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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-01-14


TRUsTING TO PRovIDENCE.-on
evening last week as Mr.. Will Kearfoot,
of Kearneysvile, was driving in bug
CIV with Miss Mamie Herr and Miss
May Marshall, the horse became fright
ened, and ran the buggy over stump.
Mr. Kearfo0t was thrown out, uniniur-
ed, aud the horse ran on. Miss Herr
concluded to jump, and in doing so.
sprained her ankle so severely that she
has since been confined to the house,
suffering severely. Miss Marshall re-
manned ia the buggy and trusted TO
Providence. After running some dis
lance, the horse stopped, and the young
lady alighted unhurt-but a little uer-
vous. We are glad that no more serious
results occurred yepherdSto,en Regis.
ter.
INTERESTING TO EvERYBoDY.-It
is well known to everybody that we are
going te move from Martinsburg the
first of February, and we don't want TO
move any goods, and in order to do this
we have marked goods to quarter of
their face value. Remember this is no
humbug. We are determined to close
out our entire stock before moving.
Read the following cut prices carefully,
then come to our store and see them.
Mems all wool cass. suits, $3.50, former
price $1,000; Mems fine black corkscrew
suits in four button cutaway frock Sc. 90
former price $500; Mems overcoats,
flannel lined, 81 so, former price 500;
Mems all wool worsted overcoats 500
former price $1,000
A MARKET BASKET ON FIRE.-On
Friday morning last Mr.. Abraham Van
meter living on Dry Run, mounted his
horse with pipe full of tobacco burning
briskly, and market basket on his arm,
started for this city. When but short
distance from his house he was startled
by the sound as of mighty rushing
wind, at the same time volume of
smoke and flame burst throug the lid of
his basket. With great presence of
mind he hastily dismounted and began
fighting the fire, which was rapidly
consuming both his basket and over.
coat. Fortunately for Mr.. Vanmeter a
good bed of snow was ON the ground.
He rolled the contents of his basket on
the snow and after some lively snow
balling of self and basket put the fire
out.-Statesman.
THE residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack.
son Ringer, on North Queen Street, was
the scene on last Wednesday evening Of
a happy gathering of friends and rela-
tives, to witness the marriage of Miss
Lille Bell Ringer to Mr.. Edward Wild.
The ceremony was performed in an i'm
pressive manner by Rev. r. G. Holland,
The bride was attended by Miss Mary
Gaver, and the grooms best man was
Frederick M. Grove. The bride was
handsomely dressed in costume OF
white India linen, beautifully ornament.
ed and embroidered, and carried bou-
quet Of white roses and pond lilies. The
bridesmaid was also dressed in white
with roses and looked very fascinating.
The groom and groomsman were attir-
ed in black. After the marriage cere-
mony reception was held. An abund-
ant supper was provided and the festiv-
tiles were greatly enjoyed by all. We
wish the young couple much happiness
and prosperity.
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A MOMENT
Well spent Is money maue by the puFchas-
err. In looking at our
MEMS SUITS
AND
OVERCO ATS

According to promise, we to-day made the
most complete cut-away OF the season.
You Will readily be convinced, and no
doubt, make a purchase, if only TO put
away as an Investment for another season.
Oar elegant dress and business
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CPECIAL RED UNDERWEAR
- Sale begins to-day at II. ROSENBUSH
& CO.'S closing out sale, for one week.
All wool red undershirts at 42c, all wool
red drawers at 42c, sold formerly at ,5c,
and all other goods at soc on the dollar.
Call at once before they move for bargains.
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Special Locals.

NTANTED.-Five small Dwellings
w and three large ones for sale TO my
customers. 2t j. III. BRISTOR,
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Smyrna times., 1888-12-19
Church Wedding.
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At the early hour of .45 o'clock YES.
terday morning, quite large number
OF persons assembled at the Methodist
church to witness the solemnization of
the marriage nuptials of Frank Lincoln
Reynolds, telegraph operator and ticket
agent in the depot at Clayton, and
Miss Laura Maree FAIRIES, eldest
daughter of VIM. A. FAIRIES, of this
town.
The church had been very tastefullv
decorated for the event by the friends
OF the bride, holly, in harmony with the
season, largely predominating. An
arch and gate of holly, the latter espe-
clally taseful with its display of red
berries, marked the dividing line in the
middle aisle. Another arch from
which was suspended a bell also of
holly, calla lilly forming the clapper.
spanned the altar front aud under
which the candidates stood during the
ceremony. A variety Of pot flowers
adorned the chancel and pulpit plat
form. At the appointed time the
strains of the wedding march from
Lohengrin played by Miss Clara VIII
son came from the pulpit recess con
cealed by bower Of plants, announced
the entrance of the bride and groom.
They were proceeded by the ushers.
Messrs. VIM. A. Fleming. of Clavton
and Andrew Reynolds, brother Of the
groom, from Townsend, VIM. :. Col
pitts, of Clayton, and A. E. .Jardine. of
this town, who separated at the altar
IN front OF the minister in waiting
Rev. VIM. 5. Robinson, who in use Of
the usual ritual united them in indis.
soluable bonds. The responses were
firm and the assent of all parties i'm
Guiding tne many friends was unmis-
takeably sincere.
The bride was attired in a travelling
dress of brown henrietta cloth and vel
vet, and the youthful couple in form
and figure made attractive subjects for
sacrifice at the altar of Hymen.
After a brief season of conoratuIa-
tions in room below, the bride and
groom attended by a half dozen car
rlage loads of friends drove out to
Clayton to take the morning exnress
Tor a trip to Niagara Falls.
The parents of the bride gave a we'd
ding breakfast at 6.45 o'clock to some
immediate friends, including the speciaI
circle or set of the brides associates-
Misses Ethel Cooper, Alice Spruance
Lizzie Hall and Bertha Hoffecker-wbo
had been close in their companionships,
the bride being the first of the five TO
break the circle.
The bridal gifts have been numerous
and beautiful. Among them was a sill
yer tea service, gold lined, a present of
the ushers; marble clock, from the
employees of Supt. Mills office at
Clayton; handsomely bound Bible
from a railroad associate; besides a
large number of articles of silverware
bric-a- -brac, &c.
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19
StOning the Streets.

Presto, change, it is done! What
was yesterday a mass of mud, is to day
a solid bed of stone. It was done so
quickly that some Of the residents did
not know there was to be any change
in the street this winter from the last
forty years until, emerging from their
residences yesterday morning, they
saw the little army of wOrkmen with
pick and shovel digging up the street.
1t was at the regular meeting on the
day OF our last issue that the Board of
Commissioners took the matter uD
seriously and decisively. The Presi-
dent, John II. Hoffecker, was instruct
ed to make the negotiation, and he
forthwith went to Port Deposit, Md.
and purchased of McClenahan & Bro.
300 cubic yards Of broken stone-35O
tons, and 80 tons Of screenings. A
cubic yard Of stone will cover 6 square
yards of ground six inches deep. The
cost of the stone was S1.97 a cubic yard
or $l.75 ton delivered, the screenings
to put on for covering costing $3.50 a
ton.
The possibility of a tight freeze made
1t necessary for quick work. And,
what Is not always the case, circum-
stances worked with them. From 55
to 90 men and some sixteen teams were
engaged to 20 to work yesterday morn
ing, the stone having arrived the dav
before. The heavy rain had softened
the ground and the work of taking off
six inches Of earth thus greatly facilita-
ted. The result is that by tonight the
space intended for the etest-Commerre
street from Main to Delaware. a dis
tance of between six and seven hun
dred yards-will be nearly completed.
Perhaps nothing that has ever tran
spired in our town has been done with
the same dispatch. and consequently
with that gratilied surprise. it will
only make the desire greater to have
freedom from mud throughout our
principal thoroughfare Our commits
sioners never would entertain the idea
OF using oyster shells, and we think
public opinion will endorse theirs as a
wise decision.
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19
Bishop COleman's Visit.

Bishop Coleman of the Diocese of
Delaware made his first visit to this
parish the past week, arriving on Sat
urday as the guest of Rev. q w
Dame, the rector of st. Peters cbnrcb
and remaining until to-day to familiar
,ze himself with the society. and has
been received by the attendants of tbo
church with the greatest cordially
lie preached on Sunday morning and
night, and was greeted by large conora.
cations on both occasions.
His text at night vas. the q ard
hath need of them," Mat. Dist cbantar
and 3rd verse-frOm Christ'5 advant
INTO Jerusalem. and in harmony vitb
the season OF Advent as observed bv
Uhe church, and was made to serve
the purpose Of an earnest sermon nrg-
ing 1t as duty upon all to do their
part to prepare the world for Christ
second advent, for which the world is a
long way from being ready.
Inc discourse was entirely exten.
pore, and, without any exordinm. eIab.
grafton of theme or logical seonenco
ne went direct to the subject in a bor'
Iatory enforcement Of the declaration
OF tne Lord in the text that " He hath
heed OF them" in working out the nra-
paration for His kingdom. He nointod
out the evils that were taking tbaYa
away from Christ instead of their going
towards him in preparing the world for
MS reign in the hearts of men. and in.
stanGed particularly the prevalence of
gambling and betting at the late Presi-
uential election, the effronterv in
"hleh II was participated by men who
IeW years ago would have been
ashamed for any one to know il ont
SIDE their own secret circle. He mar
rated incidents to show the vices of
swearing and the drink habit-the deg
radatlon thereby brought on them
serves, society and the church-and.
addressing himself to the children who
occupied the seats Immediately in front.
he told them they could be the means
OF great usefulness, and that the "Lord
nath need OF them" in the work of pre-
pairing for His kingdom.
Bishop Coleman impresses one that
ne has in him the qualities to dignity
his Office. Of commanding presence
IN the possession of a cultivated, (but
not that mufiled voice that mars the
utterance of so many surpliced clergy
mem, addressing himself to those who
face him in the service, his manner is
to make them individually feel that he
has come to them with a divine mes
sage which he is commissioned to give
and which he wants them to hear. His
distinct and fOrceful utterance. the
earnestness of gesture. the OuicI< ierl,
OF the head in harmony with a positive
declaration, his freedom from manu-
script, and the spirit of the true minis
ter that dominates all, gives the i'm
preston that he will rule his Diocese
more by evangelism than by ecclesiasti
cism.
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19
Superintendent Handy Presents a
New Idea.

Il. Irving Handy, superintendent
OF public schools for Kent county, was
called upon to give his views on the
subject of education. He thanked the
grange for the interest it was taking in
the cause of education as evidenced by
the report and recommendations of the
committee on education. Mr. Handy
said the State of Delaware was liberal
towards its schools, more liberal he be-
lieved, than most states. The only
trouble, he thought, was that the
school system of the State, which was
a good one when it was established,
was getting little old and needed re-
modelling. The trouble, in his opinion,
was that the unit of government was
too small, and instead of each district
controlling its own school, as at pres
ent, he would recommend the adoption
of the hundred system, so that each
hundred would regulate and manage
all the schools within the hundred. He
dwelt at length upon the advantage
this would be in strengthening the
district schools and eventually secur-
ing to each hundred u good, graded
grammar school, or possibly a high
school, open to all the children of the
hundred. He said now is the time for
this change before the town schools
drift so far from the country schools as
to make it impossible for them to come
together. Mr.. Handy's views were
warmly applauded.
Herman Bessey, superintendent of
the public schools of New Castle
county, was called upon and said the
farmers were now striving to reduce
every feature of their work to a science.
and he regarded it as one of the most
hopeful signs of the times. He also
endorsed Superindent Handy's views
upon the needed changes of the State
school system.
Chairman Higgins then gave prac-
tlcal turn to this branch of the discus
sion by proposing the following resolu-
ton, which was unanimously adopted {:
cso'red That we endorse the views expressed
by Mr. Handy, superintendent of public schools
OF Kent county, and express it as our opinion
lhat our school laws need TemOdeling on the
hundred system and should be adapted to the
needs of our time
w. n. Brown offered a series of reso-
lutions endorsing in detail the hundred
school system proposed by Superinten-
dent Handy, and after discussion they
were adopted.
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19
Personal.

Superintendent L. I. Handy has gone
20 Pennsylvania to spend the HOLIDAYS
IN addressing school Institutes in Clear
field and Indiana counties.
Rev. J. w. Kerr, rector of Christie
church, Milford, will preach in this
town next Sunday. He will find NO
burning candles and no incense going
up from the altars st. Peters other
IMAM that ascending in prayer.
Theodore P. Haughey formerly of
this town, a neighbor and near friend
OF President-elect Harrison. with his
wife, were among the first callers on
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton last week on
Chelr visit to the home Of Gen. Harri-
son in indianapolis. -"' =
Mrs w. 0. Hoiiecker has gone 70
Phlladelphia to spend the hoIidavs
with her relatives.
Dr. Il. w. Humphreys. of Salisbur,
Nd, has been spending the mast wael
IN town IN the interest of the Ioomis
Natlonal Library Association. of which
he IS the general manager.
Miss Annie Isenburg left vestardo,,
,oI Alsooha, "a, where she will make
ner nome IN the future. She
leaves with the regret of her acouain-
lar '0'S POPu-
Miss Ethel Cooper came home from
wilson College, Chambersburg. Pa. on
saturday, week ahead of the usual
9londay time, to participate in the we'd
glng festivities of her friend. Miss
FAIRIES.
Inc young Misters and Misses-in
their teens-tO the number of ten
couples, gave Miss Sallie Cosgrifta sur
prise visit on Thursday evening, carry
ing refreshments with them and hav-
ing an enjoyable time.
Mrs. VIM. p. Dickson, of Jersey City,
IS on a visit for sometime to her father,
A. II. Wilson.
r. b. LouderbOugh, of the Sentinel,
Dover, made us friendly call yester-
day. He and Mrs Louderbough were
IN Smyrna to attend the wedding.
Rev. S. ", Morgan, of Town
send, was in Smyrna yester-
day in attendance at the church
wedding aud guests of Rev. Mr.. Robin
son.
Mrs. Fannie Spruance, who was visit.
ing her sister, Mrs, Rev. II. S. Thomp.
son, at Lewes, was called to Philadel-
phia on Thursday by telegraph because
of the serious illness Of her son there.
John Armstrong and Bruce Wood
are visiting friends in Sussex county.
II. II. Appleton, Of Odessa, spent n
day or two in town last week, guest Of
John IT. HofIecker.
Wilson M. Tylor, Of the Easton
MIDI Gazette, was in Smyrna this
morning and made the TIMES Office 3
pleasant call.
Miss Lizzie Fell Is visiting Dover
w. T. Johnson, Of Milford, Is snena-
ing a day or two in this town.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas II. Register went
yesterday 10 attend the wedding Of q
Wesley Baynard and Miss Sallie
Kinneman who were married ~ the
residence Of Thomas Marvel. resid;ne
between slaughter's station and Marvs.
del. There We're twenty or tbiriy
guessts-the wedding followed by 4 coli
an occasion. '"SH
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19

THE meeting Of Grangers in Dover last
week which attracted more than usual at
tention from some political foreshadowings,
was one that embraced large number of
points, the particular ones of which are
found in the proceedings on our first page.
They got over a great deal of ground and
made every hour a busy one. 1t is ques-
tion whether they did not take in more
than they could digest. The mental grasp
and quality of appropriation of the average
Granger is such that they never fear pie
thora. There is this to be said for them.
that while they are free, they are generally
advanced thinkers-mapping out changes
and improvements for the people to think
of, discuss, and finally come up to. Where
they come with baskets full of subjects. it
Is not to be wondered at that those with less
acute thoughts outside, sometimes think
certain propositions and theories wanting
practicability, or at least in advance of
their time. At the meeting above referred
TO, they took up number of live issues
that ought to greatly interest the citizens
of the entire State On the question of
United States Senator that is very remote
ly connected with them, as an organization.
they gave a very modified expression of
what they originally intended If their
resolution expresses anything definite it
expresses too much, for there is not man
OF sufficient intelligence in the State, to go
to the Senate, who has not or would not be
interested in some corporation if there was
a personal or business interest in doing So.
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19
4VT ItI IEWITWI IIWll
Letter from Kent0n.

Signs of the approaching bolidavs
are seen IN cur merchants show win
uoWs IN shape of fancy articles for
presents, toys for the boys and candies
for all; when the noise of horns and
hre-crackers are heard, and the faces of
our friends that have returned from the
clues and colleges where thev have
been seeking their fortunes are seen
we Will know that Christmas has come
The NJ. +. Sunday-school will rive
an entertainment one evening nevt
week, the proceeds for the benefit of a
new library.
some social hop will be given next.
ana then the shoemaker will have the
pleasure of repairing soles.
Miss Name Burrows cave tho fret
SOclai party OF the season on last Fri
day evening. About fifty persons
were IN attendance. The young folks
stayed until the early hours of the
morning and report having a "glor.
iOUs" time. SUI
Have our Town Commissioners for
got that they never put in street
crossing near the depot, as lumber has
iain along the sidewalk for over a
year, 1t Is presumed that they intend
, ed to, but the fact is that they have
Milton c. Hawkins, of Smyrna. has
accepted a position in J. II. Taylor's
Miss Emma Hawkins. of Salisbury.
Md;, Is visiting Miss Lille Riggs.
Miss Mamie Wright is spending a
week with friends in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Rickard, of Cheswold. has occu-
pied the house belonging to n. Riggs
on Cooper street, and is prepared to
improve the town by constructing
houses. AGRICOLA.
Keatoa, Del., December IS, 1888.
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19
The Meeting Of the Legislature.

The Legislature meets the first day
of January, less than two weeks from
this date. The Dover correspondent
of the Every EUeaing says:
The Senate and House caucuses will
be held on the night of Monday, De-
cember 31st, and will be political events
of much more than the usual interest
this year. The senatorial fiesh-pots
will fall into the hands of Democrats
while the more lucrative House patron
age, for the first time in 80 years, will
be distributed by the opposition party
1t is this feature that attaches such Un-
usual interest to the organization.
Although three of the seven Demo-
cratic senators-Dr. Lewis, Mr.. Fer
guson and Mr.. DormaD-are candi-
dates for the Speakership of the Sen
ate, it is generally believed that DR..
Lewis will be chosen. The leading
candidates for the clerkship are Francis
M. Dunn, w. G. Kerbin and John D..
Hawkins, of Kent county, with indica-
tions strongly pointing to Dunn as the
successful candidate.
There will be a great scramble in the
House caucus. John II. Hodecker, of
Smyrna, McKendree DOwnham, of
Georgetown, and Charles II. Maull, of
Lewes, are candidates for the speaker
ship, and neither is likely to have the
required eight votes to start with.
Hofleckers chances seem to be the
best, but he is by no means certain of
success. For the clerkship, the appli-
cants are William A. Gum, of Frank
ford, J. Frank Bacon, Esq, of George
ton, Horace Greeley Knowles. of Will
mington, Beniah Watson, Esq, of
Dover, and John J. Plunkett and Ii. l..
Hynson, of Milford.
Each house has about a dozen appli-
cants for the position Of sergeant at.
arms, and altogether the prospects are
good for as lively an organization as
Dover ever saw.
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19
Reception of the Bishop.

Rt. Rev. Leighton B. Coleman, Bish-
op of this Diocese who has been spend
ing several days in Smyrna, went to
Wilmington yesterday morning to
marry DIR. Theodore B. Bradford for
merly of Dover, and Miss Nellie Rog-
ers, residing near Wilmington, and re-
turned again in the afternoon to par
ticipate in a reception given him bv
Mrs. Susan G. Daniel. The guests.
who numbered about forty of the lead
ing members and attendants of St.
Peters Church, commenced to arrive
at eight O'Clock, and as they were con
Quoted into the spacious and handsome
parlor were first introduced to the
hostess and then the bishop, and thus
passing on to a free and social greet
ing OF each other as members of a COM
mon guild.
Later in the evening they We're in
vited out to the refreshment table
where oysters on ice, chicken salad.
cakes, several kinds of ice cream and
water ices, &c, were served and fully
enjoyed by the guests The members
of st. Peters have not had for years an
occasion of such social enjoyment. and
Bishop Coleman returned to his home
this morning much gratifed with his
visit and the warm cordialitv with
which he had been greeted in the
parish.
Smyrna times., 1888-12-19

It is a question if the people of Whining
ton at all consider how much they are in
debted to their daily press for what it has
done for them. The press of Wilmington
daily or weekly is without an exception we
think a conservator Of the peace and good
order of the city, and some of them seeing
the need of it have been more-detectives
to ferret out, officers to arrest and magis-
trates to punish crime The city authority
as it has been interinked with and subor-
dinated to political control has been rotten
to the core and but for the determination
to bring to the light ofday in exposing the
gamblers, policy writers, corrupt personal
politics, the unftness of officials, the de-
moralization of clubs, &c, on the part of
the EUery Ecening, the Morning Ne,0s and
the EUenjng Journal, the citizens of Will
mington in their ABSORPTION in business
have no idea how far they might have been
drifted from their moorings Evil doers
have feared these papers much more than
the officers Of law, and to this effect they
have been the means of checking and pre-
venting the growth of crime The last to
note is that of the clubs of young men who
were found by the Morning Ne,os in some
ofthem at least to be running in the direc-
ton Of a fearful Generalization There
have been charges in some cities Of a venal
press, but in the light ofthe above it will
be found that the press of Wilmington ex-
pends its means to work public good.