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Smyrna times., 1895-08-28
Kenton.
THE PEACH CROP-A BRILLIANT DANCE
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Special correspondence to the Smyrna Times.
Kenton has been quite busy peach
centre this season, and the fruit, which
has been large and healthy, has brought
good prices. DR.. w. H. Cooper is the
largest shipper. His orchard will
yield about 5000 baskets. Thos
Bailey has two of the finest near
orchards in this vicinity, and he esti-
mates his yield to be between g. 900 and
1000 baskets.
A quiet and simple wedding cere-
mony took place at the M. +. Parson.
age, at noon, Sunday, where Miss
Mary j. Hamilton, of Marydel. Md
was joined in marriage to Geo. NJ
Thompson. Rev. J. r. Prouse officiated
in the ceremony.
Geo. w. Lamdin, while chopping
wood yesterday, cut severe cash in
his foot, and DR.. Virdin was called and
dressed the wound. He will be kent
from work for several weeks.
Tne young ladies of Kenton gave n
very pleasant but small dance in the
Town Hall on Saturday evening.
Those present were: Misses Eva and
Elma Rawley, Clayton; Ida Collins.
Green Spring; Katherine Cullen
Dover; Margaret Taylor, Camden
Vel; Nancy Wright, Lola Moore
Bertha Bailey, Margaret Arthurg:
Messrs. H. M. Moore, TrapDe. Md.
Ernest Lord and NJ. Spruance, CLAYTON
Del; Mason Bailey and w. H. Co0ner
KentOn, Del.
Music was furnished by w. P. Mas
sey and VIM. Norris. Smyrna. Those
present expressed themselves as spend-
ing delightful evening. A number of
married ladies added much to the
occasion by their presence.
Personal-H. w. Moore. Tranne
Md, spent Sunday in town r
Furse has returned to WASHINGTON
after spending a week with his parents
Miss Minnie Robinson, of Philadel-
phla, who has been entertained bv
Miss Bailey, has returned home
Miss Bertha Bailey is being en- .ertained
Dy MISS Mary Anthony, at Woodland
Beach. - Miss Katherine Cullen. of
Dover, Is visiting Miss Lola Moore.
Miss Margaret Taylor is visiting
Miss Ethel Wilds.-Miss Bessie Carr.
OF Hamilton, Ohio, is being entertained
by Miss Claire Cooper.@Mrs. Muir
tab, of Philadelphia, has Just returned
from a visit to Mrs. Thos. Bailey.-
Mrs. E. B. Slaughter is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Elliott, in Bridgeville.
Louis Graham has returned to his
home in Pittsburg, Pa, from visit to
his brother, John Graham.-Mrs,
Sandford and daughter have Just re.
turned to Philadelphia, their home.
from visit to Mrs. Emma Clark
Miss Addie Clark, daughter of Rev. d.
>; Clark, has just returned home from
Philadelphia, on a weeks visit--Mr.
Baylls, proprietor of the cannery, ex-
poets to open up to-day y.--NIiss Sallie
Hazard, of Lewes, Del, has just re-
turned from visit to Miss Viola
PrOuse.
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28
Death of Mrs. W. P. Dickson

Mrs. Susie p. Dickson, wife of w. p.
Dickson, OF New York, died at the res
ldence of her father, Alex. H. Wilson.
on Main street, Thursday afternoon. in
her 42d year.
Mrs. Dickson has been an invalid for
two years, suffering in that time from a
slow case of pulmonary consumption.
She had never been a strong woman.
though up to that time she was appar.
emily enjoying good health, when she
TOOK a chronic case of cold, of which
she never got over.
MRS. DlcksOn was a woman of ouiet
temperament, though she was fond of
ilie and enjoyed the society of young
people. Her nature was one of sweet
simplicity, which drew for her manv
warm friends.
Fifteen years ago she was united in
marriage to VIM. p. Dickson. son Of
JACOB +. Dickson, of Brenford. Most
OF their married life has been spent in
New York, where Mr.. Dickson is en-
gagged in business. Mrs. Dickson is a
member of the st. Peters Episcopal
Church.
Interment was made Monday after.
noon IN the family burying ground
in Glenwood M. E. Cemetery, before
large number of friends and relatives
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Quinn, of Ocean Grove, N. j.; VIM.
Delaney Wilkins and Mrs. Carr. of
New York; Alex. Wilson and wife and
daughters, Eleanor and Mary, and
Alexander, Jr.; Mrs, Mollie Hudson.
Mrs Lizzie Cliff, Philadelphia; Edward
Spencer, VIM, Spencer, Harry Wilson.
Wilmington Chas. L, Stern, of Potts
town. Pa; William Wilson and wife.
Mrs. Fannie Yasey, Miss Clara Wilson
Middletown; VIM. Hudson and wife
Leipsic; Mr.. Smith and wife, Harring.
ton; Mrs. John Collins, St. Georges.
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28
laurel "Gazetten Sale

The Laurel Gazette, known az the
sIlith-Higgins Republican organ oI
Sussex county, was sold at execntor;s
sale on Saturday last, and was struck
Of to Z. D, c. Hegeman.
Considerable surprise was occasiopa1
when it became known that Mr. Ho0o-
man was not the real purchases 6Nt
was buying it for Chas. A. Hastings,
late clerk of the State Senate. and
manager of the SusSer COuntain, which
Is stalwart Democratic paper.
The GGzette's business will be ab.
sorbed by the Countain, which is an
appropriate end of its fitful career. II
was established in 1885 by c. w. Ken.
ney and has been since then successive
ly published in a more or less uncer.
tain way by several different firms O
publishers.
Its proprietors in their order have
been: G. w. Kenney, Gordon & Ken
ney, Joseph Smith, Smith & Kenney
Cooper & Hegeman, Levin T. Cooper
+. d. G. Hegeman, Hegeman & Nc
Alister, S. l. RoOp, G. +. Smith, Weeks
& Orth and J. A. Prettyman.
From its infancy the late Gov. Joshua
H.Marvil held a mortgage against il, and
in 1891 the mortgage was forclOsed and
the paper became his property, since
which time he has leased it to various
parties. The lease having run out his
executors sold the paper to close up
his estate. Every ECeRing.
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28
The M. E. Church Organ.

For two Sundays the organ of the
M, d. Church has been out of working
order. Last Sunday week, when Rev
ID. u. Budd had charge, the organ could
not be used during the whole service
and the choir had to lead in all the
singing. Last Sunday it was thought
everything would be in good condition
but after the anthem and first bvnn
the organ refused to work and the
otfertory had to be dispensed with.
The trouble seems to be in a loose
valve in the water motor. George w.
Iaylor has been at work repairing It.
Attention has also been called to the
need OF having the organ tuned. For
six years the organ has not been
touched by tuner; in fact, it has not
been tuned since it was put In. Our
organist sees the need of it distinctly
from its discordant keys and has spoken
OF u to number of people.
The matter ought to be taken in hand
at once and the proper authorities see
to 1t that the work is done. The M. u.
congregation take pride in the organ as
an important part OF the service. The
Instrument is an exceptionally fine one.
and considering what it cost, there ia
no sweeter organ in the State. This
Iact has often been spoken of by visitors
who have attended the church. The
organ should really be tuned every
year or two, but when six years elapse
" Is reasonable to suppose that the
instrument needs attention.
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28
A Sail to Bridgeton.

Mondays game at Bridgeton, N. j..
proved more of an outing to our enthu.
slasts than it did a contested pame
The party left Woodland Beach at one
o'clock in the afternoon under a fair
tide and wind. There were three sail
boats used, one for the exclusive use of
the team and the oihert for the party.
Bayside was reached between two and
three o'clock, from whence thew took
the train to Bridgelon. The game was
called at D O'Clock and seven innings
played, with the victory in favor of
Brldgeton, to l. After eating supper
the party started homeward bound
leaving Brldgeton at o'clock. and
arriving home between IL and 70
O'Clock that night. Those who took
the sail speak of it as being exception
ally hne. They were favored, going
ana coming, by stiff wind, which en-
aDIed them to make an easy and rapid
progress. The party too, were much
impressed with the town of Bridgeton
and the treatment they received. Those
VINO accompanied the team were: Mr..
and Mrs. ID. d. Boyer. Mrs. J. Harvey
SPEAK man, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Arm
strong, Miss Sallie McElwee, Misses
Emma Weldon, BERTHE Hand, Miss
Cannon, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Coverdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newcomb; Messrs. b. V.
Weldon, w, B. Megear, w. M. Bus
teed, Q. Virgil Gordon, Thos. Mccoy,
Herbert Brown, Frank Evans, Irving
Cooper, Harry Grieves, John Wick
John Mannering, Charles Jones, George
Mofiit. Chas. Jordon. Nat. Pratt
George Graham, Will Scout, Winter
Moore, John Boyd,
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28
Brenford.
THE PEACH LOCAL AND
PERSONAL.
Correspondence to The Smyrna Times.

PERSONAL.
Correspondence to the Smyrna Times
The farmers here are very mncb
pleased with this years peach crop.
Excellent prices have been maintained
Most of the growers sold their peaebes
at the station. Among the number Of
buyers is }. w. Jones, of SMYRNA. who
mas bought the most of the fruit. some
III the orchard, the rest as they came
to the train. The heaviest SINNERS of
the season have been Mr.. Lower and
u: II. Lotiand, who have shipped about
4,OOO baskets. The highest humber of
cars shipped In any one day has been
eight. AT present three or four is con-
sldered a good average. The peacb
crop of this vicinity is estimated ar
from $4,000 to 10000 baskets. II NAV
however, overrun this amount, as a
number OF farmers from distance are
bringing their peaches to Brenford in
order to sell at the station, and tbus
avoid the bother with the commission
men. The prices paid for fruit have
been very good. Almost ali have sold
from ~ to 80 cents, while some realized
Sl.I0. These prices were not obtained
for little amount of fruit alone. but
has been the price for the season.
During the busy season at Brepford
the population has been increased TO
forty or more inhabitants, and with the |
opening of the cannery there will prob |
ably be many more. Brenford as a
fruit center is one of the best in the
and during this season of the
year the business life of this town is at
its height.
Mr.. G. D. Wright has enlarged his
cannery. The works were started last
Friday and will continue until after the
tomato season is over.
Mr.. Spring has had a chicken house
1uIls for his son, who is quite an adent
n the art of chicken raising. The
building is 6OxlS feet.
Mr.. Spruance is having his honse
painted and a beautiful porch built
which extends from one side Of The
lOu Sc to the other. 'Do
Hiss Rigg, who has been VISITING
Mss Lohand, has returned home
ar Gallagher, of Prospect, Pa. is Wis
tlig his aunt, Mrs. Long. "
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28
A Brilliant Midsummer Dance.

A most delightful dance was given in
the Opera House last Friday night, the
visitors in and about town making a
brilliant acquisition to its social festiv-
tiles. The dance, like others gotten up
in town, was exceedingly impromptu,
hardly anything being done before ten
O'Clock that morning. Word was i'm
mediately sent to Oglesby's orchestra,
now engaged at Woodland Beach
for the season, and everything made in
readiness at the Opera House. The
dance proved to be the most successful
held here for long time. The music
was especially fine, and the program
we'll arranged. The hall was we'll
filled with visitors, whom we will not
attempt to name, but those who in
dulged in dancing were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. p. Walker, Philadelphia; Miss
Nan Niven, of Strickersville, Pa; Miss
May TOlsOn, Baltimore, Md; Miss
Bessie Carr, Hamilton, Ohio; Miss
Emma Cooper, Alabama; Miss Claire
Cooper, Kenton; Miss Harriette Town
send, Kemblesville, Pa; Miss Mabel
Connor, FELTON,; Miss Ray Lank, Phil.
adelphia; Miss Frazier, Chester, Pa;
Misses Alice and RhOda ConnOr, Will
mington, Del. Mrs. NJ. S. r. Carey,
Berlin, Nd; Miss Nettie McCracken,
Paterson, N. j.; Misses Ethel Cooper,
Alice Spruance, Beth Denney, Nettie
Tschudy, Bessie COunselman, Florence
Hall, Edith Collins, Gertrude Smith,
Hilda Wells, Florence HAZEL; May
FAIRIES, Helen Ringgold, Mary Anthony,
Hettie Richards. Messrs. J. Fl. HURT,
HirOns Denney, Davis Brown, Will
Cooper, George Denney, John Hustled,
Robert Denney, c. w. Warren, c. Vir-
gil Gordon, w. NJ. Busteed, Howard
Jones, Gilbert Jones, J. E. Beck, Price
Jacobs, Bayard Jones, W. B. Megear,
Stuart Wilds, William Messenger.
Newton Wood, R. D. Hofecker, Jr.
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28
Rowland Bell Promoted.

A letter from Rowland w. Bell.
dated Gravesend, England, August IA,
1898, states that he has been promoted
and transferred from the cruiser San
Francisco" to the "MarbIehead." The
latter is one of the best warships in the
U. S. Service.
For the past two or three years Mr..
Bell has been holding the position of
navigatOr's writer on the "San Fran.
cisco" during which time he has been
giving excellent service, and in being
promoted and transferred to the mag.
nihcent warship, "Marblehead," is but
an evidence of his worth and experi-
ence in nautical affairs.
The TIMES has in the past year pub
lished several interesting letters of his
cruise abroad. He has seen a large
part of Europe and will no doubt cover
wide field while enlisted in the ser.
vice. The "Marblehead" left on the
10th inst. for the coast of Syria to in
vestigate the Armenian troubles.
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28
Diamond PIcIx-Ups.

Messenger is one of the most active
players Smyrna has had for long time
de is in the game at every stage.
The catching of Wilt is applauded on
every hand, Hearfoss, Doyer's catcher
who Is claimed to be the best in the
state isn't in it with Smyrna's catcher
Mcconnell knows how to cover third
ana puts a great deal of life in the
game.
The heaviest, as we'll as the surest
oatter on the team is pitcher Hess, and
ne does it with apparent ease.
The following games have been mr..
ranged for the coming week To-day
Laurel at Smyrna, and Saturday. Smvr.
ma at New Castle.
In the game with Prospect Park yes.
terday, Cummins was unable TO nIav
hrst, owing to an injury he received az
Brldgeton. Mcconnell took his pIace
and played fine game.
Harvey, who has been playing short
stop for Smyrna the past two years. has
been released.
Bruce, the thoroughbred Nohawk
Indian, of the Prospect Park Climb. Is
an excellent pitcher. He pitched a fine
game but received poor support from
bis team.
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28

This is your opportunity to buy the
best negligee shirts for low prices.
y. 80 shirts for $1.OO; others at so and
70 cents, ETC., at Edw. G. Walls. T
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28

We are deluged every mail by single
tax communications with a request
that they appear in print. In fact, ever
since the editorial which appeared in
these columns two weeks ago, there
has been in every mail, compliment
mentary letters from all parts of
the country, many writing at
length on the Single Tax idea. The
TINES is not an advocate of the Single
Takers, nor will it allow its columns to
be used for such a purpose. What
little interest has been aroused in this
section probably more out of curiosity
than anything else) is already waning
although The . overs Of Henry
George still A... .-... meetings every
Saturday night. and assert thew arc
making converts. Few of the peoplo
OF this vicinity who have listened to
the addresses, are in sympathy with
the movement, while many think it ia
the greatest bosh ever talked of on
our streets. They have great difficulty
In drawing a crowd, and those who do
attend are composed of the same people
who in all probability would assemble
and applaud any speaker setting forth
a new doctrine that would promise
them much better times. Their aud
ience is almost entirely composed of
negroes and equally ignorant and
iliiterate whites, to whose passions thew
are appealing more than to any other
class of people. The Sunday Press. in
speaking of how the single takers
work in this state, says:
One of the favorite methods of the
propaganda is through the "letter
writing corps" When they visit a
town they take the names of those who
appear TO be interested in the subject
and who ask questions. The nature of
the questions is also noted. Then these
names are sent to a number of ardent
single tax apostles throughout the
country, and the man who casually
may have asked question, suddenly
hnds himselfdeluged with letters about
~NN nbAO toA iom persons ne has
never heard of.
II the questioner seemed inclined tn
take the ethical side of the case. his
correspondents letters are filed with
arguments shwing its justice from an |
ethical point of view. If the ques- |
tloner is farmer the correspondents |
claim to show that the reform was con- |
eeived to Danish all the troubles of the |
farmers And so the idea is made 10 |
ht all conditions and classes of men. |
The officers of the Single Tax Associa-
ton assert that letter writing is a very /
effective method of propaganda.
Another method Of the Single Tax
Corps of letter writers, is to deluge the
newspapers of the state with articles.
Many of the editors were surprised to
receive such number of communica-
fions and at irst concluded that their
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28

Since 1873 there have been nine epi.
denies of dysentery in different parts
of the country, in which Chamberiain's
Collie, Cholera and Darrhea Remedy
was used with perfect success, Dysen.
terry, when epidemic, is almost as Sc
we're and dangerous as Asiatic cholera.
Heretofore the best efforts of the most
skilled physicians have failed to check
its ravages, this remedy, however. has
cured the most malignant cases. both
of children and adults, and under the
most trying conditions, which proves it
to be the best medicine in the world
for bowel complaints. For sale by
Clifton Il Raymond, Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28

Boston will soon be provided with
pneumatic tubes. laid under ground,
for the purpose of transmitting letters
or other articles from place to place.
The board of alderman recently passed
an order giving a Company permission
to lay conduits through certain streets
in the city, so that every sub-station in
the Boston postal district will be con-
nected with the central office.
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28

Ano baltimore sun OF Friday last
contained a strong editorial against the
rule of Gormanism in Maryland. For
twenty years the party has been strug-
Cling for reform" but the rule oi
bOssism has held full sway until nomi-
nation after nomination have been
made in defiance of and against the
will of the people. Speaking of the
German issue, the Sun has the follow
ing to say:
The question has now come up for
decision at the election whether this
state of things is to continue indefinite
ly. Whether the people are to make
their own nominations and rule the
State, or whether that matter is to be
left solely to a selfish boss, who is in
huenced by selfish motives and not by
the demands of the public welfare or
Of party success.
1T is now apparent to the dullest
intellect that if the Democratic people
keep OH ratifying the choice of the
managers, the managers will keep on
selecting the candidates and dOmins
ting the State.
The possession of the party machin-
cry counts for everything with the boss
and the possession of the boss favor is
essential to the man who has any DO
litical aspirations. And so it has come
to pass that there is no longer any room
for honorable political ambition. No
man need aspire to serve the State
unless he is prepared to bow the knee
to Baal and bend his neck to the woke.
There is no room for independent man.
hood. No one who is his own man
need aspire ordinarily to office. If he
is by chance nominated, he is defeated
at the polls by the men who set them.
selves up for regulars" but who are
merely camp-fOllOwers and bushwhack-
ers, who live upon the spoils of battle
won by others.
rs this to continue for ever? Must
the strong, intellectual, manly young
men of Maryland be ruled out of the
public service? In short, must Mr..
German and his chum, Mr.. Rasin, con.
tinue to rule the party? Mr.. German,
who defeated the party last year, as.
saulted the President, trampled the
party principles under foot and repudi-
ated its platform-must he continue to
rule the party and select its candidates,
or will the people take a turn at gov
erning themselves? That is the ques-
tiOn to be decided at the polls in No
Vember. This issue has been forced
upon the party by Mr.. German himself.
He made his decision with his ewes
open and after full notice. His decis-
ion was deliberate. He must rule or
ruin. If he cannot dominate the party
the party may be defeated. The per
sonality of Mr.. Hurst and Mr.. Lowndes
does not enter into this election. The
question of Democratic rule or Repub-
lican rule in Maryland does not arise.
The thing to be decided is whether
there is to be simply a German party
IN Maryland, opposed to the National
Democratic party and the Democratic
President, and leading a contemptible
existence for the private emolument of
Mr.. German and its members, not free
men, but slavishly doing the bidding of
the boss and ratifying his DEGREES.
That is the question:"
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28
Manager Armsttonp tool bie -,

Manager Armstrong took his team
over to Bridgeton Monday, which, as
Will be seen elsewhere, was attended
by a number of Smyrna enthusiasts.
The game was not called until 5 O'Clock
and after a long sail and with no prac.
tlce previous to the calling of the game,
our boys were not in condition to put
up one of their best efforts. Only seven
innings were played before darkness
called a halt. The first inning was
crippling to our boys and it was then
that Bridgeton pulled in most of their
runs. Following is the score:
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28
Base Ball.
GAMES PLAYED HERE AND ELsEwHE,

GAMES PLAYED HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
The Smyrna base ball team has been
playing great ball the past week. and,
although there has not been so many
games yet Smyrna has proved her
sklil before two of the strongest teams
of the Peninsula.
On Thursday last the Salisbury nine
claiming to be the strongest on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland, came to
Smyrna and suffered defeat bv
the score of IA to 8. They had lust
been to Dover the day previous and
met defeat, but they met greater ob.
stacle when they came to Smyrna.
The game was brilliant one from be-
ginning to end. Morelock, Wooters,
and Kennedy put up strong game for
Salisbury while the batting of Lassell
Hess, and Mcconnell and the fielding
OF Smyrna were of gilt edge order.
Following is the score:
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28

SMYRNA is Offering itself as an excel.
lent summer resort. At least if we
could judge by the influx of visitors
during the past month or two, it would
seem that Smyrna had tendency in
this direction. The town is apparently
full of visitors, who are making the
town gay and lively by their presence
Why should it not be? Smyrna has
every advantage that country resort
could ask. Its easy access to all large
cities, its delicious water, its equipment
IN all modern improvements, its shady
trees, balmy atmosphere, pleasant
walks, with plenty of fruit, fish, oysters
and crabs in season, make it a most
desirable place to steal away from the
din and turmoil of city life for a season
of rest. Its social advantages, too, are
great consideration, for the Smyrna
people have always maintained rep-
utation for hospitality. In fact no
other inland town on the Peninsula
can offer more.
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28
The enthusiasts were treated to n

The enthusiasts were treated to n
nice game yesterday in the contest
with the Prospect Park Field Club Of
philadelphia Bruce, the thoroug hbred
Mohawk Indian, was in the box for the
visiting team, and he pitched a mag
nlhcent game but failed to receive the
support OF his team. The all round
playing of Messenger, Watterson and
Mcconnell were features of the game
Following is the score:
Prospect Field Club..0 C O 0 90 q a. .
myrna................O 3 5 . O 10
=, Earned runs, Smyrna 4; Prospect l. Two-base
MeConnell, WattersOn. Sacrifice hits SMYRNA ,
Leit ON bases, Smyrna 4; Prospect 4 Strnck ont
1y y Hess q by Bruce 8. Stolen bases Smvrna 4:
ppaospect RIOS l. Double play, Rhody to Mckinley.
nito5 pssJ On oails on Hess 3; Off Bruce p Hit by
Rltehed Dali, Hess. Passed balls, Ferguson s
UMPIRE C. w. Warren. Time, hours.
Smyrna times., 1895-08-28
DEATHS.

SHORES.-On the Dist inst, at Kenton. Katie
daughter Of George and Mary Shores, aged
year and months. eNN
DICKsoN.-on the 2sd inst, in smyrpa. susia
b, Wife OF VIM. p. DicKson, of New York. Of
consumption aged Al years months. l6 days.
SUMMON the 23d inst, near Greenspring
aged 6S years.