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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-03-03

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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-03-03
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-03-03

STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH or GRANT, \
January so, 1883.
SHxRIFT's OFgICE CoI4FAx. La,
By virtue of the authority vested in me
as Sheriff and ex-ofiicio Tax Collector Of
the parish of Grant, will, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1889,
offer for sale, at public auction. in front
OF the court house door. in the town Of
Colsax. within the hours prescribed by
law, the following described lands, or the
least quantity thereof that will bring the
taxes due thereon:
Nnnss Dissertation Ass'm't. 1dEee.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24

clearly the benefit of education and
educational facilities. Prof. Groves,
by request, gave his views of the ad-
vantage a new and creditable building
would be to the town, and noted the
rapid improvements that other towns
had made in school buildings, in the
past few years, advising when they did
build, to have in view the prospective
wants, a matter that some of the towns
alluded to, now regretted they did not
more properly take into consideration.
DR.. Collins, DR.. Cloak, Col. Douglass
and others also spoke in favor of meas
ures that would give the town the best
educational advantages. There were
some there opposed to the measure,
principally on the ground of taxes, but
the spirit of improvement went with
such a sweep that not voice was
raised against it. A resolution, offered
by Col. Douglass, was adopted by a
vote of 76 to II, asking the Legislature
to empower the school directors to bOr-
row $4,000 to purchase two acres OF
ground and build school house. The
value of the present school property is
estimated at 5000.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24

INTERESTING TO LADIEs.-Our lady
readers can hardly fail to have their
attention called this week to the latest
combination of improvements in that
most useful of all domestic implements,
the "sewing machine"
AS we understand it, q machine for
family use should meet first of all these
requirements: 1t should be simple in
its mechanism; it should run easily it
should do Il wide range of work it
] should be as nearly nOiseless as posi-
BILE; it should be light, handsome, dura-
BILE, and as cheap as is consistent with
excellence throughout.
These conditions the Light Running
New Home" certainly meets. 1t has
also several very important and useful
attachments and "notions" of its own
which go far to make good it's claims
to popular favor.
The New Home" specially recon-
mends itself to purchasers on account
of its superior mechanical construction
ease of management and reasonable
price. Over half a million have beer
sold in the last three years, all of which
are giving universal satisfaction. This
unrivalled machine is manufactured BY
the NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE Co.
80 Union Square, New York, who wisl
us to say that all who will send for thei
new illustrated cataloge and enclos'
their advertisement (printed ON anoth
er page), will receive set of fancy ad
vertising novelties of value to thos
collecting cards, &c.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24
For the Smyrna Times
Letter from BIackbirGi.
wEDDING-DoNATIoN-THEFT.

Last Wednesday morning at 7.30,
Mr.. Geo. HI. Warren was united in mar
riage to Miss Addie, daughter of Mr..
Thos. Deakyne, of Thoroughfare Neck,
by Rev. r. X. Stephenson.
The bride and groom took the IL 40
train at Townsend for Philadelphia.
The bride received quite a number of
useful presents. The happy couple re-
turned on Friday evening, when a re-
ception was given them by the brides
parents. Mr.. Warren will go to farm
ing in the Spring.
On Thursday evening last, about
fifty of the members and friends OF
Friendship Church, ,Thoroughfare Neck
visited the pastor, Rev. r. K. Stephen
son, at this place, enjoyed the evening
socially and left quite number of sub.
stantials; among them a purse Of
$3.50.
During the evening somewhere
about eleven O'Clock, son of Jacot
McCleary, hitched his horse in front o.
the parsonage, and when he started
home about II o'clock, the horse anG
sleigh were gone. 1t has since beer
found between here and Smyrna. 1t i!
supposed that some one had driven j
off. r.
BLACKBIRD, January 22nd., 1883.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24

THE bill in Congress for the distribu-
tion of ten millions of dollars among
the states for educational purposes is
likely to pass both Houses and become
a law. Delaware of course will have
her share of this, and if our Legislature
turns the Oyster funds and Railroad
bonds into the school fund as seems
likely, our aids for educational pur.
poses will be very gratifyingly increas-
cd. No Republic can afford the con-
tinuance of general illiteracy among its
people. France is making gigantic
efforts for the education of the people.
Great sums have been voted from the
national treasury, and the outlay oi
sums nearly as great required of the
Communes. When the Conservatives
protested against such expenditures
at time when the state of the treasury
forbade the continuance of the publ,
works, they were met with the repl,
th4t France could wait for railroad
tt.4, Out not for schools. Nothin,
need wait in America, because we Sc,
fit to spend ten millions or twent,
millions in fitting the citizen for tn
exercise of his sovereignty.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24

The bill of Senator Cavender to
create a Commissioner of migration
seems to be received with great favor
everywhere and is likely to pass with
out any serious opposition. The only
fear is that it will be manipulated in
the interest of hungry politicians whose
desire for Office is sometimes appeased,
when it can be done NO other way, by
the creation of new offices. Such
seems to be the fate of the State Super
intendency of Public Schools, and such
may be the fate of this though Mr.
Cavender's bill at present calls for one
commissioner only. 1t will be hard tC
frame it SO that, if Sussex comfy doe
not get all, she will not clamor for ;
third.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24

1888 comes in amid disasters. If dis
asters come as thick and fast during
the remainder Of the year as they
have in the first three weeks of it, the
Worlds history for 1888 will be mel
ancholy record. The loss of the City
of Brussels, on January the 9th, was
followed quickly by the burning of the
Newhall House, the kitchen of the
Planters Hotel in st. Louis, and the
circus building in Berdetscheff in Rus
sian Poland. Each of these disasters
was marked by loss of human life,
which in some cases was frightful.
Then in addition there have been num-
berless explosions and wrecks at sea,
landslides, and accidents by rail and
on inland waters, always attended by
sacrifice of life. The floods in Europe
also continue their work of destruc-
tion. The record Saturday morning
contains the explosion of gunpowder
mills in Holland by which twelve men
certainly persisted, the grounding Of
the steamship WIaesIGnd, and the burn
ing of hotel in Quincy, Ill. On Mon.
day came the news of worse disaster
the sinking of the steamship CimbriC
by being run into on the coast of Prus
sia during fog by the Steamer Sultan
and some three hundred lives lost, th'
wrecking of train in California kill
ing twenty one persons, eleven of then
being burned to death in the cars, anC
the killing of fifty cinnamon in thu
same state by the explosion of thu
Giant Powder Works.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24

THE animus of the meeting at the
school house on Friday evening was
decidedly in the direction of local
progress and an omen of awakened
enterprise that is more than gratifying
to those who want to see the town
keep its place in the line of develop
ment everywhere so manifest. The
evening was rainy and the walking
slushy, and notwithstanding that all
the notice of the meeting given was a
little advertisement in the TIMES,
about hundred of our citizens were in
attendance. So far as we know there
was little discussion, and no concert oi
action, and we can only interprit the
interest and liberal mindedness to a
spOntaneity of feeling that is an out.
growth of deep seated conviction
The action is worth more to us as 6
community than its face value.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24
Bald Credentials.

Brother Hoffecker, of the SMYRNA
TIMES, took a mean advantage of us at
the Inauguration at Dover on Tuesday.
Welearn that he is member of Church,
in good standing, and we are surprised
that he would do such thing. When
the Inaugural procession had proceed
ed |" to the Court House and a great
crowd had blocked the front entrance
of the building, the editors and lawyers
slipped around behind the grand muck
a-mucks to the rear door of the hall to
get in there, just as they will, perhaps,
when they are refused admission at the
front door of "world that is fairer
than this" The lawyers especially.
1t seems that the high muck-a-mucks
and the greater number of the lawyers
were supplied with backdoor admis-
sion tickets, which faithful door
keeper received, and passed in the hold
ers. Brother HOfecker and the writer
neglected to gather backdoor tickets
when they were ripe, and it looked
mighty much as though we would have
to find somebody to identify us to the
vigilant door-keeper as members of the
press or else witness the Inauguration
from the outside. But happy thought
seemed to strike Brother Hoffecker.
He slipped into the line two or three
yards ahead of us and marched conf
IDENTIFY up to the doOr-keeper, and when
the demand for ticket" was made
said he was a member of the press
"What paper?" said the door-keeper
" Middletown Transcript !" unblush.
ingly replied Brother HOffecker, glanc
ing back to see that we were not toe
close to him. "ShOw your credentials,
returned the door-keeper, and Brother
Hoffecker took off his hat, the door
keeper looked upon his bald head anC
with wave of his hand said, " Pas!
right in" Then when we came up Il
the vigilant ticket-taker and represen
ted ourself as the Middletown Trans
cript man, he wanted to throw us dow
the steps as an imposter. Luckily fo
US Brothr T. n. Williams, of the EUer,
EUening, was near, and we called hin
up and had him identify us as the orig
inal and only Transcript man. Thu
we were probably saved an inaugura
trip into the snow, whilst Brother Hot
fecker's bald head was glistening abov
in the midst of the grand muck-a
mucks of the land. We expect it vii
be the same way when we get to tn
gate of the good and happy land above
We shall probably find that some othe
fellow has Just passed in on our Gre
dentials. MiddLetotUn Transcript.
A good story is always spoiled whe
it has to be explained, and we will sui
init to some exaggeration sooner tina
J spoil Brother Ways nice little muck-i
muck yarn.-ED. TIMES
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24

AS HAPPY as a bride" has passed
into an aphorism because significant of
fact, but case occurred the other
day in Virginia in which the happiness
was very ephemeral. A couple of
social position IF. F. V's) were married
at Bowling Green, a large number of
friends being present. AS they were
about to board the Northern train on
their wedding tour they were arrested
ON the charge of stealing 81 900 from
the uncle Of the bride. The friends
were indignant and pronounced it an
outrage, but the officer persisted, say.
ing he knew what he was about
They were taken to the hotel parlol
and searched, but no money found anC
the officer was about to release them
when lady friend present, confiden
OF the brides innocence, suggested
sarcastically that the officer had bette
look in her hair. "I believe will,
said the officer, whereupon the brid
turned pale, and said "Oh, don'l
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24

AFTER the years of outcry of the
Northern papers against the Delaware
whipping-post, the following from the
Troy IN. w. Press demanding the
"relic of barbarism," comes with a
strange significance
"Give US the whipping-post; the
sentimental gush that it is a relic of
barbarism that should be abolished in
civilized countries is all humbug.
There is more barbarism in the assault
by an able-bodied brute on delicate
woman than there is in giving few
lashes on the bare back of cowardly
and brutal husband. The whipping
post should be re-established in the
Empire State"
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Extension Lamps, at J. B. Cooper's.
Full stock Hats and Caps, at Phillips.
Devoe's Brilliant Oil, ]. B. Cooper's.
Tin Roofing done at low figures, by
VIM. FAIRIES & Co., Smyrna, Del.
Read the Large Advertisement of ].
B. Cooper.
He No Pure Natural Tea can be had
at ]. B. CoOper's.
Hosiery, Gloves, and lots of little
things for Gents use, at Phillips.
Miscellaneous Books at City Prices
at J. B. COoper's.
Perkins & House Non Explosive
Lamps, Mt J. B. CoOper's.
For your Winter Under Wear re-
member the Gents Furnishing Goods
Establishment of J. E. Philips. His
shelves are filled with the largest as
sortment in Smyrna Quality to suit
everybody-from the 25ct. Undershirt
up to the fine Regular Made Goods.
Carpets at New York Prices, by Sam.
pie, at J. B. Cooper's. See Large Ad.
VertiSement.
AS much as possible we only deal
with the Manufacturer. Our Shirts
Cotton Flannel Drawers, Suspenders
Neck Wear, Overalls, Umbrellas, Cos
samers, and Oil Clothing, all come from
first hands thus saving the Commits
Gion Mans profit and our customer get
the benefit of it not only in price but
in better made and better size goods.
JOHN E. PHILLIPS.
Order any Book you want at ]. B
COoper's, and save the trouble of writ
ing to the Publishers.
John E. Philips has a White Dres
Shirt for $1.O0, that gets ahead of any
thing in Smyrna-Made of Wamsutti
Muslin-fine Linen Bosom and Guar
ranteed to fit. Nothing like it il
Smyrna.
Those Noted "Que" Shirts, cheape
ct ]. B. CoOper's.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24
Registers Order.
REGlsrER's OFFICE. KENT COUNTY. DEL.

REGIsTERs OFFICE KENT COUNTY. DEI-,(
DOVER, January l9. 1883.
Upon application Of ALTER MEGEAR. Admin.
istrator c. T. A., of WILLIAM p. MEGEAR, late
Of Duck Creek Hundred. in said County, de-
ceased, Il Is ordered and directed by the Register
that the said ALTER MEGEAR, give notice Of
the granting Of Letters Of Administration c. T. A.,
upon the estate of the said deceased by causing
advertisements 10 he posted. within forty days
from the date Of slch letters, In six Of the most
all persons having demands against the estate
to present the same o. abide by an Act Of
Assembly In such case made and provided: and
also cause the same TO be inserted In the SMYRNA
TINES q newspaper published In Smyrna and
continue therein weeks.
Given under the hand and seal OF once
fsrt Of the Register aforesaid. at Dover. Kent
''"' County Aforesaid the day and year above
written. i. .f -fe
J. C, PENNEwII.I, REGISTER.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24

SENATOR BAYARD, who has been
absent from Washington for nearly a
month, the last three weeks in attend
ance as counsel in the Anthony Rey-
bold case before the circuit court in
Wilmington resumed his seat in the
Senate Monday. Speaker Bates of the
House at Dover, also engaged in the
same case since the first two days Of
the session, was also in his seat Mon
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24
MARRIAGES.

HUNTINGTON-FULToN I'm Dover, January
18th, by Rev Jos Waugh of Hollidaysburg. Pa,
Rev. Cyrus Huntington. pastor Of the Presby-
terian Church, Dover. and Miss Clara A. Fulton
same place.
MoORE-NlCHoLS.-At the Presbyterian parso-
mage. Dover. January 18th. by Rev. Cyrus
Huntington, Abraham c. Moore and Niss
Hannah J. Nichols, both Of this county.
IESER-CALLAWAY-At the residence Of the
brides mother, January nth. by Rev. J. II
Caldwell, WIN. r. Gieser and Miss Serena Gala
way, both of Dover.
DENNEY-PH the N. E. parsonage
Dover. same day. by the same, Charles C.
Denney and Miss Eliza J. Phillips.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24

IT is shrewed in the people of Dover
to make Hercules of the county in
pushing forward their public improve
ments, but if they do succeed through
the Legislature and the Levy Court in
getting a road built over Shakespeare's
mill pond so as to enter Dover through
State street, they will enable the
country people on this side to work
fifteen minutes longer before starting
to Court, and besides it will make
Smyrna and Dover nearer neighbors by
q mile and half.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24

reference to the white schools. By this
change the colored people of each dis
trict would raise their own taxes, elect
their own commissioners and disburse
their own funds. This action would
also do away with the present Society
for the Education of COlOred People.
Several bills for divorces, new roads
and amended charters have been in
troduced.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24
J. B. Cooper,
COOPER BUILDING)
Corner Main and Commerce Streets,
SMY YRNA, DEL.

Besides the usual full line of Staple and Fancy
Groceries, Provisions, Glass and Queensware, Ropes
Cedar Ware, Lamps Books, Stationery Pocket Books
Pocket and Table Knives Brushes, Tea and Chamber
Sets Dry Goods Notions Carpets OilclOths Rugs Mats
Underwear, &C.. l have a few decided BARGAINS
the Dry Goods Store that some persons may be glad
take. There are several Pieces of l23 cts Dress Goods
that will sell at from Five to Ten Cents and some worm
20 and 25 cts that will be sold at Ten and Fifteen Cents
They good and Staple Goods, but am tired having
them on the Shelves and they will be sod And them
have piece of Hemp Carpet very heavy worth 50 cts
that will be sold at 35 cts and another piece worth ~
cts that will be sold for % cts Besides these there are
number of other things that going to be almost
given away just to get rid of old stock Call and !
them before April lst.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24

THE first step toward increase ofrep-
resentation in the Legislature was
made Monday by the adoption of a
resolution asking the Chancellor and
Judges for advice as to which method
will the nearer conform to the consti-
tution-by Legislative enactment or a
convention of the people.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24

please don't; have not got it there"
Her hair was worn in heavy coils.
She took it down, and, neatly coiled in
the heavy braids of her back hair, were
$l3O in greenbacks.-Subsequently the
rest of the money was recovered.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24
A New Model for a school House.


VIM. NJ. Bell, President of the School
Board, Notwithstanding his time and
inclination is mostly devoted to finan-
cial matters, takes a lively interest in
the education of the children of the
town and having" the young gidea" prop
erly taught "how to shoot" On Friday
night, after the meeting of tax payers
that was held at the school house of
districts No. and II, for the purpose
of deciding on the construction of q
a new and more conmodious building,
one that will accommodate all the
children of the town and more too,
Mr.. Bell, while lying in bed the same
night, conceived one of the most Origi-
nal and complete plans of building
adapted for the purpose, which we will
attempt to describe.
The building consists of four wings
say 26x40 feet, two stories, with win
dows on the sides and ends, the ends
of each wing to join an octagon shaped
room or rotunda that will run to the
top of the four wings and be capped
with steeple, tower or dome. There
are four entrances to the rOtunda, fol
the children, where they can go out Of
the weather and dispose of their wrap:
before entering their school-room
From the rotunda each of the schoo
rooms is entered on the first floor. Tt
gain access to the rooms on the seconC
floor, a passageway will have to b.
constructed all the way around thu
octagon shaped room and stairway!
leading thereto, erected diagOnally, 81
that ready ingress and egress may b,
ha6 to each room. These rooms will
be entered from the passageway
Closets for the wraps of the children
can be arranged on each side of tn
door entrance to the school room
where they can be left before enterin
the rooms.
An excavation need only be mad
under the rotunda for q furnace, whic
can be arranged for heating comforts
, bly, every room in the whole building
At the top of the octagon, a cente
rOoIn can be arranged-very airy an
well lighted, which may be used as a
observatory or a room for the meeting
, of the board of school directors. Her
then, would be eight large, well-ligh
ed and well ventilated rooms, easy
ingress and egress in case of fire, wit
, q seating capacity of about 500 pupil
! besides a very convenient center roOl
) which can be used for many other pu
: poses. In the tower or steep
| may be located clock and an alarm
I call bell
/ MI. Bell estimates the cost of such
!. building at about $4,000. The foI
y wings, he thinks, can be erected at
E cost Of about 81 500 each. The TO
should be either of slate or tin and IL
n passageway leading to the upper stO
i les OF galvanized iron, while the flo,
q of the center building OF rotunC
( might be laid with cement, laid off
l. ornamental style thus making Il
: whole building entirely fre-proc
}, Such building erected in the cent
g of two acre lot, conspicuously locat,
a and ornamented with shade and eve
= green trees would certainly engendeI
3. feeling of pride in the breast of eve
d citizen, and prove 10 be one of Il
handsome ornaments and attractions
the town.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24
Jbe Smprna Gimes.
,SmYaw@, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Jan. "a. 1883.

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBT. D. HoFEEcKER Editor and
Proprietor, at Smyrna, Del.
MS-SUBsCRIPTIoN-on year $500 in advance
or $3.50 if not paid till the end of the year. No
paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option of the Publisher
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
of Seven Cents line for the first insertion; sub
seauent insertions Three-and-a-half cents. A
liberal discount made to quarterly, semi-annual
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cents
per line.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24
NOTICE.

The undersigned, Administrator C. T. A.. named
above, hereby gives notice, that Letters of Ad-
ministration wers granted 10 me on the 18th
day Of January. 1888; all persons therefore having
demands against the deceaHed estate will present
the same, properly attested ON or before the 10Th
day. ef January lssA. or abide by Law In this be.
77si h s4y ALTER MEGEAR,
Jan 24-2w SS06 Arch Street, Phila., Pa.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24
FOR SALE.

An excellent set of hand made Single Harness
in hrst-class condition. with Hames and Breast
Strap; also nearly new Buffalo Robe and Whip.
Price OF all $50. Apply to
jan 24-u w, T. OR r. N. JOHNSON.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24
DEATHS.

W0LC0TT.-At Harrington. January 18th. Mrs.
Elizabeth Wolcott. aged about 7S years.
FINDLEY.-yIn Jones Neck, January llth, Mrs.
Eiieu Findiey in the 18th year Of her age.
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24

The New York Carpets still for sale besides Otner
Carpets as cheap as they can be sOld-Tapesty BODY
Brussels, Extra Superior Ingram, &c
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24

Young Men wanting Neck Wear
should bear in mind ]. i. Phillips.
He has the largest and finest stock In
town. Nothing here to equal 1t. a
Smyrna times., 1883-01-24
9lMII0lMlI!lP1lSONss iii llI!l1l
Clothing and Gents Fur.
nishing g Bazaar,
Commerce Street, szaysns.

The undersigned having to move from his Store-bor..
the lst of March next will make the following vao:
flee in his Stock of Clothing and Furnisbinr
Goods. Buyers in want, will call and 500
him before purchasing, as they can
buy BARGAINS