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Smyrna times., 1881-06-29


PERsoNAL,-At the examination of the
Brandywine Seminary Daniel c, Spruance
son of Horace Spruance near this town,
took the first prize in both spelling and
English Grammar
Miss Edith HI. Bell, took leading part
in the commencement of Darlington's
Seminary, at West Chester The Local
NelCs of that place says "she sang very
sweetly."
Mrs. Wands, sister of the Messrs. Tygert.
who has been for the past year in this
town, has returned with her son and
daughter to New York State.
VIM. p. Legg and wife reached their
25th wedding anniversary on Friday even
ing and were remembered by their friends
i'll generous and most cordial manner
1t was to them a complete surprise. The
house was filled with congratulatory
guests who carried substantial ''set OUT
with them as well as miscellaneous pres
ents for the bride and groom of % sum
mers. The visitors boiled over with fun
and frolic which was kept up till a late
hour
Edgar l.. Haynes spent several days in
town on his return from Pennington, 90
ing on Monday to his new home in Ches-
tertOwn with his mother who had also re-
manned on visit.
Master Samuel G. Pratt, who went to
Pittsburg year ago to take clerkship, is
home on visit to his mother Mrs. +.
Pratt.
Capt. VIM. Denney reaches his SO birth
day to-day being four years the senior of
Samuel Griffin who celebrated his 84th on
Sunday.
Harry Deakyne, who has been clerking
in the Drug store of J. w. Denney for the
past six years, has taken a position in a
similar store in Chester, Pa, and is sue
ceeded by Harry Ashcraft.
Chas. j. McCOnaughy, former student
of Smyrna Seminary, who left Clayton
three or four years ago to take place as
telegraph operator at Jersey City, has been
promoted to the position of Train Dis
patcher for the Pennsylvania Railroad, the
most responsible position in that depart
ment. The position was reached through
| a competitive examination, the competi-
tors having mainly been skilful operators
on the road from ten to twenty years
His examination was perfect, and he en-
| joys the distinction of being the youngest
train dispatcher in the United States. Oh
course with increased responsibility comes
| increased pay.
| Louis ClawsOn, II former Smyrna boy
son of DIR. J. +. ClawsOn, who left here
some six years ago to take position in a
spice mill in Philadelphia, has succeeded
to the proprietorship. His brother Aquil.
la, who has a position in the establishment
has been on visit to Smyrna this week.
Joshua L. Jerman leaves to-day for old
Kentucky, taking in on the way the peach
district OF that region which is reported
as very healthy.
| Rev. T. d. Valiant, Prest. of the NJ. p
Conference, preached at Clayton and
Bethesda on Clayton Circuit ON Sunday
and at Aeipsic last evening.
The Misses Baldwin, little daughters o.
Rev. S. l.. Baldwin late of China, came tC
town yesterday to spend several weeks.
Mrs. Lydia McMullin of Binghampton
n. VI former citizen, is visiting DIR
Lambdin, Miss Anna Mansfield, of Phila
delphia, Mrs. r. d. Hoffecker, Miss DUFF
field, of same city, ID. ]. Cummins and
Clarence Morris, of Washington, J. w
Jones.
Smyrna times., 1881-06-29

STORMS.-The rain at noon on Sunday
and on Monday night, seems to have been
of limited extent i'll our section. The one
on Monday night which was the heaV-
lest over the town of any of the season,
did not extend but two or three miles
West of the town, while from the same
distance East to the bay it was compara-
lively light. 1t was quite heavy however
in Throughtare Neck. The threatening
clouds of Saturday which were blown oven
to the West descended i'll Queen Anne's
county, Md, in torrents, making the
roads running streams of water, washing
away bridges and blowing the wheat down
so flat as to make it almost impossible tC
harvest. Lightning struck in several
places and Wye Neck was visited by q
considerable hail fall. The damage by
storm was however worse on Sunday, as
| per telegraphic reports from different parts
of the Middle and Northern States. 1t wa:
especially severe in the Northern part o
our State extending from KirkwoOd t.
Newark and on into Chester county, Pa
At Newark it was considered the mos
violent hail storm that has been know
for 20 years. Hail stones as large Il;
walnuts fell i'll some parts of the tow
breaking window panes, and destroying
NAAS NC5SeeNbAOo III tAO S5eIlUSliS ltRS
the wheat and oats level with the ground
The corn was cut and stripped SO badly
that fears are entertained that it is entirely
ruined. Flowers were served i'll the same
manner, the beautiful flower garden at tn,
L. w. u B. depot was completely ruined
1t is estimated that nearly 1000 pancs o
glass were broken during the storm. Th'
previous storms had leveled much of the
| wheat in New Castle county and thi
hail storm which extended over nlImbc
of miles was calculated to cast fecln:
OfglOOm among the farmers. The damag,
by the wind and hail storm in Washington
on Monday evening, was estimated at from
$4,000 to 100000. On Saturday, nea
Preston, Md, covering a section abou
four miles square, the hail broke down tn,
corn, cut the apples from the trees anC
broke out window lights, about 80 for ON,
man. Fortunately the wheat had beel
harvested. Our section has been fortunate
in its exemption from these disaster tha
have befallen other places
Smyrna times., 1881-06-29

farmers find, for they work the hardest in
the season when most other workers are
resting and dreaming.-Thisi is the sea-
son for Irritation, powder and court plaster.
Be moderate, young friends, and don't lay
it on too othick.-Vennor saws that the
4th of July will be COOL But, cool or hot,
let us have no fire-cracker or pistol explo-
siOns.-Ice cream dealers take more in
terest in hot weather than in the cool
evenings that have been prevailing.-
The long blow of the Bombay Hook r. r.
on its up and down trips is refreshing
reminder of cool, river breeZes, life at the
seaside, or the varying scenery of a steam
boat ride up the eriVer.-VennOr's revised
predictions for July says ''the month will
give us great deal of rain as in 1890" We
would like to know where the great deal
of rain" was in 1880; certainly not here
The hot weather may bear comparison
Our people who look at the Comet have
the satisfaction that they know about as
much in regard to it as the men who look
through telescopes. No body knows what
comet is.-The ponds of stagnant
water on the road to the Landing that re-
ceiVe the drainage of the town, and con-
sidered hOt-beds of malaria, have been
brought to the much needed attention of
the Board Of Health.-The appearance
of the comet, as has been the case in all
ages, puts the astrologers and second adj
ventests in their glory as it has a money
value, while the Mother Shiptonites and
the superstitious generally find in it all
kinds of signs and wonders. The straw
hat man says it will make the weather
warm and coal man cOld.-The Will
mington star has picture of VennOr, the
weather prophet. 1t reveals the secret OF
his double prophecies, he parts his hair in
the middle.-Next Monday the bird OF
Freedom screams, and like the shot that
was fired ut Concord, it will be heard
round the wOrld.-The solution of the
Dinner Table Puzzle in that excellent
youths paper, Golden Days, is being at
tempted by several of our young folks
Smyrna times., 1881-06-29

THE Kent County Mutual Insurance
Co. give notice that steam threshers must
not be placed within 60 yards of insured
property without permit.
THE steamboat Maid Of Kent will make
an excursion to Sea Breeze from Leipsic,
on the fourth of July
Smyrna times., 1881-06-29

HARvEsT.-The commencement of the
wheat harvest, noted i'll our last issue went
on with force and by this time the major
part of the crop is gathered A few fields
however will remain until Saturday. The
pOrtentOus circumstances of the times and
especially the weather caused more than
usual anxiety and most every crop as soon
as it would possibly bear, had the reaper put
into it. The weather, however, has not
been so desperately bad and the crops
have been gathered in a good condition.
The grain is splendidly formed, and the
average yield is large for our section. The
finest fields of wheat as they have appear
ed in the shock that we have seen, are VIM.
S. Jones, near Kenton, VIM. d. Hoffecker
on A. p. Griffith's farm in the Middle
Alley" Henry p. Massey and G. ID. Ever
EFT. These were all cut the middle of last
week and will yield it is estimated some
twenty five bushels per acre. There are
doubtless other fields as good that we
have not seen and a large number that
will yield twenty bushels per acre. The
thresher will be the test and we would be
pleased to have from our farmers the
meaSurers report.
Smyrna times., 1881-06-29
.RATHS.

aged 50 years.
Smyrna times., 1881-06-29

The excursion of the M. E. Sunday
School to Collins Beach next Wednesday,
involving as it does so large part of the
town, will be social event of consider
able Importance to both old and young.
THE principal item of interest to the
farmers just now is what the price of new
wheat shall be. Their views and that of
the grain buyers ars considerably apart.
No price has yet been established, but the
buyers are only talking 81 10 to Slip.
VEGETABLES are getting quite abund-
ant in market of the summer varieties
cabbage, snap-beans, new potatoes, squash
and the stOmachic cucumber New pota-
toes came in last week so abundant as to
run the price down from IS to so cts. per
basket.
TO THE PATRIOTIC.-We are informed
that the coming Fourth will be celebrated
ut Collins Beach Hotel with an unusual
amount of zest. Dancing in the Grand
twO-stOry Pavilion all day long, with extra
music by Prof j. f. Porter of Philadel-
phia. Games of all description for passing
II pleasant time. Bathing, boating, swing
ing, fishing, eating, &c, at anytime dur
ing the day. A grand display of fire.
works in the evening. A grand prone
made concert in the Pavilion will close the
festivities of the day.
OUR NATIONAL ANNIVERSARY.-T The
day will be patriOtically observed in this
town, an interesting programme having
been provided by committees appointed
for that purpose. Arrangements have beer
made to celebrate the day by appropriate
exercises in the beautiful grove of SchOO
District No. 5. A stand will be erected
and seats provided Harmony Corne
Band will be present and furnish music
for the occasion. The morning exercises
will be:
l. Organization at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
=. Reading of the Declaration of Inde
pendence, by Geo. T. Baggs.
3. Short address by
4. Adjournment at u o'clock, p. NJ.
The afternoon exercises will cOmmect
at 2 o'clock. Address by Rev. Geo. w
Miller of Grace Church, Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1881-06-29

L. \. 81. qSeE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-07-16
INCORPORATED 1880.
SUN MUTUAL AID SOCIETY
OF BALTIMORE.

OF BALTIMORE.
The Officers and References gentlemen
of well known business and Pi olessional
standing, and reputation.
THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION is
LIST. To secure to its members or their heirs
n sum of Money at time when it is
most needed.
I'd. To insure such benefits at the lowest
cost.
RELIABILITY.
The Principles on which the Society is
founded are as old as history tho funds are
held by the members themselves, until need
ed TO pay dues and benefits.
MEMBERSHIP.
Any person Mate or F1n,uie in good health,
between the ages of ~ and 90 may become
members of the Association.
PRACTICAL WORKING.
The members agree to pay annual dues, (for
current expenses Jand assessments as rated,
until such assessments shall exceed the
amount required to pay n certificate in null;
when they will be assessed only such pro-
rate proportion as may be necessary to make
up the sum needed. to pay a Certificate; all
the members Will he assessed as rdtcd in the
Tables, and cannot be assessed for nioIe.
EXAMPLE.
Take our assessment on q certificate ofSl2j0 ;
all who hold Certificates for that amount,
will he assessed MS rated according to their
ages. AS for instance, persons IRON 10 to ~.
would be assessed one dottdr. Certificates of
S2,JiW would be assessed 10 meet loss Vi
81 ,2j0--L5 the amount as rated and Ccrtln-
Gates for 5000, Il their rated assessment
thus the plan ispurely Mutual and strictly
Equitable.
PERMANENT DISABILITY.
In case q member should become perma-
nently disabled, fH0 per cent. OF inc Value OF
their certificates will be paid to them then,
ahd fifty per cent more at Maturity OF years
or to their heirs at death. This is manifestly
a most benevolent and desirable provision.
MATURITY OF YEARS.
Members who live TO their years Of Expect
ancy, will be paid in their life time. the
amount of their certificate (old age in ma
jority OF cases, is u time of most need.)
EXAMPLE.
Take person of 40 years of age, at the time
of Joining, Their expectation OF life, as per
the Carlisle Tables, is q years. Should such
O person live to be 81 years of age, he or she
would then receive. in cash lin their lifetime.)
the amount of their certificate.
SPECIAL FEATURES.
The permanent disability provision and the
tifcates, render membership, In this associa-
ton more desirable than In Societies. that pay
benefits in case of death only.
WHO ARE SPECIALLY INTERESTED.
Every member has personal interest in
the growth and welfare OF the society and
members, as the larger the membership, the
less will be assessments, and the greater the
the value of the certificates.
Respectfully,
EDWIN WILMER, Manager,
No. II S. Gay Street.
Up. o. Box 657} Baltimore, Md.
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REFERENCES.

Hon. J. TOME, Banker Port Deposit, Md
.F Fl sTuMP M JSdTe; Ef IEis Nd ,,.
H. G. VICKERs, Attorney at Law, Chester.
A. r; WELDON, Attorney at Law, Centre.
sUDLER & PRICE, Merchants, sudlerviIle,
Col JAMES WALLACE, Attorney at Law
Hon. o, HAMMOND, Attorney at Law, Eas-
GEO. NJ. HUssUM, Attorney at Law, Denton
Col. 4; $: HoDsoN, Collector of Port, Girls
B. EVERETT SMITH, Editor, Snow Hill. Md.
Col. J. w. LEONARD, Capitalist, Salisbury.
Hon. j. II. PRICE, Ex-Jud e, Bel Air. Md.
Hon. ii. VANDIFORD Editor, Westminis-
ter, Md.
H; CLAY NALL, Register, Frederick City,
BLACKIsToN & ELLEGooD, Attorneys at
Law, Cumberland, Md.
s. THOMAS McCULLOGH, Attorney at Law
Annapolis, Md.
J. S. JAMESON. Educator, Bryant ,wn, Md
S. 7; LOVE, Physician. st. Clements Bay,
Hon. JAS; B. GRooME, U. S. Senator, Wash
Hon: j. A. j. CRESwELL, Bank err and Atty
at Law, Washington, d. {.
Hon. JOHN DUNLOP, Atty at Law Rich
r; H.. BAKER & son, Attorney at Law,
Norfolk, Va.
Hon. l.. L. WALES, Associate Judge, Will
mington, Del.
Hon: ]. p. ALMOND. Mayor. Wilmington,
Del.
j. L. HEAD, Real Estate Exchange, Will
mington, Del.
]. j. BLACK. Physician, New Castle, Del.
b. F. RIGGS, Banker and Farmer Middle
town, Del.
d. ]. CUMMINS, Banker and Farmer, Smyr-
ma, Del.
Hon; GEO. P. FISHER. Ex-Judge, Dover.
Del.
Col JACOB MOORE, Ex-Attorney General,
Georgetown, Del.
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DIRECTORS.

SAM UED BLACK, Capitalist. Baltimore. Md.
WOODWARD ABRAHAMS, Cochran & Co.
Ice Dealers, Baltimore Md.
r. w. l.. RASIN, Chemical Fertilizer Manu-
facturer, Baltimore, Md
EDWIN WILMER, Genl Agency No II G
Gay ST., Baltimore Md.
E. M; WILMER, Educator, Institute, $40
Druid Hill Ave-, Baltimore. Nd.
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Health is Wealth |!

DIR q. C. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN TREAT
MENT a specific for Hysteria, Dizziness, Con-
vuisions, Nervous Headache, Mental Depres-
sion Loss of Memory, Spermatorrhma,
Imnotency. Involuntary Emissions. Prema-
ture old Age, caused by over-exertion, self
abuse, or over-lndulgence, which leads to
misery, decay and death. one box VIII cure
treatment. One dollar a box, or six boxes for
1--we dollars; sent by mail prepaid on recep-
ton of price. We guarantee SIX boxes to cure
six boxes accompanied with five dollars. we
will send the purchaser written guarantee to
return the money II the treatment does not
eff,,ct n cure. Guarantees issued only when
the treatment is ordered direct from us.
Address or call on A. G.STURGISS, Druggist,
Oakland, Maryland. Aug Il y
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
- u III
MUTUAL AID SOCIETY
OF BALTIMORE CITY.
COL. EDWIN WILMER, Manager.
HOME OFFICE, No II S. GAY STREET.
OFFICERS.

SAMG III BLACK, President
WOODWARD ABRAHAMS, Vice President
II. W. l.. RASIN, Treasurer
L. M. WILMER, Secretary
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.TTORNEYS

MARSHALL q FISHER.
G. LANE TANYHILL, NJ. D., l29 w. Biddle
st, Medical Supervisor
WILSON q. REGISTER, NJ. d., II N. Cal
noun ST., and ID. w. CATHELL, NJ. D.. IN.
Broadway, Medical Examiners.
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A Good Farm for Sale.

The subscriber offers for sale his valuable
hrm. situated miller south ofAceident
This farm contains $50 acres, about 90 acres
OF which are improved and in good state OF
cultivation, with good fencing. The improve
ments consist OF a comfortable two-story
dwelling house, a barn 40 by 81 feet, three
good orchards of all kinds of fruit. The farm
Is we'll watered. Title good.
Fol-. particulars and terms apply on the
premises, or address
HENRY FETCH,
Accident, Garrett county, Nd.
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BLACKSMITHING.

am prepared to do all kinds Of black S'nos as
ing. Farmers work n speciality. Sbop
low rs can be had for first class work. "''
near Browning House." u-r, T.
42tf DAVID LlIlDN'
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16
JOHNS WIFE.

"If say Yes to thee, John, can thy love
retnin2
For Pm no beauty, dear there's plenty call
me plain.
Lilies and roses don't blend their tints in my
face;
/ have no witchlng blue eyes; no wonderful
grace
But / have health and truth, and youth, and
love no other but thee;
John, thou must take me all in all, or else
thou must let me be.
al am no scholar, John; of art could not
speak,
lcould not pose or dress, and look like an
ancient Greek;
I'm not aesthetic at all l do not paint or play
Nor could ! write tale or poem, no matter
what the pay;
But | can keep the house place bright, and |
love no one but thee:
John, thou nust take me all in ALL or thou
must let me be-"
"Come to my heart, dear gill Give me thy
sun Drowned hand.
Farer art thou to me than the fairest in the
land.
Dear little womanly woman! Love shall be
my share.
Love is better than witching eyes or sunny
hair;
Love is better than beauty or wit; love is bet.
ter than gold.
For lore is not found IN tie market place; lore Il
not bought and sold.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16
A Horseshoer's Experience.

Nine persons out of ten will say that
corns in horses feet are caused by bad
shoeing. My experience will justify me
in saying that nine-tenths of the corns
are caused by the owners OF horses ne
glecting to get them shod as often as
they ought. We are nearly all agreed
that horses should be shod as often as
once in every four to seven weeks, ac-
cOrding to circumstances. Now, a great
many horse owners, particularly farm
ers, will get team shod and, unless
the horse becomes lame, will permit the
shoes to remain on till they grow off.
If the horse has round foot, and the
shoe was fitted closely all around, in
four or five weeks the shoe will have
been carried forward by the growth of
hoof so that ope or both of the heels
will be off the wall, and in short time
corns will be produced. Now, if the
owner would take his horse to the shop
on some fixed date every month, instead
of leaving the shoes on from seven to
seventy weeks, horses would have fewer
corns. In shoeing prefer wide heel,
and mule the heels of the forward shoes,
whether they have corns or not, on
horses that have fiat feet.
For interfering, level the foot and fit
the shoe all around close. Then mule
the inside heel slightly. In winter it is
q good plan to turn the outside heel
calk, as it keeps the foot out of the
trough of the road.
For over-reaching, | have the best
success shoeing with long shoes all
around. Let the heels of the forward
shoes stick out an inch and the hind
shoes three-quarters of an inch. As the
forward foot raises, the long shoe will
raise enough so the hind foot will pass
under, while with short shoe the shoe
will raise just enough for the hind shoe
to hit the heels, causing diSagreeable
clicking. | can do better and quicker
work with knife and raSp than with
buttress.
If the foot is grown out very long l
take the cutting pliers and nip the hoof
off from quarters to toe. This insures
the removal of the stubs of nails, and
with sharp knife and rasp the foot is
soon ready. Practice cold fitting al
though do not think thick-shelled
foot is injured by touching it with a red
hot shoe that was previously fitted. A
thin-shelled foot 1 never press with a
hot shoe. | was taught to weld toe
calks on shoes first, and heel up after
ward, but practiced heeling shoe first,
and put on the toe-calk when ready to
use the shoe, If you toe last there will
be heat enough in the shoe after weld
ing the calk to fit the shoe. let the
heels, which are nearly cold, drop on
the wall of the foot and hold the toe,
which is red-hot, an inch away from the
foot while fitting. After the toe is fitted
and level, harden the toe and nail on.
know a great many advocate heating
shoe red not after the foot is prepared
and the shoe fitted, and press the foot
for an instant with the not shoe. But all
the advantage they claim is an equal
bearing and that the shoe will be less
liable to come off. Now, l can with
knife and raSp get as good bearing,
and with good nail faSten the shoe 50
that it will stay longer than it ought
j. W. Nichols, in Blacksmith and
Wheelright,"
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A Rascal's Ups and Downs.

George Avery was, at one time, a very
notorious character in Northern Penn
sylvania and will be remembered by
many in that section. In 1870, he was
charged with the murder of James
Hayes, of Howard, Pa, and was tried
for the crime, but by some means sue
ceeded in getting acquitted. While be-
ing brought to Milford, the county seat
of Pike County, the officer who had him
in charge got blind drunk and Avery
took care OF him, took him to hotel and
finally brought him safely to Milford,
and while the officer was yet in a drunk
en- stupor, Avery went to the jail.keeper
and delivered himself up. He was con-
fined in jail until after he was tried and
acquitted of murder. Then he was AZ
rested and convicted of burglary and
sentenced 10 Two years in the Peniten-
tiary. He served his term, reading
law during that time. After being dis
charged he came back to his old home,
had several persons who had testified
against him arrested for perjury, failed
to make out his case and had to pay the
costs. He had no money, so he went to
Jail till his friends could scrape together
enough money to get him out. Burgla-
ries were numerous then, and many
times was he charged with crimes, but
there was never enough evidence to con.
Wet him. Finally, he moved to Oil City,
Pa, started in business as lawyer,
made money rapidly, but, getting caught
at forging notes, he was sent TO the
Western Penitentiary for two years.
While there lie fell in love with the
keepers daughter, and she offered to
assist him to escape, but he refused
point blank, and, upon being discarged
about two years ago, went West, where
he speculated in mines and ran law
office.
The Port Jervis Gazette says that news
has been received there of his marriage
and sudden acquisition of wealth. A
lew months ago he 'struck it rich, and
is now worth 'everal hundred thousand
dollars, He sent for the prison-keeper's
daughter, and they have been married.
lie writes that he has become moral and
upright, and that the next time he comes
East it will be as United States Sena.
tor from Western State.-Elmira IN
~ Free Press.