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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-12

The largest amount OF money ever
on deposit in Kansas state and nat
ional banks during the crop-moVins
season was on hand at the time the
call was made by State Bank Commits
sioner ]. N. Dolley--a total OF $l72'-
9s4,s57.57. This is the amount
shown by the official statement IS
sued by state Bank Commissioner
Doiley. The Commissioner estimates
mat the people of Kansas have at
least $4,000, 900 in cash which Is
being used to take care Of and move
the crops. This will be returned %
the banks with interest when the
crops are marketed. The call was
made June 80 and the deposits in the
state banks on that date were $685.
4sO,SSs.sS. The deposits for cor
responding date in 1908 we're s7b,-
56S,5sl.15. The deposits in the nat
ional banks June 80 of this year
were Ss4,44S.ss5.19.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-12

II bought some flour today" said
the wife Of an Abilene real estate
man to her husband when he went
home last night, land It is awful
high" Hush right up, Mary" was
his reply. High flour means high
wheat and high wheat means agri-
cultural prosperity and that means
people will want Dickinson county
farms and I'll do more business.
Don't worry about the flour"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-12
x RACE AGAINST the mar

"A Race Against the Tariff
ocean Steamers trying to arrive be-
fore Schedules Change"-headline in
Kansas City Star, over a story of big
shipments Of foreign made goods,
What pity congress could not have
taken the Democrats advice SO that
the headlines would have read:
Loading Big ships-Foreign Ports
Preparing Immense Cargoes for
American Trade" ISL
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-12

Abilene lost four games to salina
and is consequently very sore. Its
papers continue to hammer away,
showing their sore spots and their
ignorance Of real bssebali.-salina
Journal.
Abilene Is not sore at losing the
games; this town is a good loser. But
Il does make Abilene 4 little weary
to 50 10 saiins to root for the Abb
ienes and be insulted, It rather
expsetsd better courtesy Of sAllnh
and e surprised tAat the papers en-
dorss sueh aelion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-12

Commenting on Abilene's unfortu-
nate Town Row which is preventing
progress the Concordia Kansan says;
"a town gets just a sgoOd an ad-
ministration as it deserves. Abilene
IS getting what It voted for-just
what 1t deserves. Concordia is in
the same boat. Let's look pleasant
about it."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-12

1t is reported that when juno
ton City goes to salina to play ball
a special car crowd with about three
dozen soldiers in the party will go
to see the game. They win root
for Junction and II sallna attempts
to throw them out look out for
them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-12

Hope Dispatch: Abilene is tax
ing up the commission form Of city
government idea and will vote on
the plan If enough signers can be
obtained to the petitions. Just what
Abilene needs of commission govern
ment is rather uncertain, but from
the fuses they have been having
with the present administration, 1t
is sure thing they need something,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-12
SHIFTING SOIL.
Real Estate Transfers Reported By
J.E. Keel, Abstraetor.

A. J. Poor and wife to Luster c.
wbitehair. 70 By a25 feet in ne
cor HseR so-i2-l, $500.
The CITY Of HsringtOn TO Lana n.
Hubbard. lot 10. bIk IS. CITY Of
Hsrlngi0n. SIS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-12

Kansas gained only $4,000 popu-
lation last year, and more babies
than that were born. What is the
matter with this land of milk, honey
and bank deposits?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-12

The management should use a
broom on tie seats in The grand
stSnd-sallna Journal.
And use q club on he persons Who
80 to the grand stand to insult visi-
ton.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-12

We print the above from Junction
City and Salina papers that our home
people may see just how our neigh
bors see us. Neither of the articles
is fair or entirely true, but the kind
of history Abilene has been making
has encouraged just such notoriety
instead OF the healthy complimentary
kind the town needs,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-12

junction City Union: Poor old
Abilene! She is having all kinds Of
trouble. The city council got IN a
fight and for months the town has
not had a marshal. The Parker COM
pany that employed several hundred
men asked a small favor Of the city
and 1t was refused and the Parker
company is now packing up their
goods and will move to Leavenworth.
Now the man who for years has
who has done his work faithfully has
served notice ON the people that II
he cannot collect enough each month
to buy horse feed he will quit work
next week and the Job Of street
sprinkler will go begging. The one
springler will go begging. The one
improvement planned for that towr
is the enlargement Of the cemetery
and an ornamental fence placed
around the town would perhaps show
1t off to a good advantage. n
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-12

Salina Union: Aren't the Parker
factories going to Leayenworth after
all? G. W. Parker still insists that
they are and says that the building
contracts for Leavenworth have been
signed. But the Abilene council is
told by the citizens Of Abilene to get
busy and give the Parker factories
the requested privileges. The peo-
pie seem to think that Parker isn't
going at all, and, according to Abb
lene papers, they say that no ar
rangements for moving have been
begun. Twenty-Five miles west OF
Abilene is located town named Sa-
lima. If Parker is going to move at
all Salina should not let him go east.
Parker is a great advertisement for
any town and, if he is determined
to leave Abilene why doesn't Salina
get a hold of him ana his plant?
Smyrna times., 1909-06-16
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
READY FOR COMMENCEMENT
WEEK OF EXERCISES WILL BEGIN
IN SMYRNA NEXT WEEK
Baccalaureate Sermon to Be Preached
by Rev. Charles H. HoImead- Class
Day and Commencement.

Next week is Commencement Week
of the Smyrna High School. The
school will close this week and enter
upon their summer vacation. The
commencement exercises of the grad
uating class of 1909 will begin Sun
day with the baccalaureate sermon
which will be preachd at St. Peters
Church by the Rev. Charles H. Hol-
mead, the new and popular rector.
Monday evening Glass Day exercises
will be held at the Smyrna Opera
House and will be as follows: Ad-
dress of welcome, president Carlton
B. Walls; prophecy, M. Phyllis Ma
son; grOwler, Eleanor Spruance; pi-
ano solo, Myrtle T. Derrickson; class
poet, Minnie L. Rothwell; presenta-
tion oratiOn, Myrtle T. Derrickson;
respondent, Margaret Walls; piano
duett, Eleanor Spruance and Phyllis
Mason; mantle oration, Margaret
Walls; junior respondent, Ethel C.
Grieves; class song. Tuesday even
ing the Alumni reception will be held
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. E. DeFord on Commerce street.
The Alumni Association at a meeting
last Thursday evening elected Ayres
Stockly, president; Miss Anna Tai
bot, vice president; Miss Julia HUM,
secretary and Cairl Price, treasurer.
These officers will constitute the re-
ception committee on Tuesday night.
Wednesday night the commencement
exercises will be held at the Opera
House and will be as follows: High
School Chorus; piano solo, Miss Julia
HUM; salutatory, Carlton Walls;
vocal solo, Mrs. G. Reynolds Stew
enson; address to the graduates, Rev.
L. E. Barret, D. D. ladies quartette;
valedictOry, Miss Phyllis Mason;
presentation of diplomas by Principal
Burdette; High School Chorus. The
following is the class of graduates
and their averages:
Smyrna times., 1909-06-16
COMMENCEMENT AT TOWNSEND
Four Graduates Receive Their Diplo-
mas-Address bYVaughn S. Collins
of MiddIetown-G Good Music.

Townsend, June 16. One of the
most delightful programs in years
was rendered at the M. E. Church at
Townsend Monday evening June 18th
when four graduates of the Townsend
Public Schools received their diplo-
mas. The weather conditions were
inclement but despite these conditions
large audience turned out. The
church was beautifully decorated.
Norris Orchestra of four pieces of
Smyrna rendered delightful music.
The Board of Directors, of which
George M. D. Hart is president, and
the faculty of which Miss Anna R.
Lawson, is principal, marched with
the class to the front of the .church.
The address to the graduates was
given by Rev. Vaughan S. Collins of
Middletown. The program which was
presided over by Mr.. Hart, President
of the Board, was as follows: Invo-
cation, Rev. F. G. MacSorley; salu-
tatory and grafton, GA Decade of
World power" Harold Rawlins Out
ten; music, orchestra; essay, "Poems
That Have Stirred Humanity, Lillian
May Hart; cornet solo, W. G. Anthony !;
essay "The Southland" Eva K.
Alfree; music, orchestra; essay and
valedictory, Memory's Influence, ;"
Ethel Virginia Lee; music, orchestra !;
address to graduates, Rev. Vaughan
S. Collins, Middletown, Del. pre-
sentation of diplomas, Superintendent
Spaid, of New Castle County; music,
orchestra; entrance of flower girls,
Helen Reynolds, Leliah L. Money,
Margaret Collins, Naomi Shockley !;
benedictiOn, Rev. F. C. MacSorley !;
postlude, orchesra. The class roll
was as follows: Ethel Virginia Lee,
Lillian May Hart, Eva V. Alfree,
Harold Rawlins Outten; Board of
Education: George M. D. Hart presi-
dent, D. B. Maloney, W. E. Hart, T.
A. Enos, M. D., ". A. Scott, w.
Lattomus, D. B. Jones, R. Hodgson,
w. c. Money J. A. Hart, Secretary !;
Faculty: Anna r. Lawson, Helen P.
Start, A. Katharine Ratledge, Anna
M. Sharpless.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-16
EX-GOVERNOR REYNOLDS DEAD
Passes Away Suddenly ct His Home
Near Petersburg, Thursday After
noon-Was Born in Smyrna.

Ex-Governor Robert J. Reynolds
di ID at his residence near Petersburg,
this county, on Thursday afternoon
suddenly of heart trouble. Mr.. Rev.
nolds was apparently as we'll as usual
Thursday morning, having driven to
mill where he sold some wheat, re-
turned home, and had the wheat
hanled to the mill. After eating
dinner he walked to the mail box.
secured his mail, returned to the house
and commenced to read the daily
paper when he was taken with an
attack of acute indigestion, and in
few minutes death had claimed him.
Mr.. Reynolds was born in Smyrna,
Delaware, March II, 1888, and was
the son of Robert w. Reynolds whose
wife was Sarah Glider Marvel. He
was educated at Fairfield New York.
after which he began farming near
Petersburg, in which community he
passed his entire life. His first wife
was Lovenia L. Riggs of near Smyrna
by whom he had one child, Byron
Reynolds, the Baltimore lawyer.
whose untimely death occurred in 1898.
Byron Reynolds is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Ulyssa l. Reynolds of
Baltimore, and a promising son Her
bert Byron Reynolds, now a Junior
at Cornell University. Mr.. Reynolds ,
second wife was Mrs. Hester Cubbage
(nee Thomas) of this county, who
survives him. Mr.. Reynolds was a
prominent factor in the political life
of Delaware for over thirty years
having been elected to the Legislature
in 1868 when only thirty years of
age. He served as State Treasurer
from 1879 to 1883 and as Governor
from 1891 to 1895. AS a political
leader he possessed marvellous execu-
tive ability, tremendous energy and
comprehensive grasp of men and
affairs, combined with rugged honesty
OF purpose and speech. The men and
women of his community who knew
him best, loved him most highly and
mourn his loss most sincerely. Fun
eral services were held at his late
home Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
lnterment was made at Baltimore
Monday morning.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-16
DR.. THOs. c. MOORE HOME AGAIN
Arrived Yesterday at the Home Of His
Sister Mrs. SaVin at CheswoId.

Arrived Yesterday at the Home of His
Sister Mrs. Savin at CheswoId.
DR.. Thomas C. Moore, State Sena-
tor representing Duck Creek Hundred,
who for fifteen months has been under
going treatment at the Pennsylvania
Sanitarium, Philadelphia. came down
yesterday and went to the home of
his sister, Mrs. W. C. Savin. near
CheswQld, where he will recuperate
preparatory TO returning to Smyrna
to practice medicine. He was accom-
panied from Philadelphia by his two
close and personal friends, Postmaster
Thomas Jefferson and Magistrate
Henry S. Anthony. DR.. Moore was
accorded a warm reception by many
friends on the Delaware railroad
train. He is looking fine and is in
good spirits. He came down on the
accommodation which leaves Philadel-
phia at 2. 10 O'Clock P. M.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-16
ACADEMY COMMENCEMENT
List of Graduates Contain Several
From Cheswold and Kenton.

List of Graduates Contain Several
From Cheswold and Kenton.
The commencement exercises of
the Conference Academy began Sun.
day at Dover with a sermon to the
graduating class by Bishop Hamilton.
The following are the graduates: =:
Lettie Insley, Cheswold; Grace Good
ing, Wyoming; Muriel Bickford,
WoOdside; Louise Tyler, Upper Fair
mount, Md. Helen Garrison, Ken
ton; Elva Garrison, Kenton; Ethel
Reeves, Harrington; Ruth Gravenor,
SharptOwn, Md. Elsie Anderson,
Pennington; Grace W. Greene, Dover;
Philena Baxter, Cheswold; Elphonsie
Baxter, Cheswold; Lillian Carson,
Dover; Clyde Insley, Wingate. Md. /;
Thomas Mowbray, Lewes; Howard
Hardcastle, Cheswold; Charles W.
Spry, Little Creek; Earl West, Mill
Vile; Robert Carton, Wyoming;
Ralph Hearne, Delmar; Oliver P.
Simmons, Cambridge, Md. The com
mencement exercises proper will be
held this evening, June 16, in the
Dover Opera House.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-16
HERMON GARRISON BETTER
Miraculous Recovery From Punctured
Bowel and Accident Which BefeII Him.

Miraculous Recovery From Punctured
Bowel and Accident Which BefeII Him.
Herman Garrison, who met with an
accident on his farm near Clayton
last Wednesday, and was hastened
off to the Delaware Hopsital Whining
ton, for an operation, is better and
every hope is now entertained for
his recovery. Mr.. Garrison was pull
ing posts and in wrenching one, he
fell bringing with him the whole
weight of the heavy post on his stom-
ach. He was picked up unconscious
and two Smyrna physicians held a
consultation over him. Finally it
was decided to send him to the Della
ware Hospital, Wilmington, where
an operation was made. The surgeon
found his bowel punctured and per-
itonitis setting in. He was given
prompt medical attention and for
several days his condition was pro-
nounced hopeless. Sunday and Mon
day change for the better took place
and now his physicians hope to bring
him through. Much sympathy has
attended the case. Mr.. Garrison,
who is son of the late Mrs. H. Jen-
ME Garrison, was married a little
more than week ago to Miss Hilda
Bedwell of near Clayton and she has
been his constant attendant through
the trying ordeal.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-16

the commencement his Morning.
Horace Spruance Awarded Prize.
At the annual commencement OK
ercises of Delaware College held at
Newark this morning the following
students graduated. George Lionel
Bright, Delaware City; Richard
Thompson Cam, fourth Kirkwood;
Robert Mclean CarsweH, Elsmere;
Isaac Gibbs, Jr., Middletown; John
Brooks Jackson, Wyoming; Cecil
Edwin Watts, Principle, Md. Will
liam Floyd Wingett, Wilmington;
John Randle Rothrock, Oceola Mills,
Pa. Henry Vandyke Stewart, New
Castle; Thomas Bell Tinney, Newark;
Richard Joseph Ward, Phillipsburg.
N. j.; Richard Hampton Palmer,
Wilmington; Gustave Adolph Patter-
man, Wilmington; Samuel Mont
gomery Parish. Wilmington; Howard
Hopkins Grouse, Wilmington; Victor
Herbert Jones, Middletown; Charles
Frederick Kettel, Lancaster, Pa. Ed
ward William McGarvey of Altoona,
Pa. Clifford McIntire, Wilmington.
Thefollowing students received prizes
Bishop Coleman Memorial Prize, S25,
Gustave AdOlph Patterman, Whining
ton. Alumni prizes for debates-1st,
$40, Howard Taylor Ennis, Dover:
I'd, SIS, William Franklin Knowles.
Greenwood. Alumni Prize fer ora
tion, SIS William Franklin Knowles.
Greenwood. Bush Literary prizes
1st, SIS, Cecil E. Watts; End, $40,
Howard Hopkins Grouse, Wilmington.
Memorial prize of Lieutenant Clark
Churchman, S15-Robert Mclean Cars
well, Elsmere. Philo Sherman Ben
nett prize of $2O-Cecil E. Watts.
Principle, Md. w. C. T. U. prizes
list, $25, Howard Hopkins Grouse:
I'd, SIS, Howard Taylor Ennis; Sd,
$40, John Baugham Ennis, Dover;
4th, S5, Howard Evans Spruance,
Smyrna. William D. Clark prize.
$25-Clarence Edwin Taylor Harring-
ton
Smyrna times., 1909-06-16
PREPARING FOR COUNTRY FAIR"
Committees All Appointed BY Century
Club and Much Progress Being Made.

CommltteeS All Appointed BY Century
Club and Much Progress Being Made:
With the approach of the Fourth,
the ladies of the Twentieth Centuy
Club are bending every effort to com
plete their plans for the holding of
the County Fair again this year. The
working committees have all been ap-
pointed. which will be headed by
Mrs. j. Harvey Speakman, the gen
eral manager. The Fair will be held
on the schollhouse green as usual and
the program will be given with sew
eral marked and important changes.
While the booths and general effect
will be along the same lines as last
year, the amusement features will be
entirely changed and promise to be
more entertaining than ever. The
Fair will be held three days, July the
End, Srd, and 5th. The Fifth will be
the important day of the Fair and
incidentally Home Day." Many
former Smyrnians are expected to be
with US. There is talk of big
" Fourth of July parade on that day
which is being worked up by the cit
liens and merchants of Smyrna
There will be singing, speech-making
by Hon. L. Irving Handy and Hon.
W. H. Stayton, atheletic sports, ect.,
following the parade at the Fair
Grounds. Enthusiasm is being worked
up for the occasion and the Country
Fair promises to excel any ever
given by the ladies.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-16
NEXT SUNDAY AT AsBURY
Rev. Dr.. Watt Announces Topics-Two
Solos to be Rendered.

In response to repeated sugges-
tions the pastor will preach Sunday
morning on subject of general in
terest, I" "Shall We Know Each Other
in Heaven?" The subject will be
treated from the standpoint of COM
mon sense as we'll as scripture and in
the light of modern discoveries in the
realm of soul life. There will be two
solos. Miss Mary Roberts will sing
'The City that Never Grows Old, >
and Hon. Walter o. Hoffecker will
sing "The Half Has Never Been
Told. Both are appropriate to the
subject. All interested are invited
to be present. In the evening the
Rev. w. Kay Lord Of the New Jersey
and Delaware Childrens Home Society
will speak. Mr.. Lord is an interest
ind speaker and has a message that
touches all hearts. The Junior choir
that sang so sweetly last Sabbath
night will sing at the twilight service,
which begins at 6.45.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-16
HOME TALENT AT PARSONAGE
Fine Program at w. F. NJ. S. Thank
Offering Service Friday Evening.

Fine Program at w. F. NJ. S. Thank
Offering Service Friday Evening.
The Thank Offering Service of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the Asbury M. E. Church held at
the parsonage last Friday evening,
June 1lth was we'll attended both by
its members and friends The presi-
dent, Mrs. Robert Watt presided,
and the program of the service was
as follows: opening hymn, "The
Kingdom Coming" with Miss Bessie
Doughten at the piano; prayer, Rev.
R. K. Stephenson; vocal solo, Miss
Mary Roberts, accompanied by Miss
Lillian Speakman; reading, "The
Happiest Girl in Korea" Mrs. J.
Edward Porter; vocal solo, Mr.. ].
Edwin Hoffecker; reading, "The Dis
trict Meeting At Ruralville," Miss
Laura Bell; vocal trio, Misses Eba
Wilds, Mary Roberts and Laura Bell,
accompanied by Miss Lillian Speak
man: reading, can Appeal for the
Thank Offering, Miss Emma Hough;
hymn, "Hark the Voice of Jesus
Calling" The program was much
enjoyed as was also the social hour
following, during which refreshments
were served to the company. The
money received at the thank offering
during the evening will be donated to
some special object, probably to
needy hospital in Korea.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-16
WORK ON STREET PROGRESSING

Square Between Mt. Vernon and Com
merce Streets Now being Graded.
Despite the unfavorable weather
conditions, the street workers of the
Amber, Davis Co., contractors, are
making considerable progress. The
square from North to Mt. Vernon has
been graded and is ready to be rolled
for the concrete base. While they
are waiting on the stone blocks the
gang of men were put to grading the
square between Mt. Vernon and the
-Four Corners, F." and have the grad
ing nearly done. Several carloads
of the vitrified block have arrived
and the stone and cement is expected
shortly. AS soon as the material
arrives and with good weather con-
ditions, they will be able to knock
out considerable work.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-16
HOUSE PARTY COLLEGE GIRLS
Miss Helen D. Boyer Entertaining
Eight Wilson College Chums.

MISS Helen D. Boyer Entertaining
Eight Wilson College Chums.
Miss Helen D. Boyer, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Boyer of this
town, is entertaining for ten days a
party of eight of her college friends
of Wilson College. The Boyer resi-
dence on South street is the scene of
a Jolly gathering and they are max
ing merry the while with all kinds of
pastimes. On Friday evening last
shortly after their arrival in Smyrna
an informal reception was given the
visitors. The young folks entertained
themselves and neighbors during the
evening with excellent instrumental
and vocal music. The following mem
bers of the house party and invited
guests were present:
Miss Anna Haddock, Apollo, Pa; Miss
Margaret Clark, WilksborO, Pa; Miss Elsie
Mennett. Columbus, Ind; Miss Bertha
BrOwnlee, Indiana, Pa; Miss Martha
Stuchel, Indiana; Pa, Miss Marie Snyder,
Wilburton, Pa; Miss Clara Grier Unity,
L d.s MISS MuQItu -. Ofdnaln, GQlla-
delphia; Smyrna-Miss Mary Hazel, Miss
Lillian Speakman, Miss Nan Beckett; Miss
Eba Wilds, Miss Mary Warner, Miss Mary
Roberts. Miss Edith Beck, Miss Fanny
W:lds, Miss Margaret Walls, Miss Nina
Wintord Miss Agnes Carrow, Miss Edith
Humphreys, Miss Jennie Wheatman, Miss
Anna Talbot, Miss Julia Hum, Miss Mary
Riggs. Miss Mildred Hudson, Miss Lille
Lower, Mrs, j. Ralph jefferson. Mrs. Ar
thur johnson, Mrs Harvey W. FAIRIES, Mrs. E.
@. Rowland, Mrs. Walter Z. Jones. Mrs W.
V. Messck. Mrs. Charles II. LeFevre, Mrs.
Cummins Speakman, Mrs. Frank Malcom,
Mrs. Harry Boots.
Saturday evening porch party was
given. Last evening the party was
entertained by the Old Maids Club at
the residence of Mrs. Charles H. Le-
Fevre. This afternoon they will pic
mic at Belmont Grove at the hospi-
tality of Mrs. C. Ernest Roland of
Philadelphia. Friday evening Mr..
and Mrs. Boyer will give dance at
the Century Club House in honor of
the house party, which promises to
be the social event of the week.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-16
FINE BLACK SNAKE FOR zoo
j. H. Bishop of Cheswold Procures a !
Specimen of the Chaser Species.

" IT, DlSuOp " OuGSWOlu TTOCuFGS a
Specimen of the Chaser Species.
Cheswold June 5.-Mr. ]. H. Bis
hop procured from one of his farms
last week very large black snake
of the chaser specimen, measuring
six feet in length, which he has Sc
curely boxed. The snake is being
fed on birds, mice, etc., and is doing
well. Somewhat of naturalist, Mr..
Bishop likes the black snake about
his outbuildings to keep down mice
and rats and sometimes having one
concealed about his person, enjoys a
hearty laugh at someone taking to
their heels to get away from him.
Considering this one fine speciman
of the snake family, he in few days
will ship it to his son, William D.,
who will place it in the Zoo at Fair
mount Park, Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-16
Thoadore Mannon Purchases Home

Theodore Mannon, a well-known
farmer near town, has purchased from
Mrs. May Bailey her house situated
on Main street, the consideration be-
ing $3750. Mr.. Mannon intends to
make it his residence. The property
was formerly the residence of S. M.
Taylor and is now being occupied by
DIR. L. l.. Arts.