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Smyrna times., 1886-04-07
For he smurnn Tinles.

Mr.. EDITOR The writer of that
tame communication" in last weeks
issue Of this paper, has all the "au-
thcutic information" he desires, to
prove, if necessary, all he said in ref
erence to the circles fitVOrite pastime.
How or of whom he got his ini0rma-
tion will not be made known at any
suggestion of the Record. Neither will
he allow himself to be inveigled into a
controversy over any locals which ap-
peared in the Record columns. He is
extremely sensitive to criticism and has
a horrible dread of coming in contact
with that buzz saw he read sumuch
about few weeks ago. This wonderful
machine WHICH has done so much effec-
tive service for the Record is q terrible
instrument of destruction. Woe unto
every one who falls victim Of its de-
stroying power; it were better, had
they never been born. 1t has van
quished all who had the temerity to
offer the slightest resistance. With ev-
cry revolution of the aVenger, some
great work is accomplished, 1t has
cut away all the barriers, until the or
gan it has so energetically served, has
reached the highest pinnacle of sens :
tional journalism. Its mission seems
to have been to antagonize everything,
and everybody. 1t has gone
through every conceivable Quixotic
freak, since the motive power was ap-
/ piled. Now that its revolutions have
increased TO the greatest velocity at
tainable, look out for a collapse in
something. The star sulflxed to this
article will disappear on April 9TH,
1886. 1t will move on its orbit as usu
al, and when it next appears above the
horizon, it will shed its benignant rays
on the Records obituary.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-07

They tell US chat the great labor organ
izatiOns are q iustiliable combination
against the consolidated power OF capl-
tal.-a means of protection to thelr
number against monopoly, but as sOcie-
ties ARRIVED in opposition to employers
1--WE have no sympathy with capital, 1t
is our enemy we labor only for our
own gain, we are as good as Lhe capi-
talist. and as deserving OF wealth., lux
ury and influence" Ana hOtWlth-
standing the working man is better
Maid in this country than in any other
in the world, these societies tend TO
nurture a constant dissatisfaction which
in the long run can only be inhamma-
torv. not to say socialistic in its ten
dencv. The way out of the present
difficulties is by patient GOODNESS and
neoceful arbitration, and the sooner a
result is thus obtained the better for all
| interests.
The day has gone by in this country
/ when a working man can make any
PROGRESS by individual merit or ability.
| The Knights of Labor associations say
tone man is worth just as much asanO-
Their, one man is just as worthy OF en-
plovment as another, every member OF
our societies must be employed, if you
dismiss one we will all suspend, the
employer has no right to discharge
man even for utter incOmpetency," and
the result of this position is that the
employer does not know the man as an
individual, the man is not an individu
nj. he is only little part of a big ma
chine. he cannot act for himself, h'
can only act in the interest of the assO
citation which is opposed to capital. /
is question whether the condition o
the working man would not be bette
to-day if there had never been an.
tradeSunions or other like comblna
tiOuS.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-07
Our Schools.

At the annual election of our cOnsOl-
idated schools on Saturday H. G. Budd
was in the chair, and J. w. Denney,
secretary, there was more interest man
ifested than there has been for several
years.
The terms of G. w. Taylor and DR..
E. NJ. Cloak, had expired, and the
meeting besides hearing the report Of
the commissioners, auditing that of the
treasurer, &c, was to elect their sue
cessors. At the conclusion of an hour,
the time required by law for the meet
ing to be held,it was found that 81 bal
lots had been cast with the following
result:
Geo. II. Raymond 48, Geo. w. Tay-
lor 3S, E. M. Cloak II, A. p. Griffith 4,
w. FAIRIES 4, w. T. Collins l.
The two first named were declared
elected. Mr.. Raymond had been up
to the time of consolidation when he
resigned, an active commissioner for a
period of twelve consecutive years
and Mr.. Taylor has been in the board
continuously for seventeen years.
The new board met on Monday night
and organized by the election of Geo
II. Raymond, President, and E. NJ
Fowler, secretary; (the latter being
elected at the same meeting for Ont
year to fill the unexpired term of Jas
H. Groves moved from the District,
and James p. HOffecker the seventh
commissioner and treasurer. The res
ignation of w. M. Bell as a member o
the board was rendered, and on motion
laid on the table for two weeks. TIL
following committee was appointed 70
the ensuing year ION school property
Geo w. Taylor, w. A. FAIRIES and +
M. Fowler visiting the schools, Gee
} H. Raymond, John H. lIolTecker an,
; James P. HOfecker; on supplies
J James p. HOffecker.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-07
A KnottY Law Case.

a knotty case in which several per-
sons of this county are Interested has
been the before Chancellor. The Dover
correspondent Of the EUery EUening
thus states it:
"a very important case has just been ar
gued before the chancellor in which the
rights of surety were very elaborately
discussed.
Tho facts as | understand them, are as
follows: A judgement bond was given by
Benjamin 7. Backiston in the year 1872 to
Martin L. Smith, for 81, 100 and Matthew
Hazel and Edward Beck were cO-sureties
on said bond to B. +. Blackiston, the prin-
cipal obligor. The bond was afterward as
signed by NJ i. Smith to one Zenas w.
Sinex. Sinex entered the bond and issued
an execution against Backiston, and also
against Hazel. The execution was issued
March 6, 1874, returnabe TO April torn
1874, in which enough personal property
was levied on to pay the debt and this writ
was stayed by Sinex. December Is, 1874
Sinex issued a venditiOni eXpOnas, return
able to April term, 1875, February ID
! 1875, Sinex stayed this writ, although the
| property had been advertised and the adj
vertisements put up. There was no dispute
between the counsel if the property haC
| been sold under the venditiOni eXpOnas thu
/ full amount of the money would have beer
realized to pay off the execution, In Feb
ruary, 1877, Blackiston, having been elected
sheriff of Kent county, made public salt
of his goods and chattels, and appropriated
the proceeds of said sale to his own use
notwithstanding Sinex had the first anC
only execution at that time. Sinex livcC
within 10 miles of Blackiston, the prinei
pal obligor, and allowed the goods levie'
on under his writ to remain in the hands O
RlackstOn.
"The surety Matthew Hazel, fled hi
bill in equity for perpetual-injunctiOn t
restrain Zenas w. Sinex from collecting
said judgement and claiming through tn
acts and conduct of Sinex that ne ough
to be released from the payment thereo
Edward Ridgely and B. Watson, Esq, aE
peared for the surety, the complainant, i
the cause, and George V. Massey, Esq
for the defendant, Sinex."
Smyrna times., 1886-04-07

THERE is one thing that stands like
a stone wall in the way of the success
of the labor movement in the cities for
a reduction OF hours and increase OF
pay, namely, the saloons. These re-
ceive the.larger part Of the money paid
the operatives in our large manutactur-
ing centres and until the money and
time goes to benefit instead Of injure
the men for whom the sacrifice is made,
nothing will be gained. When men
learn to use money properly in increas-
ing the happiness Oftheir families when
married, or if single in beneliting their
mental and social condition, then will
it be time to acceed to the demands.
The most importunate are usually the
most prOlligate. If the Knights would
act wisely, they would first busy them
selves in getting the maelstrom of the
saloon out of the way.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-07
Death of Mrs. Nelson.

Mrs. Mary Nelson, wife of William |
w. Nelson, of this town died on Mon |
day morning last just before dawn, in |
the 72d year of her age. Mrs. Nelson |
has filled life of great usefulness and |
was widely known and esteemed as
one of the "elect ladies'" that class
whose whole object in life seems to be
to do good and be good. Her case has
been a peculiarly sad one, attended as
it has been with long afilictiOn and
great bodily suffering. One year ago
hers was family of more than usual
happiness-a place where the young
and old were wont to meet, where on
certain religious basis there was
more social freedom than perhaps in
any other dwelling in the town. Not
the least member of the household was
her aged mother now in her 98th year,
who until less than a year ago was
able to receive company and had
kindly greeting for the many who
dropped in to see "Aunty JONES'" the
three composing an unusual group and
common center as before said, where so
many loved TO cOngregate. The mid
die of last July Mrs. Nelson by mis-
step had a slight fall injurirg her knee,
but not entirely disabling her, nor
giving enough concern to call in medi-
cal aid until week afterwards All
the remedies failed, the injured limb
growing worse, but hope was not aban-
dOned, until the visit of surgeon
from Philadelphia medical college
two months ago pronounced it a
case of SCtrcOmd, an incurable disease
which is Thought TO have had its origin
with the fall last summer but probably
dates further back, as her family now
remember that she had complained o
her knee for two years, attributine
the pain, however to rheumatism.
During the past several months he
pain would have been unbearahle bu
for the administrations of mOFphia ant
other anodynes.
Mrs Nelson had been a resident O
the town for the rast twelve years, he
/. life previous to that being spent in tn
: country, mainly between mere an,
f Kenton. She Joined the Methods
e Church when IL years old, became tn
= wife of Mr.. Nelson some 80 years agC
:. alfd I'm all her relations as a Step-mOth
: er, wife, a member ofsociety and d,
: vout christian, she won an h0horabl
o record. She was active in. all The d,
partments of the church and especial
= so in its charities, personally seekin
{. out those in distress and in need, an
administering as best she could to the
d relief.
D The aeiicted husband and the mo-
Ie than afflicted mother, now very feebl
have the unbOunded sympathy of the
S, many friends, who also feel themselv,
d a sharer with them in common los
The remains will be inferred this afte
1T noon in GlenwoOd Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-07

THE Boycott" declared last week
in Wilmington by the Typographical
Union and the Knights Of Labor
against the Morning Neics met with no
sympathy by the people of that city.
In fact the effect was just the opposite
of what was intended, and the sym
pathy for the NeUs in the effort to
crush it by striking at its business was
almost universal among the business
men, and those who had not been pa
irons came forward with proiiers of as
sistance in both subscriptions and adj
vertisiug to take the place Of those who
had been bOycotted away. The Union
demanded that the publishers should
send away two of their cOmpOsitOrs for
no offence other than that they were
not members of that association which
the publishers of the NelOs refused to
do, as they had been faithful in their
service and true to them in every trou-
bic. This attempt to interfere with
and regulate other peoples business by
the Knights the people feel has gone faI
enough. They have had and will have
the sympathy Of the public while at
tending to their own affairs, but whel
they take in "all the world and tn,
rest Of mankind" they are manifestin,
a tyrrany that far out reaches anything
that was ever attempted Or DIRE lmed q
by the capitalists.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-07
New Elements in the Issue.

The New York Sun dem. thus de-
scribes two new and powerful elements
that may take a strong hand in work.
ing out the Prohibition prOblem-The
Knights of Labor and the Roman
Catholic church. 1t says;
1--WE now have the full text of the
DEGREES of the Roman Catholic Council
at Baltimore, with respect to the sale
and use of the alcoholic stimulants as
beverages; and the utterance of that
powerful church in behalf of temper
ance reform is clear aud decided. The
bishops deplOre the abuse of intOxicat-
ing drinks as a ''pestiferOus evil" and
a great obstacle to the spread of relig-
ion applaud the total abstinence prac-
tised by individuals; recognize and
commend to the paternaf care of all
priests the temperance societies formed
within the church warn the faithful
against the liqnOr business as sur
rounded by serious dangers and occa-
siOns of sin" although not unlawful
in itself; and counsel them 'ifthey can,
to "choOse n more honorable way of
making a living"
"These are brave words, for great
numbers of liquor dealers are Roman
Catholics and many of them are liber-
al contributors for the support Of the
church which indirectly casts a re-
pROach on their business by speaking
| of it as less honorable than others. The
| bishops, ,tOO,gO counter to the prevailing
desire Of the dealers when they adj
mOnish them to keep their saloons
closed on Sunday The Roman Cath
olic Church is firmly planted on the
side of temperance reform, for which
it is capable Of doing more than has
been done by all the other agencies en-.
gagged in the work since the temper.
ance agitation began half u century
ago. It's power is consolidated, and its
dominion is exercised over the con,
sciences of millions of our people, and
they the portion Of the community
who can do most by their precept and
example revolutiOniZe public opinion
and practice with regard to drinking
'The knights of Labor are alsC
working in a very effective way in be-
half of temperance. Their leaders
know that drink is their worst enemy
for what they are trying to bring abou
can only be accomplished by sobe
men and therefore they refuse to ad
NIT liquor dealers into the order, or II
any way to lend their countenance t,
the liquor traffic. Rum would sooi
turn the Knights into a raging mol
and bring down on them the cOndem
nation of society and the church.
"Their success as Mr., POwderly tell
them, depends on their patience an,
seif-contFol; and to exhibit those vir
tues they must sedulously refrain from
the use Of alcohol. The outlook 70
temperance reform, accordingly, !
brighter now than IL has been at an
, past period. Those who are best abl
to make the movement successful hav
taken hold Of its direction
Granite and pnrnelnin Tea an
Smyrna times., 1886-04-07


choruses. Snipkins, (AYoung Man from
the City Unused to Rural Atfairs) John
r. Robinson, was the funny man, TAX
ing his character well but with more
corporation than the dude usually I
possesses and invariably had to repeat /
his serenade, " My Katie is a Girl Be
yOnd Compare" His execution tb' ,
last night was decided imprOvme If
on the two preceding ones. FarED er's
wife, Miss Hanna +. VanGasken,O Jnot
appear prominently except at tT /, din
ner scene when her we'll filled basket
brought broad grin over tb counto-
nances of the tired hayma& ers. Mary
Farmers Daughter), Mis- Elva &
Carrow, was the leading. soprono In
place accorded her with out question:
and in the several solos she sang. was
listened to with decided pleasure
"The Birds have Sought the Forest
Shades and In the West the Sun De-
clineth," were very sweetly sung.
Anna tthe Second Daughter), Miss
Elva Smith, was u pleasing singer and
| character on the stage, sharing with
her sister Mary, a leadership in much
of the singing, her cOntralto voice being
especially effective in the medium and
| lower notes. Her duett with Mary
"Sweet Morn, How Lovely is thv
Face" and with William, "Lo. the
! Clouds are Breaking were finely rem
dered, The Dairy Maid, Miss Hettie
Megear, did not come before the audi
ence except in the choruses but in Il
single piece, "A Dairy Maid am L."
swinging her milk pail coyly with
just enough cOquettry in her manner
to charm the male portion Of the audi-
ence at least, while her song was sung
with unaffected sweetness. The char
acter was in every respect splendidly
taken, and the encore rapturous. Mrs.
Kate Speakman made Il most efficient
pianist and was thus strong support
to the singers. There We're several
other parts specially worthy ofmention
such as "TOss it ilither. Vnss it Thith-
3 er," TO Him who Made Us" "When
. Wandering Ger the Deep" "Soltly
the Twilight Fades" " How Good i,
He the Giyer," and Light Hearted
; are We and Free from Care" the ech1
: song), Come, Follow, while Gaily We
Rake Up the Hay" and "How Like
> Some Tented Camp" d chorus of NAL,
voices which like all the others wa.
: finally rendered, but space will not al
low Us to go into detail.
Considering the disadvantages tn,
:. participants were under it is wonde
! they did nearly 50 well as they did il
y the contracted place they had to oc
u cupy. Without side or dressing room
- or place for rest (the singers were oi
{ their feet the whole EVENING", the,
:. !. were huddled together with their i'm
= plements when behind the flies In
. space that would barely give then
= standing room, We could wish for tn
comfort of those who participate in eI
tertninments that our Hall ahorde
better conveniences, and it ought, bu
while it does not, due allowance shoul
~ be made for those who have to er
r. counter these embarrassments. W
,U hope that in due course Of time Prr
IS Wyatt will drop down on us again wit
v another Cantata or Oratorio for OF
e enjoyment.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-07

THE Centreville Record comes to us
enlarged from an eight to nine column
paper. The editor, w. Scott Roberts,
ESQ, who has been the proprietor for
the past twelve years knows how to
present live newspaper without be-
ing personal, abusive or sensational
and hence has made the Record a sue
cess. Our Maryland contemporaries
have valuable friend in the laws
which authorize so much legal adver-
tising, making the receipts from sub
scriptions Il secondary consideration.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-07
New Advertisements.

The attention of our readers is called
to the following new advertisements:
ClOthing-Hirnheimer.
Dry Goods, &c.-W. F. Clements.
Clothing-Harry Hart.
Notice. VIM. J. and Marium V.
Phillips.
Clothing-A. c. Yates & Co.
Strawberry Plants-G. G. Arnold.
Grape Vines-E. w. Lapham.
Wanted-JOhn Hutton.
Millinery, &c.-Miss M. M. Smith.
Coal and Lime-E. r. Hall.
Eighth Series-Smyrna Loan AS s,ocia-
ton.
Plants For Sale-L. Revis.
Seed Corn For Sale and To Stock
Raisers-Eugene Crow.
Registers Order-Susan c. Daniel
and John c. StOckly.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-07
Pnrgnnal

w. w. Tschudy, Saml Cats, and
J. B. Evans left on Monday for Lock-
port, New York in search of improved
basket machinery and will return via
Niagara Falls.
Miss Name Culbreth, who has been
visiting Miss Sue Quigg and Miss Julia
Todd who has been visiting Miss Nan
Hoffecker, both of whom are from
Dover, returned home yesterday.
Miss Sadie Collision, of Dover, is Wis
iting Miss Rothwell near town.
Miss Annie HOffecker of MiddletOwn,
has been the guest of Miss Bertha HOf-
fecker the past week.
Rev. S. l.. Baldwin, of Boston, will
arrive in this town this afternoon tC
spend several days, a guest of John II.
Hoffecker.
Smyrna times., 1886-04-07

THE spirit of Missions is being
stronly infused in the church and is in
itself the strongest proof that christi
anity is more that ever a vital. living
principal. The church is Obeying more
than ever the command Of the Master
''go We into all the world and preach
my gospel to ever living creature. 4"
The meeting held in the interest of the
Episcopal church in the Opera House
in Wilmington last week like the one
held the previous week in Philadelphia,
showed a new and marked missionary
zeal that augurs well for the future OF
the denomination. This church like
Methodists has fixed the Missionary
line at S1,OOO,OO0, to reach which they
have asked contributions averaging
$500 per member Experience ha-
shown that the church which con
tributes the most for the evangelizatioI
of others has in itself the elements of Z
more vigorous life
Smyrna times., 1886-04-07
Labor Troubles.

We do not regard the strike as in
any manner du agent Of civilization
or factor lL true modern prlyress.
As far as any permanent benefit
or clear profit is concerned the strike
is an average failure; we cannot call
to mind and instance where. Oh the
whole, the labOrer has been the real
gamer from an organized wilful sus-
pension Of work. In the great disturb
ances of 1877, when by the tyrannical
vandalism which marched In the train
of the strike, millions of dollars worth
Of property were destroyed, the result
was loss 70 the labOrer in time. money
and popular prestige which has not 10
this day been made up In manuftr-
lures trade and commerce caDital is
power this must be So and when
capital ceases to hold the baIauce of
power it must fall, and labor falls with
It. Labor cannot stand alone. and
when Il becomes the enemy Of capital,
arrayed against the power which sus-
taih5 u each Of the opposing forces il
weakened IN proportion, and if the dis
agreement becomes a continued and
organized strife, the weaker force must
soon find itself in suicidal position.
We do not apprehend any hostile out
break on the part Of the labor organi-
cations, for the reason that even ifthere
could BE- such thing as an established
warfare between capital and labor, the
latter could not possibly gain anything
even % victory; as in opposing and
destroying capital IL would Ee DESTROY
ing its OWu interests and running Il,
future prospects. Mobs, riots and law
iesa demonstrations are possible. lik,
tAose which have been occnriuo re-
Gently in Belgium, but they are no
probable, and certainly are u se y,,ard
% ar4lnst ~ aii concerned. Iabo
h2s ii5 rK1ts, a8 a force and factor Il
me general economy 20 deserves 10 5
respected bit when 90 becOInes en- vious
iu4epeadent and arbitrary. % assume
"a ie1st 3 Questionable position ~,
are CppO5sd % any oppression Of M
iaoofeF, aDa We 10 not believe there
maa1iaeufiDe establishment Or a co,
f4fi1D Ia tiis country that seeks Z
9st1 i1s NCfkmeH ether ii ire nai
t of va1e ~ 0tilefNze. Couelfel
e feeetg great slHkes the eli
ae1s at.stdl19 fheu. and IA
9a'eh have actaafed Then
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