Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1907-11-20
FIRST SATURDAY WITHOUT
SALOON PLEASES SMYRNA
EXCELLENT ORDER PREVAILS THROUGHOUT
THE DAY AND BUSINESS INCREASED.
Only One Or Two DRINKS Seen the Whole Day
But They Did Not Annoy Anybody
pers Plentiful But No Noisy Crowds.

no-license system passed off Saturday
to the delight of many citizens of (
Smyrna and to the advantage of every
merchant most of whom report an in
crease in business. Unlike previous
Saturday nights under the saloon sys-
TEN, our town people were enabled to
move to and fro along the streets I'M
annoyed by drunken men and brawling
crowds. Those under the influence
had either been celebrating on what
they had stored up before the saloons
closed or what they had procured from
Townsend These exceptions how
ever were few. The contrast between
Saturday night and the Saturday nights
when the saloons were wide open was
very noticeable and was commented
upon favorably by nearly every good
citizen whose business called him down
town. There was no disorder and the |
police had little to do. There seemed |
to be the usual crowd IN Smyrna but |
they were bent on errands of business |
and the stores did as much and even
more business than is usually the case
on Saturday nights. One thing pleas
ant to note was the number of women
seen shopping. Many of the Sc women
who feared to be on the streets in the
weeks and years past, were out in the
push and seemed to delight in the
changed conditions. Roe, Deford,
Walls, Mrs. Phillips, Keith, Megear,
the butcher shops, hardware stores
and other business houses report sal es
up to and even in advance of,their u.s.
ual Saturday night custom. A num-
Der of them tell of in cidences of men
whom they knew had been freq uenters
OF the barroOms, were among their
good purchasers and had provided
for their families more literally than
they had ever been seen to do. Nearly
every good citizen was of the opinion
that if Saturday night was a sample of
what local option will do for COM
munity, they were thankful that they
had voted for it and would not change
back to the old system. Many of the
negroes whose sole object for coming
to Smyrna was to get on a spree,
turned their course Saturday to Town
send where it is reported they carried
on high. Some of the negroes who
thought they would come back and
paint Smyrna and Clayton red' never
got to do it for the reason that their
exhuberance broke forth on the train
and they were arrested before they
reached Clayton. Since the DRY
law went into effect the Delaware
House J. P. Goldsborough proprietor
is the only hotel which is now ticking
boarders. The Smyrna House closed
its dining rooms Saturday night and
the boarders are now quartered at the
Delaware House. While the proprie
tors of the Smyrna House and Ohes
ter House still maintain residence
here. Neither of the hotels arr
taking any business. Clarenc
Thomas, colored, who has been heat
waiter at the Smyrna House for man,
years is now employed at the Dels
ware House.
Dover Wouldn't Go Back 10 wet Again.
If Saturday night at. Dover unde
the "dry" regime is to be taken as {
criterion. it will be difficult to get thel
to vote ''wet" should the license que'
ton ever be submitted. The mel
chants did big business and all e.
pressed themselves as pleased wit
their sales. The usual Saturday nigl
crowd came to town but there was L
drunkenness or disorder.
Milford Satisfied With the Result Of NO-Licen
Milford got another sample OF
"dry" Saturday night, and the TOW
is satisfied with the result. The b
crowds flocked in from the country
usual, there being big population
colored folks about Milford, and
merchants report that their busine
was as good as ever, while there W
an utter absence of intoxicated perso
on the streets. The hotels are st
open, and should they close compa
of citizens stands ready to buy I
Central Hotel.
Harrington Has QuIstesi Saturday In Year
Sat urday evening was the most gu
night experienced at Harrington 10
long time. The usual Saturday drill
ing was done away with and there w
no brawls of any kind. The peo
there are pleased with the new or
Of things and are satisfied that
license will be 3 success.