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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-19

fftythree, IS, votes, John Faville received fifty
three, So, votes, Henry Happell received fiftv-
three, 50, votes, Elisha q. Partridge received
htty-tWo, %, votes, John D. Nelsenius received
twenty-elght hundred thirty-seven, 1887, votes
Paul Lachmund received twenty-eight hundred
thirty-seven, 1887, votes, Ossian N. Petit re-
celved twenty-eight hundred thirty-seven 1887,
votes, Mark Curtis received tWenty-eight hum
dred thirty eight, $685. votes, Lewis c. Bowie re-
ce1Ted twenty-elght hundred thirty-eight 1888,
votes, E1licott R. Stillman received tWenty-eight
nunareo thlrty-eIght, 1888, votes, William J.
Ma!Imann received twenty eight hundred thirty
eight, 1855, votes, George D. Breed received
tWenty-e1ght hundred thlrty-eight, 1855 votes
lTer Peterson received twenty-eight hundred
thlrty-elght, 2o5S, votes, Frederick A. Holman
received twenty-eight hundred thirty-eight
2SSS votes, Oakman A. Ellis received twenty
elght hundred thirty-seven, 1887, votes, Samuel
j. Bradford received twenty eight hundred
thirty nine, 2S39, votes, Lyman J. Nash received
thirty one, 81, votes, John c. Ludwig received
th!rty-one, 81, votes, John 3. kupfer received
thIrty-one. 81, votes, c. Hugo jacob received
th!rty-one, 81, votes, George krouskop received
thIrty-one, 81, votes Bedford B. Hopkins received
thIrty-one, 81, votes, Casper II. N. Peterson re-
celved thirty-one, 81 votes William Dichmann
received th1rty-one, 81, votes, Charles Franz re-
ceIyed th1rty-one 81, votes Augustus Ledyard
Smith received thirty-one, 81, votes, William
F. Shea received thirty-three 80, votes, Samuel N
Dlck1nson received thirty one, 81, votes. Annette
j. Shaw received six, 6, votes, Newell Demeritt
received SIX, 8, votes, Lily RunalS received six,
6, votes, Oliver II. Crow1 received six, 6, votes
Washington /. Carpenter received six, 6, votes,
OrYle T. Thompson received six, 6, votes. Martha
W. Law received six, 6, votes, Geo. W. Sherwood
received six, e, votes, Luther ". Wood received
six, ., votes, Henry E. Ward received six, 6,
votes, Gedeon Young received six, 6, votes.
John E. Bartlett received six, e, votes, Emil
Reesh received six, 6, votes, Rochus Babn1k re-
celYed SIX, 9, votes, Charles Weiss received six,
O. votes, Fred Farchmin received six, 6, votes.
Albert P1ppenburg received six, s, votes, Carl
GroeSchel received six, 6, votes, Fred Bugelman
received six, s, votes Gustav Lauenstein received
SIX, 9. votes, John kettemann received six. 6.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-19
Statement of the Board of County
SanVaSSerS.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
County of Wood.

STATE OF WISCONSIN &C
County of Wood. 60
We Philip NJ ksycki county clerk, and Peter
\. Christensen, member of the county board OF
supervisors and William H. Bowden, member OF
the county board of supervisors, of said county,
constituting a Board of County CanyaSSers
therefor, do hereby certify that the foregoing
and within tabular statement is correct and true
as compiled from the original returns made to
the County Clerk of said county and as com
pared Herewith by US, and that from said re-
turns it appears at the General Election held in
the several Towns, Wards, Villages and Election
succeeding the first Monday, being the third day
of November, A. D, 1896. the whole number OF
votes given in said county was:
For Electors of President and Vice President
of the United States, ffty-seven thousand six
hundred eighty-fve, 57,6s5, of which number
George W, Cate received eighteen hundred
Seyenty-se 1877, votes, John Wlnans received
eighteen hundred seventy-two, 1872, votes,
Erust Merton received eighteen hundred sew
enty- TWO, 1872, votes, Owen King received elgh-
teen hundred seventy -four, 1874 votes, Henry j.
Steinman received eighteen hundred seventy
three 1873, votes Michael J. Warner received
eighteen hundred seyenty-three, 1873, votes.
AlbinoS A. WOrsley received eighteen hundred
seventy-three, 1875 votes, John L. Beau received
eighteen hundred seventy-three 1873, votes,
Herman Naber received eighteen hundred sew
| enty-three 1873, votes, Charles L. Brekken re-
ceiyed eighteen hundred seVenty-one, 1871, votes,
| Lester Woodland received eighteen hundred sew
| enty-three, 1878, votes, CHRISTIAN Roemer re-
| ceived eighteen hundred seyenty-three, 1873,
votes, Charles T. Cronk received fifty-four, "a,
votes Charles Alexander received tiftythree, So,
| votes, Newcomb f. Tully received tifty-four, "a,
votes Henry \. Minor received htty-thTee, 53,
votes, John c. Martin received ftty-three, %,
votes Charles Edward Reed received ffty-thTee,
| S. votes Solomon Vandewalker received fifty
three, So, votes, Almon Francis Collins received
ffty-three, So, votes, John +. Ogden received
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-19
Gov. ScosieId's Appointments.

The following from one OF
Major Scofeld's home papers, The
Marinette Eagle, will be Of interest
to good many good fellows who
are not resting real easily in their
official seats. We have no doubt
that Gov. Scoheld will show the
same fairness and sound judgment
in making his appointments as he
has heretofore uniformly shown in
his public life and private business.
The Eagle says:
The papers are already be
ginning to make appointments for
Gov, Scofeld. The major will go
into office untrameIled by pledges.
He has not made a promise to
anybody previous to his election,
and we will believe he will follow
the same wise course throughout
his administration. The state ap-
pointive offices are now filled with
loyal Republicans and it is not
very likely that the major will find
it necessary to make many changes.
Nevertheless the scramble is al
most as great as though it was a
change in party administration.
But Gov. Scofeld is not losing any
sleep over his appointees. By be-
ing firm and honest with all men
he has won the respect Of every
body, and although many must
be disappointed in their ambitions,
they will not lose their esteem for
the major"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-19

TABULAR STATEMENT of the given Governor
Governor Secretary State State Treasurer Attorney
General State Superintendent Railroad Commissioner Com
missioner of Insurance Representative Congress the St
Congressional District Member of Assembly Sheriff. County
Clerk County Treasurer Register of Deeds District Attorney,
Clerk of Court County Surveyor Coroner Supern-
tendent and Amendment Section Article X of the
Constitution of Wisconsin, the General Election held in the
several Towns Wards Villages and Election Districts of the
County of Wood the first Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday in November A 1896 being the third day of said
month.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-19

TABULAR STATEMENT of the given for Electors of Pres
the United States the General
Election held the several Towns Wards, Villages and Eec-
Districts the County of Wood the Tuesday next
succeeding the first Monday being the Third day OF November
A D. 1896.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-19

That good times are coming which
means a raise in prices. Buy
early and get your goods at hard
time prices which now prevail at
HIRZY;S
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-19

4 fine day clock, half hour strike
and alarm for sos and guaran-
teed in the bargain. All other
goods sold likewise. Watches,
Musical Instruments and JeWelry
at lowest cash prices. Watch re-
pairing a speciality and all work
guaranteed. HIRZY, Jeweler.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12
The Heated Term.

For the past ten days a torrid con-
ditiOn of heat has prevaile day and
night, almost without intermission.
1t has been in every respect very SINH
lar to the hot spell that came III April,
the prevalent condition of which was
for nearly two weeks an absence of
cooling breezes, both day and night
The nights have been little better than
the days, ard consequently unrefresh-
ing. In the peach orchards the ripen-
ing was hurried and the fruit had to
be picked without regard to the heat.
The same was likewise true of grapes
and tomatoes and other farm work.
The temperature has been from 80 to
80 degrees. In the cities it has been
worse, the death roll and prostrations
amounting to scores. The climax of
intensity was reached on Sunday, SO to
9S degrees, in circumscribed places
reaching 100 degrees. 1t has covered
almost the whole country.
The past week will go on record as
the hottest spell in the summer of 1896,
and one of the most deadly periods of
hot weather ever recorded. Scores of
deaths from heat prostration have been
reported from the large cities of the
country, as stated above, while in
every quarter many other deaths have
been due to diseases whose course has
been hastened by the excessively high
temperatures.
The cause of the heat was the pres
ence of an area of high barometers ex-
tending over large part of the South
ern States. Monday week an area OF
low pressure came in from the North.
west and made it's way slowly across
the great lakes and off into Canada II
drew in vast quantities of hot air from
the high-pressure region in the South
and raised temperatures to unusual
points in every part of the country east
of the great plain.
It's influence would probably have
ceased before if another area of low
pressure had not followed in its wake
and continued the absorption of hot
air from the south. This area was
central yesterday over the great lakes
Like its predecessor, it will probably
pass off to the northeast and tempera
lures will fall few degrees, but unit
third area of low pressure comes il
the field to vanquish the stubborn high
barometers of the south there will be
no permanent relief,
There are signs of the approaching
breakup.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12
Death of Isaac Green.

Isaac Green, lifetime farmer, after
a we'll rounded life of four score years,
died at his home, "Sunnyside," near
town, on Sunday morning, aged 80
years, months, 27 days.
Mr.. Green grew up and lived in this
county, mostly in Kenton hundred,
until 12 years ago he moved to near
McDOnOugh, renting and returning to
"Sunnyside" last March.
Shortly before the war, being a wild
over, he married Miss Purse, his sons,
his mainstay for the past ten years,
being the children of his second mar
riage. His later years have been his
best, and Mr.. Green was considered
one of the most successful farmers in
a community where good farming is
the rule.
The deceased was a man of superior
qualities and possessed of those virtues
that go to make up good citizenship
He has been with his wife a communi-
cant of Bryn Zion Baptist church,
near Kenton, and thither his remains
were taken yesterday for interment,
Elder E. Rittenhouse, of State Road,
officiating. The funeral was largely
attended. The deceased besides a
widow, leaves twelve children -four by
his first marriage (two others having
died), and eight by his second mar
riaoa
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12

noisy assemblages or gatherings of per-
sons" or which "obstruct or interfere
with the free use of the streets or side
walks.
They say great injustice has been
done them, that all right of appeal
from the justice of the peace who COM
mitted them or trial by jury is denied
them under the laws of the State and
that they have been dealt with very
harshly. They appeal to the people of
the State to remedy the defects of law
when the constitutional convention
meets next winter to draft new cOnsti-
tuition, delegates for which convention
will be elected in the coming autumn.
While conceding full authority for
police regulations under the Dover
charter they claim that a harsh, mar
row construction has been put upon
the law, by which they are suffering.
Their meetings, they say, were for
argument, instruction and propagation
of principle in taxation, and that only
strained and biased construction
could by any means convert them into
disorderly, turbulent or riOtOus people.
In conclusion they say they are en-
during Imprisonment cheerfully, know
ing that such methods as have been
employed against them can have but
one result-to advance the cause which
they represent.
The names of the following prisoners
are signed to the protest:
A. H. Stephenson, C. A. Brothers,
Victor Durand, William H. Keevan,
Samuel Melville, H. B. Tawresey,
Rev. August Dellgren, Alexander d.
Stirlith, James J. Haggerty, James
O'Neill, B. F. Longstreet, NJ. D., P. J..
O'Hara, Joseph W. Gross, Thomas
Graham, Willard S. Pike, H. d. AL
bright, G.. W. Kane.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12
Death of S. A. Mansfield.

Samuel A. Mansfield, the last sur
viving child of Rev. P. Mansfield, re-
membered by the residents of Smyrna
of the past generation, died at his
home in Vermont, on Sunday, aged
20 years. His life had been mostly
spent in Philadelphia, where he went
to learn the jewelry business with
Thomas Megear when a boy, contin-
uing with him while he remained in
business, and was his successor for a
number of years in the store adjoining
Christ Church on Second street, where
he enjoyed the fullest confidence of
his customers.
In the course of time business men
began the uptown movement and Mr.
Mansfield was induced, through the
influence of Matthew Baird, of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, to take
his son in with him as partner and
locate on Chestnut street above Broad,
under the firm name OF Mansfield &
Baird. The movement was promising,
though somewhat above the active bus
mess portion of the city, and but for
unlocked for events would doubtless
have succeeded. In month after
their large new store was opened his
partner died, followed by his own Sc
rious illness and shortly after the
death of the elder Mr.. Baird, and the
closing of the affairs by his executors.
Mr.. Mansfield opened again in another
part of the city, but mover got satis-
factorily established agilin. For some
years he has been disabled from bus
mess because of i'll health, during
which time he has been making his
home on his wife's farm near North
Windham, Vermont. The remains
were carried to Boston to-day for in-
terment.
Besides his widow he leaves two
children, William A. Mansfield, Of
Boston, and Mrs. w. M. Orme, oi
Wayne, Pa.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12
Burglary of a Store.

A burglary occurred here Friday
night on the store of T. B. Megear &
Son which attracted considerable at
tention, the perpetrators being three
colored boys of this town nearly
grown. T. B. Megear on opening the
store that morning as usual, went into
the shoe department, where he discov-
cred several empty shoe boxes on the
floor. This raised his curiosity and on
investigating found that an entrance
had been made at the rear window of
the shoe room.
Mr.. Meagear kept the matter quiet
at first hoping some clue to the mys
terry would present itself.
The cOlOred man who drives the
delivery was down at the stable gear
ing the horse, when a colOred boy
named Sam Robinson came up and
asked him if Mr.. Megear's store had
not been broken into. The driver not
knowing of the trouble made inquiry
of Mr.. Megear as suggested by the in
quiry of Robinson which resulted in
his stating what the latter had said.
This aroused Mr.. Megear's suspicious
and he hunted up the boy to find what
he knew about it. Robinson being
scared, gave away the whole thing. 1t
was found that he was connected with
the affair but blamed William Murphy
with the theft. After Robinson had
imr Heated Murphy he ran away from
town himself and hasn't been caught,
or heard from since. Murphy was ar
rested and held under $10O bail for his
appearance at court.
Sunday another young man named
John Price was noticed with a new
pair of shoes on. When questioned
he told several different stories, but in
the end he confessed buying the shoes
from the boys named. He was ar
rested on suspicion and held under
bail for court. Both Murphy and
Price were sent to Dover Jail Monday.
Mr.. Megear's loss was not heavy: six
pairs of shoes were recovered, and it is
not thought that the theft included
many more.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12
PROHIBITION CONVENTION.

The Prohibition State Convention,
about forty in number, met at Dover
yesterday and was called to order
by R. NJ. Cooper, of Kent county,
chairman of the State Central Com
mittee.
The convention was led in prayer by
Rev. H. S. Thompson.
r. NJ. Cooper was made chairman
and James Cranston, of New Castle
county, secretary.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Resolutions George w. TODD, of
New Castle; W. F. Collins, of Kent,
and H. B. Hitch, of Sussex.
Nominations-Jam Hardness and
Rev. A. Chandler, of New Castle: l..
NJ. Price and Jefferson Cooper, of
Kent, and H. B. Hitch, of Sussex.
The following ticket was named:
ELECTORS.
Henry NJ, Silvers, of New Castle
county.
Jefferson Cooper, of Kent county.
William H, Vincent, of Sussex county.
GOVERNOR.
Daniel Green, of New Castle county.
CONGRESS.
William FAIRIES, of Kent county.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
New Castle county-Geo. w. Todd,
r. w. Brown, L. w. Brosius.
Kent county r. NJ. Cooper, G. H.
Register, J. d. West
Sussex connty-H. B. Hitch, W. S.
KINNEY, George w. Jones.
The State Committee was given
power to fill all vacancies on the ticket.
The picture of a home was decided
upon as the emblem of the party.
Daniel Green, the nominee for Gov
ernor, and George w. Todd each made
stirring addresses.
The State Committee elected R. M.
Cooper, chairman; r. w. Brown, Sec
retRry, and G. H. Register, treasurer.
The platform announced allegiance
to the National Prohibition Party and
Its candidates, Joshua lowering and
and Hale johnson and endorses the
platform adopted at Pittsburg.
The Kent county ticket will be made
out August 25th.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12
Death of Major ThurIOw.

Before the war Thomas Z. ThurlOw
purchased the farm near Kenton that
a short time subsequent thereto was
sold to G. G. Arnold, the latter sew
eral years since dispOsing of it and
moving to Washington.
Major ThurlOw died at Chester on
Saturday, in the 18th year of his age.
He was born at Newport in this State
but moved to Chester when three years
of age but returned to Delaware when
young man and engaged in farming.
He was residing at KentOn when the
Civil War broke out. He was popular
as a man, had some knowledge of Mill
tary affairs from being in the city troop
of Wilmington at the time of the Mexi-
can war, and was appointed by Cover
nor Cannon, Major Of the Sixth Della
ware Volunteers, and served with his
command until in 1864, when the regi-
ment was mustered out
Major Thurlow was then appointed
Deputy Provost Marshal of the State
of Delaware, a position he held until
the close of the war and the abolition
of the office. Having received an ap-
pointment as clerk in the photographic
Office, Bureau of Navigation, Navy
Department, he removed to Washing
ton. There he remained until the
death of his farther, the late John J..
ThurlOw, about 10 years ago, which
caused him to tender his resignation
and return to Chester to reside at the
ancestral homestead, which had fallen
to him by inheritance.
Mr.. Thurlow leaves to survive him o
daughter, Mrs. S. Lane, of Chester,
widow of Augustus S. Lane, and Mrs.
Ella Beale Addison, wife of Joseph G.
Addison, of Washington, D. G.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12

THIRTY-FIvE States were represented
by about two hundred delegates in the
Provisional Conference of Sound
Money Democrats which met in Indi-
annapolis Friday. After a lengthy dis
cussiOn it was unanimously agreed to
call an Honest Money Democratic
National Convention, to meet in Indi-
annapolis on Wednesday, September 9,
to place in nomination candidates for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency on
platform that shall declare in favor of
the gold standard of value and the
maintenance of the national honor and
credit.
The conference represented in large
measure the class of Democrats of the
business element. An informal con-
ference was held at noon, which was
not open to the public, the purpose of
which was to bring into9ine the mem
bers from Texas, Georgia, Maryland,
Pennsylvania and Maine, who came
here with the impression that third
ticket would probably do more harm
than good by dividing the sound-money
forces of the country.
Atthis conference speeches were made
by General Buckner of Kentucky, Mr..
Cultivate of Ohio, Mr.. Wilson of
Indiana, and Mr.. Ewing of Illinois,
demonstrating the fact that in their
states third ticket was necessary in
that the sOund-mOney Democrats
might have some rallying point, some
thing to fight for, and to make a cam
paign for. They declared that in this
section of the country, where every
inch of political ground has been fought
over year by year, there is more in a
political name than in political prin-
ciple with the average voter, and large
numbers of Democrats who would be
inclined to vote for a sOund-money
Democratic ticket would swallow
Bryan and the Chicago platform event
ually rather than vote the Republican
ticket.
Before the conference at noon ended,
all opposition to the calling of another
convention was withdrawn 1t was al
so formally agreed that General John
NJ. Palmer of Illinois should be made
permanent chairman of the provisional
committee. Talks among the delegates
exhibited much confidence in the sue
cess of the uud money movement.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12
CHESWOLD.
opening OF the Canning Season The Tramo
Nuisance Peach Crop a Failure
Local and Personal

Special Correspondence To the Times
CHEswoLD, Aug. 10. The A...u
Baines Co. commenced packing to,o..
toes on last Friday. Owing to tl,.,,
cessive rains during the month. .
June and July the crop was LIi,bt.I
badly and for the last ten DAVIS tLo
weather has been SO unusually Lo+ an5
dry that there is now yenrro} cam
plant that the crop is blistcring m,dl,.
ana 1t is therefore generally believed
that the crop will be short one
The corn crop is also suilnm. ;n.+
now for rain. Free trade. free silver
and even Single Tax and evcrvtI,i,,o
seemto be gin the poortillerof tL..,T
Hence, hard times in every brunch If
trade.
The tramps are now on in full force
and seem to be moving nortl.vorJ
Every fruit train is loaded with Them
1t seems to me that Cheswold wouI5
be profitable place for some officer. to
visit occasionally 1 mean those fa-
lows who are making 50 cents ,4,.
capita on tramps.
The peach crop is, thus far. I,n.
better than worthless. The crop here
IS but mere sprinkle of very inferior
fruit. Even the tramps are losing
their patience with Delaware pp.nlo
and peaches; they are leaving in dis
gust.
PERSONAL The following young
people spent last week at Woodland.
Miss Gertie Van Dyke, Of Cecilton.
Nd; Miss Mary Evans, of Bustlcton.
Pa; Mr.. Norman Haheigh and Walter
IL. Collins, OF Philadelphia; DR.. Jacob
Davis, Camden, n. j.; Mr.. J. Willis
Thompson and wife, DR.. Herbert
Evans, Miss Mabel Evans, Miss Lulu
E. Boggs, Mr.. Arthur Cooper and
Miss Esther Barnard, of Cheswold.
They all report jolly good tim
They occupied one of the cottages
Mrs. J. Martin and son George, and
Mrs. II. Thomas and son, of Whining
ton. are guests Of Mrs. Caleb Boggs.-
Miss BERTHE Maclary, Of Philadelphia,
was the guest of Miss A. p. Jones last
week. Miss Lizzie Dennis, Of Viii
mington, is spending few days with
Mrs. Fred Emerson. DR.. J. Davis. of
Camden, \. j., is visiting friends in
town. Miss Edible Griffin, OF St.
Georges, is the guest Of Mrs. F. A.
Moore. Miss Edith May Hardcastle,
Of Philadelphia, is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. G. Boggs. Miss Lizzie p. Bogss.
of Camden, n. j., is the guest of Miss
Eva Carey Miss Fannie Short. of
Philadelphia, is the guest of Miss Mol
lie Boyer, near town. ERHA.