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Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
Canning.

The canneries and evaporatOrs are
now or soon will be put in full swing.
John H. HOffecker has been running
on peaches for about three weeks,
with fruit mostly from his own orchards.
Very important changes have been
made at his establishment to facilitate
the work, including the placing of the
eVapOratOr 130 feet from the cannery.
This week CrawfOrds Late, large fine
peaches, have been put through the
canning and evaporatOr processes,
some six or seven hundred baskets
day. The pay roll on Saturday was
about 500, which went into the homes
of the working classes, and thence into
the general current of mercantile
trade.
No peaches were canned here until the
latterpart of last week. The tomato crop
is a week or two late, but from this
time on will be coming on in force.
Mr.. II. put in a large pair of scales
! last week to weight the tomatoes In
bulk on the wagons. The capacity for
putting through tomatoes will be from
| 700 to 1000 baskets a day. Mr.. HOf-
fecker will want several thousand has
kets of the Smock variety of peaches
| besides his own production.
MaGaw & Brothers new canning
factory near the depot, so by 100 feeI
in size, with a 60 horse power boiler
large Fairbanks scales and all the mod
ern appliances for processing, ran sev
eral days last week on tomatoes, bu
from this time ON it is expected tn,
fruit will be coming in in sufiicien
quantities to keep going daily. The!
are prepared to put through 600 or 70
baskets day, grown from seed fur
nished by them, the Queen variety,
round, smooth, beautiful fruit.
They have cans in boxes tabled tn
Souvenir Brand" awaiting to be file,
to the number of 25O,OOO. They hav
put up no peaches yet but probabl
will as there has been a break in tn
prices, having an order for 10000 Q
10000 cans.
Smith & Carsons, at Clayton, starte
their cannery on tomatoes last weel
These establishments with the dryer
) of the Messrs. Hudson, Anthony, Lal
!, ham, Hardcastle & Jones and other
. make a heavy demand for labor, e
pecially female, and there is no nee
for any one wanting work to be idl
The Clayton canning firm importe
: some city help last week, but for SCI
o eral reasons it is not so desirable
home labor when there is enough
n the latter to supply the demand.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
Elections.

Returns from 1O5 towns, received at
White River Junction, Vermont, last
night, give Dillingham;, Rep, 25,375
Shutliff, Dem, 9,844; Seely, Pro, Cos
scattering, 8. The same towns in 1884
gave 22,O66 for Pingree (Rep.), 9,495
for Redington Dem and 472 for Stone
PRO- and scattering. Gains over vote
of 1884 Republicans, 32O9; Demo
cratic, 250; Prohibition, ISL. Net Re-
publican gain over Democratic vote,
1853; over all, 2,7O8.
The latest returns from Arkansas in
dicaCe increased Democratic gains,
some counties heretofore Republican
giving Democratic majorities. The
Democratic majority for Governor is
now estimated at over $4,000, against
1900 two years ago.
Local option elections were held yes
terday in several counties in New Jer-
sey. Salem county gave 997 majority
and Warren county 900 majority
tgainst license.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
Ministerial.

Rev. VIM. S. Robinson preached at
KentOn Sunday morning and admins
tered the sacrament, the pastor, Rev.
w. w. Sharp, not yet having attained
Elders orders. The latter took Mr..
RObinsOn's place here and delivered an
earnest sermon on Jacobs vision. It
was the first Sunday in September, a
delightful breezy day, and the audience
room we'll filled. Those who had been
off to the sea shore and mountains and
wandering in their summer vacations,
mainly returned home the past week,
and the recalcitrants and those who
packed their religion away in lavender
for the heated term, largely, by way of
! diversion, took an outing to church on
| Sunday. There was also a similar no
ticeable improvement at the Episcopal
church, though Rev. Mr.. Dame has
been well supported through the
season.
At night at the Methodist Church,
Louis Eiderman, Russian, for a num-
Der of years a student at the Univer-
sity at St. Petersburg, occupied the
pulpit for nearly an hour, in a dis
course in which the suppression of civil
and religious liberty in Russia came in
aptly to illustrate his subject. The
contrast between the slavery of that
country and the freedom of this wa;
strongly drawn and he thought the
people here do not appreciate the bless
ings they enjoy growing out of a sys
tenn of religion and government tina
gives them freedom of conscience. H,
is preparing for the ministry through
Drew Theological Seminary.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05

MCKENDREE DoWNHAM, who has
been connected with the SUSSEX Journal
as part owner for several years, has
sold his interest in that paper to A. p.
Robinson and w. H. BOyce, two law
yers Of Georgetown, and retires from
the tripod. Mr.. Downham has made
his impress on the educational interests
as well as the newspaper work of Sus-
sex county, and we see him take this
move with regret. As a member of
the Peninsular Press Association he
was one of the most genial and unfail-
ing in attendance, and not to see him
at the future meetings will appear as il
an integral part of it were gone. We
shall hope to see him in some other
feature of journalistic work on the
Peninsula. Bro. Clark, who was asso
ciated with him, still presides over the
destinies of the Journal.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
Night School.

HERMAN Roe, of the Home School.
will open evening classes for the ben
eft of young ladies and gentlemen who
have not the opportunity to attend day
schools. The course will be CONNER
cial in its character, embracing PEN
manship, Bookkeeping, Arithmetic,
Business forms, Drawing and Short
hand writing. The school will be open
four evenings in the week, six weeks
to constitute a term, a scholarship for
which will cost the moderate sum OF
$3.50, payable in advance. Thus for
three or four dollars young persons
may obtain what will be worth hun
dreds to them afterward. The school
will open on Monday evening, Sept
18th, at o'clock. Persons wishing to
join may give their names to the prin.
cipal in the. meantime, or meet at his
rooms at that time. No books will be
required, there will be but slight ex
pense for pens and paper.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
tut Hc oWgfNU lthte
Arrival of Peach Trains.

Editor of the Smyrna Times-DEAR
SIR-Please find enclosed the date of
the arrival of peach trains for the past
week, which you will please publish
for the information of the growers and
shippers Of peaches:
Aug. 2S-First train, 20 cars, 1.30
A. NJ; second train, 25 cars, 2.15 A. NJ;
third train, 20 cars, 3 A. M.-65 cars.
Aug 29-First train, % cars, A.
NJ; second train, 80 cars, 2 A. NJ; third
train, 20 cars, 4.30 A. NJ; fourth train,
cars, $50 A. M.-76 cars.
Aug. 30-F'irst train, 25 cars, 1 A. NJ;
second train, Is cars, 1870 A. NJ; third
train, cars, 2 A. NJ; fourth train, 16
cars, 2.30 A. M.--62 cars.
Aug. 31-First train, 26 cars, / A.
NJ; second train, 18. cars, 2.15 A. NJ;
third train, 33 cars, 3 A. NJ; one not
in at 3 A. MS cars.
Sept. First train, 13 cars, 1.30 A.
NJ, second train, % cars, 2.3O A. NJ.
third train. z cars, $3.50 A. NJ; fourth
train, % cars, 4 A. NJ; fifth train, 25
cars, 6 A. M.-90 cars.
There were 81 cars in Monday morn
ing. This morning there is but As
which has relieved the market, which
is brisk at from 60 cents to $1.25.
@. III. REGISTER.
834 Washington st., N. y, Sept. 4, 1888
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
Business Locals

A few Carpets and Mattinps Ios
J. b. Cooper's will be sold at yerv lay al
figures. low
GEO. NJ. STEVENSON will raco;,.
and fill all orders for ice cream 9t'tEe at I'VE
shortest notice. az 'ne
VIM. P. Smithers has to loan 90 ooo
in sums of $1,000 each; and also 50 $500 gNO
on mortgage on farm land. '-''O0
Try the Wilmington Citv stoo.
Laundry, w. F. BUCHANAN, Agent
Goods called for and delivered l.
the agent for the Wilmington CitSy, i9y
Steam Laundry, 0''y
Pulpit and Family Bibles. 81 D
COoper's. = D.
States, Pencils, Pens, Ink. Tablo.-
Erasers. Blank Books, Cravon and oC55I
other School Stationery. and IT aT an al
School Books, at J. b. Coopcr's Boot
Store. -'oOA
For the BEST Lemons IN SMYRNA oo
to Geo. NJ. Steycnson's, Market ST ~
Wilmington City steam Laundr,.
W. +. BUCHANAN, Agent. y
Deyoe Brilliant Oil, the best and saf.
est oil made, at J. B. Cooper's. '"'
Blank Books, all Styles, Sizes and
Qualities, at J. B. Cooper's.
Table and Pocket Cutlery at JB
COOper's. Dc
Granite and Porcelain Tea and
Chamber Sets, plain and decorated ~ ~
]. B. COOper's. az
Window Shades and Spring Fixtures
at }. b. CoOper's. Loops and Firing es
Order any Book you want, at J. T.
COOper's. 90
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05

THE Philadelphia Times of Monday
in speaking of business prospects says
1.-THE fall trade is now opened, and
with more than usual promise to those
who know how to reach legitimate GUS
tom. 1t no longer seeks merchants and
dealers; it is sought and commanded
by business energy and skill, and those
who best employ the means and meth
obs within their reach will reap the
the best harvests.
Legitimate newspaper advertising
is now confessedly the best method for
commanding legitimate trade; and
many business houses are languishing
from year to year because they fail to
advance with the revolutionary prog
ress in business methods. TIE only
successful business men of to-day are
the artistic, systematic and persistent
advertisers of trade and hundreds oi
them lave leaped to the front ovel
established rivals, simply because they
understand the new necessities of new
occasions"
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
TIE FEELING IN DOVER.

The majority in Thursdays conven-
ton made grave mistake when they
allowed their spokesman, J. G. Brown,
to use the expression: We don't
want your help" when he was talking
to the minority about electing the VOL
colt ticket which they were then NOM
mating. That expression promises to
be taken literally by the minority, and
is already bearing fruit In East Do
yer hundred the ticket will not be sup
ported by the men who carried last
Saturdays primaries. We will vote
the State ticket, but we are id il
the men who made the county ticket
won't have chance to elect it them
selves" is the expression on all sides
In party of twelve lifelong and we'll
known Democrats the other night, sit.
ting on the pavement in front of a
leading store, this sentiment was en-.
dorsed openly and publicly by every
one of them.-DOUer Cor. EeUeHinS
Journal.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05

THE political situation in our State
is still in that uncertain condition that
makes every movement on the chess
board one of interest. The concurrent
opinion is that Senator Salisbury and
Family are, for a time at least, laid on
the shelf. While this is so, it is not so
certain that Mr.. Wolcott, who wishes
to supplant him, will reach the object
of his ambition. Sussex has declared
for no one positively, the uncertain
mood plainly indicating that when the
time comes they viii have a candidate
Of their own, most probably in the
person OfA. P. Robinson. The fact
that Mr.. Wolcott only needs three or
four votes outside of the hold-over
Senators and the delegation from Kent
providing Of course that his ticket will
be electedl his carrying strength will
depend on the choice of candidates in
New Castle county next Saturday, and
the election in November of all their
tickets, as expected.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
AHERTEE,C cATn

CHERIFFS SALE.
y By virtue Of a writ of Levari Facias, to me
directed, will be exposed to Public Sale, at the
Smyrna House. in the town of Smyrna, in Duck
Creek Hundred, Kent County and State of Della
ware, on SATURDAY, the 22d day of September,
A. D., 1855, at o'clock, P. ~, the following Real
Estate, TO wit:
All that certain farm, plantation, and parcel Of
land situated in KentOn Hundred, Kent County
and State Of Delaware, adjoining lands of Eli
Hallitt, deceased, lands late of Thomas Lamb, de-
ceased, lands late of Jehu Tharp, deceased, lands
of the heirs of Thomas Marin, deceased, and
other lands, and containing ONE HUNDRED AND
SIXTY ACRES AND TWENTY THREE SQUARE PERCH
Is, be the same more or less. And being the same
farm and premises which Salie ]. COverdale, by
her certain indenture of bargain and sale bear
ing date the 4th day of April, A. D. 1855 and OF
record IN the proper office at Dover in Book L,
vol 6, Page 81, did for the consideration therein
expressed, grant and convey unto the said Ma
comb Clayton in fee, as in and by said convey
ance relation being had thereto will more fully
appear. Together with all and singular the
buildings, fixtures, &c. The improvements upon
which are twO-StOry frame dwelling-hOuSe
with back buildings attached, barn, stable car
rlage'house and other small buildings. Also
apple and pear orchards.
Seized and taken in execution as the property
of MACOMB CLAYTON and LIZZIE p his wife,
and John J. Lockwood, terre tenant, and will be
sold for cash.
JOSEPH MCDANIEL, Sheriff.
Sherih's Office, Dover, Del, Sept. l, lSSS.-Sw
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
PerS0naI.

VIM. NJ. Bell and family, who spent
July and August at his cottage at Re-
hoboth, returned home on Friday.
Miss Annie DOughten, who went
away the first of the vacation returned
some two weeks ago, and Misses Liz
zie Mcdowell, Minnie Clement, K. L..
Storm and Emma Hough, returned
during the past week.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Mamie Slaughter, of near Leipsic,
to G. S. Van Burkalow, of Magnolia, at
the residence of her father, Henry
Slaughter, on Wednesday. Sept. 10Th.
Miss Stephens, of Baltimore, is the
guest of Mrs. Jas. w. Anthony.
Edgar Tygert, of Philadelphia, is
visiting friends in town.
Misses Laura and Della Hukill, ol
Wilmington, are visiting their grand
mother, Mrs. Hannah Stevenson.
John COsden, of from near Sudlers
vile, Md, has been visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Geo. NJ. Stevenson.
Miss Elzie Chance, of Philadelphia
is a guest of Miss EstelIe Smith. DIR
Garrison of the same city, was also
guest of the family on Sunday.
John H. Hoffecker and Geo. V. Mas
sey, Esq, of Dover, left this morning
on a business visit to Montreal, Canada
Mrs. Mary H. Carter has been il
Dover in attendance on her daughter il
law, Mrs. George Carter, who is crit
ically i'll.
Miss Annie Simpson, of Philadelphia
was the guest of Mrs. Kate Douglas
last week.
Mrs. Mary Conner, who has beel
visiting Mrs. Harvey Speakman for th
last three weeks, returned to he
Brooklyn home this morning.
Miss Annie Legg is visiting friend
in Maryland.
Miss Ida Allen, of New Jersey
visiting her aunt, Mrs. w. F. Weldon
Mrs. John e. Tygert, of Philadelphia
and Miss Lulu Wands, of Albany, \
Y. are guests Of Mrs. Doughten.
Miss Emily Arnold, of Philadelphia
is visiting Miss Annie Cunningham.
DIR. w. T. Collins, of Camden, N. J
arrived in town this p. NJ.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05

The late faetional contest has given
an opening and airing to what used to
be political secrets. This has been
done most circumstantially by the
Dover correspondent of the Evening
Journal. Last week the correspond
ent wrote from the Salisbury stand
point, showing what the Senator and
Family had been to the Democratic
party, and scoring the ingrates who
had received favors from them and
then turned on them to rend them. in
Yesterdays issue of that journal the
Wolcott side is given, and the kettle is
not at a loss for words in calling the
pot black. The politicians OF Duck
Creek Hundred come in for a liberal
share of attention.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05

WHILE the people of the rural sec
tiOns are going wild over baseball there
is another class, the rich of the cities,
who are having an equal excitement
over horse races, as was the case on
Monday in New York, where 10000
persons were present on the Sheepshead
Bay track, and about 81 900 900 chang
ed hands in the way Of bets. Tue New
York Tribune thus editorially refers to
the race:
"This is the day Of great things on
the race-course. The prizes grow
bigger every year, and the stakes and
purses Of the past seem humble in COM
parison with the tempting sums now
ohered for the disputes Of the thor
oughbreds. The Eclipse Stakes of ten
thousand pounds sterling at Sandown
IN England have encouraged imitators
at Manchester and elsewhere on the
ught little island. Americans are not
70 be outdone by their British rivals,
ana the Futurity Stakes run at the
SS9ney Island Jockey Clubs course on
1n,onuay We're worth more than $40. .OOO
1nese pleasant proportions will be
much exceeded, however, in the Fu.
turlty, retaliation and other stakes q,
aiter years. The first Futurity was
won by the Western two-vear-oId
Proctor Knott, with the Chicago col
Galen in third position. Tennesse,
and Illinois may now exalt their horn
and their hoofs also. But Procto
Knott and Galen found worthy com
petitors, and although the West ha
taken the first trick, the East has still
q astrong hand Of trumps"
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
A word To THOSE Indebted

We have on our books a number of
subscriptions in arrears, to whom bills
have at different periods been sent.
Though needing the money, we have not
pressed payment because ofthe bad returns
for fruit and other farm products in the
past two or more years, and thus the item
has been enlarging to the detriment of both.
This is a fruitful year,-a year that makes
excuses for such minor bills any longer un-
necessary. We hope persons thus indebt-
ed to us will promptly liquidate the
amount without having to have bill pre-
sented again: otherwise, we shall have the
trouble and necessity of presenting OuI
claim with more earnestness than we have
done.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05

AN experience of a few weeks causes
the new editor of the MiddletOwn
Transcript, Mr.. Mifflin, to declaim as
follows:
"There are very few editors Of news
papers about whom the people will not
talk. There are men and business that
an editor sometimes feels it duty to
defend at a risk of making enemies OF
another class. To please every one is
utter impossibility. Even the Son ot
God while upon earth failed to do it
The best plan for a newspaper editor
is to 90 on and say and do what ht
conscientiously believes is right with
out regard to frowns or smiles"
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
SOME POLITTCAL sTRAws.

Politics makes strange bedfellows in
Delaware. This is a transition period
and surprises are ahead. EUery EUen-
ina observed a few days ago that one
of these surprises would be a large col
ored vote in Wilmington for tariff re-
form, and now comes the news from
Kent that the straight Republican leg
islative ticket is to be elected there by
the aid of the defeated and disappoint-
ed Saulsburys. On the other hand the
Democrats of Sussex appear to be bet
ter united than ever, and the Salisbury
wing of the Democracy in that county
is taking its chiefs discontinue with
remarkable good nature, if not indif-
ference, and is giving every indication
Of willingness to support whatever
ticket shall be chosen on next Satur-
day .-EUeaing Journal.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
News Items.


Thirtv-seven new eases of yellow fe-
yer and two deaths were reported
Monday in Jacksonville.
A dispatch from Whitehall, Mich,
says: "A severe frost has badly in |
jured the corn, and entirely ruined |
buckwheat."
The State Department is still Off |
cially ignorant of the reported refusal |
of the Chinese Government to ratify |
the treaty.
The schooner Adele Thackara is re-
ported to be of the Delaware capes
with yellow fever on board and two
men dead.
A delegation from Newark, n. j.,
visited Judge Thurman and induced
him to consent to speak in that city
after his visit to New York.
A bill, introduced in the House by
Mr.. Newton, of Louisiana, to punish
persons connected with " trusts" pro-
poses to subject such persons to a fine
of from $4,000 10 $4,000, or imprison-
ment from one to five years.
All the clergymen at jacksonville,
Florida, are sticking to their posts, and
ministering to the yellow fever suffer
ers. All honor to them. They will
get their reward by and by.
The Changers exhibition at Will
liams Grove, Pa, came to close Sat
urday. 1t was the most successful
exhibition ever. held, both financially
and in attendance. During the week
over 100000 persons were in attend
ance.
The Philadelphia Record offers a re-
ward of fifty dollars for information
that will lead to the arrest and convic-
ton of election officers violating Penn
Eylvania election laws. Now if Mr..
Singerly will make this offer in the
Southern States, he would be doing
real missionary work.
David Niback and seven Others. in
Guiding one woman, were arrested Sat
u day for rObbing wholesale grocery
stores in Pittsburg. The plan was for
one of the thieves to secure employ.
ment as a watchman in the store, and
, after dark the goods would be carried
of.
Gabriel MarillO, died at Duluth
Minn., Friday, as result of singular
accident. While working on the
streets some days ago he was struck il
/ the face by a stream of water from
r hydrant and his false teeth wer,
. knocked down his throat. He died
! from hemorrhage following their re
e | mOval.
The old Roman is having a iolly
time of it on his trip, and is excitin,
. the envy of General William Tecumsel
Sherman. At Port Huron he wa
greeted by hundreds of young ladies a
= a cottage where refreshments wer
= served, and when the time came 70
: him to leave had to pay ransom to tn
: Michigan beauties by kissing each an
every one. The vice-presidency will
not go begging next campaign, if thi
r is to be part of the perquisites.
! While party of farmers were a
n work on Henry Weeks farm, ten mile
! north of MankatO, Kan, on THURSDAY
y a farm hand named Baker, who wa
. feeding thrasher, became angry wit
q a boy and threw him upon the cylinder
! The teeth of the machine caught tn
-s boys clothes and drew him inside, an
! before the machine could be stoppe
: the body literally choked it. The bo
: was horribly mangled and was deat
,r Baker was at once seized by the otht
6 farmers present and hanged to I'll
d thrasher carrier until dead.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05

THE working ofthe political machine
has wrung out a new voice in Kent
county, district representatiOn-at
least that was the tone of more than
one of the minority speakers in the
Democratic county convention on
Thursday.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Sept. 5, 1888.

1aE TIMES" is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBT. D. HOFFECKER, Editor and
Proprietor, at Smyrna, Del.
MS-SUBscRIITIoN-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.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
of Seven Cents line for the frstinsertiOn; sub
seouent insertions Three-and-a-half cents. A
liberal discount made to quarterly ,semi-annual
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cents
per line.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
Quarterlv Meetings.

For Appoquinimink Circuit, at
Friendship, Quarterly Conference on
Saturday the 9Th inst, at 10 A. NJ.
Preaching on Sunday the 9th by Rev.
VIM. S. Robinson at 101 A. NJ.
For Smyrna station, Love feast on
Sabbath morning at 8 A. NJ, on the 9th
inst, and preaching by the Presiding
Elder at 1O1 A. NJ.
For smyrna Circuit, Quarterly Con-
ference on Saturday the 8th inst, at 2
P. NJ, at the circuit parsonage, and
preaching az ServerBon's by the Pre-
siding Elder on Sabbath afternoon at
3p. NJ.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05

THE Republican State convention
will be held at Dover on Thursday,
September goth, and county primaries,
for the selection of county tickets, will
be held soon afterwards.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05

THOSE politicians who do not like
the unit rule have a sure remedy in a
Convention, and the outgrOwth there
from of District representation.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
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Smyrna times., 1888-09-05
DEATHS.

WARREN.-In Thoroughfare Neck, September
LIST, Thos. Earnest son of Geo. and Addie War
ren, age year and IL months.
Smyrna times., 1888-09-05

For Carpets 60 10 Cranor & Co., 621
Market street, Wilmington, Delaware.