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Smyrna times., 1899-11-15

A friend in need is friend indeed.
That is exactly what Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy is. 1t is the mothers
help when she is suddenly awakened
in the night by the ominous husky
cough, and labored breathing of her
babe. 1t is the safe resort of the
youth or adult when he has "caught
cold" and there is coughing and irrita-
tion of the mucous membrane of the
throat. 1t 'allays the irritation and
cures the cold. For sale by Clifton &
Raymond, Smyrna, and t. L. Mason,
Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15

Otls Jester is substituting the posi-
ton of brakesman on the Smyrna
Branch while George Hyatt, the reg
ular brakesman is away on a vacation
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15
CLAYTON OEPAR 7 MENT.

Mr.. L. L. Mason is our authorized agent
at Clayton, Del, and will receive new sub
scriptions and receives monies on old. AL
news items left with him will receive proper
attention. Subscribe now; only $1.O0 a
year in advance.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15

Rev. J. E. Nicholson, pastor of
Ewell's Church, will preach next Sun
day morning on ''The Sunday School
Lesson" There we'll be no service at
night. Sunday School at 2 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15

While in the act of chopping wood,
an axe in the hands of William Web
bers, caught in clothes line over his
head and directed its course with con-
siderable force on the top of his head,
laying open cash. DIR. Cobb dressed
the wound.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15
Centemeri Kid Gloves,

so long and so favorably known to
the ladies all over the United States.
No other glove equals the Genuine
Centemeri Kid Gloves. We carry
a full line of the same in black,
white, tans, modes and states in 3
and S buttons and 3 clasps.
A good assortment of the Foster
Hook Gloves at 81 90, SIPS and
so, besides a Clasp Glove,
stitched back, in black and colors
at 81 90. All are excellent values,
and every pair guaranteed.
Scotch Gloves at rs, so and IS
cents.
Cashmere Gloves for Ladies,
Gentlemen and Children.
Woolen and Silk Mittens for
Ladies and Children.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15

Trinity Guild will meet at the home
of Mrs. W. II. Lodge tomorrow.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15

Miss Alice Mills left yesterday for
Atlanta, Georgia, where she will rep
resent Clayton Chapter of the Daugh-
ter's of the King at the annual session
of the National Society there.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15

There will be no afternoon service at
Downs Chapel next Sunday, but a
revival service at night.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15

Thomas Kirk, charged with assault
ing Conductor Mearns of the Delaware
& Chesapeake railroad, was arrested at
Henderson, Md, Wednesday, by De-
tective Hutchins. The accused was
sentenced to pay fine of $12.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15

ST was selected out of many appli-
cants because was Goldey College
graduate, ;" writes young man. Write
to-day to H. S. Goldey, Wilmington,
Del, for the new free catalogue.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15
Fine Clothes
For Little Money

We don't sell cheap clothes.
The reason is we have no
trade for them. Everything
we offer you is cut stylish and
made in the most fashionable
way. No matter what the
price is the clothes are fine;
our prices are not high.
We have a beautiful display of
Suits and OvercOats from $3.50 to
$40. Every one new this season.
Our custom department is
just filled with choice English
and American goods for fall
and winter and the prices are
from $40 up, including the
best tailoring and trimmings.
Hoping to be favored with
your order | remain,
Yours respectfully,
THOMAS Mccoy,
E. O. ThOmpson's Sons,
TAILoRs AND cLoTHIERs,
1888 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15
NOW CALL AT OUR
CROWDED WAREROOMS
AT
7tO Market Street, Wilmington, DEL,
and feast your eyes on as fine
a stock of
Pianos and Organs

as was ever shown in any store, North,
South, East or West.
We have given special attention to both
tone. quality and design of cases in the Sc
lection of all these instruments, from the
product of the largest and most popular
makers, and
While prices are advancing in every line
of goods, we propose to keep on selling at
our usual moderate prices, and on the same
easy and accommodating terms of from
SIS to $40 per month. Our contracts were
made in time and we have the goods
Whether you buy from us a Knabe,
Ivers & Pond, Fischer, Grown, Behr
Bros, Raymore, Kroeger, Ellington,
Durand, Schubert, Kimball, Shaw,
Marshall & Wendell, Franklin, Wal
dorf or New England Piano you will get
it at the right price, which is always
the lowest, according to its grade and
quality.
And remember, the highest as well as the
lowest we sell, is warranted to give perfect
satisfaction.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15

A special train was made up at Clay
ton yesterday, for the purpose of con-
yeying a number of employees at the
the Superintendent's Office to Middle
town. that they might attend the fun
eral services of William Taylor, a
prominent lumber merchant who died
there on Saturday.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15

Items of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
in and About Town.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15
Handkerchiefs.

We have a large and attractive
line of Handkerchiefs for Ladies,
Gentlemen and Children, begin
ming with plain white and also a
colored border Handkerchief at s
cents, and plain hemstitched all
linen one for 10 cents.
At I21z cents plain white hem
stitched handkerchiefs, different
width hens, and also with a neat
and pretty initial.
Also an elegant assortment of the
finer quality of goods trimmed with
lace and embroidered. They are
unmatched at the prices.
S. H. STAATS
4O5 Market ST., Wilmington, Del.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15
THE MARKETS.
FOR RENT.

The Store and Dwelling now occu-
pied by Mrs. Chance. Possession
given March LIST, 1900. Apply to
SAMUEL J. REYNOLDS.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15

VIM. G. Garner, noted as the leader
of the Mt. Friendship A. M. E. choir
some twenty years ago, died in Clay
ton on the 8th and was buried at Mt.
Friendship cemetery on the 18th. He
was familiarly known as Button"
Garner. He was 80 years old.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15
s. h. STAATS
405 MARKET STREET,
WILMINGTON, DEL.
Gloves.

We have the sole agency in Will
mington for the sale of the cele-
brated
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15
cASToRIA

CASTORIA
Bears the signature of CHAs. H. FLETCHER.
In use for more than thirty years, and
The Kind You Have AlzOays Bought.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15

Head-on ColisOn.-A bead-on collision
on the Delaware railroad at Moore's
Station, mile north of Laurel, about
$50 o'clock Saturday morning, resulted
in the demolition of two engines and
the narrow escape from death of two
train crews. Engineers Dugan and
Hickman, with their firemen, jumped
from their cabs when they saw that a
collision was unavoidable, and escaped
with few slight injuries. The en-
gines met with such force that both
were completely demolished. Several
freight cars were also wrecked and the
debris piled up so high that the wreck
ing crew work four hours before the
road was open to travel. The accident
is said to have been due TO the failure
of the operator at Seaford to hold the
work train until the soutbbound freight
passed.
Smyrna times., 1899-11-15

Rev. o. W. DeVenish is with his
friend, Rev. J. A. Buckson, at Lake
vile. Dorchester county, Maryland,
this week, assisting him in giving lee
turers for the purpose ofraising church
benevolences. An incident of his visit
there will be the excellent cunning
that Dorchester county affords.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
Romance of a Hospital

Worcester, Mass, March 21.-Mrs.
Charles Carter, widow of the American,
Charles Carter, who was killed at Hon.
olulu at the time Of the uprising sew
eral year sage when an attempt was
made to overthrow the republic and
place Queen Liliuokalani upon the
throne, is to be married in April to
Major Charles Edmund Davis, Of AL
bany.
Major Davis New York regiment was
stationed at Honolulu last fall, and for
a time he was ill in the hospital. There
he met Mrs. Carter, who, with other
patriotic American women of Honolulu,
was acting as a Red Cross nurse. Mrs.
Carter nursed Major Davis back to
health, and the gallant major promptly
lost his heart to his fair countrywo-
man.
She is new visiting friends in West
Brookfield, Mass, but will soon go to
New York and be married to Major Da-
Wis April 9Th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

Made Among the Debris OF the Wfnds0r
Hotel Fire

New York, March 23.-Nineteen dead
and thirty-four missing is the record so
far Of the Windsor hotel fire OF Friday
last. One body was found today. This
brings the list of unknown dead to
nine. The fragments were dug up about
twenty feet west Of the annex on the
Forty-seventh street side, in a r Of
the ruins where no other bodies or
bones have been found. The remains
consist Of a portion of a spinal column
with some of the ribs attached. a piece
of the skull and some small one and
charred1 flesh. The remains we're taken
to, the morgue and numbered Body
No. g." Identification in this case, as
in the large majority of other bodies at
the morgue, will be impossible. 1t is
not likely hat any OF the bodies yet to
be found will be recognizable.
AT z o'clock tonight a charred human
foot was found lear the elevator shaft.
1t was sent to the morgue unmarked.
Shortly before II o'clock tonight
workmen found on the ~Firty-sixth
street side Of the ruins some small
bones, which appeared to be bones Of
a human forearm.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

Work Progressing Nicely on the Caro-
lima and NOrthern's Road Between
These Two Points

Mr.. J. H. McRee returned to the city
yesterday from Lumberton in order to
see that the sewerage work now in
progress in Wilmington is coming along
all right. His stay, however, is only a
short one, as he expects to go back
to Lumberton today to resume his work
of locating a road for the Carolina and
Northern railroad. Mr.. McRee is chief
engineer of the work and has Mr.. Hen
ry Cumming, of this city, as an as
sistant.
The road now being located is to ex-
tend from Lumberton to Marion, a dis
tance of thirty-eight miles. So far only
about four miles of the road, COM
mencing at Lumberton, has been To-
Gated, which is the result of a fort
nights work. Some difficulty, but not
delay, was experienced the past week
in pushing the work on account of the
river near by being swollen, whci made
it hard and exceedingly uncomfortable
for the engineers to work.
Mr.. McRee inspected the sewerage
work yesterday and gave directions fol-
it's furtherance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
DIR. KennedY,s Trial for Murder.G

New York, March 21.-Dr. Samuel ].
Kennedy, the dentist accused of the
murder of Emeline C. Reynolds, ap-
peared for trial today in the criminal
branch of the Supreme court. Dolly"
Reynolds was found murdered in a
room at the Grand Hotel, this city, On
August 9Th, 1898. There were wounds
on the head and at the base Of the
skull. Her neck had been broken.
The weapon used was a piece Of cable,
covered with lead and wrapped with
tape. 1t was bent like a hook at one
end.
Under the dead woman's corset was
found a check for $4,000, signed Dud-
l Y Gideon and Endorsed by Samuel J.
Kennedy. This aroused suspicion
against Kennedy and led to his arrest.
Tour jurors had been obtained when
court adjourned for the day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

By appointment Of President James
H. Chadbourn, Jr., Of the Chamber of
Commerce, in accordance with the &C
ton taken by that body at a special
meeting on Tuesday afternoon, Com
mander George L. Morton, Of the North
Carolina Naval Battalion, and Captain
T. D. Meares, general agent of the Sea-
board Air Line, left last night fof
Washington, D.. c., to urge the secre-
tary Of the navy to permit the United
States cruiser Raleigh to come into
waters Of the Cape Fear when her
officers and crew present to the city
Of Raleigh one Of the guns captured
from h Spaniards by the Americans
at the battle of Manila Commander
Morton and Captain Meares GO rs a
committee from the Chamber of Com
merce and they will do all in their pow
err to have the Raleigh come to South
port or Wilmington.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
WANTED IN KINSTON
White Man Arrested Charged witt
False PretenAe

False PretenAe
A white man was arrested here yes
terday afternoon charged by the au-
thorities of Kinston with false p~retense
and is now in Jail. He was arrested on
a justice of the peace warrant from
Kinston sent to Sheriff MacRae. The
sheriff placed the warrant in the hands
Deputy Sheriff Flynn to be served, and
a short while afterwards the deputy
took the man in custody.
The man apparently is nearly fifty
years old, and denies that he is guilty
of the charge preferred against him.
He says ne SuppOSes the alleged Of
fence got it's origin from a transaction
he had in KinstOn. While in that town
he had occasion to place in an attor-
ney's hands a claim against a perfect
ly solvent debtor. Surprising that the
claim had been collected he borrowed
a sum Of money from the proprietor of
the boarding house where he was stay
ing at the time, and gave al order on
h attorney, with whom he had placed
his claim, for the payment Of the loan.
He then left Kinston and came to this
city, supposing that everything was all
right.
Upon being arrested the man asked
to be allowed to obtain legal service,
and secured Herbert McClammy, Esq.
as his counsel. Mr.M cClammy looked
into the case and will probably obtain
bond for his client this morning.
The accused says he is a man of fam
lily and expressed himself as utterly
against aim. He is agent for a new
mechanical invention, and while here
stopped at one Of the down own board
ing houses.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

Philadelphia, March 21.-An erecting
gang from the Pencoyd Iron Works
will cave this city in a few days, en-
route to Africa, for the purpose of
building a bridge across the Atbara
river, in the Soudan, near Khartoum.
The spans Of the bridge, with a
total length of LOO feet, ave already
beer shipped.
The order was placed with the Pen
coyd Iron Works by the British war
office, less han six weeks ago, the
company agreeing to build the struc-
ture in seven weeks. The Pencoyd
Company was given preference over
the English bridge builders because the
latter had stated that il would require
seven months to complete the struc-
ture.
The British war office was anxious
to have the bridge completes before
fall in order to facilitate the operations
of General Kitchener against the Nah
diStS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
Wreck on the Coast Line

Augusta, Ga, March 23.-There was a
wreck on the Atlantic Coast Line inside
the city limits today. The train had
just crossed the river bridge when the
rails spread on a very sharp curve
after the engine had passed. The first
class coach was derailed and fell off
a slight embankment, completely turn
ing over. The passengers were badly
shaken UP, but none were seriously
hurt, except the 6-year-old daughter Of
President Mack. of Denmark, who was
badly cut in the face. The sleeper ran
off and collided with an engine on an
other track but was not seriously DAM
aged. One trainman was slightly hurt.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
The schooner Sycamore Sunk

Providence, R. l., March 22.-Tha fine
four master, Sycamore, met with a dis
aster while coming up the bay today.
Just south of Providence island the big
schooner struck Fisk rock, a hidden
boulder which has figured before in
marine disasters. The sharp rock
pierced the hull Of the. Sycamore and
she settled to bottom. Her cargo
must be lightered, and there will be
heavy expenses in getting the schooner
ready for sea again. The heavy snow
and a buoy out Of position are the
causes Of the casualty to the vessel.
The Sycamore is from Norfolk aud is
loaded with 200 ions OF Pocahontas
coal for Worcester.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
SCRAP
Lively Scrimmage Down Town Late
Yesterday Afternoon

Yesterday Afternoon
About 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon
on Second street, between Princess and
Market, two negro drayrnen were the
cause Of great excitement. They got
into a fracas, and tussled around in a
lively manner attracting the attention
of a large number Of people. The two
negroes were Robert Green and Henry
Anderson. and both were at work when
the row started. One was driving his
dray down the street and the other up,
and in passing each other they got into
a row. Both jumped of their drays
and went to mauling each other, which
resulted in Green getting whipped. The
fuss attracted h attention of the po-
dice and Captain Furlong and Police
men Woebse and Brown hurried to the
scene, but at their approach Anderson
took to his heels and made his escape,
leaving his dray behind.
The police took charge of the aban-
doned dray and carried it to the city
hall, where it was called for later by the
owner, a colored man who employed
Anderson to dray for him. Green went
to h city hall and swore out a war
rant for Anderson's arrest.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

The fifty-sixth ballot in the Pennsyl-
yania legislature for United States
senator resulted: Quay 81, jerks II.
Dalzell IL, and scattering for eleveA
other republicans e
The Dolphin has sailed from WASH
ington for Norfolk and thence to sea.
TO destroy a wreck on the Carolina
coast which has been a danger 10 nav
igation.
John L. Sullivan has been chosen as
referee for the Mccoy and Choynski
fight on Friday at b Mechanics pa
vilion. The advance sale already
amounts to s15,e0o.
Al the Mahoning valley tOhio) mill
ner voluntarily advance wages OF
laborers from $1.l5 TO $1.25 a day. Four
teen hundred men Will be benefited by
the increase.
Montezuma university at Bessemer.
Ala, was totally destroyed by fire
Thursday morning. The fire originated
from a defective fiue. Forty pupils got
out OF the building without injury.
The Fourth Virginia regiment will
leave Cuba for the United States,
probably Savannah. not later thar the
18th OF this month.
Digby Bell, the actor, files a petition
in bankruptcy in which he asks to be
relieved of liabilities aggregating $27.-
600. He states that he has no assets
except an interest in a Judgment for
$22S.
Michael Munkacsy, the famous Hun
garian painter, who has been secluded
in a hospital for the insane, at Bonn,
for more han two years, is dying.
The whole Corean cabinet has been
dismissed and two of the ministers
have been banished because Of whole
sale changes made by the cabinet in
provincial office.
The second Louisiana volunteers ar
rive at Savannah quarantine on the
Ward Liner Havana and will go into
camp as soon as disinfected.' prepara-
tory to being mustered out.
The death is announced at Mentone
of Mountess Dzialynski, nee Princess
CZarteriska, who once refused the hand
of Napoleon III.
General Brooke, at Havana, reports
the death of Corporal Charles Wood,
Company B, Second immunes, of fatty
degeneration of the heart, March 18th,
at Santiago.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
Smallpox Ous Burned I'm GOldsbOrC

The authorities Of Goldsboro have
admirably handled the two smallpox
cases which broke out there a couple
of weeks ago. The patients were NOV
ed out Of the city and isolated, n
day before yesterday fire was set to
the two houses in which the disease
broke out and they went up in flames.
The fire department was first called
out and the ground all around the two
houses was flooded with water in or
der to prevent the fire from spreading
to other property. One Of the houses
was on Slocumb street and the other
on Railroad street.
Under the precautions taken, there
is no danger for anyone to go to Colds
boro. A gentleman from Wilmington
tells us that while h train was run
ming through G~oldsboro he noticed the
yellow flags in front Of the smallpox
houses that were burned and a sign
bord in large letters thus warning,
Smallpox! No admittance." He says
the latter part of the sign may as well
been left off, as 1t was superfiuous, in
the eyes Of the public.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

Salt Lake City, Utah, March IL
Something new and fresh in b way
Of palaces is to be erected in this city
shortly. Cities in a cold climate erect
ice palaces, but Salt Lake intends to
put up a salt palace. Millions Of tons
mittee. already appointed, is to meet
tomorrow night to complete the ar
rangements.
1t is said that there are no diff
culties in the way of making the pro-
posed palace entirely OF salt When
completed, it will certainly be a now
city, and will doubtless attract visitors,
not only from the inter-mountain Sec
ton, but from all parts Of the country.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
lew INSURANCE COMPANY
The Wilmington Underwriters Insur-
ance Company organized Yesterday.
The Capital stock s5O,OOO-TO Issue
Fire Risks

The general assembly of North Car
the Wilmington Underwriters Insur-
ance Company, with Messrs. P. l..
Bridgers, J. w. Norwood and N. B.
Rankin as incorporators. The capital
stock authorized is $4,000, in shares Of
500 each, and the company has a sue
cession of ninety-nine years.
In pursuance of the published notice,
the stockholders of the company met
at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at
the rooms of the Produce Exchange,
for the purpose of organization.
On motion, Mr.. George R.. French
was called to the chair and Mr.. w. M.
Cumming was made secretary Of the
meeting.
The charter was explained n ac-
cepted, and %thereupon the company
was organized by the election of the
r%ectors, viz:
President-N. B. Rankin.
Directors-J. S. Worth, Hugh Mac
Rae, Sam Bear, Jr, w. A. Riach, M.
J. Heyer, w. G. Whitehead, P. L.
Bridgers, J. w. Norwood, B. H. ].
Ahrens, and j. V. Granger.
At a subsequent meeting of the
board of directors, Mr.. Hugh MacRae
was elected vice president.
We learn that the entire capital stock
has been subscribed for and that as
soon as license has been procured from
the insurance commissioner and the in
surance laws of the state have been
complied with, the company will COM
mence business. It will take fire risks.
All the stock has been taken by Will
mingtonians and the stockholders con-
sist of some Of Wilmington's most sue
cessful business and monied men.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

BrOWn-L0ftin NuptialS
Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Mount Olive, N. c., March %.
Mt. Isaac Brown, Of Warsaw, N. c.,
and Miss Alice Loftin, of this place,
we're united in the holy bonds of we'd
lock yesterday at the home Of the
brides mother, Mrs. Giles Loftin, at 3
o'clock, in the presence of a few invit-
ed relatives, and Immediately after the
ceremony the couple took the $40
south bound train for Warsaw, N. c.,
which place they will make their future
home. We wish for them a long and
happy life together.