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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-12
FROM PORTLAND.


PORTLAND, Nov. IL.
A civh service examination was held in
Portland, Wednesday. superintended BY
Chas. Lyman, chief examiner of Washington
and BY the local board of examiners. For
the csstoms department there were twenty
seven candidates: for department service At
Washington, seventeen candidates, including
six ladies. There will De another examina-
ton Thursday for the customs department
and about fifty additional candidates are ex-
pected.
Suicide Committed.
Capt. w. H. Polleys committed suicide at
his room at the Falmouth Hotel, Portland,
Wednesday afternoon, by shooting himself in
the head. He was 70 years old. No cause
is assigned.
Burglary at Buckfield.
A special to the press says that burglars
broke into the postofice and store of j.. w.
Shaw of Buckfeld this morning and blew
up the safe. The noise awake the neighbors
and the burglars were scared of before se-
curing anything. They also broke into
Ripley's blacksmith shop and stole articles
Of small value. The safe was badly wrecked,
The Resurrection Story Thought to be
Yarn.
A careful investigation of the story of the
resurrection of Joseph Dyer, reported yes
terday, tail to disclose how the yarn originat-
ed. People have been found who remember
the accidental death of young Dyer. but
search for him and his family have 80 far
proved unavailing. Blanche Edwards and
two sisters still reiterate their first story. 1t
appears that they believe it. They are honest
Welsh girls. 1t is thought they have been
imposed on by some person unknown; some
think it a scheme to get a small amount of
money said to have been given to Blanche by
young Dyer before his death. Investigation
is still in progress to find the Dyer family, if
they are in this vicinity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-12
Fire at NOblebOrO.

DAMARIscoTrA, Nov. IL.
The house owned by E. S. Trask at Noble
boro, and occupied by Mrs. Angeline Chap
man, was burned Tuesday night Loss about
$500. Insured The fire is thought to have
been incendiary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-12

The most important Discovery IL that which
brings the most good to the greatest number.
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs, and Colds, will preserve the health
and save life, and is priceless boon to the
afflicted. Not only does it positively cure
Consumption, but Coughs, Colds. Bronchitis,
Asthma, Hoarseness, and all affections Of
the Throat, Chest, and Lungs, yield at once
to its wonderful curative powers. If you
doubt this, get Trial Bottle Free, at Devine
Coughlins Drug store.
SHILOHS vITALIZER is what you need
for Constipation, Loss Of Appetite, Dizzi-
ness, and all symptoms of Dyspepsia. Price
10 and IS cents per bottle. Sold by Bow
ditch, Webster & CO.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-12
Arrested for stealing.

FARxINaroN, Nov. IL.
Frenchman named Cowsn was arrested
.oa.v for entering C. A. Days store At Far
miugton Falls, last night. Preliminary hear
ing tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-12
Ch,cngo froauce Market.

CHICAGO. Nov. II.
FLoUk-du.
wHEAT.lower; No. Chicago Spring. s7as7,
Nov. SOL s1a.
CoRN-higher at 46A.
OArs-higher "a.
4Yk-steady, 6i
BARLkY-hrm 81.
PORK - ats rs a ssl.
LARD "A. o l2i a Q ib.
BULK MEAT-Saouiders, I? rs, Short rib 4 90.
Shor' "iDsr. 10
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-12

For lame back, side or chest, use Shiloh's
Porous Plaster. Price Is cents. Sold BY
Bowditch, Webster { Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-12

WHY WILL YOU SUFFER from Ague
and Malaria when Gilmore's Aromatic Wine
will cure you? Sold by +. G.. Kinsman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-12

CATARRH CURED, health and sweet
breath secured. by Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy.
Price 80 cents. Nasal Injector free. Sold
BY BOwditch Wehater e. Co
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-12
The Servian Government Denies that Her
Troops Have Crossed the Froniier.

BELGRADE. Nov. IL.
The Servian government denies the Bull
garian report that Servian troops have crossed
the frontier and states that Servia has no
need to invent causus belli As Bulgaria has
given Servia ample grounds to declare war
when the proper moment arrives. Seryia
refrains at present from attacking Bulgaria
for special motives which Bulgaria ignores.
Servia pursues state policy while Bulgaria
follows revolutionary one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-12
The Hone OF The Nation.

Children, slow in development, puny,
scrawny and delicate, use "Wells' Health
Renewer."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-12
AND CoMMEROIAL.
>ew York Money market
FveWsnp Report.

RveNsno RepoSt.
Nxw YORK, Nov. IL.
Money easy between from a and closed at 3
frtme Mercantile paper, u 81. Exchange s'eady
sS for long, and IS for short. Governments steady
EIoaing hihs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-12
BY TELEGRAPH,
WEATHER REpt,KT.

WEATHER REPORT.
indications for the Next "a Hour..
War Department.
Omce Of the Chief Signal Officer.
washington, d. c., Nov. FL A..
For New England and Middle States.
warmer. fair weather; northerly winds fall
Ing barometer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-12

What piece Of pork Is mani hoe noble
in reason, how infinite in faculties. IN form
and moring hoW cypress and admiya5ie! an
sct;on how like an angel in apprehension
Ior like god! the beauty of the poridi the
roragon Observation-Disclosures.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-16
RRnGOnal-


McKendree DOwnham, of the SUSSEX
Journal, made a short visit to the
Teachers Institute last week, paying at
the same time his respects to the TIMES
Office.
James F. Griffin, formerly of this
town, was married in Chicago on the
lst, inst, to Mrs. Ann Haskell.
B. a. HAZEL, is home from a long
commercial trip to spend the holidays.
Mrs. DIR. S. M. Wilson, of Leesburg,
n. j., is visiting relatives here.
John 2. Collins, who has recently
changed his residence from the country
to this town, is much pleased at the
kindness with which he has been re-
ceived, and wishes to express through
this medium his appreciation of the re-
gard manifested to a new citizen.
We have received from A. p. Griffith
an interesting Florida letter which we
will give in our next issue. He speaks
of himself as feeling better in the gen
ial cline of that Southern Peninsula.
5. l.. Kahn, of Philadelphia, has been
on a short visit to this town this week.
J. NJ. Waters, who has been mer-
chandising in this town for the past
twenty years or more has retired from
business, and purposes with his wife
leaving this town next week for Phila-
delphia to spend the Winter with his
son William.
Mrs. Fairchild, of Brooklyn, is visit
ing Mrs II. G. Budd, her neice.
Mrs. G. NJ. Collins, returned home
yesterday after visit of several weeks
to her neice in BROOKLYN.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-16
Was She an Impostor?

One day week before last a woman
who made genteel appearance, was a
good talker, fluent even to persistency,
visited number of our dwellings and
places of business asking for aid for a
family in the country, which she said
was in distress. She would ask first
for money and if she could not get
this then she wanted provisions,
clothes, going down list which
started with money and ended with
old shoes. She had that earnestness
that should characterize a good cause
and she had perhaps more than the
usual success Of strangers asking aims,
but there were certain things that
have raised a suspicion as to whether
she was really begging for a sick and
distressed family. Our reople, as a
rule, always give as they should, wher-
eVera genuine case of need is presented.
but they do not like to be imposed
upon, and it is in their interest and to
head of impOstOrs that we thus par
ticulariZe this case. Persons asking
gifts of charity for another are expected
to give any information that NAV be
desired. The question NAV not be
usually asked, but a person who asked
the alms-seeker her name was an
swered in a suppressed voice a name
that sounded very much like Sword.
which was repeated after her when
she again in mufiled voice said " nc. !"
using word that sounded like Swore.
She said she was coming back again ON
the Saturday following to wait on
those persons who were not prepared
to accommodate her on her first visit.
but she has not been in town since that
we have heard of. On inquiry at the
post Office we learned that no person
gets mail matter there answering to the
above name.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-16

empty words, of that promise is a de-
funct immigration commissioner and
the memory of its incapacity and use
lessness. Further comment would be
cruelty to the governor. We will leave
him to his own reflections. The
Grange also adopted a resolution pro
testing against further state aid to Del
aware College unless that institution
should provide better facilities for the
inculcation of agricultural knowledge.
1t says that the recent change in that
college was "less favorable to an agri-
cultural course of study" than the
former conditions had been. 1t may
be said here that without state aid the
college could not exist a single year,
and that with the aid Delaware Col
lege is getting now it cannot afford to
provide for other special work than it
is doing at present. To do the work
which the grangers expect of the state
college, it must be furnished with
enough more income to support at least
another professor. One should not ex-
pect impossibilties. .-MorniRg NelOs.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-16
Delaware State Grange.

The eleventh annual session of the
Delaware State Grange, Patrons of
Husbandry, which met at Dover on
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday of
last week, adopted two or three Verv
significant resolutions in a series of for
mulated declarations of the purposes.
beliefs and hopes of its members.
These farmers, who are constantly
preaching sensible, businesslike politics.
observed that all measures which re-
late to the welfare ofagriculture passed
the House only by u meagre vote
while none of them secured a majority
in the Senate of this state last Winter
In view Of this they urge their fellow
farmers to set the seal Of disapproba-
tion upon all unfaithful servants and
oppose their future advancement to Of
ticial position" To make their disan-
probation effective they declare further
that they are satisfied from long and
careful observation that the onlv wov
to accomplish anything is through the
ballot-box the way to accomplish the
desired end is to commence at the hot.
tom-the primary meeting-and see to
1t that none but good and true men are
placed in nomination" Ii we recolleet
Alright 1t was the present administration
that promised to do so much for the
farmers Of the state The promises
were made in 1882, previous TO the
election. All that is left, excepting the
Smyrna times., 1885-12-16
The Teachers, Institute.

The Teachers Institute for Kent
county, which commenced on We'd
nesday afternoon closed on Saturday
morning, commencing with so teachers
at the first session and increasing to
l26 before the close of the Institute.
i. Irving Handy, on behalf of the
people of Smyrna, in glowing address.
welcomed the teachers to the town
paid tribute to the dignity and char
acter of the profession and invited the
visitors to visit our various places of
interest, mentioning the Smyrna
Library, the public schools, Belmont
Park, the water works, &c.
Superintendent Williams replied on
behalf Of the teachers and congratula-
ted the latter on the pleasant circum-
stances under which they were
assembled and noted especially the i'm
ProVement in educational matters in
Kent county during the past twelve
months, and the increased demand for
good teachers.
Inc regular business then COM
menced, the first question for discus
SION being How and what shall we
seacn the large boys who attend school
Dus short time in the Winter
months Z, which was discussed bv IN.
lTrrench, Il. q. Jones, ]. w. Knapn. M
townsend, Mr.. Handy and Miss Emma r1u
Smyrna times., 1885-12-16
DEATHS.

MORRIS.-At Smyrna Landing. December 18Th
Aaron d. Morris, in the 82d year Of his age.
At the regular annual meeting of the Delaware
State Grange, held at Dover December Sth, 1885,
the following preamble and resolutions were
adopted
WHEREAS It hath pleased Almighty God to re-
move from our midst, Brother William r. CahoOn
from world Of sorrow u that bourne from
which no traveller ever returns; and
WHEREAS In the death of Brother CahOon we
can truly say that we have lost brother who was
ever ready to greet US with words of cheer and
OulstTeched hands saying come let us reason
togetheri and, using our reasoning faculty, jus
ice wrS done. lie was noble, just and from our
personal knowledge Of his life we can say he was
ready To welcome his Masters coming with hands
laden with precious sheaves from faithful har-
vest. His was Il life Of saving faith and in pro-
portion 10 our patience, bravery and faith, so
cOmetn the reward. And this sweet hope of i'm
mortality lifts our heads above the trials of earth
ana hbldS us look upward 10 that haven of rest
whittier our brother has gone. Therefore be it
ReSOtUcd, That in the death of Brother CahoOn
ms children have lost a kind and indulgent
father, the Grange Patron talented tried and
be hard 70 fill, the Temperance cause an unfinch-
ing advocate, the community a friend whose
nand ana heart were ever ready and open to
every good word and work and the Church an
exemplary Christian whose Jealous labOrs have
extended over a long and active life, and was an
example worthy of our imitation.
ReSOtUed, That we tender our sincere sympathy
and coincidence to the family of our deceased
brother in this their irreparable loss.
ReSOtued, That these resolutions be spread upon
our records and copy be presented TO the be-
reaved family.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-16
Working for Temperance.

Miss Henrietta G. Moore, of Ohio,
spoke at the Town Hall on Saturday
night as per announcement, to a fair
audience. She was under the aus
pices of the w. G. T. U. and there
were with her on the platform, Mrs. J..
b. Quigg, Mrs. r. E. HOugh and Mrs,
Kate Smithers.
Sunday morning, though the weather
was dark and lowering, portending the
heavy rainstOrm that set in after the
gathering Of the congregation, the audi
ence room of the NJ. f. Church was
well filed. She spoke for nearly an
hour i'll wOmanly, pleasing, forcible
manner, as if imbued with the sacred
ness and Importance of her mission in
lighting the evils of the rum traffic.
Hers was the logic of facts that could
not but impress deeply on this subject.
She is one of the organizers of the w.
e. 7. U. and most abundant in labors,
having averaged an address a day for
every day of the past four years. She
left in the storm in the afternoon for
Little Creek Landing to address a
meeting there at night
Smyrna times., 1885-12-16

THE Deia'0arecH says the American sill
yer dollar is worth in London ninety-nine
cents and that responsible man offered to
take an unlimited quantity at these figures.
Won't the editor carry the news to the un-
fortunate holders of the trade dollars
(worth more than the Buzzard dollar on
which he puts such high estimate) who
were compelled to lose fifteen cents on
every dollar because the Government,
after putting 81 90 stamp on them, would
redeem them only at 50 cents. If he can
find that man he has in his power to make
an investment that will put the stock oper-
ations of Wall street completely in the
shade.
Wise men will differ and President
Cleveland differs widely with the editor of
the Deta1carean. The President speaks
more earnestly aud more at length on the
question of coinage and currency than on
any other subject in his lengthy message
speaks Of them as worth only eighty cents,
tbat gold as the standard Of value will have
premium over silver of the difference in
ShOtA HoluOo WHICH III tIiS case WOulQ DC
twenty cents, which will go to the hoarders
Of gold at the expense of the laboring man,
whose living will inevitably be measured
by deprecated coiE The President thus
foIcibly states what will ultimately be the
condition of things with an unlimited coin
age of deprecated coin;
That disaster has not already overtaken
us furnishes no proof that danger does not
wait upon a continuation of the present sill
yer coinage. We have been saved by the
most careful management and unusual ex-
pedients, by q combination of fortunate
conditions, and by a confident expectation
that the course of the government in re-
gard to silver coinage would be speedily
changed by the action of Congress.
Prosperity hesitates upon our threshold
because of the dangers and uncertainties
surrounding this question. Capital timidly
shrinks from trade, and investors are un.
willing to take the chance Of the question
able shape il which their money will be re.
turned to them, while enterprise halts al
a risk against which care and sagacious
management do not protect
As a necessary consequence labor lacks
employment, and suffering and distress are
visited upon a portion of our fellow-citizens
especially entitled to the careful considera.
tiOn of those charged with the duties Of leg.
islatiOn. No interest appeals To US st
strongly tor a safe and stable currency a.
the vast army of unemployed.
recommend the suspension Of thu
compulsory coinage Of silver dollars direct
ed by the law passed in February, 1873"
Smyrna times., 1885-12-16
Smyrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
PORK is selling at from $500 to $3.50
per 100 pounds.
CALL at w. F. Clements if you want
choice, fresh Christmas things 7
A BEAUTIFUL line of Christmas and
New Year Cards at J. P Hoffecker's. +
It's a wise juvenile that looks after
the condition of his stockings just
now.
w. F. CLEMENT has Just received a
supply Of Good Things " for Christ
mas.
The real estate ol the late IL. c.
Douglass will be sold at public sale to-
morrow.
ALL Holiday Novelties 25 Der cent
cheaper than heretofore, at }. p. Hof.
fecker's.
t. B. MEGEAR, has laid in during the
past week large stock Of goods to
meet the demands of the holidays.
J. II. PRIMROSE & Co, offers in onr
advertising columns a desirable dwell
ling OF modern and attractive finish.
just erected. for $1,000.
ALL persons who contemplate max
ing Presents would do well 10 call and
examine the New Stock of Novcltiee
just received at J. p. HOfecker's. T
J. B. COOPER calls the attention nj
purchasers of Christmas goods by per
sons in the town and vicinity to hi,
large, varied and very complete collec
ton.
HARDcAsTLE & JONES on Saturda,
and Monday next will purchase poui,
try IN MillingtOn for the holiday mar
ket. They will buy here also the sam,
days.
MRS. s. E. RICHARDS, on Market St
has full line of Ladies' and Gent
Silk Handkerchief, Gents Silk NM
Hers, Christmas Cards, &c. Give her
call fer bargains.
FRANK GREENwEIL JR who bo
been in the butchering business wit
his farther at Kenton intends movin
to this town in the Spring to pursu
the same business.
JOHN f. PHILLIPS is ready +,
CnrisJmas Win an elegant line of Sill
and Linen Handkerchiefs, Silk an
Cashmere Muflers, Gents Fine Nee
Wear, Umbrellas, &c. Call early 5
fore stock is broken. 4
J. d. EVANS and son Frank ha'
each recently come into the possessiC
Of chairs the history of which can
traced back nearly two hundred year
They were found among a lot of ru
bish, looking very unlike the sol
walnut they proved to be on bel
dressed up The style Of carving
such as 70 make them attractive pieC
of furniture.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-16

ping its partizan character and aiming
at a good local newspaper, it has en-
tered upon Il career af great success.
It's new ads have necessitated a half
sheet supplement, besides an over
crowd in the columns of the regular
sheet, and last week it did what few, if
any of the Peninsular papers did, gave
the Presidents Message entire in a
second supplement. We people of
Harrington are experiencing a feeling
of pride in the Enterprise now, and
scarcely any desire to see it put on the
partizan character of the last Presiden-
tial contest. An Independent news
paper is the need of most of our PENN
sular towns and one that can carry
good moral influence also.
OCCASIONAL.
Harrington, DeL., Dec. 14tk, 1885.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-16

THE State Changers resolved at their
meeting last week that unless a curriculum
of agriculture be adopted for Delaware
College that they are opposed to said col
lege having any money from the State.
Have the Grangers taken into considera-
tiOn the fact that Delaware College has a
struggle to get along at all with its meagre
support and the heavy load an experiment
tal farm would be to it at this time?'
Smyrna times., 1885-12-16

CONGRESSMAN HEMPHILI., of South Car
0lina, has returned to Washington with
different ideas in reference to the Bland
dollar and silver coinage. He sees that the
time will come when, if the imitation con-
tinues, they will decline to their real value
and as the larger share of them are alb
sOrbed in the South that section will be the
poorer by twenty cents for every silver
dollar in circulation among them. A
shave of One-ffth to perpetuate dishonest
coin he thinks too much to ask of them
when they could just as well have dollar
worth one hundred cents
Smyrna times., 1885-12-16

If you want the best Fresh Candies
go to w. F. Clements. T
INVITATIONS are out for the crystal
wedding of MIR. and Mrs. I. r. Stats,
Monday evening December 28th at their
residence in Thoroughfare Neck.
JOHN w. LAVENDER, brother of Will
son T. Cavender of this town died in
MiddletOwn last night Of consumption.
He leaves a wife and two children.
Do NOT forget to call at Denney's
Drug Store for Christmas presents. t
ONE of our farms changes tenants
the coming Spring because the farmer
thought from the grasping tendency
of the landlord he might claim half of
his children another year.
The Arlington Concert and Comedy
Company, which is spoken very well
of by the press, will give one of their
entertainments at the Town Hall, on
Monday night next, 21st inst.
AARON D. MORRIS, the oldest resi-
dent at Smyrna Landing died on Sun
day in the 80 year of his age. His
AuuCIdl ldhCS pltlCO OulS dlJGTuOOu db
the family burying ground on his
premises.
THE crew of the steamer 1ygert saw
a seal summing itself on the banks at
the mouth of the creek on Monday,
which slipped down into the water and
swan off when the boat approached it.
This was the first seal they ever saw
here, but several have been seen this
season at the fishing grounds down the
bay.
WE have received with the compli-
ments of the Delaware Historical So
ciety, a copy of the History of the
First Regiment, Delaware Volunteers,
from the commencement of the three
months service" to the final muster
out at the close of the Rebellion, writ
ten by VIM. p. Seville, captain of Com
pany E. From a cursOry view of its
pages, 1853 in number, we take it to be
as well written as it is a well printed
book that must prove of great inter-
est to Delawareans and especially
those who had a part in any way in the
late Civil War. 1t is gratifying to
know that the deeds of our brave Della
ware boys are thus gathered for the
benefit and inspiration of future gen
eratiOns.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-16

THE Republican Senators in their caucus
in Washington last week decided to treat
the appointments of President Cleveland
the same as they would those of a Republi-
can President and fight only those consid-
cred bad or unfit This conclusion seems
to have been reached under the impression
that Mr.. Cleveland is doing the best he
can with the material pressing for the
Of3oaS