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Smyrna times., 1897-09-08
BRILLIANT MASQUERADE BALL.
An Enjoyable Occasion Held Last Thursday
Night at Woodland Beach.

AS closing compliment to the sea-
son at Woodland Beach, L. p. Camp
bell, proprietor, gave a delightful
masquerade ball last Thursday night,
to large contingent of young peo-
pie. The night was clear, and the
atmosphere cool enough to make
the occasion all the more enjoy
able. Most of the party drove down
after an early supper. Mr.. Campbell
gave all an hospitable welcome, and the
parlOrs of his hotel were thrown open
to the free use of all.
About 8 o'clock Oglesby's orchestra
struck up familiar waltz. The floor
was in fine condition, enough wax
having been put on to make it smooth
and slippery, and the music was of
that splendid character that so well
marks the reputation of Oglesby. AS
the mazy waltz swelled on, many gro
tesque looking figures, all masked,
Joined in the whirl, making up a scene
which the dance pavilion has probably
meyer experienced before. There
were Grecian costumes, Indian cos
TUNES, German costumes, sea nymphs,
Goddess of Liberty and negro cos
tunes, all mingled together in a ridic-
ulOus manner, which gave vent to
much curious enjoyment.
Who the different characters were
was the puzzling thing for all to work
out. On they danced, Topsy with the
celebrated Faust, the Goddess of Lib
erty with a full bloOded Irishman, a
big, burly negro minstrel with beau
tiful sea nymph, and SO on down
through the number of caricatures.
1t was an occasion of much mirth and
pleasure, it not being until II o'clock
that the masks were taken off and the
curiosity of the many witnesses were
satisfied. Oglesby kept up his lively
music until midnight, when the party
disbanded with many kind words of
appreciation for Mr.. Campbell's hos
pitality.
Among those present were: Miss
Elizabeth Grieves, as "Faust;" Mrs.
Matte Campbell, as "Katishaw;"
Miss Fannie Slaughter, "Sea Nymph;" !"
Miss LattOmus, Goddess of Liberty
Miss Clara Leinberger as a Japanese
Girl" James Campbell, "Strolling
Negro Minstrel" VIM. Leinberger,
"Negro Character" Mrs. J. H. Daw-
son, 'Topsy."
Other participants We're: Misses Mary
E. Wolfe, Bessie Slaughter, Mary Sweeney.
| Dora Hirons, Fannie Jones, Mamie Colds
borough, Ida GoldsborOugh, Elizabeth
Lake, Lena Lake. Cany Frck, Ella Slaugh-
Gertie E. McCleary, Annie Slaughter, Liz
Zie Wright, Gladys Richards, Lolita Smith,
Edith Frazier, Sallie Cole, Elva Frazier
Katie Watkins, Gertrude Start, the Misses
Ford, Margery and Kate Pryor, Chas Jones
and family Mrs. Mollie Price, Mrs. Lidie
| Cole, Mrs. and Mrs. Archie McClain, Mrs.
VIM. Leinberger Messrs. John Anthony,
Bayard Jones, Will Collins, Fred Lang
John Perry, Harry Slaughter, Samuel Cole
| Alex ThOmdsOn, Frank Slaughter, L. S.
| Moore, Philadelphia; Harry Gilmore, vii.
mingtOn; VIM. Norris. Elsie Perry, Gardy
Ford, Dan Phillips. Chas, H. Emerson,
Master Scott Wilds, Mr.. Wallace Mood and
wife, and Mr.. Charles Campbell.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-08

THE inculcatiOn of patriotism is the
very first duty of the lover of his cOun-
try. Commemorating the deeds of
great men is always stimulus to the
rising generation. President McKin-
ley in a recent speech at Syracuse very
properly said:
This is a year when in a marked de-
gree patriotism is being exalted and
patriots are being honOred. In the
month of April in the city of New York
the people of that great metropolis ded
icated a magnificent mausoleum to
that greatest of all the great soldiers of
the Civil War-General Ulysses s.
Grant. In May following, in the city
of Philadelphia, there was unveiled a
splendid equestrian statue of the'great-
est soldier of the Revolutionary War
General George Washington. And
only q few days ago, in that great in
land metropolis in the State of Illinois,
there was unveiled superb monument
to that noble vOlunteer-GeneralJ John
A. Logan. This week the great EN-
pire State of New York is laying at the
feet of the largest patriotic body of the
world the tribute of affection for the
splendid services rendered in the Civil
war by the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. We cannot exalt patriotism too
high. We cannot encourage too much
love of country, for, my fellOw-citizens
as long as patriotism exists in the
hearts of the American people, so long
will our matchless institutions be Sc
cured and paramount.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-08
AMONG OUR CHURCHES.

Presiding Elder Corkran preached
his second quarterly sermon in this
town on Sunday morning to full au-
ditOrium. He took for his text the 10th
verse of the second chapter of Ephe-
slans-''For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good
works, which God had before ordained
that we should walk in them" The
Introductory thought was that the
work referred to was not the orr ginal
creation of man, but his recreation or
regeneration.
The subject was discussed under
three heads-the origin, the element,
and the function in recreation. Start
ing out with the declaration that man
cannot change his own nature or even
the nature of anything, and as the work
manship referred to in the text, is a
change of mans moral nature, there
fore it must be of God, which was set
forth in convincing illustrations. The
second thought was that every creature
of God was created in conditions con-
ducive to life and development, as
evinced in the vegetable and animal as
we'll as the spiritual. The final propo-
sitiOn, which was the purpose of re-
creation, was that this new creature in
Christ Jesus. is designed for good
works. The object of the speaker was
to show that every man, however hum
BILE his sphere, has work to do. The
speaker was followed in the hour of its
delivery, by the close attention of his
audience.
At the evening service, Pastor Stem
gle took an unique passage for his text
-Ecclesiastes, 10th chapter and Sth
verse-"Whoso breaketh a hedge, a
serpent shall bite him." The snbiect
was law and penalty-that wrong doing
was always followed by suffering. In
elucidating his subject, he incidentally
referred to what had been told him by
by a citizen, whose business it was to
know, of deeds done in the dark in
this community, that caused a sensa-
ton in the congregation. "Whoso
breaketh a hedge, (the hedge of moral
restraint) a serpent shall bite him."
Sunday was a charming day, the first
after the dissipations incident to the
summer, and as inaugurating the Fall
work, all that was desirable. Rev. G..
w. Dame, of st. Peters, who had been
away amonth and the church closed, was
in his place for renewed work, and
was greeted by his usual congregation,
and Rev. ]. L. Estlin, of the Presby-
terian church, who had a Christian En-
deavor Evening Service during July
and August, resumed his preaching on
Sunday, at night as well as morn
ing.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-08
ENDS LIFE BY HANGING.
Mrs. Mary Rudolph Commits Suicide al her
Home near Town.

nome near lOWus
Mrs. Mary Rudolph, ,hOusekeeper for
G.. w. Reed, farmer, who lives near
Thomas Corner, in Blackbird hun
dred, about five miles from Smyrna,
was found hanging TO dwelling, early
Friday morning. Mrs. Rudolph rose
early and cooked breakfast for the fam
lily, as usual. After breakfast Mr..
Reed asked her if she was going to
Smyrna. She informed him that she
was, with Rachel Powell, a neighbOr.
He Immediately went to the stable, and
after feeding the stock, geared horse
to the carriage for the two women to
drive to Smyrna, and hitched the team
near the house.
When Mr.. Reed returned to the
house, Mrs. Rudolph was nowhere to
be seen. About this time Mrs. Powell
arrived and Mr.. Reed requested her to
look for Mrs. Rudolph as it was time
they were getting off After short
search she was found in an outhouse,
hanging with a rope around her neck,
having heen hanging for at least
half hour. Deputy Coroner Chandler
arrived at p. NJ, and after viewing
the body, which was still hanging, the
people believing they had no right to
cut it down until his arrival. He con-
cluded that an inquest was unnecessary
being convinced that death resulted
from her own hands by hanging.
1t was remarkable how the woman
succeeded in strangling herself. She
placed fence slat across the wallplates
and then wrapped the plow line earOund
it. A double moose was then made
into which she slipped her head.
She must have been standing on the
seat when she made the arrangements
and then jumped off. In order to
strangle it became necessary to raise
her feet over nine inches from the
floor.
Mrs. Rudolph had several children
and two brothers living within a short
distance of where the act was commit
ted. Some words recently took place
between Ben Attix and Mrs. Rudolph.
The excitement was intense over the
suicide, owing to the prominence
given to Reed about year ago. A
former housekeeper had left Reed and
gone to Philadelphia and the country
was secured for the missing girl, as her
disappearance was a mystery.
There was mnch Indignation that the
woman was allowed to hang over nine
hours, a fact which grew out Of mis-
conception Of the law, which the coro.
ner wondered at The deceased was
in the prime of life, from 40 to As years
old, was a splendid housekeeper and
respected by those who knew her.
The funeral at Union Church Sunday
afternoon was largely attended.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-08
Which is the Governing Factioo ,

The Milford Chronicle TINS ro.;
the late election in Delaware. and r,o
relation the party factions susta;n ~
to the law and the election:
At the last election in Sussev co,n.
the "HOnest Money" or Cola Hnl.t'y'
Gratis cast for their electoral tickat 9nip- nn3,-
pinety-nine votes, and q party 80 .iy
movement IN Sussex has said that siv
ty-hVe OF them were bought and poid
Tor (Was this what went with the s250o
SAID 10 nave been contributed bv tbe
Regular Republicans of Wilmin%ton
to defeat the Union Republican ticEai
of Sussex?) while the Free silve,
Free trade Democrats cast 3889 votes
Under law, passed by the Dem
cratic Legislature on Nav %. 1897 tLo
voters assistant was abolished. and tLo
words where it occurs in anv nrevio1s
law two principal parties" was stricken
out, and whenever it occurs in tEelow
1t is taken to mean the Democratic and
Republican parties. At the last eloc'
tiOn the Democratic Clerks of tba
Peace of the three counties. sittino 40
conrt, decided that the Higeips men
who bOlted from the State Convention
when they were in the minority stand.
ing 53 to 1879 were the Republican
party, although at the election which
followed, they cast less than one-fhirj
OF the Republican vote Of the State.
and IN Kent county only 1876 votes. and
part of them were bought and part
stolen. The law further provides that
the County Committees of the Demo.
cratic and Republican parties Of each
county shall select the Judges anj
Election Officers to conduct the cleo
tiOn, thus abr Ogating the ancient rigbt
Of the people to choose their own ofic-
ials, Now what is the Democratic
party of Sussex county? Is it the
Gold men who cast ninty-nine votes ?
The decision of the Clerks of the Peace
and the law regulating it, is that the
men who cast 1876 votes in Kent county
is the Republican party, and that they
will name the election officers. Was
not Mr.. Cleveland the head of the
Democratic party, and is not Mr.. GRAY
an influential and a highly respected
leader and member of the Democratic
party? Surely they are both gold men.
and the Clerks of the Peace Of the
three counties surely would not fail in
a decision to give the party name, and
emblem of the party, that they repre-
sent? Then what is the Democratic
party in Sussex county, and Delaware:
Does it not follow that the nine-ume
Gold men of Sussex are the party
there? What say you, Messrs. Clerks
of the Peace?
Smyrna times., 1897-09-08

The DelGUGreGn has a contributor
who signs himself Farmer, Old Far
mer we might say, who comes out on
stated periods with his opinion of
things. He has been strong advocate
of free silver coinage, Is to l. In his
last article he thus expresses himself
as to flush times. He says:
1 am in favor myself of pretty stiff
style of living all around. If man
works, he ought to be flush. 1t is Just
as easy to have industrious people rich
as to have them poor. The circulating
currency will do it. We can turn
money on and swell wheat up to $500
a bushel, or we can cut it of and have
wheat begging at a dime. prefer
flush times. l love to think of the
first years of my life when everybody s
pockets we're full Of shinplasters and
postage stamps, and bushel of wheat
would bring $500 at the mill. That
money was good too, and went every
where without a skip. 1t makes no
difference what kind of money we
have. if it goes right. And Uncle
Sans scrawl will push it through. l
despise these hide bound times. A
man cannot live Christian. He will
be lost in the next world. A fellow
cannot qualify himself by owing no
man anything, and the devil gets him.
He will be lost just as surely as the
Addicks people, who owe Mr.. Addicks
everything. will be lost. like tall
way of running things. Instead Oi
the lean, haggard, ragged farm wife,
would see a great lady. She ought tC
spend her summers at Newport and
her daughter, who cannot now have 6
new gingham, ought to be in silk
every halliday. Her beau should have
a new carriage. 1 would see these
yonng people gay and lively. Life is
short.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-08

THOUGH an ''off year." this has some
important events, not the least being
the selection of the first Mayor of
Greater New York. The contest is
chiefly Tammany and Anti-Tammany-
which shall have the rule of the en-
larged city. The chief concern of the,
'anti's" has been to centre on an in
dividual. This has been partially done
by the Citizens Union selecting Seth
Low. The Republican leaders, feeling
they are the strongest organization in
opposition to Tammany, should have
the privilege of leading off, but the
Citizens Union stepped in ahead, which
has riled Plat, Quigg, etc. ,and checked
for time at least, the probable union.
Mr.. Low, ON being informed of this
nomination said:
AS soon as L can I shall prepare a
letter formally accepting the nOmina-
tion for Mayor of New York offered me
by the citizens of the Union, acting in
behalf of its own membership of $4,000
citizens, and also on behalf of 102, 900
other citizens, who, without regard to
party affiliations, have expressed over
their own signatures the desire that l
should be nominated and elected.
In my view, the nomination has thus
been virtually already made by the
people. No patriot, under such cir
cumstances, could decline to stand, un-
less he were prepared to discourage,
even in local matters, all spontaneous
movements by the people outside Ofthe
limitations of party.
This means that the Republican or
ganization must endorse his nomina-
tiOns or else come out in the open and
nominate a machine candidate merely
for the purpose of aiding in the cleo
tion of the Tammany nominee.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-08
Dog.KIIIer Jones, Unsafe Methods.

Policeman Jones is still killing dogs
and every one he kills adds 70 cents
more to his pocket. No trouble at all.
This official walks up and down our
thOroughfares with an air of impor-
tance, clothed with the authority Of
our Town Council to shoot every dog
found running our streets without
muzzle. He carries no gun lik a sensi-
BILE dog-killer would but depends upon
his revolver. AS q result his authority is
nothing more than an inhuman, tOrtur-
ing process of extermination-a refiec-
tion against law an order and all COM
mon sense. Last Friday night beau
tiful shepherd dog was nosing around
in front of the beef shambles of Geo.
w. Turner. It seemed like an affec-
tionate pet dog, but this did not deter
Policeman Jones from wanting that
IS cents. So he awaited quietly at the
curb until the dog came near and put
ting his hand back to his pocket, drew
oue oCfCn-nnOObcI Ahu uEtus no
bullet must have gone through the
dogs body. He started with bound
yelping painfully and turned south
at the ''four corners" down Main
street Every law abiding citizen
was indignant at his action and hard
words were said about Policeman
Jones. This matter of cruelty murder
ing dogs with revolver, right on the
public street where the lives of pedes-
trians are put in jeopardy, should be
condemned His method is cruel and
unsafe and if the Town Council is
going to give him the authority, they
should require him to carry a gun, that
he might be able to aim and shoot
more deliberately and effectively. A
revolver is the unsafest weapon he
could use and the people in their fear
have a right to rise mp against sach a
course being continued in our town.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-08
Over 1000 Bushels OF Wheat Lost by Fire.

Over 1000 Bushels Of Wheat Lost by Fire.
Fires by lighting have been of fire.
quent report this year, while fires orig
mating from threshing machines is
rather unusual, but this vicinity has
been treated to two of the latter this
week--William Donovan, near Green
Spring and Henry Slaughter in White
Hall Neck.
That of Mr.. Donovan occurred on
Monday: Harry Wallace was thresh-
ing his wheat when the the latter took
fire consuming 300 of his crop of about
1000, bushels. The stacker of the
thresher, a new machine, was-burned
and the thresher damaged.
Geo. Reed was threshing that of Mr..
Slaughter on the farm of Mrs. w. T.
Cavender, yesterday afternoon. There
were % stacks, five of which had been
thresh - over 400 bushels - when 9
spark presumably from the engine, ig.
nited the stacks and in little while
the wheat yard was a mass of flame,
destroying 1000 bushels of wheat and
the thresher, the latter loss of $4OO
without insurance, as was also the
case with the wheat. Nor was there
any insurance we think in the case o.
the fire Monday.
Mr.. Slaughter's wheat was near the
out buildings but fortunately the south
east wind carried the flames directly
from them.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-08

THE disastrous defeat of Boss We'll
lington at the late State convention at
OceanCity, has led to a withdrawal of
all the mayoralty candidates in Balti-
more, leaving the field to Mr.. Malster.
The Sun calls it triumph of the ''bet-
ter element of society, and says:
The reasons which have been given
for Mr.. Marburg's withdrawal from the
contest for the republican nomination
for the mayOralty furnish a wholesome
lesson to the managers of political cor
ganizatiOns" as we'll as an encourage
ment to the honest voter, whose only
desire is for clean government. 1t is
not an unusual thing, but on the con-
trary, it is fast becoming the settled
practice, for political managers, when
they come to make up a ticket to be
voted for by the people, whether in the
primaries or at the regular elections, to
try and secure as the head Of the ticket
some gentleman of unexceptionable
character, and either himself of large
means or able command liberal contri-
buttons on the part of his friends. In
the large cities a business man" is
generally sought after, one who has
the goodwill and confidence of the
financial and mercantile classes who
are not unfrequently invited them
selves to suggest the name of the can
didate. all this shows a becoming def
erence on the part " the managing
politicians ~. --. rs called the "bet-
ter element" in the party and commun-
ity snd serves te divert attention from
the makeup of the rest of the ticket,
which the managers usually arrange to
suit themselves"
Smyrna times., 1897-09-08

THE flush times predicted keep right
along with the heavy business con-
Germs. r. G.. Dunn & Co in noting
the large dealings in real estate in
New York, increase in iron products,
etc, says the last was the busiest Au-
gust ever known. In speaking of the
extraordinary movement in grain, they
say:
The estimates which command conf
dence still indicate yield Of $50, 600, :
: 600 to $50, 900, 900 bushels, winter
wheat turning out so much beyond ex-
pectations as to balance much of the
loss in spring wheat. Fortunately ac-
counts do not improve and unless
much more deceptive than usual the
demand for American wheat will
far exceed the quantity which can be
spared. Consequently large exports
of corn and buying for export show
still more clearly the extent of def
ciencies abroad. Western receipts for
the week were 10,005,470 bushels,
against 3,160,319 last year, and such q
movement as this season implies a
great export demand not yet reflected
in out-go.
The disposition to attach the rise in
prices of grain to a shortage OF crops
elsewhere rather than restored conf
dence is thus referred to by Hamilton
4 Co.. of Baltimore:
'sThe best feature of the present sit.
uation from a market standpoint, il
the fact that values have steadily i'm.
proved, notwithstanding the absence
of encouragement from foreign buyers
and despite more or less constant sci.
ing orders from the other side. The
market is not dependent upon sup
port from that quarter, desirable as i
may be; that will come later and give
additional impetus to the movementin
itiated on this side and sustained
here.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-08
FOR SALE.

On account of removal, I offer for
Sale, very Cheap, if applied for imme-
diately, the following articles;
Cooking Range, in splendid order;
1 Parlor Stove, nearly new;
Sitting-ROOm Stove;
Store Stove;
Gasoline Cook Stove;
l Oil Heating Stove;
Large Rochester Store Lamp.
NJ. REFS,
Sept. 8, 1897. Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-08
EVERYBODY Saws So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic the most won
derful medical discovery Of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try box
of e. G. c. to-day; 10, -, 80 cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-08
The SMYRNA TIMES.
SnzTrn0, DEL,
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SEPT. Sth, 1897

THE SMYRNA TIMES is published at Smyrna
Del, every Wednesday afternoon, at 2 O'Clock
THE TINES is an independent paper devoted to
the welfare of the. town it represents and the
State Of which 1t is a part. 1t also gives the
items of importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER,
Editor and Proprietor.
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER, JR.,
Associate Editor.
TERMs-sUBscRIPTIoN-Sl.5O per annum. II
paid. strictly in advance sl.O0. No paper is
discontinued until all arrears are paid up
except at the option Of the publishers.
ADVERTISEMENTS-THE SMYRNA TINES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents but for the outlying district of which it
is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton,
Kenton, Cheswold, LeipSie, &c. rate of so
cents an inch per month will be charged for
transient advertising. A special reduction on
all semi-annual and yearly advertisements
Smyrna times., 1897-09-08

General w. f. Smith, United States
Engineer at Wilmington, whom the
Board of Port Wardens are fighting, in
an interview stated that it will take
$4,000 a year to keep the Christian
river open and provide a channel fif-
teen feet deep for the harbor of Will
mington.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-08
10 whom Il May Concern.

/ have been in the drug business for
twelve years, and during that time,
have sold nearly all the cough medi-
cines manufactured; and from my per-
sonal knowledge of such remedies, /
say that Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy gives better satisfaction than any
other on the market. w. M. TERRY,
Elkton, Ky. Sold by Clifton & Ray
mond, Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-08

The skiff Little Pearl of New Castle,
which won the boat race on Sunday, is
twenty-one years old and has won
twenty-three pennants in races. But
it was done on a Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1897-09-08
The Southern RaiIway--the Quickest and
Best Route TO all Points In she
@outh.

If you are going to any point in the
South, Southwest, Mexico or on the
Pacific Coast, be sure to call for a
ticket via the Southern Railway.
Double daily trains from Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia, enable you to
reach almost every place of Importance
south of the Potomac and east of the
Mississippi rivers without change of
cars, and if you are destined to points
in the extreme West or Southwest,
you will find the connections at Mem
phis or New Orleans close. Further
information will be cheerfully fur
nished by Jno. M. Beall, District Pas
senger Agent, 1923 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, Pa.