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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-03-24
Grand OPERA GROWING IN FAVOR
IN THIS COUNTRY.

Americans Are Taking Kindly to Classical
Music Which 1T One Time Met With In
differenee-Nordica Says the Salaries of
Singers Are Higher Here Than Abroad.
". Castelmary's latest appearance in
a new part was in the recent produc-
tioa of "Siegfried," when he sang for
the first time on any stage the role of
Fafner, the dragon. He sang then in
German for the first time in his life'
and was greatly elated at his victory
over the difficult text Of the part Fol
lowing the lead OF his friends, the de
Reszkes, he had recently become an
ardent admircr of the works of Wag-
ner. and he enjoyed his performance
of the growing dragon with the splr-
its of boy. In the character" parts
of grand opera he was emlnently sue
cessful, and his Dancalro in Carmen
ranked as one of the brightest buffo
performances on the stage.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-03-24
LAMBERTVILLE NATIONAL BANK,
LAMBERTvILLE, n. J.

The Bank will be opened at O'Clock, A. NJ, and
close at o'clock P. M. on all business days ex-
cept Saturdays, when the closing time viii be /
O'Clock, p. NJ.
All legal holidays observed.
Stated meetings of the Directors every Monday,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES TO RENT at i've and
seven dollars per year.
Coupons cashed and dividends and interest col
lected.
WILLS when enclosed In sealed envelopes and
accompanied with written instructions az to their
delivery. in case of DEATH will be receipted for
and kept, free of charge.
STOCKS AND SECURITIES PURCHASED for
patrons of the Bank, at market prices.
We respectfully solicit accounts and offer every
accommodation consistent with conservative
banking.
ISAIAH p. SMITH,
Cashier.
Feb. 10, Is92-tf
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-03-24

Illinois has two United States Sena.
tors, neither OF whom can ride a bicy.
Gle. Yet Illinois is always vociferous-
,y declaring that she Is keeping pace
With the progress Of the nation.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-03-24

A wave of MISREPRESENTATION ordi.
nances is sweeping over the country,
In most cases, however, the enforce
ment Of the same is waived.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-03-24

Apply to ticket agents, Tourist Agent,
1876 Broadway, New York, or Geo. w.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-03-24

President Eliot's request for $40.
100000 for Harvard is evidence that /
costs much to make learning free.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-03-24

The situation In Crete Is said to b,
hopeless. II usually is, when IN,
Turks get hold of 1t.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-03-24
PROPERTIES FOR SALI

Quarter Acre Lot on Brunswick Turnpike, near
city limits.
. Acne Lot with small Frame House anl Barn
near Lambertyiie.
] Eight Room Brick Dwelling with cellar aud
attic and large lot, on Cottage liill.
10 acre lot with frame house and barn and apple
orchard near Dilts' Corner ia Delaware township.
Frame Houses. : rooms each, OF North side OF
Elm street near Main street.
Brick Houses, on south side OF York street,
near Franklin street.
Ten Room Frame House and Barn. with large
LOT on Cottage liill
very desirable Lot 20 feet front on Delaware
avenue
4 small Frame Houses. Wilson street "n in.
stalments.
Frame Houses. rooms each, Frank lin St,
near swan, terms easy.
Vacant Lot, franklin street, near swan.
small Houses 5. Main ST. near Weeden.
Frame Houses, n. Uuon St, above Elm.
small Brick Dwelling Brunswick avenue, Cot
tnge Hill,
Room Frame House and large lot, Brunswick
avenue, Cottage Hill.
20 Acre Lot, in West Amwel township, bet ween
Rock Road and Turnpike.
Acre Lot with House aud Barn. in Delaware
township. near River Road, II miles from city.
rs Acre Farm along York Road in West AM
well township cheap.
Oct. ld, 1895.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-03-24
CATARRH
Feb. 10. Iss2-tf.

Heals and Protects the Membrane. RESTORES
the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full size SOC;
Trial size Zoe. at Druggists or by mail
ELY BROTHERS, So Warren St. New York.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-03-24

Leave Lamberiville Tor Manunka Chunk ssS
1920 m. iS7, 500 and s.2j IN. SUNDAY. SIS p u,
For Phliipsburg and East0n oRly 6.zs IN week
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-03-24

Leave Lambertville for Pennington as am 20f
and 09 p m weekdays
Arrive Pennington 9l6 m, 25S and $40 p M .
week days
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-03-24

Leave Frenchtown . 05 1047 am, 210 $50 sud
9 81 p m week days 81 m sundays. For Phii-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-03-24

s, Jazz aud II.s3 = N. 3 =.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-03-24

Leave Trenton / 81. $50 m. 90. $40, Az, $50
aud 7.53 M. Sunday, SO y. IN.
Arrive Lambertyille s.Ss lU.2O IN. Isl, 4i5 5,O7,
62S and S.4o N. Sunday, S25 pm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-27
The following securities were sold at auction
at the New-York Real estate Saesroom ny
Adrian H. Muller e. Son.

So shares Morris and Essex Railroad Company .loo
% shares Delaware, Iackawanna and western ,e,,
Railroad Company ..................,. .'''l1't
90 snarrs Cnnpy i'1eNa"a''" 1901.
"" 5har ,s p ,t-SS T-c,rrad ' ..... 454
sn starss ynnLera Gas iLght COMPANY
'-'o" L,.e n'' hnTs a., due ,o9o .IiOH
$500 T,n I.oirho SIS ccnnn,nv 50Ls
Oh sharas WAGNER Palace car Company........ 1904
shares American Type Founders Company o
:, n hr' o. s,ata 1--,,s, Conn,ny lq4h
~ nhn,.h,n Naw yort produce Exchange.. siS4
- share. Third Avenue Railroad Company .l"o
So Cs., Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company scrip -
viz: 81 1902 $500 OF 1895 .lOz-Ioi
: shares Continental Fire Insurance Company ''3fo
% snnres hi'eu ''','' a'a .i... o2cs
~ shares Bank Of Manhattan Company. ..,....''2so
~ shares Globe Fire Insurance Company. ~
20 shares American Union Life Insurance Com 80
80
% shares Colonial Trust Company ID
q shares Br adway Insurance Company ....''..lo5
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-27

sight 20 marks 3s pfennnss Rate OF discount :" per
.u.,.s fo3
Paris NAV 90 q. m.-Three per cen, Ien.ss ~,
francs 80 cennes for the account EXCHANGE o' -"
don, % francs 10 cenmes for checks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-27

UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW-IOkK.
As WALI~sT.. NAV 18th. 1871
An ELECTION for eight Trustees and three
"A Inspectors Of the ensuing election Will be held
~ ,hs ofcs az the Company the LIST day Of June
sths drst tuesday between the hours % ~ m and
~ ~, n.y. HENRY L. THORNELfh Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-27
sTOCK VALUES ADVANCE
MORE OUTSIDE BUYING.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EASIER-BONDs
AND MONEY
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE MAY &c
DEALINGS IN BONDS AND BANK STOCKS.

1000 Man Con As. ..... q2is
5000 Mich G Con 7s.c.1l8N
1000 VI l. 8 & w Ext
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-27

W pc
Erie ..........'l
do LIST pref -,
Evans & T II. e.
Flint & p NJ. -.
do pref.
CT Northern pr.
@ Bay * West.
do Deb A..
do Deb 3.
Illinois Central.
Iowa Central -.
DO pref. .......
Keok & Des III
do pref. 800.
L K 4 Western.
90 pref $3.50.
l. 5 d Mich So.
Long Island. 49,.
LOUIS & Nash.
Manhattan Cons
Mex Cent Ltd).
Mex Nat tr Ger.
Mich Central -.
MINI & st louis
DO / IF : p C c
do 2 pf 8 PC nc
40 Kan & Tex.
DO pref. .......
Missouri Pacific.
Mob e. o asstd.
Morris e. Essex.
New England =.
y Y { & II R..
" Y On & 81 L.
do lst pref. $50.
co "a pref. go.
y Y & Har.em
w Y y n & II
y Y Ont & W..
y Y sus e. " n
DO pref .......
Norfolk & West
d. pref ........
Nor Pac v CTS.
DO pref Y cts
Norfolk q south
Ohio Southern
Ore Ry & Nav.
do pref. .......
Peoria e. East
Pes Dec & Ev.
Reading .......
? c C'h & 81 l..
40 pref. ......:
] Fl W * 6 gtd
Reading lot pr.
DO % pref 800.
Rens g. sara -.
RIO Or West p'.
Rome w & Og.
81 l. A e. 7 "
81 Louis Solthw ,
Do pref .......
81 Paul e Dul.
do pref. ....:..
Ct Paul VI s. NJ.
Southern Psc Co
Southern Ry....l
d pref. -
81 Louis & 5 +.
DO lst pref. -.
% % pref -
Texas & Pacific
To. & o Central
DO pref. $3.50"
Union Pacific.
In Fac u a. O. .
Wabash ........l
% pref. ...I
Nheel e. +. F.. IL
DO pref.
Wis Central 60. !
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-27
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS.

London May e6:-Gold is quoted a. Lisbon today at
elgn securtcs are quoted follows: Greece 1884,
lower At ~ Turkey New Defence UNCHANGED a, lGs'.
Group "a l. higher at 65is; Group %, higher at
sia.: Group 3 ,Cb 4. higher Al I'm: Group ID. .
higher al 2O7. The amour, 81 bullion Withdrawn from
,he BANK N England on balance to-day was flG2 co..
Gold bars quoted AT rs lllad. Spanish a. o2s
% m-rhe market for American securities, after
odera. nuctuptlons strengthened and closed nm, with
the demand moderate. The market worked IN sympathy
with English C0nsols for money, 1872 consos
for account i3 10: Ateh,on io'. Canadian. 5ss
:, Paul ia. Illinois Central, 81; Louisville tbrs
Mexican Central new Is. 20; Nsw-York central. ZOE
Erie i2s. Pennsylvania 81. RAsdns 81 Erie - pref
~, Mexican ordinary is. Bar silver steady at 81 vi6d
per ounce Money. y per cent The rate OF discount In
The open market for short and three months bills IL
Berlin May 2G.-Exehanze London. esh; days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-27
TO HOLDERS OF
Chicago, Milwaukee g. St. Paul Railway Co.
Prairie du Chen Division 8'% Bonds

MATURING FEBRUARY lsT. 1898
The above described bonds will he received on rou
nor con, basis al the office Of the Chicago, Milwaukee ana
St Paul Railway Company. in the cry az Ne"-io'N l.,
exchange for the Companys hundred-year "eheFa'
Mortgage per cent. Gold Bonds at pa' That is
ons Prairie du CHEN Division per cent
bond par IL ...........'''''''''' 49,
Interest accrued and accrIlng to FEB ls', 1919
2 months from Feb. ist TO July lst. 1877.
: month. from July ist. 1897 20 Feb LIST.
1893 at 4 per cent. less dscount..... els oSl3
81 056. Is
One genera, mortgage 4 per cent gold bond TO
mature MAY ls 1889 bearing interest from
Y,,, e, 1907 ................ 1000 90
Difference payable 70 holder ~ Prairie du CHEN
Division bonds In cash NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. F''i 10
This offer TO exchange will remain open Until July ISL
and exchanges TO be made as OF that date.
FRANK y. BOND. vlce-presldent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-27

1925 at 1891 $1,000 at 123 and $1,000 coupon
As OF 1925 at 1871. Final quotations follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-27


Domestic exchange was as follows at the
places named: san Francisc)-Sight. Ia lsc tele-
graph, 20c. Savannah-Buying. lilo on selling,
par ew-Orlcans-Commercal 2oc premium
bank, 81 30 premium. Chcago-J1c premium
bid. Charieston-Buying. par: selling, Il pre-
MUM. Boston -.Jc. Sc. discount. 81 Louis
15c premium bid: offered, 81 premium Clncin-
nat-Over counter, iJc. premium pe'"ec"
banks Coo. premium.
Bank clearings in his city were: Exchanges,
SS4 .G29 G5G: balances S4,551, 1S5; CEicago,EX-
changes. S14GN3 1874; balances ST.. toS bal-
tImore-Exchanges 50 123. 0i0: balances, S3oo'-
40 Observation-Disclosures, SlJ,2i4G''9; balances,
81, IA. 155. lphia-Exchanses' S9'5o''9'o;
balances. 81 1855 %.
The commercial price OF bar silver was Goc.
Mexican silver dollars 41ikG 49c In London bar
silver was unchanged at - Oiled Silver ex-
ports Tomorrow 10000 ounces.
Money on call in London, y per cent open
market discounts 15-lG per cent for short ana
long bills British consols. 1l3ss for money ana
113 1-16 for the account. Discount rate in Paris.
Ia per cent: in Berlin, 2as per cent. French
rentes 1U, francs 30 centimes. Paris exchange
on London % 10iA m2511ia francs
To-day's Washington Treasury statement
covering actual results OF two days ago, com
pared with the last preceding statement gives
the following balances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-27

Railroad bonds were irregular and moderately
active with the principal transactions IN the
Atchison ard Northern Pacific issues Kansas ana
Texas seconds. Southern Railway hrst rs, ot'
Louis and San Francisco Is. Texas and Pacihc
second incomes, Kansas Pacific first conso re-
Ceiptss Lake Shore first registered and Burng-
ton and Quincy Nebraska extension Isl. me
chief net gains made by Atchison ADJUST
ment 4s. l to Az; Kansas and Texas SECONDS
IL to rs: Mobile and Ohio new Us. : To III
st. Louis and San Francisco Is. IA TO O'; jersey
Central Js. q to los: Northern Pacific Terminal
hrsts. to 105: Erie general lien BIS, z to ",'
Southern Railway first rs. ~ To !Dh; WaDasn
second js. y 20 To- and Toledo, St Louis ana
Kansas City first receipts. y TO -. Inc chiel
net losses were In Baltimore and Ohio Js regis
tered 81. to 80: Colorado Midland first receipts,
IL to 60: Brooklyn City frsts, IL to ll3i2;
Brooklyn Elevated first receipts. ! to I1i2: tan
Southern general mortgage receipts = TO as
Ann Arbor first Is. Il to ISia. and 81. LOUIS
and San Francisco rs. "a 10 !Hss. In insect
laneous issues Commercial Gable As gained " 10
1013, and Lehigh and Wilkesbarre consolS as
scented lost Jh to 921a.
THE MONEY MARKET
Money on call was IL per cent. with excep-
tons at IA per cent Time money was > per cent
for sixty days. 22 per cent for three months. ~
per cent for four months and 2MN3 per cent Ior
six months Commercial paper rates were o'emf
per cent for the best names for three and -FOUR
months. per cent for six months and imJ per
cent for names not sO-well known. Inc market
for commercial paper was tribe more ac'ne.
The foreign exchange market was nttie
easier Posted sterling was 4.Sbl2 ana 4oo lot
long and short bills respectively. Rates TOT &C.
tual business closed as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-27

Customs receipts reported from Washington
to-day were SGJ1 ZIP internal revenue receipts
5000 400 and the miscellaneous receipts. SliS.-
$50: total Government receipts for the day
S9S4 100; expenditures, SlWlSWm; excess or en-
nenditures S23 $40 Receipts for the month to
date 500 15.3 2S: expenditures, S2G.II4.OD; ex-
cess Of expenditures $61S6S2 Receipts for the
fiscal year TO date, S3h. 49,. o6S expenditures
S210 j37 $50: excess OF expenditures x33 1SJ3l4;
receipts Of National bank notes for redemption
S310361.
The Sub Treasury had a debit balance at the
Clearing House OF S319924. and its net loss on
balance was S13JS19 made up by a loss IN
coin Of S39OjI4 and loss In currency or S',I, ~
Sub-Treasury receipts for the day were S2o''',-
G23 and payments 50 ~ 4t2 resulting in a gen
eral balance OF SOP III .491. consisting Of Sl3o,-
O151SI coin and $GG. 5000 currency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-27
NOTICE.

NOlltE.
~ An election for Directors o. the PENNSYLVANIA Coal
comn,ny viii be held the office OF the Company NJ
punnore Penn Wednesday, June 9th prox' between
the hours OF IL and IL A. m 49,. a., oo.. A..
june '' NORRIS b. MEAD. Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-27

Consumers Jersey city bonds 49, n,sL
Equitable. New-York stock .Iaasa SaSs
Equitable. New-Yorx. LIST mtRe 0s...."" Ia
EQUITABLE. NewYork. con. mtge. ........'.''ils 20
Fort Wayne, Ind, stock. 80 90
Fort Wayne, Ind. list mtge. ............... W. ccs
Grand R Rapidds n s,cb' ss, m,xc aO 92a
~, s nnu N,p''' 800 81 f37 140
id,snanois ina '' 81, mioe 1914 1oo%
lafayette Ind. stock. ..........-.....'' 90 90
Lafayette Ind. LIST mge. .................. " 70
IOgansport and Wabash Valley stock.... % 99gu
L0gansport and Wabash Valley LIST mtge..' - ~
Metropolitan Gas Light LIST Ga. New-fork.'. ~. a.
Madison Gas and Electric stock. ............' 70 ~.
W,,,,si Ssv-york .",'........... 247 1921
New-Ynrk and F-nst River. y. Y. com o.s, oo
New-York and East River y. y, pref. u9n ~,
Nrw-York and East River. y. Y. LIST mtge !l ~.
Csfc "a tnda,a Gas stock ............. 80. 60i1
Ohio and Indiana Gas ist 6s..............'. ~ 81
- ho,6. 1915
~. ~. yorL crmr,n, .'...... IO2i3 ln3t
c,nnaar1 Nevv-york nroferred ........ IiSn 12O
Western Milwaukee. stock. ..........''''' % "n
western Milwaukee LIST mtge. 5s........' -, ~
Williamsburg Brooklyn. lst mtge........'. lV3 ioo
'And interest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-27

The following securities have been added on
the stock Exchange list; S4,OUDO 81. Louis
and Iron Mountain first mortgage bonds en-
tended TO May /. 1917. at ~ per cent; S2.4S2,po
New-York and Erie Railroad first mortgage
bonds extended to May !, 1917. at per cent
So sos. 800 first mortgage collateral trust D per
cent gold bonds Of 1853 Nos. to % inclusive. OF
$500 each: Nos 1O1 10 800. Nos. 2,3Ol to 400
and 2fOl 20 1850 inclusive for Sl.UO each as
collateral trust gold > per cent bonds OF 1873.
and q 900 VOO capital stock of the Western Gas
Company: $500 900 first mortgage \ per cent? gold
bonds Of the Sunbury and Lewistown Railway
Company. and S120coooO capital stock OF the
CAPITAL Traction COmpan!.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10
A Pleasant Birthday Party.

Miss Mary Moore, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. Allen Moore, celebrated her
sixteenth birthday yesterday by enter
tanning a number of her friends at a
Five O'clock Tea. The occasion was
made one of special enjoyment to the
young folks, and though no young men
were invited, it was none the less a
splendid success.
The entertainment was mostly of
games and other pastimes. At a sea-
sonable hour the party were invited
out to the dining room, where was a
table set with lots of good things. In
the center was a large birthday cake
on which were sixteen candles.
Miss Moore received many congrat-
ulations from her friends, with all es-
pecial compliment upon celebrating her
"sweet sixteenth" birthday.
Those present were: Misses Agnes
Carrow, Emma HAZEL, Gertrude Bald-
win, Eva Corkran, Anna HAZEL, Fan
ME Taylor, Nina Wells, Flora Wells,
Marion Start, Beulah HAZEL, Blanche
HAZEL, Helen Collins, Bertha Stengle,
Marie LeFevre, Mable Hudson, and
Bertha Price.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10
CHESWOLD.
Missionary Day a Success Appearance of
the Hessian Fly.

mlsSiOHdIg DAY SuCCeSs appearance OF
the Hessian Fly.
Special Correspondence to the Times.
CHEswoLD, Nov. Sth:-We hear some
talk of the fly in wheat. Mr.. J. H.
Bishops field of wheat near town is be-
coming bare in spots, from what is
supposed to be the work Of the Hessian
Fly.
Leipsio Public School has invited
Cheswold Public School to Join them
in spelling contest, to come off in the
near future.
The extra meetings at Bethel which
were so promising when the storm in
terfered, it seems could not recover
and closed Sunday night Pastor Fogle
will begin his extra meetings at Ches-
void Wednesday evening.
What was intended by our Sunday
School Superintendent to be only lit
tie extra effort to increase his monthly
missionary collections last Sunday,
produced for the day much greater re-
suits. Mr.. Herman Taylor, Of Dover,
delighted our people with his singing,
and DR.. Ella Swlnney, of Smyrna, oc-
cupied the morning preaching hour
also, very entertainingly to a large au-
dience, sherelated incidents of her mis-
sionary work among the ''heathen
Chinese, as she could professionally
reach their hearts and explain to them
the Gospel. The collection taken by
the Sunday School for the day amoun-
ted to between S23 and S24 for missions.
Mrs. Lizzie T. Smiths class of ten
boy rolled in $12 76 of it.
Mrs. Milligan, of Wilmington, Del,
who has charge Of the Temperance
Scientific Instruction for Delaware
Public Schools, visited the business
session of our w. C. Z. U. last Thurs
day afternoon, when committees were
appointed to introduce her mode of in
struction into eight Public Schools of
this vicinity.
PersOnal:-Mrs. John Shahan and
son Frank, of Newark, Del, is visiting
Mrs. Hannah Shahan- Miss Mabel
Cole, of Wyoming, spent a few days
last week with her aunt, Mrs. A. O..
Disch-Miss Esther Bernard was de-
tained Saturday and Sunday by sick
ness at the home OF Mr.. Robert P.
Collins at Dover-Mr. W. 7. Ford and
family have returned after a lengthy
visit to relatives near Richmond Va
Miss Jenny Garrett accompanied them
home. REX.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10
Communicated,
REX.

EDITOR SMYRNA TIMEs:-Your state
ment of the fire at my house is in the
main correct, but there are two or three
inaccuracies that 1 take the liberty of
correcting and will ask you to commu-
nlcate the same to your readers.
My loss was about $500 on which I
was insured to the amount of $780,
The fireplace alluded to was not an or
namental one, but was constructed by
one of the best mechanics in Kent
county, Mr.. Bell. Itwas from no care
lessness on the part of my family
that the fire occurred.
l am under obligations for many
acts of kindness extended myself
and family by the neighbors and friends
and take this method of extending to
them my sincere and heartfelt thanks.
L. WIN. SPRINGS.
BrenfOrd, Del, Nov. 9th 1897.
Smyrna times., 1897-11-10
A Busy Industry.

The Smyrna Shirt and Hosiery Co.,
under the management of Messrs. Clar-
ence and Edwin Prettyman, are about
in shape to start up their hosiery de-
partment. They have recently put in
40-horse power boiler and a 20-hOrse
power engine and now have sufficient
power to run both departments. The
engine room is big improvement on
the old. Besides the addition here
they have enlarged the cutting depart
ment by making a cutting table 40
feet long. William Hall is foreman of
this branch of the business and is as
sisted by two men. Mr.. Hall himself
can cut 354 dozen shirts a week.
Messrs. Prettyman now do their own
pressing and added a special depart
ment for this work alone.
The Hosiery Department is under
the fOremanship of John E. Phillips,
Jr. In this are II ribbers, 21 knitters,
and lOOpers. There will be employed
in that department, 35 operators, with
machine capacity of $50 dozen pairs of
stockings day. In point of mechani-
cal construction the machines are per-
feet beauties.
The whole factory will soon employ
about 120, with a demand for an in
crease, if more operators were avail
able. The pay roll will soon amount
to 5000 every two weeks, aud this cir
culates mostly in this community.
The orders are so plentiful that the
prOprietors will run four nights of each
week through the winter In fact they
have all they can attend to. At night
the whole building is illuminated with
50 electric lights, burning from half
past six until nine. Looking at it
under such bewitching circumstances,
the revolving of machines and indus
trious employees, it makes a scene that
is not only pride to the proprietors,
but to the community as well. It is a
fortunate thing that the factory can be
kept busy with orders, and it is still
more fortunate that employment can
be furnished to so many in Smyrna.
The Prettyman Bros. feel we'll pleased
! with their new ventura