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spent Sunday with Miss kathryl

Beckett
Harvey Slaughter, son Of Henry
S.a alElt"r. Il prominent farmer living
near here, wa rnn into by Il blind h"rs,
in til" barn yard and badly bruised and
cut about tie head. 1t was at first
tiou|M his injuries w"u'l prov" fatal.
VT + =" ujm'i You z man Is no" i'm
proving.
Iu-IuurtuW evening tncr" vii! bc u
rlsuc.~ mins nl thr A. +. Christian
Nndcavor Society. All mcnlbcrs are
rgur-t,d to- bc present, whrn Ihr chair.
ucN ii the ylrip';s committees will
MAKE their reports.
Tho citizens Of this town are much
pleased with Tie rrpnuNv rla"tlc"I III
changing III" y stem oi street lighting by
Secretary Anthony ana Chjri Engineer
Wilson. IL c'~t the town SNGl". This
Is nuch lower than the estimate matte,
lUj the li.!!3 are far Superior To the
old ones.
The gang Of roughs that have for
sometime been annoying the hotel pro-
pfietnr> OF Smyrna, is to he broken ~
y the law. The hotel men feel they
uaV" stood enough and III the futur'
members Of this ganI viii be HYrescu
when acting disordery. {. =. Gears,
proprietor Of the Smyrna House, bad
me OF the gang arrested last week, and
ne is now III Dover jail. Saturday even
ing Samuel Hobbs, another member Of
THIS crowd, was also arrested upon a
warrant sworn ont by Mr.. Gears He
Ia,
Keep the peace. John {. Blizzard, ut
the Delaware House, has warned them
and the saline treatment will Ne given
these toughs at the Chester House.
Ihe proprlctorS Of th'sc well known
noS;lcrirs are determined to run respect
able house, and instead Of having these
m'n put ont uf their places, AZ III the
past, will swear ont warrants for their
arrest when they become un!nanagrahc.
The trouble has been caused by the
hotels refusing t. sell several Of the gang
drinks.
Sometime ago young darkcy went to
Webbs mills and got two sacks OF flour,
saying they were fer lis aunt, Il customer
ut Mr.. Wcbb's. When asked for pay
ment the woman, Sara Davis, said they
were gotten Undcr false prctcnS"s and
did not even know the man. Saturday,
while Mr.. Webb was weighing bran on
the second floor Of his mill, this same
cplorcd man entered the ba cmcEt,
! sEuu.dcrcd Il bag containing two bushels
Of meal and quietly walked out lie
had not gone far when seen by the pro.
prlctor Of the mill, who Immediately
gave chase. He caught tie thief vii,
,av. Lin the slmc old story, he wanted
i, Tor hls aunt, but seeing 10 one abOu,
thought he would take j, and tell Mr.
Webb later. He was gently (?) assiste
back to the mill, being induced to stcl
lively by he toe Of the millcr's boot, but
escaped arrest by running through tho
branch at rear OF the mill.
Sunday was Veterans Day at the NJ
T.. Church, Rev P. Il. Rswlins, Of Sea
ford, chairman Of the board of stewards
OF the conference, filling the pulpit botl
morning and evening. Rev. Rawlins
addresses were very much appreciated
lie il well-known here, having been IN
the circuit eighteen years ago. lie tool
for his text in the morning Galatians g.
IA. lie handled his subject in masterl
! manner and flushed with touching
! ples for aid in helping the wora ou
members of the conference. There an
The sun., 1898-02-02
THROUGHOUT DELAWARE.
Smyrna.


AT the last meeting Of the school board
when tie teachers Of the Smyrna Public
Schools were present it was UNANIMOUSLY
deer cd to invite Prof. William J. Shear
err, .sllpo rln'' nGcnt Of the public schools
ol lIl%lbrth, y }. to e, me to Smvrna
and instruct tie teachers here in his new
hrlh'd Vl 2ri ding. Prof. Shcarrr's iicx.
IDic method Of grading and promoting
pa! - has Tie cndOrS, mcnt Ol MANY 0
the 't"ulhg educators Of the day and is
now used IN many towns and Gti -
Mh"'r It Ms given general sati-iaci IN.
ne iIrH = 10 advance the brighter pu-
pills and thus allow them to get through
school sooner. BY tie olu system ui
gra' in and promoting which DlnA. IT,
gcturr tie bright ;nu t!c dUll many SER
loUr G"I"ct~ are caused and tnuNyh lcAcu-
En- uNhcr NlUrIN IN Iiiyi,ncy uud
though pupils differ IN II hUidirI Ways
ALI r'r"& tD"lr progress, yet the g;it."j
s,..o.. o..o.y keep the cuI,..,ru ul c,.ti
grade together, not on nlDi!th after
month, but year alter year, for then
whole sch ,oi life. an tie teaches ar.
forced T.. Try to Iialr al IT," rGpji~ at he
same p.a'" by Il given time, a:Iu promote
thrm tpnt>#ncri MprE Wh,W ne o,nol
ar arr not pGri".,.t iT It. Ia" new
mchD,i viii lp Nuutt do away With
much OF B." Idle tl,icl pupil now en-
joys and .Wlti eliminate tine uurulv. 1t
viii give TIC bright scholar som" en-
coJran m"Ut to work WEcn he knows
thu he mli. tr rewarded Tor close aplli-
tion lu lirir studies, while the indecent
and inGiiiorln pupil will Lr stimulated
to ln:l,' ttrliS 'r Fl 4 Themselves
left hcI d by their associates. Prot
Shcarcr is Well-knOwn here VT ere be lIAr
nInL} Ir.ru"~ ana has kindly consented
to Instr c Iet a hers OF smyrna sch". !
free Of charge. owing he interest he
takes III tie town. Tie ncN change Las
caused cun-,"rlilIlon among tlr scholars
here, esp cia " thOs: vi o only study
enough to- b" carried along with Their
class when the annual Promotions are
The residence Of Frank Boyer was en-
tered by IL burg "a" who effected an en-
trance by a rear window, Saturday morn
ing. The intruder was evidently fright
ri,d I'll IL. aside from some money in Il
cupboard in the Kitchen, nothing else
W. tai,
Gov Tunnel has commissioned +. II.
Bees firm OF COrgEli d Ecck
notary public for the firm.
Miss. he tie Me, ca Ct tert inrd thc
Whist { ub last iIIBnt at her home Gil
Main street.
7 " SnIy II Creamery received G3,24-
lbs oi n,ik A>t month. Manager Eusk
pail 81 cents per hundred pounds for the
lnlk.
Clarence +. Raymond is visiting friends
and relatives in Milwaukee, Wis.
William Anthony, Of Philadelphia, Il
student a, the Drrxcl Institute has been
hunn for Il few days.
Harry jefferson, of Chcstertown, spent
Sunday with relatives in town.
Charles Cole and Miss Gussie Jefferson
were quietly married Thursday evening
by Rev j.. NJ. Layiicld.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hill, Misses Iette and
Susie HiIl Mrs. A. i. Hudson, Jr., Miss
Edith Collins, left to-day for Chester
town, to attend the Baxter-Jefferson,
nup,ia's this evening.
Miss Jenet SutcIif. Of Philadelphia,
The sun., 1898-02-02
Ncn Who Wear the Shields

Encampmrnt no. 81 luon Veteran
Lglon held their ninth anniversary
la,. night in their ronl.4s Third and
Market st,crtH. The occasion wa. q, .
that will be long remembered by those
who art palcd IN the affair, Il. ,,rjur
the evening many speeches we're maI,.
that fcraIicd t. ,hc memory pi fin.
veteran e time wh'n they were s,rny.
CLING preserve thr mon. Duri, y,l !.
evening, sp ccl"s wor: rnmIn by In1
l"lnnanu,r John T.. Dpnrhlr p"I
Colonel Warren y Tnxbury and rx. y.
Mayor Stanbury WiIl"y. Within 4
RrIIiy, distinguished himself a. ,n
eIocntlonist by the abe vay IN wh;"n
ne r"cItrd tit" h"autid poem cu,i,lcu
'Ihc Charge 81 ihc IrIg!. EJlyod,. 81
"Slcrldans Ride" va. ucl,rl IN - vn,y
eloquent rIann"' by hnl,l Eoap. Afrr
the rrrIlatinns the rn"nrur,ur,h w,,l
their many friends, adlpIrnrd I, tLn
pack room Of the bIi,!iuy vLnn. =
banquet had been rrmr.d' JI. cnu'
n'l'rr w." had charge oI thc affair con.
sisted q Lewis Grubi,, Levi. W,lcnx and
PhiIlp t"ldmi"r. There were at,out nrc
hundred persons present. '>
The sun., 1898-02-02

i'ns,s. The indications now are very
favorable for crop OF peaches this year
In reference to the shipment Of straw.
hcrle~ az contained in Yesterdays Sun,
it should be that the shipment from this
station this season will be on snnle days
fr"n twenty to twenty-five cars Of straw
berries. This applies to the days when
the strawberry season has reached It's
hrigll.
4 number Of Young men who have
been working on farms in this vicinity
have lcit to accept employment OH farms
in the vicinity OF New Haven, Conn,
Marshai John Cannon Snort WAS in
town on Monday night.
Mrs. L. Oliver Cannon il mt .r,1ining
her school friend, Miss Mahc! H. IuSk, Of
Pennsylvania.
Charles McCaulry, son OF +. McCluley.
LAS secured employment in Connecticut.
WiIiiam !irarn and William Bacon, Of
Salisbury, have left for the kluuuikr.
They VIA 90 Glrcct t" Seattle and sail
from there, expecting tn reach the gold
fields by tic opening Vt spring. Several
'AiSi '7hiiTD'H p''i'it aft contemplating
the trip and vii! probably leave Iller.
Il. =, Cannon and George W. Stra,lcv,
accompanied by their wives, will attend
tie convention Of the Atlantic States
Packers Association, AT Huiia.,. next
week
An excursion will BE- run this week
over the Quccn Anne Eairoal from
Hwes to Baltimore.
A revival is in progress II, the VI. +.
Church, at Scafurd. A number have
been converted.
A factory for the manufacture Of berry
crates vi shortly be erected a. Blades,
near Seaiord.
Raymond Brown and Robert Richards
have returned from Baltimore.
There was another fall Of snow ycstcr-
day, beginning IN tIr al,cruvn, with
Indications OF a heavy snow.
;. r.. Roberts, ui Ea.iilnVNr, wa. in
town yesterday.
The sun., 1898-02-02
Field DEPUTY of Internal Revenue

Field ReEuty of Internal Revenue
! Stay,or, who Las Teen suffering from
carbuncIr on his chin is much better.
| The funeral services % Mrs Rcyecca
! }: Mason was held Yesterday. The ser-
vices at the house were largely attended,
lntrrncnt was made privately at tie
wilmington and Brandywiae Cemetery.
The flncral services over she remains
ct Mrs. Susan J. Fritz took place vcstcr-
day morning 1T her late residence No.
1851 Lincoln street, after which the body
was taken to bennington Cemetery,
Chester county, Pa, for interrnsn'.
Several local lIicksitc Friends attended
tn" f"nc,ri Quarterly Meeting at West
'hr~t"r, Pa, yesterday.
TIA" Fame Fire Company, No g.. OF
tins city, will soon begin q pie eating
contest, the object being to cat thirty
pes IN thlnv DAYS, one pie each daI,
thc prnaIi y for those who fail will be
they will either have to pay for the pies
or kim the Christ lana when there js
ice roa'in, on it.
A 'oHncll Of Congregational preachers
from Philalcl phia, Germantown and
Baltimore will be held at the First Con-
gregatlona Church Of Delaware at
ll1nn,s Hall, on Madison strcet below
Fourth. on Thursday afternoon and
evening" February 3 They will rtcog
ME the church rs the First Congrpga-
tlona! Church Of Delaware,
The sun., 1898-02-02

A. the home Of Mr.. and Mr. William
); Fisher on Monday evening, several
pleasant snd very Interesting r rsm.s - -
suehre ssrs played. VI
The sun., 1898-02-02
Georgetown.

Mrs. Cathalinc Pepper, the aged
wi1cw Of the late Asbnry Pepper, is
seriously i'll OF general debility, at her
h"NI near town.
Ira +. .Jcrman left Yesterday for brief
stay in Philadelphia.
Mrs John W. Passctt was called to
Salisbury, Md, Saturday, by the illness
of a relative.
Snow fell here yesterday morning to
the depth of an inch, Icing the largest
fall Of snow we have had this winter.
Noah II. Dennis, II D., NJ. & V. rail
road engineer, is confined to his home
by illness.
Nrgic Lttleton was thrown from 4
wagon, on Saturday. and landed upon
his head, bat f,tlnat"ly he was unin-
jurrd.
William f. Ihrrickspn, aged 81 years,
died yesterday, at his home near the
Sussex Alnslnusr, a!tcra lingering i'll
ness Of cpnsumptipn. A widow and six
children survive him, one Of the latter
being the wife OF Willard =. Phillips, Of
Wilmington. In,crnrnt vii! take place
in odd Fellows Cemetery tomorrow
afternoon.
Mrs. Eugene II Hammond spent Sum
day at Franklin City, Va,
T. jeff Pyle, Theodore A Polk and
William Hobbs were AT Rchoboth, Sun
lay.
Miss Florence Thoroughbred enter
tanned number Of her young friends at
bIrthdny party at her home on Rail-
Uad nvcnlc last evening
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Oliver Cannon, Of
BridgeviIe, spent Sunday with tie lat
tc's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. fun
nell.
Mrs. X. r. Hart is recovering from her
recent severe attack Of acute rhcuma-
tism and expects to be able to bo ort in
few days.
The sun., 1898-02-02
IsrilIgcvilIc.

Yesterday morning was the coolest
morning of the winter. The thcrlnnmc-
ter at 7 O'Clock registered eight degrees
above zero. The weather continues cold
and it is believed the thermometer will
go even lower this morning. This il.
just the kind Of weather the owners OF
peach orchards want. The cold keeps
back the buds and prevents them from
swelling, and later to blossom early in
the spring 70 be after killed by Iaae
The sun., 1898-02-02

Brown, co]orcd, who said lie would do
the hauling for SD per month Coun-
Gilman \. Lee Cummins and Secretary
Anthony defended Mr.. Cole, but yea
and nay vote was called for the con,
tract being awarded A. l.. .Jriinr, he
receiving tn" votes of NnaerI IIuffeckcr.
X. l.. CI mmn ". A F Er. r. c.
N""rr refusing to vote, amt t,uncilncI
Anthony and A. Lee tunmns sticking
to their candidate,
The trouble is not yet settled and
more will he heard in reference to this
matter at the next meeting.
An effort is being made bv Mrs. J. ".
Clifton. Miss Emma IInlgh and Miss
Laura Bell to organize Il Century Club in
Smyrna. 1t is the purpose Of the origi-
nAt"rs to secure fifty charter mrml ers
and then effect an organization. after
which the young as well as the old
women OF tie town will be invited to
i)in, Meetings will BE- held every We'd
n"-iav afternoon in odd Fellows Hall
fruin , 80 until o'clock.
The sun., 1898-02-02
FOR SALE.

,m ,''r,,: sAnSaH H. Stocked ciea, stors, and *.
lpply III E."".stsr tsII"s Z '.,u. bsuais for csA'
The sun., 1898-02-02
HELP WAKTED-MALE6.

~ NlED-S' lunlon for roachman or house
~ work il, private family. Addrcs, SOL Tat
w ANlEi'm5o boys to sell the Sunday edi-
l' n". sunday, Morr Profit Apply IO3 East sixth
w hNrEl',- man in every town in Della
m>I"nSIhlc w. concern. Apply at ONE Eox 5,
rhiladelpLia, Pa ''' ~ "''''' i''N %
III Great Hampton Row, birminvhan En"i,md
@ M,"' many years ago went to America under the
nam" "l James Johnson and tradrd i,r some
iIi,i 1S Hs 'a''," dealer in Kansas city Jackson
Inln'rati"n To WILLIAM jAIKstjN i,rnt hrrI
1III1I,EIr>l.nl III,r ,, EIln; SlmrkhiIl birmingham or
bury, England '' '''''''''' "''''''
The sun., 1898-02-02
hLLp WBNTKD-FEMALES.

w HnmE w., bright young woman stenogra-
WiInjrr,,n,u" ",n Remington operator. Box y72.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-09
Will Marry to Sell Liquor.

CHAMBERsBURG, Pa, March 4.-Hav-
ing been granted a license to sell liquor,
Morris D. Jacobs next step viii be topro-
cure marriage license. This is practi-
cally the promise he made in Court to-
day.
jacobs was an applicant for license
for a hotel at Funkstown. Judge Stew
art, in disposing Of the application, said
it was with great reluctance that he grant
ed license to an unmarried man. ia
eobs relieved the Courts compunction on
this point by stating that he would get
married at once. The new condition inn
posed upon license applicants by the
Court may have a tendency to hasten
several marriages, since liquor license
has come to be valuable franchise, and
two or three unmarried aspirants for
privileges of that character are preparing
TO file applications next year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-09
1t is Safe to stand Upon.
From the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore American.
The chairman Of the Republican Con-
gressional Campaign Committee has just
made this announcement: THE coming
campaign viii be fought ont on the lines
of the platform adopted at st. Louis. That
will be our only gnide, save as new issues
are created as contingencies arise and
new policies are made in Congress. No
committee has rig htto make platform
for the party, and so we will be governed
by that adopted in 1896;
That platform, though ii is now two
years old, has lost none Of its strength.
IL was just the sort of document needed
then, and there are very few sections
of it that have not now an important
bearing upon the issues that will be be-
fore the people in the congressional cam
paign of this year. 1t was upon that
platform that Mckinley was elected pres
ident, and it served as a battlecry in the
greatest fight for sound money and good
government that was ever made in this
country. That platform took position
on the tariff question which, carried out
by the Dmgley bill, has put the govern
menrs business on a sound basis, and
stopped the monthly deficits in the treas
ury. It declared in no uncertain words
against any debasement of the national
currency, and in favor of policy that
would maintain inviolate the obligations
of the United States.
1t is important just at the present time,
in view of the disaster to the Maine in
the harbor OF Havana, to remember that
the Republican platform Of 1896 declared
in favor of a strong and dignitied foreign
policy. and insisted that it was the daty
Of the government of the United States
to use its influence and good offices to re-
st re peace and give independence to the
Island of Cuba. This did not mean, and
does not mean. that the United States
should go to war with Spain TO secure the
independence of the island, but it does
mean Just that sort of policy which this
administration is seeking TO carry out
one that will secure the end desired
without involving the country in serious
and unnecessary complications with any
other nation. That platform also favored
the continued enlargement of the navy
and complete system of harbor rand sea
coast defenses, and the work that the
government is GOw doing in this respect
proves that it is following out the course
then laid down by the Representatives of
the Republican party.
That document helped TO win one Of
the greatest national political battles
ever fought. That platform was strong
and sound in 1896; it is strong and sound
in 1898. II is still safe to stand on.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-09
r1s xartsn Trial.

Following is Sheriff Martins story Of
the Lattimer riot, as told on tho witness
stand:
Friday morning reached Drinon
and found all my deputies there. We
went TO a lumber yard. central point.
At in the afternoon got message that
the strikers were marching through
Cranberry, bound for Lattimer. hur-
ried off with the Hazelton deputies 70
intercept the men al West Hazelton.
While going there / repeated my in
structions TO the deputies about keep
ing cool and avoiding trouble if possi-
BILE.
''The mob swore at us when We ap-
preached, cursed me and would not
bulge when told them to do so. read
my proclamation and walked through
them, asking them TO go home. One
young man swore at me violently and
said they would go TO Lattimer in spite Of
me 1 arrested him. One man picked
up stone, but dropped itwhen pointed
my revolver at him.
81 told crowd Of spectators 10 go home
as the strikers were desperate and there
might be trouble Finally the strikers
leff the road and started of over the lots.
Soon heard they were going to Lattimer
and hurried off with my deputies TO
intercept them. / told them again TO
keep cool and not 10 shoot unless their
lives or mine were in danger. Afier lin
ing them up alongside the road told
them would go out and meet the strik-
ers and try once more to disperse them.
A deputy asked il he should not go with
me. No, said, I'll go alone. l thought
one man was enough TO die at once. felt
somehow there was going to be trouble.
met the strikers about fifty yards from
the deputies and asked them where they
were going.
ITO stop the Lattimer breaker lot of
them cried.
81 told them they must not 60 and tried
10 read my proclamation to them. but
they crowded around me, swearing at me
and hussling me to one side. One man
tried TO grab me. and 1 then attempted 10
get hold of him, but the crowd then jump
ed on me and pounded me about the body.
/ dropped my paper and pulled my revol-
yer. One of the men tried to snatch the
revolver from me. but failed. Then he
struck me an awful blow in the face and
knocked me to my knees. Itried 10 shoot
him but my revolver would not explode.
Then the shooting commenced. II lasted
abo,,f half a rtainufa
"In the crowd l saw three men armed
with revolvers and enc with a knife,
the latter made stab at me but missed.
Two men were shot just behind me to
the left 1 was in the direct line OF
fire."
The cross-examination conducted by
Mr.. Scarlett lasted for two hoars and
will be resumed. While many minor
details were brought out nothing was
adduced to affect the main story.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-09

EDIToR HERALD:-
Instead of North Dakota's climate being
hard one to live in. Il is one Of the most
hsa!lhf1l in the land. It's an established
scientific faes that men attain the highest
mental and physical perfection in north
ern lands where frost holds sway. We
are advocating no colonization scheme.
but we merely wish 10 contradict some OF
the many false statements about the most
fertile part of the country, and what y
destined TO be one OF the richest states IN
the land. All il wants TO make It such Is
population. There is plenty OF room
there, as North Dakota has thousands oil
acres OF the best farming country IN the
United States, and & good deal OF 1t can
be taken up free under the homestead
laws. People In the east aiiude to the
deprivations incident TO frontier life
among the disadvantages. Leaving
thickly settled community the home
seeker on a new prairie has fewer neigh
bors: the school houses and churches
may not be as convenient. but there IS
no settler on free homestead in North
Dakota who can not reach store, post
Office. telegraph-office or railway depot
in drive OF few hours on as good roads
all the year as can be found anywhere
City newspapers sre in the post-oifices oil
North Dakota next day AFTER publication.
The papers from this county reach Diekey
county, \. D., on Saturday noon, the
same week Of publication. Apples. or
anges, aud all kinds of fruit and products
of every cline are 10 be had in the towns
of North Dakota at about the same prices
as in the old states. The deprivations of
the home seeker in North Dakota are not
to be compared with those suffered by the
settlers who went to Illinois, Iowa and
Kansas in advance of railroads.; nor is
there any frontier, as before the days OF
railroads. The renter who stays in the
east is depriving himself of the l6O acres
of land by not going to North Dakota
On a rented farm he works for the other
fellow; on homestead he works for him
self, and he enjoys all theprofts- Church.
going people will not be deprived Of reli-
gious influences and facilities in North
Dakota. About all the leading religious
denominations are represented there.
among which are the Methodists, Episco-
palians, Presbyterians, Congregationalist,
Baptists, Lutherans, German Baptists,
and others. Sunday schools are found in
every community. Union S. S. in almost
every schoolhouse. AS to the prices Of
what people have to buy in any country,
such as dry goods, groceries, hardware
footwear, clothing, machinery, etc., they
are fully as low as in the older states.
Comparatively speaking, North Dakota
is better supplied with stores of all kinds,
than many older states. As to fuel, no
one need worry. although no timber IS
growing on the plains, except what IS be-
ing planted and cared for rs other farm
products, yet wood for fuel is plenty, as is
coal also, both native and from Ohio and
Pennsylvania. There is plenty of native
coal for all purposes, yet foreign coal has
/ the swing. r.