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Smyrna times., 1917-01-17

boro- The fish. some of which would
weigh more than pound, were ship
ped to New York city, where they were
sold for about $500, thus netting the
fishermen about 5000 each for the
days work.
The Farmers Trust Co. of Newark
on Tuesday of last week, reelected
these directors for the year: ]. Wilkens
Cooch, Alfred A. Curtis, Joseph H.
Hossinger, Samuel M. Donnell, Eben
B. Frazer, Nathan M. Motheral, Har-
vey Hoffecker, Harry Hayward, j.
W. Scott, Daniel Thompson, Ernest
Frazier and DR.. Francis Springer.
The directors reelected the old
officers as follows: President. ].
Wilkens Coo"h; vice president, Alfred
A. Curtis; secretary, Joseph H. Hos
singer and treasurer, H. E. Vinsinger.
George Vickers & Son were the first
to send a cargo from Lewes to south
ern port by the Rehoboth Canal. They
sent 1,500 bushels of corn on two
lighters belonging to the firm of Quill
len Il Hook of Baltimore. The cargo
is bound by way of Ocean View. Citi-
zens are looking forward to a big de-
velopment in the outgoing shipping at
the local port, by reason of the canal.
transportation is cheaper by water,
and the canal is now in such condition
that a cargo can be shipped form
Lewas to Norfolk, Va, or any south
ern port.
At the annual meeting of the Rob-
bins Hose Company. Dover, the follow
ing officers we're elected for the year :
President W. Charles Boyer; vice
president, Samuel H. Carson; record
ing secretary, John C. Hayes; finan-
cial secretary. Earl Humphrey; treas
nrer, Samuel H. Carson; trustees,
Harry Vane, w. C. Boyer, Edward
Erdle; investigating committee,
Charles Pierson, Robert Carly, Robert
Robinson; fire recorder, Thomas HOl-
stein. By unanimous vote John H.
Jones, who has occupied the presi.
dents chair for many years, was
elected life member and honorary
president of the company.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-17
State of Delaware,
Kent County, IS:

Kent County, IS:
Be it remembered. that on the tenth day Of
January A. d. 1917, before the subscriber, No
tary Public of the state of Delaware, personally
appeared Walter o. HOffecker, John c. Hopkins
and Henry l. Beers Jr.. cOmmitt' e to inspect the
books aud accounts of the Comptroller of Kent
County, respectively, and made solemn oath that
the foregoing report and statements are true and
correct to Uae best of their knowledge and be
lief -
WALTER o. HOFFECKER,
JOHN G HOPKINS,
HENRY l. BEERS, JR.,
Committee.
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and
year aforesaid. -
WILBUR D. BURTON,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-17
IMPROVEMENTS AT DELAWARE

Progressive College Work Going on in
Three Distinct Stages-Larger Campus
In the developments of the campus
of Delaware College there are three
processes going on at once. These
three are the grading of the land.
erection Of three new buildings, re-
modelling of several others, and the
tearing down of another. As to the
first of these processes--the grading
the work began in the early part
of the summer. This work is made
possible through the gift of $100, 600
made by an unknown donor in the
early part of last year. OF this
amount $40, 600 has been set aside
for use in grading the campus. Ae-
cordingly plans were drawn up and
work begun. At present it is planned
to have the interior court, or 'quad-
rangle," perfectly level. 1t will be
that portion of the campus extending
from the mems college to the Wo-
mems College, and is to be enclosed
by two rows of buildings to be put
up in the future.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-17
PREVENT CRUELTYTO CHILDREN
New Officers for the S. p. C. G. Asso-
citation Elected in Wilmington

citation Elected in Wilmington
The annual meeting of the S. P.
c. c. and the S. P. c. A. was held
in Wilmington last Tuesday afternoon
of last week, January 9. An election
of Offices was held. President, Mrs.
S. S. Deemer; secretary, Charles W.
Bush; treasurer, Charles w. Bush ;
attorney, Charles w. Bush; special
agent, Frank Stout; bookkeeper,
Emma C. Forrest; assistant, Esther
F. Stout. officers elected included
vice presidents from the three counties
and the members of the board of
managers of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children. The
following vice presidents were elected
for Kent county: Hon. J. F. Alice,
Dover; Edwin F. Wood, Dover; Hon.
William H. Boyce, Dover; Robert
n. Hill, Smyrna; Hon. John Hum,
Wyoming; Jesse M. Satterfield, Dover ;
F. c. Bancroft, Dover; Mrs. ]. H.
Speakman. Smyrna; Hon. Richard R.
KenneY, Dover; Hon. Jas. Pennewill,
Dover; w. A. Truitt, Milford; Harry
A. Richardson, Dover; Stephen Slaugh-
ter, Dover; Arley B. Magee, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-17
Total Indebtedness ls5lO000O
GOOD ROADS ACCOUNT
Expenditures
Total Expenditures.............-.......s s6a,222Oa
Balance Good Roads Fund. Dec 1, 1916, s 25OO8 SO

Your Committee. following the course it has
pursued for several years past again respectfully
begs to call attention to certain items of Comp
troller Grieves' report, and to suggest possible
remedies or Improvements in the interest of the
citizens of this County.
First of all, we want to commend without stint,
Comptroller Grieves for the faithful performance
of his duty in this to the tax payers, exceedingly
valuable office; for the splendid showing his
report ma kes, is due, in no small measure not
only to his close scrutiny in detail of all the bills
fulness of the expenditures in the administra-
ton of the COuntys affairs. Economies of mo-
ment have already been secured, witness a
deficit four years ago of 5,94443, as compared
with a credit at the close Of the past fiscal year of
42,94152, or net gain of nearly 100000 in the
General Fund.
By careful regard for expenditures on the part
of the Levy Court and all other County Offices
and Departments of the County Administration
this balance to credit can, in our judgment, not
only be maintained, but materially increased.
In this connection, we note in the purchase of
ma erials and supplies for the County, wide
difference in the price paid by different offices
for apparently the same article. If then, before
purchasing or placing an order for any materials
or supplies, the Controllers Othce a which are
all the bills of prior purchases, was consulted,
information that would at least tend to uniform
could be obtained.
We are loathe to close this report without di-
recting attention TO the expenditure of board of
prisoners.
For short term prisoners in
Dover Jail last year the
cost StWaS.............................S . 2o(Z.ZU
For long term prisoners in
New Castle County Work
house last year, the cost
was. 4tl0o.OO
Smyrna times., 1917-01-17
PUBLIC SALES

Tuesday, Jan 23-Stock and Farming
implements, of w. T. Leeds. on
the Stockly farm near Greenspring.
d. P. Hutchinson, auc
Thursday. Jan. 25-Stock and Farm
ing Implements, of Robert T. Trib-
bitt, on the Frank L. Burris farm,
on road leading from Severson's to
Bayview School House-W- H.
Collins. auc.
Monday. Jan. 29-Stock and Farming
implements, of Joshua j. Metcalf,
or the Herb. Davis farm, on road
leading from Smyrna to Iron Bridge,
3 miles from Smyrna. Leroy Rob-
erts auc.
Tuesday, Jan. 30-Stock and farming
implements. of James F. Conner,
OH Log Landing farm, on road from
Blackbird Campmeeting Woods to
TayIor's Bridge, 6 and one half
miles from Smyrna, and 2 and one
half miles from Blackbird. ID. P.
Hutchinson, auc.
Thursday, Feb. stock and Farming
Implements, of j. Howard Garrison,
OH the York farm at Brenford Sta
ton, 81 miles from Smyrna. Will
sen Moore, auc.
Friday, Feb. 2.--Stock, Farming I'm
plements, etc.. of Samuel j. Now
land. on the P. Scott farm, on the
State Road, 3 miles north of
Smyrna. D. P. Hutchison, auc.
Monday, Feb. 5-Stock and Farming
Implements, of George Reed, Jr. +,
ON the Scott farm on road leading
from Clayton to Delaney's, a miles
from Clayton and 2 miles from
Delaney's- Rynear w. Slaughter.
alc.
Tuesday Feb. 6-Stock and farming
implements, of w. C. Savin, on his
farm at Moores Corner, road leading
from Kenton tn Dover IL miles west
Of Cheswold.
Wednesday, Feb. 7+Stock and farm
irg implements of Michael Moffitt
OIL the Graham farm, on road lead
ing from Kenton to Downs Chapel,
one mile from Kenton. LeRo!
Roberts, auc.
Wednesday, Feb. stock and farming
implements, of Arthur Minner, OF
the Malcom Cochran farm, IL miles
north of Towns end. .-Hutchison ant
Collins, auctioneers.
Thursday, Feb 8--Stock and farming
irnplemnts, of A. Brattingham, OF
the Miss Agnes Cummins farm, oil
road leading from Smyrna to Sever
sons Church.
Monday, Feb. 12-Sale of Persona
Property. of Gilbert FARRELL on tn
Alex. Corbitt farm, on the road from
Middletown to Odessa. Hutch
ison and Collins, auc.
Wednesday. Feb. IA Stock and farm
irg implements, of Sallie E. an
William G. Smith, on Alex. Corbit
farm in D1tch Neck, on road lead
, ing from Leipsic to Woodlan
Beach. w. Fl. Collins, auc.
Thursday, Feb. 15-Stock and Farm
ing Implements, of W. II. Reed, o
the Garrison farm. on road fror
: Kenton to Seven Hickories. -LeRo
Roberts, auc.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-17
When Your ChIld Cries

at night and tosses restlessly, you feel worried.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children break
up colds in "a hours, Relieve Feverishness, Con-
sLipation, Teething Disorders, and Destroy
Worms. Used by mothers for 80 years. All
Druggists, ,25c. Sample FREE. Mother Gray Co.,
lie Roy, MY.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-17
EXPENDITURES

Total Receipts for the year, including
Balance in General FUND ............ S 142 231 O6
Smyrna times., 1917-01-17
Kent County Indebtedness

So Funding Bonds of the
value of 100000 aeh as
provided by Act of General
Assembly approved March
12 A. ID. l9l3..............---.... S65 10000
100 Kent County Good roads
Bonds of the value of
100000 each as provided by
Acl of General Assembly
approved March 20 A d.
1Si8 ........... ................--.. 800 10000
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Or a total expenditure for
Board of Prisoners Of......... S7,0l(

a very considerable sum in the aggregate. Now,
in view of the fact as we understand 1t, that
about 81, 10000 was paid to the prisoners confined
in Do yer jail by farmers and other citizens Of
this County for labor performed by them last
year we suggest that the Levy Court present
bill to the present Legislature, requiring the
Sheriff of this County to procure employment for
all prisoners physically able to work, and the
wage obtained for their toll after first deducting
10 per cent. thoreof to be retained by the Sheriff
as his compensation for the extra service thus
imposed to be equally divided between the
County and the prisoner performing the labor.
Last years experience has clearly and fully
demonstrated the practicability of the plan.
only one prisoner of the many employed, es-
capped There certainly can be no question as to
the benefit to the prisoners both physically and
morally in being employed out in the open air
and sunlight, rather than sitting in idleness in
close confinement, either in prison cell or jail
corridor
The great demand for farm labor in sections
Immediately contiguous TO the Jail, from which
the prisoners can be conveyed 70 their respective
places Of toll and returned without cost 10 the
County, makes the plan easily workable, and
strengthens its appeal TO the sound Judgment Of
Smyrna times., 1917-01-17
Ausn,s Foot. Ease for the Troops.

Aliens Foot Ease for the Troops
MANY war zone hospitals have ordered Ahens
Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder TO SNAKE ln1 =
your Shoes for use am ong tne % inS swollen
ffeet and makes walking easy. AT orussiss
ever where, 25c.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-17
REPORT
Auditing Committee
COmptrOller'S Office
Kent County, Del.
1916
To the Honorable William H. Boyce,
Resident Associate Judge of Kent County
Delaware.

Resident Associate Judge of Kent County
Delaware.
We, the undersigned committee of three free
holders OF Kent County, appointed by the Hon
Qra6le William H. Boyce, Resident Associate
Judge OF Kent County. to inspect the books and
accounts of Mr.. Harry B. Grieves, Comptroller of
Kent Kent County, respectively report under oath as
The period covered by this report is from De-
eember first, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to
December first Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen.
We have examined the books and accounts of
Mr.. Harry b. GrieveS, Comptroller of Kent
County, aud find them correct
We have carefully examined the published re-
port of Mr.. Grieves, and hereby incorporate it's
main features in our report as follows
Dec. l, 1915, Balance in General Fund 27,O4e.65
RECEIPTS
Fees from County Officers SIS, ,4240l
From Taxes and COnstables. 60 757. 40 us ISL Al
Total Receipts for the year, including
Balance in General Fund ............ s 142 23l O6
Smyrna times., 1917-01-17

our good citizens If we can improve the phys
ical. and especially the moral cond tons of our
prisoners and at the same time make the inca
ceratlon selfsuPpOrging, why IS il not a good
system to inaugurate?
In closing this report we reiterate our previous
declaration that with the right man i'll this
office too much cannot be said in cOmmendatiOn,
either of the Office or the mar in it,"
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER o. HDFFECKER,
JOHN G. HOPKINS.
HENRY !. Beers, Jr.,
Committee.
Arizona sentinel., 1917-08-09
OUR IMMACULATE CORPORATION COMMISSION.

It learned through the Proenix papers that the cor poraon commission is rather hot under the collar which simply means that Mr. Chairman Jones is peeved.
 It is given that the hearing of the muddy water question will be proceeded with Phoenix either the 10th or th of this month in violation of the writ of prohibit ton issued by Judge Baxter and which brought the recent hearing in Yuma to such an abrupt close. ".
 This must be a erroneous tip, for cannot conceive that Mr. Chairman Jones will attempt to override the laws of Arizona to any such extent If he does he will prob # :raf (Contnusd Page Thrse)
Arizona sentinel., 1917-08-09

Project Manager Schlecht and Superintendent of Con structon Priest spent all of last Monday making careful investigation of North Ga valley for the purpose of deter mining what best to be done for the farmers of that ton The coudbursts did great damage the main canal and is feared of the farmers may suffer for the want of water.
Arizona sentinel., 1917-08-09

Some busy-body whose identity has not been astab- shed has been ndustiousy crcuatnghe report that the Egyptian crop Yuma Valley and on the Reserva ton Unit is total failure.
Arizona sentinel., 1917-08-09

How much longer will be big He Highbinder be permit ted to do as he peases in the city of Yuma9
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-07

A Brooklyn, \. Y, man, because he
was penalized for being in arrears
with his water tax, went home and
turned two faucets on and left them
running day and night "to get even :
with the city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-07
PERHAPS FATALLY INJURED.
Boy at Orwell Played with Dynamite
Caps, Which Exploded

ORWELL, July Z. - Howard McCar-
~, about 10 years old, who came from
the orphans home at Burlington short
time ago to spend the summer at the
home of j. c. Thomas, was seriously and
perhaps fatally injured Thursday by
what is supposed to have been one or
more dynamite caps. Three fingers and
the thumb of the left hand We're later
amputated and the BOYS body was pep
ipered from head to foot by pieces of
copper, presumably pieces of the caps.
Mr.. Thomas had some dynamite caps in
the house and it is supposed the boy
found them. Many partly burned
matches were found near the scene of
: the accident.
| Mr.. Thomas heard the explosion in the
rear of one of his barns and rushed to
the spot, finding the boy covered with
blood A hurry call was sent for DR..
&C. II. Coffey, who was on the scene with
lin a few minutes. After stopping the
flow of blood from the arteries the doe
tor hurried the boy and Mr. Thomas tC
this village, where DIR. l.. Wells was
lwaiting in his Overland touring ear.
All members of the party were takeI
TO the hospital at Tconderoga, \. y.
las quickly as possible and the boy wa
loperated upon at once. 1t was founC
necessary to amputate three fingers am
the thumb of the left hand. the tiesl
, being badly torn from the hand. TIL
t front of the body and especially th
abdomen was pierced by bits Of copper
large number Of pieces being removes
by the surgeons.
t Dir. Coffev stated that the boy ha
4 about an even chance for recovery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-07
FRENCH BELLS DISAPPEAR.
Famed Chimes Turned Into Shells by
Germans.

NONON, France, July inhabitants
of this region no longer have any doubt
as to the fate of the bells and chimes of
Northern France, Following those Of
Belgium. they have taken the road to
German munitions factories.
All the churches Of the region of the
Disc and the Somme were stripped Of
everything they contained in the form
of copper and brass before the occupy
ing troops retired. There is no reason To
suppose that those still inside the Ger
man lines have been spared.
These depredations are acutcly felt in
this region, which has been the country
of bells and chimes since Charlemagne
generalized their use throughout the EN-
pire.
Inhabitants of this region who were
deported to Germany before the retreat
and have since been repatriated, bring
news that the Germans have now at
tempted to "regularize their rape of
the bells BY issuing a general ''requisi
tion of all bells not dating as far back
as the Middle Ages. Bells east between
400 and 1900 are spared only when they
bear historical inscriptions or have 9th.
erwise an exceptional value histo:i
cally or artistically. Since few of the
bells of Northern France have the neces
sarv antiquity to escape this regulation
ii is assumed that all, or nearly all, OF
! them have already been fired back upor
French soil in the form of oiectiIes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-07
GUILFCRD CENTER

N;sso. ~, AMI Iot Il,.I- a,+ a.
FanIth - homo
n. IN ~, p a..
his fathers e., tvo veols
vs.. ~. ILL.,. .... ~,
paad e paa+,1tI'. - ''''' II
NJ m rr
,4a,,,l,+a, NJ, !: - e''ii : '''i''n iici
~.
MISS Nora Jalueth spent the Fourth
',''' ''7 IN
~ anu NE ->t1h"t WNinah are visit
- ~ o'NS = - ~ v 'll''e'ho'e
Mrs. Clarence Thomas Is spending the
week IN 'reehleid with her sister, Mrs
Nnt'ihs
Miss Ethel Leach ard two children came
tins week for visit with her parents. Mr.
simeon '1rSate, VINO = spending me
s.'i'ni9r y r les'1e ;, Is visiting IN
As'nlelu ieW DAYS,
,r.asda, e. 80 - ~ { u l"l'ie
- ~ ~ t ~ ~. ~ ~
anu VIZ !. n LhdNef ana Iain "
,is''ed Nrs. mayer SISTER ana fanny
mrs. Newton Stone OF HahiaX, sunday
Miss A. L. Franklin and Miss Mamie
Met arthy OF Brooklyn came last week 10
~ "eeN7 y" ~ '''ss ii''''
lhere VIII be services IN the Onlversa-
list church Sunday at 10 by Rev ID. +.
| trout sunday school alter the service.
Miss Eta Thomas visited her father.
Hervey Thomas. few DAYS last week at
F. W. Leeate's. She has gone to Newfane
10 work
Mr. and Mrs Kenneth Fa,nu, Al
daughter arc - r U-b;tton,oro., III;
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-07
STRUGGLED LETTERS.
Bundle Intended for Austrian Consul
General Seized in New York.

NEW YORK. July Z Federal authori-
ties investigating suspected methods of
communication between tho United
states and Germany announced here yes
terddy the seizure of a bundle Of letters
which arriving from the central power.
that apparently were intended to reach
Alexander Won Nubcr. formerly Austrian
consul general in New York He left
here after the government investigated
charges that in 1919 he shipped reServ-
lists to Austria under fraudulent pass
ports How the letters were to reach
him has not been disclosed nor was his
present whereabouts announced
The letters were brought here by sail
orS on Scandinavian steamship and
delivered to Il saloon in Hoboken The
plan was 10 have the mail addressed
here. The sailors admitted that they
were paid to smuggle mail past the
British censor and promised to testify.
Some of the letters were addressed to
Indiana, New Zealand and Australia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-07
CIGARETTES ARE BARRED.
Playing Cards Also to Be Left Out Of
Soldiers Comfort Kits.

WINONA LAKE, Ind. july I.
a soldier knows, cigarettes and playing
cards, will be notable by their absence
from the comfort bags to be prepared
by Christion Endeavor societies. Trus-
tees of the United Society of Christian
Endeavor, which plans to enlist 1,000.-
I09O people in some form of patriotic
service, so ordained Yesterday Rev.
Francis f. Clark, founder of the society,
was reelected president. Others elected
include Daniel a. Polling, associate pres
ident; Rev. Howard B. Crosse, vice
president; William Shaw, general secre-
tary; a. J. Shartle, treasurer. Karl
Lehman was reelected Southern states
secretary and assigned to l. Southern
states.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-07
CLAIMS $4,000 DAMAGES.
Enosburg Falls Alienation Case May
Prove to Be Sensational

ENOSBTRG FALLS, July Suit
has been brought by F. Roy Fullington,
the local furniture dealer. against En-
met f. Beatty, wealthy farmer and au-
tomobile agent, for damage in the sum
Of $25 900 for alienation Of the affections
of the plaintiff s wife. Jessie Fullineton.
The writ in the case was served by
Deputy Sheriff H. H. Best June 80 when
the property of the defendant was at
tached and copy of the writ filed with
town clerk w. w Hutchinson. The writ
sets forth allegations that will make the
case a sensational one, If is said should
it come to trial. The writ is retnrnable
at Franklin county court within - days
of the date thereof. McFeeters and
McFeeters are attorneys for the plaintiff.