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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1883-12-12

DENNEY is selling his Christmas
goods low and the people are purchas-
ing before Christmas. No trouble to
show goods. I
For Linen Collars and Cuffs, 90 to
FOwler's, he sells only the celebrated
Coon Brand" +
Stop at Gordons and pick out your
Christmas Goods. +
A choice selection of toys suitable
for the holidays, children's wagons and
a full line of Confectionery at f. G..
Reeds store on Maine street above
Commerce.
The Diamond Shirt can only be OBJ
tanned at FOwler's, how would they
do for q Christmas present. +
Gordon is at the Front with Christ
mas Goods as usual. Come and look +
Fancy Flower Pots and Hanging
Baskets, at J. b. Cooper's. +
fyou want Coat, Pants, Vest or any
thing whatever in Gentlemen's Goods,
Fowler can please you. +
bD~If you want Toilet Articles of all
kinds, go to Cloak's Drug Store.
J. B. Cooper's Holiday Goods are not
all visible from the Streets.
D9-f you want the finest Toilet Set
ever brought to this town, go to Cloak Is
Drug Store.
j. B. Cooper calls special attention to
the celebrated TOrquin Table Spreads
in his Holiday Advertisement.
The youth and older people should
see the stock of Holiday Books of all
styles, at ]. B. CoOper's +
Don't buy your Family Bibles Of
travelling statesmen, until you see them
at ]. b. Cooper's
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To THE PASTORS OF DELAWARE
We desire to call attention to the fact
that Sunday, the 23rd of December,
will be the decennial anniversary of
the crusade" movement. At the
National Convention held in Detroit it
was decided to celebrate that day
because of the remarkable results
which have followed it. We most
earnestly request you to hold one SER
vice on that day preaching temper
ance sermon, and taking collection
for our general work-if you can posi-
bly, do so. In towns where there are
local w. c. L. Unions the ladies will
be glad to cooperate with you in any
way that will contribute to the interest
of the occasion. They are also prepar-
ed to furnish a brief history of the
temperance crusade" and any other
help in their power. We are urgent
in regard to this service also, because
we are hoping for good results to the
cause in our own State. Please send
collections to Mrs. J. B. Quigg, Laurel,
Del. 1 will be glad to correspond with
any Pastor desiring further information
in regard to the anniversary.
Very truly,
Mrs. ANNIE III. MARTINDALE,
SMYRNA, Del,
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Foreign Mission Work.

Miss NJ. A. Spencer, IA returned mis-
sionary who has spent live years in
Toxic, Japan, and who is home for a
short time for rest and regeneration
occupied the pulpit of the NJ. f. Church,
on Sunday morning in an address on
mission work and especially her expe-
rience in teaching and labor for the
gospel in Japan that was listened to
very interestedly by the congregation.
Miss Spencer did not attempt anything
but simple narrative, which was told
in an easy natural and pleasing voice.
The audience manifested decided in
terest in the recital of her mission
work, together with the peculiar habits
of the people. Miss Spencer is sup
ported in Toxic by the contributions OF
the Ladies Foreign Missionary Society
of the Wilmington Conference.
AT night Mrs. Z. B. Stevens gave an
address that combined a gospel appeal
with the object of the mission work that
held the close attention of her audience
and was spoken of as one of her best
! efforts.
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Smyrna and Vicinity.
WINTER Jessamines are in bloom.

w INFER JeSSdInlDeS are IN bloom.
SOME of our butchers are getting
their sale beef from Philadelphia.
The "meteoric Gust" still continues
to illumine our evening skies most
beautifully.
IT is about time to send your out-of-
town Christmas present, especially if it
has far to go.
JOHN t. CoPPAGE has bought the bar
privileges of A. Wallen at the Railroad
hotel, Clayton.
L. G. MCCOY is putting in "Golden
Eagle" cellar heater for Moses Price,
on Maine street.
VIM. HI. CARR expects to have his
house finished this week and open for
business the last of next.
FRESH pork is being purchased by
our merchants at $500 per 100 pounds
cash, and 800 in trade.
THE nice mild weather we have been
having is not after the ordering of the
clothing and shoe merchants.
THE Sunday School of st. Peters
Church is preparing for its usual inter
esting Christmas entertainment.
THE Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet Tuesday evening, December 18th
at u o'clock, at Mrs. ]. f. Williams.
A. p. BURBANK, a humorous reader
will entertain at the Town Hall to
night, being the third of the course.
YESTERDAY was merchants day il
the city, eight or ten of them going NJ
to purchase resupplies of Christina
goods.
THE foundations for the round-hous'
and turn-table, at Clayton, are beinI
laid this week with large force Q
workmen. va
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PHILADELPHIA MARKETS
MARRIAGES.

COPPAGE-WALLEN.-On the 9Th inst at the
n. f. parsonage, this town, by Rev. J. D. Rigg,
John T. Coppage and Miss Annie Wallen, both
of Clayton, Del.
DANIEIs-BLACk-At st. Peters p E Church,
this town. December 10Th, by Rev. W. b. Gordon,
William Daniel, NJ. D., and Miss Susan &. Black
daughter of late Major John G. Black, of this
town.
RE-PATTERSON.-Att the residence of
the brides mother. in this town. on the 9TH inst
by Rev. J. I. VanBurkalOw, John b. Mayberry,
OF PearSOns Corner, and Miss Susan Patterson
of this town.
MOORE-HARWOOD.-O the 5th inst, at the
NJ. f. parsonage. this town, b. Rev. j. d. Rgg
William l.. Moore of Queen AnneS county, Nd
and Miss Mary E. HARDWOOD, of Kent county Del
NSON-EMBERT.-At the NJ E. parsonage,
Smyrna. December 10th, by Rev. j. b. Rigg
Isaiah Robinson, and Miss Mollie Embert both
of Kent county Del.
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The Kent County Teachers In
Stitute.

The ninth annual meeting of the
teachers of Kent county was held in
Harrington on Wednesday last, G. II.
Carpenter presiding and Superinten-
dent Williams delivering the annual
address, taking as his subject, 1.-THE
Duties and Responsibilities of Teach
ers." j. w. COrkran was elected Sec
rotary Miss Emma Hough and Miss
Lydia Blank, assistant secretaries :;
Miss Maggie t. Jakes, Treasurer, and
Geo. w. Merrill, vice. President. Fifty
six teachers answered to their names
and others came in afterwards. The
report of the Executive Committee was
made by J. II. George, Chairman.
J. M. Corkran delivered quite an in
teresting address on School Etiquette,
which was discussed by Messrs. Ed
wards, jackson, Carpenter, George,
Williams and Handy. The meeting
adjourned at 4.3O.
AT the evening services, after selec-
tiOns were rendered by the choir,
Henry Lewis, Esq, delivered an appro-
pirate address of welcome. The prin-
cipal feature of the evening was an ad-
dress by Rev. w. S. Robinson, pastor of
WIG 4hs OnuECu, Ol bn6
subject, 1.-THE Republicans Difficult
ties and Dangers" This discourse was
listened to attentively for over an
hour as one of more than usually bril-
liancy.
On Thursday morning E. G. Hard
esty read an essay on How to Teach
Penmanship," after which there was a
general and profitable discussion of the
subject. l.. Irving Handy read COM
prehensive essay on the subject of
Teaching History"
In the afternoon service Miss Mag
gle T. Jakes read an essay on "Pri-
mary instruction" followed with ex-
PLANTATION by Miss Lizzie Mcdowell.
All were pleased and profted. Miss
X. l.. Storm then read an essay on
How to Govern a School," Sup't.
Williams requested the teachers to
question the essayist, which was done,
and the matter of governing was fully
ventilated.
In the evening music was rendered
by the choir followed by a recitation.
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1t looks as if we were beginning this
Winter very much like the last, with a
robbery reported every few days in
some part of the State. We fortunate
ly have escaped in this town thus far,
but several burglaries have been re-
ported i'll the past two weeks in other
places, notably, ConnOr's store at Eel
ton, Gildersleevc & Raymond's at Cam
den, the post office, and dwelling of L..
Il. Davis at Odessa, and several proper
ties in New Castle County and city of
Wilmington. These frequent house
robberies lead to the suspicion that
Bob Allen and his pal" Raisin, who
were such terror to this county year
ago and who escaped Jail after being
capturedl are back again and at their
old trade. The Dover Sentinel notes
the circumstance of two gunnerS in
going out in the woods very early in
the morning some ten or twelve days
ago finding two men making them
selves comfortable by fire they had
made in the woods, and one of the
gunners says the men were Allen and
Raisin, for he had seen them frequently
while in Jail. 1t is to be hoped that
these men or who ever the burglars are
may be speedily captured.
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The Reading Room.

The Reading Room was opened to
the members and the public on Thurs
day evening last and quite a number
dropped in during the evening to take
a view of the suit of rooms comprising
fOur-reception, reading, gaming and
smoking. The two first are handsome
ly furnished, and in the reading room
were a number of files of local, State
and literary papers. Tomorrow even
ing there will be formal presentation
of contributions, among which will be
a Bible by Rev. Mr.. Rigg.
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" The Closing Year." rendered by Mr..
Hopkins, of Pennington.
]. l.. Wolcott, Esq, then delivered a
lecture, subject, 1.-THE Possibilities and
Mistakes in life :" the institute then
adjourned until Friday morning.
Friday morning, Miss Flora Webb, of
Milford, read a well-writtcn paper on
Primary Arithmetic" J. il. U.
Handy, of Harrington, discussed at
considerable length the subject of
Mental Arithmetic" George w.
Merrill, of Camden, followed on the
subject, "How to teach advanced
Arithmetic"
The subject How to Teach Swim
toms Language Series, was then taken
up by Assistant uperintendemt Car
penter.
The afternoon session was opened by
the reading of a paper on Ladies' in
the School " by Mrs. Brown, of Wyo-
ming. III. Clay Jones, of Frederick.
spoke on How to secure prompt al
tendance" after which the subject
How to teach reading" was discussed
by j. +. Carroll and Ii. G. Carpenter.
At the evening session, Miss Jael
Clark recited a selection, and Presi-
dent William H. Purnell, of Delaware
College, lectured on 1.-THE English
Language" J. ID. Hawkins. Of Mag
nolia, read II paper entitled The
Principals Duty"
The church was we'll filled during all
the sessions by teachers and the PEG
pie of Harrington. A great deal OF
interest was manifested in the work oil
the institute.
Saturday morning the institute
opened at 8 o'clock. Mr.. George
talked on the playground" and Mr.
Knapp on How to organize Il school. ;
The report of the treasurer showed a
balance of 5000 in hand. The usua
resolutions of thanks were adopted
after which a general experience meet
ing was held in which the teachers ex
pressed themselves as being delighted
and highly Proiited by the work of the
institute.
Mr.. Carpenter appointed as execu
tive committee for next year J. B. U
Handy, of Harrington, Miss Ada War
rem, of Willow Grove, and Miss Lizzi,
Mcdowell, of Smyrna.
The general opinion is that this ha
been the best institute ever held in tn,
county.
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ChrOnicIes of Events and Opin-
ions.
That great temperance advocate,
John B. Cough, recently remarked
that We must educate the people, and
especially the young, up to sentiment
against Intoxicating liquors as a bev-
erage before we can obtain, or at any
rate successfully enforce, prohibitory
law"
The project of the Secretary of the
interior for the employment of some of
the more advanced scholars of the Car
Isle Indian School as sub-teachers in
other Indian institutions is highly COM
mendable, and, if found practical, will
be long step forward in the direction
of civilizing the Indian tribes.
The Sub-Treasury in New York is
filled with silver dollars. 1t has vault
room for less than one million more.
1t held on Friday last $23,61O,OOO
which was stored in seven crowded
vaults. This would seem to indicate
we had more silver dollars than people
wanted and the coinage of 100000 a
month should be stopped.
A strong delegation, consisting of
five representatives from each of the
leading political organizations of Phila-
delphia, will 60 to Washington this
week to urge upon the National Re-
publican Committee the claims of Phil
udelphia as the most desirable place for
holding the next National Convention.
Several places are contending for this
honor, among others indianapolis and
Saratoga
The melancholy suicide of New
Yorker in Philadelphia recently, points
its own moral. 1t seems that he was
addicted to gambling and for time
was unusually lucky. But he was
feeced by sharpers who were sharper
than himself; his enormous winnings
went first then his private fortu ne.
He resolved to make one desperate
attempt to retrieve his losses, but his
"luek " had changed, and a pistol-bul-
let ended his life.
New York city is having another
Tweed experience. The Tribune Of
Monday printed an article which has
created sensation in that city and, tC
a modified extent, throughout the
country. The article purports to be ar
expose of extensive frauds in munici
pal contracts, whereby the city treasury
has been swindled out of s6,OO0,0OC
within the past seven years. The dis
closures show the existence of a ring o
contractors similar to the old cana
ring of 1875.
The Philadelphia Record says tina
twenty-five years ago this country haC
very few extrayagaRtly rich men an'
very few able-bodied Migrants. Nov
we are overrun with nabobs an,
tramps. Both are the creation of on
political administration. Both are evi
growths. There are two things,
said Socrates, which the magistrate
of Athens will be careful to keep out {
our city-opulence and poverty. Opt
lence, because it engendsrs effeminac,
poverty, because it produces baseness
both, because they lead to revolution
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DEATHS

BOHER.-In baltimore, November 2lyt in the
S7th year of her age, Mrs. Rachel c. Bower,
daughter of James Crawford deceased formerly
of the Levels, New Castle county, Del,
GlLL.-Near Clayton, November 2Sth, Elijah B.
Gill, in the SD year of his age
MORRlS-ln Dover December 9th. Emily Ridgely
Morris, youngest daughter of the late Dr. VIM
Winder Morris
NOWLAND.-Near MiddletOwn, December lst
Mrs Lizzie Blsckiston Rowland, wife of Henry
A. Rowland, Esq, in the S5th year of her age.
R0BINSON.-At Delaware CITY, December lst
Jacob b. Robinson, aged 50 years. months and
Is days.
Parsons Corner, November
29th, Mrs. Sarah, widow of Obediah Thompson,
decd, aged ~ years
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Investing in Western stock

A dispatch from Washington to the
Denver, Col, Tribune, dated Novem-
her 2Sth, says:
Senator salisbury said to the
Tribune correspondent to-day that he
was about determined to invest some
thing in the cattle business. Valuable
offers had been made him by the Mesa
Park Land and Cattle Company, and
he was therefore looking in the direc-
ton of southern Colorado, where the
ranch ofthis company is situated The
officers of the concern are Fred A. Will
liams, of the law firm of Wells, Smith
& Macon; DR.. J. Wylie Anderson. of
the Steele block, and Andrew p.
Smithers. a practical cattle man, also of
Denver. Thc parties are former Della
wareans, and formerly neighbors of the
Senator. Fifty thousand dollars is the
amount the Senator with another indi-
vidual is thinking of investing. He
will visit Colorado in the Spring"
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A Forger Escapes Punishment.

"A Forger Escapes Punishment.
Under the above head dispatch to
the daily papers under date of San
Francisco, December 5th, has the fol-
lowing in relation to u well-known
Smyrna boy who from his smartness
soon went to the top of his chosen pro-
fession, astonished this country and
England by his cleverness and adroit-
ness and is now paying the penalty in
q London prison:
Secretary Frelinghuysen recently
telegraphed to Governor StOneman
asking if William RinggOld Cooper,
the heavy forger, whose term in an
English prison is about TO expire,
should be sent here for trial for forge
ries committed in this State. A reply
was sent to-day stating that the bank
ers who had been victimized had decid-
ed not to prosecute Cooper, the evidence
required not being Obtainable."
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Mrs. Rachel Smith, of New York is
visiting her sister Mrs. Ellen Cummins.
Alex. z. Spruance, of indianapolis,
Ind, has returned "home" for a visit
to his parents and friends and will not
return till after the holidays.
Mrs. Eliza f. Swinney, who has been
spending a few weeks with her son.
DIR. Swinney, Of this town, has returned
to Shiloh, N. j., to spend the Winter.
Mrs. DIR. COmegys, of Scranton, Pa,
is visiting Mrs. Il. f. Hough.
Miss Clara f. SILVER, of Germantown,
Philadelphia, Pa, has returned home
after a four weeks visit at the family OF
Geo. HeinhOld, near KentOn.
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The Teachers Institute held last
week at Harrington, as we are led to
believe by the reports, was very sue
cessful and beneficial to all concerned.
The meetings were well attended by
the citizens of Harrington, especially
the evening entertainments, and the
teachers and their hosts were thus
made partakers of a common benefit.
1t would be very strange if the teach
ers did not pick up something from
these varied exercises that will prove
n lasting benefit.
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a. P. Griffith, real estate broker, has
sold the farm of Tilghman Foxwell,
near Delaney's Chapel, containing 81
acres for $1,000, to A. B. Young, of
Pennsylvania.
Prof. J. II. Groves has purchased of
Miss Eliza Wallace, living at Hazlett-
vile, the house on Commerce street
this town, opposite the new residence
of J. B. Cooper, for $1,000. The pur-
chaser designs in a year or SO to make
considerable changes in it preparatory
to fitting it up for his own residence.
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To THE LADIEs.-Ladies if you wish
to make your husband or friends a
handsome Christmas Present, / have
among other things, a nice line of
Fur Beavers and Hair Seal Driving
Gloves, made to my order by CIVILIAN, /"
the glove man, formerly of near Smyrna,
now of New York. L. NJ. FOWLER.
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THE steamer John E. Tygert is still |
running tri-weekly trips, and is bring
ing down large quantities of goods for
the Christmas holidays, one of our con-
fectionery men brought, one trip, over
fourteen hundred pounds of candies. |
Our furniture dealers have brought
down unusually large quantities of
furniture, more no doubt than was ever
brought to this town before at one
time.
The new comet can now be seen by
the naked eye after sunset in the North
west, near the star Vega, the only star
of the first magnitude in that vicinity.
Through the telescope it looks half the
size of the moon, with just the sugges-
ton of a tail. By the latter part of
January it will drop down to within
100000 miles of the sun and it will
be much brighter than when it made its
starring tour in 1912.
BY advertisement in another column
it will be seen that the Board of School
Directors will sell the properties now
in use for the public schools at public
sale, January End. This property is
eligibly located for building purposes,
and it will be strange, in the present
building mood of our people, if there
is not an active demand for them.
They number six lots on South street
and the property on North street.
THE Russell Coo trespass case was
decided i'll favor of the plaintiff to
whom the jury awarded 1851 "a for the
stock that was sold as John r. Wilson's
in payment Of Il Judgment against him
for debt. The latter including costs
was only $4O.24, but the defendants,
who live in Kenton Hundred, will have
costs and court charges amounting it is
said to over 81 900. The defendants
have come to the conclusion that risk
at law is about like risk in lottery
draw.
FLORENCE, little ten year old child
of Thomas Helmsley while eating din
ner on Sunday last got peach seed
lodged in her throat and it was with
great difficulty that it was removed,
and not until the child had received a
severe strangulation, with blood issuing
from her ears and nostrils. In the
alarm and anxiety about her condition
the father thrust her out of the window
and holding on by the feet, by
vigorous shaking succeeded in 6islodg-
ing the seed before the doctor arrived.
THE parties who contracted to re-
move the old vessel hulk at the new
iron bridge, ut Smyrna Landing, have
! succeeded after much labor in getting
it to pieces and out of the creek. They
took the contract for the New Castle
Levy Court appropriation, $75, and
what value there might be in the hulk
in which there was considerable iron.
w. q. Turner, Chas. b. FAIRIES and
Geo. FAIRIES, of this town, did the work
but say they are out of pocket if Kent
County does not make an Appropriation.
TIE farm known as the "Homer
farm" between Green Spring and
Prices Corner, owned by ManlOvc ID.
Wilson and occupied by his son VIM.
w. Wilson, has just had erected on it
a large and attractive dwelling 40 feet
front, that is an ornament to the neigh
bOrhOOd. 1t is finished with an a.
front, and the parlor and sitting room
will be separated by Il large hall.
Geo. d. Collins, near Green Spring
on his farm know as the "Carpenter
farm" is erecting two story addition
to the dwelling.
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News has reached Alden, Egypt, that
a force of hill tribes has attacked and
annihilated five companies of Egyptians
outside Suakim. Only fifty Egyptians,
half of whom were officers, escaped,
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-NVW INV I-IITt'IIIt1IItN
The attention of our readers is called
to the following new advertisements:
Holiday Goods. b. Cooper.
Grand DepOt-John Wanamaker.
Pigs for sale-Eugenc Grow.
Valuable Real Estate at Public Sale.
Business LOcals-Samuel ii Baynard.
New York Observer.
Business Locals-Wm. McCrystal.
Philadelphia Press.
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Christmas is drawing nearer and still
China and France have not resorted to
blows, although both have expended a
great deal of wind.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

THE FRUIT GROWERS NATIONAL. BAsK)
SMYRNA, DEL, Dec. L. 1883,
The Animal Election for Directors of this Bank
VIII be held at the Banking House. on Tuesday
January Sth, 1883, between the hours of , and
o'clock, p. NJ.
dec 5-2w n. F. WILDS, Cashier.