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Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
PEACHES SCARCE IN THIS
SECTION, S115 PER BASKET
FEW EARLY VARIETIES TAKEN TO
CHESWOLD ON MONDAY
Shipments This Season Will Be Few
And Far Between in the Brenford
and Cheswold Peach Belt.

Cheswold, August "A few
peaches are coming in on our siding
the past few days. R. R. Carney
and M. L. Frazier have brought in
the finest fruit of the season. Mr..
Frazier had thirty-th baskets of
Carman and Mountain Rose to-day all
that was received on the market and
they sold for 81. Is per basket The
congested condition of our wheat mar
ket mentioned last week still exist.
The average condition of wheat at
this point it seems is not grading
No. 2 and seldom does it grade above
steamer. Mr.. Edward Street, how
ever, is the one lucky grower whose
wheat is of unusual fine quality and
had his crop reached thousands of
bushels it would meet with ready sale
above the dollar mark. Our farmers
are showing anxiety of mind because
of the drought. Early corn is suffer-
ing and bushels of scarlet clover seed
that are sound, without rain soon
must go to waste for lack of mois-
ture.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
KENT TROLLEY RIGHTS SOLD
Right of Way From Smyrna to Milford,
35 Miles, Sold at Public Sale in
Dover Last Tuesday.

The offering at public sale of 81
tracts of land in Kent County, a dis
tance of 35 miles from Smyrna to
Milford by way of Leipsic and
Woodland Beach, being the several
rights of way granted to the Della
ware General Electric Railway,
the proposed trolley line organized
here some years ago, attracted unusual
interest at Dover Tuesday, says the
Delawarean. Many expected that the
rights of way which had been adver-
tised separately, would be sold that
way, but when R. R. Kenney, attor-
-ney for Stephen Slaughter, the receiv-
er, stated that they would be sold in
bulk, as they had been granted for
lrolley purposes solely and could not
be used otherwise, there was much
surprise, as many owners of farms
along the route from Smyrna to Mil
ford were there expecting to bid in
the right of way through their respec-
tive farms. But the tracts were
offered as a whole. For awhile q
bid of $12O was held, and the crier
of the sale was about to strike it off
to the bidder, James Lord, a local
real estate owner, when another bid
der ran the price up to S195, Mr..
Lord then bid 5000, and the property
went to him for that sum. A tract
of land containing over five acres,
which had been purchased by the
trolley company for power house,
two and one-half miles from Dove
was sold separately and brough
S17O. 1t is generally supposed tina
| Mr. Lord purchased the rights of wa!
and the separate tract for the origina
, promoters of the Kent County trolle.
: of which Mr.. Leo Belmont, of Phila
: delphia, was president the presenc
of the latter there Tuesday with Mr.
= Lord giving rise to this suppOsitiOn
5 There is a contention among many o
the lawyers of Dover, as to the righ
) of the receiver to give a clear it'll
< to the 81 tracts as a whole, as it
= held by some that the tracts revert
e the owners in view of the fact tha
a no trolley line was built. With thi
d uncertain state of affairs it is possibl
test will be made as to the re;
d status of the rights of way, and til
e sale may eventually be set aside.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
PETITION TOWN COUNCIL
TO EXTEND PAVING BLOCK
WANT MAIN STREET BRlCKED
DOWN TO HAMlLTONS LANE
Council Will Act on Petition Tonight
and at the Same Time Decide on
Other Street Work to be Done.

A strong petition is being circu-
lated which will be presented at a
special meeting of Town Council this
evening asking that the paving block
be extended from Chestnut street to
Hamilton's 8 Lane on Main street. 1t
is estimated that this extension will
cost about $1,000, one-sixth OF which
will be born by the abutting property
owners. A majority of Council seem
disposed to stop the paving at Chest
nut street as originally orderd but
when it is pointed out that the differ
ence between the laying of macadam
and block is not so enormous, many
are hoping that Council will take
advantage of the opportunity now
while the contractors are here, to
have the extension made which would
give a beautiful brick street from
end to end. Mr.. CharlesTAmbler of
the Amber, Davis Co, arrived last
evening and will meet with the Coun-
/ Gil. In addition to acting upon the
petition Council will also decide what
they will do in the matter of macad-
amizing Mt. Vernon, South and Del
aware streets. Mr.. Amber has giver
low estimate on this work while he
has his men and equipment here anC
it is very probable that he will bC
given the order this evening. In th'
matter of re-Gressing and grading
Commerce street which was macad
amized two years ago by the town
Mr.. Amber agrees to repair at tn
lowest minimum cost which he figure
will not take more than 5000 or $500
Up until last evening, the work wa
progressing finely. The concrete wor
has been completed with the eXcep
tion of a short stretch between tn
-Four Corners" and the Smyrn
House. Blocks have been laid an
: grouted between Mt Vernon and
North streets and between South an
Hoffecker's Cannery. This will h
open to travel within few days. Wit
) good weather conditions, the Mai
] street work will be completed in
r week or two.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
VICTORY DAY" AT WALKERS

Women of Victory Union W. c. T. U.
Afford a Fine Turn Out and Program.
Rev. Wyatt and Prof. Spaid Talk.
Last Wednesday afternoon and
evening, July 28th, the Victory W.
C. T. U. of Thoroughfare Neck held
an out door meeting and festival at
Walkers School House. The Rev.
William Matthews, pastor of Friend
ship M. E. Church, presided during
the rendering Of the program which
consisted of the invocation, remarks
by Mrs. Mary B. Donnell president
of the New Castle County w. c. 7.
U music; and addresses respectively
by Rev. c. T. Wyatt of Wilmington,
and Professor Spaid superintendent
of the New Castle Comfy Public
Schools. The platform was decorated
with bunting and flowers and in the
evening the grove was brilliantly
lighted with japanese lanterns. Re
freshments were sold for the benefit
of the Unions treasury. And fran
cially, in the fine address delivered
and in all other particulars the meet
ing was a success.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
TEMPERANCE DAY AT CAMDEN
Great Camp VIII Observe Thursday
August 18th With Program.

Temperance Day at Camden Camp
will be observed Thursday, August
II, 1909, under the auspices of the
Kent County w. c. T. u, Mrs. Kate
E. Smithers, president. The program
is as follows 10 o'clock a. m. praise
service; devotional service, Mrs.
Emma E. Caulk. president of the
State W. C. T. u; duett, by mem
bers of Camden Y; recitation, by
Camdene-Y; address, II o'clock, Mrs.
Addie Boileau Parsels, Philadelphia;
1.3O o'clock, Children's Hour; duett,
Mrs. Laura Cooper, Miss Pearl Coop
er; address, Mrs. Addie Boileau Par
sells, solo, "Make all the Map
White. - Miss Elizabeth Jones of
Houston; recitation, by a Cheswold
boy; solo Mrs. Ollie Loose; address
at2. 80 o'clock, Charles Wesley Burns,
S. T. D., Pastor of First Methodist
Episcopal Church, Germantown, Pa.
Good music throughout the day led by
Mrs. E. L. Jones, State W. c. T.
u, musical director
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
TO PREVENT HOG CHOLERA
Immune Hog Sent to Delaware From
Iowa For State For Serum.

DIR. Charles F. Dawson, the State
Veterinarian. who is preparing
serum that will prevent hog cholera.
and who sent to Iowa for an immune
hog which is supplied by the United
States Department of Agriculture.
wrote on Thursday, July 20: Il have
to report the safe arrival of the Iowa
hog. She weighs 141 pounds and seems
to be in good health, but of course is
a little wobbly from the long trip,
and seems little different from the
Delaware variety except that she has
not yet grunted. " The plan of opera
tion as given by DR.. Dawson is to
inject two Delaware hogs with viru-
lent hog cholera blood received from
Washington. In about week bleed
these two and inject their virulent
blood into the Iowa hogs veins. In
another week bleed the Iowa hog and
use the serum to prevent and cure
hog cholera. This serum can be kept
almost indefinitely.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
WESLEY CHURCH RE-ORGANIZED
Trustees Elected and First Quarterly
Conference Held Last Week.

At a meeting of the society or
congregation of Wesley M. E. Church
Dover held in the lecture room of the
church Tuesday evening, four trustees
were elected. as follows: William
Salisbury, George W. Tebo, Thomas
C Roe, and Harry Mayer. William
s. Haman continues in the board by
virtue Of a former election, his term
not having expired. After the con-
gregational meeting, a meeting Of
the Board of Trustees was held, at
which William Salisbury was elected
Chairman and Harry Mayer Secretary.
Thomats G. Roe was made Secretary
and Treasurer of the cemeteries and
cemetery funds. The first Quarterly
Conference for the present Conference
year was held Thursdayevening Rou-
tine business was transacted, includ-
ing the fixing of the pastors salary !;
which was made 81, 800 as for some
years past
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
TWO CAPITOL BANDS UNITE

Organizations Which Have Been Sepa-
rated Form One Association.
Dover's two bands of music have
decided to consolidate into an organi-
zation of thirty musicians of which
R. D. Simmons, Jr. will be the
leader. The organization will as
sumo the old name of The Symphony
Band. Dissensions among the musi-
clans led to the formation, some
time ago, of the State Capital Band,
which has made a favorable impress
sion on its engagements, but the new
merger gives band of well-appoin-
ted Instrumentation.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
MARK W. COLE A CONSTABLE
Levy Court Appoints Dover Man to
Succeed Benjamin Moore Resigned

Mark w. Cole of Dover, was
elected constable for the second dis
trict by the Levy Court yesterday to
succeed Benjamin Moore, resigned,
and this will mean, it is said, that
Mr.. Cole will become the general
constable for Dover attending to the
work of the Second mad Fifth dis
tricts. The constable of the Fifth
has not resigned, although he is now
incapaciated. Mr.. Moore has held
the position merely to fulfill the law,
turning over all his work to Fifth
district constable. Mr.. Cole pro-
poses to attend to all the work of
both districts that is brought or as
signed to him.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
NEW LAW FIRM FORMED
Ex-Chancellor Nicholson of Dover, W.
II. Cooper Jr.. and E. G. Bradford Jr.

Ex-C chancellor Nicholson of Dover, W.
II. Cooper Jr.. and E. G. Bradford Jr.
Former Chancellor John R. Mich
olson of Dover, has formed a partner
ship with w. H. Cooper, Jr., E. G.
Bradford, Jr., and Clifford V. Man
nering and opened a suit of six
offices in the Equitable Building in
Wilmington. Mr.. Cooper is a we'll
known young member of the bar
whose home is in New Castle hun
dred, and is a son of DR.. w. H.
Cooper of Kenton. Mr.. Bradford
also is one of the younger members
of the bar, and is a son of Judge Ed
ward G. Bradford. He was a men,
Der of the last Legislature and is
major on the general staff of the
Organized Militia of Delaware. Mr..
Mannering is the youngest member
of the partnership and was connected
with the office Of William S. Hilles
before he became a member of the
bar. Mr. Nicholson will still reside
in Dover but will visit his Whining
ton office practically every day.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
HARDESTY SUPERINTENDENT
Son Of Rev. Geo. C. Hardesty Formerly
of Smyrna, Head of Sussex Schools.


OF Smyrna, Head of Sussex Schools.
Ernest J. Hardesty, late superin-
tendent of the public schools at
Greenwood, Governor Pennewill's
home town. hut recently post grad
uate student at the University of
Pennsylvania, was called at the State
House Monday and commissioned by
the governor as superintendent Of
schools of Sussex county for the in
terim beginning Monday and continu-
ing until the next session Of the State
Senate in January, 1911. Professor
Hardesty is appointed to succeed
John D. Brooks, who rather unexpec-
tedly resigned on Saturday with a
view, it is said, of accepting an i'm
portant position in Pennsylvania. Mr..
Hardesty is a we'll equipped man and
of an energetic temperament. He is
a son of Rev. George L. Hardesty,
formerly pastor Of Smyrna circuit and
a leading prohibition campaigner OF
his State.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
MOONLIGHT EXCURSION ON BAY
Steamer L. M. Price Takes a Jolly
Party on a Few Hours Outing.

A party of forty or more took
delightful outing Friday evening on
the Steamer L. NJ. Price. The boat
which was to have left Prices Wharf
at six O'Clock did not get off until
seven, cwirg to delays. 1t was
warm evening but the party was
soon refreshed by the cool breeze
when the boat left on its course out
the creek. Later the moon rose and
the rest of the evening was spent in
a moonlight trip which was heartily
enjoyed by all. After a trip out in
the bay the Steamer L. NJ. Price,
which was scheduled to leave on a
business trip late that night, turned
in the creek homeward bound. The
party reached home by midnight.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
OYSTER PROJECT COMPLETED
Peninsula Concern Proposes to Pro-
duce 100000 Oysters Yearly.

With the completion of the great
dam across Sinepuxent Bay below
Ocean City, which was done last
week. the promoters of the project by
which go. 600 acres of barren bottoms
are to be converted into fertile oys-
ter fields, see their plans near fruition.
A canal across the narrow strip of
sandy beach that separates the bay
from the ocean is so nearly completed
that in few days the salt water
from the ocean may be made to flow
into the bay. 1t is estimated that
these bottoms will produce a crop of
z. 900, 900 oysters year, or one fourth
the oyster output of the world. The
company which has carried out the
project. in the face of great obstacles
is to receive 20, 900 acres of the land
while the State will have the other
40, 600 acres at its disposal.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
CHURCH LEAVES CONFERENCE
WilHston M. E. Church on Dover Dis
trict Sewers Relations.

The officials of Williston M. E.
Church on Dover district, have voted
to sever their relations with the Meth
odist Episcopal Church and have so
notified the Wilmington Conference.
The Rev. John E. Smith, well-known
throughout the Peninsula as Jack
Smith" a SwedenbOrgian minister
of note, has been requested to hold
services in the Williston Church by
the congregation. The preacher sent
TO Burrsville Circuit" by the con-
ference got an injunction restraining
Smith, but now the litigation has
been ended in the Eastern Shore
courts by decision against the Meth
odist Church and in favor of the heirs
of Arthur John Willis, the original
grantor of the property. Henry R.
Lewis of Denton represented the con-
ference and Albert G. Towers the
Willis heirs. The congregation is
now free to employ whom it pleases
as minister and spiritual adviser.
The court decided that the form given
for deeds in the church discipline is
wrong.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
NEXT SUNDAY AT ASBURY.
Rev. Robert Watt D. D. Announces His
Morning and Evening Topics.

The subject of the morning
ing sermon in Asbury Methodist Epis-
copal church next Sunday will be
"Consider the Lillies," a message
for the careworn. In the evening the
subject will be "No More Tears, F"
the fourth in the series on the Land
Beyond. 1t is gratifying to the pas
tor that these sermons are so helpful.
The subject for meditation in the
prayer meeting will be "Into Green
Pastures. +" The attendance at the
nid-week service is most gratifying.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
REVISED CODE COMMISSIONERS
Former Chief Justice Lore. Herbert H.
Ward and Walter H. Hayes Named.

Former Chief Justice Lore, Herbert n.
Ward and Walter H. Hayes Named.
At meeting of the State judici-
ary in the county court house in Will
migton on Wednesday, Former Chief
Justice Charles B. Lore, Herbert H.
Ward, former attorney general, and
Walter H. Hayes were named as
Code Commissioners. The last session
of the General Assembly provided for
the appointment by joint resolution,
of commiss ion to revise the public
laws of the State and ccdify and
arrange the same under proper title.
The resolution provided for the ap-
p0intment Of the commission by the
Caa1ce!lcr. Chief Justice and four
associate Judges, to consist of not
less than two or more than four COM
missiorers. The entire bench met in
the judges paror and named the COM
missioners. The resolution adopted
by the General Assembly provided
that the commissioners shall make {
report to the next session of tha'
body and it also provides that the
total cost to the State shall not eX
ceed 81, 500.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
DEADLY WORK OF ANTHRAX
IN THOROUGHFARE NECK
THIRTY FOUR OR MORE CATTLE
SUCCUMB TO THE DISEASE
State Board of Agriculture lnstigates
a Vigilant Course in Controlling
and Stamping Out Epidemic

In the recent outbreak of anthrax
in Thoroughfare Neck in a narrow
circumscrihed section between Walk
er's School House and Eagles Nest,
there has been to date reported 81
death of livestock including % cows,
a dozen hogs and one horse. DR..
Frank Gardner of this town and DR..
H. B. Mcdowell of Middletown, on
the part of the State Board of Agri-
culture, have been waging an lnces-
SAINT warfare against the spread of
the disease and indications are that
the epidemic is pretty we'll confined.
In the past week or more George
Bennett has lost three cows, James
Price four. Horace VanDyke three,
Harry G. Blendt two, James Shorts
three, W. B. Burris two and one each
for Herbert Davis, Robert j. Fen
nemore and Mr.. Sapp. James Price
lost valuable horse and among other
farmers, ten or a dozen hogs have
died. The State spares no time,
skill nor expense at stamping out this
virulent animal disease, which not
only would mean the cutting off of
the peoples meat, butter, milk and
cream supply, but the depOpulation
of the farms and utter inability to
till the land DR.. Frank Gardner
and DR.. H. B. Mcdowell the veterin-
arians, forced to work day and night
by the State are now busy inoculat-
ing all the stock of the infected dis
trict before many animals die. Early
in the season the stock in the infected
places in Kent and in part of New
Castle county were innOculated, anC
more recently the veterinarians have
been working through the infected
zone around Thoroughfare Neck. ThC
present outbreak is in a small section
which has been free from the disease
heretofore. There is no trace, al
though every sort of treatment know
cure imaginable has been tried. Tn
only preventative of the disease i
incubation. The best time to in
oculate the cattle is just before the
are turned out in the spring, an
every animal in all the infected dis
tricts should be inoculated. Tn
greatest trouble that the State ex
periences in finally getting rid Q
the disease which strikes, then kills
is that the farmers will not allo'
their stock TO be made immune froi
the disease If incubation is a.
tended to, it is declared, there vcu'
be fewer cases Of the disease in IT,
next twelve months it soon would /
exterminated. The Importance of
therefore cannot be too urgently in
pressed. Any person who has not hs
their cattle inoculated can have
done by notifying DR.. Gardne
Smyrna, or DR.. Mcdowell, Middl
town.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
Services at ST. ST. Peters.

Friday, August 6, Feast of Trans
figuration of Christ. 7.SO a. m,
Holv Communion. Sunday, 7.SO a.
M, Holy Communion; Sunday School
9.45: Morning Prayer and Litany at
II. 30 a. m. The rector will preach.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
DOVER STREET WORK BEGINS
Contractors With 100 Italians Arrive
-S75, ,OCO Bond Issue Ordered.

Street improvement work began in
earnest at Dover Monday, force Of
nearly a hundred workmen starting
on the sewer for North State street.
The sewer will be of concrete. The
work will be pushed forward with
all possible speed. Barracks were
built near the Dover station for the
workmen. The Atlantic City Paving
Company who received the contract for
laying bitulithic will erect their own
plant. At a meeting of Dover Council
Monday night an order was passed
to negotiate a loan of SIS, 600 in pur-
suance of Act.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04

Flemings Landing Bridge Repairs
Kent county paid New Castle
county another 81, 900 check yester-
day. The payment is on account OF
the Flemings Bridge repairs, for
which Kent obligated to pay 81 SlS.
Now SO, 900 has been paid Id sgng
only balance of 81, S1S. dSsaI3 dSfP3
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Harry r. Bell Son of William M. Bell
of this own, Dies in SanFrancisco
James c. Moore, Greenspring,

James c. Moore aged 50 years, who
for many years has been a we'll
known resident of this vicinity, died
at the residence of his son-in-law,
George Pratt near Greenspring, Sat
urday after lingering illness. He
had been making his home with his
daughter, Mrs. Pratt, since he had
been in failing health. Funeral SER
vices were held Monday morning in
charge of the Rev. w. N. Sherwood
of Ewell's M. P. Church, Clayton.
assisted by the Rev. G. P. Smith of
st. Paul M. E. Church. The deceased
is survived by one daughter, Mrs.
George Pratt. George c. Moore,
son, died several months ago.
Mrs. j. B. Roberts, Middletown, Dead.
Mrs. John B. Roberts, an aged
woman of Middletown, died on Sum-
day after a short illness. She was
the widow of John B. Roberts, who
lived there for a number of years.
one leaves IWO SOIlS, 1HOHdS anu
Charles, and several grandchildren.
After the death of her husband sew
eral years ago she made her home
with her son Charles. Funeral SER
vices were held today with interment
in Forest Cemetery.
Roland Moore Loses Infant Son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Moore have
the sympathy of their friends in the
loss of their infant son, Horace B.
Moore, who died Sunday. Funera
services were held yesterday and in,
terment was made at Odd Fellow:
Cemetery, Rev. Robert Watt, officiat
ing.
Harry r. Bell Dies in Sanfrancisco.
Died, in San Francisco, California
July 9th, Harry R. Bell son of Viii
liam M. Bell and the late Emily Hof
ecker Bell of this town.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04

Received "a Bushels to the Acre.
William A. Broadway, living along
the marsh in Severson's neck, receiv-
ed "a bushels to the acre from his
wheat crop. This is among the
largest yields yet recorded.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04

Frank Armstrong Accepts New Place.
Frank Armstrong, formerly of Hall
and Megear and recently with W. G.
Roe has accepted a position in c. A.
Wilson's Cash Store az the corner
of Main and Mt. Vernon streets.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
ANOTHER BUSINESS cAANGE

WrS. annie .. WIdS Gives up anu IS
Succeed by Mrs. B. HAZEL Ross.
Mrs. Fannie B. Wilds who has
been conducting an ice cream, fruit
and confectionery business in the
Reynolds property, corner of Com
merce and Market streets, discon-
tinued business Saturday evening and
is succeeded by Mrs. 3. HAZEL Ross,
who will open Notion and Novelty
store. Mrs. Ross moved from Della
ware street to the store property
Monday and is succeeded by Mr.. and
Mrs. Stewart Wilds.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
Vernon Lay Phillips Buys a Home.

Vernon Lay Phillips, the jeweler,
has purchased through the agency of
Samuel ]. Reynolds, the H. D. Tart
man property better known as the
Cloak property on west Mt. Vernon
street and will make it his home.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-04
GRAIN OF WHEAT IN HIS EYE
w. L. Allen of Cheswold Suffers Fran
tic Pain Until Relieved.

Cheswold, August "A grain o.
wheat driven into the eye at the
lachrymal sack, lodged and swelled
with the moisture of the eve until
w. L. Allen, a wheat thresher, OF
Cheswold. was driven almost frantic
with pain. DR.. W. F. Davis after
an examination lanced the sack and
the wheat shot out like a bullet.
The eye was saved.