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Smyrna times., 1911-05-24
DUPONT BUSY PLANNING
HIS GREAT "BOULEVARD''
HAS NOT YET SET A DATE FOR
MEETING SMYRNA CITIZENS
Smyrna Ready to Give Him a Recep-
tion.-During Next Two Weeks Du-
Pont Will Work in Sussex.

General T. Coleman DUPONT was
at his Wilmington office yesterday
morning winding up some of his
business affairs prior to starting on
his yacht "Tech" for his summer
home, "The Moors,'' near Cam
bridge, Md. He is plunged in details
over his project to construct a two
million dollar boulevard as gift to
Delaware, and he is looking forward
to several weeks of the hardest kind
of work as a preliminary to begin
ming actual road construction. Since
accepting an invitation TO meet the
citizens of Smyrna to talk over the
route through town, nothing definite
has been fixed. The joint Board of
Trade and Council Committee COM
posed of Senator E. G. Walls, AS
semblyman ]. E. Hoffecker, W. O..
Hoffecker, John P. Hudson, and H.
B. Grieves, still have the matter in
charge and if possible Mr.. Dupont
and his assistants and the State
| highway OOlIulloolOu Will OO given
a public reception at the Club House.
1t is expected he will be here some.
time in June after he goes the
rounds of Sussex County. Gen. Du
Points yacht, "Tech" was recently
overhauled and put in commission
for the summer. General DuPont
will remain at "The Moors" unit
about Friday, when he will go t.
Seaford. The "Tech" also will
steam to Seaford and moor in tn
, Nanticoke river. General DuPon
and some of his assistants will max
their headquarters on the yacht fo
two weeks, during which time h
, will visit different towns in SUISSE
, county near which the preliminar
a surveys for the boulevard will pass
1t is General DuPont's intention t
: make trips from Seaford by automC
q bile to the towns at which he wi
q hold meetings, and each night, unles
? the distance is too great, his plan
f to return to the yacht instead {
putting up at hotel. Seafnrd,
;. reason of it's location, will be a col
& venient base for General DUPONT
C activities. He expects to address
q least nine public meetings in SUISSE
Smyrna times., 1911-05-24
BITING DOG HAD RABIES
Ceciton Children Hurried to Pastuer
Institute to Head Off Hydrophobia

Townsend, DEL, May 23.-An
examination of the head of the
dog which bit Edgar Watts, aged z
years, and also the seven-year-old
son of Druggist John Black. of Cecil
ton, Md, last week has resulted in
learning that the animal was mad
and the little victims were on Mon
day afternoon sent to Baltimore to
take the Pasteur treatment. Edgar
Watts was bitten on last Wednesday
and on Friday the same dog attacked
Mr.. Blacks son. This aroused the
suspicion of the parents of the boys
and they decided to have the dog,
which was of the Shepherd breed,
killed and the brain examined. This
examination resulted in finding that
the dog had been suffering with
rabies when it attacked the children.
The Watts family is well known at
Townsend.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-24
CHESWOLD TERRIFIED BY
SEVERE ELECTRIC STORM
ROBERT MORRIS, AGED Ia YEARS.
KILLED BY BOLT OF LIGHTNING
Same Bolt Also Killed a Cow and Set
Fire to Stable and Contents
Belonging to Louis D. Learned

Cheswold May %. This vicinity
was visited on Thursday afternoon
last by the severest electric storm
in years and while the downpour of
rain was welcome, the damage from
lightning bolts left death and des-
truction in the storms wake. When
the storm was at its height, bolt
of lightning descended to the stable
of L. D. Learned, near the depot,
and instantly killed Robert Morris,
the 14-year-old son of George Morris
and one of three cows which he had
just driven into the barn. The rest
of the stock was saved, although the
barn was burned. Mr.. Learned had
very narrow escape. He had just
left the building and had scarcely
gotten in the house when a bolt of
lightning struck the building where
hay and feed were stored in the upper
part of the barn. In an instant, the
building was in flames. Fortunately
the stock and part of the contents
were gotten out before the building
went down. Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
have the sympathy of the community
in the loss of their boy, who had
just recovered from a serious illness
and had just returned to work fol
Mr.. Learned. The funeral took place
Sunday afternoon and was largely
attended. Interment was at DUPONT
Cemetery, near CheswoId.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-24
THIEVES STOLE KENT HORSE
Took a Blackboard Which They Later
Exchanged For New York Carriage

Took a Blackboard Which They Later
Exchanged For New York Carriage
Horse thieves Saturday night made
haul of the best they could find in
the vicinity of Dover. They entered
the stable of John hilyard, on the
Frank Maloney farm, and stole there
from Hilyard's 6-year-old driving
mare, a beautiful bay. They too
Hilyard's blackboard, which was the
only vehicle they could quickly seize,
but this did not suit them. At the
farm of A. w. Warrington, they
traded the blackboard for New York
carriage. The authorities the next
day traced the thieves southwark as
far as Little Heaven, below Magno-
liza, but there lost the tracks of the
peculiar-shod mare, because the rain
had only extended as far south as
Little Heaven. The team was finally
recovered at Cedar Beach, Saturday,
by State Detective Walls and Mr..
Hilyard. The driver was not cap
tured, having succeeded in reaching
the Maryland line.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-24
MRS. ARMOR AT FRIENDSHIP
Gives Splendid Address Under Auspi-
ces of Victory w. c. T. U.


ces of VctoryW w. c. T. U.
Thoroughfare Neck, May 23.-Vic-
tory Union W. C. T. U. of
Thoroughfare Neck, held meeting
in Friendship Methodist Episcopal
Church on Wednesday evening, with
the State President, Mrs. Kate E.
Smithers of Smyrna. presiding. The
church was beautifully decorated
with flowers. Indeed the church
never looked prettier for such an
occasion. The Scripture lesson was
read by Miss Derrickson, a member
of the union and prayer was offered
by Mrs. Albert Chandler. Mrs. Mary
Harris Armour delivered her famous
address, "How Georgia Went Dry"
to large and appreciative audience.
At the conclusion of it, Miss Ida
Armstrong presented Mrs. Armour
with a beautiful bouquet. The
church was we'll filled and a goodly
Smyrna contingent was present. In
addition to congregational singing,
a duet was rendered by Mr.. J. A.
Latta and Mr.. L. M. Price. The
benediction was pronounced by Rev
W. E. Matthews, pastor of the
church.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-24
ERNEST p. COLLINS HoNoRED
Governor PennewilI Names Him One
of State Optometry Board

Ernest p. Collins, of this town,
our well-known optician and opto-
metrist, has been honored by Gov
ernor Pennewill by being made the
Kent County member of the State
Board of Examiners in Optometry.
The position was held formerly by a
Dover optician. Mr.. Collins is be-
ing congratulated on the recognition
that has been paid him. The other
members appointed by the Governor
are: James F. Stroud, Wilmington,
and Samuel C. Evans, Milford.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-24
BROTHERHOOD" AT AsBURY
Has Had Two Meetings And Are Now
In Permanent Working Order

Has Had Two Meetings And Are NOW
In Permanent Working Order
An adjourned meeting of the new
Methodist Brotherhood was held last
Wednesday evening and anotner
meeting Sunday afternoon. Much in
terest and enthusiasm was manifest
ed in the new movement in which
Rev. w. d. Parry, pastor of Asbury
M. E. Church is the organizer and
guiding spirit. AS the organization
is nonsectarian, the membership IS
growing with members of all denom-
nations, the object being to make
it an organization of men banded to-
geher for mutual good and benefit. IL
Is the purpose of the Brotherhood 70
have Rev. DIR. Craig of Grace M. u.
Church and other prominent brother
hood workers to visit Smyrna IN tne
near future and give addresses.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-24
DIRECTORS SECURE SPEAKER

Annual Commencement Address Next
Month to be Given by MIR. L. G. Krebs
The Smyrna Board of School Di-
rectors in planning for the annual
commencement exercises to be held
the latter part of next month have
been fortunate in securing Mr..
Stanley LeFevre Krebs, a relative
of Charles H. LeFevre, Esq, to give
the address to the graduates on Com
mencement night. The plan is to
have the Commencement Exercises
and Glass Night Exercises, all in
one.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-24
SCHOOL CHILDREN ADDRESSED
Miss Sumner of the Wilmington Dis
pensary Talks on "Flies"


pensary Talks on Files
Miss Elizabeth Sumner, from
the Wilmington Dispensary, CAV e
the school children short talk on
Preventable Diseases and How to
Prevent Them," Friday afternoon in
the Club House. She told them what
a menace the common fly is in carry
ing disease germs into our houses
and into our food. Gave the cause
and remedy of much of the blindness
and how to prevent so many of the
very lite children dying. In measles,
scarlet fever and diptheria, explained
the reason and need of isolation and
that the boards of health in quaran-
timing are the real friends of COM
munity. Also told of the great
value of anti-toxin in cases of dip
iberia. In this age of the world,
children need TO be taught about
preventable diseases and how to pre-
vent them and should understand
many things that a few years age
were not necessary knowledge is
Power The Red Cross and the
Smyrna Dispensary are glad to CO.
operate in this work of instruction
and appreciate the interest shown by
the teachers and the school in accept.
ing these opportunities to hear Miss
Sumner, making her talk part o.
the school work.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-24
TWENTY-EIGHT ROAST HOGS

Burning Pen Cooked Lot of Pork for
Levy Courtman Hastings at Seaford
After making a large quantity of
molasses and throwing the cane
stalks over to his hogs, Levy Court
Commissioner John w. Hastings, of
Seaford, thinking he had put the
fire out, went into the house. In a
few minutes, terrific wind storm
came up, rekindling the blaze and
setting fire to his pen of hogs con-
tanning twenty-eight fine porkers,
cremating them in few minutes.
The large barn and residence had
caught fire but a terrific hail and
rain storm put it out.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-24

Smyrna Eagles Hear a Fine Sermon
Members of Union Castle No. II
K. G.,E., twenty-six strong turned
out in a body at Asbury Church
Sunday and heard fine sermon on
Citizenship.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-24

Board of Trade Tomorrow Night
An important meeting OF the
cuvrna BOARD of Trade will be held
a. tbe Town Hall tomorrow (Thurs-
day) night. Election Of permanent
cmcers and business Of Importance.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-24

Children's Day at Severson's Sunday
Next Sunday is Childreu's Day at
Severson's M. E. Church A fine
program has been arranged by the
Sunday School for 2 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-24
COMING LECTURE AT ASAURY

Miss Jennie v. Hughes, Returned Mis-
sionary From China to Speak
Miss Jennie v. Hughes returned
missionary from China, who is re-
parded as most interesting speaker
will deliver an address in the Asbury
Methodist Episcopal Church, Friday
evening. June 9th. Miss Hughes
will come to Smyrna under the aus
nices of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of the Church, and
tbe meeting to be addressed by her
will be the annual thank offering
service of the Society. Secretary.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-24
NEW BRIDGE AT DUCK GREEK
New Castle Levy Court to Build Iron
Structure of 4l-Foot Span

ou 0ClhI z VI OOt SRdi
The Levy Court is advertising for
bids for new bridge to be erected
over the west branch of Smyrna
river. The bridge will be of iron
with 41-foot span, and the road
way will be sixteen feet wide. The
foundations will be of stone and con-
crete and the floor will be of yellow
pine. The bridge is to be sufficient
ly strong 70 carry fifteen-ton roll
Ter. The present bridge is 10 be
removed while the new one is being
built and later will be placed in posi-
tion so that the two bridges will be
used by the public travelling from
Blackbird Hundred towards Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-24
Frank Boyer Buys 24-Acre Place

Frank Boyer has purchased
through the agency of H. D. Boyer,
"a acres of land belonging to B. A.
Hazel, between Glenwood Cemetery
and his farm, for $4,000.
Smyrna times., 1911-05-24
MUSICALE TOMORROW NIGHT

Noted Singers of Calvary P. E. Church
of New York City to Entertain
A treat is in store for all who at
tend the musicale tomorrow, Thurs
day, evening at the Century Club
House. The ladies of the Church
Aid Society of st. Peters Church
have been fortunate in securing the
services of Prof. John Bland, choir
master of Calvary P. E. Church,
New York and his wonderful boy
soprano, George Stevens. Tickets
are now on sale at Clifton & Jones.
The following will be the program
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-24
READY TO KILL MOTHER
And SELF AS we'll
Girl Refuses to Return to
Her Home

Macon. Ga, Sept. 23.-'I will Kill
myself and my mother, too, before
will live with her again. declared
Gladys Willis, a 17-year-old girl, as
she was placed in cell at the Bibb
jail, upon a warrant sworn out against
her by her mother, Mrs. Lille Willis,
of Vineville, charging her with vag-
rancy. She was taken from a house
on Fourth street Her mother stated
she had tried every possible means of
keeping her daughter at home, but her
efforts all proved futile. The girl
claims that she suffers from cruelty
at the hands of her mother, and en-
phatically vows she will never live
with her again. The mother is a wild
ow and the daughter is the only
child.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-24
WON'T LET PUGILIST HUSBAND
RUN FOR CONGRESS-

Bston, Sept. 23.-John L. Sullivan
the former champion pugilist, denied
at his farm at Arlington that he in
tends to run for congress. He would
like to, but Mrs. Sullivan won't lei
him.
you may ask Jack anything you
wish" said Mrs. Sullivan, but l have
put my foot down on this congress
8ional business"
And that goes" broke in John l.
."Of course, if she would -"
Nov, Jack" warned Mrs. Sullivan
and the once greatest of them all sub
sided.
Just say for me-" said John Law
renee, that it is nix on the congress
sional thing. Congressman get $4,000
for two years. can make that in two
months"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-24
Still WORKING TO PERFECT
wide COTTON HOLDING Plan
Meeting to Be in October at
Union City

Atlanta, Sept. 23.-A statewide
campaign in the interests of the ma
tional cotton holding movement Will
be inaugurated at a gathering #
prominent agricultural leaders, state
officials and others, which is to be held
at Union City during the first week II
o tober. This campaign will be con-
Quoted along the lines agreed upon at
the re ent Southern Cotton Growers
Conference which was recently held
at Montgomery, Ala, and at which It
was decided that American cotton
should be held.
The plan as at present outlined, is
to put some twenty or more Well
known speakers upon the stump
throughout the state, and to have them
tell the farmers the message Of sal
the means by which they may
obtain the real and full value of their
crop United States Senator Ed "Cy-
clone" Smith of South Carolina, Con-
gresham T. NJ Heflin, of Alabama;
Ctate Commissioner of Agriculture
Watson, of South Carolina, and others
will be among the speakers who will
have charge of the campaign. Great
enthusiasm is felt in the project,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-24
JOS. N. BROWN
HAS ANNOUNCED
FOR governor
EX-GOVERNOR In The RACE
FaVOFS Enforcement Of Pres
eRt PrOhibitiun Law
Especial to The Times-Recorder)

Especial to The Times-Recorder)
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 23.-Taking the
stand that he does not favor any
change in the present prohibition law
of Georgia, Ex-Governor Joseph NJ.
Brown has formally announced his
candidacy for reelection. The ex-gov-
ernor declares that the only trouble
with the present law is that it is not
enforced. He declares for a more con-
sistent and determined enforcement of
the law.
The ground upon which Ex-Governor
Brown bases his announcement is TAX
en- to mean that he would, for instance,
veto any bill, such as the Tippins bill,
which might be passed to change the
prohibition law, no matter whether
such change claimed to strengthen ur
to weaken the law. The announce
ment has been expected for some time
and came as no surprise to the people
Of the state.
According to those here who claim
to view the field of state politics with
knowing eyes, the announcement If
the ex-governor will soon make a great
change in the present lineup in the
gubernatorial race. Up to date mat
ters have been mainly formative and
indefinite, but it is claimed that lines
will be drawn now that will last until
the campaign has been closed and the
ballots have been cast.
A meeting of Brown supporters was
held last night and it is understood
arrangements were made to pay of
his obligations in the last campaign
and provide funds for his present race
1t was reported that there was tacit
agreement that Ex-Governor J. NJ.
Terrell will make the race against
Hoke Smith for the United States
senate, should the latter offer for re-
election. 1t was reported today that
DR.. L. G. Hardeman, of Jackson county,
has not abandoned his idea of making
the race for governor and will proS-
ably make the race on the straight
prohibition ticket.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-24
WORK TO BEGIN
ON new bridge
ON OCTOBER |
WILL BEAUTIFY LEE STREET
Structure viii Be Finished
By November 20

Lee street will soon have the one
thing desired to make it one of the
most beautiful driveways of any city
in the state, when the new concrete
bridge over the Seaboard Air Line
Railway, work upon which has been
definitely announced to begin October
I, shall have been completed.
Intelligence concerning the definite
time at which the work will begin on
the new bridge has just been convey
ed to the city authorities, the informa-
ton having been received from the
contractor, George B. Craft, of Dublin,
to whom the contract was let by the
Seaboard. The terms of the contract
stipulate that work shall begin not lat
er than October 3, and shall be COM
pleted by November 20.
The replacing of the old bridge by a
neat, modern concrete structure viii
be but one feature of the plan of i'm
provement that has been arranged
The raising of the approaches to the
bridge by grading the roadway on each
side, will work wonders in the appear
ance of this entire section of the street
AS the terms of the agreement call
for the completion of the bridge by
November 20, the structure, and its
accompanying improvements, will soon
be changed to such degree that the
present unsightly bridge will soon be
forgotten. Instead of having bridge
that is slightly arched in order to give
it the proper elevation above the rail-
road tracks so as to prevent any dam
age to locomotives that pass beneath
Ii, the new bridge will be sufficiently
elevated to allow of this being done,
while the approaches to the bridge
will be graded to correspond to the
level of the bridge.
The manner in which the Barlow
street bridge has been neatly and
thoroughly constructed, gives token
that the new Lee street bridge will be
in every way representative of the
street where it will be built.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-24
DR.. WILEY A FRIEND OF
COTTON seed PRODUCTS
Cotton Seed Oil Men Rejoice
at His VindiCatiOR

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 23.-(Special.-
at is a matter of genuine satisfaction
among the cotton oil mill men that
the president has seen fit to uphold
Mir. Wiley, the pure food authority"
said Secretary p. D. McCarley of the
Cottonseed Crushers Association of
Georgia in commenting on that recent
decision. For" continued Mr.. Nc
Carley, "the cottOnseed oil industry
has no more staunch friend or more
outspoken advocate of the healthful-
ness, wholesomeness and purity of this
vegetable product than Dr.. Wiley.
am sure this feeling is generally en-
joyed by all of the cotton oil mill men
throughout the country"
1t is a inter of re ord that DR.. Will
ey has never lost an opportunity 70
put in a good word for this exclusive
" southern industry and has been a
consistent advocate Of the use of cot
tonseed oil as a human food for years.
1t was at the jamestown Exposition,
several years ago, that DR.. Wiley made
his first public address upon this i'm
portant subject. Since then he has
made a close study of this food pro-
duct and has never lost an opportun-
ity to put in a good word urging its
more general consumption.
In recent speech DR.. Wiley, In
speaking of cottonseed oil said: II
have always been an advocate of the
use of cottonseed oil as human food
There is one product against which
no one has any objection. | do not
believe there is a man, woman or child
in this country, if the consumption o.
cottonseed oil were more common
throughout the land, but that woult
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-24
NO PRICE FOR LIBERTY;
tigers TO Serve Term
White Men Of Prominence to
Do Time

Atlanta, Sept. 23.-Five prominent
citizens Of Hawkinsville, E. H. Ander-
son, H. J. McCorvey, Ben burden, ]. :.
Leonard and Jim McNeill, must serve
workhouse sentences for violating the
state prohibition laws, in defiance If
public sentiment and appeals of goad
citizens to stop the traffic.
These men are under sentence of six
and twelve months in the chaingang.
The were convicted at the August term
of Pulaski court.
The State Prison Commission on
Wednesday held a special session to
consider their petition for clemency,
they asking that the prison sentences
be changed to fines. The commission
declined to recommend the clemenCy
sought, sending the petitions to Gov
ernor Hoke Smith with an adverse rec
OmmendatiOn.
Governor Smith considered these
cases on Thursday and announced his
decision today, approving the action
of the commission and declining 20
modify the sentences. He also ap-
proved the course of Judge Martin n
sentencing them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-24
COTTON Men NOT
DRAWN into Fight
Refused to Interfere In the
Schedule Matter
Savannah Press of Friday.)

Savannah Press of Friday)
The Savannah Cotton Exchange at
the reguIn' monthly meeting or t.?
hoard &C directors yesterday afternoon
upon recommendation of the special
Comittee, to which the matter of 60
orcrd.n'g wit. the Chamber of Com
mercc i'll secu"lnV additional ira II ser.
vice Gu the Se4holr1 Air Line raiiHq!
was REFERRED unanimously racora
mended laying the whole matter upon
the table. The report was adort |
and no action as far as the Cotton Ex-
change is concerned will be taken in
the matter
Some time ago the Chamber of Com
narce RED :"a,ed the endorsement of
the Cotton Exchange in an agitation Of
The operations of the Seaboard Air
Line and the matter was referred to a
lHcCial committee appointed to lHJh
into the matter and report at the Sep
tember meeting which was held yes
terday afternoon.
The committee reported it's report
with adverse and upon the strong re-
concentrations to the directors n
was decided by unanimous vote to take
no hand at all in the agitation which
is now being conducted.
The fact that the Cotton Exchange
directors had refused bluntly to take
any stand in the matter was quickly
known in trade circles and was con-
siderably discussed yesterday after
noon and last night.