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Smyrna times., 1899-01-25
PROGRESSIVE WHIST PARTY
Miss Florence HAZEL Entertains a Few of
Her Friends Friday
Evening.

Miss Florence G.. Hazell afforded n
very pleasant entertainment to few
OF her friends on Friday evening bv
having them around to her home on
Delaware street to participate in n
Progressive Whist Party" The con-
test was entered into with considera-
BILE enthusiasm, and when over it was
found that Miss Hida Wells had won
first ladies prize, and that Mr.. William
s. Diehl had carried off the gentle
mems honors. Miss Mary Hazell had
charge of the "punch cards."
In the course of the evening a piano
solo was rendered by Miss Margaret
Fell. Another amusing piano produc-
ton was gotten off by trio of local
talent, consisting of Miss Gertrude
Smith, Miss Margaret Fell and Mr..
Homer Smith. The repertoire was en-
titled "Chopsticks. A pleasant re-
past completed the entertainment of
the evening.
Those present we're: Miss Mary An
thony, Miss Margaret Fell, Miss Hilda
Wells, Miss Gertrude Smith, Miss
florence HAZEL. Mr.. John LeFevre,
Mr.. Benton Weldon, Mr. Robert Den
ney, Mr.. VIM. s. Dienl, Mr.. Howard
Jones, Mr.. Homer Smith.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-25
ANOTHER DELIGHTFUL DANCE.
Given by the Young Men of Smyrna in the
Opera House Monday
Evening

The young men of Smyrna gave
another very delightful dance to the
young ladies of town last Monday eve
ming. One reason why they are so de-
lightful is that it purely local affair,
and has given frequent opportunity
for meeting with one another in So
cial greeting.
The orchestra, too, is of local talent,
and can be gotten together on the
shortest notice. They give excellent
music, and the rapid improvement they
have made since these pleasant little
social affairs began, has won for them
compliments that compare favorably
with Oglesby's, or any other orchestra
of standard reputation. Our home or
chestra is organized as follows: J. w.
Watkins, cornet, William Norris, vio-
lin, and w. p. Garratt, piano accom-
panist This orchestra proposes to
keep in touch with the latest popular
airs of the day.
The dance on Monday night was not
large. In fact there was plenty of
room to move about on the splendid
Opera House floor. While impromptu
in one sense, there was semblance of
greater preparation then any dance
given since Christmas week. During
intermission, Caterer Geo. NJ. Steven
son furnished a wholesome repast of
sandwiches and coffee.
Among those present were; Miss
Lidia Moore, Tacony, Pa. Mr.. Charles
Prettyman, Milford; Messrs. w. Lee
Springs and William H. Bryan, Bren-
ford; Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ed. Hoffecker,
Miss Cora Tschudy, Miss Minnie
Dwight, Miss Sadie Mitchell, Mrs. H.
S. Anthony, Mrs. J. r. McCausland.
Miss Elizabeth Hall, Miss Alice
Spruance, Mrs. Lillian Cloak, Miss
Florence HAZEL, Miss Margaret Fell,
Miss Edith Collins, Miss Alice Beck,
Miss Helen Ringgold, Miss Mary An
thony, Miss Gertrude Smith, Miss
Clara West HAZEL, Miss Eba G. Wilds.
Miss Sadie Anthony, Miss Hilda Wells,
Col. Geo. H. Raymond, Messrs. John
W. Watkins, J. Harvey Speakman,
Robert II. Denney, William S. Diehl,
Benton Weldon, q. Davis Brown.
Howard r. Jones, Harry c. Tschudy,
Homer Smith, p. Price Jacobs, Mari
ner Beckett, John S. Anthony, R. D.
Hoffecker, Jr., and others.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-25
WORK IN EASTERN ASIA.
Mrs. S. L. BaIdwin's Interesting Address at
the NJ. E. Church Sunday
Evening.

AS previously announced, Mrs.
Baldwin, wife of Rev. DIR. S. l.. Bald
win, of New York. made an address on
Sunday evening at the NJ. E..church,
can Evening with the Work and
Workers in Eastern Asia" The even
ing was in every way splendid one
and the audience corresponding
large, overfOwing the auditorium, a
number being compelled to take their
seat in the gallery.
The address which was more than an
hour long, seemed shorter than this,
so pleasantly and interesting was the
narrative of her recent visit to that far
away but interesting country por-
trayed. Starting with a reference to
her girlhood in Smyrna and her con-
nection with the NJ. f. church and
Sunday School, which she had always
regarded as her ''home church" and
in whose cemetery her parents and
sister lie, she told of her trip to China,
in 1862, over 3G years ago as the bride
of Mr.. Baldwin, to take up the mis-
sionary work in Foo Chow Then the
voyage had to be made in sailing YES
sci, taking 1870 days to Hong Kong, or
1873 to their home in Foo Chow. This
was cOntrasted with their recent Jour
ney to the same place over a year ago
six days across the continent in a
Pullman car, in company with car
load of congenial friends, bound to the
same place sick days to the Hawaiian
Islands and after five days rest there,
eleven more days to China. Such was
the development in travel in a genera
tiOn.
The chief feature of the journey,
however, was the mission work as they
first found it and as it is now in 1862,
twelve converts from heathenism in
the FOw Chow Mission, now $4,000
with Missions scattered in most of the
cities and towns far inland, with a
church in Pekin, the capitol of the ma
ton, that will hold 1000 persons and
another where they had their mission
home, that will seat the same number.
Some of these Christian centres were
established during the twenty years
they lived in China, but the greatest
spread of the gospel has been during
the past few years. Instead of few
missions as when they first went there,
the Methodist missions have developed
into several Annual Conferences with
hundreds of native preachers and bible
teachers, including boarding schools,
colleges and two universities.
The 'Open door, of commerce in the
way of railroads, treaty ports &c, ,'has
opened the way for the gospel which is
helped by native workers of great de
vOtiOn and piety. She regards China
the greatest nation on earth, with its
400, ,0O0,0 600 population and an authen
tic history dating back 1000 years
when our ancestors were savages. Tht
changes there both religiously ant
commercially, were marvellous. Tb,
visit of the church officials was to com
memorate the 5Oth anniversary of tn,
establishment of missions in that
country.
Japan and Corea, that were "sealeC
nations, y" when they first went to tn,
Orient and not a Christian in them
were visited before their return, anC
marvellous advances of the gospe
found in every place visited.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-25
A Chance for YOnng Men.

An opportunity is afforded those
who wish to join the United States
army by Lieutenant Andrew Moses.
U. S. A., whose office is at 3d and
Market streets, Wilmington. Del.
Recruits are now receiving $3.50
month, together with liberal cloth
ing allowance, good rations and quar-
ters and medical attendance when ILL
In the army man does not lose any
time by illness, as his pay and allow
ances go right on. Nor is the pay o!
soldier as small as might at first sight
appear. There are many men IN TINS
and other sections who, after paying
all expenses, do not have $4.0O week
that they can throw in the street,
they wish to, and still be well provided
for. Any man who applies himself Is
sure of promotion to the rank of nom
commissioned officer, while number
of men every year advance from the
ranks to the grade of commissioned
officer. At present the Lieutenant Is
recruiting for the Sixth Artillery, ana
the famous Tenth Colored Cavalry
The Sixth is one of the two new artll-
lery commands and there is an excel-
lent chance in it for promotion to non
commissioned officer. Recruits should
be unmarried, of good character, nos
less than 8 feet inches in height anu
weighing not less than 120 pounus'
Tail lors, shoemakers, BARRIERS and esi
penters can make good money in adal,
ton to their pay and allowances as
soldiers.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-25
To Break the Union Ranks.

The EVery EUening makes the state
ment that Henry A. Dupont and j.
Edward Addicks are to visit Dover
this week, and says:
"It is rumored that the Regular Re-
publicans will begin pursuing this
week, tactics which, it is thought, will
cause break in Mr.. Addicks' ranks
or put the Union Republicans on
record as having refused to elect
United States Senator. According to
the alleged plan, the Regulars will vote
this week for former Senator Anthony
Higgins; next week, for the Rev. j. S.
Willis; the following week, for DIR.
Hiram r. Burton; the ensuing week,
for I'll. A, Richardson, and the last
week, for Judge Pennewill.
'Of all the Republicans mentioned
for the senatorship, it is generally con-
ceded that Judge Pennewill is the
strongest man to use in attempting to
break Mr.. Addicks' ranks, but Union
Republicans assert that Judge Penne-
will could not be induced to accept
the senatorship.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-25
To Our Patrons.

Inc Steamer Geo. f. Brady is now
laid up for a thorough over-hauline
ana painting in preparation for the in
creased passenger traffic of the spring
ana summer months. The work is
being done by Mannering & Williams
She will resume her trips as soon as
the work can be completed which will
be by Wednesday, February list. if the
weather continues good. The report
which has been maliciously circulated
among our patrons, that the Steamer
Brady would not continue running
from Smyrna Landing is false. Our
business has steadily increased since
we started the line November 1896 and
now, with the best equipped and fast
est boat ever run from Smyrna, we
hope for still larger increase during
the year 1885,
Brady Steamboat Co., of Smyrna
Smyrna times., 1899-01-25
Miss Edith Swinney Entertains.

Last Saturday afternoon and even
ing, Miss Edith Swinney entertained a
lew OF her class mates and friends Mt n
dinner party at the home of her parents
DIR. and Mrs. G. o. Swinney on South
Commerce street. 1t was an occasion
at which her classmates of 1897. uni
ted In renewing old associations and
In relating the many pleasant incidents
OF their happy school days. Only a
portion OF the young lady members of
the class were present, but the mirth
and enthusiasm with which they entered
into the enjoyment of the evening,
told that there was never happier
class of girls graduated from the
Smyrna High School, than the class
of '97.
A splendid dinner was served at the
SIX O'Clock hour of evening, after
which the time was pleasantly spent in
music and other pastimes. Among
those present were Miss Eba G. Wilds,
Miss Gertrude o. Smith, Miss Clara
West HAZEL, Miss Florence Taylor,
Miss Marie Estlin, Miss Mary
LeFevre.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-25
COLORED TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

Will Meet in Smyrna Next We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday.
The Sixteenth Annual Colored State
Teachers Institute will be held in the
Smyrna Opera House, next Wednes-
day, Thursday, and Friday, February
1st, end, and 3rd inst. The day in
structors will include our three county
superintendants, Prof. Willard Smith,
New Castle; Prof. @. @. Tindal, Kent;
and Prof. Roman Tammany, Sussex;
Rev. w. G. Jason, president of tho
State Colored College; Prof. H. f.
Owens, Snow Hill, N. j.; Miss Lillian
Wallace and Miss l.. A. Kirby, ofPhila-
delphia; Prof. Wesley Webb, of Dover,
and others.
The evening entertainments will be
feature of the Institute. Wednes-
day night, February the 1st, will be
known as college Night" when the
faculty and students of the State Col
ored College will render program of
much interest. On Thursday night.
the 2nd' the Rt. Rev. Bishop Leighton
Coleman, of Wilmington, will give
lecture On Friday night, the 3rd, the
Rev. Francis Burgette Short will de-
liver his popular lecture entitled.
''Sixty Minutes of Sunshine" Both
lectures will be attended with solos.
DUETS &c. The day sessions will be
free to all. AT the night entertain
tertainments, there will be general
admission of Is cents each night: re-
served seats 25 cents. Course tickets
including all three night will be sold
Tor 90 cents. Tickets for sale at Jas
Z. Hoffecker's drugstore.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-25

HE real question in Delaware at
this time is the Senatorship, the re-
spOnsibility of the election resting on
the Republicans, because they have
majority in the Legislature. There
are fifteen that seem unalterably for
Addicks, while fourteen are scattered
between Dupont and others. There is
said to be a good deal of asperity be-
tween the factions, and the impression
has settled with a good many that they
will not get together. There are
others more hopeful, who believe the
two Republicans factions however nm
promising 1t may look now will ulti-
mately come together on compromise
candidate. There is one thing very
certain, that the Republicans of Kent
and Sussex counties are getting very
tired OF doing the work and carrying
the counties, and one or two per cent
OF the voters securing all the places of
emolument at the dictation of Col
Dupont or some one of his faction.
The Morning Ne,Os want them to
get together but it don't want ddicks.
while the ECery EUening says cad
dicks holds the Key to the situation. -
but the Sentinel denies that he holds
the key to the situation any more than
Mr.. Dupont does. The latter paper in
speaking of the argument between the
two factions to support the same can
didate decided upon by a majority
rule, says:
But by one of the factions the agree
ment was not kept; and throughout
the State there was indisputable evi-
dence that everything that could be
done was done by their factional on
pOnents to defeat the Union Repubii.
can candidates. Some were defeated
by this means alone.
In spite of all this, however. the
Union Republicans after an honest
contest secured majority of the mem.
bers of the Legislature. And bv ali
rules OF fair play that majority ought
to be respected. The so-called reou.
lars refused to meet the Union Rep1b
licans, either to confer or to caucus. OF
by any other means to adjust existing
differences, or to reach a common
agreement. The majority met in eau
Gus and made unamious choice of ,
candidate for the United States Sena
torsbip. And in this choice they rep
resent the will of their constituents
They represent nInety-nine hundreth.
of all Republicans in the two lower
counties, and consequently vast ma
jority of the State.
1t is also contended that the con
census of opinion shows that there i
but one Republican party in Delawar
the Republican composed of veril
young men, who though heavily handi
capped made an aggressive fight an,
carried the State, upon which the Mil
ford Chronicle says:
Upon the issues in the last campaign
clearly defined, the Union Republi
Smyrna times., 1899-01-25
WOMAN'S FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Addressed by Mrs. S. L. Baldwin at the
Home of Mrs. John II.
HOffecker.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Asbury NJ E. church,
held a special meeting Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. John II.
Hoffecker, in honor of her sister, Mrs.
DIR. S. l.. Baldwin, of Brooklyn, New
York
Our auxiliary is comprised of less
than forty members, and holds meet
the last Thursday of each month.
''The Study" monthly leaflet of val
liable information of the countries en-
braced in the mission fields, as wide as
the world, is used at onr meetings.
An additional course of reading has
been arranged by the Executive Com
mittee OF the w. f. NJ S.. which we hope
to follow to some extent. 1t has long
been the desire of the president, Mrs.
Elizabeth Penniwell to increase the
membership of our Auxiliary, and it
was gratifying to have number of la
dies, beside the members present, at
this meeting. As soon as the com
pany was seated in the pleasant parlor
Mrs. Baldwin began her address,
graphically describing the wonderful
changes which have taken place in
China since she went there as a mis-
sionary thirty-six years ago, all of
which she was able to appreciate dur
ing her visit to the country last win
ter.
We were also given her glimpse of
the work in Japan and COrea and told
of the customs of these strange people.
At the close of her excellent address,
each one present was served with tea
brought by Mrs. Baldwin from China.
With this refreshing drink, some cake
provided by our kind hostess, was also
served. A short time was spent in So
cial interchanges of thought before
the society adjourned.
We regard it a great privilege to have
had Mrs. Baldwin with us, and hope
as an Auxiliary to profit by the inspir
alton of her enthusiasm for missions.
A. w. S., Cor. Secretary
Smyrna times., 1899-01-25

cans carried the State of Del aware.
We declare this in all seriousness, and
with truthfulness, too; for of the total
thirty-one Republicans elected to the
General Assembly, the Union Repub-
llcans elected sixteen members against
the combined forces of the Democrats
and the Dupont Republicans-while of
the fifteen Regulars, not one of them
could have been elected without the
votes of the Union Republicans who
stood by them loyalty and voted for
them to man, and now, though in the
minority, presume to control the ma
jority and openly declared that they
will never vote for any Union Repub-
lican as United States Senator. The
principle of majority rule" may this
time be reversed; but it is a principle
which has endured through genera
tions of our honored forefathers and
we can leave no grander heritage to
our children and to posterity than that
we have fought for-will fight for and
maintain-that ga MAJORITY SHALL
RULE MINORITY"
The very fact of the seating of that
minority at st. Louis gave birth to the
Union Republican party of Delaware.
The very fact of the inability of the
Regulars to now elect du POnt as
United Senator, sounds the death
knell of that faction of the Republican
party and dooms them henceforth and
forever to a deeply dug political grave.
The position taken by the so-called
"Regulars" in the organization of the
Legislature, in the choice of speaker
and other officers, has ''set the flint"
with the Union Republicans, who be-
fore that event were for compromise,
if they could not get their choice. A
gentleman who was down in Kent aud
Sussex counties last week, found this
the sentiment without an exception,
and say that for Mr.. Dupont to expect
any votes from that quarter when he
has lost no opportunity to slap them in
the face, is an absurdity; that they are
tired of Wilmington snobbery.
The lack of unity on the question OF
United States Senator does not how
ever, attach to the Republicans alone,
for so eminent and capable man as
Senator Gray is not the desire of six
of them in the Legislature who will
cast their votes for new and untried
men unless it should be Republican,
if not Mr.. Gray.
There is cause for all these things
that must work out its own cure, unless
there is better diagnosing of the case
by the political doctors
Smyrna times., 1899-01-25
CHESWOLD.
Fatal Accident Caused by the Fall of an
IN Which an Artery was Severed !" axe
Local Happenings.


Special Correspondence to the Time.
CHEswoLD, Jan. %. Last Ill.,.
day while Charles Pritchett ,nnia' ,' )
was cutting railroad ties in tbo wv ~
his axe was changed from its o. ''S
by twig above his head and i. ~ ae
force came III contact with biy '''
below the knee, seyering fl. ,a.
artery and crushing the bone C,'.
rades came to his assistance mn
tied handkerchlefs tightly ar,n,.l ny
leg above and below the wound .li, ''I'
did not, however, stop the a,,
blood and they hastened with L,,.
team to Cheswold for medical a.'..
ance. DIR. }. II. Smith wa. ont i.
arrived a few minutes L,,.. ',''
find that the mfortuns,. ~
was dead. There was the spac,..r. ''""
the street of dead man -jtti,.
right in buggy waitin. for ,.o5:,
assistance, which was most bo.,if.;.
to those who were CATHERINE +, Ill.,,
the particulars of the arrjd..,
hearty flow of sympathy r.,....n
went out for the poor fellow r.n,
Knots held an inquest OVER A..
mains Saturday morning. and II. 49,
buried Sunday.
H. c. and j. NJ. Ford, ul., u.
burned out New Years morpi...
rebuilt and much Of then ,...l.,,''
IS IN working order, simply by r.,.a
ing. 1t is seldom a communit.
and appreciates the worth If aI.Y.;,..
firm and so willing to aid IN rrtt;..
them again in business shape IN ,I5o
case. Cash, hauling. day, work T..
have been at their disposal n &
Ford, one of the firm, has established
his worth by considerable r,e,r;,.
with tools, and with it is very ....,
Gus. We expect the hum Of th.i. 49,.
chinery to greet our ems. trr.u, m,
mill-work, basket-work. etc.. Lv fla
first of next week.
hev' Edwin Gardner Ina, recovered
from sickness sufficiently to r4.r,.o
his pulpit work last Sunday. He i,
expected to preach for Rev. Roi,or,
Roe, Of Kenton, next Sunday morn.
ing, when the morning sermon ~
Cheswold church will be by il ,applv
The usual dullness Of bu,mes, fo.
lowing the holidays and with il tba
great amount Of sickness, many are
trying their hand at nursing.
Miss Julia Staats, Of Middletowp
has spent few days with her friend
Miss Esther Barnard.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-25
PASTOR HILL ON DANCING.

Last Sunday was beautiful day and
called out to the churches large congre-
cations. At the Methodist church the
the pastor, Rev. G. A. Hill, made it
the occasion to read the rules of the
church, which the Discipline directs
shall be read at least once a year, He
explained several points in the Rules,
but when he came to that one forbid
ding the taking of such diversion as
cannot be indulged in in the name of
the Lord Jesus, he stopped and dis
cussed the dance in relation to the
church and the membership, at length.
He promised that it was delicate sub
iect to touch, particularly when it had
such a hold on a community as this,
but as the ambassador of Christ and
the representative of the NJ. E. church
there was but one thing for him
to do-stand by the church in the rules
laid down for his guidance, as they
were formulated in the doctrines of
Christ as enunciated in the New Testa-
ment. He quoted from Bishops Coke,
McIlvain, and Mead, of the Episcopal
church, the Catholic Pastoral letter
of the Diocese, of Baltimore, and other
sources not connected with the Metho-
dist church, showing that the tendency
of dancing was to deaden the moral
perceptions and lead its devotees in
the opposite direction from spiritual
things.
For the position of his church he
mad no apology to make being per-
suaded that her position was the cor
rect one, for the spiritually minded,
VINO love Christ and his Kingdom.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-25

The River and Harbor bill carries
an appropriation of $500, 900 ''for the
completion of the improvement of the
Delaware River" The Philadelphians
wants 100000, for the purpose of be-
ginning the work of establishing a
thirtyfoot channel from the river front
there to Delaware Bay. This request
was endorsed by Lieutenant Colonel
Raymond, the United States Engineer
in charge of the Government work OF
harbOr improvement in the Delaware
channel, and its timeliness and reason.
ableness was supported by the unim-
peachable evidence of statistics of trade
and commerce at that port.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-25

In the Senate Mr.. White, of Califor-
MIA, announced that he would disre-
gard the instructions of the California
Legislature and vote against the peace
treaty. Senator Perkins stated that he
would vote for ratification under pro-
test, but it is believed they will not be
able to get the necessary two-thirds
vote, thence the necessity for an extra
session of Congress.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-25

SENATOR Morgan has carried his
Nicaragua bill triumphantly through
the Senate with only six dissenting
votes. 1t gives the Maritime Com
pany S5,OOO,OOO for its franchise and
property and provides that the United
States shall expend a total of S115, ,OOO,- :
600 in building a canal. The result
shows in a striking light the engineer
ing capacity of the Senator from Ala
bama. 1t is not believed that the canal
bill can be forced through the House
so easy.
Smyrna times., 1899-01-25

PHENOMENAL fortunes have been
made and are being made daily on
Wall street. Almost any stock brought
brings an increased price in a day or
so, and greater as the time advances.
The spectators are looking for a
serious fall in prices, which they assert
will ultimately benft the market