Smyrna times., 1912-07-03

Lewes farmers have taken $4,000
worth of stock in a creamery which
is to be erected this summer.
Wheat in the vicinity of Bear
Station will net from 80 to 80 bush
els to the acre, according to some of
the leading farmears.
Vestrymen of ST. Peters Episco-
pal Church in Lewes have decided
on many Improvements to the church.
and several stained glass windows
and memorial tablets will be in
stalled.
Eight hundred and twenty-four
carloads of potatoes passed through |
Delaware on Tuesday of last week, |
the largest single days shipment |
Of the entire season.
A l6-foot stone road is to be
built at once from Dover to
Cooper's Corner by order of Levy
court Commissioner Donoho, as a re-
suit of the questionable status of
the DUPONT boulevard project.
The New Castle Levy Court fixed
the tax county rate at 65 cents on
the S100, the same as before, and
made appropriations for the year
aggregating S453, $50. One feature
of the appropriations is an item of
SS6, 900 for the maintenance of the
dc
$1,000.
The result of the dairy COW iudg-
ing contest held at the College Farm
on Farmers Day has just been an
nounced by the experiment station.
Ninety eight men entered the con-
test, and the thoroughbred Guernsey
calves offered as prizes were won
by Walter Camper, Frederick, and
John W. Vane of Smyrna.
Farm land in St. Georges hundred
is still worth big money. There
was spirited bidding there on Satur-
day of last week at the administra-
tors sale of the property of the
late Robert F. Cochran. The 20
acre farm was purchased by Joseph
Rhode for S11, O40, while Joseph
Armstrong paid $ll, 26s for the TIA
acre farm. Both are in high class
cultivation.
While John Heldmyer, Jr., was
riding his motorcycle up lane
leading to the house on the Truax
farm about Two miles south of Mid
dletown on Wednesday afternoon he
struck a small iron wire that had
been stretched across the road and
was badly lacerated on both arms
and thrown from his machine to the
ground. striking upon his head,
knocking him senseless for a short
time.
The farmers and other persons
about Frederick who are interested
in a creamery have subscribed for
all of the stock for a new creamery,
to be erected by the William Con-
truction Co., of Chicago, and work
will commence on it at once. A
site has been purchased from Ma.
the Murderkill river. The promoters
of the affair expect to have the new
plant in operation not later thar
September 1st.
Joseph T. Hoffecker, one Of
Dover's most active citizens cele-
brated the 72nd anniversary of hi!
birth on Saturday, June q. HI
takes part in public affairs, conducts
a merchantile business collects ant
handles thousands of dollars an
nually as Financier of Diamond
Lodge, No. 9, A. o U. W., ant
Treasurer of Wesley M. E. Church
and frequently settles estates o
deceased persons.
!. Finding that the fact that but few
cattle are being kept on the farm
in Sussex county is responsible fo
the diminishing fertility of the Ian
} Lewes Board of Trade has adopte
plans for the building of larg
creamery at Lewes, as an induce
Inent to restore kline to their plae
on the farm Over $4,000 worth o
stock was subscribed at the meetin
: and the new industry is now an as
J sured fact. Building operations vii
Z start in July and the plant will b
compile ted by September.
An alteration between two colore
boys of Dover on Thursday of las
week, in which one Of them wa
. struck with brickbat, has resulte
in the death of the one who has re
|. ceived the blow, John Vincent, tn
cause of death being lock-jaw. Her
bert Morrishaw, aged about 13 year
and Vincent about the same age
became involved in q quarrel, re
sulting in Morrishaw hitting Vincen