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Smyrna times., 1908-10-28
Successful Revival at Friendship

Revival meetings at Friendship M.
E. Church are growing in interest
and will continue all this week and
possibly longer. There has been
about fifteen conversions and the
altar was filled with old ard young
people.
Smyrna times., 1908-10-28
In the Legislature of 1855.

I said in my article of last week
that James w. Spruance cast the de-
Gliding vote on the Maine or Prohibi-
tory Law in in 1855 and l wish to
name the other men who voted dry
at that time. All Sussex voted wet
and all New Castle voted dry and
Kent voted three wet and four dry.
The New Castle men were as follows
James v. Moore, father of E. N.
Moore; of Appoquinimink Hundred,
David Mckee; of St. George Hun
dred, Edward Sheppard, Jonathan
George, Samuel Biddle; Of New Cas-
tie, David C. Wilson and John j..
Henry; and in Kent county, James
W. Spruance, John Woodall, Will
liam Tomlinson, Captain Henry
Deaper. The rest of the Kent mer
who voted wet, as we understand II
and we think it correct, are John W.
Cullen, James B. r. Powell, Johr
W. Smith, Charles Richards, Asbury
c. Pepper, DIR, Joseph P. Shipley
DR.. Robert G.. Ellegood, WoolseN
Burten, John S. NAPLES and Burton
G. Prettyman, three in Kent snd thre'
in Sussex, and the State Vent dr.
till after the next election when tn
Smyrna times., 1908-10-28
RECOLLECTION OF SMYRNA
OF OVER HALF A CENTURY
WILLIAM N.HULlLL RECALLS HIS
BOYHOOD DAYS NTHIS VICINITY
Tells of People He Knew Who We're
Prominent in Smyrna in The Early
Forties and Relates Incidents

Wilmington, Oct. 27:-Captain
John Allen of Fredericktown, Md,
owned and ran the first copper bottom
steam and passenger boat that ever
ploughed the waters of the Chesa-
peake from that point to Baltimore in
1910. He married Miss Marv A.
Greenwood of Maryland and by that
had four sons. The Captain died in
the prime of life, after which they
sold his boat to Captain Andrew
WOodall and his widow moved with
her children to Smyrna, Del, in 1841
when Alvan the oldest boy was eight
years old, and raised and schooled
her children there. Alvan learned
the trade of brick mason and fol-
lowed that business for some years.
He married Miss Bell, daughter of
Reese Bell by which union he had
TWO sons and three daughters. He
took up the manufacture of brick and
drain tile near Smyran Landing which
he carried on extensively for several
years and afterward removed to Will
mington in 1872 to continue the brick
making business at Elsmere and ex-
tended his business to building houses
till elected sheriff IN 1888, after his
time as sheriff was out, resumed his
brick business till succeeded by his
son Horace Allen, when he retired
from active business and lives with
his son-in-law, Mr.. Leslie ]. Hawk
jns 1880 King street, his wife having
died in 1906. He is seventy five
years of age and while his health is
somewhat impaired seems cheerful
and happy and has kind word and
pleasant greeting for everybody
His oldest son went to New York and
died a young man. His other son,
Horace S., married a Miss Bowers
and is carrying on the old business
of his father. The second daughter
married Mr.. ]. Frank White of the
firm of White Brothers, at Front anC
Orange streets, Wilmington, and the
youngest daughter married William
j. Hoffman, newspaper man now o.
Oregan. Peter Lewis Allen the mex
brother lives in Wilmington Cf whom
| know but little.
Smyrna times., 1908-10-28
Benjamin 3. Allen, of Smyrna

Benjamin B. learned the merchan-
tile business and was for long time
with Governor William Temple of
Smyrna, married Miss Louisa Eaton
daughter of Captain John Eaton, by
which union had one son who was
drowned in boyhood. Losing his
wife, married Miss Josephine Jones of
Baltimore, and had two sons and two
daughters, and leaving Smyrna came
to Wilmington and was deputy col
lector of the port under President
Cleveland. He died at about sixty
one years. Was of fine physique,
fine looking and an open, free, frank
and cordial gentleman. His Oldest
son Charles is in the insurance busi-
ness in Wilmington and the other son
Benjamin B., is in the dairy business
in South WILMINGTON and was elected
to the Legislature from the second
ward in 1906 and was a candidate for
receiver of taxes in 1908. The two
daughters live with their mother al
Madison steet and Delaware Avenue,
Wilmington. The youngest son Of
Captain John Allen (Edward) was
killed by a pair of oxen while but
boy.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-26

King Leopold, on Sunday, Novem-
Der 10, released possession of the ad-
ministration Of the Congo Free
State, and Belgium will formally take
1t under control. Many changes will
be made in The administration. No
native will be compelled to work for
any individual, company or govern
ment without remuneration. The
new administration purposes to teach
the natives the use of coin, and the
tax, which is from 20 to $3.50. viii
be paid in currency and not by work
or produce as formerly Belgium al
so assumes. the assets and liabilities
and all international treaty obliga-
lions, and guarantees freedom in reli-
glon and trade, and will continue to
protect missionaries. The ten million
dollar fund which was created for
Belgian concessions will be expended
for the scho, Is and to effect a RENE
dy for the sleeping Sickness" also
to send sick Belgians home, instead
OF being paid to the king.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-26

1t is reported that there is shortly
to be a merger of the Swift and Ar
mour fertilizer companies in new
company to be capitalized at $75,OO0,-
600. When the company gains con-
troll of the larger independent fertil
lzer concerns, it will, Of course, at
tempt to take over each Of the small
er enterprises until the trust has the
whole fertilizer industry in its clutch.
This will hardly be joyful news to the
farmer.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-26

It is with pleasure that we note the
recent appointment Of Charles S.
Barrett, President Of the Farmers
Union Of Georgia, as Country Life
Commissioner, by President Roose-
welt. Georgia appreciates the honor
conferred upon her worthy son. The
membership Of this distinguished
body is comprised Of the following
men: Professor J.. Fl. Bailey, New
York State College of Agriculture,
Ithaca, n Y, chairman; Henry Wal
lace, Des Moines, Iowa; Kenyon L.
Butterfeld, President Massachusetts
Agricultural College, Amherst, Mass;
Clifford Pinchot, United States Forest
Service, Washington, D. c.; Walter
H. Page, of North Carolina, editor of
the Worlds Work, and William A.
Beard, Sacramento, Cal.
It is the purpose Of this Commits
sion to interest farmers in systematic
work for the upbuilding Of the coun-
try and the schools and in fact every
thing that pertains to the wellbeing
of the farm and the life on the farm,
and to extend such aid as they may
feel the need of.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-26

DR.. Hamilton Wright, of Washing.
ton, D. c., before sailing for the
Orient to attend an International
conference at Shanghai held for the
purpose of assisting China to abolish
opium smoking, gave out the follow
ing startling statements:
But one hundred thousand pounds
of opium can be used in this country
per year for legitimate medicinal re-
quirements. Customs receipts, how
ever, show that we import six hun
dred and fifty thousand pounds every
year. The average dose of morphine
is from one-fourth to one-half a
grain, therefore what can possibly
become of over six hundred thousand
pounds of opium? 1t is appalling
to think of.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-26

fair prices for the product, and
against the tobacco trust.
This is one of the most signal vic
tories ever gained by. the farming
class against the manufacturers and
while the history Of the troublous
times in the tobacco growing region
has in it many a dark chapter which
is regrettable, perhaps the lesson will
not have been learned in vain. That
lesson is not, Of course, to shoot, or
burn; but it is that the men who
create wealth by the labor of their
own hands should stand as firmly to-
gether as do the interests who simply
manipulate the prices to suit their
own greedy desires.
IN every attempt to reduce produc-
tion in order to raise the price to
living average, there is a type of
grower who will not lend his help to
the movement. but who does try to
profit by the limitation of crops en-
joined upon the unselfsh and honora-
bic men who live up to the resolu-
lions Of the association. This is the
kind of man who says to himself
"Well, if my neighbors are going to
raise less tobacco, or corn, or cotton,
this year in order to help the farm
ing class generally, it is my chance
to fill every crack and Granny of my
acres full of tobacco, or corn, or cot
ton, and get a good price for it my
self-no matter if 7 do help thereby
to discourage and discredit my neigh
bors, and defeat their object"
The Burley Tobacco Society had
good many so-called independent" "
of this morally spineless, but invet-
erately narrow and grasping, class to
contend with. It was a question
practically Of life or death to the
Society; a case of winning their
contest with the trust, or going into
abject industrial slavery. Not much
wonder, therefore, that a few of the
independents" we're dealt with
severely by the night-riders. And,
when human beings start out to pun
ish other humans, they generally go
too far. The spirit of night-riding is
seldom either cowardly orr brutal in
its inception, but in practice usually
deplorable. The parent who whips
a child for a real fault, but who loses
his self-control and Furnishes too Sc
verely exhibits "night-riding" in it's
entirety and in the wholesale con-
demnation which has been heaped up
on the Kentuckians for "lawlessness 5"
a few side remarks might have been
made anent the provocation thereof,
Patience is a great virtue, but of the
American public generally, despite
the Eagles screams" it may truth
fully be said that they are patient
to the point of impotence, prudent
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-26

1t is stated that work on the Ma
tional Honduras Railroad which is to
cover distance of 800 miles between
Truxillo and Tegucigalpa will begin
within the next sixty days.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-26

On November 10, the largest tobac-
co deal ever made was closed between
the American Tobacco Company and
the Burley Tobacco Society, in Louis
vile, Kentucky The price per pound
is an average Of over 20 cents for the
crop of 1906 and II cents for part of
the crop Of 1907. The total sum paid
is something like $14,O0O,O0O, which
money will be put in circulation in the
famous Burley District of central
Kentucky. What this means for the
prosperity of that region, and indi-
rectly for the whole country, may
readily be imagined. No crop was
raised by the members Of the Burley
Society during the present year,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-26
Summary Of Ebents as 7heyszlabpen

"a war a famine-some catastrophe
Detailing another country that will
temporarily make "good times"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-26
By z ON D0Lan

to weakness and conservative to cow
ardice.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-11-26

Holland has asked Venezuela to re-
woke her transshipment decree by No
vember 80 1t is understood that her
first ultimate m named November /,
as the day, but inasmuch as the de-
cree showed no signs Of revocation at
that time, it was diplomatic to extend
the period. Venezuela is preparing
to meet, if necessary, prolonged
blockade of her ports, should Holland
resort to that means of attempting
to gain her ends. It is the opinion
of those familiar with all the details
of the situation, however, that Hol-
land will not commit any direct act
against the government of Castro,
but will seek to overthrow him by fos-
tering revolutions. The Dutch island
of Curacao, under present tactics,
could be use | as base of operations
against Venezuela to the immense ad-
vantage of the revolutionists, and
without involving Holland in any
complications with other powers.
Events in China Of late are such
as to occasion more than ordinary in
terest. The almost simultaneous
death of the aged Empress Dowager,
the real ruler, and Of the nominal
Emperor, has been shrouded in deep
mystery, while with them perishes
much of the strength of the Manchu
dynasty, so fervidly hated by genuine
Cinnamon. There have in the past
been several uprisings of Chinese
against their foreign rulers, and the
time may be ripe for another one In
that case, a widespread revolution
would inevitably follow, involving ev-
cry country in the world that has
now, or expects to have, interests in
China. The Boxer uprisings would be
very slight compared to the inter
necine strife that would ensue in a
war between the Orientals them
selves
The Hungarian ministry of agricul-
ture, which makes a yearly review of
the crops of the entire world, reports
that Europe will be short some 49,
100000 bushels Of wheat alone. This
shortage is heaviest in France, which
usually produces enough grain for its
own consumption but will probably
buy heavily from America this fall
and winter. All of which, of course,
will be the result Of Republican
prosperity" and the RESTORATION of
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-06-18

! ed until the Ont-alarm shall have been
sounded. there shall be a deduction
of fifty dollars for the first failure, one
, hundred dollars for the second sue
cessive failure, and two hundred dol
lar fer any subse uent successive fail
ure, which shall be deducted in max
ing settlement OF the bill for the
mcath in which such failures shall
have occurred; if such failure shall
occur at intervals not successive.
there snail ne a deduction of fifty dol
lars as first aforesaid and which shall
he deducted in making settlement for
the month during which such failure
of pressure shall occur
At tim other than during a fire,
a minimum pressure shall be kept and
maintained for domestic purposes so
as to register forty pounds at said
fire department Headquarters. subject
to the same deducuoas as for failure
to maintain the pressure in case of
! FIRE as herein aforesaid
90 Tho supplier or furnisher
Shall have the right TO furnish or
supply water for an fire MIGRANTS now
used or to be used. if he so desires,
by the meter system. provided said
suppler or fUnishar instals said
metars at lis own av,orsa. ana in
case said mat9rs are so Installed tho
Hat rate Of thirtysix dollars Per an
nam for each hvdront shall ceaa, ana
all water furnished through said nv.
iraats shall he pa,d for q, meier
rates as Hereinafter rrovided
(c} Flat Rates.
Domestic PURPOSES Dwellings.
SINGLE spieaf ON premises for
household rse only...s 500
| Water closets when onlv omen.
Inc on premises 40o
Anv two services either eDigot
! water closet. bath tub ,rinal
stationary wasbstand or othor
onenipg except ward sprinkler 750
Anv three rvicas other than
yard sprinkler .......... $50
Apy IONS services other tbap
yard sprinkler ..... II 90
When There are moro Cham four
services other than ward spr.nl
Ter The ratio shalI be as for four
services. plus .... $50
for each one in excess.
YARD sprinklers to be used only
between four o'clock p. m. and
uine o'clock a. m. and not to
be used at all during fire.
When no other water is taken on
the promises taa rate shall be
one sprinkler ....... $50
I When used in addition 10 one
domestic service the rate shall
be, one sprinkler ............ 500
When used in addition to two
domestic services the rate
Shall be. one sprinkler. . 500
When used in addition to three
domestic services the rate
/ shall be. one sprinkler. 4.5O
| When used in addition TO four
or mora domestic services
the rate shall be- one spr'pk
Ter Observation-Disclosures. 400
Whom using more than one
sprinkler in connection with
I three or more domestic scrpi-
ces the rate for the second
sprinkler shall be.......... $50
And for each additional aprink
ley ....,.. 900
Baardiue houses II, 10 twenty
peopIo same rate as lbe fore
ooino and r MOI, cont for oact
five people in excess Of said
te,n,,+,, ,,,o,lo
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-06-18


Fof ten dollars consumes in the given
case more than the lowest average
daily minimum hereinafter prescribed.
Meter Fate to The Mayor and Council.
Fer sprinlling the streets of said
city and for flushing the sewers. over
thirty thousand gallons average per
| day, eight cents per thousand gallons;
/ thirty thousand gallons daily average
down to twenty thousand gallons per
day, nine cents per one thousand gall
Ions.
The aforesaid water required for
sewer flushing and street sprinkEng
may be calculated by capacity of
pipes, tanks, vessels and the pressure
flow, into an annual consumption, but
not to cost in excess Of the rates pre-
scribed for average daily consumption
Meter Rates for Fire Hydrants.
TO either mayor and council or pri-
vate individuals, ten Q0) cents per
metered thousand gallons
Other Meter Faies.
To mayor and council and ccnsum-
ers generally.
Two hundred gallons daily minimum
fifteen cents per one thousand gal
Ions
Al IN excess OF qua1er MINIMUM
az - Genus per Thousand gailohs.
PiNe ''uUiea S@iloilS ua'g 'i''i1-
mum IA cents per thousand galloons.
All in excas Of Quarter minimum at
10 GENTS per thousand Sal'ohs
Isn't huaa'Sd caucus cav ta'n-
mum ceN1a PIT thVUsa1u Ad''e us
~ - e~eeSs % VudLts' minimum
AZ - SeU'S per l1ou7tnu Slt'3us-
I'VE t'o0V uah> aNS'd57e % -'"V''
i cents per l'V0o cations.
"o tholsa1la SaliohS a'l'lE aAl w
ware 70 49'OV', special Yates W'1h
u'aAiH'uin u ~ cents p<r l'JVo Sa-
loilS.
9eC'loh 81 i'e Y lUF'pef oraa iied
~. ue mayor anu aldermen OF the
ivy "l 'l''nSN ieN IN couNolt assem-
o''ti' aup II " ueFeo! orialhea oy sala
immunity 'H'l any PeFSon' urn cor
".'o' On pa'1'eIsii p or as oc'aIoh
','' 'lls.'li'T WAFER 10 sucu consumers
7'Ial' De a'io"7d 20 co'iect lof three
months IN advance II on the nat rate
'''u ~ elu''e d ueI'U9'l II utter 'he
'e'e' 7Steni ct an aiuoun, equai 70
one 'luar'7r rental "here ''e S7lVlce
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aan es aanat,an no,t,ors1,in ~
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- ~ aot3 TT, uith water Who
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oons,,n,ar n,oro man ~ max,n,rn,
rota aa ev1a ~. tbfs ordinance or
~ abou rait -. raf,so ~ roonoet
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smhiaa4 ~ nroaaontion :, tha nolioa
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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-06-18
COUNCIL MEETING

(Oheial.
Recessed to June 18TH, ana Again
Recessed Until Bune II.
Brunswick, Ga, June Il, 1885
Present, Hon. w. a. Cox, Chairman
of Council, Aldermen Ludw(s Calnan,
Dart, McGsryey. Robinson ana Taylor
Absent. Mayor Hopkins and Ajdel
man Mann
Petitions and Communications
F.cm Mutual Lisht and Water Co
Bum wick, Ga, June n. 1898
r. TIE Iao Mayer and Council CI,y
of Brunswick:
Gentlemen-We beg toacknowlodge
yours ct 18Th enclosing copy OF IL
po-l ed ltea ley ycW body last even
YES. gives rs pleasure to conGcnl
the ofsr made your committee to *
anime eur books, which as far as we
a'v concerned, and as stated By rs,
may be dome by committee Of youv
oc31 ly themselves. or by hem m
2Ja4cdan VITA o non-resi}eue OK
pert
We alo agree that tho periDa OF 4,
.min9tan sl3ll be in the discretion
c>i'''li't zee ana eNpe'' Ieeuhs
u, - &'.iy CONSIDER 1'e Noe"aoh
r. = o''' MS
eNaert and officers present a, said
e&ara at.an, if SO desired nv u.s.
Yours truly,
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The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
TEACHERS LEAGUE
Annual Meeting Held Last Night and Officers Elected for
 the Year.
w. H. HACKETT PRESIDENT
Officers Reports Show Organization to Have a Membership of Nearly
 Five Hundred.

At the first annual meeting Of the New Haven Teachers league yester- day the reports of the various officers were read and accepted.
 The secretary's report showed that the league had a membership of 49s during the past year, 4s teachers hav- ing joined since September.
 The treasurer's report showed a bal ance of over sS7 in the treasury.
 Officers for the next year were elect ed as follows: William H. Hackett. Vice -President-Susan s. Sheridan.
 Secretary-Arthur E. Booth.
 Financial Secretary-katherine Van dervelden.
 Treasurer-Carolyn Merchant.
 As members of the executive com- mittec to serve for three years the fol- lowing teaches were elected:
 High school district. Emma R. Wright. Strong district, Harriet K Storer.
 Hamilton district, Mary E. O'Gor- man. Wooster district, Ada Ruth
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
CAUGHT IN STAMFORD.
Man Believed to Have Burglarized
 Here is Captured.

George H. Reynolds, alias Wilbur H. Kennison. has been arrested in Stamford, and by the capture prob- ably a solution is given to the mys- tery surrounding nearly dozen burg laries in this city, nine in Bridgeport and two in Stamford.
 Reynolds calls himself a matinee burglar, and is alleged to have proven himself an expert on many second story jobs, while occupants of the house were at the theater in the aft ernoon.
 Reynolds has been held in Stamford and Detective. Donnelly went there and to his rooms at S9 Elm street, in Bridgeport. to examine the man as to jobs done here and also to identify any stolen goods the prisoner might have taken from this city.
 While in conversation with Rev holds Detective Donnelly ascertained that he was the man who has been doing jobs here.
 The local police are doubtful as to whether they will be able to get him here or not At present he will prob ably have to serve a term in Bridge port.