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Smyrna times., 1876-12-20

INsoLvENT ESTATES OF DECEASED Persons.
There is great deal Of dissatisfaction
frequently expressed with the present law
in this State controlling the payment Of
debts Of insolvent estates of deceased per-
sons. The Legislature will meet in January
and those who wish to have q change made
should take some action looking to it. At
present the law gives precedence to notes
and claims which are sometimes held TO be
Of doubtful origin, while others get nothing.
In Pennsylvania, an auditor is always as
signed whose duty it is to audit all bills and
give two weeks notice to the holders ol
those disputed to show cause why they
should not be set aside After this is done
n pro rata dividend is made of the effects
by which every creditor receives a proper
tionate share of his claim. This seems
manifestly fair, while our laws look to bs
manfestly unfair-6azsHe,
Smyrna times., 1876-12-20

THE PERsIMMoN.- tree is found on
nearly every variety of soil, hut appears to
fruit better on low, damp, calcareous Soils
1t is a rapid grower, and we have seen it
doing very well on old, worn-out fields.
The fruit makes delicious beer, also a
very good brandy when distilled. 1t is also
used in making puddings and custards; and
last, but not least by good deal, the seed,
when properly dried, parched and ground,
make a substitute for coffee which, for frag-
rance, aroma, etc, are unsurpassed by the
regular old Java. BY the by, Messrs. Editors,
can you not get some of our city chem
lists to analyze some of the dried seed and
give the constituents? For Fruit indigo.
nous to our soil, possessing so many merits,
to be so sadly neglected is truly astonishing,
Southern Plantation.
Smyrna times., 1876-12-20

The BOMBAY Hook RAILROAD again comes
to the front. Col. Bingham, Gonld's agent,
has been down, with Mr.. Gerker, lessee OF
the Kent County Road, and the object OF
the visit is understood to be to perfect ar
rangements for the consolidation OF the
New Jersey Southern, yineland, Bombay
Hook and Kent County under one manage
ment and operate the line next summer TO
New York. SO we are told by one who
knows the drift of the matter, A tenn
porary arrangement was effected with
Senator Bayard about the Whortenby land
Smyrna times., 1876-12-20

seventeen per cent. discount. Now four
and-a-halfper-cent. bonds sell at par.
Surely capital, which is the most sensitive
nerve in the world, does not indicate much
distruSt
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o. $mptna Gimts.
SmTlWa, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, December 20.

THE TINES is published every Wednesday after
noon by JosEPH II. HoFFEcKE2, Editor and Proprie-
tor at smyrna Delaware.
ERlIs-suBscRIPrIox- One year $500 in advance, or
s25oi not paid till the end of the year. No paper
discontinued until all arrears are paid-only at the
option OF the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate of
Seven Cents line for the first insertion; subsequent
insertions Thrce-and a-hafcents. AliberaldiscOunt
made to quarterly, semianuual and yearly advert-
Smyrna times., 1876-12-20

In April last a pair of young horses in
Greene, r. l., ran off with the neck-yoke
hanging between them, and could not be
found anywhere. A few days ago theirsk skel-
etons were discovered in wood seven miles
distant. The neck yoke and bones showed
that they were caught fast in the brush,
and after eating everything within reach
had starved to death.
Smyrna times., 1876-12-20

REMARKABLE ESCAPE OF SCHoONER.-The
schooner Geo. B. Mcfarland is lying at Del
aware City, and Captain Harrington of the
vessel reports: On the llth inst, while
laying at anchor off Bombay Hook, was
struck by a field of ice at I o'clock A. NJ,
which stove in the larboard timber port,
and the vessel was supposed to be sinking,
but the ice filled in the hole and stopped
the leak; the service of a tug was secured
and the vessel was run aground at Delaware
City; the hole was found to be 4 feet long
by eight inches wide, through which had
passed into the hold of the vessel from five
to six tons of ice, against the cargo of coal,
and freezing, kept the schooner from sink
ing. SO says the Wilmington Commercial OF
FridaY last.
Smyrna times., 1876-12-20

AN ACTIVE THIEF.-A young negro man,
Nathan Dsmby, alias Duff, came here from
Middletown, he says, last Friday, and
between that time and Monday morning he
managed to commit petty thefts on the
premises of four different parties. He was
caught in the act at the house of Hazlett
Morgan at the Landing, on Sunday and
arrested. When taken he showed fight
and brandished an old pistol, which was
taken from him. He is regarded as simple
minded, but his simplicity is Of rather a
malignant type All day Saturday he was
about town with a well-constructed model
of the whipping post and pillory at New
Castle, which he says he made himself
Such toy, in such hands, is rather a
striking coincidence. 1t is reported that
he has been under the lash once, at the
very post named, which makes the coinci
dDncc all the more striking if true. He
was taken to Dover Jail, in default of bail il
| three cases.
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A Big POULTRY STEAL was frustrated
here yesterday morning. Col. q. w. Cum
minis, at WoOdlawn," found that lG tur'
keys out Of "a, and 40 or so chickens out Of
about 100, had been stolen from him.
The tracks of the thieves were easily traced
in the fresh snow that had fallen Monday
night, and the Coloners men followed
these to the house of Jas. Holiday, a
negro living in tenement back OF w. n,
Ransom's. There, after considerable search,
in which Holiday assisted, the poultry
was found under the house, and some
planks in the floor had to be taSen up to
get it out Holloday was taken before
| Squire Budd, who held him to bail in $500
being unable to obtain which he was carted
to Dover Jail. Finding there was no way oI
escape for him, he "squealed" on Calet
jackson and Philip johnson, two othei
young negroes of the town, who stole thC
POULTRY, he says, and brought it to hi
house. They had engaged team 10 go Il
Kenton, early yesterday morning, from
which it is inferred that the poultry was T.
be shipped from that point But the
johnson and Jackson) had to hurry ou
of town after the affair leaked out, and ar
still at large.
Smyrna times., 1876-12-20

A large drove of turkeys and geese num-
bering hundreds, were driven through Mid
dletown last Friday morning They were
brought up the railroad on the cars from
Milford and were then driven from the
depot out to Mr.. j. r. Shallcross's to whom
they belonged. In going down the street
some of the turkeys became obstreperous
or frightened and flew up into the trees and
some sixteen of them had to be shot before
they could be gotten down.
Smyrna times., 1876-12-20

Low WAGES IN WILMINGTON.-The more
pttancc, called wages, that is now being
paid to mechanics and laborers in our shops
Of industry in this city, is actually not
enough to keep the wolf from the door of
many this winter. For instance, n man
with a family of nine depending on him for
their sole support, gets only $4 and $5 for a
week work.
At Harlan & Hollingsworth's, where they
formerly employed thousand, and often
| twelve hundred men, they now have but
some three hundred at work, and the pros
pect for the coming winter is not in any
way fatteTing.
At the rolling mills, they are only run
ming their men on half time, and the
morocco manufacturers complain now o
dull times and nothing to do, and thos'
now employed have their wages cut dowI
very low.-Repubhean.
Smyrna times., 1876-12-20

Thirty.three years have passed since the
introduction of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup, and
it still stands unrivalled. Price, 81 cents
fYe bottles Al,
1877 will have five eclpses. A total
eclipse of the moon, on February n, will be
visible here,
Smyrna times., 1876-12-20

Rev. |. N. Haldeman, the Baptist revival.
ist of Wilmington, resigned his pastorate
last Sunday, because his church was $4,000
in debt and he could not preach with
clear conscience while he was compelled to
dabble in financial matters, for which he
had no capacity. The congregation at
once tried to raise the amount and sue
ceeded in getting about 81 400 subscribed,
after the morning service. The news was
carried to the obdurate pastor, but he
insisted that nothing short of the pledge Of
$1,000 would induce him to stay by The
congregation. So at night another 81 900
was subscribed, making $1,000, and then
| Mr.. ii. agreed to preach for them another
! year. Every once in while something
| sensational comes from this Church.
Mrs. HUNTER, THE CRAZY IIE1REss.-Two
weeks ago we had an item about a Mrs.
| Hunter, claiming to be of Wilmington, Ga
wealthy young widow Of Caroline county
Md who WAS arrested in New York city
for drunkenness and sent to an insane
asylum. The latest report about her i,
that she has escaped from the asylum anC
gone to Europe So her father states to the
Wilmington papors. lie was in that city
last week aitVr some household goods hi
daughter had left there. but the owner o
the house where they were refused to lie
them 20 without an order from the lady
The father stated that his daughter wa
now travelling in Europe, and could no
give the order. The owner of the hons
did not feel secure in making any other al
rangements, and in all probability tn
F goods, which are worth something owe
500, will be sold at the proper time to pa
the rent. The father also stated that tn
t report of his daughters wealth was yer
: much exaggerated, that she only had $500
,, deposited in one New York bank, an
4 $4,000 in another, and that she mada tn
most OF it by stock speculations. SL
/ inherited some money from her grane
/ father, Scotchman, and not from he
/ husband, whose death set her crazy an
/ drove her to drink. His name was Bate
. but she declines to take it, and sticks to h'
maiden name, Hunter.
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w. r. a. WOODCOCI1.

% Ns!HsSa+,as, Fine Watch and Chrononetor
INN ~ Maker and Jewelcr LO1cEcrmGnT y
&4Sssgs...s$ Dorcr, D'l. Signs Lurgc Bltc HF1I,d
Large Spcctaoi,<. Lnrge liaid IIifcI
DC. Gold and Silver Watches Of the Finest American
and European Manufacture Jewclry ofcverv dcscrir-
ton,S Silvera Plated Ware Spccaclc, and lassrs
TO suit all Ages-Be>t Goods Made Clocks. &c. at the
Lowest Prices Fine Watches repaired and warranted
antecd. NV 90 -
Smyrna times., 1876-12-20

Wilmington has hourishing Young
Mems Christian Association, in which all
the Protestant denominations of the city
seem thoroughly enlisted. 4 reading room
has been opened to which young men are
invited to spend their evenings. AT the
annual meeting, last week, the following g
officers were elected for the ensuing year
President, Thomas McCorkle. Jr.; First
Vice President, /. P. Bush, Jr.; Second
Vice President, II. G. Downward Third
Secretary, F. w. Heisler; Treasurer, Frank
H. Hoticcker.
Smyrna times., 1876-12-20
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

Frank Loman, FELTON, druggist, has
" busted"
Asbury Wells, a young sailor from Mil
ford, is one Of the crew of the Franklin, the
steamer that brought, Boss Tweed home
from NigO, Spain.
The court at New Castle, last week,
granted forty licenses to sell liquor, and
refused seven. Of those granted, twenty
one were from Wilmington.
The gale of Saturday week drove four
vessels ashore on the point of Cape Uenlo-
pen. They have all since been hauled off
without having sustained much damage.
Rev. C. w. Buoy, recently a prominent
young minister of the Wilmington Confer
ence, now Of the Philadelphia Conference,
was married last week 10 daughter of
Bishop Simpson.
VIM. c. Fountain, now of the Capitol
hotel, Dover, has filled his ice house at
! Rchohoth City and has also contracted with
| Manners, Fisher Il Co., OF Seaford, to build
him a first-class hotel to he ready in the
season Of 1877.
Kennett Square village of about 900
people, Just above Wilmington, in Chester
county, has thirty-fve people over SO years
of age in the town and within three miles
around it. Five Of the number are 81 and
over. Eighteen are females.
David Hudson, son of Wesley Hudson, oi
Lewes, Sussex, CO., went some years ago tc
Chicago where he engaged in business and
made some money; recently, whilst on q
visit to his old home, he bought nice POO
acre farm and gave it to his father. to hole
/ as long as lie lives,
The Young Mems Christian Association
of Dover, will give am entertainment, il
Court House Hall, on "Wednesday anC
Thursday evenings, December 9th anc
2Sth. The proceeds will be devoted T.
! furnishing the Reading Room with goo
reading for another year
\ +. J. Curtis, who was elected Speaker o
< the Idaho Territorial Legislative Assembly
n is a native Of Delaware, having been Dor
; near Harrington, Kent county, near whic
: place his parents still reside. Mr.. Curt
c received the Democratic caucus nominatiO
i and was elected by accamation.
r. SALE OF THE ATHERLY EsTATE.-The re-
?. estate of the late John Atherly was sold {
Middletownyesterday by the executors. I'll
home farm, near Odessa, 300 acres, W;
bought by Mrs. Sarah a. Atherly fl
- $l4.225; also the lj0-acrc farm in Thoroug
= = fare Neck, for 50 200, and the 200-acrs farr
" adjoining, for $2,97j. The wood tract ne
20 "the Tent was purchased by JAS. Ather
:. for $7l0-l62 acres. Mrs. A. bought Il
~ dwelling in st. Georges for $SS7@.
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the earnest efforts which the friends of temper.
ance are putting forth ut tho present time.
The "a new hotel talk " has again been revived
for the seventeenth time. II the ground mas not
frozen the work would begin at once.
The West street young lady who visits the
Post-Oftice daily in hopes OF receiving letter
of love from nonresident beau returns az
often with downca8t oounteuance aud look OF
wonder SHY le ia so tardy On such al inporsant
subject III matrimouy. She evidently foEgess
that this is leap-year.
The claritaby disposed should remember the
piano raflle for the benefit OF tho family Of Ja-
cob Buck, whose death occurred last week.
The Torrent eugne-houso ia being grandly lt-
ted up, which work ID beng done at tho boys
own expense.
The Germans grand masquerade bail is to
take place ut Fheenix Hall on Monday evening.
Very pleasing exercises were copduc:ed at the
South School on Friday afternoon by pupils OF
tho grammar department.
Tho union prayor-mnetings, which have been
held nightly during the past four weeks in our
different churches. have been tho means Of con-
yerting quite number, who have avowed that
in the future they ahall walk the straight and
narrow path Meetings will be continued this
week.
, 1876-01-30
HYDE PARK.
GENERAL NEWS.

Tuesday evening Mrs. Eugenie do Roode Rice
gave an excellent concert in Floods Hall, and,
although the attendance vas not equal to that
Of the concert the previous Thursday, large
number Of Hyde parkeEs and many visitors from
the city enjoyed the evening exceedingly.
The opening Of Fifty-frst street TO it's full
width OF 100 feet is still blocked by the small
tract known as Dunhama Addition, but it il
probable that this obstacle will be removed be-
fore apring. 1t is also hoped that the connec-
ton between tho eastcrn end Of Fitty-fizst
street and tue lower South Park can be made by
widening Park straet for \ distance OF two
blocks, ami the property-owne1s in tho vicinity
are deeirous OF giving the whole OF lark street
to the South Park Commissioners Tor pa1kw ay,
il the Commissioners will take IT,. Tho matter
will soon be brought before the Goard OF Trus-
tees BY petition.
The immopse size OF the village and ths di-
been recognized for some time "a fruitful
source Of embarrassment IN the manage
ment Of its affairs, and movement
to reorganize under the General law as
3 city haa been suggested as remedF, as
each portion OF the whole territory would then
elect Its own representative, aud many Of the
difficulties of the present organization would 10
removed 1t is exceeding doubtful whether such
measure could be carried through, yes 1t is
generally acknowledged that the present form OF
municipal government IL Inadequate TO handle
the affairs of so large and wealthy community
ns ia now included in the corporate limits OF
Hyde Park. Ii il altogether probable that either
a reorganization or division Of the village 'sal!
be made one Of the important issues in the local
campaign the coming spring and, as the polit-
cal caidron already begins to bubble somewhat
particularly at that restless locality known "a
the North Enc, ,-ths first note in tho new opera
Will soon be sounded.
The enormous expenses Of running the VII
laga under lts present masters ara beginning to
be felt by every taxpayer in uyue Park, and
set. while the ta1-levy is enormous, the village
has no money in the treasury TO pay her honest
debte,--let alone the dishonest ones il there
are ANY, The only consolation afforded to the
tax-payiDg voter this spring s that the political
situation is go uncommony mixed up that full
Board OF energetic. capable, and honest Trustees
might be elected by accident If every zespecsa-
bic man would vote.
, 1876-01-30
OTHER SUBURBS.

4 gentleman from AmboY thinks hotel in
x.:a -. :. ,r.,t;no ua .rr;xe3 hore last 8,t
|'ta ,,.., ,s~,. ~. .o,,,a
uroay as!o" a. Luz msn' We, o"'A noN~ soe1o
washeard save tho ha1sh 1nnnhnso Of the fas1-oe-
parting train. Carefully he felt his wsJ through
hedeaerted street until he came to tho house that
Nj, h7,;,t md cova three r.ne for Admission,
~ Dnn~ 49, es T. sa.,.,o, sas;, ,r;tt +,,a .a7,e
pus no ane"ef' no iappoa 'e~n W.. .u .ss s-o
result Inca ne save 'ne etaao en'so-An''
three on door and window stiil the Tyler slept.
Groninr his vay again to the street he hallooed-
1.-s. t7,,o. "a hs .onnd the sicnal of distress.
:. "a +hara a hota, in this pl.ce ? that's ali
want r. tno,u. The only response he heard
WA naichboriur echo, ans1arlng "No! To
sav .hat he fe|t bad and louesome was no
name for il. He had como here to visit the
,n;r;stor nrts and mt knoviur where be lived was
tryinr To- flnd some piace where he could stay
, 1876-01-30

Th, 1n11 in social circles which has been st
nt;.o.tia a;,,a .ho t,o,;3sva - i. hona, a;,, hs
no1ceAp'e m ~ s.nso .ar ~m,..saaasn .o .sas;aI .
pleasantly orosen tnufsoSy eseo'ns' fos ia-
portant social events have happened during the
past week, but several interesting onea have
been devised for the present one. The gentle
,,o, ~ ~ u,7o,, f7tnb r,on,mitfce wore rreat1v
nen =. 10 at l.o aa, ~. 49,, ,,ad s,ont oone,,da,
a1scou1aeeu '"s. "ooAr auo uau aoous soaeA.aee1 -
to discontinue the Paraes' DUE the laa1es nave
come to the rescue, and have taken the naansge-
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previous meeting. Tho speaker did himself
great credit by his effort, which was received
WITH evident appreciation. 4 general diacusslon
OF the aublect followed, whereupon the parloss
we're visited and soc,al time !ndulged in
The marriage OF Oscar Lyman Gibbs. OF II.
and Miss Llllian Guodeuow, is announced to take
place Tuesday
A course OF the lectures and q musical entes-
talnmens has been organized for the benefit Of
the University library. Prot. II. S. Ca1hars will
lecture on "rolarized Light" Prof W. \.
Ninde upon "The Holy Land" aud pr. Tiffany
on "1ha Yosemite" Prof. ", s, g, Mntthews
will conduct the musical entertainment.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Rev. J. Stuart Smith has been extended
cali to become Rector OF 1t. Marks Church, and
will oflclate there to-day. morning aud evening.
Mr. Smith was Bishop McLarens assistant at
Cleveland.
Tho remains Of the late Capt. Alouzo Elue,l
who died last Monday, were taken TO Wollaston,
Mass. Wednesday.
Tho Rev. Dr.. Pearson. Of Detroit, lectured in
the South Evanston. Methodist Chdrca Thurs
day evening, On Life Power" lie also ad
dressed the students in Heck Hall Friday m ozn-
ing aud afternoon
it that large cities 10 frequently find that, sitter
having gone through the form Of etecting
Mayor, they have only saddled themselves with
an ass p
Hiss Alta H. Hulett will deliver her lecture
upon The Lessons Of the Times before tho
South Evanston Literary and Social Society FRI
day evening.
iIr. George ". Huntoon, ST.. who is now in
his 85th year, recently walked from Wiimetto
to South Evanston--3M miles-in el1sy.theee
minuses-
bliss Ella Ives, Of Chicago, has been engaged
by the Ossoii Society Of the WomanH College to
lecture on "a 0Teat English PoeE." This time
laa not vet been fixed.
The Presbyterian Society has decided to COM
pIete the new church building without further
delay.
There will be I paptismA1 ceremony 1t the
Baptist Church this evening.
, 1876-01-30
RACINE.
SOCIAL GOSSIP or TIE WEEK.

SOCIAL GOSSIP OF TIE WEEK.
9peeidz Correspondence Of Tie Chicago Tribune.
RACINE, Jan. 29.-Since my last letter to THr
SUNDAY TRIBUNE, our goodly city has ex-
petionced moro social activity than has eyeI
been crowded into one week for many years.
Party, rout, ind ball follow each other with such
bcvildering rapidlty IS to eudanger the menta!
equilibrium Of the masculine members who M
du1se, The ladies, ("God bless themr) keep
their dainty nests until the noxt days. gun is
hirh in tho heavens. and renew the hiiarity Of
the succeeding night, with all the elan for
which they.are famous. The men (poor devils J
blink their unslept eyes like owls during the day,
but "sa the shadows of the eTening gather, .
they must perforce 'brace up, pull down their
yests," and answer the bugle cali nth smiling
faces.
10. b. J."
First On tho list msy be mentioned the mag
nifcont party, the fourth Of the series, given by
the members Of tho above-named club to their
friends On Friday evening, jan q, ut the Odd
Fellows Hall For want Of space in my last
letter. mere mention was made Of tho affair,
with the p.omisa OF details in this AS re-
CARDS the number present. the beauty
and grace Of the ladies', the
elegance Of the dresses, and tho unbounded en-
torment of all, it has never been equa'ed III the
CITY .githin the memory Of the Oldest inhahi-
tant.~ Promptly at half-past eight the grand
march formed to the music OF Severance j.
williams full band.
PROMINENT AMONG THOSE ASSEMBLED,
for the characteristics previously noted, may be
mentioned, Miss Ella Wheeler, OF Madison, Wis
consin's fair poeteas; tho Misses Bryant, OF
, 1876-01-30
KENOSHA.
RF&T, ESTATE MATTERS.


s+,<rfr, c7rrexpoade,ee of Ihs CHICAGO 7ribine+
KKsosuA, Wis, Jan. 29-In spite OF al she
eccentricities Of the weather,-and no man can
leen track Of them.-the cry IT hard times, and
The continued bad state Of the roads, business OF
All kind. seeus to be looking up, aud transfer
Of real eBtate Of some importance ID among .no
items Of interest to be recorded thia week. 1ne
property On Market street formerly known ~ ~
the Runals place was sold in tho early part o1
the veek to afr. Edwin S. HaHle5' o. Chicago
who contemplates making this summer zeal
dence for himself and family. The cc1s'"ez'-
ton for which this fine piece Of nrcre1:5 St':-Eeo
hands ia $500. :,
Negotiations are pending between III. =
Dain and Descou Williams for the asle Of the