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Smyrna times., 1903-02-25
REVIVAL MEETINGS CLOSE AT ASBURY.
Have Been Continuing Nightly Since New Years
and Resulted 10 Sixteen Conversions.

The special revival services at As
bury church have been discontinued.
Sixteen professed conversion. The
meetings began with "Watch Night
Service" on New Years Eve and have
been progressing ever since. The
meetings under the direction of Rev.
Vaughan S. Collins pastor, have been
very enjoyable. The last Official
Board meeting of the conference year
will be held tomorrow Thursday
evening at 40 o'clock.
The Junior League under the effic-
lent care of Miss Rena Williams is de-
veloping nicely. An entertainment by
the Juniors will be given in the lee
ture room of the church Friday even
ing March 6, the proceeds to be devot-
ed to assisting in the education of an
orphan IN India.
The Ladies of the Mite Society will
give a supper in the Opera House
Thursday evening March 5. All are
invited. Proceeds are for fund to be
used IN purchasing new iron fence
around Glenwood Cemetery.
The new radiators recently placed
in the parsonage by the Mite Society
are fulfilling all expectations.
The ladies of the Women's Home
Missionary Society are busily plan
ming for the annual meeting of thu
Conference society, which is to b'
held in Asbury Church March 12
This will be another great meeting o
women that have honored Smyrnt
with their presence this year.
Smyrna times., 1903-02-25
TOWN ELECTION REVEALS
TWO SURPRISING CHANGES
COUNCILMAN MOORE DEFEATED BY J. c.
STOCKLEY FOWLER BY ". NJ. BELL.
E. V. Cooper Reelected Town Treasurer and
J. E. Carter, Assessor Rest of Council.
man we're Reelected, 80 Votes POlIed.

The annual town election came off |
quietly last Monday afternoon and I
revealed some surprising changes.
DR.. L. c. Moore of the first ward was
defeated from reelection by Mr.. John
c. Stockly and E. Marriott Fowler of
the fifth ward by Mr.. William NJ.
Bell. All the rest Of the Council were
reelected, Including E. V. Cooper,
town treasurer, and Joseph E. Carter,
assessor. The election was held from
to in the afternoon and little intAr-
est was taken outside of a few citizens.
! The total vote polled was only thirty
six
The election was in charge of W.
Denney Hazel, inspector; William
FAIRIES and Joseph L. Beckett, judges;
and George F. Brown and William B.
Start, clerks. The vote by wards is
as follows: First ward, for council
man, DIR. I. G. Moore, .; John c.
Stockly, :. Second ward, for council
man, Samuel J. Reynolds, 4. Third
ward, for coucilman, H. B. Grieves,
3. Fourth ward, for councilman,
Joseph H. Wright, G. Fifth ward, for
councilman, E. NJ. Fowler, /; w. NJ.
Bell, Z. Sixth ward, for councilman,
H. S. Anthony, 6; J. G. Robinson, s.
A. E. Jardine, /. For treasurer, f.
V. Cooper, and for assessor, J. E.
Carter; polled 36 votes respectively
as follows: 8 in the first ward, il
the second, in the third, 6 in tn,
fourth, 8 in the fifth, and 6 in the
sixth.
The new Council will be composed
of John G. Stockly, first ward; S. J
Reynolds, second ward; II. B. Grieves
third ward; j. H. Wright, fourtl
q ward; W. NJ. Bell, fifth ward; and H
+ S. Anthony and J. C. Robinson, sixth
e ward, The newly elected Council
q men will not meet to organize unit
J., the second Friday in March. 1t i
n probable that Mr.. W. NJ. Bell will b
Il elected president as a number c
r. citizens have expressed a wish tina
y he be honored. Mr.. Anthony vii
in all proba bility be reelected secre
: tary, besides being appointed chain
y man of the Light and Water Com
Y mittee. There is talk of making
: change in the street committee, bu
J. outside of this the new organizatiO
t. may remain about the same. The ne
IN Council will deal with the matter
improvement to the Electric Ligf
III Plant, and considering the preser
Sc condition of the town treasury, wi
e have busy year ahead of them.
Smyrna times., 1903-02-25
ANTI-cIdARETTE LAW FAILS PASSAGE.
Bill Defeated in the Senate Friday by Large
Vote Against it-ReasOns Given.

The anti-cigarette crusade came to
sudden end in the Delaware Senate
Chamber Friday when Senate Brasures
bill was defeated by a large vote
against it. Senator Alice tried to save
it by having a vote on the question de-
ferred. The opposition against it was
that there was already statutory laws
prohibiting the sale of cigarettes to
boys aud the Brasure bill seemed like
curtailment cf personal liberty. The
women of the W. C. Z. L. and good
citizens from all parts of the State re-
gret the action of the Senate. The
final vote was as follows: Ayes.-Allee,
Brasure Clements, Conner, Pennewill,
President pro TEN. Ellison. - 6.
Noes. Groves, Harrington, Jefferson,
Latta, McNulty, D. o. Moore, Smith,
Sparks, Wright.-11.
Smyrna times., 1903-02-25
ADAMS STARR NUpTlALS At wLMINTON
Miss Elizabeth talIOway Starr, Well'KuOwn
in Smyaua Married to Mr.. Harry Adams

Miss Elizabeth Holloway Starr,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. Brack
Starr, and Harry Francis Eaton Adams
of Philadelphia, were married last
evening at the Starr residence, No.
831 Monroe street Wilmington. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
I. A. McCurdy. d. D., pastor of Cen
tral Presbyterian Church. The bride,
who was given away by her father,
wore white crepe de chine over white.
silk and carried white roses. She was
attended by Miss Jane Sooy as maid
of honor, and Miss Hettie Richards Of
Smyrna and Miss Helen Smith as
bridesmaids. Edwin G. Nevin of
Philadelphia was ihe best man and
William H. Taylor of Wilmington -nd
Robert Collins of Philadelphia were
the ushers. The wedding was played
by Will NJ. S. Brown as pianist and
Frank Wilson as violinist. After the
wedding there was a reception, and
late in the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Adams went on a wedding trip.
Smyrna times., 1903-02-25
OUTLOOK FOR LOCAL OPTION BILL
Representative Finn introduced II Last Fri
day and the Defeat of the Bottle Law
Repeater Causes Much Talk.

Representative Finn Friday intro
duced the local option bill. 1t provid-
es for the submission of the question
of license or no license to the qualified
voters of the several districts of the
state-there being four such districts,
Wilmington, rural New Castle, Kent
and Sussex. The question is to be
submitted at the election in November
1904. Seperate ballots are to be pro-
vided for the purpose so that they will
be different from the regular ballots.
These ballots will contain the words
''fOr license" and against license, y
with square above each to receive the
voters mark of his choice. Should a
majority of the voters in any district
vote against license then that district
is to have no license until a majority
! shall overrule that decision. Except
! ing for medicinal, ,sacramental purpOs-
es, no spirituous, vinous or malt liquors
are to be manufactured or sold. Fol
the first Otfense against the act the
punishment is to be $50 to 5000 fine
and perhaps up to six months impris
Onment, and for subsequent offenser
500 to $500 fine and three months tt
one years Imprisonment.
The outlook for the law can scaIcel,
seem favOroble in view of the fact tina
the House on Friday defeated Mr.
Hughes's act to prevent the sale of Ii
quor in less quantities than one quar-
to be drunk off the premises. The ex
isting law is known as the bottle la,
and was opposed by the liquor men
According to reports the bottle Law
was satisfactory to sundry legislator
in providing for convenient liquid RI
freshment on the Lewes and RehobOt
} trip. The bill was killed by % to 1:
Smyrna times., 1903-02-25
BOTKIN CASE HANGING IN BALANCE.
Diversity of Opinion as to the Ad, stability Of
Submitting the Charge Fer Another Hearing
California District Attorney Confident

There is a diversity of opinion a
mong the California authorities as to
the advisability of submitting the
charge of murder against Mrs. Corde-
liza Botkin in another hearing before q
jury. The first trial of this murderess
cost the county of San Francisco up
wards of so. 900 and she is in Jail un-
der sentence of life imprisonment.
Since her conviction Chief Of Police
Lees, who gathered most of the valua-
bic testimony, has died J. b. Pening-
ton, father Of the murdered women
and one of the important witnesses,
is also uead
Judge Carroll Cook believes that
Pennington S testimony is essential in
order to secure a second conviction of
Mrs Botkin. District Attorney By
ington believes that he can convict the
woman without the testimony Of Pen
ington as presented at the trial of 1898.
/ The supervisors have appropriated
81, 600 to defray the expenses of bring
ing the Delaware witnesses to Cali
fornia. Mrs. Botkins attorney.
George A. Knight is at present in Eu
rope, but upon his return Mrs. BotkiI
says speedy trial or a dismissal o.
the charge against her will be demand
ed.
Smyrna times., 1903-02-25
DELAWARE WANTS CONTROL OF BANKS
Bill in House Creating Insurance Department
Similar TO That of Pennsylvania.

In bill presented in the House by
Representative Austin last week the
State insurance commissioner is au-
thorized to assumed supervision over
all banks, buildings and loan assocla-
tions, trust companies, safe deposit,
guarantee and bonding corporations,
incorporated under the laws of Della
ware. The insurance commissioner
shall require these corporations to
make not less than two reports each
year. The commissioner shall also
have power to call for special reports
at any time. Any corporation failing
to send reports to the commissioner
when required, will be liable to a fine
of 500 for each day after the period it
delays to transmit said report.
Smyrna times., 1903-02-25
PRETTY WEDDING AT ASBURY PARSONAGE
Miss Ida NJ. Anderson Becomes the Bride Of
Mr.. Frank c. Armstrong of Smyrna.

A very pretty though quiet wedding
was solemnized at Asbury Parsonage
last Wednesday at 8 P. NJ, Rev.
Vaughan S. Collins officiating. The
contracting parties were Mr.. Frank G.
Armstrong and Miss Lida NJ. Ander-
son, both of Smyrna. Miss Elizabeth
J. Collins rendered Mendelssohn's
wedding march. Three intimate
friends of the bride were the only wit
nesses present.
The happy couple go to live in the
residence recently vacated by Mrs
Jonothan Brown on South Main Street
next to the residence of Mr.. Joseph
L. Beckett. The bride was gowned IL
white and was quite pretty.
Smyrna times., 1903-02-25
NEWLY FURNISHED WALL PAPER STORE
John Mannering Makes Some Decided Improve
ments to His Place Of Business.

With a neatnss and coziness that has
called forth favorable comment, john
Mannering the well known painter and
paper hanger, has made some decided
improvements to his place of business
in the Post-office Building. Hereto
fore the business has all been contract
ed into the narrow limits of one de-
partment, but by the new arrangement
there are two distinct departments
the Painting Department and the Wall
Paper Department. Mr.. Mannering
recently acquired the store room ad-
Joining and next to the Post office, and
has refurnished it with imitation tile
floors, and a reception room for the
inspection of his handsome line of wall
papers. The decorations are in white
and gold and the arrangements OF desk
chairs, rugs &c makes it very attrac-
tive place. The paper department Is
connected with the painting depart
ment by a large double doorway with
portieres. Mr.. Mannering enlarges
his store to meet the demands of his
growing business, and the opening o.
Spring will find him ready and better
sduIpped than ever to serve the public
Smyrna times., 1903-02-25
LENTEN SERVICES AT ST. PETERS CHURCH
Rev. G. Valerie GlIreath Announces Services
for Sundays and Weeks Days.


Lent began with to-day, Ash We'd
nesday and will continue until Easter
Sunday, April the 18th. Services be-
gan at st. Peters Church, Rev. G..
Valerie Gilreath rector, with Holy
Eucharist at 7.3O o'clock, Mathis,
Litany. and sermon at 1890 O'Clock.
Services for Ash Wednesday will, be
concluded this evening with an Even
song and address at 1880 O'Clock.
Services will be held on Sundays dur
ing Lent at 7.3O and 10.3 in the morn
ing and 80 in the evening. Mondays
Thursdays and Saturday services will
be held at 4.3O o'clock and Tuesdays
and Fridays at 1880 p. m. On Wed
pesdavs. services will be held at II
o'clock in the morning. Rev. Gilreatf
has secured the services of speeia
preachers TO be present at dlheren
times during Lent The first, the Rev
y William d. Manross of st. MichaeP'
| Church, Wilmington, will be present
Tuesday March the third next.
Smyrna times., 1903-02-25
PROF. yocUM ADDRESSES CENTURY CLUB
Former Principal OF the Smyrna High School
Gives Lecture on Education Friday Evening.

Friday evening Prof. A. D. Yocum,
of Chester lectured at the Twentieth
Century Club room on "The French
Influence in American Education"
His address was very much enjoyed.
The following musical numbers were
given. Vocal Solo, "The Garden of
Sleep" Miss Eba Wilds; Instrumental
Duet, Miss Bertha Smithers, Miss
Edith Beck.
Smyrna times., 1903-02-25
How Dnek Creek Received Its Name.

Capt. P. f. Harrington, was then in
troduced and delighted and instructed
his audience for half an hour on
Delaware in the Navy" He said
that the creek running from the
Delaware Bay to Smyrna was called
Duck Creek, because only two ducks
could SWIM side by side on it's bosom.
He gave an able description of the
history two Delaware heroes of the
Navy had made in our struggle for
libertv-DuPont and Mcdonald, and
said thew had done their duty as well
as any commanders in the history Of
the Navy. Rev. DR.. Steele, President
of the Maryland Society of New York,
was introduced and among many good
things said Delaware was placed on
the map to keep Maryland from sliding
into the Delaware Bay on one side
and the Chesapeake on the other.
James Edward Grayvill, President
of the Georgia Society of New York
one of the guests, declared that with
out the State of Delaware the country
could not do business if it were IL
difficulties. DIR. HUM of the Phila
q delphia Society of Delaware, was intro
duced and presented the New YORK
Society with "Blue Hens Chick. "
He said 1t picked its way into th'
world down in Delaware. The Presl'
dent removed the youngest from 1T
nest of cotton, and the chick faced Its
audience like a veteran. He tried t.
''clsp his wings" and crow, but hi
vocal organs were not equal to the
emergency.
Jolly Crowd al the ''Smyrna Table"
Those that sat at the Smyrna table
were: W. p. Dickson, w. IL. Staytor
W. A. Ransom, f. ID. Cahoon, D'
Marshall, Virgil Gordon and L.
Start. It will be noticed that Smyrn
was highly honored in the selectio
of officers of the Society for the con
ing year: William A. Ransom, VIII
was elected President, was a Smyrr
boy, and is and has been a very 10y
member of the Society. He will h
the chair with dignity and homo
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Smyrna times., 1903-02-25
SMYRNA'S PART DELAWARE
BANQUET NEW YORK CITY
". A. RANSOM FORMERLY OF SMYRNA,
ELECTED NEW PRESIDENT OF SOCIETY.
Smyrna Boys Who Participated and Who Will
Represent Smyrna Ia New Organization,
Elaborate Banquet and SpeechmakiDg.

Members of the Delaware Society of
New York held their thirteenth
annual dinner Thursday evening last,
February 19, at Sherry's. Among the
speakers were Bishop Leighton Cole
man of the Delaware diocese, Captain
P. +. Harrington, United States Navy,
Rev. S. n. Steele, President of the
Maryland Society of New York, DR..
Hum, of the Philadelphia Society of
Delaware, and James Z. Grayvill,
President of the Georgia Society Of
New York. Governor HUM of Della
ware, who was to have delivered an
address on ''The State of Delaware,
telegraphed from Dover that he was
snowbound. Hon. L. Irving Handy,
also one of the speakers, sent word
that he would not be present on account
of business.
The members began to fear that
their beloved chaplain, Bishop Cole
man, who had never been absent,
would also be 'snowbound," and
while waiting, not wishing to enter
the banquet room without him, they
proceeded to the election of officers,
which resulted as follows: President,
W. A. Ransom; first vice-president,
J. K. Voshell; second president,
W. D. Hawkins; secretary, w. Fl.
Stayton; treasurer, S. L. McGonigalt
executive committee, E. D. CahOon,
n. N. Cosdon, G. E. Wells.
Bishop Coleman a FavOrite at Banquet
A few minutes later the beloved
Bishop arrived, his face pink from the
zero weather, and a smile that drew
every one present toward him. Bishop
Coleman Immediately led his flock O
"Blue Hens Chickens" Unto thu
banquet room. After Divine blessing
were asked for those present and "thC
loved ones at home" by the Bishop
the retiring president John Basset
Moore, a native of FELTON,, invited th
members and their guests to be seated
After the dinner was served, Bisho
Coleman responded to the toast: eth
State of Delaware" in place of Gov
ernor Hum. The Bishop did no
know until he arrived that he wOul
have to take the Governors place
but all that have heard him ca
imagine what feast we had. He
one Of the most delightful after Dime
takers in the country, the nice thing
he said about Delaware would tah
up too much space for this letter, an
are omitted with regrets.
Smyrna times., 1903-02-25
jolly Crowd al the 'Smyrua Table" "

CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE
New-York tribune., 1903-06-28

made in the United States. In fact. We DO put
that wines ourselves. and we put on also
the name of the place where the wine is made,
and would like to see everybody else do the
thing. 1t is protection to the public as
we'll as ourselves There is good deal of
prejudice against American champagnes. due to
that class of wines. There is question about
that"
aside from the preference for wines made in
France?" he askei.
Yes. entirely aside from that" was the reply
1--WE very often across illustrations of this
prejudice in this way We speak to people in
regard to the American wines. and they say,
oh, have tasted such and such a wine; it is
miserable sort of stuff; 1 would not touch it
again We attempt to tell those people that
our wines different from the wines they
have been drinking and against which they
have formed this opinion. But they ask. Your
wines American champagne" We say. Yes
New-York tribune., 1903-06-28

for fermentation to take place naturally, and
resulting in an entirely different product from
the genuine article, besides saving about IS per
Donating of new wines is a detriment to the
legitimate manufacture of true champagne, for
the reason as recently explained by one con-
versant with the subject, that "many people
suppose all champagnes made in America are
made by the artificial process. man who buys
that wine gets very bad impression of Ameri-
can wine, and it takes great deal of persuasion
to argue him out of that impression"
The champagne people ale seeking some ma
tiOnal legislation to compel all manufacturers
to mark their goods for what they are. Their
contention is well stated by the president of one
of the leading wine companies.
The question of carbOnated wines is a serious
for in this country. We make wine of
the same character is made in Champagn
France. We do not say that it is made in
Champagne or in France, but we put on it our
label and claim that it is true cham
pagne inasmuch it is made by the same
process as that by which the French cham
pagnes are made. OF course we do not want to
come into competition with a wine which can
be made in fifteen minutes and which has none
seems to me that those quickly made cham
are"
Would that protect you and the consumer as
well?'' he asked.
Yes he replied. We are perfectly willing
to put on our abel the fact that our wines are
New-York tribune., 1903-06-28

fectIy willing to put on our labels the words
Fermented in the bottle I have heard some
carbonated wine people say the carbonlc acid gas
that they put into the wine is perfectly pure.
and have even heard them go so far as to say
that their wines are better. purer. than the nat
uraI ferrnented wine. Now that may be a mat
ter of opinion. If anybody wants that kind of
wine, let him have it; but it ought to be cor
rectIy labelled. 1 think people ought 70 get
what they pay for"
The prejudice spoken of. however. is rapidly
disappearing. as the excellence Of the domestic
product is being recognized, and large hos
t1eries are adding American wines to their lists
In a recent investigation made BY a Senate
committee on pure foods the result or test as
to the effervescent qualities Of American and
imported charnpagnes was most favorable 20 The
home product. Samples Of carbonated Wines
imported and American champagnes were sub
jected to the same test, with the following re-
suit: In the carbonated wines efervesceEce
ceased in seven minutes and twenty seconds n
the French champagnes. forty-three minutes and
twenty-four seconds and in the American cham
pagnes, forty seven minutes and forty-eiSht sec
onds The tests were made with three samples
of the best carbonated wines and six each Of the
leading imported and American champagne
Five of the latter came from Lake Keuka- IL
viii be seen by this that KeUka wine makers
are producing article fully eGua. 10
some of the French product. and to achieve this
result in about fifty years, as against the t.yo
hundred and fifty years experience Of foreign
makers. is something Of which every good
Keukan is proud.
In addition to champagne, all the companies
at Lake Keuka, with perhaps one exception.
produce port, sherry. claret and other still wines,
and. besides. large quantities Of the juice OF the
grapes are shipped to other manufacturers. Woo
convert it into wines under their own labels
New-York tribune., 1903-06-28
GERM4N ZINE GROWERS.

From The London Evening Standard
The wine growers Of Germany have always
had an evil repute. a class Nearly four
centuries ago Erasmus denounced them with
burlesque violence protesting that all the ills
which afflicted his old age were due to the foul
decOctOns he drank when an innocent youth.
although he had most carefully avoided Ger
wines for many years The trial of Dr.
Schlamp Won Hofe aus Nierstein shows that his
fraternity still practise the ancestral arts. with
improvements suggested by modern science IL
was proved that this ingenious parsonage. one
Of the largest wine growers of the country. first
added 80 per cent of water to his vintage Then
he mixed quantity of cheap Greek wine and
fortified the whole with ammonia. tannIc acid.
gelatine, isingIass, raisins and sugar. finishing
with few drops of some mysterious liquid
which carried in his pocket The fine is SO.
or Imprisonment for three hundred days in de-
fault DIR. SchIamp urged the Public Prosecutor
to spare him, on the ground that nearly all his
colleagues did the like, and exposures would
ruin the wine trade 1t a buSinesslike argu-
ment, but the Prosecutor heard it unmoved-
New-York tribune., 1903-06-28
DIAGNOSED FROM PICTURE.

Robert Henri the painter. told the other day
a story about the Philadelphia physician DR.. w.
W. Keen
An artist escorting DR.. Keen through
exhibition of pictures Before the portrait of a
man Of middle age the physician stopped
do you know this man?' he asked
al believe" the artist answered. that it IS
Mr. So and So.''
rs he dead?'
"Yes; he has been dead for some months"
well" said DR.. Keen. II would wager that
he died from heart disease"
The artist. struck by a skill that could ind
material for diagnosis in a picture inquired
into the death Of the portraits original, and
found that the had indeed died Of heart
disease the winter before.