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Smyrna times., 1901-05-15
FEAR A SCARLET FEVER
EPIDEMIC FOR SMYRNA
BOARD Or HEALTH LAST NIGHT DECIDE
TO PREVENT DISEASE SPREADING.
Little DOrthy, Daughter of Mrs. Rachel 1yn.
son of Delaware Street, Sick With the
Fever-Resideuce Quarantined.

The Board of Health recently cleo
ted by the Smyrna Town Council,
composed of A. l.. Hudson, William
FAIRIES, w. A. Stevens. DIR. E. S.
Dwight and Joseph B. FAIRIES, met last
night and organized with DIR. E. S.
Dwight, president, and Joseph B.
FAIRIES, secretary. The principal sub
lect brought up before the Board for
discussion was the appearance OfScarlet
Fever in viruleut form in Smyrna, at
/ the home of Mrs. Rachel HynsOn on
Delaware street. The latter has fam
ily of five children, and when little
Dorothy was taken sick last week,
medicine was obtained frequently from
Clifton & Raymond's drug store, when
on Monday the suspicion of DIR. J. w.
Clifton was aroused and going to the
home, found a genuine case of scarlet
fever During this time other chill
dren of the family were allowed in the
room and out in the street. Even the
family dog would go out from
the room on the street. Conditions o
things were so reported as to arouse
the apprehension of the Board o
= Health, who at last evenings meeting
: devised plans for keeping the diseas
from spreading and becoming a
: epidemic in town.
" The Board of Health has nOtifie
l. Mrs. Hynson to keep her childre
u home from school, in the house and o
= of the streets. In addition to this IL
:, police of Smyrna were ordered to ket
- watch on the residence. Residen
y in that community have spread carbol
II II acid pretty generally in front of the
!" properties and everything is bell
done to keep the disease from sprea
ing.
Smyrna times., 1901-05-15
REV. WILLIAM B. BEACH DECLINES.
Has Notified the Vestry of st. Perer's That
He Cannot Accept the Call.

The Rev. w. B. Beach of st. Peters
Church, Pittsburg, Pa, has notified
the Vestry of ST. Peters that he de-
clines the call rendered him last week,
to become the rector of this parish.
There is general disappointment ex-
pressed over his not accepting the call
to Smyrna, because there was every
reason to believe his desire to get back
into Delaware had i'll sense settled
the question at the moment the call
was made. The vestry will now be
impelled to extend some one else a
call.
Last Sunday the Rev. DR.. @. H..
Stocking of East Orange, n. j., sup
piled st. Peters both morning and
evening services. An effort will also
be made to him have to fill the pulpit
next Sunday evening. A member OF
the church says the sermon of DR..
Stocking Sunday morning was the best
he ever heard in st. Peters. The
morning service, next Sunday morning
will be in charge of the Rt. Rev
Leighton Coleman, Bishop of tn,
Diocese of Delaware, who will hol(
confirmation services. In the evening
he will hold like services in Middle
town.
Smyrna times., 1901-05-15
PRESBYTERIAN ENDEAVOR OFFICERS
Business Meeting of Christian EndeavOr Sc
ciety and Officers Elected.

At a business meeting of the Pres
byterian G. E. Society, the following
officers aud chairmen of committees
were elected to serve for the ensuing
six months:
President, Miss Eunice Anthony;
Vice President, Mrs. S. J. Reynolds
Secretary, Miss Clara Spruance; Cor
responding Secretary, Miss Ethef
H. Cooper; Treasurer, Miss Lulu NJ.
Beck.
Chairman of Committees-Prayer-
meeting, Mrs. J. L. Estlin; Lookout
Miss Lucy Taylor; Social, Miss Pearle
Warner; Flower, Miss Elizabeth Mid
dleton; Missionary and Visiting, Mrs.
S. J. Reynolds; Music, Miss Mary LIE
Fevre; Organist, Mrs. F. F. Evans;
Assistant Organist, Miss. Marie Estliu !;
Cornetist, Mr.. W. G. Anthony ;
Violinists, Miss Grace Lloyd, Mr.
Edward Beck; Trombone, Mr.. Rose.
Smyrna times., 1901-05-15
SOME INTERESTING PAPERS FOUND
W. 0. HOffecker ia Looking Over Some
Old Papers Of His Father, Comes Across
Some Interesting Information.

One day last week in looking over
Hon. John H. Hofiecker, Walter o.
HOffecker found i'll a secret drawer in
the desk that he had not before known
was there, some old papers of aistorl-
cal interest that had been placed there
by his grandfather, Joseph HOffecker.
| Among these was commission from
Governor Joseph Hazlet; signed by
Willard Hall, Secretary of State, July
4th, 1912, to be Ensign of the 5th Com
pany of the 4th Regiment Delaware
Militia.
Among the papers found was an In
ternal Revenue license dated Jan. 1st,
1914, to use chaise with wooden
splings for a year for which $500
waspaid. There were number of
bills and receipts for merchandise
from which it was found that i'll 1915
he paid Al cents yard for calico,
and in 1920 100 per yard for muslin.
In 1914 he hireda female servant in
the kitchen for whole year for $26 16.
In 1907 his state, county road and
door tax was S1.35. oThis brief men
3 ton will show that there was great
difference between prices then anC
now.
y There was also in the same box 8
: copy of the Smyrna Times containing
:. an account of the death and funeral o
d Hon. John NJ. Clayton in the yea
Al 1856. This paper, bearing the date o
'e Nov. u, 1856, noted the fact tina
d Delaware had lost it's most distiI
lie guished statesman at the age OF =
r. years, who had been elected thre
is times United States Senator, and ha
d. been chosen Secretary of State in Gel
Ill TaylOr's cabinet, had given Buchana
st 1888 majority over Fillmore for pres
dent aud that Whitley had been ele
ted to Congress over Cullen by II
majority. The Democratic MAORI
over the American party was $50
-. New Castle county, $50 in Kent al
325 in Sussex.
Among the local items is stateme
ds that one l.. Byron Chaworth had be
AT arrested in Cumberland, Nd, for t
len robbery of the iewelry store of Hen
for Parsons, one of our citizens, but b
ern escaped after Mr.. Parsons had secul
us, fifty dollars worth of jewelry and i'd
300 tilted twenty watches. A curions
incidence in connection with the abe
two was an advertisement in the Baltim'
inc Sun last Friday, for information abb
gh- the daughter of L. Byron Chawor
Jall the latter having died long since, $
Tles ing that relative had died in Euro
.ore leaving her an heiress to a large
sur tate. Chaworth had taught school
Cambridge and other places, and
Ose, made himself generally popular by
l f. cleverness wherever he was.
Smyrna times., 1901-05-15
THIR1IErH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph L. Beckett Celebrate II
Friday Evening Before Family and Friends.

On Friday last Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
T., Beckett of "The Locusts" this
town. celebrated the thirtieth anniver-
sarv of their married life. The day
was one fraught with pleasure through
ont as with happy recollection they re-
counted the years they had spent in
zach others companionship. This was
made all the more enjoyable by the
gathering together in close "home ties
of their children and grandchildren
and other members of the family. At
dinner in the evening, Rev. and Mrs.
Vaughan S. Collins met with the fam
ilv. and happy coincidence was made
of the pleasant wedding anniversary
in the baptisism of little Helen Ed
ridge Busser, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank S. Busser of Germantown
Pa. and granddaughter OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Beckett.
In the evening number of neigh
hors and friends dropped in to extenc
their congratulations to the "brid'
ond groom" and to wish them many
more wears of married life together
pleasant pastime afforded amusemen
! for the the evening. Those presen
from distance were: Mr.. and Mrs
T Gardner Mariner, Mr.. Marine
Racket and Mr.. Gardner Becket'
philadelphia; Miss Anna Bell Beckett, =
wyoming; Mr.. and Mrs Frank :
, pnsser and Miss Mary Anna Holllng'
worth. Germantown.
Smyrna times., 1901-05-15
TOWN SHOULD OWN STREET SPRINKLER.
Suggestion Made that Town Council Of Smyrna
Purchase and Operate a Sprinkler.


The suggestion has been made that
Smyrna should follow the custom of
Dover and other towns in having
town sprinkler operated under the dir
ection of the Town Council and to
sprinkle Systematically and uniformly
themain streets and thOroughfares
during the hot, dusty summer months.
This could be done with much satisfac
ton and a large quantity of water
saved that is wasted in mud-puddles
here and there in front of many pro-
perties. Many people of Smyrna
would hail a street sprinkler with Joy
and gladness. Some places along the
street are rarely, if ever, sprinkled i'll
| dusty seasons and the clouds of dust
| that often follow the wake of passing
teams is very annoying and disagree
able. The Council in having the
streets gone over systematically could
remedy this condition at a moderate
expense. Water for the sprinkler
could be obtained from fre-plug'
about town, wherever most convenien
at the time. A way to get this before
the Council would be for all citizens
favoriug it, to sign a petition. AS the
members of the council are servants Ol
the people in that capacity, the!
could not very we'll turn the matte
aside without careful consideration
Let SMYRNA have a sprinkler.
Smyrna times., 1901-05-15
CHANGE IN DISTRICT SCHOOL ELECTIONS
District Schools Will Hold Their Election the
First Saturday in June Hereafter.

All school districts except those IN
incorporated cities and town 8, Will
hold their annual election this
year the first Saturday in June IN
stead of the last Saturday in June as
formerly. In incorporated cities ana
towns the election will be held the
last Saturday in June as heretofore
Hence Smyrna will hold its election
the last Saturday in June.
Smyrna times., 1901-05-15
FRIENDS OF OLD DRAWERS cHRUcH.
Will Hold Their Annual AIl.Day Meeting al
Historic chu reh, Juue End.

The Friends of Old Drawers wiil
hold their annual all-day meeting al
the historic edfice near Odessa on sun
day, June 2d. Chief Justice Charles
b. Lore is to make an address IN mens
ory Of Lewis G. vandegrift who was
amember of the society of the Frienas
Of Old Drawers and who was deeply
interested in preserving the church.
Smyrna times., 1901-05-15
COUNCIL HEARS APPEALS
FROM PROPERTY OWNERS
TOWN COUNCIL ONLY MAKES THREE
CHANGES OUT OF SIXTEEN APPEALS.
Tax Rate Fixed at 80 Cents on the Hundred
Real and One Dollar POlI-DiscOunt Day
Fixed for the 3Oth aud 3Ist of May.

Last Friday evening being the first
regular meeting of the Smyrna Town
Council after the passing of Appeal
Day, the most important business be-
fore that body, was to consider the ap-
peals which had been heard. President
Robinson and full board were pres
ent, and business was disposed of with
Quickness of dispatch. Sixteen appeals
we're considered out of which number
only three were changed. This action
will only reduce the assessment of ST.
Os0,OO0 made by Assessor W. H. Carr,
S17OO. Those who had their assess
ment changed were Mrs. Caroline J
RAYMOND, residence on Commerce
street tenure self, from $4,000 to $450O;
and Mrs. Amanda Ashcraft, double
property on Delaware street, from
$1,000 to $1,000. Appeals were refused
Mrs Angelica Colt, on two properties; !;
George d. Collins, ON four properties;
William FAIRIES, on one property
Smyrna Building and Loan, on three
properties; Andrew d. Cole, L. NJ.
Price and Mrs. Rachel Denney (estate,
on one property each. The property
assessed to Nelson w. Jarvis was
changed to George d. Collins; prop
erty assessed to James I. White
changed to Miss May Long; propert!
assessed to Charles J. Allen changed
to Miss Georgia Griffiths; property as
sessessed to George W. Downs t.
Smyrna Building and Loan Associa
ton. Appeals having been consid
cred, Council on motion of Council
man Grieves and second of Secretar
Anthony, una1imo 1sly vot ed to let tn
tax rate remain the same as previou
vear-3O cents on the hundred, rea
and S1.OO poll. Discount Day O
motion of Secretary Anthony was fxe
for May 30th and 31st and the usu
notices ordered published.
Alderman Grow, the official head
the Police Department, reported So.
collected in fines, &c. and passed ov
to Treasurer Cooper.
A petition was made to the Coun'
asking that light be placed on sou
Union street, between Commerce a.
Cummins streets where much co..
plaint is made on account of the dar
ness; also that the property owners
the west side of the street be notiti
to have pavements repaired. The
tition was signed by Rev. I.
HAYNES, w. p. Lesg, G. I. Gea
Daniel Turner, Jr., Charles Bitter,
H. Brinton, G. f. BatsfOrd, Geo.
Davis, Mrs. Elizabeth Curry and Hell
Rawlev. On motion the petition
laid on the table. In the same
nection, Councilman FOwler's mot
TO place a light on Mt. Vernon STR
between Market and Main streets,
laid on the table. The subject
doubtless be taken up again at
next meeting.
The following bills were read ant
II lowed: p. w. & b. Railroad Comps
II s133. 80; Charles Warner Comps
4 s1O5.46 Westinghouse Electric 9
4 pany, S37.O1; Washington Can
/ Company, $500; Daniel Tur
II s2.25; Total, $295,00.
Il An adjourned meeting OF the q
4 ell was held on Monday even
Collector Grow met with them and
delinquent tax list of 1899 discus
The delinquents we're placed in
Crows hands with authority to
lect.
Smyrna times., 1901-05-15
Fine Prospect For Fruit.

Reports of Peninsula Horticultural
Society show that there is at this time
a fine prospect for an abundant crop
Of all kinds of tree fruits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-30

discrepancy in many of the less re-
nowned bugle blasts of freedom that
complexities and retards their work 1t
is difficult at times to tell where certain
publications should go, there being no
indications of the county in which they
are published apparent in the headings.
The fling away is done by counties
and it is important that the exact To-
cation can be readily made by the
clerks handling the papers. There are
over $50 separate Kansas publications
received and filed in this way regular
L.
There is one thing we would wish
for,'' remarked a clerk today, who was
leafng through a musty file of an OBJ
scure sheet to find what county it en-
anated from. That is that every pa
per in the state of Kansas would be
sure to print the name of its county in
the date line, head line, editorial cap
ton, or some conspicuous place where
1t can be noted at "a glance. It is i'm
possible to keep track of the county in
which every small paper among so
many hundreds, defunct or living, has
been or will be issued. If the editors
would make this a point you may be
sure the Historical society clerks would
be grateful Their work would be sim
plified and results better. 1t is no fun
ny thing to have to scramble through
file of papers scanning legal notices to
learn what county the paper is pub
lished in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-30
sPARKs FRo1T OTRER ENGINEs

Mr. c. S. Gleed of Topeka was in the
officers Of western iines.1st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
H, s. Montgomery. general watch in
the city yesterday on his way home to
Observation-Disclosures Journal-Democrat
Thirteen more cars of Beaumont oil, GO
ing to Tucson to be placed in the big
Southern Pacific tank at that place,
passed through this morning.-El Paso
There was e special train up the Super
Superintendent Resseguie, Division SUI
per1ntendent Avery Turner and Tratnmas>
ter Ives.-Emporia Gazette
Obituary notice from the FL Paso Her
aid: Engine $50 of the G. H. died on the
road yesterday and was pulled in on
in the back shop for repairs
V. Patrosso of Seligman, Ariz. is act
house III. HI Pitlxfn, the regular mana-
ger, is suffering from malarial fever. at
the Santa Fe hospital of that city.-Albu-
querque Citizen.
Washington Snow, an engineer on the
G.. NJ & st. p, figures that the SO years
that road, at an average Of 5000 miles a
year. he has travelled L46S,o00 rniles--Kan>
sas City Journal.
There has been a number of coaches
sent in to Horton this week for repairs
H t az, Deem nSureG IN me rush TO the
good practice in the coach work which we
are soon to get at Horton.-Horton Com>
The st. Louis railroad club has offered
a prize or $50 for the best paper OF not
less than $500 words written by a men,
Der of the organiza ton on THE Railway
Problem as Applied to the Forthcoming
Purchase Exposition to Be Held in St
Louis. Las Vegas Record.
There was a wreck on the Union Pa
cific near Thompson, Neb., Sunday. caused
by first and second 80 colIiding. First 80
was waiting on the track when second 80
ran into it, throwing the caboose on top
of the depot and smashing a number or
cars, but no one was Observation-Disclosures
Telescope.
President A. A. Robinson of the Mexi-
can Central stated in a brief interview
in the Mexican Herald recently that his
road had ordered a million dollars worth
of rolling stock. The details of this or
der so far as it has been placed, appears
in the last number of the Railroad Ca
zette.-Las Vegas Optic.
United States Senator Clark of Montana
construction of the Salt Lake. San Pedro
& Los Angeles railroad, which, he says,
will be completed rapidly as possible.
He confirms the truth of a recent state
ment that he is negotiating for rich
copper mining concession IN Siberia One
Of his agents is now investiga ting the
property.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Many increased expenditures will result
to the western railroads by reason of the
drouth The lines passing through Mis-
souri, Nebraska and Kansas are forced to
the drying up Of streams. In several in
stances this inconvenience has resulted in
a blockade of freight trains. The water
is hauled in tank cars and often an en-
tire train is made up of the water cars
St Louis Globe-DemocraL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-30
LOW DENIES IT.
Says the Rock Island Is Not
Planning to Build.
Kansas City Topeka Line Story
Was False.
AGREEMENT WITH u. p.
Have Traffic Rights For 999
Years Ahead.
Thought That This Agreement
Could Be Abrogated.

The story recently started in Kansas
City to the effect that the Rock Island
Railroad company had acquired ter
minal facilities at Kansas City and
were contemplating the construction of
line between Topeka and Kansas City
to be completed within the year is not
looked upon as authentic by the Off
Gals Of the road here.
General Attorney M. a. Low was ask
ed by a reporter for the State Journal
whether the report is true.
NO. he said. there is nothing what
ever in the story. It is all rot
The information sent out from Kan
sas City was that the Rock Island
would build three bridges over the Kaw
between here and Kansas City; that the
line would not touch Lawrence, the
largest station between here and Kan
sas City, at all. and that the track
would be laid near that of the Union
Pacific for a long distance out of Kan
sas City.
None of the officials here would admit
of ever hearing anything from Chicago
to this effect. It is admitted that such
an arrangement would be beneficial to
the Rock Island More or less trouble
and delay is occasioned in the running
of trains between these two points now
owing to the traffic arrangements the
Rock Island has to use the Union Pa
cific tracks.
Should such a line be built it would
be built with the object in view of
shortening the distance between the
two points by about six miles. This
with other advantages that would ac-
crue to the Rock Island through own
ing its own lines, has always furnished
foundation for the origin of stories to
this effect
The Rock Island now has a traffic
agreement with the Union Pacific
which was made for a term of 999
years. It is believed, however, that
should the Rock Island at any time
choose to build its own line to Kansas
City. the agreement with the Union Pa
cifcfi would not stand in the way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-30

half as much as the other Eve .associa-
tons combined.
In membership Topeka takes second
place, with 701. Cleburne leading with
904- Financially the Topeka associa-
tion is well fixed, having a balance on
hand OF $287. SO. This report, compared
with that of a year ago, shows sub
stantial increases in nearly every de-
partment, and emphasizes only the
more strongly the need of larger
quarters to accommodate the growing
work of the organization. AS an ex-
ample of what the association is do
ing, only last Saturday $40 men visited
the building, 10 the coffee house, and
201 baths were given.
Elaborate plans are already being
prepared for the winters work, and to-
morrow night the educational commit
tee will hold a special meeting to ar
range the details of that branch.
Plans for classes in N echanical draw
ing, electricity, male chorus penman-
ship, spelling, arithmetic, orchestra.
mandolin, young mems codncil and
Bible will be considered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-30
New STYLE of Porter's Cap.

"A Pullman car porter at the S. p.
depot this morning had on a new cap
which attracted considerable atten-
ton on account of its unreasonable
shape, says the FL Paso Herald. He
said that all the porters in the Pull
man service will have to get caps like
it when their present ones play out.
That will cause many a porter to hang
on to his old cap as long as possible,
for this porter says they are anything
but comfortable. The crown of the cap
is not the Objectionable feature to it,
as 1t is on the plan of a railroad con-
ductor's cap, high and broadening at
the top. but the peak runs straight
down. fitting tightly on the forehead.
and in this case almost covers the eyes
of the wearer, being hot and in the
way. The object of making porters
wear such headgear Is not very evident
becoming
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-30
ANNUAL REPORT.
Secretary McDin Shows Condition Of
Associations on the Santa Fe.

George d. McDMl, international rail-
road secretary of the Young Mems
Christian association, in his compare
tive statement of departments on the
Santa Fe for the year ending June 80,
1901, gives some interesting statistics
regarding the condition of the associa-
tons at six points on the system:
Dearborn station, Chicago; Kansas
City, Mo; Argentine and Topeka, Kas,
and Cleburne and Temple Tex In
every department the Topeka associa.-
ton holds up we'll In the matter of
attendance per day it ranks first, with
1873; the number of baths given is rs,
four more than any other association;
the number OF letters written equals
that of any of the others, three having
the same; in the nun Der of cups OF
coffee served the figures are 125, more
than any of the others; the attendance
at religious meetings is 1,o74. or nearly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-30
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE

Machinist James McMullen was of duty
Monday
Blacksmith Samuel Florence has been
laying off
Charles Kaiser of the blacksmith shop
is laying off sick.
Boilermaker- G. NJ. Heustis is on duty
after being off day
Charles Peters of the blacksmith shop
is in again after a short lay-on.
Martin Salyers. a member of Pettit's
scrap iron gang, went home sick Mon
day.
Henry Hewitt has been transferred
from the boiler shop to the sheet iron
gang
Pecos Valley engine Il is in the shops
1898.
Michael Mcconnell. a machinist in the
east shop, went home sick Monday
noon
Alfred Cooper of the spring shop, who
has been sick for a week, has gone to
the hospital
Joseph Wonderly has returned to work
on the fang fires Of the boiler shop after
a few days rest
c. D. Hudson Of the cabinet shop has