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Smyrna times., 1902-07-09
LIGHTNING STUNNED SIX
SMYRNA LANDING PEOPLE
MRS. JEFFERSON D. SCOUT RECEIVED A
SHOCK WHILE DESCENDING STAIRS.
Was Nearly Fatally Burned, Ths Shock Was
also Felt by Clinton Chase, Mrs. Annie
Watson and Walter McCIary.

While the citizens of Smyrna Land
ing were enjoying the peace and quiet
OF Sabbath evening on Sunday last,
a terrific electric storm came up and
ragged in fury. Lightning flashes
were vivid. just as Mrs. jefferson
ID. Scout was descending the stairs to
the sitting room, a bolt of lightning
struck the house and in the twinkling
of an eye, the fluid passed down her
right arm, as she had her hand against
the door post, thence down her right
side, across her abdomen and down
her left leg; tearing the clothes in
shreds from her and cutting the shoe
entirely from her foot. Her face was
badly bruised by splinters from the
shattered door post. Mrs. Scout fell
headlong to the floor and for moment
1T was thought she was dead She was
badly burnt. DIR. T. G. Moore was
summoned, and we are glad to state
Mrs. Scout is doing as we'll as can be
expected. Her escape from instant
death was miraculous. Mr.. Scout.
who was in an adjoining room, escaped
the shock, although the family time
piece was stopped at a quarter to six
O'Clock, showing the exact time the
house was struck. The manner in
which the bolt played through the
house and disappeared was a curious
freak of nature. The building was
but slightly damaged
Struck Telephone Pole and Scattered.
1t seems that the bolt of lightning
as it descended struck a telephone
pole IN the center of the town and
sent out several forks. One fork went
along the line to the Ice Plant, and
a number of men who were sitting
around near the telephone received a
severe shock, the most affected of
which was Clinton Chase, an employee
OF the Smyrna Transportation Com
pany. Chase was rendered uncon-
scious for a short time. Messrs. John
lnman and Philip Burke, who were
sitting near Chase, were also slightly
stunned, but soon recovered. Another
fork went to the residence of J.D. Scout
as above mentioned; another badly
stunned and knocked Walter McClary
down in his stable in another part of
the village; and still another fork took
a different course and badly stunned
Mrs. Annie Watson as she was rock
ing on her front porch. She was rem
dered unconscious and for the time
being was in a critical condition.
Later reports show her to be improv-
ing rapidly. There was hardly a resi-
dent at Smyrna Landing who was not
startled by the report. When the
lightning struck the telephone pole
it sounded like pistol shot, followed
almost Immediately by terrific peal
of thunder.
Smyrna times., 1902-07-09
SMYRNA AND DELAWARE BAY RAILROAD.
Sold BY Sheriff Reedy on Saturday Afternoon
TO T. J. Dyer for sI5,I5O.

Sheriff Frank Reedy Saturday af-
ternoon' sold at pubic sale here the
Smyrna Delaware Bay Railroad, ex-
tending from Woodland Beach to the
Maryland line, distance of 90 miles
1t was sold on a mortgage held by the
Pennsylvania Railroad. The road
was purchased by John 7. Dyer, of
Philadelphia, for $15, 15O. John Biggs,
representing the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, stopped bidding at S15,iOO. II
is understood that J. R. Mott, the
owner of Woodland Beach, is inter-
ested with Mr.. Dyer in the deal. The
iron rails on the road are understood
to be worth at least $50, 900. Only a
few miles of the road have been oper.
ated for several years, the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad working the line on its
Chestertown branch. The line from
Clayton to Woodland Beach has very
few rails on it, the iron having been
taken up number of years ago.
Smyrna times., 1902-07-09
EnrOF THE smyRNA-mILpoRO TROLLEY
Railway Material Which was Shipped to
Dover will 20 to Jersey.

Amos A. Watson has been superin-
tending the work of reloading the
trolley railway material which was
shipped to Dover last winter for use
on the smyrna Milford electric line
of the Delaware General Electric
Company, upon cars near the Della
ware railroad station. tits understood
that much of the material is to be ship
ped to New Jersey, although the
leading spirits Of the company will not
say as to what disposition will be made
Of the rails and ties, which are valuable
property.
Smyrna times., 1902-07-09
SUDDEN DEATH OF JEFF ARMITAGE.
Former Smyrnian Attacked With Heart Dis
ease While in Bathing at PeunviIe, New
Jersey, on Sunday Afternoon Last.

The sad intelligence came to Smyrna
Monday of the death of T. Jefferson
Armitage, of Philadelphia, a former
Smyrna boy who was held in high es-
TEEN by all who knew him. While in
bathing at Pennville, N. j., on Sun
day afternoon he suffered an attack of
the heart and went down in the pres
ence of his wife and a company of
friends, and must have died immedi-
ately. He aud his wife had gone over
to Pennville to spend two or three
weeks with the family of George C.
Lott, and the very day he met his fate,
he had arranged to bring his wife to
Smyrna for a weeks visit to his
mother. The cottage faces the Della
ware river, and Sunday afternoon jeff
and his wife went out to bathe. A
few hundred yards above another
party was in bathing and they called
for Mr.. and Mrs. Armitage to come up
and Join them. The water was delight
fully pleasant and rather warm. None
OF the party were out much beyond
their waist. While enjoyment reigned
supreme, attention was called to jeff.
who gave a scream and seemed to be
In distress. His wife started for him,
but some men held her back. The
men bathers being slow to go to the
young mans rescue, friend on shore
took in the situation and throwing off
his coat, jumped over a hedge and
dashed into the water. When he
pulled Jeffs body out of the water life
was extinct. Every effort was made to
resuscitate him, but to no avail. The
physician pronounced heart disease
the cause of his death.
Had Just Been Married a Year.
There is profound sympathy over
the passing ont of the life of this
young man. He was just about reach
ing the most useful period of his life,
and was working himself up to a high
and responsible position with his en-
plOyers. He was a self-made man and
deserved credit for his business pluck
and ability. He was but twenty-seven
years old and was the son of Mrs,
Elizabeth Armitage, of this town. A
little over year ago, June 18th, 1901,
he was united in marriage to Miss
Esther M. Fisher, of Philadelphia.
They had happy and cozily furnished
home at 1915 Pacific street, Tioga,
Philadelphia, and there is much sym
pathy for the widow in this sad hour
of her bereavement. The deceased
spent his boyhood days in Smyrna and
was well and favorably known.
Services will be held at his late res
idence, and the remains will be
brought to Smyrna on the arrival of
the noon train tomorrow, Thursday.
Interment at Odd Fellows cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1902-07-09
SMYRNA SCHOOL BOARD RR.ORGANzED.
W. II. Janney President, and EN-. Fowler See'y
and Trea'r--W. @. Pierce Again Elected.


and Trea'r--W. O. Pierce Again Elected.
The board of school commissioners,
consisting of w. H. Janney, Harry B.
Grieves, L. M. Price, VIM. A. FAIRIES,
E. NJ. Fowler and VIM. FAIRIES, met
last week and elected Willard G.
Pierce as the seventh member of the
board. W. H. Janney was elected
president; L. M. Price, vice-president,
and E. NJ. Fowler, secretary and treas
urer. The election of teachers was
postponed until the next meeting. It
is not likely that any changes will be
made. The following standing COM
mittees were appointed: Visiting
Schools, L. M. Price, w. G. Pierce,
William FAIRIES; School Property, w.
A. FAIRIES, w. G.. Pierce, Fl. b. Grieves;
Supplies, E. NJ Fowler, H. B. Grieves,
l.. NJ. Price
Smyrna times., 1902-07-09
Twelve Iiead Of Cattle KIIIsd.

During the electric storm Sunday
evening, a bolt of lightning struck
anh killed l2 head of cattle at Sassafras
belonging to William Price.
Smyrna times., 1902-07-09
Smyrna Peaches Going to Market

Steamer G. Z. Brady carried large
cargo offruit Monday. Included were
400 baskets Of peaches.
Smyrna times., 1902-07-09
Dover Wins First Game 3 to 2.

The game between Dover and Smvr-
ma IN the morning was one of the best
OF the season and highly pleased the
large attendance present. The two
teams seemed evenly matched and
Smyrna played an almost fauItless
game until the eighth inning, when
she allowed Dover to score two runs
and to win the game by one point
3 to 2. 1t was mostly echers bat
tie. Black pitched a mag g1ificent game
for Smyrna, held the strong Dover
batters down to a few scattered hits
and succeeded in striking out eight
men. Up until the eighth inning the
game was in Smyrna's hands, and
there is no reason why they should
not have had the victory for which
they so nobly fought. A misiudged
ball by Wilt between first and second
and another misiudged ball by Nc
Dowell in centre field, allowed Dover
to score two runs which gave them the
victory. The score was as follows:
Dover ..........., D 0 0 0 o o $50 3
Smyrna ......-. 0 0 / o o % 6 2
Battery for Dover, Hafer and Cariss. battery
Tor smyrna, Black and Whitaker. Struck ont bv
Haier I: by Black, s; base on balls, by Hafer. s
by Black, o.
Smyrna times., 1902-07-09
Games Scheduled for the Week.

The following schedule has been
arranged: Dover at Smyrna this af-
ternoon; SudlersyilIe at Smyrna to-
morrow (Thursday) afternoon; Smyrna
at Townsend on Saturday. Next week,
Smyrna at Dover on Tuesday the 18th;
at Middletown on the 10th and Mid
dletown at Smyrna on the 18th.
Johnny Georges great Sudlersville
aggregation will cross bats with Smyrna
tomorrow atSmyrna Ball Park. Sud
lersville is a strong team. Go out and
see Smyrna beat the breath out of
them.
In the Game with Sudlersville to-
morrow Mr.. John Connor a popular
adjunct Of the Smyrna club will give
an exhibition of ball pitching that will
please you. Billy Wilt the old
farorite will wear the catchers mask.
Right fielder Richards Of the Smyrna
team is hitter, base runner and a
coAcher of no mean caliber. You have
heard Latham coach? Then hear Rich;
its rich.
LIZ es-8rd. is--oh, you all
knoS sail player, Jay is.
Smyrna times., 1902-07-09
Dover Wins Second Game 10 tOI.

The afternoon game compared with
the morning game was decided farce.
The closeness of the morning game
called out the largest crowd of the
season, and everybody expected to see
an evenly matched contest. Hafer
pitched again for Dover and Corners
who played short for Smyrna in the
morning, took Blacks place in the box.
Smyrna went to pieces for some unae-
cOuntable reason and Dover simply
had walkover. After a miserably
contested game ON the part of Smyrna,
the scored figured up 10 to in favor
of Dover. The score was:
Dover ........, o O. 81 0 x-I0 10 i
Smyrna ......... o o OIL O-17l1
Battery for Dover, Hafer and Cariss: battery
for smyrna, COnners and Whitaker Struck Ouf
by Haier .; by Conners, :; base on balls, By
Hafer, 4; by Conners. l.
Saturday afternoon the Smyrna club
crossed bats with the ex-North of
Philadelphia but owing to rain were
unable to play the game out. Smyrna
allowed Philadelphia to make five runs
in the first inning, but after that set
tied down and played good ball and
had rain not interfered doubtless
would have won out. At prac-
tice game between Smyrna and
Townsend last Wednesday, Smyrna
won by the score of 13 to 1e. Stevens
and Wilt was the home battery and
Williams and Lyman, the Townsend
battery.
Smyrna times., 1902-07-09

CONTINUED on FIFTH PAGE.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-10-09

irving him the opportunity. Pattison
has been tried and found to Be an un-
faithful friend. His face was turned
FROM US when we asked his aid to do
ar act Of justice. Ee has been weighed
in the balance anu found wanting. No
workingnisn should give him vote.
Bury him under such an avalanche OF
ballots that his name will never be
whispered again in either state or
rational politics"
The above is the severest arraign-
ment by labor leaders Of any candidate
for governor of Pennsylvania recent
years, and is attracting gener ltten-
ton in every centre of organized labor
IN the country.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-10-09
A Fact For Workingmen.

When the American machinist con-
cludes that he would rather work for
sl.46 per day. the wages paid ma
chinists in Glasgow, than for 1928 per
day, the wages paid machinists in New
York. he will cast his vote for De-
rnocracy and free-trade. We will grant
he may pay little more for some
things under protection, but We con-
tend tnat his advanced wage more than
Offsets it.-Kingston Mercury"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-10-09
swINrEosp.

Minnie b. Kline is On the sick
list.
Mrs. James DIETRICH and dlugh-
ter spent Sunday at Paxtonville
with Mary Howell.
Samuel Shirley of Adamsburg
dined at the home of John Sham
bach Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Smith spent Wednes-
day and Thursday at Paxtonville
with Howard Shambach.
Mary Lenig of Snydertown spent
Saturday with her uncle, Philip
Amig.
Amos Bowersox, wife and Flor
ence Ramer spent Saturday out OF
town.
Mrs. Geo. Kunkle of Lewisburg
is spending sSmetime with her niece,
Ms. Frank Wenrich.
Miss Ada Gelnett left for Shells
burg, Bedford Co., to work for her
brother, Prof Harvey Gelnett.
VIM. H. Houtz had a flag-stone
pavement laid in front of his premi-
ses.
b. II. Custer is having an add.
ton built to his store room.
Calvin Derr and Henry Mitchell
of Paxtonville transacted business
in town Saturday.
Isaiah Walter of CentIeville was
noticed on our street Saturday after.
noon. O..
Kate Rathfon is spending some
time at Milton with her son, Free
Rathf0n.
Mrs. John Merit and daughter
of Shamokin were the of p. E. Kin
ney Saturday.
Bertha Stetler left for Lewisbusi
to work at a boarding house.
Middleburg Leather Mig. Co
shipped a carload Of split leatfe'
last week.
Sallie Meyer spent Friday a
Mifflintown with Grace Stetler.
Middleburg Leather Mfg. Ct
had IA dynamo placed in the tanner
which furnishes fifty lights.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-10-09
An Amusing Proposition.

II Is unnecessary TO add TO the proof
Of the unprecedented prosperity Of the
nation. II Is conceded. Inc amusing
feature Of the Democratic demand that
the Republican party, to which this
prosperity Is due, shall be turned out
and the Democratic party. which
brought IN The nation the frightful dis
tross Of 1896, restored to power
Philadelphia Pres"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-10-09
Iook al the ShcepI

The number Of sheep in the United
States has increased twenty millions
since the relesl Of the Wilson tariff.
4 protective tariff always did increase
The wealth Of the farmer.-Clinton
(4.c.j "KepGU!ican."
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-10-09
FAVORED -HF coal TRUST.

.Tr5gf7g the .resea. by the past. II is
fair 20 assume that Pa,t.son is a side
re-.-.- .s tho coal combine. or. at all
e's-'S. - '@'D. '.'s ~ 49, a. -. - 80
ba-ons then, IN pit" of his oath to sup
Ir-- the Constitution of the state OF
Pennsylvania, which was nu!li1ed
when .. combine was organized, and
tic fat WIS ,th..a.,y called 20 his at
ter o. ~ was furnished with evil
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-10-09

Does your head ache? Pain
back iof your eyes? Bad
tastetin your mouth? It's
your liver! Ayers Pills are
liver pills They cure consu-
patton, headache, dyspepsia.
zye. All druggists.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-10-09
LABOR LEADERSl
ATTACK PAhlSON
Knights CT Labor Publish Elm Gs
the Foe of Workingmen.
VETOED THE EDUCATIONAL ELL

He Is Also Charged BY Them With
Helping to Form the Coal Trust De-
spite the Protests of Railroad Men.
An Article That Is Attracting At.
tention.
(From a Special CCrrespondent)
Washington. Oct. Z. - Not only Is
organized labor in Pennsylvania OPP
posing the election of Robert Z. Patti
son, but laboring men all over the coun-
try appear to be keeping very close
eye on the outcome of the Pennsylvania
campaign. The Knights Of Labor in
particular are fighting Ex-Governor
Pattison by every means in their
power.
The last issue of The Journal" the
official organ Of the knights OF Labor.
contained page article from the pen
OF John W. Hayes, general secretary
treasurer of the order. 1t is direct
attack upon Ex-Governor Patuson for
his hostility 10 labOrinS men and labor
unions while he was governor before.
The article goes on TO prove that Mr..
Pattison Is an enemy to popular edu-
cation as shown in his vetoing Of the
Compulsory Education Bill when he sat
in the executive chair. Mr.. Hayes in
his article on Pattisons hostility to
education says:
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-10-09
WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING

"Ex-Governor Pattison is again q
candidate for governor or Pennsyl-
yania. and the question OF his fitness,
his honesty. and his friendship for the
cause Of tn tcilor is to- be weighed and
decided by the Voters, and especially
b. those voters Who are worhngmen
When ho wu, last oandidate for the
same important Office, he had the
strong sup.a., If organized labor and
va elected. ana h. failed us in our
hour Of need,
lie is the sponsor for the coal trust
ard was at .., baptism, and he probably
g.il, favor /, in the prolonged strike
nov. preceding.
Every friend Of labor and those who
exist by tha we'll doing 0. the toilers
should % ur.r.5 IN one phalanX against
tn Goa. combine. They are united tc
crush organize! labor, and ali who love
far play and fair pay must unite
a. ayt them and those who side with
then.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-10-09
VETOED EDUCATIONAL BILL.

"Tr. ~ie'1tivc pDmmittee of the or
sdnization tNnIghts oi Labor mad
this matter before it for consideration.
A bill was prepared and introduced,
juggled with for some time, and altered
and amended, bat finally passed both
houses of the legislature. True ii was
not all that we desired but it was a
bill that, once a law could be amended
from time to time until all that was
desired in the way Of good law had
been secured. In this as in all former
cases, Pattison was pleaded with to
sign the bill as it came from the legis'
lature. But in this he was obdurate.
His interest in having children at the
coal breakers instead of in the school
room was paramount and he vetoed
the bnl.'
The general master workman OF the
KNIGHTS Of Labor writing at this time
on the acton of Governor Pattison
said:
"lf Governor Pattison could have
travelled through the state and loiterec
aNuIlP OH el' lOdu-sfue he LhlSn' IA"
. heard the hiss OF the serpent that i:
eoi,ing itself around children OF The
poor and fastening its poisonous fang:
upon the vitals Of the commonwealth
Whether he knew it or not his actio:
pleased those who would make tn go
dren Of men hewers of wood and dra :
ers of water until oblivion, whicl
comes only through drink or death
which would ease the strain"
In an editorial in The Jg"ra2l Of tn
Knights of Labor" the io..ow!ng ap
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-22
ITS RANGE.
coburn Cattle Company Buying
Young Oregon Stock.

coburn Cattle Company Buying
Young Oregon Stock.
From Mondays Daily Gazette.
A large deal in cattle was closed
here today between a weil-known cat
tie dealer and a Montana ranch COM
pany, by which several train loads Of
cattle will be shipped into Montana
from Oregon and turned loose upon
the range in the northern part of
the state, says the Helena Herald.
M. X. Parsons Of Salt Lake City,
one of the largest cattle dealers in
the west, closed a deal with the
Robert Coburn Cattle company of
Malta for the sale of 1900 head of
two-year-old Oregon cattle. The con-
tract calls for the delivery Of the cat
tie at Malta early in May. The price
was not made public, but Wallace
Coburn, one of the firm that made the
purchase, said that the price was a
good one.
Mr.. Coburn said that he was also
negotiating with Mr.. Parsons for
about 600 head more, but he did not
know whether the deal would be clos
ed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-22


some miles up the valley. The saddle
stolen several months ago and
shortly after its disappearance Smith
left the city and went to Livingston.
Subsequently it was learned that the
saddle had been sent to him by
freight and the authorities at the
Park county capital were notified to
look out for the man. Search for him
resulted in his being found on a ranch
in the Shields river valley. He had
pawned the saddle for SIS at Living
ston. A charge of petty larceny has
been entered against him in Judge
Manns' court and on this he will be
arraigned this evening.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-22
SAYS IT'S ANOTHER.
Noah Francis Expects His Brother
Here Tonight.

Noah Francis Expects His Brother
Here Tonight.
From Mondays Daily Gazette.
AS yet it does not seem to be an
absolute certainty that w. R. Francis,
the man who attempted to commit
suicide on a Burlington train near
Grand Island, Neb, and who is said
to be a resident of this city, is the
man whose wife and children are at
present here.
Noah Francis, a brother Of w R.,
says a mistake exists and that it is a
case of COMPOUNDED identity. Today
he said his brother would arrive to-
night from Newcastle, accompanied
by his boy. He furthermore said he
had twice sent money to his
brother to enable him to pay his fare
and that the brother consequently
was not in the destitute condition tel
egraphic reports would make it ap-
pear. Letters, he said, had been re-
ceived from the boy in which it was
stated that they were walking toward
Billings and doing such odd jobs en-
route as they could pick up.
Contradictory Of this is a state
ment wired out from Grand Island
that the people of that place had rails
ed a purse sufficient to pay the rare
Of the two to Broken Bow and that
they had left for that town.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-22

Wanted-Foremen, camp cooks,
blacksmiths, masons and carpenters
for the Yellowstone Park during COM
ing season. Send applications to
Captain H. M. Chittenden, U. s. En-
.gineer. ONCE, Yellowstone Park,
Wyoming. 104-tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-22

AO 10 G14ASoS0 w -O
The presentation of BARLEY Camp
bells southern drama, s'The White
Slave" at the opera house last even
ing, under the direction of Bothner &
Campbell, was witnessed by a fair
sized audience. The play takes the
audience to the scenes of the south
during the days Of slavery and de-
picts the condition Of that part of the
country at that period. The acting
throughout was clever, and the stage
settings the best that have been seen
here during the present S Il
Hard ss it must seem to her, Ca
lamity Jane" is learning that the old
west, the west with which her name
is linked, has been forced to give way
to the west as the tenderfoot would
have it. The freedom and ease of
manners that prevailed in those good
old days" are gone and conformity to
accepted customs is nov expected
from everybody. Last night a cruel
hearted policeman placed her in Jail
for being drunk and creating a dis
turbance. It is true that she was dis
charged this morning without trial in
police court, but for all that her pride
has been wounded and she finds her
self disgraced.
Lawrence Frye and William Lillox,
charged with burglary in the first de-
gree, were arraigned this morning be-