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Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
REMARKABLE HEN AT DELAWARE

Lady Byzantine" Passes the 2ei Egg
Mark and Breaks Worlds Record
Lady Byzantine. champion of the
world. who Of last record of 2S6 eggs
by laying 2s7. has laid more since
then, making her score up TO last
night, 291 eggs. This pullet and
four of her sisters. entered by Eglan-
tine Farms. Greensboro. Maryland.
in the Fourth Philadelphia North
American international Egg. Laying
Competition, Delaware College, New
ark, Del. leads all other pens of the
hundred entered in these 355 day egg
laying events. The FIVE layers have
produced 1854 eggs in 335 days and
have until October 81 in which TO add
TO their score.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
NORFOLK MAN BID LOWEST
FOR SMYRNA POSTOFFICE
NOTHING CAN BE LEARNED OUT
SOC OF THIS or AUTHORITY
Postmaster Cummins Has Received
No Report-5ids Were Opened in
Architects Office. Washington

Bids were opened for the con-
struction of the new Smyrna Postoffice
last Friday. the sealed proposals being
opened in the presence of a number
of contractors in the Supervising Ar
ehitect's Office at Washington, D. c.,
Postmaster Cummins has received no
report and but little can be learned
in Smyrna. Il is understood the
lowest bidder was q Norfolk (Val
contractor whose bid was S24. 500
Mr.. James A. Hirons, of Dover, the
only local man TO bid on the job. was
in Washington, Friday. and had
hoped his bid of S2s. 500 would land
the job in which his many friends
here joined him. The Department,
however. reserves the right to accept
or reject any or all bids. and it may
be thst Mr. Hirons or some other
bidder will land the job and not the
Norfolk man. the lowest. What
concerns the people most is when
work will begin on the long delayed
project. The site for the Federal
Building formerly the old Smyrna
House property has been cleared and
in readiness for nearly three years.
so long that the lot in the center of
the towa has grown up with grass and
weeds. Bids have been received and
all rejected and now another effort is
being made TO get the building built
within the appropriation of $50. O0O
which must include vaults interior fur
nishings. fittings and approaches. a fact
overlooked at the last presentation
Of sealed proposals. The new post
Office is to be a one story and base.
ment building, ground area. 1900
square feet. first floor and ceiling fire
proof, stone and brick facing with
wood cornice. etc. and tin roof. II
is to be hoped that something will be
done this time and work will not bc
delayed longer. Smyrna needs {
better postoffice.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
HANDLoFF.s s STORE ENLARGED
Three Rooms Thrown Into One Big
Store With Glass Front,

Three Rooms Thrown Into One Big
Store With Glass Front,
Carpenters began tearing out par
titions in the store Of Alexander
Handloff in the Dick property on Com
meree street Monday, preparatory to
adding additional floor space for the
growing business Of Mr.. Handlof.
The room that was originally the
parlor Of the residence portion Of the
house as we'll as the library or living
room, directly adjoining. will be aided
to and all thrown into one big store
room. To do this the floors have to
be brought all on the same level and
the stairway removed. The glass
front and display windows will extend
to Magistrate F. E. Postles Office, and
will have two entrances. The store
will have a floor space of nearly 1000
square feet.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
ELECTRIC TRAINS AT CLAYTON
Talk ofSueh Being Operated on Q. A.
and x. Fro m Townsend and D. and
c. From Clayton 10y Batteries

=. from clayton toy Batteries
The Centreville. Nd. Record says
passenger trains on the Chestertowa
and Centreville branches of the Della
ware division Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, extending southwest from
Townsend. soon will be operated by
electricity. but freight trains will
continue to be run by steam. Economy
is given as the reason for the pro-
posed change. A representative Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad recently
conferred with L. d. Shank. manager
Of the Centreville municipal electric
plant. for the purpose of ascertaining
the cost of electricity for passenger
cars. The Record says the cars will
be constructed so that they may be
run either singly or in trains. Stor-
age battery cars or gss-eleetrie cars
will be used. Should storage bat.
teries be adopted they will be charged
at various stations. A small dynamo.
operated by a gasoline engine, would
prOpel the gas-electTic cars. One
man would control the motive power
of an entire train. ''If the storage
battery system is adopted" the Rec
ord quotes Mr.. Shank as saying,
1.-The travelling public will get quicker
service and Centreville will be speci-
ally benefited. We could afford TO
give the railroad attractive rates be-
cause the batteries would be charged
only between 10 o'clock at night and
z o'clock in the morning, when our
load is the lightest. " The Centreville
Observer says it also is probable that
electric trains will be put on the
Oxford branch. extending southwest
from Clayton. and it expresses the
opinion that such trains soon will run
from Wilmington to Delmar. at
is argued that with a system of cleo
trio cars" the Observer continues,
1.-THE Pennsylvania Railroad could give
the Peninsula faster service. The in
and out trains could easily be doubled.
train could leave Townsend and Cen
treville simultaneously. and instead
of train from the north in the morn
ing and evening there codld be two
trains in each half Of the day. In
this way a northbound train would
reach Townsend at about the same
time that a southhOund train would
reach Centreville. putting the morn
ing mail into the local postofice al
least two hours earlier. 1t is also
said the company is figuring on Civ
ing Philadelphia patrons better SER
vice for shipments of milk. Now all
milk is shipped on passenger trains,
and prompt delivery is often impossible
4 in view of slow service. With elec-
trio trains better time could be made
and the hundreds of tons Of Peninsuls
milk could be gotten to Philadelphia
on possibly morning milk express.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
MAY HAVE CURE FOR YELLows

Nitrate of Soda Used 70 Combat the
Disease in Peach Orchards
Professor Charles A. MeCue of the
Delaware College Experimental Farm,
is Of the opinion that nutrition plays
an important part in the control of
the disease of peach trees. known as
"the yellows. In work at the coll
lege farm he has applied nitrate Of
soda as much as 1000 pounds an
acre. with gratifying results both
in growth Of trees and amount of
fruit produced. During seven years
in an orchard Of 1000 trees he has
removed less than half a dozen on ac-
count Of "the yellows. Professor
McCue does not feel these results can
be considered conclusive. but indica-
tions point that way.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
NEW SMYRNA POST CARRIERS

r. II. DenneY and Herman Robinson
Have Rainy Day For Their First Trip
Robert H. Denney and Herman
Robinson. the newly appointed carriers
of Postmaster A. Lee Cummins,
started off on their new motor vehicle
routes Friday snd had a miserable.
rainy day for their start. Each have
purchased Ford cars and the muddy
roads and newness of the route had to
be covered slowly. Denney arrived
back in good time but it was after s
p. m. before Robinson got back.
Since the first day the schedule has
been working move smoothly and with
few complaints. Much interest, now is
in the coming civil service examine
tion to be held both in Smyrna and
Clayton. November 18th next. The
carriers and q number of others will
apply. Postmaster J. Frank Startling,
of Dover. has appointed three rural
mail carriers temporarily. until the
Civil Service examinations are held
for regular carriers. They are: Will
bert Rawley Of Leipsic. Frank Nc
Kee of West Dover hundred and
George c. Brittingham of Dover.
They will 60 their routes in automo-
biles.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
REV, {, H, JONES TO LEAVE
CLAYTON FOR NEW CHARGE
TENDERS HIS RESIGNATION TO
EwELL's AND OTHER CHURCHES
Goes TO Siewardstown, Pa, on The
18th. Where He Will Have Lighter
Work an d Be Nearer Old Home

Rev. F. H.Iones, pastor of EwelI's
M. ?. Church, Clayton, gave his con-
greg alton a surprise Sunday by ten
dering his resignation as their pastor
which he has served successfully for
AZ years and announcing that he had
accepted the pastorate of Stewards
town Circuit at Stewardstown. Pa, q
borough about the size of Clayton.
situated in York County about 35
miles north of Baltimore. Md, and
so miles from Harrisburg. Pa. Mr..
Jones succeeds the Rev. John A.
Wright. a former Clayton boy. who
vaeates the Stewardstown charge TO
accept the pastorate Of the NJ. P.
Church at Georgetown. this state.
The whole thing came to Pastor Jones
as a complete surprise. Friday. word
came to him from DR.. ]. S. Bowers,
of Baltimore. Md, president of the
Nj. P. Conference. notifying him Of
the vacancy and offering him the
place. Pastor Jones lost no time
in accepting. Not alone because il
was a better and easier charge for
him to fill but because it was near
his old home. where he was born and
raised. AS pastor of Stewardstown
Circuit he will have two churches
(Stewardstown and Norrisville) only
two preaching services on Sundays,
and short drive of only about four
miles. The salary is $3.50 with
tine promise of a hundred dollars in
crease. AS pastor of Clayton NJ. P.
Circuit. Mr.. Jones had three churches
to serve. three preaching services
every Sunday and a drive of 80
miles one Sunday and 16 miles the
next Sunday and received a salary
Of $3.50. The three charges on Clay
ton Circuit are Ewell's, DOwnes
Chapel and Bethesda. Mr.. Jones and
his estimable family will leave for
their new charge on October the
18th. The, severing of the happy
relations between pastor and people
Of Clayton is deeply regretted. In
the nearly FIVE years he has served
Clayton. he built the churches of
the Circuit up. and leaves them in
better condition for his successor.
He was always a good mingler and
lived near and dear TO the hearts Of
host of friends. Besides honors
he has received in the Conference the
had the honor Of being chaplain OF
the lower house Of the Delaware Leg
islature in the session Of 1913. II
had not been decided at this writing,
who will succeed Mr.. Jones at Clay.
tor
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Daniel S. Thomas of Near the
Big Oak" Daughter of Mrs. Ander-
son Ford Of This Town, Dead

-" FOTu Ot MS own, Dead
Mrs. Lydia Ford Thomas. aged ss
years. wife Of Daniel 5. Thomas. of
the Cummins farm near the "Big
Oak" died at 10. 80 o'clock. Monday
evening, after a lingering illness.
She had been in failing health about
year. The sad intelligence of her
death, was received with sorrow and
regret by her many friends in this
community were she was loved and
esteemed by all who knew her. A
good, christian woman. her life was
one of constant and abiding devotion
to her home and TO her children She
was a member of Bethel M. E. Church.
Decreased was a daughter of the late
Anderson Ford. Of Severson's Neck
and Of Mrs Angeline (Morgan) Ford
OF this town. About fifteen years
ago she married Mr.. Daniel s. Thom-
as. thrifty and industrious farmer
who survives her with two small chill
dren: Beulsh F. Thomas and Cove S.
Thomas. She is also survived by
her aged mother. who resides on Com
merce street. Smyrna; three sisters
Mrs James Bowers. Crumpton. Nd, f.,
Mrs. Herman Stats. Greenspring.
Miss c. Beulah Ford. Smyrna and
one brother, Gardner Ford, Smyrna.
Funeral will be held at her late resi-
denee at l.30 o'clock Tomorrow
afternoon in charge Of her pastor.
Rev. w. H. Kenney Bethel -Cheswold
Churches. assisted by the Rev. Milton
MeCann pastor of Smyrna Circuit.
lnterment will be made in Odd Eel
lows Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WIN AN IS

Awards Made al the Meeting of Smyr-
ma High School Athletic Association
At the regular meeting of the Ath-
letic Assoiaetion. yesterday the win
eers of the letter "S" we're read.
The winners in basketball were the
following: Ennis, Hall, Lyman. Will
son, Turner. Porter. and Deakyne.
OF these Ennis and Hall have al
ready received their letter for the
1913-14 season. In baseball the
winners were as follows: Porter.
Turner, Wilson, Lyman. Mr.. Har-
monson. Mr.. Section and Lyman Scot
ton. The letters will be awarded
some time this week. Efforts are
being made to start basketball prsc.
tice as soon as possible as Mr.. Scot
ton has already receivd some bids for
games and a good schedule is being
arranged
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
MILFORD CARNIVAL A SUCCESS
SMYRNA Fire Company Unable to Take
Part But Some Members Attended

SmFrna rtre Company Unable 10 ] axe
Part But Some Members Attended
The firemen's carnival, fair and
home coming week came to a close
Saturday night after the largest re-
union of former residents and friends
in the history Of Milford. The affair.
despite the weather. was a success
for the firemen. The Milford firemen
have announced their pleasure in the
kindness Of the Lewes. Harrington
and Dover companies in sending THAR
apparatus for the parades, and much
favorable comment is heard on every
side about their display Smyrna
was unable to accept an invitation to
appear in line but a number Of our
firemen visited Milford and we're
pleased. Dover came in for much
favorable comment on her display
Thursday evening. Milford carnIval's 5
profit will be 50. 600. The Overland.
six that was ehaneed off there was
won by a man from Baltimore, Nd.
A vietrola went TO James Nolan, of
Wilmington. A gold watch was won
by Charles Roux, one Of Milford s
merchants.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
CENTURY CLUB TO RESUME
Will be Called to Order Friday by the
New President. Mrs. Charles n.
LeFevre-Officers Who Assist

OffANGt NNAfo FNoot~A
The Twentieth Century Club of
Smyrna, after an EXTENDED summer
recess, will resume its meetings on
Friday next. During the past week
the Club House has been thoroughly
cleaned and renovated and with the
opening Of another club year. there
is prospect for many delightful meet
ings. The officers in charge this year.
who were installed at the closing
meeting in April. will be as follows:
President. Mrs. Charles H. LeFevre;
First Vice President. Mrs. Frank F.
Evans; Second Vice President, Mrs.
John P. P.GoldsbOrOugh: Recording Sec
retsry. Miss Julia L. Hum; Cor
responding Secretary. Mrs. W. G.
Deakyne; Treasurer, Mrs. Theodore
Cavender; Club Hostess. Mrs. Levi
Anthony; Program. Mrs. L. |. Handy;
Education. Mrs S. j. Reynolds: Lit
erature and Librarian. Miss Anna D.
Hough; History, Mrs. ]. P. Hof-
fecker; Arts and Crafts. Mrs. Elva
McCauslsnd: Civics and Home Eco
Monies. Mrs. +. S. Mslcom; Social
Service. Mrs. j. Frank Webb; Music,
Mrs. L. NJ Price. The following
program for October has been ar
ranged: October S-Address of Wei
come by the President, Mrs. Charles
H. LeFevre; report of delegates to
the meeting of the State Federation
of Clubs at Newark. Miss Eba c.
Wilds; music; business: social re-
union; tea. October 15-Directors'
Day-Burning of the mortgage; old
songs and new. October 22-Travel
talk-"The Jewelled City," by Rev.
J. NJ. L. Eckard; music. October
29-s m. (; Halloween Festivities,
in charge of Mrs. W. Grey Deakyne.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
CHAMPIONS PLAY AT MILFORD
Philadelphia Nationals to Play a Mixed
Team at Milford Oct. IT

DR.. Walter L. Grier. who last year
managed the championship Caulk Club
of Milford. announced last week that
he had made arrangements whereby
the Philadelphia National League
champions would play a team COM
posed Of American and National
League stars in Milford on Thursday,
October 21. The National League
pennant winners have agreed to pitch
Alexander and RiXey on that date.
and a movement is on foot to have
Walter Johnson pitch for the opposing
team Last year the Athletics and
an all star team played in Milford
through the efforts Of the Caulk S,
who are hacking this years game,
and the largest baseball crowd ever
in Milford was present. Just how the
lineup will be on the teams has not
been definitely decided, but they have
assured the managers that the regular
lineup men will be in their regular
positions when the game is called or
that date The seating capacity of
the ball park will be enlarged il
order 10 accommodate the crowd which
is expected.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
NEXT SUNDAY AT AssuRY

Rev. Or. G. W. Prettyman Announces
Services For Sunday and Week Days
The following services will be held
at Asbury NJ. E. Church next Sunday
and during the week days: Glass
meeting, $50; Communion Services,
TO- 80; Sunday School. 2 p. m. Ep-
worth League. 6.45. led by Miss
Ethel Fuir. Subject, Promise Of the
Worlds Evangelism Preaching.
7.30; Junior Epworth League. Mon.
day. 2.45; Class meeting. Tuesday,
7.30 . m. Prayer meeting, Wednes
day, 7.30.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
QUEEN ESTHER CIRCLE SMYRNA

Miss Anna Bell Beckett Presiden,
and Miss Elizabeth Wilson Secretary
At a meeting of the Queen Esther
Circle last Friday night the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President. Miss Anna B.
Beckett; Vice President. Miss Anna
Wilson, Recording Secretary, Miss
Elizabeth Wilson; Corresponding
Secretary, Miss Elsie Mannon; Trea-
surer, Miss Elizabeth Hudson. Miss
Mary Holland and Miss Delma Dea-
kyne will have charge of the program
for the next three months.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, Rector An
nounces Meetings For the Week
Meeting of st. Peters Vestry, this
Wednesday, evening. at 8 O'Clock.
The Jr. Auxiliary will not meet on
Thursday evening as announced. Even
song on Friday evening at 7.30 p.
m, followed by Choir Rehearsal.
Services for Sunday, Get. 10th.
nineteenth after Trinity as follows /:
7.30 a. m. Holy Communion; 10. sc
a. m, Morning Prayer and sermon
II. 90 noon. Sunday School; 7.30 p.
m. Evengong and sermon.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
RHODES SCHOLARSHIP EXAMS

John Wesley Jones, Woodside, Stu
dent of Delaware College
But one candidate for appointment
to the Rhodes Scholarship. tenable at
Oxford University. Oxford. England.
took the examinations for the scholar
ship. held at Delaware College Mon
day. The examinations. were con-
Quoted by Professor George A. Harter,
Ph. D., former president of Delaware
College. John Wesley Jones. the only
eandidae to take the examination. Is
at present member of he senior class
in the arts and science course a Della
ware College. His home is in Wood
side, Delaware. He viii be gradua-
ted at Delaware College at the COM
meneement in 1916.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
NEW CASTLE PREssYTsRY MEET

Fall Meeting Held Monday and Yester-
daY-ReV. j. N. L. Eckard Attends
The fall meeting of the Presbyterv
of New Castle was he'd Monday and
yesterday at Greenhill Presbyterian
Church, Wilmington. There were
morning. afternoon and evening ses-
siOns and luncheon was served in the
church at 12. 80 o'clock The sermon
Monday night was preached by Elder
L. w. Gunby. the vice moderator.
A popular meeting was held last night
when an address was delivered by
Elders Richard H. Wallace, vice
moderator Of the Presbytery of Phila-
delphia. on the subject, 1.-The Elder
in EvaDgelistic Work. -
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
NEW RAILROAD TIME TABLE

Two Afternoon Trains Taken off -
Change In Other Trains Very Slight
A new timetable went into effect
on the Delaware Railroad Friday.
October list. North-bound train No.
80 and South bound train No. 30 as
we'll as the Rehoboth specials have
been taken off. The schedule of
Smyrna branch connections are: North
7.Os; 8. .46; $50; a. m, 2.15;
4,27; 5. 03: 6.06 p. m. South 8. %
$50; IL. 30 q. m. ,3.51; 4.43; s. 4s;
s.o7 p. nj.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
DEATH AUTO AT DOVER GARAGE
Machine in Which O5tten Laws Met
Death Dragged From the River

machine m Wnicn Odtten laws Met
Death Dragged From the River
The large touring Hupmobile. owned
By the Morgan Milling Company. Of
Baltimore. Nd, which was taken from
the Dover Garage on the night Of
September %, by a number Of young
men. who evidently used it in a joy
ride which resulted in the death Of
young Outten Laws of Dover, when
il plunged from a bridge into ST.
Jones' river OF the outskirts of Dover
was taken up from the creek late Sat
uday afternoon. Dover Garage work.
men hauled it TO the garage. Just
what disposition will be made Of the
machine has not as yet been ascer-
tained. There has been no let up In
investigating the sad and unfortunate
case which still remains mystery.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06

PresbYterians 10 Hold Social Friday
A social will be held at the Pres
byterian church on Friday evening,
October. 9Th. Members and friends
Of the church are cordially invited
Sec'y.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
esrdnsr Ford ssl. HIs Eesd stor.

Gardner Ford, who Recently opened
Flour and Feed store in the Cum
minis Building at the ''Fcur Corners,
has sold out to Samuel A. Fortner.
proprietor Of Duck Greek Mills.
Emory voss of Symfna Landing
will manage the store.
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06
NIGHT RAMBLER ExcITEs DOVER

Yelled Figure Strolls Streets at Night
and Eludes Crowd of Pursuers.
Residents on North New street,
Dover, have been annoyed for a week
or more by veiled person parading
certain sections Of the street each
night. apparently looking for some one
or keeping watch on certain houses.
The supposition has been that it was
a woman dressed in mems clothing.
So bold has become the visits Of the
unknown person that women have
been afraid TO venture out after
dark. Monday night a crowd of sew
sal men and boys gave chase TO the
figure, which disappeared up an alley
Smyrna times., 1915-10-06

7a"f Day in SMYRNA Sunday Schools
sunday was Rally Day at the Matho-
oiSt and Presbyterian churches of the
'own' AT Asbury M. E. Church an
1udfess was delivered by Caleb
earehenal. Esq, a Wilmington lawyer.
A' tne Presbyterian church the speak
e was Hon. L. Irving Handy Of this
own The programs in each case
we're bright and spirited and ideal
sa'ner conditions favored a large
.u.n0ut. turnout Both Sunday Schools enter,
,.,, s,.n renewed enthusiasm. upon tie
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07
For Charity

Great interest is being taken in the
bridge and the dansant to be given at
Rauscher's on Tuesday. February Is.
from TO o'clock for the free wards
Of Columbia Hospital.
Mrs. Marshall. Mrs. Garrison. Mrs.
Daniels Mrs. Glover. Mrs l. T. Mann.
Mrs Eberle. Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt.
Mrs. Glover Mrs. John Gibbons. Mrs.
Charles Hamlin. Mrs. Henry Wiley.
Mrs McCalla. Mrs. NeaIe, Mrs. Victor
Kaufman, and Mrs. Moran are the
Patronesses.
Dancing will begin at ; o'clock and
for this special tickets have been is
sued. and the Misses Fitch. Miss Sargent
Miss Alys Downing, Miss Dorothy Ma
son, Miss Mary Lord Andrews. Miss
Frsncise Williams Miss Helen kimmell
Miss Marie Peary. and Miss Louise
floor committee.
A delightful dance was given at
Rauscher's Friday night by the re
Gently organized Washington Chapter
Of the Trinity College AIumnae. The
entire ballroom suite was used, and
was elaborately decorated with palms
and roses. placed against a back
ground of the college colors. which are
gray and silver. The guests were re-
CeIved by Mrs. Lawrence Grogan, pres
ident of the chapter, assisted by Mrs
Bruce Fahnestock, vice president: Miss
Margaret Collins. corresponding secre-
tary: Miss Isabelle Murphy, recording
secretary: Miss Margaret Norman,
treasurer. and the members OF the ex-
eCutive committee. Miss Josephine
Wimsatt. Miss Maude Gaynor, and