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Smyrna times., 1908-06-17
REPORTS OF A DISTILLERY
ACETATE SMYRNA CLAYTON
CASPERSONS MILL SITE SAID TO
BE LEASED FOR THIS PURPOSE
Report That Cist;llery viii be Erected
in Few Weeks temperance Folks
Call Meeting And Will demonstrate

The temperance people and good
citizens of Smyrna-C Clayton and
vicinity are up in arms over the
report, which seems to be authentic.
that a distillery is to be erected on
the old CaspersOn's Mill Property,
just across the Kent County line
above Clayton. Yesterday morning,
Vice-President John P. Huson, of the
Duck Greek Hundred Law and Order
Society, and Rev. DR.. Robert Watt
went to Clayton and learned from
John VanGesel that he had rented the
old mill property to a man in Mary
del. 1t is underst TODD that the renter
will begin the erection of building
there within a few weeks. The
renter, it is claimed, has his Govern
ment license and is soon to apply for
a State license. The latter must be
procured from the State Treasurer
upon the payment of $500 annually.
With the astounding facts that were
OONoAhNh1 II A4aO UGCH OGlGIUllllGu 10
call meeting of the Duck Creek
Hundred Law and Order Society for
Friday evening next, to be held in
the Alderman's S office in SMYRNA.
A delegation from Clayton will meet
with the Society to discuss some
means of preventing the issuing of a
State license. The good people of
Clayton and Smyrna are indignant
over the report and a tremendous
remOnstrance will be made against
any attempt to operate a distillery
in this vicinity. Kent county is
now "dry' and to place a rum
hole just across the line in New
Castle County, in hundreds that have
already shown by a decisive vote
(but were prevented from enjoying
the fruits of their victory that they
do not want such an institution, is
particularly nauseating. Every good
citizen is urged to turn out at the
meeting Friday evening and to discuss
the question from its various phases.
Smyrna times., 1908-06-17
DELAWARE COLLEGE rs YEARS
Commencement Exercises To-day The
Scene of Big Alumni Gathering
Ayers !. StoCkley a Graduate

Delaware College celebrates to-day
its seventy-ffth anniversary and
also observes its annual commence
ment at Newark. The baccalaureate
sermon was preached Sunday evening
in the college oratory by Rev. DR..
Harvey w. Ewing. of Trinity Meth
odist Episcopal Church, Worcester,
Mass. q former student at the
college The usual society meetings
and class day festivities were entered
into Monday and Tuesday and to-day
the Commencement exercises and
Alumni Dinner was given. Prof
E. L. Nallandingham of Chestnut
Hill, Mass. a former member of the
faculty to the following graduating
class. John Carl Aker. Delaware
City; Ellis Manley Armstrong.
Cooch's Bridge; John Franklin Bald
win, Jr. Wilmington; George Lionel
Bright, Delaware City; Richard
Thompson Cam, 4th. Kirkwood;
Homer Wilson Collins, Dover,
Standley Evans, Elkton Nd. John
William Gotwals, Newark; John
Roy Kelley, Reedsville, Pa, Seruch
Titus Kimble, Appleton, Nd.
Harry Agustus Miller, Jr., Whining
ton; John Persol McCaskey, Newark
Joseph Earl Newman, Wilmington;
Ayres Jacques Stockly, Smyrna;
Edgar Lewis Stubbs, Wyoming
Rauley Katesburg Torbet, Laurel;
Lewis Thomas Roberts Ward, Jr.,
Cherry Mill, Md. John Baker
Taylor. Dover, and William Morrow
Francis, Wilmington. Some dist;n-
guished alumni taking part in the com
mencement exercises are: J. G.
Mccullough, of New York, a graduate
o: the class Of '55, Ex-Governor of
Vermont and president of the Erie
Railroad Company, and DR.. Henry
Coulden, of the class of "a, the
oldest living graduate of the in
stitution. DR.. Coulden is a practic-
ing physician Of Perryvile, Md.
Smyrna times., 1908-06-17
j. E. HoFFEcKER SINGS SOLO
At Asburys Twilight Service Sunday
Evening And Touched Many Hearts

The services at Asbury NJ. E.
Church last Sunday evening was
made attractive by some fine music.
Mr.. J. E. Hoffecker who had been
home from Philadelphia for a week
was prvailed upon to sing solo and
though hardly in physical condition
accommodated his hearers with a
tenor selection entitled "He Will
Hold Me Fast. " His rich voice had
lost none of its sweetness on account
of his affliction and the melting
fervor with which he sang, touched
the hearts of the congregation and
caused tears, in not a few cases, to
we'll up in the eyes of those who
love to hear him sing. Mr.. Hoffec-
ker left Monday for Philadelphia and
will sail on July the first for France
where he will take the celebrated
thermal baths of Aix-Les- -Baines,
as a part of the treatment RECON-
mended by his physician. DR.. Watt
talked Sunday evening on ''The
Dreamer Revealed, or the Brothers
Forgiven, and as a finishing touch
to his fine discourse, Miss Mary Reed
and Mr.. L. M. Price sang an unusual
ly sweet duett entitled: He Knows.
Smyrna times., 1908-06-17
CHANGERS TALK PHONE LINE
Farmers Meet Telephone Representa-
tiVes And Discuss Four Separate
Lines Involving 60 Subscribers

Lines Involving 60 Subscribers
An interesting meeting open to all
farmers was held by the members of
Smyrna Grange last Saturday evening
when representatives of Telephone
and Electrical Supply Companies
appeared in Smyrna to talk over the
situation. Nothing definite, however,
was reached and the meeting ad-
jOurned to meet tomorrow, Thurs
day evening. There was talk of
five separate and distinct rural lines,
all of which desired to have access to
the Smyrna exchange. One of these
is the Hartly-Kenton line, and the
others are: a line down Severson' S
Neck toward Woodland Beach taking
in the farms of the Fords and others /;
a line down Thoroughfare Neck to
Flemings Landing; a line north on
the state road taking in the farms of
the Armstrong; and others; and a
line out in the direction of the farm
of Thomas Lamb and others. The
four or five lines will represent about
60 subscribers. OF the four represen-
tatives who talked to the farmers,
the representative of the Bell Tele-
phone Company which recently ac-
quired the Diamond State Company,
held out the most interesting
proposition since it would include
the Smyrna Clayton Exchange and
access to all the phones on the Bell
System. The latter's proposition
was either to have the subscribers
furnish the poles and the Company
maintain the line at the present rate
of $50 per year per subscriber or else
the rural lines to put up and maintain
their own lines and pay the Bell
Company $500 year for the
privilege of connecting with Smyrna
Exchange. In the other propositions
the rural lines would have to install
an independent Central Station. -
Smyrna times., 1908-06-17
ODESSA AND TOWNSEND DRY"
Though They Are in New Castle County
No Booze" is Sold For The Present

lnOugh ! heY Are IN New castle County
No Booze" is Sold For The Present
Odessa and Townsend, although in
"wet " territory, are both "dry'',
and will remain so until General
Sessions Court passes on the applica-
tions for two hotel licenses there
some time during the week beginning
June %. The two hotels in Odessa
closed their bars at II o'clock on
Thursday night, and the Townsend
hotel discontinued business at an
early hour Friday morning The
trouble in Odessa is that the hotel
keepers, J. Harry Massey and Calvin
P. Stidham, did not have the neces-
sary number of freehOlders when they
made application for license at the
March term of court, and their old
license expired on June 2. At Town
send there was a remonstrance
against the APPLICATION of James L.
Dickerson when he applied at the
March term of court and he withdrew
is application and W. T. Bramble
who has been employed as his clerk,
is applying at this term of court for
a license. The Law and Order
League of Townsend is opposing the
granting Of this license, and have
filed two remonstrances against the
applicant, and propose to keep the
town dry" if possible. The Law
and Order League of Townsend is
also watching several people of that
place, who are suspected of selling
Intoxicating drinks.
Smyrna times., 1908-06-17
NEXT SUNDAY AT AsBURY

DR.. Watt Will Continue His Series of
Sermons and Juniors viii Take Part
Next Sabbath morning the subject
will be GA Strange Desire, " the
third in the series on the Great
Ambition of a Great Man. The
discussion will have to do with one
OF the most mysterious facts in
human experience. At the twilight
service the subject will be ga
Strange Ruse," the seventh in the
sermon story series. 1t deals with
the most interesting phase of the
Hebrew Dreamer's life. Master
Willie Turner will sing a solo at the
evening service, supported by a
junior chorus which has been organ
lied for the summer!
Smyrna times., 1908-06-17
LOCAL TALENT AT CONCERT
Enjoyable Entertainment Given Under
Auspices of w. H. M. S. Society


The Woman's Home Missionary
Society of Asbury M. E. Church
gave an enjoyable entertainment
at the church Thursday evening.
There was q goodly attendance
present and the silver offering which
was taken at the door amounted to
$26.63 Miss Harriet Townsend
Bagley, Of Philadelphia, a concert
singer of considerable local repute in
that city, who was to have been
present, was unable to come and the
ladies fortunately secured Miss
Miriam Gray. of Bridgeville, to
substitute. The latter sang three
solos besides duet with Mr.. Lewis NJ.
Price. In addition to this there was an
organ recital by Mrs. Marion Cover
dale, ladies' quartette by Mrs. Elva
McCausland, Mrs. Ursa M. Diller,
Miss Eba Cloak Wilds, and Miss
Mary Roberts; a baritone solo by
Hon. Walter y. Hoffecker; and a
cornet solo by William G. Anthony.
The concert was enjoyable throughout
and was creditable to the ladies who
arranged it.
Smyrna times., 1908-06-17
ST. PETERS FINE EXCURTION
Was a Delightful Event And Partici-
pated in by About 60 Persons

The excursion given by the ladies
of St. Peters Church which was
postponed from Monday until yester-
day on account of rain, proved a
most delightful outing. There were
between fifty and sixty in the party.
During the trip some excellent music
was furnished by a quartette COM
posed of Thomas S. Start, L. M.
Price, w. T. Massey and Prof. E. L.
Pontz. Massey with his guitar and
banjo, and Prof. Pontz, sang a num-
Der of comic selections. The trip
was taken up the bay and on the
return by moonlight there was some
fine chorus singing. During the
long wait "on the bar" Doc Massey
and admiral" Eugene Davis kept
the party in. a good humor.
Smyrna times., 1908-06-17

in Asbury M. E. Church Smyrna.
Tributes were paid to the memory
of the little fellow and deep sympathy
was expressed for the heart broken
parents at the untimely death of their
only child. Interment was made in
Odd Fellows Cemetery, the Rev. w.
E. Matthews officiating.
Smyrna times., 1908-06-17
WOODLAND BEACH ROAD

Levy Court Visits The Beach And De-
eide to Give Additional Funds for Repair
Members of the Kent County Levy
Court visited the Woodland Beach
Road last Wednesday and viewed the
work that was being done. The
owners of the Island and the Levy
Court are sharing in the expense of
rebuilding the road which had been
washed away by the high tides and
Wednesday the Levy Court appro-
priated $500 more on the work. The
road will be in readiness by the open
ing of the season at Woodland Beach.
Smyrna times., 1908-06-17

Wheat Crop Shortened One Quarter
Cheswold, June 16-Our wheat
growers are awake to the fact that
a blight or scab is showing very
plainly and the crop may thereby
be shortened 25 per cent.
Smyrna times., 1908-06-17

Short Berry Crop Leaves Dull Market
Cheswold, June 16-The short crop
and short season of strawberries, has
left dull and uneventful market
at this shipping point. A few rasp-
berries, however, give a better life
the past week.
Smyrna times., 1908-06-17


Daughter Ae Revolution
Smyrna times., 1908-06-17

ing with the fireplugs. These pipes
can be placed at convenient places in
the center and extreme limits of the
town. On motion, Mr.. Grieves was
instructed to get figures from our
plumbers and to have such places in
stalled. 1t was brought out that in
all towns where freplugs were used
a great deal, similar trouble was
caused by street sprinklers.
Town Contracts For Coal Supply
Secretary H. B. Grieves reported
that he had contracted with the Key
ston Coal & Coke Company for coal
for the ensuing year. The contract
calls for Argyle coal at 81. 40 per ton,
a reduction of five cents a ton over
last year. A communication was
read from the Insurance Under
writer's Association, relative to the
wiring of houses. Council did not
take up with their plan, as it was
contended that Chief Engineer Wilson
was competent enough to pass upon
all electric wiring Bills to the
amount of 1858. 40 were read and
allowed.
Smyrna times., 1908-06-17

CONTINUED on HFrH PAGE.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-09-28
How Combination Works Out.


"The small assessment made in 1907
for back taxes. Il total of less than
S1000G00 on the stock of all the big
stockholders of the company, has
forced Cyrus II. Mccormick to pay
about $500 per year for each of the
four years of delinquency, or about
one four -hundredth of his honest
share His associates have lodged
their taxes in the same ratio.
"Why do not the proper officials of
the city. county or state collect these
unpaid taxes? Why should private
citizens have to do this work that their
public servants are paid TO do?
because the officials are a part of
the system-a combination between
big business and big politics in Hi
nois: Roy o. West, counsel for the In
ternational Harvester company: Roy
o. West. chairman Of the Republican
state central committee: Roy. o. West
chairman of the board of tax review
for Cook county
Rock Island Argus., 1908-09-28
A Travelling Mans Experience.

81 must tell you my experience on an
east bound o. r. & n. r. r. train from
Pendletan to LeGrande, Ore, writes
Sam A. CARRIER, well known travelling
man. Il was in the smoking depart
ment with some other travelling men
when one of them went out into the
coach and came back and said, There
is a woman sick unto death in the car
/ at once got up and went out, found
hands and arms were drawn up so you
could mot straighten them, and with
deathlike look on her face. Two or
three ladies were working with her
and giving her whisky. | went to my
suit case and got my bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy Il never travel without it,,
ran to the water tank, put a double
dose of the medicine in the glass,
poured some water into it and stirred
it with a pencil; then | had quite
time to get the ladies to let me give it
to her, but | succeeded. | could at
once see the effect, and | worked with
her, rubbing her hands, and in 20 min
i,utes l gave her another dose. BY this
time we were almost into LIE Grande,
where | was to leave the train. | gave
the bottle to the husband to be used
; in case another dose should be needed,
! but by the time the train ran into Le-
Grande she was all right, and | re-
ceived the thanks of every passenger
| in the car" For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-09-28

Chicago, Sept. 2S.--For the first time
In the history of political affairs III
Illinois the Democratic state central
committee has prepared a textbook
supplementing the similar publication
issued by the national committee.
This publication of eighty pages is in
tended for the guidance of Democratic
editors and the speakers who will soon
address the people of the state.
The book points out the issues and
classifies them in manner that leaves
no doubt that the official record of
Charles S. Deneen and his poltica;
manager, Roy o. West, coupled with
the scandals in the various state insti-
tutions. will be the points upon which
the outcomes of the approaching elec
tion will turn.
Scope of the Book.
An idea of the character of the book
may be had from the contents. After
discussing the party platforms, the
following subjects are taken up: I'm
peratiye Necessity of Humane Reform
in the Conduct of the State Charitable
Institutions; The Giroux Case; Tragic
Story of the Hamlin Boys Death at
Pontiac," 1.-THE Mask Torn Off
Speech of the Hon. John W. HILL
Chairman of the NOn-Partisan Legisla-
tive Committee, Appointed by the For
ty-fifth General Assembly to Probe the
Asylum Horrors "Deneen and the
Farmers, An Expose of the State
Grain Inspectors Office" Views OF
Governor Deneen's Administration Ex-
pressed by Republican Editors -
"Richard Yates Expressed Views O.
Governor Deneen." ''The Chicago Trib-
une's Editorial Estimate of Governor
Deneen." us Deneen an Honest
Man?-Resume of the Inter-Ocean's
Serial Under That Title why Chi
cago's Oldest Newspaper, The Evening
Journal, Abandoned the Republican
Ticket as Told in its Own Editorial
Columns Criticism of Deneen.
Voiced by Down-State Republican
Newspapers" Takes and the Repub-
lican Campaign Fund" 'Sprinefield's s
Disgraceful Race Riots" ''The Tad
pole Ditch. With Acknowledgements
to the Tribune for the Euphonious
Title" "A Word on the Deep Water
way "The Inter-Ocean's Horse
Thief Editorial" "Deneen's Russian
Spy System Corporation Counsel
Brundage on Deneen," "Views by
Other Republican Leaders in the De.
neen Administration, Efforts to
Cloud the Issues ''Stevenson's HUI
name Views. as Expressed in His
Peoria Speech of Acceptance"
Endorsement of Deneen Scored.
Immediately following the presenta-
ton of the four state platforms the
book launches into it's purpose in this
wise, under the caption, Comparisons
Are OdiOus":
NO one who carefully peruses the
four preceding divisions of this pam
phlet can fail to discover that there
is much of an odOrous and of al
odiOus character as well in the two
Republican platforms.
This is elOquently eXemplified ir
the endorsement given Governor De
neen in connection with the state char
liable institutions.
with the, report Of the non-DartisaI
Rock Island Argus., 1908-09-28
Farmer Taxed for Everything.

The farmer buys his supplies in .
highly protected market and sells his
products iii free market. He pays
into the Golfers of the trust and pro
tected producers for all his farm tools.
his clothes. his hat and shoes, his
tableware. stoves, for his harness and
chains. He is taxed for everything
he needs. from the swaddling clothes
put upon his baby to the coffin in
which he is finally laid, and his chill
dren taxed for the little monument
they erect at his gfave-Hon. Lincoly
Dixon of Indiana. May -. 1908.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-09-28
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC TEXT BOOK IS OUT
First State Workers Guide Proves Sizzling Pamphlet

legislative investigating committee
fresh in their minds and the entire
press of the state crying scandal be-
cause of. the conditions uncovered by
that body it is hard to comprehend
how intelligent men assembled for the
purposes of state convention could
frame such a plank other than in "a
spirit of grim humor.
Call "Humor" Grim.
"Humor that has as it's foundation
the pitiful cry of the helpless in dis
tress-the Giroux child baking alive
because of official neglect: other chill
dren of feeble mind torn and mangled
because compelled to work at danger
Gus machinery without such safe
guards as would be enforced in an or
dinary factory: the Hamln boy beaten
to death by guards at the Pontiac res
formatory-such humOr we hold is
odious indeed and odorous as well.
Abandoning for the moment their
playful mood. these humorous gentle
men proceeded to give the lie to the
investigation committee, which. was
three Democratic members of the
legislature, John W. Hill and Edward
Hope of Chicago, and Harrison L. Ire
land of Washburn, Republicans; Wal
ter |. Nanny of Mt. Sterling, John =.
McGoorty and John j.. Mclaughlin of
Chicago, Democratic members.
Civil Service an Issue.
Ignoring this committees report of
upwards of 1000 pages. the Deneen
platform makers dispose of the suo-
ject in these words:
1--WE congratulate the present state
administration upon the excellent
showing made by these institutions
during the recent legislative invcstiga
tion of certain accidents occurring
therein
Passing from this odorous feature
| of the Deneen platform to its next
| pinnacle of pride we find the old IA
| miliar stalking horse-civil service
led forth.
Quote Republican Platform.
'Hearken to this chaste verbiage ii
| which the charger is attired in the
| Deneen platform:
"In this work of rehabilitatinc
| and reOrganZinG the administration OF
| the state charitable Institutions, Gov
| ernOr Deneen has raised the standard
of administration in our public insti
| tutiOns and removed them from in
| furious political influence not only 10y
the securing of the legislation which
has placed the employees of such in
stitutions under civil service but b,
the recognition of merit as the chic
recommendation for appointment t.
the public service.
Then read this blunt excerpt from
the report of the non partisan commit
tees report, to be found OH page 94S
What Investigating Committee Said.
The committee strongly condemn
the evasion OF the spirit OF the civi
service law. by which on the Orde
of the executive a large number o
attendants We're dismissed immediate
| ly before the civil service law wen
into effect, and a selected list of politi
cal followers were installed in thei
places, without undergoing tpe neces
Sity of Il civil service examination
After indulging in number of simi
Rock Island Argus., 1908-09-28
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Not n Hit.

Mr.. Taft's idea that the high tariff
needs belfrX and Il few roof gardens
built on it is not making Il hit with
the head of the household who pays
the family bills and does the family
voting Chicago Daily News.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-09-28

cants are being supplied. with the re-
suit that the state headquarters in the
sherman House have taken on the ap-
pearancc of the shipping room of Il
wholesale book house.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-09-28

The will OF John V Farwell. the late
Chicago merchant. gives $4,000 for 4
fund TO maintain the Moody Bible In.
stitUte. His estate aggregated $1,000.
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