Smyrna times., 1963-01-10

Wednesday, January lst, 1918
the sportsmen of Clayton, hav-
ing secured a pair of foxes,
joined by their sporting friends
from Townsend, Smyrna, ,Kenton
and other communities, at 9:30
am. turned the first fox lose in
the field of MIR. Frank Pratt
near the canning factory, be-
longing to Clayton Canning Com
pany. Renard No. | [, started off
as If nothing was going to hap
pen until he heard the key
of about fifty hounds followed
by about seventy-five riders,
then he let himself out and led
them a lively chase until about
l:30 p.m.. when, getting into
territory which he seemed to
be acquainted with, he put him
self In a hole, somewhere In
the vicinity of Blackbird from
which they we're unable to dis
lodge him. They then turned
Reynard No. loose and fol-
lowed the hunt after him until
about sunset, when he led them
back to the same old Tyabout
Woods, where the glorious sport
of the day ended.
One of the most pathetic in
cidents of the wreck of the
steamer Julia Luckenback In
Chesapeake Bay the death of
Captain H. A. Gilbert and his
wife in the pilothouse of the
ship as 1t went down.
When the crash came the
wife rushed from her room into
the pilothouse into the open arms
of her husband. There was not
a moments time for thought of
escape and they died together.
This story was told by five
survivors of the Luckenbach who
were picked up by the In
drakuata. They repeated it to the
officers of the revenue cutter
Apacha and to a party from
Crisfield, which visited the
beached ship on Diamond Marsh,
In Tangler sound.
Again and again Mrs. Gilbert,
who insisted on travelling with
her husband, had told friends
that if the ship ever went down
she wanted to be as close as
possible to her husband and
that she did not want anyone
ever to try to rescue her If he
was to be lost.
From the reports of the men
who we're saved, all of whom
owe their lives to jumping from
the deck of the sinking ship
or seeking a refuge in the rig
ging, it seems that she died
as she had said she wanted to
die. Men who saw the incident
said that there was, however,
no opportunity for any resuce
of the captain or his wife. If
there had been the chance the
men of the Luckenbach say
they would have been at her side
to give her aid.
Steamer Frankie which sank
mysteriously at its wharf at
Smyrna Landing on Christmas
Day, was raised Saturday and
towed to the Shipyard. How she
sank is a mystery as no hole
was found In her.
Mr.. Thomas Jeffer on,
Smyrna's "grand old man" who
is ga years of age, was one of
the we'll wishers of DR.. and
Mrs. David T. Smithers, on the
event of their golden wedding
anniversary. MIR. Jefferson not
only reminisced with the golden
wedding celebrants, but took up
the spirit of his youth and with
out the fiddle and the bow"
sang a familiar strain and be-
gan to dance. The activity shown
by one of his years made him
more marvellous to his. friends
than ever. The incident was one
of the pleasant ones of the golden
wedding occasion.
MIR. Harry ]. Lower of Do
YER, who has purchased the liv-
cry and hauling business of
Comptroller H. B. Grieves, has
moved his family to Smyrna
and taken the Primrose resi-
dence on Delaware street, re-
Gently vacated by ]. c. Davis,
who has moved his family to
near Bear Station. After March
the first next, MIR. and Mrs.
Lower will take the Budd res
idence on South Street, succeed
ing Capt. Jacobs and his family,
who have purchased the Hirons
Denney property.
Charles D. Stockly, ESQ.,, Mr..
and Mrs. Cummins E. Speak
man, Miss Lillian Speakman,
Mr.. Walter W. Joseph. Miss E.
lizabeth Joseph, Miss Margaret
Walls and her guests Miss
Knotts and Miss Ball and MIR.
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