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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-01
PRETTY WEDDING NEAR KENYON
Miss Mary r. Garrison. Daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gamaliel Garrison.
WEEDS RYnear W. Slaughter

A pretty wedding was solemnized
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs Gam
aliei Garrison near Kenton. Monday
afternoon. when their daughter. Miss
Mary K. Garrison was united in mar
riage to Mr.. Rynear W. Slaughter
the well-known meat merchant of Claw
ton. The groom is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs Ezekiel Slaughter of near
Smyrna. The ceremony was per
formed at 2. 80 o'clock amid beautiful
decorations and before a company of
10 or more guests, the immediate
relatives and near friends of the bride
and groom. The color scheme was
pink and white. Flowers and ribbons
OF these colors, blending with the mass
OF verdant pine which was placed
here and there. made lovely scene.
The bride and groom who were IN.
attended stood before a bank of flowers
and were married by tire Rev. G. p.
Smith of Millington, Md. assisted
by the Rev. w. W. Chairs. pastor of
the Kenton NJ. E. Church. They
were preceded by two little ring
bearers. Goodwin and Carlton CARR
son. nephews of the bride. The bride
was attired in a travelling suit of dark
blue with black chip hat and carried
brides roses and lilies Of the valley.
The wedding march was played BIZ
Miss Irene Garrison, sister of the
bride. The organ was half hid bv
lofty pines. The organist was es-
corted by her brother-in-law Mr.. J.
Gilbert Attix. Following the cere-
mony a reception was held during
which Caterer G. Reynolds Stevenson
10 Smyrna, served the wedding feast.
Mr.. and Mrs Slaughter left on a we'd
ding trip to Washington. d. c.. and
upon their return will! reside at Claw
ton.
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TO ORGANIZE COMPANY HERE
Efforts Being Made to Increase the
Organized Militia of Delaware

Efforts Being Made to Increase the
Organized Militia of Delaware
Efforts are being made to organize
company of infantry in Smyrna 10
form a part of the First Infantry, Or
ganized Militia of Delaware. Those
interested apply to Charles B. Swain.
Maynard K. Griffith. J. Lester Scot
ton. committee. At present the First
Infantry is composed of eight com
panies which Is as much as the state
law allows at the present time. but
there are other towns in the State
ready to muster in a company as soon
IS the law is amended so as to allow
four more companies. Smyrna by all
means should show signs Of progress
as are her sister towns and this
movement should receive the hearty
support and cooperation of every
loyal citizen.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-01
DUPONT WILL TEST RIGHT
TO CONDEMN LAND FOR ROAD
DESTROYS OF BUILDING HIS
BOULEVARD THROUGH STATE
Land Owners Between Milford and
Glendale Refuse to Make Terms
and Legal Contest May Ensue

and Legal Contest May Ensue
1t is altogether likely that another
suit may be started and taken TO The
United States Supreme Court to ties I
the right of the Coleman dupont Road
Tine. } to condemn a right of way up
to 200 feet in width for the construc-
ton Of the proposed DUPONT Boule-
ward from the southern to the north
ern boundary of Delaware. Colonel
John G. Townsend, of Selbyville. who
has been one of the most aggressive
advocates of the dnPont Boulevard in
the State. and who. TO a great ex.
tent is responsible for securing most
of the boulevard right of way through
sussex county. was n Wilmington
visitor Saturday. To some persons
who inquired Of him how the boule.
ward Is progressing, Colonel Townsend
at the Hotel DUPONT said that there
are two farms between Milford and
Ellendale whose owners decline m
sell the right of way. even at three
times the assessed valug ton of N.
land, and he said that there is now
talk of litigation being started TO
get a Supreme Court decision on the
right of the boulevard corporation TO
condemn right of way. Unless the
Clendaniel case could be restored to
the Supreme Court docket, an entirely
new case would have to be started in
Delaware, and would have TO be an
outcome of some land owner resisting
condemnation proceedings Colonel
Townsend recently bought the Glen
daniel farm. The Simpson and White
head farms are said to be the only
properties between Georgetown and
Milford through which RIGHT az
way has not been obtained. General
DUPONT expects to have more than
twenty miles of the boulevard from
Selbyville to near Glendale finished
IN the spring, ard if the right of wav
- obtained through the Simpson and
whitehead farms. General dupont
will continue the concrete highway
to Milford by summer time. This
would give Sussex county a boulevard
thirty-six miles in length through
the entire county. The State of |
Maryland will build a macadam high
way from Selbyville to Berlin tn con-
meet with that States network OF
modern roads.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-01

News; Officers and Board of Direc.
tors of the Fruit Growers National
Bank Of Smyrna; Officers and Boarc
OF Directors of the National Bank Of
Smyrna; Board of Education. Teach.
ers and Graduates and Course of Study
OF the Smyrna Public Schools: Off.
GERS and Committees of Town Council
OF the Town Of Smyrna; Officers Of
the Smyrna Board Of Health; Mem
bers and Officers of General w. 6
Hancock Post No. %. G. A. R. of
Smyrna; Names of the Committee
OF Fifteen" who made possible the
purchase of the old Smyrna House
site for the Federal Building. together
with a clipping from the SMYRNA
Times giving congressional data. his
tory OF the movement and the view
at the breaking of ground for said
Federal Building by Postmaster A.
Lee Cummins; a 1915 nickel; a 1914
penny, a 1913 penny.
Box Deposited. Ceremonies Continue
Grand Treasurer Bambereer then
deposited the box and contents in the
corner stone; the Grand Master spresd
cement on foundation. and stone was
placed in position. Grand Master
then authorized his different officers
Deputy Grand Master pro TEN. L.
Handy; Senior Grand Warden. Thomas
Getz Hill; Junior Grand Warden. pro
TEN, Edw. G. Walls. to square. level
and plumb the corner stone. after
which he declared il to he dolly laid.
The conservation ceremonies were
then performed by the Grand Master
after the elements of corn. wine and
oil were spread by the Deputy Grand
Master, Senior Grand Warden and
Junior Grand Warden. This was fol-
lowed with the public grand honors.
The architect of The building, Inspec-
tor w. II. Oliver was then presented
with the working tools and plans of
the building. a proclamation was made
by the Grand Marshall; another ode
was sung after which Hon. l.. Irving
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-01
JoNEs-eARRlsoN WEDDING

Miss Ethel Jones, Leipsic and George
c. Garrison, kenton. Married Feb. q
A quiet but very pretty wedding
was solemnized at the home of Mr.
and Mr.. Isaac Jones. 2O9 Concord
ave. Wilmington. Wednesday even
ing. February 10th. when Miss Ethel
Jones of near Leipsic and George C.
Garrison of Kenton. in the presence
of few relatives and friends we're
united in marriage by the Rev. Amos
r. Brown of Viola. The bride was
becomingly gowned in white. The
wedding march was PLAYED bv
Miss Virginia Hutchinson of viii
mington. The house was decorated
with cut flowers and potted plants
MIR. and Mrs. Garrison will be AZ
home near Phillipsburg. N. j.. after
April LIST.
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Handy of Smyrns, a Past Grand
Master. delivered an address. Mr..
Handy's speech was happy sni to the
pint He referred with pride to the
occasion and what modern DostOffice
building is going to mean for Smyrna.
Briefly he gave a history Of the move
ment which was begun under the adj
ministration Of Former Postmaster
Thomas Jefferson and Of the pulling
Of strings" with Senator II. A. Rich
ardsOn and Senator H. A. dupont to
get the first appropriation of $685.
600. Then later of the successful
efforts of Congressman Franklin
BrOeksOn to get the extra appropria-
tion Of $40. 900. making S35. 600 in
all. FIVE thousand Of which went to
pay for the site. He read the names
and. pointed with pride to the public
spirited thirteen men. (called the
Committee Of Fifteen') who went
down in their pockets at a sacrifice
OF over ono hundred dollars apiece TO
acquire the site. Towns Of the size
Of Smyrna. Mr.. Handy said, we're
fortunate to get a postofiice. When
ne was in congress such projects were
never considered. Why. the Govern
ment, he said. could place the s35, 600
out at interest and rent place as big
as we are now getting. He pointed
with pride TO Smyrna being among
the fortunate small towns to have a
Federal Building and eulogized the
Government in its continuous effort
CONTINUED on FFTH PAGE
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TOWN ELECTION RESULTSIN
No CHANGES IN COUNCIL
LOOKED LIKE ALVEY CONTEST
IN FIRST DISTRICT ON MONDAY
ou' Opposition Expected BY Admins
Fa"on Forces Did Not Materialize
Last Meeting of Council

" COUNCIL
Monday was annual election dav
IN smyrna when seven Councilmen
a treasurer and an assessor were
elected for the ensuing year. Some
little spice was given by the report
early IN the morning that certain dis
trlets were to have a contest. especi.
ally the First District. in which the
major portion of of Smyrna's negro
population reside By afternoon these
apprehensions for the Administration
forces had scattered. The whole ticket
including old Board of Councilmen
treasurer assessor and all we're re-
elected. In the first district is votes
were cast, nearly half the total vote
OF 1O4 ballots polled at the election
Thirty eight of these were for Josenb
h. Wright, the administration csndi.
date, and eight were for Thomas
Jefferson, a complimentary vote. The
other districts were without contest.
Edward 7. Porter was unanimonslv
reelected town treasurer and Henry
;. Anthony was unanimously re elected
assessor-each by LO4 votes. The
vote by ward was as follows: First
Joseph II. Wright, 3S; second. Sam
uel J. Reynolds. 81; third. Harry r
Grieves, Is; fourth, Walter F. Keith.
.; fifth. John P. Hudson. 9: sixth
1.-THE district from which two council
men GOMEZ, James Fl. Roberts and
Samuel A. FOrtner, g eaeh-total lO4
The election Offices were as follows:
Inspector. w. Dennev HAZEL: Judges.
John w. Roberts and Robert L. Cum.
Minis; clerks. f. E Postles and A. d.
Cole. The newly-electeG council will
meet soon TO organize.
Last Meeting OF the Old Town Council
The last meeting Of the old Town
Council took place Friday evening
with President Reynolds and full
quorum present. Counc ilman James
II. Roberts. chairman Of the Auditing
Committee. reported having completed
the auditing of Treasurer Porter's
accounts and finding same correct.
With this statement made. Town clerk.
h. b. GrieVes. secretary Of Council.
read the annual statement of finances
for the fiscal year. which was adopted
and ordered published. The report
will be found in full on the fourth
page Of this issue. II will be seen
that all departments show prosperous
business. with balance in the town
treasury Of 81. 432. 65. Out of the
receipts. Council paid Sl,O71.O2 on
street work; S498 SO for extending
water mains. and 1865. 80 for electric
light meters--a total Of 50. 534. "a. |
Mater and Electric Lights Big Farmers
The water works showed an earn.
ng Of 81, 487. 40; the electric light
plant an earning of s5O7. 80; the
Iewer an earning of 1921. Ia and the
Opera House an earning of 1924. Sc. !
Alderman Crow made a good showing |
'or his Office by bringing in fines
amounting to S3O5.
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CORNERSTONE OF SMYRNA's
NEW $4,000 POSTOFFICE LAID
GRAND MASTER WALTER w. BACON AND
MASONIC OFFICERS CONDUCT EXERCISES
Soecial Platform Erected and GaiIy Decorated With
Red White and Blue Bunting Cornerstone Sus-
pended and Draped in Flag--L. |. Handy Speaks.

4 ne corner stone Of Smyrna's new
4 a 600 postofTie was laid Saturday
I q full and impressive Masonic eere-
4 IL, bv the officers Of the Grand
lgs A. F. and A. NJ, Of Delaware.
\ ~ crowd Of people that almost
B .-Dletely filled the enclosure and
Il !, in frnnt Of the building on Main
- II was a red letter" day
\ Snyrpa and the weather. though
snd blustry. did not deter the
pns from turning out. Many from
country, patrons Of the Smyrna
,..sfee. helped swell the crowd. In
stion there were visitors from all
=, Of the state. Early in the day
Committee Of Harmony Lodge,
h IS, with the assistance of the
,srnment Superintendent of Con-
,,,ion, W. H. Oliver. made all
rnsements. A platform was cree
ard decorated with red. white and
J. bunting. The corner stone was
gsndei from en- improvised derrick
3 TRAPPED in an American flag, while
b and there and everywhere were
,syed flags and bunting that made
nuaetive scene.
Sand Officers Arrive Before Noon
Grand Master, Walter w. Bacon of
zington, and officers Of the Grand
,sgs Of Masons Of Delaware, arrived
sihe morning trains and were met
& conveyed in automobiles 10 the
,1a Hotel where they were dined,
Il which they repaired to Harmony
&c Room At / 80 for a short meet
before marching to the Federal
ding site. The Grand Officers
ssni were: Walter w. Bacon.
2 MASTER Wilmington; Themes
r Hill. senior grand warden.
'!'ua' Il. J. Guthrie, grand secre.
= Wilmington; Charles A. Bam-
ger grand treasurer. Wilmington:
yer v. Brown. senior deacon. |
n'ngton; John L. Johnson. grand |
am Johnson's Cross Roads;
BY Galoraith. grand tyler. Will |
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owing to the absence of
y grand officers Who could not a .,
~. 'O''o"lng substitutions were
!. 10 carry out the ce 'T,,n %e.e
81, N I'aad Master pro TEN. /
l,,s.. uandy. Smyrna junior Grand
-. p,o ten. Edw. G.. Walls
4 H... 1I'nd Junior Deacon pro
I, s.D Nentze. Laurel; Gr,nI
r.' ''s1a'd pro TEN. Harry q
q :, !, smyrna; Grand Junior Stew.
sr,,. Ten, o Robert H. Depnev
A. : Grand Marshall pro 'I icy
sa,5 81 I. Prize Wilmington. and
I.,.n sword Bearer pro tens ~" 1.u uno
lloyd. Smyrna.
\. OF the Box in Corner Stone
ID i ! Exercise, .;o opened at twp o,.Ioct
AR1 ' e. led by G,snd Senior w.
Aun.i sisted by VIC. Anthony on
ngss, ;. This was followed bv ~ :
a,lts P. 'ae grand chaplain crsnS
z's., s .on gave an address. another
's,ry c' 'ang after which Grand rI'y sael
s,,s,,. ,-'le announced tba "a.
as Be ss,s copper box which was
!. '''i,st. ; sp1.lted in the stone.
iiaasl ~ 'a', !. a Bible; list
A'''ai, 49,. STATE officers; manual
slsS,. ,a,i Proceedings Of the
Lodss. 20; Bylaws Of Har-
W. F.r,.sO copy Of Smyrna Times
s'Dt.sIy %, 1916; cow -
s6.I,,'a' INA number Of The smv,U -
p ., Y much si. Of smyrns as ~.
=" Wilmington Morning i'm,
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SMYRNA HIGH BEATS MILFORD

Defeat Them at Basket Ball So 10 70
One Sided Game Here Friday Evening
In one-sided game here FRIDAY
night. the Smyrna basket ball team
defeated Milford High School by the
score of 50 to Is. The home team
jumped into the lead in the first few
minutes of play and the game was a
walkover for Smyrna. The one bripbt
spot of the Milford team was the
playing of their captain Johnson. who
scored IL out Of the Is points. Can
tain Homer Deakyne was individual
star for Smyrna making seven field
goals in the first half, after which
Wilson took his place. Wilson. Jones
and Ennis. also played in their old
form and the guarding of Lyman and
Harold Deakyne kept Milford's score
down. The summary of the game
was as follows: Filed goals: Jones
8; Homer Deakyne. Z; Ennis. 5.
Wilson. 4; Lyman, /; Marvel I.
Johnson. l. Foul goals: Ennis. I.
1; Johnson, 9. Referee
Bell; timekeeper. Boyer. To-niqbt
the strong Company team of FlKton
will play here and as they have won
Is out of 20 games played. a hsrd
game is expected.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-01
FISHERMEN GETTING READY

Hanging Out Nets Ready to Start When
Weather Makes First Fish Run
Many fishermen have received their
nets and are hlnging them on lines.
to be ready for the season. which
usually opens ;he latter part of March
or the early part of April. The
season for herring will be late com
pared with last year. as the first
catch Of the season was made the
latter part of February.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-01

Moving Day. To-day. in This Vicinity
This is moving day in Smyrna am
upper Kent and a number of changes
are taking place especially among
farmers and residences. No business
changes are taking place here.
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CONTINUED on FOURTH PAGE
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DOUBLE WEDDING SUNDAY NIGHT

Harry Still and Miss Mabel Corbv: Viii
liam |. Jacobs and Miss Anna Corbv
Sunday evening at Smyrna Circuit
Parsonage at s. Is, a double wedding
took place quietly. when two daugh
tiers Of William T. Corby of near
fleming's Landing were united in
marriage. Miss Mabel May Corby
was welded to Harry Still. the we'll
known painter, son Of Mrs. Rose Still
OF Union street. At the same time
Miss A. Corby was married to William
L. Jocobs. son Of John w. Jeobos Of
Smyrna Landing. Both Knots were
tied by the Rev. Milton McCann after
which the happy couple left rejoicing.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-01

J.".Tueker RenOvating Clothing Store
The store Of John W. Tucker. Inc,
on Commerce street, has been thorough.
~ renovated, painted and papered
and new fixtures added to make ready
Tor displaying spring goods now COM
ing In.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-03-29
TRAcHoMA HOSPITALS

Trachoma has become serious
menace to good eyesight in Ken
lucky, it seems, and great efforts on
the part of the health authorities of
the state are being put forth to
stamp it out. 1t is claimed that ii
takes three years to get it freed
from a county. This disease is said
to be most common in the noun
tain counties, though we never saw
a case of it that we know of. Hos
pitfalls for its treatment have been
built at Jackson, London and Hind
man. Hospitals will be placed in
Muhlenburg and Butler counties
where it said there are 1000 cases
in the former county and 500 cases
in the latter county.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-03-29
WARNS FARMERS TO
TEST SEED CORN

Farmers who take the advice of
Carl Vrooman, the Assistant Secre-
tary of the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, will test every
ear Of corn this year before they
plant it. The seed corn situation,
Mr.. Vrooman says, is probably
more serious now than it has been
for years. On account of the
late, cold season and the heavy
frosts in the early part of last
October, very little corn, especially
in the northern half of the corn
belt, ripened naturally and at the
time of the first hard frosts much
Of it still contained large
amount of moisture.
"Testing seed corn is always a
wise precaution," said Mr.. Vrooman,
''but this year it is a necessary one.
Every farmer should test his seed
this spring by the individual ear
test. No matter how much conf
dence you have in the man you
buy seed from, make test and
know for yourself that the seed is
good. If the seed is not good, you
can get some other that is.
"a number of seed men who have
well constructed seed houses report
that they find the early picked seed
tests very satisfactorily, but the
seed picked later, even if properly
dried, is very unsatisfactory. One
test in Northeastern Nebraska
showed 90 per cent. of the early
field-picked seed to be good while
only 6S per cent. of the crib-select-
ed seed terminated. In many sec
tions of Northern Iowa and Illinois
the percentage of good seed is much
lower, even when the seed was pick
ed before frost and properly dried,
while seed picked from the wagon
at husking time, or from the crib
is practically worthless as seed.
One reason for this is that many
farmers in this section are raising
corn of very large variety which
requires full growing season, and
this corn did not ripen before the
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-03-29
LARGEST THINGS
IN THE WORLD

IN THE WORLD
The largest bank in the world is
in London.
The largest church is in Rome.
The largest stock exchange is in
New York.
The loftiest structure in the
world is in Paris.
The largest suspension bridge is
in New York.
The largest hospital in the world
is in Paris.
The largest stone structure in
the world is in Egypt.
The largest falls in the world
are in Africa.
The largest public gardens are in
Paris.
The largest river is in South
America.
The largest monument is in Wash
ington.
The largest life insurance COM
panies are in New York.
The greatest stove factory is in
Detroit, Mich.
The largest match factory is in
Ohio.
The largest gun works in the
world are in Essen.
The largest brewery in the world
is in st. Louis.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-03-29
WHAT THEY TALK ABOUT

j would a great deaf rather know
what they are talking about around
quiet fresides all over this coun-
try than what they are talking
about in the cloakrooms of Con-
gress.-Presiden Wilson.
Very well, Mr.. President. Let us
tell you the kind of chatter that
echoes in the chimney breasts:
Is there a Mary Pickford screen
this week?
How much lower do you think
wheat is going?
How can 1 make over that cerise
chiffon9
/ really can't pay the butcher
today because my purple shoes are
coming c. o. d.
1t looks to me as though Jess
Willard was awful fat.
/ haven't had pair of skates
on since I was a boy.
/ guess the Cubs and the Red
Sox will fight it out for the worlds
championship.
Wen have to get a new rear
tire and have the body painted.
Steak again for support
Where is Teddy Roosevelt?
The President may not know it,
but the rural peoples of the West
don't know any more about the
war than a Brooklyn stenographer
knows about alfalfa.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-03-29
j. H. KELLER, Agent
ALCOHOL AND PNEUMONIA

The United States Public Health
Service brands strong drink as the
most efficient ally of pneumonia. It
declares that alcohol is the hand
maiden of the disease which pro-
duces ten per cent of the deaths in
the United States. This is no ex-
aggeration. 1t has been known for
along time that indulgence in alco-
holic liquors lowers the individual
vitality, and that the man who
drinks is peculiarly susceptible to
pneumonia. The United States Pub
lie Health Service is a conservative
body. 1t does not engage in alarm
list propaganda. In following out
the line of its official duties it has
brought forcefully to the general
public a fact which will bear end
less repetition. The liberal and
continuous user of alcoholic drinks
win do well to heed this warning,
particularly at this season Of the
year when the grnesome death toll
from pneumonia is so large.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-03-29
DECIDE YOURSELF
The Opportunity Is Here, Backed by
Mt. Sterling Testimony.

Don't take our word for it.
Don't depend on a strangers
statement.
Read Mt. Sterling endorsement.
Read the statements of Mt. Ster-
ling citizens.
And decide for yourself.
Here is one case of it:
J. c. Fitzgerald, IA ,Jamison St.
Mt Sterling, says: 81 had severe
pains through my kidneys and the
action Of my kidneys was irregu-
lar. When / was advised to use
Doan's Kidney Pills, / got box
at Duerson's Drug Store. They
did me a great deal of good and
I now feel much stronger and
better"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Fitzgerald had. Foster
Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y
ADV.