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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-09

Cleveland started the major league train
ing season today when a squad OF Indians
under the leadership of Jack McAllister. as
slstaut manager. set ont for Hot Springs to
spend three weeks. The party consisted Of
O'Neil. Uhie and COvelskie. They Will be
Joined at Hot Springs by Frank Roth. coach,
and Sherry Smith.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-09

Pennsylvania University Is OPP
posed to the sudden change from
three to four miles as the distance
for the annual intercollegiate row
ing championship. Pennsylvania
representatives who are to attend
the meeting OF the association IN
New York next week were IN
structed to hold out for three
miles.
Smyrna times., 1923-04-25
comprehensive road building program
for this vicinity.

One of the most miserable pieces of
road on the State Highway is the
road north of Smyrna from town linn
its to the Duck Greek Bridge. It's a
disgrace to the community. If Kent
County Levy Court will send its road
crew and fill in the pot holes and re-
dress the sides of the road, it would
not be so bad, but each succeeding
day they get worse until motorists
loathe to go over it.. The fact Of the
matter is the whole macadam road
from Wright's Garage to Duck Greek
is in miserable state of repair. Smyr-
ma is giving attention to its streets
and thoroughfares already and if Kent
County will follow suite, travelling will
be made much easier. As soon as the
dupont Boulevard is opened thru
Smyrna much of the traffic will be
taken off the macadam road but in the
meantime Kent Levy Court should
keep it in repair
Smyrna times., 1923-04-25

line toward Sudlersville or to Hartly
and Marydel. All the routes above
mentioned are good ones and since the
upper end of Kent County has had
nothing so far why not both the Clay
ton and Kenton roads? In both in
stances they will be interstate roads
leading to the Maryland Highway and
will therefore draw on Federal aid
funds for a share of the expenses in
building them. And where in the
State will you find any two Lateral
roads that will be more travelled or in
demand. The upper part of Kent
County has received but scant atten-
ton so far. Let us hope the Kent
County Levy Court and the State
Highway Commission can unite on a
Smyrna times., 1923-04-25

Right now there is much agitation
over concrete roads,up here in the first
and third districts of Kent county,
made by the citizens of Clayton and
KentOn. Citizens of Clayton and vi
entity want a road from Smyrna thru
Clayton to Blackstone and the Mary
land line at Millington. Kenton folks
want road from Smyrna by way of
"JimtOwn Crossing, White House to
KentOn and from there either road
to Downs Chapel and the Maryland
Smyrna times., 1923-04-25

Dover Firemen went to Camden
Camp Meeting Grounds, near Camden
Saturday night and extinguished a
blaze after two cottages had been
burned. The firemen kept the flames
Smyrna times., 1923-04-25
The SMYRNA Times
SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Published Every Wednesday Afternoon. by
ROBERT D. HOFFECKER. Proprietor
Founded by Robert D. Hoffecker. July 5, 1854
Editor and Proprietor until Feb. 10. 1907
Smyrna times., 1923-04-25

from spreading through the woods
and burning other cottages. 1t has
not been determined how the fire
started. 1t is thought that someone
smoking on the grounds carelessly
Smyrna times., 1923-04-25
TRUSTEES SALE
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate

By virtue of an order of the Orphans
Court Of the State OF Delaware. in and for
Kent County, the undersigned Trustees will
sell. at public auction vendue
Smyrna times., 1923-04-25

threw a match or stump :, =, r,psp
cigarette which isni''' IN. !, s5lt'
from the leaves the
caught fire
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-26
PERSONAL MENTION

Ga Mrs. Roy Keen was in Waterville
shopping Wednesday afternoon.
Damase LaFond returned We'd
nesday noon from a business trip to
Boston.
Alfred Bigelow of st. Adams. was
a business caller in town "ednes'
day.
Mrs. Annie P. Hackett was in
.. rHttsfield Tuesday to attend the
szs5aneral service of a brotner-in-laW,
s*AIr. Fred Hackett.
.egA Miss Marion G. Hare. the home
characterization agent. was in Scion
;Stuesday where she attended an ex-
..ss3ension meeting on petticoats
Ms William O'Brien, formerly of
. . .I.northern Somerset County, now of
, - Augusta. was in town "Wednesday on
business.
Mrs. William r. Elliott and Mrs.
Mark Savage went to Portland We'd
nesday morning on two days busi-
ness trip.
Mrs. John f. Mitchell of Upper
Main street will enter the Somerset
Hospital for surgical treatment to-
day Thursday.
Leon Witham was in Pittsfield
Tuesday 80 attend the funeral
service Of relative. Mr. Fred Hack
EFT.
Mrs. Florence Bacon, who is
serving on the first traverse jury. re-
turned from Fairfield "Wednesday
morning. where she spent tuesday
night at her home.
WIZ Mr.. and Mrs. Allen IIackett re-
Wednesday morning from
Pittsfeld, where they attended the
funeral service Tuesday afternoon
of Mr.. Hackett's father, Fred Hack
EFT.
q. d. Fred @. Eaton, who has been liv-
Lie ,i,,tn bn ma nj
- Inent of the Newell Boynton house
on upper Main street has COM
menced the erection of a house on
his land on the Back road to Water
Vile.
John Fl. Grundy and Philip King
went to Monmouth "Wednesday
morning where they are to be en-
ployed on garage which is being
erected there by Greenleaf of Mon
mouth and 3. +. Webb OF Skowhe-
gan.
- Mrs. E. S. Boothby. who was
called to Athens by the death of her
brother, Llewellyn Stinchtield. whose
E" funeral service was held Sunday
was in town the first of the week
on her return to her home in
Springfield. Mass.
~, Attorney George Chapman and
Attorney Percy Smith of Fairfield
weer in town Wednesday, being the
council in the case of state VS.. Basil
Sleeves of Pittsleld. charged with
manslaughter, representing the re-
spondent.
Mrs. Jennie Flood Kreger of Fair
field. who is member of the Wa
terville Business and professional
10. Womans Club. who is serving on
- the first traverse jury at the April
- term of the Somerset County Su-
80 pfeme Judicial court was the guest
Of the Skowhegan Club Tuesday
evening and made interesting re-
marks.
Col. and Mrs Roy l.. Marston
who have been passing several
weeks on a combined business and
pleasure trip to California and other
. western states where Col. Marstor
a.. was called in his capacity as one OF
the managers of the National Sol
diers' Homes, are expected to re-
turn to Skowhegan today (Thurs
day).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-26
W. c. r. u. Meeting

The April meeting of the Clemen-
tine Weston w. c. 7. u. was held at
the home of Mrs. Ernest l.. Savage
on Water street. In the absence of
the president. Mrs. Eta LaCasse,
the vice president, Mrs. Blanche M,
Friend, presided. Because of the
storm and the small attendance 1t
was decided to postpone the program
on Characterization until later
meeting.
The following committees were ap-
pointed to make arrangements for
the county convention which will
be held in Skowhegan some time in
May. Entertainment committee. Mrs
II. G. Judkins, Mrs. Harry y. Dins-
more, Mrs. Ernest l.. Savage and
Mrs. Il. T.. Folsom: committee on
meals, Mrs. Eta l.. LaCasce, Mrs
Smith, Mrs. Addie Kicker. Mrs. Marie
Cooley and Mrs. John cool; music
committee, Mrs Floyd G.. Nye, Mrs
Herbert L. Nichols and Mrs. PhilC
Steward.
The meeting adjourned to the call
Of the president.
Miss Mary Murphy, who with Miss
Louise II. Coburn has been passing
the winter in New York City. has re-
turned to Skowhegan. Miss Coburr1
went to Washington. D. c.. to attend
the Continental Congress of National
Society of ID. A. r.
Mrs. Fanny Cabot. who passed the
winter in St. Augustine, Fla. has
been visiting for a week with Mr.
and Mrs. Ben B. Fosler at their home
i'll Belmont. Mass, and will soon re-
turn to SkOWheCan
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-26

silk and the brides sister, Mrs. Har-
ry Fall of SkoWhegan, who wore
black silk. Another sister. Miss Flor
ence Tracy witnessed the ceremony
Following the ceremony a delicious
wedding breakfast was SERVED by
Mrs. Fall at her home. MIR. and Mrs.
Gerald left on the noon train on q
wedding trip to destination I'M
known by their friends.
Mr.. Gerald is employed at the
Keyes Fibre Plant in Fairfield and his
bride has been employed for the WING
ter at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Philbrook on COburn avenue. They
viii for the present make their home
in Clinton with the groom's parents
They both have many friends in
Cornville. SkOwhegan and Clinton,
who will be interested to learn of
the marriage and who will extend
best> wishes for their future happi-
ness>and prosperity.
Phiiatheas Met Tuesday Night
The ladies of the First Philathea
class of the Federated church held a
special business meeting in the
church parlors Tuesday evening. Mrs
Jessie Kennison. vice president, pre-
sided in the absence Of the president,
Mrs. Mary +. Marston. 1t was voted
to hold the anniversary meeting on
Wednesday. May Is. at which time a
delicious banquet will be served by
a caterer and tickets must be pro-
cured before the next meeting Of the
class, which will be held on May o.
AS for various reasons the annual
gentlemen's night has been post
poned several times. 1t was voted to
give each member the privilege of en-
tertaining one guest at the anniver-
Sary meeting.
The following committees were APP
pointed to have charge of the ami
versary program Mrs. Carrie Stew
ard. Mrs. Mary Marston and Mrs
Belle Emerson; committee to confer
! with the caterer. Mrs. Florence Du-
gas and Mrs. Addic Kicker; decora
ton committee, Mrs. Sadie Witham
Mrs. Jessie Steward and Mrs. Emma
Martin. The vice president, Mrs
kennison and the secretary, Mis-:
Florence Withee, are to have charge
of the distribution of the tickets l
was voted to stand behind the churcl
! when it entertains the State Congre
gational conference in May of mex
year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-26
Kidney and Bladder
Troubles HAVE TO Go

Closged up Kidney Deposits are Dis
solved and the Toxins POlson3)
Completely Driven Out. Druggists
Told to Guarantee 1t in Every
Instance.
your very life" says DR.. Carey,
depends upon the perfect functioning
and health of your kidneys so what
ever you do don't neglect them"
DR.. Carey's famous Prescription No.
777 Rnown for years as Marshroot)
is not recommended for everything,
use IL you, suffer from annoying
water night and day. with smarting
or irritation, BRICK dust sediment or
highly colored urine. bloating, ir-
ritability with loss of flesh; or any
other tendency to Bright's Disease,
Diabetes or Gravel, for kidney dis
ease in its worst form may be steal
ing upon you.
Don't wall until tomorrow to begin
the use of this wonderful prescrip-
tion now obtainable in both LIQUID
and tablet form il you have any of
the above symptoms. Kidney and
bladder troubles don't wear away.
They will grow upon you slowly,
stealthily and with Nnfailing certain
ty. IL you even suspect that you
are subject to Kidney Disease. don't
2ss sa aKS . Ssy for soo rSas.
las been authorized to return the
purchase money on the first big bot
tie to all who state they have re-
ceived no benefit. -
ApI, 1926
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-26

damage suit against the Maine Cen
trail X. Il. These suits were brought
by the estates of five of the six vic
Tins of the accident at Unity Station
last July. when a car driven by
Evarts l.. Varney collided with a
special train on the grade crossing.
Perkins and Weeks moved for a non
suit In the cases brought to recover
damages for the deaths of Ida Var
ney and Malcolm Varney of Burn
ham and Mrs. Margaret Marshall of
Chelsea. Mass, ON the grounds that
the common law under which the
cases were brought stipulates that
conspicuous suffering OF the plain
tiffs must be shown and no evidence
was introduced by J. f. Casey of
Boston. their counsel to that effect.
A voluntary non suit was asked for
by MIR. Casey in the case Of Evarts
l.. Varney. This disposed of all the
cases except that Of Laurence Bur-
rlli and the jury was recalled. it
having been excused during the
arguments OF counsel and the case
then proceeded. The cases. all tried
at once. were opened this morning,
the plaintiff calling and examining
two witnesses. Those testified as to
the rate OF speed the train and auto
mobile were running at the time of
the accident 73O a. M. Sunday. July
III and that a special passenger train
on Sunday was rare and almost
unheard of happening. One wit
ness stated that he saw the oar
slow down as it approached the
grade crossing and all testified that
there was no f,agman there. The
defence called Is witnesses IL. of
whom were examined. These testi-
fed as to hearing the train whistle
at the usual post above the grade
and of hearing the train bell ring.
photographs were introduced as
evidence. these taken immediately
after the accident. DIR. H. L. IRE
worthy Of Unity, the first physician
to arrive. testified that he examined
Laurence Burrill superfcially and
that he appeared to be suffering and
that no gave him a hypo of NOR
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-26
NEWS BRIEFS

Tralee. County Kerry. Ireland-(By
A. P.)-Richard Hathaway, James Nc
Emery and John Greaney were executed
here Wednesday by the Free State au-
thorities. Hathaway. who was a de-
serter from a British regiment, was
captured in the recent siege of cave
in which band of irregulars was hold
ing out on the Kerry cliffs.
London-A Dublin dispatch to the
Times says the Free State government
has decided to issue revolvers ara am
munition to well disposed citizens for
the protection of their lives and prop
erty in view of the prevalence of rob-
berry which in many instances has been
accompanied by violence.
Simla. British lndia-Molly Ellis.
the 15-ycar-o.d girl who was recently
rescued from band of Afghan tribes
men, has reached Peshawar With Sir
John Maffey. chief commissioner of the
northwest frontier provinces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-26
NON-SUIT IN PART
(Continued from Page One)

L. Hinckley of SWampscott. While on
week days there is q f1agman at the
crossing at Unity station. on Sunday
when a special train is> very rare.
there was not. He stated that the
women in the party were instantly
killed, that the two men died on their
way to- Waterville whence they were
being taken to a hospital and that the
little boy lived a few minutes. The
baby. a girl. was not injured, al
though carried $50 feet from the
crossing. He said that he would show
negligence on the part of the railroad
company/in not having the grade
crossing properly guarded to warn
people approaching, when special
train. Il very rare thing, was run on
Sunday. He would show he said that
due care was taken by the driver of
the car. that the latter had worked
about the station and knew the dan
ger.
The first witness called by the
plaintiff was A. Il. Strout who lives
within a hundred feet of the grade
crossing and who was a witness to
the accident. Mr.. Strout said he
was looking out the window and saw
the machine coming and also the
approaching train. He had heard the
train whistle at the Whistling port
which he showed by a chalk was
some distance away, around curve
and beyond bunch Of birches and
several large buildings and store
house. He saw the car driver, who
was going at rate Of about 80
miles. in his judgement. slacken his
speed. but did not see that the train
did so. He was on the spot within
minute of the accident and saw the
bodies scattered about the platform
and track. The witness made a chalk
which was used in the remainder OF
his examination.
Mr.. Strout said that there was no
fiagman or anyone to warn the pub
lie of the approaching train, other
than the usual whistle at the curve
some distance away and that a spec
ial passenger train on Sunday was a
very rare occurrence. He testified as
to finding the baby $50 feet from the
crossing and of the conditions in
which the other victims were found.
On motion of the counsel for the
defense a non suit was entered this
afternoon in a portion of the $4,000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-26
SUPREME COURT
State VS.. Basil Sleeves

The case of State VS.. Basil Sleeves
OF Pittsfield charged with manslaugh-
ter was opened on Wednesday morn :
ing at $50 with County Attorney
James H. Thorne of North Arson
representing the State and the re =
spo1dent being represented by At
torI.eys George Chapman and Percy
Smith of Fairfield. The following
jurors were drawn to hear the case
l.. J. Berry of Arson. foreman;
George III. Fletcher, Arson; Merritt
Gould. Cornville: William Dunton of
Hartland: Jennie Flood Kreger. Fair
field; Urban Spaulding. Caratunk:
George w. TIugguis, Madison; Carl
w. Nelson. Canaan; Herbert A.
Boardman, Scion; j. r. Larry. Ca
raan: Herbert L. Corson, Brighton;
Clifton Flanders. Athens.
The case was opened by County
Attorney Thorne. who for the State
alleged that on August II. 1922,
Frank Morse met his death which
was due to criminal negligence on
the part Of Basil Sleeves The story
OF the case in brief as told by Thorne
and the first two witnesses is as fol-
lows: On the night of the 18th of
August Basil Sleeves and Frank
Morse went in the Sleeves Stude-
baker car to the pool room where
they got Floyd Huff and r;uv Whit
ney and they drove to the fair
grounds where the fair was being
held. Basil Sleeves gave to Frank
Morse money to buy whiskey and
while Sleeves went with the car to
take some members of his family to
their home. Morse purchased on the
fair grounds quart of whiSkey be-
fore Sleeves returned. each one of
his friends. Floyd Huff. Guy Whit
ney and Frank Morse, took drink.
Each of the four young men paid his
part for the whiskey to Sleeves upon
his return and after Sleeves return
around twice which cmptied it and it
was thrown away.
Sometime later the four Young
men with Sleeves at the wheel left
the grounds in the Sleeves car and
tried after leaving the grounds to get
something more to drink but did not
When on Hartland avenue. the car
struck culvert which runs parallel
with the road across a driveway into
a house. and as it did it threw Whit
ney and Morse. who We're on the front
seat. out. Whitney was able to get
up and walk about and received no
injuries except to he shaken up.
Morse was unconscious and found in
the road. Sleeves and Huff got out
of the car and came back and the
three men carried Morse to the car
and Sleeves turned the car around
and they went to the nearest doctor,
who was DIR. Trickey, but found no
one at home and they went to DR..
Ray c. Brown. who attended Morse
and stated that no bones were hrok-
Ell and to take Morse home and put
him to bed. They took him to the
home where he was rooming and put
him to bed. Morse did not regain
consciousness. He was taken to
Bangor Friday to a hospital for treat
ment where he died.
The witnesses sworn for the State
were Floyd Huff. Guy Whitney, Hen
ry Fernald. DIR. Ray c.. Brown, Dep
uty Sheriff Gustave A. Kimball, Leigh
Elllins and Mabel Gerrish all Of
Pittsfield and Sheriff John A. Mooers
OF Skowhegan. The first witness
called was Floyd Huff, who told Of
the events of the evening much as
related by Thorne in the opening and
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woman and that he was afraid OF her
when she threw things at him and
chased him with butcher knife.
She also hit him over the head with
her handbag: One day he had to 80
to town with wood and she wanted
him to stay at home and churn.
He told her that he would do the
churninG when fe got back. but that he
must take the Wood to town. When he
left with the wood she threw . can OF
beans at him and when no returned he
found that she had turned the six
quarts of cream on the ground, She
OTTER threw handfuls Of dishes around
and had smashed w the lamps. She
ing she would like nothing better than
to shoot him, and had also threatened
to pnison him. He said he had laid
awake many a night because of con-
eealed gun which she claimed to have
and because he knew not what she
would do with 1t. One Wednesday in
August he went to town and when he
returned he fould that she had left
on the 8 o'clock train bound for Boston
and had left the house in an awful
mess. the breakfast and dinner dishes
undone, the tub in which she had taken
bath in two chairs on the kitchen
floor and dirty clothes which she had
taken off lying about. When Judge
Dunn asked Britton IL he had tried to
have her control her temper he said
that he had talked to her and asked her
IL she would not try to make an at
tempt to do so. He also said that he
had tried 10 be as good to her as any
rome en- the face Of the earth could be.
The other witnesses corroborated Mr..
Britton's testimony and gave witness
Of cruel and abusive treatment on the
account Of Mrs. Britton which they
had witnessed. They had also heard
her call him a fool. telling him that he
did nots know anything and that she
would like to kill him.
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phine to ease his pain. the Tran
waiting until the drug took ene''
and the boy, a 17-year-old nls ~
school student. was taken 70 VA
terville, where he subsequently w"
Other witnesses testified as 70 n az,
ing the hoy groan. Assistant Su ars
George II. Foster testified that 'n 0nd
was no Tagging at that crosslns s H
no agent of the railroad was on M, HSs
nights or Sundays prior to oct; n I'M
At that time an order OF the sS ~;
Utilities Commission of Maine w
made providing that the saia ~. I'm,
ing should be guarded by nase'-'
upon week days. 49,. 80,
The special train in question v" n
carrying Company n of Beilas.
Durham junction to meet $50 !,
troop train which took thsm m,
Camp Devens. Another VICTIM y.
accident was Miss Clara L. nant
ley of Swampscott. who was ins'" NJ
~ killed, but whose estate sThei
entered suit at this time. cann,
suit is brought in the Waldo Io s;st
Supreme Judicial Court. As ASIA \,
Justice Scott Wilson OF Fo'N
presiding. oven
The non suit does not piI, .ts
further suit being brought al 'e
court.
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few FOLKS HAVE
Gray HAIR NOW

Hair that loses it's color and lustre,
or when it fades, turns gray. dull and
lifeless, is caused by lack of sulphur
in the hair. Our grandmother made
up mixture of Sage Tea and Sui
phur to keep her locks dark and
beautiful, and thousands of women
and men who value that even color,
that beautiful dark shade of hair
which is so attractive, use only this
Old-time recipe.
Nowadays we get this famous mix
ture improved by the addition of 9TH
err ingredients by asking at any drug
store for bottle of "Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound" which dark
ems the hair so naturally. so evenly.
that nobody can possibly tell it has
been applied. You just dampen a
sponge of soft brush with it and draw
this through your hair, taking one
small strand at a time. BY morning
the gray hair disappears: but what
delights the ladies with Wyeths Sage
and Sulphur Compound is that, be-
sides beautifully darkening the hair
after few applications. it also brings
back the gloss and lustre and gives it
an appearance OF abundance.-Adv.