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Smyrna times., 1900-09-05
REVOLVER FAILING
DESPERATE USES AXE
SERIOUS ATTACT ON JOHN MOORE OF
CHESWOLD BY WILLIAM HOOD.
Because Moore Refused to Pay More Than
rs Cents For Picking Tomatoes, Hood
Attempts to Take His Life.

CHEswoLD, Sept. 5th.-Last Sunday
as John Moore living on the Daniel
F. Loose Farm two miles west of Ches-
void, was walking over his tomato
patch he by chance came near his
tenant house occupied by William
Hood. The two entered into CONVEX
sation introduced by Hood with the
question "why Mr.. Moore you are not
going to pick tomatoes to-day, are
you?" Mr.. Moore replied, "uo, Will
liam, to-day is Sunday but [ want to
pick tomorrow. Are you going to
help me?" ''Not at 70 cents" said
Hood. To this Mr.. Moore replied,
''Well, William, you will have to get
work some where else then, Is cents is
all l can pay"
To MOore's surprise, as we are in
formed, Hood was quickly before him
with revolver. He pulled the trigger
which snapped twice in his face, failing
to fire. Hood threw aside the revolver
and grabbed up an ak as if determined
to complete his work. Mr.. Moore sue
ceeded in waraing off the first blow
which seemed we'll aimed for his head
and sprang for a run to get out OF
Hoods reach. The latter, however,
threw the ak which struck Moore in
the back without inficting any serious
hurt. After ascertaining he was but
slightly harmed by the unexpected as
sault, Mr.. Moore fastened to Dover
swore out writ and the shades oi
night found his desperate assailan
behind the bars of Dover jail. Hood
it is said moved into Moore's tenan
house about three months ago, purpOrt
ing to have come from New Castl
county and has been sick throughout tn
busy season of farm work and has de
nanded work in slack time.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-05
FRANK WILLIAMS MADE MANAGER
Former Smyrniau Now the Head of the VIII
mingtOn Office of Dun's Agency.

Frank J. Williams has been Sc
lected as business manager of the Office
of R. G. Dun & Company's Merchant
lie Agency in Wilmington, and he has
already taken hold of his new and res
ponsible duties Mr.. Williams was
originally from Smyrna and for eight
years has been connected with the
commercial agency. Previously he
had been with the Pullman Company
of Wilmington. He has been an assis-
tant manager of the agency for some
time and while in that capacity he
qualified himself for the more import
ant position. Mr.. Williams was given
the position as the natural successor to
Manager Lewis E. Brooks, who was
transferred to the Philadelphia office.
Gilbert S. Jones, another former
Smyrna boy, who left here to enter
the field of journalism and was city
editor of the Wilmington SUn, has re-
signed to accept position with r. G.
Dun & Company under Mr.. Williams
The change goes into effect Monday.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-05
GRIFFITH ELECTED
ASSISTANT TEACHER
EX-PRlNCIPAL A S. GRIFFITH OF CAMDEN
WILL COME TO SMYRNA.
Was the Unanimous Choice Over Twenty
Applicants Schools Will Open Monday
Next Under New Administration.

At a meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Smyrna Public Schools last
Thursday evening, Prof. A. S. Griffith
of Camden, Delaware, was unani-
mously elected to the new position
recently created by the Directors to
assistant in the Principals Depart
ment. There were twenty applicants
for the position. The salary paid is
$500 a year.
Professor Griffith comes to Smyrna
highly recommended as a teacher and
disciplinarian. He is 35 years of age,
is married, and has one child. For
several years he has been principal of
the Camden Public Schools, and it was
during his principalship there that he
married the daughter of Mr.. II. B.
Clark, a prominent citizen of that
town. Prof and Mrs. Griffith have
rented the collins Property on Mt.
Vernon street, adjoining that of Mrs.
Ringgold, and will move there this
week.
The Board of Directors felt that they
have selected two good men in Principal
Burdette and his assistant, A. S. Grif-
fifth, and the new arrangement will
have a tendency to elevate the stand
ard of the High School to marked de-
gree. Heretofore the Principal has
been very much handicapped by over
crowded work, and in Commute per
iods he was unable to do jus
tice to class work i'll the highel
branches. Now the work will be di,
vided between them, Professor Griffith
having charge of the High School,
room and Principal Burdette callipj
the classes out to his quarters in tn
Assembly Room as he wants them
When not teaching, his time will b
devoted to supervision work. TIL
faculty of teachers is as follows: Prin
cipal, John P. Burdette; assistants
Prof. A. S. Griffith, Miss Elizabet
Parrott, Miss Emma Hough, Mis-
Annie Doughten, Miss Mary Spruance
Miss Lida Lord and Miss Nelli
FAIRIES.
Vacation days are nearly over for tn
scholars. Monday morning the school
will open again and the days of happ
idleness will be but pleasant memorie
until vacation time next year.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-05
MAGISTRATE COURT NOTES.
Magistrate E. V. Cooper Has Several Cases
Brought Before Him the Past Week.

On Saturday Anna Hutt brought
charge against Carrie Price before
Magistrate Cooper, for disorderly con-
duct and profanity at Grimes Chapel.
S was fined with costs $22 and re-
quired to give peace bond of $50 In
turn Carrie Price brought suit against
Annie Hutt for the same offense, and
Magistrate Cooper fined her with costs
1921 and required her to give bond of
800.
Monday morning Joseph Swiggett
brought charge against Clayton r.
Delaforce for carrying concealed and
deadly weapons, and pointing a re-
volver at him. Delaforce was arrested
by Constable Collins and Magistrate
Cooper held held him in 800 bail. In
default he was committed.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-05
OYSTER MONTHS AGAIN HERE.
BiyaIyes are Getting Scarce and the Demand
is Greater Than the Supply.

September, the first oyster month
has come, but the weather is too hot
for the people to want them yet, or our
local dealers to handle them. A city
paper says:
"Every year the bivalves are getting
scarcer. 1t is not that the supply is
less, but that the demand is greater
every season and the supply does not
increase. Judging from the statement
of a retail dealer should the supply in
crease there should be no material
change in the situation, as nothing can
keep pace with the demand. Where
oysters were shipped only among sew
eral of the Eastern States few years
ago, they are now sent all over the
country and shipments are made to
England. An instance of the growing
scarcity is given in the fact that though
Baltimore is the centre of the oyster
industry of the world, last year at one
time the market there was bare of shell
oysters, an unprecedented circum'
stance.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-05
NOVEL REFRESHMENTS AT PARTY.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hsrry Beck Entertain In
Honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke PaxsOn.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. Harry Beck enter
tanned in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke
Paxson of Newark, Del, on Thursday
evening. A novelty in the way of re-
freshments was hot corn on cob, each
cob being easily controlled by a
wooden handle. Much amusement
was afforded while eating it. The
company was afterwards served with
hokey-pokies. During the evening
Miss Beatrice Graham of Washington,
d. c.. and Miss Alice Beck furnished
piano music and Mr.. Edward Beck
performed on the violin.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-05
REMARKABLE SAGACITY OF A DOG.
Leaves the House Every Evening at a Ger
tain Hour to Bring His Master Home.

Leaves the House Every Evening at a Ger
tain Hour to Bring His Master Home.
The sense of dog. ,.sometimes, is so
acute as to be almost like a human
being. There is a certain canine in
town whose wonderful sagaclty is the
source of more or less embarrassment
to its owner, especially when the latter
is calling on his lady friend. Within
the past fortnight, the owner of this
remarkable animal, has found occasion
''to trail" quite frequently to a cozy
little home out Mt. Vernon street,
where he could spend the evening with
a "Little Divinity" unmolested on
the front porch. Now the sagacity Of
the dog comes in play later in the even
ing, and when his canineship thinks it
is time for his master to retire
he leaps over the fence at its South
street home, and goes on the scent.
For several nights during the past
week it has traced its owner to west
Mt. Vernon street, and stands outside
whining and barking until recognized.
1t is a joke on the owner too good to
keep, but we haven't heard what dis
position has been made of the pet dog
for being so previous. We think he's
for sale.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-05
Cases Before Alderman Grow.

AS the result of disorderly conduct
on the streets Saturday night, in noise
and rowdyism that disturbed the peace
and quiet of citizens living within its
hearing, four young men were arrested
Monday and brought before Alderman
Grow. The latter is determined to
assist the policeman in keeping order,
and he fined each one of them SO. so.
They were Perkins d. Brown, William
Daley, James Henderson, and Rich
ard Cunning. Warrants are out for
three others who participated.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-05
IMPALED ON A PITCH FORK.
William FennimOre Living Near BIackbird
Meets With a Serious Accident.

William Fennimore of near Black
bird, met with a pee lliar accident Sat-
urday that may cost him his life. Mr..
Fennimore was hauling load of hay,
when the horse began to runaway.
Unable to hold himself on the hay dur
ing the mad rush of the fiery steeds,
he was thrown of. pulling large pitch
fork from the wagon with him.
The fork struck the ground first
handle down. Fennimore landed on
the prongs which pierced his left leg,
going through that member. The
force of the fall drove fork into the
ground, suspending the lower part of
the mans body in the air, while his
head and shoulders rested upon the
sod.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-05
UNION REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
Elect Delegates to County Convention and
Nominate Assessors and Inspectors.

Nominate Assessors and Inspectors.
At the Republican primary election
Saturday for delegates to the Kent
County Convention, held yesterday at
Dover, the following were elected,
there being only one ticket in the
field:
For DeIegates-W. H. Baggs, Man
fred Lower, DIR. d. T. Smithers, Jas.
H. Frazier, Peter W. Downs. So bal
lots were cast.
For Alternates-Jas. p. Hoffecker,
Thos. Jefferson, W. H. Stevenson,
John P. Garrison, Frank A. johnson.
At the same time the following were
also put in nomination:
For Assessor-B. Hazell Ross.
For Inspector, First District-John
p. Garrison.
For Inspector, Second District
Daniel Turner, Jr.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-05
PEACH SEASON ON THE WANE.
B Oat Lines Discontinue Their Daily Trips
and Return to the Trl-Weekly.

dnu keturu 10 tne Iri-Weekiy.
The daily lines of the steamboats,
will end with to-day. After this they
will run their regular tri-weekly trips.
The peach shipment, considering that
the orchards had run out on most
farms because of the "yellows," has
been immense, and would have ex-
tended probably a week longer, had
the weather been cooler. August was
an unusually warm month, the ten
dency being to force fruit. This, with
the overloaded condition of the trees,
has made the fruit less marketable
than would otherwise have been the
case. The large peach crop coming
into market just at the time of grapes
mas caused prices in both to run low.
Inc shipments of the next week OF
TWO, though smaller in quantity will
doubtless pay better per basket. In
iact tnere was a marked advance in
the prices of both peaches and grapes
cnoice peaches going as high an 81 .OV
per basket and grapes go to 10 cent
per carrier.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-05
SEPTEMBER CHURCH RE.OPENING.
Rev. Henry Thomas Back Sunday to st.
Peters and Rev. j. L. EstIin at His Pres
byteran PuIpit-Features of the Day.


With the advent of September a fresh
impetus was given to Sundays church
services. During the month of Aug
ust, as is customary each year with the
churches in town, a vacation was
granted the ministers in charge. Rev.
Henry Thomas, rector of st. Peters
Church, spent the month with his wife
in Poolesville, Montgomery county,
Nd; Rev. j. L. Estlin of the Presby-
terian Church, spent the first two
weeks of August in attending
the Workers Conference at Northfield,
Mass, after which he joined his wife
and daughter at Asbury Park, N. j.,
where he sojourned during the rest of
his vacation; Rev. Chas. A. Hill was
granted a vacation by the Official
Board, but so far has not taken any.
Sunday was the first Sunday of
Autumn, and Notwithstanding that
all the pastors were in their pulpits,
the continued warm weather had a
tendency to keep many away from
worship st. Peters was opened for
the first time since it closed in July
and there were a goodly number of
people present. Rector Thomas was
given a cordial welcome back to the
Parish and the sermons he preached
both morning and evening were favor
ably commented on by all his hearers.
The hour of Sunday School services
was changed back from the morning
to the usual time in the afternoon.
Rev. Thomas returned to POolesville
, Monday where his wife is suffering
considerable from from bronchial
trouble. Inasmuch as she is unable
to return to Smyrna at present, Rev
Thomas asked for leave of absence
until the first Sunday in October. Be
fore coming to Smyrna he had made
arrangements to exchange pulpits Will
the Rev. Walter P. Griggs, rector at
Poolesville, he to take charge of the
Parish there, and Rev. Grlggs and hi
wife to come to Smyrna, occupy tn,
rectory, and board at the Delawar
House. This arrangement was salts
factory to the Vestry and will be il
operation through September. Rev
Thomas hopes to be able to bring hi
wife home by that time.
The congregation of the PresbyteI
ian Church likewise gave their pastor
Rev. J. L. Estlin, cordial "welcom
home" There was a good congrega
tion out to hear him Sunday morning
He took his text from Ephesians tn
! 5th chapter and 18th and 10Th verses
= the theme being: "Singing and mai
ing melody in your heart to the Lord.
In outlining his remarks, he spok
particularly on ''hOpe" and "hal
mony.". He made very little referenC
to his experiences at atNorthfeld, Mass
saying that he preferred giving out
, few thoughts from time to time throug
I the year as the opportunity suggested
The Christian Endeavor had charge
the night praise service.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-05
KENT REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION At DOVER
FULL COUNTY TICKET NOMINATED BY
UNION REPUBLICANS.
DR.. 7. c. Moore for Representative; W. H.
Baggs for Levy Court and B. h. Ross
For Assessor Of Smyrna.

For Assessor Of Smyrna.
The Unions Republicans of Kent
county met at Dover yesterday to make
out their county ticket. DIR. Paris I.
Carlisle of Frederick, was chairman
and DIR. T. G. Moore of Smyrna, sec
retary. The most of the work was
done in caucus meetings of the differ
ent hundreds. The usual committees
were appointed.
The following is the ticket selected:
Sheriff-Frank Reedy, of Milford.
Register of Wills-D. Miflln Wilson
of Dover.
Prothonotary William Henry Moore
of Kenton.
Treasurer-Pennell Emerson of
Wyoming.
Coroner--C. E. Baynard of Hartly.
State Senators William George,
Second district; William Tharp,
Fourth district.
Assemblv.nen--Dr. Thomas G. Moore,
First; Harvey Dexter Learned, Second;
John w. Houston, Third; James I.
Aaron, Fourth; Cornelius B. Hope,
Fifth; David Cooper, Sixth; James V.
McCommons, Seventh; William E.
Davis, Eighth; William B. Fleming,
Ninth; John NJ. White, Tenth.
Levy Court Commissioners-Wil
H. Baggs, First; Alden R. Benson,
Fifth; Robert Fredel, Sixth; Ezekiel
Cowgirl; Seventh; Jason d. Simmons,
Ninth.
The Second, Third, Fourth, Eight
and Tenth district commissioners hold
over for two more years.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT H. Ross, Smyr
ma; James F. Taylor, Little Greek
William G. Savin, Cheswold; William
NJ. Gehmann, Dover; Augustus B
Moore, Dover; James Andrew Melvin
Edwardsville; Charles NJ. Hoch
Woodside; William F. Bradley, Eel
ton; Isaac d. Alexander, Pennington
Henry w. Pusey, Houston.
The only platform adopted in relation
to the State committees plans for har
mony was one which virtually nullife'
the convention should the Regulars
agree to harmony plan and come int
the common primaries.
In the caucus there were ten candi
dates working for the Office of cor one
and, after six BALLOTS, Chas. E. Bay
nard of Hartly, was unanimousl
agreed upon. d. Miflin Wilson wa
opposed for register of wills by Rober
L. Cummins of Smyrna, but Mr.. vii
son won by sixteen majority. David
Clark of Kenton, who was slated W
defeated in his his own district fC
prothonotary by William Henr
Moore of Kenton.
Sussex County Nominations.
The Sussex county convention WI
presided over by Curtis E. Davis an
DIR. John W. Messick was secretar
These nominations were made: Sta
Senator, E. F. Prettyman, Secon'
Isaiah J. Brasure, Fourth.
Assemblymen-George B. Gle
daniel, First; r. r. Layton, Secon
Irwin NJ. Chapman, Third; Samuel
Messick, Fourth; David o. Moor
Shadrack Short, Sixth; David J. Lon
Seventh; Harry Prettyman, Eight
Alfred J. Lynch, Ninth; F. NJ. Burr
Tenth.
Sheriff, James H. Wright; coront
Alfred P. Pepper; county treasure
Jehu Lawson; register in Chancel
Eli N. White; Erothonotary, John
Steele.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-05
Sale of Two Valuable Farms.

Two properties were sold at Middle
town on Saturday by Harry Davis, ex-
ecutor of Henry Davis, deceased. The
farm of 2O5 acres in Appoquinimink
hundred, was sold to Mrs. Laura West
of Middletown, for $i2,935, and 81
acres of woodland in the same hundred
were sold to George v. Poverty fol-
1901.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-05
Christian EndeayOr Officers.

At business meeting Wednesday
night, Asbury NJ. E. Christian En-
deavor Society elected the following
officers: President, ]. Benjamin
Krusen; Vice President, Miss Arie
Hynson; Secretary, Walter W. Hyn-
son; Treasurer, Miss Ida Lord.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-05
RECENT RULING FOR HACKS.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company Orders Them
to Back up at Rear Of Smyrna Station.

By an action of the Pennsylvania
Railroad authorities which went into
effect September 1st, the hotel hacks
and other conveyances which take pas
sengers to and from our depot are COM
PEELED to back up at the rear of the
station instead Of the end, as has form
erly been the custom. This is done to
avoid the confusion that often annoys
passengers getting off the car.
Smyrna times., 1900-09-05
ASBURY SUNDAY SCHOOL REUNION.
Henry c. Conrad, ESQ.,, Rev. A. S. MOwbray
and Mrs. Mary WOlcOtt Will be Present.

We announced last week that H. G.
Conrad, ESQ.,, of Wilmington, had &C
cepted an invitation to be one of the
speakers at the Annual Sunday School
Reunion of Asbury Sunday School,
Sept. 16th-when they will resume the
afternoon sessions of the school. We
have the pleasure to announce that the
other speaker will be Rev. A. S. Now
bray of Port Deposit, Md, and Mrs.
Mary w. Wolcott of Dover, will take
part in the singing. Rev. G. A. Hill
has invited Rev. Mr.. Mowbray to oc-
cupy the pulpit at the morning SER
vices on that day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17
PHOTOGRAPHED by Earth Light.

Everybody who loyessto watch the
heavenly bodies has frequently no.
ticed, when the crescent Of the new
moon appears in the west, the phe-
nomenon called 1.-The old moon in the
young ones arms" Partly embraced
by the horns of the crescent is seen
the whole round orb of the moon,
glimmering with a pale, ashy light.
The cause Of the appearance is that
the earth light upon that part of the
moon not reached by the sunshine Is
sufficiently brilliant TO render it faint
ly visible to our eyes. Successful at
tempts have been made, particularly
in France, to photograph this phe-
nomenon, and the pictures thus pro:
duced are very interesting.-Youth's
Companion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17
GREEDY MACKEREL.
A Gs~ginE Feast and the Way Ia
Was Managed.


once enjoyed the privilege Of seeing
an army of mackerel successfully cor
ner a shoal of small fry in a rocky
shallow pool which was a cul de sac
The mackerel swan behind their vic.
tins in serried ranks, company Of
hungry, determined creatures, intent
upon a gorging feast to which there
need be no limit. They had followed
the fry for miles maybe, merely swal-
lowing one here and one there to keep
their appetites whetted. Now they had
corhared them where there was no es-
capevfor their victims. No alert fisher
man on the lookout for just such an
opportunity was at hand TO convert
their triumph and feasting into captivi-
ty and lamentation. They might feast
at will.
And, We gods, feast they did! No
one who has not seen 1t would believe
that the cubic capacity of mackerel
could possibly deal successfully with
the number of small fish he actually
swallows. The way he conducts the
operation of feasting is unique. Open
ing his mouth wide, the mackerel darts
in among the small fry, some of which
are perhaps one-third Of his own
length. In an instant one of these is
to be seen sticking half in and half out
of his mouth. Then the mackerel gives
one gulp, and the victim has disappear
ed. Without n moments delay the
process is repeated and repeated so
many times that the spectator cannot
fail to be concerned for the immediate
future of the particular mackerel he
has watched. Yet nothing happens.
As for the fry, their helpless anguish
is somewhat heartrending. The whole
shoal of them bOils and churns the wa
ter in an agony of fear. High into the
air they leap in order to avoid their
voracious enemies, landing themselves
often enough upon the weed covered
rocks which skirt the pool and painting
their lives cut there rather than leap
back into the scething mass of their
harassed companions beneath.-Long-
mans Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17
HIS LIFE WAS SAVED.

Mr.. j. L. Lilly, prominent citizen
OF Hannibal. Mo, lately had "A wondrr-
deliycrance from II frightful death. In
telling OF il he says: | was taken with
typhoid fever that van into pneumo-
MIA. My lungs became hardened.
was so weak | couldn't even sit up in
bed. Nothing lelpe'l me. | expected
Soon To die of consumption, when l
heard of Or. Kings New Discovery.
One bottle gave great relief. cOntln-
urd to use II, aud am how well and
strong, and ca.'l say too much ia its
prtisr." This marvellous mrdicinr is
tie quick' 81 aud surest cure IN The
world for all throat and lung trouble.
Regular sizrs, 20 cents and u 90,
Trial bottles free ut A. II, Roberts
drug STORE: every bottle guaranteed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17

Once upon a time the Rev. Thomas
K Beecher of Elmira, n. Y, brother
20 Henry Ward Beecher, got into some
sort of quarrel with a man named
Smith down at Cohoes. Thomas X.
Beecher wrote the presumptuous man
a defiant little note, saying CURLY:
do you want to get into a quarrel
with the Beecher family"
And the man wrote back, with a
snarl:
"Do you want to fight with the Smith
familyT
And no Beecher could stand that.
Thomas X. laughed and FASTENED to
make tcrms.-Los Angeles Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17
Tommy Atkins Buys His Colin.

When Tommy Atkins arrives in In
dia, he has one rupee per month stop
ped out of lis pay until 10 rupees have
been collected for a coffin. This 10 ru-
pees is invested in the reglmental soda
water machine, and should he die the
machine provides him with a colin
and buries Lin decently, but should he
survive when he leaves India he re
ceives back his 10 rupees and his
share of the profits of soda water
New York World.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17
Legend of the NarcIssus.

Daffodll Is a corruption of affodnly.
which is derived from Asphodelus. ItG
other name is narcissus, and the LEI
end of the after name is well known
how Narcissus, for whom a nymph
died, was punished by seeing his own
face in a pool of water and becoming
so infatuated with it that he was spell
bound to the spot till he pinned away
and died and was changed into the
flower that bears his name today.