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Smyrna times., 1899-01-04
Death of David Stevenson.

David Stevenson, well-known both
as a citizen and stone cutter, died on
Monday morning, aged "a years, the
7th OF December. His death was un-
expected and in that sense sudden.
though his friends had noticed
marked decline in health the past year
or two. His was out Saturday morn
ing and got to the store of Thomas
Jefferson, where he spent the most of
his leisure time, but was taken sud
denly sick and conveyed to his home
on Delaware street. He rallied in
short time only to expire suddenly on
Monday morning.
Mr: stevenson was popular with his
associates, well read on the affairs of
the day, man of decided convictions
after an intelligent investigation of
subject. He grew up in Philadelphia
but came to Smyrna to live 40 years
ago. He was an unfiinching Unionist
IN the Civil war, and since in politics,
a decided Republican. He was mem
Der of the Episcopal church, having
Joined its communion some six years
ago.
He leaves two children by his first
wife, William H. (who will be his sue
cessor in business) and Charles who
went away nearly twenty years ago
and his whereabouts not known.
There is only one child by the second
marriage, Miss Nellie Stevenson, who
with the widow constituted his family.
The funeral will be this afternoon, at
tended by the Hancock Grand Army
Post, of which he was member. The
services will be conducted by Revs.
Geo. W. Dame and @. A. Hill, inter
ment in the Episcopal cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04

success. But the Social Committee
were ever alert and during the course
of the evening, some excellent home
talent music was furnished. The piano
and platform were moved back from its
regular position and while tie member
and guests were moving about the
room, the following musical talent was
rendered: solos by Mrs. J. Allen
johnson, Mrs. Frank Reynolds, Mrs.
Clarence Prettyman, Mrs. Thos. Gov
erdale, Miss Edith Beck, Miss Edith
Collins and Miss Bertha Smithers. A
duett was rendered by the Misses
Tschudy.
At the close of the reception, 1920
o'clock, the idea struck some of the
dancing members present to have an
hour or so of pleasant sport. The
floor had already been waxed and as
some home-talent music was brought
into play, dancing began and was
heartily enjoyed until the midnight
hour. Music was furnished mostly by
Mrs. Frank Reynolds and Miss Helen
Waters. The evening throughout was
enjoyably spent.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04
A DRAWlNG.ROOM DANCE.
Informally Given In the Twentieth Century
ClubroOm by the Young Men
of Smyrna.

Apropos to the advent of the New
Year, the young men of Smyrna gave
very pleasant little dance in the draw
ing-room of the Twentieth Century
Club on Monday evening. The affair
was worked up hurriedly. The floor
was splendidly waxed, and music for
the dancing was furnished by Mr.. w.
Z. Garratt, pianist. The room still
contained the decorations as arranged
by the ladies of the Twentieth Century
Club for their Reception, and on the
occasion of this little dance it seemed
that special preparation had been made.
The affair was purely q local one. and
no visitors from distant were present
except those who happened to he
guests in town at the time. Dancin0
began promptly at eight o'clock and
ended at twelve.
Among those present were: Miss
Nellie Wrightson, Miss Mary Dukes
and Mr.. John Jump of Easton. Md:
w. T. Bryan, Brenford; Mrs. F r
Postles, Mrs. j. Edwin Hoffecker.
MRS. Lillian johnson, Miss Cora
Ischudy, Miss Helen Ringgold, Miss
Nettie Tschudy, Miss Mary Anthony,
M MISS Gertrude Smith, Miss Hilda
Wells, Miss Margaret Fell, Miss Het-
:ie Richards, Miss Ada farrell, Miss
Mary LeFevre, Miss Helen Collins
Miss Beulah HAZEL, Miss Blanche
HAZEL; Messrs. Benton Weldon. q
DAVIS Brown, Harry Tschudy, Charles
LeFeevre, John Anthony, Cummins
Speakman, .A:aLee, Clifton, Robert HS
Denney, Mariner Beckett, John LIE.
Fevre, f. E. Postles, John w. Wat
klns, h. d. Hoffecker, Jr., Roland
Bell, and Price Jacobs.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04

IT was a qualification to the people of
Dover as we'll as the whole State to
learn on Saturday that Mrs. Cordelia
Botkin had been convicted in San
Francisco for the killing by poison
sent through the mail, Mrs. John P.
Dunning and Mrs. Dean, and sent to
the State prison for life. Her convic-
tion was for murder in the first degree.
This decision was reached in two hours
by the jury, very much to her sur
prise, and shortly after was incarcer-
ated for life, for the commitment of
her horrible crime. Had Mrs. Botkin
gone free, it is probable that the coun-
try woulc have been startled for
months to come by an epidemic by
similar efforts to get rid of people, as
was recently attempted in the case eff
Mrs. Adams, in New York. How diff
ficult it is to completely cover a crime
from sight, is set forth in the follow
ing paragraph:
The clue to the identity of the man
who threw the dynamite bomb at Rus
sci Sage was supplied by button. A
reporter took the button and traced it
back to the manufacturer, from him to
the tailor, and from the tailor to
Norcross, who wore it. The clue to
New York's poison mystery may, in
like manner, be supplied by the silver
stand in which the bottle of poison
was sent. The manufacturer of the
trinket has been found in Newark, and
he Gays that only about fifteen of the
articles have been sold, and only one
in this city. Here is the chance for
some Sherlock Holmes.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04
The Year Just Past.

r. II. Dunn & Co. s weekly review
tIade: ''The year of 1898 has not only
been one of victory, of important in
crease in territory and of incalculable
expansion of the influence of the
United States among nations, but has
surpassed all other years, in financial
and industrial results. The centre of
financial power has crossed the ocean.
After paying debts of several million
dollars abroad, and conducted a war to
an honorable end, the country is lend
so many millions in Europe that for
the first time banks abroad looked to
New York to dictate the rate of ex-
change. Exports have been about
81, $50, 900, 900, and the excess over i'm
ports about $617, 200, 900 against 1876,
0OO,OOO In 1897, and in only two prev
ious years has the balance risen to
$SOO, 100000. In no calender year have
net imports of gold reached S75, 900, :
O0O, but shis year they have been
ABOUT $l4O, 100000. November passed
ali previous months in value of pro-
duce exports over imports, but Decem-
per mas gone much beyond November
exports OF wheat for the wear lacking
q day. or two, have been 21s' 504 6s8
bushels, Hour included, slightly ex-
ceeued only by 225, ,665, 812 in 1899 and
OF corn, ZOO, ,9I9, on bushels. only an
preached by 1S9, 127, $40 in 1907 This
mas been without exception. taking tha
Nation at large, the mos nros nssons sn
year for years. Poio"S
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04

AT the first trial of Senator Kenney
in the summer, some of the papers of
the State, notably in Susser county,
made severe attack on Judge Brad
ford for his charge to the jury, compar-
ing him to Jeffreys, whose name in
connection with judicature, is always
classed as infamous.
The EUery EUening let these stric-
lures pass, though the editor knew the
charge of the judge was in the
direct line of evidence, without
uttering a word of rebuke for rejecting
on the judiciary,as weremember. Two
weeks since, the Times ON what should
have been the best authority, stated
that DIR. Hirmam r. Burton did not
withdraw his contest for the Senate at
Dover-that the Judges, Grubb and
Boyce, who constituted the Return
ing Board" had done so, &c. We sub
sequently learned that we were wrong;
that DIR. Burton or rather his attorneys
for him had given up the contest, and
hence Maull was declared elected.
The error on our part was acknowledged
in a subsequent issue, but notwith-
standing this fact, the editor jumped
on us with both feet, for the fourth time,
column and a quarter long, the
gravamen of the charge being that we
hoI 4 l.lo1oI Al1a T,1oao
The cause of the savageness of the
EUery EUening was perhaps the fol-
lowing paragraph:
"Judge Boyce's connection with the
bench is of recent date, and the matter
above corrected leaves him without i'm
putation, but if our contemporary were
as true to historical facts as it is to OBJ
sequiousness, it would admit there was
reason to infer most anything after
the wonderful miscarriage Of justice
in Dover in 1894 and 1896. .s-Dis-
franchisement III the first case,
and being deprived of Office in the
other case, of those elected by the pop
ular vote to them. Does the EUeTy
Evening means to suppress a record of
historical fact? If proceeding ON this
plan, what would the histories of
Macaulay, Bancroft and Ridpath be
worth as a faithful transcript of the
times? There is not one of the As States
that has such record, that we know of,
and we challenge the EUery Evening
to bring the proof. If our cotemporary
had heard the expressions in relation
to the above cases that we have, from
the people, the editor would admit
that our inference or expression was as
mild as the breath of May morning
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04

The death of John P. Cochran at
Middletown last week, having lived in
the enjoyment of robust health until
entering his Goth year, leaves but three
ex-Governors as his survivors-Mr.
Stockley of Sussex, and Messrs. Rey-
nolds and Watson, of Kent county.
Mr.. Cochran was every inch man-as
sturdy in his political ideas as he was
in his health. He did not believe in
success by trickery, and for this rea-
son was not in the confidence of "Ma-
chine Men" He has been practically
out of politics for some years. In fact
he was never an office seeker: the Of
fee sought him. Mr.. Cochran was a
gentleman of ''the old school," genial
and communicative, and always, and
never more so than in his last years,
had a kindly greeting for his large circle
of friends.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04
CHESWOLD.
The Ford Planning Mill Burned TO the Ground
M. E. Sunday School Entertainment
and Treat-PersOnal.
Decial Correspondence to the Times.

Special Correspondence to the Times.
CHEswOLD, Jan. 2.-Most of our peo-
pie were aroused about 2 O'Clock Sun
day morning by cries of fire and the
ringing of the church bell to find the
saw and planning mill of H. G. and J.
Nj. Ford enveloped in flames. The
property, however, being off to itself.
1t was not difficult to save surround
ing buildings. The loss is variouslv
estimated at from $500 to $1,000, chiefly
upon machinery and tools. The
Messrs. Ford are industrious, worthy
citizens, for whom there is much svm-
pathy expressed. There was no insur-
ance. They were actively engaged
upon mill work for three houses now
building, also cutting splits and
slaves for strawberry baskets, which
were made up about the town. The
loss will be felt by the community.
The origin of the ire is unknown. but
was first located near blacksmith
forge, where spark might have
smouldered from the hour of closing
shop.
Charles r. Vaughn has been elected
Trustee of Cheswold NJ. E. Church, to
succeed the late DIR. Smith. Wilson
Q. Buckson has also been appointed
his successor as class leader.
The pastor, Rev. Edwin Gardner,
will commence his revival meetings at
CheswOld Sunday evening next.
NJ. E. Sunday School Treat.-The enter
tainment and treat by Cheswold Sun
day School last Friday evening was an
event of the holidays, and came off in
splendid form. The children per-
formed their parts well. The singing
by a special choir led Rev. Edwin
Gardner, with Miss Grace Bolts at the
organ was fine, and the decorations
including a Christmas tree were much
admired.
Personal Mary A. Casson and
sons have moved into the house for
merly occupied by Prof. S. H. Cham
bers who has moved to Magnolia. $.
F. Jones and family have occupied
their house vacated by James Botts.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Desher and
daughter and Miss Annie McGregor
of Philadelphia, are visiting Mrs.
Elizabeth Seery.-Mrs. Maggie Far
son and daughter, of Atlantic CITY.
n. j., who are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel Short, Leipsic, called upon her
numerous friends in Cheswold. Mrs.
Mary Scott and daughter Nora, of
Harrington, were guests last week of
Mrs. ID. Ii. Boyce. Miss Lola Cook
of Willow Grove is visiting Mrs
Charles Clarke. Miss Amanda David
Of Dover, has been visiting Miss Lot
tie ohahan' REX.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04

FATAL TO GRIP GERMS.
of the prevalence of the grip in this
town and vicinity, we publish the fol-
lowing: President George Il. Angel,
of the American Humane Education
Society, offers what he claims is pan
acea for the evil. Sulphur is the pre-
ventive he suggests.
'It has been shown" he says, ',how
wearing sulphur in the clothing has
prevented yellow fever, cholera and
other diseases. Half teaspoonful of
powdered sulphur in each shoe or
stocking is considered to be sufficient
| find in the London Lancet that no
less authority than the president of
the Institute of Civil Engineers of
London declares that the sulphurons
vapor produced by the combustion of
coal in that city kills the disease germs
IN the atmosphere. Sulphur is verv
cheap, and whether it DESTROYS or
keeps out germs of disease from the
body or only acts upon the immagina.
ton 1t cannot do much harm to trv II -
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04

CONGRESSMAN Handy and the EUery
Evening are both for keeping the
United States in its swadling clothes
in this age of development. Mr.. Bryan,
who is also an anti-expsnsionist, Mr..
Handy says, will be his candidate for
President again, in 1900. May we
"infer" from the quality of the associa-
ton that he will also be the candidate
of the EVery EUening for the Execu-
tive of this great nation?
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04

This year is no exception as we enter
on it in reviewing the events of the
past year, in many respects the great
est in our national history. The New
York Tribune in its summary says:
Foreign war and domestic welfare
make up the story of 1898 for the
United States. All other topics and
dOings are subsidiary to these. We
have fought the sixth foreign war in
Our national history and the first for
fifty years-a war that will ever rank
as one of the three great wars, in its
lasting results, in the history of the
North American Continent. We have
effected a great expansion Of our ma.
tlonal possessions, and a commensur-
ately great development of our long
established national policy. In peace
ful negotiation and in the rude shock
OF war our flag has been carried to dis
tant lands and planted there. even into
the other hemisphere and into the geo.
graphical system of another continent.
Our navy and army have proved their
unsurpassed efficiency. Our diplomacy
has shown itself a match for that of the
Old World with all its masterful tradi-
uons, The work Of a may day morning
transformed the United States from a
merely local power of unknown and
dlsregarded potency into a world power
universally recognized to be of the first
magnitude IN both peace and war.
With all this we have had year of all
but unprecedented prosperity. In
dustries have revived, trade has de-
veloped, the volume of business has
expanded to dimensions which stag
gered the imagination; products of all
kinds flowing forth to all the world as
never before, and the gold of the world
nowing into our bursting treasures.
That is the record of 1898. Add to that
the final passing of all sectional
estrangement and such perfectness of
union among the State as never was
known before, and we have a chapter
OF American history that for splendor
and good significance stands unsur-
passed in all our annals.
Abroad the year has been full of
more than ordinary interest. Exactly
eighteen hundred years after the first
great Spaniard became Emperor of the
whole civilized world the Spanish EN-
pire has vanished from the face of the
globe. Just four hundred years after
the great Spanish Admiral first planted
the Spanish flag upon the mainland OF
America that flag is with drawn forever
from the Western Hemisphere.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04
RoBT. D. HOFFECKER,
Editor and Proprietor.
R0BT. D. H0FFECKER, j
Associate Editor.

The EUery Evening assumes that
Judge Grubb has reformed since the
the very peculiar court cases at Dover
in 1894 and '96, and will never do so
again. Well, we hope our cotemporary
is right, but why is the editor so
ready to "blarst' any reference to an
official record that involved the inter
ests of a whole state?
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04
NOTICFI

Notice is hereby given that ON Thursday,
January 18th. 1899, at IL O'Clock a. m,
application will be made to Hon. James
State House, at Dover, for the incorpora-
ton of company to be called Smyrna
Shirt and Hosiery Company" the general
business of which company will be the
manufacture and sale of Shirts, Hosiery
and other articles.
GEO. NJ. JONES,
Attorney for Incorporators.
Dover, Del, Dec. 27, 1S98 l22SS
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04

The Sunday Star speaks we'll of the
business prospects of our metropolis in
the following:
"Never in the history of the city has
Wilmington had brighter prospects for
a new year than it has for 1899. Nearly
all of the big manufacturing establish
ments have more work to do than ever
before in their history, and they are
giving employment to more people,
and at better wages than for years
past"
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04
The Legislature.

q, The I Senate organized yesterday with
Castle county. Vi Ne"
county. u ''uSseA
of Kent county. DAA'ei'
Serges1nt-at,Arms = Stockley Dan
The Republican factions of the
House coui not agree on candidates.
and they ADJOURNED until to-day, after
Speaker. 'poiary
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04

often a dozen of the cIasso.
combined into one, and oTS could be
single teacher. As it is i0Snt INT by a
twelve teachers doing work mere tt are
teacher alone could do bettoonna onat one
proper conditions were apnGoTe II the
business point of view tb;s From
look like the best way to in,s "oes not
States S school fund. FurtLnr,n.'eSt the
school days of many pnpiIs ',' more more the
the country are very limited ,,iAg in
opportunities should be m"J' "Nli Their
good as possible while tbo, 'e Just as
Hence provision should be- ma last
which the advanced pupils ronIj Ii9de by
some high school in the con'. o",u enter
thus be removed from tbn 'IJ;y J;y aud
school; Again the superior aJ,.,.Ss uS'rlct
offered both to the pupils %'bi''"llases
IN the districts, and to tbosa W 3glnan
admitted to high school prjvjIeranlo "no are
have tendency to raisn tLa'.11 viii
OF scholarship. Some Of tJG'laafd tGo
Plis would eventually bororn, pu,
dates for teacher ccrtifc,tn, e"1dl-
these days, when the S+nto "11 II
stronger scholarship in tEc ,l,i' needs a
fraternity, it should in every I1gDIas T@sIiIl e
attainment. 'I It's
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04

GOOD ROADS BILL DRAFTED.
good roads bill drafted by T. Chalkey
Hatton, was approved by @. l.. Ward
Attorney M,y for the League of American
y. neelmen, and will be taken to Dover
t snis week, 30 that the Legislature will
sideration. 40 Aoii oon-
William 2. Fowler, a well-known
justice of the Peace of Milford was
stricken with paralysis on Wednesday
MS condition is regarded as critical.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04
Found.

A Holstein Calf, black and white
strayed to the LIE Compt farm, Black,
iston's Cross Roads, about five weeks
ago. The owner can have same by
proper indentication and payment Of
the advertisement.
H. H. STATS,
CLAYTON. Del
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04
insurance Notice.

The Annual Meeting of the p....v t.3.
eers Of the Kent County Mutual in-gr,nr-
Company will be held at the off e.. In D.y.r
on Wednesday, the Eighteenth d.y at
January, 1893, between the hours Of 10 a
m and p. m, at which tim an election
VIII be Eeld for three Directors. 10 ,rry-
for three years
l42 WM. DFNNFY N...r...r..
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04
Stockholders Meeting,

The regular Annual Stockholders
Meeting for the election of Directors
of the Philadelphia and Smyrna Trans
portation Co., will be held at the office
Of said company in the town of Smyrna,
on Tuesday, Jan. II, 1899, at 2 O'Clock
d. m.
A. E. JARDINE, Sec'y and Treas.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04

The rank OF the q. A. r., are being
rapidly filled mp and the lower part OF
Delaware is being secured by recruit
ing officers who are meeting with sue
cess.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04
FOR RENT

SlX-Room and Attic DUl5,. I..t
Union streets, Smyrna. Now III ,.,Ir. y I:
Mr.. Sherman kittlc. Possession U.,.I.
lst. 1899. '' u ii
q. &. WOODkEEPEB
l42 l39 Sip Avenue. Jcr~.r C.rv. \ T
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04

All members of the High School
Alumni Association are requested to
meet at the home of Miss Bertha
Smithers, Friday evening, Jan. 9th, at
6 o'clock. PRES.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04
JANUARY 11TH.

Morning : Address of welcome Hon
John H, Hoffecker; response, Hon James
,. = harris, of Still Pond; Presidents ad-
uress, lion John j. Rosa, of Milford.
J. j. Black, of New Castle: "Onr Psacb D
Orchards" the Rev. J. s. Willis Of NIL Nil
ford; Pear Culture" Samuel II. Earle Of
Oentreyille, Md; "Apples on the PENN
suIa. y. Gundy Brown, of Camden.
Eveningm."Plum Culture" II. s. John
son son and Charles Wright; horticultural
Delaware Experiment Station. '"o
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04

The Circle of Kings Daughters will
meet at the home of Miss Bertha
Smithers, Thursday evening, Jan. 5th,
at $50 o'clock. SEC'Y.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04
COMPULSORY SCHOOL LAW.

ldleness is the mother of vice. II ia
Incompatible with good morals. Most
chlldren must of necessity be idle nm
less they are at school. The State es-
taDnshes and maintains a system of free
pubilc school on the ground that its
SAFETY and perpetuity as a democratic-
republican form of government de-
pends on the intelligence aud morality
of its subjects.
Inc stability of this form of govern
ment increases with the growth of nm
iNersal intelligence and morality.
III any portion of the children of a
community fail to come under the in
huehce OF the school, then the mr.
poses Tor which the State established
the school is defeated so far as thev
are concerned. The State NAV NOT de-
pend ON them for its preservation
Inc increase in the number of This
CLASS OF persons and the necessity az q
;:nilltary, =; police government, increase
In an equal ratio. N'''0
On the other hand willing obedience
10 the constituted civil authorities
grows with the growth of an inteIIi-
GENT, enlightened conscience. The
ntate cannot afford to be thwarted in
iIs purposes. 1t must seek the fonn-
dation of its strength in the minds and
hearts OF all its subjects.
DGfrEh FACILITIES FOR PUPILS LIVING
IN RURAL DISTRICTS.
MOST OF the money paid on account
OF teachers salaries is appropriated bv
the State. This money the State
should so distribute as to secure the
pest educational results possible.
Under present conditions many
rural schools have in their highest
classes only one, two or three pnnils
Ihese small classes monopolize much
oI the teachers time that is needed for
tue other pupils of lower grades. Very
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04

To-day the Ladies' Aid Society of
Friendship church paid visit to Mrs.
Susan Severson, it being her 50th
birthday anniversary. 1t was an en-
joyable occasion.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04
CHRISTMAS TREATS.
Presbyterian and Methodist Sunday Schools
Make Many Children
Happy.

The Holiday season has come and
gone, but the impression of Christmas
tide will live in the hearts of the chill
dren for several weeks to come. 1t
has been to many bright and happy
Christmas and no institution has done
more toward contributing happiness to
the children of our town than the
church and Sunday School. They have
decorated their Christmas trees and
ladened them with candies and other
gifts and they have given the children
of all classes and conditions cIrdial
welcome. In last weeks isAue we
gave an account of the treat given by
St. Peters Sunday School. The Meth
odits and Presbyterians did not hold
their Sunday school entertainments
until the latter part of the week, of
which the following is an accout:
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04
FOR RENT.

The house on Delaware street in
tenure of Geo. w. Tilghman. Posses
sion given Immediately.
122Stf Mrs. MARGARET BAILEY
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04
FOR SALE

POO Bushels OF Yellow GI.b. ra.,...
good condition. Addrr--. IL
H. " MOORE.
krn'ou Del
Smyrna times., 1899-01-04

The revival services at Jerman
Chapel have been deferred till next
Sabbath evening. The pastor will
preach at Z 80 and would like to see
every member present.