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Smyrna times., 1907-10-16
SQUIRRELS DAMAGING FARMERS CORN
BIackblrd and AppOquinimlnk Farmers
Would Have Open Seasou-Start Sept. l.

Gray squirrels are numerous and
farmers are complaining that they are
destroying a great deal of corn and
they are advocating the repeal of the
present law in favor of the old law
which permitted the shooting of
squirrels to begin September 1. Rail
and reed birds are getting thinned out
by continuous cunning. Sportsmen
who have just returned from gun
ming trip report that the tides haye
been high during the past two weeks
and the sport has been good.
Smyrna times., 1907-10-16
LOCAL OPTION SPEAKERS IN SMYRNA
Major W. E. Stewart and N. c. Clark of Eas-
ton Speak at the Opera House Friday
Evening and J p. Holland Saturday.

Evening and J p. Holland Saturday.
The Anti-liceDse Committee have
been holding forth the past week with
enthusiastic meetings and good and
effective work is being done toward
working up a sentiment in favor of no
license at the coming election. Friday
evening the Opera House was well
filled with a large audiance to hear
Major w. E. Stewart and n. G. Clark
Esq, of Easton, Nd. Major Stewart
was district attorney of Talbot County
for twelve years and he spoke in no
uncertain tones with regard to the
effect of no license system IN Talbot
County. His remarks were inter
spersed with humor that kept the large
audience IN a good mood. Mr.. Clark
member of the Easton Bar also spoke
in strong terms in favor Of ano-license
SYSTEM He noted the fact that he was
a former Smyrna boy and left Smyrna
sixteen years ago to take up residence
in Easton. The meeting was presided
over by Representative W. H. Baggs.
Besides some chorus singing by the
school children, Townsend Jefferson
sang a solo.
Saturday evening an open air meet
ing, the first of the campaign was held
at the "Four Corners The novelty
of this meeting drew a large crowd O
voters. John P. Holland, Esq O
Milford was the principal speaker ant
his remarks aroused considerable at
tention. He was followed by Rev. DIR
Watt whose remarks were listened t
with interest from beginning to end
The meeting was such a success tha
an effort will be made to have an ope
+ air meeting every Saturday night,
weather permits, from now until cleo
t ton. Sunday morning Mr.. HolI, n
s gave fine temperance discourse at AS
n bury Nj. E. Church and Sunday after
4 noon accompanied DIR. Watt to Friend
,. ship M. E. Church in Thoroughfal
r Neck where temperance meeting We
J. held. DIR. Watt as previously al
: nounced gave the sermon which WI
/ greatly enjoyed by large congreg
'e tion, and Mr.. Holland made few r
J. marks.
1T Next Sunday the Rev. Dr. Geor'
$. Edward Reed president of DickinsC
d College will be present and occupy Il
ie pulpit of Asbury M. E. Church. T
z is also expected to preach at the op,
as air meeting Saturday night. Th
re meeting will be held at the 'Fo
I'd Corners, and besides DR.. Reed W
be addressed by Rev. Arthur Richard
Hon. w. o. Hoffecker, and Rev. D
" Watt. Rev. Richards who is pastor
le the Presbyterian Church, gave a fl
re talk to the local option workers at o.
a Fellows Hall Monday evening. T.
of Hon. VIM. T. Smithers of Dover, W
e speak in the Odd Fellows Hall {
8. Monday evening next, October s1st,
er 8 o'clock, on the local option questio
d. Everybody is invited to go and he
D. him on the great issue.
Smyrna times., 1907-10-16
FARM NEAR BAYvIEw CHANGES HANDS.
Frederick II. Wilson Purchases the Lyman F.
Restein Farm of % Acres For $1,000.

Frederic q. Wilson of New York
State has purchased through the real
estate agency of Il. D. Boyer, the farm
of Lyman F. Restein containing 66
Acres for $1,000. Mr.. Wilson takes
immediate possession and moved there
last week. He will improve it and
make a good fruit and grain farm of it.
Smyrna times., 1907-10-16
Budd Far m Near BIsckstOu's Sold.

George w. Thompson of near Clay
ton has purchased the farm ofSOO acres
situated near Blackston's Cross Roads
belonging to James M. Budd of Wayne
Pa. for SO, 500
Smyrna times., 1907-10-16
Deunsy Property at LsIpsIc Sold For 1900.

Town property sold low at Leipsic,
yesterday, when the Denney property,
at the entrance of Leipsic, surrounded
by nearly an acre of ground was Of
fered for sale. Andrew Keith was the
successful bidder and bought the
property for $1,000.
Smyrna times., 1907-10-16
Sale of Deuusy Property Again Withdrawn.

The property of the late Mrs. Mary
A. Denney was put up for sale by VIM
q. Deakyne executor at 2 o'clock this p.
m. but was Withdrawn at the highest
bid of $31OO placed by r. Il. Hill.
Smyrna times., 1907-10-16
Trolley Company Asks For An Extension Tim

J. w. Endean chief engineer of the
Smyrna, Kent County and Delaware
Bay Traction Company, presented a
petition asking for an extension of
franchise for right of way over the
streets of Smyrna to October 1908.
The subject was laid over for another
week to be considered by full Board.
Fl. B. GrieYes gave notice of an ordin-
ance to prohibit the hitching of horses
to shade trees on our streets and
throughfares. This was also held
over for another meeting. The Sep
tember financial report of Alderman
Crow for So, so was read and filed and
after allowing claims to the amount of
$732 rs, Council adjourned.
Smyrna times., 1907-10-16
SMYRNA TO DOUBLE POLICE
FORCE SATURDAY NIGHTS
COUNCIL ORDERS EXTREME MEASURES FOR
DISORDER FROM NOW UNTIL ELECTION.
Six Officers TO Pat5OlI The Streets of Smyrna
Every Saturday Night and Preserve Order
Trolley Company Asks for Extension

At an adjourned meeting of the
Smyrna Town Council last evening it
was recommended at the instance of
Councilman James G. Robinson, that
Alderman Grow put on double the
force of police officers on Saturday
nights to be continued from now until
election. The disturbance on the
streets of Smyrna last Saturday night
and the Saturday night two weeks ago,
has made our Council of the opinion
that every safe guard should be placed
around the public. Beginning with
Saturday night there will be force of
six or more policeman on duty and
| they will have instructions to keep
order on our streets, break up all dis
turbances, and arrest anyone uuder
suspicion of carrying concealed and
deadly weapons. Drunkenness and dis
order will not be tolerated on oul
streets and Council will use it's best
endeavors toward preserving order i
it costs the. town a good clever sum
The President of the Council was au
thorized to instruct the Alderman tC
double the police force for the tim
being. The men on duty will be unde
direction of Chief-of- Police Benjamin
w. Turner.
Smyrna times., 1907-10-16
Macadamlzing to Be Continued to

There was barely quorum present
at the meeting. President Reynolds
was absent as was also Councilmen
Stockly and Wright. John P. Hudson
was made chairman protein. H. P.
Grieves head of the Light and Water
Department reported that improve
ments at the plant were nearly com
pleted with the exception of overhaul
ing the engines. This work will be
started as soon as the men arrive. J.
G. Robinson, Chairman of the Street
Committee also reported progress
Stone has again begun TO arrive anC
unless prevented by weather, h,
hoped to push the work of macadamiz
ing toward the depot as rapidly al
possible. The block between Delawar,
and Union streets will be completed
this week.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26
New Fairbanks Hostess.


.The prettiest woman in America
said Burne- Jones of Mrs. Warren c.
Fairbanks, nee Edith Cassidy of Pitts
burg, and now, wife of Warren c.
Fairbanks, the vice presidents oldest
son.
Mrs. Fairbanks, Jr., ran down from
the Fairbanks country place in Massa-
chusetts to New York one day recent
", looking bewitching in a gown Of
tailored white cloth, made with the
long coat styles she affects. She ex-
planned her presence thus:
"You see, dear mother (meaning
Mrs. Fairbanks, wife of the vice pres
ident) is still too i'll to assume the
social duties of her position next fall,
and as Mrs. Timmons, her daughter,
is temporarily unable to substitute for
her charming mother, it is up to me-
to be chatelaine for the next winter.
So I am bolstering up my gowns by
having some fetching new ones made
here by my favorite modesto
Mrs. Fairbanks, accompanied by her
small daughter, who already shows
promise of her mothers beauty, has
been spending the summer on the
Fairbanks. farm in Massachusetts. AZ
fable and lovable in disposition, it is
anticipated that she will make a de-
ightful hostess Of the Fairbanks
menage in Washington.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26
SIR CONAN DOYLE Is
REAL SHERLOCK HOLMES
Clears Reputation Of Accrued Man Through His
Hero's System Of Deductions

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created
Sherlock Holiness" prince of modern
detectives, and thrilled the fiction
reading and excitement-loving world.
What an ingenious imagination"
was the exclamation of the millions
who had followed the adventures of
the masterful sleuth.
What fund of fancy, but how
thoroughly logical withal!" they cried.
Now Sherlock Holmes" Is no longer
creature built of the stuff chat
dreams are made Of He is no longer
merely the stage conception of his dra-
matte friend, William Gillette He is
real, live man.
And his name is Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle. Thereby hangs a story that
has stirred all England and sent it's
echoes far across the distant seas.
Even as his own hero worked many
times in fiction just for the glory of
clearing a mans name Of dishonor and
Fighting the wrongs of the oppressed,
so Sir Arthur has labored in the in
terests of justice, without reward
save the knowledge that his deed was
good, and he has triumphed in two
particulars.
He has cleared a man unjustly &C
cused-cleared him at least in the
eyes of the world, if not completely in
the legal sense, and
He has gained, thr,ugh his efforts,
the right to be called the original "Mr.
Sherlock Holmes of Baker street."
Tardily enough, but none the less
emphatically, hard-headed British JUS
tice has Endorsed his work, for with"
in few days the authorities with
whom the author has worked for
years to clear his much-wronged eli
ent, have consented to arrest another
man accused of the crime, and, have
admitted that they Numbered badly in
the first instance. This is how it all
came about: ........
In the early part of 1903 all Eng
land was stirred by series of fiend-
ish crimes in the country about Great
Wyrley, district of Staffordshire. Cat
tie and horses belonging to farmers
and country gentlemen" living in
that picturesque part of the island
were found by their owners shocking
ly MANNED. Horses, COWS and sheep
were slashed with knives or stabbed
and left lying in field or stable. Many
Of the beasts were not fatally hurt, in
dicating that the "slasher's" sole de-
sire was to inf1ict painful wounds on
the dumb brutes. He would visit one
or two farm houses in one locality on
the same evening, and the next time
he would be heard from many miles
away from the scene of the previous
outrage.
, To many it seemed like the work Of
lunatic, but the stolid, unimaginative
land owners decided that it was some
one trying to wreak vengeance for a
fancied wrong. But so silently and so
swiftly did the fiend work that the To-
cal police could find no clue to his
identity.
Finally anonymous letters began to
arrive at houses in Great Wyrley-let-
ters threatening fresh outrages, and
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26

tie cattle slashing was repeated.
Many Of the land owners got these
letters and turned them over to the
police, but still the authorities could
find no clue.
Among the persons who received
letters at this time and turned them
over to the police, was George Edalji,
son of a Church of England clergy
man, who was vicar of Great Wyrley.
The elder Edalji was Parsee, who
had been educator in England, and
had become Christianized. The son
was a studious youth, who had studied
law after university course, and had
obtained admission to the bar.
Either because Of racial prejudice
against him, or because the police in
their desire to run down the criminal,
grasped at any straw, the authorities
determined to arrest George Edalji,
because they detected resemblance
between his handwriting and that of
the anonymous letter writer. They
asserted that he had manned his
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26

neighbors' cattle because Of fancied
insults, and that he had written the
anonymous letters and had Included
himself IN the list Of those threatened
to avert suspicion.
In vain the young man protested
his innocence, and in vain his father,
the vicar, swope that his son was in
his own home on the nights when the
Outrages were committed. Public SEN
timent was against Edalji; he was
convicted and sentenced to seven
years IN prison.
Meanwhile there were many who be-
lieved that Edalji was the victim of
miscarriage of justice, and among
these was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The more he thought of the peculiar
circumstances the more he felt con.
vinced that Edalji was not the real
culprit. One day he made up his mind
to go to Wolverhamton, where the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26
THE TAsMANfAN ABoRtctNE
Last Of the Race-Discovery That wa
Made Ton afA

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Mada To- ! -. a. W az
The visitor - Tasrna.i.
an exnerienca +h.+ - .a.o, 1"u navo
cou IN ~ 80 =. -. no,e ne Can
+ha ,and ': ~ .ne na'lse race OF
holds reoantio,s :. ~1an anu sue
National m,,senr, : r 5ss =. .Ase - - Inc
skeleton left hu+ ,,,da.nn 81. on.y .ne
she was a vel nrean;zea mr. IA, "a
Of about fonr feet
The Tasmanian ahoriv,n. mo. :.
clean sort Of person novino- anaru d.
so as not to have tho. dirt or .s1,as :,
Yesterday IN his camn r,ha 49, -
uncut hair for mon shaver - i haas. "as
women. Roth wora at t,na. = 49, -.
lace, and also on occasions tiad ! - str;n
of fur around the. ,a1ves- :, e +1,a,r ~ .p
They seemed To pet a1ong vorv 1reIi
with this. even though tha win+ hu,.
were cold. ..e
Then came the white man viii, h,.
gun and his modestv Ratwaan Tia
gun and the blank Hamlet ond ao ~
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26

Didn't interest Him.
A prominent Bostonian recently "put
up at his club Chicago man bearing
letters Of introduction from common
friend.
After dining, the two were lounging
in the club library when the Bostonian
CHANGED to ask:
'.By the way, what do you think OF
the Origin Of species?'"
Never read It," was the reply Of
the man from Chicago. I'm fact, old
man, / am not In the least interested
In financial subjects.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26

The great swim between Richmond
and Blackfriars was won by Jarvis in
8 hours 81 minutes, s Ia seconds.
Dooms of Holland, was second in 8
hours 81 minutes 49 2-5 seconds; Mas
Of Belgium, third, in 8 hours, 80 min
utes. q seconds. The greatest inter
est was, Of course, centered in Jarvis;
but Miss Lillian Smith, the only repre-
sentative Of the fair sex In the race,
ran him very close in the popular es-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26
Women in Government Service.

The retiring director Of the mint
in Washington has recommended that
his private secretary, Miss Henrietta
NJ. Kelly, be kept in the same place
and her salary increased from 1900
to $4,000 a year. There are but few
women who hold executive Offices un.
der the government. Among them are
Miss Anna r. Roe, chief Of the mum.
=bering division, and Miss Annie e.
Beale, chief Of the examining division
In the bureau Of engraving and print
ing. Both these women have been IN
the service for many years, have re.
ceiyed their promotions on their mer
Its and receive the full salary Of their
Offices, $4,000 q year. y
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26
SWAN RICHMOND BLAckFRl.
AIRS IN 4 HOURS, 16 MINUTES, 80 SECONDS.

timation. TO the disappointment,
but scarcely to the surprise OF many,
Miss Smith was not in the first string,
but her performance was exceedingly
creditable; she finished fourteenth,
with twenty Of her male rivals behind
her. She is eighteen, is captain Of the
Tottenham Swimming club, and swan
41-2 hours with Wolfe during his re-
cent 'cross-channel attempt. Photo
graph by the Tropical Press,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26

Division OF Labor.
A professional humorist was hayins
his boots blackened. "And Is your
father a bootblack. too?' he asked the
boy.
NO, sir" replied the bootblack;; 'my
father is q farmer"
"Oh. yes, replied the p. h., reachins
for his notebook. The believes 81 max
ing hay while the son shines. ''-Judsa
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26
MOST CRUEL OF CUTS
"sir 'Enery's'' Wife Wanted Fer
Boys to "See a Real Hamlet."'

"sir 'Enery's" Wife Wanted Her
Boys to "see a Real Hamlet"
A group of actors were comparing
notes as to what, in their experience,
had been the cruelist cut ever admin
istered to an actor with regard to one
of his own performances. Finally,
after several stories had been told, an
cid English actor, who had been quiet
ly. listening to the other mems sto-
"lcs, said: II know this story is true
because I happen to have been one of
the very few persons who saw the
letter. When Edwin Booth played his
famous engagement in London I was
a member of his company. Mr.. Booth
and Henry Irving became fast friends.
Quite apart from the professional sup
rers and banquets which were given
IN Booths honor, he and Irving used
TO have long chats in their dressing
rooms after the performances One
night Booth, who was playing short
er bill, dropped in at Irving's theater
and sat in the English actors Dress
Ing room while he was dressing for
the street, and shortly after Booth ar
rived Irving's valet came in with a
note which he handed to his master.
SAYING; Mrs; Irving sent this up,
SIR, .,.,.------.-- -,,-.-,..,1.'
Without glnacing at the address
Irving tore open the note and read it:
then, with one of those grim satur.
nine smiles which often illumined his
face when something had occurred
which hurt and yet amused him. he
turned to Booth and said: Huh! NV
dear Booth, a thousand pardons. Isee
that this note from my wife has mis-
carried. It's intended for you He
passed the note to Booth without an
other word, and while he read it If.
ing, keeping the tail of his eye on the
American, stood in front O fthe mirror
arranging his tie.
THE note from Mrs. Irving ran as
follows.
MY Dear Mr.. Edwin Booth: Might
mere woman ask very great favor
OF you? Might I ask you to send me
three stalls for next Tuesday night?
MY two sons, Lawrence and Henry.
are at home from school Just now.
and before you leave England I am
most anxious that they should see a
real Hamlet
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26

When the church puts a much en-
ergy into realizing her ideals as she
now does into picturing them. the
world will be saved.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26

When q man tries to. unlock HID
front door with a fountain pen at 1
q. m. there's another brain storm
brewing.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26

TO Die Natural Death.
An English tourist travelling in the
North of Scotland, far away from any
where, exclaimed to one of the ma
tives: 'tWhy, what do you do when
any of you are Ill? You can never get
a doctor"
mae, SIR replied Sandy. We've
Just to dee natural DEATH"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26

It isn't alone the respondent lover
who loses heart The successful ons
must lose his. too.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26

Some girls are very sensitive be.
cause they imagine pouting is bsoom.
ing to them.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-10-26

N MOROCCO: MULAI HAFlD.
to abdicate. He was also proclaimed
in Mazagan, and he instructed the
people Of that town to send him all
their available arms and ammunition.
This the French authorities have pre-
vented
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-10

Every skater wears hat at the Rink Friday night.
 Prise to both lady and gentleman who wears the largest or smallest hat. -3t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-10

appeal to the Supreme Court, but did not ask for suspension of sentence in the mean time. Boyd will. there fore, begin serving his time immedi- ately.
 Robert McCollom, alias Robert Will Hams, who was convicted of bigamy, was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
 Mccoliom's case was quite remarka- ble. He was formerly convicted of the same crime in the city court, a2e was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. Pending an appeal, he began serving his sentence and had performed convict work for the State for ten months when the Supreme Court reversed and remanded his case. The prisoner, 1t is understood. will be allowed the time he has already serv- ed.
 Mccollom and his legal wife, nee Miss Leila Hardeman, came to Mont- gomery from Rome. Ga. and resided in west End. McCollom thereafter abandoned his wife, and. marrying Ada Belle Moore. went to Mobile with her. He was arrested in the Gulf City and brought back to Montgomery for trial.
 List of Negroes sentenced.
 A full list of the other ffty-two prisoners. all negroes. sentenced, foi- lows:
 Alex Means, perjury. two years and 2s4 days for cost.
 Israel Bennett, murder second de- gree, twenty years: appeal taken ana sentence suspended.
 Ali Morse, rape. fifteen years.
 Edgar Bibb. assault and battery fined Sloc. thirty days for me and Sol days for costs. Also five months addi- tiopa1 hard lahop
 Lee Holderheld. grand larceny. l92 days for costs and two years nddi- tional hard labor.
 John Jones, grand larceny, three years.
 Charlie Bell, assault to murder. threA years.
 Larsie Carter. assault to murder,
 George King, assault to murder, i've years.
 Dan Taylor. manslaughter, first de- gree, six years
 Robert Bryant, carnal knowledge, twenty years.
 Mark Graham. robbery. twelve years; sentence suspended on appeal
 Prince Hunter. assault to rob, eight years.
 George Durnton, assault to rob. eight years.
 Rapier James murder second degree, ten years
 Will Thomas, murder second degree, ten years.
 John Washington, murder second de- gree, ten years; senterce suspended on appeal.
 Charles Benjamin.. assault and bat tery. $50 fine, twenty days for fine, 113 days for costs: additional six months hard labor.
 Jim Brown, $100tfi thirty days for fine and 191 days for costs.
 Will Brown, carrying concealed weapons. $50 fine. twenty days for fine, 138 days for costs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-10
BIG INCREASE SHOWN
QUARTERLY REPORT OF POST OF-
 FICE A GOOD ONE.
Money order Department Reveal Substantial Gains in Volume of

Substantial increases in all branches of business of the Montgomery Post office are shown in the quarterly report of Postmaster Dimmick for January, February and March of the present year.
 Postal receipts for the quarter just ended indicate an increase of $1.7S771. over the corresponding quarter of 1906. The total postal receipts for the quar- ter of 1907 were S32.860.05, as com- pared with 331, 1,0S2.34 for the same quar- ter of the previous year. Postal re- ceipts include the sale of postage stamps, newspaper postage and box rent.
 In the money order department. gains in the volume of business handled are evident.
 During the quarter which closed March a1. 7,2s4 domestic orders were issued. an increase of All over the same period of 1906. The fees on these orders amounted to $43Z49., an increase of $24.37. The domestic orders amount ed to s55,69s.41. an increase of s1,634.41 over the previous year.
 The postofffce issued 205 internation- al money o-dsrs during the quarter, as compared 153 for 1906, an increase of fifty-two. The international or- ders amounted to S3.577.s4. an increase Of $1,740.26. and the fees on them were S41.33. being an increase of $17.SS.
 During the same quarter. 13,119 or ders were paid. amounting to $117,77393 which Is an increase in number of SIT orders and an increase of s2,74AS4 in amount.
 The postofice made remittancss to New York amounting to $162,700 during the quarter. which was a gain of $900 over the quarter of the previous year In the same period $216,S53.11 was re- ceived as deposits. being a decrease of $S,s66.45.
 The gross amount of cash handled by the postoffice was $557,21430. a decrease of $1,678.e0.