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Smyrna times., 1915-08-11
ONLY ONE TOMATO CANNERY
WILL OPERATE At SMYRNA
FACTORY OF THE JOHN Il. HOF.
FECKER COMPANY WILL RUN
Plants of Hoffecker Brothers and Hall
Smyrna Landing ana the Belmont
Hall Cannery Will not Run

The tomato canning season will
open next week and continue a lively
industry until fall. In Smyrna the
canning factory If the John H. Hoffee-
ker Canning Company is being over
hauled and put IN shape to start the
season of canning tomatoes next
week. So far as we are able to
learn, this will be the only factory
at Smyrna to rim this season. The
Hoffecker Brothers & Hall Cannery at
Smyrna Landing will not operate this
season and the usually colony of
Bohemian Labor will not be with us.
The Landing factory will join forces
with the Hoffecksr Csnnery in Smyrna
(practicaly under the same mango
ment) where it is figured that the
Smyrna factory can take care Of all
the contract growers as we'll as the
tomatoes they buy in open market.
The Hoffecker Cannery in Smyrna
employs all home labor and has ma
chinery capacity to take care of the
output Of many acres of tomatoes.
The factory Of the Peterson Speakman
Packing Company at Belmont Hall is
another industry that will not operate
this season. Mr.. Cummins E. Speak
man having accepted a position with
the dupont Powder Company in Will
ming. The fact Of the matter is
there are several canneries in Kent
and the State of Delaware that will
not start up this season. Lest year
many manufacturers had to carry over
hundreds of cases of tomatoes be-
cause Of an Overstocked canned goods
market and the improbable low prices
that prevailed. The outlook for TO.
matoes this season is at present writing
encouraging.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-11
ANTHRAX UNDER CONTROL

prof. Webb Learns Origin Of Epidemic
Over on Eastern Shore of Maryland
While the vicinity Of Leipsic has
been visited by the dread disease an
thrax, it was nothing like the epi-
demic on the Eastern Shore of Mary.
land. Professor Wesley Webb, Sec
retary Of the Delaware State Board
of Agriculture, has received letter
from President Harry P. Skipper of
the Maryland State Live Sock Sanitary
Board, relative to the spread Of an
thrax on the Eastern Shore of Mary
land. The letter says the disease was
first discovered on a farm in Rich
Neck, tenanted by B. F. Potts, where
three cows were lost. and intimates
that the disease might have originated
from a lot Of baled hay which Farmer
Potts had bought and which is believed
to have been infected. or at least a
part Of il. The losses to date from
the disease comprise is cows, 3 mules
and "a hogs. Ten farmers are af'
fected. all Of which have bean circum.
scribed with proper safety zones anC
quarsntined. with 977 head Of stock
ysccinated.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-11
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Sarah {. FARRELL. aged s3, Mother
Of Mrs. Walter Ford, Dien After
Lingering lllness-Other deaths

Mrs. Sarah E. FARRELL, aged So
widow of James FARRELL. well-known
in Thoroughfare Neck, died at the
residence Of her daughter Mrs. Walter
Ford in west SmyrnA, Sunday morn
ing at eleven O'Clock after a linger-
ing illness. She had been residing
with her daughter since the death of
her husband some twenty years ago.
Deceased was good woman. kindly
and sympathetic and lived an ex.
empliary life. When l3 years of age
she joined Friendship NJ. E. Church
IN Thoroughfare Neck and had always
kept her membership there. She is
survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ford.
wife Of Rural Mail Carrier Walter
Ford, Of this town. and Mrs. James
Montgomery of Middletown. and one
brother Mr.. James F Hobson the
well-knOwn commission man. now re-
siding at Milford. Funeral services
took place this Wednesday, after
noon at one O'Clock at the residence
Of Mr.. Walter Ford and interment
took place in the family burying
ground at Friendship Cemetery.
Death of Mrs. ]. c. wea,herby
Mrs. Sraah A. wheatherby. widow
Of Josenh-R. Wheatherby. who form
erly lived near Dover. died at the
home CT her Son-in-law, William 3.
Waterman. 1113 West Eighth street.
Wilmington. Thursday night from
infrmities of age. She was 81 years
old. Mrs. Weatherby was a native
of Camden, N. j.. but lived in Will
mington for a great number of years.
She is survived by three children and
a sister. they being John Weatherby
of Viola. Del. 4; Mrs. Waterman ana
Mrs. Minerva Redmile of Whining.
ton. Mrs. Kate Rash. of Hartley.
is a sister. The funeral took place
from her late residence yesterday
afternoon with interment private in
Riverview Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-11
START WORK DUPONT ROAD
Stretch Between Millsboro and Frank
ford Is Now Under Way,

Stretch Between Millsboro and Frank
ford Is Now Under Way,
Ernest Palmer. contractor, of WAL
nngtord. Pa, who has the contract
ior constructing four miles of the
uuPont boulevard between Millsboro
and FrankfOrd has started grading
work in earnest. Bids were opened
on Saturday for another four-mile
strsteh Of reinforced concrete roadway
fourteen feet wide and six inches
deep. between Stoekley and George.
Town. The Utility Construction
Company, Of New Brunswick, N. j.,
was the lowest bidder. The bidders
ana their estimates were as follows /:
'uniata Construction Co., Philadel-
phia' S8S. 297.96; Utility Construc-
.lon Co.. New Brunswick. N. j.,
Soo. .o4S. 81; Atlantic Bitulithic Co.,
Richmond, Va. s35. 902. so; Pugh
hubbard, Philadelphia, 81, 32O. SO I;
". Z. Evans, Philadelphia, S29, d.
- 20; sutton & CorsOn, Ocean City,
~ j.. SS37, ,216.17. Further steps
'H tne construction of the Boulevard
VIII be taken by the opening Of bids
on today for a four-mile stretch
y oegin at Stockely and continue
sos'h. Next Saturday at 1 O'Clock
o'os Will also be opened for four
a -.'ie stretch starting at Selbyville
ana running south.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-11
NEXT SUNDAY AT AssURY
Rev. Frank Andrus, of Chester, Pa.
Will Occupy NJ. &. Pulpit

VIII occupy NJ. z. Pulpit
Rev. Frank Andrus Of Chester. Pa,
who married Miss May Stubbs. niece
of Mrs William FAIRIES of this town,
will occupy the pulpit Of Asbury NJ.
E. Church next Sunday in the ab-
sence Of Rev. c. w. Pret.yman, the
pastor. who ia spending a six weeks
vacation at the summer camp of his
sons in the mountains near Wentworth
Nh. Rev. DIr. Andrus is no stranger
in our midst. his eloquent sermons Of
a year ago still lingering in the
memory Of many who heard him.
Since he has been At Chester he has
built his church up wonderfully, has
had his salary advanced geveral times
and has demonstrated such pulpit and
pastoral ability that bigger churches
have called him. but bis loyal congre-
cation will not hear TO his making a
change.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-11
WANT LOW RATES TO REHosoTH

Board of Commissioners of Rehoboth
Ask That Rates be Made Lower.
The restoration of the 16- day ticket
and of all other old railroad rates
was aksed for in the communication
authorized by the Board of Commits
sioners of Rehoboth Beach. at their
regular meeting last Saturday. II
asked especially that the rates be-
tween RehObOth Beach. Philadelphia.
Baltimore. and Washington be the
same as last year.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-11
SMYRNA AT CHESAPEAKE HAVEN
Number Have Visited New Resort and
Some At least Have Purchased Lots

Number Have Visited New Resort and
Some Al least Have Purchased Lots
Because of its ideal location and of
its nearness to this vicinity, a num-
Der of Smyrnians are interested in
Chesapeake Haven, new and piomis.
ing resort. which is being doomed at
the head Of the Chesapeake Bay. This
resort is on a promontory of S0-fo
elevation across the Sassafras River
from Betterton and comprises some
1400 acres of splendid building lots
which have been laid out along wide
avenues where the cool breezes of
the Chesapeake Bay and the inlets 10
the Sassafras River and Elk River
are always to be had at temperature
Of to 10 degrees cooler than other
resorts. An SIS, 600 pier has al
ready been built by the owners of
the resort. the Chesapeake Land
Improvement Company. Inc. and lots
are being sold 10 none but good and
reputable people. The Ericsson Line
and Colchester Line of steamers stop
at the wharf. Mr.. E. n. Battin,
sales manager of the Company. has
been interesting a number of Smyrna
folks in the property and some have
already purchased building lots with
the intention Of erecting cottages or
bungalows there. If you are not
acquainted with this new resort read
advertisement in another column and
write for illustrated pamphlet.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-11
QUAIL AND RABBIT PLENTIFUL

Weather Conditions Have Beer Fine
for Propagation of Game in Kent
Never have rabbits and birds been
so plentiful in lover Kent and uppsr
Sussex counties as at present. The
weather conditions have been excel
lent for breeding Of both birds and
rabbits and the farmers ascribe the
increase of the game TO this fact.
Those who backed the game laws re-
Gently repealed by the Legislature.
however, assert that the increase was
caused by keeping gunners from in
discriminate shooting. Whatever the
cause. game was never more plentiful
in Delaware than this summer.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-11
BETTER ROADS AT MlDOEToHN
Road Between Middletown and Odessa
and the Streets OF Middletown to
Be lmproVed-Cecil Co. Road

Be lmproved-Cecil Co. Road
The Juniata Paving Co. has been
awarded the contract to huild about
three miles Of macadam road for
Cecil county Md The road com-
mences at the end of the stone road
below Warwick and continues toward
Ceeilton. and when completed will
make one of the finest road improve
ments made IN this section for some
time. The contract price for the
road is S37, 900. This company also
has been awarded the contract 10 hp-
ply coat of Urgite to about 20 miles
of New Castle county roads, and
work is now under way on the road
from Middletown to Odessa. It will
also receive a top dressing Of trap
rock, and will then have the oil dres-
sing applied. after which it will be
rolled. The Town Commissioners, OF
Middletown. have awarded the same
company the contract to apply the
dressing to the stone streets Of the
town. They will also awa.d a con-
tract ior laying a two-foot concrete
gutter from Broad and Main streets
to the railroad crossing. The gutter
will be laid at the expense of the
town and the curbing will be charged
to the property owners. This work
when completed will be a great i'm
provement as the streets are so level
that stsgnant water lies at all times
in the cutters. Little attention has
been paid to the notices calling for
improvement of sidewalks, and some
are a disgrace to the town. being in
some cases really dangerous to walk
on. The owners have been notified
time after time but no attention what
ever is paid to the notices. Much
dissatisfaction is felt over the sit.
uation.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-11
NEW SCHOOL FOR TOWNSEND

Vote at Monday Election to Replace
Burned Building With $4,000 Edifiee
An election to decide the question
as to whether or not a new school
shall be erected in Townsend to re-
place the one burned recently. was
held Monday afternoon. The vote
was unanimously in favor of the new
school. The vote was on the question
of bonding the school district for IS.
600 for the erection Of the school.
Tentative plans have been received
by the school commissioners for the
new building. It will be of brick
and two stores high. There will be
four rooms on the first floor. which
can later on be cut into class rooms.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-11
MIDDLETowN CLUB HOUSE

Hustling Club Women to Build Club
House at a Cost of S5.34o
The club women of the New Cen
tury Club Of Middletown have awarded
the contract for building a club house.
on the lot presented by Mrs. George
F. Brady. to James W. Johns, work
to begin at once. Monday, August
9th, the architect. J. Fletcher Street.
Of Philadelphia, was in town to Law
out the building. Cost s5. $40.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-11
COMING FlREMENs CARNIVAL
Carnival Committee of Hose Company
Visited Newark and Attend Carnival

Carnival Committee of Hose Company
Visited Newark and Attend Carnival
Harvey W. FAIRIES, George W. Gun
ming. John c. Mannering, Walter W.
Hynson and Harry Collins. members
of the Smyrna Firemen's Carnival
Committee, who will conduct a big
Carnival in Smyrna from August 3Oth
70 September 4th for benefit of Citi-
zen's Hose Company of this town,
visited the Firemen's Carnival at
Newark Monday night and came home
delighted and pleased and fortified
with facts which they will use to a
good purpose in the coming carnival
in Smyrna. The local committee is
getting together some fine talent in
amusements and vaudeville which will
be announced later. Invitations will
be sent out soon and the Firemen's
Carnival Committee request citizens
of Smyrna TO submit to them the
names of relatives and friends resid.
ing out OF town to whom invitations
can be sent. They want the whole
town, their relatives and friends to
cooperate in making this first Carni.
val in Smyrna a rousing success.
Address all communications to George
w. Cunning. secretary. At a meet
ing last night a Soliciting Committee
was appointed to canvas the town for
donations.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-11
HER PET CAT cHLoRoFoRmeo

Provisions of the Will of Mrs. SalIie S.
Leeman Carried Out to the Letter
According to the wishes and desires
of the late Mrs. Sallie S. Neeman,
widow of the late George w. Nee
man. of Dover. who died in Phil.
adelphia hospital on Friday. July
30th. in which she willed that her pet
cats should be ehloroformed as soon
as possible after death. such provi-
sions were carried out Wednesday
last, when the score or more pets
were carefully picked up and placed
in box and a large sponge. filed
with chloroform was dropped into the
box. The cats died without a strug.
gle and evidently we're killed in the
humanitarian way desired by ldrs.
Neeman.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-11
ANOTHER SHOOTING TAKES
PLACE FRIENDSHIP CAMP
HOWARD HOLLIS RECEIVES BUL-
LET WOUND IN EACH LEG
Meeting of Colored Folks in Mudge's
Woods Attended 5v Crowds Last
Disorder near Grounds

Friendship Camp. in Mudges'
Woods. west of Clayton. was attended
by large crowd of colored people
Sunday il being the big Sunday" of
their annual camp. The jitney autos
we're in evidence all day from Smyrna
to the camp and the roads were lined
with teams. While the meeting
within 1.-THE circle was quiet and
orderly and attended with much good,
the crowd outside and along the rail
road was disorderly as has been the
case with each session of camp for
many years. Howard Hollis. colored,
was shot in both legs during a fight
near the camp ground. He was so
badly injured that he was taken to q
Wilmington hospital for treatment.
1t was also reported that gambling
was carried on along the railroad and
evidence of the sale Of liqnor also
has been secured. but no arrests have
been made as yet. Scarcely a year
has passed that somebody has not
been shot or wounded near Friendship
Camp. 1t has a list of murders
fights and shootings and stabbings TO
its discredit and the authorities have
gotten so they look for trouble there
each year. Just who shot Hollis has
not been learned and no arrests have
been made.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-11
.SHOWERY WEATHER HOLDS
BACK WHEAT THRESHING
FARMERS NOT ONLY SUFFER A
euoRT CROP BUT ALSO DAMAGE
,,,,y Who Cut Wheat Weeks Ago Have
Been Unable on Account Of Rains,
70 Getit Threshed-Corn Crob

In 70 a month ago. the prospects
FOR a most prosperous year for the
farmers of this section were excel
lent At that time the wheat looked
fine and apparently was headed out
GOOD. with promise Of a fairly good
.rop. These hopes were dispelled,
bwoever. when the first crop was
,bresbed. from which % and 80 BUSH
ole per scre we've expected, but the
Weld wss only 10 to 20 bushels.
l'rops from which 20 bushels were ex-
peeted Welded only 13 or Ia bushels.
The continued rains prevented the
farmers either threshing or stacking
the crop. so that some of the largest
rrops are still in shock in the fields,
in a tough condition. and when
threshed may not come up to grade.
Corn prospects were most encourage
ing until the storm of Tuesday of last
week. when in a few hours the crop
was shortened By at least one-third,
in many cases more than that. Also.
the expenses Of harvesting what is
left Of the crop will be almost twice
As large as though the corn was stand.
ing up.
Potato Crop Hardly Worth Digging up
The crop Of sugar corn planted at
different time. will not. in the aggre-
gate. suffer as much as the field corn.
as the lIter paintings will come up
and probably yield well. The few
farmers who have planted potatoes
all seem to have a large crop, but
the present prices are very discourag-
ing. potatoes being quoted in the
Philadelphia market as low as 50
.snts per barrel. None Of the grow.
ers have started digging with these
conditions existing. The milk busi-
ness is the only part of the farming
business that is paying now. and dur
ing the early part Of the spring it was
rather poor. the lack of rain making
poor pasturage. Since the rains have
come. however. the grass has beer
plentiful and the supply Of milk has
been largely increased.
Turning Attention to Better Stock
A buyer Of horses for war purpose.
who was in New Castle County last
week said he had visited nearly al
the farms within 20 miles Of Middle
town and, on nearly every one haC
found a great many more horses thar
were needed to till the farms. A
government agent who made a canvass
Of the county suggested in his report
Of the various farms he had visitet
that the farmers breed a larger typ,
Of horses and cut down the number
and put in more cows. But all offer
to buy horses are turned down an
more horses are bred around Middle
town than in any part Of the State
while in proportion to the numbe
bred and raised less are sold. Tn
farmers cling to their horses ant
% not turn 20 cows. notwithstandin
there is good money in milk thes
times.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-11
HEN MAKING WORLD REcoRD
In Egg Laying Contest, A. A. Christians
Hen of Greensboro. Nd. Leads


A. A. Christian. of Ptiladelphiq.
formerly of Greensboro, Md has en-
tered hen in the egg laying contest
at the Delaware College farm which
is expected to break the worlds rec
ord in laying. The champion to-be
is a White Leehorn. weighing only
3.8 pounds, and since November first
last. when the contest began with
500 birds, she has laid 231 pearly
eggs. Barring accidents the hen will
have swept past the 800 mark by the
close Of the contest year and will
have made a record that will make
it the most famous pullet in the
world. 1t was raised on tie Eastern
Shore. near Greensboro, Nd.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-11

o. Peters Sunday School on Picnic
SIFeter's Episcopal Sunday School
'H = number Of parents and teach
US pienieed at Brickstore Landing
sss'e,asy. The picnickers COM
p','ea several touring car loads.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-11
CAMDEN CAMP CLOSED SUNDAY
More Than 200 Automobiles Counted
SundaY-Crowd Up in Thousands

SundaY-Crowd Up in Thousands
Monday being the last day Of Cam
den eampmeeting. an unusually large
crowd was present. More than 200
automobiles were counted in the af-
ternOon which. at the lowest estimate,
represented a value Of S100. 600.
Because of the storm which passed
over Kent county in the afternoon
shortly after o'clock. many left
the camp ground before the services
Of the afternoon were over. Automo-
biles en- route to the camp passed
through Dover Sunday from Mary
land. Ne'T Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-02-11
NOVEL USE FOR BLUE LIGHT
Remarkable Demonstration by Doctor
Titus Showing That 1t Produces
Complete Local Anesthesa.

One Of the most remarkable actions
of light has recently come to our at
tention, the Journal of Surgery re-
marks. In an address before the
Boston Physio-Therapeutic society.
DR.. E. c. Titus has demonstrated that
blue light possesses remarkable an
esthetic power
In his experiments he used a series
of slender glass rods about one-eighth
of an inch in thickness, placed side
by side and tied together so as to
form a kind of flexible mat which
will adapt itself to various parts of
the body. The glass must be of cobalt
blue and transmit no red rays, this
being very important point The
rods are to be placed upon the area
to be anesthetized. and some form Of
white light, preferably a tungsten
lamp, brought as closely as possible
without causing discomfort.
Strange to relate. in twenty minutes
the part becomes insensitive, so that
superficial and even deep missions or
punctures are no longer felt. This
anesthesia lasts for one-half hour or
more, and has occurred so constantly
that there is no reason TO believe that
1t is the result of suggestion or &C
cident Minor surgical operations have
been performed under this method
and without the least pain or discom-
fort, and there seems to be enough in
it to merit attention.
More than thirty years ago there
prevailed what was afterward termed
the blue glass craze All sorts Of
ailments were thought to be amenable
to the action OF blue light. and the
newspapers were filed with glowing
accounts of cures. Enthusiasm ran
riot for a time and then the matter
dropped out of sight
Some time later there was a revival
of interest in photOtherapy when
Finsen demonstrated the curative pro-
perties of the ultraviolet ray in var
ious affections, especially lupus. Since
then the physiological action of light
has been carefully investigated, and,
although much remains to be learned,
there can be no doubt that we are
nearer to an appreciation of its pos
sibilities in the treatment of disease.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-02-11
WHEN FAIR AT FRISCO IS OFEN.
Preparing 60 Greet Governor Colds
borough And Party.

When the Panama Pacific Exposition
opens at San FransicO on February 90,
A, J. CCy'O Cummings and Miss
HemsIey, hostand hostess. respectively,
at the Maryland Building, will be thAe
and will remain there until the fair
closes in the fall They are now en-
route to the Pacific Cast.
The Maryland Building in tie exposi-
ton grounds is nearil q completion and
will be ready for occupancy when the
fair starts 1t IS built on the Colonial
style after the old Carroll Mansion at
Homestead, It's similar 10 the Mary
land Building at the jamestown EXposi-
ton. Its cost will be about So. 900. 1t
occupies desirable site. The expo.i-
ton managers had selected a site in the
backward OF the Massachusetts reserva-
ton for the Maryland Building in adj
vance OF the arrival of the commits
sioners from this state. The Mary
lauders protested and insstrd that they
be given The site set aside for the build
ing TO be erected by Kentucky. whose
legislature had made no appropriation
for building and was not at that time
in mood to do so. 1t was hard fight.
but the Marylanaers won.
Immediately upon their arrival in San
Francisco Mr.. Cummings and Mis-
Hemsley will begin to prepare for the
reception of Governor Goldsborough
and party of MaryIanders They will
leave Baltimore on March 6 ard will
make several stops en- route.
At Los Angeles. Cal, warm recep-
ton is being planned by the Mary
land State Society and the Chambar of
Commerce for Governor Goldsborough
and party when they pass through that
city on their way to the exposition at
San Diego and thence TO San Fransico.
It is expected that the Governor will
be the first chief executive of an
Eastern state to attend the exposition
officially. He will arrive in time for
Maryland State Day, which is set for
March Ia.
Several thousand former residents of
Maryland are living in Southern
California. Madison Marine, formerly
OF Baltimore, is president of the state
organization, which will pay honors to
the Governor upon his arrival there.