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AMERICAN DIAMONDS.
SPECIMENS FOUND AROUT THE
 GREAT LAKES,

The Likelihood of Their Having Been Deposited There by Glacial Move ment-specniation as to the Location of the Original Fields.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
BAND OF HOPE ENTERTAINMENT.
VIII be Given In the Smyrna Opera House
Tomorrow Evening.

Do not forget the entertainment of
the Band of Hope tomorrow evening
at the Opera House. 1t will commence
at 7.3O o'clock-a half hour before the
usual time. The little folks have a
good programme to present, as fol-
lows:
Chorus-'The Temperance Train"
Twenty-third Psalm.
The Lords Prayer.-Pledge.
Chorus Temperance Sunbeams."
Recitation-"Only One Vote" "A. Bay
nard Fowler.
Chorus-"The Mill by the Rivulet."
Recitation Little Boys Speech.
Roy Tucker.
Dialogue - "Tom's Practical Joke" =
CARL Price, Mildred Hudson, Helen Pret-
lyman.
Recitation-"Our Flag''-Class of Boys"
Song-'The Rainy Dayn-Class of Girls.
Recitation - Little Mischief" - Julia
Hum.
-"Fannie's Secret" - Helen
Boyer, Nina Winford, Ethel FAIRIES.
Flag Drill.
Recitation-"Sixty Years Ago"-Marga-
ret Klementzer.
Dialogue-''The Echo''-Delancey Moore,
George Hopes, Mildred Start.
''Baby Logic''-Helen Shrieve.
SNOW Brigade of Boys.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
VIII Hold Reception at the Home of Mrs.
W. A. FAIRIES During Commencement
Officers Elected For Coming Year.

There was gOodly attendance of
the members of the High School
Alumni Association at Miss Bertha
Smlthers' last Friday evening. The
meeting was presided over by the re-
tlrlng president, Miss Katherine w.
Beckett, and the secretary was Mr..
Gilbert S. FAIRIES. 1t was decided to
accept the invitation of Mr.. Frank
Reynolds to hold the Alumni Recep-
ton on Thursday, June 2Sth, during
Commencement Week of this year at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. A. FAIRIES on Main street.
The usual plan of having exercises
at the Opera House was abandoned.
inasmuch as it was not thought neces
rary, since three nights of the week
would be taken up by the SMYRNA
High School. The whole evening will
be taken up for the Reception, and it
promises to be an enjoyable occasion.
AS announced in the TIMES last week,
Sunday, June oath, the Baccalaureate
sermon will be by the Rev. Henry
Thomas, of st. Peters church; Mon
day evening, the 25th, the annual ad-
dress delivered by ex-Principal Charles
Howell LeFevre, of Pennington, N.
j.; Tuesday evening, the Goth, Glass
Day Exercises; Wednesday evening,
the 9th, Commencement; followed on
Thursday evening with the Alumni Re-
ception at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. A. FAIRIES.
The Alumni elected the following
officers for the enuing year: President,
Miss Bertha Smithers; Vice-president,
Miss Margaret Robinson; Secretary,
Miss Bessie Curry, and Treasurer, Mr..
John S. Anthony.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
HANNA AT METHODIST CHURCH.
The Newly Carpeted Church Well Filled on
Last Sunday Morning.

Sunday was bright, beautiful day
and the Methodist Church, as we'll as
the other denominations were we'll at
tended. Rev. J. d. G. Hanna, of rep
resenting the Twentieth Cantury
Thank Offering of the Wilmington
Conference, was present on his annual
visit to the pulpit. He preached a
practical discourse, illustrated by stir
ring incidents that was enjoyed by his
audience.
The day had another significance
with the congregation, it being the
first worship held in the auditorium
with the new carpet. After much un-
avoidable delay, the carpet finally ar
rived and was placed by the ladies of the
Mite Society. Very naturally these
ladies were complimented by most
every one, not only for their noble
work, but for the taste displayed in its
selection.
In addition to this there were two
new chancel chairs given and the
organ was modified by changing the
decorative coloring from a French
blue to fawn color. Rev. G. A. Hill
took his usual place in the pulpit at
night, following the usual service OF
the Christian Endeavor Society.
Rev. Mr.. Hanna's work this year is
in the interest of the Conference Acad-
emy at Dover-to liquidate its indebt-
edness. About $82 was received as the
result of the days work here-$6O in
Smyrna, $40 at Severson's church and
$12 at Clayton. We had authority for
the statement that there would be no
collection, but it is claimed there was
misunderstanding as to the wording.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
ECLIPSE VIEWED BY MANY.
A Sublime Phenomenon of Nature of Much
Astronomical Interest.

The eclipse of the sun Monday morn
ing was an event of more than ordi.
nary interest to both old and young
the latter because it was something
new, and to the former, because they
may never see an eclipse of the sun
again-the next solar event of the kind
of any size, being eighteen years dis
tant.
1t was not a total eclipse here, the
sun appearing, as seen through smoked
glass, which seemed abundant on the
streets, like the first night of new
moon. During the point of greatest
observation, about nine o'clock, the
atmosphere had weird look with a
greenish tinge. Looking toward the
west, it had the appearance of the near
approach of severe tempest. The
science of astronomy has removed the
supernatural fear that used to accom-
pany eclipses, and sometimes pro-
duced tremendous results. The total
eclipse was only about fifty miles
broad, and lasted less than two min
utes, while the diameter of the moons
shadow on the earth was A, 400 miles.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
PASTORAL TIME LIMIT REMOVED.
A Measure that has Caused a Great Deal of
Comment in Methodist Circles.-Its
Effect on Churches.

The question asked last week more
than any other of general interest was,
how do you like the removal of the
pastoral time limit? The general ex.
preston is one of surprise and disap-
proval. 1t is however coming back to
the first principles of the denomina-
ton. Bishop Asbury believed in put
ting men where they could be the
most useful without regard to time,
but his appointments were mostly for
a year or a shorter period.
The preachers of the early days were
more evangelists than pastors, and the
extension of the pastorate to two, then
three and lastly five years, seemed a
necessity of the situation, as we'll as a
relief to the preachers and their wives,
in frequent changes of homes and So
cial circles.
The removal of the time limit is
quite another thing. The preacher
born with brains and tact will
of course take to it kindly but
there is another class on whom il
will fall heavily. The Lay delegates
have the credit of swelling the large
vote for the removal of the time limit.
Three of the four sent from the Viii
mington Conference voted for the
change. The only thing now to do in
the following quadrennium is, to wait
and watch results.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR RECEPTION.
The Methodist Society Held a Pleasant So
ciaI at Miss Bertha HOffeckers.

The Social Committee of the Metho-
dist Christian Endeavor Society held
a very delightful sociable at the resi-
dence of its chairman, Miss Bertha
Hoffecker, last Thursday evening, and
despite the inclement weather, it was
we'll attended. Each member and
guest wore some design, whose hidden
meaning represented some city or
town, and the guessing of these conun-
drums afforded much amusement. In
addition to this there was some instru-
mental music rendered.
The receiving committee consisted of
Miss Laura Bell, Miss Lizzie Nc
Dowell, Miss Margaret Robinson, Miss
Bertha Hofecker. The Entertaining
Committee were: Mrs. NJ. J. Clifton,
Miss Laura Bell, Miss Arie Hynson,
Miss Emma Weldon, Mr.. Walter Hyn-
son and Mr.. j. B. Krusen. A refresh
ing repast was served during the even
ing by committee composed of Mrs.
Sara Prettyman, Miss Lida Lord, Miss
Lizzie Jones, Miss Arie Hynson and
Miss Mary Wright.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
PRESBYTERIAN CHILDREN'S DAY
OBSERVED SUNDAY MORNING BY PRES.
BYTERlAN SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Church Beautifully Decorated With Flowers
and an Orchestra of Nine Pieces Add
Much to the Occasion.

The Presbyterian Sunday School OBJ
served Children's Day on Sunday
morning and a more charming dav
conld not have greeted the occasion.
The floral decoration of the church was
in touching contrast to spring life that
teemed outside. Flowers gave out their
fragrance everywhere, and the organ
and pulpit surroundings received its
compliment of colors so beautifully ar
ranged by the ladies of the church.
These decorations consisted mainly of
roses, carnations, field daises and
mock orange blossoms. interspersed
with asparagus branches.
Superintendent Geo. w. Taylor pre-
sided over the exercises and on the
platform sat an orchestra of nine pieces
to enliven the occasion. Those who
composed it were: Mrs. F. f. Evans.
Organist; Miss Grace Lloyd, Mr.. Will :
liam Norris and Mr.. Edward Beck,
viOlins; Mr.. Walter w. Hynson, clar-
ionet; Mr.. W. G. Anthony and Mr.. J.
". Watkins, cornets; Mr.. George
Rose, from bone; and Mr.. Walter
Letherbury, bass viol. With the ex-
ception of Mr.. Letherbury, of Middle
town, the orchestra was home talent.
The music furnished by this orches-
ira was feature of the exercises and
the manner in which they quickened
the spirit of song called forth favora-
bic comment.
The program opened with process
siOnal march by the orchestra, in
which the scholars marched by classes
from the Sunday School Room to the
to the place allotted them in the front
of the church. A song, "Marching on
to Victory" was sung and the school
and congregation were led in prayer by
the pastor, Rev. J. L. Estlin. Another
song was sung ''Roses are Blooming" ="
the Apostle Greed was said, followed
by Summer Song" and then little
Miss Margaret Klementzer took the
the platform and recited Little
1HluBS. w utu slit udU uulSu6u, bD6
little tots of the Primary Department
took their places, and in an interesting
manner united their merry voices in a
chorus. When the school had rem
dered "Sing Unto Him" and the Re-
sponsive Readings were said, Miss
Mary LeFevre and Miss Lulu Beck
very sweetly sang a duett, entitled
"Roses of Sharon" There was a rec
itation, -Four Little Mottos," given
by four primary girls, Stella Wright,
Dorothy Hynson, Jennie Riggs and
Helen Watkins, and another recitation
was given by Mary Warner, entitled
''Sunbeams.
While the offering was being taken,
the orchestra very effectively rendered
selection. A few remarks were made
by Pastor Estlin on a text taken from
the 10 verse of the 10Th chapter of st.
Luke: 'The Son of Man Came to Seek
and to Save that Which is Lost" The
exercises closed with song, "God Is
Everywhere, and the Doxology.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
CURE FOR PEACH YELLOwS CLAIMED.
Arthur S. Core, of White Plains, N. Y.
Says he Has Discovered a Remedy.

Arthur S. Core, of White Plains, N. Y,
Says he Has Discovered a Remedy.
The severest tlow financially to this
section for number of years, was the
appearance of the "Yellows" among
the peach trees. Remedies were
sought in vain, the result being that
most of the orchards went out. 1t will
be seen by an advertisement elsewhere
that Arthur s. Core, of White Plains,
n. T., after years of investigation, is
confident that he has found sure rem
edy for the "yellows. In letter he
says
Il have been years at the expert
ments for pear blight, black knot and
peach yellows. Having exhausted
several datas at Washington, 1 found
1t necessary to go it alone. So with
all things considered, tabulated, etc.,
went to work and it's over twelve
years since / started in to make or
break. By mere accident made for
mula and tried it. 1t was only par
tlal success, as it did not get proper
uoned properly, and it has taken a
number of years TO get it correct,
.here are nine elements that enter the
formula. | know that if parties will
use the remedy as directed, they will
see an Improvement, and second ap-
phcation will bring them to their nat
aral greenness and vigor. They must
'e led each year after, or they will go
Oaek again, as horse cannot work on
Only one feed week. The cost is not
on an average of over ten cents per
tree.
have living proofs on pear blight
anu black knot diseases, where trees
re now coming out and full of fruit.
nave one cherry tree that is over
'Orty feet in diameter.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
DELAWARE POLITICAL SITUATION.
Bryan Men Will Control Kent and Sussex De-
mOcracy; Addicks Men Prepare For
National Convention.

Byran men claim they will CONTROL
the delegation from Wilmington to the
Democratic State Convention next
month. The Bryan forces say their
opponents will have only five delegates
from Wilmington, and that in the
other hundreds of rural New Castle
county the Bryan men will more than
hold their own. If this is true Former
Congressman L. Irving Handy and
John G. Gray will probably go to the
Kansas City Convention, and it looks
as if the Bryan forces would have the
State Conventions. The Bryan men
will have an unquestioned control in
Kent and Sussex.
Members of the Union Republican
Executive Committee and their ad-
visers, including nearly all of the
prominent Addicks leaders of the State,
met in Wilmington on Monday after
noon at the office of Walter H. Hayes
and prepared their case, to be sub
mitted to the National Convention.
One of the Addicks men said that
Colonel DUPONT had lost his grip with
the Administration at Washington, anG
that the Addicks national delegates
would surely be seated in Philadel-
phia.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
DEATHS OF THE PAST WEEK.
Mrs. Miriam Phillips, Wife Of William !. Phil
lips, and Miss Barbara ]. Beth.

Mrs. Miriam Phillips, wife of VIM.
j. Phillips, died at 4.3O o'clock this
morning, aged 81 years. Her maiden
name was Miriam Harwood. Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillips were married about
thirty years ago. The deceased leaves
only one child, Miss Carrie Phillips,
Mrs. Phillips has been confined to her
bed for twelve years with a compli-
cation of diseases that baff1ed the best
medical skill. She is said by those
who knew her to have been a woman
of great ambition and will power,
strong perception and wonderful mem
ory, and but for her affliction would
have been a woman of more than or
binary usefulness in church work.
The funeral will occur on Friday at
2 O'Clock, conducted by her pastor,
Rev. G. A. Hill.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
REMOVAL OF OLD LAND MARKS.
The Row of Cedar Trees Opposite the Odd
Fellows Cemetery Removed.

The removal of an old tree that has
stood as a landmark, is almost the
same to some in community as the
death of an aged person. The cutting
down of eight or ten cedar trees that
marked the road on the opposite side
of the highway from thee Odd Fellows
Cemetery, leaves it almost as bare as
did the cutting down of Cedar Lane"
some years ago-at the turning of the
road at 'Leatherbury's Corner" They
have four times the number of trees in
the rolling lands of Pennsylvania,
which is much more valuable than we
have in onr level country, where trees
are needed to give perspective to what
presents otherwise an attractive land
scape.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
DECORATION DAY OBSERVED.
SMYRNA'S GRAND ARMY POST HOLD Gus
TOMARY SERVICES OVER GRAVES.
Cemeteries About the Town Receive Floral
Decorations Occasion Was Very
Quietly Observed.

W. S. Hancock Post No. 80, to the
number of twenty or more went to
Salem NJ. P. Church, Blackbird
hundred, ON Sunday afternoon, and
were much pleased at the cordial re-
ceptiOn they received. The sermon
was from the pastor, Rev. j. NJ. Brown,
whose residence is at Warwick. 1t
was listened to with much pleasure.
The usual salute was fired to-day
however after the observance of the
ritual in their reception halls by both
F. Butler Posts over the graves of
their comrades. We're it not for the
fact that the next Department Encamp-
ment of Delaware is to meet in Smyrna,
Hancock Post would have had more
elaborate exercises, with some noted
speakers.
1t seemed unusual not to have a
Decoration Day parade, but when you
| consider that it has been thirty-fiv
years since the war closed and that
even the youngest soldier must be far
past middle age now, it will be seen
that a parade of any length is some
thing that the veterans should not be
expected to do.
There were large number of flow
ers placed on the graves this morning
by the members of the Post and the
school children. Glenwood cemetery,
having recently gone through a reno
walton by the ladies of the NJ. E. Mite
Society, looked at its best. st. Peters,
the Odd Fellows and the Presbyter-
ian, likewise received many floral trib-
utes. The only evidence of Decora-
ton Day, outside of the Grand Army
Post exercises, was that it was holi-
day with the Smyrna Public Schools
and the banking houses.
Apropos to Decoration Day observ
ance, a poem, 1.-The Bivouac of the
Dead" which appears on our secont
page, was sent us by Mrs. John H
Hoffecker, from Washington, who in {
note accompanying it, says it was writ
ten by Col. TLeo. O'Hara, and read a
the dedication of a monument a
Frankfort, to the memory of the Ken
lucky soldiers killed in the Mexican
War, whose remains had been gathered
for burial in their own land. The sec
ond verse of this poem appeared in the
Press last year on the Both of May, ant
1 was impressed by its beauty anC
wished to know its origin, but coult
not find the poem. When L visited
Arlington, the first time, the verse tha
had so impressed me was inscribed Oh
tablet in one of the rooms of the his
toric Mansion, and other verses of the
elegy, craven on bronze tablets, were
to be found all through the Cemetery
For the sake of some of the schoo
boys and girls of Smyrna, who may
like to know the author of these beau
tiful verses, and for their own fitness
wish you would publish the poem
the week of the 3Oth for Decoration
Day."
Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
MURDER CASE STIRS DOVER.
Two COlOred Men Have Quarrel and Another
Suffers the Result.

While Frank Brown, colored, was
wildly firing a revolver at a negro
known as "Ginger," with whom be
had quarrelled, back of the postoffice
in Dover, Monday, one of the bullets
from his revolver struck and killed
James Gilmore, also colored, of
Georgetown, an innocent bystander.
The bullet entered the breast of Gill
more and he expired at once.
Brown then jumped over fences and
ran out State street. A crowd at once
gathered at the scene of the murder
and the Sheriff and other officers began
a pursuit of the murderer. The negro
is still at large.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
SEvERsON CHURCH IMPROVEMENT.
Will be Re-opened With Appropriate Exer.
clses on June 24th.

Severson's Church, which is under
going a course of painting inside and
out, as we'll as other improvements,
will be re-opened, according to the
plans of the pastor, Rev. Geo. L. Har-
desty, the last Sunday of the next
month, June oath. 1t will be an all
day service, participated in by Rev.
r. z. Stephenson, Seaford; Rev. VIM.
r. Mowbray, Zion, Nd; (both of
whom are ex-pastors) and Presiding
Elder Corkran. 1t is purposed to
make it memorable event to the peo-
pie of that vicinity.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
OUR FORTY.-SIXTH ANNIVERSARY.
The "Smyrna Times" Passes Another Mile
Stone of Its Interesting History.


Stone of Its Interesting History.
With this issue, the TIMES passes an
other milestone of its interesting career
and celebrates its forty-sixth birthday.
A year ago to-day we changed to the
eight-page form we are now publish
ing. The venture has not only been one
highly commended BY our consti-
tuency, but has met our every expecta-
tion, the subscription list having in
creased to propotionately large de-
gree. 1t is not the wish of the TIMES
to "brag" on what it has done in the
past or what it is doing now. We
leave that to public opinion. 1t
is only fitting at this anniversary
occasion to say that we are pleased at
the growth the TIMES has made, and
take this evidence of the good will and
the esteem in which it is held by the
people of this community. 1t shall
continue to be the aim of the TIMES to
serve the people each week with
clean, bright and newsy paper.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
Totals. s. 241.S2
S95S.98


The following bills were read and al
lowed: H. w. Jones Manufacturing
Co., $3.50; Cosgriff & Beck, $50. .O2;
Jenkins Brothers, $4.2O; P. W. & B.
Railroad, 1881; Smyrna Transporta-
tiOn Co., $500; Farmers & Merchants
Steamboat c., GA cents; w. o. Hof-
fecker, insurance, 3.33; w. E. c.
Bell, $34.9O; Geo. w. Taylor, $13S. 35,
labor at plant, $37.O5; McClanahan
Granite Company, $1,000; Total,
1924. go.
On motion, the President was or
dered to give the usual notices with
reference to the redemption of Water
Bond No. 10. AS Collector Crow had
not furnished bond, and discount day
would be on before another meeting,
Councilman Fowler moved that Messrs.
Anthony and Reynolds sit on the two
discount days.
1t was suggested that a walk be
placed on Mill Street, between Main
Street and the Light and Water Plant.
This very muddy and disagreeable
place in rainy weather, and since it
was used great deal, the attention OF
the Chairman of the Street Committee
was called to it, and it is likely that q
walk will be laid there in the near flu
ture. 1t was also suggested that the
ground surrouding the Stand Pipe be
put in better shape.
Smyrna times., 1900-05-30
RAYMOND'S SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
Given With Much Success at Raymond's S
School on Thursday Evening.

oCnOOi Oh lnurS0dy Evening.
The little folks of Raymond's School
gave an entertainment in their school
house last Thursday evening, that was
very enjoyable to parents and teacher.
The program had been arranged
with interest and care and made up of
the best talent of the school. The OBJ
ject of the entertainment was to pro-
cure money with which to purchase an
organ.
The teacher, Miss Bertha Jenkins,
deserves a great deal of credit for the
way she had her scholars trained and
drilled. She has greatly improved the
school with the help of the commits
sioners, Mr.. Howard Jones and Joseph
Robinson. She wishes to thank the
people for their help.
Miss Bertha Jenkins, of Raymond's
School, gave picnic Saturday after
noon last, May Goth, in Shorts Lawn,
near the school, 1t was success in
every way, and was attended by a
large crowd of people. Much credit is
due Caterer Keith for the way he
served one and all the people.