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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-23

o b afioat- No. . red. 76Kc elevator.
Options opened easy on cables. but
later recovered and became strong.
Among h buying motives were good
Wall street n northwest buying, late
war rumors. sharp rally in Paris flour.
rains in the northwest. smaller south
west offerings and active covering.
Closed firm at y to &C net advance.
September closed 1850: October closed
1850; December closed 7SAc-
CORN-Spot steady; No. 2. &c eleva-
tor. Options, after an early decline
under rain news from the west, rallied
with wheat and on predictions OF small
er Argentine shipments and closed
steady at a partial &c net advance.
62%c; December closed 63hc.
OATS-Spot easier; No. 2, 391sc. OPP
tons quiet but steady.
LARD1Firm; western steamed s9.15;
refined firm.
PORK-Firm.
EGGS-Strong; state and Pennsylva-
mia Is to zoe.
$3.50; Long Island So to $3.50; Jersey
Sweets, yellow, $3.50 to 1915.
PEANUTS-Quiet; fancy handpicked
4hc; other domestic Pc to &c.
CABBAGE-Steady; Long Island. fiat
Dutch. per 100, 81 to $3.50.
SUGAR-Raw quiet: fair refining
8 7-16c.
COTTON SEED OIL-Quiet but
steady; prime crude barrels nominal;
prime summer yellow 401ac; off sum-
mer yellow 37h to CSC: prime white
44c; prime winter yellow 44c; prime
meal S25.
NAVAL STORES.
Savannah-Spirits turDentine quiet
at 33Ac; receipts 1.562 casks, sales sS7
casks; exports 107 casks. Rosin firm
n S2.25; others unchanged. Receipts
1875 barrels; sales 1890 barrels; exports
$3.50 barrels.
Charlottesville turpentine moth
ing doing. Quotations omitted. Rosin
firm and unchanged.
New York-Rosin quiet. Spirits tur-
pentine 36L to 36ac.
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Japan's Complaint Against America

London, August 22.-"There is great
and growing indignation in Japan"
says a dispatch to The Times from To-
kio. "at the insulting discrimination of
Hawaiian medical inspecors against
japanese ladies travelling by steam
ships. These outrageous measures.
experimenting previous vexatious acts
of differentiation in Hawaii and San
Francisco create a conviction hat ia
pans relations with the United States
will be impaired unless some correc-
tive measure Is speedily adopted"
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Defeated by Eight Votes

Jackson, Miss, August 21.-The re-
turns from Warren county where a spe-
cial election vas held today to fill a
legislative vacancy show the defeat of
Dabney Marshall by a plurality of eight
votes. His successful opponent was
T. II. Foster. Marshall was pardoned
from the pe%nitentiary a few weeks ago
by Governor Longino while serving a
life sentence for murder.
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Same day last year-Nothing doing.
NAVAL STORES
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Machine
barrels firm at 33Ac; nothing doing in
country barrels.
ROSIN-F1rm at CSC and S1.O0.
TAR-Firm at s1.35.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Quiet; hard
-s1.00; soft, $500.
Prices same day Last year-Spirits
turpentine 39Ac and 3S%c; rosin s1.20
and $1.25; tar $1.40; crude %turpentine
hard, $1.S0 and $3.50.
Receipts today-5S casks of spirits
t~urpentine, Sc barrels of rosin, 1873 bar
rels of tar, IS barrels of crude turpen-
tine.
Receipts same day last year III
casks of spirits ~turpentine, COG barrels
Of rosin. 46 barrels of tar, 20 barrels
of crude t~urpentine.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina IS to zoe:
Virginia so to 55c; Spanish roc.
CORN-77h to soc.
CORN MEAL-72k to 75c.
N. c. BACON-Hams 13c: shoulders
DC; sides 10 to lie.
CHICKENS-Dull; hens 20 to 22hc;
ROSTERS zoe; spring s to 1Sc.
EGGS-Steady at 16c.
SHINGLES-Per 1000. 5 inch saps,
s1.6o; 5 inch hearts. s2.25: 6 inch saps,
$3.50: 6 inch hearts. $3.50.
TIMBER
Per AZ feet-Shipping.... $1,000 900
Mill prime $500 1.50
Mill, $0.0OQ 600
Common $1,000 500
Interior to ordinary..... $500 $50
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

New York. August H--Money on call
steady at 2 to ~ per cent; last loan
at 2A per cent; prime mercantile pa
per AZ to 5 per cent. Sterling exchange
weak with actual business in bankers
bills at 4.S6Z to 4.S6A for demand and
at 4.s4A to 4.S4h for sixty days; posted
rates 4.S5h and ASS; commercial bills
4.S3Z to 4.s4A; bar silver 5Sz; Mexican
dollars ASH; government bonds steady;
state bonds Inactive: railroad bonds
firm.
c
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Private dispatches from Anadarko,
Oklahoma, say hat a tornado We'd
nesday night killed half a dozen per
sons and destroyed much property.
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The United States transport Thomas
having On board 600 teachers, arrives
at Manila, but their landing has been
delayed by a typhoon.
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Bear. II. The King 1@ You a... .;..Z: Bought
s'ss q EMMzZu
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, August 21.-Leading specu-
lative markets opened easy today, but
steadied later on the France-Turkish
diplomatic rupture. September wheat
closed hc higher; September corn &c
lower; September pats unchanged and
provisions for January 21z to 5 to TIC
higher.
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COMMISSIONS OF internal revenue
Yerkes has declined to receive or recog-
nize q claim for b rebate Of tax on
cigarettes under the act Of March z,
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COTTON.

COTTON.
Liverpool, August q, 4 p. Injections:
Spot increased demand: prices higher.
American middling fair 8 7-32d; good
middling 4 31-32d; middling 4 11-16d;
low middling 4 15-32d; good ordinary
4 7-32d; ordinary 3 31-32d. The sales
of the day were 10, 900 bales. of which
1000 were for speculation and export
and included $500 American. Receipts
non
Futures opened quiet and steady and
closed quiet but steady. American
middling L NJ c.: August 4 37-64d buy
ers; August and September 4 33-64@4
34-64d sellers; September 4 33-64@4 "a
CAD sellers; October G o G 4 19-64d buy
ers; October and November 4 15-64@4
16-64d sellers; November n December
4 13-64d buyers; December and January
4 13-64d buyers; January and February
4 13-64d buyers; February and March
4 13-64@4 14-64d sellers; March and
April 4 13-64@4 14-64d buyers.
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston firm at SIC; net receipts
1,494 bales.
Norfolk steady at SIC; net receipts IA
bales.
Baltimore nominal at s Lice.
Boston steady at 8 Lice.
Wilmington dull at SC.
Philadelphia firm at s 7-16c.
Savannah quiet at TIC: net receipts
LOG bales.
New Orleans firm at s 11-16c: net re-
ceipts 800 bales.
Mobile nominal at 7%c; net receipts
1 bale.
Memphis quiet at Skc; net receipts
26 bales.
Augusta firm at SIC; net receipts IL
bales.
Charleston steady at TIC; net receipts
2 bales.
Cincinnati steady and nominal at
SIC; net receipts 333 bales.
Louisville steady at S%c.
St. Louis steady at SIC; let receipts
s bales.
Houston steady at sac; net receipts
1,601 bales.
THE NEW YORK MARKET
New York-Cotton steady at s 3-16c;
net receipts As bales; gross 293 bales;
sales 1925 bales; stock 152, 957 bales.
Total today-Net receipts 2,4S5 bales;
exports to continent 1852 bales; stock
254, OS6 bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts II, 100 bales
exports to Great Britain 1888 bales; to
continent 1854 bales.
Total since September met receipts
7,477,602 bales; exports to Great Britain
:. O35. 9S9 bales; to France 72S, 199 bales;
to continent 1907 74 bales.
Futures closed steady. August 7.37;
September 7.3S; October 7.4S; November
1852: December 7.54; January T.57; Feb
ruary 7.57; March 7.61; April 7.62.
Spot closed steady &c advance; mid
ding uplands S 3-16c; middling gulf
s 7-16c; sales 3,725 bales.
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKET.
Chicago, August 21.-The leading flu
lures ranged as follows:
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SPIRITS TURPENTINE Nothing
doing.
ROSIN-Firm at CSC and 81.
TAR-Firni at S1.35.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Quiet; hard
s1.OO; soft $500.
Prices same dav last year-Spirits
turpentine 39Ac and 5SAc; rosln s1.2O
and S1.25; tar S1.40; crude turpentine
hard $1.30; soft $3.50.
Receipts today-62 casks of spirits
~turpentine. 222 barrels of rosin, 11S bar
rels of tar, 81 barrels Of cude turpen-
tine.
Receipts same day last year 1OS
casks of spirits turpentine, $40 barrels
of rosin, ga barrels Of tar. SO barrels
Of crude turpentine.
PRODUCE.
Salt-100s 45c; 1SVc soc; zoos Sc; F.
F. s1.35; in less than car lots.
DIR YSALTED SIDES-S%@S&c.
BUTTER-24c to 26c.
COFFEE-7k@1Oc.
FLOUR-straights 1915: End patents
$500; full SALTS.
MOLASSES-S. House. 15c; New Or
leans Brights, 23c to Csc. Porto Rico 3Oc
to Soc; Cuba, CSC to 4Oc.
SUGAR Granulated, $5.45; W.X.C.
No. 5, s4.95; No. 9, $3.50: No. II, $3.50.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina CSC to Zoe;
Virginia SOC to 55c; Spanish zoe.
CORN-Tkc to soc.
CORN MEAL-72kc to 75c.
n. c. BACON-Hams. 15c; shoulders.
&c; sides, 10c to lie.
CHICKENS-Dul; hens zoe t. 22kc:
ROSTERS zoe; spring, SC to 1Sc.
EGGS-Steady at 16 2-3c.
SHINGLES-Pet 1000 5-inch saps,
s1.6O; 5-inch hearts. s2.25: 6-inch saps,
$3.50; G-inch hearts, $3.50.
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Ordinary D 9-16
Good Ordinary s lS-1s
Low mlddlng s-lo
Middlng
Good middling 5-16
Same day last year-Nothing doing.
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE Steady;
machine barrels 33kc; country barrels
32hc.
ROSIN-Firm at CSC and s1.00.
TAR-Steady at s1.35.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Firm; hard
S1.00; soft. $500.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
turpentine 37kc and BIC: rosin s1.20
and S1.25; tar $40; crude turpentine
hard $1.3O and $3.50.
Receipts today-73 casks OF spirits
turpentine. 1S1 barrels of rosin, 1872 bar
rels Of tar, 120 barrels of crude turpen-
tine.
Receipts same day last year rs
casks of spirits turpentine, 246 barrels
of resin, 81 barrels of tar, 212 barrels
of crude t~urDentine.
PRODUCE.
SALT-100's 45c: 1905 soc; Zoos S5c;
F. F. s1.35; in less than car lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES-S%@SZc.
BUTTER-24 to &c.
COFFEE-7k@10c
FLOUR-Straights 1915; End patents
$500; full S4.75.
MOLASSES-S. House. 15c; New Or
leans Brights, % to Csc; Porto Rico 80
to 35c; Cuba. 2S to 40c.
SUGAR - Granulated s5.45; W.X.C.
No. 5, s4.95; No. 8, $3.50; No. IL, $3.50.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina 65 to roc;
Virginia so to SOC; Spanish Toe.
CORN-77h to soc.
CORN MEAL-72k TO 75c.
N. G. BACON-Hams 13c; shoulders
&c; sides 10 to lie.
CHICKENS-Dull: hens 20 to 22hc;
ROSTERS zoe; spring s to 1Sc.
EGGS-Steady at Ice.
SHINGLES-Pet 1000, 5-inch saps,
s1.60; 5-inch hearts, S2.25; 6-inch saps,
$3.50; 6-inch hearts, $3.50.
TIMBER
Per NJ feet-Shipping ........ SS.OO@9.OO
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Wednesday, August 81.

"GUIIOSUdys <tUSUSI II.
Receipts of cotton today - bales.
Receipts same day last years bales.
This seasons receipts to date - 25S,-
294 bales.
Receipts to same day last year-2s0,-
545 bales.
The quotations posted at 4 O'Clock
today at the exchange:
COTTON-Dull.
Ordinary /. 5 9-16
600 ordinary ................ 6 1916
Low middling z 9-16
m1uulluS ............. .....
Good middling s 5-16
Same day last year-Nothing doing.
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WILMINGTON MARKETS
Monday. August 10.

Monday. August 10.
Receipts of cotton today bales.
Receipts same day last year. bales
This seasons receipts to date-25S,-
294 bales.
Receipts to same day last year-2s0,-
539 bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock
today at the exchange:
COTTON Dull.
Ordinary 5 9-16
Good ordinary 6 1916
Low middling z GIG
21luulluS
Good middling 5-16
Same day last year-Nothing doing.
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Tuesday, August 20.
Receipts of cotton today bales.
Receipts same day last year, bales.
This seasons receipts todate-25S.-
294 bales.
542 bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock
today at the exchanges:
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OFF,

Carpenters are already at work arran
the Hotel Lafayette building. When fnish'
handsomest. best arranged and best furnisl
ing Stores in The State.
Smyrna times., 1901-04-17
TOWN ASSESSMENT SHOWS
REAL ESTATE CONDITION
ASSESSOR WILLIAM II. CARR COMPLETES
LIST AT Sl,OSOOOO ON PROPERTIES.
TOwa Council Accepts List at Meeting Friday
Evening and Gives Notice OF Appeal Day.
Privilege Granted Mr.. B. A. HazeIl

The Town Assessment as taken bv
Assessor William H. Carr, this wear
amounts to about 81 ,0S0, 600 an increase
OF over $4,000 over the assessment of
last year. There have been number
OF Improvement made to properties in
town, and few new edifices have been
erected. In this respect Smyrna has
shown more in quality than quantity.
and can proudly boast of having some
OF the finest residences and business
places in the State. At the regular
meeting of the Town Council on Fri
day evening the assessment list as
compiled was accepted and the usual
notices for Appeal Day arranged. AS
SCISSOR Carr was paid $50 for his ser
vices. Council assessed his property
at $340O.
At the request of Mr.. Herman P.
HAZEL who appeared before the Coun-
Gil, Mr.. Benjamin A. HAZEL was given
the privilege of using Pearl Street
from North street to Glenwood avenue
and that half of North street extend
ing from Pearl street to the lands of
A. l.. Hudson until such time that the
Town of Smyrna should need it. The
Council made the rental at 81. 90 per
year.
Mr.. Michael Riley, on behalf of st.
Polycarp Roman Catholic Church. ap
peared before the Council to make
complaint against number of colored
children of that neighborhood for
damaging the fence enclosing the
church property. The children when
demonstrated against, grew insulting
IN their language. The Police Depart
ment will take the matter in hand.
The following bills were allowed:
Charles Warner Company, S1O9. 70: P.
W. * B. Railroad Company, freight,
$11.69; Frank E. Postles, fence at
Power House, $1S.O2; Edward G.
Walls, uniform, $1,000; Cosgriff &
Beck, Coal, $1S.O2; George H. Davis.
extra police services, $3.50; Total
$33O.O2.
Smyrna times., 1901-04-17
REPAIRING COUNTY ROAD BRIDGES
Kent County Levy Court Finds MANY Ds.
mands For Bridge Improvements IN all
arts of the County.

Ihe absolute needs for large an.
preparation for Bombay Hook Island
constitute only large part of the de-
mands on the court. The Milford
chronicle has the following on these
improvements:
The Levy Court of Kent county has
found an extraordinary expensa moo.
essary to be met, by reason that the
bridges all over the county must he
repaired or replaced. 1t was intended
by the Levy Courts CT both Kent and
sussex counties, to join and put a new
IRON bridge over the Mispillion. at Rail.
road Avenue, in the town of Milford
Dut the action Of those people of the
town who opposed any further i'm
proVements being made to our streets.
caused those having this matter in
charge to postpone building this
bridge for two or three years. The
bridge company's representative was
at Dover with Mr. Postles, of the Kent
County Commissioners, and Mr..
Saekett, of the Sussex County Count.
to look over the requirements for new
bridge at Railroad Avenue; but. in
view OF the fact that the grade of that
avenue had not been esta blished bv
the town, the work was postponed.
Two important bridge contracts
which will be given out by the Kent
County Levy Court in the work of i'm
proving the public roads and cause
ways. The draw bridge at Barker's
Landing, near Lebanon, will be built
by Frank E. White, of Magnolia, whose
bid OF 81, 100 was accepted by the court.
Mr.. White was placed under bond of
S4,OOO torprompt completion of the new
structure. The court has advertised
for bids, or will direct the clerk so TO
do, for modern new iron structure over
Silver lake, the nothern approach to
the north end of Dover, where Mrs. H.
A. Richardson recently laid out a fine
park.
The people of this section, espe-
clally those of Bombay Hook are
greatly interested in what the Lew
Court is going to do. This body will
meet III special session on Saturday in
Dover, to hear the report of the com
mittee of five on the Light House road
Smyrna times., 1901-04-17
FIFTY YEARS A CLASS LEADER.
Leonard V. AspriI of Odessa, WeII.Known
Throughout This Section, Celebrates
His so Years Service.

Monday evening i'll Odessa NJ. E.
Church, Leonard V. Aspril of that
place well-known in this section cele-
brate his fftieth anniversary as leader
OF the Monday evening class of the
church. All the present members of
the class and all the former members
who are living were invited.
Mr.. Aspril is now 80 years of age,
but he is still active and is one of the
leading business men of Odessa. For
nifty years he has been leader of the
Monday evening class and but few
Monday evenings have found him
absent from his post, and then because
of illness. He is one of the most pro-
mlnent men in the church and has
done as much for it as any man in the
town. Mr.. Aspril can remember when
Cantwell's Bridge, as Odessa was then
called, was a shipping point of no
mean size. That was before the ad-
vent OF steam railroads. Vessels then
carried grain from Cantwells Bridge.
to other points. The shore was lined
with granaries, and wagon-loads of
grain, waiting to unload, would extend
for over a mile into the country. For
tunes were made then at the little
town.
Among the members of Mr.. Aspril's
class III former year was Chief Jus-
tlce Charles B. Lore, and the latter
was present and made few remarks
OF appreciation of Mr.. Aspril's ser
vice to the church and to the members
OF the class. The chief justice Joined
the class forty-nine years ago and
continued member of it until he came
to Wilmington, in 1859. He still re-
talns his interest in the organization.
Smyrna times., 1901-04-17
TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB.
Program on Friday Afternoon in CHARGE Of
Music Committee, Mrs. Marion CoverdaIe
Chairman Notes of Club.

The meeting last Friday afternoon at
the Twentieth Century Club was in
charge OF the Music Committee. Mrs
Marion Coverdale, chairman The
program was delightful from beoin-
nlng to end, during which study was
made OF Nevin, the man who wrote
"Narcissus. Some of his instrument
tai selections were rendered. Follow
is the program:
Music Is irresistible It's charities ara
countless; 1t stlrs the feeling of love neece
can" '' ''loi TAI agent
Mrs. Marion Coverdale.
Reading 'Ethelbert Nevin. the Man who
Wrote Narcissus"
Miss Ella Smithers.
'") instrumental Solo-''Narcissus'
Miss Edith Beck. '''"
(b) Vocal "Serenaden ~.
Mrs. Frank Reynolds.
PaperM' Familiar Strains in Unfamiliar
Miss Lizzie Hall.
Violin Solo Bohemian Girl" Whit.
Miss Grace Lloyd.
The meeting of Friday, April 18th.
VIII be IN charge of the Social Commit
tee, Mrs. J. W. Clifton, chairman, and
will be held in the evening at 7.sO
O'Clock. A fine musical and literary
program has been arranged for the oc-
casion. Each member has the priyi-
lege of inviting a guest.
The members of the "Book Club"
OF the Twentieth Century Club, are re-
qnested to make the choice of three
works and send list of the same TO
the committee before or on April 10Th.
Miss BERTHA SMITHERs.
Miss ANNA HoUGH.
Committee.
Smyrna times., 1901-04-17
CHESWOLO LIVELY WITH
MANY WHITE RIBBONERS"
THIRTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE
KENT COUNTY W.C.TU.
Delightful Session Held There Yesterday With
Large Attendance Excellent Address
Given by Mrs. L. A. BOole.

CHEswoLD, April 17--The Thirteenth
Annual Convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union was held
yesterday in Cheswold Church. which
was finely decorated for the occasion.
evincing decided artistic taste. Del
egates representing every Union in
the State of Delaware, white rib
boners from the different Unions and
large number of visitors filled the
edltice completely. Mrs. Kate E.
Smlthers, the president, presided. 8
'Ahe morning and afternoon sessions
were most interesting and the reports
OF departmental work clearly showed
the deep interest each speaker felt in
her special line
The evening service was frightened
and inspired by very select music
effectively rendered by the choir.
Mrs. Ella Bodies address being the
chief feature of the evening, will here
give brief synopsis of it. She chose
for her text these words from the Cos
pei of st. John: Whatsoever he
saith into thee do, do it. She de-
fined the stand we had taken against
alcohol and wine and urged the moth
ers to refrain from using them in their
homes either for culinary and medic
mai purposes or as a beverage. She
revealed to us some startling facts
concerning the amount of drink con-
sumed in New York by the women of
the upper classes. Then by chart she
demonstrated the number of heatben.
the Jews, Mohammedan and Chris
tan Churches. The amount of money
spent by the churches in spreading
the gospel to the heather amounted to
$4,000. 600 last year against $50, 600, 600
wasted Ill tobacco, $500, 600, 600 in the
liquor traffic. The difference as rep
resented by the length of ribbons on
the chart was astonishing. Her appeal
TO the men to vote against the liquor
bill was forceful and earnest.
The meeting was dismissed with the
benedlction by the Rev. Ellis, of Ken
ton. We were heartily pleased to note
so many clergymen among our visit
ors yesterday and from expressions of
contentment and happiness from all
quarters we gathered the idea that the
entertainment so lovingly and hospit-
ably given by our women of Cheswold
was thoroughly appreciated by the Wis
ltors and that their bodily wants were
as well considered as their spiritual
needs. We look forward, at no distant
date, to welcome them again in Ches-
void and pray their influence may be
OF intrinsic value to our community
for all time.
Smyrna times., 1901-04-17
KRISS KINGLES MANDATORY.
Old Sussex Grist Mill to Be Used For the
Manufacture of Toys.

A toy factory will shortly be in op-
Grafton in Middleford, where there is
ample water power to run the mac
hlnery. The factory was at one time
a grist mill that has not been in use
Tor several years and was purchased
at low figure. 1t is the intention of
the owner to monufacture some tovs
notnow made to any considerable extent
IN this country. Among these will be
tin soldiers, most of which are now
made in Germany. Over $12, 200, 900
worth of toys were imported last year
and it is the intention of the Sussex
county concern to get some of this
trade. 1t is also expected that large
number of doll babies will be made at
the factory. About one hundred per-
sons will be given employment when
the factory is in full operation.
Smyrna times., 1901-04-17
SINGERS AT ASBURY CHURCH.
DIR. J. g. Sharpe and Col. Charles E. Trid.
Ter Favor Congregation With Music.

The two well known singers of
Dover, DIR. J. g. Sharpe and Col. Chas
Il. Treidler, who despite the rain
storm were promptly on hand at the
M. E. Church Sunday morning and
well repaid those of our citizens who
were out, with some excellent vocal
music. The day was really bad one.
causing much the larger number of
people to stay at home, for Judging
the singers by themselves, they did
not expect them to ride ten or twelve
miles to keep an engagement. The
singing was highly enjoyed by those
who did get out to church, who were
warm i'll their compliments of the
brave singers.
Smyrna times., 1901-04-17
CANAL DR4wBRIDGE IN PLACE.
Number Witness the Placing of the p. W
and B. Railroad Bridge Sunday.

Sunday morning the new bridge
which spans the Delaware and Chesa-
peake canal near Kirkwood, was swung
into position by workmen of the
contractors and Delaware Rail-
road Company. The work of swing
ing the bridge was done with heavy
cranes.
1t required but about five minutes to
put the big bridge into position, which
was considered a very difficult engi-
neering feat as the bridge is three
track one. The work was successful
in every way and not the slightest sc-
cident occurred to mar the occasion.
Such an engineer feat had attracted
much attention among engineers and
the work was witnessed by a number
OF engineers from different parts of the
country.