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The Detroit times., 1910-09-07
INQUEST INTO GRAND
TRUNK WRECK Is RESUMED
Several Witnesses Testify at Inquiry
Into Disaster In Which Eight Lives
Were Crushed Out.


Were Crushed Out.
DURAND, Sept. 7.-Several wit
nesses were examined Wednesday
morning in the inquest now pending
into the recent G.. T. X. disaster near
Durand. w. j. Weiss, a machinist,
OF Flint, testified that he was pas
senger on No. Ia, riding In the fifth
car from the rear of the train when
the collision occurred He said he be-
lieyed that fully half minute passed
between the exploding of the warning
torpedo and the fatal crash. He got
out OF the car and looked In the
engine OF No. IA, as he was o
He thought he saw the body OF wo-
man, but 1t was very dark and IL was
difficult to make out objects with GER
tainy. He helped get the injured out
and also assisted In fixing up the
engine of No. IA as he was a
machinist. Emergency tools We're Sc
cured from one OF the cars. They
found the brakes OF No. IA set.
Frank Bixby, of Flint. testified that
he was on No. IA and that when the
train stopped outside OF Durand for
repairs he got out of his seat and
watched the trainmen at work. He
said the train remained there fully
80 minutes. Upon returning to his
seat he put his head out OF the win
dow and saw the headlight OF No. 4.
bearing down upon them and min
ute later the crash came. He did not
hear torpedo, but acknowledged he
was slightly deaf.
Attorney Stewart, of Battle Creek.
Is looking after the interests Of En-
gineer Spencer of No. 4, upon whom
the railroad officials are trying to
throw the blame for the wreck.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07
LIVE CRABS CAUSE PANIC
IN A PITTSBURG STREET
Knocked From An Express Wagon,
They Scatter Pedestrians In All
Directions.

PITTSBURG, Sept IAN incident
which afforded a great deal of amuse-
ment to passersby took place at Sarah
and Rebecca-sts., Williamsburg, when
street car, in passing an express
wagon, knocked a crate OF live hard
shell crabs to the pavement. The
crabs at once took advantage OF the
opportunity and scattered.
The driver, in trying to collect his
fleeing charges, aroused their animos-
ity. Numbers of them soon became
attached to him. Women raised their
skirts and fed
Barefooted boys. whose curiosity
led them into close proximity, were
hopping around on one foot begging
some one to remove the crab from
the other. II required all the express
mans skill to replace the crabs In
their crate. Long after he had de-
parted several were seen coming out
of crevices, where they had crawled
to evade the erstwhile keeper.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07
EATS MATCH HEADS; DIES.
Physicians Fail to Save Life Of Little
Elizabeth O'Connor.

Mary Elizabeth O'Connor, aged one
year, IL months, died Monday as the
result of eating the heads off some
parlor matches. She was buried We'd
nesday morning. She was the daugh-
ter OF DR.. M. w. O'Connor, No. 615
Dix-ave.
In some way, the child got the
matches off shelf last Saturday
night. Sunday she was taken violent.
ly i'll. Two physicians. one of whom
was her father, worked constantly
over her. but 1t was impossible to
save her life. Coroner Rothacher was
called.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07
HORSE SMASHES WINDOW.
6teed, When Struck BY Car, Plunses
Through Store Front.

A Fourteenth line care struck a
horse and buggy, in which Mrs. Mol
lie Muskrowicz and her three young
sons we're riding, Tuesday night. The
collision took place at Adams-ave. and
st. Antoine-st. The horse plunged
through the window of Moe Enrich
jewelry store. John Faltz. No. 95
Illinois-st, was struck by the animal
and his skull fractured. The woman
and her children were cut and bruised.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07
BOOKS

Simon, the Jester" the latest OF
the contribution to the field OF fiction
from the pen Of William j. Locke, Is
one Of the unusual novels which pro
crosses I'm interest and arrives at Oh
| exceedingly fascinating climax. II
fairly scintillates with wit and action
| The scene shifts from London &c
France, to Berlin, to Algiers and bacK
again, and from the moment early in
the chronicle. when the hero Simon
| de Gex, wealthy Englishman, sets
out to free a brilliant young man
from an ENHANCEMENT with an impos-
sible woman, there is no halt, nor is
there an irksome line in the story.
Simons efforts to save Dale kynner-
slei from the enthrallment of the mys-
FERROUS, beautiful Lola Brandt, and
return him to the feet OF the charm
ing girl who Is dying of love for him,
results In himself becoming hopeless
ly entangled. The text is profusely
illustrated by James Montgomery
Flagg.
(Jone Lane Co., New York; Ma
cauley's and Sheehan's, Detroit)
Mark Twain's Speeches" This
book consists OF a collection OF Mark
Twain's speeches made at various
times and on widely different occas-
ions during his life, and for the first
time published in this form. In the
book are some of his earliest lectures
and speeches. They show in an &C
centuated way Mark Twain's char
acteristics. The speeches when not
extemporaneous were composed to be
spoken and, therefore, have simple
and more direct style than Is found III
his writings, but they are distinctly
his work. with Characteristic humor
and method. This collection OF
speeches show one remarkable thing
about Mark Twain-there are no repe-
titions.
The lectures and speeches cover al
most every conceivable subject. In
point OF time they cover more than
half of Mr.. Clemens long life. Many
of them were delivered on important
, occasions. Besides the early speeches
there Is the one delivered at Oxford,
when the great English university gave
him a doctors degree. There is one
he made introducing Henry Waiter
/ son on the occasion Of the latters
Lincoln memorial address. and In
which Mark Twain made reference to
himself as rebel lieutenant"
This book is a genuine literary
find" and a volume the reading pub
lie will generally enjoy. The intro
duction Is by VIM. Dean Howells.
Harper & Bros, New York; Shee-
hans and Macauley's. Detroit.)
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07
Court Advises Gran Shooters

Thomas Howell and Charles Rich
ards were In police court Wednesday
morning, charged with shooting craps
on Franklin-st. Justice Jeffries
learned that the game was harmless
sort OF affair and he let the partici-
pants go with a lecture.
After this when you want to shake
dice, you want to get in on a plush
carpet and keep off the Streets said
the court.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07
Auto and Tomatoes Mix.

An automobile. license number
1899, struck a wagon driven by James
McPharlin, No. 299 Trumbull-ave.
near the Eastern market, early We'd
nesday morning. The wagon was
loaded with tomatoes. which were
scattered all over the street. Nc
Pharlin was slightly injured and was
taken home.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07
Exponents Of Federal Control Rule
Convention.

CONSERVATION CONG RES
HALL, ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. T.
The ascendency in the national con-
servation congress OF federal control
over state conservationists was cele-
brated at many points in todays pro-
gram With the western governors
who favored state control absent. the
session was a love feast Of federal
conservationists.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07
FAMOUS PAINTER DEAD.
William HoIman-Hunt Had Been
Given Many Decorations.

LONDON, Sept. William Hot
man-Hunt, celebrated painter and one
of he three founders of the Pre-.
'Raphaelite movement, died here to-
day, aged SO. Holman-Hunt began ex.
hibiting his pictures in lS46. Many of
the greatest of English paintings are
credited to his brush. He was given
many decorations, among them the
Order of Merit.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07
Suspected Train Robber Captured.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Sept 7-Albert
Julien, hunted by the police as the
murderer OF flagman Wine In the
Burlington holdup, was captured by
the police at $50 this morning. He
is identified as Julien, but denies that
he killed Wine.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07
Canadian Police Get kresto.

Philip Kresto, 81 years old, was ar
rested Tuesday night by Detectives
Larkins and High for the police OF
Hamilton. Ont, who charge that he
stole 1925 from his employer. He
waived extradition and was taken
across the border.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07
GIRL MYSTERIOUSLY HURT.
Police VIII Investigate Injury Tc
Viola Jones.

The police are investigating an ac-
cident that befell Viola Jones, three
years old, No. 400 Macomb-st., Tues
day. She was brought to DR.. w. j.
Merchants Office. No. 12l St. Aubin-
ave-, her mouth and throat being
pierced by some sharp instrument.
Neighbors say the little girl was
playing with a Negro boy in a shed
at the rear of No. 1913 Clinton-ave.,
and that she was drugged by him.
DIR. Meridian sent her TO the Chill
dren's Free hospital He says she
will recover, but that there will
probably be an impeachment in her
speech.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07

A man who died recently In Russia
had not slept since his skull was frac-
tured in railroad accident six years
before.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07
LITTLE PORKER AS PET.
Girls Adopt Sixteenth Of a Litter and
Tame Il Easily.

HARRINGTON, Wash, Sept. IAN
addition has been made to the list OF
pets owned by Harrington children
The Stricken girls, Ruth and Hazel
while out in the country recently
were given a little pig-the sixteenth
one OF the litter. The diminutive
specimen of bacon is quite tame and
follows its little mistresses about the
|, ward
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07

Bu.ise.s-Iike Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. Tho plain. neat kind that
looks right. Time. Printing Co., Is
.ahn R.-st Main itss or City 3ask
The Detroit times., 1910-09-07

II is estimated that there are more
than 1000 persons In the world who
are making a serions study Of avia-
ton.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-02
PRETTY WEDDING AT cHEsWoLD
Miss Mary Buckson and Clifford An
derson United in Marriage at a
Brilliant Home Wedding.

Cheswold, Feb. 1.-The home of |
Rev. and Mrs. Wilson c. Buckson
was the scene of a very pretty home
wedding in Dover, on Monday even
ing, January 81, when their daughter,
Miss Mary Trout Buckson, was united
in marriage to Mr.. Clifford Ander-
son, of Cheswold, son of Senator and
Mrs. J. Hermon Anderson, in whom
much interest is centered here, being
identified with this community in
their boyhood and girlhood lives by
which there has resulted romance
eliminating in marriage. The home
was nicely decorated, the color
scheme being green and white with
an arch in the parlor. under which
Rev. G. P. Smith, of Clayton, as
sisted by Rev. Hoffecker, of Dover,
pronounced the popular young couple
man and wife. The bride was at
tended by her sister, Miss Augnsta
Buckson, while the groom was at
tended by his brother, Mr.. George G.
Anderson. The Lohengrin wedding
march was rendered by Miss Mary
Anderson, sister of the groom. The
bride was given away by her father
Rev. W. C. Buckson. The bride wa
: attired in white messaline. Present
of silver and a great variety o
articles for heir home, hOnOred tn
event, among them a handsome oi
. painting much priced by the bride
For health and other considerations
of the groom, the young couple wi
+ assume farm life on the farm at tn
j. Garrison Mills, where they will haV
n the best wishes for happy and pro-
: perou life by this community.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-02
CouNCILHOLOs SHORT SESSION
Pass Lot of Bills But Transact But
Very Little Business.

Smyrna Town Council met in regu'
lar session Friday evening but owing
to the weather conditions but
quorum was present. The report of
the Light and Water Department
showed but little activity outside of
the routine work. Chairman GrieveE
said there was a great demand fOE
tungsten lights and that ne had been
obliged to order another lot. CounciI
allowed bills to the amount Of
S553. .98. There are but one or two
regular meetings Of Council befOrs
the present Board will adjourn sine
die and the new Board which will ne
elected on the 2Sth inst, will take
hold. The present Council will close
the year with good record for i'm
provement besides (which they hope
to pay off some of the bonded indebt-
edness. The members present Friday
night were President Reynolds, Sec.
retary Grieves, and Messrs. Wright
and Robinson.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-02
SMYRNA BOYS IN MINSTREL
Entertainment of White Rose MinstreIs
Next Monday Night Most Promising.
Program of Fine Speciaties.

Interest is growing in popular favor
over the coming show to be given by
the White Rose Minstrels next Mon
day evening, February 7th, at the
Smyrna Opera House. This show is
given by home talent, one of |
Smyrna's oldest organizations and
the program the boys have outlined
this year promises to be as good if
not better than any performance they
have yet given. Tickets were put
on sale at Weldon's drug store this
morning and already a large advance
sale of seats is assured. Admission
S5 cents, no extra charge for reserved
seats. The show will be full of fea-
lures fom beginning to end. Manner
ing and FAIRIES will be there with
the goods" and as to the speciality
of Frank McCawley, the genial sex
ton, none should miss it. The same
excellent orchestra that pleased so
many in last years entertainment
will be one OF the features. William
Norris, William G. Anthony and
George W. Sylvester will be the
members from Smryna and the other
performers will be from Philadelphia
and Wilmington. Signor Valinotc
will be the harpist. The brass quar-
tette, which received such hearty ap
plause last year, will be another Of
the special features. Harvey W
FAIRIES, John C. Mannering, ant
Walter Massey will be the "coloret
=. gents" who will occupy the end seat
of the circle. George w. Cunning
. will be the interlocutor. The vocal
lists will be Eugene Start, Harris R
Stephenson, Thomas S. Start, Irwin
= Brinton, William B. Grant, Jr.
, Howard Shuster, William Doughter
: Frank McCaulley and William Fore
ie William McAfee and James Rec
will be the dancers.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-02
STATE BUILDING CONTRACT LET
New Administration Building Will Be
Erected BY j. A. Carter and Company.

After a full days consideration,
the state capitol commission, at
Dover, Friday evening. awarded the
contract for a new state administra-
tion building and State House altera-
tions to John A. Carter and Company
of Philadelphia. Carter's bid was
S55, 900, which is we'll within the ap-
preparation. Other bidders attacked
the Philadelphia firm before the COM
mission because no certified check
had been put up as required in the
advertisements, that the estimate
was too low in consideration of pres
ent high materials, and that the name
of Carter and Company was only
firm name and the bidder was Lick
ofsky, Pole. Liekosfky was grilled
for three hours before the commits
sion by Architect Tilton of New
York, and gave such prompt and con-
vinclng answers as to his knowledge
of materials that the commission was
practically unanimous in the award,
regretting that he was ten thousand
dollars lower than Delaware bidders.
The successful bidder will meet with
the commission next Friday and bono
in for twenty thousand dollars fol
faithful performance. The certified
check requirement did not enter int
the deliberations FRIDAY, the sue
cessful bidder proving to the com
mission that he had not seen the ad
vertising and the specifications con
tanning no such requirements. b,
later vote of the commission, the con
, tractor will be relieved of the exte
rior alterations to the old building
bringing his contract price down t
$52, 900.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-02
TEST FOR ENUMERATORS
TO Be TAKEN SATURDAY
POSTMASTER JEFFERSON THE
EXAMINING OFFICER IN CHARGE
About a Dozen Applicants Will Take
Test at the Smyrna Postoffice for
Appointment as Enumerators.

Postmaster Thomas Jefferson has
been designated as examining officer
in the test to be made in this locality
for enumerators and he will hold his
examinations on Saturday. There
will be upwards of a dozen or more
applicants. These tests are being
made simultaneously all over the
State. Four hundred applicants for
positions as United Sites census en-
umerators in Delaware, will be eX-
amined by DR.. l.. Heisler Ball, Cen
sus Supervisor. The eXamintiOn will
take place on February in the post
office building, Wilmington, and at
Dover, Smyrna, Georgetown, Har-
rington and Seaford. The tests will
b given in three relays. One squad
will take the examination in each
place at 9 O'Clock in the morning, q
second at noon and the third at 3 p.
m. DIR. Ball gives assurance that
women will get some of the positions
He will make the work non- partisan
The positions to be filled will number
1874; so in Wilmington, 80 in Ken
and 2z in Sussex. The jobs will pa!
: from $3.50 to $40 week for tn
e fortnight, according to the speed o
= the enumerator. who will be- paid b.
the name. While waiting for tn
giving of the tests DR.. Ball is layin
out the State into acre tracts.
some of the Wilmington precincts
will be necessary to work two pei
a sons, while conditions are such
other precincts that one person ca
o take the same seized territory coy
! cred elsewhere by two persons.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-02
PLAY AT THE CLUB HOUSE
Members Entertained With Delight
full Home Talent Production at the
Meeting Last Friday Afternoon.

After the business of the day the
Club enjoyed an innovation in the
program last Friday afternoon.
There was an illustrated song,
"Willie's Got Another Girl Now
by Miss Agnes Carrow and others,
and an illustrated poem read by Miss
Anna B. Beckett. "The Two Sisters
of Binnorre. The following is the
cast of characters The eldest
sister, Mrs. H. W. FAIRIES; the
beautiful sister, Mrs. c. E. S,
Speakman; William, their lover,
Miss Eba Wilds; the miller, Miss
Catharine StaytOn; the miller's
daughter, Mrs. F. S. Malcolm; small
boy, Miss Agnes CarrOw. These
were very laYghable and clever and
reflected great credit on the histriOn'
ic ability of the Club members
There was also a piano duett by Miss
Lillian Speakman and Miss Mildred
Hudson. Next Friday Miss Emily
Bissell, Secretary of the Red Cross
of Delaware and President Of the
tuberculosis Society will be az
the Club House to give talk on af-
fairs of interest to all, and the Clut
/ opens its doors and extends a verJ
hearty invitation to the people Of
Smyrna and vicinity to hear her.
The hour is 3.3Op. m. and it is hoped
that the house will be crowded. The
: subject to be discussed is of muci
t vital importance. Cor. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-02
TRUSTEE BOARD DEMOCRAT c
Levy Court Fills all o. the off S on
the Almshouse Board.

President James K. Sapp, and the
other officers and committees of the
Kent County Levy Court were all re-
elected at the annual meeting yester-
day, and the court then went into an
election of Democratic Trustees of
the Poor to succeed Republican trus-
tees who could not be succeeded by
Democrats last year because they
had one year longer to serve. There
was a spirited contest for Trustee OF
the Poor from the Fourth district,
the district in which the Kent aims
house and fertile "poor farm" is
situated One delegation appeared
/ favoring Former Prothonatory Will
/ liam Virdin and another appeared for
Henry Williams. Virdin got the
place. Trustee Glider D. jackson
had to relinnuish his place on the
board because he had moved from the
Fifth to the Second district. A sim
gular coincidence is that James Hut
chins, who succeeded Mr.. jackson
on the Richardson farm, also succeeds
him in the Board of Trustees. Th'
court finally agreed on trustees ant
elected them as follows: Tenth
district-William B. Hall, Eight
James K. Hurd, Sixth-N. Lee Sip
ple. Fifth James Hutchins, Fourt
William Virdin, Second-Rober
, Sipple. The new trustees, who wi
probably organize today succeed Joh
= Beswick, Tenth; William 7. Cres
dick, Eight: Robert Freidel, Sixth
Charles j. Luff, Fourth; and Thomi
S v. Keith, Second.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-02
CLEARING AROUND sTANDPIPE
All the Trees Have Been Cut Down to
Make Ready For Park Improvement,

All the Trees Have Been Cut Down to
Make Ready For Park improvement,
The workmen under the direction
of the Street Committee have COM
pleted the job of cutting down the
trees around the standpipe and the
trunk and branches are being re-
moved. The committee was able to
get these trees, nine in number, cut
down and removed for about Sl.OO
per tree. AS soon as the weather
permits, the surroundings to the
, standpipe will be graded to make
ready for a small park or enclosure,
which is to be improved with a hand
some drinking fountain to be donated
to the town of Smyrna by Mrs. Caro-
line j. Raymond in memory OF her
deceased husband, Col. George Henry
Raymond. The fountain will be
placed at the east end of the en-
closure and will be for use of man
and beast. There will be flowers
and shrubbery planted and such i'm
provements made as to make 1t one
of the attractive spots of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-02
HOSE COMPANY CLEARS $40.
Entertainment Last Evening at Opera
House Attended With Much Success


House Attended With Much Success
The entertainment given under the
auspices of the Citizens Hose Com
pany of Smyrna last evening at the
Smyrna Opera House was most
gratifying success to the "Firemen
and netted them $40. rs. The enter
tainment which consisted of moving
pictures, songs and juggling ex-
hibition was brought here by the
Evening Telegraph of Philadelphia.
The latter newspaper gave the per
formance for the boys free of
charge for the advertisement it
would give them to introduce their
newspaper more thoroughly in this
locality. The boys appreciated this
as we'll as the excellent services
rendered gratis by Norris Orchestra.
The Company is also under obligations
to the ladies of the Twentieth Century
Club for assisting them to sell
tickets. Many tickets were sold.
Even persons who did not attend pur-
chased tickets. With but few ex-
ceptions there was hearty support
given the entertainment on the part
of the people of Smyrna for they
were willing and eager to help along
our worthy volunteer Fire Company
who give of their time and risk theil
lives to help in cases of fire. Th'
show was exceptionally fine and higl
classed and pleased everybody. The
proceeds will be used toward defray
ing the expenses of the Hose Compan,
which receives no assistance from tn
town other than by popular sub
scriptions and entertainments.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-02
REV. FRANKLIN ENTERS AT ONCE
Took Up His Duties as Pastor of the
Presbyterian Church Sunday.

Rev. ]. Edgar Franklin, of WI
mington, who has been called and has
accepted the pastorate of the Presby-
terian Church, of Smryna, preached
at his new charge here Sunday morn
ing and evening and announced to the
congregation that he would take up
his duties at once and will be here
from now on. An early meeting OF
the Presbytery has been called to
confirm the action that has been taken
between Pastor Franklin and the
Smyrna congregation. In taking
up the reins Sunday, Rev. Franklin
spoke feelingly of the responsibility
he had taken and told the congrega-
tion to be ever up an doing in "talk-
ing the church" and he would endea-
vor to do his part. Pastor Franklin
will probably move his family tc
Smyrna in about a month or as soor
as the improvements to the Mansf
are ready. The new pastor was
given a cordial and hearty greeting
by the members and friends OF th'
church on Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1910-02-02
RURAL NEW CASTLES INSTITUTE
Eighty Pedagogues Listened to Ad-
dresses by Philadelphia Instructor

Eighty Pedagogues Listened to Ad-
dresses by Philadelphia Instructor.
Teachers of the rural New Castle
county schools, in special institute IN
Wilmington, Saturday heard two
addresses by Samuel L. Chew, sup
erintendent of district No. 2 of the
Philadelphia public schools. His
afternoon subject was "Success IN
Teaching. In the morning he talked
on "The Literary Viewpoint of the
Teacher" Eighty teachers were pres
ent. At the afternoon session it was
announced that the second local in
stitute will be held at Middletown on
February 26. 1t will be addressed
bv Professor Wagner of the West
Chester Normal School. The third
institute will be held on March 70,
with Miss Pierce. of the same school
as the speaker. The matter of > con-
solidated institute for the teachers
of New Castle and Kent counties
was left to Professors Spaid and Car
roll. the respective county superin
tendents.