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Smyrna times., 1876-10-11

Born PoLITICAL PARTIES have their sins,
and it is very easy for the kettle to call the
pot black, but the case stated in plain light
by the New York Herald In an editorial
published in last Thursdays issue of that
non-partisan journal the matter is put in
this style:
"Both parties have their full share of
corrupt, selfseeking, bigoted and ignorant
politicians both have on their shoulders
extravaganza and misrule during the period
since 1861 and when the democrats incau-
tiously boast of their superior purity they
only expose themselves to some such retort
as has just been made in a Washington
Treasury exhibit, which officially shows that
since 1869 the republicans have constantly
reduced the expenditures and kept them
within the income, largely reduced the
rate of taxation and paid off considerable
part of the debt; while the democrats,
ruling this city, have increased the debt
and the taxes, and failed to keep the
expenditures within the income, even under
a reform regime"
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11

of either party, who were addicted to in
temperance.
Geo. w. Wells arose and stated the fate
of the petitions for a local option law,
which had been circulated for signatures i'll
various public places. All Of these peti.
tions have been lost, defaced, or covered
with slang phrases and even the one lett in
the store Of his good brother, r. c. Fraim,
had been neglected and lost among the
crockery ware. Among the laboring peo-
pie, these petitions are being signed.
Rev. Pennel Coombe favored two things
Let the Convention declare Local option as
the policy of the Temperance people of
Delaware, and have a State Executive Com
mittee appointed to conduct the Temper
ance reform.
In the afternoon another meeting was
held when the series of resolutions offered
by Mr.. Davis, in the morning, was adopted
as the sense Of the Convention. In the
evening another meeting was held but
nothing but a sparring of words resulted
from it.
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11

THE FASTEST HORSE AT THE MIDDLETowN
FAIR" Sadie Bell" the little mare from
Puncoteague, on the Eastern Shore of Vir-
ginia, that beat all the fast trotters at the
Middletown fair last week, is thus referred
to by correspondent of the Cecil Democrat:
His first effort was to find the pony Won
der, Sadie Bell, a diminutive compound of
Chincoteague pony and horse, whose per
formances are said to exceed anything yet
accomplished by a horse. She is about
fourteen and ahalf hands high, does not
weigh more than seven hundred pounds and
seems slight in body. She is light sorrel
in color, with lighter main and TAIL and
certainly can make no claim to beauty, but
on the track her capabilities are yetuntest-
ed. She goes fast enough to beat every
horse she races against, and no faster. At
Philadelphia she won the Republic race
last week in 2:34, but no one doubted but
that she could go much faster if necessary.
There are rumors that this mare now, only
four years old, and never having seen a re-
gular course till within the past month,
has trotted halfmilc in one minute and
six seconds.
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11
Kent County Republican Convention

Kent County Republican Convention. |
The Republican Convention for this |
county met at Dover on Thursday last, 4th |
inst:
John T. Jakes, Chairman of the County
Executive Committee, called the Conven-
tion to order. James B. Anderson, of South
Murderkill, was called to the chair, and
DR.. William Marshall, Jr., of Milford, was
appointed Secretary. Beniah Watson
moved that the Convention sit with closed
doors. Carried. Mr.. Massey Immediately
moved a reconsideration, which was carried,
and the Convention decided to sit with
open doors.
The list of delegates was called, and al
responded but six. Wilson i. Cannon,
Henry w. Cannon, and John II. Bateman
were appointed substitutes for three of the
absentees.
George P. Fisher moved that the Conven-
ton nominate two candidates for the SEN
alto. Mr.. Massey offered a substitute by
only nominating one, as William Sapp had
not yet legally resigned. After short de-
bate, the substitute was lost; also the ORR
ginal motion by rising tie vote. The chair
appointed two tellers to take the vote on
Mr.. Massey's substitute, and it was decided
to nominate one candidate for Senator,
only.
candidate for Sheriff. The following were
nominated William r. Cahoon, Sr., of
West Dover; John T. Jakes, of North Muir
derkill; Lawrence 7. Hartnett, of West
Dover. But one ballot was taken, with the
following result: Cahoon, 81 Hartnett
10; Jakes, 9; B. Donoho, ]. The nomina
ton of Cahoon was made unanimous.
Richard N. Cooper, Of Duck Croeh, ",,
then nominated for Senator; Isaac Good
win, of South Murderkill, for Coroner anC
the following for Representatives iii
General Assembly: Clement T.
Milford; Andrew K. Baggs, of North Muir
derkill; Lemuel T. johnson, Of Duel
Creek; DIR. A. NJ. Day, of Mispillion Calel
J. Smithers, of South Murderkill; Johi
Moore, Of Kenton; John NJ. Downs, O
West Dover. The following were nomina
ted for Levy Court Commissioners Samue
S. Griffin, ef Duck Creek; Peter Dill, c
South Murderkill; VIM. III. Powell, {
MispilliOn, Samuel ID. McGonigal, Of Eas
Dover, Jno. T. Jakes, of North Murde
kill.
The Chair announced the County ExecI
tive Committee, as follows II. w. Cannon
East Dover, Chairman; i. I. johnson
Duck Creek; John Moore, Kenton; S.
Shaw, Mispillion; Joseph S. Truitt, Nj
ford; w. w. Paris, Little Creek; g.
Fisher, North Murderkill; Paris y. "a
isle, South Murderkill; John M. Down
West Dover; B. Watson, East Dover.
Beniah Watson offered the followii
resolutions:
ResoEred, That the Convention do hereby ntfy a
eDsfrm the resolutions adopted by the State Cony'
ti0n held az Dover the 18th day Of September Ia
Rssolred That we attribute our defeat at the rec'
Inspectors Election, solely to the wholesale disfr
chisement Of Republican voters, simply because Il
are Republicans, by a corrupt Levy Court.
Rrsolped That they, the Levy Court, used ali III
power for the purpose of DISTINGUISHING perso
county; and that we the Republicans of Kent cour
heartily protest against such fraud and corruption
The resolutions were adopted, and afte
short speech from Mr. Massey, the Conv'
tion adjourned.
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11

PEACHEs.-As near as we can get to it,
the peach growers of this neighborhood
shipped about 900 baskets of peaches
from Clayton. We have been trying to get
at some idea of the average price received
by the growers, clear of freight and COM
missions, and by request Col. Douglass has
handed us the following statement, made
up from the estimates of such growers as
have figured up their returns. lie shipped
about $4,000 baskets, or about one-half the
whole shipments from Clayton this year,
and the statement referred to represents
about 10000 baskets, or two-thirds of his
shipments, which shows not far from the
general average he thinks. The statement
"a fol
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11

A TERRIBLE AccIDENT.-Y yesterday morn
ing Jos. w. Mariner, of this town, was
instantly killed in front of the depot here
by the locomotive running over him. That
such an accident should have happened is
cause for great wonder. Mr.. NJ. was walk
ing along the sidewalk in front of j. A.
Cavender's as the engine was backing down
the track into the depot. They were NOV
ing in the same direction, side by side, and
only few feet apart. Yet, when he came
to where the track crosses the sidewalk at
the short curve, he keptstraight ahead with
out looking up, and stepped right in
between the rails just as the engine got to
the point Before he could take another
step he was crushed beneath the tender.
One or two persons called to him, but he
probably never heard the warning, so i'm
minent was the peril into which he had
stepped. The supposition is that he was
50 engrossed in thought as TO be utterly
lost to his surroundings. The accident oc
Cured as the train was about TO start ou
to meet the morning train at Clayton--7.4 AZ
o'clock The body was horribly crushed
McConaughy could have averted the acci
, dent
Mr.. M. was Justice of the Peace in thi
! town for seven years, his term having ex
pired something over year ago. He wa
native of Sussex county--born near Mills
: boro-and came here in 1850. He was
: remarkably frugal business man AM
t managed to turn his quiet labors to goo
= account. He was o member of the M.
D Church, and took an active interest in Od
7 Fellowship and Masonry. Great sympath
!, is manifested towards his family in thei
e crushing bereavement. AT the Coroner
: inquest yesterday the jury exonerated tn
Railroad employees from all blame.
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11

Rev. A. ID. DAVIS SSUBBED.-The Grand
Lodge Of Good Templars, Of Delaware, met
at Lebanon, this county, on Wednesday.
The most important part Of their proceed
ings related to the recent Temperance
Convention in Wilmington. On the recon-
mendation Of Rev. A. d. Davis, Chief Tom
pIar Of this State, that the Grand Lodge
sustain the Independent party movement,
to whom was referred that portion of his
report, brought in a resolution TO the effect
that any official recognition, by any lodges
of this Order, or any partisan organization,
is contrary both to the letter and spirit
of our constitution and to the opinion
Of this Grand Lodge; and is preiudicial to
the interests Of the Order of Good Tenn.
plars in this State. Ii is stated that Mr..
Davis Immediately left the body and hurried
off to his homo in Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11

ONO, Indiana and West Virginia held
their State elections yesterday, and it is
generally conceded that the Democrats
have carried all three, though the result
is very close Our morning exchanges say
that the contest cannot be decided until
some time to-day.
The latest telegram as we so press this
afternoon reads West Virginia, 5000 De-
mocratic; Indiana, 1000 DEM; Ohio Re-
publican by a small majority.
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11

WOMEN IN THE ScHoofs.-Womon are
slowly but surely getting full control Of the
schools Of the country. Women may now
serve as school officers in many of the
States In Pennsylvania there are several
women serving as directors and one as
superintendent. In. Iowa and Illinois there
are twenty of them Serving as county super.
indents. In the former State, local court
having decided woman ineligible to any
school office, before night of the next day
the Legislature Of the State passed an act
giving them undoubted right to serve in
that capacity.
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11

"DELAwARE DAY."--Thursday of next
week, 10Th, is "Delaware Day" at the
Centennial, and Maryland and Virginia
have also adopted it. We have received
from the committee an announcement of a
ground tournament to be held within the
grounds on the occasion, which is to be
participated in by some of the leading
officers of the late war, such as Harry Gil
NOR, Mosby, &c. Reduced fare is an
nounced on all the railroads, but there will
be no greater reduction on the Delaware
road than has already been made we are
informed.
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11

THE temperance men held another con-
vention in Wilmington yesterday, but
instead of nominating temperance ticket
they contented themselves with merely
adopting a set of resolutions recommending
temperance men to vote for only such tenn
perance candidates as may be found on the
tickets of the two political parties already
in the field.
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11

SHOOTING AFFA1R.-" Jim" Messick, a
notorious character, who two or three years
ago was compelled to leave the vicinity of
Milford for shooting a young man, rode
into one Of Gen. Van Vorst's fields on We'd
nesday morning to where his brother-in-law,
James Dickerson, whom he had grudge
against, was plowing, and drawing revol-
yer, said "Jim, I'm going to shoot you ~
Dickerson, being armed, also drew pistol,
and, before Messick could fire shot at him.
inflicting slight wound in the back. Mes
sick then Withdrew and went to Harring
ton and got out a writ for Diekerson.---Ma
| ford NelnS
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11

The Episcopal Sunday Schools of Will
mington had their annual gathering last
Wednesday evening. The five schools con-
vened in St. Johns Church and Bishop
Scarborough, Of New Jersey, made an ad-
dress. The collection on the occasion,
which was liberal, is to be applied to the
completion of st. Stephens chapel, Har-
tington, and st. Philips Chapel, Laurel.
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11

Seventeen persons are named in this list,
and taking it as a standard it would put
the general average at very nearly 20 cts.
The general estimate of the average here
has been not higher than 60 cts. If we can
succeed in getting a more extended list in
a week or two it may change these figures
some; but in any event this list shows
"hat profitable yield the fruit has made.
5000 baskets at 20 cts. in the aggregate
makes a cash income of $28,0OO
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11
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Smyrna, Del.,
Wednesday Afternoon, October Ill.

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Smyrna times., 1876-10-11

DELAWARE DAY.-Governor Cochran has
issued a proclamation designating Thurs
day, October 10Th as Delaware's Day at the
Centennial This is the same day selected
by Maryland, and is the anniversary Of
Yorktown. Gov. Cochran will hold re-
ception at the State buildiding about III
o'clock, at which time addresses will be
made by Mayor Whiteley, and Hon. n.
B. Smithers. 1t is expected that the
lature and all State officers will be
present, and it is hoped that there may be
turnout of the local military and civic
societies upon the occasion.
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11

j. F. MANCHA, now looked upon as the
boldest and most successful real estate
dealer on this Peninsula, is still extending
his lines. He has opened an office i'll
Dover, as heretofore announced, and is
going to make that town headquarters,
instead of Easton. He now has three
offices, Smyrna, Dover and Easton, and
having secured competent assistants to
take charge of them, he acts as Generals
simo in the real estate field. Having been
the means of locating at least one hundred
families in Talbot county within the last
two years, he now invades Delaware with
his business enterprise, and expects to
achieve fully as great a success in this State
as he has on the Eastern Shore. No other
man in the real estate business on this
Peninsula has ever accomplished such
marked success as Mancha has achieved.
One great secret of his success has been his
high business integrity and his exact rep
| reservations. lie does not paint in false
colors he does not overestimate to buyers
he shows them the land and allows them
to drow their own conclusions. lie is thu:
| throwing around the real estate busines:
an Importance it has never before assumed
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11

THE TEMPERANCE CoNvENTIoN.--The
State Convention of "practical men and
women interested in legislation against the
liquor traffic." met in Wilmington yester-
day, about fifty persons being present, four
of them being ladies.
Geo. w. Wells opened the meeting with
a brief address, in which he stated that the
Convention was intended to serve the best
interests of Temperance.
On Rev. j. V. Smiths motion n COM
mittee on permanent organization was APP
pointed as follows: Rev. j. V. Smith, Rev.
Fielder Isreal, VIM. Naylor.
The committee reported the following
permanent officers:
President-Rev. j. B. Quigg.
First Vice President-Geo. Simpson.
Second Vice President-Miss Coats.
| Secretary--GeO. Humphries.
In taking the chair the President hoped
the Convention would be united in any
plan of action they might agree upon, and
that such plan, when carried out, would
tend the Advancement of Temperance.
The chair announced the Committee on
Business, as follows: Revs. j. b. Mann, A.
d. Davis, and F. Isreal, Geo. w. Wells and
Geo. G. Lobdell.
Rev. A. d. Davis offered a series Of reso-
lutions, declaring it the duty of temper.
ance men to support no candidate for office
who drinks or countenances intemperance
declaring that Office holders should be
strictly temperate and declaring in favor
Of asking the Legislature for such legisla
ton rs will give TO the people a Loca
Option Law. Referred to the Committed
on Business.
Rev. Pennell Coombe offered a series o
resolutions declaring that the sale of liquo
should not be protected by law; that tn
present license law of this State is wronl
| and disgrace; that q Local Option Law
/ should be asked for at the next session o
tho Legislature; and that should 1t b
: refused temperance people should pledg
Q themselves 10 do all in their power I
|. defeat, for any public office, the men VIII
. vote against it. Referred to the Committe
o on Business.
!, The subject Of the previous Conventio
s coming up, Rev. J. B. Mann took the foo
L He said that Convention acted wrongly
: and did more to injure the temperanc
!. cause than all the rum shops in town. /
Il regard to the resolution calling on temper
n ance men TO scratch all candidates VIII
o were not temperance men, he had vote
!. on il understandingly. For the last eigI
+. wears he had cut his ticket in the interel
q Of tho temperance cause, and would contiI
ue to do SO, as he would never votefor me
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11

The MIDDLETOwN FAIR-The best that
can be said Of this popular agricultural
association is that it was a financial success
this year as usual. 1t was feared that the
Centennial Exhibition would greatly inter
fere with the receipts if not the exhibits,
but whatever interference there may have
been with the latter, there was surely none
with the former; the attendance was great
er than ever before, it is thought. The at
tendance, the last day, was about 5000 per-
| sons.
heaisplay, however, was not equal to
last year, except in the stock eXhibit-cat-
tie and sheep.
| l.. p. Mcdowell, Of Middletown, had a
large number of Kentucky-bred cows, bulls
and calves on exhibition which took the
Sweepstakes premium. All the stalls were
occupied by fine animals, of the Durham,
Alderney and Dutch Betting breds of Cat
tie. Horses were exhibited in large mum
bers by Geo. G. Lobdell and others. The
stallion exhibit was good.
The Ladies Department though not
equal to last year, was the most attractive
feature next to the racing The Horticul
tural Department showed more neglect
than any other, still it was not without in
terest. But the racing was even more
spirited than usual, the entrios of fast
horses being nearly double that of any for
mer year. OF course this was the grea
feature of the exhibition, and below We
give the names of the animals that wor
the races, as follows;
Tile Races.-The first race on Wednes
day, for colts, was won by Sadie Bell,
mare from Chincoteague Va. Best time
, 3.09. The second race, for $50 horses, wa
! won by Fancy, entered by VIM. C. Fountain
: of Dover. The third was won by Blacl
9 Douglass, owned by VIM. Brady, of Middle
1 town. Fancy's best time, 2.45!; Douglass
e 2.46. The fourth was won by Morning,
Phila horse Best time, 1891. On Thur.
day the first race was won by Frank,
I Wilmington horse; the second was won b
n Fanny Fern, owned by VIM. S. Bewly, G
: Queen Annes CO., and the third by Fam
$ Gilbert mare from Woodbury., New Jersey
) The best time was made in the last race
P 240I. The slowest time for the day wa
o 252 On Friday the first race was won b
I. VIM. c. Fountains mare Fancy, of Dove
e Her best time was 2.433. The second rae
r was won by Morning in 2.37. The thir
L race, and last one of the fair, in which
$500 prize was at stake, was won by I'll
little Puncoteague mare Sadie Bell i'll "a
. Although this was intended to be the fas
II II est trot of the fair it was not, simply becau
a. - Sadie Bell had nothing to push her
Smyrna times., 1876-10-11
R. N. { ". 7, JOHNSON

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MANUFACTURES
Evening star., 1876-11-21

SUIT FOR BREACH OF PROMISE.-An in
teresting suit for breach of promise of mar
riage is on trial in the city court, BROOKLYN,
before Judge Reynolds The plaintiff in the
action is Miss Mary A. Marony, a damsel of
thirty summers, who sues James Langstaff,a
young man residing on Myrtle avenue,
Brooklyn, for $4,000 damages. 1t is alleged
fOrewoman in a cloak store in New York
and that in the early part of last summer she
was introduced tOthe defendant by the latter's
AUNT. Langstaff, whose father died about a
year and a-half ago, leaving him property
valued at over one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, it is alleged, fell violently i'm
love with Miss MarOny, and asked permits
sion to escort her home, which was granted.
he visited her very often, frequently wrote
her most gushing letters, declaring his pas
sion in the warmest terms, took her to places
OF amusement, presented her with a valuable
diamond ring. and on several occasions took
her riding in Central Park. He finally begged
her, IL is also charged, to be his wife, and
after several refusals she consented, and the
LIST OF October was fixed as the day for the
wedding. Miss Marony Immediately spent,
as she alleges, all her ready money for her
trosseau, and a few days previous TO the day
receive letter from Langstaf regretting
having made the promises, and stating that
he knew he had treated ner badly, but beg
ging her to excuse him. She called on him
with q friend, when he told her that the letter
had been written at the urgent solicitations
of his relatives, but that since sending IL he
had repented Of his action, and again renewed
his promise to marry her He accompanied
her home, but the next morning again re-
fused to carry out his agreement. The de-
fendant denies the material allegations In the
COMPLAINT.
Evening star., 1876-11-21

LOVE Me, LOVE Ny DoG-IOur readers
VIII remember that one day last September
a quarrel arose near the Basin wharf, in
South Cumberland, between Alphonso Ar
rington and John Bruebaker the latter a
boatman I'm the Consolidation line. In the
right car OF his antagonist. He subsequently,
made his escape to Washington, where he
was arrested the other day for shooting
"SOnny" Ward, q Eoted character I'm WASH
fngtOn. He was released on the last charge
buf was brought here by Constable Boyd on
writ OF requisitfOn, and was arraigneti be-
fore Justice BlOcher on the Bruebaker charge
The case was dismissed by the plaintiff re-
fusing to prosecute, and the costs were maid
own dogs pet.them. and train them to fight
has been the one supreme aim and Gceupa-
ton OF ArringtOn's checkerad life He first
gained nOtOriety for his game dogs i'm and
about Washington city, Georgetown and
ALEXANDRIA. His dogs were noted for holding
on TO the bitter end. 1t was an affair of this
Kind that caused him to fall afoul of the noted
"Sonny" Ward, whose dog was SO badly
beaten that Ward wanted to fight about il.
in self-defence. His quarrel with Bruebaker
arose I'm the same way. The two were sitting
quietly under the Basin wharf, engaged i'm n
learned and animated discussion of the
IN r1tS of their respective dogs when Brue-
baker hinted that he had pup then ten days
old that, when three months old would
"chaw up ArringtOns dog and toss his man
gied carcass from one shore of the canal to
the fOther." On the principle that che who
loves me must love my dogs, ;" Arlington was
greatly incensed, and was i'm for a fight at
once. High words led to blows and n brawl.
with the result noted above.-l Cumberland ~
tegiad1ian.