Smyrna times., 1911-08-02
BOUNDARY BETWEEN KENT
AND NEW CASTLE COUNTIES
COMMISSIONERS POSTLES AND
HART FINISH MARKING LINE
With Party of Friends They Visited
Woodland Beach Friday and Noted
Many Improvements There


Frank E. Postles of SMYRNA. and
Edward Hart, of Townsend, commits
sioners recently appointed by Cover
nor Pennewill to establish and mark
the boundary between Kent County
and New Castle County, have COM
pleted their work. They have placed
monuments from the head of the
water course to the Maryland line,
the water line being Smyrna River
from the northern branch of Murphy's
Millpond to the Bombay Hook Light
house. In marking the boundary
and the establishing the dividing
line between the two counties, Com
missioners Postles and Hart had the
land route surveyed by Civil Engi- |
neers John E. Postles, of Smyrna, |
and W. Hart Scott, of Townsend, |
recent graduates of Delaware Col
lege. These surveyors covered the
course the last week in June. Stone
markers have beeen placed from a
point on the Abel Numbers farm
Millpond, to a point on the William
Holt farm on the Maryland line,
short distnce beyond Delaney's
Church. Last Friday Commissioners
Postles and Hart took a survey of
the water course forming the eastern
boundry line of the two counties.
They chartered Stokesbury's Naptha
Launch and took along with them as
their guests, Messrs. John P. Hudson
]. E. Hoffecker, Joseph M. Reynolds
and Walter o. Hoffecker. They.
went over the entire navigable course
and noted the changes which had
been made since the last survey, 1O9
years ago.
Took a Side Trip to Woodland Beach
When Bombay Hook Lighthouse
had heen reached, the extreme east
ern boundary of their course, it was
decided to take a side trip to Wood
laid Beach to see the improvements
being made to this resort. They
were cordially greeted by President
James R. Mott, of the Woodland
Beach Corporation, and taken over
the resort. Especial note was made
of the new road which Mr.. Mott
was building to meet the new pro-
posed road which the Levy Court OF
Kent County has practically decided
to build. The road at the Bombay
Hook Island end is in fine shape anc
the improvements being made by Mr..
Mott are entirely praiseworthy. Mo-
only is he giving attention to the
road, but the whole resort is being
put in better condition than it hal
been for years. Fine drives LEAF
from the hotel to the grove. La
goons and lakes are being laid on
with floral effects. The lake is dot
ted here and there with little islands
all of which help to make the sur
roundings beautiful and attractive
In this work of laying out and beau
tifying the new Woodland Beach
Mr.. Mott employs regularly from
to 20 men.
A Colony of Some Thirty Cottages
An an evidence of the growth c
Woodland Beach, the commissioner
noted some thirty or more cottage
which had sprung up below the hott
in recent years. More are going U
all the time and this colony promise
to give an added interest to Woot
land. The old Dance Hall which fl
years has been the rendezvous fl
gay and happy crowds, has bee
converted into an apartment hous'
Il Mr.. Mott proposes to build a bi
dance pavilion over the weter ar
of a capacity to accommodate mar
more people than the old dance hal
When the roads and surroundings al
completed, attention will be give
TO the beach front of the rescr
which in past years has been mu'
encroached upon by the sea. M
Motifs plan is to build bulkhei
along the front. This will be do
largely with the stone taken fro
the front of old Collins Beach. A
that is needed to restore life a
activity to Woodland Beach is
permanent road from the manila
to Bombay Hook Island and VIII
this is completed MIR. Mott will ma
arrangements with the excursio
boats from Philadelphia, Wilmingt
and other points to run daily excu
sions to this resort. The comm
sioners and their guests were w
pleased with the reconstruction VIC
that Mr.. Mott was doing and see
II a future fJr Woodland Bes
which in bygone days enjoyed lai
patronage.
Chicken Thieves Work About SniY
Chicken thieves are about q
depredations are reported All aro'