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Smyrna times., 1909-11-24
.HOLD-UP ON Mt, VERNON
STREET SATURDAY NIGHT
MRS. WILLIAM r. DAVIS ACCOST-
ED BY THREE BURLY NEGROES.
One of Them Demanded Money at
Point of a ReVolver-Mrs. Davis
Screams Scared HighwaYmen.

One OF mem O6IiidiIOSu NOHSI az
Point of a RevoIVer-Mrs. Davis
Screams Scared HighwaYmen.
A hold-up took place near the cor
ner of Mt. Vernon and Delaware
streets about ten O'Clock Saturday
night, when Mrs. William R. Davis
was accosted by three negroes. Her
scre ans brought assistance and the
hignwaymen escaped without getting
any money or valuables. Mrs. Davis
was returning home with some pur-
] chases she had made at the store and
as she passed the open space beside
the residence formerly occupied by
the Yocums, a burly negro stepped out
and demanded that she give up her
money. Mrs. Davis replied that she
had no money, when the negro whip
ped out his revolver and pointed it at
head with the demand that she keep
her quiet and give up her money. Mrs.
Davis screamed for Mr.. Fowler, who
resides directly opposite and the
negroes fearing detection, beat a re-
treat and ran down the alley toward
Hudson's old lumberyard. Mr.. Johr
, P. Hudson heard the scream and went
Immediately to Mrs. Davis assist.
ance. After taking her home he
called Chief of Police Turner, whC
q with his assistants made an effort t.
q get up with negroes but to no avail
From their actions and seeming mex
6 perience it is believed that they wer
f of this locality. The Police will b
: on the watch. 1t was moonligh
r when the hold-up occurred and Will
n Mrs. Davis was unable to identif
d any of them, she could tell they wer
/ negroes. Mrs. Davis had been al
/ tending a meeting of the M. E
! Mite Society at which meeting fund
n were turned in from the recent fest
val After the meeting she made
! call and went to the store She We
alone and unattended when the hol,
up occurred.
Smyrna times., 1909-11-24
CHURCH sUPPERs PROFITABLE
All of the Smyrna Churches Realize
Well From Their Annual Suppers.

Well From Their Annual Suppers.
Asbury M. E. Mite Society, at its
supper Thursday evening last, which
was given at the Century Club
House, took in about $140 will claes
about S1OO In additionto this delight
full time was had. A week previous
the ladies of st. Peters Church
cleared over $3.50 from their supper
and bazaar. Their proceeds were
swelled by a number of substantial
donations included in which was a
check for S25. 90 and two checks OF
$40 each. The Presbyterians were
first in the field with a supper at the
Club House and cleared $85. 90. These
annual suppers are delightful social
events as well as money-getters and
that they are wen patronized in
Smyrna goes without saying.
Smyrna times., 1909-11-24
UNION THANKSGIVING SERVICE

Methodists and PresbYterians Worship
Together at AsburY NJ. {. Church.
The usual Union Thanksgiving SER
vice held each year in Smyrna will
be held in Asbury Methodist Epis-
copal Church next Thursday morning
at ten-thirty. These services are
very interesting and instructive and
should be largely attended. The SER
mon this year will be preached by
the District Superintendent, Rev.
Robert X. Stephenson. 1t is hoped
that there will be full house. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
Smyrna times., 1909-11-24
Finishing Touches on Street Work

The street work having been COM
pIeted, Superintendent Patterson is
devoting the few dayd he is to remain
in Smyrna in going over the work he
has done and repairing faulty places
in the paving block on Main street.
Smyrna times., 1909-11-24
PREsBYTERIANs WERE PLEASED
Rev. j. Edgar Franklin of Wilmington
Makes a Hit With Two Sermons.

The Rev. J. Edgar Franklin, of
Wilmington, who preached at the
Smyrna Presbyterian Church, last
Sunday, pleased his congregations
exceedingly with his fine sermons.
Mr.. Franklin met many of the congre-
cation personally and his genial and
pleasant manner made deep impress
sion upon his hearers. He has been
invites to fill the pulpit in Smryna
again next Sunday week. Next Sun
day the Rev. George w. Conway, of
this town, will occupy the pulpit.
Smyrna times., 1909-11-24

CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE
Smyrna times., 1909-11-24
Daniel Miflin Dies At Dover.

Daniel Mifiin, one of the best
known farmers of Kent county and
a citizen of Dover for a number of
years, died yesterday after long
illness. He was known here as
thoroughgoing horticulturist, who
could take a bare farm and make II
bring forth fruit even when other
orchardists failed. Mr.. Miftiin Is
survived by wife and one son,
Walker Miflin, who resides at the
Dover residence of the Mullins,
State and Division streets.
Little Lillian Marie Lower Dead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry j. Lower have
the sympathy of their friends in the
loss of their infant daughter, Iilllar
Marie Lower, which occurred in Bren'
ford. Monday morning after a shor'
Hines. The little girl was aged on'
wear. one month and 10 days. Funera
services took place this afternoon a
1.3O O'Clock from the residence Q
Mrs. Lowers parents, Mr.. and MRS
James York and interment was mad
in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Mrs. Temperance Ann Hawkins Oeau
Mrs. Temperance Ann Hawkin
died at the home of her daughter
Mrs. B. H. Pratt. Dover, yesterday
Mrs. Hawkins had reached the ag
of 88 years and twenty-three days
She was the mother of eleven chile
ren. The living children are Jon
/ D. Hawkins, Beulah H. Pratt, MRS
Amos Everett, NJ. Hynson Hawk hi
4 Funeral services will be held
Kenton Baptist Church, Friday morl
d ing at IL o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1909-11-24
No Definite Time has Been Set

The Committee has set no definite
time to await upon Superintendent
Whitney, but it will probably be
within a few days or as soon as ap-
pointment can be made with him. In
the meantime the petition will be
freely circulated so that the Commit
tees effort can be supported by as
many citizens as possible. Members
of the local Grange and farmers gen.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10
William HOWARD TAFT
Is ELECTED PRESIDENT

day, when both houses of Congress as
sembled in the Hall of Representative:
this afternoon to canvass the electoral
vote cast by the colleges of the vari
GUS states last month. Vice-President
Fairbanks presided over the Assem-.
blage. The count was made in a per-
functory manner and the result an
nounced. This canvass marks the
actual election of Mr.. Taft, who did
not legally become President-elect un.
til today, although he has been gener-
ally referred to by that title.
There was a great public demand
for seats in the gallery of the House
chamber to witness the formal cleo
tion of President and Vice President
but few of the thousands of applicants
could be accommodated. Stringent
rules were adopted governing admis-
sion to the public gallery, and practi-
cally all of the seats. except those Sec
tons reserved for the press, the ex.
ecutive and the diplomatic corps were
occupied by membres Of the families
OF senators and representatives. Each
senator and representative was allot-
ted two seats.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10
ICE CARNIVAL
IN MONTREAL
GREAT Event
Thousands Of Visitors Present
From All Over the United
States and Canada.
Hearst News Service.

Montreal, February 10.-Montreals
Ice Carnival, the greatest annual
event of its kind in the world, opened
today with thousands of visitors from
all over Canada and the United States
and many tourists from England
swarming into the city and filing the
hotels and boarding houses to over
flowing. Sporting events of all kinds
which have to do with ice and snow
are scheduled for the next ten DAYS.
and there will be allegortical pageants
and professions galore, but the prin-
cipal center of interest Is the nam.
moth palace, built entirely of ice,
which has been erected for the occa-
sion. Thousands upon thousands OF
blocks Of ice, each block measuring
ten cubic feet and weighing some 400
pounds, were used in its construction.
The main tower Of the palace has been
named in honor of King Edward and
Is 1870 feet high, while less imposing
towers, the-Queen Alexandria and the
Prince of Wales, are connected with
the main tower by beautiful arches
of ice.
The most difficult part of the work,
from a building standpoint, has been
done with the secure construction of
the foundations of the towers. Up
to about twenty feet the walls have
been built of double thickness of
Ice, for the sake of safety. After that
only one thickness was required. The
interior Of the main tower is octagon
In shape, and some thirty-five feet
from side to side. No wood was used
except an occasional piece required
for bracing purposes. The floor in
side of the palace is Of hard snow.
Today's inaugural program of
sports included skating in the vari-
GUS Kinks, tobagganing at the Park
Slide, ladies' curling bonspiel, curl
Ing matches at all the Kinks, and a
championship hockey match. A torch
light snowshoe tramp over the noun
tains by many snowshoe clubs will be
a spectacular feature Of the evening.
On Saturday the Canadian ski cham
pionships will be held.
Every train into the city brings
throngs of visitors and it appears GER
tan that this years carnival will be
the most successful ever held in Can
ada There has been some criticism
of the ice carnival by commercial
bodies, as it is asserted that such af-
fairs give a false idea of the Cana
dian climate, but this has not deferred
the committees in their labors to
make the festivities of international
interest.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10
HIGHWAYS
CONFERENCE
Good Roads Movement is Taking
New Impetus in Virginia
These Days.
Hearst News Service.

Richmond. Va, February 1O.-Ques.
tons connected with the best methods
of providing funds for the general inn
provement of the public roads of the
Old Dominion win be considered at the
two-day conference opened today by
the Greater Highways Association OF
Virginia. Delegates are present from
all the automobile clubs of the state,
as well as from commercial and trade
organizations.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10
Hearst News Service.

New Haven, Conn. February TO-
DIR. Ellsworth Huntington, geographi-
cal professor at Yale University,
leaves New Haven today for an ex-
tended scientific trip in Palestine and
Asia Minor. He will be accompanied
by G. H. Graham 90, and will proceed
to London, and thence. by way of Ber-
lin and Constantinople to Palestine.
He will first visit the Red Sea and
spend some time there studying the
fluctuations Of the Sea, the ancient
beaches. nearby ruins, ETC., with the
view toward securing further data re
garding the climatic chances of the re
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10
YALE EXPLORERS
TO VISIT HOLY LAND

gion and the dates of certain little
known ruins. He will then go to Sy-
rian Desert for short trip, possibly
visiting Palmyra. DR.. Huntington will
then proceed into Asia Minor and will
spend the summer studying the geog-
raphy and ruins of the lake region,
returning to the United States for the
opening of the fall term. DR.. Hunt
ington goes on this expedition as the
representative of the university, which
will defray part of the expenses of the
trip.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10
Ask Yourself the Question.

Why not use Chamberlain's Lini-
ment when you have rheumatism? We
feel sure that the result win be prompt
and satisfactory. 1t has cured others,
why not you? Try it. 1t costs but a
little. Price rs cents; large size, so
cents. For sale by Hays & Field Vel
low Pine Pharmacy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10

CONVENTION
Georgia Churchmen Gather in
Savannah to Discuss Mat 4
ters Of Interest
Hearst News Service.

Savannah, Ca, February 10.-Georg-
la churchmen are here in numbers to-
day at the opening of the Episcopal
diocesan convention, the first held
since the state was divided. The wo
mans auxiliary will also hold a ses
sion. Matters of Importance connect
ed with the growth of the church in
Georgia will be discussed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10

The News pays more postage at the
Hattiesburg postoffice than any othel
local enterprise or business institu
ton. 1t pays four times as much
postage as all other Hattiesburg news,
papers combined.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10

ANY girl in need of friendship, help,
advice. ETC., would find ready and
willing assistance by applying to the
matrons of the Salvation Army Res
cue Home, 33rd st. and Avenue E.,
Birmingham, Ala. 10 10 II
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10

WANTED-Men who want to be sales
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10
FOR SALE.

so pure White Wyandotte eggs for
setting for $3.50. Cumberland phone
615. so6 Bay street. 2-9-2t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10
GREAT DEMAND FOR
SEATS in GALLERIES
Stringent Rules Were Adopted Gov
ernins Admission and Many Who
Desired to See the Counting Were
Turned Away From the Capitol.
Hearst News Service.

Washington, February 10.-The final
formality in the election of William H
Taft as President and James S. Sher-
man as Vice-President took place to-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10
FOR SALE

R. C. Rhode Island Reds eggs for
Matching. is for $1.50.
MRS. E. c. TTRAvIs.
r. F. d. No. g., Box 10,
Hattiesburg, Miss, 2-2-20t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10

Mr.. Merchant: Tell the $1,000 read.
ers Of The News what you have to
sell
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10

'EUNoco)leAD''
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Mr.. Advertiser: You can reach
more people for less money through
the columns of The News than
through any other medium in this
section.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10

wANTED-A copy of The News for
December 9Th. Daily News
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10
FOUND.

The man who keeps his promises
will do to tie to.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

IF you have 10, Is or 20 acre farm
for sale cheap. Address A-41, care
Daily News. 10 Z II
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10
BUSINESS BUILDERS
ACME cAFE-MAIN q PINE.
Try our famous zoe lunch. 70 to 2
CONCRETE BLOCKS FOR SALE.

We have on hand $4,000 Concrete
Wall Foundation and Fence Blocks,
which we will sell at a sacrifice.
Southern Cement Building Material
Company. 1874. New Orleans street.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-10
WANT COLUMN.
Get What You Want You'll Findit Here
WANTED-All kind of saws to file
and set. Hattiesburg Saw works.
Stevens Building, e. Pine st. 2-2-5t

ONE good 1s-scre farm in cultivation
three miles frem Hattiesburg with
good 5-room house for sale cheap.
See M. ]. Epley. tt
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-13

from Honolulu the Manchuria encoun-
tered heavy weather, but the norther.
sharp OF edge and rude as old Boreas
could make it, was the climax and
insured Yesterdays sunshine a well
come by all on board. Captain Dixon
was the only one on board who en-
joyed the biting blast. But for the
absence of heather, he said. he would
have ina gined himself back in the
land of cakes.
The Manchuria brought $3.50 tons
OF cargo, which included $50 bales of
raw silk, 1908 chests of tea 1928
rolls of mating and treasure valued
az S21,lS7.50. On board the liner were
463 passengers, of whom 326 were
Asiatics. Among the Asiatics were "a
Sikhs.
The majority of the Manchuria's
cabin passengers were from Honolulu.
From the orient the liner brought only
"a in the cabin and 10 of these were
children: Among the passengers from
the orient were Otis Poole, e. J.
GoWan and /. 81 Pye. tea buyers.
Poole has been going and coming be-
tween here and the orient for many
years. The voyage ended yesterday
concluded his fortieth round trip to
the orient. Another passenger was
James Kelley, who is connected with
the Chicago Tribune-a and who, with his
wife, made the round trip on the Man
churia.
The passengers from Honolulu in
cluded r.. r.. EIgin, manager of the
Oahu railroad; G. E. Brown, a banker
al the island port, and c. r. Hemen-
way, attorney general of the territory
of Hawaii, who is going to Washing
ton to look after case in the supreme
court.
=;
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-13
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Coffon sTa~Lo.

NEW YORK, Nov l2-Hutton-s viro s.-.
he cotton market yerv much o,,feta,.
during the day and prices were lower A. ~
time did there develop any special excitement
and both commission houses and traders anneoraJ
very much disposed 70 restrict Operations and
bring the market into more normal positton
There were few spurts of activity. but they
were very SpasmOCic. The big Interests snne..~
10 he taking complete rest and allowing the
market 10 drift. The foreign markets were
lower which induced quite little selling during
Tie mornfRG. and the weather conditions were NOT
unfavorable feared. Later there was some
reaction, but prices sold on again after MIDDAY
The report by Mr.. Price predicting an II 600 06o
hale crop nj ininlum. based on the smaller amornfs
for each individual state ever gibned after No
rcnlbcr i. and forecesting commercial crop Of
y. 600 bales had effect the market
and excited trading. besides attracting some sell
jug. SniDners' fakings for the week. 36O GOO
bales. against $4,000 for the same week last
year. were bearish and caused some selling near
the close
Spot closed quiet. 20 points lower; middIing
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-13
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

LOS ANGELES, Nov 12.-Arrived: Steam
schooner Willapa, from wllIapa harbor; steam
schooner Despatch. from Eureka; steam schooner
Saginaw, from Grays Harbor; steam schooner
Tamalpais, from Columbia river; schooner Me
teor. from Grays Harbor.
Sailed: Steam schooner J. B. Stetson. for
Grays Harbor, via San Francisco; steam schooner
Helen p Drew. for Greenwood via San Fran
cisco: schooner C. S. Holmes, for Port Townsend,
in ballast.
PORTLAND, Nov. 12.-With more than $50
passengers and 2 800 tons of general freight the
steamer Kansas City left Ainsworth dock this
afternoon at O'Clock its regular trip TO San
Francisco. Captain Kidston, master OF the
steamer, will make about two more trips in the
vessel before going back to Newport News 10
bring the San Francisco and Portland steamship
company's steamer Bear around the horn.
The British steamer Puritan is loading wheat
at the Irving dock. 1t is under charter to Bal
four Guthrie & Co. and will clear for the United
Kingdom, taking out something over 20o,o0O
bushels of wheat.
In tow of the towboat ocklahama: the French
bark Nantes up from the ballast dock at
Lynnton to Montgomery dock No to load
wheat.
Commander j. NJ Ellicott, lighthouse inspector
for this district, left last night on trip of in
spection TO Puget sound.
The Union oil tank steamer Argyll arrived this
morning at Portsmouth 10 discharge a cargo
with S25. 900 feet OF lumber for San Fran
cisco, the steamer F. s. Loop cleared Yesterday
at the custom house.
captain IeDDeuS OuTIlS Ol tue Iutou Oi
pany's steamer Santa Maria, which has just dis
charged 81, 600 barrels of oil at Portsmouth. has
received telegram to proceed TO Port Hariord
for orders. He has been expecting TO take a
cargo of oil to Chile
The British steamer Taunton finished loading
this morning and will take out the first cargo OF
wheat TO go directly to the continent of Europe
this season. The steamer cleared direct for Ant.
werp and will take cargo of POI, ,406 bushels of
wheat, valued at 100000. TO the Belgian port
SEATTLE. Nov. 12.-Arriyed-C- s. s. Major
Sam Ringgold from Port Townsend; steamer
Umatila from San Francisco. Sailed-Barge
Two BROTHERS. for Nanaimo; steamer Presi-
dent for San Francisco; steamer Buckman for
San Francisco
TACOMA, Nov 12-Sailed- Schooner Lyman
d. Foster for San Pedro; steamer Taliac. for
San Francisco: steamer Alaskan. for Honolulu.
ASTORIA, Nov. 12.-The steamer Casco ar
rived today from San Francisco and left up the
river TO land lumber for return.
The steamer Olson and Mahoney arrived to-
day from San Francisco and left up the river
to load lumber for return.
After the French bark Nantes had entered the
river a few weeks ago and about TO come
10 an anchorage anchor and about 40
fathoms of chain were lost and at the time
it was impossible to locate them. This has
now been done by Captain Heating with his
launch Pilot and placed on a barge The
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-13

-Snow ground 81 inches.
The following maximum and minimum temper
atures are reported from eastern stations for the
previous day: Chicago, T2-46; New York, $3.50;
Omaha, 54-36
SYNOPSIS
The pressure is falling rapidly over the north
ern half Of the Pacific slope. The disturba nee
will however move eastward, causing some
Goodness in the northern counties of California
No rain has fallen in California during the last
"a hours except south OF the Tehachfpi, where
there have been light showers There have been
no changes of temperature of any consequence
in California. Conditions favorable for frosts
Saturday morning in the interior. The relative
humidity at Red Bluff 26 per cent.
Forecast made at San Francisco for the so
hours ending at midnight November 10. 1902
San Francisco and Efcinity-Fair Saturday
light north wind.
Santa Clara valley-Fair Saturday, light frost
I'm the morning; light north wind.
Sacramento valley-Fair Saturday, light frost
In the morning; light north wind.
San Joaquin valley-Fair Saturday, frost in
the morning; light north wind.
Los Angeles and vicinity-Fair Saturday, light
frost in the morning back from the coast; light
north wind. A g. MeADIE,
District Forecaster.