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Smyrna times., 1881-10-12
BUSINESS LOCALS.


For Noby Hat, go to Primrose's.
\, Little Boys Wool Hats, very cheap at Miss
Ii you want Stylish Shoe, goto Primroses s
Feathers for Hats y speciality, go and ex-
anime them, at Miss Mary +. Savin
For good Trunk, Valise or Umbrella, go
to Prmrose's. ~
Jos. f. Williams has Fresh Beef constantly
on hand, also Wilmington City Sausage and
Fresh Pork.
Ladies, Misses and Children's shoes n
specially, at Primroses
Important 10 Travellers.
SPECIAL inducements are Otferd you by the
burlington Route, 1t will pay you To- read
their advertisement to be found elsewhere in
this issue.
first class Hat, Cap and Gents Furnishing
Goods Store. Phillips has it, at the store
recently occupied by the Boston One Price
Clothing House.
Miss Mary +. Savin has just returned from
the cit" with a full lire of Fall and Winter
Hats. johnson Building second floor
If you want to see Il Handsome Show Case,
tlled with Handsome Goods, go to Primroaes
FOR SALE.-Either my Bay or Gray Mare
rs on.y have use for one. One or Two ears
time given if secured r. NJ. Johnson.
Persons having forfeited Life Insurance
Policies in any Company by the non payment
OF Premiums, can have their full value col
lected in Cash. by calling on,
HIGHLAND B. PENNINGTON, Delaware House
FRAZIER AxLE GREAsE.-One trial will
convince you that it is the best. Ask your
! dealer for Frazer Axle Grease, and take no
other. Every box has our trade mark on
u. Devnish. Turned down corners Is and 20
cents per dozen; Blanks cheap; will call to
| any part Of the town and show samples of over
| 300 styles and designs.
job work neatly done at the TIMES Office.
We propose to make our place the Head
quarters for Gentlemen Furnishing Goods
and hope the Public will appreciate our effort
and assist us i'll giving our Town what we have
long felt the need of, First Glass Gents Fur
rishing Goods House. J. f. PHILLIPS.
Englishmen formerly supposed that Ameri-
can running horses were very inferior to theirs
but during the last two years Parole, Wallen-
stein and other fast ones that were sent from
this country 10 England have won huDdrrdS
Of thousands of dollars for such Americans as
| the Messrs. Lurillard, James G0rden Bennett,
! DC. The English have investigated the rea-
| sons for the great success of American horses,
and find that they are kept in such fine cond-
I,p'i OE tHc CONSTANT use OF NJ Il. Roberts
! Horse PoWder-Sp0rting Times.
! Hats and Caps-almost every style. Trunks
and valises-Splendid assortlnents: Blue and
Gray Flannel Shirts, all qualities Working
! Shirts Overalls and Jumpers. endless variety
| Neck Wear-stock can't he beat-Umhrellns.
| Gum and Gossamer Coats and Gum Blankets
! for Wet Weather. Our Unlaundried White
! Shirts-The King-for the low price of 81.
! Underwear for Gentlemen-LOw price to the
| High Grades. Collars. Linen and Paper, good
styles. Hosiery, Fancy and Plain, Low price
and good quality. Above We enumerate a list
| the articles we have in stock and respectfully
! beg you when you need anything in our line to
give us call as our effort will be to please all.
j. +. PHILLIPS
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

The extra session of the Senate, called
by President Arthur, met on Monday. A
caucus previously held mapped out the
course to be taken. The Democrats were
in the majority because the new Senators
from New York and Rhode Island could
not he sworn in until a new president pro
fempore should be elected. Senator Ed
munds insisted on the admission Of the
three. Republicans whose credentials were
before them, Messrs. Miller, Lapham and
Aldrich, but this was refused. He then
asked to elect q presiding officer for one
day, in order to complete the organization
and give each State an equal chance in
the choice of the selection of the officer
that stood possible chance to the success.
sion of the presidency, but this was denied
On the resolution to have the oath admin.
istered to the new Senators by Senator
Anthony, Judge Davis voted with the
Republicans; on the other motions he did
not vote at all. The motion to make
Senator Bayard, of this State, Speaker pro
tempOre was then put ana earned Dy a vote
Of "a to 30. The Philadelphia Times in
speaking of this selection says:
The country will be content with
Senator Bayard as President pro tenn. We
believe that the Democrats would have
acted wisely had they met the Republicans
5n u general arrangement of the officers
and committees, and yielded the Republi
cans the presiding officer, but as pOlitica,
parties DON'T do such things these days
there will be very general satisfaction thai
the possible succession to the Presidency
has fallen upon one 50 eminently wise
conservative and patriotic as Mr.. Bayard
lie commands the confidence of the bust
ness interests of the nation to a greater
extent than any other Democratic membei
of the body, and all parties have abiding
trust in his liberal and enlightened states
InanshiD.
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

BALTIMORE is having brilliant season
in celebrating its "Oriole' or Nafdi Gras.
Ii commenced with Monday evening and
will close with tonight. The professional
tablcaux last night is described as scene
of rare beauty and brilliancy. The entire
route Of nearly six miles flashed with
calcium. electric and variegated lights,
which gave to tine gaudy decorations OF
flags and gay trimmings throughout the
line fairy like appearance. Baltimore
street, from the Western to the Eastern
portion Of the city, presented all the hues
of beautiful rainbow. The grand pa
geant, composed of about thirty floats
illustrated almost every branch of science
including history from the building Of the
pyramids to the present day, commerce
song. mythology and trade.
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

~ GENERAL. PRECEDENT Arthur has
accepted the invitation to attend the
Yorktown centennial ceremonies, and will
20 to l0rklown caJiI urEt week.
Governor [O4,.cn 4IIduy cited Mayor
Murphy, of Troy, TO appear before him to
answer charges of malfeasance in Office.
----Good Templars have decided to
make prohibition State issue i'm New
HOrE.-----MOst Of the Apache Indians
on the war Path surrendered ut the San
Carlos Agency on Thursday y-The
cayinig in of a quicksilver mine in Califor-
nia Imprisoned in the mine az miners.
THE English cricketers won the
match with the Americans at Philadelphia
by a score Of $50 TO I4S.---Dr. John
buchanan was sentenced at Philadelphia
30 one years imprisonment for selling
fraudulent medical certificates.
Fourth Avenue Railroad Company's block
Of buildings at thirty-seeond street, New
York was burned Monday night with over
200 horses and much other valuable prop
erty the Morrell storage warehouse was
also destroyed; the total loss il estimated
at neilrly $1,000 0,O0O.----A loss Of $780,
900 was caused by the burning Of o cigar
factory in New York, on Monday.-
In the Senate yesterday the accidental
Democratic majority qualified the three
new Republican Senators. That made the
Senate tic politically, and both sides
seemed willing to adjourn 70 consider ths
conulidrum-Where are we now9--
WorlEnen were busily engaged yesterda,
at work in the ruins OF the Fourth-avenu,
carstables and Morrill, warehouse, New
Yorif. of the 5000 persons said to hay,
had goods on storage at the latter estab
lishnlent pot one win ever receive bacl
any of bis property A large number @
priv'lte safes containing Variable jewelr
were packed away on the different floors
Gen. Robt. Anderson loses furniture an
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

THE State election in Ohio. yesterday
resulted in the election of Foster for Gov
crnor over Bookwaltcr, Democrat, by from
II to $4,000 majority, according to the last
returns at this time. The falling oil OF
the vote from that of last year is estimated
ut one fourth, and there was besides con-
siderable scratching. The Temperance
ticket it is thought will poll ten thousand
votes. The Legislature is claimed by the
Republicans. Foster was scratched badly
by the temperance Republicans and Book
walters record made him heavy weight
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

County and State Items.
Georgetown is to have several new
streets.
DR.. Geo. f. Burton, of Millshorough,
died on Friday morning last,
The South Milford public school build
ing is to receive an addition costing 5000.
The dwelling of Mrs Young of Milford
was burned to the ground on Wednesday
last
Messrs. Richardson & Robbins have this
season canned about 10000 baskets Of
peaches.
Several large barges are being built by
the Pennsylvania railroad at Wilmington
for the storage of grain at that point.
Rev. J. B. Quigg has succeeded in rails
ing by subscription the money to pay off
the $1,000 mortgage on the NJ. f. Church
in Milford.
There are eight more of the Whining
ton election cases to be tried before the
United States District Court, now in ses-
sion in that city.
The Delaware delegation to Yorktown
will number about three hundred men.
They will leave on Monday afternoon,
going by way of Crisfeld
The Grand Lodge of Masons of Della
ware will send a delegate to the laying of
the corner stone of the monument at
Yorktown, on October 18th.
The Delaware Beet Sugar works opened
yesterday and will run about ten weeks
beets being $3.50 to $3.50 per ton accord
ing to the percentage of sugar they pro-
duce.
The DeIaware Inquirer, published at
Georgetown, says: Where one ton of
phosphate was sold in this section proba-
bly, 100 tons are now sold. And nearly
every farm has been cOrrespondingly i'm
proved"
The DelG,UGredn in revenge for those
roasted apples and tomatoes which the
sun cooked has turned on the Morning
| Nelos and pOkes it severely in the ribs for
the following marvellous item:
I'm the eastern part of Sussex county
the mosquitoes are thicker and bigger than
! they have been for years. In some cases
cattle have been killed by them, and the
people are compelled to go abroad pro.
tected by netting over the head"
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

ADVERTIsERs.-NIiss Collins & Sayin
have just returned from Philadelphia with
a new and full stock of trimmings, laces,
&c.
William FAIRIES & Co. advertise q full
line of stoves, ranges and heaters.
Geo. w. & $. Taylor, corn Shelters agri-
cultural implements and farm machinery.
John A. Cavender, peach trees.
John nj. Jester, gunsmith.
Theodore James, q public auction of
crockery and chinaware.
u. James Belt, Wilmington, drugs, &c.
Miss Mary f. Savin, Fall and Winter
hats.
IMPROVEMENTS ON MAIN STREET.-The
! principal improvements this season seem
to have dropped down on Main Street be-
! tween South and Chestnut First, was A.
| 2. Griffith's new dwelling, entirely after q
new model; then on the same side the
house for the Misses Hurlock, now in
course of erection then on the opposite
side the large carriage shop for Messrs.
Beckett & Mackey, and finally the large
! store room which MeSsrs. Geo. w. 4 S.
Taylor are adding to their already large
manufacturing establishment. The new
part is 45 by 80 feet, brick, two stories high,
which will make the building the largest OF
the kind on the Peninsula, outside of Will
mington. They have also in course of erec-
tion an Office 25 by 80 feet. In other
parts of the town are the large dwelling OF
+. Harry Beck on South Street, and the ad-
dition to the residences of Willard Weldon
on Union and Jas. D. Wilds on MethO-
dist, now in course of construction.
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

THE OYSTER LAws.-The law does not
discriminate on mans intelligence-if
be does not know he is punished for it's
violation JuSt the same as If he knew it
like book, This is well enough where
laws are Of established usage, but where
law has never been published and the
people have no means of intelligence be-
yond "hearsay," it is not common Justice
to subject men 10 its "pains and penalties
when they could have no means Of know
ing its provisions. Our Legislature rarely
has law unless 1t may be an occasional
one of q political bearing) published In the
newspapers, while IL is nearly year be-
fore they are made public in book form.
Yet the people are expected TO know and
conform to the provisions OF tho new laws
enacted or be punised for their Ignorance.
In Maryland things are ordered differ
emily. The new laws as enacted by the
Legislature that pertain to the people at
| large are published In one % more papers
| in every county in the State. Excuse W
not knowing the law cannot thus pc
| pleaded.
The last session of the pelaWare Legls-
ture changed the time Of catctipg oystsE7
| from the ist of septeHnbeF to 9st of t1cso. -.
ber. fixing fine of $40 and costs tof -
violation. A number OF persons uurins !.
the past month 1t seems violates 'ne - !"
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

THE usual heavy Republican majorltles
in Iowa makes the contest there of much
less interest thar when it is close, and the
rain prevailing throughout the State yes
terday. tended to increase thisindiference.
The vote will fall 10000 short of last year.
There was much scratching. The Repub-
Tcan State committee estimate that the
Republican State majority over the Demo-
Gratis will he $4,000 and over all parties
33 600
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

THE BOMBAY Hook RAILROAD.-The
Wilmington papers have been trying to
get up sensation over the Bombay Hook
K. r. or more properly the Smyrna Del
aware Bay and Kent County Railroad, :"
but the material was so immaterial
that the fabric wrought out was little
more than figment of the imagination.
Such certainly were the statements, "that
the intention of the purchaser is to first
buy the road and upon the completion of
the ship canal, soon to be begun, induce
the canal corporation to make a purchase
of the road, if not for actual use, to pre-
vent its being conducted inimical to their
interests" What gave rise to all these
speculations was the formal handing over
or closing of a sale which Jay Gould, who
owns the road, made to the New JERSEY
Central Railroad some months ago. No
body undertakes to understand jay Gould
or any of his movements. His ways are
past finding out. He has owned this road
(which has been profitless to him) ten or
more years. When he was about to sell
it to the Jersey Southern lin whose stock
he is also large Owner) in the Summer,
his securing of franchise titles, enlarged
depot grounds, &C., gave the impression
that the road was going to be equipped for
an enlarged business. It seems, however
to have been only feint for heavier trans.
actions elsewhere. 1t is not known to this
day how much of sincerity there was in ex.
pending the thousands that were spent in
building docks and other equipments that
could be of no use only in connection
with q through line from New York To
Baltimore. If by planting $4,000 here
Gould could force a bargain for 100000
in stocks on another route, he had &C.
cOmplished feat which to him was moi
only profit but special pride. There
is no ground for connecting the transac
tions of this road in any way with the
proposed ship canal. AS before stated, il
was but the formal completion of legal
transaction which could not be done al
the time Of the sale by reason of some
impediments that have since been re
moved. The road now belongs to tht
Jersey Central.
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12
MoRNING srAR LopGE ROOM, Oct : lss

MORNING STAR LODGE Room, Oct :, 1881
Ia the Providence of God none may escape. Hav-
ing full faith that He dOeth all things right and
having been called upon to mourn the loss hy death
of our late brother Alvin r. SeverSOn. and believing
that our loss is his eternal gain. therefore,
Resolved By said Lodge, that We sincerely lament
his loss and deeply sympathze with his bereaved
family and relatives and friends.
Resolned That a copy of these resolutions be for.
warded to the sOrrowing family and also published
in THE SMYRNA TIMES. and the same entered upon
the minutes of the Lodge.
RcS2lred, That the Lodge be draped in mourning as
is our usual custom, for thirty days.
Jos. WRIGHT,
Il. " WELDON,
+. G. FAIRIES,
GEO NJ STEVENSON.
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

THE TIMES " is published every Wednesday after
noon NV ROBERT d. HoFFEcKER, Editor and Pro-
prietor, at Smyrna Delaware
TERMS S-Sr-BscRIPrIoN-On year $500 in advance, Of
$50 if not paid till the end of the year. No paper
discontinued until all are paid-only at the
option of the Publisher
ADvER,TsEMENTs will be inserted at the rate OF
seven Cents line for the rstinsertion; subsequent
insertions Three-and -halfcents. Alberaldiscouni
made TO quarterly, semiannual and yearly adVerti-
sers. ..
otuTTrARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cents per
line.
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

THE descendants of Gen. Lafayette
Count DeGrasse and Baron Stuben, who
have been invited over from Europe to
participate in the commemoration OF the
hattie Of Yorktown, which won for us our
independence, and in which their ancestors
figured largely. are very properly receiving
marked attention as the guests OF the
nation They express surprise at the de-
,olonnent which our country has made.
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

ABOUT THE TREEs.-The sudden ending
of the hot weather by the fall of the ther-
mometer to winter temperature last week
making ice, will mar the remaining leaves
not already faded and Drowned by the
drought, of their usual bright autumnal
tints-sO enjoyable in the Indian Summer
season. But matter for more serious ap-
prehensiOn is suggested by considera-
ton of the possible effect of the unusual
dryness of the earth upon the trees, and
especially evergreens, though their foliage,
says an exchange, give certain amount
of moisture during the winter. This is
the season when they should be storing up
supply of juices to meet this evapora-
ton. Unfortunately, the deepest roots
can find no water, and the fall rains, if we
have any, will come too late to be of the
greatest service. No doubt, too, the cell
structure of the trees is in bad condition
to carry on this storing process. Every
growing thing has been enfeebled by long
| struggle with the drOuth. There is a lack
of recuperativc power and lusty life in
| every tree and shrub, and they will meet
the trying drafts which the winter makes
upon their vitality with imperfectly devel-
oped resources. Perhaps it would be safer
to wait until next spring before making a
prediction, but there seems to be good
ground to fear that the winter will be q
fatal one for many trees which under
ordinary conditions have nothing to feaI
! from the cold
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12
T IST OF LICENSES

u ISSUED BI The ELEKk OF TIE PEACF
OF KENT COUNTY TO RETAILERS OF GOODS,
WARES. MERCHANDISE AND OTHERS. FROM
THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER, 1880 TO THE
FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER, 1881
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

farms and three cabinet organs, and the
winters work Just begun.-The predic-
tion that potatoes would sell by Christmas
by the dozen does not look now like yeri-
ficatiOn, Judging from the number of
baskets that line the street.--Women
are accused of liking to look at men. but
that one who walks a certain long beat
about every half hour in the day through
our streets causing them to look up from
their work or book each time by his scrap
ing of feet and swinging of arms. has
wrung from more than one of them in
sheer exhaustion the ejaculation. ''drot
that man !'-GoOd taste is the flower of
good sense. YOn cannot expect the flower
where the plant is not.-There has not
been a candidate for the "lock-up" for ten
days, and the policeman hasn't been
hung either. Let the seed of reflection
take root.-It would be a matter of con-
siderable interest to know just where a
good many of our boys do go to Sunday
School.-During the hot weather two
weeks ago some pOetaster got off the fol-
lowing:
We're Aries ours SO hot.
No sun of any cline were hotter:
And cen the very HnttentOt
Would presently wax hot and hotter.
The next busiest man now is the coal
| man, and the dirtier he gets the more he
thinks he is doing.-Singular, isn't it.
that when man gives his wife dime. to
| buy box of hairpins or gum ring for
the baby. it looks about seven times as big
| as when he planks it down on the bar for
little gin and bittcrs for the stomach S
! sakc.--SOme church bells are very much
like some peoples tongues, the poorer the
! quality the longer the clatter- There
was some doubt last week even after ice
! had formed whether the back bone OF
| Summer were broken or not. but this
| week has about confirmed the opinion
| that it has.--The number of our people
! who have gone to see the "OriCle." the
| greatest pageant that any of our cities
outside of New Orleans has had, has been
unusually small. A spirited horserace
! would have attracted crowd. Read
! the bank statements if you want to
! know how much lose change there is in
our community. Where does so much
unemployed money come from? is asked
! in wOnderment by more than one person
If you want to know whether chest
nuts are ripe or not, just ask the boys
| This is II matter they somehow find out
| before the owners dot is said that
! the drought cost the country million O1
| dollars day-ThOre lovely white
! dresses that were recently seen so plenti
fully on our prOmenades may now be
visions of the past. but the lovcliness that
was inside of those dresses 'cmblcmS o.
! purity will remain to "apt:Vat, il some
other color and style OF garment
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12
DEATHS.

WILLIAMS On the sth inst near Smyrna. OF
typhoid fever. John II. Williams, aged 43 years.
LINGO.-At Lebanon, on the 27th of September, Har.
mon. youngest SON of Joseph and Kate Lingo aged
year and months.
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

paintings valued at $4,000. 1t is now be-
lieved that 200 horses were burned to
death. Of the cars probably oil except
about so were saved.
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12
MARRIAGES.

Wilmington on the 18th of Feb
ruary. 1881, by Rev f. ID Pepper. W. a. Ginn, @
Camden. J.. and Miss Katie G. Silcox, of Middle
town
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12
LOST,

On Tuesday the 1lth inst. in this town a Red Irsb
Setter Dog with white in the breast answers to the
name of Frank. The finder will he suitably rewarded
by leaving the dog with
oct l2n CHARLES w. SISCO.
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

MINOR MENTIoN.--T hatcbet has been
buried By the phosphate manufacturers
whether reguFFected for use i'm the next
campaignwe shall see. These cool even
ings are knocking the life out OF the
amateur fishing club. Their yarns do not
spin opt half so long as when under cover
OF the awning. Cheap pretty costumes
are 70 be the rule this winter it having
been found that very expensive suits are
only becoming to elderly women. Mr..
Cox has been around and called in the
straw hats, ,-'rha busiest man of the
past week was the real estate agent -fs,nr
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

John f. Phillips has just received fresh
supply of goods.
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12

STATE OF DELAWARE, COUNTY OF KENT 81: -. 4,
W. NJ. Bell, Cashier OF the abnvenamed DanA ,Ss S
SOlemnly swear that the above statement Strue ~ ~
best of my knowledge and belief ,-.,,o-
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Sh ua! "
October, 1881. ,,i
O. B. VOSHELL, Notary Pubic
CORRECT-Attess:
u. J. CUMMINS. ..,,s
JAMES W. ANTHONY, Dlrec''iS
JOHN +. COLLINS,
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DIVIDEND.

The Directors OF this Institution have this e hs
elared a Dividend OF THREE per cent 9h ,he stOck
nrotts for the last six months, payaDis ~ ~ demand
holders or their ssgs. Jepfessh'A'i'''
clear Of all taxes. w ~ REI.L casnS'
The National Bank a say7a octo0e' . - y
Ex. Sheriff Dunn has gone
mercantile business in Dover
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12
DEPoRT OF THE CONDITION OF

IL - LILLE NAllONAl- bANh or IN h-Nt a.
smyrna in the State oG Delaware Al the close ot oi
ness, October lSt. lSsl.
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12
LdUVPrS,
Peddiers in Iacnfion.

Ferd. BishOf. foot SS4 % Nm McCryslsl hor 81! y
Saml Abraham foot 4U0 Abraham Il Gold
Geo BarkerI horse 1000 slime fnot 40
STATE OF DELAWARE
KENT COUNTY. s..
l. Robert Raughley Clerk Of The Peace in and i0r
the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the With
in and foregoing is 8 t.ue and correct list Of he
Licenses, issued by from October lst lSs0 10 Uci-
her LIST. 1881.
In ties timoRy whereof l have herelrupO ~ ny
L. hand and affixed the seal of said Ofi,c ai Dv'e
this third day of October. \. y lSSl
oct 5-2w ROBERT RACGHLEI, CieIS
Smyrna times., 1881-10-12
Smyrna and Vicinity.

THE amount of money in our two banl
subject to check is $2SS, ,411.92.