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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-01
Travel In the Future.

When George Stephenson assert
cd his ability TO run passenger
coaches at Il speed Of twelve to tir-
teen miles an hour, scientific and
practical men deemed him fit for q
lunatic asylum; but time has shown
that trains may be run at = much
greater velocity without materially adj
ding to the dangers of railway travel.
The flight Of the fast express on the
Pennsylvania Railway is marked
example Of the possibilities in the
way Of sustaing high rates Of speed.
This road now runs the fastest train
in America. Nine hundred and
twelve miles including seven stops,
are accomplished in 25I hours, and
the average time is $500 miles an
hour A portion Of the distance is
run at the rate Of sevcnty-fve miles
an hour. At q speed Of sixty miles
an hour, the driving wheels of To-;
comotive on this train make 258J
revolutions minute. "Wm. Fl. Van
derbilt' squirt Of 81 miles in Gl min.
utcs on the New York Central is de-
clared to be the highest rate Of speed
ever attained in this country, but
this speed was not q surprise to good
engineers, many Of whom are firm in
the belief that 100 miles an hour
will yet be accomplished on Ameri-
can roads. Thirty one years ago
Colonel Mciggs read paper before
the New York Farmers Club on
Culture Travcling' in which he ex.
pressed the belief that railroad cars
could he safely propelled by steam
at the rate Of 800 miles an hour. He
said: "rhe Emperor of Russia has
taken the first step toward what
deem the ultimatum ofrailroad travel.
Instead Of cutting what I call mere
drill through the country and going
round everything in the way for q
straight line, he has cut a broad way
for $50 miles from st. Petersburg to
Moscow. He has made it all the
way 200 feet wide, so that the en-
gincer sees everything on the road.
This is a part Of the future--the rail.
road from point to point with o
mathematical line; the rails ten times
stronger than they arc now used the
locomotives on wheels of far greater
diameter; the signals and times per-
fcctly settled; the roads on both
sides during the transit Of trains
having the gates Of the walls all
closed--then, instead of travelling At
100 miles an hour, we shall more safe.
ly travel 800 miles an hour.--1he
EfI,fH
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-01
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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-01

HNENE ENME,SG Ito c0t.So& and anew0nd size
jEtErS IL a'NH ccssiul CUEE at your own
~ homo, by emo who was doat twcnty.cight
~ years. Treated by most OF tho noted spe-
cinlists without benefit Cured himself In
three months, ana since thon hundreds OF
othCrs. Full particulars scnt on application.
Il. S. PAGE No. IL West 3lsC st New York
City. R.lIt
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-01

South Carolina Railway Company.
(oMMEFCiNG SUNDAY, NOV. 20, 1885, at
follows, "Eustcrn tmC" "
TO AND FROM CIIARLEsTON
EAST (DAILY)
Depart Columbia at. $50 m 627pm
Due Charleston. -......1 / 90 u m 300 u IN
~ WEST DAILY.
Depart tChnrlcSlOii......720 m 5lODm
DHc Coiulnbia. 1875 Il IN 10 co n M
70 AND FROM CAMDEN.
East (DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY1
Depart Columbia. .C.&o y IN. 5.O5 y m 5.27 IN
Du" tamdcn.. .l2.31 p m. 7.i2 u m 7.J2 u m
WEST (DAILr ENCErr SUNDAYo
'rphit ,ilhioch.'. .'.l' IN I.l6 II III 3.16 D m
bnc ColuInbin....lo25 Il m lO.35 Il III 1000 D IN
70 AND FROM AUGUSTA.
East (DAILY.)
Depart Columbia......... G}0 am 627pm
Due AnGnola ll.3j am 1925 j. IN
WEST (DAILY.)
nrrnIt hnGial". ...".... G.05a i4Opm
Due Columbia. 1873 am 1000 M
CO%SECTIONS
Made ntCOnmbia with Columbia and Green.
vile Enil!t0nd by train arriving at lO.a5A nj.
and dcparting ut 5.27 T.. NJ. AT Columbia
junction with Charlotte, Columbia and Al
gustn Rail Road by same train to and from
I'LL points on both roads.
Pne cnrcrs by these trains take Supper at
I}rahcnViI!c. "
Al Chnrcat0n with steamers for New York;
and ON Tucsdays and Fridays with steamer
and points on tho ST. Johns
KhilrOad to ana from Savannah and ull
points in Florida.
\! Augusta with Georgia and Central
South. At Blackviilc to and from points on
BaImwcp Railroad. Through tickets can bo
purchased to oil points South and West, by
j. MCQUEEN, Agent, Columbia.
JOIN B. PECK, General Manager
y. T. ALLEN' Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agt
Smyrna times., 1886-10-06
Personal.

Rev. EnOch Stubbs and wife are on
visit to his aged parents, the father be-
ing in quite feeble health.
Rev. VIM. B. Gordon, D. J. Cummins,
wife and daughter Edith, left on Mon
day for Chicago to attend the Episcopal
convention which convenes to-day. 1t
will be in session about three weeks.
Col. Geo. H. Raymond and A. Lee
Cummins left yesterday for Berlin,
Md, where the mother of the latter,
Mrs. M. A. CummiEs, is critically ill.,
The following delegates appointed to
represent this town in the Annual Con-
vention of the w. G. 7. u, left this
morning for Wilmington: Mrs. J. B.
Quigg, Mrs. r. E. HOugh, Mrs J. W.
Denney, Mrs. Joseph Smithers, Mrs.
Geo. Hall, Mrs. G. w. Fairbanks and
Mrs. Edward Beck, Misses Grace
Quigg, Anna Sutton and Mrs. Jos.
E. Williams are also in attendance at
the Convention as visitors, and Mrs.
Samuel Roberts, Mrs. John P. Hudson
and Mrs. 1. H. FAIRIES also purpose at
tending.
J. B. Evans, wife and daughter, Ma
bel, are visiting friends in New Jersey.
Miss Sue Kirbin, of Dover, and Miss
Sue Keeley, of AllOway, N. j., are Wis
iting the Misses LippincOtt.
Mrs. NJ. w. Culbreth and daughter
Sue, who have been spending the Sum
mer here, have returned to Philadel.
phia.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-06
Serious Injuries.

Monday was day of accidents.
First was that of EnOch Moore who
was so severely injured that it was not
thought he could live but a short time,
but DR.. Ashcraft who attended him ex-
presses more hope this morning. He
lives near Persons Corner, renting a
small farm there last Spring, but with
his wife was on a visit to the family of
Jos. G. GOldsborough near town. He
went with the wagon to Lewis & Prices
phosphate mill and in attempting to
get up on the wagon as the team start
ted he slipped and fell, the wagon, con-
tanning 1900 pounds of phosphate, pass
ing over his breast. He was almost
pulseless throughout Monday and but
little better yesterday, but with more
hopeful indications to-day. 1t is hardly
known how severe are the internal in
juries except that rib is broken.
A short time after this a son of John
S. CaspersOn, postmaster at Clayton,
had his foot crushed by the locomotive
of the Kent County road while he was
going home from school to dinner. He
is boy of eight or ten years, and Just
how he got in contact with the lOcomo-
tive is not known, but it is said he
slipped in passing before it or running
beside it. The train was moving very
slowly at the time. Drs. Harmonson,
Collins and Clifton amputated the foot
at the instep, leaving on the heel.
A boy who was playing ball in our
streets on the same evening had his
foot run over by a carriage but forum
ately with nothing more than a slight
hurt.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-06
The State Fair.

The State Fair, which is big event
in Kent county, has come and gone,
and in a financial way has been a de-
cided success. Last year the surplus
after paying all the debts of the Asso-
citation was used in making needed i'm
prOVements: this year it will probably
be appropriated in dividends to stock
holders who have had nothing back
since their investment nine years ago.
The exhibits were considered in some
respects better and in others not so
good, the result being about the aver
age of the past several years. The
racing which attracts such q large num-
Der of people was not so exciting in the
trotting as is sometimes the case. The
dog race and goat race were highly en-
joyed by some, but by a large
number considered a nuisance, more
especially the goat race. The weather
was fair and the attendance good on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, but
Thursday was the big day" when
the visitors were estimated at from
eight to ten thousand. The cars car
ried from this vicinity on that day
nearly six hundred persons besides the
large number who rode down in their
carriages. Smyrna figured largely in
the ladies' and art department, in fact
in the latter it might almost be said it
was Smyrna against the field. The
following are among the awards for
this section:
Flowers in Oil-Flower Sketches.
Minnie Clement, second. Marines in
Oil-Laura NJ. FAIRIES, first; Minnie
Clement, second. China tile etching,
Kate Storm, second. Water Color
Flowers, Minnie Clement, first, the
only exhibit in this class Placques-
Flowers, roses, Laura NJ. FAIRIES, sec
ond. Heads, Laura NJ. FAIRIES, second.
PLAGUE Designs-painted brass, Wal
ter B. Clark, first. CrayOn Drawing
Human Heads, X. L. Storm, first
Pharoah's Horses, Laura Bell, second.
Map of the State of Delaware-RObert
Drawing-Howard Spruance, first :;
Frank c. Bell, second. Landscape,
Laura NJ. FAIRIES, second. Fruit in
Water ColOr-Minnie Clement, first
Honeysuckles, Lille r. Rothwell.
Flower panel, Mary M. Clark. Pop
pies, a panel, Walter F. Clark. Paint
| ing on Satin-sachet, Laura Bell.
Piccalily, Edith Bell, second. Spiccd
ripe tomatoes, Mrs. J. F. Denney, first.
Collection of insects, Kate L. Storm,
first. Collection of stuffed birds, Jen-
ME Moore, second. Maryland biscuit,
Mrs. J. Frank Denney, first. Sweet
potato rolls, Laura Bell, first. Road
sters-Stallion 1 years or over, J. f.
Goldsborough, second. Brood mare
with foal, Robert Hirons, Leipsic, first.
Colt under l year, Robert Hirons,
Leipsic, first. Draft horses, John w.
Fennimore, Leipsic, first Mules-H.
Slaughter, Leipsic, first. Oxen-John
P. Collins, first. Pen of 8 ewes, 2 years
or over, James Startling, first. Clover
seed, N. A. Steffy, Morton, first.
Best Concord grapes, w. T. Massey
first. Best any other variety grapes,
w. T. Massey, first and second. Dried
corn-Geo. c. Rothwell, second. Sun
flower seed, Walter Collins, first.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-06

THE BreGkwater Light, which has
evidently allied itself with the Admin
istration side of the Democratic party
in Sussex comfy, with a warm ell
dorsemeat of the ticket nominated in
the interest Ex-senator Gray, says:
1.-THE Hon. Benjamin Biggs, in his
speech at the ratification meeting in
Georgetown on Tuesday, advised the
Democratic voters Of Sussex county to
vote the straight Democratic ticket
even if they had to vote it with their
eyes closed. Such utterances as these,
in this age of independence, coming
from the standard bearer of the Demo-
cratic party, sounds strange indeed,
and they tend to convince that the
spirit of Bourbonism has not yet died
out in the bOsOms of some Of the more
ancient leaders of the Democratic
party. But such words as these fall
among the stones and must die. That
day is past. The people, the voters of
this county and State, will not vote any
ticket which is so obnoxious as to
make it necessary to close their eyes to
vote it.D
Smyrna times., 1886-10-06

OUR esteemed friend of the Della
1Cdreaa who has been a leader in the
disturbing contest for leadership in the
party is now plying long whip to
those who were not the least refractory,
so he may keep them under his eye
and in the fold. The fences were
knocked down in most every Hundred
at the primaries by the methods en-
ployed so foreign to the genius of
Democracy, and in some of them more
THAN once, and this same man who is
now brandishing long whip is accused
of having large share in it. Can the
editor expect these men to regard
themselves as SO many dumb animals
whose only duty is to serve master? ?
Are there not great questions that
come up and challenge their individual
considerations, their conscientious con-
yietiOns as TO what Is right and wrong
for the political, moral and material
good Of the people, and why should
any man dare apply the lash to them
when acting in the light of their con-
victions as responsible citizens?
Smyrna times., 1886-10-06
Bribery Of Electors.

The Temperance and Reform party
of Sussex county, says the SUSSEX Jour
nal, announces its intention to put sew
eral men at each voting place in the
county to take the names of parties
who violate the following law, with a
view to their prosecution
Section l2, Chapter lG, of the laws of the
State of Delaware
If any person shall give, offer or promise
any money, goods, chattels, or other thing
or matter or release or offer to release any
debt or obligation by way of bribe, gift,
benefit or reward for the purpose or with
the object of influencing any elector in Civ
ing his vote or in refusing TO vote or in alb
senting himself from the polls at any cleo
ton, or if any candidate for office Mt an
election shall at such election influence or
attempt to influence any electOr in giving
or Withholding his vote or in absenting
himself from the polls by any of the means
aforesaid or by offering to serve in such
office for nothing or for a less allowance
then then that prescribed by law, every
such person or candidate shall for every
such otiense forfeit and pay the sum Of two
hundred dollars one-half thereof to be for
the use Of the State and the other half
thereof for the person who Will sue for the
said penalty, and further any person or
candidate so offending shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor and upon convic-
tion thereof by Indictment shall be impris
oned in the public Jail of the county where
in such ofFense may be committed for 4
term of not less than one nor more than
nine months, and for the term of two years
next after said conviction such person shall
forfeit the right of an elec.Or and if any
candidate for Office so offending rs aforesaid
shall be elected his office shall upon his
conviction for such OtfenSe rs aforesaid be
vacated and he be rendered incapable of
serving therein for the term for which he
shall have been elected.
Chapt ~ an act to amend section - of
Chapter Ii of the revised statutes
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the State af Delaware in
General Assembly met rs follows:
Sec. l That section y of Chapter Is of
the revised statutes be and the same is
hereby amended by adding ut the end of
said section the following words, viz:
And ifany person shall accept or receive
anything so given offered or promised as
above with the intent purpose and object
in this section specified such persons shall
also be deemed guilty Of misdcmrannr an !
upon conviction thereof shall for the period
of four years from such conviction forfeit
all the rights and privileges Of an elector
and in case of second or any subsequent
conviction for like oilenSe shall forfeit all
the rights and privileges of an elector for
the period of eight years from the date of
any such conviction and shall also during
the period of such disfranchisement be in
competent to serve rs a juror. Provided
however, that when any person or party to
such prohibited transactions shall inform
against the other party thereto and shall
give evidence against such other party
upon trial the person so testifying shall
not be indicted for that Offense.
Passed at Dover March 7th, 1888.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-06
A Case of Misapplied Confidence.

When we noted two or three weeks
ago the hasty exit of two citizens of
Bombay Hook, leaving anxious Credi-
tors behind, we thought we had fin
ished the chapter, but it seems we
have to write an addendd to make the
records Os the month in this particular
complete. D. w. Trumpeller, former
resident of this vicinity, but now resid-
ing in Jacksonville, Florida, two years
ago bought the "Garrison farm near
the big Oak" A year ago he put
into execution some very important
improvements, bringing the dwelling
from the back of the farm to front on
the State road and erecting all the nee
essary outbuildings for the farm, en-
ploying A. G. Mclean (whom he had
known since he came to this country
from the North seven years ago) and
his son.in-law Chas. z. StOckwell,
both then residing in Dover. Mr.
Mclean seemed to get entirely into
Mr.. Trumpeller's good graces and hav-
ing fixed up the buildings for a good
home, desired to rent it and go to
farming, but he hadn't the necessary
money to buy the stock and farm imple-
ments so Mr.. T. bought them for him.
Mr.. Trumpeller and his wife came on
to spend part of the Summer here
and found things going on loosely but
not shaking his confidence in his ten
ant, the cause being attributed to the
pull backs" in the house manage
ment. Mr.. Trumpller left for home
the middle of September, and from that
time the McLeans did nothing but
plan for getting away with all the
booty they could until their departure
on the midnight train from Dover on
the night of the 25th ult. Mr.. Stock
we'll remained, but the neighbOrs did
not know of the change for nearly a
week, and seeing the uncared for con-
dition of everything telegraphed for
Mr.. T. to come on at once, which he
did, arriving on Saturday night last.
He found Mclean had sold the wheat
crop-nearly 700 bushels-and the pen
of hogs, amounting altogether to about
$500, and put the money in his pocket
and what household things he had
brought there had been transferred to
his son-in-law and by the latter re.
moved. A number of things which
Mr.. Trumpeller had sent the money on
during the Spring to buy for the use Of
the farm had not been thus expended
leaving Mr.. Trumpeller altogether out
of pocket about 81 900, not to say any
thing of the deterioration of stock and
crops and that worst of all, betrayal o.
confidence. Mr.. T.'s confidence in
Mclean was such that he gave him 9
power of attorney to buy and sell
things in his absence as might be
needed for the benefit of the farm.
1t is a question yet to be determined
whether Jacob S. Maclary, the former
tenant on the farm is not involved bN
McLean's defalcation. The latter or
taking possession Of the farm bought
the formers interest in the wheat cror
for $3.50. This he had failed to nav
but while in Dover Just before his de-
parture had a paper drawn up bv +
lawyer transferring to Mr.. Maclarv in
payment of this debt field of corr
and three hay stacks.
A force of laborers was vesterda,
secured to cut down a field of corr
that was left standing and to nut In,
ground 10 order for the wheat crop 4
tenant will be secured for the farm a,
soon as possible.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-06

THE municipal election soon to come
off in New York city is made more
than usually interesting this year las
one of the evidences of political indie
pendence) by the appearance of a
third party, having an issue beyond
the mere contest for an Office. The
candidate, who represents a new idea
in political economy has attracted a
great deal of attention not only in this
but foreign countries for his advanced
if not agrarian opinions, is thus referred
to by the Philadelphia american:
"Thc candidacy of Mr.. Henry George
for Mayor of New York, is by no means
the least interesting bit of current pol
itics. As more than 10000 citizens
signed the request that he should be a
candidate, and promised to contribute
a dollar each to defray the expenses,
Mr.. George became eligible and was
nominated by the Labor Party on q
platform which he probably wrote. 1t
deplores the oppression of the labOring
classes through the want of cheap and
and decent housing in the lower part of
the city, while so much of the island
lies idle in the hands of spectators,
who hold it for a higher price And it
proposes to take the taxes of all that
kind of property and put them on land
alone. By this means the lot owners
are to be forced either to surrender
their lots or build on them. And it
bases this proposal on tbs fact that
these lots owe their value not to any
outlay made on them, but to their prOx-
unity to the 100000 people who are
gathered in and around New York
city. The unearned increment Mr.
George and his friends think should 90
to the community, and not to the indi-
viduals. We do not see how Mr..
Georges election as Mayor of New
York would help matters much, even
on his own theory of the matter. But
we may admit that this his theory is
more nearly applicable to unoccupied
city lots than to any other form OF
land. But we again suggest that the
right way to test the truth of the theory
is not by meddling with the property
rights in any existing city, but by con
structing a new city on this new prin-
ciple. There are plenty of good sites
to be had. Mr.. Georges disciples are
numerous enough to constitute an
ample population for one"
Smyrna times., 1886-10-06

BY an article elsewhere in these
columns it will be seen that the Tenn
perance and Reform party of Sussex is
going to see after the matter of bribery
at elections by appointing men to
watch the proceedings at the several
polling places. This action is timely,
and should be one of the leading fea-
lures in the effort at political reforma-
ton in our State. 1t is hard for party
to reform itself, hence such movements
must come from the outside, and as the
Reform party is a new organization,
aside from the desired temperance legis-
latiOn, the most important for our State
is the reform of the ballot. With a
party warning against itself by bribery
at the primaries, with "boodle as the
measure of success for the candidature
as well as Office, to what lower depths
can Delaware descend than it has done
in the political scale?
Smyrna times., 1886-10-06

THE editor of the DeldWdrean in
short way out of personal controversy
says that we virtually admit that we
slandered John F. Salisbury by pub
fishing a falsehood in reference to his
connection with the debauchery at
primary election in our town. We
stated distinctly that the charge was
boldly made and as freely believed by
members Of his party, and in connect
ing his name with the disreButable
transaction we were only giving vent
to their Indignation through the TIMES.
The statement was made by them, and
we cannot +" admit" for them until we
are authorized, and that they have not
done. There is a difference in this and
our accepting J.F. SIS statement as a
matter Of editorial courtesy, which, by
the way, he does not seem TO under
stand. But he says he Htook the
method pursued to teach The Smyrna
editor lesson in morals.p Ye great
whales and littlefshesl John +. sauls-
bury giving lessons inrmoralsli Such a
statement will doubtless bring broad
gnage smile on the visage Of the whole
Comfy Building csowd.
Smyrna times., 1886-10-06

MT. VERNON street, instead of
Methodist street, is what it is to be
called, at least that is what some of
the ladies want the name changed to-,
and obtained the consent of all the
property holders ON the street to the
change. The formality Ofan ordinance
will have to be gone through with to
give the new name legal character,
but there is no doubt but what the
wish will be complied with by the
Town Commissioners.
OUR five phosphate factories in the
vicinity serve as centres of a great
deal of wagoning at this time. Say
what they please, phosphate is the
great wheat fertilizer, and as wheat is
our greatest staple crop, the phosphate
must be had and hence the demand
on our factories. The wheat seeding
commences actively with the first of
October, and farmers are consequently
now in the midst of the busiest drill
ing season.