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Smyrna times., 1915-06-30
ODD FELLOWS ON FINE OUTING
Enjoy Fine Moonlight Trip Down The
SaYin StokesburY's Naptha Launch

Enjoy Fine Moonlight Trip Down The
Say IN StokesburYs Naptha Launch
The members Of Morning Star
Lodge. No. 6. l. o o. F.. with their
wives and friends were given a do.
lightful trip on Friday evening bv
W. A. Stokesbury. Jr. Il has been
the custom for some time among the
members Of the order to provide some
entertainment for the lodge as birth
day treat. This being Mr.. Stokes
bury's turn he invited the lodge. with
their wives and friends 10 take a
moonlight tip down the bay. The
party left Smyrna Landing at 5
O'Clock A lunch which was provided
by the ladies. was served while sail
ing down the bay. On the return
home the party stopped at Fleming's
Landing where ice cream and cake
were served by F. Earl Keith and Geo.
w. Cunning. who likewise had BIRTH
days recently. Every one present
seemed 10 enjoy the trip. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs Walter
F. Keith, Mr.. and Mrs. En- Fowler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter w. Hynson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew d. Cole. Mr..
and Mrs. Harry J. Lower. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles B. Swain. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest P. Collins. Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac d. Berry. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
P. McCawley, Mr. and Mrs. HilorS
w. Oliver, Misses Ethel FAIRIES, Lii.
lian Speakman, Margaret Postles.
Esther Reed, Mary Walker, Sidney
Scout. Elizabeth Jones. Davis Bell.
M. Leslie Hirons. F. Earl Keith. DR..
c. H. Darrah. George w. Cunning.
John c. Mannering. Charles J. Sudler.
W. A. Stokesbury. Jr.. Theodore
HynsOn. Stephen Cloud.
Smyrna times., 1915-06-30
NO FIREWORKS IN TOWN LIMITS
ror safer and Saner Fourth. Council
Orders Ordinance Enforcad

ror safer and Saner Fourth. Council
Orders Ordinance Enforced
In another column will be found q
notice Of the Town of Smyrna signed
by Alderman Grow. giving warning
that the ordinance prohibiting the
hrIng Of explosives on the streets.
lanes and alleys Of said Town of
smyrna will be enforced this Fourth
OF July season. All the stores USUALLY
selling these explosives have been
notified and officers will keer a watch
The law carries with it fine Of SIS for
each end every offence. This move
ment on the part of Smyrna Town
Council is in line with other towns
and cities all over the land for a safer
and saner Fourth and parents will do
well 10 cooperate with our town off.
eials IN seeing that their children are
not allowed to set off these explosives.
Smyrna times., 1915-06-30
REHosoTH IS HAVING A BOOM

Beach Front and Boardwalk Nearing
Completion-cottages Being Filled
Cool weather has delayed the beach
opening this year. but every train
brings families down for the summer.
Everything is now blooming and beau
tiful. The beach front is very much
improved and the boardwalk will be
finished in a short time. with all the
front filled in. and at some places
tefraced and sodded. with cement
curbing Rev. t. E. Terry has built
a beautiful new cottage on Olive
avenue, near the surf. which is nearly
ready to be occupied. Col. John G.
Townsend Of Selbyville will occupy
the Owen cottage on Surf svenue
about July /.
Smyrna times., 1915-06-30
FARMERS BUSY CUTTING WHEAT
Yield Promises To Be Good But Hard
" up to Record of last Year


The wheat harvest season is now
on in earnest in this vicinity. many
OF the farmers having already cut
their golden grain and have II stacked
ready for the thresher. During the
coming week unless rain should pre-
vent il. a majority of the farmers
viii start threshing. The growers are
expecting to receive high prices for
the grain and as the yield per acre
this year is expected to be very good
though not as large as last year,
state of satisfaction and good humor
exists throughout the rural sections.
The sweet potato industry is rapidlv
increasing throughout the state. es-
pecially in the regions where the soil
IS sandy and predictions are being
made that Delaware will some dav
rival New Jersey as a sweet potato
state. when a comparison of the size
OF the two states is taken into con-
Smyrna times., 1915-06-30
SMYRNA REAL ESTATE SALES

George Boehn'ler Buys Business s,,,a
and Residence in Tenure Harvey
Jones-V. l. Phillips Sells Home
George W. Boehmler Of the firm of
Z. n. Boehmler & Son, has purchased
OF Allan Cunningham. the pronerty
known as the Cats property. adioin,
ing their confectionery and bakerv
and tenanted by Harvey Jones
Smyrna's well-known painter srd
paper hanger. Mr.. Jones is occpny-
ing both store and residence The
consideration is said 10 have -
81 800. james 7. Truax has soId
MS l47 acre farm at the BIG Oake,
10 A. II. Smith, Jr. of Wyoming son
OF Rev. Alfred II. Smith forma-I,,
OF Smyrna, for $l3, $50. Mr. Tynsy
Will retire from farming and move 70
smyrna next March. -Verpon Tev
Fhiilips. Smyrna's well-known iewaIer
mas sold his home on West Mt. Vernon
street, formerly the property of the
late +. Morris Cloak, 10 Mr. n En-.
g gene Mabrey, farmer near Clayton.
nr. Mabrey. whose marriage to Miss
Beth Denney, daughter of the late
Nooert Denney, took place last year
viii take o'er the property on July
the hrst' but will not move in from
tne farm until next March. The con-
sideration was 81. 500.
Smyrna times., 1915-06-30
LOCAL PASTORS IN NEW PuLPr1s
Or.FrettYman and Rev.Milton Mccain
Explain The Conference Claimants
Endowment in Other Places.


Endowment in Other Places.
The campaign for the completion of
an endowment to better care for re-.
tired ministers in the Wilmington
Annual Conference is making fine pro-
gress. Sunday last was what Was known
as Presentation Day all through the
Conference. The reports of large con-
gregations and great enthusiasm on
the part of the people are very cheer.
ing. In Asbury, Smyrna, two promi-
nent laymen spoke. Henry r.
Lewis. Esq. and Martin B. Burris. ESQ.
There was fine congregation. and the
addresses were well received. Walter
y. Hoffeeker filled two appointments
speaking at Ridgely in the morning.
and Denton in the evening. His ad-
dresses are well spoken Of. DR.. G.
W. Prettyman spoke at one of his
former charges. Sudlersville. and
though it was distinctly understood
that there was to be no collection. one
gentleman offered a large subscrip
tlon. Rev. Milton MeCann reports
that he had an enthusiastic hearing
at Trappe. and DR.. Watt was greatly
pleased with the reception his mes.
sage received at Odessa. Forty one
pulpits were given up on Easton Dis
trlct last Sunday morning and even
ing to the pr ssenting Of this subject.
The outlook for the success OF the
movement is bright. The Annuity
Secretary. Rev. w. G. Koons spent
on Easton District. at Pres.
ton in the morning. and Ridgely at
night He was the guest overnight
Monday Of DR.. Watt. and feels yerv
hopeful that the canvas and funds
Will be completed in two years.
Smyrna times., 1915-06-30
HOSE COMPANY TO PARADE
Will Be in Line of Country Fair Parade
on Monday. July the Fifth.

on MondaY. July the Fifth.
About thirty members Of the Citi.
zens' Hose Company held a special
meeting last Monday evening
and decided to accept the invitation
of the ladies of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club TO take part in the Country
Fair parade on Monday. July 5th.
The boys were very enthusiastic over
the matter as it has been several
years since the Company has paraded
IN a body. A committee was an.
pointed consisting of Harvey w.
FAIRIES. Harvey Jones. Vernon
Phillips. Lee Cochran and Frank Nc
Cawley. to decorate the Compapv's
apparatus. and another committee
consisting Of Harry Collins. George
W. Boehmler and Joseph s. HUM. TO
arrange with the parade committee.
The position in line will be immedi-
ately following the band. Watch for
them.
Smyrna times., 1915-06-30
LAWN FETE AT GILBERT PRATT's

Given Monday Evening Last in Honor
OF Misses Mary and Edna Pratt
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Pratt gave a
delightful lawn perty on Monday
evening June %. in honor of their
nieces Mary and Edna Pratt. Those
present were: Misses Mary DAILY.
Elizabeth Hudson. Mary Cooper, Mil.
dred Hawkins, Elizabeth Wilson.
Mary Pratt and Edna Pratt; Messrs.
William Jacobs, Eugene Goldsborougb,
Irving Porter, Lyman Section, Ed
win Wilson, Robert Wallen. Wilmer
Holland. Charles Chatten. The even
ing was spent in games and music
after which they were invited to the
dining room where refreshments were
served. At an early hour they de.
parted.
Smyrna times., 1915-06-30
ST. PETER's CHURCH NOTES

rev. u. Diriekson Cummins Of New
York CITY viii Preach Sunday Morning
Services for July 4th. Fifth Sunday
after Trinity. 1890 a. m, Morning
Prayer. Sermon and Holy Communion /;
100 moor Sunday School. The Rev.
Jameo DirieksOn Cummins. formerly
Of Smyrna, now Of New York. will
assist at the service and preach The
Sunday night services and usual Fri
day night services will be omitted
from now until the Fall.
Smyrna times., 1915-06-30
NEAR FIRE ON GARRISON FARM

In Nick of Time Il Was Extinouishes
"o CoIored Girls Arrested for Arson
Charged with attempted arson on
the farm OF Gamaliel Garrison near
Cheswold. two colOred girls. Agnes
and Pearl Winchester. aged Is and
Ia respectively. were arrested late
Fridy night by Constable vansant ana
Detective Frederick B. Murphy. and
taken to Kent county Jail 10 await
preliminary hearing. John Leager il
tenant of Garrison farm. Mrs. Legaer
saw smoke issuing from the barn
shortly after the two girls had run
away from it. With buckets of
water the fire was extinguished.
Smyrna times., 1915-06-30
ANTI-sALooN CLANS TO MEET

W. o, Hoffeoker. L. NJ. Price, Rev. DR..
PrettYman TO Go to Atlantic City
At the First Quarterly Conference
held at Asbury NJ E. Church last
Monday night, three delegates were
elected to represent the church at the
Anti-Saloon League of America AT
Atlantic City, from July 6 to 9. W
U. hoffeeker was elected to repre-
sent the Church. In. Prize the Sun-
day School. and Rev. c. W. Pretty
man the Epworth League. The Smyrna
W. c. I. u. at the same time elected
Mrs. c. W. Prottyman to represent
the Smyrna White Ribboners.
Smyrna times., 1915-06-30
SMYRNA CIRCUIT NEXT SUNDAY

Rev. Milton Mccain, Pastor, Announ.
ees Services and Weekly Meetings
Preaching at Friendship and Sever.
son at 10. 80 and 2.30 respectively
preceded by Sunday School. Evenin,,
service at Chapel at 7.2O. sundse
School at 100. Election of Trustees
for SeversOn Church July 9th Al !
?. m All members of the Church
over Il years Of age eligible.
Smyrna times., 1915-06-30
Quiet School Election IN smvrna

AT the annual school election last
Saturday, William FAIRIES aGd Harry
B. Grieves were reelected commits
sioners Of the Board Of EdGSation for
q term Of three years. AS usual
little or no interest was taken and
the vote was small.
Smyrna times., 1915-06-30

George Williams weds Miss Diekerson
George II. Williams. son Of Mrs.
Amanda Williams Of this town, and
Miss Bessie Dickerson. also Of
Smyrna. formerly of Milford, were
married at Asbury Parsonage at 9. 80
last night by Rev. DR.. c. W. Pretty
man. The groom works on the rail-
road.
Smyrna times., 1915-06-30
DOVER REAL ESTATE SALES
William \. Reed, Tenant, BUYS Two Of
the leiberman Proper,ies

the Leiberman Properties
At trustees sale, Saturday of
the property of Samuel X. Lieberman
and Joseph A. Lieberman, of Dover
the bidding was rather livelv. A
three-story frame store and dwelling
"a feet front and rs feet deem on
Loockerman street near the most
Office was purchased by William r.
Reed. tenant. for S5. 900. The
second property. a brick building ad-
joining, II feet front and 73 feet
deep. was purchased by Arley B. Ma
gee Tor 81, AS. Mr.. Reed later pur-
chased this property of Mr.. Magee.
A third property, a lot on Washington
street. go by 143 feet. was pur-
chased by A. B. Magee.
Smyrna times., 1915-06-30

Smyrna Stores viii Close July 9Th
BY an agreement on the part Of the
merchants, the stores and business
places will be closed on Monday, July
9th observed as the Fourth Of July"
holiday.
Smyrna times., 1915-06-30
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
''emrF roro OF Near Moore's Corner
Ches"old Dies Suddenly-Death of
samuel c. Chase. of Chester

Cbeswold. June 29.-Henrv Ford
uied suddenly last Thursday nigh,
siter only a few minutes illness
at MS home near Moore's Corner Mr.
FORD had been in failing health for
some months but was able until the
very last to attend to business and
only the day be died he did some
carpenter work. Mr.. and Mrs. Ford
nsd been spending the evening with
their daughter, Mrs. Shackel and
went nome we'll as usual. Just as he
was getting ready to retire for the
night ne said to his wife he thought
ne would go out in the yard and sit a
"hiIe. No sooner had he sat down
when Mrs. Ford heard him make an
unusual noise. She rushed 10 him
ano found him breathing his last.
he is survived by his widow who was
Miss Annie Jackson of Cheswold and
three children as follows. Mrs
Thomas Shackel. Mrs. Brire Kemp
and Walter Ford, all of Cheswold
Funeral services were held in Cbes-
void Church Sunday afternoon at
= o'clock lnterment at Bethel Gem
etsry. Many went to pay their last
tribute of respect. The whole com.
munity extend their sympathy 10 the
beTesved family.
Death of Samuel c. Chase. Chester
Samuel c. Chase. Of 623 West
Sixth street, Chester. Pa, freight
agent OF the Pennsylvania railroad in
Chester. Pa, brother-in-law of c. w.
Fisher Of Dover. died at Atlantic Citv
N J.,shortly before midnight Saturday
after an illness of year. during whish h
he suffered from asthma. The de-
ceased was born near Dover. and en-
tered the employ Of the Pennsyly aoia
Railroad Co when a young man. For
several years he served in Chester
Common Council. He was elected
Tor one term TO the Select Branch Of
Chester Councils. He was a Repuh-
lican. He was prominent in Masonic
circles. Funeral services were held
At the Chase home on Wednesday and
nterment was made at Dover.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-10-15
SUIT AIMED AT BIG LOAN
~Policyholder in Mutual Life Co. Op-
poses Participation by That Com
pany in Allies Loan.

Chicago.-Alleging that the Mutual
Life Insurance Company of New York
contemplates investing $40. 000, 200 of
It's trust funds in the Anglo-French loan
of $500. 000, 900 Olga II. 5. Walsh. Chi
cago, holder of a 81, 200 insurance pol
Icy in the Mutual. has filed suit for in,
junction in the federal court here.
The insurance company. Chas. Pea.
body, president; the directors, mem
bers of the Anglo-French loan commits
sion, J. P. Morgan individually and j.
p. Morgan 4 Co. were named as de.
PENDANTS.
The complaint to the court sets forth
that among the thousands of policyhold-
ers in the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany are many persons Of various ma
tionalities, and that the investment of
the trust fund Of these po%licyholders
which lead 70 disrupting the company
and thereby depreciate the value of her
interests in the company.
The bill asks that the company Off.
GERS be restrained from investing its
trust funds in the loan or suffering
any Of its assets to be used for the
purpose Of aiding the manufacturing
Of munitions Of war, a~eroplanes, sub
marines, any naval outfit or appliances
TO be used by the English or French
nations for belligerent purposes.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-10-15
BIG SLIDE BLOCKS CANAL
Greatest Movement of Earth in History
Of Ditch Blocks Shipping Re.
mainder of Year.

Panama. careful survey of the
slide area in the Gaillard cut reveals
the fact hat there probably are TO-,
900 600 cubic yards OF earth in motion,
which must be taken out by dredging
before a permanent channel is posi-
BILE. This is the conclusion reached
by the canal engineers, who concede
there now IS little hope of opening the
waterway, wen for the temporary use
OF shipping, much before the first of
the year.
The present rate OF wet excavation
is a million yards a month and at this
rate it would require not less than 10
months to remove the mass now slid
ing into the canal considerably faster
than the dredges can take it out.
1t is said hat often the canal bot.
tom bulges up to a height of Is feet
above the surface Of the water, due to
the tremendous weight Of the hill
sides.
The area of motion is roughly cal
culated to be in the neighborhood oil
175 acres, which constitute the great
est slide area in the history oil the
canal. 1t extends $500 feet along
both banks Of the waterway. with
probably an average of 800 feet bach
of the center line of the canal prism
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-10-15
THE STATE DEPARTMENT HEARS
THAT ARMENIAN MASSACRES
VIGOROUSLY RENEWED.
AMERICAN NOTE IGNORED
Bulgaria Entrance Into War Creates
Intense Hatred of Christians by
Turks-Few Are Now
Left.

Observation-Disclosures to the state
department from Ambassador Morgen-
than at C~onstantinople are to the eff
feet that Armenian massacres in Ash
attic Turkey have been renewed with
vigor since Bulgaria's entrance into
the wal as Turkeys ally.
The ambassador states that the ma
jority of the Armenians in Asiatic Tur-
key had been killed.
Those Armenians who were spared
are now gathered in the country be-
tween the Tigres and Euphrates rivers.
Representations made by this gov
eminent some time & warned Tur-
key that further atrocities against the
Armenians would ALLEVIATE American
sympathies, but no answer has been
received.
Earlier representations were met
with the promise that those Armenians
who wished would be permitted to
leave the country and that Protestant
Armenians would be spared. lnforma-
ton recently reaching this country,
however, indicates that these condi.
tons have not been strictly adhered to.
Although 500, 900 from private sub
scriptions has been placed at Ambas-
sador Morgenthau's disposal for distri'
button among the Armenian refugees
now banished to desert towns, no ar
rangements have been made for bring
ing them to this country, as was orig
inally n1annpd
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-10-15
HAD REAL IDEA OF ECONOMY
jap Explains How Family Was En-
abled to Use One Fan Two or
Three Generations.

Among the Japanese economy Is
held to be a high virtue. Two old MI
sers of Tokyo were m day discussing
ways and means Of saving.
81 manage to make a fan last about
twenty years." said one, land this Is
my system: don't w~astefully open
the whole fan and wave 1t carelessly.
l open only one section at a time.
That is good for about a year. Then
l open the next, and SO on until the
fan is eventually used up"
Twenty years for a good FAM" ex'
claimed the other. What sinful ex-
travagance! In my family we use a
fan for two or three generations, and
this is how we do 1t: We open the
whole fan, but we don't wear it out
by waving it. oh, no! We hold II
still, like this, under Jul nose, and
wave our face!"-Everybody's.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-10-15
u.s.. ABOVE ALL. SAYS WILSON
President Appeals to Patriotism Of the
American Citizens in D. A. r. Ad-
dress-Neutrality Demanded.

Washington.-A demand upon all
Americans, on pain of astracism, to be
more neutral in regard to the Euro
pean war, to take their stand for Amer
lea first, last and all the time, was
voiced by President Wilson in a speech
at the celebration Of the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the founding of the
American Revolution, on Oct. II. The
United States, the president said, was
not trying merely to keep out of trou-
BILE, but was trying to preserve the
foundations on which peace could be
rebuilt.
Peace can be rebuilt" he said,
only upon the ancient and accepted
principles of International law; only
upon those things which remind ma
tons of their duties to each other, and,
deeper than that, of their duties to
mankind and humanity. America has
a great cause, which is not confined to
the American continent. 1t is the cause
of humanity itself"
Declaring his faith in the loyalty of
the great body of naturalized citizens
of foreign birth, the president said he
believed the impression was too gen
eral 4 large number of these citizens
were without a sufficient affection for
the American ideal. But | am in a
hurry to have a lineup" he explained,
and let the men who are thinking first
of other countries stand on one side
and those who are for America, first,
last and all the time, stand on the other
side"
Every political action and every so
cial action in America at this time
said Mr.. Wilson, should have for its OBJ
ject to challenge the spirit of Ameri
canism.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-10-15
GET $500. 900 IN ROBBERY
Bandits Loot Mail on 3. & o. Train in
West Virainia-Posses Are in
Pursuit of Robbers.

Wheeling, W. Na.-Posses are
searching for two masked bandits who
robbed a Baltimore & Ohio express
train en- route from New York to st.
Louis. two miles west OF Central Sta
ton, West Virginia. on Oct. s. One
automobile party reported that clothes
supposed to have been worn by the
men and two revolyers were found
rear Tollgate, where the robbers left
the locomotive and mail ar.
Reports regarding the amount of the
loot obtained by the bandits varied. 1t
was said the mail clerks declared that
more than 100 packages of registered
mail had been taken, but that it was
impossible at present to estimate its
value. 1t is said that the value of the
currency in the packages is estimated
at $500, 900.
Local government officials who have
been in touch with the situation are
Of the opinion that the bandits were
aware that the currency being sent
from Washington was on this train.
Engineer Grant Helms of Parkers-
burg, who was at the throttle, said he
believed the robbers boarded the train
at Central Station. Shortly after the
train started again two men climbed
over the tender and down into the cab
and ordered that the train be stopped,
The command was not obeyed until
after Engineer Helms struck at one OF
the men, thinking it was a joke. See
ing that the bandits meant business
he stopped the train.
The locomotive and mail and express
cars were cut loose and the robbers
commanded Helms to run his engine O
short distance ahead. Helms was Their
ordered to leave the cab.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-10-15
TEUTONS CHECKED BY SERBS
Austro-German Invading Forces Are
Badly Beaten at Two Points.
French Hurry to Rescue.

Londor.-The efforts of Austria and
Germany to force their way through
Servia to reach the ear eastern seas
and join hands with their Turkish al
lies have produced one Of the most in
teresting situations Of the war.
The advance guard of the Austro-
Germans who crossed the Danube at
Belgrade has been partly destroyed
and partly captured, and those who
entered Servian territory across the
Save have met with enormous losses,
according to a statement issued at
Nish.
The Anglo-French force landing at
Saioniki is making its way north
ward to assist the Serbs and to protect
Macedonia from a threatened Bulga-
rian invasion. The landing is proceed
ing despite the change in the Greek
government.
The ministers Of the entente powers
at Athens have asked Greece to define
her policy with regard to the Balkan
situation, but the new premier, Alex
ander Zaimis, has answered that he
will be unable to do this until a meet
ing of the cabinet Is held. There, how
ever, is evidence that Greece will main
tain a policy of %benevolnt nutrality to-
ward the allies.
TIL press and pubic of London and
Paris, with the experience of the sud-
den change Of Bulgaria's attitude fresh
in their memory, are demanding that
steps be taken to see to it that a sim
liar change does not take place at
Athens.
A dispatch from Paris says that the
Bulgarian minister to France has beer
given his passports.