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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-05
MEETS next TUESDAY.
CITY Council Will Hold First of
Regular Meetings After Summer

After the summer vacation o. two
months City Council will hold Its first
regular meeting next Tuesday night at
7:30 o'clock. Many of the city fathers
have been absent from the city during
the heated season and there has been
few committee meetings. The street
and finance committees are almost the
sole exception for they have had sew
eral meetings which we're necessary to
get the street improvements started De-
fore the fall.
Council has large amount OF bust
ness on hand but it will be several
months before they can get ready to
take definite action on some OF the
matters which will he presented. There
is a disposition op the part OF num-
Der of the members to insist that some
OF the pending question be given
prompt attention and it may be neces
sary for council to hold weekly meet
ings instead OF the usual semi.monthly
sessions.
The most important matter to be
considered is the question of enlarging
the city limits. This is subject that
was permitted to lie dormant during the
past spring but its advocates now insist
that no further delay be permitted, An
appropriation was made several months
ago for the expenses of the committees
in securing data and it is understood
that Corporation Attorney Fisher has
been busy for several months in max
ing the required Investigations.
Street Improvements, will Of course,
be one OF the most important subjects
discussed and as there IS a division of
opinion in the lower board there may
he some further trouble in carrying out
the present, plans which have been ap-
proved. Ordinances have been passed
for nine streets and there is pending
ordinance for the square on Fairfax
street from Prince to Duke which will
he given immediate attention. 1t is
also understood that the property
owners on Royal street between Prince
and Duke will petition council for the
improvement of that block.
The long pending question OF the
.eyising and printing of the city code
may be given consideration shortly.
This is one OF the greatest needs OF
The, city at present as, the laws are in
d chaotic condition and there are no
copies which can be secured. A prop.
osition was made last year for the
work which will cost about 81 900 and
the matter is in the hands OF q COM
mttees on finance and general laws.
In this connection an effort will be
made to secure some action on the
health laws which have been held up
for several years.
The question Of the fire alorm and
police call system is another matter
on the tapis, as we'll as the purchase
OF patrol wagon. The board OF
police commissioners suggested plan
over a year ago by which the city
could secure a modern system at prac-
ally no additional expense to the
city but the matter has been permit
ted to rest in the hands OF the finance
committee without action.
There are number Of other mat.
tors which council will be called upon
t. consider Among them is the prop
osition to build new hook and lad
dor house on Prince street, the abolish
ment OF the board of fire wardenS, and
fixing the salary of the common
wealth's attorney.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-05
His Ckarqin9 Moods.

A man of moods 10 the German
workman, who, after dancing unui
three o'clock the other morning at a
wedding at Landeshut, went out into
the garden and hanged himself. He
was discovered unconscious, and az
soon "a he was released he returned
TO the party and resumed dancing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-05

Biliousness is due to disordered
condition of the stomach. Chamber
lain's Tablets are essentially stoma CD
medicine, intended especially to act on
that organ; to cleanse it, strengthen it,
tone and invigorate it, to regulate the
liver and to Danish biliousness posi-
lively and effectually. For sale by
W. F. Creighton and Richard Gibson.
adyt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-05
Wanked II to Show.

A rich old farmer once had his por-
trait painted. When the portrait was
finished the old farmer looked at 1t,
shook his head and said to the artist:
"yery good. Very good, indeed. But
there is one fault that you must rem
edy. Please make the right side OF
the chest bulge out. That IS where l
carry nv wallet"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-05
Experience Boy VIII Remember.

While exploring one Of the big dis
used Martelln towers, rear Waterford
harbor, Ireland, which was formerly
used for military purposes, boy
named Charles CummiIs had a ter
-ible experience a few days ago.
When he pushed open one heavy iron
door 1t suddenly banged and SHUT Oh
his fingers. In agony, he shouted for
help, but he was kept a helpless
prisoner all night, and till late next
morning, when he was rescued by
pasaar by.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-05
Ths Sad Part,

Doesn't it make you sad" exclaimed
the member of the Audubon society,
ito see women wearing On their hats
the feathers Of the poor little birdsT'
ut isn't the feathers that make me
sad" replied the practical married
man. tits their bills. "-Philadelphta
Record.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-05
PERSONAL.

Mrs. John *. Mason and Miss
Louise Norton Mason, OF Louisville,
Ky, have removed to Richmond and
will make their home with DR.. ID.
Norton Mason at 404 East Grace
street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-05

Walter Douglass, young man
living in the First ward, fell on Fairfax
street, between Prince aud Duke, this
morning and cut his head.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-05
c.u.,.sJ Sauna aIimony Also.

COLLECTED Some VIIHoHJ NIso'
she-This is Maud's third husband,
and they all bore the name of William,
He-1ou don't say so! Why, the wo-
man Is a regular Bill collcctor.-Ne"
York Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-05
Woodward & LOthrOD
10th. l1th F and Streets,
WASHINGTON, D. c.
Mems High Grade
Hand-Taivored Clothes.

Strict attention the cloth through all its processes
and of the their various stages of construc
ton is the of the highly developed excellence
OF this read Y. for-service clothing.
The first factor that into clothing the bhe weaving ours
confined
choicest patterns number OF which only be here
completion delivered whose
and knowledge OF mems styles Then the taio called
The fit OF these clothes permanent the shape lasting and the
weara absolutely satisfactory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-05

It is a great evil as well as mis-.
fortune TO be unable to utter q promp1
end decided ,no.-Simmons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-05

II your watch is not running if
it ism running right
Bring it in and we'll tell you just
what the cost will be to have it fixed SO
it will run as good as ever!
There may be no brol,l plrli- pc
haps all it needs is cleaning At any
rate, your watch is good enough to be
repaired at the low price we'll charge.
Bring it in for a free examination.
Smyrna times., 1911-12-27
SUCCESSOR TO PROF. COOK
Board of Trustees of Delaware Col.
lege Elect Prof. 7. F. Manns, Ohio

Board of Trustees of Delaware Col
lege Elect Prof. T. F. Manns, Ohio
The agricultural committee OF the
Board of Trustees of Delaware Col
lege, at meeting held Wednesday
decided to re commend Thomas F.
Manns, of Ohio, for plant patholo-
gist to succeed Prof. Mel 7. Cook,
who recently resigned to accept a
similar position at Rutgers College,
New Brunswick, N. ]. This recon-
mendation practically means that if
he decides to accept he will be
elected. Mr.. Mains at present is
head of the department of soil bac-
teriology at the Ohio Experiment
Station, Worster, Ohio. He is a
graduate of North Dakota College
and for some years was associated
in the botanical department of that
institution. He is. an Investigator of
reputation and has published a mum
ber of valuable papers on plant
pathological and meteorological sub
jects.
Smyrna times., 1911-12-27
Lightning Kill Few.

In 1906 lightning killed only 169
people in this whole country. One s
chances of death by lightning are
less than two in a million. The
chance of death from liver, kidney
or stomach trouble is vastly greater,
but not if Electric Bitters be used,
as Robert Madsen, of West Burling-
ton. Ia, proved. Four doctors gave
him up after eight months of suffer
ing from virulent liver trouble and
yellow jaudice. He was then com
pletely cured by Electric Bitters.
They're the best stomach, liver,
nerve and kidney remedy and blood
purifier on earth. Only SOC at all
druggists.
Smyrna times., 1911-12-27
DELAWARE RIVER NAVIGATION
The Channel Now Has a Depth of %
Feet-Shoals An Obstruction.

Twenty-eight feet is the depth of
the Delaware River channel. accord
ing to a United States Engineers
Office, in Philadelphia, basing cal
culations on the principle advanced
by former Director Hasskarl, of the
Department of Wharves, Docks and
Ferries, who said the depth of the
channel was like the strength of
chain, which was the strength of its
weakest link. The shallowest water
showing the report is at Dan Baker
Shoals, where the water has depth
of twenty eight feet at the point of
least depth, at mean low water.
This shoal is $500 fet in length.
At Reedy Island there is another
shoal, 1900 feet long, at which the
least dept is 281 feet, while at
Liston's Point there is an 800foot
shoal with a depth of 1912 feet of
water. The upper end of the river
shows up much better, according to
the report just issued. At Horse
Shoe Bend, the depths are given as
80 and 80 feet, respectively, while
at Fort Miflin the depth given is
31.1. At Tinicum the depth is also
given as 3O.6. Between these points
and the lower end of the channel the
depth range from 28.9 to 81 feet, the
deepest water shown in this stretch
being at New Castle, where there is
depth of 81 feet.
Smyrna times., 1911-12-27
LEWES SAND NOT RAILROADS
Town Council Holds That 1t Belongs to
the People and Must Not Be Hauled

Town Council Holds That 1t Belongs to
the People and Must Not Be Hauled
Believing that the sand on the
beach at Lewes, which for some time
the railroad company has been haul
ling away, belongs to Lewes, and
thinking that the town should receive
pay for all the sand removed there
from. City Council has served notice
that hereafter anyone removing sand
without their permission will be
dealt with according to law. The
following ordinance has been passed
by them: eve, the commissioners
of Lewes, at a meeting regularly
called and held Monday, the eigh-
teenth day of December, A. D. 1911,
do ordain as follows: That it shall
be unlawful for any person to con-
vey away or remove any sand gravel
or earth from any part of the public
and vacant lands vested in the said
commissioners of Lewes, and either
within the corporate limits thereto
above the high water mark of the
Delaware bay, without permission
from the commissioners of Lewes.
Any persons violating the provisions
of this ordinance, shall, upon con-
viction thereof, be fined sum not
exceeding ten dollars and cost OF
proceeding.
Smyrna times., 1911-12-27
cnred 10 LIls Own Home TOWN

Wilmington, Del. Harry Owens,
213 N. Franklin Street tells the way
for his fellow townsmen to be cured
of kidney and bladder ailments as
hehimself was cured. "For three
or four years past l have had kid
ney trouble in a bad form. l had
terrible pains across my back and
felt miserable and all PLAYED out.
l got some of Foley Kidney Pills and
after taking them a few days the
pains in my back vanished and / felt
better than have for years. car
heartily recommend Foley Kidney
Pills for what they have done fol
me. - Sold by all druggists.
Smyrna times., 1911-12-27
ANNUAL RAILROAD PASSES
New Rule on PennsY Will Make Trip
Courtesies a Hardship

Rules promulgated by the Inter-
State Commerce Commission which
will go into effect January l, re-
quiring all trip passes to be signed
by the persons to whom they are is
sued as we'll as by the conductors
lifting them, will bring about a
number of changes in the regulation
of passes on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. Instead of being required to
apply for trip passes, all retired
employees will be given ANNALS ac-
cording TO the class under which
they were retired. Many of the
pensioners will receive what is
known as Keystone passes, which
entitled them to free transportation
on all lines. The same pass will
be issued to employees holding prom
inent positions with the company.
1t is issued by General Manager S.
G. Long countersigned by his chief
clerk and is good for all the lines
east of Pittsburg and Erie, with the
exception of the West Jersey and
Seashore railroad. The company has
adopted a set of rules governing
the issuance of passes, they being
given only to pensioned employees
who were entitled to annual passes
at the time of their retirement and
to the heads of the departments.
For instance, men entitled to trip
passes before their retirement will
hereafter get ANIMALS, if they have
been in the service long enough,
while those having passes over the
division will, when retired, receive
pass over the general superintend-
ent's division. All trip passes as
far as practicable will be cut out.
Smyrna times., 1911-12-27
MIDDLETOWN FURNISHES
A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS
ALBERT T. DONOVAN AND JAMES
CARPENTER IN A SMASH-UP
Runaway at Railroad Station-Horse
Kick Dislocates Wrist-No Serious
Damage However Was Done.


Damage However Was Done.
Tuesday afternoon of last week as
Messrs. Albert T. Donovan and
James Carpenter, two well-known
farmers, were driving in a buggy,
their horse suddenly SHE'D at a road
scraper and threw them both out
some distance below Middletown,
catapulting Mr.. Carpenter over the
head of Mr.. Donovan, bruising him
very severely and breaking the
wrist of Mr.. Donovan and lacerating
his face. Despite their painful in
iuries the men managed to free
their horse from the overturned and
broken buggy and tying him to a
telephone pole, walked to the near
est house. Both are in bed. DR..
Charles A. Ritchie set the broken
bones of Mr.. Donovan's wrist, and
DR.. Edward M. Vaughan was sum-
moned to care for Mr.. Carpenter,
who after eating his supper was
taken very ill and is thought TO be
injured internally.
Four double teams at one time
tearing off like mad down the road,
smashing fences and spilling their
loads, was the lively event that
took place at the railroad depot at
Middletown on Wednesday morning
last. Six teams were unloading
corn into the freight cars near the
depot when the engineer suddenly
olew his whistle with a series of
loud screenings, that so terrified
the horses of four of the teams that
they dashed off pell nell, with the
above results, before they were
captured and with the further incl
dent that one of the horses fell into
a deep hole near the coal yard of
Jessie L. Shepherd and had to be
hauled out by the help of the en-
ployes of the creamery. No injury
seems to have been done the horse.
Saturday morning as Joseph Shriver
a farmer on the Miss Ada L. Lock
wood place, near Warwick, Nd. was
currying one of his horses, the ami
NAL in some way forced Mr.. Shriver
against the side of the stable and
broke his wrist. DR.. Edward M.
Vaughan, of Middletown, set the
bones and though a painful injury il
will have no serious results.
Smyrna times., 1911-12-27
ANOTHER FARM FOR BAKER
Famous Athletic Base Ball Player Adds
to His Holdings of Land

Famous Athletic Base Ball Player Adds
to His Holdings of Land
Frank Bakers example of what
to do with a fortune, whether made
playing baseball or pioughing is
being talked of by the thrifty and
even the teachers of this section.
Baker is the Trappe Md. ball player
living within sight of the Delaware
State line and certainly near enough
to knock over one of his home-run
hits if he keeps up the pace he
started in New York recently before
a crowd that numbered more than all
the voters in the State of Delaware.
Baker has purchased from Mrs.
Emma Tarbutton, the farm known as
the "Baker farm" which he has
probably long desired to own. There
are seventy acres, beside tha old
homestead on the place and it took
s4, 300 in cash from the world s
series to pay for it, but it is paid
for. Baker already owns a fine
farm of 200 acres purchased with
his net earnings, and situated Just
opposite on the road passing his
new farm. If Baker should partici
pate in a worlds series next year
according to the prophecies, all th'
capitalists will not be in the grand
4 stand
Smyrna times., 1911-12-27
z--AA5czTs SUCCESSOR

Francis /. Gowen Made Head of Legal
Department of Pennsylvania Railroad
Two important promotions to fill
vacancies occasioned by the retire
ment of George V. Massey, for nine
years head of the legal department
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, who
having reached the age limit, will
relinquish his Office on December 81,
were announced Wednesday by the
Board of Directors of the company.
Mr.. Massey, who was the general
counsel of the road, will be succeed
ed by Francis 1. Gowen, who, since
1902 has been the general solicitor
of the system, while George Stuart
Patterson. who has been since 1907
assistant general scounsel of the cor
poration, will be promoted to the
Office which has been filled by Mr..
Gowen. The promotions become
effective January 1. The retirement
of Mr.. Massey, who has been recog-
nized as one of the best railroad
lawyers in the country, is an occa-
sion of more than usual interest in
legal and railroad circles. Francis
Innes Gowen, who will succeed Mr..
Massey. was born in Germantown,
and like his predecessor is well
knowu throughout the country as q
successful corporation lawyer. Fol
several years he was connected with
the legal department of the Lehigf
Valley Railroad, and in 1902 he was
appointed general solicitor of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Mr.. Patter
son has been connected with the
legal department of the railroad fol
past eleven years and has repre-
al the company in numerous
important cases which have arisel
during that time and which hav,
been aired in the State and Fedora
Courts as we'll as before the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
Smyrna times., 1911-12-27
Death of Isaac 7. Redgraves

Isaac T. Redgraves, formerly of
Maryland, died at the Wheatland
farm, near Mt. Pleasant, at the
home Of his son, John Redgraves,
Wednesday, after an illness for sew
eral months of lung trouble. He
was "a years old, and leaves three
sons, Rowe, and James Redgraves,
merchants in Middletown; and John
Redgraves, above mentioned, and
four daughters, Mrs. Elmer Stafford,
Mrs. billiard Buckworth, of Middle
town; Mrs. Abner Burris of Perry
Vile, Md, and Miss Redgraves, oi
Philadelphia. The funeral services
were held on Friday at the Wheat.
land farm and interment was made
in Forest cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1911-12-27

Contractor George A. Coffin, of
Dover, has gone to Rehoboth where
he will construct a handsome colonial
cottage for MIR. AMI Mrs. Henry
Ridgely, of Dover. The work of
construction will begin at once. The
cottage occupants will have full
view of the ocean front.
Smyrna times., 1911-12-27
WEALTH FROM MUSKRAT FARM
100 Muskrats Trapped in Fifteen
Days, Netting $3.50 to Farm Owner

J tOO muSkTdlS Tdppeu w TU.SeT
Days, Netting $3.50 to Farm Owner
Mrs. John Fox, who owns three
farms south of Port Penn, is reaping
a golden harvest just now by catch
ing muskrats. Ms. Fox owns the
section known as Long Island, run
ming from Silver Sun to the Apo
quiuimink river, composed of 400
acres of marsh land. . The muskrat
crop on the farms this year is even
better than in former years and as
a consequence Mrs. Fox is fattening
her hank account. Silas and Noah
Johnson and two other colOred farm
hands are kept in charge of the big
muskrat grounds. Every morning
the quartet of colored men can be
seen plodding their way along the
marsh banks, across the meadows
and onto fast land with loads of
nuskrats. AS a result of close
trapping during the past fifteen
days, 100 muskrats were trapped
netting Mrs. Fox $3.50. 1t is ex-
pected that before the present sea-
son ends on March Is that over g.,
600 muskrats will have been taxed
by Mrs. Fox. The rats pelI anr
body sell for so cents, 45 cents being
the prevailing price for the pelt.
Smyrna times., 1911-12-27

The tile floor in Dover's new sta
tion was softsned by heat and some
of it crumbled. 1t will be replaced
by marble tiIing.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-23
ITALIAN GOBBLER SEEKS
IN VAIN FOR HIS T0GS
His Wife Declares he Never
Had Them.
Man Who Leaves Wife Returns to
Get Belongings But Falls in At
tempt.

Joseph F'arruggie. the Italian cob
bier whose wife, Rosalia Farruggie,
some time ago reported that he had
deserted her to live with another
woman, returned Tuesday to get his
clothes and other personal property,
Up TO date he has been unsuccessful.
When Farruggie went to his former
residence on North Main street his
wife refused TO let him in. Then he
went TO Justice Charles Il. Gompf's
court and after securing a writ of
replevin accompanied Contable Ben
Bigford to his one-time abiding place.
Recognizing the hand Of the law Mrs.
Farruggie let the two In and a
search Of the place was made for the
following articles;
"Three suits of clotnes-one dark,
one light and one cravenette-two
overcoats. gold chain shirts, coll
lars, underwear, three hats, ties and
one trunk"
He never owned that much stuff
in his whole life" Mrs. Famuggie
asserted after the search had failed
10 reveal any Of these articles. Far
ruggie declared that when he left
home he had all OF these belongings.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-23
PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION OF
HUBER TRACTORS THURSDAY
Marion County Farmers Are
Invited.
Test VIII he Made at Jacob Snyder
Farm Two Miles East of City--A
Big Success.

Thursday the Huber Manufacturing
company viii give a public demOnstra-
ticn Of two Of its new gasoline trac-
tors at the Jacob Snyder farm on the
Caledonia pike two miles east uf the
city. The demonstration Is to be held
with two objects in view, one to show
The farmers of Marion county iust
what the new tractors will do and
the other 10 test out several gang
plows to ascertain which are the
best and the most suitable to use with
the new engines.
The demonstration will last all day
ard viii be I'm charge Of experts en-
ployed by the Huber company.
Last week the engines were tested
On the John Mouser farm on Mt
Vernon avenue and the large com
pany of farmers who witnessed the eX-
hibition were greatly surprised and
pleased at the wonders that can be
eccomnlished. An even more thor
ought test viii be given at the Sny-
der farm and the company urges all
rarmero and others who are inter-
ested TO make it point to be on
hand
The Huber company has been max
ing these improved tractors only dur
ing the past year but In that time has
great success. The new en-
gines are now being used throughout
many Of the western and southern
states by farmers who til great acre.
ages
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-23
LIGHT WEIGHT
REFERS
For The lille FOL and his
older brother
Fall shipment complete
"Sampeek" and other
makes. Twenty or more
styles 10 choose from.
So TO $3.50
K[E|NMA|ERS
PROHIBITIONISTS ARE
COVERING COUNTY
State Organizer Campaigning with
Two Local Workers.

The ProhiLitionists Of Marion
county are marshalng their forces
for the coming campaign and have
brought in Prescott Gillian. party
organizer from Columbus, to stir up
enthusiasm. MIR. Ginilan, in company
with J. B. Bolander and John Jacoby,
two local prohibition leaders. are
making a tour of the county this
week and holding meetings at var
ious places. Monday night there was
a meeting at Waldo and Tuesday
night at Caledonia LaRue will be
the scene OF gathering tonight
Green Camp Thursday night and
Prospect, Friday night. Saturday
afternoon at o'clock the party
workers will meet Mr., Gillian at the
courthouse for the purpose OF mp
ping out the fall campaign.