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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
The Reed Movement.

The Reed movement in New tNg-
land, which has began 20 take practical
shape, was expected as matter OF
course. The Speaker is the biggest
man whom New England mas had since
Blaine's days of prominence, and Blaine
was the greatest man IN his locality
since Webster Blaine was much
greater politician than Webster though
far below him in other particulars, for
Webster never obtained the pre5'den-
tial nomination of his united party.
Webster had even greater ll-toItune
in this respect than John sherman has
ever suffered. The delegates whom he
supposed would be hls were more
elusive when the time for voting came,
than those "pledged to sherman.
Blaine, however, was not fooled IN this
way. Most of the delegates who prom
ised to support him always stuck. The
probability is that Reed will be equally
fortunate.
Presidential booms are usually
launched about this time. The repub-
lican national convention Is only live
months away, and the choice Of dele
gates will soon begin to be matter OF
immediate practical concern. Demon
STATIONS in the interest of the differ
ent aspirants are now ia order. Reed,
Mckinley, Harrison and Allison, con
claves, !" "conspiracies' and rallies
may be looked for frequently until the
convention meets. Everybody who
has any preference at all in the matter
of the selection of the candidate will
soon begin to show it. The liberty OF
choice is not often wider than 1t IS IN
the present case. This liberty relates
to locality AS well as to the general
attributes of the aspirants. The far
east, the far west, and the central west
are represented by the candidates,
while the Emergencies in temperament
and characteristics among them are
equally conspicuous.
Speaker Reed is in a peculiarly try
Ing pOSlIlOH lOl piOol"Chs'"i "'Pi''hN'
To a man of his positive character and
immense influence, the speakership
carries with il the leadership of his
party in the House. For every parti-
san measure which is reported 10y any
of the committees he will be held
responsible. The tariff bill now before
the Senate is called the Dingley bill,
but the people will consider it Reed
measure, and mete out praise or blame
to him according as they divide on that
measures merits. He will be promi-
nently in the foreground until long
after the convention has done It's work,
while his chief rivals, Mckinley and
Harrison, in private station, can keep
in the shadow. Even Allison is far less
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24

conspiciously visible, for he is not a
leader, and the Senate is not likely to
be the scene tins year of any contest
which will bring him into special
prominence. Speaker Reed has a
chance to either make or mar his polit
zeal fortunes in the next five months.
Thus far, however, in the session, he
has undoubtedly strengthened his hold
on his party, and, therefore, his chance
of securing the coveted nomination.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
5-Year-Old Drunkard.


No drunkard who lay in the alcoholic
wards had worse case Of cirrh0sis Of
the liver than did 5-year-old Italian
girl, who is in Bellevue hospital, in New
York. Her parents were habtual
drinkers, and ever since she was able
10 walk her slender arms had carried
pitchers of beer and bottles of whisky
up the rickety stairs of a west side
tenement. In the hospital she continu-
ally cried for beer and whisky. Her
hands shook with the palsy of the in
ebriate and her features were bloated
and eXpressionless. The child might
have been pretty and well formed be-
fore the disease made such inroads up
on her. The liver is the "hobnailed"
liver of a drunkard of 20 OF 80 years
standing. The abdomen is enormously
distended by the collection of serum in
the body, and every few days an oper-
alton must be performed to release the
drOpsy. When the abdominal walls
were touched they vibrated like drum
SO tense were the tissues on account of
the pressure of the fluids.
The child is known to the physicians
as Lucy" Her parents seldom visit
her. They freely admit that they have
given whisky and beer to the girl al
most from the time of her birth, and
that she seems to have craving for
them. The girl will probably not live
many months longer. On account of
the chalky white of the face, the stud
ents called the child the white baby
New York Sun.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24
SAGINAW'S LOSS.
THE CITY LOOSES ITS LARGEST
BUSINESS HOUSE.

The Hoyt Dry Goods Co. VIII Move
to Cleveland, o., Where They viii
Open Large Department Store.
This announcement will be a great
surprise TO many of the patrons of the
Hoyt \ Co., for they have been the fere
most dry goods merchants of Michigan.
having carried the largest and finest
stock of all kinds of dry goods, carpets,
cloaks, etc, in Michigan and done the
largest and finest business, and it is
with regret that Saginaw will have 10
part with this great firm, as they have
not only done large retail business,
but have sold at wholesale in every
quarter of the state, their travelling
men gong to every point and visiting
nearly every merchant in Michigan.
This firm will be greatly missed in
many ways, for they have always had
what people wanted in their line and
their prices have always been the lowest.
They have always employed large
number of people, the smallest number
being one hundred, and much of the
time many more. The first day of this
year they closed their doors for one
week in order TO arrange and mark
down stock, which they did in order to
close out their mammoth stock now on
hand. They have marked every article
in their store at cost and below, which
means great reduction, for this firms
goods were all bought of the manufact-
urer at prices which enable them to sell
even TO the largest merchants. and yet
save a profit for themselves. TINS will
be the greatest sale Michigan has ever
seen and the finest opportunity for
everyone to supply their wants in all
classes of dry goods that has ever been
presented TO the public. People should
attend this sale from far and near and
put in a goodly supply, not only for
present need, but for future wants
From the first day of the great sale the
stores of the Hoyt Co. have been packed
with eager bargain-seekers and their
sales have been very large, without
doubt the largest any Michigan firm has
ever had and as the crowd has increased
daily they promise to be still larger for
the lloyt Co. has an almost endless
supply of goods and it is an opportunity
of lifetime TO get goods at such prices
as are now offered in this sale. The
sale will last until all the goods are sold
for they will not supply more in their
place.
The one consoling feature of the pro-
posed change is that the city's loss is
almost if not quite made up in the gain
to the people of Saginaw and Northern
Michigan, by means of the reduced
prices governing the closing. out sale.
This great event effects everyOne's in.
terests-the millionaire and the toiler
AS has been stated above, the Hoyt
Co. S establishment has long been rec.
ognized as the most complete in Michi-
gan, outside of Detroit, and these
stocks have always been sufficient to
meet every demand Citizens of Sagi-
nav and adjoining counties are enjoy
ing rare opportunity when it is made
possible to buy these goods at manu-.
facturers cost, and in many cases the
price Is less than cost.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24

This department is under the control of the
W. &. II. L., aud the editor of this paper is not
responsible for anything that appears under
this head.
The regular meeting will be held the
first Wednesday of February. Let
each one bear this in mind and be pres
ent.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24

Standard LII Shooting,
DleaClleu \Fruit OF the LOOM pllNc'
Light Prints,
Indigo Prints,
Best Dress Prints,
Apron Ginhams,
Dress Ginghams,
Dress Sateeus
Outing FlannelS,
Turkey Red Table Linen,
Unbleached Table Linen,
500 yards Crash Toweling
Stevens Crash n nt
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-24

and get you way below the Rock Bottom
on prices.
Smyrna times., 1896-07-01
ESSAY CONTEST.
A Ticket Entities Holder TO a Vote on the
Best of -Four Junior Class Essays on
"Smyrna"

Prof. G. H. LeFevre, of the Smyrna
High School, gave the members of the
Junior Glass the subject SMYRNA, as
viewed from six stand points, as a
topic for competitive essays. This
was responded to by twenty of the
class, but of this number four only
reached the condition as named in the
specifications. These four are, Agnes
H. Carrow, Emma j. HAZEL, ThOma-
sanna HAZEL and A Lee Clifton. Prof.
LeFevre hesitated to decide between
these and passed them over to us, and
we in turn pass them over to the peo-
pie to judge. Necessarily many in
cidents are treated of in all four of the
essays, and many seem like a repeti-
tion, but then again each have facts
and statements not in the other that
may interest many beyond their re-
spective friends.
In view of that we have given it over
to the public to decide. We place
below ticket which entities a person
to a vote in the contest This we will
insert in each issue. Cut the ticket
out and save it until all the four essays
have been published. Write the name
of your choice on the ticket and pass
all votes in not later than Tuesday
July the 2Sth. The contestant receiv-
ing the greatest number of votes will
be given credit for having the best es-
say out of class of twenty.
Smyrna times., 1896-07-01
The High School Graduating Exercises.

We published in our last issue an
account of the several sessions of the
Commencement exercises of our Pub
lie School including the Program of
the graduating exercises that came off
on the evening of that day. This even
ing, Notwithstanding the threatening
weather, capped the climax in general
interest, as was evinced in the attend
ance. The people commenced going
an hour before the time, and when
7.3O o'clock came not only was every
seat in the Auditorium and Balcony
taken, but the standing room in each
also clear out into the halls. Those
who came after half past seven o'clock
hadn't any show whatever except a
sight of the stage over the heads of
those who stood in the door ways
The consequence was that many were
shut out entirely from a sight of the
graduation exercises that passed off so
WELL
Following an overture by the High
School Orchestra and prayer by Rev.
J. L. Estlin, was the Salutatory by
Miss Florence Bell Taylor, and thesis
on ''The Girl Who Wins" Theses
of from three to five minutes were then
given in the following order: Gilbert
S. FAIRIES, Katherine M. Burrows, Eva
G. Watson Vickers, Mala l.. Buch-
anan, Birdye W. Ransom, Helen Nell
son Brown, Maie E. FAIRIES, G. Her
man Pierce, Estella Armstrong, Nelley
Legg, George Herbert Denney, Anna
Bell Beckett. The fourteenth was by
COrnelia Reis-the Valedictory-which
we publish ON our first page. A vocal
sOlo-''My Heart is over the Sea" was
pleasingly rendered by Marie S. Est.
lin, '98.
The essays were all good and ap
propriate, none of them tiresome,
and all listened to withmarked interest
Fortunately for the packed audience i
was a cool evening: had the tempera
ture with every place filled up beer
high, it would have been difficult t.
have stood it in some parts of tn,
house.
The class, who formed a semi-circl,
on the stage, presented a pretty pictur,
as viewed by the audience from tn,
different parts of the house. Tn
young ladies were all clad in whit
gowns with white slippers, and from
the present style of dress making
never before looked so imposing.
The closing feature was a short an,
appropriate address by the Principal
Chas. H. LeFevre, and the passing O
the diplomas.
The time occupied was little over a,
hour, the orchestra playing a selection
while the large audience emerged frOr
the building.
Smyrna times., 1896-07-01
PersOnally-COnducted Tours via PENN
sylvania Railroad.

That the public has come to recog-
nize the fact that the best and most
convenient method of pleasure travel
is to participate in the Pennsylvania
Railroad COmpany's personally-con-
Quoted tours, is evidenced by their in
creased popularity with each succeed
ing year and the number of inquiries
in regard to them.
Under this system the lowest rates
are obtained, both for transportation
and hotel accommodation, and none
but the best hotels are used. An ex-
perienced tourist agent and chaperon
accompany each tour to look after the
comfort of the passenger.
The following tours have been ar
ranged for the season of 1885,
To the north (including Watkins
Glen, Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands,
Montreal, Queb ee, Au Sable Chasm,
Lakes Champlain and George, Sara
toga, and daylight ride down thrugh
the Highlands of the Hudson), July 81
and August 1s. Rate, 500 for the
round trip from New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, and Washington,
covering all expenses of a two weeks
trip.
To Yellowstone Park, covering a
period of seventeen days, on a special
train of Pullman sleeping, compart-
ment, and observation cars and dining
car, August ~. Rate, 5000 from New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
Washington.
Two tours to Gettysburg, Luray
Caverns, Natural Bridge, Richmond,
and Washington will be run in the
early Autumn.
Smyrna times., 1896-07-01
CUTUJLAN GRAHAM.
Pretty Wedding. of social Interest to n
Large Number of Guests.

A Pretty Wedding. of social Interest to n
Large Number of Guests.
KENToN, July 1.-The residence of
J. W. Graham, of this town, was beau
tifully decorated Thursday afternoon,
the occasion being the marriage of his
daughter, Miss Margaret, to DIR. Avac
Cutujian, of New York City. Taste
fully arranged in almost every place
were asparagus branches, cat-tails,
ferns and daisies.
As the wedding march was being
played by Mrs. Maggie Dunn, of Cam
den, the bride and groom passed down
the hall preceded by J. w. Graham,
Jr., of Philadelphia, brother of the
bride, who was best man, and Miss
Ella Brayman, her maid of honor.
The couple took their stand just in
the doorway under a large daisy heart,
while Rev. Albert Chandler, of Towns
end, assisted by Rev. J. T. Prouse, of
Kenton, performed the ring ceremony.
The bride and maid of honor were
both becOmingly attired in white or
candle. Congratulations followed,
after which the guests were served
with refreshments.
Among those present were DIR. Con-
ner, Miss Daisy Conner, J. w. Gra-
ham, Jr., Philadelphia; J. F Purse,
Washington, d. c.. Miss Jennie Purse,
Brooklyn, N. Y; Mrs. Jane Clifton,
Misses Clara Reynolds, Sallie Herring,
FELTON,; Mrs. DIR. Clifton, Lee Clifton,
Mrs. VIM. Dunn, Miss Luella Buck
master, Smyrna; A. H. Dunn and wife,
Mrs. r. Dunn, Misses Evelyn Clark,
Ella Devices, Messrs. Hanson Howell,
L. Sterner, Camden; G. P. Bailey,
Wilmington; Mrs. N. E. Clark, Eas-
ton; Mrs. Matte Campbell, Woodland
Beach; Seward Barwick and sister,
Sudlersville, Md; VIM. Graham and
wife, RObt. Graham and son, Mrs. B.
Graham, Mrs. E. V. Brayman, Mrs.
VIM. Greenwell, Mr.. j. P. Walker and
wife, Misses Lille Attix, Ella Pardee,
Emma Attix, Ada Slaughter, Margaret
Arthurs, Ella Brayman, Claire Cooper,
Bert Bailey, Eta Bailey, Viola Prouse,
Edible Griffin, Lizzie Jones, Kate Gra.
ham, Messrs. W. H. Cooper, H.
Wright, W. Wright, F. A. Johns, DIR.
Virdin, W. Donovan, T. G. Baxter,
and Howard Griffin, Kenton.
The bride and groom left at 3.45 fol
New York city, where they will make
their home. B. G..
Smyrna times., 1896-07-01
A Correction.

Mr.. EDITOR: In your issue of June
II find an article headed: From In
dianapolis to Delaware; a Demented
Woman Waders thither to Buy
Farm" in which article the Kings
Daughters are credited with having
special meeting concerning the dispo-
sition of said woman and doing moth
ing. 1 would like to state just here,
that while we do not always care for
our left hand to know what our right
hand does, yet we did not call an extra
meeting on the night in question, but
had our regular business meeting, and
in response to call our Relief Com
mittee together with two others went
to see the woman (Mrs. Lauer) and
finding she needed help, made arrange
ments with the proprietor of the Della
ware House for her supper, nights
lodging and breakfast, the same to be
paid for by the Kings Daughters, (but
which was, however, kindly donated
by Mrs. Blizzard). Then the Kings
Daughters, learning that the woman
had come from Dover, and thinking
perhaps they could find her friends,
talked with several persons through
the telephone, but failing to learn any
thing more in that way, the Kings
Daughters next called on two doctors.
who promised to make mental exam
ination of the woman on the following
morning, if it was found necessary,
after which they, (the Kings Daugh-
ters), visited the Farnhurst trustee and
made arrangements with him for a
permit to place the woman in that in
stitution provided her friends could
not be found, and on the following
morning the Kings Daughters were
out to make arrangements for having
the woman removed from the hotel,
and while consulting with Constable
Goldsborough his daughter, (Mrs.
Smith), called him and, after a hur-
ried talk together, he came back and
said that Mrs. Smith would take the
woman and keep her until her friends
could be telegraphed to and heard
from, and as there was nothing fur
ther to do but telegraph, and thinking
the Constable the proper person to do
that, the case was left in his hands.
A MEMBER OF THE CIRCLE OF KINe's
DAUGHTERS.
lThis should have appeared in last
weeks issue, but was crowded out
with other matter,
Smyrna times., 1896-07-01

The Wilmington Republican, in
speaking Of the very unusual call of
what is known as the Higgins faction
for a State Convention to be held at
Georgetown on July 10Th, with condi-
tions virtually restricting the delegates
to adherent of that faction, says:
The present outlook for Republican
success in our State is rather discOur-
aging. The action of those in auth
Ority seem to cOmplicate the difficulties
instead of removing them. This is
not in keeping with the course of wise
leadership. The great mass of voters
do not wish to see the party sacrificed
in order to punish any man or set of
men. and those who are prompted
merely by selfish motives will find in
the end they have made a terrible
mistake. The course being pursued
may suit the Democrats, but it will not
suit the great mass of Republicans.
1t is to be regretted that selfish
motives govern so many minds at the
present day. In former times patriot
ism predOminated, but now the country
is cursed with selfishness, with a
spirit that will rule or ruin.
The same paper further adds:
Beside the Presidential electors
twelve members of the State Central
Committee will be selected. 1t is to be
hoped that two sets of nominees will
not be placed in the field by the two
warning factions in the Republican
ranks. The people will not stand the
fOOlishness all the time. Beware
whom the leaders make mad or like
Samson of old they may find the party
pulled down and themselves forever
bnried politically out of sight.
Smyrna times., 1896-07-01
Informal Dance.

A pleasant informal dance was given
in the Opera House late on Wednes-
day evening. The occasion was one
of enjoyment and was participated iii
by number of visitors. Music was
furnished by Messrs Stevenson, Rose
and Primrose. Among those present
were Miss Virginia. Roberts, of Dover;
Miss Helen McCaulley, Wilmington;
Messrs. Hamilton S. Wallace, Wash
iugton, d. C.;J. G. Constable, Elkton,
Md. Fred r. Lord, New York City; Mr..
and Mrs. II. p. Hall, Mrs. J. r. McCaus-
land, Mrs. j. d. Wilds, Miss Estelle
Waters, Florence Hall, Edith Collins,
Mary Anthony, Maie FAIRIES, Eba
Wilds, Helen Waters, Ada FARRELL,
Gertrude Smith, Beth Denney, Hettie
Richards, Katie Wilson, Fannie Jones,
Estelle Armstrong, Ethel Cooper,
Messrs. J. II. Hurtt, Jr., Harry
Tschudy, Charles Wharton, w. M.
Busteed, r. d. Hohecker Jr., q.
Davis Brown, Hirons Denney, DR.. f.
L. Grier, George Denpey, Robert
Denney, John Hustled, Reuben Den.
ney, Price Jacobs.
Smyrna times., 1896-07-01

THE Republican State Convention to
put in nomination candidates for Gov
ernor. Congressman and Electors is
usually not held until late in the sum-
Iler, but forcing process seemed to
have possession of the factional pol
iticians, as if strong point would be
gained by getting ahead, and a surprise
was sprung on the people by a call
being issued by what is known as the
Higgins faction for a State Convention
way down at Georgetown, on Thurs
day, July 10th.
The feature that made this call par
ticularly Objectionable to the Addicks
faction was the condition in the call
shutting out as delegates, those favor
able to his senatorial aspirations.
Hence something had to be done.
The State Central Committee met at
Dover on Saturday and decided to
hold a State Convention at Dover on
July IA, two days before the holding
of State Convention at Georgetown
by the Higgins faction. 1t was de-
cided to make a proposition to the
Higgins faction that each side appoint
a committee for the purpose of agree
ing upon candidates for Presidential
Electors, Governor and Congressman
who shall be acceptable to both ele-
ments of the party.
This was fOrestalling the first hasty
move by two days, and in the usual
place, Dover, instead of Georgetown,
the delegates for both, however, being
elected on the same day-July 18th.
The Addicks faction holds out the
olive branch of peace to their Oppo-
nents by requesting conference by a
subcommittee of three from each State
committee, the conference to agree
upon candidates for Presidential Elec-
tors, Governor and Congressman, to
be endorsed by each State convention,
and therefore accepted by both factions
as the only Republican State ticket
This would preserve the autonomy o.
the respective factions, and yet prevent
them from dividing their votes between
two State tickets at the election.
Smyrna times., 1896-07-01
DELAWARE PRIZE WINNERS.
How Smyrna Figured In the Exciting Con.
feaf.

How Smyrna Figured In the Exciting Con-
test.
Gilbert S. Jones received yesterday
a check for $50 as an award for having
the best prize essay in Delaware con-
test, the subject being, '"The Three
Greatest Americans. As stated in
previous issue the winner took Wash
ington, the father; Lincoln, the Gus
todian, and Grant, the savior of the
Union, and his treatise as published in
Sundays Press, was creditable pro-
ductiOn. We wish we had the space to
publish it in this issue, but as it has no
doubt been read by interested friends
in the Press, we will have to forego
this pleasure, and extend our congrat-
ulations to the winner for bringing the
first prize to Smyrna.
Miss Clara W. Hazell received hon
orable mention. She was the only
other contestant of Smyrna and the
prominent mention made speaks we'll
for the talent of our town. Miss
HAZEL took for her three greatest
Americans, Washington, Lincoln and
Webster.
The report of the Delaware judges
on Essays of this State was as follows:
To the Editor of the "Pressn-Sir !:
The Delaware judges of the Press
prize essays award the prizes as fol-
lows:
Children between IA and is years of
age First prize, Gilbert S. Jones,
Smyrna, $50; second prize, Mary
Doherty, Wilmington, $25.
Children under IA years of age. First
prize, George Bockius, Jr., Whining
ton, $50; second prize, Helen Il.
Walker, Wilmington, $25.
They would also state that they find
much literary merit in many Of the
other essays in both classes, and re-
gret that they cannot be specifically
noticed. They also desire to express
their high appreciation of the public
spirit of the Press in thus endeavoring
to stimulate the ambition Of the young
people Of Delaware to excellence in
literary accomplishment
Yours, respectfully,
DAVID MARVEL,
Francis H. HoFFEcKRR.
W. HASTINGS.