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Smyrna times., 1911-10-25
BEST RACES OF THE SEASON
Crowd of 800 or More Enthusiastically
Entertained at the Gentleman's Driv-
ing Park Yesterday Afternoon

What has been voted the best
racing of the season was witnessed
at the Gentleman's Driving Park
at Clayton yesterday afternoon by
the 300 or more spectators present.
While little heavy, the track was
in fair condition and as most of the
entries were local horses, the enthu-
siasm was at high pitch. All the
races were hotly contested and it
seemed anybody's race until the
horses finished at the wire. The
most exciting was Class B. 1t took
four heats to decide the winning
horse, which was Norris Truax's
Mack. " Buck Rabbit" John
Armstrong; horse, was handicapped
by being a trifie lame. The Judges
we're: John E. Wilson, John P.
Hudson, W.R. Davis. B. F. Gootee
was the official starter and DR..
Frank Gardner was time-keeper.
The summary and the prizes award
ed were as follows:
CLASS A.
DR.. VOlman, br. g., DR.. Cobb Cla,t)n
LORD Delaware b. s., f. J. BOggs CheswOld ?
sleepy Andy, b. g., J. Bradley, Clayton. 3
Time 1907, 226%.
Flrst prize horse blanket donated by Clements
Bros, of Clayton.
Second prize box of cigars, donated by w. R.
Keys of Clayton.
CLASS B.
Mack, b. e., n. Truax, Smyrna....... 3 |
Buck Rabbit b. g., John Armstrong,
Bolton, b. g., Malcom Burris
Clayton ................. - >
Time 2.4015, 1864 2 IS, 1861
Flrst prize, carriage Bride donated by Oliver
q Son, OF smyrna. Second prize, whiI, donat ed
CLASS C.
Happy Gill, g. m, Wood Ennis, Smyrna l
Belmont, b. m, Joe Ennis, ClaytOn......... >
Eta e. b. m, Geo. Cole Smyrna, ,............. 3 DR.
Time 2.47, 249%.
. First prize, buggy reins, donated by a friend
second prize, buggy whip, donated by G. X.
Massey, of SMYRNA.
CLASS D.
Captain, g. s., Jack Johnson, Townsend > l
Fancy S. rO. m Jas. Scott, Csyion.... 3 ,
Prince Alcantara, b. s. o. Burris.
ClaytOn. ............. ...................... 2 8
Time 80, 2.343I, 242
First prize driving gloves donated bv E. G.
Walls, Smyrna. Second prize, p b., sack of Dr.
Hess horse powder, donated by Clifton Il Jones.
smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-25
MITE SOCIETY CLEARS sIsI.I7

Supper Given at Clubhouse by Asbury
M. {. Mite Society an Enjoyable Affair
At a supper given in the Club
House Thursday evening, Asbury
M. E. Mite Society cleared S1S1. II.
The gross receipts amounted to
S184. 45. Considering the unfavor-
able weather conditions, the ladies
feel that they did we'll. The fancy
table alone, in charge of Mrs. Laura
Lee Temple and Mrs. S. Gilbert
Wilds, netted $4,000 One of the
enjoyable features of the evening
program, was the bright and spright-
ly entertainment entitled: Hallow-
cen Frolics, arranged by Mrs. w.
D. Parry and Mrs. Marion Cover
dale. The RECEIPTS from this netted
about $14. 90
Smyrna times., 1911-10-25
AGED TOWNSEND WOMAN
HERB DOCTOR" ARRESTED
REBECCA RlTTENHOUSE, PRAC-
TlClNG WITHOUT LICENSE
Warrant Was Served Upon Her, But
on Account of Her Advanced Age
Was Allowed to Remain at Home

on Account OF Her Advanced Age
Was Allowed to Remain at Home
Rebecca Rittenhouse, 81 years old,
of Townsend, says special to the
Philadelphia North American, has
been served with a warrant by
State Detective Mccoy, charging her
with practicing medicine without a
license. The old woman is an "herb
DOCTOR and for fifty years or more
she has brewed concoctions from
roots and herbs. Relatives of a
woman who bought some of her
medicine are said to have been
responsible for her arrest, but it is
said that the county medical society
also is interested in her case. When
the warrant was served, DR.. J. D.
Niles, of Townsend, advised the
detective that it would be dangerous
to take the woman to Delaware City
for a hearing, because of her age,
so she was allowed to remain at her
home The case has attracted more
than usual interest in Townsend,
for while it is not intended to dis
regard the law, the aged woman
has found these simple remedies her
only means of support and did not
consider she was violating the law
in passing the helpful home remedies
into the community. In recent
years, however, there has been a
more stringent effort made to enforce
the license law, not only in the pro-
fessions, but all mercantile pursuits
and the law in question is no re-
spector of age or condition. The
outcome of the Townsend case will
be watched with interest.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-25
LEVY COURT GOES OVER
WOODLAND" ROAD PROJECT
ENTERTAINED MONDAY BY PRES
IDENT MOTT AT WOODLAND
Levy Courtmen Shown Course of Road
and Given Specifications as to
Methods Used in its Building

AT the special invitation of Presi-
dent James R. Mott, of the Wood
land Beach Association, to the men,
bers of the Kent County Levy Court
to visit Bomay Hook Island and talk
over the building of the new "boule-
ward" to connect the island with
the main land, four members accept
ed the invitation and spent an in
teresting day with Mr.. Mott on Mon
day. They were Levy Courtmen
James T. Truax, of Duck Creek
Hundred; Charles E. Sherwood, of
Kenton Hundred; John Virdin, of
West Dover, and Benjamin Donoho.
OF East Dover. The delegation was
taken down to Woodland in a naptha
launch from Smyrna Landing. pro-
vided by President Mott and were
Hospitality entertained. The time
was spent in noting the improve
ments made to the resort and es-
pecially the road building. Since
awarding the contract to Mr.. Mott
for building the new county road,
members of the Levy Court were
deeply interested in the proposition
that was to be carried out. Work
has already begun on the new
boulevard. A dredging machine
has been at work on the road lead
ing out from Woodland Beach and
fully three-quarters of a mile has
been throw up. Before freezing
weather sets in, Mr.. Mott wants to
shift the dredger across the marsh
to the main land and throw up the
enbankment for the road leading from
Severson's Neck. After this suffi-
ciently settles, it will be evened off
and graded. The grading, however.
Will not be done until sometime next
year. The road is to have a base
of 81 feet, height of z feet and
surface of 45 feet. The construct
ion of the bridge, which has already
been awarded to a Wilmington con
tractor, will be 400 feet long and 16
feet wide. At the center, the
bridge will have "turn OUT with
a width of "a feet. President Mott
is giving personal attention to the
building of the road and desires
that it shall be done as thoroughly
and expeditely as possible. Mr..
Mott, as already announced, has
agreed to build the road for $40, $50,
bear one-third of the cost and main
tain it at no expense to the county
for a period of five years. The new
road will be an extension of the
Severson's Neck road, leading from
Severson Church on down by the
Ford's and in an almost straight
line, coming in at Woodland back
of the grove.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-25
CERTIFICATES FOR TEACHERS
Board of Examiners and Not County
Superintendents to Qualify Teachers

Board of Examiners and Not County
Superintendents to Qualify Teachers
The State Board of Examiners
composed of Messrs. Twitmyer.
Ridgely, Messersmith, and the three
county superintendents, Messrs.
Spaid, Carroll, and Hardesty. met
recently at Dover and organized bv
electing Henry Ridgely president.
and Prof. Messersmih, secretary.
Instead of the regular teachers
certificates that are issued by the
county superintendent at the
present, others known as Estate
Certificates will be issued BY the
board to the teachers. This method
of issuing certificates by the board
instead of by each individual
superintendent will probably result
in much better teachers, and will do
away with much of the unpleasant
ness that arises in awarding them.
The examinations will be held
throughout the State as follows:
For white teachers, the first and
fourth Saturdays in April, 1912, at
Dover, Georgetown and No. 1, Will
mington; for colored teachers. the
third Saturday in April at Dover.
Greenwood High School and Howard
School, Wilmington. The subjects
for the examinations will be an
nounced at the annual county insti-
tutes.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-25
BIG CORN CROPS MEASURED
State Board of Agriculture to Deter
mine Prize Winners for Season
All Three Counties in the Contest

Otdte Doaru OF agriculture TO Deter
mine Prize Winners for Season
All Three Counties in the Contest
Newton L. Grubb, representing
the State Board of Agriculture. and
Professor Wesley Webb, secretary
OF the board, conducted another
New Castle County corn measuring
for the State prize of $50 on the
Mill Greek hundred farm of Arnold
Naudain Tuesday. Although the acre
yield was pronounced unusually large,
no official announcement was made.
The board has three more acres to
measure in Kent and Sussex coun-
ties, including one grown by boys,
and when this work is finished the
prize winners will be announced.
Acres on the Shallcross farm at
Odessa and on the Whittock farm
have already been measured. The
measuring on the Naudain farm
brought together many farmers of
the neighbOrhood who congratulated
Mr.. Naudain on his fine yield.
After the acre was measured it was
cut by ten men, husked and then
measured before Mr.. Grub and the
judges who were Henry P. Cannon,
of Sussex; H. W. Heitchu, of
Kent, and Daniel W. Corbit, of New
Castle. Professors McCue and
Grantham, of Delaware College, took
the photographs. The day was much
enjoyed. AS result of the compe-
tition among corn growers for the
State prizes, Delaware now has per-
haps its finest crop of corn and all
the best ears will be on exhibition
before the corn show in New York
In December. Amoag the latest
Delawareans to announce his inten-
tinn of entering the show is Horace
Dilworth, of Centreville, who will
show 80 ears in competition for the
$1,000 prize.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-25
THAT MIDDLETOWN PLOw HORSE
r. 7. c. Makes the Season Record of
Winning $4,000 For its Owner

The wonderful performance by R.
T. c. has probably never been
equaled by trotter down the big
line in one season. R. T. c. start
ed first at indianapolis and won
every race in which he started, los
ing only. one heat. the. third in tbs.
Furniture Manufacturers $40, 600
Stake at Grand Rapids, the heat
being won by Belvasia. The "PIow
Horse" trotter was owned by Will
lard B. Blggs, of Middletown, and
cost him $500 three years ago. R.
T. c. was raced over the half-mile
tracks in 1909. The gelding was
known to have great speed and abil-
ity to repeat, and he was finally sold
to Tommy Murphy last year. To
date R. T. C. has won his owner
$93, 500.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-25
DRINKING FOUNTAIN INSTALLED

Sanitary Fountain Donated Smyrna
Schools by Ladies of Century Club.
A sanitary drinking fountain has
been installed in the Smyrna Pub lie
Schols by the ladies of the Twentieth
Century Club which is a great inn
provement over the former fountain.
The school extends its most hearty
thanks to the ladies of the Twentieth
Cenury Club. Cor. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-25
DELAWARE GAIN NC NEW FAME

Apples, Grapes and Chestnuts Take
the Place of the -ucious Peach
Delaware has long been known for
its peaches and is coming into prom
inence for its apples andlgrapes. This
year another CROP is making it fam
us-that of the chascnu 1t is not
possible for the crop to be cared for
in upper New Castle County and to
help get rid of the bountiful supply,
people are shipping large quantities
to other sections where the chestnuts
do not grow. One man shipped
bushel to North Dakota and another
sent some to Missouri. Packages
containing chestnutB are sent in var
ious directions to friends and rela-
tives.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-25
DIR. W. T. RYAN GETS OFF EASY

Charged With Practicing Veterinary
Without License. Springs Surprise
A novel state of affairs in the
laws of Delaware was revealed YES
terday at Dovef when Attorney John
b. Hutton, by motion to quash the
indictment, secured the release of
DR.. W. 7. Ryan, of Smyrna, charged
with practicing medicine as a veter-
marian without a license. Mr..
Hutton showed to the court that the
statute regarding veterinarians and
their licenses provided no penalty.
The court. therefore, quashed the
indictment. 1t was thought pre-
viously that veterinarians would
come under the general law for oper-
ating without license.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-25
HONOR ROLL AT BLAcKsIRD

Van Dykes School Show an Average
Attendance of More Than 90
Plackbird, Oct. 24.-The scholars
Of the VanDyke school here, taught
by Miss Bessie Miller, daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. Samuel B. Miller, of
State Road, are showing great pro-
gress in their work and the past
month shows the following deserv-
ing of special commentator for
progress, attendance and an average
Of more than 80. Margret Hill,
Helen Alfree, Corbet Pausch, Clara
Hadley, Catherine Webber, Nina
Guessford, Powell Marvel, Ethel
Morris, Leonard Morris and Ruby
Weber.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-25

Smyrna Eagles to Celebrate Halloween
Union Castle No. II, K. G. E.
will give street parade next Tues
day evening, Halloween. They ex-
tend cordial invitation to their
friends to join in the frolic.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-25
SINGING EVANeELIsTs COMING

Revival at BIackiston's to Commence
Sunday to Have Berge Sisters
Revival meetings will commence
at Blackiston's NJ. E. Church next
Sunday, October 29th. Rev. ]. F.
Anderson, pastor of the Kenton Cir
cult, who will have the meetings in
charge, will have the Berge Sisters,
(singing evangelists of Camden, N.
j. } to assist at the meetings, and
this innovation promises to give in
terest to the services.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-25
SMYRNA FARMER WAS ROBBED
William Beck Loses His Pocketbook
While on Trip to Wilmington.

Samuel Patterson, an elderly
man, had a hearing in the Will
mington City Court Friday morning
on the charge of stealing $45 the
property of William Beck, living
near Smyrna. Beck told the court
that when he went into an eating
house in the lower part of Whining
ton, Patterson grabbed his pocket
book and ran out of the place with
it. Later Police Officers King and
Fox arrested Patterson and $28 was
found in his pockets. Patterson was
held in $500 bail for the Court of
General Sessions.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-25

Dover Sportsmen Prove a Good Shot
d. M. Wilson and A. R. Richard
son, of Dover, and Mr.. Reed, of Mil
ford, in two days shoot, last week,
Killed SO ducks and one wild goose.
They returned from the cunning trip
Saturday evening.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-25

Farmers Special Train to Visit Smyrna
A farmers special train will be
run by the Pennsylvania Railroad
over the Delaware and Maryland
counties Of the peninsula, starting
Monday, November goth. The stops
will include Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-25
CENTURY CLUB PROGRAMS
Meeting Last Friday and the Evening
Affair Arraigned For Next Friday.

~ S' 'NONt TIUdFs
The program of the Twentieth
Century Club for Friday, October
70, was as follows: Paper, "Some
American Characteristics, Mrs. L.
Irving Handy; vocal solo, Mrs. w.
d. Parry and "Travel Talks" by
Mrs. F. F. Evans. Next Friday,
October n, at 8 p. M, the program
is in charge of Mrs. William H.
Stayton and Mrs. Howard Josephs,
who have arranged for Husking
Bee. Cor. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-25

CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAos
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-04

which those elected and appointed to
protect the city might have done a.
easily and which was part Of their
sworn duty. Perhaps the newspaper
could affect some reform by threats OF
what might happen to boy rowdies who
steal Ice cream and break into cellars.
But 1t could be better done by those
who suffer from depreciation and by
the police. Why leave 1t to the news
papers?
Newspapers are much criticised for
making public business and matters
which affect public welfare subject OF
comment The criticism rarely affects
the course of the sincere and fearless
newspaper. But isn't it the limit
when the public whose sick babies are
being poisoned from New York drug
stores or the public which suffers from
boyish rowtyism looks TO the news
paper TO assume the initiative in cor
recting those evils?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-04
THE AGONY OF THE ExECUIl0NER.

From Washington advices it appears
that Senator LATE Young has writ
ten President Taft an extremely heart
felt letter in which he muck rakes
certain Iowa legislators to a far-you-
we'll
The particular legislative derelict:
are among those who voted for LATE
but left him to vote for Kenyon. LATE
says these men were promised fedora
office in exchange for their votes and
is anxious to prevent the president
from indorsing the promissory process
Senator Saunders, the eminent stand
patter from Council Bluffs. is marked
for special mention. And ne has COM
pany. Its a group picture.
Such part of the letter as has been
made public simply serves TO whet the
appetite. II the former junior senator
from Iowa will take the Iowa public
into his confidence thru the columns OF
should affect the circulation Of that
esteemed journal. Incidentally il should
add to the sayety Of the beautiful!
spring.
The charges are serious enough in
all conscience. If they are true they
constitute to say the Least. very seri-
Gus offense from a moral and patriotic
view. The difference between one kind
Of bribery and another is mainly dis
tinguisha BILE and definite by legal def
milton. Morally and periodically il
doesn't matter much how vote is
purchased if il is purchased and sold.
But are the charges true? Let Ex-
Senator Young answer. Ii is up 10 him
and the men ne accuses While he has
the rake In hand ne might also explain
those editorial references TO Jim Davis
and Carroll Wright, and elucidate the
reasons for their alleged detection from
the camp OF the former junior sena-
tor
II has been a matter OF Observable on
and comment that none suffer like a
hangulan who is to be hanged.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-04
LEAVING IT TO THE NEWSPAPERS,

In New York the other day news
paper sent large number of prescrip-
4fons into drug stores to be filed When
they had been filled, handed over and
paid far the newspaper sent the COM
pounded medicines with duplicate pre-
scrtptions to three leading chemists. The
result was astonishing. Substitutions
were common and the graft, ignorance
and crookedness displayed we're a
shocking revelation of a state Of affairs
long suspected but until the newspaper
took it up never revealed. The chances
to increase the census of the New York
penitentiaries.
The other day an excellent citizen
asked An editor If something couldn't
be said editorially" which would assist
In Strengthening out a bunch Of boys
and young men who had been stealing
ice cream. ETC., from private houses
where tho articles had been delivered
on party nights and who had broken
into cellars to get at their contents
TIE newspaper man Suggested that q
few arrests would settle the matte:
more definitely and bring results quick
- than indefinite and unnamed edi-
toeial Tsfsrsnee. and that it was q case
Eoe poijcs rathsr than editorial writers
Way lssys the exposure Of whole,
ea3o DsissninS and crooked prescription
~eg4 10 New yer5x 70 the newspapers
Avsy 60 ~ nSwspapses elsewhere II
nolD valjs4 ysfsesees to Fovdytsm ans
GDoef Way not Do son,sthing aionl
- alAs az sslf defsnss in both cases
Tho WsrId did srsat public service
when It exposed the srafters in Mes
YORK drug stores but it was servic,
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THE LODGES.
MASONIC NOTICES.


~Hail in New Masonic Temple.
~visitors always welcome.
MARSHALL LODGE. 1os. A. F. &
A. NJ. work on second Friday May 8,
at 80 p. m.
r. W. Chamberlain. W. Al.
John W. Wells. Secretary.
SIGNDT CHAPTER No. 80, r. A. NJ,
special convocation for work Monday
May 8, at p. m. Dinner at $50. Also
work in the evening after dinner in
Royal Arch degree.
Fred Wallace. II. P.
I. S. Willard. Secretary.
KING SOLOMON Council, No. 20. r
Stated assembly Monday. May &c. 6
.. n.
l. T. Forbes, Recorder.
A. D. Meeker, T. I. ~.
ST. ALDEMAR COMMANDERY NO.
30. X. T. Stated conclave Tuesday
evening, May % at 8 o'clock sharp.
visiting Sir Knights will be welcome.
Fred Wallace. Recorder.
l. T. Forbes, E. c.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81, Q. T.
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday e-en.
ing. May II, at 8 p. m. The grand
deputy will be present for inspection.
Edna c. F,ularton, W. M.
Lillian Norton, Secretary.
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ATwENrlETH CENTURY BARBAR'sM.

Jesse Pomeroy who has been kept
in solitary confinement for thirty five
years in a Massachusetts penitentiary
other men, to be where he can see
them, feel their presence and hear
them speak II is probable that his
request will be granted.
Pomeroy a lad Of a, murdered two
O. her children. It was an especia lily
brutal affair. The boy appears to have
been a degenerate with a homicidal
tendency. He was sentenced to soil
tary confinement for life. Since that
day he has been shut away from his
kind. II he spoke none answered. None
spoke to him except under absolute
necessity. The boy was buried alive.
Now after thirty-fi five years he speaks
from his living grave, begging for hu-
man cornpanionsh1p and the solace OF
the human voice.
The punishment is inconceivable to
this century. That a child whatever
his character. could be locked into sou-
tude and thus kept for a lifetime Is
entirely anomalous to the advance
nnent OF the past fifty years. In Iowa ii
could not have existed or continued
Iowa's omewhat similar case was no
to be endured. The calm cruelty Of the
Pnmernv sentence and Us llnmerciso
execution outweighs the crime tol
which it was imposed. The sentence
itself was an atavisrn. It's exscu tior
has been barbaric.
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Bernard Shaw Was Astonishsd.

Bernard Shaw is a great lover Of
music. He IL a keen critic, and does
not hesitate to voice his real opinions
He was invited by friend to &c
and hear an italian quartet Of fnstru-
nentalists. He went, and sat thruou'
the performance with stony cunte-
nance.
His friend, thinking TO draw a little
praise from him, remarked;
You know, Mr.. Shaw, these mer
have been playing together tor twelve
years"
q. b. looked at him incredulously fo1
a moment before he replied:
Twelve years? Surely we have beer
here longer than that"
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nation of centuries OF observation and
treatment Of diseases, and IN the veteri-
nary branch Of medicine animal dis
eases are diagnosed and treated. 1t
would be Impossible to cover the whole
system Of 0iik production without IN
GLIDING In the curriculum diseases that
afflict dairy animals. It il self-evtdent
that a cow suffering with any ailmnet
will be less efficient In milk production
than a sound animal with the same
normal attributes. It Is evident. there
fore. that healthy cows are the most
desirable for the dairy industry. both
on account Of economy OF maintenance
and Increased production. A healthy
COW requires a certain amount OF 1000
to maintain vigorous physical health.
and the residue OF carefully selected
and compounded rations goes to milk
production. A diseased cow Is IN abb
normal condition, and besides food es-
sential to maintain physical health the
animal utilizes the energy Of food to
combat disease that. II well. would be
diverted toward dairy products. The
advantage Of sound cows Is paramount
from every angle OF profitable dairy
Industry.
The most prevalent disease IN dairy
herds Is bovine tuberculosis. which
few years ago included Is per cent OF
the cows in the dairy herds OF Wiscon-
sin. and IL in some degree prevalent IN
the Industry OF all the dairy states.
8cience has demonstrated that the dis
ease Is both durable and preventable.
It's eradication depends on the cooper
alton Of dairymen with state authort-
ties, and the losses sionld be idemni-
49, NV the commemorative in the in
te-egts OF the public welfare. The
large consumption of dairy products
personally interests the general con-
sumner. who is willing to pay a reason
able tax to insure pure food products.
The general corporation Of the dairy
men Of wisconsin with the state auth
critics has reduced the Is per cent OF
dairy animals afflicted with bovine
tuberculosis to per cent. with the
probability Of the eradication Of the
disease from the state.