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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-06

1t is not at all surprising to see
newspapers of the Reformer class at
tempting to put Colonel Haskins in an
unfavorable light.-Wilmington Times.
Whatever the Reformer IS "class" may
be, it is certainly not that of the
Times. Testimony of the most graft
flying and substantial nature from that
portion of the Reformer's field in
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-06

1t is hard to say which was more
highly honored in the Franklin county
convention of democrats Saturday:
President Roosevelt who was publicly
commended by the democrats, or the
democrats who publicly commended
President Roosevelt.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-06

The Glorious Fourth in Bfattleboro
passed off in the usual manner although
it seemed to The Meddler that there
was more noise than usual throughout
the day. The rain of Tuesday night
dampened much of the available bonfire
fuel but it apparently had little effect
on the enthusiasm of Young America.
There were some accidents, as is always
the case when so much powder is ex-
ploded, and it is wonder there were
not more. Why wouldn t it be a good
plan to make next year S Fourth into
truly safe and sane holidayl With the
assistance of the board of trade Brat.
tleboro could get up celebration
which would furnish fun for everyone
and at the same time do away with so
much needless racket.
The Meddler.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-06

If fusion is to win, in its main pur-
poses as well as in name, there is work
to do in the counties There must be
support in the legislature for the tick
ct and the platform if any real reform
is to be accomplished.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-06

1t bchooves the selectmen to act
promptly in the matter of getting a
survey through Morningside cemetery
for the purpose of laying out road
there. 1t is important to the welfare
of the town that such highway be Sc.
cured, and the first step toward getting
consent of the cemetery association
consists in making the survey This
matter has been hanging fire now for
year or more. The Brattleboro Cabinet
company asks for the road as an advan-
tage to its employees and the president
says its construction is likely to mean
eventually the employment of 100
more hands. 1t would seem as if the
prospect of such substantial addition
to Brattleboro's population ought to
have ar enlivening effect on the town
fathers.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-06

The county convention, by the way,
did a rather narrow thing in passing n
resolution virtually binding its nomi-
nees to accept the nomination of no
other party. Why should any candidate
be obliged to refuse the endorsement of
any faction that sees fit to honor himG
In fact, The Meddler doesn't believe
any strong-minded candidate would do
such a thing for all any such resolu'
ton. A man running for office has
right TO the support of all who wish to
give it, and he would be extremely fool
ish to allow the mandates of his party
to stand in the way of such support.
Isn't it, in reality, evidence of fear on
the part of "the machine'f
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-06

Children like Kennedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar. The pleasantest and best cough
syrup to take, because it contains no
opates. Sold by George E. Greene
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-06

Mr. Barber certainly made strong
bid for the nomination, and his friends
must have worked diligently to secure
for him the support that he had. II
would have been better in the end,
however, if he had let the Brattleboro
caucus settle the matter Surprising,
for instance, that he had temporarily
swallowed his aspirations, gone to Mr..
Bacon and said something like this;
Congratulations on your victory.
Now let me go to the convention as a
member of your delegation and ! will
second your nomination. A difficult
thing to do someone says, Possibly;
but an extremely far.sighted thing.
And a politician must be far-sighted if
he expects to get anywhere in this
world.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-06
GENTLEMEN FROM vERMoNr

visiting Boston will be welcome NJ tho
rooms OF the Vermont Association, at The
westminster, Ccpley Square, Boston. Oman
uaiiy from a. m. until ten D. m.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-06
The Milk Supply.

The last quarterly bulletin of the
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-06
]. Edgar Mellen.
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special office supplies. We guaranty
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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-06
THE MEDDLER.
"IfMr eoat ms yon PIT n on"

II came out just as The Meddler pre-
dicted months ago that it would. Mr.
Bacon won the republican nomination
for state s attorney from Younger
Brother Barber in spite Of the combined
efforts of Herbert, Frank and oscar
and their "Skidoo" advertisement MI
Barber continued his "preeeden'
breaking" tactics by carrying the
fight TO the very door Of the convention
after he had lost in the Brattleboro
caucus, and there is little doubt that he
would have gone before the delegates
If il hadn I been for the pleadings OF
some of his friends. What would have
happened had he done so is subject
for speculation although il is safe
enough TO say that the convention
would have had more enlivening fea'
lures than was the ease as things
turned out
Smyrna times., 1906-03-21
AGITATING SMYRNA FEDERAL BUILDING
Bill Did Not Pass Senate As Reported But Is
Being Looked After By Senator Alice Who
Feels Encouraged Over the Outlook.

The story published in last weeks
issue of the Times regarding thereport
from Washington that bill had passed
the United States Senate appropriating
$50, 900 does not seem to be correct.
Postmaster Jefferson has received a
letter from Senator Alice saying that
the bill had"not yet passed the Senate
The appropriation however, calls for
$50, 900 instead Of $4,000 The bill is
now in the Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds of the Senate and
they have asked the experimenting
Architect to secure all the information
necessary regarding Smyrna, its trade,
industrial growth and commercial
wealth, and report same to the Com
mlttee. Senator Alice thinks Smyrna
has good chance to get the appropria-
ton for the Federal Building and has
offered to do all in his power to secure
the passage of the bill. The Town
Council and the Smyrna Board of
Trade will take up the matter and will
assist Senator Alice in securing favor
able consideration. The idea of
Federal Building is highly pleasing to
merchants. business men, and patrons
of Smyrna who feel that our town
which is one of the largest in the state
is entitled to more consideration from
the United States Government. The
postoffice needs better quarters, espec-
tally since the Rural Free Delivery
service has become a permanent part
of the postofice business of Smyrna.
If will be easy to get site if Congress
will only appropriate the money for a
Federal Building, and the outcome Of
Senator Allee's and Congressman Bur.
tons efforts will be watched with con.
siderable interest. Prominent men oil
Smyrna are endorsing the movement
and aiding in the passage of the bill.
Smyrna times., 1906-03-21
CHESWOLD BOY KILLED BY TRAIN
Harvey Dyer Comes to an UntimeIy Eud While
Working Between CheswOld and BrenfOrd
on Wednesday Last-COrOner's Inquest

CHEswOLD, March 20:-This town
and vicinity was startled and shocked
last Wednesday at the sudden death OF
Harvey Dyer one of our section men
who was struck by train A at high
speed, due at Cheswold 9.52 a. m. The
force of the train was sufficient to
send him tumbling a distance of about
one hundred yards and lifeless when
his comrades reached him, his body a
mass of bruises and broken bones.
Engineer Hickman of the train as also
fireman Russell testified they knew
nothing of having killed man until
so informed by supervisor G. e. Moore
after reaching Clayton. When struck
Dyer was sweeping snow from the track
| The deceased was of cheerful temper
ment under all circumstances. Healthy
and Of good physique he went about
his work with a smile and joke to o
| degree that banished any thought Of
hardship but rather lightened the work
of those about him. Mr.. d. J. Swain
foreman of our "sectior gang" felt
much attached to him as true steady
reliable workman. Mr. Dyer married
as his second wife Miss Lucy Hamilton
of Smyrna Landing about four years
ago who with little son Curtis about
two years old survive him. His re-
mains were buried last Friday with
unusually sad services held by Rev. A.
W. Goodhand in Cheswold Church, he
having run up from conference for the
purpose, burial being made at Bethel.
Mr.. Dyer was in his 32nd year of age
Smyrna times., 1906-03-21
KENT POOR TRUSTEES WANT MONEY.
$4,000 Debt OF War Times is Pressing Sell
go Acres of Big Farm.-VOted $1,000 by
Levy Court; Want $4,000 More.

1t cost Kent County less than dol
lar per vote for the support of the
county's poor and infrm. The Levy
Court yesterday passed a resolution
paying $4,000 to the Trustees of the
poor to pay a floating Indebtedness in
Cured at the almshouse several years
ago, and the trustees asked for $4,000,
as an annual appropriation with which
to operate the institution. The report
of Treasurer William E. Davis, sub
mitted to Commissioners Powell and
Hudson, the Levy Court auditors,
showed an expenditure of $3,846 80
last year, sum equivalent to about
twenty cents per capita of the popula-
ton of the county. The big, fertile
farm, composed of the most responsive
and profitable land IN the State of
Delaware, upon which the county in
stitutiOn is situated has proven too
much to be managed by the same
superintendent who also has on his
shoulders the care of the sick and in
firm poor. For this reason, the court
will probably approve the trustees
plan of selling off ninety of the 400
acres, for which they have been offered
$50 per acre, without any buildings,
but believe they can get $75. This
sale will operate to cancel a debt of
$4,000 incurred by these trustees in
1862, during the war. By the use OF
all proceeds of the farm it has become
possible to maintain the healthy in.
mates of the almshouse at a monthly
expense of So in cash, possibly the
lowest per capita of cost ever reached
in the matter of the maintenance oil
paupers. The 3d. asked for will be
used, also, to pay all salaries incurred
in the management of these Delaware
unfortunates.
Smyrna times., 1906-03-21
TRIAL FOR ASSAULTING SCHOOL TEACHER
Sentiment Strongly Condemns Fred M. Groves
Being Tried In Sussex County.

Milford people are still hoping that
the announcement is unofficial and
authoritative that the negro assai liant,
Frederick M. Groves (arrested for as
saulting the white public school prin-
cipal at Calhoun's schoolhouse, and
while not successful in accomplishing
a capital offense, subjected her to in
tense humiliation and degradation) is
to be tried in Sussex county. When
the mob stormed the Milford Jail and
attempted to take Groves ont, the
crowd was only frustrated by official
assurances made to them that if they
surrendered the prisoner to the sheriff
of Kent county he would not be sent
to the leaky Sussex Jail at Georgetown
where long term prisoners nearly
always make their escape. 1t is said
that the authorities cannot possibly
establish capital offense against the
self-confessed assailant, because of the
nature of his crime, but that the best
they can do is to get him convicted
under the statute furnishing offenders
who attempt this offense. This means
that he will be simply sent to prison
and the clamor is against his being
sent to the Georgetown Jail.
Smyrna times., 1906-03-21
MUSICAL TREAT IN STORE FOR SMYRNA
Ithaca Conservatory of Music Male Quartette
VIII Appear at Smyrna Opera House.

Ithaca Conservatory of Music Male Quartette
VIII Appear at Smyrna Opera House.
Chart will be on sale next Friday for
the coming concert of the Ithaca Con-
servatory of Music Male Quartette
which will appear at the Opera House
next Friday week under the auspices
of Asbury Epworth League of this
town. The Quartette comes with the
finest testimonials. Everywhere they
have been they have received marked
favor. Being connected with one of
the most prominent schools of music
in the country, the instruction and
preparation of its members has been
the best. The natural talent of each
member and the artistic fnish of the
quartette is said to be far above the
average of quartettes now before the
public. Miss Flora Stoll, the reader,
is said to be a charming part of the
performance. No one should miss it.
Tickets 25 cents; reserved seats 35
cents. Chart will be on sale Friday at
Weldon's Drug store.
Smyrna times., 1906-03-21
PRETTY HOME WEDDING OMAN STREET.
Miss Elizabeth F. Grieves Sister of COunclI-
man Grieyes, Webs Henry W. Richards.

A quite wedding was solemnized in
Smyrna on Wednesday evening at 100
o'clock when Henry w. Richards of
Middletown, and Miss Elizabeth
F. GrieYes of this town were united IN
marriage. The ceremony was per-
formed at the residence of Councilman
Harry B. Grieves, brother of the bride,
by the Rev. j. L.. Estlin, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, in the INresence
of a few relatives of the sontractinS
parties. The house was tastef1fffSSsza -
Grated with potted plants and flowers.
1t was under a bower if these decora-
tons in the parlor that they were mar
ried. The bride and groom were un-
attended. The bride wore @ becoming
suit of gray cloth with hat to match.
A wedding breakfast followed the GER
emony. Mr.. and Mrs. Richards will
reside in Middletown where the groom
is in the livery business. Those pres
ent at the wedding from a distance
were: Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Den
ney, Camden, n. j.; Mrs. David Kelly
and Mr.. William Kelly, Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1906-03-21
CELEBRATE 10Th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr.. and Mrs. Brady Cooper Given Compiete
Surprise By Their Cheswold Friends.

CHEswoLD, March 3O:-Mr. and Mrs.
s. B. Cooper's twentieth marriage an
niversary furnished a notable social
event for their many friends in the
Bethel neighborhood, Monday even
ing of last week in which few friends
in Cheswold also had part. The COMP
any numbered about rs jolly guests
and the evening was heartily enjoyed.
Owing to sickness the celebration of
the event was abandoned by themselves
except to have taffy pulling with a
small company. This fact becoming
known, friends conceived the idea of a
surprise for them which was quietly
and ingeniously planned while the I'M
pretentious taffy pulling plans were
working to focus also. The surprise
however worked out in every detail as
planned and it was the success the pro-
motors had hoped for. Mrs. Cooper
was remembered by the presentation
of a handsome toilet set and Mr..
Cooper of a handsome morris chair
as also pictures and other articles for
! their home were individually pre-
sented. A bountiful supply of re-
| freshments were not forgotten by the
invaders, which were spread before
the large company during the hours
of social pleasure. Among those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ Cooper,
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Wallace, Mrs
John Rawley and Mrs. Fred Williams,
Smyrna; Mr.. and Mrs. J. FL. Bishop
M. and Mrs. d. N. Boggs, Mr.. and
Mrs. Reuben Ford, Mr.. and Mrs. G
B. Massey and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Carrow, Mr.. an d Mrs. G. ReeC
Lodand, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. T. Truax
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kirby, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Isaac Truax, Mr.. and Mrs. @. V
Scout, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Numbers
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d. Learned, Mis-
Annie Learned, Mrs. Jennie Garrison
Mr.. Will Garrison, Mr.. j. r. Mingus
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Eyer, Mrs. A. W
Goodhand, Mrs. T. ID. Garrison, AM
son Norris, Miss Sallie Patterson, Mrs
G. Boggs, Mrs. M. j. Smith, Mrs
Lizzie T. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Waite
Knots, Mrs. o. 7. Baynard, Misse
May and Julia Eyer, Mr.. j. p. Jeffer
son, Mrs. Wooster, of Crisield; Misse
Lizzie and Lille Bishop, Mr.. an
Mrs. jeff Cooper, Master Lawrence
Dawson and Miss Susan Cooper.
Smyrna times., 1906-03-21
PROPOSED LAW REGULATING FISHING
Commissioners Hear What Delaware Bay Fish
ermau Want In the Way of Legislation.

More than eighty men interested in
the shad and sturgeon fishing industry
on the Delaware Bay met in Delaware
City, Friday evening to lay before
Commissioners Alexander B. Cooper
and William s. Hilles, their ideas as
to making uniform fishing laws gov
erning the industry in the Delaware
river and bay. They requested the
following laws enacted: Shad season
open between March l and June 1,
difference of ten days in the opening
and closing of the season; The fisher
men to fish all the net they desire with
no restrictions as to the length; Size
of meshes stretched to be not less
than inches; Fish from midnight of
Sunday night continuously until 8 p.
M, of Saturday; Pound fishing in the
Delaware river and bay is condemned
and the commissioners was requested to
have strenuous laws provided to pre-
vent the pounds which destroy millions
of food fish annually; The closed sea-
son for carp was fixed for May, June,
July and August; A rockfish weighing
over twenty pounds cannot be taken /;
Surgeons cannot be caught less than
four feet in length and ten-inch mesh
must be the smallest used for the fish.
The fishermen decided that the head
of the bay was marked by the twelve
mile circle from the New Castle court
house,
Smyrna times., 1906-03-21
NEW METHODlSa CIRCUIT AT DOVER.
ArmOry, Little Greek md Asbury are United
mi Circuit and Rev. B. r. Jester in Charge.

Armory, Little Creek md Asbury are UuiIed
In a Circuit and Rev. B. r. Jester in Charge.
Bishop McCabe, who stopped over
in Dover at the instance of Presiding
Elder Morgan, yesterday, created
new circuit. Armory Church, Dover,
in which there were recently converted
seventy young men and women; AS
bury Church, West Dover hundred, on
which there was also stirring revival
this winter conducted by Rev. G. P.
Smith; and Little Greek ME-. Church,
have been consolidated. These were
made into one circuit and instead of
being led by divinity students and
young ministers, Rev. B. f. Jester of
twenty-five years experience on active
circuit work, has been secured and will
take up the work at once. These
three churches have been struggling
along for years, with their faithful
membership endeavoring to support a
preacher, each, although of late AS
bury has been part of Wyoming cir
cult, and the minister there has had
three mile drive to reach it. This
church is composed of hard working
Methodist farmers families who de-
light in their church fellowship and
dyantages. The Little Greek Church
is church, with both town and coun-
try membership. The new circuit is
to be called 'Armory and Little
Creek"
Smyrna times., 1906-03-21
TROLlEYCOMPANY ACQUIRES
RIGHT OF WAY DOWN STATE
COUNCILS IN ALL THE TOWNS ALONG PRO.
POSED ROUTE EXCEPT DOVER VISITED.
Aud Not One So Far Has Refused TO Encourage
the TrOlIey-DOver viii be Visited Later
and Charter Taken Out After Survey

The trolley survey now under way
in the lower part of the State under
the direction of Engineer Deegan of
the Smyrna, Kent County and Della
ware Bay Traction Company, has been
much delayed the past week or more
by the bad weather and progress has
been brought to a standstill, Despite
this fact Promoter Click and his assist
ants have been doing considerable in
side work making ready for construc-
ton work which Mr.. Click expects to
have commenced not later than the
first Monday in April. Milford, Mil
ton, Seaford, Georgetown, Lewes, Re-
hoboth and in fact all the towns and
hamlets through which the proposed
trolley line will pass, have granted the
Smyrna and Kent County Company
right of way. To touch nearer Bridge
vile aud the fruit belt a change has
been made in the route between
Georgetown and Seaford which will be
by via of Cokesbury Church. Dover
has not been approached by Promoter
Clicks Company as yet. but will be IL
the near future. Mayor Walker has
already given the movement hearty
support and Dover is expected to fall
in line with the other towns.
A report that has emanated from q
Dover newspaper correspondent is that
the Trolley Company proposed to
adopt the installment plan of taking
cut their charter instead of locking up
the forfeit money for the entire route in
the hands of the State Treasurer. Pro-
m otter Click denies emphatically that
there is any truth in this statement and
declares that as soon as survey is com
piete that his Company will take out
charter covering the entire route
from Smyrna to Rehoboth, and thai
nothing will be left undone TOWARD
| making the project stupenduous sue
cess. Contracts for the material have
/ all been made, some of which is almost
ready for shipme mt. AS stated before
work will begin first on the line be
tween Clayton and Woodland BeacE
through Smyrna.
A large power station will be bull
in this vicinity. The Cats lot JUS
this side of Lake Como is desired, but
in order to avoid the municipal taxa.
ton, it is proposed to build the large
power house, car barns, ETC., on tn,
other side of the Lake. This question
raises point as to whether the Towr
/ would not do we'll to exempt the enter
prise from taxation owing to the good
to be derived from having it in the
town limits. 1t necessarily follow
J that the building of large plant sucE
, as our trolley company proposes, will
= its railway shops, etc., eventual,
| means the formation of quite settle
4 ment that would materially increas
: the population of Smyrna. Council
s might well look into the matter. A
} any event trolley preparations ar
looking bright and it is declared tina
the Clayton-Smyrna Woodland Beacl
, route will be built by July an
down the State road to Dover as 500
S after as possible.
Smyrna times., 1906-03-21
DEATH OF A FORMER SMYRNA WOMAN.
Mrs. Anna C. Bell fiofiecker Passes Away at
Ocean Grove, N. j., Aged SO Years.

Anna @. Bell Hoffecker died in
Ocean Grove yesterday, aged So years.
She was an authoress writing under
the non deplume Arabel. She was the
widow of the Hon. Daniel @. Hof-
fecker, of Dover. and widely known in
literary and social circles of the South.
One son by her first husband, Reese
J. Bell, of Doylestown, Pa, survives
her. Her first husband was Reese J..
Bell, brother of w. M. Bell of this
town and of the late Mrs. Thomas d.
Megear.
Smyrna times., 1906-03-21
PROF. DAWSON BEFORE CLUB WOMEN.
Gives His Lecture "The Anglo Saxous" Before
Al Appreeiatlve Audience on Friday.


Friday afternoon the Century Club
and friends enjoyed lecture by Prof.
Edgar Dawson of Delaware College,
Newark, the subject being "The Anglo
Saxons." The lecture was preceded by
a piano trio by Misses Beck, Speak
man and Price. Professor Dawson
then spoke most instrnctively and con-
ciseIy upon Low Germans or Anglo
Saxons miugling and spreading among
the peoples of England, Europe and
America, aud predicted that America
was yet to be the reigning power of
nations by the supremacy of arbitra-
ton and not war. The meeting closed
with violin solo by Miss Grace Lloyd.
Smyrna times., 1906-03-21
EXPRESS AGENT REYNOLDS TO QUIT.
Joseph NJ. Reynolds ContempIates Resiguing
the Latter Part of Next Month.

Joseph M. Reynolds who was re-
Gently appointed collector for this dis
trict by the Kent County Levy Court
will relinquish bis duties as Adams
Express agent for Smyrna the latter
part of next month and will probably be
succeed by W. Edwin FAIRIES who will
continue the Office at che same old
stand. Mr.. Reynolds has been in the
employ of the Adams Express for %
years, having succeeded Thomas B.
Megear in 1884. The reason for re-
linquishing his duties as Adams Ex-
press agent is on account of his
health.
Smyrna times., 1906-03-21
Mrs. BrInton Sells Her Market Stree, Property

Mrs. j. @. Brinton, now of Caldwell,
N. j., has sold through the age ncy of
Realestate Broker III. ID. Boyer her
Market Street property consisting of
double dwelling, to Samuel Cats for
consideration of 81, 100.
Smyrna times., 1906-03-21

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