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Smyrna times., 1880-06-16
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

The Raspberry crop promises to be full.
The army worm has disappeared from
this county.
The farmers who had wheat to harvest
last week were fortunate.
IT is thought that the yield of wheat per
acre will average nearly one quarter less
than last year.
The new crop Of cabbage-well formed
heads-have been for sale at Coopors store
for week past.
The hay crop this year is only about one
quarter the usual crop. Hence Timothy
hay is selling at from SIS to 500 per ton.
VEHICLES to the number of dozen or
so were required on Sunday to convey the
young men and lads to the bay side resorts.
The German Swiss Menneechor Society,
Of Philadelphia, made an excursion TO Col
Inns Beach on Sunday in the steamer Susie
Mccall.
PEACH growers and farmers generally
will no doubt be greatly benefited by
noticing the advertisement of w. G.. Hill,
of Clayton.
The storms and rain have made it bad
for the ungathered wheat and the farmers
tell us that some of it will be lost from
stubble falling,
| Mr.. MOORE the austere-man, though in
the months minus the "r," manages to
furnish his customers with oysters once OF
twice week.
SUNDAY was hot enough to blister the
rlpening raspberries, so the fruiterers say
and yesterday was cool enough for fires tC
be lowered over.
JoHN TRUAx, our former citizen, now re
siding at Oxford, Md, is having q kiln O
bricks burnt and otherwise dealing il
fertilizers, wood, &c.
The appropriation of $1,000 to clean ou
the mouth of our creek, has passed boil
houses of Congress and received the sigma
ture of the President.
New potatoes that have been backward
from the drought, ought to be wonderful,
helped by the present weather and enabled
to put In an early appearance.
t Our grain merchants still hesitate to Fl,
price for new wheat. The price will no
probably be below 81, and may range be
tween that and $l.1O per bushel.
; ; THE fields of corn are growing apacc
t VIM. N. Ransom, with his GO acres, is per
: haps ahead, his corn standing as high a
the peach trees that occupy the sam
ground.
The following were elected as the officer
for the Bryant Literary Society for th
next term, viz; Prest., DR.. w. II. Collins
vics'Prest., Miss n. c. Bell, Treas, Mis-
Hannah Van Gasken; Sec., Miss ElVa
CarroW,
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16
For The SmwWd Times.
I(OXGH.

During the whole time the Republican Convention
was in session at Chicago, the excitement in Dover
was intense, and the discussion as tn whom the nOmi-
nee should lie, ran high around the bulletin board
which was in front of the State Sentinel Office where
kilograms constantly being received and dis
played for the benefit of the public For these ele-
grams, which placed us so near Chicago, tho people
of this town are greatly indebted TO our free and
noble hearted editor, ii. W. Cannon who is esteemed
by all for his benevOlCnce and liberality and by his
party for his stcrnness in battling for the cause Of re-
publicanism and to whom the people of Dover, one
and ALL should extend their heartest thanks Tor the
pleasure which he afforded all by Keeping supplied
with the news, which he furnished at his own cx-
pense. On Monday and Tuesday the excitement was
at fever heat and the bulletin board was thrOnged
with an anxious crowd desiring to find out who was
to be the next ruler of this country among whom
were some of the most prominent Democrats of our
State, who seemed to be as much interested as the
Republicans in selecting the President of these United
States Now that the great struggle is and il has
been decided that James a. Garfield is to be the
coming man, the eXciteman has in measure sub
sided, and the Republicans of ordinarily quiet
town are rejoicing that we have man for our stan
dard bearer whom all Republicans (and Democrats
too. who have the countrys good at heart can rally
around and support with their might and strength
and to whom the people Of the whole country can
look and trust. s.
DOVER, DEL June 10, 1880.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

THE President hunting still goes on with
undated interest. Leading off with Gar
field and Arthur at Chicago, the Green
hackers followed at the same place in the
same house Except that they had the pic
ture Of the deceased Senator Chandler re-
moved and just at day break put in nomi-
nation Gen. Weaver Of Iowa and Gen.
Chambers Of Texas. They had more noise
in their convention than they will be able
to make again perhaps during the cam
paign. The vote for President was as fol-
lows: Weaver, 22j3 Wright, 1863; Dill
laye, 1l9; Butler, 95; Chase, 50: Allis, Al !;
of the idea that Eastwood chips are money
if the Government puts its stamp on them
cut but small figure in the balloting, and
So!on Chase, the Father of the Greenback
party in Maine, did not even come out as
well. An Iowa country lawyer, who was
never heard of until the Democrats sent
| him to Congress, carries of the honors
The next and perhaps the last National
Convention this year, the Democratic, will
meet next Tuesday. This Convention
stands equal to the first in solicitude as
one or the other must furnish the next
president. And, there is just as much un
certainty as to who will be selected. Uncle
Sammy Tilden has claim from the
fact that he and his friends contend that
he was elected four years ago but deprived
of his seat. lie is not popular with thC
party now, but rich, silent as Grant as tC
his purposes, and is wonderful adept a
pulling the wires. The adoption Of tht
"two. thirds rule, in this convention throw
an obscurity over The prospects Of all th
leading names. Seymore for the hundret!
time again declares that he will not be
candidate Otherwise there would be grea
unanimity on him. Bayard's friends de
mand that they must have an unimpeach
able man and hold him up as the man VIII
can carry the banner safely through. Il
addition to these are Messrs. Hendricks
Gen. Hancock, Mr. Thurman, Field an,
Payne. Mr.. Tilden in any event will clain
the right to dictate the nomination.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

Clerk of the Peace Cochran has appointed
as his Deputy A. G. Osborne late clerk of
the Senate.
Rev. Jonathan S. Willis will deliver the
Grafton at the great Fourth of July celebra-
ton at Georgetown.
Rehoboth is Frightening up considerable,
many OF the cottagers having already ar.
rived and most of the hotels being open.
The managers of the Camden camp will
meet on the ground on Friday, 18th inst,
for tent drawing, and giving out the privi-
leges Of the place.
The Delaware Railroad Company are
making up their peach estimate for 1850,
and will have it ready for publication
during the present month.
There will be grand celebration at
Delmar on the Sd of July, under the auspi
ces of the Red Men. There will be picnic
in which several Sunday schools will par.
ticipate.
The Sussex county Iader, published at
Seaford, assures its readers that it will be
independent in politics, and announces its
intention to criticise the public men and
measures Of both parties.
The steamship Breakwatcr will make her
first trip to Lewis on Friday, June 10th.
On the same day excursions will be made
over the j. e. b., B. & +. and Worcester
railroads to Lewis and Rehoboth.
The enforcement of the Sunday law
against segar stores and whiskey shops in
Wilmington, says the Daily Ne,oS, has ma.
terially lessened the number of drunken
men and street loafers. When these things
are considered along with the moral view
OF the matter, we are sure everyone
will join in thanking Mayor Almond
and his police force, and heartily wishing
them every success in prosecuting the work
! so badly needed and so we'll begun.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16
For the Smyrna Times.
I\Cn1OIl.

A violent storm OF wind and rain Of about thirty
minutes duration passed our town and neighbor
hOOd ON Saturday afternoon last, damaging peaches
and wheat very much. Largo trees were uprOoted
and broken off, while the trees of some old peach
orchards were almost stripped of their limbs Wheat
was blown and beaten down making it in u very
unsatisfactory condition for harvesting. Our farmers
have commenced harvesting but as Saturday after
noon proved unfit for work and this morning is
rainy, think they will lose portion of their crops
rs the wheat is very ripe in most places.
our singing school has or is being organized and We
think il bids fair to be II success.
No services at the church on Sunday cvcnirg-but
Of course We don't need them.
colt belonging to Mr.. Jones hitChCd in front
of the store of w. H. Moore Il Co., Saturday became
restless, broke its halter harness and both shafts of
the carriage. was caught before doing amy serious
damage.
June 18Th 1850. S.
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C.1IEpII,E,s cAIE

CIERIFFS SALE.
- BY virtue Of writ Of I.cvar FGcias, to
me directed, will be exposed To Public Sale, at the
Hotel Of Peter i. Collins, in the Town of smyrna.
Duck Creek Hundred Kent County and State of Della
ware, on THURSDAY, the 9th day Of June,
1850, at O'clock +. NJ, the following Real Estate to
wit
All those certain Glrms plantations tracts and par
Gel Of land lying together and constituting one body,
situated in Duck Creek Hundred, Kent county and
State Of Delaware and described as follows VIZ: Al
that part or portion Of bombay Hook Island which
lies to the south and southeast of the following line,
to wit: Beginning ut stake on the bay shore little
below the small house lately occupied by Gale ClcU-
YER M said stake bears north seventeen degrees west
SCycntytOur and thrcC-tcIths pCrChCS from large
frlcd black gum standing on the bay or little above
high water mark thence from said stake south forty
degrees and nine minutes west five hundred and nine
pcrchcs and a-haft tothc edge of old Duck creek and
containing FoUE THOUSAND Two HU%bEEb A%D
EIGHTY SQUARE ACRES or LA&D moro or less the i'm
provcmcnts upon which O-stDry frame dwcl-
lingh with kitchen attached large barn sta
bles small tenant house also a oucStOry and half
frame tenant house. stables and other small buildings
excepting nevertheless, four hundred and seventy
hEe acres anu eiSn'y square pcrchcs thcL"i convey
cd by Henry n WickcrshNm and wife to I.ilYci prI
ancC, by deed dated the seventeenth day Of %ovcmbr
A. d. lS'N, AMI also the right Of way over through
and across that part of said Bombay Hook Island
which lies north of the above described division line
ana extends hnrtlWard 10 the Iand OF Eli Logan and
Others, with free ingrcss, cgrcsS and regr>S through
and across the same and also tho right o. use the
landing on the bay shore Gaic Clcitvr> house
with the right of way to and from sand landing
There il also especially excepted from SAID PREMISES
herein described Il parcel of FIVE ACRES thereof and
also Il fishing right or privilege and right If way
granted and conveyed unto one Jacob Ga>>cr By decd
of the said Lydia \. W. Pyle bearing date Tie 18th
day of April. 4. d. ls7 the land and premise, hereby
conveyed in mortgage, being tie premises which
said Lydia 4. W. Pyle, by her certain indclture Of
bargain and sale bearing even date with these pre-
scnN, has granted and conveyed unto the sltd Mary
W. Fp@E wifi. Of The said Richard F,,s In t.. this
mortgage being executed and dcliycrc! 10 secure
the payment of the purchase money thereof together
with all and singular the building, improvements,
| fixtures.
! seized and taken in execution as the property Of
! litHAltD Ftn'r, who hath survived MARY W.
/ FOtF and BENJAMIN DO%OIO, Administrator,
! and vii be Sold for cash
FRANCIS NJ. DI'EN, Sheriff.
Sh,G3'$ Oijn. Ih,yCr. ihl.l
J,g.,
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

\ splendid line Of Dress Straw Hats
very cheap at Phillips Il Co.
Go TO TiIghrnan's, wheelwright, for Berry
Trays, Bee Hives and Caps, Bracket and
Scroll Saving, sc.
Big load Of Kiniling Wood for sale at
Tschudy Il Cats Basket Factory, at $I00
per load.
You can now have your shoe stretched
in Length, across the Joints or through the
Instep and Heel, at Johnson's.
For these dusty times get one of Phillips
q Co.'S Dustc"s. just the thing
a fine line OF Gents Furnishing Goods
just received by Phillips d Co. All the
novelties OF the season.
For Hot Weather. Phillips & Co. have
nice line OF Thin goods calculated to keep
you cool. Give them an early visit and he
comfortable.
For Ready Made Clothing Phillips & Co.
pride themselves. They have a splendid
line to select from and as for prices they
cannot be beat. Come early and have 4
good chance to make good selection.
r. NJ. johnson has just got in a new
supply Of Slippers which are getting scarce
in the market, now is the time to purchase
if you need them.
Phillips & Co. are now ready for the
/ Summer trade with Il full stock Of goods in
/ their line consisting Of Ready made Cloth.
| ing, Hats, Caps and Gents Furnishing
Goods. These goods were bought cheap
and Will be sold cheap.
! TIE NoLTAIc BELT Co.. MARSHALL MICH
VIII send their celebrated Electro Noltaic
Belts 70 the afflicted upon 80 days trial. Speedy
cure, guaranteed. They mean what they say
Write to them without delay. nov 19-1y
PHILADELPHIA, Jan, 26, $50.
Messrs. James Cowgirl e Son:
Your Walnut Stain, Pew Varn;sh and
Leather Oil have given very good satisfac
ton.
II. G. WALKER 33I and Chestnut SITS.
For sale by all druggists.
We have been in the business a long
while and we are sure we can give yoU
better bargains in our line than any one
else can, and we extend a general invita-
ton to every one to come and see us anC
be convinced for themselves if what we say
is true. j. +. PHlLI1Ps & Co.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

The atmospheric disturbances, especially
in the West are beginning to cause alarm
from their increase in frequency. One
swept a path of destruction through Pot
tawatomie County, Iowa, last week, and
left a score of human victims in its track
The light balloon.frams houses common on
the prairies offer no resistance to the as
saults of these wind,storms, and are either
torn to pieces about the heads of their oc-
cupants or taken up bodily and whiried
through the air. On many farms the
people have begun to erect caves or earth
houses to take shelter in when they see a
cyclone coming.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16
Clothing.

There is in Philadelphia
a clearinghouse that began
a good many years ago to
do a peculiar business. 1t
marked goods in plain fig
urcs, and described them in
plain letters its prices were
absolute, it's descriptions
were true. People had full
knowledge of what they
were buying there, and yet
if aftcrward they were sorry
they had bought, they could
90 back the next day and
exchange for something else,
or, if they liked, get their
money back. 1t was a safe
place to get clothes it was
a safe place to leave money.
People liked that house.
1t grew, and grew, and
grew, until it became a
great house. To-day it is
the largest clearinghouse
anywhere ; and it keeps up
the old practices; no secrets
about what its clothes are
made of, one price, and
the money back if the buy
cr wants it. Of course, it
uses all grades of cloths
that are worth using, and
makes all grades of cloth
ing that are worth making
for it serves all sorts of peo-
pie.
Those at all familiar with
Philadelphia already know
that we are speaking Of
OAK HALL, the original Of
the WANAMAKER STORES.
There has been great i'm
provement in ready-madc
clothing in nineteen years /;
and OAK HALL has taken
the lead equally in econ
omy, reliability, and rapid
ity Of production; in the
quality of finished work ;
and in the development Of
a method of business hav-
ing for its first object the
satisfaction of customers.
1t is worth your while to
know that you, whoever and
wherever you are, can get
your clothing to better ad-
vantage there than any
where else. If too far
away to go, write. You
will receive in reply samples
of cloths, and prices of
ready-made suits from them,
with a diagram and instruc-
tions for measuring. The
rest is plain.
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isllnlent:

WHAT would the Gazette do without the
credit-mo-biler? 1t boils it over every day
with DeGolyer bribe thrown in for season
ing. On the other hand the Dtlararcan
says: "Of the candidates personally we
say nothing unkind. We dislike that po-
litical warfare which assails personal char
acter, and in this canvass shall indulge in
no assault upon the reputation of the Re
publican nominees. Mr.. Garfield is man
of ability and experience" A candidate
who comes before the people should be
Judged by his general mako up and
method. That rounds off the man.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

REV. WM. b. GORDON AT DELAWARE COLLEGE.--Iiev.
VIM b. Gordon of this town preached the Baccalaurae
Sermon ut Delaware College at Newark, on Sunday
evening i'll the college CratOry.
President Purnell conducted the opening services,
and then introduced Mr. Gordon.
He took as his text the words "SimpliCity and
Cody sincerity" from Second Corinthians 1st chap
ter and 18th verse. These words taken from the body
of the text were SO taken. he said because they
express the essence Of the religion that natural and
therefore true
An idea of Mr. Gordon's discourse cannot better be
conveyed in brict space by giving the resume with
which he concluded his sermon.
The aim Of the speaker Was To set forth the nature
Of the religion described in the text. The first
characteristic Of this religion is that it unieS the cu
turc Of those traits men esteem for their manincSs,
and those God requires for society: it hannOnizcS
with all that is lovely and pure and in the natural
sentiments of humanity
In the second place il is consistent in its maniesa
tOnS. Thirdly it acts from within outward, that is
from faith into visible fruits of righteousness.
Fourthly, it fits the facts Of experience, from sin
and its misery up to reconciliation and its place. 1t
is religion at once profound and practical, cOntcm-
plativc and enterprSing; rs 0icCtiuuac as mother
rs inilcXbG as Justice as tender as St John, and as
bold St Paul; solemn the stars and cheer
tul rs sunrise awful as midnight and as frank as
day; one with the innocent joy Of children stretch
ing their to the future one with the sober CON
ctS OF manhood one with me calm rest OF od age
waiting between its little yesterday and its infinite to-
morrow religion At once bcncicent and Irayerlul
watching at GctAsemchc, iCcdlhS the iamishcd III
! Gallee.
/ In closing Mr. Gordon said =" My dear young
friends, students of this college you may think that
/ these words, Of course from preacher of the
GU,pcl but let Inc tell you that he who utter, them
| means them every one ami means them for you.
call upon each Of you to embrace and practice
The religion Of dear Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
to give your young hearts to Him who is the way, the
truth and the life. You have been under the care Of
wise and faithful instructors, preparing for the battle
of life but all your learning will be nothing uncs
! you have gained, Shall gain the wisdom which
| Co,nCth from on High. Your weapons viii lie of ne
| avail, unless they come from the armory of God
Your banner must finally trail in the dust unless it j.
the on which is inscribed, Holiness To the Lord
You are sure Of final defeat unless your captain Is
| the Lord Jesus Christ"
Professor Jcncris, himscfa Clergyman of the Eps
| coial Church made the closing prayer, and Nr
Gordon pronounced the BcucdictIon
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

THE ARMY WorV-Tho army worm which
created such a ,t,e a week or
two since was u mtIc UagateIIe to its opera
tions in Eastern New Jersey and on Long
Island. In some parts Of the afflicted dis
tricts tho worms are so thick that they
cover the reads, so that the wheels Of
passing vehicles seem to roll upon a carpet.
1t is twenty years since the last plague of
this sort occurred. A study of the worm is
to be made by a competent entomologst,
Professor Riley, of the Agricultural Depart
ment, and some light may be thrown on
the seemingly mysterious phenomenon of
its appearance at long intervals of time.
Probably it will be found that the large
tracts of uncultivated land on Long Island
and in New Jersey have some connection
with tho creatures life and migratons
Prof. Riley, the entemologist of Washing
ton, has gone to Long Island to make 9
close study of the worm. In addition t.
trenching they are using kerosene, Pari
green, &c. strip of grass or grain spray
ed with kerosene from spraying machin,
is an sffectual protection. A dispatch in
daily paper says:
Reports from the vne-growing sections of Burlino
ton and Ocean Counties say that the army worm
ocsfroying all the vineyards which escaped the recen
Xfvat Forests fires From the Muilieas River in In
direction of Tuekerton and on to west Creek mn
Cranmerton, the greatest damage is reported-yinf
yards, cranberry and melon vines being totally do
sroyed by the new pest Around this place the farr
lands are being eaten up by the voracious insec
Stamping rolling, dtching, and poisoning with Pari
green and London purple have been used Witbou
effect by the distracted farmers and their only hon
now is in protracted period of hot weather III
affected district runs from the Highlands and PoI
Monmouth on the North and as far West as Mon
mouth junction and Heightstown and Southwark
Iuckerten covering more area of ground than wa
devastated by the forest fires. At new RochelI an
along the roads leading toward White Plains Man,
farmers are cutting their crops of unripe grain witt
the intention of using the straw for fodder as th
only way OF saving the grain from complete destrc
ton. Potato-bugs, currantbugs and Tose.bugs ar
also proving very destructive.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

TEE American Homo Missionary Society
in consideration that the Fourth OF July
this year falls on Sunday, recommends that
on the first Sunday in July, the pastors
throughout our land be requested to preach
on topics showing the relations between
religion and nation stability and greatness.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

TIE TIMES" is published every Wednesday after
noon by ROBERT d. HoFFECKEE, Editor and Pro-
pretor, at Smyrna Delaware.
MS-suBscRIrrIoN-On year 500 in advance, of
S25Oif 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 alne forthe frstinsertion; subsequent
insertions Three-and a halfcents Alibera discount
made to quarterly, semi-annual and yearly adverti
Sers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged two cents pei
line.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

HAUNTED ME.-A WOrkngman says: Debt poverty
and suffering haunted me for years caused by sick
family and large bills for doctoring, which did no
good. was completely discouraged, until one year
ago. by the advice of my pastor, procured Hop Bit
tiers and commenced their use. and in month we
were all well, and none of us have been sick a day
since; and want to say TO all poor men, you can
keep your families well year with Hop DtteIs for
less than one doctors visit will cost Christian Adv0
cate.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

THE adjournment of Congress to-day Will
mako the week almost as happy as did the
adjournment of the Chicago Convention
last week with the overthrow Of the bosses
and third termism.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16

WE are indebted to Hon. Eli Salisbury
for the official record Of the 1st session OF
the A Congress known as the extra ses-
sion," embracing eight volumns.
Smyrna times., 1880-06-16
DEATHS.

sTEVENSIn this town, on the 18th inst, Fannie b.
Stevens aged % years
WILLEY.-Near this town, on the 18th inst Mrs
Priscilla Wiley, aged - years
ROE-On the 18th inst, at shorts Landing. Bertha
daughter of Robert j. and Matilda Roe aged wears