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Smyrna times., 1902-09-10
DELIGHTFUL FESTIVAL AT OPERA HOUSE.
Receipts for the Evening Amounted to S7S.OO
Which will 90 to the Baseball Club.

WHICH Will kU u DdbCDdn NiuDs
The supper and festival given at the
Opera House last Thursday evening
for the benefit of the Smyrna Baseball
Club was a delightful success and des-
pite the shortness of time which it was
gotten up, there was fattering atten-
dance on the part of the town people.
The gross receipts amounted to over
S7S. 90 of which the Association cleared
about $4,000. The Opera House has
rarely looked prettier. The decora-
tions consisted of streamers of red,
white and blue bunting festooned from
the electroleer to the four corners of
the hall, and between every window,
around the doors and in front of the
stage, there was tasty display of flags.
In addition to this there were a num-
Der of placards hung around the room
containing hits on the players and
some of their familiar expressions.
The stage was decorated with baseball
pharaphernalia. There we're half a
dozen attractive tables in charge OF
the ladies of town and while supper
was being served, Watkins Orchestra
discoursed some bright and popular
airs. During the evening Captain
James F. Flynn of the Baseball team
recited with dramatic effort two selec-
tions, ''The Dead Student and "Asleep
at the Switch" which ellicited the
applause of the audience. Mr.. ]. E.
Hoffecker rendered a sweet tenor solo,
and Mr.. Ernest Haynes Of Will
mington sang two bass solos which
received the hearty applause oi
those present. The people of towr
gave the entertainment splendid sup
port and the management feel grateful
for the interest and enthusiasm dis.
played especially by the ladies whose
efforts contributed so largely to it,
success.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10
BASEBALL SEASON HAS CLOSED.
Smyrna Team Disbanded Saturday Night
And Players Have All Left For Their
Homes-Local Team Organized.

The baseball season practically end
ed Saturday evening when the team
which has been playing here all sum-
mer disbanded and the players left for
their homes. Manager Pierce and the
Board of Directors thought it useless
to continue the team in its crippled
condition any longer, and since Dover
had announced they would disband at
the end of this week, and Middletown,
Sudlersville, Townsend, Milford and
other teams were out of the business,
the time was opportune for the break
ing up of the team here. The players
left for their homes very reluctantly,
and all expressed a desire to come back
next season. They have received good
treatment at the hands of the Smyrna
folks and it is natural that they carry
away with them pleasant Impressions
of their sojOurn here. What will be
done next season is too far off to deter
mine, but enthusiasts will begin early
to raise fund to begin the season by
the first of June and have a winning
team.
Smyrna Plays Losing Games the Past Week.
During the past week three games
have been played wife Dover. Smyrna,
owing to her crippled condition, lost
every one. They were strengthened a
little on Wednesday when they went
to Dover. but the players not having
worked together, even with Vinson in
the box, were not able to combat
against fine team work of Dover.
Smyrna lost there to the score of 10 to
4. Friday morning "Show Day, u
Dover came to Smyrna and defeated
Smyrna to z, and Saturday when
Smyrna went to Dover the score was
to 3. The latter was Smyrna's last
game. Dover celebrated it by playing
the "dirty act'' in refusing to pay
Smyrna her share of the receipts
amounting to $4,000 or more although
an understanding was made before thu
game started that Smyrna was to ge
half.
Team Of Distinctly Local Players Organized
With the breaking up of the old team
} comes the announcement that a team
2 of local players has been organized t
fill out the rest of the season. Daur
our old catcher, is going to stay il
Smyrna a while longer and the neV
, team will be IN charge of Manage
! Richards. This team is organized en-
{ tirely of local talent and they will pla
a number of games with the locals c
D Middletown, Dover, Townsend, Ches
wold ETC., the receipts of which will g
toward paying off the indebtnes'
Manager Richards and his team ar
a hoping for the support of the publ
4 and they intend to give some interes
e ing matches. The Smyrna team wi
4 be composed of the following materia
o Sevil, pitcher; Stevens, pitcher an
j. right field; Wilt, second base an
= catcher; Mcdowell, short stop; Slaugl
ter, left field; Price, center field an
catcher; Collins right field; Bayal
Jones. substitute; Lassell, third bas'
Richards, first base; and Daun
catcher.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10
NOTICE.

I see that Regulars have placed me
on their ticket nominated IN Kent
County convention yesterday for in
spector of the second election district.
I wish to state that the above was done
without consulting me. am now,
always have been and will continue to
be a Union Republican.
CHARLES Bitter.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10

All persons desiring to join the Goth
Century Club for the next year will
please send their applications to the
executive committee before the 29th of
Sept. when there will be meeting to
vote on same in order that new mem
bers may have advantage of the OctO-
ber meetings. Cor. SEC.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10
Fortune Fayors a Texan.

"Having distressing pains in head,
back and stomach, and being without
oppetite, / began to use DR.. Kings
New Life Pills" writes w. p. White
head. Kennedale, Tex, "and soon felt
like new man. Infallible IN stomach
and liuer troubles. Clnly @5c at Ben
ton N. Weldon's drug store, Smyrna,
and J. s. q w. Lattomus, Townsend.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10

DIR. Hirons Clifton, the dentist, has
moved from the Cats property on
Main street to his new quarters in the
Phillips Building at the "Four Corn
ers. !" With new furniture he has fitted
out beautiful parlors on the second
floor which has been greatly admired
by his friends.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10

On our second page will be found
news item concerning reduc ed rates to
Salisbury, Md. via the Pennsylvania
Railroad on account of the Congress
sional Convention. A telegram has
since been received that the offer is
Withdrawn, which our readers will
please note.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10
Closing of Mails.

Going North.-6.5O, 925 A. NJ, 500, 7.s5
P. NJ.
Going South.-9.OO A. NJ. 445, 7.35 P. NJ.
For Clayton aud d. & @. Roadside A. NJ.
and 800 P. NJ.
For Chestertown-8.10 10 A. NJ.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10

Last week, Mr.. Thomas Middleton
shipped some of his fine peaches to
Philadelphia markets and the returns
netted him SLIGO per basket. Mr..
Middleton has had splendid success
with his crop this year, and has grown
some of the finest seen in this section.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10

Beacon & Dutton, proprietors of the
Wilmington Business School, report
an attend ance this year of just double
that of the corresponding time last
year. Inasmuch as these men are
conservative advertisers, this unusual
growth must be the result of excep-
tional work in the school room.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10

Stock and fixtures of general mer-
chandise store for sale. See adv.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10

Go to J. B. Cooper's for all your
garden and field seeds.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

short Items of General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Soft coal for threshing-best quail
ity. S. J. REYNOLDS.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10

Blackbird Hundred Democrats have
two good men in the race for State Sena-
tor, Mr.. John 4. Latta and Mr.. James
H. Roberts. Both men are well-known
prominent citizens and both are men
of sterling worth The primaries IN
New Castle County viii come of on
Saturday and as the time draws near
both men are making an active canvass
with the chances Of Mr.. Latta winning
out bya clever majority. The Latta
men are making claims that they will
viii out with many votes to spare.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10

The Welsh Brothers Shows which
appeared in Smyrna last Friday was
one of the best given here in years.
Their trained horses and Japanese
iugglers we're alone worth the price OF
admission. One feature that called
forth comment was the moral tone of
the show. There we're no fakes and
the entertainment was clean through
ont The afternoon and evening per-
formances we're well attended.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS.

NORTH: 7.15, s.4S, $50, A. NJ, S.41, $50, P. NJ
SoUTH 9.24. 11.47, A. NJ, 4.12, sos, SOC I'M.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10

Next Sunday morning, Holy Com
munion will be celebrated at Asbury
NJ. E. Church.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10

muQ1Ou Will Do COiODAobOU az ~ASDNAJ
NJ. E. Church.
Buy your soft coal for threshing
from Cosgriff & Beck. Best quality
and 224O pounds to the ton.
Steamer G.. F. Brady is having new
wheel placed in, which will insure
faster time and better service in the
future.
Lewis F. Boyer has secured the
services of Andrew W. Collision, who
will manage his horse e-shOeing depart
ment.
Goldey College has reOpened with
an increased attendance. Two young
men who live in the State of Oregon
have made arrangements to enter.
The W. c. T. y. will meet at the
home of Mrs. G. F. Williams Friday
evening September 18th at Z o'clock
A full attendance is desired.
Now is the time to have your room
repapered or house repainted. Yor
can find the best material and nea
workmanship at Harvey Jones'
successor to J. E. Carter, next door t.
Alfred Tilghman's. See advertisement
Smyrna times., 1902-09-10

Buy your soft coal for threshing
from Cosgriff & Beck. Best quality
and 2240 pounds to the ton.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
RAILROAD NOTES.

The aggregate assessment Of Illinois railroad
fong Stock do has been cut by the state board
tion will be Offset by increase in the main
track assessment. -.
The answers Of the Northern Securities com
pany and the Great Northern in the Washington
States supreme court We're practically the same
as that of the Northern Pacific filed the day
before.
George J. Gould to-day. was reelected presi
dent or the Manhattan Elevated Railway com.
Pany. The other officers elected were: Alfred
skitt, vice president; D;\W. Mcwilliams, sec
George J. Gould, Russell Sage, Samuel Sloan
r.: NJ. Galloway, Alfred skitt, Edwin Could
Frank Jay Gould. The statement of operations
for the past year show an increase of over 90
oo0,o in passengers carried The increase in
net income was 1881 ,07O.S2.
The Burlington has announced a reduction
IN fn, the CARLOAD rates on ties, posts and poles
k lI., city and other Missouri river points,
hundred to Council Bluffs CARROTS Of not less
city. '' "''1 1t" u 'e'''S - Aa'Sas
The battle for bridge and terminal rights at
South sS 1,u Omaha between the Great Western and
a right to use the bridge and belt line tracks.
1t means the putting Of the Great Western
at the doors of the South Omaha packing
The Northwestern has announced that the
train which formerly stopped at Huron will
run to Pierre. Trains will run daily except
Sunday between the two stations.
Commissioner Donalds plan for the forma.
ton OF protective bureau approved at a
meeting Of the Central Passenger association
in Chicago yesterday and Mr.. Donald was in.
structed to try to get the concurrence of the
other passenger associations and to organize
the bureau as soon as possible.
Southern California directors reelected for
mer officers yesterday at Los Angeles Ar.
rangements for merging the Southern California
with the Santa Fe as provided by laws of the
state Of California are perfected.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
R. is GREAT PLANS
It Expects to Have Its Own Line to
to the Pacific by January
I, 1905. T..
Agiabampo to Be the Western Ter
minus-325 Miles of New
a.. Road Needed.

Special to The Journal
Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 13.--One OF the
leading jobberS of Des MOineS has re-
ceived a letter from the general offices
Of the Rock Island system which says
before Jan. /, 1906, the Rock Island will
town and operate a continuous line from
i Chicago to the Pacific coast. The letter
: says this line will be completed by the
construction of 325 miles of new road and
that the route will be such that the Rock
Island will be more than 400 miles shorter
between Kansas City and a deep water
.harbor on the Pacific than Is the Union
Pacific. and about 125 miles shorter than
the Omaha and San Francisco line Of the
L Union and Central Pacific. 1t will be 800
miles shorter between Chicago and the
Pacific than either the Santa Fe or the
Union Pacific.
Agiabampo. deep water harbor on the
Gulf of California in Old Mexico will be
the Pacific terminus of the road. This
{ Is the port to which Stillwell Of Kansas
City is undertaking to construct the Kan
sas City & Orient, on which work is in
progress. The Rock Island will be ex-
tended from Ell Paso.
The Rock Island has secured control of
a road known as the Rio Grande. San
Madre & Pacific. which extended south
west from Ell Paso to Terrazas Mexico.
q distance of 17S miles. From Terrazas,
surveys have been made to Agiabampo
through Tuluaca and Saint Rosa. Mexico,
following the course Of the Rio Mayo
river to Santa Cruz on the Pacific coast.
From Santa Cruz the coast line will be
followed for fifteen miles to Agiabampo.
Construction work south Of Terrazas Will
he begun in the next few months. Light
grades are said to be feature of the
proposed route. When the line is COM
pleted and the Rock Islands extensions
are made from Fort Worth to Galveston
and Denver to Salt Lake and Ogden, the
company will have an independent trans
continental system that will extend from
Chicago and st. Louis the east and
MINNEAPOLIS and St. Paul on the north to
Galveston on the gulf and to the Pacific
on the west
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13

Leo M. Crafts, entitled Some Pages Of
History" in which he recalled several his
toric spots and buildings which should be
preserved. Senator r. B. Snyder and DR..
w. E. Leonard exalted the state and her
people, the former giving a brief sketch OF
the First Minnesota regiment from the
time it was organized until the great fight
at Gettysburg. Dr. Leonard also recalled
experiences in an eastern medical college,
where his tales of the beautiful lakes Of
Minnesota were received with incredulity.
A quartet sang two original songs bear
ing the name Minnesota" one being
T h e ourn Is prize song composed by
E. H. Ellsworth, and the other by Herbert
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
DID GATES LOSE"
He Is Said to Have Dropped $15,ooo,ooo
Yesterday.

He Is Said to Have Dropped $15,ooo,oo
Yesterday.
The raid on North western In Ne"
York yesterday is said to have been an
attack by the Vanderbilt, Hartman and
Standard Oh interests upon John w. Gates
and the Moore Brothers. who aim to make
a big thing out Of the Rock Island also:
The holdings Of the Moores were reduced
q, 900 shares by the w. X. Vanderbilt
purchase at 2o4. The scheme to dislodge
the Moores was only partly successful.
Gates Is said to have lost $15, 900, 900. The
Union Pacific and the Missouri Pacific
have found tho aggressive Rock Island
thorn in this side, and it was determined
to punish the Moores. How successfully
this has been done remains to be seen.
In Chicago the statement that Gates
was heavy loser yesterday is made light
Of 1t is said that on his return from
Europe he prepared for the attack by get
ting rid of speculative holdings to such an
extent that slump would not affect him
seriously.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13

The mimic battles between the East Side
and the West Side boys, the swimming
hole in Bassett's creek and Hoag's lake
and hundreds of other places and events
dear to boyhood were recalled.
Senator Fred B. Snyder recalled with
boyish pleasure how he chased somebody s
flock Of ducks on small pond which COW
cred the present site of the old city hall.
Senator Snyder by the way, was born in
the old Stevens house, and was a histori-
cal character from his very birth.
DR.. F. NJ. Holl, who conceived the idea
or organizing the Native Sons and who is
the president, officiated as toastmaster.
The first response was a paper by DR..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
Home.Goers' Rates,

An agreement was reached in st. Paul
yesterday to put in the same Canadian
rate for home-goers next month from Far
20. Grand Forks. North Dakota and west
srn Canada points, to Montreal and lower
Canada that applied last year-s4O. Be-
cause the Minneapolis-C Chicago lines re-
ceive only about SO for the round trip to
Chicago it is hard to understand why
they keep their best travelling men in the
territory, unless it is expected that each
home -goer will return with a new settler
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
HARRY GILFoIL TELLS
ONE ON HIMSELF

Among the theatrical colony which
spent portion OF the summer season in
London last season was Harry Gilfoil,
the principal comedian In 1.-The Liberty
Bellies During his visit there Mr.. Gill
foil was entertained at a great MANY of
the prominent London clubs and grew
more or less intimate with number of
swell London clubmen who have a fond
ness for Americans. His experience there
socially is perhaps most interestingly set
forth in a good story which he tells on
himself, as follows:
London society, as l have found it, is
a lead pipe cinch," remarks Mr. Gilfoil,
Il must tell you my experience with a.
duke, when I was In London last spring.
Just before I came away a friend of
mine, ra Their an aristocratic sort of chap,
called on me and said: Harry, I feel I
have not done my duty by you on this
trip, you have sequestered yourself too
much. Now, tonight I am going to in
troduce you to some of our upper ten.
Here's a card for a reception at the
Duke Of -'s.'
Il don't mention the name of the duke, -
adds Mr. Gilfoil in parenthesis, because
this is an absolutely true story, and this
particular duke turned out to be white
man.
well, of course, was tickled to death
by the invitation and Immediately after
| dinner we set out. We were ushered into
magnificent house and passed through
several rooms, which were lined with
family portraits and f1unkeys. It was
aWe-1nspiring, / assure you. never felt
my smallness so much before. At last
we reached an immense room which was
full of people. There was a platform al
one end of it, but before could get my
bearings at all, his grace came forward
and shook me by the hand.
He set me at my ease in an instant and
we stood there chatting for five minutes
| then his grace remarked: BY the way
Mr.. GilfOil, we have heard such a lot about
you. won't you recite something for us?'
"Of course, I said T would be delighted
| Ills grace was such a good fellow thai
Id have done a good deal more than tina
| for him, so I climbed up on the little
! platform, and I kept his grace's guest.
In good humor for nearly half an hour
| After that his grace and I had another
chat and a bottle of champagne, and thef
my friend and took our departure.
Old man. said I as I grasped my
aristocratic friend by the hand, you hav,
given me the most charming evening O.
my life
"'That's all right, Harry said m,
| friend.
| about two weeks after my return hom,
I received a letter from my aristocrati,
FRIEND" concludes Mr.. Gilfoil. "The let
| ter ran like this: My Dear Harry
When are you coming to London again
Although you do not know it, Harry, 20,
were the means of getting me out of tn,
largest hole I ever fell into in my life
If it hadn't been for the $50 I received
| for your services at the dukes that night
heaven only knows what would have be
| come of me.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
THE STATES NATIVE SONS
First Annual Banquet of the New
I ORGANIZATION.

Half a hundred sons and daughters OF
Minnesota, most of them born in Mime
apolis gathered last evening at the Com
mercial Club to attend the first annual
banquet of the Native Sons of Minnesota.
1t was an exceedingly pleasant affair. The
anteprandial conversation naturally dwelt
upon childhood days in Minneapolis or in
St. Anthony, where the larger number of
those present first saw the light of day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
NJ. p, EARNINGS Climb.

f The Northern Pacific report, filed yes
terday with the state railroad commits
sion, shows gross earnings for October
as IS, 295, 851, as compared with 81, 642 635
for the corresponding month last year, an
increase Of s653,316. The figures from
July to the close Of October are 1884,
ISL, as against s15,379.26O for the four
months Of last year, an increase this year
of s2,26S,29
=, Judging from this showing for one
third of the ensuing fiscal year, the total
Increase for the year will swell the gross
earnings close to $4,000, 900.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
Human Nature,

Ebert Hubbard says business means
carrying things from where they are
plentiful to where they are scarce.
succeeds must also understand human
nature, which is very complex Human
nature has three primary characteristics
self preservation, the aquirement of food
and curiosity. One, or all Of these char
acteristics, must be understood and ap-
pealed to in order to build up a success
full business. We are satisfying the de-
mand for food with golden grain belt beer,
for it nourishes perfectly all parts Of the
body. Further than this it preserves the
body in a state of health. If you are
curious as to how it does this, just tele-
phone 1856 main and get a case to-day. ,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
ABOVE THE 1000 MARX.
Lind's Total Plurality According to
j Official Returns Is 1864 Leg
islative and City Votes.

From the report of the county canvass
ing board it appears that John Lind s
vote for congress is somewhat larger than
was ascertained from the preliminary re-
turns. Lind's vote in the county was
1858 as compared with 1900 for Loren
Fletcher, giving the former plurality Of
2,054. The vote by wards follows: ..,,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
CARS ENOUGH
Two Western Lines Say Shortage Ha:
Been Exaggerated.

Been Exaggerated.
In regard to the car scarcity Great
Western official said yesterday in st.
Paul:
Though we have felt the pressure OF
the large amount Of business during tile
past few months, and though our cars
have been constantly In demand we have
experienced no serious tie-up Of freight
on our line as result Of lack of cars.
attribute this to the amount of equip
ment we are able to command. We have
more cars to the mile Of road than any
other western railway
Charles G. Ponsonby. chief dispatcher OF
the Great Northern, says that as far as
his road is concerned the Chicago dis
patches concerning g. crisis in western
transportation are unfounded, the road
being able to furnish cars on demand.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13

1T should need no argument to convince
you that you can secure just what YOU
want by placing small Want AID in T. h 6
Jsourn a s Classified Columns. Any
reasonable Want can be filed by one
Of these small ads Use them. Real
them, and you are sure to obtain salts
factory results. ~ j:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
More Trolleys for the Peninsula.

Special to The Journal .. .'s.} -. &. .
Marquette, Mich, Nov. 13.-It is an
nounced that the remainder Of the right
of way has been secured and that the
work Of constructing an electric road be-
tween the cities of Marquette and Negau-
nee will be started in the spring. The
distance Is fifteen miles. The line will
be financed by a Toledo and Cleveland
syndicate. The road will connect here
with the local trolley line and at Negau-
nee with the line running to Ishpeming.