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Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
NEXT SUNDAY AT AssuRY

Pastor Williams Will Give Special Ser
mon to wOmen's Foreign Mission
The excellent attendance at tho
services Of Asbury Methodist Episcopal
Church during the past month has
been an encouragement TO the pastor
and 1t is earnestly hoped that the
audience may grow each sabbath.
On Sunday morning the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society will re-
ceive special notice. the sermon hear
ing especially upon the excellent work
done by this branch of the church
The subject for the discourse in the
morning will be: Executing The
Plan. For the evening service the
pastor will speak on Seeking the
Truth. " A good program Of music
and everybody is cordially invited TO
attend. Glass Meeting at 8. 3OAm
preaching at 1890 a. m, Sunday
School at 2 p. m, EDworth Leaeue
at 3. 10 p. m, preaching in the even
ing at Z. 30.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
COUNCIL FIXES TUESDAY
NEXT FOR CLEANUP DAY.
RUBBISH AND LITTER WILL BE
CARTEo AWAY WITHOUT COST
Citizens Uuged to Co-opera,e With
Council by Giving Their Yards and
Cellars a General Cleaning up

Smyrna will have its annual "Clas,.
up Day" next Tuesday. Nav 23rd
when the citizens of the town will
JOIN IN a general clean up of Yards
cellars. pounds, &c. At a meeting
o. Smyrna Town Council. FRIDAY even
ing it was voted to designate the
above named day a general clean up
osy all over town. The movement
Is the same that has been inaugurated
IN other towns in the State and on
the Peninsula for needed sanitation
and public hygiene and in line with
a town beautiful. All citizens are
requested to gather their tin cans.
rubbish and litter and have il put
front along the curb where it will be
gathered up and earted away by the
town free of charge. This does not
include ashes which the town does
not consider rubbish and will not ne
responsible for. There is much that
aecumulates abcut a property in the
course Of year. Dark cellars.
corners. unsuspected alleys and back
yards more or less abound with litter
which is allowed to stay becomes
germ-laden and unhealthy and breed
ing place for diseases. 1t is also
urged to continue the fly swatting
campaign. Instead Of dump heap.
use a garbage can with lid securely
fastened. This will break up the
breeding place Of flies and eventually
make cleaner and more healthy sur
roundings. Citizens of Smyrna are
urged in the interest of good public
health TO cooperate in this Cleanup
movement The town Of Smyrna
has offered to do its part if you do
yours. Then let the cleanup be gen.
eral. Have your litter ready by next
Tuesday and if all will join the move
ment it will mean a cleaner town. a
healthier town. and town beautiful.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
SCHOOL SELLS soYLEs HOUSES
n. D. Bower Takes il For $4,000 and
Will Move Them TO "Whopping'

Il. D. Bower Takes it For $4,000 and
Will Move Them to "whopping"
At meeting Of the Board of Edu-
cation Of the Smyrna Public Schools
Monday evening. the Boyles property
which they recently acquired con
Frazier street. as one link in the deals
they are putting thru to make way
for the extending and enlsrging the
athletic field thru 20 Frazier street.
was knocked off to Henry d. Boyer
for S130. 90 who proposes to move the
block of four residences to MonroVia
Avenue or East street. in the negro
section, to fit them up for Tentable
homes. Il was upon the condition
that the property was to be moved to
the above loeation that the School
Board entertained the proposition to
sell. Mr.. Boyer is to stand all ex-
Pense Of moving the property and
clearing the ground. Report was
made thst the Barnes (Stokeshuryl
property had been acquired and in
another column the School Board ad-
vertises same for sale at public auc-
tion. The Hutchinson property or
rather that portion known as the
orchard. has about been acquired. It
will be a minor matter to clear this
ground. With these three properties.
the way is practically cleared TO begin
as socn as school closes TO make the
improvement which has long been
under consideration. When the ground
is cleared and properly fenced in,
the Smyrna High School will have
one Of the best athletic fielos of
any public schools in the state.
Later, il is hoped, the School Board
will erect suitable gymnasium and
assembly hall, which is badly needed.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
SMYRNA DOGS WIN AT SHOW
l. Rollin Moore and L.R. Cochran
Take OF HonOrs at Wilmington
Bench Show on Thursday Last

| e"C" snow on ] thursday Last
At the Wilmington Kennel Club
Dog Show held at Wawaset Park on
Thursday May 11th, there was total
OF 5S6 dogs benched. these dogs came
from II different States as follows ::
Delaware 134. Pennsylvania l27.
New fork16. New Jersey 16, Mary
land 10. Connecticut 10, Massachusetts
3. New Hampshire 2 and Vermont
Illinois, Virginia, MINI esota and Dis.
riet Of Columbia had one each. The
remarkable feature of the show was
the number of beagles shown. thew
being the largest entry of any breed.
The proceeds which will amount to
nearly $1,000 will be turned over to
the Babies Hospital and Day Nursery
Of Wilmington. Smyrna fanciers were
represented in three entries bv L.
kollin Moore and Lee R. Cochran.
Mr.. Moore's beagle Symphony" de-
feated seventeen beagles owned bv
prominent fanciers of this and other
States, winning first in her class and
being placed reserve winner in the
finals. Ter prizes being a large, hand.
some cup for the best Delmarvia
beagle in the show and seven special
prizes OF merchandise. Mr.. Moore's
dog king Fitz" took third in his
class and was adju4ged the best male
beagle shown from Kent County, there
by winning two special prizes. Mr..
Co"hran's beagle "Clarina" was
placed fourth in the class in which
she was entered and was awarded a
special prize of a dollar in cash. At
the completion of the show the Easts
ern Beagle Club. which number
smong its members many business and
professional men of. this and adjoining
States held a meeting in their regular
quarters in the parlors of the Brandy
wine Fire Company's house. At this
meeting over which L. Rollin Moore
was chosen to preside, considerable
important matters of interest to the
club ana to fanciers in general was
acted upon. Surprise was expressed
that many of the large towns of our
State had no entries as il is known
that many fine dogs are owned and
not shown by residents of our Kent
County towns, especially Dover. II
their inactivity in not patronizing
these shows is due to that they are
not well versed in the rules and usages
OF the affair, they may rest assured
that they can obtain any information
and advice needed from any member of |
the clubs that take a part in these
seim-annual shows. The next will be
held on Sept. 4th. The opinion
among the members of the Eastern
Beagle Club is that the Field Trials
will be held again in the vicinity of
Smyrna this fall.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
STATE FEDERATION TOMORROW

Smyrna Delegates as Well as a Number
OF Smyrna Club Women Will Par
tic'pate in the Two Days Session
The delegates of the Twentieth Cer-
tury Club of Smryna and all the delo-
gates and visitors to the State Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs which
meets in Wilmington this week will
be delightfully."- entertained. and var
lous committees are working IN az
range in advance for all the pleasures
that 1t may be possible to wedge in
during two days Of business sessions
Automobiles loaned to convex the
guests between the station and clpb
mousse and for trip through Brandy
wine Park, will be great feature of
the entertaining. The automobiles
VIII convey delegates and officers from,
the station to the clubhouse. to-mor-
row morning, and the transportation
committee will be at the station 20
welcome all the arriving guests and
see that they are accommodated in
the cars. Tomorrow afternoon there
VIII be ride through Brandvwine
Park and out the Kennett pike 10 the
Country Club. and over to the bore
Of Mr.. Samuel Bancroft, Jr.. at Rock
lord where they will be received nv
Mrs. Bancroft and entertained bv q
view Of her very fine collection of n;c.
tures. Those who are invited on the
drive and to Mrs. Banerofl's incinda
RECREATION officers, delegates and all
out-of-town guests, officers execut;ve
committee and board of directors of
the New-Century Club, and hostesses
OF out-of-town guests. The marty
Will leave the clubhouse at 4.3O and
Will arrive at Mrs. Bancroft's homo
at O'Clock. Music for the Fedora.
ton has been arranged by Miss Mary
Sexton, state chairman of music and
numbers will be interspersed between
addresses and business whenever IL "a
possible. The program is full of in.
terest. Besides the reports from yari-
GUS clubs, the reports Of officers other
business matters. there will be ad-
dresses by Alexander johnson of Vine
land' NJ, on 1.-The Feeble Minded:
MISS Ella Philip Crandal of New
York, on "Woman's Part in the Pub
lie Health Movement: addresses bv
Miss Winifred Robinson. dean of Wo.
mans College; Josiah Marvel. Prof.
Carl Kelsey, Miss Helen V. Boswell
Dr. {. A. Wagner and others. Mrs
OTIS Skinner will give a Shakespearesn
Recital tomorrow evening.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
EXPECT SOON TO OWN FINE
FIRE ENGINE FOR SMYRNA
COMMITTEE OF SMYRNA FIRE.
MEN ON TRIP TO BALTIMORE
Are Inspecting To-day a Class Triple
Combination Fire Engine and Truck
With View of Making Purchase

The Carnival Executive Committee
OF the Citizens Hose Company of
this town, held a meeting on Monday
evening and decided to hold their car.
nival this year from Monday. August
%. to Saturday. September 2nd. in
elusive. The boys are going TO work
with great effort and expect TO sur
pass last years carnival in MANY
ways. The company expects to have
their new Triple Combination Fire
Truck by that time so that it can be
placed at the carnival grounds for the
purpose of inspection by the public.
A committee of the Company com
posed of H. B. Grieves. W. W. Hyn-
son. A. D. Cole. Harry Collins, Har-
vey w. FAIRIES. George w. Cunning.
u. Reynolds Stevenson. Hilory w.
Oliver, Wallace Elterich and Harry
Turner. are in Baltimore to-day hav-
ing gone last evening for demonstra
ton OF one o. the class trucks such as
the company proposed buying. The
company has recently been incorpor-
ated and are now in position to pur.
chase property and improve the truck
room for the new apparatus when it
IS delivered. The company will ask
the support of the town people and
our rural neighbors in making this
years carnival greater than ever.
With the new fire apparatus they will
be able to render assistance TO those
residing in the country as well as in
town.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
100000 YOUNG sHAD LIBERATED

sroughtto Delaware River by Repre-.
sentative of the Bureau of Fishermen
Four hundred thousand young shad
were liberated on the river off Della.
ware City Friday afternoon by joseph
Kelly of the Bureau of Fisheries.
Havre de Grace, Md, where the fish
were Matched. The young shad not
half an inch in length. were about
five days old and were taken there
in fifteen cans. These fish will mat
ure in three years Shad fishermen
from Delaware City. TO Bombay Hook
report good season. No big catches
are made, but there is a steady
average. which always tends to keep
the prices at a good point for the
fishermen. Harry F. Taylor. Of the
Bureau of Fisheries of Washington.
D. C.. who has been engaged in work
relative to the shad industry on the
Delaware River. has left for Bayside.
N. j., where he will gather further
data on the industry.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
SABBATH SCHOOL WORKERS
Duck Greek and Kenton Hundreds
Sunday School Association to Meet

Duck Greek and Kenton Hundred,
Sunday School Association to Meet
CheswOld. May 16.-The twelfth
annual convention Of the Duck Creek
and Kenton Hundreds Sunday School
Association will meet in the Ches-
void NJ. E. Church on Monday. Nav
p. There will be delegates from every
Sunday School in the two hundreds.
A " basket lunch" will be served at
the noon hour. The president of the
association is Rev. Thomas Getz Hill:
the Vice-President is Gamaliel Garri-
son and the Secretary and Treasurer
is Miss Emily Spruance. The pro.
gram to be rendered is as follows :
Morning session beginning at 9. .45-
Opening Devotions. Rev. ]. M. L.
Eekard; The President and the Sec
retary- Treasurer; Statistics. Mr.. John
Buttery; Open discussion; Delegates
TO County Convention, Miss Edna C.
Barker; Open discussion; Five Cents
Per Member, Mr.. Gamaliel Garrison /;
Open discussion and Offering: School
Visitation. Mr.. L. NJ Price; Open
discussion; Appointment of commit
tees and announcements; Noon in
termissiOn and committee meetings.
During the noon hour a Basket
Lunch will be served. delegates
forming their own picnic parties and
bringing their basket lunch with
them. The afternoon session begins
at l O'Clock and will continue as fol
lows: Devotions. Rev. Milton McCann: /:
Teacher Training. Mrs. A. B. Harri-
son; open discussion; o. Alb. and o.
T. A. c.. Mrs. Kate Thompson; open
Getting and
Giving. Mrs. F. F. Evans; open dis
cussion; Home Department, Mrs.
Walter W. Hynson; open discussion;
Graded Lesson, Rev. George c. Will
liams; open discussion; report of COM
mittees, election, and Offering; Tenn
perance. Mrs. Lila Wilson Aron;
o pen discussion; Cradle Roll. Miss
Lefty Boggs; open discussion; ad-
journment.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
SANITARY DRINKING FOUNTAINS

Parent-Teaehers Association With Per-
mission of School Will Install Fountains
w. T. Watson. secretary. and Rev.
J. NJ. L. Eckard. representing the
Parent Teachers Association of Smvr-
ma, awaited on the School Board of
Smyrna, Monday evening. with a res
olution of the said Association offer
ing to place in two sanitary drinking
fountains at the school building one
on the second floor and one on the
third floor. If said donation met with
the approval of the School Board. The
latter graciUusly accepted the offer
OF the Association and passed a reso-
luton expressing their appreciation.
There is already one sanitary drinking
fountain on the first floor which was
installed year or two ago and which
has filled a long-felt need and now
that the Parent Teachers Association
proposes to put in additional ones of
the latest improved type on the re-
naming two floors Of the building. the
High School. in this respect. will be
finely equipped. Il is proposed to DO
the work during the school vacation.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC NOTES
Smyrna will Play Goldey College Fri
daY-Coming lnter-Class Track Meet

Smyrna Will Play Goldey College Fri.
daY-Coming lnter-Ciass Track Meet
Arrangements are pending for a
base ball game Friday between Goldey
College and Smyrna. On Friday even.
ing Box Social will be held in the
Smyrna High School building for the
benefit Of the High School Athletic
Association. Ice cream and cake will
be on sale. On Friday afternoon.
May 26, an inter-class track meet
will be held on the school grounds
This is an event in which all should
be interested. Make it point to be
present on that day and see what the
boys have accomplished in Athletics
at the schools. Among the different
events will be the 1OO-yard. 22O-
yard. 440-yard, ssO-yard. I mile run.
and the relays. the high jump, broad
jump. pole vault and shot put.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
FISHERMEN AFTER STURGEON
Big Money in Caviar Leads Many TO
Make an Effort For Catch

Harry Conrad. a Port Penn fisher
man, while fishing for shad Saturday.
caught two sturgeon, one a COW and
the other a buck. The COW netted
about 20 pounds of caviar. which is
selling for 81 25 a pound, rubbed. in
Port Penn. On Friday A. E. Pedrick
of New Castle took a sturgeon to
Delaware City that measured nearly
13 feet, being one Of the largest
landed there in several years. The
fish was ''slenker, - that is, Il ha d
spawned and had no caviar. Il
weighed nearly 400 pounds and net.
ted about $50 pounds Of meat, dressed.
which is selling at % cents a pound.
So many sturgeon have been caught
this year that many believe the in
dustFy has not failed on this river, and
that another great sturgeon hshing
era is at hand. Last week, there
were more sturgeon landed about Del
aware City than during all Of sst
SESSION.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
LITTLE HELPERS" ST. PETERS

Give an Entertainment in the Parish
House on Monday Benefit of Missions
A delightful entertainment was
given ct the parish house of ST
Peters Church Monday evening. bv
the Little Helpers, missionary
circle composed of the little folks of
the parish. A goodly attendance was
present and the silver Offering at the
door amounted to $500. The pro.
gram consisted of a psntomime pre-
sentatiOn Of Cinderella. " "Sleepipg
Beauty. " &c. Misses Frances NAL
com. Margaret Hill. Elizabeth Hill
and Master Robert Hill. sang quar-
tette parts of "Spring is Here -
Miss Hester Ann LeFevre executed
some fancy dances and recitations and
impersonatons of Mother Goose
rhymes were rendered by different
children.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
DEATH RECORD or THE WEEK
morris Stevenson. Aged 7e. the We'll.
known Druggist of FELTON,. Well
Known in Smyrna. Dead

Known in Smyrna. Dead
Morris Nj. Stevenson. one of tns
pest known residents of Kent countv
ana known to many in Smvrns. who
Tor many years conducted a general
orug store at FELTON,. died at his home
IN Felton, early Sunday morning. aged
20 years, two months and Ii davs
Mr. stevenson was born in Dover.
Feoruary 26, 1S40, and lived there
iOr several years. taking up the pro-
Iession of druggist in the store of
David r. Burton. After completing
MS studies and becoming a graduate
pharmacist, he moved to FELTON,. W here
ne resided the remaining part of his
lie. He was an elder in the Presbv.
terlan Church at FELTON, and was one
OF the main supporters of that church
he leaves a wife and three daughters
lnterment will be made in Lakeside
cemetery, Dover.
Death of Ex-sherifF Jas. c. Robinson
James c. Robinson. aged IS. former
Sheriff of Kent County, died at his
nome corner Of Commerce and Pearl
streets. about seven O'Clock Monday
morning from stroke of apoplexv.
he had been in failing health for
some time. He was a farmer the
early part of his life: was elected
sheriff of Kent County and served the
term from 1884 10 1886. after
which he moved to smyrna and en-
gagged in business which he reiin-
quished several years ago. He was
Ior many years member of Smyrna
Town Council and much of the time
It's president. He leaves besides his
Wife two sons, James Robinson. a
farmer near Smyrna and Joseph c.
Robinson Of Smyrna. John r. Robin
son. another son. died st Newark re-
Gently. He is also survived by sew
eral grandchildren and great grand
children. Funeral services will take
place this wednesday, afternoon
at two O'Clock and interment at G len.
wood cemetery.
ES-Representative John w.Lvneh .Dssd
Failing to see fast approaching
northbound freight train, while watch /
ing a moving sOuthbound freight.
John W. Lynch. aged rs years. Of
FELTON,. a member of the Delaware |
Legislature Of 1913. was struck bv !
the nOrthbound freight at FELTON, yes !
terday morning and instantly killed. /
de was hit in the head and badly
pangled. He is survived by a wife |
and ten children-four sons and six
daughters, all grown. Mr.. Lynch
vas a candidate for the FELTON, post
'ffice, which appointment is soon to
De made.
Mrs. ". n. Lingo. Georgetown. Dead
Mrs. Elizabeth Lingo. aged 80
1ears. widow Of William H. Lingo.
of Georgetown, died at
he home of her daughter. Mrs. Elisha
Conover. at Newark, Del. .on Wednes-
lay. Funeral services were held in
Wesley ME-. Church. Georgetown. at
loon Saturday. after which burial
vas made in the P. E. Church burial
ground. Deceased was aunt of Judge
David 7. Marvel and Hon. Josiah
Marvel of Wilmington, and sister Of
Charles 7. Pepper and former Repre-
tentative Eli Pepper of Georgetown.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
SMYRNA CHAUTUQuA TICKETS

Buy Your $500 Course Ticket From
the Local Committee When They Cal
The committee Of ladies of the
Twentieth Century Club will start
out this week to sell course tickets
for the Chautauqua which will be
held in Smyrna from June 8 to 9.
You can take in the whole course for
200 and every course ticket rep
resents that much backing to the
guarantors. No course tickets can
be purchased after the Chautau1ua
gets here. Help the local cause along
by purchasing your ticket from the
committee.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
To Preach eaeeaIaureats ssrmon

At the unanimous request of the
Board of Education and Faculty of the
Smyrna High School, Rev. C. C..
Williams. pastor Of Asbury M. E.
Church. has been invited to preach the
baecslaureate sermon to the Rraduat-
ing class this year. President Nit
ehell of Delaware College will give
Commencement address.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, Rector Announ-
ces Services For Sunday and Week

Evensong Friday evening next at
7.30. followed by choir rehearsal.
On Saturday the annual convention
of the Diocesan Junior Auxiliary will
take place at st. Anne's Church.
MIddletown. Members Of the Smyrna
branch will motor up. Next Sunday.
May, 21st. services will be held as
follows: 1890 Holy Communion and
sermon; ~ noon, Sunday School; !;
7.30 p. m, Evensong. The duplex
envelopes for the new year beginning
May 1st, are now in hand. All who
do not receive packages this week,
please speak 20 the rector.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17

Valuable Mare Stuck in Marsh. Dead
A mare belonging to J. E. Fereu-
son Of Quaker Neck. near Middletown.
became stuck in a marsh on the farm
and died from hunger. The horse
was IN the mud up to it's body. It
had been dead several days.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
Contract Placed for Dredging Rive,

The River & Harbor COMPANY Of
Philadelphia, lowest bidders have been
awarded the contract for making the
three cats and dredging SMYRNA River
and viii begin work in about two
weeks. They are the same Company
who made the last "euts'' in the
creek.
Smyrna times., 1916-05-17
TlNI COUNCIL HOLDS BUSY
SESSION FRIDAY EVENING
.oo,Nrs JOHN p. HUDSON IN
cu.see OF STREET WORK

-. Street Sprinkler Put in Service.
r;,.s Tax Rate For Ensuing Year.
p,oydes For "Clean Up Day
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-24

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they hr.aF $40 easily Render
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into the aI and around the oiEas,
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the growing nau and ns the growth
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The Monte Vista journal., 1916-07-15
BETTER KEEP EYES OPEN
FOR THE CAMERA FIENDS

The Camera Fiends are in townand
are cleverly working in the business
and residential section getting pic
lures of local people in the most
comical and laughable poses. They
are swapping pictures of old and
young, little and big-men, women
and children. Boys better be careful
not to walk down the street with
some other fellows girl. Girls don't
go out of the house without having
your hair combed and curled and
everybody be careful where you go
and how you look, for the Camera
Fiends may get your picture and
show it life size on the screen at the
Iris next Monday night. There will
be fun galore when the pictures are
sprung for there will be no attempt
at posing and the victims of the
Fiends can see themselves as others
see them.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-07-15

The baseball boys have been
guests of their friends at several par
ties this week. Tuesday evening they
were entertained at sumptuous din
ner at Losers, the host being Mr.. ].
Shriver, and concluding the evening
at the Raley residence. John McIn-
the boys at fish dinner Wednesday,
and Thursday evening the club were
the guests of ]. E. Wards at an en-
joyable party.