Smyrna times., 1913-05-21

L ~ANN having Nut DuNer OuduAduQud III
hand. have secured permission from
the state authorities to have the
Chautauqua tent pitched on the state
house grounds in the rear Of the state
house, adjourning the new state ar
mory.
Founders Day exercises were cele-
brated at the Jacob Tome Institute
Thursday with appropriate exercises.
President John c. Hibben, OF Prince
ton University, delivered an address
before the students and friends of the
school. Governor GOldsborough. who
was invited to attend, found il impos-
ible to be present. After the exer-
cises, DR.. Thomas S. Baker. director
of the school, held a reception at his
residence to which the trustees and
faculty were invited as we'll as all
Princeton graduates fromInearby towns
and surrounding counties.
The season for the planting of COW
peas is now on, the usual time for
planting being between May 10 and
June IS, although the later date is
rather late as it is the desire Of grow
ers to have the crop so far advanced
before cutting that the pods are we'll
formed and many Of them in an al
most cured state. They have been
found to do exceedingly well in Sussex
and when the hay is properly cured it
is as valuable. pound for pound. as
red clover and almost equals wheat
bran or alfalfa as a feed for stock.
William E. Deputy. formerly Of
the dry goods firm of James H. De-
putty & Brother, Milford. died at his
home Thursday morning, after an i'll
ness Of several months of paralysis.
aged about 50 years. He was born
and raised in Milford and for many
years was one Of its most prominent
BUSINESS men. He leaves a wife.
daughter of the late George S. Grier,
two daughters, Elizabeth and Nan
Deputy, and one son, James Deputy.
Dover is to have the fastest base
ball team in the State as a result Of
merger this week, by which the
ODD Fellows of Dover take over the
all-Dover Base Ball Association and
coalesce the team with theirs. DR..
Cecil de j. Harbordt was chosen as
manager, with full power to act at
home and in travelling with the team.
The opening game will be at Dover
this Saturday with Odessa's fast club.
which has already defeated Middle
town. Here after there will be games
at home and away every week.
Thursday night in their new Tenn
pie the /. o. o. F. conferred degrees
on the biggest class Of candidates
ever initiated in this State. The first
degree as conferred by jefferson
Lodge. Music for the degree was
furnished by Delaware Lodge orches-
ira. The second degree was confer
red by Fairfax Lodge. Music was
furnished by Fsirfax oehestra. The
third degree team Of Delaware Lodge
which did the work very impressive
ly. The lodge had ffty-seven candi-
dates Of the 300. Music was fur
nished by Delaware orchestra.
Following closely upon the dedica-
tion ceremonies of the Riddle Memo
rial Deaconess Home Thursday in
Wilmington. the deaconess work con-
tinues to be the topic of interest, and
active preparations are now in pro-
gress for the third annual Deaconess
Conference of the Eastern Bureau of
the Woman's Home Missionry Society
Of the Methodist Episcopa lChurch,
to be held in st. Paul's NJ. E. Church.
Tenth and Jackson streets, Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday of next week
A decidedly interesting and compre-
hensive program has been arranged
for the three days.
Kent county officials at Harrington.
having Offices in the county building
ct Dover give no serious thought "a
the reported attempt at kidnapping
of the six-year-old child Of John Por-
ter. at Harrington, last week. In
view of recent robberies at Harrine-
ton, the belief is that it was merely
q robbery, and fearing the child
might give the alarm as the thieves
entered the house they attempted to
get the child out of the way before
committing their depredations. Nc
motive for kidnapping can be conceiv-
ed. as Porter is not a man of great
means and has no enemies so far as
is known.
AS result Of the fall sustained BY
Judge Philip Q. Churchman in the
City Court, Thursday. when the chair
upon which he was sitting toppled
over while he was hearing a case. the