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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-01-31

Plank, who had dropped Mortimer's
arm as the latter emitted his below
Of amazement, stepped toward him
again, dropping his voice as he spoke
You go! Do you hear?" he said
quietly. ''I'll do what you ask me to-
morrow. l will do what you ask if
you'll go now" -s-
'You come! Do you hear?' snared
Mortimer, turning on his wife, who
had already risen. IF you don't I'll
make row here that you'll never hear
the end of as long as you live. And
there'll be nothing to talk over in
Quarters Office if l do
Leila looked at Plank, rose and NOV
ed swiftly toward the veranda steps,
her head resolutely lowered, the burn
ing shame flaming in her face Morti-
mer cast one triumphant glance at
Plank, then waddled unsteadily after
his wife.
Hold on" he growled; 1--WE a car
here! I'll drive you back-wait! Here
1t is! Here we arer' And to Quar-
rier's machinist he said: You get into
the tonneau. l want to show Mrs.
Mortimer what night driving ts Do
you hear? tell you I'm going to
drive this machine and show you
howl"
Leila scarcely heard him. She obey
ed the impulse of his hand on her arm
and mounted to the seat, staring
efYafohf Qhno1 Of xrit
straining eyes that saw nothing.
Then Mortimer clambered to his seat
and without an instant's warning
opened up and seized the wheel.
Unprepared, the machinist attempt
ed to swing aboard, missed his foot
ing in the uncertain light and fell
sssawling on the gravel Plank saw
him from the veranda and instantly
vaulted the rail to the lawn below.
You d-n fool!' yelled Mortimer
looking around. What do you think
you'll do" And he clapped on full
speed as Plank made a leap for the
car and missed
Mortimer laughed and turned his
head to look back, and the next in
slant something seemed to wrench the
steering wheel from its roots. There /
was binding glare of light, scream,
and the great machine bounded into +
the air full length, turned completely .
over and lay across flower bed, part
~ on one side
Something was afire too. Men were
~, h.
screamed and stood up wringing their
hands. A mounted policeman came
galloping through the darkness. Peo-
pie shouted: Throw sand on it. Get
shovels. for Gods sake! Lift that ton
neau. There's q woman under it,
But they were mistaken, for Leila
lay at the foot of the slope, one little
bloody hand clutchlng the dead grass,
and Plank knelt beside her, giving his
orders quietly to those who came run
ming down the hill from the roadway
above, which was now fercely illu-
minated by burning gasoline At last
they got sand enough TO quench the
fire and men sufficient to lift the
weight from the dead mans neck and
drag what was left Of him on to the
grass.
Don't look whispered Siward,
drawing Sylvia back.
He ana ant ...., pGj their shout
ders IN the tonHc@u along with the 9th
ers, and now they stood there together
in the shifting lantern light, sickened.
under the summer stars.
staring at the gathering crowd around
that shapeless lump on the grass.
Plank passed them. walking beside
an improvised stretchPr. calm. almost
smiling. as Sylvia sprang forward with
a little sob nf inquiry.
There thp doctor over there. That
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-01-31

Siward, beside
h i m. pressing
forward through
the crowd which
eddied from the
dead man to the
Stretcher, mo.
there is not a
b ne broken.
She is stunned,
that's all. She
fell in the shrub
b cry. w ell
have an ambu-
lance here pref
" quick, Ste
phen," using his
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-01-31

~ september, uef marriage 10 81
ward exeitingly imminent, Sylvia
had been seized with a passion
= for wholesale remuneration and
rigid self chastisement All that had
been so materially desirable to her in
life, all that she had heretofore wor.
SHIPPED in and belonging to her own
world. she now denied. Down went
the miniature golden calf from the al
tar in her private shrine, its tiny
crashing fall making considerable
racket throughout her world and the
planets and satellites adjacent TO that
section of the social system which she
had long been expected to dominate.
The spectacle of their youthful ruler
elect in saCkcloth as the future bride
of business man had more than dis
concerted them. The amazing an
nouncement of Quarters engagement
to Agatha Caithness stupefied the
elect, rendering in one narrowing in
slant null and void the Thousand petty
plans and plots, intrigues and schemes
upon which future social constructions
on the social structure had been based.
The grief ana amazement Of Major
Belwether already distracted by his
nOnparticipatioE through his own
fault in Plank's consolidation of Anal
gamated with Intercounty. was pitia-
bic to the verge Of the unpleasant.
Like panic stricken rabbits, his
-,
In their wake. scurrying from Quarter
to Harrington. from Harrington to
Plank, from Plank to Siward in dis
tracted hope Of recovering ais equllib-
rum and squatting safely somewhere
in somebody's luxuriantly perpetual
patch. He even squeezed I'M
der the fence and hoped humbly
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-01-31

Paris. Jan 31--The superior court
rejected the APPEAL from the finding q
tire lower court brought BY Mrs. Ne
R-ite. better kngzn as Maud GouBp.
TIE Irish Joan q Arr who sued heT
husband. Major Mcbride. for an ahsO-
Igte divorce The legal separation d.
erred b. the lower rourr was co1Erm-
- hy the Superior c01rt- This trIbdual
refused to grant hrr an absogu-~ d.
vares o. scus1nf - her IRISH nzti01aL
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-01-31
The Fighting
-. By.
VI lNhA ERGe'H ROBERT w.
~ Wv ~ ~0 CHAMBERS.
Copyright Publishing
-. By -.
ROBERT w.
CHAMBERS.
Copyright, 1905, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
Copyright, 1906 by Robert W. Chambers.

man is Il doctor. He knows" repeated
Plank with studied deliberation, look
ing down at Leila's deathly face, He
says it's all right. He says he'll get a
candle and that he can tell by the
flames effect on the pupils of the eyes
what exactly is the matter. No." to
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-01-31
Some believe that washing ruins knitted crocheted
garment II made of yarn they right II made the

Fleisher Yarns the original softness and
brilliant color will be restored and the shape
unframed, if simple directions are followed.
The Fleisher Yarns stand the test Of
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-01-31

UFIItNt TNEIF u 7 INV sIUI9 N IL
essential details Is true. I believe now
that there we're such places as she de-
scribed II is true that these places
were supported at enormous expense
hy hand 81 wretched deEenerates and
VerveTts. some Of whom are alive and
in this city today
When the jury retired. those in the
courtroom we're = unit i'm the Eesief
that Thaw would b acquitted or that
the jury would disagree.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-01-31
1Y CHAPTEpCR
.s FIFTEEN M

IN September, her marriage to ST.
ward exeitingly imminent, Sylvia
had been seized with a passion
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05
KENTON.

Personals. Louisa Wallace of
Camden, N. j., is spending a few
weeks with her father, w. H. Wal
lace. Miss Grace Cook, of Palmyra,
N. j., was the guest of her pand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ] Cook. last
week. Master Virgil Voss, of Smyr-
ma, is visiting relatives in town. -
Miss Laura Greenwell spent last
Wednesday at Kits Hammock. Miss
Bertha Bailey is at Rehoboth. Mrs.
Charles Clark and daughters, of New
York, are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James Cook. Miss Marv
Shockley, of Townsend, is visiting
Miss Annie Hoffecker. Mrs. E. B.
Downs is visiting Mrs. Angie Clark
in Henderson. Miss Helen Matthews.
of Nassau, Del, and Mary Anderson,
of Cheswold, are the guests of Misses
Helen and Elva Garrison. Mr.. Stan
ley Arthurs spent Sunday with his
parents-Miss A. Schellinger, of
Wilmington, spent Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. Ollie Jones. Mr.. Thomas
Worten, of Wilmington, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Edith Abbot. .-Disston w.
Jacobs, of Wilmington, spent Sunday
with his parents. Miss Ada HAZEL,
of Smyrna, spent Sunday with Miss
Mary Walker. Miss Anna Griffith,
of Chester, Pa, is visiting Mrs.
Anna Greenwell.-Mrs. Fanny Garri-
son and son Raymond, of Philadel-
phia, spent last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Garrison. There is an epe.
demic of typhoid fever in Kenton,
there being four cases reported so
far.-Miss Clara Hoffecker spent last
week in Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05
CHESWOLD.
Much Interest Manifested in Base Ball
Local And Personal

Cheswold, August 3.-Interest in
base ball is now quite the thing in
Cheswold. A pretty good team came
over from Kenton and gave our
home team the worst tanning last
Saturday we have ever had. They
caught us however with boys and
inexperienced players in fielding who
went to pieces after the third inning.
In is stated Kenton is to cross bats
again with Cheswold Wednesday of
this week. The battery for Kenton
was Taylor and Scotten, for Ches-
void Hoffecker and Hardcastle.
The married men of Cheswold are
to contest with the Cheswold team
Tuesday evening of this week.
Owing to the absence of pastor
McCann and the sickness of Rev. J.
E. Cote, Cheswold was without
preaching Sunday morning and a
praise service was held in charge of
layman j. Herman Anderson. In
the evening Miss Minnie Catterson
leader of the league gave out
number of questions on the topic
which gave that number of her
audience part in the service max
ing it interesting and pleasing. At
Bethel Rev. T. B. Cooper of East
Randolph, Erie Conference who
with his family are visiting Mrs.
COoper's parents Mr.. and Mrs. R.
M. Cooper near Cheswold preached
a fine discourse.
Our W. C. T. U. meets Thursday
evening of this week with Mrs. Ola
Anderson.
Personals. Misses Lita and Essie
Waters of Newark, DEL, were last
week guests of Miss Lille Bishop.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams, son
John, and daughter Charlotte were
guests of his sister Mrs. and Mrs.
S. B. Cooper last week. Master
Carlton Collins of Brooklyn is visit
ing his cousins Masters Norris and
Roland Garrison and other friends
near Cheswold. Mrs. Mary Yetter
of Philadelphia is visiting her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. C. Boggs.
Accompanying Mrs. Yetter, her
guest Miss Doris Thompson also
comes home to her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Thompson near Ches-
void. Miss Mary Anderson is being
entertained by her cousins the Misses
Helen and Elva Garrison, Kenton.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05

are visiting Mrs. George Satterfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gould Naylor of Will
miDgton, are the guets of their sis
ter, Mrs. M. E. Money, this week -
Miss Elizabeth Dorman has returned
to her home in Baltimore after
spending several weeks with relatives
here.-Elma Lockerman who has been
visiting relatives in Wilmington and
New Castle for several weeks, re-
turned home Tuesday. Master Frank
Hutchinson and little sister, Marga-
ret, left Saturday for Ohio, where
they will sp end a month with rela-
tives.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05
The John Il. Sparks Shows

A rattling good show with big
line up of splendid acts and features
can be anticipated after reading
what the papers have to say about
the Sparks Shows wherever it has
exhibited. Its recent tour through
the state of Pennsylvania was an
ovation. The Elk County Democrat
said that it was the best show that
ever visited Ridgway, and the Cam
bria Tribune remarked that every
claim was more than made good.
The Oil City Derrick printed nearly
a column of praise, and as this is one
of the really influential papers of the
state, it means good deal. Listen to
it. "The Sparks popularity has been
established by carrying out each and
every promise, and then some. The
show contains every feature of the
most pretentious exhibitions in the
country, and of better quality, and
they are presented in such a way that
they can be enjoyed and appreciated
to the fullest. Of all the shows that
have visited Oil City, this is certainly
the peoples favOrite, and the packed
tents of yesterday is deserved tri-
butte to the energetic genius who or
iginated and developed this splendid
exhibition.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05
TOWNSEND.
Horst Automatic Door Strip Co. to
Open its Factory Soon.-LocaIs
and Personal Mention.

Townsend, Aug. 4.-Mrs. Levi
Lattomus, mother of Messrs. John,
Winfield and Thomas Lattomus, all
of whom are prominent citizens of
Townsend, is i'll at the home of her
son, Winfield. Mrs. Lattomus is
about 50 year of age.
David Robbins was the first farmer
to bring watermelons to town this
year. He lives between this place
and Colt Station.
The potato market still continues
active, although nearly half the grow
ers have harvested their crops. Mon
day the price offered was So barrel.
On Friday the price had fallen to be-
tween 81, so and $2.7 The crop was
shortened by the dry weather.
The Horst Automatic Door Strip
Co. expects to open its new factory
in about a week. According to the
present plans of the company about
eight men ave to be employed at the
start. The stockholders are Messrs.
Samule w. Horst, George M. D.
Hart, W. A. Scott, J. A. Hart, w.
P. Wilson, LII. Mnloney, George V.
Peverly, W. H. Reynolds, Gardner
Shockley, George Virgins, John
LattOmus, and D. B. Maloney.
The farmers of this section are
harvesting good crops all around.
The total yield is fully up to the
ordinary output, and when all are
housed the agriculturists will have
done their full share toward bringing
back prosperity to the country which
some believe to be setting in at this
time. The recent rain has saved the
potato crop.
The recent rains and little sunshine
has caused plums on the trees in this
section to rot. Peach, pear and ap-
pie trees are we'll filled with fruit
since the welcome rains have given
them new start.
Salt hay is now being gathered
from the meadows along the river and
the bay, and the crop is large which
the dry weather has helped and made
easy to approach and cut.
Elwood Stevens, of Wilmington.
was in town Wednesday, he having
come down on motor ccyle which he
recently bought. Mr.. Stevens claims
that he made the run from Middle
town to Townsend in twelve minutes.
Personals. Miss Edith CHM is Wis
iting friends in Wilmington. on.-Miss
Beulah Hodgson is visiting Mrs. Rosa
Wilson in Smyrna. Benjamin Lock
erman of Washington is visiting his
family here. Samuel Townsend. OF
Philadelphia, spent Sunday with his
sister, Mrs. Walter Gill. - Harry
Hart, wife and son George, of Will.
nnington, are visiting their parents
here. = Miss Arrelee Lattomus is the
guest of Miss Alice Mccoy near
| Odessa. Mrs. William SatterfielC
and two daughters, Of Philadelphia,
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05
sIOO Reward SIOO

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its stages
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only 'p0stlve cure now known to the medical
disease. requires a constitutional treatment. I.
Halls Catarih cure is taken internally, acting
directly npOn the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. thereby destroying the foundation of
the disease and giving the patient strength bv
building up the constitutions and assisting nature
In doing work. The prOprietOrs have 50 much
faith in its curative TOwers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure
Send for list of testimonials
Address +. J CHENEY d CO., Toledo 0.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05
FLEMlNG'S LANDING.
Fisherman Falls Overboard-Remod
ding New Yacht-Champion
Tomato Grower.

Fleming's Landing, August 5th
John Mccall, of Philadelphia, who
is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Gibbons,
while walking the piling at the
bridge with string of fish fell in
the Smyrna River. After foundering
around awhile he landed safely but
the fish are still swimming.
The sporting fraternity among the
yachtsmen of Smyrna River would do
well to keep their eyes open for
we have it from good authority that
Mr.. VIM. Watson, Superintendent
of the construction department of the
Smyrna River Navigation Co., who
is now stopping at Fleming's Land
ing is having his yacht, the merry
Widow, " remodeled and a new en-
gine put in her and is going to clean
up everything afoat.
The champion tomato raisers have
begun to toe the scratch. Mr..
PleasantOn has a stem hanging in his
store with ten tomatos on it, but Mr..
Chas. Warner says that is a mere
trifie for there is not a stem on any
of his vines that has less than ten
and some of them run as high as
twenty. Come forward boys show
us up if you can.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05
Attention, Asthma Sufferers

Foley's Honey and Tar will give
immediate relief to asthma sufferers
and has cured many cases that had
refused to yield to other treatment.
Foley's Honey and Tar is the best
remedy for coughs, colds and all
throat and lung trouble. Contains
no harmful drugs. All druggists,
Smyrna, and w. R.Keys & Co., Clay
ton.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05

H. M. Waller, a conductor on the
Pennsylvania railroad, running be-
tween Delmar and Cape Charles, is
the champion Sunday school teacher
of the peninsula. Captain Waller s
run takes him one Sunday at Cape
Charles and the next Sunday at his
Delmar home. He has great Sun
day school class in each town. His
class at Delmar numbers n members,
while his class at Cape Charles con-
tains 127 scholars, nearly all of whom
are railroad and boat men.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05

W. F. & J. R. Clements are
fastening the completion of their two
new houses on Kirwood Avenue,
both are rented and the tenants are
waiting. This is pointer for some
one who has money to invest, as Clay
ton needs more houses.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05

Make a note now to get Ely's
Cream Balm if you are troubled with
nasal catarrh, hay fever or cold in
the head. 1t is purifying and sooth
ing to the sensitive membrane that
lines the air-passages. 1t is made to
overcome the disease, not to fool
the patient by short, deceptive
relief. There is no cocaine nor
merucry in it. Do not be talked
into taking a substitute for Ely's
Cream Balm. All Druggists sell
it. Price Soc Mailed by Elv
Bros, Sc Warren Street, New York.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05

The excursion to Atlantic City yes
terday was very largely attended by
colored people.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05

The St. Paul M. E. Sunday School
will picnic in Mudge's Woods in the
near future.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05

Personals-Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Price of Philadelphia, are visiting
relatives in Clayton. Miss Fannie
Tribbitt of Philadelphia has for sew
eral days been the guest of Mrs. W.
7. Hoffecker.- - Mrs. F. C. Shahan
has returned from months visit
with friends in Atlantic City, N. ].
Mrs. Mary Boyer of Philadelphia,
is visiting her son VIM. M. Boyer.
R. H. Clifton is spending a two
weeks vacation at Rehoboth.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05

The difference in the size of this
years crop of peaches to be hauled
out of Delaware by the railroads is
estimited as compared with last
years fiuke" crop, by comparison
with the number of cars used then
and now. Last year, it is said, only
186 cars were required to carry the
entire Delaware crop. This year,
it is pointed out, already $500 cars
have been requisitioned or pressed
into service for peaches.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05
LETTER TO DR.. R. A. cOMEGYS
Smyrna Del.

Dear Sir: This is short:
Every job painted Devoe takes
less gallons than of any other paint.
If not, no pay.
Yours truly,
F. w. DEVOE & co.
The Iron Front Hardware Store
sells our paint.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05

The Ellis property on Smyrna
Avenue, has been purchased by w.
J. Minner.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05
CLAYTON.

all orders for Subscriptions or Job Work
or any News Items left with NIL. Nudge
will receive prompt attention.
Smyrna times., 1908-08-05

Mems and Boys Shoes in every de-
at Specially Low Prices. Come
and see them.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-23
JONES MAY BE COACH
OF YALE ELEVEN NEXT YEAR

been steady, as well as excellent for two
seasons. He is a son of eugene Philbin,
the former New York district attorney.
Chances slightly favor the election OF Coy.
Several members of the team went into
the country to spend Sunday, but all Will
be back at their studies today.
Not a player received q scratch In Satur-
days game. The eleven disbanded Satur-
day with Its usual banquet.
The prime cause for Yale's defeat Is
clearly seen to be the lack of n seasoned
quarterback to campaign the eleven through
the crucial game. Both Corey and john
son, who are game youngsters, were green
and unable to cope with the clever Har-
ward team play.
AS Yale loses only Captain Burch, Brides
and Wheaton, Indications are that a splen-
did eleven will represent the Blue next
season.
Room Ill., the famous coaching head
night and the key handle to the New
Haven House proprietor.
Coaches Biglow, Tad Jones. Hinkey and
Roraback, who have been the permanent
staff. left town during the day.
Yale football managers have received just
about $4,000 from the season which has
closed. OF this $S3. 600 went to Yale and
the same amount to Harvard from Satur-
days game, and $4,000 to Yale and Prince
ton each from the game In Tigertown No
vember IA. Yale and Brown divided about
5000 as the result Of their game here two
weeks ago. forming the principal items In
the total. Yale's expenses are heavier than
usual this year, owing to the heavy repairs
needed on the old and fast-decaying wooden
grandstand,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-23

NEW HAVEN, Nov. 23.-A reorgani-
cation in Yale football coaching and
playing is probable before another year.
Yale alumni believe that the team
which was defeated Saturday contained
the best material Yale has had since
Gordon Browns famous eleven of 1901.
1t was beaten by a set of players in
ferior individually, but equipped with
better football.
One of the moves which are likely
to be made is to install Howard Jones,
the Yale end a year ago, as head coach.
Jones has developed the best eleven of
any Yale man in the coaching field the
present season, his Syracuse team tie
ing Princeton, losing to Yale by only
one score and beating Michigan easily.
1t is rumored that Jones has an offer
to take charge of the Annapolis eleven
next year, SO 1t Is not yet certain
whether he can be secured or not. 1t
is understood that Captain Bobby
Burch, of the present Yale eleven. has
other plans for next yea than coach
ing.
Yale's football captain for next year will
not be picked for a couple of Weeks. The
tenn Is divided over the candidacy of Ted
Coy, fullback, and Steve Philbin, left half
back. Coy's work has been spectacular,
though %erratic, while that Of Philbin has
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-23
BIG Ed WALSH
PREMIER PITCHER
OF AMERICAN

The official records Of the American
League announced today show ho
Walsh, Of Chicago. the premier pltcner'
with the remarkable record OF AZ VIC
tories and 10 defeats. From that II
can be readily seen that he former
Newark pitcher was chiefly response
BILE for the White Sox's high position
in the race.
wild Bill Donovan, Of the cham
pion Detroit team, finished second
though his record, IS wins and z de-
feats, does not come up to his re-
markable showing in 1907. Addie Joss,
of Cleveland. is third in line.
Summers, of Detroit, made a fine
showing for a youngster, having won
"a out of SO games. The famous Rube
Waddell won 10 out of 80 games for
st. Louis. OF the former Eastern
Leaguers, Burchell, now with Boston,
finished on the right side of the 800
live Tho yacorIa foIlow.