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The Portland daily press., 1885-01-10
Ladies Cotton
UNDERWEAR.

Preparatory to our annual sale
Of Cotton Underwear we shall
close out a few ODD LOTS and
SOiled Goods in this line at Sem
satiORal Prices.
These will be shown in eur Cloak
Rooms and will well repay every
enc in need of such goods to look
at them.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-10

1t will be seen by reference to an advestise-
ment in another column that Messrs. Raymond
& Whitcomb have added Mexico to their
grand list of excursion points. A party will
leave Boston for an extensive tour through
interesting country, Thursday, February Is.
Upwards of dozen cities will be visited, and
nearly fortnight will be passed in the Ma
tional Capital. The party will be absent A
days altogether. A circular giving full de-
tails may be had by addressing W. Raymond,
240 Washington street, Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-10
Municipal Court.

BEFORE JUDGE GOULD.
FRIDAY-Michael Mulkern. Assault 80 days in
county jail.
Edwin NJ. Shaw. Search and seizure: fined 500
and cost; appealed.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-10
TABLE LINENS.

lease So inch All Linen
Cream Damask with red
border at 34c per yard,
worth as.
lease SO inch All Linen
Loom Damask at 2lc.
This is a bargain at soc.
Case 81 inch Cream
Damask, plain and red
border at soc, would be
cheap at rs.
Case O. in. BIeached
Damask at soc yd-
Case 81 i'm. Bieached
Satin Damask 6Qc.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-10

Dr.. w. WILSON is confined to his residence
with Rheumatism, and those of his Patients
needing Medicine, by sending to him, 237
Longwood Avenue, Boston, Mass, can have it
nani tn than
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-10
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADyERTrsRmENTs TODA,

NEW ADVERTESEmEN TODAY.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Rsymond's Excursions.
DR.. W. Wilson.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Eastman Bros. q Bancroft.
Monday-Millett g. Little.
Glove Sale-Owen, Moore & Co.
Coe the Hatter-6.
Valuable Gift w. d. Little.
Plymouth Rock Steamship Co.
Notice is Hereby Given.
To Let-Rooms.
W. f. Carruthers & Co.
To Let-Tenement.
To Rent-House.
Wanted-Agents.
For Rent--Tenement.
RaymoRd's Vacation Excursion.
Wanted-ScotcAmen.
Boots and Shoes.
Hydrogen Pocket Lighter.
John Smith. Jr.
Fer Sale-Newspaper Route.
Wanted-Situstion.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-10
Failures.

Failures.
The following failures are reported in Maine:
Joseph a. Weymouth, wool dealer, Newport
owes about $1,000 and has assets.
Fifeld Page. printers. Saco are reported at
tached
Alexander Hunter, painter, Revision, will adjust
his affairs in insolvency.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-10

NNTANTED - Scotchmen and defendants to
wv meet with the Portland st. Andrews Socie-
ty Wednesday Evening. Jan. IA. at TIA O'clock at
Overseer's Room, City Building. janl0-1
lNOR sALE.-Newspaper Route, situated in
IL Boston, now paying profit of forty-ive dol
Jars week. For particulars apply to j. W.
PETERSON, 2 Exchange ST., Portland. 10-1
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-10
GRE
Linens
e. B. & B.
CRASHES.
SO pcs. Is inch all Linen
BIeached Crash at sc per
yard, worth o c.
so pcs. 20 inch all Lin
en- Bleached Crash at
8 lac yard worth lOc.
SO pcs. Is inch All Linen
Bro. Crash at 8 l-4c yd.
25 pcs. 20 inch All Lin
en- TWilIed Crash at lie
per yard.

NAPKINS.
so doz. All Linen So
German Napkins at LOO
per dozen, are cheap at
$3.50
100 doz. German Cream
Damask DoyIies, red Dor.
at LOO per doz.
SO doz. 5-S BIea. Dam
ask Napkins I.25.
25 dozen SO Damask
Napkins, very heavy at
1.5O.
20 doz. Is in. Turkey
Red Doylies at LOO.
20 doz. Turkey Red 10
in. DoyIies at 1875.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-10

. BROS.
SAT -ANNT
and H.::Ou
wv Z LL Q
MONDAY, ia
Z. B. G B.
TOW ELS.
100 dozen all Linen Plaid Glass
Towels, 5 cts.
100 dOz. all Linen Stripe Memie
Towels, 3 cts.
5OdOz. all Linen Brown Huck Tow
els, 6 cts.
SO d0z. all Linen Bleached Huck
Towels, is by 81 inches, ct s
cts; cheap at IL cts.
so dOz. Brown Huck Towels at 10
cts; cheap at Is cts.
80 dOz. 90 by 40 inch Bleached
Damask Towels at IL I.2 cts.
25 dOz. Bleached Damask Towels,
Knotted Fringe, Is by 36, at
Is cts; worth 25 cts.
rs d0z. Brown Huck Towels, 90
by As, at 20 cts.
rs dOz. Brown Huck Towels, "a by
48, at % cts; these are extra
heavy and never sold less than
SO cts.
rs dOz. Satin Damask Towels, 20
by IS, KnOtted Fringe, at 25c.
rs dOz. Double Satin Damask Tow
els, with KnOtted Fringe, at
so cts.
20 dOz. Double satin Damask Tow
els, extra size and quality, at
SO I'2 cts.
TURKEY RED DEPT.
= ~ - AVIS ~ ~ 49, -
25 pieces Sc inch Turkey Red
Damask, fast coIors, at 25 cts.
yard; this is cheap at IS cts.
25 pieces Turkey Red Table Dam
ask, choice styles, warranted
fast cOlors, at 80 cts; worth As.
/ case 60 inch German Turkey Red
Table Damask at go cts.
/ case 60 inch Cardinal Damask in
plain, black and white border
at So cts.; regular Use goods.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-09
A Shot That Didn't Kill.

A farmer residing near Clayton was
the subject OF grim joke u few days
ago of which he was himselfthe author.
In some business transactions with "a
colOred man in which boy was invOl-
we'd, the farmer allowing his temper to
get the best of him, ordering the man
off the farm, giving him only two min
utes to make the distance. Fortunately,
the division fence between this and an
adjoining farm was not far off, on reach
ing which the unintentiOnal offender
mounted il and took his seat to take n
survey of what had promised to be a
bloody battle field. The farmer either
thought that there was two much de-
liberation in the act or that he had not
fully crossed the line, so bringing his
gun to his shoulder he banged away.
The man on the fence who had not
been angry at all was suddenly seized
with the idea of playing joke on his
would-be assailant and hearing the re-
port of the gun and rattling of the shot,
Swiggett threw up his arms and his
body backwards, falling to the ground
with heavy thud as if dead. The
man with the gun really thought he
had a dead man on his hands, and it is
said there has never been worse scar
ed man in the ALLEY" He called to a
labOrer little distance OFF to "cOme
for Gods sake" that he had "killed a
nigger," but the latter fearing new de-
velOpments in carrying his joke too far.
before they had reached the fence got
up and walked away. The farmer
had been happy many time before,
but it was the happiest moment of his
life when he really found he hadn't a
:" dead niger" on his hands.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-09
For The SmurnA Times
Letter from CLAYTON.

Recently "a lot adjoining Aaron Mar
Ve's, belonging to Thomas Carty, was
sold at auction. Joseph Smithers was
the purchaser BY him it was sold to
John A. Wright, who is now preparing
to put up nice dwelling for himself,
breaking ground this week.
John II. Colt, who now owns what
was formerly known as the FOxwell
farm-a fine piece of land, but manly
devoted to grain-has determined to
enter as fast as he may prepare his
ground, into fruit growing. He has
already set out fair peach orchard,
an acre of choice strawberry plants and
ordered an assortment of apple and
other stock for Fall. The new fencing
about his home is eredtable.
John Bradford, hOstler at the Bing-
ham House, has become very successful
i'll understanding and mastering the
hog disease and is making number
of cures. Two since last Wednesday,
one belonging to William Murphey and
the other to William Leinberger, that
have died, he (Bradford) feels assured
he could have saved.
Charles Numbers house is well ad
vanced, the outer work being nearly
completed so far as the carpenters are
concerned. Abel Sevil's place, next
lot, is progressing and ere long we
shall find, no doubt, all the ground
reaching to the school house on til {
Alley road occupied.
Visitors are growing fewer as the
cool weather tells us of the change Ot
the season.
Peaches still hold pretty fair prices
From IS cents to 81 .25, in New York
$1.0O to $500, in Boston; 80 cents t,
$1O0, at Philadelphia. Two or three
carloads are being shipped daily.
The evapOrator is only running par
time.
NOnny" holds up the Record as {
life study and says that if we were cap
able of remembering what we read W,
would know more from the jOurna
half printed at home, with the self
asserted largest Peninsular circula
ton " and news "up to a recent date,
than we ever knew in our life before
NOnny," we wilt under the crushing
weight of information, we never knew
how ignorant we had suddenly becOm
until you told us. Have we been de
luding ourselves in imagining that w
furnished you a great portion of al
that was reliable" in your saying
and did we not set your paper right il
that ship-canal matter only last week
We trust our readers will bear with II
if we persist in depending on our owl
poor wits and be nothing if not Origi
nal
Our attention is called to a premium
list book for the 3lst Annual Pennsyl
vania Agricultural State Fair, to b
held in Philadelphia from Septembe
23rd to October 14th. This will prov
of interest to those visiting the city a
the time named.
Clifton Hays, Boston; S. C. Downs
c. w. Knight, Manning Wildwood, {
G. Smith, New York Robert COlches
ter, Glen Cove, and +. Forrest Fellow.
are registered at the Bingham Hous,
LEAR.
Clayton, DEL, Sept s, 1885.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-09
For the Smyrna Times.
The Grant Monument.

Mr.. EDITOR A number of the
States are raising funds by general sub
scriptiOn for Grant monuments. New
York, the Empire State, proposes rails
ing one million dollars for some such
purpose. Its prOmulgatOrs have raised
$4,000 to date, a very small proper
tiOn of the amount and at time just
after the death of General Grant, when
people ought to be most in sympathy
with the work. There are two causes
that may account for this apathy. The
mOnied people have been largely away
Summering. devOting themselves to
pleasure and are not get-at-able.
Another reason is that the committee
do not present any definite plan as to
what specific use will be made of the
fund. Some plan or plans should be
presented to evoke discussion, excite
the interest of the people and thereby
awaken an enthusiasm tending to sue
cess. Among the suggestions made is
one that a National Museum be built
in Riverside Park, in addition to a
monument, over the tomb. A building
that shall contain everything that has
been written or published relating to
Guc Aul6ElCdu heNOluIlOu, Iue w AT vi
1872, the Mexican War and especially
the Civil War, in which General
Grants reputation as one of the great
soldiers of history was made. In my
humble opinion, would it not tend to a
greater result if all the States should
unite in one common effort for one OF
the grandest memorials conceivable, be
it museum, college, or what is best
with monument combined? VAN.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-09
REPTEMRER.

A WRITER in summing up the joys |
that September brings, ends in the fol-
lowing:
This is the month that brings Joy
to the young mans heart, because it
will not be long before the ice cream
sign will no longer tantalizingly stare
him in the face when they march by
(he and his sweetheart) but the oys-
ter signs suddenly confront him, and
he recOlleCts that the luxury is more
expensive than the cOngealed cream.
His mind wonders for short space,
but he calms himself with the thought
that the treat is not so frequent"
REV. JOHN FRANCE, the new Presid-
ing Elder, had his initial day on Sun
day, closing up in this town at night,
being his third sermon for the day.
He took for his text, Men should al
ways pray and not faint" from the
parable of the unjust Judge, which was
fOrcibly and impressively presented
and attentively listened to by the large
congregation, the strictly denOmina-
tiOnal feeling that in the new Presiding
Elder the Old-time mould of directness
and earnestness had neither been lost
nor thrown away.
IT IS probable that Smyrna will be
represented at the unveiling of the
Ridgeley Monument in Baltimore on
the 22nd inst. as will perhaps most of
the towns in the State, Wilmington ex-
pecting itself to furnish about 500 visi-
tors. 1t is expected that about 10000
Odd Fellows will be in line, the posi-
tiOn of Delaware being at the head of
the Second Division. The Delawareans
who will be marshalled by John T.
Jakes of Wyoming, will make their
head quarters at the Rose House, "a
aud 26 Gay street.
THE Philadelphia & Smyrna Trans
portatiOn Company has secured a gen.
eral manager in the person Of A. E..
Jardine, of New York, who has taken
stock in the company and will give it
his undivided attention. The steamer
j. E. Tygert has been vast benefit to
the agricultural and commercial COM
munities in the facilities it has afforded
in shipping produce and receiving mer-
chandise, but it has felt the need OF
some one to work up and increase its
volume of trade by forwarding more
and greater variety of articles that
would bring the shippers back prOfita-
BILE returns, while ut the same time il
would be adding to the receipts of the
transportation line. 1t is hoped they
have found such "A person in Mr. Jar.
dine.
ABOUT the hardest pressed men
among our citizens just nOw-in labor
and respOnsibility-are the Town Com.
missioners. The water-works, in the
time it requires to familiarize them
, selves with all the details of the sew
eral methods, the study thereof as tC
the real economy in the final result
and above all, for the past month tC
give time and attention to prospective
contractors. has been what in some pc
sitions would be considered a business
sufficiently taxing of itself, and yet j
has been done, doubtless often to tht
detriment Of their private business
But few of our citizens have perhap
thought once of the mental care ant
$ time our commissioners have been sub
4 ject to in thus taking on themselves
t work of such magnitude.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-09
The Water-Works Bids.
THE CONTRACT AWARDED TO A. H.
COON L co.

THE CONTRACT AWARDED TO A. H.
COON & co.
Yesterday, the day fixed for opening
and canvassing the bids on the water
works was one of more than usual in
terest for such occasions, the bids num-
bering twenty-five, IA number of the
parties being present at the meeting of
the commissioners in the Alderman's
Office. The following comprise the list
of bidders for the works completed:
Geo. C. Morgan, Chicago, $29. 1850.
w. w. Taylor, Philadelphia, SlS,75O.
r. D. Wood & Co., Philadelphia,
$22,25O
A. H. Coon & Co., Kingston, Pa,
$19,71O.
Clement & York, Chestertown, Md,
800, O,7O65O.
Inman Bros, New York, $22, 900.
Leach & Baldwin, Philadelphia,
$2l $50.
There were eighteen bidders for the
separate parts of the work, the esi-
mates of whom were canvassed by the
Board and when aggregated on the
lower bids, it was found the works
could not be erected by this method
at less cost than $4,000. 1t
will be observed by the above figures
that the lowest bidder was w. w. Tay-
lOr, of Philadelphia, but his PROPOSE
tiOns not coming within the specilica-
tiOnG on the pumping machinery his
bid was not considered. The Commits
siOners, i'm consultation with their
chief engineer, /. s. Cassin, after hav-
ing made some notifications in the
works, awarded the contract to the
next lowest bidder, A. II. Coon &
Co., for $18,971.
The works, when completed, will
comprise direct pumping in connec-
ton with stand-pipe. feet in diam
eter and 100 feet high. The contract
stipulates that the works shall be in
complete working order by the 10Th of
December. The contractors will COM
mence the work of construction in
ten days or two weeks. Messrs. A.
ii. Coon & Co. were the builders of
the Junction & BreaSwater Railroad
and more recently of the water-wOrks
of Plymouth, Pa, aud have under con-
struction now water-wOrks in three
different places.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-09
PE;O OPI.E:

In these days have comfort unknown TO our
fathers 25 wears ago. Better teams better
imDlements. and live better III every way,
and the call is for better Shoes. We can
see a great change after lapse OF only four
wears. They ask for a good Shoe and are
not content it should be of good material
ONLY, but it must be neat and artistic III It's
make up, it must not get slOUchy and make
the foot look as if the hollow thereof would
make hole in the ground. No one wear
ing such a Shoe can feel they are dressed
unless they are lost to all the finer instincts
of the Lady or Gentleman. These facts are
patent to every intelligent reader, and the
demand must be met. We intend to meet
it. We are putting in as fast as they can be
made, lines of Shoes that in quantity, quail
ty and style can not be surpassed by any in
the State and equalled by only one or two, and
they in Wilmington. There shall be no eX-
cuse for any one going elsewhere for Shoes,
but there shall be many reasons for People
to come long distances to Smyrna for Shoes,
and while we cannot give these Shoes away
and throw in chrome to get you to take
them, we do say in all sincerity, lUe know
our prices average 10 to 129 per cent lower
than those of Philadelphia and Wilmington;
they must make more, their expenses are
greater and they do not get the advantages
of Jobbing Trade prices in their purchases.
Now if the lines of Merchandise were
separated. Groceries in a Grocery Store.
Dry Goods in a Dry Goods Store Hats in
a Hat Store Carpets in a Carpet Store, &c,
&C., Smyrna's old time commercial prestige
would come back to her and she would join
hands with Clayton and lay her western
boundary beyond the Delaware Railroad.
Chimerical! Impractical! Yes. But let
every body come and buy their Boots and
Shoes at the SMYRNA BOOT AND SHOE
:; STORE, next door to the POstOffice.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-09

The G. U. o. of o. F. will hold their
District meeting here to-day at the
Centennial Hall also an entertainment
this evening. Tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock they will parade through
the streets with two bands of music.
THE Laurel Gazette has the follow
ing item:
" A lady from Smyrna, who has
been visiting friends near loves Cross
Roads, wished to return home very
badly on Monday last. She has always
been used to riding in splendid vehi-
cles, and we can we'll imagine how the
blood leaped to her cheeks as she rode
to the Laurel depot in peach cart"
DIR. CHAs. D. GREEN, who is well
known for his feats in Surgery, was in
town last night and in a visit to the
TIMES Office showed us a chirrhus, bet
ter known as a cancerous tumor, which
he cut a few days ago from the breast
of a lady near Frederica. 1t was
large lump which evidently needed
skillful handling of the scalpel.
THE new NJ. z. Church at Hartley
was dedicated on Sunday last. The
three meetings were largely attended
and the calls for contribution were
well responded to; leaving only bal
ance of hundred dollars or so. The
church is beautiful little frame struc-
ture, worth as it stands about $2OOO
1t will seat about 300 persons.
THE Summer was unusually dry un-
til it was twO-thirds gone, but so far as
We know, not tree of the large lot
planted in the public school grounds
have died 1t will be recOllected that
the children were allowed to name the
trees 10y taking the care of them, and it
was this fact doubtless, the good atten-
ton the trees got in the months of May
and June, that saved them.
The steamer John T. Tygert will
make three trips week during the
reminder of September, her time OF
leaving being as follows:
Smyrna times., 1885-09-09
EsiFF'S Over tAs Garden WALL"

There's a man keeps store out at Clayton now,
Over the Rail Road Track
He sells everything from Tack to a Plow,
over the Rail Road Track
He has elegant Forks and beautiful Knives.
And under his rules his business thrives,
And to learn his prices you ought to drive
Over the Rail Road Track
Over the Rail Road Truck.
He's nearly opposite Mack"
He has Chimney Tops and Flower Pots.
Aud you may bet he'll never forget
To sell you lower than you've bought yet,
Over the Rail Road Track.
It's only four months since he opened out,
Over the Rail Road Track
But people are finding his prices ont
Over the Rail Road Track.
He is selling the DeldlUare Wheat Groi0er" cheap,
And for raising goo4 crops it cannot be beat;
You should use this fall aud raise big Wheat,
To ship On the Rail Road Track
Over the Rail Road Track,
ETC. etc.
He has good Hard Brick and Chimney Tops.
Over the Rail Road Track
And he's selling them cheap in good big lots.
Overthe Rail Road Track.
He has Cucumber Pumps and steam tested pine.
Guaranteed not to split, for they're cut when
they're ripe,
And he's never been guilty of selling Green Pipe
over the Rail Road Track.
over the Rail Road Track
You get your moneys worth back.
By dealing with GRIFF. you save in cash
And you may bet, he'll never forget
To sell you cheaper than you've bought vet.
Over the Rail Road Track
=, You viii find our prices dllOays the LoiOest on
hardware, Tinware, ATLAS Paint, Window Glass
TTHtly' Bricks, Lime, Cement. Plastering Hair
oDllglng and want your custom. GuaranteeinS
10 save you money In all cases
G. T. GRIFFENBERG, Jr..
CLAYTON. Del
Smyrna times., 1885-09-09

WIN. GEO. TRUAx and wife, and A.
L. Hudson attended the Grangers'
Meeting, at Williams Grove, Pa, last
week, but the crowd of 10000 or 10000
people who had to be fed and lodged,
made the experience a little rough for
many of the visitors, especially as the
exhibition of machinery was in a
grove and there We're no large towns
near. The people had to be accommo-
dated mostly in tents, camp meeting
style, by engaging places in advance,
which, unfortunately, our visitors did
not do, not understanding the require
ments in visiting the place. Mr.. Hud-
son says he found a place to sleep.
without the necessity of even pulling
off his boots, but he felt paid for the
visit in witnessing the immense dis
play of agricultural machinery and
mingling with the crowd.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-09
Going for Us.

Our town is catching it from the
Peninsular papers at large for what is
considered the bad treatment of Col.
Henry f. Bateman and Edward H.
Roe, of EastOn, who were refused add
mittance at the Delaware House be-
cause they came after bed-time-2I
o'clock A. M.-and had to stay in the
streets until o'clock in the morning,
when the Smyrna House opened. The
explanation is made that the voice
which sent them away because they
were making so much noise in trying
to gain admittance, saying the house
was full, was from bOarder who did
not want to be disturbed and that the
clerk did dress and go down, only to
find that the irate gentlemen had de-
parted in disgust. One of our Mary
land editors was so exercised about
it that he wrote a stinging editorial
about Smyrna, under the head of, A
Good Place to Avoid" We think it
likely that if any of the Maryland col
Onels come again to our town at so nm
seasOnable an hour that they will not
have so much difficulty in getting the
ear of the clerk.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-09
Clayton, Del.

A call has been issued for a meeting
at st. Louis, beginning September 29th
and continuing probably for several
days, ofall the spOrtsmen in the coun-
try, the gathering itself to be known as
the Sportsmen's National Convention.
Inc purpose of the convention will be
TO devise more uniform system of fish
and game laws and to take the neees-
sary steps for its enforcement.
Smyrna times., 1885-09-09

THE editor of the NIiddletown
Transcript thus chronicles an expert
ence of his boyhood:
"A poet singing sweetly of rural
scenes speaks Of the "cow's sweet
breath and gentle eyes" 1t is all
right for the poet to sing that way,
because she don't know any better and
never MIXED afawn-like brindle heifer,
with the spring halt in her off hind
leg, in the early dawn of a frosty
morning The memory of childhood's
days rises up before us, and to stick
right close to frigid facts we are bound
to say that there is nothing "sweet p"
or inviting about the gentle COW or
the barnyard, even if it takes the very
heart out of the poets verses"