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in new light. They were thoughts,
however, for sober reflection. Next
Sunday evening will be the second of
a series of sermons to the young and
the subject announced will be GA fool
in fix"
Personal Laura Clark, Mrs.
Lottie Newton and Master Roy Clark,
of Dover, were guests of Mrs. Mary
A. Casson Sunday and Monday. Mrs.
James R. Graham, of Washington, D.
c., is guest of Mr.. and Mrs. D. H.
Boyer.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles HURT,
of Millington, Md, have been guests
of DIR. Frank Gardner Mrs. Hannah
Shahan is visiting her son, Mr.. Fred
Shahan, Smyrna. Miss Venie Ford is
visiting Miss Jodie Crawford, Dover.
Mr.. James A. Pearson is visiting his
parents at Chester, Pa.-Miss Ethel
Emerson, of Tome Institute, Port
Deposit, is spending her summer va
cation with her mother, Mrs. Orietta
Emerson. Rev. and Mrs. Edwin
Gardner and son, Edwin Sheppard,
spent day or two with friends
at Frankford, shifting the sea breeze.
Misses Sallie Savin and Clara Will.
son, of Bridgeton, n. j., were guests
last week at w. G. Savin's. Miss
Grace Moore has returned with Mrs.
d. Fleasanton for visit to Milford =
Miss Nellie Anderson is visiting in
Dover. REX.
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PENINSULA NEWS.
Items Cleaned From All Pars of Delaware
and Maryland.

Sheriff Wharton has seized the plant
of the Harrington PtaindeaLer and has
advertised it for sale on July 5, as the
property of E. D. Hegeman.
Charles Prettyman and Miss Anna
Yardley of Milford, will be married in
Christ P. E. Church, Milford, to-day,
Rev. J. L. McKim officiating.
The annual school election will be
held in the school building Saturday
next, June 80, between the hours of
two and four o'clock, for the purpose
of electing three school commission
ers.
David w. Harlan has rendered d his
resignation as superintendent of the
public schools of Wilmington, to take
effect on August Both, just prior to the
beginning of the fall term. He has
held the position for 90 years.
The time for the "June Drop of
peaches is nearly past and but few
peaches have dropped from the trees.
A big peach crop is now almost GER
tainty. and shipments of early var lie.
ties will begin about July 4.
The steamer Pokonoket which has
recently been purchased to run be-
tween Milton and Philadelphia, has
been extensively remodelled, and now
has a complete electric plant and is
equipped with a 5000 candle power
searchlight. She also has several new
staterOoms.
Many of the farmers about Bowers
Beach complain that the Colorado
beetle, is playing havoc with their to-
mato patches. A new insect that is
causing the most trouble is a small
black and yellow beetle, which is a
great destroyer to all growing plants.
James Friedel, youngest son of
Jacob Friedel of FELTON,, who recently
engaged in farming on. his own account
near Cannon's Station, netted $500
from this years strawberry crop, $1OS
from his peas, and $S7 from asparagus,
and is now getting ready to count the
profits on his fine peach crop.
The carnival of the Wilmington
Elks' last week was a success. 1t is
estimated that 25, 900 people visited the
fair Thursday afternoon and night.
Frank Q. Bostock has presented the
Delaware and Homeopathic Hospitals
with $4,000 each, being 10 per cent. OF
the Midway on floral day. A confetty
battle took place on Thursday. Friday
and Saturday nights. Miss Bertha
Greenwood, who opened the fair, was
presented with a gold medal by the
Elks' Saturday evening.
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CHESWOLD.
Wheat Market Watched With Interest-La-
dies Aid Improve Interior of Nj. E.
Church-LOcal and PersO-
nal Mention.

Special Correspondence to the Times.
CHEswoLD, June 25.-The sudden
and rapid rise in the price of wheat is
the popular theme with us. One of
our farmers says, ''the great Northwest
has been great competitor as a wheat
producer, with which the East has had
to battle for several years and from the
start has always had her innings. If
failure there be true, it's not in good
taste for us to glory in their loss, but
their loss may mean our gain, and it
may mean dollar wheat for us." Others
think the whole thing fake, gotten
up by spectators of the Letter type.
The wheat markets, however, are
watched with a great deal of in
terest.
The game of croquet has a fascina-
ting hold on Cheswold probably not
exercised to as great an extent in any
other town ON this Peninsula. The
ladies seem to have no part in the
game, but some of our business men
are expert with the mallet and ball and
in lively style are pitted against each
other for the winning card. There
are some interesting and exciting
scenes witnessed on the grounds.
The Ladies' Aid, of Cheswold M. E.
Church put it through cleaning and
renovatIng process, in which they
threw out the old and worn red car
pet replacing it with a new one of
bright colors of good body and tex
ture. More than this they satisfied a
long desire by putting in a platform
for the choir on level with the chan
eel to the left of the pulpit and joining
up to it. They also placed to the pull
pit arch, a Psalm board with set of
figures upon which the number of the
morning psalm will be conspicuous.
The hymns have been correspondingly
announced at the other side since or
ganization of the church. All these
improvements at once greeted one
upon entering the audience room.
This announcing the psalm will doubt
less be great convenience to the con-
gregations as we'll as preacher. Reso-
lutions of thanks and appreciation for
all these improvements, were hastily
drawn up and signed by the trustees
in sight and Pastor Gardner and read
at the evening service. The ladies are
recipients of so much praise we here
refrain lest they think it coming toe
thick to be altogether sincere.
Rev. Edwin Gardner Sunday evening
preached to our young people taking al
his subject "The Unwritten Boyhoot
of Christ" A sermon full of interes
and instruction to all ages. TO tn,
young he said most of the great mer
had come from noble country boyhoot
: life. And exhorted them to remain
: under parental care, develop the mint
: and muscle, cultivate noble aspiration
looking to a trade, profession, Of
science, as it may be or in other word
referring to his subiect) remaining a
Nazareth until prepared for the buffet
d ings at Jerusalem. Since most person
. advocate pushing boy out into tn
world as beneficial, the PASTORS ad
monitions were thought by some to b
Smyrna times., 1900-06-27

Charles HI. Marks, while acting in
the capacity of nurse at the Second Di-
vision Hospital of the Fifth Army
Corps at Santiago de Cuba, used few
bottles of Chamberlain Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhea Remedy for diar-
rhea and found it to work like a
charm. For sale by Clifton & Ray
mond, Smyrna, and 7. l.. Mason,
CLAYTON.
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CLAYTON DEPAR 7 TMENT.

at Clayton, Del, and will receive new sub
criptions and receives monies on old. AL
news items left with him will receive proper
attention. Subscribe now; only $1.O0 a
year in advance.
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COrSetS

in fine assortment are in their
new home and most any size
Of the best make are always
to be had here. Such stand
ards as the R. & c., P. d..
J. B., Thompson, Sonnette,
Globe, DIR. Warner and Memo
need nothing but to know
where to get them, and they
are here at the right prices.
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The W. G. T. u. will meet this
evening with Mrs. Emma Meredith.
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The official board of st. Paul M. E.
Church will meet Tuesday evening.
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Bethesda NJ. P. Church will hold a
festival on the church yard next Satur-
day week, July 7th, at night.
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There will be Children's Day SER
vice at Bethesda M. P. Church next
Sunday week, July Sth at 3p. m.
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Cook Wanted on Farm.

We want middle aged, experienced farm
woman to cook for private family in sub
urbs. Must be able to give advice on the
handling of chickens. To a good, reliable
woman will pay good wages and give good
home.
Box 313,
Merchantville, N. J.
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CLAYTON.

items of Interest Cleaned From the Doings
In and About Town.
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Children's Day service at Downs
Chapel next Sunday at 8 p. m.
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VIM. B. SHARP
& CO.,
Fourth and Market StS.,
WILMINGTON. DEL.


in silk and cotron--a large lot
OF them in the moving process
have become a little disar-
ranged and dust soiled. They
are a nice lot forom 3 to 9
inches wide and sold from 25c
to 81, and are in black and
white. All are reduced one
half. Odds and ends Of
Chiffon the same way, that
were JOG. per yard are now
$50.
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There is more or less talk concern
ing the school election which will
come off Saturday afternoon to elect
successors to John w. Ennis and Abel
Sevil, whose terms have expired. The
contest is between those who have
run things their own way for
many years, and those who desire to
see a change and the condition of the
public school affairs improved. This
movement seems to have precedence
over politics and everything else. 1t
is understood that John W. Ennis and
Abel Sevil will run again. Those who
will oppose them, it is understood, will
be William H. Lodge and 7. T. Horn.
Citizens are hoping for a free ballot
and fair count, and that nothing will
happen to mar the peace and good
order of the election.
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Mrs. Lightcap, wife of j. W. Light
cap, residing near town, met with
painful accident on Morday. Her
pet cat had caught one of her
chickens, and in her effort to save the
life of the chicken, in trying to take it
from the cat, she was attacked by the
feline and had both of her hands lacer-
ated very seriously. The worst wound
was the middle finger of her left hand,
the cat having torn and stripped the
flesh to the bone. DIR. J. S. Cobb
dressed the woInd.
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Redemption Of Town Bond.

In compliance with Section 8. Chapter 564
Laws of Delaware, passed at Dover March 16th
1895, notice is hereby given that the Commits
sioners of the Town of Smyrna have elected TO
redeem Water Bond No. 10 of said town on the
first day of July, 1900 at the Fruit Growers Ma
tional Bank of Smyrna, Del Interest on said
Bond will then cease.
JAMES C. ROBINSON,
President of Council.
e. V. COOPER Treasurer.
Smyrna, Del, May 28, 1900. 664
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For Wednesday

the following specials will be
of interest,"
100 pair Summer Corsets, :
hooks, made of good
strong netting, only in
size IS to 30; will be
sold for 25c each.
Is pair Sonnette Corsets,
short hip and long waist
in sizes IS to 80, regular
$I.oo goods; will be 6oc
each.
Countess of York, the best
Corset you ever bought
for the money, all sizes,
long and short waist, 3oc.
Five hundred boxes of our
high grade Ioc Talcum
Powder will be sold two
boxes for SC.
Five hundred cakes OF fine
Oatmeal, Glycerine, Peach
and Cream Soap will be
sc per cake.
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Next Sunday morning the Rev. o.
W. DeVenish will receive a class of
probationers at st. Paul NJ. E. Church.
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Much interest is now centered in the
Commencement Exercises of the Clay
ton High School which will come off
Friday evening. Principal W. L.
Gooding will present diplomas to three
graduates-Miss May Leathers, Miss
Edna Sevil, Miss Eva Holiday. An
interesting program will be given, a
feature of which will be the annual ad-
dress by Hon. l.. Irving Handy. The
Watkins Orchestra will furnish music.
Following was the program:
Overture. ......... The Watkins Orchestra
The Fortune Teller"
Prayer ............R Rev. o. W. DeVenish
Vocal Solo. Mrs. Laura M. Reynolds
For All Eternity"
Essay. y........ Miss Evelyn p. Holiday
Witches and Witchcraft."
Piano Duet. Misses E. Virginia Baynard
and FlOrle B. Allen, Midsummer
Nights Dream. MendelssOhn.
Essay =. Miss Edna Il. Sevil
The Object of Life"
March. .... E. The Watkins Orchestra
la Fiesta
Essay 49,. ...... Miss Mary T. Leathers
Educated, For Whatt'
Presentation of Diplomas. :. Principal w.
L. GOoding.
waltz. line watkins orchestra
''Zenda"
Benediction. Rev. J. E. Nicholson
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Rev. J. E. Nicholson, pastor of
Ewell's NJ. P. Church will preach
next Sunday as follows: 1920 a. M,
''The Sunday School Lesson; $50 p.
m, short sermon and communion SER
vice; Sunday School 2 p. m.
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Funeral of Frank TumIs.-Frank Tunis,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard M. Tunis,
and brother of Route Agent w. H.
Tunis, whose sad death from typhoid
fever was recorded in the last issue of
the TIMES, was buried at Riverview
Cemetery, Wilmington. last Saturday
amid impressive ceremonies. Short
services were held at the residence at
$50 o'clock in the morning by Rev.
Dexter Weeden, and large number
OF relative friends followed the
cortege to the station where they
boarded special train for Whining
ton. The going out of such bright
life from one who was just entering O
useful manhood, was most sad and
bitter thought to many. Frank was
held in popular favor and high esteem
by all who knew him, and his death
spread gloom over the community
Outside of the many letters of con.
dolence, there were some beautiful
Smyrna times., 1900-06-27

DIR. Hirons Clifton, son of Mrs. NJ.
II. Clifton, has passed successful ex-
animation before the Pennsylvania
State Board of Dental Surgeons.
Smyrna times., 1900-06-27

Before taking out policy on your
life consult the New York Life In
surance Company. T. L. Mason
agent.
Smyrna times., 1900-06-27

Charles Prettyman and Miss Anna
Yardley of Milford, will be married in
Christ P. E. Church, Milford, to-day,
Rev. J. L. McKim officiating.
Smyrna times., 1900-06-27

Fletcher G. Jones has sold the
Binghman House to Mr.. Reuben War
ren, who has been clerking at the
Stoeckle House.
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The annual school election will be
held in the school building Saturday
next, June 80, between the hours of
two and four o'clock. for the purpose
of electing three school commission
erS
Smyrna times., 1900-06-27

Sheriff Wharton has seized the plant
of the Harrington PldindeGler and has
advertised it for sale on July 5, as the
property of E. d. Hegeman.
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that our gold reserve should be strengthened,
and this the ect has done. but 1t falls far short
Of establishing the gold standard in this coun-
try and does not secure IL against the policy
Of President Secretary OF the Treasury
hostile to gold
The other speaker Colonel Purcell, the presi-
dent of the Richmond Clearing House, was
even more outspoken in his denial that the law
of March ID, 1900 would prove in the hands of
a hostile Secretary an all-suficient safeguard
Of National credit and honor. Said Mr.. Purcell:
It is an open secret that we are TO more COM
mitted to a gold basis than before the
passage of the act; that every bond OF the Gov
eminent the per cents of 1888, is pay
able in coin, gold silver; that private con-
tracts, without a special agreement to pay in
gold. are payable in silver; that our silver cur
rency will be increased by some forty-fve
millions. and shall have, in ALL some five
hundred and eighty millions Of silver, worth AZ
cents on the dollar to keep at a parity with
gold, and not scintilla of authority for gold
reserve to maintain this parity. the whole
machinery OF the gold reserve and the sale OF
bonds is solely appllca bic to the protection or
United States notes and Treasury notes Of 1890.
The sole benefit gain from this act is the
separation of the Issue and Redemption Depart
ment from the general Treasury funds. and the
privilege to fund all bonds. except the per
cents of 1925, into per cent bond, payable
specifically in gold.
The president of the Richmond Clearing
House takes, no doubt. too narrow and inelastic
a view of the financial reforms accomplished
by the legislation of last March. Perhaps he
also undertakes the power of the Secretary of
the Treasury constructive and actual, to keep
all kinds of money at the parity which the
Government has explicitly guaranteed their
holders. Yet extreme as is his criticism Of the
provisions of the present gold standard law. its
very extravaganza is suggestive commentary
on the airy assurance of Mr.. Schurz and other
apologsts for Organism who profess to think
our financial system proof against the machina
tons of a Free Silver Treasury chief like
Towne. TiIlman or Altgeld Mr.. Schurz will
have to write another series of letters. Evil
IDENTIFY his illusions of September, addressed
TO Secretary Gage, were not read, or If read,
were not digested by the members of the Amer
lean Bankers Association.
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TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

The steamer st. Louis of the American Line
which sails to-day for Southampton. will take
among her passengers the following: Colonel w
H Chesebrough, Mrs. C. H. Colburn. Miss CoIburn
Mrs Frederick Eckstein. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fry
and family, Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Hill and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward J. Fl. Holmes Mr. and Mrs
George H. Howard Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ". McCrosly
E. z. Parvin. first vice-president of the American
Line; Assistant Treasurer J. F. Fahnestock If. of
the Philadelphia office of the line and John NJ
Kirk chief of the New-York passenger department;
Lawrence Townsend, Envoy Extraordinary and
Belgium; Captain G. Person and S. r Van
DuZer, jr
Guilaume de Lichtervelde and Pierre de LIGHTER
velde, sons of the Belgian Minister at Washington
er Friesland to-day.
On the North German Lloyd steamer Grosser
Kurfdrst. which arrived here from Bremen vester-
day. were Mr.. and Mrs. William Bopp, Professor
John Dew. DR.. and Mrs. J. G. Ehrhardt Carl
Fischer, Mrs. J. b. Herreshoff Dr. and Mrs
Luclen Howe. DIR. and Mrs. G. Milton Iinthicum
professor Harry Fielding Reid. DR.. and Mrs James
w. Robins and the Rev. Dr. S. F. ScoveI.
On the Red Star steamship Southwark. which
arrived last evening from Antwerp, were Charles
E. Barnes. Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Brown Professor
and Mrs. A. s. Packard. the Rev J. PuchaIa
Frofessor and Mrs. Schmidt. Miss Van den Busche
MISS Florence Whiteside and ]. z. Wilson.
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Netp91ork DaiIp G,ibnns
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 3, 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-The appeal of Emperor Kwang
Su 20 Emperor William and the reply Of the
latter were made public: German expedition
killed many Boxers and destroyed number of
Chinese villages south of Picking; Ii Hung
Chang has decided not TO go to Picking, but will
open negotiations with the Russian Minister at
Tien-Tsin. = The second days polling in the
British elections resulted favorably to the Con-
servatives; they gained seat in Galway, Ire
land Home Rule stronghold; Arthur Balfour
reelected by an increased majority; in Bat
tersea John Burns. Radical was reelected by an
increased majority. -= The Peruvian Cabinet
resigned - The wedding of Prince Albert Of
Belgium and the Duchess Elizabeth of Bavaria
took place at Munich = Richard CrokeTs
horse The Scotchman H. was among the win
ners at the Nottingham meeting in England.
- -Four more fishing vessels, with crews of
thirty-nve men, have been added TO the list OF
disasters the Banks in the gale of September
u last - Melbourne is to be the capital 81
az a new bridge over the ST. Lawrence at Quebec
was laid yesterday.
DOMESTIC-Advices received in Washington
indicate that the European Powers are nearing
san agreement on their policy in China, and that
the prospect of a peaceful settlement is growing
much brighter = The striking coal miners
held big parade and mass meeting in Wilkes
barre: President Mitchell, the chief speaker
promised TO call a convention to vote on the
Question of returning TO work: none of the
strikers accepted the offers of increased wages
Senator Hanna paid his respects to En-
iperor Dick Croker in a speech to business men
In Chicago. - Governor Roosevelt had a
hearty reception in Lincoln. Neb., and replied
TO Bryan's questions about the Ice Trust -
The freight steamer Biela was sunk off Nan
tuclet Shoal, but all on board were saved
CITY-Stocks dull at small final
changes - Winners at Gravesend: Star
Bright, Trigger, Beau Gallant, Firearm Alcedo
and Belgrade - Joseph H. Manley gave
out statement claiming 266 electoral votes for
Mckinley. - Assurances We're given that all
Christian denominations would aid Bishop
Potter in his movement against East Side vice
and police oppression and neglect. - Gen
eral Benjamin Harrison said he would decide
soon whether he would make speech or give
out a statement expressing his views on the
campaign. - John Proctor Clarke, who was
with Governor Roosevelt in his Western cam
paign tour, talked Of his trip at the West Side
Republican Club. - Charles E Ackron, the
notorious Tivoli divekeeper, shed tears on the
witness stand while trial for grand larceny.
- The funeral Of Thomas @. Sherman was
held in Plymouth Church. - Perry Belmont
nominated for Congress by the Democrats
OF the LIST District.
THE Neutrality-suspicious. for to-day: Fair.
The temperature yesterday: Highest 20 degrees;
lowest 81 average, 65l2.
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4 WEDDING AT ENGLEWooD.

Daniel Fellows Platt, a lawyer. son of c. 5.
Platt. of the firm of Platt & Woodwork bankers
of No. % Pine-st., New-YOrk and nephew of the
late District Attorney Fellows, married this
afternoon at Englewood to Miss Ethel A Bliss
daughter of Delos Bliss, of Jersey City. The we'd
ding. which marked the opening of the social sea-
in Enslewood took place in St. PauI's Church
in Engle-st. Bishop Starkey OBLIGATED. assisted by
the Rev, G. +. Fhchtner. rector of the church.
The decorations consisted of golden rod and yellow
chrysanthemums- The brides gown was of white
satin Duchesse lace. She was given away by her
father. Miss Bertha Bliss. sister of the bride was
MONTY The bridesmaids were Miss 4. Brownfield
Miss Sarah Plat, Miss Ethel Cochran and Miss A
Bliss. The usherS former classmates of fhe
hIidegro9m, who was graduated from Princeton in
1855. They were W. W. Phillips. William Sloan
Andrew Imbrie. DR.. Wallace. r A Fichtner and
Thomas Cummings. Mr. and Mrs. PIatt will sail
on the Campania on Saturday for Europe and viii
spend a year abroad
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the slightest possible service. Finally, there has
been practically no open air music; the amuse-
ments generally have been too expensive-not to
mention the injudicious arrangement of them,
in sad contrast 10 the policy which made
comprehensive and delightful playground of the
Midway at the Chicago Fair-and at night
dulness has bro0ded upon the scene only par
TALLY redeemed by widely separated entertain
ments The electric fountain has frequently
been out of order, and has never pretended TO
be constant attraction.
These, then are important reasons-perhaps
the most important-for the unfortunate drift of
the undertaking. Many things have been done
or left undone IN disregard of the visitors COM
fort and his desire to be amused. and charges
have been altogether too excessive. Instead of
turning each newcomer into a jealous advocate
of the fair too much has been done to justify
him in advising his friends against 1ourneying
to Paris to be wearied in body and unreasonably
depleted in purse