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Smyrna times., 1899-03-15
METHODIST CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORS
Held Delightful Social at the NJ. E. Par
sOnage Thursday Night.

Thursday evening a most de
lightful social was held at the Par
sOnage by the Methodist Christian
EndeavOr Society. 1t was entirely
free from stiffness or any forlnality.
The guests.we met at the door by
Mrs. Annie Price and Miss Eliza
beth Smithers. After greetings
were exchanged, slips of paper
were distributed with questions,
the object being for each one to
write his or her name thereon, when
they were collected and distributed
again and the numerous questions
answered by the initials of
the written names. When this was
done, they were collected the third
time and distributed, then read
aloud. The answers afforded much
entertainment and amusement by
their apt construction. The din
lng-roOm committee, composed of
Miss Hettie Megear, Mrs. J. w.
Clifton, Misses Lillian Pratt and
Arie Hynson, served the guests to
ice-cream and cake during the
course of the evening.
Misses Bertha Smrihers and Sara
Pratt and Mrs. Marion Coverdale,
entertained the guests with piano
and this, with the cordial hospital
lty extended by Pastor Hill and his
wife, made the evening a most
pleasant one throughout.
The guests numbered over fifty.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15
Last Day of the LEGISLATURE.

There was intense interest in Dover,
Monday, and throughout the State on
the senatorial question. Fourteembal.
lots were taken Monday withoutresult,
making atotal of 113 ballots during the
session of sixty days.
The Addicks men stood without q
break from beginning to the end and
would listen to no offer of compromise.
Eleven Regular Republicans stood
just as firmly against Addicks. They
offered during the session fifteen Re-
publicans in turn as their candidate.
The great sensation of the day came
when Senator Farlow and Representa-
tive King, both of Laurel, left Demo-
cratic associates and joined the Ad-
dicks men, giving him twenty votes, or
within six of enough to elect. On the
next ballot Representative Clark of
Hartly, another Democrat went to Ad-
dicks and the three remained with
him to the end.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15
Twentieth Century Club.

The weather being pleasant on
Friday afternoon, there was a large
attendance upon the meeting of the
Twentieth Century Club. The
program rendered was one replete
with interest throughout, especially
the paper on Essays and Humor"
by Mrs. James w. Anthony, and
the Character Sketch of Abraham
Lincoln" by Miss Emma Hough,
both of which deserve special men
ton for the entertaining style in
which they were written. The fol
lowing is the program:
Current Events .........M Mrs. w. Fleming
Vocal Solo. ......... Mrs. Marion COverdale
Character Sketch, Abraham Lincoln"
.................., Miss Emma Hough
Piano Duett. Miss Smithers and Miss
Anthony
Essays and Humors. Mrs james Anthony
Currents Events. -. Mrs. J. Allan Johnson
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15

Two amendments just made to
the pension laws will receive gen
eral commentator. One of these
provides that the widows of pension
ers hereafter married shall not re-
celve pensions, and the other re-
quires half the pension of a man
who neglects to provide for his wife
and minor children to be paid over
to the wife and children. Hith-
erto 1t has been common for young
women to marry old pensioners in
their dotage in order to obtain pen
sions as soldiers widows, with the
result that pension is sometimes
kept alive sixty or more years after
the soldier who earned it is dead.
There are now persons drawing
pensions on account of the Revo-
lutionary war, which virtually
ended in 1881.
Many letters are received at the
pension bureau from wives of pen
sioners complaining of the neglect
of their husbands to provide for
them or for the their children.
Some pensioners enter soldiers
homes and abandon their families
to the charity Of neighbors. This
IS to be stopped The pension
bureau IS now authorized to divide
the pensions of neglectful lords and
hand half of such pensions over to
the neglected families.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15

THE Legislature adjourned Mon
day without electing a United
States Senator, leaving the State,
i'll that branch, with only R. R.
Kenney for the next two years.
The Union Republicans, i in num-
Der, stuck to J. Edward Addicks
to the last, gaining three of the So
called Regulars last month, and on
Monday three Democrats, the clos
ing vote being 2I for him, or five
short of the election. The reg
ulars" voted for different men al
most every day, the vote the last
day being from to 10 for Higgins;
4 to 7 for Willis; I to 9 for Du-
pOnt. The Democratic vote like
wise after the appointment of Sen
ator Gray to the Judeship Topped
from one to another, that on Mon
day being, Gray, 4 to 16; Sauls-
bury, I to I2; Biggs, I to IA;
Handy, to 5; Marvel, I.
The duty was on the Republi-
cans to eject Senator, as they had
a majority in the Legislature. The
Union Republicans fulfilled their
agreement in all three of the coun-
ties, and with possibly two excep-
tiOns, what Regulars" did get to
the Legislature was by their votes.
The latter got all the Federal plums
i'll the way of post offices, ETC., un-
less it were like Kenton and Leip-
sic, where there were none to ap-
ply for the position, and the Union
Republicans put up with it with as
good grace as possible, but when it
came to organizing the House and
the Regulars" joined with the
Democrats rather than with them
in the election of the speaker, they
felt that further effort at compro-
mise was useless; "their flint was
set. " They felt that it was not 7.
f. Addicks, but the Union Repub-
licana, as an organization, they
would dominate. The latter in
tended when they went into the
last campaign and clear up until
the organization of the House to
elect Senator, if not Mr.. Addicks
after a few votes (and but few
thought he stood any chance) then
some other man that they could
unite on, but the Regular"
knocked this in the head by their
arrogance-hence no senator.
The fact of three Demo-
Gratis voting for Mr.. Addicks, if
they were bribed as is generally be-
lieved, stands very much to his
discredit, for it places them on an
equality as to methods and detracts
from the high position of Sena-
tor. 1t is not sagacious politics,
worse morals, and shows that an
office that is not the gilt of the peo-
pie carries with it no honor to the
recipient or credit to the State.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15

DELAWARE does not stand alone
in having only one senator, though
balloting II3 times. Utah's Leg
islature, though having a Demo
cratic majority of eight, adjourned
last week without electing senator,
leaving only two Legislatures in
session with senators un-elected
California and Pennsylvania, and
they would perhaps be better off
without senators, than for the
choice to fall on their majority can
didates-Grant and Quay. With
the hold-over senators, the COM
plexion of the Senate in the next
Congress will be: Republicans, So;
Democrats, "a; Populists, 4; Sill
yer Republicans, 2; Silver Demo
Gratis, I; Independent, I; vacant, 2.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15

ton to defeat the bill offered by Rep
resentative FAIRIES becoming a law.
Half a dozen or so of the leading Dem
ocrats went to the capital it was
thought to prevail on Governor Tun-
nell to veto or withhold his signature
from it as it had been signed by both
the speakers and enrolled, but instead,
they went to the Senate, saw the
speaker and such members as they
wanted, had motion offered to recall
and re-commit the bill which was done
at once by vote of 9 to 4, four of the
senators being absent at the time, and
thus was nullifed. Such course was
pronounced illegal by men familiar with
legislation, but the end sought, the de-
feat of re-enactment of the old charter,
was effected.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15

S1o5. .64; Allegheny Coal Co.,
$2S.oo; Vallee Bros, $3.1I; Wash
in6tOn Carbon Co., ST. 90; West
inghouse Electric Manufacturing
Co., $I2.oo; Cooper Oil Co.,
$2I 90; Adams Express Co., 85
cents. Total S2I2.oO.
Before adjourning President
James c. Robinson announced the
following committees of the differ
ent departments of the town.
STREET AND SEWER:
J. Wesley Denney, chairman.
Samuel j. Reynolds,
DIR. L. G. Moore.
LIGHT AND WATER:
Edward G. Walls, chairman,
j. Wesley Denney,
e. Marriott Fowler.
OPERA House:
Samuel J. Reynolds, chairman,
Henry S. Anthony,
E. Marriott Fowler.
HOSE Room:
Henry S. Anthony, chairman,
DIR. L. G. Moore,
Samuel J. Reynolds.
SAND LOT:
j. Wesley Denney.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15

THERE is a wide difference be-
tween noted leaders as Arthur p
German, who tried to defeat the
ratification of the Treaty with
Spain, and Vim. Jennings Bryan,
who was for ratification, and set
thing the colonial policy afterwards
A watch of the State Conventions
will show the bent of the public
mind. Thus, the Democratic
State Convention held in Michigan
last week, resolved among other
things that: 1--WE are i'll favor of
making such disposition of terri
tory brought into the possession or
under the control of the United
States i'll the war with Spain, as
shall best promote the interests and
secure the welfare of the American
people, and that to advance the
cause of civil and religious freedom
our government should be estab-
!ished in the islands. " This is un-
disguised expansion, and if this ut
terance of the first Democratic
State Convention of the year is an
index of what is to follow, the
Democratic party will be commit
ted to the policy of expansion by
its platforms of 1899. The Michi-
gan platform certainly proves that
the Byran wing of the Democracy
is getting in its work early and that
the anti-expansion wing may be
left in the 1urch.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15
KENTON.
Preparing tor a KIOndike Social Resoln.
lions on the Death of VIM. :. Jo0es sO'u'

lions on the Death of Vim. S. Jones' Hes''u'
Special C''re-po"deoc, m N. Tim.
hENToN March Il. The vo,,r,. ,.l.
OF the kenton NJ. T. Church waI L.ll'
klondyke Soshul in the vakpnt .,o,r. q
Mr.. }. NJ Arthur,' on F..i
March l7jh, 1899. Valuable nugoa,. .,.. '','
antred to be in each elaine aud t7lr. ,,;r,
To all clame owners. If stormy coc-.
Saturday night. Co,,v,--,- VI
The following resolutions were ,dan..3
at the recent meeting Of the Fourth Gn..
terly Conference OF Kcnton NJ Ct1rl
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the Lord IN II.
wise providence to remove from our midi.
Our brother, VIM S. Jones, therefor. La
Re~lred, That our church ha, Io,+ Il.
voted member and a faithful Steward and
Trustee, bis family kind husband and j,
ahectionate father, and the commuri,r
worthy citizen.
HeSoyc6d, That we assure his family i,
their great sorrow, Of our Christian .yr.
patmeS, reminding them that they sorrow
not as those who have no hope.
Resolced, That these resolutions b- ON
tered IN the minutes of the Quarterly Con.
ference, copy Of them sent to his family
aud one also be sent to The SMYRNA TINE.
for publication.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15

sire and determination of the
country. 1t is a commercial ne
necessity, and the military argument
for it has some weight.
But it is certain that if the coun-
try wants a canal across the 18th
mus, it also wants it wisely and
honestly constructed. This has
now been made possible, and we
owe it to Speaker Reed, whose firm
and skillf1l opposition to band of
desperate spectators has not been
displayed in the eye of the public,
but has been deserving of the
highest praise.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15
KENTON WEDDING
Miss Lille E. Attix Becomes the Wife Of
Mr.. Harry NJ. Wright.

special Correspondence to the Time.
kENToN, March IA pretty wedding
was solemnized at Kenton NJ E Church
last Tuesday, at O'Clock D. m. the con.
tracing parties being Mr.. H. NJ Wngbt
and Miss Lille E. Attix. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Attix both of Kentop.
The church was artistically decorated with
potted plants and blooming flowers and
presented lovely appearance. Promptly
at the appointed hour, three O'Clock. the
bridal party entered the church to the
sweet strains of "Mendelssohn's wedding
march, played by Miss Lulu Boggs. Of
Crumpton, Nd. First came the ushers.
Mr.. Mason w. Bailey, Mr. Cavender Hutch.
lson' Mr.. Winhert C. Wright and DR.. Frank
Nirden, all of Kenton. Then came the
BRIDE leaning on the arm of the groom.
They We're met by Rev Robert Roe. pastor
of Kenton NJ. E. Church, who in a very
impressive manner joined the happy couple
IN the holy bond of wedlock.
The bride wore a tailor-made suit Of blue
broadcloth with white gloves aud black hat
trimmed in purple and white violets.
The ushers wore white gloves and white
puff ties.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15
FRIDAYS SESSION.

Gov. Tunnel vetoed the House
bill i'll relation to landlords and
tenants; also, the House bill pro
viding for the protection of oysters
i'll BrOadkiln River and adjacent
streams.
The House passed the Senate
bill establishing pathological and
archaeological laboratory at Della
ware College. The senate passed
a Senate substitute Workhouse bill.
The substitute applies to New Cas-
tie county only, and provides that
the sum of $4,000 shall be bor-
rowed for the purpose of establish
ing the institution. The House,
by a vote of 25 to s, passed the
Senate bill reducing water rates in
the city. of Wilmington 40 per
cent.
In the House, Secretary of State
Hughes presented Governor Tun-
nell 5 veto of the bills allowing for
cible entry of landlords after 80 davs
Of arrearages on the part of tenants:
and for the protection of oysters in
LelpsiC River and Simon Greek
The House passed the bill provid-
ing that the Orphans Courts alone
shall pass upon guardian ac-
counts.
The House passed the bills pro-
vld1ng extra pay for the clerks Of
both branches to the amount of
5000; compelling all persons doing
any real estate business to take out
State license; empowering the
Mayor and Council of Wilmington
to pay 81 900 to the Friendship
Fire Company.
The Senate passed the House
bills providing a Justice of the
Peace for Port Penn; to tax each
rowing band of nOmads or gypsies,
$50; to lay out a new election dis
trict at Bear, in New Castle Hun
dred, and naming Geo. L. Derrick
son as inspector.
Governor Tunnel settled the
Senate-Tammany dispute by with
drawing the appointment of Prof.
Roman Tammany to be Superin-
tendent of Public Schools for Sus-
sex county and appointing John H.
Wiley, of Delmar, to succeed him.
Prof. Wiley is a graduate of the
Wilmington Conference Academy
and Drew Theological Seminary.
lie IS principal of the Delmar
schools.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15

SPEAKER Reed during the last
session, especially while the war
was in progress, to many persons
won the unenviable position of an
obstructionist. The New York
Evening Post on the contrary be-
lieves he has scored a great triumph
IN the Nicaragua Canal matter and
says he has succeeded in heading
off a piece of rash and confused and
suspicious legislation, and in sub
shutting for it rational measure.
without the smell of jobbery upon
1t. In place of the $4,000. 1000
which the Maritime Company was
to get as pure gratuity, under the
Morgan act, that persistent beggar
mas to put up with an item of
$4,000 in the general deficiency
Diii to reimburse it for expenses
incurred IN aid of the Ludlow Com
mission two years ago. Instead of
a hasty appropriation of s11s,ooo-
600 to build canal which il was
not yet known whether it would
be possible to build at all, or. at
any rate, for twice the money, the
compromise provides only for a
thorough inquiry, by competent
engineers, into the comparative
advantages and the cost of all COM
penng routes and plans, and a re-
port to Congress. This is surely
bat common sense. That the canal
should be built is plainly the de-
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15
CHESWOLD.
Signs of Activity in Farming OOo...
missionary Matters at CheswoIa" ".'O9s "ol
Bethel ohu
Special Correspondence to the Ttm.y


special Correspondence to the Time.
CHEswoLD, March I3.-Tbor..a,.
activity on farming operations po,. 81 '7iiS Of
earth Is drying and hardeninpto..,I...'.''a' .''a' lle
A horse belonging to G. Bona' ,'''. '' ' II
Delhg watered last week on tb. y,. "i.'I4
came frightened at Il passing raiIr,', be-
reared up IN his effort to get ava,. c,' g. '''ln
ana fell dead. Heart failure is aS.,., ..''" It,
the cause. "'S'3h"d as
Mrs. DR.. }. NJ. Smith, acco,.i,.
port, mas bought the Samuel C,,,. 'e-
winch she and Miss Lizzio r., "'1'",
occupy as residence. This pr,,.r,, VIII
'ne eastern part Of Chcswold and ,,. ' - III
@ p,eu oy jefferson Cooper until he bn1, Il l''
present dwelling and storcron.o ''"' MS
An interesting Missionary .,,;.
exercise was held at Bethel SpnI'.' ,'Fy
hooh' at which DIR. Corkrn ,p,d' =, ''''F-
dress Of the day and $50 u,. ''' rI-
forelgn Missions. Their appo.ti.,,. ,' i'T
S44. Mr.. T. d. Garrison i, .r,..... Ill is
Of the Sunday School. '''i.'A1el'
AT Cheswold SUNDAY cyo,i,. D..
Gardner gave missioner. ~ '"lA
winch he placed before hi, and. .1
latest maps showing the yarou. f.lj '-r
occupied. In showing the ,r.n. '', no"
great work 1t was probably t'.. ... ''.'
'tructive presentation Of tn. -g,.'. -@-
gwen III this locality. Cb..,..Ja, '''F
Slonary day was one week n....'. MIS-
pit matter. 'A" PM
Representative Clark stopped off
$40 P. NJ. train Monday. and ,par, ~ W" Tie
with Mrs. W. 5. Cantwcn hi, .,.,,, '''-'
went to Wilmington Tuesday. ,....,, lie
by Mr.. Cantwell, returning Tu.d., 'r.'''a
ing and drove to his hone. Isrt,. ~, r''1-
was great excitement here. H.. 'D'I'
Democrats broke faith and voted f.@ '( Tile
He could not and would mo-, ., 49,. .-l. 'i''y'
the majority. Win
Mr.. and Mrs. William u,L.
daughter Carrie, Of Do.or ,p.r, SuI anu
with Miss Sarah Moore. '''-''f
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15
Robhei the Grava

startling incident of which Mr. John Olive
of philadelphia. was the subject is narrated bv
MN as follows Il was in most dreadful con.
dluon. Ny Ski was almost yellow eyes sunken
tongue coated, pain continually in back and
SldeS, no appetite gradually growing weaker
day hy cay Three physicians had given me up.
fortunately friend advised trying Electric Bit
ters aui TO my great JOY and surprise the frt
bottle made decided improvement / coutn.
ued their use for three weeks. and am now a well
the grave OF another victim No one should
iall to try them. Only 80 cts guaranteed, at
JaS T. Hotiecker's drug store smyrna. and 7 l.
MaSOn.s drug store. ClaYtnn
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15
SATURDAYS SESSION.

"A JOINT resolution was adopted
appropriating 81 900 for each OF
three legislative counsel; the bill
to repeal the Adams law, taxing in
terest bearing investments, such
as bonds and mortgages, was de-
teated; Speaker Clark's measure
TOR levying an income tax was de
teated; an appropriation OF 81, SOC
tor the Delaware State Fair Asso-
c1atlon to pay premiums on exhib-
Its, was passed by both the Senate
and House; bill to appoint a State
Printer was defeated; bill to en-
ploy a boat and watchman to pa
troll Delaware River waters off New
castle county was passed. Mr..
Hushebeck and Mr.. Shallcross ex-
planned that it has been the custom
Tor New Jersey fishermen to Slip
over on the Delaware, where there
was no patrol boat, and fish on
Sundays. The Delaware boat will
under the bill, seize the New Ter
sey Sunday fishers. The Senate
also passed the bill; bill to present
more than one additional study a
year in examinations of teachers
was passed by the House.
The House passed a resolution
providing for the salaries of $500
each for members and also mileage.
The Senate passed a similar resolu-
ton, but passed no mileage pro-
vision; the bill authorizing the
Wilmington City Council to bor-
row SIoo, 900 for improvements in
the streets, passed; House bill, au-
thorizing a sewage system for
Laurel and the one to compel clubs
that dispense liquors, to take out a
license, passed.
The Senate voted Mr.. Abbott
permission to withdraw his name
from the local option petition of
Kent county. The license question
VIII not be submitted to the voters
at the next election; with one dis
sentlng vote, the State Senate in
executive session, confirmed Ber-
nard J, McVey as State Detec-
tive. e'ec
Inc House bill appropriating
$4,000 for monument in honor &c
I- Clarke Churchman, who
was was Killed at Santiago, was de-
leated t in the Senate by vote of s
70 = after Mr.. Pyle had made a
speech against it.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15
a Frightful Bluudar

Rrmisa oiIen ca use horrible Burn, scald Cut o
world viii S Arnica salve, the best in the
C Cures olq sores, Fewer Sores Ulcers Boils Eeians
esrth skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure on
soid bv JTniy Ta p 70 cts a box. Cure guaranteed
\. L Mason. druggist Ciayton, 'i"'l, anu
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15
MISSIONARY ANNIVERSARY.
viii be Given by the Methodist Sunday
School, Sunday Evening.

Sunday evening next the Sunday
School of Asbury M. E. Church will
render its annual Missionary progra m
in the main auditorium of the church
taking the place of the regular service.
The following is the program:
Gloria Patria
Responsive Scripture Reading. u Psalm
Hymn,-"The Morning Light is Breaking"
Chorus. Bearing the Banner Of Jesus" So. School
Concert Recitation Primary Department
Solo and Chorus Work for All To Do,"
..............Miss Etith start and school
Reading-"Infuence Of Christian Home"
-, MISS Mary Crow
Chorus-"For Jesus "......,...~ Primary Department
kecltauOn-"WhatI Can" ..... ............ lass
Chorus-"To Work, to Work. k"....... School
eciiatiOn-"A Plea for Missions" ..---......
Baynard Fowler
Chorus Little Missionaries" 49,. Primary school
Recitation Giving for Missions" ...............
r,,,,,,......-..............M Margaret Robinson
Duett-"Now" .......,..Mis Misses Nina Wells and
Blanche Lay field
Missionary Society's Report ..........w b. start
Pastor Rev. G. A. Hill
Collection
Chorus-"what are You Doing for Jes,isg'...
School
Bencdiction.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15

:; nave been afflicted with rheuma.
snn, slsn Ior fourteen years and nothino
90 oeheu 70 give any relief. L was abls
st.ns ~ ue around all the time, but con.
tS;nny tSG;y suffering. l had tried every
lung l could hear of and was at last
vGh9 10 Try Chamberlain's Pain Balm
,;d1 ,Enlc1 l did, and was immediately re.
h iieved and In short time cured. i am
thappy TO say that it has not since re. re.
SuIned; Tn, Josh. EDGAR, Germantown.
Sai. S For sale by Clifton i Raymond
smyrna and 7, L. Mason, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.
Many Bills Rushed Through at the Last of
the Session.
j. Wesley Denney

The Delaware Legislature ad-
journed sine die on Monday. The
closing days were marked with a
busy session and outside of the all
absorbing topic for the election of a
United States Senator, bills were
railroaded through at a rapid rate,
i'll order to complete business as
fast as possible before the day of ad-
jOurnment.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15

There has been more or less criticism
against the action of President J. G.
Robinson of the Smyrna Town Coun-
Gil, In taking Henry S. Anthony out of
the Committee on Electric Lights and
Water. The previous year he deposed
Mr.. Anthony from the chairmanship
OF the committee, and in naming his
cabinet on Friday night, he removed
him altogether. 1t was thought bv
the spirit of good feeling and the non
political way in which everything was
being conducted, that the officers and
committees would remain the same as
last year, but it appears that Mr..
Robinson has either broken faith with
Mr.. Anthony, or yielded to pressure
brought to bear by some on the COM
mittee who would not harness with
Mr.. Anthony. Whatever can be back
OF the personal cut" the fact remains
that Mr.. Anthony knows amore about
the electric light plant and electricity
IN general than all the members of the
Town Council put together. He has
had trained experience in that depart
ment, and even when he was deposed
from the craftsmanship, his opinion
was sought for frequently for matters
concerning the plant. Mr.. Anthony
should justly be the chairman of the
Light and Water Committee, not for
any political reasons, nor for any per-
sonal reason, other than he is the best
fitted and equipped man in the town
for the position. With the amount of
capital invested in the plant, we GER
tainly need the most experienced man
at the head of that department.
Smyrna times., 1899-03-15

VIM. II. Greenwell, of Kenton, re-
ceived last week nice drove of three
year old young steers, ready for butch
ering. They were purchased of Ed
ward W. Lapham.