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Smyrna times., 1909-04-14
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
y and their Social Doing

The Rev. w. G. Rooms, formerly
of Smyrna pastor of Scott M. E.
Church, was given surprise by the
members of his class at his home No.
o24 Lombard street, on Monday night.
Addresses were made by Lewis T.
Grub. W. F. Drummond and General
I. L. Parker, to which Mr.. Rooms re-
sponded. There was a program of
instrumental and vocal selections,
after which refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert S. Jones of
Wilmington spent Easter Sunday with
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wesley
Jones. Mrs. Jones remained over
for longer stay and entertained on
Monday night her brother, Charles
Scott and her little niece Miss Louise
Sterling of Wilmington.
Messrs. CARL Price, Harris Steph-
enson and Clayton Buttery of Cornell
University, returned Monday after
spending the Easter Holidays home.
Miss Lillian Speakman and Miss
Edith Start spent Easter Sunday in
Baltimore, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Allison Start.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Jefferson re-
turned from their wedding trip Tues
day evening and went direct to their
home near Brenford.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. J. johnson of
Philadelphia, were the guests of her
mother Mrs. Amanda Spruance over
Sunday.
Mr.. Clayton Riley of St. Georges,
has been the guest of the family of
w. D. Hudson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Marvel of
Georgetown, were guests over Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cummins E. Speak
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Turner, of
Philadelphia, were guests over Sunday
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland B. Carr of
Wilmington, have been visiting his
mother.
Miss Hester Rutledge has returned
from a visit to relatives in and near
Wilmington.
Miss Annie w. Sutton left yester-
day for Cheters where she will make
a visit of several weeks to her sister.
Mr.. John Manuel of Philadelphia,
was entertained during Easter by Mrs
Lima Ford and family.
Miss Laura Hall of Milford, wa:
in Smyrna Saturday guest of Mrs. c,
H. LeFevre. She left for Greensboro
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Hoffecker have
returned from Baltimore where the!
spent Easter Sunday with Mrs. Hof
fecker's sister.
Miss Helen Lewis. Wilmington
Miss Beulah Hazel. Philadelphia
Charles Williams, Wilmington; JOIN
Gearhart, Brooklyn, N. Y; FREQ
Lang, Lansdowne. Pa; Gus Lloyd
Bound Brook, N. j.. were visitor!
here over Easter Sunday.
Mrs. w. H. Baggs who has beer
spending the winter in Philadelphia
| has returned home.
The Tuesday Club WIS entertain
last evening by DIR. and Mrs. E. S
Dwight and Miss Agnes Carrow a
the home of the former.
Mrs. Ursa Diller of Fort Porter
N. Y, is being entertained by Mr.
u and Mrs. Charles Howell LeFevre
Miss Graham of Philadelphia
visiting Miss Helen Boyer.
2 Mrs. S. E. Jones mad daughte
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

Middletown has prospects for first
class baseball team. The club has
grounds on East Lake street, and the
diamond and outfeld will be put in
good condition Immediately. After
a few weeks of practice the players
will be able to meet any team on
the Peninsula. Richards who did
GOOD work for Middletown last sea-
son. will do the pitching. The man
cement proposes erecting a grand
stand for the accommodation OF the
patrons Of the game.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

Ladies' work speciality, all work
guaranteed-Jefferson' Cleaning and
Pressing Establishment.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
This is 70 certify that on January
9th, 1909, l appointed W. A FAIRIES
and Harvey W FAIRIES, Undertakes
of Smyrna, Delaware, Deputy COro-
ners for Smyrna and vicinity during
nv term as coroner and that no enc
else has been given or has any author
itv whatever to act in that capacity.
WILLIAM A. WILLIS, Coroner
Kent County. Dover, April l, 1909.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

Coal for April delivery, Sc. so for
224O lbs. Smyrna Transportation &
Mfg. Co.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

Clover seed, seed potatoes and gar
den seed at w. G. Roe's.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

1t will save you money to go to
Phillips and order your spring suit.
He is showing the Royal Tailor's Line
of 500 samples from which to make
your selection and every suit is guar
anteed to hold its shape until worn
out.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

Go to Shapley's for shaving, hair
cutting, shampooing and massageing.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

Duck eggs wanted. Cummings,
Odd Fellows Hall.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

During the Week.
Duck eggs wanted. Cummings,
Odd Fellows Hall.
Coal for April delivery, Sc. so for
224O lbs.-Smyrna Transportation &
Mfg. Co.
Ladies' work a speciality, all work
guaranteed-Jefferson's Cleaning and
Pressing Establishment.
Clover seed, seed potatoes and gar
den seed at w. G. Roe's.
Go to Shapley's for shaving, hair
cutting, shampooing and massageing.
Choice Maine seed potatoes. -Gun-
nings, Odd Fellows Hall.
William Penn Coal-S6. so April,
full weight and clean. ST. Reynolds.
We are offering some good values
in remnants. w. G. Roe.
A Pie Social will be held at Walkers
School on Friday evening, April Is,
1909.
Highest cash prices for poultry at
Cummings. odd Fellows Hall.
See advertisement of the CONT
mental Insurance Company in this is
sue.
That old suit will look like a new
one if left at Jefferson's Cleaning
and Pressing Establishment.
All the new things in Spring hats,
shirts, neckwear, suspenders and
hosiery at Phillips. We sell Chamois
Skin Khaki work shirts-best on the
market.
Chickens, eggs potatoes and corn
wanted. W. G. Roe.
The regular meeting of the circle
of Kings Daughters will be helC
Thursday evening, April Is, at the
home of Mrs. John P Hudson, Mt
Vernon street at 7.30.
Car choice mixed hay for sale a
H. Denney's by ton or bale.
George w. Taylor has something
to say about gas ranges in this issue
Mr. Taylor has given this subjec
study and it will be we'll to consul
him if you are thinking of a pur
chase.
1t will save you money to go
pbiIIiDc apd order vOl1r SDrinO suit
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14
lHE SMYRNA TIMES
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

short Items OF General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

Choice Maine seed potatoes. Gun
nings, Odd Fellows Hall.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

William Penn Coal-$6.5O April,
full weight and clean. 81. Reynolds.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

We are offering some good values
in remnants. W. G. Roe.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

Highest cash prices for poultry at
Cunning s. odd Fellows Hall.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

A Pie Social will be held at Walkers
School on Friday evening, April Is,
1909.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

George w. Taylor has something
to say about gas ranges in this issue.
Mr. Taylor has given this subject
study and it will be we'll to consult
him if you are thinking of pur-
chase.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

See advertisement of the CONT
mental Insurance Company in this is
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

Car choice mixed hay for sale at
H. Denney's by ton or bale.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

All the new things in Spring hats,
shirts, neckwear, suspenders and
hosiery at Phillips. We sell Chamois
Skin Khaki work shirts-best on the
market.
Smyrna times., 1909-04-14

That old suit will look like a new
one if left at Jefferson's Cleaning
and Pressing Establishment
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
Climbs to His Death on Power Line
Tower.

Charlotte. n. c., Aug. 30.-Harvey
Ritchie, 20 years old, climbed into
one of the big transmission towers of
the Southern Power Company at AL
bemarle, Stanley county, this after
noon to ascertain If he could get a
shock by touching the wire. AS the
youth touched the deadly wires, his
feet burst from the terrific current
that entered his body and he drop
ped to the ground, dead. The tower
is one Of the series Of steel structures
employed by the Southern Power
Company to transmit electrical energy
from the Catawba river stations in
this county to the mills of the Pied
mort section, and the wires carry
$4,000 volts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
TERRIBLE STORM IN LANCAS-
TER,
HORSE Ihree Mules and Dog Killed.
and White Child and Negress Shock
ed.

Lancaster, August 3O.-The terrific
storm of rain, thunder and lightning.
which swept over this section last
night, was particularly severe in Flat
Creek Township. At Taxahaw a horse
and two mules were killed by light
ming on the grounds of the Baptist
church, just as services in the build
ing were concluded. A mule in a
stable near by was also killed. re
gro woman standing in a door was
knocked down and rendered uncon-
scious for some time. In the same
township, near Union church, the
dwelling of Mr.. James Hinson was
struck by an electric bolt, severely
shocking one of his children and kill
ing his dog on the piazza. Near Pleas
ant Hill the residence of Mr.. Cole was
struck and badly damaged, but no
one hurt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
THREE ESSENTIALS IN DRESS
1he science OF Line, Color and Ma
terial Must Be Mastered in Design.
ing Clothes.

Dress is no occult science, after all,
but subject that has its own laws,
principles and methods that any one
can grasp who is willing to take the
trouble. says Mrs. Simcox in The De-
iineator. 1t is all a matter of line.
color and materials. I hardly know
which women find most difficult to
master.
When 1 see a tall, lank, bony wo.
man, straight as a pole and infinitely
less graceful. in close fitting princess
dress OF zebra stripes nobly augment
ed at every seam by long rows of
buttons, 1 am perfectly sure that the
question of line is the insurmountable
difficulty. You've seen it often, haven't
you? The Empire dress on the wo-
man who Is absolutely square from
her squaretOed shoes. suuare-cut fig
ure to her square shoulders and square
race; the peach basket hat on the
woman with the one-inch neck: the
Dutch collar and the accordion-plait-
ed chin Of the ingenue of forty-oh,
there are dozens Of them that you can
think of right away, the dreadful
things that would be funny if they
were not so pathetic.
1 should love to put all those wo-
men in row and tell each of them
just what her trouble is-she prob
ably wouldn't believe me, though, and
I'd just be unpopular. For the diff
Guilty is they all think they know.
Ihere is subtle psychological process
by which any woman can convince
herself that the thing she wants is
the one thing in the world she should
wear There may be no connection
In the world between the two, but you
can't make her see it,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
Don't Plow Under Good Hay.

Someone asks: "Will 1t not i'm
prove the land more to plow under
the legume crops instead of making
hay OF them?" Certainly it will get
quite rapidly by using them as man
ure direct. and this might be done by
man rich enough to be careless as
to the cost of the improvement of his
soil. But the poor man Of all others.
should endeavor to make the farm
pay for its Improvement. He has got
ten, We will say, a crop Of peavines
IN his land that will make two tons
of hay per acre. These two tons will
be worth $40 as food for stock, and
IL fed to stock and the droppings
saved carefully and applied to the
land that grew the peas, he can get
fully 80 per cent of the manurial value
the crop back on the land in a
more available shape, and in a form
that will give more profit. while in
creasing the humus in the soil, than
II the whole had been buried, and can
make a profit from the 20 per cent
used for the cattle. It is the poor
man, of all others, who should farm
economically. He must adopt the
very reverse Of the plan that gradual
" made his land poor. and must grad
Ially make 1t productive by patiently
working in a rotation that will give
him an abundance of forage from le-
gume crops that will enable him to
forever abandon the buying Of nitro
gen In any form.-Progressive Farm
er.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
MANUFACTURE OF COTTON SEED
Interesting Process I'm Obtaining Oil
From Seed.

Although the manufacture Of pro-
ducts from cotton is now one of the
Souths biggest Industries, very few
people, even those who deal with the
staple itself, have any idea of the
method used in treating the seed for
me extraction of the valuable by
products. The work done in the mills
is OF especial interest in South Caro-
ina, which contains a number of
pidhts' several of them being recently
chartered by the secretary of state.
IN Columbia, Charleston and several
other towns of the State the cotton
seed mills are one of the giant indus
tries in the commercial life of the
communities.
In brief the process used in the
mills is as follows:
AS the seed are received thew are
placed in a large central room. Here
they are put on an endless ,conyeyor
which carries them to the linters The
lint that covers the seed after tho
ginning is removed. There are abou.
AZ pounds of this lint to a ton of good
seed. Even this by-product-thel lin
ter-is now used for making cotton
batting, mattresses, etc.
After the seed pass through the
limiting machines they are conveyed to
the crushers. The kernel of the seed
is mechanically taken out and the
hdils are carried one way and the
meaty little kernel another. The hulls
are used as a forage feed for COWS
and stock
Foilowing the kernel Of the seed.
they will be found in a sort of roller
mill machine-similar to a wheat
flour roller. Then they are Dut into
steamer and cooker thoroughly.
From the cooker they are put-a lit
tie at time-into powerful press.
The Oil is thus pressed out through 2
thick cloth made OF cameps hair and
the hard cake is left.
The oil is put into large tanks and
the cakes are ground up into the vel
low meal or shipped in cakes for feed.
The refined oils are used for csok-
ing purposes and soaps are made
from the dross taken from the re-
fined oil.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
RELIEVES ANXIETY.
Issues Statement. Declaring He Is
Merely Taking Rest Cure All Right,
And Is Following Physicians First
Orders.

Arden, N. Y, Aug. SO.-Edward H.
Hartman. urged by weary represen-
tatives of the press who have camp
ed about his mountain home since
Wednesday last, came out today with
statement that he was all right.
Though brief. the statemnt is
Straightforward and explicit
The message was so characteristic
of Mr.. Harriman's affable attitude to
| newspaper representatives. an atti-
tude which was marked when he un-
derwent the strain of lengthy inter-
view on the day Of his return, that
most Of the men who have been here
during the scare over his illness re-
turned to New York tonight. relying
on his word.
Mr.. Harriman's statement is as fol-
lows:
II am pursuing the course laid out
before I went abroad and advised by
the physicians. 1 intended taking a
would permit. MY treatment abroad
reduced my strength and vitality and
weakened my digestion. The most ex-
pert physician in Munich advised me
to have an examination by surgeons
as matter of precaution. This has
been done very carefully by Drs.
Brewer and Grille In conjunction with
DR.. Walter James and DIR. Lyle sand
the whole result is that they find
nothing serious and renew the advice
previously obtained that 1 should have
rest and not see many people at one
time, and this am trying to do.
This covers the whole case and
later on II the representatives of the
press desire and there Is any purpose
to be accomplished, will see them
up here: but now ask that the
surveillance Of the operations of my
home be withdrawn. not so. much on
account Of my family or myself, but
that the coming and going of my
friends may not be interfered with.
I appreciate the interest shown in my
welfare by the press and by my
friends In all sections and perhaps by
some others. If there was or should
be anything serious will let the
press know. and as I have never de-
ceived them, ask that the press now
withdraw It's representatives and rely
upon me-"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
Special Judge Appointed.

Columbia, Aug. 30.-Governor An
sci today appointed Attorney w. B.
Grubsr, of the Colleton Bar. to pre-
side over the special term of court
of Common pleas at Barnwell, be-
ginning on October A.. The appoint
ment was made upon the recommen-
datiOn of Chief Justice Jones. The
special term was arranged for at the
request Of the majority of the Barn
we'll Bar.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
Saving the Whole Corn Crop.

There are but two methods of har~
veSting the corn crop in common use
by which the whole plant is saved and
used for feed. The better one of these
IS to put the crop when mature, but
while it still contains much Of it's
natural moisture, into a silo. or
this method we shall say nothing fur
ther in this article, simply because we
have already discussed it in previous
articles, and few Of our readers are
prepared to save any part of their
corn crop in that way.
When the corn is cut near the
ground. and the entire plant cured in
the shock, the state of maturity of
the crop at the time this is done is
an important consideration.
At the time the fodder or leaves are
usually pulled, throughout the South,
there is probably more feed value in
the stover than at any other time.
On the other hand, the ears probably
do not have their highest feeding
value until the leaves have all become
dry and The shucks and a large part
of the stalk are also brown. It. there
fore, follows that, if the stover alone
were to be considered, the corn
should be cut at the earlier stage of
development, and if the ars alone are
to be saved, the corn should be cut
at the later stage; but if both are to
be saved, and the entire plant utilized
for feed period about midway be-
tween the two stages, or conditions
stated should be selected for cutting
al.C shocking the crop. BY careful
tests and analyses this has been found
to be the time when there is greatest
feeding value in the corn plant taken
as whole
Many Of those who have had their
corn fail to cure satisfactorily in the
shock should unquestionably attribute
their failure to the mistake of cutting
the corn when too green.
The method of cutting the corn
which will be found most profitable
and practicable will depend on the
supply Of labor, the freedom of the
fields from stumps and other obstruc-
tions. and the size of the crop. When
the crop is larger or labor less abun-
dant, some of the cheaper sled corn
harvesters or cutters may be employ
ed, and when still more work is to be
done, and the fields are in suitable
condition, some one of the larger and
more expensive corn harvesters ma,
be economically used. A corn har-
vester could easily do the work re-
quired on several small farms and
joint ownership and cooperation in
harvesting the corn crops would, in
such case, prove valuable.-Progres
sive Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
CANAL ZONE SHAKEN.


mus Of Panama.
Panama. August 30.--The Isthmus
of Panama experienced an earth
quake shock this morning, extending
over large extent of territory. No
damage was done. however, nor it is
believed that the canal has been af-
fected In any way. Lieut.. Col. G. W..
Goethals gave out the following stae-
ment this evening:
THE seismographs on the Isthmus
at o'clock this morning recorded
earth movements at various stations
across the Isthmus, however, they
were not sufficiently severe to be gem
orally felt nor to have any injurious
efects on any Of the canal work now
In execution or In prospect"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
luzh BEGINS RAILROAD WAR.
Chicago Record Herald VIII Say
Ssrc,t Northern Siagnte Initiates
Fight Against Other Lines.

Chicago. Aug. 31.-The railroad
running time from Chicago to Seattle
will he reduced to s2 hours--1o hours
below the present schedule-as the
FIRST move In war declared upon all
other Western and Northwestern
roads BY James J. Hill Of the Great
Northern. according to a story. The
Reoord-Herald will print tomorrow
morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04

Columbia, August 30.--The local
prohibitionists think they have an
eloquent argument in the Recorders
Court record this morning. There
were thirty-three cases on the dock
ct, the heaviest docket this year. The
fines aggregated $3.50. Eight Of the
cases directly charged drunkenness
and there were eight more dsorderly
cases growing out of the use of liq-
uOr.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
moved to a special hospital building


for treatment.
Mr.. Cummings began to experiment
with pigeons seven years ago, starting
with 200 pairs of bffds on his farm,
about a mile south of North Wales, in
Montgomery County. Since then he
has enlarged his plant from year to
year, until at present six commodious
buildings are in use. The largest and
newest of these, erected at a cost of
$500, is 536 fet long, 16 feet wide
and two stories high, and in it 1000
birds are housed. On the farm of 72
acres all the feed required for the
birds is grown.
speaking of the feeding of pigeons,
Mr. Cummings says that If common
sense is used it is not nearly so i'm
Portant what is fed as how and when.
The proportions on his farm in win
ter are about as follows: Corn. 40
per cent; wheat Is Per cent; Katfir
corn, 10 per cent. screenings. 10 per
cent; hemp, per cent; rape and
millet seed, per cent. In summer
less corn is fed, but more peas and
wheat, together with hulled oats.
Green growing things are not neces-
sary for pigeons, though they eat the
blades of grass growing in the
aviaries.
AS to the "how and when" of feed
ing Mr.. Cummings says
THE object of proper feeding is to
keep the old birds healthy, not too
fat and lazy, and to produce large, fat
squads. We feed by hand three times
day, except July and August, when
two feelings are made to suffice. Each
pen is visited three or four times at
each feeding or as many times as the
birds show disposition for more. In
this way they get just what they will
consume and no more; consequently
they will be hungry for the next meal
Thus the birds knowing that more is
coming do not fail to feed their
young"
Or the many varieties of pigeons
r. Cummings confines himself to
homers, dragons, runts and their
crosses. Homers crossed with drag
oons or show homers produce the
most desirable squads as to numbers
and quality. weighing about eight
pounds to the dozen; though a runt-
homer cross results in squads weigh
Ing pound each. The runt, contrary
to what it's name suggests, is giant
pigeon and some of the runt cocks on
the Cummings farm measure more
than yard across the wings.
Mr.. Cummings estimates that the
cost of feeding a pair of pigeons is 81
a year. while other expenses of rum
ming the plant average SIS cents
pair. Each pair produces five to sew
en- pairs Of squads for the market
yearly. the wholesale price of which
varies from SO in summer to IS in
winter. Expressage, commissions. ice
and boxing material also add to the
expense, but the profits have been
large enough to encourage Mr.. Cum
mings to continue expanding with tho
hope Of eventually having 100, 900 pig
cons on his farm.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-04
Minister'S Widow Kills Herself.

Spartanburg, Aug. 3O.-At her home
at Campobello this morning Mrs.
j. K. FAINT widow of the late Rev. J..
K. FAINT, a Baptist minister, COM
mitted suicide by drinking an ounce
of carbolic acid. She has been in i'll
health for a long time and despon-
dency over her condition is assign
ed as the reason for her act.