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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12
BEGGARS, BEAUTY AND FLEAS
Naples ls a Seaport Crowded With
Amazing Contrasts.


Naples, aside from its amazing local
beauty, is a dirty south Italian sea-
port, full Of heas sid beggars, noisy as
pandemonium day and night, without
really distinguished edifice, and peO-
pied by a conglOmerate mass as strik-
ingly beautiful physically as they are
nOtoriously untrustworthy. From the
storied heights that sweep in a magni-
flcent amphitheater around the bril-
liant bay the old city straggles down
ward In picturesque huddle OF dense
ly packed houses and other buildings,
tortuous streets full Of color and bub-
bling with the nervous activity OF the
south, black canyons Of stone stairs.
slippery with damp and dirt, across
which It's teeming houses gossip and
quarrel In neighborly wise.
Nowhere are fisher folk more pictur-
esque in habit and costume. Nowhere
is there so salty dialect, spiced with
such myriad quaint and startling
phrases and exclamations. Bare and
brown Of lee, dressed In ragged, parti-
colored motley, stout canvas band
about each sinewy body for hauling In
the net without cutting the hands to
pieces, they bring ashore their SHIN
mering silver quarry right along the
widest, finest promenade In the city
the handsome Via Caracciolo.
Across that broad street the charm
ing villa Nazionale-not a house, but
public park, wholely conventional In
design-contains an aquarium which
may fairly be considered the most re-
markable I'm the world for both the
variety and interest of its finny and
monstrous exhibits and the thorough
ness OF it's scientific work. To Ii many
Of the great universities contribute an.
nually for the privilege OF sending
special investigators I'm zoology.
The commercial activity Of this lar
gest city and second seaport OF Italy
clings closely about the skirts of the
enormous royal palace-SO0 feet long
on the bay side and ninety-five feet
highland the naval basin and dock
yard Every smell and sound OF q
thriving seaport may be smelled and
heard, multiplied generously, every
flag seen on the ships at anchor neal
the stone wharves.-A. s. Riggs In Ma
uonal Geographic Magazine
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12
LEGAL NOTICES
TOWN or JOHNSTON
PROBATE COURT OF THE TOWN
OF JOHNSTON.
Administration Notice.

Johnston, II. l., January II, 1917
The undersigned hereby gives notice that
she has been appointed by the Probate Court
of the Town OF Johnston, administratrix of
the estate OF IZechiele Martinelli late of
said Johnston, deceased. and has given
bond according To law.
All persons having claims against said es.
tate are hereby notified to file the same In
the office of the clerk OF said court within
six months from the date of the first adver-
tisement hereof.
jan II, st FRANCESCA MARTIN ELI.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

Villa is exercising his peculiar faculty
of making things lively and uncomfort-
able in Northern Mexico. AS long as
he keeps to his own side of the border
we can only express our mild disap-
proval of his style of warfare.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

The payroll of the Floccus Glass Com
pany of Terentown, Pa.-$lO,OOO-was
taken the other day by four masked
highwaymen. It must be very aggra-
waiting to have outside parties get Oh
your payroll
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12
Well Named.

"a wonderful man is my uncle" said
little Binks, $50 very original and
witty"
He says he called his dog Sausage"
because Il was half bread. his goat
Nearly" because Il was ''all butt" and
his prize cockerel "Robinsou" bscause
r ECcwea"s,Eyehsase.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

A seat in the New York Stock Ex-
change sold the other day for $4,000. 1t
seems that there are bargains at times
in almost every line.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12
Preparedness.

"My daughter has obtained a posi-
tion in lawyers Office. She starts on
he first"
"And in the meantime Is she doing
anything TO fit herself for the workT'
"Yes; she is reading Bertha, the Beau
yiful Blond Stenographer.' ''-Pittsburg
Post
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

1t was voted in Congress the other
day that the Congressman shall dis
tribute $243,OOO worth of garden seeds.
1t is fair to presume that some of the
seeds will fall on good soil and votes
may spring up.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

An Oaklawn minister preached re-
Gently on Manhattan" When you
come to think of 1t, he took a large
sized subject.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12
A Caol Qoldiar

A French grcnadier who was exas-
perated at some injustice that had
been done hin by field marshal
pointed his pistol at the marshal and
pulled the trigger, but It did not go on
without movin, a muscle the veteran
cried, -Four da IS In the cells for keep
Ing your arms IN bad slater
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12
A Matter of Color.

He (of Yale team)-Yes, our family
dates back to the Normans. Blue blood
counts for something. She-It won't
count much with pa. He's n Harvard
man.-BOston Transcript.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12
In the Old DaNa.

Debutante-I wonder why women
used to wear such wide wedding rings.
poor things, they expected them to last
lifetime.-Life.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

Editor Potter, of the Pascoag Herald,
is advocating sidewalks for that village.
1t is said that he is liable to slip up on
the proposition.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

New Years resolutions are already
beginning to look like regiment that
has been in an exposed position under
heavy fire.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

Considering the humber of "leaks"
that have occurred recently in Washing
ton, why not create the office of ma
tional plumber.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

: Houston, Texas, q city of 10000 in
habitants, claims to have one automo-
bile for every thirteen residents.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12
Cruel.

First Girl-Mr. Dauber said my face
was classic. What is classic? Second
Girl-Oh. most anything old.-Boston
Transcript.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12
Knew Her.

Miss Flyrte-Jack told me last night
that | was his very life. Her Brother
Jack will soon find out how uncertain
life is Boston Transcript.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

If paper continues to increase in value
currency may become the unit of value
instead of specie.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

The new half dollar may not be as
handsome in design as the old, but
either one 10 fairly useful
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

It seems to be pretty good propo-
sition for the dogs in this State to
stand aside for sheep.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12
Town Of Johnston.
Application tor the First Class Liquor
uleHnaea

The Great Western Wine Co. makes ap.
plication for a licence To manufacture and
sell Pure spirituous aud into oxicatiug Liquors
at wholesale st SIS killingly street.
All persons irtere sted are notified TO appear
before the Town Council Of the Town OF
Johnston. Friday, January, ", 1917, At
O'clock r. NJ, at the Council Chamber at
Thornton and be heard thereon.
SIX. LUTHER.
decQqu Council Clerk
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

American diplomacy does not seem
to improve since the days of Hay and
Root.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

Europe is fulfilling its old mission
Of being the worlds battle-ground.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

The present war in Europe seems t'
be sadly lacking in decisive battles.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

A New Years resolution is very apt
to fall by the wayside.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

The victor in a prize fight is "the sur
vival of the fittest."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12
PROBATE COURT OF THE TOWN or
JOHNSTON.
Estate of Daniel I. Wade

Estate of Daniel I. Wade
Lille Wade, ExecutTix OF the VIII OF
Daniel Wade, late of said Johnston, deceas.
ell, pre- sents her first and final account with
the estate Of said deceased, for allowances
and the same Is received and referred To the
twenty third day OF January 1911, at O'Clock
4. NJ, at the Probate Court Room, In said
Johnston for onsideration; and II Is ordered
that notice thereof be published for fourteen
days, once "A week, In the Olneyville Times.
IS. X. LUTHER,
Jan. at CLERK.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

Hair Is not to be mentiqned IN q bsh
nsuS bpuss,L LlSbsisn y5pvss&
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-12

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Smyrna times., 1917-09-26
LOCAL FISH AND OYSTER FLEETS

Steps Taken to Forstall Commander
ing Such to Aid Seafood Supply
Steps have been taken to forestall
the Communicating of the fishing and
oyster fleets working the Chesapeake
and Delaware bays by the navy de-
partment for war purposes. These
vessels will be allowed to continue
their present work in order to increase
the output of seafood to take the
place of the diminishing animal meat
supply. The oyster season is now
open, and the oysters, CLANS and fish
make very servicesbIe food for the
people living on the Shore, being
much cheaper than other meat, oysters
particularly being hailed with delight
by the poor people. who can buy a
bushel of oysters for about 80 cents,
which will make them several meals.
Every boat owner will be asked to
redouble his usual energies in dredg-
ing oysters and fishing to thus help the
food supply.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-26
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Thomas Getz Hill. Rector, An
nounces Services for Week and Sunday
There will be a very important
meeting of the Vestry this, Wednes-
day, evening at 8 o'clock. 1t is ex-
peted that every member will be pre-
sent. Evensong will be said in the
Church on Friday at 80 p. m, fol-
lowed by Choir Rehearsal. Services
on Sunday, Seventeenth after Trinity,
will be as follows: 10. 80 am, Holy
Communion and Sermon; IL noon,
Sunday School; 7.30 p. M, EvensOng
and Sermon. Some few responses
have been received from lot owners in
St. Peters Cemetery following the
request in last weeks paper. Unless
all respond it will be impossible for
the Vestry to be responsible for any
errors in burials. Look for advertise
m ent next week.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-26
DELAWARE TROOPS READY
Awaiting Orders to Move to Camp Nc
CleIIan at Admission. Ala. Any DAY.
Governor Gets Advance Notice


Colonel j. Warner Reed, is await
ing orders to move the Delaware Regi-
ment from Camp Townsend at Rife
Range, to Camp Mcclellan at Annis-
ton, Ala. Governor John G. Townsend,
Jr, received telegram Monday MORN
ing from General Simpson, commander
of the department of the east, stating
that the Delaware soldiers would
leave'for Admission as soon as practic-
able after September %, which was
Sunday. Because of this information
to Governor Townsend from General
Simpson notice to Colonel Reed to
move the troops has been expected
any day. Why the order has not been
received before this no one at the
camp is able to tell, unless it be there
are not sufficient trains. The soldiers
are anxious to move and are hoping
to get away this week. Everything
at the camp is in good shape and will
take but a short time to pack up and
entrain when the orders are received
and the cars arrive. Lack of cars,
owing to the trains moving so many
draft army men to the various canton
ments, it is thought is what is holding
the regiment at Camp Townsend now.
A pleasing bit of news came to the
boys in camp yesterday when it was
learned that Senators Salisbury and
| Wolcott and Congressman Polk had
won their fight to keep Delaware
Regiment as a unit. Secretary of
War Baker informed the Delaware
delegation that he had just wired to
the commanding general at Admission,
Ala, to save, if possible, the identity
and integrity of the First Delaware
Regiment by adding to it troops from
the Maryland and Virginia contin-
gents at that camp in sufficient mum.
Der to make it meet the new standard
of the reorganized army. Zone rea'
son why the Secretary has taken thil
action in behalf of Delaware, saiC
Senator Salisbury. "'is that he con
siders it only reasonable and just tina
Delaware, as one of the 13 origina
States which founded this union shoulC
be individually represented in the nev
army. Maryland and Virginia will
have their own distinct regiments an
odd units of their men will be used t
fill up the regiment from Delaware.
The Delaware delegation was in hig
spirits yesterday at the favorable ac
tion by the Secretary of War. sine
it came when they had virtually give
up hopes of changing 9 general orde
covering all the former national guar
regiments.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-26
AUTO ACCIDENT NEAR GOLT,MD.

Thomas Darrell and 2 Others Injured
When Car Turns Turtle Rounding Curve
Three persons were injured when an
automobile owned and driven by
Thomas Darrell of Massey, Md. turned
turtle while rounding a curve near
Colts on Saturday evening about 5
O'Clock. According to witnesses the
car was travelling at a high rate of
speed and Darrell did not slow down
to take the curve. The car skidded
and turned over. the occupants being
thrown into a ditch. The soft marshy
condition of the ditch, it is asserted,
saved them. Darrell was hurt about
the head and William Turner and his
son, William, of Colts, sustained
contusions and decorations. The car
was partly demolished.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-26
FARMERS GET AID FROM U. S.
Government Employment Bureau Help
ing to Harvest Crops in Delaware

Employment Bureau Help
ing to Harvest Crops in Delaware
Since the opening of the employ
ment bureau at Sixth and King
streets, Wilmington, in the old federal
building, the farmers of the state.
especially those of New Castle county,
are finding much relief from the situ-
alton caused by the scarcity of farm
labor. They are trying to get in all
their corn that their fields may be
planted in wheat and to do this many
have been searching far and wide for
labor. On Saturday the government
employment bureau sent out ten men.
Monday they sent out eleven more.
and there was another big batch of
laborers sent out yesterday. In all to
date. about forty men have been dis
tributed among the farmers of the
county and some of them have Motif d
the bureau that they now have enough
help. The men are sent from Will
mington to Nj. o. Pence, at the Ex-
perimental Station, at Newark. and
he distributes them among the farm
ers who need help,
Smyrna times., 1917-09-26
HARVEST BIG CROP COW PEAS
Peninsula, Notably Eastern Shore, Has
Largest Crops Ever Grown Here

Peninsula, Notably Eastern Shore, Has
Largest Crops Ever Grown Here
The largest crop of COW peas grown
on the Eastern Shore is being har-
vested, and prices st this time are
high because of shortage in other Sec
tions. Those who have large acreages
are expecting a very good profit for
seed. As fertilizer the farmers in
this section realized some time ago
that COW peas were hard to beat, and
after having once realized their value,
fields of COW peas have been the rule
thru the Peninsula. While many grow
the COW peas for their commercial
value. there are hundreds more who
turn the entire crop down into the
ground to improve the fertility. hav-
ing found that land so treated will re-
spond with enormous crops of straw
berries or corn.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-26
ON ST. ANNES HILL
Laurel Auto Driver Run Into Team of
Victor c. Kohl Below MiddIetown

Laurel Auto Driver Run into Team of
Victor c. Kohl Below MiddIetown
What might have been a fatal auto
mobile accident occurred at st. Annes
Hill, one mile south of Middletnwn,
Saturday night. Victor C. Kohl and
his son aged IL years, were going to
Middletown, in carriage, which was
struck by an automobile travelling
rapidly and without lights. Kohl
and his son were thrown twenty feet
and landed on the stone road in a
semi condition. Several
teams and automobiles arrived shortly
and the occupants went to their as
sistance. Upon becoming conscious
Mr. Kohl asked the driver of the car
that struck him to take him to Mid
dletown. This, it is said, the man
refused. claiming that he was in a
hurry and had to go to Laurel. The
carriage was splintered and the har-
ness of the horse was torn off. At
the Office of Magistrate Stevens it was
found that the car was licensed in the
name of Ollie M. Baker of Laurel,
DEL, the license number of the car
was 1888. A state warrant will be
issued for the arrest of the owner OF
the car, and three charges will be
placed against him before Magistrate
Stevens by MIR. Kohl.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-26
EXEMPTED OVER IN NEW CASTLE
Five Men Certified and Twenty Escap-
ed for Various Reasons Before
Board-SeVereI Live Near Smyrna

The local Exemption Board for
Rural New Castle county is winding
up the business in connection with
the third levy made two weeks ago.
The board will have its entire quota
and also the extra 10 per cent. in a
few days. Word was received by the
board from Washington that it would
not be called on to furnish any men
in October. 1t was originally in
tended to call another 40 per cent.
of the quota on October 8 to be sent
to Camp Dix. The local board has
certified the following to the district
board for military service: William
Waters, Smyrna; Walter Guseman,
Townsend; W. P. Wier, Christiana;
J. R. Mills, Marshallton; A. C.
Higgs, Marshallton. The following
have been exempted by the local
board, most of them on the grounds of
dependency: George w. Harrington,
New Castle; w. C. Faulkner, Rock
land; Harry E. Pierce, Richardson
Park; Caleb S. Wilson, Hockessin;
Estel Farlow, Marcus Hook, Pa.
James A. Blackburn. New Castle; G.
H. Andrews. Henry Clay; Elwood
Simon, New Castle; John W. Brown,
Summit Bridge; C. Devencento, New
Castle; J. E. LutE, Marshallton; c.
W Hill, Jr., Wilmington; M. F.
Ball, Newport; Wharton Klair, Mar
shallton; C. W. Jones, Smyrna; c.
Roy Eaton, Bellefonte; Harvey Kehl,
Mt. Pleasant; j. c. Toulson, Mar
shsllton; Norris Roberts, Brandywine
Springs; Harry DeWolf, Eden Park.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-26
TWO DEAD THREE HURT IN
AUTO ACCIDENT BLACkBIRD
FAST DRIVING CAUSES PENNSYL-
VANIA CAR TO TURN TURTLE"
John Farrar, West Chester and Clayton
Moore, Philadelphia. the Victims
Many From Smyrna Visit Scene

One of the worst automobile acci-
dents of the season occurred on the
state road near the Blackbird Camp
meeting Woods Sunday afternoon
about 3. 80 O'Clock when five Pennsyl-
vania men in Kissel car driven at a
high rate of speed, turned turtle
in making a curve in the road, killing
one outright and fracturing the skull
of another and causing slighter injur-
les to the other occupants of the car.
The dead men are John Farrar of West
Chester, aged 18 and Clayton Moore,
of 5746 Cedar avenue, Philadelphia,
who died yesterday at the Delaware
Hospital with fractured skull. 9th
ers injured were A. P. Mills, Secane,
Pa. neer Chester, decorations of the
head George A. Vokel. 5508 Cros-
son street, Germantown, Philadelphia;
scalp lacerated and slight conclusion
of the brain. Alfred Collins of Ger
mantown, contusions of the head and
shoulders. Mills, who was driving the
car, was also its owner, and Moore is
his nephew. Moore's guest Sunday was
Farrar and Mr.. Mills had taken the
party to Lewes to spend the weekend
and was returning home. Reaching
the stone road at Smyrna, a speed, it
is said, of 65 miles an hour, was hit.
Rounding the curve below Blackbird
Woods, only few hundred feet this
side of WoOdside, " the farm of B.
A. HAZEL, Mills failed to slow down
sufficiently when he struck the turn in
the road. The car it is said, turned
over twice. Farrar was killed in
stantly. The occupants spilled into
the road sought assistance for Farrar.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Hodgson, tenants
of Woodside" farm. hearing the
crash, hastened to the assistance of
the injured and offered their home and
telephone for service One of the
first cars to follow behind the acci-
dent was DR.. Henry R. Spruance. of
Wilmington, who was returning from
Smyrna. DR.. Spruance did not have
his medicine kit with him nor any ap-
pliances. but he gave what assistance
ne could in bandaging and assisting
the injured to Hodgson's home. Ply
sicians from Smyrna, Townsend and
Middletown were summoned and Un.
dertaker S. A. Collins of Townsend,
took charge of Farrar's body. The
New Castle County ambulance was
summoned and took Moore to the Del
aware Hospital. Mills, who was in.
jured more severely than the remain.
ing three, refused to go to the hos
pital. The car in which the party
had been riding was almost completely
demolished. 1t was later towed tt
Keith's garage in Smyrna. The un
fortunate accident drew big Grove
from Smyrna and vicinity. All O
the injured were young men of goor
families and holding nice position
and unusual sorrow and regret is ex
pressed over the affair. The fathe
of Farrar came down Moncay AM
claimed the body of his son whicl
was released by the coroner withou
an inquest.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-26
COMING FIELD TRIAL IN SMYRNA

Eastern Beagle Club Completing Ar
rangements-CIem Sapp, Marshal
The third annual field trials of the
Eastern Beagle Club, which will be
run near Smyrna, October 1918, will
have Thomas Shsllcross, of Provi-
dence, R. l., as presiding judge.
Harry W. Frazier will be assistant in
the judiciary department and Clement
E. Sapp will be field marshal. The
premium list and entry blanks for the
trials will be mailed this week, the
bench show literature having already
been placed in the hands of the
fancie-B.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-26
PARENT-TEAcHERs' MEETINGS
First of the Present School Year Held
Monday Evening-Work Outlined

FlrSt OF the FreSent SCnool redr 7eIo
Monday Evening-Work Outlined
The Parent Teachers Association
of Smyrna met in the High School
Building Monday evening, September
oath. The meeting was opened with
prayer by President w. T. Watson.
After a discussion of plans for the
ensuing year the following committees
were appointed: Program. Miss Esther
Maxwell, chairman, with power to
name the others members later on;
Membership. Miss Julia Griffith, chair
man; Mrs. Helm, Rev. Milton Nc
Cam; Home Economics, Rev. Milton
McCann, chairman; Mrs. W. W.
Hynson and Miss E. Scotton. The
Playground Committee was continued
in office. This consists of the follow
ing members: Rev. j. M. L. Eckard,
chairman; Prof. Van Horn and Rev,
T. G. Hill.-Cor. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-26

CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE
Smyrna times., 1917-09-26
HarVestHome Rally Day SMYRNA Circuit

"arSestHome Rally Day Smyrna Circuit
Aev. Milton McCann, of Smyrna
Oifcuit. is preparing to hold a Har-
vest Home Rally Day in all the
churches on his charge on Sunday Oc-
'oOer 7th. Rev. George W. Bounds,
VI Richardson Park, near Wilmington,
wiz assist and preach the special SER
mons Contributions of vegetables
euu canned goods will be received for
'us methodist Hospital, Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-26

George T. Thompson Buys Home
George T. Thompson. who will re-
tire from farming after this year, has
purchased the former residence of w.
Denney Hszell ON south Main street
at private terms.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-26
Smyrna Gas Famine is About Relieved

Smyrna Gas Famine is About Relieved
The new bench is making gas at
the Smyrna Gas Plant and the last
connection with the old bench is be-
ing shifted over to-day. The Frost
Gas Company with it's new equipment
will be able to make 20. 900 Gu. #.
day.