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Smyrna times., 1899-02-22
PRESIDENTS SOCIAL"
Delightful Entertainment Given by the Presby-
teFan Christian EndesvoF Society.

A Delightful Entertainment Given by the Presby-
teFian Christian EndesvoF Society.
A very delightful evening was spent
at the home of Mrs. J. w. Watkins on
South street, last night, when the So
cial Committee of the PRESBYTERIAN
Christian Endeavor Society gave a
Presidents Social" in commemora-
tion of WashingtOn's Birthday. There
were about fifty in attendance. The
home of Mrs. Watkins was decorated
with flags, feature of which was the
stairway banister, which was twined in
and about with red, white and blue
bunting.
The entertainment was enlivened by
the addition of an orchestra composed
of Mr.. W. G. Anthony, cornet, Messrs.
VIM. Norris and Edwin Beck, violins,
Mr.. j. w. Watkins, bass viol, and Miss
Marie Estlin, piano. Throughout the
evening they gave some excellent
music. The Social Committee, of
which Mrs. Robert Stott is chairman,
assisted by Mrs. J. W. Watkins,
Misses Mary LeFevre, Ethel Cooper,
Eunice Anthony, Fora White, Marie
Estlin, and Mable Pike, had charge of
the entertainment of the evening.
They requested each member of the
society to wear something that would
suggest the name of President. Some
of the characters were splendid
''take off," After this was finished
paper and pencils were passed around
with list of transposed letters which
when put together properly spelled the
name of a President. For guessing
the greatest number correctly, Mrs.
Robert Stott won first prize. During
the evening Miss Marie Estlin sang a
sweet solo. Another feature of the en-
tertainment was a tableaux given by
Mary johnson, daughter of Mrs. Lii
lian johnson, who very creditably
represented pictures of loneliness, anx-
iety, fear, dependency, joy and
sleep, by dramatic art in posing.
Before leaving the guests were all
invited to a repast of lemonade, cof-
fee and sandwiches. There was a
splendid social feeling pervading
the whole gathering and with the en-
thusiasm given by the cordial hos
pitality of Mrs. j. w. Watkins and
the Social Committee, everybody left
in happy spirits of the delightful
entertainment afforded.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-22
q PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
People Who Come and Go and Their Social
DOings.


Rev. Geo. w. Dame, having resigned
the rectorship of st. Peters Episcopal
Church to accept call to Holy limo
cents Church, Baltimore, will give his
farewell sermon at st. Peters on Sun
day, and ON the following Wednesday
he will move his family to their new
rectory in that city.
Mrs. G. E. Peterson -Speakman, of
Belmont Hail." is spending the
week at Washington, d. c., attending
the Congress of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Miss Bertha Smithers is making a
visit to Phillipsburg, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry V. Pyle, of
Wilmington, spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. FAIRIES.
Mr.. John W. Graham, of Kenton,
has returned home from New York,
where he has been undergoing hos
pital treatment. His friends are
pleased to see him so much improved.
Messrs. Charles d. Stockly, A. Lee
Clifton and Cummins Speakman, of
Delaware College, who were detained
at their homes all of last week by the
blizzard and railroad blockade, re-
turned to their college duties on Mon
day.
DIR. Frances VanGasken accom-
panied by Miss Helen Foss, daughter
of Bishop Foss of Philadelphia, were
guests of her parents yesterday.
l.. W. Counselman, who was Sc
verely sick during the holidays, is out
again after being shut up at home
seven or eight weeks.
Miss Florence HAZEL has returned
from Milford, Del.
Miss Edith Swinney, who has been
detained home on account of the bliz-
zard and blockaded road, was unable
to get to her school at Taylor's Bridge
until Monday. Her father, DIR. G. o.
Swinney, endeavored to drive down
Sunday, but was obliged to return on
account of the snow drifts.
Walter o. Hoffecker, who has been
shut up in his home for six weeks by
sickness, was able to be out at his
office part of the days of yesterday
and the day before.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Primrose have
gone to Middletown, where they will
attend the wedding of Miss Mabel
Taylor to Mr.. Edgar Clark this even
ing.
Geo. G. Heinold and family have re-
turned from a three months visit to
Tyler county, West Virginia.
William, the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. B. Megear, while playing
last week, fell from a chair and dislo-
Gated his arm. 1t was not so serious
as at first thought, and under medical
treatment he is improving.
Miss Margaret Blackiston returned
yesterday from visit of several weeks
to Camden, n. j.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Lille E Attix, daugh-
ter of Thos. Attix, to Mr.. Harry M.
Wright. both of Kenton, on Tuesday,
March Z, 1899.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-22
II Pays Others: II VIII Pay You.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. II, 1899.
MEssRs. EDIToRs:-I desire to saw
that never have realized the value of
printers ink as much so as l have
since coming to the Wanamaker store
no matter whether snow-blocked or
sunshine-the people throng here
bright and early, asking right and left
for the days advertised goods. This
store alone spends So, 900 every morn
ing before we are out of our beds, in
printers ink, throughout the city and
country.
Although my little reminder at the
wind-up of the Wanamaker ad, in the
SMYRNA TIMES is only drop in the
bucket, yet l realize from the daily
mails / receive, that it accomplishes a
great deal and 1 am truly grateful to
friends who have so kindly remem-
bered me, both throughout Delaware
and Maryland. am also working up
nice trade in Pennsylvania, especial
ly the city of Philadelphia.
As 1 am the only one in the vast
crowd of A, 900 employees by the name
of Fowler, am not hard to find.
IT, II
Smyrna times., 1899-02-22

For high patriotism as well as for
fine oratory, it would be difficult to
find better specimen then the follow
ing from President Mckinley. $ Boston
speech:
That the inhabitants of the Philip
pines will be benefited by this Repub-
lie is my unshaken belief. That they
will have a kindlier government under
our guidance, and that they will be
aided in every possible way to be self
respecting and self-governing people,
are as true as that the American peo-
pie love liberty and have an abiding
faith in their own government and in
their own instisutions.
No imperial designs lurk in the
American mind. They are foreign to
American sentiment, thought and pur-
pose. Our priceless principles un-
dergo no change under tropical sun.
They are wrought in every one Of
its sacred folds are inextinguishable in
in their shining stars.
They go with the fat
"Why read We not the changeless
truth. The free can conquer but to
save?"
If we can benefit these remote peo-
pie, who object? If in the years of the
future they are established in govern
ment under law and liberty, who will
regret our perils and sacrafces? Who
will not rejoice in our heriosm and hu-
manity?
Smyrna times., 1899-02-22

FEBRUARY, that came in, snow and
ice-bound, has remained so ever since,
and there is only short week of it re-
naming from this date. December
made its advent severely, but January
until the last day or two, being mild,
it was hardly expected that February
would hold in its grip enough ice and
snow and cold to equal the whole of an
ordinary winter. Such however has
been the case. Three days of cold
9th, 10th and 11th-when the mercury
fell to 10 and 12 degrees below zero, it
was thought to be the climax of this
winter, but it proved only the forerun-
ner of the blizzard that came on Sun
day and Monday. 18th and 18th, with
the mercury ranging between and 10
degrees, and the heaviest snowfall
within the reccollection of the people.
Snow banks impeded travel in our
streets for two days and the railroads
were blocked unil Thursday. The
country towns were thus isolated for
three or four days from the outside
world. 1t was in consequence with no
little pleasure that the sound of the
whistle was heard again on the main
artery down the line of our State, and
the papers from the cities filled again
their usual place in the daily pabulum
Of so many families down our Pen
insula.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-22

THE House of Representatives at
Washington had to decide an awk-
ward question last week. The Mica
raugua Canal bill was proposed as an
amendment to the Sundry Civil APP
preparation bill, and it was made to ap-
pear that if it were not thus adopted
the Canal bill would altogether fail of
passage at this session of Congress,
and before the opening of the next ses-
sion the rights of this country to con-
struct the canal would lapse. The is
sue was therefore presented to the
House in this form: Adopt this rider
on an appropriation bill, or have no
isthmian canal. The choice between
two evils was an embrassing one. We
ought to have the canal. The welfare
of the Nation demands il. On the
other hand, we ought not to put irrele-
want riders" on appropriation bills.
Sound principles of government forbid
it.
In the end the dicision was fol
sound principles by a large majority
and the ''rider" was defeated, though
1T might be at the risk of the canal. II
Congress would "get move on it, ,
there is time yet to get bill through
before the close of the session. There
are, we believe, few questions o.
greater importance to this Nation
The welfare of the United States, il
the certainties of peaceful commerc,
and in the possible contingencies o
war, demands the construction of
waterway between our Atlantic ant
Pacific coasts, and it's control an,
management by our own Government
Smyrna times., 1899-02-22
Twentieth Century Club.

With the room in a more comforta-
BILE condition than the week previous,
the ladies of the Twentieth Century
Club were able to meet there last Fri
day afternoon. Owing to the disagree
able weather the attendance was small
compared to the membership of the
body, but enough were present
to render an interesting program. One
of the most interesting papers that has
yet been read before the club, was that
of Miss Laura Bell on mature" 1t
has been highly spoken of for the in
teresting and entertaining style in
which it was written, and for the valu-
able information it contained. The
program was as follows:
Quotations from Emerson.
Biographical Sketches:
Emerson. n.... Miss Clara HAZEL
ThOreau. Miss Gertrude Smith
instrumental Solo. Mrs. Marion Coverdale
Nature. e...................M Miss Laura Bell
Conversation.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-22
PUBLIC SALES.

Saturday, March 4-Horses and NJ,
at the Smyrna House, SMYRNA 6o5 f,igs'
at o'clock p. M, by G. W HT.;' Hpel'
b. V. Weldon, Auc. iiurd'
Friday, Feb "a. Stock, Farmiro +
plements, &c, of j. Fletcher ~ Tr'n.uu Iu T.
at his residence on the MIA LAX (,
Farm, 3 miles from Smyrna on lf I'll
road to Woodland Beach "a ~, 'Ie
o'clock a. IN. b. V. Weldon IL
tiOneer. ''''l' Anc-
Saturday, Feb: 25.-Mrs. Mary D..
at her residence on South STE
Smyrna, at O'Clock p. m.. y Iat ee';;
household Goods. b. V. WrIj,,oll oll
AuctiOneer' ''''"h.
Saturday, Feb. 95.-AJex II W.,
at the Smyrna House. n,cIda1'o ilSon'
m, sharp, three story dweIli"0'C, y. p
land situation opposite tbo ~ S,.@- and
House. b. V. Weldon, Auc 'l1yfna
Monday, Feb. 81. Mrs. Mary uo..;.
at her residence, lower Main e4,a stral.' ~
Smyrna, at O'Clock, lot Of boneai1Gi eGI
goods. f. b. Shrieve, Auc '''''' 4
Monday, Feb. p. Stock r...
implements, &c, of II. J. SmitL ,ii'l = :
his residence, four miles from 1,'t.Ili' S, al al
ma on the road leading from '',Tyf' WS
sey's Chapel to Blackbird Mn Nh Mas
Thursday, March Stock rarn;
Implements, &c, Of Isaac R = Staat 'iI,l
near Iaylor's Bridge, in BlarIT;1i
hundred. w. A. Hukill, Auc. "''''o
Friday, March 3 Stock F.r,.
Implements, &c, of ". V a. nA ,L.u 9
van, at his residence near br,a-! ir4--2-
Corner, at 10 o'clock a. m u .'g e.
Weldon, Auctioneer. d. v
Tuesday, March :. Stock. Farmi,.
Implements, &c, Of VI. F Rea5 di'llss ns Z
the Grow Farm, at 10 o'clock - vi vi
b. V. Weldon, Auc. N' Z" III.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-22

HAD the Treaty with Spain not been
ratified an extra Session of Congress
would have been inevitable, and as it is,
with several important measures not
passed such as the Nicarauga Canal,
and the bill to re-organize the army,
it looks more and more as if an extra
session would become necessity. But
there are other reasons why Congress
should re-convene after the 4th of
March, which the scant intervening
time will not allow for their consider
alton. All through our new posses
sions," as we call them, President Nc
Kinley is compelled to make and un-
make tariff, levy taxes, collect and dis
burse them, through the commanding
generals there because Congress has
not ESTABLISHED the necessary laws
for their government. 1t becomes
Congress to take this responsibility.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-22
S1,436.28

The following bills were read and al
lowed: Geo. W. Taylor, for work on
Electric Light Plant, $261; for work
at Water Works, 1895; for work at
Opera House, $22.45; Policeman
Chas. H. Jones, services, so cents; for
removing and breaking the snow
blockade on our streets, $34 80. Total
$79.6G.
On motion of Councilman Reynolds,
President Robinson appointed Coun-
cilmen j. W. Denney and S. j. Rey-
nolds a committee to audit Treasurer
E. V. Cooper's books so as to have it
ready to make a report at the last
meeting, next Friday night Hereto
fore much time has been taken up in
going over the books, sometimes keep
ing the Council in a very much pro-
longed session. This move was made
to facilitate work.
Those who are of the opinion that
the Council is grave, sedate body of
men, are badly mistaken. They like
good joke occasionally and it is not
often that their sessions are without
some little amusement. CounseIman
Il. nj. Fowler seemed to be the target
last Friday night, when his fellow
members urged upon him to make a
report of the "Sand Lot" The latter
Is the Chairman" Of a committee of
one of that important CD departments
of the town, and it has alway created a
ripple of laughter whenever q report
has been called for. Knowing that it
was a department of the town, Coun-
Gilman Fowler was at first disposed to
be very serious about it, and when a
report was requested, he meekly re-
piled, ''that he had collected thr ough
the year, 90 cents, and thought maybe
by next Friday night it would reach
dollar" This was enough for the
Council, aud it was several minutes
before their good hearty laugh gave
way to business of more serious in
terest.
Heretofore it has been the custom to
pay the salaries of the employees of
the town out of the receipts before the
money had been passed over to the
treasurer. Secretary Anthony thought
that the minutes of the Board should
have some record of it, and to this end
he moved that an order for $2s5. 90 be
drawn for salaries for the past month.
It was carried.
Council adjourned to meet next Fri
day night when they will wind up the
business of the present administration.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-22
CHESWOLD.
The Blizzard at CheswOId-Sale of Farms
Church IHterests-LOcaI and
Personal Mention.
Special Correspondence to the Times.

Special Correspondence TO the Times.
CHEswoLD, Feb. 20.-The great biz
zard of February the 18th and 18th, is
thing of the past and now out of date,
to say more than for about forty
eight hours, Cheswold received her
full compliment of high chilling winds,
forcing the snow into every crack and
blocking the streets with high banks.
There are no casualties, however, to
report from this quarter. We hear of
many narrow escapes without serious
results. The road from Cheswold to
Bishops Corner, One-half mile, was
perhaps the worst blocked. About
twenty five persons with shovels vol
unteered Saturday morning, the 18th,
to open it for travel.
Under the mild weather which melt
ed the snow to water, wash was dis
covered Sunday morning on the north
side of the Garrison millgates, stop
ping travel over this point Sunday and
Monday.
The services of Cheswold church
throughout the day, Sunday, were well
attended, our people seeming, now
that the cloud had rolled by, to appre-
ciate the bright sunlight and spring
like atmosphere, as well as church
privileges. Pastor Gardner held the
close attention of his audience in the
morning on ''the water of life" for his
subject and for the evening his subject
was "What shall we do with this Jesus
the Christ" Owing to the blockaded
roads there was no service at Bethel.
Committees of Cheswold Sunday
School are preparing a missionary an
niversary for the evening of March
the 9Th.
A "COin Social" in which many
novel and amusing features will be in
trOduced, is announced for Friday
evening of this week, to be held at the
parsonage. Good things to eat will
also be provided
Ice men are in the dumps about
that 12-inch ice, which they can't haul
and which is melting away from
them.
Alex. FARRELL has sold, as reported,
his farm one mile from Cheswold and
containing 20 acres, to Alfred Mallo-
way, of Pennsylvania, for 81, 300. This
was formerly known as the A. S. Cud-
ney farm. Rev. William Springfield
has also sold his farm, purchased one
year since of Frank S. Brow, contain
ing 76 acres, together with stock, for
81, 800, to John Malloway, brother of
the above purchaser.
Personal: Miss Mamie Buckson
has returned from a visit to her aunt
in Milford. Miss Myra Crew, of Still
Pond, Md, a guest of Miss Esther
Barnard, left yesterday for Middle
town, accompanied by Miss Barnard
-Messrs. A. p. Jones, Percy Evans,
j. p Jefferson, Wilson c. Buckson
and O. X. Grier, principal of our
schools, are attending the State Coun-
Gil, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, at Wilmington.
Mr.. Grier is one of the auditing COM
mittee representing Frederica Coun-
ell. REX.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-22

In addition to the vast number of
snow shovels in the hands or on the
shoulders of men and boys last week,
from Tuesday until Friday, the last
named day being devoted to cutting
out the cutters to make an exit for
rain and melting snow. was the un-
usual number of horsemen in our
streets. 1t was noticed that the most
of men who came to town from the
country, were on horseback, and those
who ventured out from their homes in
sleighs, usually carried a shovel, to be
of service, if they got "stuck" in a
snOw-bank. In a business way, last
week was very much a loss to our
merchants.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-22
A Growing Industry.

There is not an industry in town
that has better prospects for the future
and is meeting with more popular sue
cess than the shirt and overall factory
of Messrs. Tucker & Thornley,. They
make no show about their factory. In
fact it is nestled back of the Bitter
Hosiery Factory from the view of the
street, but if any one thinks there is
no business thrift back there they are
badly mistaken. Messrs. Tucker &
Thornley, have a growing business and
the signs all point to an industry that
will someday be a pride to Smyrna.
They began business in a small way
and their goods are meeting with such
popular demend all through the Pen
insula and even in Pennsylvania, they
are kept continuously busy with rush
of orders.
You no sooner enter their factory
than you are struck with the air of
thrift and enterprise, and cleanliness
seems to be the order of things from
beginning to end.
Besides the manufacture of overalls,
Messrs. Tucker & Thornley, have de-
cided to enter into the manufacture OF
working shirts and pantaloons. Dur
ing the past week they have received
eight special sewing machines for this
department, making a total of Is ma
chimes all together. The factory
will give employment to about twenty
and they propose to turn out 200 dozen
a week. The running of the factory is
under the complete charge of Mr..
Charles Thornley,, who does the cut
ting and looks after the work of the
employees. This cutting department
consists of one large room, with 6
table fifty feet long, and at once merits
the closest attention for its neatness oi
appearance.
The firm is now doing a large whole
sale trade throughout the Peninsula
They have in their employ as sales
man, Mr.. John Z. Phillips of this
town, and wherever he goes he meets
with success and often passes in orders
faster than they can fill them. TIL,
business depart ment is under thu
management of Mr.. John w. Tucker
the senior member of the firm, and ht
feels very much encouraged with tn,
outlook of establishing a splendid in
dustry. 1t is his wish to enlarge tn,
plant as the demand iustifes, ant
hopes in time to be able to give EN-
ployment to a hundred or more opera
tors, with which number it is his de
sire to offer employment to the youn:
men of town, if they care enough
about business to want work.
Smyrna times., 1899-02-22

PRESIDENT Mckinley had an i'm
mense reception last week in Boston.
OF course it became his duty to make
a speech, expressing his opinion in it
that the influence of the United States
will have a wonderful effect in stimu-
lating the development of the Philip
pines. In referring to the mighty
changes that have occurred since he
was their guest six years ago he said:
tissues which were then engaging
us have been settled or put aside for
larger and more absorbing ones. Do
mestic conditions have improved and
are generally satisfactory.
We have made progress In industry
and have realized the prosperity for
which we have been striving. We had
four long years of adversely, which
taught us some lessons which will
never be unlearned and which will be
valuable in guiding our future action.
We have not only been successful in
our financial and business affairs, but
have been successful in a war with a
foreign power, which added great
glory to American arms and a new
chapter to American history.
do not know why in the year 1899
this Republic has unexpectedly had
placed before it the mighty problems
which it must face and meet. They
have come and are here and they could
not be kept away. Many who were
impatient for the conflict year ago,
apparently Needless of its larger re-
suits, are the first to cry out against
the far reaching consequences of their
own act.
Those of us who dreaded war most
and whose every effort was directed to
prevent it, had fears of new and grave
problems which might follow its inau-
guration. The evolution of events
which no man could control has
brought these problems upon us.
Certain it is that yhey have not
come through any fault on our part,
but as a high obligation, and we meet
them with a clear conscience and un-
selfish purposes and, with good heart,
resolved to undertake their solution.
Further on the President said the
Philippines, like Cuba and Porto
Rico were entrusted to our hands by
the war, and to that great trust, under
the providence of God, and in the
name of human progress and civiliza-
tiOn, we are committed. 1t is trust
we have not sought; it is trust from
which we will not finch.
The American people will hold up
the hands of their servants at home to
when they commit its execution, while
Dewey and Otis and the brave men
whom they command will have the
support of the country in unfolding
our flag where it now floats, the SYM
Dol and assurance of liberty and JUS
tice.
What nation was ever able to write
an accurate programme of the war
upon which it was entering, much less
decree in advance the scope of it re-
suits? Congress can declare war, but
a higher power DEGREES its bounds and
fixes its relations an responsibilities.
The President can direct the move
ments of soldiers on the field and fleets
upon the sea, but he cannot foresee
the close of such movements or pre-
scribe their limits. He cannot antici-
pate or avoid the consequences, but
he must meet them. No accurate map
of nations engaged in war can be
traced until the war is over, nor can
the measure of responsibility be fixed
till the last gun is fired and the ver-
dict embodied in the stipulations OF
peace.