotel have
been secured, and excursion tickets,
good from the Sth to the 14th, will be
sold at all stations on the p. w. b. &
Il. r. to those who have card orders.
These may be obtained of the Secre-
tary, Wesley Webb, Dover. This
meeting should be very largely attend
ed, and no doubt it will be. Those
who attend and become members will
be entitled to the published report.
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02

LAST year when the Chinese treaty
was before Congress, says the New York
Sun, member told the House of the
danger of offending China, which, as
he thought, could in the event of war,
invade this country with millions upon
millions of yellow skinned soldiers. all
bent upon rera. ud determined TO
subjugate who would not
permit them to come here peacefully,
as Mr.. Appos father came. A maya
zine writer soon took up the theme, for
the purpose of adding new terrOrs to
those which had been invented by the
Congressman.
Nobody need be afraid any longer.
By knocking out China, Japan has re-
lieved US, safeguarded US, helped us
along, and done us a service. The
japanese have proven to all mankind
that the Chinese have not had either
an army or a navy worth talking about.
The japanese have chased their fight
ing men from every field, and have
sunk their fighting ships and iunks
wherever found, anu have torn down
their dragon flags, and have beaten
them in the Chinese arts Of diplomacy
and have frightened their HWangti
from his queue to his heels.
We must say that, if we had been
put in fear of the enraged Chinese
hOrdes last year, it would have been
our duty at this time to express OuI
gratitude to Japan for timely relief in
their defeat.
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02

IT is gratifying to know that the
Erery Erening is in favor of Ballot
Reform, and endorses the movement Of
A. n. Brown in this direction. The
Morning News however throws cold
water on the earnestness of the en-
dorsement, as the promise of that paper
TO enroll 1000 names on the roster of
the proposed league inside of thirty
three hours had only resulted in an
aggregate of four members in four
weeks. In the meantime the Business
Mems Republican Club of Wilmington
has been enrolling members pretty
lively in favor of ballot reform and bet
ter politics.
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02

DELAWARE has not reached the
point Of compulsory education yet,
though there are some strong advocates
for it. New York however has, the
law going into effect in that State yes
terday. One particularly interesting
clause says that districts emitting to
enforce the law may be punished by
being deprived of one-half Of their ap-
pOrtioned school money.
The new law also says that persons
responsible for the failure of children
to comply with it shall be subject to a
fine Of 3 cents for each Offense, and that
habitual truants may be arrested with
out a warrant and taken before Magi-
strate and sentenced to a truant school,
and orphan asylum or to some other
place of restraint.
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ten. True, the Democratic party is
responsible for this rottenness by the
laws which have been apparently
framed in all fairness, but which have
been perverted and distorted 80 as to
work out control for the Democratic
party at the polls by its own official
and partisan unfairness.
THAT BIRTHRIGHT.
Says the Daily Republican: The re-
form committee, which the EUery ECen-
ing is about organiZaning, should,
create a public sentiment that will pre-
vent the sale by any party convention
of the birthright of the young men
who are aspiring to Congressional or
other honors The sale to Bancroft at
the late election did not pan out well,
and Dckey and Neary should be made
to understand that such bargains do
not pay. Prof Handy should furnish
the EUery EUening with chapter on
this subject, and also one on the mixed
schools in Pennsylvania, as he might
thus farther great reform which Mr..
Brown and the EUery Erening are en-
deavoring to effect. We would also
suggest that Senator Gray be invited
to tell the people something about the
Sugar Trust and explain fully how he
white-washed the Senators who had
been suspected of speculating in stock )
instead of endeavoring to carry out the
doctrines laid down in the Democratic
platform.
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counties.

The citizens of Dover are to be con-
graduated on their relief, or partial re-
lief from the apprehension of nightly
burglaries by the capture of two more
of the suspects. A local paper speak
ing of it, says, "the people have been
in condition of alarm tor weeks, with
some amounting to absolute terror.
Weak, nervous women and timid chill
dren have been so wrought upon that
restful sleep was impossible with
many" Large rewards were offered
for the arrest of the burglars, but the
arrested parties seem to be only "sus-
pects," but it has relieved the terrible
tension.
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02

THE state Sentinel says "the import
ant feature of the senatorial canvass in
this State is the politics of it: that as
the matter stands, it is not a question
of national, but of State politics." This
is why it stands SO strongly now for
Addicks against Higgins-to hold and
securely strengthen Kent and Sussex
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02

"POLITIcs, !" it is said, makes strange
bed fellows" and what is equally true,
SO does six years in a party. In Janu-
AIRY 1889 Mr.. Higgins was elected
United States Senator for Delaware.
This was followed by evidences of
strong personal followings, we will not
say divisions in the party, that might
have been avoided in anything like q
proper use of political sagacity. Sena-
tor Higgins, as the man selected to fill
the highest place in the gft of the
party. naturally bad number of warna
followers, who, as far as offices would
go arOaRd, were rewarded.
If not at home, in the u. S. Senate,
where he was sent to DO his best work
for the nation as q representative .ol
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02

The Legislature organized yester-
dav at Dover. The two other import
ant near events will be the Inaugural
ton of Gov. Marvil on Tuesday, the
18th, and the election of a United
States Senator the next day.
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria
When she had Children, She gave them CastoriA.
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02
Opinions of the Press.

WHY THE SENTINEL IS FOR ADDICKs.
The Sentinel in its last issue gives
the following reasons why it supports
Mr.. Addicks for the senatOrship:
To hold what we have, and prepare
for another vigorous campaign two
years hence Is clearly the duty of the
hour. With this duty clearly defined
we are told that unless the General
Assembly re-elects Senator AnOthOny
Higgins, that New Castle County can
not he held in the Republican line.
This means, if it means anything, that
the Senator's friends will not support
the ticket tho next election, II means
that Senator Higgins friends will not
manage the campaign IN New castle
County-they will decline to do it
and that means defeat But II that did
occur and Sussex and Kent County un-
der their present organizations were car
ried for the Republican ticket, both
houses Of the General Assembly would
be Republican by good maJorltles. and
the life long hope of every loyal Re
Duhlicnn Ofthe State would be attained.
Suppose Senator Higgins be re-
elected Senator, what then? Il there
ANYTHING in his record to justly hope
for the future? We think not. Sena-
tor Higgins re election would be
equivalent to giving him life tenure
in the Senatorship. 1t would in all
probability eliminate Mr.. Addicks and
his friends from active politics. 1t
would dissolve the party organization
in both Kent and SUSSEX counties, and,
if Mr.. Addicks friends are no more
loyal than Senator Higgins friends.
turn many of them against the Republ.
can ticket in the next campaign.
BALLOT REFORM.
The Milford Chronicle has this to saw
Of the effort at Ballot Reform:
We believe that the true road to re.
form is through and by amendment to
the State Constitution. Amend that
instrument by removing the present
qualifications for q man to become an
elector, and the whole fabric of cor.
ruptiOn in Delaware will tumble like a
card house. Strike at the roots re-
move the disease, and the eontapions
germs of vote buying on election dav
will be easy to throttle. The raca1t
election was as fair and honest as am
held 10 Delaware for the past twenty
years. but both of the parties are rot.
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02

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. 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.
S-SUBscRIPTIoN-Sl5 per annum. No
paper is discontinued until all arrears are paid
up-except at the option of the publishers.
ADVERTISEMENTS-T SMYRNA TIMES is the
business medium not only for the town 1t rep
resents, but for the outlying district Of which 1t
is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton
Kenton, Cheswold Leipsic, &c. A rate Of 90
cents an inch per month will be charged for
transient advertising. special reduction on
all semi.annual and yearly advertisements.
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02
LOST.

ON Saturday. Dec 18th, 1891. between . and 3
o'clock, near Smyrna Depot, a small TelcSconc
conWihlhg clothing. II the person that was seen
plck " up VIII leave it at the store of L. r. Chance
corner OF commerce and Market Streets. SmyrnS
Del they will be suitably rewarded 80"
l. r. CHANCE
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02
Insurance Notice

The Annual Meeting of the polic, bol,,,.s ~,
u9 ,rH, Kent County Mutual Insurance Comnapv
Ssv ~ hEi1 ys, al the Office in Dover on WedneS
mn oa, Jne iotn day Gt january 1890 at which time
serve for three years ''''oiS 10
WM. DENNEY, Secretary
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02

M;deSIIteton E;deS5IIeon oorIHwell, foreman Of the Gazette
IaiD,a ,9'Getown, Go", y. j., believes that Chamber,
hnr ar cough Remedy should be in evorv
nome lie used It for a cold and it effectea
speedy cure. He says: TT is indecJ a
grand remedy, | can recommend to nil 7
nave also seen it used for whooping conob
with the best results" 25 and 20-cent hot'
ma, Del. '' '''Oi'u' 0ihyr-
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REWARD.

reward Of 500 will be paid for the arrest and
O OunnIC5un OF the lncendiareS who fired the
RroSSnuer on my farm near Deakyucvillc carly
Monday morning. " ''''' ''''S
70, ALEXANDER DEAKYNF.
peakyucville Del
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02
Winter.

The individual who remarked in the
preparation for The Holidays that we
were mot going to have any winter. u
missed it sadly. Christmas, though a
Sprlng-like day, was followed the
next by II bleak, north wind, sending
down the curling snow by the middle
of the afternoon, but turning to rain
after o'clock carrying off in the night
the two or three inches of snow.
From MiddletOwn up the snow
largely remained, leaving good sleigh.
ing from the northern part of Della
ware on through the Northern aud
Western States, and also in the South
ern States as far south as Florida.
The snow was a surprise Ia the cotton
States and there WIS much suffering
but the greatest loss has been to the
orange industry of Florida. the aggre-
gate being placed at $5,O0OOOO
The daily papers for week have
contained large accounts Of damage to
wires, railroads and crops. The
weather since. though bright, has been
cold, the thermometer ranging most OF
the time considerably below freezing,
the coolest morning being Saturday,
when the mercury ranged from lO' to
T.. The rattle of the ice wagons since
Monday morning oyer the frozen
roads shows that some parties who
have ice houses are filling them for
next snmmer's comfort IT can be
said for the cold weather, that while
u p'nohes, most everybody rejoices to
nave u IN It's proper Reasap.
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02
DEATHS

aWSINNEG.-At shiloh, n j., Dec Doth 1891
J0d,,A Jonh q; swlnney, NJ. D., aged 80 years. /
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02
NOTICE.

HE Regular Annual Meeting oe tho s,.,,.
rro holders in The Philadelphia and smyTna
TRANSPORTATION Company will be held nj tha
neI 'es @ Vi ,ne ne company, in the town Of SmyrnH
O'Clock p NcS"'y' January 10, 1905, at ;
i--O'' A. f. JARDINE, Secretary.
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02

Many stubborn and aRgravating cases Of
rheumatism that were believed to be incur
able and accepted as life legacies. have
yielded to Chamberlain's Pain Balm, much
@ Y tne surprise and qualification of the suf-
pain and suffering and It's continued nea iTo IN.
sures an eheetual cure For sale NV Oiifton
q Raymond, Smyrna, Del, '' 'S "''i'O"
Smyrna times., 1895-01-02

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dealings wi
dollars. as
county. Tn
S25 to 500.
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bought from|
stead she spi'
sheep that a
farm. The
mill at Mid
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loom her W
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hold.
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locating she
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plans for a {
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