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Smyrna times., 1907-05-01
KENT COUNTY W. {. T. u. CONVENTION
VIII Be Held at Houston tomorrow Thursday
May Program to Be Rendered.

VIII Be Held at Houston tomorrow Thursday
May Program to Be Rendered.
The twentieth annual Conference of
the Kent County w. G. T. U. will be
held at Houston on Thursday, May ..
Mrs. Kate E. Smithers, the president,
will preside and the following program
will be rendered: MORNING SESSION
11.00 Prayer and Praise service, Mrs.
Anderson, Wyoming; Greeting from
Houston Union, Mrs McFaul, Hous-
ton; Greeting from Pastors; Response,
Mrs. Anna Massey, Dover; Report of
Treasurer, Mrs. Lena Hairgrove; Un-
ion Signal, Mrs. Emma Caulk, State
President; Election of Officers; The
Press, Miss Anna Sutton, State Sup
erintendent; Noontide Prayer, Mrs. M.
E. Curtis. AFTERNOON SESSION.. 80
Singing and Prayer; Bible Reading,
Mrs. Amy Weech, Lecturer and Or
ganizer; Remarks. by the President,
Mrs. Kate e. Smithers; Anti-Narcotics
Mrs. FL. O. Mearns, State Superintend-
ent of Anti Narcotics; School Savings
Banks. Mrs. Katharine Atwell, State
Superintendent; Temperance Litera-
ture, Mrs. Neal Comfy, State Superin-
tendent; White Ribbons Recruits, Miss
jamie Wilson; Police and Reformatory
work, Mrs. Mary Smithers, State Sup
erintendent; "Reminiscences of National
Convention, Mrs. Emma Caulk, State
President; Reports from local Unions;
Collection; Unfinished Business; Ad-
journment. EVENING SESSION. 80
Mrs. Kate E. Smithers presiding,
Music by the choir; Scripture Lesson,
Miss Sara Wright; Address, Mrs. Amy
Weech, Organizer and Lecturer; Offer
ing and Benediction.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-01
LOCAL OPTION COMMITTEE
EFFECTS AN ORGANIZATION
ALEXANDER N. DAILY, ESQ.,, STATE CHAIR
MAN, AND THOMAS N. RAWLINS, SEC'Y
Walter o. HOffecker, of Smyrna Elected Treas
urer-CalIs Issued for District COnven-
tiOns Amid Very Favorable Reports.

The State Local Option Campaign
Committee met yesterday in the Y.
NJ. G. A. Building at Dover, and
formed permanent organization
Alexander NJ. Daily, of Dover, was
elected State Chairman; Thomas n
Rawlius. of Seaford, secretary; and
Hon. Walter o. HoAecker. of Smyrna,
Treasurer. Calls for the District Con-
vention were ordered as follows: the
Sussex District Convention will be
held in Georgetown on May 21; Kent,
May 14th, at Dover; and New Castle,
May is, at Middletown. The time for
Wilmington will be fixed later Re-
ports from the different local option
districts showed a wonderful senti-
ment against license, even in the city
of Wilmington. and when the oIgani-
zation shall have been completed, won
derful results are expected. The great
feature of the campaign thus far is the
hearty cooperation given by all tenn.
perance organizations both in and out
of the State toward promoting the in.
terests of the cause by giving loya
support to the State Convention.
Chairman Daily will have headquarters
in the DAILY & Hutton law building
Mr.. DAILY will make frequent visit
both to Wilmington and Georgetown
Meetings of the Committee will b.
held every month in Dover, and there
will be meetings held also in Will
mington and Georgetown later in the
season. The work of the campaign i
now under way and great work will b.
done.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-01
KENT COURT GRANTS LIQUOR LICENSES
All Of the Smyrna Hotels Re-llcensed- Mil
fords Two Hotels Open Again.

The Court of General sessio ms rein
stalled the full quota of saloons and
taverns at Milford, Harrington, Smyr-
yrna, Bowers Beach and all other
places Saturday by granting. the fol-
lowing licenses: Jesse J. Gilman,
Chester House, Smyrna. Lemuel T.
johnson, Kent Cottage, Bowers
Beach. John G. Blizzard, Delaware
House, Smyrna. Clarence Voshell,
FELTON, House, FELTON,. George W.
Flatch, Beach Hotel Bowers James
Denney Price, Fountain House, Fell
ton. Frank W. Bevan, Smyrna
House, Smyrna. Henry d. DeValin-
niger, National Hotel, Milford. Ru-
ben W. Warren, Hotel Stoeckle, Clay
ton. Lewis T. Harkins, Bingham
House, Clayton. Henry Miller, Bid
erbach, Bowers Beach. Edward
Harkins, National Hotel, Camden.
Walter F. Voshell, Delaware House,
Harrington. Harry F. Ford, Bayard
House, Dover. Harry Vane, drug
gisD). Dover. Lucius P. Ca mpbell,
Woodland Beach Hotel, Woodland
Beach. Calvin G. Cole, Central
Hotel, Milford. The remonstrances
against the inns, tayerns and saloons
in the various towns and beach resorts
were all withdrawn and the temperance
people direct their fight against the
licensing of a new hotel recently
built in Wyoming, the Alsace, and
which has never been licensed.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-01
NEW OFFICERS OF THE CENTURY CLUB.
Annual Election Took Place Friday Afternoon
Club Will Adjourn For Summer Next Friday

The Twentieth Century Club held
it's regular business meeting Friday
afternoon, April twenty sixth, after
which the annual election of officers
and chairmen of standing committees
took place. The result was as follows:
President, Mrs. j. Harvey Speakman;
First Vice President, Mrs. E. s.
Dwight; Second Vice President, Mrs.
George Tumlin; Recording Secretary,
Miss Edith Beck; Corresponding Sec
retary, Miss Anna Beckett; Treasurer,
Miss Lizzie Reynolds. Chairmen of
Standing Committees: Program, Mrs.
H. d. Boyer; Education, Mrs. S. j.
Reynolds; Literature, Mrs. W. ID. Le-
Fevre; History, Miss Anna Hough;
Art and Drama, Mrs. Alice Read; Civics
and Home Science, Miss Laura Bell;
Social, Mrs. FL. P. Hall; Philanthropy,
Mrs. James Anthony; Music, Mrs.
Elva McCausland. The topic of study
selected for the ensuing year is Egypt.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-01
ENGINEER ENDEAN SUGGESTS
MORE TROLLEY ENTHUSIASM
SAYS THE DUNDEE FINANCIAL CORPORA
TION is TO TAKE UP WITH ENTERPRISE
And With This Project a Sure Go he Wants
Smyrna TO Become Headquarters Of the
Line-Says Smyrna Must Encourage.


Negotiations are now being closed,
says Supervising Chief Engineer J.
W. Endean, of the Smyrna, Kent
County and Delaware Bay Traction
Company, for the taking over of all the
franchises and rights of way of the pro-
prosed trolley route from Delaware
City to Milford, by the Dundee Finan-
cial Corporation, a British syndicate
backed by $7O,OOO,OOO capital. Sir
Charles Drummond, Sir Charles r.
Wilson and Macmillan Kahn, the
fnanciers, have gone over the necessary
papers and so favorably have they
looked upon the scheme that they are
already considering the location of
the power station, barns, shops and
general headquarters. Mr.. Endean
says there is no doubt now that the
deal is a sure go and when the Corpor-
alton once takes hold there will be
something doing in trolley circles
which will awaken the commercial life
of Delaware. What Mr.. Endean wants
to accomplish in getting the deal
through is the location of the head
quarters of the line in Smyrna where
the whole trolley movement was inau-
gurated and where the head of the pro-
posed system should naturally be. In
his fight for recognition he says he is
up against the argument advanced that
other towns of the state are showing
more decided interest, especially by
the business men who make up the
commercial life of certain communities
In some towns the public spirited citi-
zens have not only given of their inhu-
ence but have subscribed to stock. 1t
is not so much the Quantity of the stock
subscribed as it is the number of citi-
zens supporting the movemen that is
forcibly considered by the fnanciers
IN going into the matter, and this is
having its weight. Mr.. Endeau, since
he is located IN Smyrna, is anxious
that our progressive citizens show
AhoAO AnSOhOoe' ~ ooiu5 oO u0 bHiuhS
he will be able to land the headquarters
car barns and shops here in preference
to Dover which it is understood is
making bids for it. The power station
it has been decided, will be located al
st. Georges. The bringing of the
headquarters Of the line to Smyrna
means the employment of $50 men,
fully two hundred of which will prob
ably be men of families. This added
to the population of Smyrna will be
quite an item. These matters Mr..
Endean wishes brought before the
people of Smyrna for serious consider
alton, for if our business men will lend
proper encouragement Smyrna will be
able to have the headquarters of the
system. That the deal is a go Mr..
Endean has no doubt and in very
short while the people of Smyrna will
learn some interesting developments.
Some of our business men have al.
ready subscribed to the movement an
others are being seen.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-01
ODDFELLOWS EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
Morning Star Lodge No. o, |. O. o. e., Of
Smyrna Celebrates SSth Anniversary Of
Order Witt Fine Home Talep Program.

O'NNA 'hb thN iiNWN
Morning Star Lodge No. G,I.O. o.
F., of this town spent most en- ioyable
evening at their Lodge room Friday
at which number of invited guests
were present. The program was gwen
in commemoratiOn of the s9th anniver-
sary of Odd Fellowship. Charles J.
Sudler presided and after the opening
ode Rev. DIR. Watt offered prayer. The
Walls Trio composed of Miss Margaret
Walls and Irving and Carlton Walls
rendered some excellent musical num-
bers. Miss Anna Bell Beckett gave a
reading which was followed by some
comic songs by Walter T. Massey, the
latter using for his accompaniment the
guitar or banjo. He was applauded
for several encores. The mem bers and
guests were then treated to an inter
esting and instructive addresson "Odd
Fellowship" by Charles Howell Lee
! Fevre, ESQ, our we'll known local at
torney. His address was followed by
few remarks by Rev DIR. Watt which
was given in his usual bright and
sparkling vein. There was more music
by the Walls Trio, w. T. Massey gave
another rendition of his popular selec-
tiOns when the genial charm ar, Charles
j. Sudler, executed a number that
fairly took down the house. 1t was q
song entitled Daniel in the Lions
Den" and was gotten off in such good
shape that it is needless to say he re-
ceived such round of applause that
he was forced to appear again on the
platform. Following the program re-
freshments were served. The rest Of
the evening was spent in delightful
social pastimes. Odd Fellowship and
it's glorious institutions were exploited
with much feeling during the evening
and there were many wishes expressed
that it may enjoy many more years of
prosperity The social side of Odd
Fellow ship was likewise highly COM
plimented by those who were fortunate
enough to psrtake of the hospitality OF
our local order Guests were delight
fully entertained and took away with
them impressions Of most pleasant
evening.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-01
FEW CASES TRIED AT KENT COURT
Session AdiOurns After Trying Only Thirteen
cases-The Smyrna Cases and How
They We're SummariIy Disposed OF.


After only three days of session, the |
Kent county criminal court closed last
week, there being no further indict-
ments to act upon. The grand jury,
just discharged had found but thirteen
true bills against adults, whereas at
the session six months ago they acted
upon fortytwo. DIR. Alfred Smith and
others of the temperance campaigners
appeared In Dover and obtained these
facts to be used as arguments in the
lodal option campaign. OF the few
true bills there two or three of much
interest to Smyrna and vicinity. Oscar
Richardson, colored, who five months
ago accosted and snatched a pocket
book containing money and valuables
from Miss Elva Griffin, manager of the
Diamond State Telephone Exchange at
Smyrna, pleaded guilty and was COM
mitted to the Ferris Industrial School.
Agent Stout took the boy to Whining
ton Friday. Another Smyrna. case
/ was IhO On4Chou Idlu Ou IhIb. OdTdu
NJ. Farrell's hennery. James Fisher,
Curtis Still, James Green and Joseph
Fourake1, who we're charged with the
| offense were tried. James Fisher, the
oldest of the thieves, was sentenced to
three months Imprisonment. The
three boys on account of their youth,
| hn nff i
| were-probated for two years. There
was also much interest manifested in
the Clayton larceny case in which a
part of some machinery shipped by
2. B. & W. Railroad freight to William
Keiser, of Thoroughfsre Neck, was
stolen. Frank Hewlett pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to nine months.
Elmer Reed and George E. Wiley, oi
Smyrna, implicated in the affair were
found not guilty and discharged
Case against Garrett Wharton, of Do
yer, for attempting bribery in the late
election was postponed until the next
term of court. John Jackson, colored
for carrying concealed deadly weapor
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 81
days imprisonment. Charles Johns
and Jual Reed. colored, indicted fol-
the larceny of $4 from Nora Harris
also colored, were tried and acquitted
The case of George Loc kwood, o
Milford, indicted for assault with in
tent to commit murder, was postponed
until the October term. Harry White
indicted for carrying concealed deadl,
weapon, pleaded guilty, sentenced to Q
days imprisonment in the county Jail
! Arthur Pettiohn pleaded guilty of driv
ing off a horse without the owners con
sent and was found guilty by the jur,
and sentenced to one year in the work
house. Jackson Poor, indicted for til,
larceny of shirt waists from a railroad
car, jury trial, not guilty, discharged
Phillip Hughes, alias Phillip Scott, in
, dicted for an assault, jury trial, verdict
guilty, sentenced to one year in tn
workhouse. John Benson, colored
, who served three years for killing An
son Hillyard at FELTON, in 1908, pleadet
guilty to carrying concealed deadl,
weapon and was sentenced to 80 day
in Jail. Frank Axiom, negro
pleaded guilty to the larceny of golt
watch from Lewis Chambers and wa
| sentenced to year in tn workhous
and ten lashes.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-01
WHIPPING POSTS NOW MERE RELICS.
Removal OF Prisoners to Greenbank AboIishes
Legal Whipping In Kent and Sussex Counties

Removal OF Prisoners to Greenbank AboIishes
Legal Whipping in Kent and Sussex Counties
The whipping post was abolished in
lower Delaware by the Legislature in a
roundabout way and Saturday, for the
first time in century there was no
Epublic fogging as is usually the case at
lend ofcourt week in Dover. Strangely
Ienough the change was just discovered
!after Warden Meaerve took all the
prisoners to Greenbank prison. The
prison reform law which went into ef-
ect this month provides that all pris-
pners sentenced to six months or
onger shall be sent to Greenbank.
ne whipping posts in Dover and
georgetown will therefore simply stand
s relics of the pratice which was be-
gnn in Delaware's earliest days. Only
within the|iast thirty years has it been
Unlawful to fog women who were re-
quired to bare their backs to the waist
ust as the men Of to-day must do.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-01
SMYRNA BOX TO BE SENT TO INDIA.
One Now Being Prepared by the Local Womaus
Foreign Missionary Society 10 Be Shipped

OnS NOM Dci08 rfcphTeu Dy Tue Local W1mane 8
Foreign Missionary Society 10 Be Shipped
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Asbury NJ. Il. Church,
will send contribution to Wilmington
for box to be sent to the Baroda India
Orphanage, and WILDE glad 90 have all
members of the Society and other
friends share in the gifts. The articles
desired are school supplies, writing
pads, pencils, tablets, spools of cotton,
silk, scissors, needles, handkerchiefs,
collars (for the teachers) and cheese
cloth. A few dressed dolls for the
small children of the Orphanage will
also be acceptable. This Orphanage
is the one in which Mrs. Roberta h.
Matlack was deeply interested, and in
which the little girl named FOR her by
the Asbury Auxiliary has home. The
box containing the articles will be sent
from Smyrna, May 20, and those who
contribute articles for it, will please
send them to the Asbury NJ. e. Par
sonage several days before or the morn
ing OF May 20.-Cor SEQ.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-01
Next Sunday at the Presbyterian Church.

Rev. Arthur Richards, of Camden,
N. j., will occupy the pulpit of the
Presbyterian Church next Sunday
morning and evening. Last Sunday
Rev. j. A. Mcdonald. of Philadelphia,
preached two acceptable sermons.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-01
S. A. FORTNER SELLS AND BUYS FARM.
Dsposes OF the Temple Farm" Near Kenton
and Buys Eagles Nest' Near Walkers.

KENToN, April S0:-S. A. Fortner of
Smyrna has sold his farm one mile
west of town familiarly known as the
Temple Farm" to Mr.. ". FL. Hevalow
for So, 500. Mr.. HevaJow intends max
ing considerable improvements to it.
Mr.. Fortner has bought through the
real estate agency of FL. D. Boyer of
Smyrna, the Eagle Nest Farm" be-
longing to the Thomas DAVIS heirs.
This valuable farm which is situated
near Walkers School House, contains
400 acres and Mr.. Formers intention
it is said, is to make stock and grain
farm of it. 1t was purchased for in
vestment.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-01

E. George Bays the Mordecai Lurfy Parm.
III. d. Boyer, realestate broker, has
sold the farm of Mordecai Lurty con-
tanning 1876 acres, situated near Seyer-
sons Church, to Edmund George for
$500.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-01

CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE.
Smyrna times., 1907-05-01
SERIES OF SPECIAL SERMONS ON "He LIZ
Rev. DR.. Watt Started The Plrst LAST Sunday
Evening Which was Listened TO with Interest

Evening Which was Llstened TO with Interest
Rev. DIR. Watt pastor of Asbury M.
E. Church will preach next Sunday
evening the second of his series of
sermons on "Hell' the topic being
Substitutes for He'll" The opening
sermon of the series last Sunday even
ing: 'Do we need the Bible to prove
there is a HELP" has been favorably
commented upon and the series prom
ises to be interesting and instructive.
Next Sunday morning DR.. Watt will
speak on Zone Talent Felks.a
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08
Denim Luncheon Sets.

While you have time this summer,
make enc of those pretty denim
luncheon sets for the table. Take the
art denim in the plain colors, such as
pale blue, yellow, rose or even violet,
and cut first a centerpiece, fringing
the edges on all four sides an inch or
more as desired. Then make six plate
doilies, fringing in like manner, and
half dozen smaller ones for tumb-
lers. The effect of these sets on a
dark oak or mission dining table is
decidedly pretty, and particularly
effective where delft blue dishes are
used on the pale blue set, gold band.
ed dishes on the yellow sets. and the
pink on the rose or violet sets. Trim
the table with wild flowers or any
fresh spring blossoms, and your table
will have new charm. Denim easily
can be washed and ironed and is so
inexpensive that these luncheon sets
should be found in every house They
are great saving on the linen and
are useful where children are seated
at table.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08
Environment That Tells.

Whatever you do in life, make any
sacrifice necessary to keep in an am
bition-arCusing atmosphere, an en-.
vlronment that will stimulate you TO
self development Keep close to people
who understand you, who believe in
you, who will help you to discover
yourself and, encourage you to make
the most of yourself. This may make
all the difference to you between a
grand success and a mediocre exist
ence. Stick to those who are trying
to do something and to be somebody
in the world-people of high aims,
lofty ambition. Keep close to those
who are earnest Ambition is CON
tagious. You will catch the spirit that
dominates in your environment. The
success of those about you who are
trying to climb upward will encourage
and stimulate you to struggle harder
If you have not done quite so well
Yourself
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08
Value of SiIos.

One of the surprising things of the
last 20 years of agricultural history
is, says Farm ers' Review the slow
ness with which farmers in some sec
tons of the country have adopted the
idea of having a silo. In some of the
states the idea of having silos has de.
veloped wonderfully. In some counties
about every good sized farm has
good-sized silo. But there a.. states
notably Illinois, in which silos are
very few, in spite of the large amount
of preaching that has been done in
their favor. 1t will pay almost every
farmer to have silo, if he can get
his silage cut without having to buy
the expensive apparatus required In
case he cannot cheaply get his silage
cut he can put in silage whole, as has
been done in some cases, though it is
safe to cut it.
There are many arguments in favo;
of the silo and practically none
against it. The si,o saves food values
Some of the chemists nave examined
dry corn stalks and have examined
dry silage, and have found the two
about equal in feeding value. There
fore, some of tie farmers have said
that there is no gain in having a silo
But it should be noted that the chem
list tells only as to the samples he
has. He does not show the losses that
have occurred by weathering He does
not show the loss in the fields in the
harvesting. He does not Snow the
waste due to the large amount of ma
terial left in the managers after feed
ing. This has been estimated by some
of the experiment. station experts at
not less than 35 per cent. The loss in
the silo from fermentation and from
spelling of ssilage around the sides
and at the top, is put at about six per
cent Sometimes the SIS in the field
is greater tAan so per cent this being
regulated by weather conditions.
If a man wishes to get the most
most possible out of his own corn.
field he should have a silo. and put
the corn into l. at the right time,
which is when the corn has begun to
glaze. The silage will then be in ok
cellent condition for feeding, either a
month after, year after or several
years after. Just how many years sill
age will remain good is not known
but the impression is that il never
spoils. So far as we know. no. man
has kept silage in a tight silo long
enough to have it spoil
With good silo a man can plan
his feeding operations years ahead.
He can make the fuli crop year pro.
vide for the lean crop year. There is
no longer any need of a feast and
famine for the cattle, for it can be a
continuous feast. AS food saver the
silo cannot be excelled. Every year in.
mense quantities of fodder are wasted
which If saved would become market
able in beef and milk and butter fat
1t is said that one-half of the value
Of the. corn crop is in the stalks, but
this value can never be obtained
without the aid of the silo.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08
GAS FROM CoRNsTALks.
Nebraskans Get Light and Fuel From
'By-Product of Farms.

Cornstalks, cobs, baled hay and
straw are furnishing the light and
fuel gas for the city of Beatrice, Ne
hraska, which begun the operation
of new light and power plant which
is being operated exclusively through
the use of farm by-products. The
plant was built by company organ
lied by Rev. Charles Eaton of Cleve
land, who was granted a franchise a
year ago. No coal is used, and the
ultimate object is to use the manu-.
featured gas for heating retorls
which manufacture the new supply.
This system can be utilized because
the original cost of the raw material
is so small. Nebraska farmers be-
lieve they have solved the fuel pro-
blem for all time to come.