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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-09-28
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49, SALEM OREGON
LITTLE BO>PEEP
LOST HER SHEEP

But no one need worry. about mutton
this time of the year, il they can {
dainty and deliciou Spring lamb e 1an
Hppetiziug and nourishing SUNNI
meal. Ws have everything in choice
meats, an al the delicaoios Of the sea
son in both eih and smoked meat
that will tie most critical ep,cure.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-09-28

Miss lcne tonight, assisted by Salem
star-.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Basey have re.
turned from an outing of several
months duration in the Cascade noun
tIins.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-09-28

IRE. Geo. ~ Sroat has returned to
home in Pasadena, Cal, after a visit at
the home OF Mr.. aud Mrs q q. Van
Wagner.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-09-28
Look Close

You'll see not sign Of sediment OF
any other impurity in the WHISTLES and
brandies purchasahle hore-nothing but
the pure old stuff. But whisky and
brandy are not the only thing we sell
wines and liquors and cordias OF every
namo and description worthy tho name
Of good goods"-wot goods OF course.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-09-28
Oak Farm For Sale

Situated on the red hills a few miles
south Of Salon, consisting OF 100 acres
we'll improved, the very best land for
prunes, wheat or grass. Good buildings.
Offered for sale for one month on easy
terms. Inquire at tho JOURNAL office
Salem. 027-u
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-09-28

Mrs. Waller A. Denton, of Portland,
who was here on a visit to her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. q. Steiner, returned home
this morning.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-09-28
Shirts That Talkl
Salem Steam Laundry

COLONEL ,. CTNsTEAD PROPRIETOR.
DoRous d. oLNsTRAD, MGR.
Phone al, 230 Liberty Stree /.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
DELAWARE FRUIT AND GRAIN CROP
Secretary E. G. Packard of the Farmers
Protective Association Gives En-
cOuraging Crop Report.

Secretary E. q. Packard of the
Farmers Protective Association, resi-.
dent at Dover, had just received re-
turns from the fruit-growers and
larger farmers throughout the lower
counties. Mr.. Packard said:
peaches will yield heavy crop of
excellent quality. Every tree of bear
ing age is loaded. Even old trees.
which have not borne for years are
now full of fruit, while the "peach
yellows" appear to be a thing of the
past. Almost any Of the smaller rail
road stations of Kent and Sussex
counties ere good for one or two cars
of peaches per day during the flush of
the crop, while Milford, FELTON,,
Wyoming and unquestionably Bridge
vile will doubtless move as high as
twenty cars per day at times.
"Keiffer pears will also be large
item this season. They are very
smooth and fine. Hundreds of acres
of young Keiffers will bear for the first
time this season. In Kent county
alone the yield of Keiffer pears this
season will exceed 0,0O0 baskets
Bartlett pears, also, are showing up
finely. Dntchess pear trees will yield
light crop, while Howell, Aniou and
Lawrence are bearing full. Grapes
are in good shape and will be of fine
quality.
'Apples, both summer, fall and
winter varities, are loaded. The
earlies sorts are now being marketed.
Raspberries and blackberries are both
full crops of unusually fine quality.
"Wheat threshing has fully borne
out the opinions that the yield in this
product would surpass many previous
years in Delaware. The yield runs
from twenty to forty-fve bushels per
acre. Chancellor Nicholson's yield OF
forty-fve bushels to the acre from one
field on his Dover farm is undoubtedly
a record. breaker. Corn is of excellent
color, but quite uneven, growing very
rapidly now. Early potatoes are very
fine and yielding well. Late varieties
are now being extensively planted.
"Crimson clover seed crop was in
iured by the five days rains which
came at hulling time. Large qusnti-
ties of COW peas have been planted.
Tomatoes are rather backward and un-
even. Probably not over one-half OF
last years acreage has been planted.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
PRETTY LAWN ENTERTAINMENT.
Miss Clara Bewley Entertains In Honor of
Miss RObelen, of Wilmington.

Miss Clara J. Bewley entertain ed a
few friends on Friday evening last, in
honor of Miss Daisy Robelen, of Will
mingtOn. 1t was a lawn entertain
ment and the scene was made very
pretty by the neat and attractive ar
rangement of variegated lanterns. The
time was principally spent in social
greetings. Refreshments were served
later in the evening.
Those present were: Miss Daisy Ro
belen, Wilmington; Misses Nina
Wells, Eva Corkran, Fannie Taylor,
Helen Lewis, Bertha Price, Marion
Start, Beulah and Blanch HAZEL.
Messrs. A. Lee Clifton, Harvey W.
FAIRIES. Ralph d. Stevenson, Roland
Carr, Fred Williams, Reynolds Stew
enson, Herman Robinson and Nc
Kendree Williams.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
ANOTHER TELEGRAPH LINE.
Smyrna May Have Another Line of Poles
Through Town In the Event of
Its Construction.

Alexander NJ. Daily appeared before
the Kent County Levy Court yester
day and addressed the court, asking
for permission to erect poles and con
struct a telegraph line through the
county.
Mr.. DAILY represented Uriah H.
Paynter and associates. who will build
and operate telegraph system through
the State, and extending from Wash
ington to Philadelphia. The line is
already finished through the Eastern
Shore counties, and up to the Della
ware line. 1t is to extend along the
State road and through the principal
towns thereon. The court is inclined
to favorable action on the petition, as
it would mean an opposition telegraph
service for the fruit-growers who de
sire to do business with their city com
mission merchants.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TO-DAY.
Election of Principal Delayed Until All Mem
bers Can be Present--LOcaI Educators
Agitating an Assistant Principal

The School Board did not meet
Monday, the time set for the election
of a successor to Principal Place.
Owing to the absence of some of the
members, it was deemed advisable to
have full Board present. Hence the
matter had to be deferred, subject to
the call for another meeting by Pres
ident W. E. Hall, of the School Board
of Directors, which will be at o'clock
to-day.
There is much interest centered in
school matters and the election of
principal is being looked for with more
or less anxiety. Local educators and
parents alike hope to see a good man
placed at the head of the schools. This
fact alone makes the Directors feel
that they have duty of grave respon-
sibllity.
There are several citizens in this
town opposed to seeing the principals
salary raised, who feel that there
should be an Assistant Principal cleo
ted. The argument set forth is good
and we say let us have one to begin
the school year. 1t will enable the
new Principal to do two important
things, viz: teach effe ctively the stud
les in his charge, and to supervise the
other departments. No principal,
even should the Board pay him a sal
ary of $4,000 year, can properly teach
and supervise with the classes of three
separate years to attend to. 1t is a
question which deeply concerns the
welfare of the schools, and it is hoped
that the Board will not wait until every
penny of the floating debt is paid off,
but let the present pupils of the
schools and the new Principal, have
the immediate advantage of this i'm
provement. We have in our schools a
most excellent course of study, and
with an assistant principal our grad
yates can be turned out better pre-.
pared in the lower as we'll as the higher
branches, and our public schools made
second to none in the State. No in
crease of tax is needed to make the
improvement, and there is no reason
why the public should not be given
this unquestioned advantage now.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
ASBURY METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Well Attended at the Morning Session Sun.
day and an Excellent Lesson Review.

The attendance at the Sunday School
of the M. E. Church, held Immediately
after the morning church service, was
more largely attended last Sunday
than the week previous. 1t was graft
flying to know that the attendance was
larger than the corresponding Sunday
year ago, (when the session was
held in the afternoon) and the collec-
tion for current expenses was larger.
The lesson, the historic incident of
the Gentle woman who plead for the
healing of her daughter by the Mas
ter, and who made the wonderfully apt
reply about the dogs eating the crumbs
that fell from the Masters table, call
ing forth from Jesus that he had not
found such faith in Isreal, was finely
and concisely reviewed by W. o. Hof-
fecker on the line of persistency in
asking for blessings.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
SPLENDID PLUM HARVEST.
The Crop for this Immediate Vicinity Esti.
mated at 100000 Baskets.

The Inauguration of the plum har
vest commences this week, and will
continue through the next. The crop
for this immediate vicinity is estimated
at 100000 baskets. The dry summer
has been immensely adapted to the
gathering and shipm ent of this crop.
The Str. Brady had about 1000 baskets
on Monday, but it was not until to-day
they expected the season on in force.
In addition to a large cargo of fruit
and other products on Monday after
noon, the Brady had four valuable
COWS belonging to Miss Drexel, which
were being shipped from the "Cath-
olic Home" farm at Clayton, to her
farm, near Tacony.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
STRUCK SPRING WATER AT 1873 FEET.
Drive Well Successfully Accomplished in tie
Tile Yard of Cosgriff & Beck.

Frederic Taylor, an employee of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, who between
work hours has been zealously putting
in his spare time at the tile yard of
Cosgriff & Beck, on Saturday night
last, struck water at a depth of 1873
feet. Over 20 feet of this was through
clay. Ever since the tile yard has
been in existence, repeated efforts have
been made to get spring water. Work
men have been Inconvenience in hav-
ing to walk quarter of mile or more
for their drinking water. There are
one or two surface wells in the yard,
but these were used in the manufactur-
ing of tile. Quite frequently in dry
weather these wells would give out. 1t
is a source of much qualification to
Messrs. Cosgriff & Beck that they have
finally gotten a splendid flow of
spring water.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
ENJOYABLE SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNICS.
Presbyterians Went to PennsgrOve, N. j., and
EpiscOpaliaus to Woodland Beach.

Those who attended the Presbyterian
Sunday School excursion to Penns-
grove, n. j., last Wednesday, enjoyed
a pleasant river ride on the Steamer
Hildegarde and report delightful So
journ at that bayside resort. The
crowd being small and the weather
being delightful, made it comfortable
for everybody, and everybody who par
ticipate reports most excellent
time.
st. Peters Sunday School picniced
at Woodland Beach on Thursday and
under fine weather conditions, the day
spent at this popular bayside was de-
lightful. The privilege of the grounds
was given the school and they were
made to feel cordial welcome by Mr..
and Mrs. L. P. Campbell, of the Wood
land Beach Hotel. During the day,
the Sunday School children were given
treat. The storm which came up in
the evening made things exciting for a
while, but after it passed over, those
who remained over for the evening.
enjoyed delightful moonlight
ride home.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
UNION REPUBLICANS CALLED.
State Convention to Meet at Dover August
23rd to Nominate Full Ticket.

The Union Republicans of Delaware
have issued a call for state conven-
tiOn to meet i'll Dover August %, at
which time three candidates for Presi-
dental electors will be chosen. The
convention will also nominate candi-
dates for Congressman, Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Attorney Gen
eral, Insurance Commissioners and
State Treasurer.
The fixing of August 21st for the
State Convention and Wilmington as
the place by the Regular Republicans
is departure from former years, for
the State Convention has always been
held in Dover, but as New Castle
county is the stronghold of the Regu-
lars, the committee deemed it best to
have the meeting there. The Union
Republicans are very much agitated
over the way they have been outwitted
by the Regulars in calling the conven-
tion two days before that of the Union
lists. The date fixed is the earliest
possible under the law. The Regulars
appear to be determined to nominate a
full State ticket and force the Union
lists to endorse at least their Presiden-
tial electors, or go back on the prom
ises Mr.. Addicks and his colleagues
made at the National Convention in
Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
DEATH OF MRS. SARAH STEVENSON
Was Former Resident of this Town-Died
at MerchantvilIe, N. j., on Sunday.

Miss Sarah Jane Stevenson died on
Sunday at Merchantville, n. J., in the
7Srd year of her age. She was the
daughter of the late Denney Steven
son, we'll known citizen of this town
fifty years ago, and was one of the lead
ers IN all of the affairs of the Methodist
church. The deceased, who made
her home in this town most of her life,
followed in her footsteps. Some fifteen
years ago she went to the residence
of her nephew, Mr.. Frank Wright,
where she continuously resided until
her death. The interment was yester-
day afternoon in cemetery near Mer-
chantville, where Mr.. Wright has a
family lot.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
Bitter HOSIERY EXCURSION.
Employees of the Factory Will be Afforded
Ride on the Delaware River.

The Bitter Hosiery Company will
make an excursion to Philadelphia on
the Str. Geo. F. Brady, on Wednes-
day, the 1st day of August. They will
leave Smyrna at 12 o'clock on that day
and Philadelphia at z o'clock the next
evening on the return. This will be
the 10th annual excursion. Round
trip tickets will be sold at $1.00.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
QUEER FREAKS OF LIGHTNING
BOLT PLAYS THROUGH PORTION OF A. T..
HOFFECKER'S RESIDENCE, CHESWOLD.
Shatteriug a Few Timbers, it Passed Out
and Killed Two ShOats Under an Apple
Tree-The Storm Elsewhere.

CHEswoLD, July IS. Last Thursday
shortly before sunset, thunder storm
passed over Cheswold which at first
only had the appearance of a shower.
For time the atmosphere seemed
especially charged with electricity.
There were three sharp claps of which
a bolt of lightning entered the kitchen
part of A. 7. Hoffecker's dwelling
where it descended, the fluid exploding
and making a terrific report within 6
or feet of the family gathered at the
supper table. Fortunately they all est
capped with nothing more than frigh-
and the sense of hearing impaired for
few minutes. Smoke from it was
dense in the room for a time which
suggested fire but a search proved
there was none. Besides some shivered
timbers III the house two shoats were
found lifeless, limp, warm, under an
apple tree about so yards from the ex-
plosiOn within the house and scarcely
mark could be traced upon the tree
and nothing to indicate its passage be-
tween them. Whether the two incl
dents were from the same bolt is a
question which has been discussed in
Cheswold and not likely to be solved
1t is a noticeable fact however this
particular bolt came uncomfortably
close to most every one in this little
town. Many thought it right at their
feet, passed through their house CT
struck their door step. 1t is now one
of those incidents in life which has
passed as a fieeting dream.
The thunder storm was heavy at
Woodland Beach. 1t came down from
Pennsylvania where it was quite severe
in some places, blowing down barns,
damaging trees and destroying prop
erty generally. At Milford three
showers passed over, all going around
the town, and fruit and vegetation are
suffering. Most of the towns down
the Peninsula were more fortunate, but
the general outcry is for rain. Al
Yorklyn and several places in New
Castle county barns were burned by
lightning and other damage done by
the storm. In Kent county Mary.
land, several places were struck and
also in Cecil county.
A large barn on the farm owned by
the heirs of the Hugh NJ. Cameron
estate, near Lombard, and tenanted by
Henderson Brown, was struck and
destroyed. The live stock was gotten
out of the burning in safety, but about
80 tons of hay, together with some
farm implements, were destroyed,
along with the building. Mr.. Brown
had just completed threshing his wheat
crop of about 800 bushels and had
slowed it in granary near his barn,
which was saved by prompt work OIL
the part of Mr.. Brown and his neigh
bors. The building and contents were
insured.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
DEATH OF JAMES D. VOSS.
Was a WelI-Known Resident of Smyrna
Landing and Died Sunday Aged ID.

James ID. Voss, one of the old resi-
dents of Smyrna Landing, died of
pneumonia at the residence of his son,
Emory Voss, on Sunday, aged 70 years,
II months. The interment was yester-
day afternoon in Glenwood Cemetery,
Rev. Q. A. Hill, his pastor, officiating.
Mr.. Voss had been member of the
Methodist Church from his early life,
and was of steadfast, unwavering hab-
its, always early in his seat at church,
when health and weather permitted.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
SUNDAY SCHOOL EXCURSION DEFERRED.
Owing to Inability to Procure Teams, Asbury
Sunday School VIII Not Picnic Tomorrow.

1t was intended that Asbury M. E.
Sunday School should picnic at Wood
land tomorrow, Thursday, but the
committee of arrangements found yes
terday that it will be impossible to get
teams, the farmers being so busy with
their wheat and fruit crops. This will
be great disappointment to the chill
dren, but cannot be avoided under the
circumstances.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
PREPARING FOR CANNING SEASON.
HOffecker's Cannery Undergoing Some Re-
pairs to Make Ready for Opening.

The stack at Hoffecker's canning fac
tory is being repaired and slight ad-
dition being made to its height. The
work required scaffolding from the
bottom. Notwithstanding the dry
weather, where the earth is kept stir
red, the crops are looking well. The
canning season usually commences
about August 18th.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
Methodist Lawn Festival.

Asbury Methodist Episcopal Chris
tian Endeavor Society contemplate
holding a lawn festival the second
week in August on or about the 9th.
The proceeds will be for the benefit of
missions, principally the India suffer-
ers.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
Diptheria In Raymond's Neck.

John Scott, living on the Cowgirl
farm in Raymond's Neck, lost child
last week from diptheria, and has
another sick with the same disease.
The disease was carried to them by a
visitor from Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
ACCEPTED A GOOD POSITION.
John W. Watkins VIII Represent the Charles
Warner Co. on this Peninsula.

Mr.. John w. Watkins, who has been
a clerk in the Office of Clerk of the
Peace Foard since he left Smyrna, has
resigned and is representing the
Charles Warner Co. between Whining
ton and Cape Charles, Va. He sue
ceeds Mr.. Jacob Vandever, who has
been transferred to Pennsylvania ter
ritory.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
VIGOROUSLY OPPOSE BRIBERY
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMIT.
TEE MEET IN DOVER.
$4,000 Reward to Catch Vote Buyers-Sauls.
bury Offers $4,000 to Campaign Fund
Opinions of the Press.

A meeting of the Democratic State
Central Committee was held at Dover.
Thursday. Preliminary campaign
work was the order of the day. The
committee adjourned to meet at Reho-
both, August 2nd. An appeal was issued
to the good citizens of Delaware to aid
financially and otherwise the enforce
ment of the laws against theillegal use
of money in this State. The appeal in
part says:
''This committee is determined, if
properly supported, to see to it that
our constitutional provisions against
bribery and corruption at registration
and elections are not disregarded and
set at naught before it is too late and
their enforcement placed in the hands
of Union Republican as Attorney
General, owing his political advance
ment to the disregard and violation of
these provisions.
''It is almost boasted political Sc
cret that this State, and particularly
the close Legislative districts, are to
be flooded with money by the Union
Republicans to debauch the voters. We
cannot, and we would not if we could,
contest this election using like meth
DDS, and we appeal to all good citizens
to afford us the opportunity to offer
rewards for the information leading to
the arrest and conviction of Union Re-
publicans guilty of bribery, sufficiently
large to excite the cupidity of any one
approached, and thus render it unsafe
for any tool to risk himself within
reach of the law.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
Salisbury Offers Sz5,OOO.

The Wilmington Sun has the fol-
lowing about Mr.. Saulsbury's campaign
offer:
''To part Chairman Willard Sauls-
bury and S25, 900 is considered bold
stroke by the State committee. Four
years ago a big effort was made to get
Salisbury to give up but the attempt
failed. 1t is claimed that he was not
in a position to place large sum at the
hands of the campaign managers.
Since that time the Mckinley prosper
ity which has swept over the country
reached the Democratic chairman as
well as thousands of other citizens. He
has become interested in many of the
largest trusts, so called, in the country;
out of big railway corporations the
State chairman has amassed an i'm
mense wealth. He recently became
one of the promoters of the manufac-
ture of an English patent from which
he realizes large profits. While he
continues to be child of trusts and
corporations as the Democratic Social
lists are wont to say, Salisbury takes
front rank with his party in denounc-
ing and condemning the operations of
the so-called trusts. He does not
seem to be worried by his inconsistent
position. Mckinley prosperity has
enabled him to put s25, 900 in the cof-
fers of the Democratic party for the
fall campaign"
The Morning Net0s says: "Many Re-
publicans, however, manifest no un-
easiness except that 'unprincipled men
will be tempted to do false swearing
against the Union Republican leaders
for the sake of coming in on the big
rewards; as one prominent Addicks
man suggested, after declaring that
the Union Republicans already had the
State within their grasp and would not
need to spend money.
Smyrna times., 1900-07-18
Reward to Catch Bribers.

subscriptions will be condition on
obtaining convictions and will only be
called for proportionately as rewards
are paid. We should also have sum
not less than $4,000 to enable us to
secure evidence and the best legal tai
ent obtainable to assist the Attorney
Generals Office in the prosecutions
which may be started.
''The rewards we hope to offer will
be $1,000, $4, 900, 50, 900 and 81 900 for
information leading to the arrest and
conviction of the first five cases respec-
lively and $500 for each of the next ten
cases.
Willard Salisbury was the centre of
attraction, says the Dover State Sen
tinel. He offered to put S25, 900 into
the campaign fund, and proposed fu-
sion with the Dupont Republican as
the only hope the Democrats had of
defeating the Union Republicans. The
plans of fusion will be left with Chair
man Salisbury.
Chairman Saulsbury's intimate re-
lation with Colonel Henry A. Dupont
leads many Democrats to believe that
he is in a position to know when he
expresses the belief that the Dupont
Republicans will unite with the Dem
ocrats in an attempt to defeat the Union
Republican legislative ticket.