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Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
SABBATH SCHOOL WORKERS
TO CONVENE AT BLA1KBIRO
SUNDAY SCHOOLS OF BLACKBlRD AND AP-
POQUlNIMINK HUNDREDS TO MEET.
All Day Session Will be Held There Next
Tuesday For Which an Interesting and In
structive Program has Been Made.

The sixth annual institute of Apo
quinimInk and Blackbir Hundreds
Sunday School Association will be held
next Wednesday, September nth IN
Scott NJ E. Church, Blackbird. The
officers of the Association are: D. B.
Jones, President; John Latta, Vice
President; Stephen Keen, Secretary;
Theodore Ferguson, Treasurer; d. b.
Maloney, Chairman Executive Com
mittee. All pastors, superintendents,
officers, teachers, scholars aud friends
of the following Churches and Sunday
Schools are invited to this Annual In
stitute: Salem, Friendship, Delaueys,
Union, Townsend and BIackbir
Everybody will be welcome. Bring
your lunch in box and come spend
the whole day with us. An interesting
program has been arranged as follow
Morning Session-10.30 Devotional
Service, Rev. b. L. Mcfarland; Greet
ing by Pastor, Rev. F. G. MacSorley ;
Response, Mr. John Latta; Music.
HOO The Years Work Reviewed; !;
Presidents Report; Secretary's Report:
Treasurer's Report; Chairman of Exc
cutive Committee; The Superinten-
dents of Department Work. 11.2O Ad-
dress" Grading and Grade Work, -
Miss Maggie S. Wilson, State Secre-
tary. 1850 Offering; Appointment of
Committees; Announcements. - 90
Noon Intermission; Social Hour. At
ternoon Session-1.30 Meeting of all
Committees; 200 Song and Prayer,
Rev. F. NJ. Cullum. 215 Reports OF
Committees and Election!of Officers
Offering. 2.30 Beginners Glass, taught
by Miss Jennie NJ. johnson. 300
Music. 3.10-Rouud Table-Sunday
School Management, Miss Maggie S
Wilson. 3.35-Address, "Co-workeri
Together With God, Rev. G. 2. Jones
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
WORK PROGRESSING ON NEW CLUBHOUSE
Contractor Wright Increases Fore. of Carpeu.
ters and Much Was Accomplished Last Week

Work is progressing as rapidly as
possible on the new clubhouse of the
Twentieth Century Club. Contractor
Joseph H. Wright had larger force
of men on, the past week with the re-
suit that the whole outside of the
building was shingled. At the same
time work on the interior was not
delayed. The cloak and reception
rooms were laid off and lathed and
are now ready or the plasterers. The
stage has also been built, the dressing
rooms part ned off below the stage
and the balcony raised and terraced.
The exterior and interior of the club
house is now assuming proportions and
work is being pushed with every pos
sible haste in order that it can be fin
ished and decorated before the Christ.
mas holidays. The auditorium includ-
ing balcony will have a seating capacity
of 450.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
FORMER MIDOLETOwN MAN A BENEDICT
Daniel CraddOck Weds Miss Grace Sterrett
of Philadelphia at Pretty Home Wedding.

Daniel Craddock, third son of Mr..
and Mrs. B. 7. Craddock, formerly of
Middletown. but now residing in Phil
adelphia, was welded to Miss Grace Fl.
Sterrett, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Fl. Sterrett, on Wednesday
evening, August 21. The Rev. DIR.
Whittemore, pastor of the twenty-third
and Summer streets Baptist Church,
of which the bride and bridegroom are
communicant members, performed the
marriage ceremony, which took place
at the home of the bride, No. 1922 As
pen street, Philadelphia. The bride
was given away by her father and her
sister. Miss Maude. was maid of honor,
while Frank S. Craddock was best
man. Miss Ethel Baldwin played the
wedding march. The wedding was
very quiet one, only the immediate g
families being in attendance. Immed-
lately after the ceremony a wedding
supper was served, the catering being
in charge of William B. Hates, of Mid
dletown. Mr.. and Mrs. Craddock
spent their honeymoon at Wildwood,
N. j. They will set up housekeeping
at No. 5000 Upland street, West Phila-
delphia, where they will be at home to
~ '2any friends after September IL.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
DISTURBANCE AT THE CHESTER HOUSE.
William David OF the ListOn Farm Fined SIS
for DisOrderIy Conduct and Resisting officer

William David of the Liston Farm
in Thoroughfare Neck caused our town
officers some little trouble late Friday
night by kicking up a disturbance at
the Chester Honse. David it is said,
became drunk and disorderly, and
refused to leave the premises at the
request of Proprietor J. j. Gilman.
The latter failing in his efforts sum-
moned Chief of Police Turner by phone
who with his son duputy police came
to the scene of the disturbance and
proceeded to take him to the Lookup.
David offered resistance and the Off
GERS had considerable trouble in
getting him to the CELL His eye had
been blackened and his face was
bloody. The next day he was arrai-
gned before Alderman Grow who fined
him with costs for disorderly conduct
$500, Later he was arraigned before
Magistrate Anthony on a charge of
resisting the officers and fined with
costs over $500.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AT BLACKBlRD
Residence o. Collector of Taxes John BETH
Broken Into Early Monday Morning But
the Drop Of Window Sash Scared Them


the Drop of Window Sash Scared Them
A bold and daring attempt to rob the
residence &C Collector of Taxes John
Beth near BIackbird took place be-
tween two and three o'clock Monday
morning hut was not consummated
owing to Cue Of the robbers dropping
the window sash after he had succeeded
in raising it. The robbers had been
working sOme little time to ir o the
window from it's fastening ana had
succeeded. The window was fro
parlor window Mrs. Beth mother Of
Collector Beth who is light sleeper
heard the tinkerIng at the front Of the
house ana suspicioning something
wrong, was Just il the act OF calling
her son when the window dropped
with a crash shattering the panee of
glass on the floor. The robbers evi-
IDENTIFY haG not intended this for th ey
made a hasty escape in a nearby corn
/ field. Collector Beth aud his brother
were soon out Of bed and down stairs.
/ A search was made through the house
but nothing wrong was found. The
fastening had been broken off the win
dow sash hutthe robbers could not get
the screen out and it was while work
ing on this that the window sash acci-
IDENTIFY slipped out of their hands. The
suppositicu is that the robbers were
after money. Mr.. Beth is collector Of
taxes for Blackbird Hundred and while
he banks the county funds systemat
ically, they evidently thought they
would strike him full handed As a
matter of fact Collector Beth had very
little money but had number OF valu-
able checks. The robbers did not
make another attempt that evening,
The stable door was found open the
next morning but an Investigation
found nothing missing
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
FELL FROM A SECOND STORY WINDOW
Simpson Cooper lh= Little Son OF Mr.. aHd Mrs
Arthur Cooper Causes Family Some Fright.

CHEswoLD, Sept. 2:-SimPsOn
Cooper son of Nh and Mrs. Arthur
Cooper and under two years of age
now visiting his grandparents Mr.. and
Mrs. r. NJ. Cooper fell from an upper
window last week to the ground. The
accident caused considerable fright
until DIR. Money being hastily called
said he found only bruises and no
broken bones but it is considered
narrow escape for little Simpson.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
PASTOR WATT HOME FROM VACATION.
Occupies His Pulpit at Asbury NJ. E. Church
Sunday and breaches Two Strong Sermons


Rev. Robert Watt, d. D., pastor of
Asbury M. E. Church, who has been
on three weeks vacation which he
spent at Wernersville, Pa, returned
home last Friday He occupied his
pulpit Sunday and received a cordial
welcome home. DR.. Watt preached
in the morning on "The Blessings of
Unrest" and in the evening on THE
Question we Face" The latter had to
deal with the temperance question
which he discussed from business
mans standpoint. DR.. Watt, much
invlgorated from his outing, is ready
to jump into the Local Option cam
paign and already announced that be
will deliver a series of sermons on the
question Next Sunday evening he
will give a special talk to the young
men. Simultaneous with the return
of Pastor Watt, was the return of As
bury's efficient organist, Mrs. Marion
Coyerdale, who has been spending a
three weeks vacation at RehOboth and
other places. Mrs. Coverdale presided
at the orgsn Sunday and was given a
hearty welcome home. The topics for
next Sunday are: Morning, 'Inhu-
ences that hinder the Kingdom. 3"
Evening, prelude, "Why am against
the Saloon" The sermon is to the
young men, ''The Slaughter of the
Young Men"
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
RECTOR GlLREATH TO BE BACK SUNDAY

After an Abseace Of Eight Weeks lie Will
Take up His Work at St. Peters Chprch.
Rev. g. Valerie Gilreath who with
his family have been spending the
summer at their cottage Greenport,
Long Island, will be home next Sun
day and resume the regular stated
services. Rev Gilreath has been
absent eight Sundays and when his
pulpit has not been supplied by some
clergymen, the morning and evening
services have been conducted by Der
rickson Cummius a lay reader. The
services next Sunday will be Holy
Eucharist at 7.30 a. m Morning
prayer. sermon and second celebration
of the Holy Eucharist at 1915 and
evening prayer at 7.30 p. N.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
WILLIAM FARES BUYS A COUNTRY SEAT
Purchases Fine 90 Acre Farm Among The
Concord Pike rear West Chester Pa.

Purchases Fine 90 Acre Farm Among The
Concord Pike rear West Chester Pa
William FAIRIES, proprietor of the
Iron Front Hardware Store who re-
turned from Chester Heights last week
has bought beautiful home in Della
ware County, Pa, and will move there
as soon as he disposes of his business
in Smyrna which he has offered for
sale. Mr.. FAIRIES purchased the prop
erty from Howard Hunnum which con-
sists of between 80 and 60 acres of land
situated in one of the most picturesque
sections of Delaware County on the
Concord Pike. The property consists
of fine brick and stone dwelling con-
tanning 16 rooms. In addition to this
there is large double decker stone
barn. The land is spoken of as es-
pecially productive even for that sec
tion. There are two good orchards on
the place. The farm is located in the
highest section of Delaware County
and yet the land is a trife rolling.
Gilbert S. FAIRIES who will join his
father will take up poultry raising in
connection with the farm and with this
end in view has decided upon a special
course of study at Cornell University
this winter. EIe will matriculate in
December and will be through in time
to take up the work on the farm next
spring. AS soon as Mr.. FAIRIES dis
poses of his business he will move his
family to his new Pennsylvania home.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
Supt. spaId to Address Asbury Sunday School

The reopening of Asbury M. E.
Sunday School has been fixed for the
first Sunday in October and Prof. A.
r. Spaid superintendent of the New
Castle County Schools will make the
address of the occasion.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
Arranging For AuauaI Mite Box Opening

The annual Mite Box Opening of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Asbury NJ. E. Church will
be held at the Parsonage, Tuesday
evening, September 10. An interest
ing program has been arranged for the
meeting. The member and friends of
the Society are cordially invited to be
present. Cor. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
Richard T. Cam Dies at KirkwoOd.
Sad Case Of Infants Death at Dover.

An extremely sad feature of an in
fant's death in Dover last week, at the
home of its grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos A. Watson, is that it's
father, A. Lawrence Watson, who is
in Montana on important business has
never seen his child and could not
reach Dover IN time for the funeral.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
Richard Long Starts to Remodel His Property

Carpenters have begun work to ft
up the residence portion of the new
building recently purchased by R. E.
Long. Denney's Flour & Feed ex.
change which occupies part of the
building does not give up possession
until March 1st.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-04
THIEVES OPERATE AT CLOAK'S MILLS.

Take Valuable Team Belonging to C. e.
Sherwood Sometime During Monday Night
Sometime during Monday night
horse thieves broke into the stable of
Z. e. Sherwood proprietor of ''Cloak' 8
Mill and took his valuable driving
horse and hitched it to his CONS new
york carriage and drove away. An
enort is being made to locate the
team.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-05
COUNCILS LAST MEETING.
Stirring Addresses Made by Messra
 Ely and Mayer


 Demopolis, May 4-(Special.) )-At the last meeting of the Mayor and Coun- cilmen. most gratifying reports from all the officers and committees in the different departments of the city gov ernment were read showing unparal- leled progress in city Improvements a nice balance on hand in the city treas ury and all departments in fine condi- ton
 This was the last meeting of the pres ent administration. as the municipal eelction takes places next Monday. when. after two terms of faithful and efficient service. Mayor Ely retires. as do Councilmen Lewis E. Mayer. B. l.. Garber and John c. Webb. Jr.
 Speeches were made by Hon. M. Ely and MT. Lewis Mayer, in which the sentiment of brotherly love. to a touch ing degree, was evident. In their ex- pression of the great pleasure enjoyed by their association with their col leagues in the government of the city.
 In his response. on behalf of the members of the old administration, who will serve in the new. beginning on May 10, Hon. E. B. McCarty, who has been connected with the city government for many years, and whose sound judgment on all matters of public interest Is rec ognized and appreciated by every citi zen of Demopols made an eloquent ad- dress, giving high praise to the retiring gentlemen for their spfendid services in the administration of the affairs of the city. and expressing great regret that such men should not continue to serve the public
 During the administration of Hon. M Ely as Mayor. Demopols has progress ed by leaps i'd bounds. A detailed summary of e public improvements made would surprise the average citi- zen as little thought is given to the past. but directed to the future with view to making DemopoIis the city which the God given advantages, to- gether with concert of action and prop CT public spirit on the part of citizens surely guarantees. and the rapid strides made bv the city during the past four years is only the inevitable result of the all-puIl-t together sentiment that has characterized the administration.
 Hon. M. Ely and Mir. Lewis Mayer and their families. will sail for Europe this month where they will spend the summer touring the old country.
 It will he gratifying news to his friends throughout the State to learn of the signal honors attained bv Albert r.. Mayer. son of Hon. Lewis F. Mayer, nf this citv. in Harvard University, He is one of the two senior students to re- ccive commencement parts.
 Mir Mayer graduated last year in the low derartmert of the University of Alabama. and this is his first wear In tho law school of Harvard University.
 These commencement narts ere evi- dences of high scholarship rank. being eivan for attaining grades A or R in at least niro courses. and no grade lower than .0 ar" course,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-05
Three New Companies i.

Three companies went on record to- day as being incorporated whan as many papers were filed in the probate court.
 The Agents Land Company" pro- poses to bond lands and to improve same. The principal office will be at Ensley and the authorized capital is $15.00o officers are J. M Perkins. President; J. H. Perkins, Vice-Presi- dent; M. H. Mcdowell, Secretary ana Treasurer
 The Parker Land Company gives it's authorized capital stock at $4, 900, and will have offices in Birmingham. of- ncers are: James A Going. President. John l.. Parker, Secretary, and W. R. Going. Vice President.
 The certificate of the incorporatforr of the Gadsden Pipe and Fittings Com : pany gives the authorized capital stock at S55.o0o. and says the principaf office will be in Birmingham Officers. are; H. Hammond. President; W. H.. Kirkland, Vice-President; J. c. Per- son, Secretary. and H. Hammond, Treasurer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-05

this identifica tion, he admitted that Ho- gan was an assumed name. that his real name was Harry Orchard.
 Orchard Confesses.
 In the meanwhile. the case had passed into the hands of the Pinkerton detectives and James Mcfarland. fla nous for his part in the Molly Mcclure affair, assumed charge of the inquiry. McPartland secured what is claimed to be free confession from Orchard. who had been removed from the jail at Caldwell to the penitentiary in this city for safe keeping as feeling ran high against him in Caldwell. Orchards confession has never fully been made public, but 1t Is known that it contains an alleged admission of participation In nearly thirty murders and that Or chard charged Haywood Mover and Pettibone with having induced him to commit the crimes and having paid him fin money an agreed sum for each. It Is alleged that Orchards confession has been amply confirmed: that he will freely repeat 1t on the stand with the full knowledge that when his turn for trial comes, he will be convicted and executed.
 It is said Orchard only desires to make a clean breast of his past and he is quoted as saying that he desireS to clear the whole thing up before l am executed"
 It is stated the prosecutors believe they can corroborate the confession in all its most important aspects It is alleged that Pettibone was an expert on explosives, and that he, Mover and Haywood jointly plotted the crimes.
 Arrest of Haywood and Associates.
 On February IT of last year, Hay wood, Mover and Pettibone were ar rested in Colorado and brought to Idaho. The arrest was made by the Idaho officers at the time of the mur- der. The Governor of Colorado hon ored the requisition of the Governor of Idaho,y but there was no judicial pro- ceeding in Colorado. circumstances that led up to a long and bitter con- test. The affidavit charging that the men were in the State of Idaho at the time of the murder, being admittedly false. in fact. though true as a com pliance with the letter and spirit of the statute, according to the officers of the State, gave rise to widespread dis cussion as to the propriety of the ac- tion of the two States involved. Then, throughout the country went the cry that the prisoners had been kidnapped in defiance of all constitutional rights. This phase of the question was later tested by means of writs of habeas corpus and an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States, the result being a victory for Idaho.
 Special counsel for the State of Idaho and officials and detectives connected with the prosecution have maintained silence as to their case and very little is known publicly as to its features and details.
 The defendants deny their guilt most positively and in turn assert that they are the victims of a giant conspiracy as daring in conception and act as the one alleged against them. They will probably seek to show that Orchard made his confession in tSs hope that he would save himself under promise of immunity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-05
WON'T HAVE EXHIBIT
BOARD DECIDES TO CUT OUT JAMESTOWN.
Governor Conner and General Rhodes Believes that With short Time Alabnma's Display Would
 Not He CreditabIe.

Birmingham, May 4.-(Special )-At meeting of the Jamestown Exposi- ton Commission held this afternoon in the office of General Rhodes. 1t was decided that the State of Alabama would have no exhibit at the Exposition. At the meeting were Governor B. B. Co., mer, George H. Malone of Dothan and Gen. Rufus N. Rhodes of Birming- ham.
 In making the announcement Gov ernor Conner said: We have just held a meeting of the Alabama Commission CTS of the Jamestown Exposition. and it was concluded that on account of the shortness of time in which to get up a creditab1e exhibit and the nu- merous obstacles the commission has met in the preliminary. that 1t would be to the best interests of the State to forego the pleasure and honor of trying to make an exhibit for Ala bama at the Jamestown Exposition.
 All of us regret this. as we thought Alabama. in a large measure. owed to her sister State of Virginia assistance in the great exposition now being held at Jamestown"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-05

one of her magnetic and magnificent talks and without a dissenting voice the Council voted $5,00O to her school This means $10,000 or s15.oO0 addi- tfonal buildings to go up before the next opening of the school in the fall, and during the past three years about $20,0o0 has been spent in improve ments to the equipment fund there when Miss Moore took charge.
 In addition to this handsome dona- tion the City Council also gave to the State school s5,000 to add to the s6,o0o recently voted by the Legislature, and this will be spent in the erection of additional buildings for the State school.
 The City Council has just finished a $2,500 expenditure in remodeling the handsome school building which was destroyed by the November cyclone Athens Is proud of her schools and does not intend that they shall fall short of other State institutions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-05
CHURCH ENTERTAINMENT.


Nice Sum Realized by COIumbiana
 Presbyterian women.
 Columbiana, May 4.-(Specia1. )-The ladies of the Presbyterian Church had shadow party at the residence of Mir. John S. Pitts, for the purpose of raising money to buy carpet for the Presbyterian Church. weather fairly good crowd assem- b1ed, an enjoyable evening was spent and 80 was raised.
 Judge John Pelham and Solicitor Burr left the city yesterday for their respective homes
 MT I. Gordon of this city. has been granted by the City Council the ex- elusive franchise for term of twenty years to erect and operate an electric light plant and water works system in this city. The plant Is to cost not less than $20,000. There are capital ists outside of Columbiana interested with MT. Gordon. so it is reported. The energy and push of MT. Gordon en- courages the belief that other enter prises will follow close in the wake of this <. s..
 Capt. J. A. Mcknight. editor of The ColumbiaT1a Sentinel, who was so badly injured in a runaway about two months ago, is now able to sit up and walk about some in his room. He dictates the editorials for his paper, his wife writing down the same.
 He has some plans tending to the upbuilding of the city which he will make known when he is fully recov- cred.
 The Probate Judge and his clerks art now occupying the Probate Office in the new Court House.