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Smyrna times., 1896-03-18

the liquor traffic. It is claimed that
this method takes the liquor question
out of politics, and by giving all an
equal opportunity to establish a saloon
puts a stop to the granting of licenses
as political fayors, as is now the case
in New York State. As the bill was
first drawn a saloon could be estab-
lished anywhere, but this has been
changed by amendment so that in case
of opposition the consent of twO-thirds
of the resident property owners must
be obtained.
"The present regulations as to the
hours for opening and closing saloons
and the keeping closed on Sundays are
retained in full force. One feature
borrowed from the Massachusetts liq-
nor law Is the provision for taking a
vote in the towns every two years on
the prohibition of the sale of liquors in
that town. In Massachusetts,, how
ever, this vote is taken every year, and
in the cities as we'll as the towns. An
other distinguishing characteristic of
the bill is the division it makes of the
proceeds from the tax. The State is to
have one-third and the locality two
thirds. The bond required of iqOur
oOA4CA 10 hhA Ills AASAA fuON "
81, 600. Free lunches are prohibited
and during the hours when the sale of
liquor is illegal it is not allowable to
prevent full view of the saloon from
the street by the use of blinds or
shades or Opaque glass. Severe penal
ties, including a forfeiture of the right
to sell, are also provided for violations
of the law.
1.-The law will largely increase the
revenue the cities and State have re-
ceived from the liquor traffic. The
official report placed the number of re-
tail liquor dealers in New York State
last year at AZ, 763. 1t is calculated
that the Raines bill would reduce this
number 40 per cent, or to %, 763, or
one saloon to about every 292 of popu-
lation. There is now one saloon to
every 152 of population.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18
LEIPSIC.
Meeting OF the Town Commissioners
Catch of Fish Local and Personal.

Special Correspondence to Times.
LEIPsIc, March 16.-Mr. w. F. Collins
has opened his store. Mr.. Wilmer Porter
has moved to town and has taken charge of
the store. The citizens already begin to see
the truth in the old adage. that opposition
IS the life of trade, although some of our
merchants may think that it is the death of
it.
The town commissioners held their meet
ing on Wednesday evening of last week.
The annual report made out by the treasurer
was read and accepted. The wages of the
street lighter was raised ten dollars a year.
G. W. ClOthier, the newly elected Alder
man, was sworn in.
Mary Guy, aged three years, was inferred
in the NJ. E. Cemetery. Service were held
in the NJ. E. Church, by Rev. E. C. Wright.
The attendance was very large She was
beloved by all who knew her. Samuel For
sett and wife have had her with them ever
since she was baby. She was to them as
their own, and they feel her loss very much.
The infant daughter of Samuel Maclarv
and Annie, his wife, of Chester, was brought
here on Monday for interment in the NJ. f.
Cemetery.
J. Wesley Rawley is having his house
newly papered and painted. Abram Moore
and daughter will occupy the house as soon
as the work is completed.
The men who have been fishing with
Messrs. CARL and Williamson's boat and net
have been having very good luck. if such
you may call it. Last week they caught a
very fine rock fish, weighing about fifteen
pounds. They have been fishing in Smyrna
creek. After this week they will come
home and get ready for sturgeon fishing.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18
Welded Fifty Years.

Last Thursday was the fiftietk ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E.
Jefferson. This fact having become
known, q number of their friends
planned a surprise. Mrs. Jefferson
was invited out to tea, and Mr. Jeffer-
son was sent up town. While they
were out large party of friends, num-
bering some sixty, gathered at their
home, on lower Main street. 1t was
pleasant surprise TO the aged "bride
and groom" when on entering the
room they were overwhelmed with sin
cere and hearty congratulations for
reaching the half-century mark in
their married life.
1t is a rare instance for man and wife
to live welded fifty years, and having
always lived in Smyrna, it was a high
compliment for a season of cOngratula-
ton. Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson were
each presented with handsome cherry
rocking chair.
At an appropriate time the guests
were invited to refreshments in the
dining room. A remarkable incidence
in the serving was that the same china
set, given on their wedding day, in
1916, was used on this occasion, and
not a piece in the fifty years had been
lost or broken. It was the same old
delft china used in that day and the
guests felt quite honored that they
should eat and drink with them out of
the same ware that was wedding gift
to them when they started life to-
gether. The party broke up about 10
O'Clock, and each one, as they left the
house, wished the ''bride and groom"
many more happy years of welded life.
Among the guests present were:
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Wilson, Will
mington, Del; Mrs. I. L. Carrow,
Newark, n. J.; Mrs. r. M. Jones,
Dover, Del, Mrs. H. R. Carrow, Mrs.
M, ]. Bewley, Mrs. L. A. Cotton,
Mrs. Harriet Grieves, Mrs. Elizabeth
Spruance, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Hall,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Williams. Mr., and
Mrs. A. Lee Cummins, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. B. Megear, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Brown, DIR. and Mrs. d. 7. Smithers,
Joseph Reynolds, Mr.. and Mrs. s. J.
Reynolds, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ben
son, Miss Lizzie Reynolds, Miss Ella
Smithers, Miss Clara Bewley, Mrs.
Rebecca FAIRIES, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Budd, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Denney,
Mrs. Cunningham, Miss Annie Cats,
Mr.. and Mrs, J. l.. Beckett, Mr.. and
Mrs G. w. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs, H.
d. Boyer, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Grieves,
Mr.. rnd Mrs. Abel Taylor, Mrs. Marian
Donoho, Mrs. Sallie Moore, Mrs.
Moses Price. Mrs. Annie Price, Mrs.
Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs Davis. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hardesty, Miss W. Hurloek, Miss
Z, Hurlock, Mrs. Hobbs, Miss Melvin,
Miss Clara Beckett, Miss Kate Beckett,
Miss Lucy Taylor, Miss Nellie Taylor,
Mr.. Thomas Jefferson, Jr., Mr.. S. G,
Wilds, Mr.. George Taylor.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18
REORGANIZATION OF TOWN COUNCIL.
John H. HOifecker Reelected President
Appointing of Standing Committees.

John II. HOifecker Reelected President
Appointing of Standing Committees.
Town Council met last Wednesday
night to re-organize for the ensuing
year. John H. Hofecker was made
temporary chairman and H. d. Boyer
temporary secretary. Council then
proceeded to the election of permanent
officers. On motion of J. G. Robinson
John H. Hoffecker was made President
of the Town Council for another year,
making his eighteenth year as presid-
ing officer of that Board, and twenty
first year as a commissioner. H. d.
Boyer was made permanent secretary
for the ensuing year.
The formation of standing commit
tees, invested in the power of the
president, was the next order of bust
ness. James C. Robinson arose to be
relieved as chairman of street and
sewer committee, and suggested the
appointing of A. Lee Cummins. The
president, in making his appointment,
left it with the committee to choose
their own chairman. Following are
the different committees:
Street and Sewer Committee. c.
Robinson, John Cosgriff, DIR. T. c.
Moore, and by the wish of the council,
President John H. Hoffecker.
Light and Water Committee-Ihe
whole cOUncil-President Hoffecker,
Secretary Boyer, DR.. 7. c. Moore, W.
A. FAIRIES, John Cosgriff, J. c. Robin
son and A. Lee Cummins
Opera House-H. D. Boyer, chair
man; W. A. FAIRIES and A. Lee Cum
minis.
Fire Apparatus--H. D. Boyer, chair
man; DR. Il. c. Moore and John Cos
griff.
The sand lot was placed this year in
charge of Supt. H. S. Anthony, under
A. Lee Cummins' supervision. 1t is
likely this lot will be fenced off, with
gate and lock attachment and the key
hereafter left at the pOwer-house.
On motion the council adjourned to
meet again on Monday night. When
they met again they were obliged to
adjourn until Friday night on account
of the absence of two councilmen. At
this meeting a superintendent will be
elected for the light and water plant
and two engineers to work alternately
the two plants.
The tax rate will likely come up be-
fore the council at the next meeting
and the citizens may expect change.
The Indebtedness on the town,
both bonded and accrued is about
$40, 900. The tax rate ON every
800 Is 40 cents. An increase
of go cents will likely be made, al
though the council will consider the
matter very cautiously. The electric
light plant, which seems to be sinking
the most money, deserves the support
of the citizens. Every house should
have it, and especially public institu-
tions, such as churches, halls. &c. It
is quite evident that something must be
done, and if the property owners won't
support the electric ligh plant, then
they will have to submit to an increase
Of taxation.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Election of Officers - Purchase of a new
Flay.
From High School Correspondent.

From High School Correspondent.
The fifth election of the officers of
the Smyrna High School Literary
Society was held last Friday afternoon.
The following officers were elected to
serve for the coming six weeks: Presl-
dent, Anna Beckett; Vice President,
Maie FAIRIES; Secretary, Gertrude
Smith; Editor of WysticWs Amicus,
Agnes H. Carrow; Correspondent to
the SMYRNA TIMES, Clara W. HAZEL;
Librarian, Roland B. Carr.
On Friday morning Professor Lee
Fevre offered to the brightest pupil of
the Junior Glass ticket to the Demo
rest Contest. The test was the work
ing of two difficult Algebra problems.
Roland B. Carr won the prize by being
the first to arrive at the correct an
swers.
Last week the Senior class had an
examination in the first book of Geom-
etry; each pupil had four original
theorems to demonstrate
The Middle class is reviewing Gree
ian history, preparatory to taking up
Roman history.
Messrs. Sam. Hofecker and John
Truax visited the high school last Fri
day afternoon.
There has been so much scarlet fever
and mumps in Smyrna that a very
great many of the scholars have been
obliged to stay at home. Would it not
be good idea to have vacation at
Easter in order to scrub the floor and
fumigate the building, thus getting rid
of the germs that lurk therein?
The flag that was bought with the
proceeds of the Washington's Birthday
celebration, will be placed upon the
school building in a few days. 1t is a
large flag, six by twelve feet, having
the fOrty-fve stars representing all
the States, including the newly made
State, Utah.
Several of the High School pupils
have decided to try for the prizes Of
fered by the Philadelphia Press for
the best composition upon ''The
Three Greatest Americans" Four
prizes are offered to the public school
pupils of Delaware. Why should
they not come to Smyrna.
]
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18
The DemOrest Medal Contest.

A large audience greeted the Dem
crest Silver Medal contest in the Opera
House, last Friday night. For several
weeks past Mrs. Jennie G. S. Price
had had under her charge the arrang-
ing of program and the result brought
seven contestants in the field. The
drilling of these contestants required
considerable time and attention, and
the interest taken was very marked.
The program was an ambitious one
and several times the reciters were in
terrupted by applause.
The exercises were opened by sing
ing America, followed by an invoca-
tion from Rev. Adam Stengle. Mr..
L. NJ. Price gave solo, entitled 'That
Melody Divine, after which the fol-
lowing program was rendered:
No. Courage to Act"
John Allison Start
No 2.-''The Rumseller's Legal Rights"
Miss Mary Lavinia Buchanan
No. Pictures from Life"
No. 4-"The Walls of the City"
Gilbert Starting Jones
Solo-Selected Mrs. Marion COverClale
No. 5-"The Destruction of the Liquor Traf
fie Inevitable Miss Anna Bell Beckett
No. 6-'Recipe for a Wretch"
u, Miss Hilda Wells
No. THE New Fashioned Man.
Elbert Crevelling Gearheart
The contest closed with a solo and
quintette-'Take Me Back to Home
and Mother" "-Edw. W. Stevens. as
sisted by Messrs. Herbert Donoho. J.
Lassell, Perkins D. Brown, G. Davis
Brown.
The judges appointed were Miss
Emily Spruance, Rev. G. W. Dame
and Rev. Rev. w. o. Hurst. It took
them considerable time to unite on a
decision, but after much deliberation.
in which memory, gesture, pronunci-
alton, general effect and voice were
taken into consideration, the medal
was awarded to No 6-Miss Hilda
Wells.
All the contestants deserve a great
deal of credit for their splendid efforts.
Every subject was handled we'll and
was seemingly adapted to the style of
the speaker.
In the near future, probably next
month, there will be a contest in the
Opera House for a gold medal. Six
contestants, all girls, who from time to
time have won a silver medal, will
strive for higher prize This will no
doubt be very interesting and the pub
lie may look for an exciting contest.
The Opera House since the above
was written has been secured for April
18th.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18
Personal.

Mrs. W. o. Hoffecker is visiting her
mother, Mrs. R. A. Hance, in Phila-
delphia.
Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Hynson, of
Kent Island, Nd, stopped on a short
visit with the Misses FAIRIES on Mt
Vernon street, en- route for the Dover
session of the Wilmington Conference.
John Cosgriff is ON a business trip
to Baltimore.
Miss Clara Beckett, of Philadelphia,
is home on a visit.
Miss Beth Denney is being enter
tanned by Miss Claire Cooper of Ken
ton.
Miss Bessie Humes, of Milford, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Geo. W. Taylor.
Mrs. Alice Bailey and Miss Name
Clifton, of FELTON,, are visiting Mrs.
J. w. Clifton.
Miss Elsie Salisbury, of Denton,
Md, is visiting Miss Estelle Arm
strong.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beck had a
family gathering last Friday night, the
event of their forty-tifth wedding ami
versary.
Edward Budd and Lex Mustard, of
Philadelphia, spent Sunday at their
respective homes.
Mrs. Maria Green, of Church, Hill,
Md, is visiting Mrs. W. H. Carr.
Mrs. Mary K D. Eldridge and Rev.
G. w. Dame have been appointed for
two years in the board of twenty nine
managers of St. Mich@l's Day nursery
and hospital for babies, in Wilmington.
They meet monthly. The day nursery
was first started for the purpose of
taking care of young children while
the mothers are at work.
Rev. w. r. Mowbray left for Con-
ference yesterday, with good report
from Smyrna Circuit.
Rev. a. Stengle took the evening
train yesterday for the seat of Confer
ence, Dover. He went with the salts
faction of having the church and Sun
day-schOOl missionary collections up
to that reported last year, S517, the
other important collections met, salary
paid &c.
Edw Earies, of Philadelphia, is Wis
iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. c..
FAIRIES.
James P Hof'ecker, who has been a
great sufferer the past two weeks from
neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, is ont
to-day.
DIR. T. c. Moore, who has also been
sick the past week from rheumatism
and malaria, is showing evidence of
improvement.
Miss Mary Budd, who had been sick
with typhoid fever in EIkton, Nd, re-
covered sufficiently to come home a
week or more ago, and has since been
confined to her bed with the acute
suffering-Of neuralgia of the sciatic
nerve. but is now better.
Miss Clara B. Cahoon, of Brooklyn,
is visiting Mrs L. A. Cotton. They
leave this afternoon to spend Confer
ence week in Dover.
VIM. H. Thompson is confined to his
home by indisposition.
Bayman Deakyne, of Chestertown,
is home on a visit.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18
Marauders Alter Meat and Chickens.

We have passed through the winter
to its close without any special com
plants of depredations, but spring
opens with serious complaints coming
from country homes. Garrett S. Moi
fit, residing on the 'Rothwell farm. .
near Smyrna Landing, publishes a no-
tice in this paper, that to night ma
rauder, does not have a healthy assur-
ance. He has reason to give the notice
he has. On Friday his premises were
visited by thieves who seemed to be
after his stock of meat. The reason
they did not get as much of this COM
modify as needed, was that after prv-
ing off the boards, there was still a
frame work of logs to go through, a
feature not evidently calculated on. so
they turned their attention to the
chicken house. 1t was the ripping of
the boards Of this house that awoke
Mrs. Moiiitt, the fact Of such a vista
tion considerably disturbing her
nerves. Mr.. Moffitt and his sons cot
out as soon as they could but the
thieves had decamped, and having no
powder, the latter got away uninjured.
Saturday night his sons were in
Smyrna, and when they returned at
late hour, on entering the door Of the
shed kitchen, two or three persons ran
therefrom out Of the other door. Be
fore they could load the firearms with
the powder brought home with them.
the thieves We're out Of sight and thus
harm, but on another visitation viii
hardly get off SO well.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18

w. G. Pierce announces, as request
ed, that he will this week, slaughter
the big Holstein steer ''Blaek Duke"
exhibited during Christmas week as
holiday attraction. This steer is 4 years
old, weighs 1900 lbs. and is valued at 800.
He is home raised and stall fed and
excepting only his stall companion,
''Big Ben" is considered the largest
home grown steer ever slaughtered
here for local consumption.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18
ANOTHER CHESWOLD FLAG RAISING.
School House No. 10 Have Interesting Ex.
eFcises
Special correspondence tie the Times.

Special correspondence te the Times
CHEswoLD, March 16-Harmony Coun-
Gil No. Is, Jr. o. Z. A. NJ, hoisted the
Stars and Stripes over school house No. 10,
on last Saturday. The occasion was
grand one. The school children pulled the
rope which sent the flag to the top of the
sixty-five feet pole Mrs. J. Willis Thomp-
son presided at the organ. America" !"
Columbia, THE Star Spangled Banner
and MY Native Country" were well rem
dered by the Juniors and the young people
of the district. Rev. F. s. Cain, of Leipsic,
was the first speaker. Although he is not
member of the order, he seems to be
thoroughly acquainted with its fundamental
principles. His address was not only elo-
quent but highly instructive. Among other
good assertions he declared that the man
who upheld or supported the hordes of
foreigners in the beer and rum traffic in
this country is neither good American
citizen, nor Junior American Mechanic
Rev. j. W. Fogle, of CheswOld, was the
next on the programme. His words were
well put and to the point. When he de-
elared that in his opinion the Urited States
ought to recognize Cuba as free and in
dependent republic, his voice was literally
drowned by applause from the whole
house. Brof. S. H. Chambers, of Chaswold
public school, spoke mostly concerning the
origin and meaning of our national flag.
Mr.. E. A. Evans, the present councillor,
was the master of ceremonies. Everything
passed off pleasantly and everybody was
happy.
The people of Hartley and also of Pear
sons Gross Roads want flags on their
school houses. They realize the fact that
in a very short time the school house with
out the Stars and Stripes viii be behind the
times And our Juniors have their eyes ON
several others, possibly Nos. 4, 81, I.eipsic
and Wiley's districts.
Personally. Wm. Barnard and wife
of Middletown, spent Sunday with his sis
ter. Mrs. w. f. Collins.-lIiss Grace
Moore is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. f
Abbott, at Dover.-Mr. w. f. Collins has
opened a large, "bran new'' stort. in Ieinsic
DR. J. NJ. Smith is the busiest man ;n
our town. His sugar pills are ,.goino ~
like hot cakes. Ralph Gray Fmerson
son of Mr.. Fred Emerson, aged two wears
died on last Saturday and will he l,ur;a5
to-day in Bethel cemetery. F,,N,
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18

Simon S. Hartman, of Tunneltop
West Va, has been subject to attacks
OF collie about once year, and would
have to call a doctor and then suffered
for about twelve hours as much as
some do when they die. He was taken
recently Just the same as at other
times, and concluded to try Chamber
lains Collie Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. He says: Il took one dose
of it and it give me relief in five min
utes- That is more than any thing
else has ever done for me-" For sale
by Clifton & Raymond, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-18

The canvass for Presidential candi-
dates Is becoming active and every
week brings out new phase of the
subject or new candidate. There is
more activity because more expectancy
on the Republican side, but the Demo-
Gratis are lining up with certain candi-
dates. The papers are rushing Mr..
Carlisle more than anyone else because
he is believed to be the choice of Mr..
Cleveland, though there are many adj
vocates of the latter for a third term.
If Mr.. Whitney, of New York, had any
desire for it, he would make for
midable candidate for the nomination.
Occasionally the names of Mr.. Nor
rison, of Ill, Gray, of Delaware, and
Matthews, of Indiana, are heard, but
they do not get under any headway.
The Republican camp is manifesting
immense activities. The greatest boost
has been for Mckinley by the Repub
licans of Ohio, who has also the dele
cations of Kansas and other large
Western States.
Mckinley, Reed and Allison are re-
garded as the three conspicuous and
serious candidates-M Mckinley and
Reed as having great positive and
original strength, and Allison as being
a most eligible second choice, accept
able to all
One of the reasons why Mckinley is
running so strongly now is the wide
spread feeling that it is Q contest be-
tween Mckinley and the people on the
one side, and the bosses on the other.
For this feeling the political managers
are themselves responsible. Their
movement TO organize a combination
against Mckinley has been so open,
nndisguised and Ostentatious that
everybody sees it. 1t was a tactical
mistake to show their hand so plainly
The machine is powerful in some
States; it is powerful in combination;
but spread out over forty-fve States
the people are still more powerful, and
they revolt at the avOwed attempt of a
few managers to defeat the popular
will and impose their individual will
upon the party.
The Chicago Times-Herdid has in
the following explicit language de-
clared what sort of a financial plank
the representatives of the commercial,
agricultural, manufacturing and fiscal
interests of the country demand as the
price of their support of the Repub-
lican ticket:
''The plank must be wholly free from
verbal or other trickeTy. 1t must he
an unreserved, absolute, plain and
sincere assertion that while silver has
its proper place in modern currency
there is but one standard of money in
the world recognized as supreme,
namely. gold.
Such a frank, honest, direct financial
plank will alone receive the support at
the polls of the great business COM
munity of the country. Of capital and
labor.
Every dollar Of United States
money, the (St. LOuis) platform and
plank must hold, shall mean one hun
dred cents on p gold standard "