Smyrna times., 1917-06-13

The barn on the farm of William
Ward near Seaford. was struck bv
lightning Wednesday afternoon and
destroyed by fire. One COW, one
hundred bushels of corn and some
wheat were cosnumed.
George Dickerson, proprietor of
the Hotel Dickerson of Bridgeville.
received several cuts and bruises.
Tuesday. When driving his auto
mobile the steering gear broke and
threw him to the ground and he was
made unconscious. He was found
soon afterward and taken to his home.
His injuries are not serious. His
machine was complete wreck.
In the Kent County Court of Cen
eral Sessions on Saturday, Judge
Boyce presiding, Ralph Sharp of Mil
ford, plead guilty to the charge of
larceny of automobile tires from Earl
Atkins of Milford. He was sentenced
to five months Imprisonment in the
Kent County Jail. Sharp has served
time in the Jail before on the charge
of illegal liquor selling.
Among the striking features in
July Cosmopolitan is the first Install
ment of a new serial, "The Restless
Sex" by Robert W. Chambers.
Other stars in this number are Fannie
Hurst Jack London, Samuel Merwin,
c. N. and A. M. Williamson, John
Galsworthy, Arthur B. Reeve, Mary
Roberts Rinehart, Herbert Kaufman,
George Ade. Arthur Somers Roche
and many others.
Stanley M. Arthurs, former Ken
ton boy, prominent in art circles, is
busy at the present time working on
his painting dealing with the pictur-
esque subject, "The Landing of the
Dutch at Lewes" which, when fin
ished, will be hung in Wolf Hall at
Delaware College. Mr.. Arthurs' work
along historical lines is noteworthy
and has secured him a wide reputation
in art circles of this country. This
canvass will be seven feet square and
will be brilliant in execution, typical
OF Mr.. Arthurs' brush.
A meeting of the Board of Man
ayers of ths Camden Campmeeting was
held on the camp grounds Saturday
afternoon, for the purpose of making
few minor arrangements for the
coming camp meeting, which will
open Friday, July 20 and continue
over three Sundays, closing Monday,
August 6. Rev. E. C. Sunield will
have charge of the religious program
which he promises to be unusually in
teresting. Secretary w. Edgar Ma
loney reports many requests for tents,
over half of them already being taken
The department of poultry husban
dry of the New Jersey Agriculture
Station has proclaimed June 16 a
''rooster day." On this day poultry
men are urged to separate all NAL
birds from the f1ncks. Those tina
will be needed for breeding next yea
will be placed by themselves and al
others will be put in condition 70
the immediate market. 'The observ
ance of this day, as outlined" say
the official proclamation, twill ma
terially reduce the labor and feed bill
will improve the quality of the egg
and insure a more efficient poultr
practice. -
Relatives and friends in Dove
have been informed of the death {
Mrs. Ella H. Green, wife of Henr
W. Cannon, for many years res
dent of Dover and publisher and ed
tor of the State Sentinel. Mrs. Car
non died in the city of Chicago, ILL.,
Sunday night, June 3rd, after an il
ness of month. The funeral toe
place Wednesday and interment WI
made at Chicago. Mrs. Cannon WI
born in the vicinity of Leipsic, tn
county, and was 20 years of age. ST
spent most of her life in Dover, bI
removed to Chicago in 1893, whel
they have since made their hom
Deceased is survived by Mr.. Canno
a daughter, Mrs. May Kesler, and
son, Henry w. Cannon, Jr.
Aunt Esther Waller, a negr
near Laurel, died last week. 81
was said to be 105 years of age a
her children say they have the da
to prove her age. She was undout
edly the oldest woman in lower Del
ware. Samuel G. Ralph, mail ca
rier, who formerly had a store ne
where the woman lived, said tn
she was an old woman when he was
small boy. She had two grandeh
dren, William and Tobias Gaine
farmers, living near Laurel, ag
respectively SO and SO years. d
son James was in the Civil War q