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Smyrna times., 1886-12-22
VIM. B. SHARP'S,
FOURTH AND MARKET,
Wilmington, Delaware.

We now show a fine assOrt-
ment Of Ladies' Skirts, which are
as desirable as they are useful.
A good Cloth Skirt with
knife pleats and pinked bands,
75c.
An excellent Cloth Skirt,
large size, knife pleats and cord
ed bands, $L25.
A fine Cloth Skirt, all plain,
$1.5O.
A splendid Cloth Skirt in
two styles, knife pleated and box
pleated with embroidered and
braided bands, 81.
A fine Italian Cloth quilted
skirt, $3.50 and 80. The same,
quilted satin bottoms, 50.
A skirt with fine cloth upper
and fancy quilted bottoms is a
splendid article, $5.
All satin skirts magnificentlv
quilted in handsome designs and
lined all through, Sc.
A satin quilted skirt with a
satin box pleat bottom, $5.
Our Seal Cloth Coats-hand-
some, durable and well-ftting.
what more to be desired, EXCEPT
the right price. That part is
right, as the daily sales prove.
We can hardly get them fast
enough. All sizes from 80 to 40
$25 to 60.
Our carpet work is pushing us
hard for this late in the season
the reduced carpets are making
a stir-eight upholsterers to
make and tack will be hurried to
get all down before Christmas.
II you want a new carpet soon
remember Christmas times are
ahead, and some one NAV be
ahead, of you for that time.
Brussels, 81 from S1.35. is
splendid value.
Tapestry Brussels, so, 60, rs,
85c.
Probably no such display of
Rugs was ever made in our town
as our Rug Department now
shows. Hundreds and hundreds
Of them in every variety and
kind from so cents to $50. You
are sure to be pleased with this
stock, and many handsome and
useful gifts are here.
Think of a factory where a
carpet is made complete every
minute during the day, and Won
will at once say such facilities
are unequalled. We show the
production of that factory in our
salesrooms, in carpet sweepers
from $3.50 to $3.50 each. two
wheelers and four wheelers. We
control their sale here and nome
are superior. For every house
that has anice carpet there sbonld
De agood carpet sweeper; itsaves
time, saves the carpet. is noise
less and dustless, altogether a re-
markably good thing to have
about the house; therefore Won
should have it.
Gloria Umbrellas. EVERY
body shouts gloria, and of course
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22

OUR Dover cotemporary, the Dela'0arean,
has repeatedly spoken in strong dissent
from President Cleveland's Civil Service
policy, nor will it admit him good enough
Democrat for reelection, until he changes
his policy. Notwithstanding, the Pres-
dent keeps right on, and in his last Message
reaffirmed with emphasis the position taken
in his Letter Of Acceptance and in his In
augural in the benefits to be derived in
having the offices filled by men who are
educated for them rather than by men
without qualifications or character, but
simply as a reward for controlling votes.
The President believes in filling the offices
as fast as he can with prudence, with men
from his own party, but as an honest exec
utive, he has regard to the efficient admin
istration of the Office as we'll as the man
who fills it. If the politicians were con-
suited, especially those who date back to
the old regime, he would have no show at all
for denomination, but he has a different
and undoubted hold on the masses, espec-
tally in New York State, who put him
where he is and who from present appear
ances will again triumph, however much
the spOilsmen may kick.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22

The growth of the Temperance senti-
ment is steady and onward. North and
South it is the same. In the recent munic-
ipal elections in Massachusetts thirteen out
of the seventeen cities went for no license
last year it was just the reverse, thirteen
going for license. In the Prohibition vote
throughout the country in November, the
gain in all the States was from 100 to 200
per cent. A Southern paper thus reviews
the movement from political standpoint:
1.-THE Prohibition detection gave New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut to the
Democrats and elected Cleveland. Recent
events indicate that the Prohibition senti-
ment is as strong in Georgia as in any Of the
Northern States, and it is extending
throughout nearly every other State in the
South. The programme for 1888 appears to
be to either select the Presidential candi-
date on that ticket from the South or to
take from that portion of the country a
Vice-Presidential nominee who will make
an energetic canvass and bring out the full
strength of the party. AS most of the votes
given that ticket in the South would be
drawn from the Democracy, it can readily
be understood that the Prohibitionists will
be likely to give a good deal of aid to the
Republicans in the next national canvass.
The late election showed that Virginia,
West Virginia and North Carolina cannot
be confidently counted on for the Demo
cratic party hereafter Perhaps our Pro
hibition friends will yet be the means oi
placing these States permanently in the
Republican column"
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22
Kenton Notes.

Mr.. EDITOR Mrs. T. F. Brayman
is very i'll with some throat trouble
Miss Jennie Purse has returned to
her home from "A stay in your town.
She is engaged for the holidays in the
notion department of J. NJ. Arthur's
store.
VIM. d. Wilds, our postmaster, has
moved the postoffice from the corner to
a small building near the station, and
recently built by Mrs. Lydia f. Wilds,
for the purpose for which it is now used.
Our Sunday-schoOl for two or three
weeks has been preparing for a Sun
day-schoOl entertainment to be held
during Christmas times. 1t is now an
nounced that the entertainment will be
held on Wednesday evening, December
29th, unless on that evening the weather
should be very disagreeable, and, if so,
the exercises will be postponed until
the first favorable evening following.
Doors will be open at $50. A large
attendance is expected. RUBY.
Kenton, DeI., December 81, 1856.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22
Delaware,s Rival in Peaches.

A Vineland, N. j., exchange says
Many farmers in this State are going
into the culture Of the peach extensively.
Some who have orchards have made con
siderable money by the business and it is
probable that within Il few years the State
will abound with large orchards 1t is n
fact worthy of note that when the crop is a
failure in Delaware it is success here and
thus enables our growers to realize large
prices. In New Jersey with proper culti-
vation the peaches will return 800 per
acre"
Here is another item showing an
outlet for the fruit culturist other than
the peach:
:" As the culture Of the peach seems to
wane on the Peninsula, Native Plums
are coming forward to take their place. j.
w Kerr, Of Denton Caroline county, Md,
and the President Of the Peninsula Horti-
cultural Society, seems to have got on the
right track for raising them. His essay
read upon that subject spreads new light
amongst fruit growers, and we hope that he
will have it published that all may get the
benefit of it. Mr.. Kerr, the last year with
the season against him, realized 500 an
acre from plums, which is much better
than hog and hominy'"
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22

THIS session of Congress is distinguish
ing itself from the former one as a Congress
Of work. The most important of the sew
eral bills that were put through in the
early part of the session was the Electoral
Count Bill. Last Saturday Mr. Morrison,
in the lead Of the Tariff Reformers." 4" or as
they otherwise are called Free Traders"
determined to push his bilF to a successful
issue and had back-set, the vote standing
154 to l48 against taking up the tariff bills.
The negative vote was made up of 128 Re-
publicans and 26 Democrats, and theafirm-
ative by l42 Democrats and Republicans.
Both parties stand committed to revenue
reform, but are not ready for the free trade
ideas Of Morrison, Carlisle, &c. There
were many reluctant votes in the negative.
because they didnot wish to appear as favor
ingthe free trade theory oftax reduction, and
to vote otherwise would appear as favoring
Morrison, who is now beaten and must re-
tire from the leadership Both Hewitt and
Randall will now have an opportunity to
present and press their reduction bills.
The Senate last Friday passed two i'm
pOrtant bills: one for the redemption of the
Trade dollars at par; the other to repeal the
tenure-ofoffice act The latter passed by a
vote Of 30 yeas to % nays.
Mr.. Butler offered resolution in the
Senate last week to appoint committee to
investigate the troubles betweenth United
States and Mexico. Bills were passed to
extend the free delivery postal system and
to issue postal notes and money orders for
three cents.
In the House of Representatives Mr..
Belmont proposed bill for the appoint
ment of a commission to investigate the
fisheries question.
The House has finally passed the Senate
bill which will help materially to place the
citizen sOldiery of the country on better
footing. The annual amount to be appro-
priated hereafter will doubtless be half a
million, for the Secretary of War favors
giving as much as 100000. Atpresent in a
Nation of more than 1000 900 men. our or
ganized militia probably does not muster
more than 10000
The Enthusiastically bill, as passed by
the House, provides that indians NAV at
their option receive allotments Of land. such
allotments not to be subjees to transfer fol-
twenty-five years. Each head of a family
shall receive one-quarter of a section; each
single person over Is years Of age, one
eighth Of a section. The receivers of thes,
oIlo'ments shall, upon renouncing theii
tribal relation, enjoy the rights and privi
le8es of citizenship The bill now return.
to the Senate for concurrence in the Hous,
amendments
Congress adjourned from to-day over tn,
holidays.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22
For the .Smyrna Times

For the Smyrna Times
MR.. EDITOR Il see by the papers of
the town that Postmaster Bewley has it
in purpose to move the postOiiice from
its present convenient and appropriate
place to the east side of the town. |,
with the other patrons of the office, sin
cerely hope this is not so. 1t would be
a decided going back instead of for
ward. Postmaster Baggs left an office
which personally he could have made
out with, for the present place, which
was double the rent he had been
paying, SO that we could have a post
office that would cOmpart with the
dignity of the town, while it would be
more eligible than any other place. In
voting for Mr.. Cleveland l did not do
it to turn things backward, which the
proposed move will be, decidedly. If
the move is to lower rent, with a total
disregard of the convenience of the
people, why then we should insist that
the rent of the boxes should likewise
be turned back from so to so cents.
DEMOCRAT.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22
Will Grow Peaches for a Century.

d. S. Myer, of Bridgevlle, writes as
follows to the Press, Of Philadelphia:
g notice an article, headed Delaware
Peaches Doomed Now, l don't know
what the say at the meeting of the Penn
sylvania Horticultural Society in Whining
ton was, but l will put in protest Della
ware peaches are not doomed. Delaware
and Maryland will for years and years to
come grow the best peaches the sun ever
shone on, and so plentiful that the laboring
man can use them as food, not as a luxury.
We have the best climate and the best soil
for the growth as can be found in the known
world. We have, it is true, the yellows,
for instance, damaging the crop, and de-
strOying whole orchards in some of the
northern parts of the State, but this is no
new disease. 1t has been we'll known for 40
years Why the above society should send
forth such Il report is II mystery to me. 1t
may be well by way of caution to warn
peach growers to use due care in selecting
trees for planting, seeing that the trees are
produced from the genuine native Seeding,
and the seedlings budded with the most
vigorous and healthy sorts. My experience
covers - years as peach grower in Della
ware. l see no lack Of interest, and my
only fear is we will grow too many"
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22

tions affecting the different localities,
and especially the sentiment of the
people in different neighbOrhoOds, must
be very slight and imperfect, and that
in fact it is so is shown by the grant
ing of licenses in neighborhOOds where
the opposition to them was almost
unanimous, and to persons of noto-
riously bad character, who had repeat
edly violated the law. The thing we
need in the matter of liquor selling, as
of other affairs of government, is to get
the control where it belongs, in the
hands of the people. The proper per
sons to decide whether a saloon shall
or shall not be licensed are those who
live or do business where it is to be To-
Gated, those who want it or oppose 1t,
who feel the effects of its presence,
whose property and business are affect
ed by it. They constitute the court to
whom Justice demands that the ques-
ton be submitted. If majority of
those thus interested want a saloon
there, let them have it; if the majority
object and protest, let them have the
power to prevent it. Where, IN COM
mon sense, is the use of constituting
and paying commission to decide
for the people what they only want the
chance to.decide for themselves ?-WiL-
mingtOR Home Weekly.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22
GRAIN.
OFFICE OF
Philadelphia I Smyrna Transportation Company
December 22nd, 1886.
NEW WHEAT
MARRIAGES

DAVlS-WOODALL.-lnL Leipsic, December 18th
by the Rev ID. +. McFaul Isaac T. Davis and
Miss Sallie A. WOOdall
HAGMAN-SIMPSON.-In Wilmington, Decem-
Der 18th, by the Rev. Henry Sanderson Joshua
V. Hayman and Sarah K. Simpson, both Of Kent
county. Delaware.
SEMERTEEN-SWOARD the N. +. Church.
Little Greek, December Dist, by the Rev. d. +
McFaul, James T. Semerteen and Miss ReIia A
SwOardS. ~ "
NANSANT-VANSANT- the Galena NJ f
parsonage, by the Rev. T. L. TomkinsOn. Franz
county, Md. ''- Va Nei''
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22
New Advertisements.

The attention of our readers is called
to the following new advertisements:
Dress Goods, SEWN. b. Sharp.
Hdrper's Bazdr.
Storm Wanamaker & Brown.
Harper's Young People.
Carpets, &c. WOrrell.
For Remit. J. Lambdin.
NOtice-Wm. f. Dean.
Notice to the members Of the 9TH and
9th Delaware Regiments.
Dwelling House at Public Sale
George H. Raymond.
Business LOcals-John II. Bewley.
LOst--James Slaughter.
Election Notice-Smyrna Library.
Christmas Goods-Gordon.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22
GOOD IMPRESSIONS MADE BY THE
CHANGERS.

Such open sessions as the Delaware
State Grange, Patrons of Husbandry,
gave to the public, are in the highest
degree beneficial in every sense. Such
essays as were read by J. J. Rosa and
Mrs. Ettie NJ. DilwOrth, the first on the
duties of American voters, and the
latter on women voting, cannot fail to
have an ennobling and elevating effect
upon society. The Grangers, though
in one sense a secret order, where pOlit-
ical subjects are generally excluded,
are not afraid to handle all these sub
jects freely The whole course and ac-
ton of the Grangers seem to be in the
direction of better education and in
favor of Constitutional reform. We
hope they are not like many ardent
protesting Christians in this State, who
pray earnestly for the success of causes
they persistently vote against at the
polls.- Wilmington Republican.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22
C5c Smgrna dimes.
SW912'W@, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Dec. %, 1886.

THE times" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBT. D. HoFFECKER, Editor and
Proprietor, at Smyrna, Del
MS-SUBsCRIPTIoN-On year $500 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.
ADVERTISEMENT will be inserted at the rate
of Seven Cents a line for the first insertion; sub
sequent insertions Three-and-a -a-half cents. A
liberal discount made to quarterly, semi-annual
and yearly advertisers
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Gents
per line.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22
Personal.

R. S. Culbreth, Esq, of Baltimore,
spent Monday with friends in town.
Miss Sallie Barley, of Lebanon, ILL.,,
VIM. S. Barley, of Fairburg, Neb., and
Mrs. r. B. BOnwill We're the guests of
Mrs. DR.. Clifton yesterday.
James P. Stevenson, of Philadelphia,
has been visiting relatives in this town.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22
Back Paw.

We publish in another column the
advertisement of Messrs. McGrew &
Small, Claim Agents of Washington,
notifying the members of the Fifth and
Sixth Delaware Regiments to meet
them at the Office of Alderman Budd
tomorrow at IL o'clock A. NJ, to dis
cuss the question of back pay claimed
to be due them. The Regiments were
enlisted for nine months in October of
1862 in the capacity of Home Guards,
but when Lee invaded Pennsylvania
the following summer they were called
into the Government service beyond
the State, taking the place of Govern
ment troops in guarding the line of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
Railroad between Havre-de-Grace and
Baltimore. Happily, by the defeat OF
Lee at Gettysburg they escaped what
might have been otherwise among the
direst results of the war from hostile
bullets or the worse fate of Libby and
Andersonville prisons. They were
paid off for this service rendered, about
six weeks, and promised medal by the
Secretary of War, which was never
supplied. 1t is claimed that they are
entitled to pay for the full time en-
listed, which has been set on foot by
the agents above named, and it is for
this purpose at this late date that the
meeting above referred to is called,
The members of the bloody Sixth" as
it was called, will not be averse to a
share of " Uncle Sans" bounty, when
1t IS passed around on a salver.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22
Smyrna Library.

The Annual Meeting Of the Smyrna Library
Association will be held at the Library on Thurs
day January 9th. A. d.. 1857, at ~ o'clock, p. NJ.
At which time an election for officers to serve for
the ensuing year will be held.
WALTER o. HOFFECKER, Secretary.
Snllnnn DcL December 22th. 1856.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22

The temperance people in Ohio should be
well satisfied now, and doubtless the more
sensible ones among them are so. The Dow
tax law has just been sustained as consttu-
I1lonal by the Supreme Court of the State
It taxes gin-shops 500 a year. and minor
liquor stores Sl00 Practically. it will work
rs a high-hcense law would AT the same
time, It will allow local option to towns of
over 1000 inhabitants High license and
prohibition are thus set side by side, and it
viii be Interesting and instructive to COM
and order.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22

The alliance Of France with Russia.
to prevent the Bulgarians from electing
ruler Of their own choice, is not cal
culated to do French republicanism
any good. Bulgaria has as much right
as France TO government of her own
choice, and France is doing herself
great damage among the friends of lib
erty by aiding the Russian tyrant in
his assaults on Bulgarian liberty.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22
Dwelling For Sale !

The undersigned will offer at Public Sale,
at the Smyrna House, on Saturday, TN e
10Th OF January, ISS7, at o'clock,
corner Of Commerce and Pearl Streets,
Smyrna, Delaware, the late residence of
Mrs. Elizabeth Griffin. The house is in
good repair, has nine rooms, cellar under
the entire building. The lot is 80 by 200
feet.
TERMs--20 per cent. on the day of sale
and the balance on the lst day of February
following, when the deed will be prepared
and possession given.
For further particulars call on or address
GEO. II. RAY MOND, Ngent for the heirs
of Elizabeth Grliin, deceased dec 22-4w
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22
Press Opinions.
THE WAY THE GRANGrns r1rr

THE WAY THE CHANGERS FIGURE.
The report of the Past Master of the
Grange, which was presented on last
Wednesday before the annual session of
the State Grange, is certainly reform
document. 1t ought to suit even those
radical reformers, the Saulsburys, and it
must certainly meet with the hearty
approval of all the liberty-loving people
in the State. The temperance reform
ers should feel flattered not only at the
dominance of their ideas as is proved
by the Past Masters able effort, but
also in the election of one of their most
energetic leaders in Kent county 20 be
Master for the coming year. Abram n. p.
Brown, of Wyoming, who was elected
over his Democratic brother, ex- Repre-
sentative Brown, also of Wyoming, and
over Wilbur H. Burnite, of FELTON,, who
fOndly expects to be the next Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, and over
John G. Higgins, the well-known Re-
publican of Red Lion, was one of the
ablest and most energetic organizers of
the reform movement last summer ;
and, although there is not a granger in
the State but what would pooh-pOOh
the idea that politics had anything to
do with A. N. Browns election, it is
true that he was chosen because he was
not Bourbon and time-serving poll
tician as is his brother, and as is Mr..
Burnite. It's true, too, that Mr.. Brown
was much stronger candidate as a
Democratic refOrmer than was John G..
Higgins, who was one of the ablest and
most popular men in the Grange.
This election Of the Changers teaches q
moral, which is that, while the day has
not arrived yet for the election of such
an advanced man as Mr.. Higgins, il is
too far in the century for the success of
hide-bound BourbODs in any Delaware
organization that is governed by mind
and conscience. And it says plainly
that the great majority of the Demo-
Gratis who belong to the Grange is done
voting under orders.
Reform is nearer than MANY smart
politicians appear to believe. WSome-
thing will be dOne this wintePn is the
common remark Of everyone Bour-
bOns, independents and ReDublicans:
and the temperance people are exceed
ingly hopeful that local option meas
ure Will be passed WiImia0fOn Star.
BY WHOM THE LICENSES SHOULD RE
GRANTED.
Certainly the power of granting
ncehses should be taken from the court
a.;.,s., - = nssu - 70 guess why it was ever
sleen - y. without any disrespect to
IN IN. Ju'ses they are most unsuitable
officers to have charge Of ,his matter
for other reasons than those g;,,e,,
aooVe chief Of which Is the fact that
snelr knowledge Of the varying condi-
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22

we shout. 'Tis said they are
equal to silk; our experience is
they are better. Take it as YOU
will, they are here in all sizes.
and many styles Of handles, > to
IS. -Four sizes Of Alpaca Cm-
brellas are reduced ; they are
good and serviceable. To-. 81.
$1.25, $3.50, S1.65; - in. to 30 in.
Antique lace bed sets, Grim
son and blue satin. are reduced
$3.50 from $1S. and SIT from 50.
WIN. B. SHARP.
Fourth and Market Streets. Wilmiu.tur
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22

J. w. Mackey, the Nevada million
aire, i said to have declined the tender
of seat in the United States Senate.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22

There was a tremendous panic in the
stock market in New York last week !:
stocks went down all along the
lines. the bulls took to cover; and the
bears painted Wall street red and had
things al their own way.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22

Jay Gould paid S4OO recently to have
his steam yacht AtaLdnta cleared of
rats; then he made contract with the
man to keep the AtaLGnta free from
rats IN consideration Of $500 a year.
There are in Philadelphia men who
make yearly Contracts to have their
factories or stores kept free from rats
and they pay from $50 to 500 a wear
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22
LOST

SSn Sn saturday night December 18th batwoon
smyrna and Severson's Church. q P;,J;en
''ao'tte ana Butter Bucket and eonteatSS
JAS. SLAUGHTER.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22
J. H. Primrose & Co..
Zeal Estate Brokers aai Collecting AglaI.
MONEY TO LOAN.

soU,o M Oa;tai4gue. s;ea Over 100 Farms and
some nice Town Property for sale ''''0
MAIN STREET, SMYRNA, DEL po94.,v
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22

ssLord Salisbury's government has
commented war in earnest on the Irish
League. John Dillon and several other
Lrishmen have been arrested and rob
bed Of the trust funds in their possess
sion. All the powers of the British
Ministry are to be exerted to force the
collection Of rent due the landlords.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22

When Baby was sick we gave her CASTORIA
When she was Child, she cried for CASTORIA
When she became Miss, she clung to CASTORIA
When she had Children she gave them CAsTA
Side Bracket and Extension Lamps
at j. B. CoOper's.
Smyrna times., 1886-12-22

JOB WORK neatly done.