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Smyrna times., 1904-07-27
SMYRNlAN GIVES LECTURE AT REHOBOTH
As a Pastime Mr.. ". NJ. Bell Entertsius a
Comps ny of Friends on ''FaIgar Carics."

Our fellow townsman Mr.. William
Nj. Bell seems to have taken up an
other pastime at his cottage at Reho-
both. "a few days ago." SAYS the
correspondent to the EUery EUeni,,0.
be gave an interesting lecture to a
party OF friends on the life and habits
OF the pearconch, known cOnchologic-
ally as "Falgar Carica, ," and as Mr..
Bell is an authority upon the subject
and placed the first of the kind in the
Smithsonian Institute, the talk was a
rare treat. Mr.. Bell illustrated his
talk with the conchs themselves.
which he dissected, having boiled
them first, as is necessary. Rehoboth
was infested with mosquitoes last
week and the faint and warm breeze
was loaded with them by the dozens.
hundreds, thousands. The abun-
dant ocean, however, furnishes
sure cure for every ill, and
morning, noon and night will find the
edge of the water filled with relief
seekers of greater or less degrees of
bravery. Rev. T. A. H. O'Brien, D.
d., has gone farthest for comfort.
however, as he carries chairs to the
ocean edge from his cottage, about
two blocks away.
Smyrna times., 1904-07-27
WHOLE NO. 2,6O4.
TOWN COUNCIL HOLDS BRIEF SESSION
"nat Seemed to Be Difficult Task 10 Painting
Smoke Stack at the Power StstiOn Was
Accomplished With Little Trouble

Alta meeting of the Smyrna Town
Council last Friday evening Chairman
Grieves of the Light & Water Com
mlttee, stated that he had contracted
with King & Swiggard to paint the
smoke stack at the Power Station and
the standpipe. They started imme.
dlately to do the work and accom-
pllshed what seemed TO be dificnI-
task in short time. The smoke stack
which IS considerably high and the
roof of the Power Station were painted
with asphaltum for $500, which in
cluded two coats for the former and
one for the latter. The stanipip..
they agreed to paint for S.. .OO bv5
owing to its moist condition ALWAYS
the case III summer weather. it wa
deemed advisable to put the lob or
until fall. Council accepted the Re-
port of Mr.. Grieves feeling pleased
that the work was even partially ac.
complished. The standpipe is begin.
nlng to rust badly and is much in need
OF coat Of paint. There was little or
no business transacted. Chairman
Hudson of the Auditing Committee
reported that a settlement could not
be made with Collector Crow on the
old bond until next February, owing
to their inability to get possession os
complete lists of the amount of poll
taxes paid and those unpaid Council
adjourned after allowing the followin-
bills William FAIRIES for pesthousa
guards, $500; John Gould, for nurs-
Ing at the pesthouse, 500; William.
FAIRIES, supplies for Board of Health.
S@5.91; David J. Rose, work, S1.45.
Election officers, S7.55; King & Swig
gard, for painting smokstack, SI7.O0:
Salaries for July, S@52. OO; J. P. Hud-
son, lumber, S12 S.; J. r. Cummins.
police duties, $500; Total, S37s. II.
Smyrna times., 1904-07-27
REMOVING SAND BAR AND
DEEPENING SMYRNA RIVER
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT AWARDED TO F.
F. FONDER. PHILADELPHIA CONTRACTOR.
Channel of River Will Be Made a Depth of
Seven Feet at Mean Low Tide and the
Sand Bar Will Be Removed.

Navigation on Smyrna River prom
lses to be much better in the near fu-
ture. Under appropriation provided
by Congress to relieve the mouths of
navigable rivers, Smyrna will receive
about $4,000 and work will commence
this week to remove the sand bar at
the mouth of the creek and to deepen
the channel. The contract has been
awarded to E. f. FOnder of Phllad ell
phla, who has just completed the
Woodland Beach road. 1t will take
sometime to complete this work, but
1t is hoped that some benefit can be
derived by the Transportation Com
pany's daily boat lines during the
month of August. 1t is the purpose of
the contractors to deepen the channel
seven feet at mean low water. With
deeper channel and the troublesome
sand bar removed, the trips of the
Steamer G. F. Brady will be much
facilitated and shippers of fruit will
be assured quicker service and earlier
markets. 1t would be welcome news
II the government would shorten the
distance by cutting canals at certain
intervals in the course of the creek
and make permanent work of remov-
ing the sand bar by building a jetty
on the south side of the mouth, but
this would take great deal of money
and project that the Government
cannot be induced to take at this time
Nevertheless the improvements now
contracted for will be of much benefit,
and will work to the advantage of not
only the Smyrna Transportation and
Manufacturing Company, but to all
patrons OF their excellent freight and
passenger lines. There are times
when the Steamer Brady is much
handicapped by too little water in the
creek and it is not infrequent that she
is obliged to lay up at Fleming's
Landing wharf to await a tide to en-
able her to go over the sand bar.
The improvement contemplated will
do much toward alleviating this stu
alton. Manager A. E. Jardine with
his enterprise and determined pluck,
Is doing what he can to interest pro-
per legislation for the people of
Smyrna, and if persistence counts for
anything he will secure for this vioin-
lty the quickest and fastest route
possible.
Smyrna times., 1904-07-27
DANIEL TURNER TRANSFERRED TO 1R4PPp
Will Become Station Agent Of That Place and
Will Move His Family Next Monday.

Daniel Turner, Jr., who for many
years has been the efficient and oblig.
ing baggage agent and operator at the
Smyrna depot as the assistant II
Agent j. Harvey Speakman, has re-
ceived promotion at the hands of the
Pennsylvania Railroad and has been
transferred to the agency Of the sta.
ton at Trappe, Maryland, of the
Delaware 4 Chesapeake division. The
promotion carries with it an increased
salary and easier work. Just who
will succeed him at the Smyrna depot
has not been definitely decided.
While the removal of Mr.. Turner and
his family is deeply regretted by their
friends, they nevertheless congratulate
him on his promotion and wish him
every success in his new field of effort
The transfer will cause Mrs. Daniel
Turner to give up her Five and Ten
Cent Store" on Market street At
Trappe the residence and station are
all in one and the railroad is situated
about two miles from town.
Smyrna times., 1904-07-27
SUCCESSOR TO DR.. cORKRAN APPOINTED
Bishop Fitzgerald Has Appointed ROIin 1. Gar
Der of Philadelphia to His Pulpit.

Bishop Fitzgerald has appointed
Deacon Rolin J. CARRIER, of the Fifth
Street Church, Philadelphia, pastor Of
Fritz Memorial Church, of South
Bethlehem, Pa, to succeed the Rev.
DIR. W. F. Corkran, who was found
guilty of dealing in the stock market
and suspended from duty recently.
Deacon CARRIER conducted his first
services on Sunday. DIR. Corkran
still occupies the handsome parochial
parsonage, and as Deacon CARRIER is
single man, the Corkran family will
no doubt stay there until next March,
when the suspension will be raised.
and the Wilmington Conference will
pass judgment upon his acts.
Smyrna times., 1904-07-27
WELLINGTON SHOWING MUCHACTIvITY
Streets Being Cleared of Debris and Business
Men With But one Exception are Starting
t0Rebulld New Progressive Town.

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t"Rebulld New Progressive Town.
MillingtOn people are showing the
greatest activity and hustle after the
disastrous fire which swept the town.
FROM the heaps of ruins will arise in q
snort time another Millington more
beautiful and more enterprising. AL
ready Messrs. 7. H. Yansant F. S.
Bottomley, j. B. Hurlock, J. T. Man
nlng and others have erected tenn
porsry buildings on the camp meeting
order and are supplying their custom.
ers as before. A temporary postoffice
building has been built by DIR. Walls.
next to j. B. Hurlock's store and the
people are having no trouble getting
their mail. Mr.. Charles Harris has
put up small shop on the Jones lot
and is serving fresh meat. Mr.. Paul
Comegys, another one of our hustling
merchants, has his store room we'll
under way and will have neat store
when finished. Mr.. G. M. HURT also
Is erecting a store building and will be
DONG business at the same old stand
IN two weeks time. He has purchased
the lot owned by his sister on Sassa-
tras street, on which he will likelv
build his permanent store. The tenn
porary station and warehouse of the
Pennsylvania R r. Co., are completed.
Mr.. ID. ID. Benneman has purchased
the corner lot adjoining where his old
store stood and the lot adjoining from
the Building Loan ASSOCIATION and
VIII put up IN short time a handsome
store house. The price paid for the
whole was about 81, 400. Messrs.
Ernest Radgenski, the harness maker.
and j. L. Power are putting up tenn
porary buildings. Mr.. Powers will
have the phone in his building. Mr.
r. >. Bottomley has purchased w. H.
Loper's lot for $500 and will put up a
store room there. In fact every busi-
ness man expects to be in business
again with the exception of Mr.. l.. A.
raIloWneld, who moves to Marydel,
Nd. The vault of the Millington
Bank was opened by an expert and the
books, papers, ETC., were found to be
IN perfect state. The bank will be
osen for business temporarily at the
home of Mr.. Joseph Mallalieu, also the
Office OF the Building and Loan Asso
citation will be at that place. Messrs.
Feddeman & Collins, J. T. Power and
the Building Loan safes were opened
and contents were found o. K. The
walls of the brick buildings and old
chlmneys that were standing have been
knocked down and the streets are being
cleared of debris so that in few davs
walking will be as good as ever. It
is also proposed to widen Cypress and
Sassafras streets ten feet. Town com.
mlssioners, Messrs. J. P. Ahern. G.
b. Taylor and W. c. Rolph, and the
ladies and gentlemen of the relief COM
mlttee are endeavoring to supply the
needs of the homeless and looking
their interests generally.
Smyrna times., 1904-07-27
INSURANCE RATES GO UP AT cHHSwOLD.
Property Owners Affected Think Action Of
Company was inspired by MilIlngtOn Fire.

CHEswoLD, July 25.-Some stir in
property insurance here has been
brought about by 6 notice from the
Kent County Company at Dover, that
the amount for which eight properties
from D. F. & II. r. Loose's store, in
Guiding seven others, will be reduced
one-half, while at the same time the
rate will be increased in some instances
more than double and the change to
go into effect after a few days grace
only. The order embraces a line of
buildings close and without any street
or opening between that would offer
protection in case of fire. The half
dozen owners who are affected think
this sudden and summary action by
the company is inspired by the late
fire at Millington and means get out
and they are willing to obey order.
Smyrna times., 1904-07-27
FARMERS COMPARE NOTES
OVER BIG WHEAT YIELDS
Mr.. WlLSONT. LAVENDER INTRODUCES A
NEW VARIETY THAT is VERY PROMISING
From One Field Planted With the "Saskstch.
evan Variety" he Received 80 Bushels to
the Aere-Other Fine Yields Reported

The continued rainy weather the
past few days has brought wheat
threshlng to a standstill and many
farmers are concerned over the cOndi-
ton OF things generally. While many
farmers have not threshed there are
still larger number who have finish
ed the work and are comparing notes.
Generally speaking the average will
be from 10 bushels to 90 bushels an
acre. The largest yield reported so
far IN this vicinity is that Of William
L. Raisner on the Wilson T. Cavender
farm near town who procured 30 bus
hels to the acre from his fallow field
and 26 bushels to the acre from his
stock ground. The field of 18 acres
that yielded 80 bushels to the acre has
been the subject of more or less COM
ment among farmers who saw thew
never saw finer looking field of straw.
The variety of wheat is a new one for
this vicinity and is known as the
Saskatchewan" which is grown lar
gely in North Dakota and Canada.
and which Mr.. Cavender has been ex
perimenting with success. The rest
of the 40 acres planted was of the
Eclipse variety" OF the latter
brand Mr.. Cavender is going to have
close competitor in that grown on
the farm of John E. Wilson west of
Clayton who has finished cutting one
of the handsomest looking fields seen
IN this vicinity Mr.. Wilson started
to thresh just before the rain and was
obliged to wait. until more favorable
weather. Howard Jones on the
Julia Collins Farm" has finished
threshing and from one field of seven
ceres, he received yield of 80 bushels
to the acre, but the balance of As acres
only yielded him 1S bushels to the
acre. w. o. Hoffecker on the farm
tenanted by G. H. Mattitord procured
273 bushels to the acre from his fallow
field and % bushels to the acre from
the stock. The largest yield reported
in Kent county is that on the Wilson
Cannon farm near Dover tenanted bv
John Masten who got 50 bushels to the
acre.
The largest yield of wheat threshed
in rural New Castle County this year
was raised by Mr.. R. A. Cochran on
the road leading from Middletown to
Townsend. From one field of So acres
Mr.. Cochran received an average of 38
bushels per acre, and from 1870 acres
he received an average of 30 bushels.
Mr.. Cochran is one of the many pro-
gressive farmes in that section, who
always produces large crops, but from
information obtained from various
sources, his yield of wheat cannot be
surpassed.
Smyrna times., 1904-07-27
TOWNSEND WILL HAvEA LADY PRINCIPAL

Board Of School Directors Elect Miss Annie
Lawson to Succeed Prof. D. B. Jones.
At recent meeting of the Board Of
School Directors of the Townsend
Public Schools, Miss Annie r. Lawson
of Elsmere was elected principal of the
Townsend Schools to succeed Prof.
D. B. Jones who resigned to accept
the deputy collectorship of the Port at
Wilmington. Miss McFaul daughter
OF Rev. d. F. McFaul of Kenton was
appointed in charge of the intermediate
Department and Miss Anna Sharpless
OF Landenberg will have charge Of the
Primary Grade. The schools which
are In healthy condition, will open
in September.
Smyrna times., 1904-07-27
AUGUST USHERS UNION APPOINTMENTS.
President J. Ralph Jefferson Announces His
Appointments For Next Month.

j. Ralph Jefferson, President of As
bury Ushers Union, has made the
following appointments for August:
Oshers--a. M, Alfred Tilghman, Frank
Webb W. L. Porter, W. W. Hynson.
p. m, j. o. Winford, A. D. Cole, W.
e. Roe, Harry Shapley. Collectors
a. M, William Diehl, Ernest Collins,
W. Edwin FAIRIES, William G. Nc
powell; p. M, E. T. Porter, George
M. Rose, Charles Turner, Vernon
Phillips. Epworth League Harry
Collins, F. G. Armstrong. PRAYER
Meeting-C. J. Sudler, 1. e. Brown.
Books-L. F. Boyer, G. r. Stevenson.
Smyrna times., 1904-07-27
CHESwOLD TENT MEETING DISAPPOINTING
Rainy Weather and Poor Attendance OlseOur
age Pastor GOOdhand Who Closes MeeIioRs.

CHEswoLD, July 25.-Church goers
had an off day last Sunday because Of
the rain and the all-day tent meetings,
which were to have been, had lay of
until evening. Then Rev. d. F. Ne
Faul of kenton, preached an earnest
sermon on "Where is He Who Was
Born King of the Jews" During the
previous week, Rev. Albert Chandler
of Smyrna, Rev. c. I. Wyatt of Mid
dletOwn, and Rev. Robert Watt of
Smyrna, delivered able sermons, but
only two souls were led into the light
during the course of the meetings.
Pastor GOodhand seemed doomed to
disappointment at the outcome Of his
special efforts. The meetings closed
Sunday night.
Smyrna times., 1904-07-27
Aged Woman Falls Down Stairs.

Miss Mary Learned. sister of Fl. ID.
Learned, a farmer residing on the
State road two miles from Dover, re-
Gently fell down stairs at her brothers
home and sustained severe injuries.
Smyrna times., 1904-07-27
Hog Cholera 10 Ditch and White Hall Neck.

Hog cholera has made its appear
ance in White Hall and Dutch Necks
and number of promising porkers
have died from the disease. An effort
is being made to stamp it out.
Smyrna times., 1904-07-27

CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
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dotted here and there 10y bushes ana
dwarf trees, As the traveller approach
es he sees what at first appears to be
few scattered huts at the base VI "a
range OF sand-hils aud not far of the
mighty BIO.blo: and Is amazed 10 find
himself almost Immediately afterwards
In the midst III city Of 10000 people.
II was noon when We reached Concep-
clon, and in passing through long
street to our hotel. We saw only three
animated objects--a muleter boy ana
a donkey. II was the siesta hour. and
the whole city was asleep: and In
broad day among thousands OF human
bings, utter silence reigns, The hotel
TO which we were directed Is quaint
enough to merit description. There is
a passage In the center through which
donkeys, laden with wood, bags OF wa
ter, sacks OF coal, baskets Of vegetables
dead pigs. sheep, etc. are driven on
their way to the Kitchen. The only
room To sit In Is the dining room which
Is iloored with brick and has a bar Of
liquors I'm one corner. All the bed
rooms open on the central court. and
II you are partial to light and air
enough TO keep door or window open.
their interiors may be scanned at lei
SUR by all the neighbors.
That the quaint old city has made
many advances In civilization the fol-
lowing true story will show: A little
more than 40 years ago. beautiful
girl whose parents were among the
wcalthiest citizens Of Conception. mar
rie1 the son OF another equally pom.
lnent family ard the pair settled down
to housekeeping with nattering pros
poets Of future happiness. children
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came to the casa. and for few years
their domestic felicity was undlsturbed
Then the demon OF jealousy took posi-
session of the wife (whcther on reasons
able grounds, | do not know; aud one
night, while the husband slept, she de-
llterately poured a kettle OF boiling
water over his face and head. After a
few hours Of horrible torture. he died;
and so did she. seven days later. In d
no less shocking manner. Though her
father offered the whole OF his wealth
TO save her life. and rendered the gov
ernor a million dollars In gold the
woman-who was still young and
handsome--wus dragged. screaming,
to the "lIill Of Death or place Of pub
lie execution. There. according to her
sentence. she was shot and then her
yet warm body was sewn w I'm a sack,
together with living snakes and rats,
and sunk in the middle Of the Bio-Bio.
FANNIE b. WARD.
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lar as the depth Of the water viii mar
INIT and then the men. naked evro,t
LOT picce OF cloth about Tho iolns
and sometimes n calico sh,rt ,.nh ,o
through the surf, carryinn ort,cIa-
ashore, no matter what their weipht
IRON box Of candles TO n pIano csss
lhef muscular frames become Won
dettully developed by this sort M oy
ercse, and II Is astonishing win what
rapidly they perform the work
- The country IN the neighborhood If
ldic1nuaho amply rewards cultivation
qua some OF the valleys back OF Con.
VepuoH are said to be among the rich.
esq III the world. All kinds OF fruits
stails ana vegetables are produced I'm
euui'uahcei beef, mutton. pork and
lows are well fattened and CHEAP. and
,Isn can be netted IN incredible quaint.
IVES from the beach at flood tide.
Speaking Of the fisheries reminds me
oil ~. Peters day. which is made n
great llcsta In all the coast towns of
'hlll' Peter was fisherman. You know
ana ms country has great man,
mlIts OF sea shore, while its greatest
Wldth Is not so wide but that n large
proportion or the people can tourney
TO the ocoan-on foot II neod br-tn
worship the Saint IN a fit and hecom-
ing manner, OF course II Is made 10.
Sal holiday for nobody dreams Of
working at such a time. With the frs.
peep OF dawning ull the bells are run..
ana IN every church the usual Fix
O'Clock mass Is celebrated. The lnrqosl
sanctuary In the place has boon decor
at'd beforehand for the occasion with
Hags and flowers and votivo offcrlne,
around The shrines OF the HOLY fisher
man, At 10 a. m the people congi gate.
ana procession Is formed to march
down 10 the ocean A lifc-slzod wax or
wooden figure richly dressed, repre-.
senting tho apostle Peter, Is carried
at the head Of the procession with great
pomp ana ceremony. Arrived at the
waters edge. the image Is placed In a
boat and held over the sea, and AT Tai.
cahuano II Is roWed all around H.
nay, while priests bless the waters that
they may produce FISH abundanuy.
THOSE who expect TO reap the reward of
thl5 sanity patronage, the poor fish
ermah, are highly taxed TO pay for the
performance.
Pone, on the opposite side Of tho bay.
pronounced POe-nay. aCcentug the
linal syllable), Is a favorItc summer re-
sort for the people of this section. A
tiny steamboat 30 feet long by II wide,
with canvas awning to protect the
passengers from sun and rain. plies
continually between TalClhuano and
Pone. 1t was bought one day by an
energetic German, for what loose
change he happened to have In his vest
pocket, and now he realizes no less
than $4,000 dollars year carrying
passengers across the bay. II seems
strange that so much Of the business
on ChIli's coast is In the hands Of for
eigners AT POne one hears more Eng
llsh, French and German spoken than
Spanish and frequently when wrest.
ling with the native dialect in an effort
to buy something, you are surprised by
the question. Don't you speak Eng.
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DEsERET EVENING NEWS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 1901

lish, madame?" They make barrels In
Pone, and wine, whisky and brandy TO
I'LL them; also -four. brick, filing and
an excellent quality Of wooden cloth.
The bathing Is said 20 be exceptionally
good but there are no bath houses,
and | am Informed that Il Is the custom
for parties coming here to bring along
small tents I'm which matters Of dress
may be adjusted or matters Of undress
rather for strollers on the beach at
almost any hour may see men. women
and children disporting themselves
gleefully IN the water In a perfectly
nude condition who appear neither
startled nor embarrassed by the gaze
Of beholders.
CITY OF CONCEPC1ON.
The city Of Conception formerly
named Pence, was situated on the east
ern side Of the bay but its repeated
destruction by the sea. earthquakes and
the Araucanian Indians. finally drove
the inhabitants nine miles inland,
where they located the present
city upon the northern bank Of the
river Bio-Blo, large. nayigabc
stream. Old Pence, NJ the former town
Is now called, possesses peculiar inter-
est from It's hl3'or cal associations. for
It was here that Pedro de Valliyia first
raised the cross OF spain I'm southern
Chill, In the year 1850. ~ that Is
now to be seen Of lis former greatness
are the remains oc a. ancicn, fort. or
water-battery, with walls six feet
thick and of great extent, on the IA
cade the Spanish coat Of arms, cover
Ing a space eight feet square, Is cut
In stone. The road from Talcahunno
to Conception travcrses a sandy plain,