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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-02-01
A Natural Death.

Col. Corkright: Ibid that nigguh die a
natural death Majuh?'
Mai. Gore: Eyes, sub: he was lynched
for voting the Republican ticket."-Life.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-02-01
TO CURE LA GRIPPE IN TWO DAYS

All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. T.. w. GROVES signature OIL
every box. 25c.
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In Inc superior NOurt Oh the Sk2tc OF WANING
ton, for San Juan County.
In the matter of the estate Of jobs g. viereck.
deceased
IN PROBATE
Order setting time and place of hearing petition.
The petition Of Bernhard Carl viereck and Al
bert Frederick viereck, Of Doe Bay, San Juan
county. Washington. having been Sled In and
presented to the above entitled court, praying
that the last will and testament Of John O. tief.
eek deceased, late ofsajd county and aate, be ad
mitted to probate and the said will heing also
presented to said court:
II II hereby ordered that Monday. the rsth
day of February. A. ID. 1900. at the hour OF
O'Clock p m, at the court room IN Friday Har-
Dor, said cousty and state. be and the same h
hereby fixed az the time and place vhen the
court win hear said petition. together with an
objections thereto, II any ara all heirs, legatees
And devisees Of said deceased. or other parties
in interest. and viii then and there either adj
init to probate reject sajd will. a. may by the
court be found proper.
It ID further ordered that notice Of said hear
ing be given to all heirs, legatees and devisees
Of said deceased and to all other parties In In
terest. by publication. prior 20 said date. Of
certified copy Of this order for three consecutive
weekly issues In "The San Juan Islander"
weekly newspaper pubiished at Friday Hsrbor.
Washington.
Dated this 18th day of January, A. d. 1900.
J. p. HOUSEx. Judge.
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CERTIFICATE OF COPY.
Clerks once.

STATE OF wAsHINGIoN.i -
COUNTY or SAN JUAN.
I. James Frankiand. County Clerk and ex-ons
clio Clerk Of the Superior Court Of the saio
County and State. do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing - q true and correct copy
Of order setting time and place Of hearing petit
ton in the matter of the estate OF John @. Vier~
eek, deceased. - the same nov appears on nile
In Testimouy whereof. Z have hereunto set
M hand and affixed the seal Of said Curt this
: SsxAit jAMEs FRANKLAED,
County clerk.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-02-01

500 to $500 to loan on first-class
real estate security in San Juan
county, farm property preferred. In
'ereSt low OH satisfactory loan.
c.. c. SMITH.
Friday Harbor.
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ORDER SETTING TINE AND PLACE.

In the Superior Court Of the State or Washing.
ton, for San Juan Coputy.
In the matter of the estate Of Joha G. viereck.
deceased
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-02-01

In the Superior Court of the State of Washing
ton, in and for the County Of San Juan.
Samuel Cabot, Plaintiff,
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Died, at the home Of his daughter, Mrs.
A. ID; Sitter, in Friday Harbor, Washing
ton, Thursday, January 25, 1900, Gideon
Gurnett, on the closing day of his 9th
Smyrna times., 1900-09-12
WHOLE no. 2.372.
LIGHTNING PLAYS MORE FREAKS.
The Dwelling of Geo. T. Thompson. Near
the big Oak and Dwelling on Pearl
Street, This Town, Struck.

Drring a severe electric storm.
which visited this locality last Friday
afternoon, the lightning played some
queer freaks. The dwelling of Geo.
L. Thompson, a mile and a half down.
the State road, was struck, but the
waterspout evidently prevented the
full damage that otherwise would have
taken place had not the spout been
conductor for the subtle fluid. The
lightning struck the corner of the
house and in passing through the bed
chamber, tore off considerable of the
plaster. Singular to relate the bed
chamber was occupied by Mr.. Lee
Orrell, the young man who recently
lost his hand in a cunning accident
Had the lightning not been DETECTED
from It's course, Mr.. Orrell might have.
been killed. There was no one in the
room with him at the time the bolt
passed through the corner Of the.
room.
Another bolt Of lightning descended
to the dwelling Of Roland Watson.
colored, on Pearl street, and struck it
near the ground, tearing up an unr-
brella standing in the corner of the
room and passing out with but little
damage save tearing some boards
and plaster.
The heavy rain which accompanied d
the storm was welcomed by the to-
mato grower but its limits were cir
cumscribed almost entirely to Duck
Creek hundred, very little of the water
fall reaching the adjoining sections
the extreme corners Of it not touched
Except the pasture fields, there was
scarcely anything to benefit besides
the tomato patches. The territory
which supplies the tomatoes to the Hof-
fecker and Counselman canning fac
tories were right Sin it, and in this
respect they were greatly refreshed.
while the others down the State are
still willing. The heaviest rain fall
was perhaps over this town where for
time the down pour was greater than
the culverts would carry off.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-12
ORGAN RECITALS A TREAT.
Prof. c. Virgil Gordon Presides at the NJ.
E. Church Organ Sunday.

Professor G. Virgil Gordon, of the
Virgil Piano School, New York City,
who has been home on his annual va
cation presided at the organ of the NJ.
E. Church on Sunday, and gave tn e
congregation a treat in the process
sional, offertory and recesssional
pieces. Prof. Gordon, it will be recol-
lected, was the predecessor of
Mrs. Marion Coverdale, when she
took the position of organist six years
ago. Mr.. Gordon is genius in music,
in any part he chooses to give his atten-
tion, and he was listened to with rapt
attention. At the close of the evening
service he played two pieces after the
dismissal of the audience, at the re-
quest of a number of friends who re-
mained.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-12
TELEPHONE SERVICE GROWING.
Diamond State Telephone Increase From Six
10 Twenty-Six Subscribers.

Mr.. Harry F. Mayer, solicitor of the
Diamond State Telephone Company.
who has been working up an interest
IN this local exchange, which includes
Smyrna and Clayton, has been meet
ing with splendid success. When he
came here there were only six or seven
phones. The list now numbers twenty
SIX, and is growing in popularity all
the time. There has been a special
inducement made to place them in res
ldences, and those who have them in
find it useful article of the household
III giving orders to their grocer.
butcher, &c. ,as we'll as keeping in touch
with all parts of the town and the out
side world. 1t is only a question of
time before the phone in this locality
will be in general use, and in having
free communication between CLAYTON
and Smyrna it will naturally tend to
a mutual feeling both busines and
socially with both towns.
An idea of the progressiveness may
be gained by the following list of sub
scribers, the number of the phone
being to each name:
clayton Pay Station, Mason Pharmacy.
2-Smyrna Transportation Co.
3-Smyrna Shirt Co.
4-COsgriff & Beck (office).
5-National Bank of Smyrna.
6-H. ID. Boyer Grocery store).
III. ID. Boyer (hardware store).
Sc. Harry Beck, (residence).
9-Cosgriff n Beck, (wOod and coal yardD-
10-SMYRNA TINES office
11-W. F. Dunn's pharmacy
12-Delaware House.
13- Fruit Growers Express. Clayton.
14-P. w. Il b. Railroad Office, Clayton
15-Edward G. Walls, (store).
16-Edward q. Walls, (residence).
17-Chfton & Raymond's pharmacy.
1S-Dr. } w. Clifton, CresIdence).
19-Mrs George H. Raymond, (residence)-
2O-"Smyrna Call" office.
PA. L. Hudson, (residence).
pa. L. Hudson, Clayton (ofice).
23-W. b. Megear, (stOre).
24-Irs. Speakman, belmont HalD
25-W. G.. Pierce, (meat market).
26-St. .Joseph's Industrial School, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-12
ASBURY SUNDAY SCHOOL REUNION
Program Arranged With the Intention of
Making Next Sunday Gala Day-Speak-
erS Who Will be Present.

Arrangements have all been made
and the program outlined for the Sun
day School Reunion at Asbury NJ. E.
church next Sunday afternoon. 1t will
be gathering in" of all the scholars
with an effort to start the Autumn sea-
son with renewed energy and enthu-
slasm for better work and larger atten-
dances. The long heated summer
term has naturally brought about re
laxed conditions of affairs, and in
changing the hour for service back to
the afternoon again, the management
thought it fitting to make the occasion
a happy reunion. With this in view, a
program has been arranged and ad-
dresses will be given by Henry C.
Conrad, Esq, of Wilmington, and
Rev. A. S. Mowbray, of Port Deposit.
Nd. Mrs. Mary w. Wolcott, of Dover.
will also be present to assist in the
singing.
Following is the program in full:
Opening Services.
Song, What are You Doing for jesus
School
Prayer-Rev. Charles A. Hill.
Singing Infant Department.
Duet, Peace to This Dwelling, Miss
Helen Waters and Mr. L. NJ. Price
Address-Hon. Henry c.. Conrad, Will
mington.
Song, "Ah, My HEARTS Heavy Laden
School
Solo-Mrs. Mary W. Wolcott, Dover.
Singing Infant Department.
Address-Rev. A. 5. Mowbray, Port De-
posit, Md
= Song, "One Thing Thou Lackest, -
School.
Collection
Song, viii You Be One, School.
Benediction.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-12
BACHELORS CLUB ENTERTAINED.
Delightful Company Given by Miss Denney
and Miss Collins at 1.-The Lindens."

The lawn of ''The Lindens," Duck
Creek, was the scene of a very Jolly
party last evening, when Miss Beth
Denney and Miss Edith Collins enter
tanned in honor of the Bachelors Club.
The lawn was made comfortable with
rugs, and tete-a-tetes, and so charm
ingly was tho moonlight scene en-
ioyed, that the entertainment arranged
for the occasion, was not given. Dur
ing the evening Miss Bessie Counsel
man and Mr.. Reuben Denney rendered
some very pretty solos. Refreshments
were served on the lawn.
Among those present were: Miss
BERTHE Hand, Baltimore; Miss Mena
Smeal, Holmesburg, Pa; Miss Flor
ence Wells, Philadelphia; Misses
Bertha Smithers, Eunice Anthony,
Marie Estlin, Bessie Counselman,
Mary LeFevre, Ethel Cooper, Carrie
Counselman, Alice Spruance, Edith
Collins, Beth Denney; Messrs. Charles
Sudler, Walter W. Hynson, George ID.
Taylor, Edward M. Boyd, James N.
Lloyd, Gilbert s. FAIRIES, J. Benjamin
Krusen, Clarence B. Raymond, Hirons
Denney, George Denney, Reuben
Denney and Oswold Penney.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-12
OFFICERS OF THE W.C.T.U.
Elected at a Meeting Held at Mrs. Mellow.
ellis Monday Evening.

At the close of the devotional meet
ing of the w. 9. T. u, held at the
home of Mrs. Lydia Mcdowell Mon
day evening, the following officers and
superintendents were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. Kate
e. Smithers; presidents, Mrs.
r. E. Hough, Mrs. Jennie FAIRIES,
Mrs. W. F. Corkran; Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. Lizzie Stevens; Re-
cording Secretary, Mrs. Emma Hall;
Treasurer, Mrs. T. II. Haynes; Super
intendents of the Band of Hope, Misses
Susie Hudson and Helen Lewis; Tenn
perance Literature, Mrs. G. F. Will
liams; Sabbath Observance, Mrs.
James Anthony; Evangelistic Work,
Miss Mary w. Thompson; Sunday
School Work, Mrs. Jennie G. S. Price;
The Flower Mission, Mrs. Annie e.
Pierce and Mrs. Lizzie Stevens; Agent
for the Union Signal, Mrs. Addie e.
Dunn; Parlor Meetings, Mrs. Annie
Price and Miss Emma Wilds.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-12
SMYRNA CIRCUIT AFFAIRS.
Quarterly Conference to be Held at the Cir.
cult Parsonage.

The Quarterly Conference ofSmyrna
Circuit, the Rev. G. L. Hardesty pas
tor, will meet at the Circuit Parson-
age Thursday afternoon, September
the Goth at o'clock. On the Sunday
following at 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
Presiding Elder w. F. Corkran will
preach at Severson's NJ. E. Church,
his quarterly sermon. The Official
Board and Congregation will please
bear these dates in mind.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-12
MISS ESTLIN ENTERTAINS.
Delightful Evening Company in Honor of the
K. S. A. NJ. Club Given Monday Evening.

K. S. A. N. Club Given Monday Evening.
Miss Marie Estlin entertained very
delightfully."- Monday evening at her
home, the Presbyterian Manse, in
honor of the X. S. A. NJ. Club and a
few of her friends. During the even
ing some excellent musical talent was
rendered. Professor C. Virgil Gordon
was present and treated his hearers
with a few piano recitals, which were
applauded to an encore. Miss Helen
Waters, Miss Eba Wilds, Miss Marie
Estlin, Miss Mary LeFevre, and Mr..
Reuben Denney sang solos; Miss
Waters and Miss Wilds performed on
the piano, and a piano duett was
rendered by Miss Wilds and Mr.. A.
Lee Clifton.
A novel entertainment was furnished
by pining on the back of each gentle
man present heart which contained a
number corresponding to that on the
heart attached to one of the ladies.
When the partners were found. the
object of the game was to repair to
some seat and enter INTO a drawing
contests, each to draw likeness of
the other. In this contest Miss
Agnes Richardson of Wilmington, won
first prize for the best likeness, and
and Mr.. A. Lee Clifton secured the
''booby." Much amusement was also
furnished by the fortune telling of
Miss Dwight. Refreshments were
served later in the evening.
Among those present were: Miss
Agnes Richardson and Miss Retta
Dodd of Wilmington; Prof. c. Virgil
Gordon of New York City; Mr.. Reu-
ben Denney of Philadelphia; Miss
Adah FARRELL, Miss Eba Wilds, Miss
Helen Waters, Miss Clara HAZEL, Miss
Marie Estlin, Miss Minnie Dwight;
Messrs. John P. LeFevre, Cummins
Speakman, r. d. Hoffecker, Jr., and
A. Lee Clifton.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-12
SCHOOL DAYS BEGIN
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
PRINCIPAL BURDETTE OPENED THE
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL MONDAY.
Two Hundred and Seventy-TwO Pupils En-
rolled Including Many From Other Districts.
Changes in the Course of Study.

The Smyrna Public Schools opened
Monday after two months vacation.
and started with fattering prospects
under a new administration which
promises to raise the standard of the
schools to marked degree. The new
principal, Prof. John P. Burdette was
on hand, as well as his assistant, Prof.
a. S. Griffith. Most of the morning
was taken up in reorganization. out
lining studies, and assigning Of les
sons. All of the members of the
School Board were present to greet the
new management and to lend what
ever assistance and encouragement
they could. The High School was
given over to Prof. Griffith while Prin-
cipal Burdette busted himself in ex-
amining the pupils from other districts
who applied for admission. They were
matriculated as follows: Senior Glass
Elizabeth NJ. Cole from Bayview, No.
130; Junior Glass: Ethel Rothwell
from Walkers, No. GS; Bessie Warner
from Deakyneyille, No. 81; William
Kirby from Big Oak, No. 4.
The school enrolment for the first
day numbered 272 which was as fol-
lows: High School, Prof. Griffith 30:
Grammer department, Miss Elizabeth
Parrot, So; intermediate Department,
Miss Emma Hough and Miss Lizzie
Mcdowell, 81; Secondary Depart
ments, Miss Annie Doughten and Miss
Mary Spruance, 70; Primary Depart
ments, Miss Nellie FAIRIES and Miss
Lida Lord, 81; Total in all the rooms,
272.
Owing to the delay in getting the
blackboards and other classroom
furniture to fit up the department of
Principal Burdette in the Assembly
Room, the classes will have to make the
best of the condition of affairs until The
furniture arrives. During the interim
Principal Burdette will give his atten
tion more to supervision. In fact he
will only have seven branches to teach
in his department, namely; An
cient History, Advanced Algebra, Ge-
ometery, Chemistry, American Liter
ature, Latin Virgil and Cicero, and
Civil Government.
At a recent meeting of the Board of
School Directors, there was some
change made IN the course OF study to
meet the new condition of things.
Latin and Algebra which previously
began in Miss Parrott's Department.
will now begin in the High School
under Prof. Griffith. Physics and
Chemistry were moved ahead year,
the former to the Middle Glass and the
latter to the Senior Glass. Arithmetic,
which had been taken out of the High
School, and completed in Miss Par
rOtt's room, was replaced, and will. he
taught by Prof. Griffith. In the Latin
Course, Caesar will be taken up in the
Middle year, and Virgil and Cicero in
the Senior.
Under the new management, the
schools opened in disciplinary and
business manner, and already the schol-
ars are made to feel that they have less
play and more work ahead of them
than ever. The Smyrna Public Schools
has bright prospects ahead of it. A
rule has gone into effect which parents
can assist their children to keep, and
that is: "No pupil is allowed on the
school grounds until the ringing of the
first bell at S.45 in the morning"
Smyrna times., 1900-09-12
Bryan and Stevenson Club.

A Bryan and Stevenson Club, with a
membership of so, has been organized by
the Democrats of Duck Greek Hun
dred. It's officers are President, Will
liam e. Hall; Vice-P President, w. G..
Pierce; Secretary, w. l.. McFarlane;
Treasurer, w. A. G. Hardcastle.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-12
Attending the Grand Lodge.

Geo. NJ. Stevenson, Grand Master
Workman, Chas. B. Prettyman, chair
man of the Finance Committee, and
Charles E. Wood, Grand Recorder,
are attending the session of the Grand
Lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workman, at New Castle, Pa.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-12
Ushers Union Officers.

At a meeting of the Usher's Union
of Asbury M. e. Church last evening,
j. Frank Webb was elected president;
Wilmer Porter, vice president; Edward
Porter, secretary; and Albert b. Jester,
treasurer,
Smyrna times., 1900-09-12
BrenfOrd,s School Teacher.

The Brenford public schools have Sc
cured the services of Miss Harriet G.
Brenneman, a former teacher IN the
Dover schools as teacher.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-12
REAL ESTATE SALES.
Downs Dwelling Bought by COsgriff aud
Beck-JOnes' Property Withheld.

The dwelling of the late Mary
Downs on Chestnut street, was sold
at public sale on Thursday, Messrs-
Cosgriff & Beck purchasing it at 1851.
The real estate of the late W. S.
Jones near Bryn Zion Church, was
withdrawn because of inadequacy of
price, the last bid being 81, $50.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-27
COLONEL RUHIEN TO CO AAlNCH AND A BATTERY.
HIS WORK IN HONOLULU is
ENDEED.
Heavy Transport Business Here APP
Seattle-Transport for China Now.

The transport Siam on Saturday
brought orders for Colonel Ruhlen,
quartermaster in charge here, to leave
at once for Seattle, to take charge of
the quartermaster work there. He will
go by the next steamer, leaving the
work of his department in charge of
Captain Slater, of the Sixth Artillery.
Colonel Ruhlen was in charge of the
quartermaster's department here during
all the busy times of the war in the
Philippines. Honolulu was one of the
busiest and most important of all Anne
rican outside quartermaster's stations
for many months.
During his term of Office here Colonel
Ruhlen has received and given sailing
orders to nearly two hundred trans
ports, bound for Manila. Each one was
coaled here and many of them, carrying
horses and mule were kept in port a
week or more, while the animals were
given a rest on shore. This meant the
establishment of large stock camps.
The receiving of the coal, which came
in shiploads from Newcastle and the
Sound, and dealing it out to the trans
ports entailed a vast amount of work,
which was done with great dispatch.
Under the new war conditions in the
far East Seattle is to be as important a
post as Honolulu has been, the govern
ment being about to send many steam
. ers to China via the northern route,
from Seattle to Nagasaki. Colonel
Rghlen will have charge of this work,
His splendid record here makes him a
natural choice. He is a major in the
regular army and was brevetted Lieu
tenant Colonel of volunteers during the
Spanish war.
1t appears that Honolulu is no longer
to be the calling place for transports to
as great an extent as in the past
though as soon as the emergency rush
of troops and horses to China is over
it is thought that the regular steamers
to Manila, via Honolulu, will be on the
run again.
Captain Slater is understood to be
temporarily in charge of the quarter
masters work here until a successor
to Colonel Ruhlen is named.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-27
BROUGHT HERE ON THE TRANS.
PORT SIAM.
Saluting Battery for the Naval Station
and Launch for the Quarantine Ser
vice-Big Manila Mail.

A steam launch for DR.. Carmichael of
the quarantine service and a saluting
battery for the navy department here
arrived on the transport Siam on Satur-
day. A quantity of ammunition for
Honolulu also came The saluting bat
terry is the six-pDundsT usually used for
salutes. With It came several cases
of blank cartridges. The navy depart
ment here has been without facilities
for making proper salutes to men of
war in the past and has called upon the
artillery for aid. but hereafter comman-
der Merry will be able to shoot off his
own blank cartridges when war vessels
show their colors in Honolulu harbor.
The steam launch has been badly
needed for a long time. 1t was a need
under the old Hawaiian laws, for
boarding incoming steamers, both for
the custom house officers and the doctor
For more than year the custom house
has been trying to get a launch. The
customs boarding officers will go out
in the doctors launch now.
The new launch is a strong and fine
looking little vessel weighing II, ,624
pounds. She came on the deck of the
Siam. The launch will carry a dozen
people if necessary and will enable DR.
Amasse to go out as far as he wants
to board arriving steamers.
The Siam will be a welcome arrival
at Manila. She carries about fifteen
tons of mail for soldiers at the front
The mail will be unloaded at Manila,
where it is to be sorted and sent all
over the interior of LuZon, to soldiers
who are chasing Filipinos in the nasty
swamps and jungles where Aguinaldo's S
followers are dodgging Americans.
The big transport is well filed even
her decks being piled up with coal and
supplies. She has been here number
of times as a stock transport. On one
of her trips to Manila she encountered
typhoOn that resulted in the loss of
nearly three hundred horses and almost
sent her to the bottom. 1t was the worst
disaster that has occurred yet in the
transport service.
Captain Xigga, formerly first mate of
the Siam is now her captain. L. T.
Theirs is the quartermaste's agent on
board. He left the transport Rosecrans
on the day that the Siam sailed, to take
his present position.
The Siam leaves tomorrow for Manila,
via Guam. She will take mail and
freight from here for Manila.