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Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Katherine BrambIe Robinson, Wife
of William A. Robinson Died Satur-
daY-Oeath Mrs. Wilson Mannon

Mrs. katherine Bramble Robinson.
aged AZ, wife of William A. Robin
son, died at her home on west Com
merce street Saturday morning at 3
O'Clock after a siege of patient suffer-
ing. She had been in failing health
for about a year but recently her
aftiiction had become aggravated and
she was taken to the Delaware Hos
pital Cor relief but to no avail. She
was brought home last week and lived
but few days, Deceased was born
and raised in the Delaney's section
west of Clayton and was the daughter
of John and Sarah (Crossley) Bramble.
She was a good wife and devoted
mother and her untimely death is
deeply mourned by all who knew her.
Besides her husband she is survived
by four daughters as follows: Mrs.
Harry K Palmer, Mrs. W. Lester
Smith, Miss Mary E. Robinson and
Miss Katherine Robinson, all of this
town and vicinity. Funeral services
took place from her late residence at
2 O'Clock yesterday (Tuesday) after
noon and interment was in Odd Fell
lows Cemetery. Rev. Milton Nc
Cam. pastor of Smyrna Circuit, had
charge and made an address and a
choir of voices rendered favorite
HYMNS. The funeral was largely at
tended.
UntimeIy Death Mrs. Wilson c. Mannon
Mrs. Emma Carey Mannon, aged
%. wife of Wilson c. Mannon, resid-
ing on the farm of his father, Theo-
dore Mannon near Smyrns, died Sat-
urday after a lingering illness. De-
ceased has been in failing health for
sometime and her decline was rapid.
She was daughter of William D.
and Lillian (Fleming) Carey and was
born and raised in this viciniy. Her
father, who resided on "Woodside,
1.-THE farm of Benjamin A. HAZEL,
died several years ago and shortly
after his death she married Wilson
c. Mannon who survives her with one
infant daughter. OF sweet and low
able characteristics. she made many
friends who mourn her untimely
death. Funeral services took place
from her late residence near town
this afternoon and interment was in
o id Fellows Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
WIN WAR BY GROWING WHEAT
Delaware Farmers Urged to Increase
Grain Acreage for Coming Year.

Delaware Farmers Urged to Increase
Grain Acreage for Coming Year.
The New Castle County Food Coun-
ell, of which former Governor Charles
R. Miller is chairman, Saturday issued
formal appeal to the farmers of the
State to increase their wheat acreage
and thereby help win the war for the
allies. Referring to the difficulties
the farmers have to contend with.
the statement says "We know verv
well that he cannot do his part by
increasing his farm products without
effort and sacrifice, yet we have ouch
confidence in the patriotism of every
farmer in New Castle county that we
do not hesitate to call upon him to
exert this extra effort and to make
this extra sacbrifie. " To increase corn
wheat acreage will have to be har-
vested before the ground can be pre-
pared and to enable the farmers to do
this the committee has arranged with
the local branch of the Federal en-
ployment bureau to furnish day labor
and the committee says it will make
every effort to induce all Wilmington
labor that will work on the farms for
the next 30 days to report at the
bureau so they can be assigned.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
MORE DRAFTED MEN CALLED

Names Announced by the Rural New
Castle County Exemption Board
The rural New Castle County Ex-
emption Board Monday announced the
names of twelve more men who are
to report at the board headquarters at
Newark to-day, to make up the quota
of 40 per cent to be sent to Camp Dix
from that district. This makes Il
total of 101 men including principals
and alternates who have been instruc-
ted to report. The 40 per cent Of
the quota makes a total of sc men,
the remainder being alternates who
will take the place of any principals
who fail to appear. The twelve
additional men notified to report,
follow: Allie West, George Troop.
Norman Sparks, John Brown, John l..
Pugh, Harry Hoffecker, Hervey M.
Brown, James J. Walker, Isaac G.
Cleaver. Charles A. Bartes, Ernest
johnson and w. L. Buck
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
FINE PROSPECT FOR TRAPPERs
The Farmer is Not the Only One Hav-
ing Fortune These High War Times

The Farmer is Not the Only One Hav-
ing Fortune These High War Times
Those having "rat marshes" have
good prospect of reaping big prices
from the coming winter trapping sea-
son. Trappers apprecisting the op-
portunity are getting in readiness to
be on the job as soon as the ''law is
out - Fur prices are going up,
which makes it unanimous. War is
given as the cause of course. The
government uses large amounts Of fur
in winter uniforms for its soldiers
muskrat mostly. European IMPORTS
also have dropped. The New York
Fur Auction Sales Corporation says
the next sale, October Is, is likely
to set record prices. The lowly
muskrat is being exalted; fox is more
elusive than ever. The trade in bea-
yer is not quite so Industrious.
Wild cat pelt quotations are wilder
and skunk. by the same authority, is
stronger.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Thomas Getz Hill. Rector, An
nounces Services for Week and Sundey

Rev. Thomas Getz Hill. Rector, An
nounces Services for Week and Sundey
There will be a meeting of st.
Peters Vestry this, Wednesday, even
ing at 8 o'clock at the Rectory.
Services on the Church on Friday at
7.30 p. M. followed by Choir Re-
hearsal. Sunday, September 23d.
Sixteenth after Trinity--10. 80 a. M.
Morning Prayer and Sermon; IL
noon, Sunday School; 7.30 p. m,
Evensong. A new plot of st. Peters
Cemetery is being made in order to
check up some possible errors in bur-
ials there. 1t is therefore requested
that all persons holding titles to lots
there will present their claims for
such to the Rector SIS soon as possible
in order that they may be verified be-
fore being entered on the new plot.
Look for further announcement in re-
gard TO the Cemetery next week.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
500 PUPILS AT DOVER SCHOOL

Largest Enrolment in History of the
School--PrimarY Department Crowded
The opening of the Dover public
school for the autumn and winter
terms finds the attendance the largest
in the history Of the school in recent
years, the total last week being 400.
This is considered remarkable, as the
new consolidated school of Camden
and Wyoming has taken many scholars
who heretofore had come to the Dover
schools. The primary departments are
so congested that but one-half session
can be given, there being 60 pupils
in the beginners department. 1t is
proposed to make the standard of the
schools high enough to permit a
graduate from the High Schoo! to
enter any college. Miss Frances
Dewitt, solist and singer. has charge
of the musical department.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
QUEEN ESTHER CIRCLE MEETS
Entertained Friday Evening at the
Home of Miss Anna B. Beckett

Entertained Friday Evening at the
Home of Miss Anna 3. Beckett
The Queen Esther Circle met with
Miss Anna B. Beckett and Miss Esther
Maxwell last Friday evening and dis
cussed plans for the years work.
The members are greatly interested
in all home missions, but especially
in helping deserving young people to
get an education, and pledged money,
at the June meeting, for a scholar
ship. There was an election of offic-
ers which resulted as follows: Presi-
dent, Miss Esther Maxwell; Vice.
President, Miss Mary Holland; Re-
cording Secretary, Miss Catherine
Denney; Corresponding Secretary,
Miss Mary Copper; Treasurer, Miss
Mary Langrell; Program Committee
for October, and November, Miss Anna
Wilson, and Miss Delma Deakyne.
A pleasant social hour followed.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
TO PLANT FOR BIGGER CROP

Farmers Favor Vetch and Wheat as a
Hay Crop and Soil Improver
Undoubtedly more vetch and wheat
for a hay crop will be sown this fall
than has been sown in any previous
year in Kent County. This increase
is due to the difficulty experienced
during the last few years of getting
a stand of scarlet clover and even if
a stand is secured of having it with
stand the winter. Last spring most
farmers eXperinced shortage in the
hay crops; in many cases they are
seeding wheat and vetch this fall to
guard against such a shortage next
spring. The excellent yields of hay,
in some cases four and five tons per
acre on exceptionally fertile soil has
shown the possibilities of this crop
under the proper conditions.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
INVESTIGATING CASE OF A BOY
Held in Dover to Discover the Truth of
the Story he Tells About Himself

Held in Dover to Discover the Truth of
the Story he Tells About Himself
Eugene Mann boy, arrai gned be-
fore the Kent county courts some
weeks ago, charged with the larceny
of several articles from Harrington
merchants and then taken back to
New York, from where he was brought
to Delaware from a children's home,
has again appeared in Delaware.
He came back to Kent county to the
home of a farmer near Magnolia,
where he was formerly employed.
His whereabouts having been ascer-
tanned. Constable Jones on Saturday
last located him and brought him to
Dover, where he is being held pend
ing an investigation. According to
the boy 8 story, he was taken to New
York with the idea of enlisting in the
U. S. Navy, but was refused. He
was then taken to be enlisted in the
u. S. Army and claims that he was
turned down and told to get out. In
quiries are being made as to whether
his story is true, or whether he re-
ally did enlist and desert.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
WANT TO SHOOT REED BIRDS
DeVotees of the Game to Petition over
House of Congress to Defeat Bill
No. 553-Gunners Protest

6CNOACCS VI lilC " dtIiG ~ GllliOU Lower
House of Congress to Defeat Bill
No. 553-Gunners Protest
The Delaware Anglers and Gunners
Association has received notice of a
bill in Congress, that if passed, will
do away with the reed bird shooting
for good. This is Senate Bill No.
1858, comprising treaty with
Canada. 1t has passed the Senate
and is now in the House. The As
sOciation has written to the Delaware
Representatives to try and have this
amended to allow the Delaware gun
ners to shoot these birds. These
birds were called Bob 'O-links in the
North, reed birds here. and rice birds
in the South The rice birds are a
detriment to the rice crops and the
growers in the South shoot them by
the thousands as they are very destruc-
tive to the rice crops, and the gunners
do not see why they want to protect
them here, when they can be slaugh-
tered after they leave here. If they
keep on making these laws there will
not be anything for the gunners to
have any sport with. Several years
ago, when the migratory bird law was
passed, they had the reed bird included
in this bill. After a good deal Of
hard work by the gunners of this State
it was changed so that the reed birds
could be shot. II this law is passed
it will be harder to have it changed.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
STANDARDIZATION VINEYARDS
HAVE PROFITABLE SEASON
THOUSANDS OF CARRIERS SHIP
PED; GOOD PRICES SECURED
Grape Culture in Delaware Which Was
introduced bV the Late j. E. Carter
Is Now a Leading Industry

For many years Kent county has
been noted for its highly productive
farms and orchards, the peaches,
apples, strawberries, canteloupAs,
grain and vegetables raised in this
county have been second to none in
the country. But it is only in recent
years that Kent has attained promin-
ence as a grape producing center, but
the acreage of grape vineyards in the
county is increasing so rapidly that
it would not be surprising if in a few
years grapes should become one of
the most important crops raised in this
section. The pioneer grape man in
this county was the late Joseph E.
Carter, who, % years ago purchased
the farm now owned by his widow
near Clayton. MIR. Carter, while in
the painting and paper hanging busi-
ness conceived the IDEA that Delaware
might become great grape vinyard
some day and he seemed more de-
termined with this notion after fire.
quent visits to the grape growing belt
of New York. He purchased the farm
in 1889 and began at once to lay out
vinyard. His success from the
start was so pronounced that Frank
Moore, of Dover, and others who have
become prominent growers followed
suit. E T. Hipwell, OF New York
State, seeing the success being real
ICED moved from the New York grape
belt and purchased farm on the edge
of Dover some years later or eleven
years ago. But before the Dover
growers had become established in
grape culture, j. E. Carter, w. 7.
Massey, E. W. Lapham & Sen, VIM.
II Armstrong, John Buttery, the An
thongs. the late c. P. Gears, Cummins E.
Speakman and others around Smyrna
and Clayton had become large growers
and were making a success of the ven
ture. There is now several hundred
acres in the Smyrna-C -Clatyon section
alone which has become the leading
section Of Kent county. The late j.
E. Carter lived to see his dream come
true and his widow has continued the
grape growing industry with great
success. She and her brother-i in law
George Carter, editor of the Will
mington Evening Journal, (who owns
fine farm at the head of Lake Como,
have each about 35 or more acres in
grape vineyards. Editor Carter pur.
chased his farm in later years and
followed the example of his deceased
brother in making grape growing a
speciality. Mrs. j. E. Carter has had
fine season, especially with the
Moore's Early variety. She has ship
ped so far 25, 900 carriers of grapes
from her vineyard alone. Mr.. George
Carter did not realize quite as much
for the reason that hail and other
damaging conditions prevented a full
crop. He has however. shipped thous-
snds of carriers. Walter T. Massey
has also followed close after the
Carriers and considering he has not the
acreage in vineyards that they have,
has done well. John Buttery is an.
other grower gaining prominence. The
carload shipments from the Smyrna
Clayton grape belt has reached large
proportions this season.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
CLAY F. STAATS EXPERT SHOT
Son of Ralph {. Stats Had a Good
Prospect But Was Obliged to Quit.

Prospect But Was Obliged to Quit.
Clay F. Stats son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph E. Stats, of Smyrna who quail
fed as a marksman in the United
States Marine Corps ct Port Royal, S.
c., has been honorably discharged on
account of having "fallen arches. -
HIS names is on the official list of
those who succeeded in the shooting
trials, held recently on the range at
Port Royal, S. c. Recently he was
ordered to the mobilization Camp at
Quantico, Va, and it was there he
suffered so with swollen feet that he
was unable to continue in the SER
vices. Young Stats answered the
call for volunteers on May 10, last,
at Philadelphia, Pa. He decided to
serve with the United States Marines
because their duties are divided be-
tween service at sea and on land and
are so varied that the life never be-
comes monotonous. Right from the
start he has made good and had an
excellent chance to win his way to
the top, had it not been for his ply
sical disability for which there is
much regret. He was honorably dis
charged last week and came on home.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
REPORT BANNER WHEAT YIELD

MaIcom Burris on the Farm of 3. A.
Hazell Gets as Blu. to Acre One Field
The biggest yield of wheat SO far
reported about the Smyrna-Clayton
vicinity is that of Mslcom Burris on
"Alleymead''. the farm of Benjamin
A. Hazell. From a field of 25 acres
Mr.. Burris received an average of
As bushels to the acre and from an
other field of 20 acres Mr.. Rurris had
an average of 80 bushels to the acre.
The wheat is called "Tonopsh. "
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
TOWN COUNCIL TO BEGIN
STREET WORK NEXT MONTH
900 FOOT SECTION I6 FEET WIDE
TO BE BUILT OF CEMENT
Fred Schwatka of Townsend and Force
of Men Will Begin Work October
First-CounciI Orders Material

Smyrna Town Council met in reg
ular session Friday evening with all
present but Secretary Harry B. Grieves.
In the absence of the Secretary Coun.
Gilman James H. Roberts was ap-
pointed secretary protein. The meet
ing was given over largely to a dis
cussioR of streets. President Rey-
nolds reported that he had arranged
with Fred Schwstka of Townsend to
begin work on the section to be ce-
mented on East Commerce street
Whopping District'') on October
the first. Mr.. Schwatka was recently
awarded the contract to lay 900 feet
of cement road bed 10 feet wide from
Monrovis Avenue toward the eastern
limits of town. This is low section
and has been badly in need of repair
for some time. Under the terms of
the contract Mr.. Schwatka is to fur
nish the labor and oversee the job and
the town is to furnish the material.
With this end in view it was author
lied to order several car loads of stone
&C., have same ready for the work
men when they are ready to go on the
job. AS it will be necessary to cut
the street off from traffic for the
time being, it was the opinion of
Council that enough if not all the
material should be on the ground as
to not delay the work from being
pushed thru as rapidly as possible
TO an early completion.
Nothing at Present With Rest of Street
Just what will be done with the
rest of Commerce street from Mon
rovia Avenue to the Railroad Station,
has not been determined and it is
hardly probable anything will be done
this year. While most of the men,
bers OF Council expressed themselves
in favor of solid concrete road, the
opinion seemed to prevail that they
would watch the section MIR. Schwatka
wa OaAiA W SOC A4OW IL 6lduOS luS
frost, wear and tear during the winter.
None of the members but appreciated
the fact that Commerce street, full
of holes and bumps, was sorely in
need of attention but owing to the
lateness, the scarcity of labor and
high cost of material it is hardly
thought any effort will be made for
permanent work this year.
Reports and Other Business Left Over
Owing to the absence of the secre-
tarY. the reports, bills and other mat
ters were left over until next meet
ing, only the urgent matters presented
were acted upon. There was even
nothing said or suggested about num-
bering the houses systematically in
conformity with the request of the
Postoffice Department incident to the
free delivery of mail. All such mat
ters were held over.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
Heating Plant at Fruit Growers Bank

w. G. Beatty, Smyrna's practical
plumber. has been awarded the con-
tract to install heating plant in the
Fruit Growers Bank Building on
Commerce street. The whole build
ing, bank and residence of w. w.
Hynson, will be heated and is a fine
card for Mr.. Beatty. See his adv.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
Firemen Award Pony and Phonograpf

At a meeting of Citizens Hose
Company Monday the drawing for the
phonograph and pony exhibited at
Carnival took place. Edwin ". C.
Ford, son of Walter Ford, ticket No.
80 secured the 5000 Diamond Disc
Phonograph and James Smallwood, son
of Edward Smallwood, with ticket No.
210, got the pony.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19

Fined Fifty Dollars for First Offense
Before Judge BoYce on Saturday
in the pleading court, Early Myers,
a white man arreted some days ago
for having four quarts of whiskey in
a suitcase, while visiting friends in
Smyrna, pleaded guilty and was given
the minimum sentence for the first
offense, $50.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
Tomatoes Reach sI.Io Per Basket

Tomatoes reached the highest price
of the season at Smyrna Landing to-
day when 81. 10 was paid. The market
has been soaring all this week. The
season is on the wane.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
Red Gross Surgical Dressing Class

Red Gross Surgical Dressing Glass
Members of the Red Cross Surgical
Dressing Class completed their first
course of instruction, gwen by Miss
Lockwood, of MiddIetown, last week.
when the examination was held.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-19
BANNER CROP OF SUGAR CORN
raul Messick. near MiddIetown. Gets
Sum of $I,eI5 Off of 80 Acres.

raul Messick. near MiddIetown. Gets
Sum of SI,eI5 off of 80 Acres.
The Middletown corn canneriei
closed their packing season last week
and the help, mostly foreigners from
baltimore, returned home. The sea.
son was better than was thought early.
Less acreage was planted owing to the
unprecedented prices of field corn
curing the past few months, but the
yield was far above the average for
'nis community. Probably the best
weld is the crop of Paul B. Messick,
farmer living two miles south of
middletown. From 35 acres he de-
hVered 1872 tons and 20 pounds which
st the price, $14. so per ton, yielded
@1'S15. Mr.. MessiclS, who il one of
the leading dairymen of the neighbor-
nOoo' used the fodder from the sugar
corn IN filling his two large silos.
awnings for Smyrna Postoffice Installed
The much bslated awnings for the
ae" Federal Building arrived yester-
gay and were installed. They are
wnlte and dark green and appear at
every window. The M. Megary &
Don Co., of Wilmington, were the con-
tractors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-24
POONDMASTER SAID
TO Be OwVERzEALOUS

Sometimes officers are overzeal-
Gus in the performance of what they
conceive TO be their duties. At leasS
the city council takes the attitude that
when a poundmaster employs boys to
20 out and hunt up stray stock and
when the boys go outside the city linn
it's on their search that a halt should
be called. The complaint has beer
made I o the city authorities that the
poundmaster. who is paid 81 a head
for impounded o in addition TO
his feed charges. has had boys hunt
ing up stoek and hat these boys. ca
ger to get a split of the fees. drove
in some cattle from outside the city.
City Attorney Fee advised the council
that persons not properly deputized,
driving stock into the pound are Ii
able to arrest for larceny. Therefore
the council deemed it advisable for
the poundmaster to confine his ac-
tivities only to legitimate cases.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-24
NEW MACHINE FOR
CIGARETTE MAKING

In this present day Of great devel-
opments the cigarette manufacturers
have not been OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the new cigarette made from toasted
Burley tobacco. For a long time CT
gazette smokers have been rolling
their own from the red, blue and
green tins of Burnley Tobacco. but
there was no such thing to be had
as a ready-made Burley Tobacco eli
gazette.
The tremendous popularity of Bur-
ley as cigarette tobacco is evidenced
by the fact that IS billion cigarettes
were rolled by hand in 1915. while
only 81 billion ready-made cigarettes
we're sold. The increasing demand
for Burley smoking tobacco has been
under close observation by cigarette
manufacturers for a number of years.
Naturally wanting To take
of such a promising market they
have been constantly experimenting
menting 10 develop a satisfactory
Burley cigarette.
The obstacle to UGH a result was
that hurley Tobacco when shredded
for ready-made cigarettes lost its
flavor. Therefore the problem was
to discover some method of handling
hurley Tobacco 50 that when used
in ready-made cigarettes it would re-
main in good condition. h has now
been accomplished by the application
Of a new principle in cigarette-mak-
ing. Under his new principle the to-
bacco is toasted, thus accomplishing
the one necessary thing to hold the
BurIey flavor in cigarette form. The
new Lucky Strike Cigarettes now
being introduced are the first success
full application of this new principle
Of cigarette-making.