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Smyrna times., 1905-10-18
SMYRNA SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
Will be Given In the Smyrna Opera House
Tuesday Evening Next and Promises to
be q Fine Home Talent Program.

Tuesday Evening Next and Promises to
be a Fine Home Talent Program.
The Literary and Musical Program
to be given at the Smyrna Opera House
next Tuesday evening under the aus
pices of the Smyrna High School pro-
misses to be a delightful home talent
production and one worthy the hearty
support of the people of Smyrna. The
entertainment is for the benefit of
the Piano Fund. Several weeks ago
the piano was put in place at a cost Of
$40 and is regarded as an unusually
sweet toned instrument. The piano is
used daily by the High School pupils
and is valuable acquisition to the
school. Under the direction of Vice
Principal Pontz music in the school
has been given a fresh impetus and the
chorous singing which includes some
difficult pieces has made a marked i'm
provement. At the entertainment
Tuesday night parents will be given
au exhibition of the work developed
since the new piano has been installed.
A large number CT tickets have been
sold by the pupils of the High School
and Principal Burdette wishes to state
through the TIMES that those holding
tickets had better get them marked for
the whole of the first floor will be re-
served and only those holding reserved
Il L. 81 IL
program will be as follows: Overture,
Watkins Orchestra; Address of Well
come, Principal John P. Burdette;
High School Chorus, "The Hunters
Horn" (Fearis); Reading, "Hans and
Katrinas Trip to Washington, Miss
Emily Spruance; Solo, Selected, Mr..
l.. NJ. Price; Piano Duett. "Gysy
/ Rond." (Hayden) Misses Julia Hum
and Anna Talbot; Recitation, "The
Old Minstrel" (Anon) Miss NJ. Pearl
l Warner; Quartette, "Annie Laurie, -
, Messrs. J. Edwin Hoffecker, L. NJ.
, Price, W. o. Hoffecker, Edward l..
: Pontz; Cornet Solo, "Fsntasia
4 Scintillata," (Theron D. Perkins) Mr..
g VIM. G. Anthony High School Chorus,
a "The Sailor Boys Glee," (Fearis)
Sonata. Piano and Violin, (Grieg
Misses Bertha Price and Grace Lloyd
Recitation, Quarrel of Brutus ant
Cassius," shakespeare Mr.. p. L
Pontz; Vocal Solo, "LeoToIe,
(Trotiere) Miss Mary Roberts; Plan
q Solo, Fourth Impromptu, "(Schubert
e Mrs. Marion Coverdale; Quartette, J
J. Edwin Hofecker, Lewis M. Price
D. Walter o. Hoffecker, Edward L
Q Pontz.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-18
BUcKwHEAT GROWING AT cHesw0LD.
Harvey NJ. Daniel and Nathan fiutchin Produce
the Largest Crop Probably Ever Grown.

CHEswoLD, Oct. 17:-Harry NJ.
Daniel and Nathan Hutchin his over
seer threshed 1905 bushels of buck
wheat from 40 acres at his farm, west
of Cheswold, early last week and
loaded car here with $50 bushels.
This is the largest amount of this
grain ever produced probably by one
farm in this section. The grain was
cut successfully by an old reaper from
which it is raked off by man power and
then punched up to dry without bind
ing. Crimson clover was sowed on
the same field which when the buck
wheat was removed was left beauti-
fully set. The clover will therefore
be utilized next year either for hay OF
to turn under as legume for a corn
crop. The only detriment against this
system of cropping spoken of, is the
buckwheat harvest comes in the way
of wheat seeding directly. Mr.. Nc
Daniel however thinks the buckwhea
which should have been seeded from
the first to the tenth of July was il
this case ten days later.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-18
"RED DEVIL" GOES TO BOMBAY HOOK.
r. A. Smith Sells His Large Automobile TO MIR.
Louis Lane, Near the Light House.

F. A. Smith Sells His Large Automobile TO MIR.
Louis Lane, Near the Light House.
Smyrua's only ''red devil has been
transported to Bombay Hook Island,
where it has become the property of
Mr.. Louis Lane,a well-known trapper.
The sale was effected yesterday when
Mr.. Francis A. Smith, the jeweler,
who has had it for year or more, dis
posed of it at private sale. just
what use Mr.. Lane will find for it on
the Island is not known. The ma
chine, which had seen its best day,
was one of the old style makes. 1t is
said that it was purchased for the gas
olipe engine and that Mr.. Lane may
either put the engine in his boat or
use it for power in connection with his
farm work. A goodly number of peo.
pie watched the machine puff its way
out of town followed by Mr.. Smith IL
his oldsmobile, who followed the ''rec
deyil' to it's last destination.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-18
MAD DOG SCARE AROUSES
SUSPICION At DUCK CREEK
TWO cows BELONGING TO II. AND R. II.
DENNEY BITTEN BY A STRANGE DOG.
Cows Were Pasturing 10 the Meadow When
Attacked by the Supposed Rabid Canine
Which was Later Shot and Killed.

A maddog scare at Denney's Mill,
Duck Greek, yesterday morning
caused considerable excitement. After
biting two COWS belonging to 81. & r.
Fl. Denney, the dog was killed and un-
der the advice of DIR. Frank Gardner,
Smyrna's popular veterinarian, the
dogs head was shipped to the Della
ware College Experiment Station to be
examined. 1t was about ten o'clock
yesterday morning when a brown
shepherd dog strayed in the pasture
field of the Messrs. Denney. Where
1t came from and to whom it belonged
no one seems to know. The dog was
a strange animal and acted strangely.
One COW which was bitten, kicked at il
and another COW rushed after it. The
dog succeeded in catching one of them
by the nose and held fast. The COW
in its frenzy endeavored to free itseli
from the dog and after wheeling
around, slirting the dog several feet
| AWAY L nO CdnlnO bhCh Idu Oub VI tHt
field toward the mill. Two coloret
men Harvey Richie and Cummint
Evans saw the dog coming toward
them and not wishing to take any
chances. Harvey threw a chunk at it
but to no avail. Believing the dog t
be mad they quickly procured theil
guns. 1t took five shots to dispatc
the animal DIR. Gardner was sum
moned and examined into the case
He advised that the three COWS, whic
were in the pasture field, be put u
and the dogs head sent to Delawar
College. Upon the result of the eI
pertinent will depend the disposItio
of the cows and Messrs. Denney al
awaiting the outcome of the test wit
considerable anxiety.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-18
READY FOR THE CUNNING SEASON.
Local Sportsmen Will Indulge 10 Some Sport
During the Coming SeasOu-change In
Game Laws lu the State of Delaware.

Local Sportsmen are now getting
ready for the cunning season and the
prospect is for some fine sport. Birds
will be comparatively scare but rabbits
promise to be as abundant as ever.
The season for quail and rabbits will
open November the 18th. The United
States Government have issued an in
teres:ing bulletin entitled "Game
Laws 1906" 1t points out that during
the past year legislative sessions were
held in Al States and Territories and
in all but two of these changes were
made in the game laws. The statutes
affecting game numbered about 1S0
exclusive of appropriations. Several
States enacted some form of license
Legislation for the first time. A few
important changes were made in the
laws regulating the export of game.
Several changes of more or less i'm
portance were made for the purpose of
encouraging the propagation of game.
In Delaware two acts were passed
by the Legislature-changing the open
ing date of the season for reed birds to
September 1st, to conform with that in
adjoining States; and protecting all
squirrels except red squirrels. All
the general close seasons for game pre-
scribed by the various States and by
the PROVINCES of Canada are brought
together in one table. The closed
season for game in Delaware is re-
corded as follows: Squirrel (other than
red a1d only in Kent and New Castle
countes) and rabbit, from January Is
to November 18th; quail, partridge
and pheasant, from January 1st t.
November 18th; dove, all the year
reed bird, ortolan or rail, from Feb
ruary End to September 1st; duck lex
cept wood duck), goose. brant an(
swan, from April 10th to October 1st
Since the constitutionality of the Con
necticut law prohibiting export of Ger
, tain game was established by tn
: Supreme Court, in 1896 non expor
laws have been generally adopted, an
{ at the present time nearly every Stat
? prohibits the export of certain kinds {
game. The laws of Delaware pro
hIbit the export of rabbit, quail, par
ridge, woodcock, and non-residen
g are also prohibited from shipping Wi
: son or English snipe. Forty-tw
States and Territories and most of Il
provinces of Canada now prohibit IL
sale of all or certain kinds of game
i all seasons. Delaware prohibits Il
y sale of quail, partridge and pheasan
L and the buying for sale is prohibite'
/ Delaware imposes license fee of
u for non resident hunters, the llcen
u being issued by the Delaware Gau
~ I Protective Association. For each su
IS sequent year the fee is 81.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-18
TRIBUTE TO REV. DR.. THOMAS L. POULsON
The Christian Advocate of New York ResOg-
uizes His Able Ministry 10 Delaware.

The Christian Advocate of New York Reeog-
uizes His Able Ministry 10 Delaware.
The Christian Advocate of Oct. 18th
pays the following tribute to Rev. DR..
Thomas l.. Poulson ID. D., formerly OF
this town: 'There are some men whom
it would be impossible to superan-
nuate. They are so buoyant OF soul,
so hopeful of spirit, so genial in man
ner, so earnest in speech that neither
the roll of years nor the conference
vote could put them out of active SER
vice. As an illustration take the case
of DIR. Il. l.. Poulson, who though
superannuated at his own request, but
with deep regret, by New York East
Conference, was called during time
of need to take charge of one of our
churches in Wilmington, Del. The
splendid testimonial given by that
church to DIR. Poulson at the close oi
his term proved the quality of his work
and its appreciation by those among
whom he labored. When the Metho
dist Church learns the real value of iti
superannuated ministers, and the ser
vice they are capable of giving thu
church, grave reproach will hav'
assed away"
Smyrna times., 1905-10-18
"RALLY DAY" AT cHESwOLD CHURCH.
Celebrated Last Sunday With Interesting Ex-
ercises-W. c. BucksOn a Sp eaker.

CHEswoLD, Oct. 1.-THE Sunday
School Rally Day" exercises last Sun
day commenced at a. m., with the
regular session aud continued through
ont the morning. W. G. Buckson of
Marydel added zest to the exercises
by his presence as also by the broad,
we'll conserved aud altogether a splen-
did review of the Sunday School les
son which was the return of the Jews
from Capt. ty which to them was the
dawn of new national life. Superin-
tendent Boggs found the remaining
exercises of the morning broken by
the disappointment of one important
speaker. Pastor Goodhand however,
ever ready. filled up the time talkln
on missions followed by a plate COL
lection to add to this fund. A most
pleasing feature in the exercises were
two vocal solos, by Miss Berth See
born of Harrisburg, Pa, also a solo by
Mr.. T. D. Garrison near Cheswold,
and duet by Mrs. Money and Miss
Deborah Goodhand. The revival SER
vices at Bethel Sunday, was attended
by fine congregation. Pastor Good
had preached au eloquent sermon of
warning to fee from the wrath to
come
Smyrna times., 1905-10-18
BLAcKBIRD HUNDREDS OLDEST CITIZEN.
Edward Lamb, Nearly 9S Years of Age, StlIl
Performs Active Work on His Farm.

BLAoKBIRD-Edward Lamb, of Black
bird hundred, one of the old and hon.
ored citizens, is probably the oldest
man in the state, who still performs
active work. Though he is nearly 98
years old Mr.. Lamb splits wood and
performs various other kinds of work
and fishes and guns for recreation.
Many who have seen Mr.. Lamb
would guess sixty years as his age ii
they did not know better. He was
born in Ireland, but has spent most oi
his life in Blackbird hundred.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-18
Chicken Thieves MAKE Raid on Kenton fieuuery.

KExroN, Oct. 17:-Chicken thieves
made rich haul from the hennery OF
Milton Walls one of our progressive
farmers last Saturday night. Mr..
Walls and his family were in Kenton
attending the festival given by the
Ladies' Aid and when he got home he
discovered that ten or fifteen OF his
finest fowls had been stolen. Mr..
Walls found no clue TO the perpetrators
Smyrna times., 1905-10-18
BISHOP COLEMAN TO LECTURE IN SMYRNA
Will Give His Popular Lecture on His Travel
Abroad at 81. Peters Parish Friday Dec. ].

Friday evening December the first
the Rt. Rev. Leighton Coleman, Bis
hop of the Diocese of Delaware, will
give his popular lecture on his travels
abroad at the chapel of st. Peters
Parish. Rev. g. V. Gilreath, rector
of st. Peters Church has been endeaV-
ing to fix date for the Bishop ever
since he returned from his trip to the
Holy Land and the announcement that
he will lecture in Smyrna is received
with pleasure.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-18


Mrs. Marguerite Lang, mother of
Mrs. Eva X. Boehmler. of this town
died last Wednesday after short ill
ness in the 10th year of her age. Last
Saturday week she suffered stroke of
paralysis. There were periods of con-
sciousness but Monday she sank into
q state of coma in which she fingered
until she died. The deceased moved
to this country from Darnstadt, Ger
many, about thirty years ago and
since the death of her husband which
took place five years afterward, she
has been making her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Boehmler. She was a
devoted mother and led good life.
Besides her only daughter, Mrs.
BoehmIer, two sons survive: Mr.. Fred
erick Lang of Lansdowne, Pa, formerly
of this town, and Mr.. Peter Lang OF
Dayton, Ohio. The latter was unable
to get here for the funeral. Services
were held at her late residence Sunday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock in charge o
Rev. G. Valerie Gilreath; intermen
at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05
STRIKERS FIRE ON
THE CARS
TROOPS.
FIGHT OCCURS AT LODI
Two Soldiers Killed and F'if-
teen Wounded by the
Workingmen.

BERLIN, Feb. 4.-The Lokal An
zeigers Kattowitz. Prussia, corre-
spondent says the advent of refugees
from Russian Poland is assuming large
dimensions and that every incoming
train is crowded, mostly with women
and children.
The strikes In Russian Poland, the
correspondent says, are still spreading,
affecting the entire Industrial region
from Sosnovic to Granica, on the Aus
trian frontier. Polish newspapers es-
innate the total number of strikers at
400, 900. The Lokal Anzeiger's Warsaw
correspondent says:
AT Lodz to-day during the funeral Of
fifteen victims of the recent troubles a
fight between workmen and the mill
tary broke out, two Of the latter being
killed and fifteen wounded"
Serious labor disturbances are an
nounced from Sielce, Russian Poland.
and Lublin, sixty miles southeast Of
Warsaw.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05
knights and Ladies' Install.

The following have been elected and
installed as officers Of the local lodges
OF the Knights and Ladies Of Honor:
Martha LODGE. Cohn, past pro-
tector; J. Moller, protector; e. Buch-
ner. vice protector; Antoinette Graf.
secretary; Charles Lachmann, finan-
cial secretary; H. Friedlander, treas
urer; o. Boldheimer, chaplain: II.
Hcchstadter. guide: e. Leabach, guar
dian; B. Hummer. sentinel.
Bay City Lodges. Hymans. p. p:
Henry w. Outflow. p; E. Van Eek.
" p; S. American. s. and T.; E..
Smith. c.; A. Cohen, G.; H. Morris.
guardian; Mrs. E. Edwards, s.
Golden Rule Lodge--Mrs. P. Dung
weller, p. p: Mrs. A. w. Marchon. p:
L. H. Warnholz, ". p; DE-. F. Kemp
Van Ee. s. and r. S.; ]. Dunzweiler
T.: Mrs. M. Hynes. c.; Mrs. A. J. Budd.
G. and s.
Pacific Lodge-Mrs. e. NJ. Poole. p.
p; Jennie Dinklage, P.;v. M. Lowe
v. p; A. Atkins. S. and f. S.; ]. C.
Peters. T.; A. Membar, c.; Frances
Clodi. G.; c. j. Falkenstein, guardian:
L. E. Kennison. s.
West End Lodge-Doris Kaplan. p.
p; e. q. Ritchie, p; j. H. Aiken, v.
p; Miss P. Kaplan, s. and F. S.; 2.
T. whitten. T.: M. Clark, C.; Maria
Whitten. G.; M. Field. guardian; M.
Levy, s.
Magnolia Lodge-Mrs. M. Simon. p.
p; Miss Fitzgerald, p: Nellie Dock
cry, v. p; j. ]. Hicks. s.: p. J. Joyce.
T.; Ellen Fitzgerald, chaplain; r. L.
McLane, q.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05
PERSONAL.

Isador B. Dockweiler, one or Los
Angeles prominent politicians, is reg
istered at the Palace.
Charles j. L. Lantry of the firm OF
Lantry. Bros, contractors for the
Santa Fe Company, is at the Palace.
V. G. Bogue. the well known civil
engineer, who is engaged in overlook
ing the surveys of the Western Pa
cific Railroad, arrived at the st. Fran
els Yesterday from Northern Califor-
MIA.
A. L. Craig of Portland, general
passenger agent of the Oregon Rail-
road and Navigation Company, and
his son are at the Palace. They will
leave on the steamship Mariposa on
a pleasure trip to Tahiti.
F. G. Bonfels, proprietor of the
Denver Post, and E. P. Kelly and w.
L. Wilson, who are attached to the
same paper, arrived at the st. Fran
els yesterday from Tonopah and Gold
field, where the former is interested
In several mining properties.
Among yesterdays arrivals at the
Palace were Major Lynch Blosse of
the British army and his wife, who
are on their way to the Orient. The
major is one of the forty officers chos-
en- by the British War Office to go to
Japan for the purpose of making OBJ
servations with view of anticipating
any possibility of war with Russia.
He, like the majority of his fellow Of
ficers on this mission, has seen much
service In India and South Africa and
1t was mainly in recognition of this
fact that he was assigned to duty in
the Orient.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05
Infants Furniture
(Third Foor)

(Ihlru FIOOrJ
High Chair-Golden oak finish; with
high back. foot rest and cane seat:
regular price s2.5O. Special lbs
dl . . .
Nursery Chair-Golden oak, with
tray. Regular value s1.35. Qr-
Special at ............ ~
Nursery Chair-Made OF willow. with
red flannel seat. Sold regularly at
s1-65- Special price. .-... 81 15
High Chairs from 81 90 up
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
PREPARE FOR PILGRIMAGE
Large Delegation of San Francisco
Members Will Attend Annual
Convention in a Rody

A joint committee of the knights of
Columbus met last night at the Y. M.
I. Hall for the purpose of perfecting
arrangements for the pilgrimage to
the national convention at Los Ange-
les beginning June G.. The enthusiasm
shown at the meeting indicates that
large delegation Of knights will
leave this city to attend the conven-
ton. Many members Of the. order
from nearby cities were present and
took an active part in making ar
rangements for the trip.
Remarks were heard from Joseph
Scott, State deputy; W. e. Hampton,
grand knight Of Los Angeles Council;
Philip L. Wilson and Isadore Dock
weller of Los Angeles, who presented
the entertainment programme which
the Los Angeles knights have mapped
out for the visitors. 1t includes ex-
cursions to Pacific Grove, Catalina ISL
and, a trip over the kite shaped
track" to Redlands and Riverside and
barbecue at the Mission San Juan
Capistrano, a banquet, grand ball,
theater parties and a week of festivi-
ties for the visiting knights and their
friends.
Arrangements were perfected
whereby 1000 Of the members from
San Francisco and nearby cities could
leave on the special train, Sunday.
June A. Addresses were made by
George Conley, John A. Neu of Fres-
no, T. G. Savage, J. H. Dockweiler
and Rev. Father McQuaide. r. p.
Doolan was chairman.
The council Of this city has pre-
pared an elaborate programme of en-
tertainment for the visiting Eastern
Knights who may stop off in San
francisco on their way to or from
Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05

WOmen'S UnderW'r
(SecOnd Floor

(Second Floor)
Women's Flannelette Gowns
Made of fine quality hannelette;
cut full and long; large in the
arm; has laydown collar and
deep cuff at the hand; comes in
narrow stripes; regular IT,
price $I.oo; sale price. =. L ~
Women's Flannelette Skirts
Made of fine grade of cloth. cut
full at the bottom. gored at the
waist and put on a yoke so that
all the fullness is at the back of
the skirt; finished with a deep
hounce embroidered in silk.
Regular value $I.25. Spe- 7Qr
cial sale price. ........... w
Corset Covers-Made of fine cam
bric-high neck and tight fitting
all French scanned; cut with
two darts up the front; finished
up the front with an extra box
pleat for the buttonholes; sizes
"a to a.. Regular price liz
25c. Special at.......... 4 II
Muslin SkirtstA limited number;
the body of the skirt is made of
strong muslin; has a flounce "a
inches deep, with three rows of
torchon insertion two inches
wide; finished at the bottom of
the founce with an extra ruffle
edged with lace to match the
insertion; has a deep dust rufhe.
Worth $7.oo. Special (1 III
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05
PREsIDEs AT MEETING.
Newly Appointed Fire Commissioner
is Elected President of Board.

Thomas Finn took his seat as a
member Of the Fire Commission as its
meeting yesterday. Finn was intro
duced by ex-Commissioner Boyne.
whom he succeeds, and was placed in
nomination for president of the COM
mission by Parry, seconded by Wre-
cen- Finn was then elected president.
Chief Engineer Sullivan recon-
Dlended the creation Of a new Fire
Warden district, making nine in all.
The first FIVE have practically the same
limits in the downtown district, the
other four being rearranged from the
three old ones by making them small
er. The recommendations were
adopted
James ]. Cronin of Engine 10 was
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05

fned five days pay for visiting a sa-
loon while on duty.
j. J. Deeny, hoseman. resigned and
John Windsor was appointed in his
place from the civil service list.
Chief Engineer Sullivan used the
new automobile just purchased in an
swer to an alarm from Sutter and
Kearny streets. The Chief made rec
ord time from the City Hall, arriving
at the scene before some Of the fire
companies.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05
STUDENTS ARE PUNISHED.
Poles Pay Dearly for Presuming to
Request n Reform.

WARSAW, Feb. 1.-Two hundred and
eighty pupils were expelled to-day
from the Warsaw gymnasium. with the
additional punishment that they will
never be permitted to enter any Gov
ernment school within the empire. This
action of the authorities Is intended as
a punishment for boys who dared to
petition the directors for the introduce
ton of the Polish language into the
schools AS a result of the punishment
the boys lose the privilege of perform
ing military service as one-year volun-
teers and will be forced to serve three
or four years in the ranks.
Reports from Czestochowa, Russian
Poland, say that city is in a state of
panic. The inhabitants are barricad-
ing their doors and windows in conse-
Quence of the attitude of the strikers.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05

At meeting on Friday it was de-
cided to vote for modified form Of
address, in effect that the nobility was
eagerly awaiting a word from the En-
peror which would show that the bonds
uniting the throne and the people were
still unbroken and that the Emperor
would. when he deemed advisable,
summon elective representatives Of the
people to have a share in the Govern
ment.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-05
TEAR DOWN CZAR'S SPEECH.
St. Petersburg Workmen Dismissed by
Trepoff's Order.


ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 4.-Less-
ner's torpedo factory in this city, en-
ploying 600 expert filters and BRASS
workers, has been closed by Governor
General Trepoff, who ordered the dis
missal of the whole staff of the con-
Germ for having torn down posters Of
the Emperor's recent speech to the
workmen's delegation and because the
manager was unable to replace these
men. The works are strongly guarded
by the police. The Admiralty and the
War Office have requested Governor
General Trepoff to allow the workmen
to be re-employed and 1t is hoped the
factory will reopen on Monday. The
men claim they tore down the posters
because the deputation which waited
on the Emperor did not include their
representatives.