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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-27

ITO ALL PERSONS WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN,
Notice ia hereby given that the undersigned, Mich
sse Casey Guardian OF Mary J. Cssey Julia Y Casey.
HCen L Casey frsncrs G. Casey and Nicholas D. Casey,
Enorp will make application TO the Probate Court OF
Ia Sale county 1t regular term thereof 70 be held q
tbe Court House In the city Of Ottawa in SAID county on
Gay thereof order and decree Of sad court d.
roc.ng him said guardian 70 sell the folio real
ense belonging to said minors much thereof -
sha said court 70 the interest OF said minofs
sAted In the county Of "a Sale and state OF Iino e
10 Of the southwest quarter " sod the west haf
q ne souhe sst as.rtsr tkl OF section thirty twG 80
csrnty Of Grundy and state Of Illinois for the euppo<
and education u laid minors asd for the purpose o.
Investing such Of &c proceeds OF said sale shall MOI
q Immediately i:Its for said support and educstOr
y ether real or q otherwise lnyessn sss ssue
NICHOLAS CASEY.
6ecT-sv GUARDIAN o. ssld hiooeA
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-27
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Smyrna times., 1884-07-30

FACE TO FACE WITH A GHosT.-
There IS great excitement among the
mouutaineers living in the eastern part
OF wayne county, West Virginia, over
the alleged appearance of the ghost of
Harvey Fairman, Il farmer, who mvs-
teriously disappeared in 1879. Fair
man was supposed to have been muir
dered, but as no trace of crime WAS
ever discovered, the matter was
gradually forgotten Several davs aro
Alexander Moore, well-knOwn and
intelligent young man, was out hunt
ing, and had a curious cXDeripncc
When at the head Of IA dark rayine. he
says, he was suddenly confronted bv
what seemed to be a goose or other
large white bird, which attracted his
attention and then ram into some
bushes. Following il he was startled
by seeing before him the ghost of
Harvey Fairman, his clothes torn and
muddy, and his throat cut from ear to
ear. Ia the conventional hollow tones
the spirit told Moore he had been muir
dered and the body hid beneath the
floor Of his house for TWO days. and
then brought to the raviac and con-
ccaled in 81 hollow tree. Moore re-
turned home with every appearances Of
one suffering from extreme terror, and
says he vii! make affidavit to the facts
II necessary.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30
The Niagara Grape.

In the vineyard of Jas. w. Anthony,
on his valuable fruit farm, are 400 vines
of the Niagara grape which the prOpa-
gators put out only on contract and in
quantities of not less than several
Hundred. Mr.. Anthony had faith in
these grapes, and though the vines
could be obtained only at u high figure,
he put out three years ago the above
number He has said nothing about
them, being determined to test them
first to his entire satisfaction. They
bore a good crop last year, and
this year promise everything he could
desire in fruitage Those he shipped
last year brought the highest price,
being fine in size and delicious in quail
ty. They are, when ripe, of a pinkish
white in color and readily attract the
eye Of the purchaser.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30

As the peach season approaches we
recollect that in former years, with an
immense yield and hundreds of baskets
of the fruit rotting on the ground, or
given to the pigs, about one half of the
families in this town have found it i'm
possible to get any, as they say, " for
love or money" This looks like an
impeachment on the character of our
farming friends for liberality, but it
does seem as if there ought to be some
means of supplying our home demand,
small though it may be. Last Summer
we heard of q party who had to bring
peaches down from Philadelphia for
home preserving, could get them
cheaper and easier there than here
with orchards "fruited deep" all
round us. The picking time is a sea-
son of hurry and hustle, but any of our
growers might perhaps find time once
in a while to fix up a few baskets, too
ripe to ship well, for their friends in
town, who would be very glad to be
supplied even at fair market price.
We are not speaking for the printer,
for we are likely to get sOme,-but we
trust our neighboring growers will
occasionally remember the golden rule.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30

CAMPAIGN SLANDER.-The practice
of circulating rumOrs derogatory to the
characters of political nominees has
become so common that the American
people, a people rather given to ex-
tremes, are likely to fall into the ex-
treme of believing nothing, and of sim
ply saying, whatever may be put forth
in regard to the private or public char
acter of a candidate, ooh well, it's only
a campaign story" And from this
fact, if a really serious charge against a
man were true it would find but few
among the sincere and conscientious to
give it credit, or to make any investi-
CATION of the matter. As a general
thing these flying personal accusations
have little or no foundation in fact,
and it is getting time that United
States National politics should become
purer than to encourage the habit Of
pushing great campaign on the
creaking wheels of slander. If there
Is really anything against a candidates
moral character, let it be properly in
vestigated, and if proven let it count
against him, but the practice of copy
ing and circulating every wild state
ment ahoat is one that newspapers
should avoid, and thus the press win
assist in giving political argument a
higher tone and the dignity it should
possess in a land like this.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30
PeacHoS-

A few baskets of the "IIales Early y
variety of peaches were shipped last
week and during the ensuing week the
rest Of the crop will be put into the
market. This is an uncertain crop on
account of its tendency to rot, and this
year it is even worse than usual. The
yield will not be half what was expect
ed. The Troth, the first Of the really
standard varieties will be ready to
pick in some orchards in a weeks time.
and the picking will be general from
about the Sth to the 10Th of August.
This variety of peaches we are told bv
the farmers is smaller than usual at
this stage Of their growth. This may
arise they say from the cool season and
the small amount of rain since bios
soming time, until the rain of Sunday
there not being enough at any time to
reach more than the surface roots.
Thus it will be seen that the "peach
season" with its push and hurry will
soon be upon us.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30
PCP&OnRI.

John II. Hoflecker, whose health
has been impaired for some time bv an
attack of malaria, left yesterday for
Saratoga to test the healing waters.
Saratoga seems to be q necessary re-
| sort for several of our people this wear.
John CosgriG and wife and Mrs. A
S. Riggs, left this morning for Ocean
| Grove.
Miss Anna Hoffecker and J. J. Hof-
fecker, of Middletown, have been
spending the past week with relatives
in town.
VIM. T. Johnson has been spending
a few days at Rehoboth and w. O.
HoIecker ditto at Atlantic City.
Misses Hannah VanGasken and
Hettie Megear are visiting Rehoboth.
Mrs. NJ. A. Cumm!ns is ENJOYING her
usual Summer visit to Ocean CITY.
Miss Lizzie Mcdowell is visiting her
sister Mrs. Annie Cramer, Itasca. I'll.
Miss Sue Garman is visiting friends
at st. Georges.
Geo. ID. Zimmerman. of Wilmington
is a guest of p II. T. Wyatt.
Mrs. VIM. +. Waters and children.
of Philadelphia, are visiting her father,
Mr.. Moses Price.
Walter CarrOw, of Philadelphia, is at
home on a visit to his mother.
Mrs. BOggs and two daughters. of
Camden, n. j., are guests of Mrs.
John NJ. Voshell.
Mrs. Asher Townsend, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting her sister, Mrs. S. e.
Richards. Mrs. T. having been sick
for the past ten weeks remarks that
she came to Smyrna for her health.
and feels much better since she has
been here.
Miss Clara G. Ross, of Philadelphia,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Abel
Numbers, in the Middle Alley.
Miss Sallie Mcdowell is spending
some time with friends in New Castle
Mrs. VIM. A. FAIRIES and children.
of this town, are visiting relatives in
stanton, Del,
DIR. K. S. w. Hhons and wife. are
at Atlantic City.
Charles f. HAZEL started to-day for
st. Paul, Minneapolis and other Yves
tern cities.
Mrs. S.. A. Fowler, of Wilmington, is
visiting her son, L. NJ. Fowler, in this
town
MISS Annie t. ROeder, Still Pond
Md. Miss Kate A. ROeder, Kennedy
vile, Md; Miss Kate B. Irwin, Phila-
delphia and Miss Ida Maberry, Dover.
are guests Of Miss Sallie Ransom.
Miss Allie Smith has gone to Wye
Camp, Maryland, to spend a week.
Miss Josie Locke is a guest of Mrs.
George Allen, at Clayton.
Mrs, Prof Groves and children. haV-
ing been absent for two or three weeks
visiting in New Jersey, will return the
last of this week.
DIR. VIM. Daniel and wife and Mr.
and Mrs. John G. Bailey, left this
morning for the Catsllill mountains.
Miss Maggie Smithers, of Camden.
n. j., is visiting her mother, Mrs. M.
h. Smithers.
Miss Lizzie Norris, Of Philadelphia, is
at home visiting her father.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30

SUNDAY PLEAsUREs.-When we under
stand that single great railroad runs
out and in at its grand terminal station
something like two hundred trains
every Sunday, when we reflect that all
the excursion steamers from the cities
carry by far their largest loads of pas
sengers on that day, when in our own
homes and churches we are startled bv
the shrek of the locomotive which
draws train full of cOlored people
who have been out having a day of it.
we can not help thinking that there is
positive ring of unhOliness about it
for an intelligent christian land. Com
panies may assert that people will
travel, and they are compelled to run
trains; steamboat owners may argue
that there are many people in the
cities who require a rest and must have
an excursion trip, local railroads NAV
assert that camp-meetings and bush
revivals and visiting all demand trans
portatiOn, yet it cannot be denied that
under it all lies the desire for gain,-
the spirit Of mOney-making is the up
shot OF the whole business. How
many trains and steamers would be
run, how many places Of Sunday resort
would be kept open if it did not pan ?
The moral people should not lose sight
or Ills matter Of Sabbath desecratiop
nor fall into an apathy in regard to it,
II IS startling fact that the observance
OF Sunday as holy day is losing
ground in this country, and this, if not
checked, cannot help having "a retard-
ing influence on the general moral and
religious progress Of u christian nation.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30

THE great railroads from New York
are at present engaged in vigorous
excursion rate war, notably the Cen
tral and the Hudson River West
Shore roads, having reduced round
trip rates thus far from Utica and
Albany to New York to the nominal
figure of one cent per mile. Railroad
men, however, say that the season is a
dull one thus far for passenger traffic,
and the rates for through travel to and
from the West have not been disturb
ed. These greatly reduced rates, with
the moderate prices of steamboat
tickets render travelling about as
cheap as staying at home. We do not
exactly see the advantage to the COM
panies Of this competition in fares ;
there is visible benefit to the travel
Ter, but certainly none to the stock
holder.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30
F. A. NORTH g. CO.
Dealers in Pianos and Oro,,..


Parties buying musical instruments, .bo,,II
be careful about two important no;nt'
First, that the make of the in,tru,,n,,.
standard one; and second, that the nor.,.,
they buy 1t from is trustworthy aud .af,.
deal with. 1t is risky business Ln,...
these articles from irresponsible n,rtia5
Tor the country is flooded with frandrI,.'
limitations that bear close resembI.noa,
the standard makes and with their VIII
painted cases look about as well 81. q ,,...i
instruments but less than year use ii.
closes the fact that they are mora n....,
traps, made especially to dcfrouj um,,, ,,,'e
pectlhg purchasers. We refer with ,I'a
sure 10 the above house, located M -
Market street. Wilmington " 81 N,I
len, Manager. 80 Nu.-
These gentlemen understand fi,,r.,..l,.
what they deal in, and il, fair and L,,7.'.l9
ble gentlemen their reputation stand. r,'.
class. Ihey keep III stock the mos. ,,,.,.,'
i"r ana standard piano, Wai organ, uad.
III tne country, which have, by pecniia.
HeflU' won thelr way and c~.abli>hcJ tbn;n
reputation wherever highest rycrll",'li
appreciated. Iti here that The ceibrott.l1 Il
Hlaz!eton Bro, pianos, and O.. WiIcny' ,,,'eG "a
" I hite organs are Fopt, conceded 6y aTI II
ny the most favorable hu-irc,, arraps.-
Went. Yel with the maumao,o..r-. u E~-1.s i.,.-I,
N'EIII " 90. "r":lb.. to-c.iau in.trumrn,
rs chCap as 1t could .r i,.rcb,,.r6 Jir..,
from the factory. "'''eI
Inc increase of ,,uj. vl,cf, ..,,ur..l,.
seeks this centre l. du. t.l.. 'r',,''.iIy r'.,
STANDARD goods governed hy H." i..'.,''. ,''''.
market price-, are the contruljing clrmc,t'
lLar l-im
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30
Marking Baskets and Crates.

Some stir has been made the past
week or two by the reviving of an old
law by City Property Commissioner
Dixey, Of Philadelphia, requiring that
all packages holding fruit sold in the
market shall have the amount they
contain marked upon them. This
stirred mp the Produce Exchange be-
cause they knew it would, as commits.
sion merchants, get them in peck of
trouble from the fact that the farmers
in the country could not be properly
informed so as to understand and pro
vide for the proper observance of the
law The Exchange protested against
the early enforcement of the law, ask
ing that its execution be deferred until
1850, but instead, Commissioner Dixcv
fixed the time November 1st. which
Will carry it beyond the fruit season
and will fall on nothing scarcely but
potatoes. fthe law had been enforced
at once it would have given our farmers
a great deal Of trouble,
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30
DEATHS

WEBB.-On July 23rd near Dover, RAYMOND
son OF w. j. and Ida NJ. Webb, aged , month,
and days, ''''
smyrna, July 9th, Alice MAY
aged months
hOLLEII.-Near BlacklStOp's Cross Roads Sol.
onion, son OF James and Emma Hollett aged 4
khkD-Near Smyrna, July 25th, Annie. daugb.
yer oi ), W. and Bell Reed, aged mouths.
L5g4S,pMiirTINear 54, Blackistons Cross Roads, July
Sdh, william A., son of James ana Gporg{ann33 .
Lecompt aged months. ''''''' "a
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30
8USINESS LOCALS.

VAN EARL, sign Painter. will be at
Smyrna for few weeks after the
first Of September. Orders may be left
at the TIMES Office
Read Ne'rre' N..r 1Hiags." at J. Il.
Coopcr's
IMPROVEMENTS Among the new
buildings Of our town, one very attrac-
tive, IS that OF Geo. w. Cummins'. for
dwelling, &c, on Market Street near
Commerce. 1t is in the hands of the
WorNmcn who expect TO have il finish
ed by September. The property is for
rent and nicely located for business.
Pulpit and Family Bibles, at J. b.
CoOpcr's.
ior CAS- Have Ir.-"Niy dear. what would +
give tp have your hair?' is often said bv middle
aged ladies to young ones. Madam. you NAV
nave Just such hair. Parker's Hair RaiSain win
give IL 20 you. IL VIII stop Your hair from falling
OIL restore the original color and make il lone
Thick soft and glossy. You need not stand holm.
leSSly euyying the girls. The Balsam is not oily
not dye, but is an elegant dressing and is
especially recommended for its cleanliness and
purity. INV oim
Side Bracket and Extension Lamps,
at J. 3. Cooper's
Trunks and Naliscs-big lot at J. f.
Phillips.
Window Shadesa and Spring Fixtures,
at }. Z. Cooper's. Loops and Fringes.
New stock of Spring and Summer
Clothing, at John +. Phillips
Blank Books, all styles. Sizes and
Qualities, at J. B. Cooper's.
FITs.--AH Fits stopped free by Dir. KIine's Great
Nerve kgstoreT 40 tiis after trst days use
Philadelphia. Pa.
Read large advertisement Of J. Il.
Cooper.
Devoe Brilliant Oil, the hest and saf-
est oil made, at J. B. Cooper's.
See the Specials in J. b. Cooper's
large advertisement
Esg"If you want Il lirst-class Ready
Mixed Paint, 90 to Cloak's Drug Store.
THE Perkins 4 House Non-Explos-
i've Lamp is the only Lamp fit to be
used among children. 1t cannot ex-
plode or break. Sold only by J. 3.
Cooper.
J. b. Cooper can suit you in Carpets.
See large advertisement
Rzg~If you want Toilet Articles of all
kinds, go TO Cloak's Drug Store.
T. ii. Burgess, formerly of Dover.
has located at the \. w. cor. l1th and
Market Street, opposite the Bingham
House, Phila., where he is manulactur-
in the "Capitol Shirts" These goods
are not made any more in Dover.
}. i. Cooper has some Bargains in
Cassimercs below cost, to close out.
Full line Of Spring and Summer Hats.
at Phillips
Order any Book you want, at J.B.
COOpcr's.
Be1y@If you wantpure. fresh Drugs, 90
to Cloak's Drug Store.
Fine Oranges, Lemons, Sc, at J. B.
CoOper's.
Elegant assortment Of Spring and
Summer Neck Wear, at Phillips.
Ladies', Gents and Children's Gossa-
meres, at J. b. Cooper's.
Bay-If you want the finest Toilet Set
ever brought to this town, go to Cloak's
Drug Store.
There can be no better shirt than
the "Que," sold by J. B. Cooper only.
-. FARMS IN MARYLAND -sloto "a
- Us - per acre. Catalogues sent free fmtf
syafssaA II. z. CHAMBEBS Fede raIsburl,. -H'is-
- Md july loom
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30

PROHIBITION NOMINATIONs.-T
fourth National Prohibition Convep-
tion, held in the city of Pittsburgh last
week, put in nomination for President
Ex-Governor John p. st. John. of
Kansas, and for Vice President William
Daniel. of Maryland. The first ticket
put in the political field by this Con-
Vention was nominated in 1872. with
James Black, of Pennsylvania. for
President, in some states electoral
tickets were nominated, and the total
number Of votes cast was 5,6O8. In
1876 Green Clay Smith, Of Kentucky.
was the candidate and 1922 votes
were pOlled. The Convention in 1880
headed the ticket with Neal Dow. of
Maine, and over 10000 votes were cast
for him. The advocates Of the Prohi-
bition movement do not expect to elect
their candidate this year, but Gov. st.
John is man Of national reputation.
strong, fearless and Outspoken on the
great temperance question Of the day.
and the Prohibition leaders claim that
he will receive 100000 votes in the
coming election. However this may
be it is probable that much larger
Temperance vote will be cast than
ever before. The delegates in the Con-
yention represented thirty-one States
and Territories, and from the earnest
demonstration made it is evident that
politically the movement is rapidly
gaining ground. The question Of vOt-
ing this ticketis one Of expedieney and
of conscience. 1t win be observed that
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30

James Geary, workman OH the
farm Of William Morrison, about two
miles from Newark, was killed at that
place Monday afternoon about 3
o'clock while in field at work with n
roller. A number of men were in the
field at the time, but were on the opno-
site side of a hill from Geary and did
not see the accident. He had remained
out OF sight SO long that some of them
went to look for him, and found the
eXen which were attached to the roller
standing still and Geary lying on the
ground underneath the heavy machine.
Life was extinct when the man was
found. 1t is supposed that he fell from
the roller.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30
10 the Ladies.

All lovers of flowers should remem-
Der that one blossom allowed to mature
or go to seed Injuries the plant more
than dozen new buds. Cut your
flowers, all of them, before they begin
to fade. AdOrn your rooms with them
put them on your tables; send bou-
quets to your friends who have no
flowers, or exchange favors with those
who have. You will find that the more
you cut off the more you will have. All
roses, after they have ceased to bloom.
should be cut back, that the strength
OF the root may go to forming new
roots for next year.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30

The United States Government eX-
pended nearly a million dollars in
fitting out the Greedy Relief Expedi-
ton, and saved six men. Good; but
perhaps the Government might do
something now towards saving hun
dred thousand perdition-bOund wretch
es at home. Charity doesn't end in
the Arctic seas.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30

THE looming war-fog between China
and France has lifted. France invited
the Celestial Empire to contribute
25O,OOO,OOO francs to the French treas
ury.-China signilied something to the
effect of countless funds and 100000
of men for defence, and the difficulty
will be amicably adjusted by France
accepting 2O,OOO,OOO francs for all de-
nlnnds
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30

a vote thus cast will visibly count
nothing at present, but by the gradual
acquisition of influence and the aggre-
CATION of votes the party will soon be-
come so powerful as to command gem
eral attention and respect. Indeed,
the movement in this campaign is one
that is not to be despised, and the de-
posting of even n hundred thousand
ballots will have the effect OF weaken
ing one of the old political parties to
such an extent that very soon Temper
ance principles and Prohibitory Legis-
latiOn will be considered worthy of
becoming prominent factors in political
operations, thus tending to purify
national politics and bring about a re-
suit that very many of the good and
pure people of this country are earn
estly looking for, namely, Constitu-
tional legislation against the manufac-
ture and sale Of Intoxicating liquors.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30

THE "TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by ROBT. D. HOFFECKER, Editor and
Proprietor, at smyrna, Del.
ERMS-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
OfSeven Cents line for the first insertion; sub
sequent insertions Three -and-a-half cents A
liberal discount made to quarterly semi annual
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Gents
per line.
Smyrna times., 1884-07-30
NOTICE.
Teachers Examination

Teachers Examination
HE Annual Examinations Of candidates for
teachers certificates. will be held according to
the following schedule:
ii"uingto and FELTON,, Tuesday, August 9Th.
Dover and smyrna. Wednesday, 6tL
ii!dlctoWn and Kirkwood. Thursday. Aug ON
The examination viii begin pronptlv at q
O'Clock, F"' ~ .
All those whose certificates expire August first
on september first are requested to present them.
selves Tor examination at one of the above named
places ''''''ie
Commissioners wishing teachers for the epsr.
ing year Will please notify as soon as possible
4. y. WILLIAMS
H. c. CARPENTER. lSuperin!endents.
DOVER, DEL, July 23, lSSi.-.w