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Smyrna times., 1912-10-23
SMYRNA VETERANS JOIN IN
FIRST DELAWARE REUNION
SPENT A HAPPY DAY IN DOVER
AND INVITE THE SURVIVORS
To Meet in Smyrna Next Year-Elabor-
ate Arrangements Will be Made
For Their Entertainment Here


Messrs. Llewelyn T. Davis, Will
liam 7. Tucker, Thomas M. Hoyle
and Thomas Davis, who with George
w. Tilghman (who was unable to
join them) are the only surviving
members of the First Delaware
Regiment of the Civil War, residing
in Smyrna, attended on Saturday last,
the annual reunion at Dover and incl
dentally celebrated the 51st ami
versary of their leaving Hares
Corner for the seat of war. 1t was
an enjoyable day for the Smyrna veter-
ans who participated in the reunion.
The Smyrna contingent went to Dover
in Hon. w. H. Stayton's big touring
car which was kindly loaned for the
occasion. Mr.. Tilghman being unable
to go, his place in the car was taken
by Mr.. J. T. Rheim, survivor of the
Fourth Delaware Regiment. Mr..
Lewelyn T. Davis on behalf of
members of the First Delaware and
General w. S. Hancock Post, No.
%, of Smyrna, extended an invitation
which was accepted. to hold the re-
union next year in Smyrna, which will
be October 20, 1913. The local
veterans are already talking of the
coming event and are planning early
to make a big occasion of it. One
feature of the reunion in Dover,
Saturday, was the presentation of
medals to all surviving members
of the First Delaware, consisting of
the coat of arms of Delaware on one
side and on the other an inscription
telling of the departure from Hare s
Corner, DEL, in 1861, for active
service in the Civil War, reporting to
| General Wood at Fortress Monroe.
Of the 1900 men who formed this
regiment and went off to war, only
80 were present at the Dover re-
union. Regrets were read from
members located in Florida, Cali.
fornia and other parts of the country.
The meeting was called to order by
w. R. Wooters, of Philadelphia,
/ president of the association. He
read his annual address which recalled
the incidents of 1861, October 20,
when the First Delaware Regiment
left Hare's Corner, Del, with full
ranks, officered and competent mer
over l, 800. He spoke of the many
missing among the ranks. A vote o.
thanks was extended to Presidenr
Wooters and Comrade John Manlov'
Smith, secretary, for their faithful
work as officers of the association fo
the past three years. Discussion wa
had as to monument to the Della
ware soldiers to be placed on Dove
Green. "reminiscences of former day
were related by the old soldiers, man,
pleasant as we'll as unpleasant exper
fences being related. The following
officers were elected for the ensuin,
year: President, w. R. Wooters
Philadelphia; secretary and treasurer
John Manlove Smith, Moores, Pa.
vice-presidents, first, Thomas Davis
Smyrna; second, Colonel Joseph C
Nichols, Wilmington; third, c.. P
Tull; fourth, L. T. Davis, Smyrna
fifth, E. F. Prettyman, Laurel
sixth, j. G. Barnett, Magnolia
seventh, George W. Tilghman, Smyr
ma; eighth, A. M. Hizer, New
Castle; ninth, Colonel H. G. Cavan
augh, Wilmington; tenth, Thoma
Bowers.
Smyrna times., 1912-10-23

Cunning Season Reports Discouraging
Local gunners are making conflict
ing reports on the outlook for game
during the hunting season which opens
on November 15. While some hunt
ers report rabbits and quail plentiful,
many others say both are scarce
Smyrna times., 1912-10-23
LADIES AT cHEswoLD GRANGE
Will Have Charge of Next Meeting and
Give an Interesting Program

Cheswold, October 21.-The ladies
of Rural Grange, No. 10, of Ches-
wold, will have charge of the meet
ing on Friday evening, next, with
Mrs. w. C. Savin in the chair. Mrs.
J. E. Cote, overseer; Mrs. D. H.
Boyce, lecturer; Mrs. Emma Pearson,
chaplain; music by Grange; Reading,
Mr.. Jefferson Cooper; Recitation,
Albert Cote; Reading, Mrs. VIM.
Savin; Solo, Mr.. H. M. Wright;
Recitation, Mr. E. A. Evans. Ice
cream and cake will be served.
Smyrna times., 1912-10-23
TWO PARTIES AT BLAckslRD
Mrs. Albert Spicer Given Linen
Shower"-Miss CauIk's Birthday Party


Blackbird, Oct. 22.-Mrs. Gilbert
Spicer, nee Miss Bessie Schafer,
formerly of this vicinity but now of
Philadelphia, was given surprise
linen shower" last Tuesday week
at the home of Mr.. Jacob H. Spicer,
by the members and friends of the
Epworth League of which Mrs. Spicer
was a member. Quite number of
beautiful and useful pieces Of linen
were given which Mrs. Spicer appre-
ciated and was delighted to carry
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Royden Caulk
gave party Tuesday afternoon in
honor of the tenth birthday Of their
daughter Margaret About 25 Of her
young friends were present and had
a very enjoyable evening.
Smyrna times., 1912-10-23
Fire Alarm EarIy Thursday Morning

Responding to fire alarm shortly
after seven O'Clock Thursday morning,
the Hose Company appeared at the
residence of w. Denney HAZEL on
South Main street, but the fire, due
to defective fiue, was extinguished
before their services were needed.
Smyrna times., 1912-10-23
Many smyrnians Hear Gov. Wilson

Smyrna was well represented at
Dover Thursday to hear Governor
Woodrow Wilson, democratic nominee
for president. Crowds went by train
and autos and everybody was delight
ed with Wilson and his speech.
Smyrna times., 1912-10-23
PROHIBITION MASS MEETING
DR.. Aaron Sherman Watkins, Nominee
For Vice-President to Speak Here

DIR. Aaron Sherman Watkins, the
nominee for president of the
National Prohibition party will
address an open air meeting in Smyr-
ma next Saturday evening, October
26th, at 7.30 p. m. During the last
five years DIR. Watkins has addressed
hosts of prohibition workers in
practically every state of the union
and is an orator of great logical
power and CONTINGENCIES, and also
has a distinguished record as an
educator, lecturer and writer on
allied subjects. Hear his address
next Saturday evening.
Smyrna times., 1912-10-23
HORSE scAREs AT AUTOMOBILE
Breaks Shaft and Wheel off William c.
Thomas Buggy of Greenspring

Blackbird, Oct. %. Mr.. VIM. S.
Thomas and brother, Mr.. John d.
Thomas of near Greenspring, met
with an accident Friday morning
down the State Road near Blackbird,
the horse became frightened at an au-
tomobile, breaking the shafts, and one
wheel on the buggy, both men were
slightly injured
Smyrna times., 1912-10-23
Gel Your Supper at the Mite sOeiety

Get your supper at the Club House
tomorrow, Thursday evening. The
ladies of Asbury Mite Society will be
glad to see and serve you. Chicken
salad, fried oysters, &c. Proceeds
for benefit Of Asbury NJ f. Church.
Smyrna times., 1912-10-23
Progressive Mass Meeting Tomorrow

Progressive Mass Meeting Tomorrow
Hon. John Nicholson, of New York
and Hon. George B. Hynson, of Mil
ford, candidate for Governor and other
speakers will address mass meeting
of the Progressives at the Smyrna
Opera House tomorrow, Thursday
evening at 8 O'Clock.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-12-05
FARMERS ARE VITALITY
INTERESTED IN GOOD ROADS
They Are the onss Who Suffer Most
From Bad Highways.

1t is the farmer who is most directly
and vitality interested In the improve,
ment Of the country roads. Whatever
may be the ultimate destination =
farm products their first movement n
over the country roads. Every i'm
provementeln highway, be 1t VS.
terway, railway or a wagon road,
means an enlargement of the oppcr
tunities Of all those engaged in any
kind of business contiguous to 1t.
Operating farm is In the highest
sense conducting a business In which
high grade Of intelligence is required
to insure success. The farmer II eur
greatest producer. His products are
hts crops of meat and foodstuffs. Un-
like the manufacturer, he cannot Load
his products in cars at the scene 81
their production and be relieved Of The
responsibilities OF transportation
To him falls the duty of hauling kas
entire salable production to the near
est and best marke&-perhaps milo or
probably twenty miles, With bad
roads his hauling must be done whea
weather conditions are most favorable,
thus keeping. him and his team away
from farm Work.
This haulage must be counted -
part of his cost Of production. It 10
quires labor, time, wear and tear sf
teams, all of which are elements In re-
ducing his profits, and the advantage
or greatest amount of profit, other
things being equal, goes to him WAC.
living along good highway, is able 10
more cheaply transport his products.
OF two producers one Of whom lives
ten miles from market on bad road
and the other fifteen miles on good
road the first, although closer to the
market, will have no advantage over
the other living farther away.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-12-05
CARPET FOR ROADS.
An Improved Elastic and DustIess cin-
der is a Necessity.

An Improved Elastic and DustIess cdn-
der is Necessity.
A lecture was recently delivered ~ 4
member of the road board before tho
Royal institution of London on ''The
Road, Past, Present and Future" Tho
lecturer said the problem was to fnd
the best mode by which road should
be constructed SO that its surface
would not be broken by traffic, so that
the transit might be easier for both
passengers and goods. road which
would form neither puddle holes nor
exude mud from vehicles and create
no dust when the weather was dry.
One thing was universally recoG-
nized-that the read of the future
should be a truly hound road in which
whatever Kind of Dtone was used ths
stone should be held together 80 that
1t would form a crust The Lecturer
suggested that what he called car
pet or an elastic skin should be adopt
adopted as the covBring.
The carpet, he thought, should b
made of bituminous material mixed
with sand and placed on the roads N
various thicknesses according to the
nature of the traffic. 1t should 80 -
in liquid form, soliflifying quickly, bat
always remaining resilient and cen-
pressible and so integrating with the
crust OF the road that there could be
no shifting of the nurface below.
The advantage af such a carpet. It
was said. would be to permanently pro
tect the crust. and just as carpet on
the floor softens tho step so would this
carpet for the roads silence the nsass
and reduce the shock of rolling "
hicles. 1t was admitted that the orisar
nal cost of road 10 laid would BE
more than that Of mud bound ROAD.
but spreading the cost over series o.
years it would probably not be -
great. since the crust Of the road ~
self would not havs to be renewed
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-12-05

The city of AURORA. III. opened
city market. designed to bring farmers
and consumers together for direct sell
ing. About 1000 housewives 1ockSo
to the spot GU the opening day, to -
met by one solitary farmer. He ha0
driven eight miles with two chickens.
twelve dozen eggs md barrel OF an-
pies. The roads fer miles around Au-
rora had been thirk with mud. ara
the market had MT been sufficiently
advertised to persuade the farmers
Ahat trip over such roads would be
Justified. The accessibility OF the mar
xet is one of several things needed BE-
core the grower can spend time to sell
ais own product u small lots.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-12-05
trustees Notice Of Sale.

By virtue Of a deed Of trust dated on
the 9TH day Of October, 1912, made by
Albert linn and Columbia zinn, his
vile, to the undersigned as Trustee, and
recorded In the Office OF the County
CLERK Of Barbour County, in deed Of
Trust Book, pages 800 and 39l, | will
sell at Public Auction, to the highest
bidder, on Saturday, December 2Sth,
1912, at O'Clock p. M at the front door
Of the Court House at Philippi, Barbour
county, W. Va. the following described
Real Estate Lots No. 5 and in the
Belington Development Company's Ad-
dition 10 the said CITY OF Beington,
West Virginia, being the same lots that
were conveyed to the said Albert linn
by the Belingtcn Development Company,
by deed dated on the 4th day OF Decem-
Der, 1903, and recorded in the County
Court Clerks office OF Barbour county in
Deed BOOK No. 81, page 24l. A good
one.story cottage dwelling house, small
store building and other out buildings
and improvements are located On the
said Two lots.
TERMS or SAFE 1-3 cash in hand on
the day Of sale. The residue ON a credit
Of one and two years, purchaser giving
his notes with interest. with approved
securitv, and title for said property re-
tanned until the ssaid deferred money is
paid in full.
This property is sold subject to GER
tain deed Of trust III favor OF Mansfield
HolsAoE Clarksbur9, w Va.
GEO. w PaIcE, Trustee.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-12-05
: GOOD ROAD DoN'Ts.


Don't leave grass and weeds
, on the shoulders and in the gut
, tiers.
Don't dig the mud out Of the
cutters and throw il upon the
, road.
Don't leave dirt in piles on the
road.
Don't throw grass and weeds
upon the road surface.
Don't dump stone or gravel on
an old road without first pre-
pairing the surface 20 rscsivs il,
J because you thereby cause will
full waste and woeful want.
Don't place new material on
, the road without Isvelina and
shaping it so that the grade and
cross section Of the road win be
, unchanged.
Don't expect travel to. spread
and roll the new material. Ons-
half Of the money spent 10 vast
ed by this methsd.
Don't put new material on an
old hard road surface before first
picking or looseaing the old COW
, ering. 1t is gooJ for the quarry
man and gravel owner, but bad
, for the taxpayer and road user.
, Don't try to DO work without
proper tools.
= A n a a a a a a :, = = A = = = q :.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-12-05

The man who is always finding fauA
with the town be lives IN might improve
it a good deal, in many cases, by moving
out.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-07
SCENE OF WARFARE.

The position Of Adrianople, around
which the Balkan armies are fighting.
makes Its capture. or at least. its effec-
tive investment. imperative II the al
lies would operate safely along the
Bulgarian border. o. in that district
OF European Turkey. For this rea.
son: says the New York Sun. 1t Is
probable that Adrianople will be the
scene Of the first great battle Of the
war. Situated in the great fertile val
ley OF h Martha river. e where
1t Is Joined by the Tundra from the
north and the Arda from the west, IL
!s h most important town between
Sofia and Constantinople and the CEN
ter Of one of the richest agricultural
districts of European Turkey. It lie
on the line Of the railroad from Bel
and but twenty miles north Of Kuieli
Burgas. the important junction. where
the only railroad which Joins the capi-
tai with Salonica and Macedonia meets
the main line. Eighteen miles to the
north Is Mustapha Pasha On the Bull.
garian border, where the Turkish and
Bulgarian forces have already been
by the allies would mark a decisive
step forward in their projected adj
vance on Constantinople. while the
taking Of Kuleli Burgas, which would
naturally follow. and the resultant
cutting OIL of Turkey from her west.
ern possession. would be even a more
severe blow to the cause of the sultan.
Adrianople is a town Of about So.
900 inhabitants, and is truly oriental
In appearance. 1t was at one time
the residence Of the sultans and the
capital Of the Ottoman empire. The
city proper is built on both sides Of
the Tundra river and at a distance
of about three miles from the Orient
railway station. It has five suburbs,
three OF which are occupied almost
entirely by Bulgars and one by Greeks
while the fifth, which lies between the
town and the station. is the newest
and Is built after western models.
The town is practically surrounded
by low lying hills. often backed BY
high mountains. The most important
Of the hills r situated to the west.
north and northeast, toward the Bull
garian frontier, and are heavily forti-
fed. Even during the days Of Abdul
Hamid improvements were made each
year in the d"fenaes. while since the
advent Of the Young Turks still more
effective measures have heen taken 70
secure the impregnability Of the town
Many OF the old forts. which did VAL
liant service in other wars. have been
modernized. and on almost all Of the
surrounding hills a arger number of
Held and semi-permanent works have
been constructed. 1t Is said that, In
cludin. the field weapons. there are
more than 800 guns. many Of them OF
available for the defense Of the city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-07

oca = looked for. Land for tapioca
growing can be used only ~one-fourth
of the time and must be left idle for
the remainder.
Men teachers in Schwarzburg-Son-
derhausen. Germany, are required to
ask permission Of the school authori-
ties before they can marry. according
to a new Law. Warning Is given that
this permission will be denied in ease
Of obvious inability Of the teacher
to support a family"
The bones Of birds are hollow be-
cause they r thereby lighter and do
not interfere with the fight Of the
bird as much as they would do II they
were solid. Greater strength IL also
obtained by the cylindrical form Of the
bones and a larger surface afforded
for the attachment Of muscles.
Snow is warm by virtue of it light
and woolly texture. But 1t Is also
warm on account Of its wilderness.
Had snow been black 1t would have
absorbed the heat Of the sun and melt
ed quickly. Instead. 1t reflects heat.
and the reflected heat falls upon bod
les above the snow. while the warmth
Of the earth is preserved beneath 1t.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-07
Get Busy and Stay
Busy Is Advise To
The Contestants
Never Mind the Future, the Present Is All You Have
Do Well Now and the Future Will
Care for Itself.

The standing Of the contestants az
they appear In this Issue only includes
those votes that were received at this
department before Wednesday noon.
The list shows many changes. and
those candidates that have made up
mobiles are forging to the front. The
management Of the campaign desires
to urge upon you the ~advisabiiity Of
securing and turning in as :n.>u
business Is possible this week. After
this week. there remains hut three
more Of this campaign. and every
effort should be made during the re-
naming few days Of the special offer
70 get as many new subscriptions as
possible. as this is the rapid way 20 Sc
cure votes. We wish TO make II clear
TO all candidates that this Is positively
the best otter or inducement for new
subscriptions that will be made during
the entire campaign. Do not hold
back our subscriptions until YOU have
secured S:5 worth Of new business.
but send 1t TO the campaign depart
curate account Of all new business and
at the close Of the offer an extra bal.
lot Will be made out and forwarded
to those that are entitled to them. The
plan that you propose for getting votes
must be rushed especially while the
weather - fair. II you are going to
begin the post card plan. do not think
about 1, today. discuss 1t tomorrow.
but get the cards printed today. one
young woman who already Is far along
the road to success wrote to h cam
paign department and asked whether
there would be any objections made by
the postal authorities should she lei
out postal cards to her friends. She
stated That ! want TO have q lot OF
postal cards printed and send to my
friends asking them to give me their
subscriptions. also to save III coupons
for me, and would It be alright" OF
course II would be alright. and as
many contestants woh desire may do
the same thing. One thing must rise
up most in the mind. OF those who
desire to win one Of the six automo-
biles. 1t Is expressed by a single word
Hurry" In three weeks from Satur-
day. this campaign will be closed. This
may seem a long time to you. but II
you will keep busy. the time will be
short.
Remember. that you are in no way
restricted as to the amount OF new
subscriptions you may secure during
the special offer period. The larger
tho amoun Of new business you turn
In the larger your extra ballot will be.
All new subscription payments that
are mailed to this department before
10000 p. m. Saturday will be accepted
to count on the offer ven though We
do not receive the remittance before
Monday or Tuesday OF the following
week. The idea is TO allow those con
testants residing at a distance as much
time TO work on the offer as those re-
siding closer. The standing will not
change again until Sunday.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-07
Curious Conversations

Great Britain's roads cost more an.
nually than the British navy.
British trade unions increased their
membership by 304,976 in the last
year.
Typhoid bacillus may remain alive
In the intestine Of the fly at least six
days.
Iaborers are much wanted In the
nitrate fields of Chile and in railway
construction.
University of Missouri students are
being taught how to construct. assem-.
BILE. operate, repair and care for mo-
tor cars.
Experiments made in Canada show.
ed that while cottonseed meal ~increas-
es a cows milk production. the total
yield of fat Is lowered.
The fairy tale of Grimm and Of
Hans Christian Andersen are excluded
from the Austrian schools by q recent
order. because OF their slight import.
ance."
According to the American Jewish
Year Book just issued. the year 6S73.
which began on September ~. will be
"a perfect leap year of - months. IS
sabbaths." having 3s5 day. The year
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-07

is the eleventh Of the two hundred
and ninety.ninth lunar cycle of nine.
teen years and the seventh year Of the
two hundred and third or solar cycle
Of twenty.eisht years since the crea-
tion."
The British army has a General
Grant: he is lieutenant Of the Tower
OF London. and as such 1t is his duty
to receive the keys Of the fortress
every night from the sergeant Of the
':beef eaters"
A San Francisco man has patented
a photograph automobile alarm. that
can be made politely to request a per.
o to get away from. in front Of q
car. or make the demand NOR strenu-
ous as desired.
Major R. R. RIDDLE. chief statistici-
an Of New York's DEPARTMENT Of agri-
culture, asks the people Of that state.
the empire state OF the union. to drop
the hammer and take UP the trumpet,
at least so far as agriculture is con-
cerned.
Large districts in the far east for.
merly planted in tapioca are now be.
ing planted in rubber trees and as a
consequence no lower prices for tapi.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-07

terpri&ing schoolma'am soon had hun
dreds OF coupons. They knew that
II they were given a dement, for talk
ing or any other in%fraction OF the
rules all they had to do vas TO collect
enough coupons and get stars sum.
cient to wipe 1t U And il may be
imagined with this s~ubterrauean re-
lation between teaehe. aud pupil she
was in no position to assert authority.
Eventually one youth. proudly e1.
hibi.ing a much.bes,arred report TO
his fond mother. aroused that parents
curiosity how ne could be such a mod
Ell child a: school and such a. imp At
home. Whereupon he thoughtless!y
let slip that the stars were not for
good conduct. but for coupons"
This is surely a New York pfcgfes.
sion from the rural desire for bring
ing "a nice red apple TO teacher"