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Smyrna times., 1911-02-08
NEXT IN HIGH SCHOOL COURSE
New York Ladies Trio, the Fourth in
Star Course to be Given in Club
house, Friday Evening Feb. 10th

The fourth number in the series
of enterte inments provided by the
public school, will be given Friday
night, the 10th inst, by the New
York Ladies Trio at the Club House.
This entertainment promises to be
on par with the other entertain
ments which have been given in the
course and to those who have attend
ed them we feel that this is sufi-
cient praise. The trio consists of a
reader, Miss Grimm; a whistler,
Miss Cooper, and a soprano, Miss
Stevens, each an artist in her own
line. We think that all who fail to
be present on Friday night will miss
an opportunity to spend an evening
pleasantly and proftably. Tickets
will be on sale Thursday morning
at Weldon's drug store. The change
from the Opera House to the Club
House has been made because of the
lack of an instrument in the Opera
House.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-08
FEDERAL BUILDING PLAN
Patriotic Citizens Join In Plan to Pur-
chase Smyrna House Site

For sometime the query upper
most in the minds of the people of
Smyrna has been, are we or are we
not to loose the opportunity of Sc
curing for our town a Federal Build
ing? No doubt the people of Smyr-
ma earnestly desire to secure the
benefits sure to result from the loca-
tion of Federal Building here; and
in order to accomplish this end a
number of our public spirited cit
liens have determined to formulate
a plan to overcome the difficulties
which threaten to make the Federal
Building for Smyrna hopeless. The
most serious obstacle to be removed
is the matter of meeting the require
ment of the National authorities in
character of site and within the lin
its of cost prescribed. Of the sew
eral sites viewed by the representa-
tive of the National Government, it
appears that not one of them, most
considered, has been offered at a
price within the limits of tie cost
set by the authorities. To meet
this situation several plans have
been considered, among which h; s
been that of securing Legislation 10
issue bonds of the town upon which
to borrow the money essary to
pay the difference in price between
the sum demanded by the owner or
owners of the properties and the sum
allowed by the government. In view
of the present indebtedness of our
town of $54, 900, such an arrange
ment met with little favor, not only
because of the additional taxation
required for the payment of interest
and of maturing bonds, but also
because of the objection of etsab-
lishng such precedent. Fortunate
ly at this juncture of the situation,
these citizens determined to purchase
and deed to the National Government
in conformity with all requirements,
a property upon which to erect the
building, thereby avoiding all pos
sible expense to the town. This
property is the present location of
the Smyrna House. situated on our
Main Street, and close to the business
center of the town. 1t is to be
hoped that this kindly proffer by
these good citizens will be accepted
as most fortunate solution of the
matter and that all division of sent
iment as to location will be merged
into one unselfsh effort to hasten
the consummation so much desired.
x.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-08
UNION MEETING AT ASBURY

Home and Foreign Missionary Socie-
ties Hear Address of W.O. .Hoffecker
Last Wednesday evening a union
meeting of the Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Societies of AS
bury Church was held in the lecture
room of the church. The new con-
ference secretary of the latter So
riety, Mrs. Vaughn S. Collins, of
Middletown, intended to be present
but an attack of illness prevented
her from coming, to the regret of the
members of both societies. The
Rev. DIR. R. X. Stephenson, Super
intendent of Dover District, presided
at the meeting and offered prayer.
A part of the 60th chapter of Isaiah
was read by Mrs. John H. Hoffecker
as the Scripture lesson of the even
ing. The Hon. Walter o. Hoffecker,
a member of the Church Extension
Committee and Home Missions of
the General Church, delivered an
address upon the 1.-TWO Mission
Fields-Home and Foreign" the
present condition of each as shown
by him demanding increased interest
and liberality from the entire Chris
tian church. The remark was justly
made by one at the meeting, that a
missionary secretary of the church
could not have given more forcible
facts than did Mr.. noffecker in his
really fine address. Several mis-
sionary hymns were sung during
the evening and duet by Messrs.
L. M. Price and j. Edwin Hoffecker
and solo by Miss Mary Roberts
were much enjoyed by the congre-
cation. DIR. Stephenson made a few
remarks emphasizing the need of a
missionary zeal, and the meeting
closed with the benediction pro-
nounced by the Rev. Conway. Cor
Sec. of W. G. t. u.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-08
ASBURY MITE SOCIETY OFFICERS

Mrs. Edward G. Walls to Preside over
Organization For Coming Year
Asbury M. E. Mite Society held
its annual election of officers Satur-
day with the following result: Pres
ident, Mrs. Edward G. Walls; Vice
President, Miss Annie Middleton;
Secretary, Miss Ella Smithers;
Treasurer, Mrs. James H. Wilson.
A social hour followed the business
session at which the outgoing
officers furnished treat. The
Society closes the year with an ex-
cellent record. Besides furnishing
individual communion cups for the
church, they have, with the assistance
of the Official Board installed new
heating plant in the parsonage, be-
sides other necessary improvements.
The treasurer reports a substance
balance in the treasury.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-08
FEDERATION WOMEN HOLD
FINE MEETING IN SMYRNA
STATE FEDERATION BOARD AND
CLUB PRESIDENTS MEET HERE
Fix on Rehoboth For Coming Fedora
sation, Endorse Some Proposed
Laws and Hear Local Program

The joint session of the Executive
Board of the State Federation of
Woman's Clubs, of Delaware and
the Conference of Club Presidents
was held in the Smyrna Club House,
February 8, Mrs. R. j. Lindale, of
Wyoming, the president, presiding.
The moring session was devoted to
business when the body endorsed
the Juvenile Court Bill, the amend
ment to the Child Labor Law and
the Anti-Tuberculosis Bills, one
providing that any county or munich
pality may appropriate funds to the
AntiTuberculosis Commission; the
other for the appropriation of $40, 900
by the Legislature for housing
"Hope Farm" on condition that the
Commission raise $40, coo by private
contribution. A resolution was
adopted favoring some provision for
the higher education of the young
women of Delaware and for approx
ing a revised system of school taxa
tion. June % and % were the dates
set for the next annual Federation to
be held at Rehoboth, and, in request
of Rehoboth Club, House Economic s
and Civics were the subjects selected
for the addresses. The afternoon
session, the regular meeting of the
Smyrna Club, was called at p. m.
in order that the visitors might not
be hurried in making afternoon
trains. The meeting opened with the
president in the chair. By request,
Mrs. Ceverdale and Miss Talbot
played the Hungarian Rhapsody"
by List. Mrs. Rudolph Blanken-
burg, of Philadelphia, vice presi-
dent of the general Federation,
spoke to the joint body on general
Federation business and made a
strong plea for an Endowment Fund.
At the close of the address the
"Waltz Song" by Strauss was sung
by quartette-Miss Roberts, Miss
Wilds, Miss Bell and Mrs. McCaus-
land. Twentieth Century Club at
their next meeting, February 10,
desire to discuss the question of
Higher Education for the Young
Women of Delaware and what place
would be the most advantage for a
State Normal School. The members
are requested to come prepared to
take part in the discussion. Cor.
Sec.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-08
STEAMER C. f. BRADY SOLD
Directors of transportation Company
Sell Her to PeekskilI, NJ. Y. Parties

Directors of transportation Company
Sell Her to PeekskilI, N. Y. Parties
The directors of the Smyrna
transportation and Manufacturing
Company have sold the Steamer
George F. Brady, plying between
Smyrna and Philadelphia, to a nav
igation company at Peekskill, N. Y.
The name of rhe purchaser would
not be divulged but it is under eistood
the Brady will be put on the Hudson
River Route, between Peekskill and
New York City. The terms of the
sale are private. For the present
Steamer Frankie" freight boat,
will do service for the Smyrna Trans
portation Company. Further than
this the officials are unable to say
what will be their future course.
Steamer G. F. Brady was built by
the late George F. Brady, of Mid
dletown, IA years ago and was first
put in service on Smyrna River
under the management of the Brady
Steamboat Company. When the
latter company went out of business
it was taken over by the Smyrna
Transportation and Manufacturing
Company. There will be many pa
irons in this vicinity who will be
sorry to see the Brady leave these
waters.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-08
PREPARING FOR CONFERENCE
Session of M. E. Conference to Be
Held in Wilmington March 18th

Held in Wilmington March 18th
Ministers and members of the
Wilmington Conference Methodist
Episcopal Church are peparing for
the annual conference to be held in
Asbury Church, Wilmington, during
the week of March 18th. Superin-
tendents on the four districts are
holding last quarterly conferences in
the churches, many of which have
asked for the return of their present
pastors. Bishop Henry W. Warren
will preside over the sessions. The
new plan of the entertainment ex-,
penses of the ministerial delegates
will be put in force at this confer,
erce. Each church will raise one
per cent. Of the pastors salary and
this will be put into common fund
from which the entertainment ex-
penses will be paid.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-08
DANCING 4LASS FOR SMYRNA
Miss Marshall of Virginia Starts a
Class with Encouraging Prospect

Miss Marshall. of Virginia, sister
of Mrs. Edward S. Dwight, has
started a dancing class for both
adults and children at the Clubhouse.
Despite the inclement weather, she
started with class of 16 adults at
the opening Friday evening. Satur-
day afternoon at the children's class
there were 20 beginners. Both
classes win be materially increased
and she starts the school with en-
couraging prospects. This week ow-
ing to the entertainment Friday
evening at the Clubhouse, the adult
class will meet tonight, Wednesday,
night. But the children's class will
be held at the usual hour, two
o'clock on Saturday in the Club
House.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-08
REALESTATE SALES OF WEEK

n. D, Boyer, ReaIestate Broker, Dis
poses of Three Farm Properties
H. D. Boyer, realestate broker of
Smyrna, has disposed of three farm
properties the past week. They are
as follows: Farm of James Powell
heirs, containing rs acres, located
near Delaneys, to Mrs. William M.
Blair, for $500; farm of John P.
Walker, containing 20 acres, located
near Kenton, to Mary E. Shahan.
Price $4,000; farm of Edwin T.
Armstrong, containing 81 acres, To-
west of Clayton, to Mrs. Anna R.
Fortner for $4,000.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-08
FeIton's Noted PAGER Brings 1000

Felton's postmaster, j. Morris
Harrington, has sold Zimmerman,
the noted PAGER, which won consider
able for him during the past season
in the South. He got 81, 600 for
the horse last Wednesday and the
horse was delivered to its new owner
in New York. Of eleven scheduled
races last year Zimmerman won nine.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-08
LElPsIc GIRL BECOMES BRIDE

Miss Mary r. Smith, Daughter of G.
w. Smith; Weds John Edward Disch
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Smith,
of near Leipsic, have issued VNn-
nouncements of the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Mary Reeves Smith,
to John Edward Disch, in Phiiadel-
phia, Saturday, January twenty
eighth, 1911. Both parties are
well-known in this section the bride
being the popular teacher of the
Octagon School, Cowgill's Corner.
Mr.. Disch formerly lived in this
vicinity, but is now bookkeeper in
the Land Title Building, Philadel-
phia.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-08
New Clerk at Clifton & Jones'.

Mr.. Harry Jones, of Middletown,
son of Mr.. H. C. Jones, of this
town, who for four years has been
clerk in Bragdon's Drugstore, has
succeeded Mr.. Roy Townsend at
Clifton & Jones' Pharmacy.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-08

Rev. DR.. Watt Buys Smyrna Property
Rev. Robert Watt, d. D., District
Superintendent has purchased of
George d. Collins the property.
corner of Mt. Vernon and Union
streets, and will take possession
when William R. Davis vacates.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-08
SUPPER AT THE CLUB HOUSE
Presbyterians Will Hold a Supper
For Benefit of Church

You are kindly reminded of the
supper in the Club House tomorrow
evening given by the ladies of the
Presbyterian Church. The supper
will consist of chicken salad, fried
oysters, etc, for which the usual
price of 80 cents will be charged.
There will be home made cake and
ices, also a sale of aprons, dusting
caps, broom covers, bags, ETC., at
reasonable prices.
Smyrna times., 1911-02-08
ADAMS EXPRESS SERVICE
B. r. vanWinkle, Agent, Secures
Long Needed Phone Service

B. Frank VanWinkle, Smyrna
agent of the Adams Express Com
pany, has secured for the benefit of
both the office and its patrons a tel
ephone. The number of this phone
is 131 D. Mr.. VanWinkle is sport
ing one Of the Company's new wagons
and all together the people of Smyr-
ma are getting the best service in
many years.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-03-09
WISE LoBBlE.

THE gladstone day of all the year
Had dawned and brought it's Christ
n mas cheer.
Old Santa Claus-and pop was it
Had made a most decided hit.
They'd dressed him in a great red coat.
Which covered him from feet to throat,
And here and there they'd put some snow,
All made of cotton. don't you know.
a bushy cap was on his head.
The cap. of course, was also red
A big white beard concealed his face.
He was funny looking case.
Now. some time later in the day
The postman, burdened, came that way,
And Bobbie started with a bound
When first he heard the whistle sound
He met the postman at the door
And saw him pile upon the floor
A lot of bundles. big and small
Until they almost filled the hall
The father came and looked about
These are more gifts. without a doubt,
And, Bobbie, they are all for you.
You must thank Santa for these too
The youngster looked with much surprise
Right up into his fathers eyes
Now. dad. the man who brought these
here
He had no sleigh, no whip, no deer.
His suit was gray, his face was fair.
I'm sure he didn't have gray hair.
Now, If he's playing Santa Claus.
Why, he should wear beard. of course,'
-Yonllers Statesman.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-03-09
On the Christmas Tree.

a good N-mas present is an X-bill
The saddest part of Christmas is
that Santa Claus has no presents for
the children who need them most.
Turkeys and stockings go together
at Christmas time. They both hang
high
Beyond all human aid is the bad boy
who is not good just before Christ
mas.
How fortunate it is that the fruit of
the Christmas tree does not take long
to ripen!-Judge
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-03-09

of the art in England at the present
time, but nevertheless through devot-
ing six hours a day of the past ten
years to practice the young antipodean
has so mastered particular shot that
he is now making all his opponents
look silly.
His fayorite stroke is what is term
ed 'red loser" This consists in nurs-
ing the red ball down from the end
rail to the middle pocket and glancing
lin Off" Once in this position it is dol
lars to doughnuts the run will go into
the hundreds. Already Gray has made
eight strings of over thousand
points, and. from the way he is shap-
ing, it will not surprise any one if he
yet runs the two thousands. 1t is
quite new experience for the spec
tators to sit through whole session
and sometimes two or three and watch
one man go on raising his break TO
the opponent ii must be aggravating
in the extreme.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-03-09

his doom. After the thing has gone
on for aboIt three weeks some old
dOzer of a tenant with a heart of stone
goes to the agent and says:
"Rasher, I'm going to leave this
coop"
why, what's wrong?"
ut makes me tired
But tell me what?"
"That cub of boy and that dolly
Of a girl. | can't stand it no longer.
l thought this was place of business.
but find it nursery for calf love"
Then to keep the old coon from NOV
ing out the poor boy gets the bounce,
and curly head giggles over it and
lays for the next.
In Wrong With the Owner.
/ nearly ruined my career by get
ting the idea that the owner of the
building was gent who wanted to
know all his employees personally. He
came down now and then. but always
took some other elevator. thought
this was because we had not been in.
troduced, and | put on my Sunday
clothes one evening and called at the
house. Need | describe the tragedy
that followed when | introduced my
self and offered to shake hands to
show there was no hard feelings on
my part? Several landscape painters
have told me that they would have
given much to have been there and
caught the local coloring.
Many elevator boys start in with the
idea that they must entertain their
guests as they ride up and down. This
is sad mistake to make. especially IL
you try to be funny. l once tried to
entertain the president of a railroad
company by asking him that old gag.
why does a hen cross the street?'
He had no sooner recovered conscious
ness than he went to the agent and
said | had tried to assassinate him
and l got layoff for it. once knew
an elevator boy who thought it very
| funny to call the old women isis" He
got along all right with a dozen of 'em.
but the thirteenth put his eye out with
the point of her parasol. No one eyed
boy can run an elevator. He must get
! place in an insurance office They
need only one eye there to sock the
| premiums on to you.
For the FIRST year | was on an ele-
vator | was excited about politics and
telling what | thought about candi
dates. Then l happened to tell en-.
didate whom | didn't know by sight
| what the tenants of the building were
saying about him, and when he got
through cutting and spanking me | had
| to go home for two days.
Waterloo In Wall Street.
There were many brokers in our sky
scraper. tried to get their good will
so as to get tips. | even bought tick
cts to vaudeville shows and tried to
pass them around At last | got what
| lOnged for. y broker winked at me
to step out of the cage at his floor
and whispered to me:
"Sammis, it's a sure thingi Don't
| give it away"
''Never. sir"
Buy Silver Crown at Is for raise!"
Thanks. sir
had saved up $50, and l bought Sill.
yer Crown. | hadn't the least doubt
that it would go to 80 inside of q
week. 1t went down to 5 instead.
The next time the broker took my car
l looked at him reproachfully, and he
smilingly explained:
Now buy Silver Crown at 5 for
a fall and then you'll hit it both
ways"
| never touched Wall street after
that. | took options on the huckleber-
ry crop instead. SAMMIS.
The Elevator Boy.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-03-09
A DANGEROUS Habit.

mo. ma'am," said Weary Watkins.
Il am not an optimist. | am merely a
philosopher When fate shows an in
clination to hand me something un-
pleasant I'm not at home. And / sup
pose | have avoided any number of
industrial accidents by sternly avoid
ing habit that has long beer the bane
of toiling generations"
What habit is that" inquired the
farmers wife. Drink"
mo. ma'am; work.
He gained the highway safely. but
the dog was a close second.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-03-09
The LATEST Man

During the civil war captain of a
company which had sixty men in its
ranks, none of whom was as ener-
getic as the officer thought they should
be, hit upon plan which he believed
would cure their habit of laziness-
One morning after roll call the cap
tain, addressing his command, said:
Il have nice easy job for the LATEST
man in the company. VIII the LATEST
man step to the 'front.'" Instantly if
ty-nine men each took a step forward
"Why didn't you step to the front?"
inquired the commander of the one
man who did not come. II was too
lazy" replied the soldier-Phladelph
Ledger.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-03-09
GRAY, BILLIARD STAR.

Australian Champion, Now In London,
Astounding English Billiard World.
Fancy billiard player monopoliz-
ing the table from Wednesday until
Friday! This is what the English ex-
perts have to put up with just now
during the tour of George Gray. the
young Australian phenomenon. who
thinks nothing of running up over a
lish game differs from the style Of
play here. The pockets are brought
into requisition in addition to the car
oms, and the table is larger, with
smaller balls. There are probably a
half dozen better all round exponents
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-03-09
A RESPONSIVE Audience.

Milly Maltese Ton the back yard
fencel-Have you heard Professor Tom
MeoWski'S latest nOcturne?
Angela Angora-Not yet. Is it sue
cess?
Milly Maltese-A bowling success,
my dear. Why, the night of its initial
presentation it brought forth rounds
upon rounds of Indian clubs, dumb
bells. old shoes and beer bottles!-Sun-
day Illustrated Magazine.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-03-09


who had an office on the tenth floor.
One day a broker blew in and inquir,
ed of me:
"Bub, has old Brown went up YETI"
"Old Brown has gone up, sir" | re
piled, with great deal of emphasis
on the gone.
That broker was worth a million
dollars. and the idea of a poor but re-
spectacle boy correcting his speech
made him boil over. He went straight
TO the agent and had me laid off for
a month. The first trip he took in my
cage after came back he said to me:
Il have teached you a lesson. sonny.
and hope you will profit by it,
l made no reply. l had learned my
lesson. Grammar is all right in Sun
day school or at moving picture
show. but there's no call for it around
a skyscraper. Any old language will
do.
didn't regard the engineer of
skyscraper as muchy much. and /
made another mistake there hadn't
held my place long when he insisted
that | spend the noon hour playing
poker with him. | refused. and with
in twenty four hours | was sent for
by the agent of the building. who
said:
"Sammis. we have got to keep the
engineer from being lonely or he'll
quit the job
"Ill get iewsharp for him. sir
you'll have to do better than that.
You'll have TO play poker with him or
go. We can't have him sticking your
cage between floors a dozen times
day"
And so went down every noon for
an hour and let that engineer stick
me at penny ante. Sometimes he won
as much as 80 cents. When | had a
full house he had a way of making a
straight beat it. | had almost come
to the conclusion that | was not born
for an elevator boy when the engineer
dropped dead of heart disease before
me. had held a royal flush to his
pair of mines and beaten him out of
2 cents, and it was too much for his
gentle spirit
"Knocks" the Wrong Tenant.
thought was doing my duty when
l went to the agent and told him that
all signs indicated that the terra Gotta
man on the eighth floor was going to
sneak out without squaring up his
rent. The agent turned on me in
ferocious way and shouted:
Ii
scraper?"
You are"
"Then keep your paws off or skate"
Later on | found out that the terra
Gotta man, who owed three months
rent, was the agents brother-in-law
and that the lost rent was charged up
to repairs" Around skyscraper
you never know who is who and who
be is related 10.
Many and many an elevator boy WHO
promised well ut the start has blasted
his career by falling in love with a
typist and stenographer There is no
one to warn him of his danger His
mother at home fondly imagines that
no female under fifty years old is en-
Dloyed around a skyscraper, and the
,ar starter thinks it's fun to see a
poor boy lose his heart and his job at
he same time. The boy is paying
strict attention to business when along
.omes a human angel She's a blond !
She has curly hair. She has a charm
ng way of twisting her mouth as she /,
alks. she calls him Charlie" and |
begins Irritation that lures him to
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-03-09
Made Him Thoughtful.

He was her very best young man."
and she was doing all she could to
encourage him.
Did you know" he asked. that
passed your home last evening?"
"Of course l did" she answered
promptly. Did you think wouldn't
know your step?"
And the young man grew thoughtful
and grave. for he had passed in a cab.
Detroit News-Tribune