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Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
Healing Houses.

The mild Winter weather which has
prevailed up until Saturday was no
test of the cellar heating apparatus for
warming dwellings-so many of which
have been introduced the past season
by our citizens to take the place of
stoves-but that Of this week has, with
varying results. James w. Anthony
stepped beyond, as we have before an
nounced, the cellar furnace for hot air
beating to that Of steam, with full as
surance of entire satisfaction which was
fully confirmed by the cold snap of
Monday. Mr.. Anthony found his
house, with pressure Of only two
pounds Of steam, comfortably heated.
with the further satisfaction that the
furnace and steam pipes are so con-
strqcted as to work automatically at
any guage he may set them, the valves
opening and closing with the delicate
ness in movement Of thermometer.
On the other hand, J., +. Anthony, on
the adjoining farm is not Rt all salts
Bed with the warm-air heating nr-
Fangemept of his new house and in
tends putting in steam at once. We
shall be very much surprised If steam
does notsupeFsede hot-air furnaces in
many of our dwellings before long.
They cost more in putting in. but after
that are run with a great deal more
economy and satisfaction.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

wishes to be assessed must appear on APP
peal day and have free-hOlder swear to
hia identity. A father cannot swear to
sons age and identity, unless an owner OF
land; but a cOlOred man who owns an acre
of land can do so. So much for inherent
rights of soil. If when the assessors lists
are finally made out names are omitted,
the persons must go before the levy court of
the county with II freeholder and be sworn
on. Even then the levy courts, which are
solidly Democratic, may and do leave on
Names and claim the error was that OF the
copyist who made the list. If two Repub-
licans have the same name, one IS left on.
But these extremes are resorted to only
when Republicans are making vigorous
opposition.
From this it is evident that tax for rev.
enue incidental to citizenship was not the
object A few years since Democratic tax
collectors would hide just before the time
limiting the payment Of taxes IN order to
vote In one case mounted patrol
watched the public road for several nights
and at last captured the Democratic tax
collector and made him receive the taxes of
Republicans On the other hand, Demo-
Gratis "carry" their own men, having all
the party machinery. 1t is thus Delaware
Republicans are disfranchised."
The Milford Chronicle, Democrat,
Wull6 not ulSpOScu W COllll ldulC1 OhO
position of the Review, says
"The writer has evidently drawn his in
Formation from Republican and prejudiced
sources, and the condition of things is rep
resented to be worse than it really is, and
! it is bad enough.
1T is to he hoped that this exposure Of
| the faults of our system in magazine Oi
such high reputation and large circulation
| will influence the ruling party to grant d
! fair share of representation to the minority
Unjust and even unkind faultfnding Is
sometimes good for the soul. We recon.
mend our readers to study the article and
see how much Of it applies.
The Baltimore Herald, Republican
puts in an oar, as follows:
"The proper and only person to reply t'
the serious charges therein made is Mr.
Bayard, who admits that he is responsible
for that part of the law which permits in
Justice to be worked. Let us hear from tn,
| honorable Secretary of State. Let us SCI
whether he will speak out so boldly wheT
the eyes of the nation are upon him as ht
| spoke when his only auditors were hi
| friends and felOw-tOwnsmen. 1t may b.
| mentioned as significant at this time tha
Delaware Republicans have decided not t,
make an active campaign next year be
cause it is impossible to get II fair expires
sion of opinion on account of the working
of the Infamous and cunningly devised
statute to which Mr. Rice refers"
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

Kent County Teachers Institute.
The following is an outline of the Kent
County Teachers Institute to be held
in this town this week: Wednesday
afternoon at three o'clock, the Insti-
tute will organize. The annual ad-
dress will be delivered by State Super
intendent T. N. Williams. Jahu De
Witt Miller will lecture on Wednesday
night, subject, Distinguished Men /
Have Met" Thursday evening Mr..
Miller or Geo. E. Little will lecture,
and Friday evening DR.. John H.
French will lecture on "Our Boys and
Girls" Thursday and Friday day
sessions will be devoted to talks and
discussions on the best methods of in
struction. The various branches
taught in our public schools will be
discussed. DIR. John H. French, a
prominent Institute worker of New
York, will be in attendance during all
the Institute. DR.. Raub, of Newark /;
DR.. Caldwell, of Delaware College ;
Superintendent d. w. Harlan, of Will
mingtOn, and other prominent educa-
tors will be present to assist in the
work of the Institute. They had a
very successful one in Wilmington last
week, there being 26O teachers in at
tendance all the time and the people
were highly delighted.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
How the Water Works Progress

The freezing weather that set in on
Saturday night put stop to the opera
tions on the water works, for the
time. The material work in lay
ing the mains and erecting the stand
pipe was, however, completed last
week except in some minor details.
The well, that has been the elephant on
the contractors hands also made some
progress last week, and Chief Engineer
Cassin, if he finds its capacity 100000
gallons per day, may pronounce it ade-
quate though foot or two short of the
contract depth, twenty-one feet.
Though the engine house has been up
two or three weeks there seems to be
little Or nothing doing in placing the
boiler and engine, and with the most
favorable weather it will not be possi-
bic to get the machinery in working
order before the first of the year if then.
The time specified in the contract was
the 18th of December, and Mr.. Coon
has asserted until very recently that
he would have his work done inside OF
the specified time. He has been here
but comparatively little of the time,
for the reason of having existing con-
tracts at other places, and since COM
mencing the work here has made, it is
said, It 100000 contract to erect water
works at Woodbury., N. J. The chief
desideratum with us as community is
the proper equipment to fight fire, and
in view of the possibilities that might
arise should a fire break out one of our
high windy nights, the citizens have a
right to demand that there should be
no delay, not even for one day longer
than S absolutely required.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
For the Smyrna Times
Letter from Clayton.
DEATH FROM EXPOsURE-A HOUSE
Oxryt1 TlnTVNJ

BLOWn DOWN.
The cyclonading predicted for this
month set in on Friday night last, Sat
urday night continued and Sunday
night became very severe. Clayton
had its share of the damage, the great
est being sustained by Thomas Holli-
day, in the complete demolition of his
new house which was well advanced
in the framing. Charles VanWinkle,
the contractor, sustains part of the loss
which will be altogether over 5000.
As it is said troubles never come singly
but in battalions, Mr.. Holiday, while
looking at his wrecked house, received
news of the death of his sister, Mrs.
Allen johnson, at Millington, Md.
Fast time is made by the Norfolk ex-
express, it leaving Clayton at All P. NJ.
and arriving in the city of Phil
adelphia at 5.53, fraction over one
and a-half minutes per mile, including
stops.
Jerome Clark is proud of his first
born son.
n. f. Pierson will soon build a
paint shop adjoining the warehouse of
J. p. Hudson.
Howard Hewitt, the new telegraph
linCman, is permanently located here.
John Colt killed eight fine hogs
Monday aggregating 2,2OO pounds.
No cholera that way.
VIM. Clark, sometimes called
"Devil " Clark, was found in a dying
condition Sunday at an early hour on
n pile Of lumber, in the rear of the
! Holiday shops and died shortly after.
He had served through the late war
in the Union army of late years had
led careless life, spending most OF
his time with several farmers about
Delaney's, mainly dependent on gov
ernment bounty. He was a frequent
visitor here, spent Saturday about
town and was seen by shop keepers
until late hour in the night. Finding
no means Of getting home must have
gone to sleep on the lumber and as the
cOroner's jury conclude, died from ex-
posure. His rcmlins were taken in
charge by Geo Butler, and removed
to Delaney's this morning for burial.
Cooper Hill, who has made a fair
newspaper route here goes to VIII
mingtOn with his people this week and
will be succeeded by VIM. Cook, who
will serve morning and evening paper.
as usual.
Thomas Romans found the boys a
Green Spring school too much for hi.
nerves and resigned after several days
trial, making the third teacher thi!
term. LEAR.
Clayton, Del., Dee Sth, 1885.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

THE TIMES has received from L. III.
Eldridge, of the EmpOria Fla Gazette,
a sample of Florida Mistletoe. He
suggested that it be hung over our door
during the Christmas holidays and the
first fair maiden that enters, should
pay the penalty with a kiss, but instead
of using it at Christmas we prefer do
ing it during the Institute while the
pretty school marms are here.
THE Jury in the case of Charles Rob-
insOn, whose trial for a felonious as
sault on Mrs. Gardner near Clayton
commenced in Wilmington on Monday,
brought in a verdict yesterday of
guilty. We give in our State news an
account of q similar assault by his half
brother last week and it is probable
that both will be hung to vindicate the
law which was instituted to protect
the week and helpless. Robinson's
counsel, Walter Bacon, has asked for a
new trial.
AN item for the pretty school
marms: While the East, with its many
unmarried women, is vainly trying to
guess why young men do not marry,
the West is singing an altogether differ
ent tune. So many of the women
teachers at Des Moines, Iowa, have
been getting married lately that to
prevent further spread of the cpl
demic a resolution has been introduced
by director, making resignation i'm
possible before the end of the school
year. Even in the good cause of mat
rimony the board doesn't feel that il
would be wise to close up the schools
THE bright, bracing weather of Sun
day called out large congregations
At the M. E. Church, in the morning
the pastor, Rev. Mr. Quigg, delivered
thoughtful and logical discourse on
spiritual declension and the remedy,
and Presiding Elder France preached
at night an earnest discourse on the
gift of the Holy Ghost. In closing his
sermon he said that he had now filled
the Office of Presiding Elder for three
months and that he knew more about
some things than he had ever known
| before; that he found a great differ.
| ence in the congregations that he visi
ted, some ne found warm and active
and alive to their spiritual interest
while in others he found an entire alb
sence apparently of the gift of the Holy
Ghost. He urged his hearers to seel
this gift as the one that promised true
and substantial happiness.
THE high wind which prevailed be
tween midnight Sunday and Monday
morning, was a trying time to The
nerves of some of our people whost
dwellings had the full force of the
blizzard" We hear of a number whC
got up and dressed to be ready for the
worst if it should come, and really
from what we can learn, there wer,
serious apprehensions on the part o
quite a number of unroofed, if not 0
overturned houses. Their houses no
only trembled, but some say they
rocked. The worst period was be
tween three and five o'clock, when the
spasmOdic gusts were indeed terrific
seeming worse than it was because o
the otherwise quiet of night time. 4
strong nOr'wester prevailed Saturday
afternoon and night, changing befor
daylight on Sunday to the southwest
but returning again about midnight o
Sunday to Il BOrean blast, such as tn,
parties above referred to say they
never felt before.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
New Carriage Shops.

Jas. c. Lassel & Co., contracted yes
terday with Messrs. Jefferson & Clay
ton owners of the hotel property, for
the latter to build for them between
now and the 1st of March a carriage
factory on the ground that now com
prises a part of the hotel yard adioin-
ing the new store house that is now
being finished for c. F. LippincOtt. 1t
will comprise two buildings (dimen-
siOns not yet fully determined upon
the front for the ware, finishing
rooms &c, and the back building that
will extend from the rear of the Odd
Fellows Hall to the limit of the lot, for
the construction shop. They vacate
the old shops as soon as the new are
completed. Messrs. LasselI & Co, will
receive the congratulations of our citi
zens on getting into new and comfort
able quarters.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND at noon
yesterday transmitted his first message
to Congress. 1t deals in detail with
our relations with foreign powers, dis
cusses domestic finances, recommends
the suspension Of the compulsory coin
age of the silver dollar, urges the strict
enforcement of the laws against poly
gamy, suggests the appointment Of a
commission to inquire into the Indian
question, and discusses the subject Of
ciYil-service reform and many other
topics Of public Importance. The two
subjects which occupy most space are
the silver coinage and the civil servicr,
and upon both Of these the position al
ready assumed by the Executive is sus
tanned with clearness, cOgcncy and
courage. There is no sign of weaken
ing on either point. while ON the tariff
question he stands between the ex-
treme prOtectiOnists and the free-trud-
ers. The message is very lengthy, till-
ing two full pages in the daily papers.
1t is well written document that has
commanded more than usual respect
and attention.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
Heating the school Rooms

The first cold blast of the Winter
cleared out two of the eight rooms at
the public school Monday and it looks
as if there is to be repetition this, of
last Winters experience of sending the
children home for an indefinite period,
notwithstanding the heaters have been
examined and reported good. They
radiate splendidly in the cellar, but
they do not send the heat up above in
the face of high west or north wind
in the rooms where the most heat is
needed. With the loss experienced i'm
books, clothes and salaries for schools
that could not be kept without endan-
gering health and life, it might have
been supposed, and it was supposed.
that the commissioners would remedy
all such defects before another Winter.
If what an experienced mechanic in
heating houses says is true, that the
building never will be properly heated
with cellar heaters, then we must give
the Commissioners credit for acting on
the best information they had when
the house was constructed, and if at
last we have to come to steam, that has
since been found to be so much more
desirable and effectual, why, the
sooner we put in steam the better.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
Death in Church.

Jacob Williams. n familiar name
and face in this community, having
lived in this town and vicinity all his
life until he moved to Wilmington,
elevensyears ago, died very suddenly
in ST. Pauls church in that city on
Monday night. The Morning NeWS
gives the following account of the re-
markahle death scene with a brief
sketch of his life
Jacob Williams, an old and well-known
citizen Of this State, died suddenly Mon
day night ut Il prayer meeting in st. Paul S
NJ. K. Church. 1t was in the midst of the
service, about $50 O'clock, just as he had
reviewed his life, and his demise mt that
moment was peculiarly pathetic He said
that he had been a member of the Metho-
dist Church for titty-siX years, and Of As
bury NJ. K. Church since coming to that
city, eleven years ago He expressed great
satisfaction at the benefit received from the
Christian religion since accepting it, and
referred to Sunday as particularly a happy
day with him. He felt, said he, as if he
was in Heaven. Monday was spoken of
also as bringing a similar state of mind.
He did not know whether this was Heaven,
but he considered it Heaven enough for
him. This is Heaven to me- were his last
words, when he sat down. A gurgling
was heard in his throat. Joseph Pyle sat
just ahead of him, and at once turned and
took hold Of his head, to find that the neck
was pOweress. The Rev r. II. Adams
loosened Mr.. Williams's cravat and sent
for DR.. Harlan, who felt his heart and
pulse, and pronounced All gone The
doctor gave the opinion that apoplexy had
caused death. The body was taken to hi,
late home, No. 613 King street.
Mr.. Williams was in the 18th year o
his age, and was born in Kent county, thi.
State. He was farmer until he went t
that city eleven years ago when he went
| into the produce business. The firm il
now j. Williams 81 Son, No. 305 Kinl
street. G. Wesley Williams being the othel
member a wife and three other children
are left One of the latter is the wife o
| Druggist Frank RoOp Smith, another r. S
Williams, is a Methodist minister at Nortl
East, Md, and one, j. f. Williams is
! butcher at Smyrna
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
BradburY.Rolph Marriage.

Some people are exceedingly sensi-
tive about their wedding notice, if,
whatever the circumstances accompany
it, it is not outlined in the most roseate
hues of well-appOinted church we'd
ding, but the Kent Ne,Us certainly
looked at things in a matter-Of-fact
way when it wrote up the following
wedding ofa well-known Eastern Shore
couple:
Dexter. Maud s. and Jay Eye See
have each made their record for fast time.
but we doubt very much if any of these
fast flyers can beat the time of the average
widower when he makes up his mind to
hitch on to partner for "A second, third or
fourth tlme as the case may be. A case in
point is that of Mr.. Francis A. Bradbury,
of ElktOn, Cecil county, Md, who for a
number of years Ito mis- credit be it said)
has been living the unenviable life of a
widOwer, but when, the love frenzy again
siezed him, made about the best time on
record so far rs our knowledge extends.
Mr.. B. visited his friend, Mr. S. w. AL
bridge, at Chesterville, who had not then
himself taken his new, charming and
youthful wife. Mr. A.. with keen eve TO
business and to the fitness of things in
general, thoughtfully introduced Mr.. b.
and Mrs. Frances +. Rolph widow OF
Captain j. Emory Rolph, late of Queen
Anne's county. If all reports be true, the
parties met possibly two and one times pre-
viOus to the 18th of November last, when
by accident they came face to face al
the residence of Mr.. Aldridge On the
evening Of that day Mr.. Bradbury, OF
| course, escorted Mrs. r to her home. but
no engagement existed. The next day, the
18th pltimo, a visit to Centrevlle was pro.
posed, and, it is presumed, at or about that
time matter Of more lasting and greater
Importance was also proposed, as upon ar
rival in that town Mrs. Rolph that was. was
no more, having merged into Mrs Brad.
bury; and he, who five minutes before
brought down the scales Mt light weight
suddenly found his avoirdupoise increased
! by 100 pounds Mr.. b. has recently in.
! herited a comfortable fortune; Mrs. B.
| is possessed of "A nice farm in Queen Anne's
county, In age, in fortune, in all things il
is thought the union is suitable, but if any
one can beat their time we shall be pleased
to hear from them"
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
New Advertisements.

The attention of our readers is called
to the following new advertisements:
The Century for 1886.
Clothing-Harry Hart, Wilmington.
Business Locals-J. H. Primrose.
ElectiOn-The Fruit Growers Ma
tiOnal Bank.
Business Locals-Wm. H. Baggs.
Store For Rent-The Fruit Growers
National Bank.
Business LOcals-William T. Beck.
HOusekeeper Wanted.
Business Locals. H. Primrose &
Co.
Agents Wanted-Hubbard Bros.
Business Locals-JohnsOn Bros.
Farm For Sale-J. H. Primrose &,
Co.
Plumbing Goods-Wm. FAIRIES.
ClOthing-A. G.. Yates & Co.
Public Sale of Valuable Fruit and
Truck Farm--Albert T. Hoffecker,
Trustee.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

Will Beck says he has the finest
Fruit, Nuts and Raisens in town.
100 Good Farms for Sale. Several
Hundred Town Properties. J. II.
PRIMROSE & Co., Real Estate Brokers.
For the next three weeks Mems
Heavy Kip Boots will be sold at great
ly Reduced Prices. Call while they
are going and get the advantage of the
Low Price. w. II. BAGGs, opposite
the Fruit Growers National Bank.
WANTED.-$6OO at 6 per cent.
Will give First Mortgage on new,
eight-room House. Rents for 500,
nicely located and worth 81 ,25O cash.
Will transfer Policy Of Insurance for
$3.50 in Kent County Mutual Insurance.
Company. This is a No. investment
and safe as a bank. Apply to j. III.
Primrose & Co., Real Estate Brokers'.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

WILLIAM H. VANDERBILT died sud
denly yesterday at 2.20 P. NJ, in his
house in Fifth Avenue, New York
city. He was talking in his library
with Robert Garrett when stricken
with apoplexy, and fell at Mr.. Gar
rett's feet, where he expired instantly.
He was considered the richest man in
America, possibly in the world, his
wealth being estimated to be from
s175, 100000 to 5000, 100000 and his in
come S1O,OOOOOO a year, or $4,000
a day. He leaves three sons and two
daughters.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
Ladies, Gents and Children's Gossa
meres, at J. B. COoper's.
CURE FOR PILES.

Piles are frequently, preceded by a sense Of
weight in the back lOins and lower part of the
abdomen, causing the patient to- suppose he has
some affection of the kidneys or neighbOrlng or
ganS. At Attimes symptoms Of indigestion are pre-
etc. A moisture like perspiration. producing a
very dlSagreeable itching, after getting warm is a
common attendant Blind, Bleeding and Itching
Piles yeild at once to the application of Dr. Bo-
sankOs Pile Remedy which acts directly upon
the parts affected. absorbing the Tumors aliay-
ing the intense itching and affecting a perma-
nent cure. Price 80 cents. Address, The Or.
Hofecker, Smyrna, Del dec l7-ly
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

THE editor of the DeIaWareGn in his
admiration of the "buzzard dollar "
still contends that it is as good as gold,
and determined to be convinced by
nothing we can say to the contrary,
and in lieu of further controversy we
call his attention to the article on
"Silver and Paper Dollars " on our
first page where he may get an idea
of the ultimate result in our govern
ment fostering the continued issuing of
adulterated silver coin.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
Personal.

]. Erwin Anthony and bride, of Troy,
N. Y, spent part of their bridal trip
with relatives here the past week.
H. H. Appleton, of Odessa and
John S. HOllecker, of Wilmington, have
been spending a day or two with rela-
tiVes in this town.
William Truax, son of the late John
S. Truax, who has been living near
BrOOkfeld, Mo-, for the past several
years, is on visit of several weeks to
relatives in this town and vicinity.
w. II. Money and wife, of Townsend
and Mrs. J. WhitehOuse and son, of
Wilmington, were the guest of Mrs. J.
NJ. VOshell, last week.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
GBe Smgrna Gmrs.
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Dec. 8, 1885,

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by ROBT. D. HoFFECKER, Editor and
Proprietor, at Smyrna, Del.
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paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENT will be inserted at the rate
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sequent insertions Three-and-a-hslf cents. A
liberal discount made TO quarterly, semi annual
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cent?
per line.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09
For the Smyrna Times.

Mr.. EDIToR:-Will you please in
form me through your paper the rea-
son our children do not write and spell
more in some of the higher rooms of
our public schools? TAX PAYER.
We cannot; our querist is respect
fully referred to tho Principal.-ED.
Smyrna times., 1885-12-09

SEVERAL editorial articles including
a synopsis embracing the leading
points of the Presidents message have
been crowded out by a press of holiday
advertisements and local news.