Smyrna times., 1903-07-15
KENTON.
AentOn Boys Arrested For Shooting off
Fireworks at Downs Chapel-P. .O.S.
of A. Elects Officer-Perso,sfs

1
Special Correspondence to the TIMES.
hENToN, July 15.-While a few {
our patriotic boys at Downs Cbapt
were participating in celebrating tn
Fourth which was interesting to man,
OF that town, Mr.. G. W. Nickersop.
merchant, tried to compel the bovs +
discontinue their display but the bow
persisted and went on with their finn
When the first lot was fred off. thre
OF the boys went to Kenton. wbar
they purchased a full suppIv q,
Tuesday MIR. Nickerson came to Ken
ton and had writs issued for three n
the boys. At the hearing Tuesda,
evening before E. B. Slaughter tber,
were many witnesses present but non,
gave sufficient evidence to hold tb.
boys, but Notwithstanding this. the,
were each held under $3.50 for tbeil
good behavior until court.
The first car load of new wheat was
shlpped from here on Monday. From
the present outlook there will be manv
cars forwarded from here daily.
The P. o. S. of A. elected the fol-
lowing officers at their last election
=. +. Bauer, past president; H. B.
CLARK, president; W. H. Wallace
vice president; DR.. Frank Virdin
master of forms; G. G. Hutchinson.
conductor; Samuel Hutchison. in
spector; John W. Webster. gusrd
The treasurer G. E. Sherwood and
secretary F. F. Purse were held over
The newly elected officers will be in
stalled next Thursday evening bv the
district president E. G. Dalv of Hart
~, Del. j. l.. Furbush was initiated
last Thursday evening with the full
paraphernalia, which was recently
purchased. There will be an initia-
ton team organized Thursday even
ing and with their full paraphernalia
they will be equipped to give a fine
display. All members are cordially
invited to attend next Thursday even.
ing and view the outfit.
The heavy down fall of rain Satur.
day, Sunday and Monday has caused
delay In threshing, but the farmers
are glad to see it as their grains and
grasses were sadly in need of it.
The company who has been here
representing the Colorado Spring |
water Company met with great sue
,ess. Owing to the rainy evening
saturday there were but three or four
hundred out to see the entertainment
dondaw evening there were about
wo and half hundred in attendance.
-hey left on Tuesday for CheswoId.
'here they will exhibit during the
7eek.
Personal.-Miss Bertha Smithers and
Iessrs. Charles J. Sudler, Homer
lewis and DR.. Clifton of Smvrna
ere callers in town Friday evening"
llss E. P. Bailey was the guest of
'lends In Smyrna a few days last
'eek.-Mrs. Maria Jones and daugh-
'r Miss Elsie of Middletown. Del
re visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Attix
Mr.. G. &. Hutchison and family
'ent Sunday at his fathers. Mr.
amuel Hutchison.-Mr. RI. Lane
as IN Dover on Monday. Miss Mil
led Wright is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. I
homas Attix, Mrs. Susie Williams
I'd daughter Helen are guests of i
lends atBethlehem, Md.-Miss Jean
aughan who has been attending the 7
lmmer School at Dover, returned
'me on Monday evening, where she a
III entertain friends from the citv.- !
ISIS Nellie Cooper of Camden 10 s
sitting Miss Elizabeth Cooper
rs' Edith Perry and child of Cbes-
= are spending few days with her 4
rents, she was joined by her hus- Ia
nd Mr.. Elsie Perry on SUNDAY. o.