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Smyrna times., 1909-01-20
HAPPY SURPRISE AT CHEswOlD
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ross OverwheIm-
ed by their Friends on the Event of
Their 18th Wedding Anniversary.

CheswOld, Jan. 10 The ceIebratiro
Of the 18th marriage anniversarv
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ross near
Cheswold by a hundred or more Of
friends last Friday evening was the
midwinter social event of this To-
cality and closely following the pm-
poses and plans desired made if p
most happy event. The surprise
which it was intended to be. worked
admirably. Mr.. and Mrs. Ross and
son Clifford were fsirlv caught and
nonplussed as the rush came upontbem.
They soon however adjusted them
selves to the situation feeling as glad
to throw open the spacious apartments
OF their slendid home to friends of
a large community including Smvrna.
Dover and Kenton as the invaders
could be as guests. The younger set
We're quick to seize the crokonoIe
tables and the newly purchased graph
ophone being adjusted in a remote
corner while others were in greups
conversing gave animation, mirth and
Joy TO the scene. Tie greater fun
OF the evening however, came after
the younger set had tired of crokonole
and had introduced DUSTY Miller. -
This play soon grew in proportions
to current which gathered all in
sight no matter how dignifed or
staid their habit, they were forced
with the great current while vet
pleading for rescue. Others could
at this point also be seen fleeing from
the current 5 irresistible force making
it indeed laugh provoking scene,
which did not cease until MANY ard
varied experience had been told
of the few minute circles in Dusty
Miller. Friends presented Mrs. Ross
with a handsome double set of silver
spoons, Rev. Milton Mccain making
a happy speech in presenting them.
Refreshments were bountifully served
At the hour of separation the throng
wished Mr.. and Mrs. Ross many
returns of their anniversary in which
its pleasures may measure up to that
of the few hours enjoyed in their home.
Smyrna times., 1909-01-20
GREENWELL WILLIS NUPTlALs
Harry T. GreenweIl of Kenton, Weds
Miss Ethel Willis of Dover


Kenton, Jan. ia very pretty
home wedding was solemnized at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jonn E. Willis.
Sr., near Dover on Tuesday evening.
January12th at Z. 80 O. clock when their
daughter Ethel became the bride of
Harry T. Greenwell of Kenton The
rooms were tastfully decorated in
cedar and holly. The wedding march
was rendered by Miss Emma H. Blade
of Harrington, while the ushers Mr..
Wallace Hilyafd of Kenton, and Earl
Shelter of Dover, entered the room
followed by Mrs. Laura Bell Willis
as maid of honor and Mr.. John Willis.
Jr., as best man. Then came the
bride and groom who were met beneath
beautiful arch of cedar and holly, 10y
Rev. j. A. Buckson pastor of the M.
E. Church Dover, who performed the
ceremony. The bride was attired in
a gown of white and carried a shower
boquet of brides roses. After the
ceremony a delightful supper was
given. The bride was the recipient
of many handsome presents including
purse of money. Mr.. and Mrs.
Greenwell will make their home in
Kenton with the groom's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Greenwell.
Among those present from Kentop
were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Greenwell.
Messrs. w. H. Greenwell, John
Jacobs, Michael Mofiit., Mrs. L. F.
Hilyard, Wallace Hilyard and others.
Smyrna times., 1909-01-20
PANTOMlME OF CINDERELLA
Given SATURDAY. Night By the Ladies OF
the Twentieth Century Club.

Given SATURDAY. Night BY the Ladies of
the Twentieth Century Club.
A very pretty entertainment was
given last Saturday night in the Club
House under the direction of Mrs.
Clifton and Miss kMegear, chairman
respectively of Arts and Crafts and
Music. 1t was a shadow pantomime
of Cinderella, the old and much bel
owed fairy story. The fol owing per-
sons portrayed the characters: Cind-
erella, Mrs. Charles LeFevre; Step
sisters, Miss Eba .Wilds and Miss Mary
Hazel; The Prince, Mrs. H. c.. Tsc-
hudy; The Father, Mrs. Harvey Spe-
akman; Fairy Godmother, Miss Emily
Middletown. The parts were all well
sustained, the action brisk and inter
etsing and the costumes and get-up
appropriate. The story was read
by Mrs. McCausland back of the
scenes. From start to finish the
play was entertaining as was evil
denced by much applause. 1t was a
source of regret that the night was
such a stormy one that the attendance
was small. A lovely fire blazed on
the hearth and the children present
popped corn ana toasted marshmallows
after the entertainment was over.
Smyrna times., 1909-01-20
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Levi w. Lattomus Dies at the
Residence of Her Son-in-Law, D.
3. Maloney at Townsend

Mrs. Joanna Stamcast Lattomus died
at the home of Mr.. D. B. Malonev.
in Townsend, January 7th, 1909, in
the seventy-ninth year of her age.
She was born near Christiana, June
1lth, 1880, her parents being John and
Lydia Lyman. She was married
March 18th, 1849, to Mr.. Levi Wesley
Lattomus at Odessa by the Rev.
Thomas Sumption. Her husband was
in business in Townsend for MANY
years, and there the greater part of
her married life was spent. She was
the mother of eleven children, nine
sons and two daughters. Five of her
sons survive her. She has been a
widow for twenty-six years Her last
days We're spent in the home of Mr..
d. b. Maloney, her son-in-law. Since
the death of her daughter, Mrs. D.
B. Maloney, in September, 1907, she
has waited eagerly for her summons
to come home. 1t came, and she was
ready. The immortal spirit stepped
out Of the lifeless body, and was
caught up to be with God. Tenderly
the aged form of clay was laid away
in Townsend Cemetery on Saturday
morning, January 9th, to await the
morning of resurrection.
DR.. Lober Formerly of Kent. Dead.
Peter E. Lowber of Dover, received
news last week of the death of his onlv
brother, DR.. John Glider Lowber
at South Pittsburg, Tenn, December
II, 1908, aged 65 years. DR.. Lowber
was a native of Kent County.
Delaware, having been born near
Magnolia, September IL, 1843. After
leaving Delaware he located in Phila-
delphia for few years when he
left for the South. He had been
resident of Tennessee since 1873.
He is survived by two children. Mrs.
}. D. Mcleod, of Harrison, Arkan-
sas, and Harry Lowber, of South Pitts
burg. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Lewis of
Dover is a sister of the deceased. He
had wide reputation as a specialist
of chronic diseases of the stomach.
Smyrna times., 1909-01-20
WOULD SMYRNA SELL PLANT?
Talk of State Trolley Project That
Would Buy Up Town Light Plants

Would Buy Up Town Light Plants
Lowder T. Layton, of Philadelphia,
of the brokerage firm of T. E. Allison
land Company, was in Dover Wednesday
comforting with members of the Leg
islature regarding the project for a
down State trolley line, which that
firm is interested as promoting. Mr..
Layton stated that if satisfactory con-
cesSions are made to the promoters and
rights of way can be secured through
kent and Sussex County towns the
trolley line will be constructed. 1t is
one of the intentions of the promoters,
if the project goes through, ITO buy up
the electric light and power plants
in the different towns. Under the
constitution of the State three
fourths vote of the members'of each
branch would be necessary to ap-
propriate or lend money of the State
to a trolley project, but it would not
require such a vote to authorize the
State Treasurer to buy bonds or stock
in such a company as an investment
of State. funds.
Smyrna times., 1909-01-20
READ THE BIBLE THREE TIMES
Charles B. Vaughan of Dover, Enjoys
an Unusual Distinction.

Dover has a citizen who has read
the Bible through three times and
is now starting on the fourth trip
from cover to cover. He is Charles
B. Vaughan, ST., 81 years old, and
enjoys the distinction of having seven
great-grandchildren. Mr. Vaughan
was born in Sussex county and has
lived in and near Dover for forty
years.
Smyrna times., 1909-01-20
TO ADDRESS CENTURY CLUB
Mrs. Isaac Rhoads of the Pennsylvania
State Federation to Be Here.

Mrs. Isaac Rhoads a prominent
member eof the Pennsylvania State
Federation of Womens Clubs and
very popular speaker will talk at the
Twentieth Century Club Friday aft
ernoon next on ''The Value of
Literary Work in Club Life. =
Smyrna times., 1909-01-20
Our Compulsory Education Law
At a meeting of the BOARD of e

The Board also discussed the matter
of providing some better way of meet
ing the demands of the compulsory
education law. During the past two
or three months some twelve or fifteen
pupils ranging in ages from 10 to Ia
years have entered the first grade
along with the little tots six years
old. The disparity of years between
these pupils as=well as their peculiar
needs has caused considerable annoy
ance and it may be necessary to employ
a special teacher to take charge of
these Older first-grade pupils. At
the present time Miss Clara Buttery
who with her family moved here from
Westfield. N. Y, is teaching the
department of Miss Lizzie Mcdowell
while the latter is sick, and it may be
after Miss Mcdowell returns Miss
Buttery will be put in charge Of the
pupils above mentioned.
Smyrna times., 1909-01-20
An Incident of the Civil War.

Among other properties belonging
to the Patterson estate is an old brick
dwelling on the left about three
blocks from the center of town going
towards Duel: Creek, which l have
some reason to remember. During
Edwin Winners time as Marshall of
Delaware they had that old house as
kind of head quarters for the
soldiers and lookup for the naughty
ones, and l being in the employ of
the government it was one of my
duties to bring the boys back when
they stole away or played truant.
There was a colored man by the
name of Joe Rias who lived Just over
in New Castle County near Green
spring, who belonged in the army
and he was a slick one. He would
only stay in the army until he wanted
to come home, and did not try very
hard to keep out of the way when he
did come home. have brought him
back to that old lookup three times
inside Of month or two and he got
away just as soon as l got him in.
have often thought of the risk
took in trying TO catch that fellow.
and foolishly too. l would no more
do such things now than would try
to fly.
An Adventure in Catching a Deserter.
l lived on the farm in Gumbush
and heard that he might be found at
house back along a gully between
McDonough and MtPleasant, but that
he could only be caught going to or
from that house late at night. So
l took my brother with me the first
night and we secreted ourselves along
his path some distance from the
house in the gully till late in the
night. My brother got tired and
being about twelve miles from home
took our team back and left me in
the gully where l stayed by myself
till daylight, with the intention of
taking him if he came along. He did
AiOb NOAlC bAAob HlSiI oO WGub NOME
IN the cars. l went back early the
next night and renewed my efforts
unassisted. l took up my same po-
sition and he soon came along with
another man, and there along that
dismal gully l halted those two men
and tied Joe with his hands behind
him and told the other man to 20
about his business and then took my
prisoner and delivered him to the
guards at the old lookup in the Pat
terson house, Is miles away, before
the cock crowed It's true / was
armed but if they had turned on me
they might have had an easy job to
get away with me. 1t was the re-
ward that kept me up to my work. -
w. A. HUKILL.>
Smyrna times., 1909-01-20
TRIP FOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS
Principal Burdette to Take Seniors to
Washington, on February II, II and 10

Washington, on February II, II and I3
The senior class of the Smyrna
High School under the chaperonage
of Principal John P. Burdette have
made arrangements to take a trip to
Washington, D. c. on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, February the
11th, 18th ard 18th. The trip is
entirely for the instruction of the
class but friends of the class and
those wishing to take advantage of
the club rates for both hotel and
railroad can procure tickets and ac-
cOmmodation by applying to Prin-
cipal Burdette. The class and party
will witness Congress in session and
all the important places of interest
in and about the city. The trip is
made for three days this year on the
request that they have the extra
day now instead of WashingtOn's
Birthday, February 22nd and to which
arrangement the School Board read
lily consented. Round trip tickets
SIS. 08. If 25 or more make the trip
a special car will be provided.
Smyrna times., 1909-01-20
Smyrnians Drawn on Kent Jnry

w. D. Hazel and Benjamin c.
Collins have been drawn on the grand
Jury and w. G. Roe l.. M. Price
and James Robinson on the petit jury
for the coming February term of Kent
County Court.
Smyrna times., 1909-01-20

Townsend May Get Another Factory
Townsend sees evidence of better
times in the building of door and
door frame factory, which it is said
will give employment to several men.
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RACs Track CHANGES

Racing men fail to catch the spirit
Of the times. If they are as poor in
calculating the winning race as in
ge ting an Introduction TO the views
q he eycrage man. poverty will be
their portion.
The tin q when the tout and the sure
thing man could 80 abroai. working
whithersCcver II pleased his bosses to
start a course. is of the past. Like
hat other relic of getting the verdant
fellows money, the bueketshop art
ist, the people have wearied of the
game and it will be only a memory
ere a few more years is attached to
the tail of history
AS nations grow older and society
becomes more energetic In demanding
tha' respect and integrity be twins III
oil communities. the opportunity OF
the cheap CRATER grows less frequent
Racing S one Of the great sports
but that does not mean few old
plugs can be pushed around a track
while a man with a rong voice and
IA good telegraph operator fleece the
sucker of his earnings
Nor is IL respect for the sucker 50
much as aspect for the rights 10 sup
press the evil doer. that is causing
the scope TO grow smaller and small
~ each season.
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MR.. STEAD Is roo SLOW

Recent dispatches from London
conveyed the information that a lii
erary celebrity and critic. William T.
$ cad, was fixing up apartments
where the spirits Of the departed may
come and converse with those who
a@e still trudging in the world. AT
he time Il was announced this was
he first effor Of any famed man TO
secure information flom the dead, but
a recent item In a Chicago newspaper
shows beyond doubt that getting III.
rect Information from the departed Is
50 common II is put under inside, T"
Dr third rate news. The item saws.
One of the victims OF the New
Amsterdam tragedy, Mrs David
Mauck. died last Friday. On Sat
urday an inquest was held on her
remains, I'm her postmortem'
statement she slid her husband
murdered her because she refused
20 sign the deed conveying the
farm TO one of his creditors.
So far as known this Is the first
announcement of postmortem state
ments from a deceased person, and
rs il Is believed to have been taken
some time ago, plainly shows Amegi
.ca proposes to take no second posi-
ion in any matter OF Importance
Moreover. Stead Is alleged to have
secured his knowledge from the wifi,
OF Chicago pork packer, and II Is
more than possible the custom has
long been prevalent In the big town
IN the lake Michigan western coast
Anyhow Stead will have to hoI
about II he expects 10 set a pace ne
American has not stepped in the days
which we're
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PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

F. F. cain Of Tlloga is in the city
A. b. Arms rong is in Perry
Oscar Hamilton is sick at his home
on South Second stceet.
Nelson Sturgis has returned from
Enid
Andrew Hamilton returned from El
Reno vest nrday
Judge Jean P. Day has returned
from trip to Pc eau.
f. +. Cowman and family of Sapul.
pa lie Guthrie visitors.
\ l.. Harris, of Manhattan. Kan,
was a business caller ON Guthrie mer-
chants today
Representative T. NJ Clark of paw
nee is in the city.
f NJ. Short of FL Reno is in the
city
Attorney George w. Buckner is over
from Enid visiting his parents, Judge
and Mra Buckner.
Unite States Marshal John Abes-
nathy is IN Oklahoma City.
Representative John r. Whayne of
Pauls Valley is in the city.
T. O RYDER and b. Il. hartman are
among The oklahoma City people here
today
John Thomas Of Muskogee is in
the civ.
Charles T. Orr, OF Webb City Mo-
is a Guthrie visitor. He says Guthrie
has a pennant winning ball team
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ZONE BY ONE"

One by one the proteges of RVose
veil fall before the scythes of reason
and sani y General Bingham, long
Iolice commissioner, the same office
Roosevelt male unspeakahle, while De
clarlng Mayor Mcclellan removed him
for politha Al reasons. can not answer
the charge made in the order of re
moyal
General Bingham stood loyalty by
some OF his Brooklyn men who had
measured George b. Duffy, of Brook.
lyn, ami placed his Bertillion meas
urement 1nd description in the rogues'
gallery.
1t developed that Duffy had never
been convicted or charged with a
G. ime nor misdemeanor, Ares ed on
suspicion and being able TO prove by
as good citizens as were In Brooklyn
he could not have been present OF
near the place of crime, the police re-
fused 10 take his ngme and measure
ment from the gallery. and Mayor
Mcclellan very properly got Bing-
ham and his assistants out of the
place they had commenced to make
infamous
One by one fall The heads of the
superlatiyely perfect Roosevelt re-
gime. the vast majority charged with
favoritism, nep~tism and wasting
funds OF the people It is another
case of tgotism being used as a sub
stitute for official in egrity with bad
results
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Rristow As An Example

n ANNsAM y ALA OfttN
Ny judgment Is tha ANY man who
is not wiling f0r the people whom
2 q represents 10 express direct choice
as % whether he shall or shall not
cont.nne 10 represent them here. eth
er is afraid that he is no. the choice
rt the people he represents or realizes
that De Goes not represent them as
they van. 10 he From
the speech of Bristow OF Kansas m
the senate yes erday
senator BHstoWs s resolution prOyid-
ing for the submission of a constitu-
ttcnal ame ndmeui Tor She cieci.)L ~
senators By direct vote was ruled out
ON a point of orde- This ruling may
have been e0rrec from a plriilment-
AIRY point Of view. but It was a part
.oi the eternal fitness of things that
the point of order should have been
raised Nv Aldrich of Rhode Island
whose Presence in the senate is al
once , reLr0ach 10 the prevailing Sys-
em of election and a vindication of
ten theory advance by the senator
from Kansas. For who could be lieve
that the | eople of Rhode Island. if lett
free TO choose their senators by direct
vote. would retain Aldrich in his seat ?
Contrast the course OF Senator Bris-
tow with that of Senator Aldlich, and
take these two examples as represent
ing the TWO me hOds of election. Aid
-ich is absolutely cCntrOlled-by assO.
citation. affiliation and sympathy-by
the big interests. BristOw knows no
purpose PLAYS no politics except such
purposes ami such politics as actuate
the homes man, seeking TO serve the
public to the best of his ability. AID
rich has been retained i'm the senate
through he influence Of the interests
he has helped to promote. Bristow
is the choice of he people of X lnsas.
| Aldrich has become a power, through
long service and the perfection 4 an
inner organization composed of men
who willingly serve the trusts and
other seekers of special privilege and
those that are ever subseryien, to the
organization of the parry Brstow
although in the first months of his
first terM has become one of the
biggest men of the senate because
he has 6is-egarded the tradition that
a new senator should be seen and not
heard. has refuse 10 go along with
the organization as now controlled
and has coprageously, intellgentll
and aggressively stood for the people
Blistow has nothing to fear from
The sys EN- that placed him in office
but he could NOT be elected by tAt
kldiich system any more thln Aldricf
could be elected by direct vote.
But just for the reason that so many
ser ltors TED the people hey repre-
sent, it is not to b. expecte1 thai
the sena will soon offer Il constitu
tionaI amendment to change the sys
tenn of election This chlnge vii
have to be accomplished by the sey
era states first, just as it has beer
accomplished in Kansas and som,
other states.
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WORK OF THE
GRIM REAPER

DR. j. II. Cox, a pioneer resident
Of the capital city passed away at
his home. SJl East Noble avenue at
6 o'clock last evening as the result
Of bursting a blood vessel in the
brain. lie had been in ill-health for
many years The deceased was born
in Virginia in 1923 and served in the
Union army during the Civil war He
has lived in Guthrie since the open
ing and bore the respect OF all who
knew him He Wps united in mar
riage in 1896 10 Miss Eva Neshit Of
this city. Dr. Cox is survived by his
faithful wife and devoted son. The
funeral services will be conducted
from the residence at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning. lnterment will
be made AT Summit View cemetery.
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60 make il worse Then | went to
second doctor who after examining the
baby said II was Cczemn. He also gave
me an ointment which did not help
either. The disease in the meantime
spread all over the face and the eyes
began to swell. became very anxious.
The itching grew intolerable. had to
tie the baby's hands to the cradle to
prevent her scratching. The cheeks
were covered with blood and it was a
terrible sight to see | consulted doc
tors from September TO December, but
they were unable to cure the baby. |
PAID out from twenty TO thirty dollars
without relief.
One of my friends told me Of the
Cutlcura Remedies and | sent at once
for a Set which began to use that even
ing The next morning the baby's face
was all white instead Of red and YOU can
imagine how surprised | was | cannot
find words. enough to praise Cuticura
and do not know what would have
become Of my baby only for it. used
the Cutcura Remedies until the eczema
entirely disappeared. TIE child is now
three years old and quite well. used
three cakes OF Cuticura Soap, two boxes
of Cuticpra Ointment and one bottle Of
Cuucura Resolveut and never use any
other soap. always recommend them
whenever there is chance for doing so.
! will send YOU one Of her pictures
which she had taken just after she was
healed. Mrs. p. Il. Gumbin, Sheldon,
la, July 49, 1905"
CutlcuTa Soap (25c). Ointment C50c). Resolven,
t5Oc and Chocolate Coated PMS t25c), are sold
sole Props, 1877 Columbus Ave Boston
a. Mailed Free Cuticura Book Gu skin Diseases
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TODAY IN
DEPARTMENTS

state charters were issued today
as follows
The Shippen OH company. of Mus
kogee viii $4,000 capital stock The
directors are: G. j. Kobusch and Ed
wari Gor,c, OF st. louis. j Blair
Shoenfelt, Charlie A. Well and G. T..
Shoenfelt, of Muskogee
The Folmers state Guaranty bank,
of Lexington, with $25,000 capital
tock The ii ctors are Jly Sher-
man. T.. ~ Blackwell, D. n Kelley,
NJ. Tuggle. J. O. Fox. ]. 4 Hawk. s.
c. Hawk, W. 5 Whorton and John
Eoatrigh'. all Of Lexington
Enterp'.so oil and Gas company, Of
Okmulgea. with $4,000 capital stock.
The .ncorpo ators are: /. Y. Dickard,
J. NJ Jighn AMI w T. Newman, all Of
Okmulgce
The Lodge Scott Electric Co, of
Oklahoma City increased its capital
stock from $4,000 to $4,000
The Hydro state bank of Hydro,
increased its capital stock from S..
e00 to sl2 900