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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-06
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses were
issued by the county clerk since last re-
port:
+. Brockman and Mrs. Eugenla
Paudly.
Fehciano Acosla and Ysabel Carrejio.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-06
Funeral Notice.

The funeral of Stanislaus F. Kiolbassa
will take place tomorrow morning at 8
O'Clock, from his residence, 4l9 Avenue
e. All his friends and acquaintance
are respectfully invited to attend.
l2-6-S6-lt THOMAS KIoLBAssA.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-06
Notice to Insurers.

On and after November /, 1886, all
policies Of fire insurance, will be dellv-
cred only on payment OF premiums In
cash at time Of delivery.
Fannie II. Florisn r. w. Lay & Co.,
W. A. Bonynge, A. Move,
Smith & Co., Franz Elmendorf,
N. A. Young, 7. +. Brady,
l2-6-tf Agents.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-06
Hats, Shirts, Underwear
252 and 254 Main St
Stockholders Meeting.

The regular annual stockholders
meeting TOR the election OF board Of d.
reotors of the B. B. and l.. association,
will take place on Tuesday. December
Z, at Z O'Clock p. ~, at the office OF
JOHN L OCHsE,
1851 Secretary.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-06
Wood For Sale.

Best post oak wood for sale at 4.50 per
cord delivered. send orders to NJ. Bast-
Ian 30l, Blum street. II
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-06

The following bids were opened to-
day by Wahrenberger Il Beckmanp,
architects, for building the crematory
for the Cremation association:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-06

For Sale-Cheap
One large size billiard table, on easy
terms, Address p. U. box 308. l-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-06
LIGHT FLASHES.
And Other News Items Picked Around
Town By Our Reporters.
Look

At the finest display Of holiday meerschaum
sets, pipes, holders, cigars and tObaccOs ever
exhiO ted In san Antonio at my stores, No. Isl
West Commerce street ana and West Com
merce street at Hard time" prices.
Every dealer buying LOO cigars at $35.OO,
will present $40 W china tea set of 20 pieces
hand painted. Every dealer buying 800 cigars
for $3.50, l will present all elegant Plu, n
rocker. This holds good until Christmas only
so take advantage at once, rs | am away
ahead on orders. Come. see, and you will De
satisfied SIN HART.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13

"OLD CURIOSITY" Of Dover, seems
to have a wonderful interest in the
TIMES in regard to where it places the
ticket of the third party. The TIMES
is not aVerse to an interest in its posi-
tion on matters affecting the public
veal either by individuals, or the pub
lie, but the evident interest in "Old
Curiosity" is from a sinister basis, rs
manifested in his closing inquiry in his
sauib in the Record. The TIMES is a
local, not partisan paper, indepen-
dent on matters of public policy affect
ing the interests of the people. and
hence from the blighting effects of the
rum traffic in public and private life
and in the light of the debauchery and
bribery that has pervaded the politics
of Delaware during the past year, il
has been decided in its advocacy Of re.
form because it believed without equiv
Ocation that the political and mora
good of the people demanded it
There are certain great measures tina
will benefit the people more than the
success of this or that party, and thu
TIMES will always be found in thei
support by whatever party they ma!
be advocated, from principle and no
from party considerations. This is nj
new feature of the TIMES but has beel
its course for years, and the siniste
query of "Old Curiosity" bespeakinj
its printer origin, that we are support
ing the Temperance Reform ticket 70
the "jOb work in it," is beneath tn
dignity of a genuine reformer unless h
had more ground to stand upon. Tn
TIMES Office has not done a line 0
printing for either the State or Count,
Committees since the State and count,
tickets were put in the field, and Onl.
two little bills entirely local in thei
object and purpose. Isn't "Old Curl
osity" after all more interested in tn
printing than in the success Of tn
cause?
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13
Ovstar Paftaninp.

But few of the lovers of oysters know
the process of preparing them for mar
ket, or indeed that there is any process
other than fishing them out of their
river beds. Among the best oysters
that 60 to the Philadelphia market are
those planted in the oyster grounds in
the Delaware Bay off and below Ma
hons River, They are not in their
best estate as tOBgHed from the beds
where they were deposited two or
three years before as small plants to
grow, being too salt and poor. To
remedy this they are brought up to the
mouth Of Duck or Smyrna creek, the
COhansey or some other fresh water
tributary, where they are deposited
on board beds TO fatten, one tide being
sufficient fgF this, and while making
them plump, greatly adding to their
flavor. Two tides, unless the weather
is cold, makes them too fat and inter
feFes with their keeping qualities. We
are told that when they pass through
two tides they arc SO Eat and so OIL up
the shells that q ten cup Of waLeP OT
oyster liquor would not be gathered in
in opening a bushel II the mouth Ol
our creek was sufficiently cleared Oul
for the oyster shallops to "tack in" on
any tide, it would be a desirable place
over all others for fattening oysters be-
cause Ofits nearness to the oyster fields
Some of the dredgers who come to Oul
creek foF tho fattening purpose, shiT
from there to Philadelphia by the
steamer IgOept which et0ps and takes
them on. often carrying consideEabi,
quantities. II. ). Garter gets bis supply
there for this market, riding down Il
the landing near the Light House fol
them.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13
Enr he .sn,nrnn TImes.


EDITOR TINES Il read with cOnsid-
cradle disgust in last Saturdays Detd-
aUareGn a contemplate and scurrilous
attack upon the personal character OF
James r. Hofecker, the. gubernatorial
candidate on the Temperance ticket.
I have known Jim Hoffecker as boy
and man--saw and intimately knew
him daily in his young manhood. Never
saw him "beastly" drunk; never
heard of him raising his hand exceptin
defense of some weaker friend; know
he had his failings in his younger days
never heard him deny that; know
that he is down on rum and the rum
traffic, because he knows the traffic IS
damnable; know that no man ques-
tions his temperance principles nor his
integrity as man to-day. And know
something else-I knOlO the man who
dictated that cowardly diatribe; knOiU
that no decent sheet in Delaware would
publish it because several were tested ;
kno,U that the cowardly dictator
would not dare to stand on the open
street in MiddletOwn-Jim Hoffecker'
homeland publicly repeat his das-
| tardlV assertions; / also knOU that
the personal and private spleen of 8
lifelong hypocrite found vent when he
dictated the article; 1 knOw that his
acuuaintances are openly expressing
their disgust at his sniveling, spleneti'
lies and jealous inuendoes; knOlC The
dictator-knoW his nature and record
and kao1U that more than one citizen o
Middletown regrets that unfortunate
| MT f1l
genus homo; | knolC that he has mad
one vote for Jim Holfecker by his dia
tribe; and, finally, kao,U that l cal
write his biography for him if he dar
ask for it over his own signature.
AN OLD MIDDLETOWNER
DOUer, DeI., Oct. 11th, 1856.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13
LOOKING oUT FOR BRIBERY.

The Temperance Reform party of
Sussex county has announced its inten-
ton to place detectives at the several
several polling places for the purpose
of discovering and prosecuting all acts
of bribery In the meantime it is dis
tributing 1000 copies of the bribery
law, so that both buyers and sellers
may fully understand what is in store
for them if they are once caught prose-
cutting their nefariOus trade. The
Democratic party should welcome this
effort on the part of tho reiormers and
assist in enforcing the law. The time
has come when bribery should be stamp
ed out with the iron heel illegal power.
Moral suasiOn is rs pOwerless to prevent
it as it Is to prevent the traffic in strong
drink. IC the Temperance Reform par
ty succeeds in bringing a single ofIen-
der to justice it will not have lived in
vaip.-8eorgoiGwq DEM Journal.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13

THE formation of a Peninsular Hor-
ticultural Society has been set on foot
by some Of our fruit growers, and the
first meeting will be held at Dover, on
Thursday of next week, 2lst inst,
when it is presumed it will be properly
organized. As fruit culture is to be a
leading industry on this Peninsula
there is every reason why thorough
acquaintance and cooperation should
exist among those fostering this indus
try. At the meeting in question papers
of interest will be read by William p
Corsa, Of Milford, on "The study Of
Entomology in the Free Schools" )" by
DIR. w. S. Maxwell, Still Pond, Md.
on "Pear Culture" and by ]. w. Kerr
Denton, Md, DIR. w. G. Phelps, Galena
Md, A. N. Brown, Wyoming, whose
subjects have not been announced
Other papers will probably be present
cd on pertinent topics, and Discourse
will follow.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13
An Interesting Organ Case.

A trial was held at the Oihce OF
Squire Colt on Saturday that attracted
more than usual interest and occupied
the time from two o'clock till after
dark. 1t was an action brought by
Edward Plotts, of the Gem Piano and
Organ Company, Washington, n. j.,
against George Cook, to recover checks
amounting to $500, payment Of which
checks were stopped at the bank.
John B. Pennington represented the
plaintiff and Jas. L. WOlcOtt, the de-
fendent, the referees being VIM. Hutch
| isOn, John II. Bewley and John Ed.
| Collins. During last Summer the
members of this firm, or their agents,
| traversed the section west of Clayton
| to the Maryland line and beyond
pretty thoroughly and sold a number
of organs in prices ranging from $75 to
| $135 Among the number was Geo.
| Cook, who bargained for an instru-
| ment at $l10 which he was assured
was as low as they had sold to anyone
else Mr.. Cook paid $40 cash and
gave his checks for $95, having dis
counted the latter for So making the
amount Of his two checks 800. Mr.. c..
found day or two after that neigh
Dor had bought an organ for $75, and
he concluded they had violated their
word and he gave directions at the
bank not to honor the paper. The
plaintiff, however, in reference to the
organ sold for S75 says it was a lower
priced organ then that sold Mr.. Cook
and hence brought action to recover
the amount of the protested paper. A
number of witnesses were examined
the lawyers made their pleas and after
deliberatiOn the referees returned {
verdict of SIS for the plaintiff Mr.
Bewley did not sign the verdict because
he considered it a dangerous preceden
: to thus set aside checks, that are evi
D dences of settled accounts and arr
passed from one to another as SO mucl
money.
The sellers of these instruments seem
, ingly did a thriving business, goinl
: | with three or four men and women
fine vocalists, and when they drove ul
to place and pitched their organ on
, porch it was followed bya concert tina
!. made things hum. Under their skillfu
" manipulation the instruments wer
!; made to do their best, many were sol
u that otherwise would not have beer
, but whether they varied in price aC
;, cording to their customer, and wer
y not as genuine as represented, tn
D opinion of even the purchasers dife
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13

THE DeIaUarean used a longer lash
and cracks its whip even more fiercely
inits last issue about the heads of Demo
Gratis in favor Of temperance and re-
form, and want to cast their votes ac-
cordingly. There are some, however,
getting tired of the lash and the bully
ing and hectoring, and feel they are as
capable of judging between right and
wrong as the man who wields the lash,
and that to be a Democrat means
something more than toiling and
voting to keep certain men in fat oti'
ces. One of them under the signature
of "An Old Time Democrat" in
communication written for the PENN
suIar NeCs and published in another
column, tells why he is impelled t.
vote the Temperance Reform ticket
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13
Personal.

Hon. B. T. Biggs, of Middletown,
Judge Walter Cummins, of Whining
ton, and Richard Corbaley and Col. r.
G, Johnson, of Masseys, Md, were in
town on Saturday in attendance upon
the funeral of Mrs. Cummins.
Rev. r. w. Todd and wife, of Snow
hill, Md, spent yesterday in Smyrna,
en- route for EastOn, Md.
Miss May Primrose is in Wilmington
attending as bridesmaid the wedding
of Miss Nellie Benson of that city and
Harvey F. Smith, attache of the rail
road Office at Clayton, which occurs to,
day at the residence of the bride.
John Appleton and wife, of Oddessa
are visiting John H. Hoffecker.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Voshell, have
been visiting friends on Bohemia
Manor and at Chesapeake city.
John NJ. Sparks, of Philadelphia, &
former citizen, is visiting relatives here
Mrs. Fannie Russell, of Philadelphia
is visiting Mrs. T. ]. Lambdin.
Robert Norris, of Philadelphia, i
home" on a visit to his parents.
Harry Dare, of Salem, N. j., is visit
ing g. +. LippincOtt.
Frank F. Evans and wife are visiting
friends in Glassborough, N. j., ant
Mrs Josiah d. Evans i1 Salem, N. J.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13

THE Harvest Home at MOOrtOn, on
Saturday, was an enjoyable day to
those who participated, aud fairly we'll
attended, but would have had greater
numbers but for the fact that it was the
busy season with the farmers in all di-
rections in getting their wheat in the
ground. The meeting was held in
Hardcastle's woods, and the day from
it's brightness and warmth, especially
adapted to such a gathering. The
Temperance Reform candidate for gov
ernor, James r. Hofecker, and the
candidate for Congress, Il. NJ. Cooper,
were present and addresses were made
by the latter, Rev. G. L. Hardesty, OF
Magnolia; and DIR. J. w. Isenberg and
J. V. Smith, of this town.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13

IHE DeLdWGreGn can see in the NOM
inatiOn Of candidates outside Of the leg
islative branch on the Temperance
ticket only the clOven foot of would be
reformers to injure its party. If there
is no use for a governor, why was the
State turned upside-down by tumult
such as was never before seen and the
editors in question force the party to
the verge Of disruption in the deter
mined effort to get their candidate {?
The governor (if the politicians do not
do it for him) has the appointnient of
the judges mot to name the other eK-
ecutive ogices). and in the granting of
licenses the judges are the arbiters that
decide the happiness or misery in some
cases Of whole neighborhOOds. Is
there nothing for Congressman TO do
on the questions Of importation and
revenue and especially on the status OF
the liquor question when it becomes a
national issue as b. eventually will z
Are not the Levy COnrtmen the busi-
ness agents of the respective counties
having the management Of its finances
and the appointment Of its collectors
whose special privilege Is to furnish
tax receipts on election day, wker
needed, ab Libitung Is not the sheriff
the high officer Of the county to pre-.
serve it's peace and suppress disorder
andis not the coroner the man who dc
termines when death results from othe
than natural cause, who CT what is tn
agent that thus steps between God an,
man ? The editor goes on the pre-
sumption that MI the need in the tenn
perance reform is 70 enact law an,
leave. no provision for its enforcement
and then because it would not eDforc
itself you'd be the loudest In decryin
the law as q failure. It is just sue
men and such Legislation as this tbs
has kept enaetmeRts for the suppre
sion Of the vice Of intempeFance a dea
setter on our statute books. Butts Il
editor Of the DelaOareqn sincere in q
belief that the object of the third part
is to injure the Democratic party9
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13

THE presence of pleurO pneumonia
among the cattle in and around Chica-
90 has aroused the utmost excitement
in the Western grazing country. Mr..
Head, the President of the Interna-
tional Range Cattle Association, has
issued an address calling attention tc
the vast interests affected, and he
urges the most careful and rigid scru
tinv of all cattle from the East
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13
No Mup rnRowfNa wANrrn.

70 the Editor Of The Morning Ne,0s.-
SIR: I was sorry to see the Delaparean
of Saturday engaged In the first mud
throwing since the nomination Of the.
gubernat0Pial candidates. ! happened
to be ON tho platform ut our depot
when Major Biggs received the news
Of his nomination. Mr.. HoGecker
stepped up to him and Congratulated
him, and they there and then agreed
that on their respective parts there
should be, lp tleir own language. emo
mud throwing9t But it, appears that
soRe Hngqafded, halFbred TOR no
weil-hFed Gqadrpped would dare en-
croach upon the private rights of any
citizen by wanting to foist upon TIE
public family feuds for political gain
or to use such means to crafty person
al hatredl has done so. know both
gentlemen are acceptable and worthy
men, standing in the community as
peers what they believe to be the com
mon good, and they will see that the
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13

so, he can get it out of the way very
readily, and in a manner that would
result in an injury to no honest man,
while it would bring rejoicing to thous-
ands throughout the land. Let the
Democratic party heed the prayers Of
the people for the needed reforms, like
the same party has in Maryland
Georgia and in other States, and the
third party will vanish into thin air
Then would the vexed souls of the
editors have peace.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13
PAYING NO REGARD TO THE ADOPTED
RESOLUTION.

PAYING NO REGARD TO THE ADOPTED
RESOLUTION.
That is a pretty disgraceful report
which comes from Sussex county, to
the effect, namely, that some of the
men who who were nominated for the
Legislature at the Georgetown conven-
tion on Tuesday, September 2Sth, al
ready decline to hold themselves bound
by the instructions of the convention in
respect to submitting to the holling of
a constitutional convention TO the pop
ular vote. Only five of the nine men
nominated cOndescended To reply to
the letter Of Il. c. White, Esq, the
Secretary of the Constitutional Reform
Club pf Georgetown, and of this mum
Der only two accepted the conditions
imposed upon them by the body which
set them up rs candidates, while of
the remainder one evaded the ques-
ton, and two refused, point blank, to
consider themselves obligated. Fortu-
nately for everybody concerned, the
election has not yet been held, and the
farmers of Sussex county, who will
have nearly all the voting to do this
year and who are skilled in the fine
art of wedding out" can weed out
the men from their ticket who have
thus early shown their Indifference to
popular rights.-Ihe ROughshdre.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13
Current Topics Press Opinions.
GOOD NOMINATIONS


The Temperance Reform Executive
Committee of New Castle county did a
good days work on Saturday
Through the force of unavoidable cir
cumstances an opportunity presented
itself to the committee to choose two
more persons to represent their party
in the present political contest We
never questioned Mr.. Whites running
qualities, but we believe that William
A. Hukill, who was named on Satur-
day as II candidate for sheriff, is one of
the strongest men in the county, inde-
pendent of any or all political affilia-
tions. The nomination of David J.
Murphey, of Newark, as acandidate for
Representative from White Clay Creek
hundred, is also a most fortunate out
come of the unexpected vacancy which
the removal of Mr. Burris from that
hundred created. Mr.. Murphey is one
af the fittest men in the State for the
Office of legislator and it can be said
without any disparagement to anybody
else that his nomination will add
strength to the reform ticket. Mr.
Murphy has heen lifelong temperance
man and he is in every respect Just
such a man as White Clay Creek and
! Newark should have in every meeting
of the General Assembly. By these
supplementary nominations the TEN
perance Reformers have maintained
high standard of naming only such
men as are both clean and capable
| lOrHiHg NeiVs.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13
OHERIFF'S SALE

SnEkltF'S SALE
- By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias. under
the Mechanics I.ein Law, TO me directed. wiIl'be
exposed 81 to Public Sale, at the Hotel Of william
LII S'IuO IN tne Town OF FELTON,, South Murder
WGts, Nv kklhAfi October 22nd, 1856 at So'elOck.
r ~. 81 NE following Real Estate, to wit
~ Inc following described Building and Lot Of
GGLLound' wa: Franc Building constructed for a
Church or place of worship. said buiIiinS or
structure Is situated in South Murdcrkiii HIM.
Ired, County Of Kent, and State Of Deiaware IN
me the west side Of the Public Road running from
sh .e Town OF FELTON, TO the Town of Harrington i'm
the we SAID county, on lot of land pureIIasef b,,
.he SAID Trustees aforesaid from s l.. Peck
VIE Dy their indenture OF bargain and sale,
!0yearlng date October 9th, 1885 ana of record In
S w ounce OF the Recorder of Deeds at Dover i'm
IU Book v, Vol. 9, Page 81, all owned by The said
Seized and taken in execution As tho nronarf,,
G,t., =. Iae TRUSTEES OF TURNER'S CHAPEL, IN
Aen' county, and. viii be sold for cash. ~ <
sHRRIFF'a aFgck., DOVER, DEL, '''''.S't4'
AAWH tgetQRer d 1859. Et...'
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13

rights of the people are guaranteed, if
elected. They only desire that the
merits of their respective platforms are
honestly discussed, leaving the result
to the will Of the people, to whom it
belongs. 0BEDIAH.
MiddletowR, Del, October 10, 1886.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13
DEATHS.

BRAYMAN-Eear Kenton, october 10th, Mrs.
Eliza Brayman, widow OF Randall Brnyman,
aged 06 years
COIIINs.@Near Tayior's Bridge, October 9th.
Margaret j, wife Of Andrew J. Collins, aged 55
years.
CBMMIEG.-At the residence Of her son-in-luw,
T'Df gas g. DlhOkgop. In Berlin, Worcester
EooHtV. Nd October Fth, Mrs Martha A
Gummins AGED 67' ybht, months and days
WEfIg-Ih tbis town, october 18Th, Mrs. Rebecca
VOLS, widow Qf the late Daniel Wells, aged 80
years months and days. ="
fnterment at BrynziOn haptiat ChUFlh on Fri !
dav morninR 18th inst, Tie frienda Of the "a
ceased are Invited 10 meet at the residence az
Mrs. N. E. Rutledge, on Union slreetat 10 clock.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13
Lbe Smprna Dimes,
,SmTr'W0, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Oct. 1S, 1886

THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by ROBT. D. HoFFECKER, Editor and
Proprietor, at Smyrna, Del.
TERMS-SUBsCEIPTION-O year 800 IN advance
or $3.50 If not paid till the end Of the year. No
paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option Of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
Of fseven Cents line for the first insertion; sub
sequent insertions Three-and-a-half cents
liberal discount made to quarterly, ,semi-annua
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cent
per line.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13
New Advertisements.

THE attention of our readers is called
to the following new advertisements:
Fall Clothing King & Co
For Sale-J. Henry Jefferson.
Clothing-Hirnheimer.
Furniture-Ivins & Bro.
Black Silks-Hall, Philadelphia.
Coal-E. r, Hall.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13

WHEREFORE was the whereof of the
Smyrna Records esteemed double
loaded editorial in its last issue? 1t
would be interesting to know.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-13
Temperance Sabbath and Day
NlPnnyart

Temperance Sabbath and Day of
Prayer.
The National w. o. II. u, at tho request
Of many Pastors, has designated next Sab
BATH October 18th, as "Tempofanos Day
throughout the Nation. In accordance
Herewith, we most respectfully request all
Pastors In this State to hold appropriate
services on that day. Also, that The Local
BniOie observe the proceeding day tSatur-
Divine blessing. 70"
MRS. A. II. MARTIHDALh,
President Del w. .ff!b.
Uoye,. Ocfobey 10 I9gG