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Smyrna times., 1911-05-31
PRESBYTERIAN CHlLDRENS DAY
Decorations And With Program
Bright And Entertaining


Sunday was Children's Day in the
Presbyterian Church and the day
beng bright and charming, large
congregation greeted the exercises.
The church never looked prettier in
its wealth of decorations. Roses,
mock orange, asparagus ferns and
cut flowers galore filled the pupit
recess, choir loft and windows.
Special music was rendered by the
choir and an augmented orchestra
assisted in the music which was
directed by Mrs. F. F. Evans. The
Children's Day address was given
by the pastor, Rev. ]. E. Franklin,
who took for his topic, "Growth, "
subject in harmony with the great
Childrens Day and educational move
ment. The program rendered was
entitled, Goods Wondrous Love-"
and was as follows: Organ volun-
tary; singing, "All Hail Our Festal
Day." prayer, Rev. J, E. Franklin;
scripture reading; welc"me address,
two little girls; welcome to cradle
roll, Martha Denney; song, Ruth
Schaffer; did You Ever" four
pupils; Zone by One" three boys;
singing, "God is Love-" scripture
reading; Rainbow Exercise, class
of girls; singing, Children's Day.;
Natures Book" Julia Blendt !;
"Nature's Bible Verses" class of
boys and girls; "Little Missionar-
ies, F." June Massey; singing, 1.-THE
Call of the Children;' "Song of
Spring" Kathrine Denney; "Little
Helps, class of scholars responsive
reading; exercise, sabbath School
for All;" address, Rev. ]. E.
Franklin, pastor; offering; singing,
"The Children's Prayer" benedic-
tion.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-31
DUPONT HEALS WOMANS GRIEF
His Auto Runs Over Pet Dog But He
Pays Her Sum Of $4,000

Prices of dogs have taken a sharp
advance since General T. Coleman
DUPONT has been making his head
quarters in Seaford on his yacht
"Tech," during the construction of
the State Boulevard. While Gen.
DUPONT and Governor Pennewill
were taking a spin in an automobile
they ran down and killed the pet dog
of Miss Lucy P. Allen. Miss Allen
was greatly grieved and when Cen
eral DUPONT called upon her and
asked her the value of the dog, she
told him it had no intrinsic value,
but she loved it dearly. He ex-
pressed his sorrow for the accident
and soon after his departure sent a
messenger with fifty-dollar bill TO
heal her grief.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-31
CLOSE GAME OF BASEBALL
Smyrna High School Team Defeated
BY w. G. A. After Hard Battle

Wednesday afternoon the Confer
ence Academy team came to Smyrna
and defeated the Smyrna High
School boys by score of 10 to 9.
The w. c. A. boys weret unable to
score until the sixth inning. and
then by tying the score, 2 to q
made the game interesting, but in
the last two innings, because OF
loose playing, the score ran up to III
to in favor of the Academy Both
Bounds and Voss did fine pitching
until the last two innings, when
they both weakened. The features
of the game were Brittingbam's bat
ting, Lewis sensational catches and
Spruance's all-round playing. W..
C. A. batteries, Brittingham, p;
Bounds, p; Ritter, C. Smyrna pat
teries, voss, p; Spruance, c. To-
day, Smyrna goes to Dover tor
the return game, and on "Wednesday
june z, Dover High School will pray
the Smyrna High School on tnt
school grounds, game called at o.o'
p. m. Come out and see the game
and help the boys.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-31
SMYRNA VETERANS HOLD
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES
MEET TO PAY ANNUAL TRIBUTE
TO THEIR FALLEN DEAD
Day Beautiful and Ideal, Full of Inter-
est From Beginning to End-Ceme-
teries Visited and Services.

Memorial Day was celebrated in
Smyrna yesterday with more than
usual interest. The weather was
ideal and the home comers being
more or less in evidence, the day
was filled with interest from begin
ming to end. Of course the chief
mecca for nearly everybody was the
cemeteries around and about Smyrna,
which were looking beautiful under
the excellent care and attention they
we're receiving. Every year the
custom of decorating graves is
growing more and more in popular
favor and under their decorative
touch, it is probable that the ceme-
teries of Smyrna never looked more
beautiful. The one thing that fea-
tured the day was the services of tn
Grand Army Men. Members of Gen.
eral w. S. Hancock Post No 20 G..
A. r., under the command of Com
mander William H. HAZEL made a
round of the cemeteries and held
impressive services. Only enough
veterans are now left to fill hack
load and their appearance, gray.
headed and bowed with the infirma.
ties of years, made sad and i'm.
pressive picture, especially when il
is considered that in a few years
the Grand Army Men, those who
took an active part in the great civi
strife, will be no more. The frs
cemetery visited was Odd Fellows
After the usual form of G. A. R.
salute and the decorating of graves
Rev. ]. E. Franklin, pastor of th'
Presbyterian Church, gave a patri
otic address. Rev. DR.. R. K
Stephenson, district superintendent
of Dover District, read Lincoln
Gettysburg speech. The next GENE
terry visited was Glenwood. Rev
W. y. Parry, pastor of Asbury M
E. Church, gave schoarly dis
course. Closing with that beautiful
poem ''The Blue and the Gray.
Rev. William FAIRIES read Lir
coins Gettysburg speech. Their
was no speaking at St. Peters Gem
etery, simply the regular G A. R
service. School children carryin
garlands of flowers and flags followe
the Grand Army men to the GENE
teries and scattered flowers upo
the graves. All in all it was a
interesting and impressive day
Smyrna and it was not until tt
shadows of night that the cemeteri'
: were without some one who lingert
I to pay their tribute of love.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-31
BOARD OF TRADE EFFECTS
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
C. n. LEFEVRE, PRESIDENT, AND
j. {. HOFFECKER, SECRETARY
Letter Received From 7. c. Dupont
Stating He Would Give Four Days
Notice Before Coming to Smyrna

The Smyrna Board of Trade is now
organized and ready for business.
At a meeting Thursday evening
which was the Irregular stated an
nual meeting" the directors and
officers were elected for the ensuing
year and the new organization sets
out with the hope of doing much to-
ward creating better and livelier
interest in the industrial life of
Smyrna. Fifteen directors were
elected as follows: Chares H. Le-
Fevre, Hervey P. Hall, George w.
Cunning, j. Frank Webb, Vernon
L. Phillips, j. E. EIoffecker, H. B.
Grieves, Edward G. Walls. W. F.
Keith, Howard R. Jones, Ernest P.
Collins, William FAIRIES, w. o.
Hoffecker, Charles j. Sudler, and E.
H. Berg. The directors met Mon-
day evening and elected Charles H.
LeFevre, President; hervey P.
Hall, vice president; j. E. Hof.
fecker, secretary; and Charles ].
Sudler, treasurer. The Executive
Committee will be the foregoing
officers and Edward G. Walls, How
ard R. Jones and Walter F. Keith
At both meetings more or less dis
cussion was given to what was term
ed the two present paramount ques
tions before the Board of Trade-th
establishing of a boat line and tn
scuring of the boulevard. Moth
ing definite was done. In the matte
of a boat line, there was stron
sentiment toward organizing loca
company and while this was under
way charter a boat and put it i
service. The scheme has not take
definite shape nor is there any in
mediate prospect. President Lie
Fevre read letter from General ]
C. DUPONT, stating it was his pls
to come to Smyrna as soon as h
corps of surveyors were in close pro:
| unity. He said he would endeav,
to give four days notice before cor
| ing to Smyrna but particularly r
quested that he be not given a publ
reception. He would be glad
meet the members of Town CounC
and the Smyrna Board of Trade
l talk over the matter of route wi
them.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-31
BOLD THIEF TAKES A TEAM
George CHM Farmer Near Townsend
Has Experience at MiddIetown

fldS Experience dl WiiOuietOWn
Under the glare of the arclight
in front of Messick's store and
facing Cochran Square, the most
public spot in Middletown, a horse
and buggy were stolen some time
Saturday night. The owner, George
Ginn, farmer living on the Craw-
ford place near Townsend, found the
team gone when, at 11.30 he came
for it. The animal was a jet black
stallion, A years old, valued at $500,
hitched to a new rubber-tired buggy.
Word was instantly sent by telephone
in every direction concerning the
theft, but nothing was learned.
Sunday morning the stallion came
home but minus the buggy. 1t is
thought some half-drunken rogue
stole the team for a ride. Earlier
in the evening Benjamin Boyles saw
a negro helping himself to his car
riage reins, and running across the
street, seized the fellow, but was
unable to hold him and he escaped.
Mr.. Boyles reco cred his reins, how
ever.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-31
TO HOLD A COUNTRY FAIR"
Ladies of The Century Club Decide On
Lively Fourth of July"

Ladies OF ! ne century Club Decide On
Lively Fourth of July"
The directors of the Twentieth
Century Club of Smyrna Corporation
have decided to hold another one of
their famous Country Fairs" on the
School House Green this year-Sat-
urday, Monday and Tuesday, July 1,
and 4. Mrs. Frank F. Evans has
been elected chairman of the enter
prise and Mrs. John w. Clifton and
Mrs. ]. Harvey Spekaman will be
her aids. Committees for the var
ious departments will all be arrang-
ed for within the coming week and
the bill of attractions promises to
eclipse all previous celebrations.
Great enthusiasm is manifested in
the project and more and better at
fractions will be held than ever.
The attractions will be announced
latter in the Times. Keep the event
in mind in making your Fourth of
July plans. The biggest attraction
will be right here at home.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-31
CROPS SUFFERING FOR RAIN

Hay And Potato Crop Will Be Short
Strawberries in Market But Scarce
This section has now been without
rainfall for four weeks and crops,
especially the hay and potato, are
beginning to suffer. One peculiar
result of the dry and hot weather
is that the robins find the ground so
hard they can find no worms and
they can be seen eating bugs and
flies which ordinarily would not
tempt them. A good rain will ma
terially help the strawberry crop.
Some of the local growers of straw
berries have already picked several
crates of the berries which were OF
the finest quality, and the growers
are confident that they will pick
enough for good shipment the lat
| ter part of the week.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-31
DUPONT BOULEVARD TALK
Rumor That The General Will Have a
Novel Office In An Auto

Novel Office In An Auto
Following the arrival of a big
steam roller down the State to work
on the DUPONT boulevard an interest
ing report was going the rounds in
Dover yesterday to the effect that
General DUPONT has ordered a mons
ter automobile which will contain a
complete office as we'll as sleeping
berths and living quarters and ac-
commodations for his use while su-
pervising the construction of the
boulevard. According to report,
this automobile will be thirty feet
long. DUPONT and his surveyors are
working in Sussex County and all
towns of the State are alive to the
question of having this $4,000. 900
highway go through their limits.
Not few are hoping DUPONT will
conclude to use che State road as
near as possible. He is expected to
be in Smyrna sometime in June.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-31
MRS. ELLA BECK SELLS HOME
Will Move to Washington. D. to Take
UP Residence With Her Son

Mrs. Ella S. Beck has sold her
home property, corner of North and
Union streets, to Mr.. John 7. Rheims
of near Kenton, for $780, Mr..
Rheims also purchased lot adjoining
belonging to George P. Graham and
containing 5000 square feet for S100.
Both deals were put through by H..
d. Boyer realestate broker. Mr..
Rheims will take possession of the
property in about thirty days. Mrs.
Beck will leave Smyrna to take up
residence in Washington, D. c -,
where she will make home for her
son, Edward Beck, who is employed
on the Washington Post.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-31
SMY RNA BOYS END EXAMS
Delaware College Senior Class Finish
es Its Work and Celebrates

The senior class of Delaware COL
lege consisting of 40 members and
including John Postles, Irving Walls,
Davis Bell, Horace Spruance, W.
L. Kirby, Harry Garrison, L. Irv-
ing Handy, Jr., and Roland Taylor,
of Smyrna and vicinity, finished it's
routine work and incidentally cele-
brated the event in the form of a
parade down the Main street of
Newark just before the drill hour
at IL o'clock last Friday. With
Fisher, VanArsdalen and Raughey
forming a scrub band, the boys
formed single file and lock step
and began celebrating march down
Main street. At Frazer's store, DR..
Frazer invited the class of forty
members to a soda treat. When the
rest of the student body got wise,
they too, formed in line and went
after the seniors ani the two bodies
formed long procession and moved
on down to the Newark Center rail.
road station. After snake dance
and rousing time, the party disband
ed amid cheers for the "Class o!
1911.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-31
TO ADDRESS BROTHERHOOD

Rev. DR.. A. E. Craig of Grace M. E
Church Wilmington to Speak Monday
The Brotherhood, which was
recently organized at Asbury Church
by Rev. W. D. Parry, and is unde-
nomination. land non-sectarian, will
be given a treat next Monday even
ing, June 5th, when Rev. Alfred E.
Craig,D. D.. pastor of Grace Church.
will be present and speak. DR..
Craig is forceful speaker and all
who can should hear him. There
will be some special music and a
delightful program has been arranged
The meeting is for men only and be-
gins at p. m.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-31
HIGH PRICE FOR STRAWBERRIES
Cheswold Grower Gets 500 For 20
Crates of Lucious Fruit

Cheswold, May 90.- The straw
berry season is now on and buyers
and shippers are actively engaged.
Some are predicting a short crop of
the fruit. The prices realized so far
are good, some selling for $500 per
32-quart crate. Mr.. A. N. Harper
brought twenty 32-qdart crates to
town last Friday for which he real
lied $100.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-31
COUNCIL MAKES DEMAND
FOR BETTER PAVEMENTS
SENDS OUT LEGAL NOTICES TO
A SCORE OF PROPERTY OWNERS

A SCORE OF PROPERTY OWNERS
Has Also Directed Street Committees
Attention Toward Improving the
Conditions at the Standpipe
With view to having the pave
ments in Smyrna put in better re-
pair, the Street Committee of
Smyrna Town Council has reported
the names of a score or more of
property owners to whom the clerk
of Council was authorized to issue
the usual thirty-day notice. The
report was made to Council Friday
evening by Chairman John P. Hud
son of the Street Committee. A
number of other places were dis
cussed at Council and several more
names were added to the list.
Council seemed determined thai these
notices should be treated with proper
consideration and if they are not
complied with, force of men will
be put Oh, the work done and the
property looked to for the bill. Along
with the line of improvements, the
Street Committee has begun repairs
to the surroundings of the standpipe.
The street is being graded and a
coping is being laid around the tower.
1t is the intention of the Committee
to make the surroundings as neat as
possible and in time there may be
shrubbery and flowers planted. In
this part of the decoration, the
women of the Twentieth Century
Club are expected to take a hand.
At meeting last year the Club
voted hundred dollars toward stand
pipe improvements and if they are
still disposed to carry out their
plans, Council will give way to them
in the interest of "Smyrna Beau.
tiful'' for which the Club sometime
ago inaugurated movement.
Experincing Trouble With Fountain
Councilman Hudson brought up the
subject of the W. c. T. U. fountain
located in front of L. M. Prices
office on Main street. The fountain
is more or less out of repair, caused
by heavy teams breaking the founda
tion loose from the water connection
Mr.. Hudson asked that it be repaired
by the Town, but Mr.. Grieves pointed
out that it has cost the town consid
erably in the past and felt that SOM
more permanent arrangement shoult
be made. He suggested concret
water trough and said if such wer
substituted in place of the fountain
it would answer every purpose an
be eminently more practicable. TIL
matter was discussed at length an
finally it was decided to confer wit
Mrs. Kate E. Smithers of the locs
W. C. T. u, to see what could b
done with regard to more perma
nent arrangement. In the meantime
Council stood willing to make repair
again to the present fountain if
was so desired.
Sprinkler Service Working Satisfacto
The Street Committee report'
that they had put the street sprinl
Ter in service and that the contra
tor, W. d. Collins, was doing h
work satisfactory. Mr.. Griev
pointed out that much inconvenien
and extra hauling could be saved
"Filling Place. were erected
the corner of South and Pearl street
He was directed by Council to asce
tain the cost and report at ne
meeting. Council adjourned aft
allowing bills. All the membe
were present at the meeting exec
Messrs. Lloyd and Smith.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-31

Twilight Services Presbyterian Church
Twilight services will begin at the
Presbyterian Church next Sunday
when the hour for service will
change to 6. 80 o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-31
FARM SALES AT TOWNSEND
John T. RawIey of Blackbird Purchases
o5 Acre Farm For $500

Townsend, May 30.-Geroge M.
Smith, near Union Church, Apo
quinimink Hundred, has sold his
farm containing 95 acres TO John t.
Rawley, of near Blackbird, for
SO, 500. Miss Martha Skaggs, three
miles west of Townsend, has sold
her farm containing 100 acres, to
Purnel D. Daniels of near Townsend,
the price being SO, 900.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-31
BIG TIMBER DEAL AT BLACKBIRD
CoIen Ferguson Furnishes 2o6 Piling
For Government Work

Blackbird, May 30.-During the
past week large force of men has
been engaged in cutting down enough
trees to make 206 pilirg, which has
been contracted for by the govern
ment for government work at Ir-
vington, N. Y. The piling was Sc
cured from the woods of Colen Fer
guson, there being 206 trees cut
down to fill the contract which Mr..
Ferguson received from Washington
on Monday.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-31
A. L. Hudson Buys B. A. HAZEL Land

Alfred l.. Hudson has purchased
from H. D. Boyer, realestate broker,
two acres of land on Glenwood Ave-
nue., belonging to B. A. HAZEL, for
$500. The lot adjoins his own and
was Mr.. HazelPs alfalfa lot.
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NEGRO CAPTURED
AFTER MAD CHASE.
"Citizen" Josh Ashley Led Men in Automobiles
Enraged Citizens Capture Victim After
Travelling Miles Over Muddy Roads

''The automobile in which we left
Greenville was making such poor
headway over the muddy roads that
Deputy Sheriff Martin and T., fear
ing that we would be overtaken by
the mob, decided to get out Of the
machine and hide in the woods. We
told the boy to drive the automobile
back to Greenville by circuitous
route and tell no one where he had
put us out. Martin and I had gone
about two miles from the place where
we left the machine and we're con-
cealed in thick body Of woods when
we heard the shouts Of the pursuers.
Within a few minutes we were over
taken. Josh Ashley was the first man
I saw. He grabbed the negro and
we had a sharp tussle over him.
Within a second some rs or 80 men
had collected about Martin and my
self, and we saw there was no use
shedding any blood. They took the
negro from us, but promised that
they would not harm him. They said
they would carry the negro back to
Honea Path, and consult the older
heads of the town as to what was
best to do
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sPARTANBURG SHERIFF ACTIVE.
Went With Party to Help Officers, but
Arrived Too Late.

Spartanburg, Oct. 10.-Sher1f Jim
White Of this county returned at 10
O'Clock tonight from Taylors, where
he went hoping to meet Sheriff Poole
of Greenville county and aid him in
bringing the negro, Willis Jackson,
charged with criminal assault upon
a little girl at Honea Path this morn
ing, to the jail in this city.
The sheriff arrived at Taylors
about an hour after the negro had
been taken from Sheriff Poole in the
woods near that place by a mob
headed by "Citizen" Josh Ashley, OF
Honea Path. He was travelling in a
fast car and had Sheriff Poole con-
tinued on toward Spartanburg in
stead of deserting, his machine and
taking to the woods with his pris-
oner, he believes they would have
been able to land the negro in Spar
tanburg safely.
Receiving Sheriff Kings message
from Anderson, Sheriff White left
here at O'Clock and arrived In Dun
can shortly before five. There he
stopped to communicate with Green
Vile, thinking he should have met
Sheriff Poole before reaching that
point. The Greenville authorities
could throw no light on the officers
movements other than that he had
left the city headed toward Spartan
burg. This word carried the Spar
tanburg officers on to Greer, where
again they stopped to make inquiry
and learned that Sheriff Poole had
been surrounded in the woods near
Taylors. They hurried on to Taylors
but arrived too late. The mob was
well on the way back to Anderson
county.
Sheriff White had in his party
three cars and had arranged to have
the fast car proceed with the pris-
oner while the other cars would be
employed in blocking the way Of the
pursuers.
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dozen or more automobiles occupied
by the infuriated crowd.
Mohs Gained on Officers

dozen or more automobiles occupied
by the infuriated crowd.
Mobs Gained on Officers.
The distance from Anderson to
Greenville is 81 miles, and the roads
are heavy and muddy on account of
a hard rain last night. At Pied
mont, 22 miles from Anderson, the
mob had gained eight minutes on the
officers, being only IL minutes be-
hind. The officers passed Piedmont
at 1:O4 o'clock, and arrived at Green
vile at 1850 o'clock. The first car
of the mob arrived in that city just
five minutes later, but at that time
the prisoner was on his way to Spar
tanburg. Sheriff King had telephoned
to Sheriff Poole at Greenville, and
the latter had in readiness large
automobile. A transfer from the old
machine was made in twinkling OF
an eye and the big car then started
for Spartanburg, 40 miles distant.
The little girl is in a critical condi-
ton. She displayed an unusual
amount of nerve, however in looking
at the three negroes brought before
her for Identification.
Girls Father Was Away.
The father Of the lass is engaged
in business in Georgia, and was away
from home at the time. He was tele-
graphed for and will probably arrive
at Honea Path tomorrow. The
mother of the little girl is dead, hav-
ing been accidentally shot by her hus-
band several years ago. The girl
lived with her step-mother.
Before it was learned at Honea
Path that an angry mob was in pur-
suit of the negro, Mayor Sullivan tel
'phoned to Gov. Blease asking for a
special term of court to try the negro.
At that time the negro was in jail,
and the governor stated that he would
order the special term on the request
of Solicitor Bonham.