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Smyrna times., 1910-11-02
CLUB WOMEN ENTERTAIN
At HALLOWEEN RECEPTION
RECEPTION GIVEN FRIDAY EVEN
ING, AN ENJOYABLE OCCASION
Large Gathering of Smyrna Folks Con-
suit the OraCles and DeIve Into the
Mysteries Provided For Them

The Halloween Reception held at
the Century Drawing Room the
evening of October 28th, was a de-
lightful occasion. The Decorating
Committee displayed much artistic
genius in the many combinations of
autumn fruits, foliage, and flowers
and the dim light in which the room
was first seen, made it indeed an en-
chanting bower of beauty. The En-
tertainment Committee manifested
as remarkable degree of perfection
in the evolving of the many myster-
ious rites and ceremonies into which
the guests were initiated. At the
stroke of $50 "The Order of the
Cheerful Ghosts were received bv
witches, phantOms and fairies and
initiated into the various mysteries.
The main entrance door was guarded
by picturesque bat with outspread
wings, who waved all ghosts aside
and obliged them to pass the "Black
Cat' in one doorway, and under a
ladder in another. The witch"
distributed fortunes which instructed
the holder what to do to gain this
fortune. Some had to seek the lady
or gentleman with similar card and
go to the Spring" or to the "Cave
of Horrors, or to unwind some gift
from the Spider Web When their
travels ended with fortunes obtain
ed, while the seekers rested, Miss
Emily Spruance rec t ed Buds Fairy
Tale" and Mr.. w. &. Anthony gave
one Of his inimitab e cornet solos
with Mrs. Coverdaee at the piano.
All then became guests of our social
hostess, Miss Laura Bell, who, with
her assistants, served refreshments
suitable for a Hallowe en- occasion.
! While the red apples bobbed, and the
glowing fire made white heaps of pop
corn and the piano sent out its genial
tones, the happy guests laughed and
chatted until the lateness Of the hour
suggested "good night For Fri.
day, November 4th, Mrs. H. C.
Tschudy, Chairman of Education has
secured Rev. Thomas Seymour
Poulson. D. D., of Ridley Park, Pa.
to lecture before the club on "Sym
metrical Education as Applied t.
Real Life. Cor. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1910-11-02
CONFERENCE MUST PAYITS WAY

Finding no Town Who Would Take the
Respons billy Committee Decides
to Hold Session in Wilmington
Since Asbury Church, Smyrna, an
nounced its inability at this time to
entertain the big Methodist Episco-
pal Conference, the question of en-
tertainment has been held open with
out result and this has been a shock
to the traditional hospitality of the
peninsula that always has provided
for the free entertainment Of min
listers and laymen. The increased
cost of living is the alleged reason
for church members refraining from
inviting Conference to meet with
them. Because of this state->of
affairs, District Superintendents Hof-
fecker, Watt, Stephenson and Jones,
Saturday, announced that Asbury
Church in Wilmington the Mother
of Methodism' had been selected for
the next conference session and that
each minister and otficiaI layman
would have to provide his own lOdg
ing and pay his own hoard for the
first time in the Conference history.
Not only that, but the Conference
will receive recOmme ndatiOn from
the district superintendent for the
appointment of a COMMISSION Of nine
members, one from each Conference
at-large and two from each district,
to select future places Of Conference
sessions annually, and to assess each
church per cent of its pastor s sal
ary to get a fund to pay the board of
ministers at Conference, on a basis
of 81 day. Several attempts have
been made in the past six years to
put such a system into effect, but
it always has been defeated by the
pastors on the ground that it was
unnecessary because of the prOverbial
hospitality of the peninsula.
Smyrna times., 1910-11-02
LADIES OF CHESWOLD GRANGE
Go Masked to the Meeting and Keep
Men Guessing Fill the Chairs.

Cheswold, Nov. Rural grange
in a measure imbibed the Hallow en-
fever, about one dozen of their mem
bers coming masked to their session
held Saturday evening last. Being
we'll masked their identity was con-
cealed most admirably. This fea-
ture therefore furnished much pleas
ure and amusement preceding the
hour for the opening the grange. At
this juncture the ladies assumed
the chairs as prearranged, Mrs. G.
L. Bunker, master; Mrs. Harry
Wright, overseer; Mrs. j. E. Cote,
lecturer; Mrs. 7. D. Garrison, chap
lain; Mrs. Harry Ross. steward
Mrs. ]. R. Legar, assistant steward
and Mrs. Emma Pearson, gatekeep-
er; Mrs. E. A. Evans the the reg
ular secretary welding the pen as
usual. Following the order of busi-
ness a large and very handsome
bouquet was placed on the secretary's
table while Rev. J. E. Cote, as
spokesman, explained that this
beautiful bouquet was meant to
honor the 18th anniversary of the
marriage of MIR. and Mrs. s. A.
Evans. whose devotion and useful
ness throughout our State, this
county and even nationally, makes
them most worthy of the esteem of
all patrons and extended to them
the hearty congratulations, and best
wishes from those present. Follow
ing this tribute the ladies called
program numbers as follows: sing
ing by all; vocal solo, Mrs. Emma
Pearson; original poem on "Hal-
lowe en-" by Mrs. M. A. Catterson
and read by member in her absence
vocal solo, Mrs. T. d. Garrison
followed by feasting on cake and
pumpkin pies.
Smyrna times., 1910-11-02
ASBURY CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Alpheus S. Mowbray, D. D., An
nounces Meetings for the Week

The meeting on Wednesday even
ing (to-night) will be one of special
interest. The Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will have charge
of an after-convention meeting.
There will be special music, several
short addresses and other helpful
features. The Mite Society will
hold it's regular monthly meeting at
the usual place and hour on Saturday
evening. The Choir meeting will
be held on Saturday evening at 8
O'Clock. The Sabbath services
will be as follows: Class meeting at
$50; morning sermon by the pastor
at 1890, topic, 1.-THE Value of a
Man." Sunday School at 2 O'Clock
with the new graded lessons; even
ing sermon at 7.30; subject, "The
Call for Help" There will be spec
ial music by the choir at both morn
ing and evening services. - The
Round Table and the Teachers Glass
will both meet on Monday evening
in the library, one at z O'Clock and
the other at 8.
Smyrna times., 1910-11-02
COURT ADJOURNS AFTER
POSTPONING SOME GASES
JOHN P. HUDSON WINS IN SUIT
AGAINST MRS. E. c. VANWlNKLE
Swinder Gets Three Years at Green
bank and Judge Conrad Makes
Special Point of the Mean Case

Court has wound up its session at
Dover and adjourned. Several cases
were postponed. Court was engaged
all of Wednesday afternoon with a
civil action-John P. Hudson VS..
Elizabeth c. VanWinkle to recover
on a book account of $88. &c, for lum-
ber. Judgment for $67 was given
to Mr.. Hudson. Lee Deshields was
sentenced to years Imprisonment
in the wokhouse, years for as
sault on Office Murphy and one year
for breaking jail Louis Brickner
who got practically all of the saving
of S400 of Charles pecktor of Dover,
on diamond swindle, was sentenced
to three years imprisonment at hard
labor in Greenbank. In sentencing
him Judge Conrad said "You plead
guilty to the charge of obtaining
money under false pretences, and the
attorney general has dropped the
charge>of conspiracy. We perceive
that you are stranger who evident
ly came to this State for no other
purpose than to engage in very
mean business. We propose to send
you where you have ample time to
reflect over the life you have chosen.
1t is a life that means misery for
you-means that you must spend
much of the time allotted to You on
this earth in Jail. We hope there
fore. that you will decide to lead a
/ different life. And when you come
out in the sunlight with decent peo-
/ pie, resolve TO follow an honest
mans occupation. The jury in the
damage case of Bullock against
Porter. where one farmer had caused
disastrous forest fire on another S
land by firing a trash pile on his
own, the embers being carried to
the woods by heavy wind arising,
came in. The jury rendered ver-
dict for the plaintiff for damages
amounting to $237. so. The trial
proved one of the most interesting OF
the term and occupied several days,
bringing out many questions involv-
ing ones liability to the damage
caused to a neighbor's property.
Smyrna times., 1910-11-02
A. e. JARDINE NOW PRESIDENT
Former Smyrna Man Becomes the
Head and General Manager of the
Atlantic City transportation Co.

The Atlantic City Transportation
Company held its annual meeting ard
election of officers last week with
the following results: President and
General Manager, A. E. Jardine;
Vice President, David Fitzsimmons
Secretary and Treasurer, w. j. Me-
loney; Counsel, Eli H. Chandler. Mr..
Jardine, the new president who sue
ceeds Mr.. Jacob Boutwell,, was form
erly vice president and General
Manager of the Smyrna 1ransporta-
tion and Manufacturing Company
and since moving from Smyrna to
Atlantic City has devoted all his en-
ergies toward establishing the At
lantic City line. AS the Board of
Directors consists of only ten Allan
tic CITY members and it requii ed
eight for a quorum, an executive
committee was appointed to transact
business between the Board meetings,
subject to the approval of the
/ Board. On this committee are A.
E. Jardine, W. j. Meloney, David
Fitzsimmons, Jacob Boutwell, and
John L. Kelly. Mr.. Bothwll re-
signed the office of president just be-
fore the meeting, owing to the fact
that the business of the company
had grown to sIch an extent that he
found it no longer possible to give
tn necessary attention to it along
with his other business. He has
been very efficient officer. A re-
port was submitted that the new
terminal is being rapidly completed.
Two passenger and freight steamers
one to ply between New York anc
Atlantic City and the other to re.
place the Brazores on the Philadel.
phia line will be put on.
Smyrna times., 1910-11-02
SMY RNA BAND AT LEiPSIC

Participate in Democratic Mass Meet
ing Held There Saturday Evening
The Stayton Cornet Band of Smyr-
ma headed delegation from Smyrna
Saturday evening at a Democratic
Mass Meeting held at Leipsic. The
band went in hack. W. H. Stay
ton, ESQ.,, the principal speaker;
Edgar G. Walls, democratic candi-
date for State Senator and Robert
H. Dennev, democratic candidate for
representative from this district, in
cluding other prominent leaders and
supporters of the party, went down
in automobiles. The meeting was
full OF enthusiasm and the crow d
was large. Messrs. Stayton and
Walls each made speeches which were
received with hearty applause.
Smyrna times., 1910-11-02
COMING OF DR.. p. S. DOWNS

His Removal From Dover to Wood
lawn" Farm May be Prolonged
DR.. Presley S. Downs, who hass
purchased the beautiful colonial place
WOodlawn, near Smyrna, will not
give up his medical practice in Dover
and leave to take up his residence on
this homestead, at least rot for a
long time. DR.. Downs will get pos
session of the place January l, and
may go there with his foreman from
time to time to superintend certain
rebuilding operations and place the
property in shape to suit them when
he decides to retire from active
practice, which will not be for
many months at least. Dover State
News
Smyrna times., 1910-11-02
j. H. BISHOP IN ACCIDENT

CheswoId Citizen. An Enthusiastic
AutomobiIist, in Accident
John Bishop, Cheswold's automo-
bilist, had an exciting experience
while trying to take his automobile
home from repair shop long with
the horse and carriage that he had
driven after it. At j. B. Keith's
the machine baked and ran over into
the field, while the horse took an
opposite course. The horse threw
the carriage over and the carriage
threw the horse over.
Smyrna times., 1910-11-02
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING

Will Be Held in Smyrna Opera House
This Evering.-Frominent Speakers
The first Republican Mass Meeting
to be held in Smyrna this campaign,
will be held tonight "wednesday
night, at the Smyrna Opera House.
Addresses will be made by Hon. W.
T. Smithers. ]. M. Satterfeld, S.
D. Townsend, Jr., Reuben Satterth-
waite, Jr., DIR. L. S. Conwell, Will
liam S. Hilles. Ruby Vale, and other
National Committee Speakers. The
speakers are all well known and
prominent and large attendance is
requested.
Smyrna times., 1910-11-02
CHE SWOLD FARM CHANGE
Several Already Announced Among
the List of Spring Removals

Cheswold, Nov. Among the
changes in this farmerly locality
already announced are, John Dur
ham moves to the DR.. Downs farm,
near Cheswold, succeeding John
Morgan who goes to Woodlawn, 4"
near Smyrna. Mr.. Ed Savin moves
on the John Moore farm, near Ches-
void, following John Durham, and
Thomas Shackell moves to Noble
Jerman's S farm near Central Church,
and Harvey L. Bowen moves on the
A. T. Hoffecker farm bordering
Cheswold. P. A. Hearter, of Wileys
corner moving into Cheswold east of
the railroad.
Smyrna times., 1910-11-02
HALO WE'EN MUMMERS OUT
Streets of Smyrna Agog Monday Even
ing With Frolic' Makers

Halloween was celebrated in
Smyrna Monday evening with the
usual festivities and with a general
absence of the vandalism which in
former years was so much of a terror
and menace TO our population. Early
in the evening the mummers turned
out and until late the street were
agog, some of the costumes being
very comical and very grotesque.
1t was the little folks delight and
to many was an evening of con-
summate pleasure.
Smyrna times., 1910-11-02
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SUPPER
Will Be Given at the Club House o.
morrow, Thursday, Evening

Your attention is called to the
supper given by the ladies of the
Presbyterian Church, tomorrow
evening, November Srd, in the Club
House. The usual supper of chicken
salad, fried oysters, etc., will be
served from o'clock on. Home
made ices, cake and homemade can
dies will be on sale. An Apron
Bazaar will be held in connect on
with the supper when all kinds of
aprons en- be had. wellmade, dainty
and beautiful as we'll as useful at
reasonable prices.
Smyrna times., 1910-11-02
TOWNSEND CUNNING ACCIDENT
Albert ShockIy Aged l9 Loses Two
Fingers BY Accident

Townsend, Nov. 1.-While Albert
sbockley, aged 1s years, was carry
inc his shot gun to Townsend 1t was
accidentally discharged, shooting OIL
his two fingers. The boy was taken
70 the Delaware Hospital, Monday
for treatment, and the two hngers
amputated. He is the first victim
of the cunning season.
Smyrna times., 1910-11-02

Eating Homegrown RaspberrIes
Mr.. John w. Lurty and family, Oh
near Delaware City, are enjoying q
seconi crop of raspberries the first
day of November.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-10
IN BUSINESS CIRCLES.
CONTINUED from Page 81

men of Honolulu got this week from
the agents who work in secret. A
letter to President Waldron of the
Merchants Association from Secre-
tary Mcclellan developed the fact
that more tampering with the Ma
huka Federal building site has been
done in secret. II seems that the
Treasury Department has decided
that the present site is not large
enough for the building. II also
appears that a confidential cablegram
from Kuhio to President Morgan OF
the Chamber of Commerce resulted
in the Governor obtaining an estl-
mate on the money that would b.
required to condemn the whole block
through to Fort street. All this had
been kept 80 quiet that the whole
town was very much aroused on
learning the facts. There has beer
so much jockeying oil this Federal
site business, and men on the in
side" have apparently been making
such boasts that the Federal building
won d never GO on the Mahuka
site" that THE business men very
much doubt the good faith in which
these propositions have been made.
A cable from Mcclellan on Thurs
day recommends that the business or
ganlZations should cable Chairman
Bartholdt of the House public build.
f,,n. nat
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-10

attacks on the good intentions and
reputation of worthy citizens, by the
paper that speaks or withholds It's
utterance as Thurston orders.
Consequently, nearly every man
who listened to Mr.. Thurston In de-
tense of himself felt that he had re-
ceived a small dose of his own med.
icine and found II mighty bitter
pill to swallow.
Mr.. Thurston. as indicated by his
remarks and the character of the pa
per for which he has been RESPONSE
BILE, appears very much like the small
boy, the bully, who goes about bat
ting everyone, besmirching his fell
lows and making braggart of him
self generally, and then when his as
scciates turn on him and give him a
little of his own horse play. he an
grily complains: Jaw. no fair. You
and me was chums and you ought
not to treat me that way"
And his frierds? Why. one could
almost discern salt tears running
down the back of their necks, they
felt 20 badly about It aud were so
anxious to hide their sorrow.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-10
JUNE 10, 1910

were movement to throw the Ter
ritory wide open" that would also
be defeated. High license is the best
solution.
Our people stand by their own
laws and as opposed to the words of
State Governors who for temporary
political expediency declare for the
Prohibition law, while well knowing
that liquor is being sold freely and
lawlessly throughout they common
wealths. Aso opposed 10 those Off
I cials. Hawaii's voters will sup.
port the position taken by the Pres
ident of the United States, when he
said:
Nothing is more foolish, nothing
more utterly at variance with sound
public policy than to enact a law
which, by reason of the conditions
surrounding the community, is inca.
pable of enforcement.
such instance is sometimes pre-
sented by sunptuary, laws, by which
the sale of fnfoxic ating liquors is
prohibited under penalty in localities
where the public sentiment of the
immediate community does not. and
will not, sustain the enforcement of
the law. In such cases the legisla-
tlon is usually the result of agita-
ton by people in the country who
are determined to make their fellow
citizens in the city better. The
enactment of the. law comes through
the country representatives, who form
majority of the Legislature; but
the enforcement of the law is among
the people who are generally oppos-
ed to its enactment, and under sue.
circumstances the law is dead let
ter. This result is the great argu-
ment In favor of so-called local OPP
ton which is really an instrumental.
ity for determining whether law can
he enforced before II Is made oper-
Iatiye. I'iHg.
I'm cases where the sale of liquor
can not be prohibited in fact, II is
far better to regulate and diminish
the evil than to attempt TO stamp 1t
out.
by the enactment of a drastic law
and the failure to enforce II there Is
injected into the public mind the
| idea that laws are to be observed or
violated according to the will OF
those affected. need not say how
altogether pernicious such loose
theory is"
Hawaii's citizens will vote mo" to
protect the Territory from the Prohi-
bition farce that Woolleyism threat.
ems.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-10
Mr.. THURSTON'S PRIVILEGE.

Lorrin A. Thurston, rising to a
question of privilege at the meeting
of the Merchants Association, made
two Interesting statements.
He said he was very much the
Hilo Railway, as he is one of Its
largest stockholders and the presi
dent.
He also confessed for the first time
in open meeting that the Adver'
tiser Is my paper For once he
made only one effort to excuse the
utterances Of his paper as being the
result of someone whom he could not
control
But he felt very badly when his
old friends and acquaintance who
have known him so we'll for years
also got up in open meeting and call
ed spade a spade. He spoke with
much heat when these old friends,
who must know him best, could not
understand why the man who was
very much the Hilo Railway should
be acting from such broad, humani'
tartan, philanthropic motives,
Then he told how he hid made
his paper keep its mouth shut on the
interstate commerce law and its APP
plication to the Inter-lsland steam
ship traffic. And he declared with
vehemence: am here because I'm
here and have the quits to say
what think, or words to that effect
Thurston felt very much hurt that
anyone should doubt the purity and
sanctity of his motives.
And all of 1t was very funny, IN
view of the fact that there was prob
ably not man in the room whose
motives had not been attacked, OF
whose acts had not been deliberately
misrepresented. by the mouthpieae
that Thurston spoke of as my
paper"
Not a~man heard Thurston's com
plant against the manner of his
trea tment who has not seen and pos
sibly been the victim of the harsh
est, most inexcusable and piratical
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-10
PROHIBITI0NISTS FOR LAWLESS,
ness.

Prohibitions organ persists In try
Ing to make the people believe that
the issue OF the plebiscite on July
&c Is a decision between the radical
prohibitionlsts and vicious wiskey
dealers Of the Territory.
The same organ tried TO make the
lieve that the laws of the country
should be shaped according to the
ideas of one of two contending trans
portation companies.
But the people think differently.
They think clearly. They understand
the issues. They intend to record
their Judgment on the basis of com
munity interests, and that Is what
disconcerts the Prohibitionists as II
has discon erted every other interest
that has striven secretly or openly to
saddle specialties and experiments
upon the community through Federal
channels.
Prohibitionists claim with one
DItdlH tndl no ItdSohdblc man
claims that Prohibition prohibits, and
In the next they declare that Prohi-
bition does prohibit sufficiently to
satisfy their Ideas, and II their pro-
posals are not accepted the whole
community will be given over to dive
keepers.
Now the common sense people OF
the Territory of Hawaii have no in
tentiony of allowing vicious breach
OF the ordinary rules of law and or
der, true temperance. or respect for
the law. by adopting measures OF
either the radical Prohibitlonists OIL
the dive keepers, all of whom are on
an equality as agents OF lawlessness
They will stand by the laws that
have been developed by experience in
Hawaii as best adapted to our con
dltions, and most readily responsive
to what the people as whole want,
Government by few of us" has
been invariably and consistently
turned down by the citizens of the
Territory of Hawaii. and Prohibition
comes under that heading. II there
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-10
New Land Commission ,

One of the most important acts OF
the Governor previous to his depar-
ture for the mainland was to select
the members of the land commission
that will pass on all land transact
tions under the amended Organic Act.
The commission is composed of A.
w. Carter, w. A. Kinney, Samuel G.
Dwight, Jacob f. Brown, Frank An
drade and Richard Trent. Somehow
the commission has not created any
great amount of enthusiasm, but for
Just what reasons Is hard to say.
Perhaps Honolulu Is hard to satisfy.
A good many were surprised that the
Governor did not name J. w. Pratt,
the former Land Commissioner, and
some feel that Carter has too much
landed interests himself to make him
an entirely unprejudiced factor.
There Is ore thing about 1t, how
ever; the Governor has gone outside
members of the charmed circle that
have passed around important com
missions for the last generation in a
sort of eeny-meeny-miny-mo style.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-10

lf Thurston is working so consist
emily for community welfare, why
does he allow my paper to misrep-
resent the vote taken by the Mer-
chants Association? With one or
two exceptions, those not voting on
the Interstate commerce resolution
were persons not having a -yote or
whose Arm was represented BY an.
other.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-10

The resolution passed by the Mer-
chants Association by such an over
whelming vote expresses the '0ommu-
nifty continent so forcefully that men
II ordinary sense should be .convinc-
cd that Government by a few of
u.s." as exemplified in speciafisns and
Woolleyisms. can not prevail in the
Territory of Hawaii.