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Smyrna times., 1873-06-18

"Ho i, were cheering So Justify, found themselves
rolilng peL-mell over each other, some even
pitching into the cabin, and three of the party
Iparely saved themselves from pitching head
long over the stem into the creek. Fortunately
no one was hurt very badly, and what was 3
Olg scare at first was soon accept in ludicrous
sense 10 see hurrahs so suddenly checked
anu humanity so indiscriminately piled up was
even more than the risibes of the indiscrim;.
nate pile could stand. The boat was set square
in short time. N '''i'
-Four other large crafts, in different stages of
completion, are now under way, one to be a
large brig, the heaviest tonnage ever built here.
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18

10 answer to the many questions sbieb era
being asked at this time, as to wherr i tba
cheapest and best place to bay Clothinp 'w wa
would say that after careful Inspection 6f ,be
vast stock of beautiful garments at Bsyyp1r rue
COS, Tower Hall, No. SIS Market straot q
halfway between Fifth and Sixth ,ty,s,. '
fhIlaadeIphia, and finding that a suit Of tse;,
rel'able Clothing for boys can be procured A.
any price from - to $l5, OF for men from -
20 sE2' we think you will admit this we'll nown
met with. 20 ga IN' I" ~
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18

i, TOURNAMENT. The young men of St.
Georges, rode, at the tournament in Suffolk
Park, Phila., last week. There were eighteen
OF them, VIZ: John McMullen, G. Jsmison,
G. s: Reybold, q. b. Reybold, W. ri. Clarke
=. z. Reybold, j. q. Stuckert, Il. w. Jester,
I; 3. Frazier, J. LeCompt Q. H. McWhorter,
Miles Clark, Dallas Lore, w. Sivann, G. G.
Henry, j. Bird, Abner Aliston. w. II.
Clark aud Dallas Lore both took niue rings,
and, after another tilt, Indola, the latter
secured the first prize, silver tea set, while
Llendwier, the former, got the second, gold
watch. Miles Clark carried off the third, q
gold. headed cane, while G. O. Henry secured a
trophy in the shape Of tin cup for his being
the lowest on the score. The successful knight
chose Miss Emma johnson, of Philadelphia,
Queen of Love and Beauty.
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18
AN OLD IDEA

Still there arc places on the earth.
Nv " here careful mas and aunties,
with nlm6le fingers weave the Cloth.
m And make the men folks panties
They think it is economy;
But, let us here assure them.
F0T Clothing cheap they d better 20
10 1o'cer HaH and procure them.
Save time and money and wear better Clo.s.
ing tor less price than anywhere in ph;laJni
Rhla' n by ealing at BENNETT L Cos. Tow
I5a, I157al, NO S!S Market street, halfway between
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18

A LAUNCH AND A FUNNY SIonr.-On Sat.
urday last a clever little vessel of $50 tons.
owned and bull. by Messrs Worden q Evans
OF this town, was launched atthe Landing. and
christened, 'Worden x Evans" by Master
Frank Evans Just as she was sliding hand.
soniely into the water, owing to the short.
ness of the ways she tipped up and her stern
struck the bottom. OF course she came 10 4
sudden standstill, and the crowd sbosrd of har'
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18

Woe DC unto those who give short nc,sn,a
and weight. says the Aicoron. CnrionsIv
enough, the Fairbanks scale is now eons;3srs.
ply used IN various Mohammedan conntr;es +,
help b the people keep the injunction Of the
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18

lhe caterpillars have again appeared in the
country around Memphis, and are des,roy;n0 inc
tne cotton They are reported ''vorsc ibnn
ever before. in Northern Mississippi. owing to
constant rains The cotton il also said 10 he
sunerlng damage from grass and weeds
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18
Sn1Yl'HN, DEL.

THE TIMES is published Wednesday afternoon h,
JOSEPH H. HOFFEcKER Editor and Proprietor at Smyru,
Delaware.
H""MS-SuBscRIPr'oN-On year $500 advance or s25
paid till the end year paper
"arrears are paid-only at the option the Publisher.
will be inserted at Gents
sne for the first inseron Insertions Three-and
s-ha cents. liberal discount made to quarterly sen-an
nual and yearly advertisers.
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18

In GAINESVILLE, Ohio, on Friday evening. DIR.
Lewis was informed that married man
named Thomas Smith had taken his daughter
and overlook the pair, shot Smith through the
lungs, and then beat him so severely that he is
not expected 20 Eecover. Lewis was arrested
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18

The peach men did very little at Dover yes
terday. We record what they did do. As
usual, Sam Townsend spiced the proceedings.
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18

STARTLING TRUTB!-ThOnsands die snn1sIrv
rom neglected coughs and colds which soon r,nss
INTO consumption. or OIher equally Ia,sI Je..a1I =
r Ine lungs when by the timely nse Of slpgI. hs,o
Ui Dk' WIsTARs RALsAn OF WIN CprSRy Ih.i,
"'es nave been preserved TO a green old .se
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18

", Last I, Forever-Wire Mosquito Netting at
Wm FAIRIES l. Co.'S. Fin Store, Can and "ee Il r.
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18

4, WANTED M Farmer in every town as agent for
tne Contns Steel PIoacs. For terms. &c a1
dWTesS' W' COLLINS & Co., 2I2 Water St. New
Do Bin
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18

The PEACH CRoP-The New York Times
has had a correspondent down through this
State and Peninsula interviewing the peach
crop. The correspondent gives the following
estimate of the quantity of peaches to be
forwarded to market, this season, by rail:
From the Delaware Railroad, in New
proa, Castle e. County, Delaware; 10000
p kent Co., Delaware :, 1.2OO, 900
:, Sussex Co, Delaware 45O0OO
From the Kent Co., Railroad, and
=, Queen Ann and Kent County 1000, 900
aryIahu ana delaware Railroad 400, 600
Delaware and Dorchester r. r. 75'0o0
Wicomico and Pocomoke r. r. 20 0000
From Delaware Railroad extension
in Maryland 30 0n0
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18
From the Delaware RaiIroa
Total

OlJIUlUUU
We think the young fruit has fallen off con
sSIderably. since the correspondents visit
Farmers in this peighborhood think now that
they will not have half the quantity the orchards
promised ten days or two weeks ago.
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18
PHILADELPHIA LEDGER,

whilst the acquittal Of Dr.. West is a repreocb
and disgrace to the jury that brought in the YER.
dict, there can be no Teproarh 10 the Delaware
judiciary. The charge of the Judge was clear,
ana s'raigh'' and Just. As to the defence of in.
sanity, he said that the jury must be Satisfied h..
yond reasonable doubt, that West was insane At
the time of the killing, and insane as to that por
f'cuiar act Of murder, as to be able TO dis.
hngnlsh wrong from wright. And as to the B,msv
plea OF "sef defence" he dspelled all the sophsiry
9' ,he counsel Tor the prisoner on that point The
the Jury" VIZ"
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18

Cheapest place in Smyrna for Glassware is
Faries & Goa Tin Store. a1a - - ;
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18
PIIILA. NORTH AMERICAN,
WILMINGTON COMMERCIAL.

"Ihe lury's verdict in the West case is esta bshed
upon hnespun legal fiction; namely, that there
was no proof West murdered Turner, except the
formers own cunfession, in which he declared that
it was in selfdefence."
Smyrna times., 1873-06-18
The Press OF the West Verdict.
FROM TIE DEL. GAZETTE.

deed was committed in seidefence, or that it was
not murder. although the jury may have felt their
legal obligations to give the prisoner the benefit of
all doubts and therefore, rendered The verdict in
the case"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-12-26

-Wo have recently been looking over
some copies ofold news papers belonging to
Nathaniel Sampson Of This place. The old
est number is the Hampshire Herald,
printed May Sd, 1885, Ivy Brooks and Rus
sell at Springfield, Mass. 1t is a small
sheet well printed in clear type, 1t was
printed four years before Washington was
inaugurated President OF the United States,
and in it is the following paragraph;
providence, April 23d. Mrs. Macaulay
Graham, the celeba ied historian, arrived
here from Boston on her way To tue seat of
his Excelency, General Washington"
The Hampshire Gazette is tho next old
est number, and bears the date of March
3lsi, 1890. 1t was printed 1t Northampton.
Mass, by William Butler, and contains
lengthy report of the proceedings in Con-
gress February 9th and 10th, 1890. Anoth-
er copy Of the Gazette is dated JIly l6,
1900 There are two copies of Thomas's
Massachusetts, Spy, or Worcester Gazette.
one dated March 30h, 1896. the other
April .25th, 1904. Tue first number con-
tains the proceedings Of the columbian
Federal Congress-" eighth session, for
NJ 'rch 9TH and slh, 1896, and copy OF the
Al5erine Treaty between Hassan Bashaw,
Dey OF Algiers, and George Washington.
President OF the United States. Last, but
not least, Is copy of "The Reporter"
printed by William Fessenden In Braitle.
tleborough, VT. and dated Nov. 2stb. 1912.
Merchants In those days got many Of their
goods by boat, as Mr.. Fessenden adver,ises
that he has received by he last boat mum
Der of boxes of books aud stationery. Ez-
IA Clark & Co. advertise in long list their
hardware goods. In the list OF Represen-
tatves to Congress we find the name of
John Noyes, Il a., Of Bra.tleboro, on the
"peace ticket" and WIN. G. Bra, ley of
Westminster on the "war ticket" Good
yellow butler sold for thirteen cents per
pound In those days. NJ
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-12-26
AGRICULTURE CALIFORNIA.

AGRIcULTUREI IN CALIFoRNIA.-No State
in the Union promises more in an aprIcul-
tural way than California. Her wheat ex-
ports alone for the year ending Novem-
Der very nearly equalled in value the
gold product for the same period. The
quantity is largely in excess OF that of any
previous year, and has been sold for gold
values. The balance of trade between CAL
ilornia aud the Eastern States is in favor of
the latter, but in trade with England the
balance is in favor Of California. Manu-
lactnrers ia the State are ma ling inroads
upon the market for goods of ElStern man
II acturp. Almost all the industrial prod
ucts are sold for gold, aud purchasers are
becoming more and more concentrated up
on local manufactures and those of gold
dealing countries.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-12-26

MIR. and Mrs. Stevens Lawrence, OF
East Berkshire. celebrated the sixty-first
anniversary of their marriage recently. Fiji
ty of their relatives and friends were pres
ent, and two gentlemen OBLIGATED as wait
ers who were present at the wedding In
1872. A bountiful collation. was served,
and music and speeches by Judge Stevens
of Buffalo, n. ", and others rendered the
occasion very pleasant and memorable
one. The ages of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
are 81 and Sc.
William Burgess and his wife of East
Corn!b. recently left home on a visii OF
some Duration, leaving their daughter, Two
years I'D, ut home with their mother, an
old lady some seventy years of age. A lew
days ago the neigbbors saw no smoke COM
ing from the chimney of Mr.. Purgess' house,
and thinking the old lady might be sick
went in about nine O'Clock, and to their
horror found her lying on the floor, inscns-
ibe, and tie little child crawling around
the stove with both its feet frozen and near
ly dead with cold. There is prospect of
saving the child's feet.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-12-26

MouAMMEDANIsM displays wonderful
vitality, and instead of being a decaying
reli zion it is rather ON the increase in por-
tions OF the East. This is es recialy appar-
ent in Bengal, where n Mohammedan re-
vival IS in progress, the magnitude OF
which must he discouraging TO The faithful
handful of Christian missionaries who as
pire TO evaueeliz3 India. A census of Ben
gal, lately taken, makes the population Co.
O0O, 900 instead of 1000, 900 as was cstimat
ed. In some districts there aie 600 to the
square mile. The number OF Mohamme
dams is far in excess of popular estimate,
which has count d them at about $4,000, 900.
while they are found to he 20,G6i, 00C. OF
all who call themselves HindJos in faith,
there are 1854 900. The Buddhists are So
00J in number, aud the Christians $4,000
o. the aburiginals; included in neither of
these classes, there are 2,35l 900. 1t is stat
ed That tue Muhammedans, with their arm
les of missionaries, their theory that all
faithful races are equal before God, and their
practice of raising any convert at once TO
fail social equality, are becoming so nu.
meruus, that by 1900 they will be half til
population, and ultimately will control the
reli ;ous destiny of Bengal. Throughout
many of the richest districts they are al
ready nearly ur q ute oneh halt of the pop
ualion, and in some they exceed the Hin
docs by 20 per cent, the notwithstanding in
stance of Wholesale conversion in modern
history.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-12-26

BEECuER SOILS \ SENSATIONAL STORY.
The Few. Henry Ward Beecher was thrown
from his wagon on Friday, and AT the close
of his remarks at the meeting that evening,
said: Il will say nj this time, aud just here,
in order TO turn ide the hundreds Of qucs-
lions which l know you are ready TO
put TO me, that l was out riding this
morning, was thrown ont, and am not
killed. / say this, too, SO that when you
come to read the newspaper accounts you
may rest Tranquil. The story simply is
that my horses, like any other sensible
horses are apt to do, ran away, and l was
thrown out. lam unhurt. The horses are
slfe and sound and nobody hurt" These
nonchaent explanations were received by
the audience with laughter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-12-26
Farm and FzreStde.
VERMONT F.,H.u Products.

Hon. L. II. Kellogg OF Benson furnishes
the Rutland Herald with the following
statement compiled from the last census,
showing the production Of the State and the
leading counties in the different farm pro.
ducts, including live stock
Tobacco.-The State produces, 72,G7l
pounds, of which Windham county is cred
tied with 1850 pounds.
Wool.-The whole amount in the State is
3,l02,137 pounds, Windsor county produce
ing the most Coz SIS pounds.
Peas and Be tns.-Tbe product of the
whole Slate is o5,342 bushels; Add son
leads with 29,32O bushels.
Irish Potatoes. 6, l57,42S bushels are
grown in the Safe, Rutland county being
the largest producer, with 6l7,O9i bushels.
Street Potatoes. Only 90 bushels are sci
down TO the whole State Addison county
produces 90 bushels of these.
Wfne.-The whole production is l,03S
gallons, of which Lamoille county has 273
gallons.
Clover sced.-Only 7s5 bushels are grown
in tho State Grand Isle county leads with
2l5 bushels.
" USS SEGA. -AuNlSOH County IlouuCVS
796 bushels of the 4,Ol3 in the whole State.
Hops.-527, 1897 pounds are grown in the
State. Orleans county leads with 254, 429
pounds.
Fldr.-Benningfon county is credited
with 500 of the Il, 800 lbs. grown in tie
whole State.
Fldr Seed--The same county has 430 OF
the 444 pounds grown IN the State.
Maple .Su9ar.-The State produces more
than any other in the Union, viz, s.S0I,302
pounds. Caledonia county leads with l.
15s.00i pounds.
Maple lfolaSSes. Rutland county shows
4,722 gallons; the State 1908 gallons.
Honey. -l42 ,932 pounds are made in the
State, and Addison county leads with 2S,-
OIL pounds.
DeeSWdr. Addison county produces the
most, LOG pounds. The State, 5,23j pounds.
Spring Whcat.-The State grows 49, lj5
bushels. Orleans County produces the
most. 56,4lS bushels.
Winter IPhedt.-The State is credited with
TO- 4S bushels, and Addison county with
s,65s bushels.
Rye.-79, GAG bushels are grown in the
State. Addison county leads with 13,201
bushels.
Corn.-The whole crop is 500, $50 BUSH
els. Windsor county cxccls with 27S,736
bushels.
OatS.-Washington county leads the list
with 395.424 bushels of the 5000, 430 produce
ed in the Slate.
Barlcy.-117, 1888 bushels are grown. Or
leans county producing the most, 81, 1916
bushels.
Buckwhedt.-Th State crop is 4l5,0G6
bushels. Orange county produces the most ,
66S2l bushels.
Lire Stock.-TEe total State valuation is
S23 SIS, s35 that OF Windsor county is S.
400 100, the largest.
Horses There are 65,0l5 in the State.
Ofthese Windsor county has 1884.
Mules and ASses.-252 in the State, Frank
lin count" showing 202.
Mich CowS.-1S0.2 S5 in the whole Slate.
franklin county has the most, or 27,624.
Working Oren.-There are 81 300 in the
State. Windsor county leading with 1923.
Other Cahle.-1l2.74l in the State. Wind
sor county has the most, 14,4o6.
Sheep. -5S0.3i7 in the whole State Ill.,
277 in Windsor county.
Swine.-46,345 in The State, and 4,sl5 in
Windsor county.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-12-26

DELAWARE JUSTICE. men who at
tempted TO rob the National Bank of Will
min2ton, DEL, on Nov. I. were subjected
10 the disgraceful punishment of the pillu-
ry and the lash at New Castle on Wedne.-
day. They were placed in the stocks two
at time, reminding one hour. Their APP
pearance was that of gentlemen, all being
elegantly dressed. James Hope and Big
Frank took their places first, and Whoa
their hour had expired Joe Howard and
Jim Brady mounted the platform, both
laughing heartily, aud one reniarking to
The other, II say, this IS as good rs Il cir
Gus" The poor fellows did not fad the
whipping So provocative of merriment, rs
despite the fact that the sheriff apparently
endeavored TO make this infiction as light
as possible. consistent with duty, the EFF
fec!s Of his blows were terrible in the end,
eac victim returning from his post with
e lies on his back broken and bleeding.
Yet tIe brutality of some rmonI the spec
ta.Jrs, WAS evidenced by "a remark made by
one, who declared, II have seen y sc!l,U!-
master lick harder than tna!." The men
bore their torture stoicilIy. EIch received
forty lashes. Oha OF the men, james Hope,
is a graduate of Yale College.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-12-26
1877 Thu WORLD. 1877

The great Democratic Victories I'm New York Obi
Maryland and Vir ,inia, the startling Republican d
feats in Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas aud Illinois foi
shadow the election Of Of a Democratic Congress
1874 aud the election of Democratic Pr siden ia 1877
The secret Of tn triumph all eady won has b.,
steadfast adherence to the organization, unfit CHI
fidelity the principles Of the Dcmo cratic party. II
World has been faithful to its trust. When faint hear
talked Of a poiled party dead party, new party,
bore aloft the flag Il the historic indomiiabe Dem
cratic party. That 1ag Inscribed with the lcgeu
Free Trade and Farmers Rights, Hard Money ard
monopoli's, the Democrats Of Ohio and New Ycrl ca
RED To glorious victory, subyering Grant mooriti
of $1,000 and 81 900.
A new career now opens before the Demccrac. mo
gluruns and more beuehce than Us past career ide
tined although that be with the foulding # the Il
public, its expansion acrosss the Continent its ha
century of prosperity aud peace
The open secret of it, future Of lis as and pre-
eut trit mpbs IL still ftCadfast adherence W the q
ganizatiOp, an unfiucling fidelity tn the principles
the Democratic party: principles never so needfrl
now to be applied TIL Onghout our national State ar
municipal life to heal the wounds and den oraizatit
of war, to stop corrup and pTofipate expenditure
limit and ocalize power entrusted to the pprl les
wants, to lihefate industries fro The letters Of
barbarous tariff. our trade from the fluctuations q
irrede.matle paper currency, ard our agicutu
from the double plumber r Of both. as well as 10 =
pair the widespread hnaucalruin wrought by the III
cal policy Of the Republican party.
The duty Of The World in this onward march q Il
ID mncrauc hosts TO victory, Is the dissf minati,
nolrical truth Onr work will be fruitful in pre- no
ton as The World is widely read
We ask Democrats everywhere to aid us in seattle
ing the good seed broadcast over the whole land din
ing the period so important to the coming harvests
where or how can any Democrat work So efficient
Tor the diffusion Of The principles Of his party an
their triumph at the ballot box in "a and &c as
procuring new readers for The World, now
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-12-26

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-12-26

THE VERMONT STATE LIBRARY has Sc
cured, at very reasonable price, the libra
ry of the late Nathan p. IIaswcll, Of Bur-
linGton, which is chiefly valuable-we may
almost say invaluable-for files of the two
earliest newspapers, started respectively at
Bennington and Windsor in 1888. These
were the earliest newspapers which were
published continuously for long series of
years. The Windsor paper was preceded
by one printed at Westminster in 1872, of
which single copy, No. s, is in the library
of the Vermont Historical Society. Can
anybody furnish a file of the Westminster
paper? 1t is wanted. W Watchman.