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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

PECKINPAUGH IS BEST


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. batting power, his fielding Z
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. ball players in the profession. q
. Next to Peck IN the American q
. League comes Buck Weaver, Of q
. the White Sox, followed by Z
. Scott, Of the Red Sox. and Chap 4
. man, Of the Clevelands. The Z
. National Leagues best short &
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Q Fletcher. Of the Giants. closely &
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. and Maranville. Of the Braves. =
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

For a long time tractors were
more or less unsuccessful in
Texas and the Southwest.
Then came the Moline, espe-
eially built and adapted for
conditions existing about FL
Paso and the Southwest. 1t
proved up, filled the long
needed want. created an enor-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

sale Tor IN" tractor that Turns small space
of horses"
Those who have investigated have quickly learned that
farm land with Moline. With power equal
speed endurance that capable doing
the work Of nine horses the Moline Universal has proved up
here the valley and being used by many
Mexico who say that they can't how they did with
out before.
With Moline in the valley up Mexico can
start blowing in the early Spring and 90 operation
another. poMng. harrowing nantng cnLtivatine
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23
THE MOLINE
TRACTOR
Makes the Farmer
Independent as Well
as Vastly More Pro
ductIVe.

and me AoIne WoTEs so easIy that boy
handle it well as a man.
Flowing with Woboo, the Moline Universal Tractor does as
much work in day the ordinary threplow tractor
to the higher speed which operates 80 hour Il
has the to at this high speed because weight
is traction weight-ail OF it is converted to pull
The light weight Universal Tractor $3.50 pounds
and its high clearance than average cult
vatomake it perfectly adapted cuvating It isn't the
Kind Of tractor that does your blowing and seed bed prepara-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

ton and then rests while your
horses do the planting, cult
waiting and harvesting.
Mechanically, the Moline Uni
versal Is the most modern
tractor built, containing more
refinements and improve
ments than any other tractor
on the market.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

This not Tractor theory valley on
dreds of farms the Southwest
Farmer, request Frequent demonstrations.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

harvesting grain or corn,
spreading manure, filling the
silo. working the roads, cut
ting wood, and many other
kinds Of work - doing all
the work from one years
end to the other without
relying on horses or hired
help.
Smyrna times., 1919-10-01
NEWS OF. CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from Cheswold, Kenton
BIackbird, Townsend, Thoroughfare Neck,
Leipsc, Brenford and Their Vicintes.

w. S. Scarborough-Mr. and Mrs. L.
D. Learned and Mrs. c. H. Pearson
motored to Newark on Sunday.-Miss
Rose Scanlon, of Dover, spent the
weekend with Miss Elizabeth Knots.
Mr.. Edward Turner, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Turner.-Mr. and
Mrs. George Rothwell and daughter
Pauline and Miss Clara Reynolds
spent Sunday with Mrs. Frank Jones.
Mr.. James Legar, of Chester, spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R.
Legar.-Dr. and Mrs. Prickett and
Rev. G. P. Smith and wife are visiting
in Baltimore. - Miss Lizzie and Mr..
James Perry spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Ford, near Smyrna
Mr.. and Mrs. Linford Lacey visited
Milford friends on Sunday.-Mr. Nell
son Emory and wife and son left for
visit to relatives in Philadelphia,
and before returning home Mr.. Emory
will continue his trip to st. Louis
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Massey, of Dover,
and H. w. Pippin and family, Mrs.
Larzalere and Miss Cora Pippin, of
Elkton, were the guests of B. H. En-
ory and family on Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1919-10-01
TOWNSEND
William ]. Donovan, Jr., Visited By
Thieves Last Week.-PersOnals

William ]. Donovan, Jr., Visited By
Thieves Last Week.-PersOnals
Townsend, Oct. Thieves entered
the buildings of William J. Donovan,
Jr., a farmer living near Dexter's Cor
ner, on Tuesday night and stole his
entire lot of farm harness. Mr.. Dono-
van estimates his loss at $3.50. He
was compelled to borrow harness
from his neighbors to continue his
farm work. This is the first theft of
harness noted in this neighborhood.
w. A. Scott and Clarence Scott
spent Sunday with their brother,
Thomas Scott, who underwent a sur
gical operation at the Methodist
Hospital, Philadelphia, on Monday.
His condition is improved.
Personals.-Mrs. Clara Knotts has
returned home from visit to her son
in Gibbstown.-William Stats and
Mrs. Porter, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Mayme
Stats. - John Dean and family, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, has returned home
from a visit to his sister, Mrs. Mayme
Stats. - Rev. Beauchamp, wife and
son Herbert, of Wilmington, visited
w. H. Reynolds and family on Satur-
day.-Mrs. Howard S, VanDyke, who
has been visiting George VanDyke and
family, is spending two weeks with
her sisters in Virginia.-Alfred Gohl
and family, of Atlantic City, and Os-
car Lockerman, of Wilmington, are
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. G. Lock erman.
Smyrna times., 1919-10-01
JOHN DICK WEEDS SUSSEX GIRL

Married In Wilmington Saturday To
Miss Lena Short, of Georgetown
Miss Lena Rebecca Short, stenog-
rapher for the United States Shipping
Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation,
Pusey & Jones Company, residing at
1903 Tatnall street, Wilmington, and
John Redstreak Dick, of 6O3 North
Van Buren street, Wilmington, who is
connected with the Unger Storage
Battery Company, in that city, were
married Saturday night at 8 o'clock
by DR.. Hubbard at st. Paul's M. E.
Church parsonage.
The bride is a daughter of Hiram
E. Short, a former constable in
Georgetown, who, until a few months
ago, resided in that town. The
groom formerly resided at Rehoboth
Beach, and is a son of Alice w. Dick,
for many years member of the
Board of Commissioners at the resotr.
Both are we'll known in Sussex coun-
ty. They will reside in Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1919-10-01
CHESWOLD.
Items of Personal and Social Mention
Cleaned About Town.

Items of Personal and Social Mention
Cleaned About Town.
Cheswold, Oct. 1-Personals.-Mr
J. A. Newton spent several days last
week with her daughter, Mrs. Robert
McGrogan, of Sye Mills, Md.-Mrs.
Anna Cook, of Smyrna, spent Friday
with Mrs. James Boyles.-Elwood
Moore, of Arlington, N. j., spent Sum
day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. A. Moore.-Mrs. Jennie Messick, of
Wilmington, spent the weekend with
her sister, Mrs. Dan Swain. - Mrs.
Anna Ford has returned from a two
weeks stay with Mrs. George Blent,
of Servenson's Neck-Mrs. d. H.
Boyce spent Monday in Dover.-Miss
Alice Turner, of Newark, spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Turner.-Messrs Allen and
Gilbert Scarborough, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Smyrna times., 1919-10-01
BRENFORD
]. w. Thomas, Station Agent, Meets
With Accident


Brenford, Oct. ii. w. Thomas,
station agent at Brenford, suffered
quite a painful accident Thursday
night when, about 10 o'clock, he re-
membered leaving a package at the
station and started after it. On en-
tering the station, it being dark, Mr..
Thomas stumbled and fell, striking
his face against the sharp edge of his
desk, fracturing his nose and severely
cutting and bruising his face. The
fall partly rendered him unconscious,
and he was bleeding profusely; when
he realized his condition, he hurried
home and DR.. Hoffmansen was called
and dressed his wounds. Mr.. Thomas
is considerably improved and is being
treated by Specialist DIR. Fielding
Lewis, of Philadelphia, Pa.
The 8.45 north bound train now
stops at Brenford and is a great ac-
commodation to the school children as
well as others going to Smyrna and
other points.
Mrs. Thomas Pratt, of Clayton, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. w.
Thomas.
Smyrna times., 1919-10-01
BIG EVENT AT DELAWARE CITY
Secretary Daniel And Others To Wit
ness Formal Taking Over Of Canal.

Secretary Daniel And Others To Wit
ness Formal Taking Over Of Canal.
The United States Government hav-
ing completed the purchased of the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, and
having made it a free waterway, I'm
Gle Sam will take formal possession
on Saturday, October II. On that
date, in celebration of the event, ap-
propriate exercises will be held at
Delaware City, the Delaware end of
the canal. An interesting program
has been arranged by the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association, by
it's president, Congressman j. Hamp-
ton Moore, of Philadelphia, who will
be the chief speaker. Secretary of the
Navy Daniels and number Of Con-
gressmen have been invited to attend.
The trip to Delaware City from up
the river will be made on the steam
boat Queen Anne, leaving Arch street
wharf, Philadelphia, at 9 o'clock on
the morning of October II. The party
will return to Philadelphia by p. m.
Stops will be made at Chester and
New Castle, and a delegation from
Trenton interested in deeper water
ways projects will board the Queen
Anne at Philadelphia.
Wilmington will also send delega-
tion down.
Smyrna times., 1919-10-01
CLAYTON

Abel Sevil, ]. R. Clements, w. R.
Keys, DR.. J. S. Cobb, ]. w. Houston,
Frank Pratt and others made up a
lively delegation Saturday and waited
upon w. o. Hoffecker, the Kent coun-
ty member of the State Highway
Commission, to present their appeal
to have the DUPONT Boulevard take a
course to the west side of Smyrna, in
stead of east, so that the road might
be more accessible to Clayton and vi
cinity. Clayton is strong for the boul-
evard between Clayton and Smyrna
and are making themselves heard on
the subject.
Smyrna times., 1919-10-01
BLACKBIRD.
Walter Lee Sells His 2O-Acre Farm.
Locals and Personals

LOLdlS anu CASOMdlS
Blackbird, Oct. 1.-Walter Lee, To-
cal livestock dealer, purchased the
farm of 20 acres of John ]. Hammond,
between Ginn's Corner and Blackbird,
on the State Road, has sold it to Fred
erick H. Steinle, of Wilmington, for
$4,000, with immediate possession. 1t
is reported that Mr.. Steinle will make
extensive repairs to the property
with the intention of making it an
ideal country home.
Personals.-Week-en visitors here
were: Mr.. and Mrs. James Holman,
of New Castle, and Mr.. and Mrs. ia
cob Shaw, of Bear Station, with Mr..
and Mrs. A. T. Henderson; Miss Fan
ME B. Guessford, of Thorofare Neck,
with Mrs. w. A. Watson, Sr.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Slaughter and Mrs. Laura
Slaughter, with Mr.. and Mrs. William
David, of Port Penn; Mr.. and Mrs.
William Foord, with Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
mer FAIRIES at Forest; Abram L. Brat
ton, of Wilmington, with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Reynolds, Sr.; Warren
Rooevelt, of Wilmington.-John Beth
has returned home after a visit in
Washington, D. C.-Miss Dorothy
Harkins and brother, of Newark, N.
j., are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
C. Webb at Forest Farm, near here.
Smyrna times., 1919-10-01
TRUSTEES SALE
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate

By virtue of an order of the Orphans Court
of the State of Delaware, in and for Kent
County. will expose to Public Auction or
Vendue, on
Smyrna times., 1919-10-01
MORE TEACHERS TO FACULTY

School Board Will Add One To Clay
ton Another To Smyrna High School
At meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation of the Special School District
last evening, it was decided, in addi-
ton to filling the three vacancies that
already exist, to add two more to the
teaching staff, one for the second
grade of the Clayton School and one
to assist in the Smyrna High School.
This was found necessary by the in
creased number of pupils caused by
the closing of Severson's, Big Oak,
Brenford and Alley Schools. Owing to
scarcity of teachers, the Board has
been unable to make any definite Sc
lectons at this time.
Smyrna times., 1919-10-01

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Smyrna times., 1919-10-01

Phone 243 R 2 Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1919-10-01

Harry Mosely, negro, was arraigned
before Magistrate Wood charged with
operating an automobile without a
license. Fine and costs imposed
amounted to $14.05.
Smyrna times., 1919-10-01
S0|UTdQV. 0CL. AID. 10
at 2 o'clock p. m..
In front Of the Colonial Hotel,
Smyrna, Delaware,

In front Of the Colonial Hotel.
Smyrna, Delaware,
the following described lands and premises to
No. ALI that certain lot, piece or parcel
OF land and premises situated on the East side
OF Main Street. in the Town of Smyrna Kent
County and State of Delaware. bounded on
the North by lands of Lewis Ford, on the East
by Fisher Street, on the South by George d.
Wright and on the West by said Main Street
Ihe improvements thereon being a three
story frame dwelling with back building, a
one-story Office Building, Stable and out
buildings.
No 2. All that certain lot piece or parcel
OF land and premises, situated, lying and be-
ing on the East side of Fisher Street in the
Town of Smyrna, Kent County and State of
Delaware. said lot being more particularly de-
scrl6ed as follows: Beginning at the inter-
section on the North-easterly side of Fisher
Street, with the South-easterly side of South
street, and running thence with said side of
South Street, North As degrees East 10 81 o per-
ches to the lands formerly of Emory Lun, and
now of Rose Jones; thence with said lands
formerly of Emory Lum, South 43 degrees
East l23 feet to the North-westery side of
an Alley, extending from East Street to Fish
er Street. thence with said side of said Alley
South 45 degrees West 10 $40 perches to the
said side of Fisher Street, and thence with
said side of Fisher Street, North AZ degrees
West 1913 feet to the place of beginning and
containing so perches of land, be the same
more or less. with no improvements.
BY ORDER OF THE COURT
- AN1A' MANN W. OOLL4B SiSIh
TERMS OF SALE
On the day of sale the purchaser or pur-
chasers will be required to pay to the Turstee
twenty per cent. of the purchase price, and
shall, on or before the return day of sale, to
be held at Dover, on Saturday, October 18th,
1919. deposit in the Farmers Bank of the
State of Delaware, at Dover. to the credit of
the Court, the balance of said purchase money.
and exhibit certificate of deposit on the re-
turn of the sale. The percentage paid on day
of sale will be forfeited il the terms of the
sale are not complied with.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the shares or
interest of Elena N. Savin, Hester ]. Pleas
anton, Grace Lacey, Lille M. Abbott, Henry
Winter Davis Moore. Mary E. Stern, Adelia
Quinn, Ada Wilson Kite, William r. Spencer,
Alexander H. Wilson, Eleanor Wilson, and
Mary Wilson, in the above described lands
and premises will be sold as above and all
persons having or claiming any liens or en-
cumbrances against the shares or interest of
any of the said parties or either of them,
in said lands and premises. are hereby noti-
fed to appear and file in the Office of the
Clerk of the Orphans Court of the State of
Delaware. in and for Kent ounty, af-
ter the Eighteenth day of October. A. d. 1919.
a petition making proof of the amount due
on said liens or encumbrances.
W. W. HARRINGTON. Esquire. Trustee
Smyrna times., 1919-10-01

Personals. - Miss Marion Stewart,
of Wilmington, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Stewart.-Messrs Earle and Steve
ROtenberg, of Philadelphia, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. F. Chas.
LIE Compte.-Mrs. James H. Rigny
daughter Grace, of Youngstown, Ohio,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Saw
in.-Mr. Alton Easton, of Oxford,
Md, spent the weekend with Miss
Emma Pryor.-Mr. John Hurd, of
Harrington, spent the weekend with
his father, Mr.. Carl Hurd.--Mr. and
Mrs. H. Beck and Mr.. Albert Martin
motored from Carney's Point and
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Martin.-Mr. Clarence Donavan
left Tuesday morning to attend Mer-
cersbury Academy. - Mr.. Norman
Hoffecker, of Philadelphia, was a Wis
itor in town last week.-Mr. Philip
Grant, of Wilmington, was visitor
in town last week.-Mrs.. B. F.
Wright and daughters, Margaret and
Mrs. Frank Carrow, were Sunday Wis
itors in Wilmington.-NIrs.D Dora Fog
well, of Germantown, Pa, and Rev.
w. P. Taylor, of Salisbury, have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Hazel, of
near Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1919-10-01

A number of Clayton residences and
business places are using electric cur
rent from the plant at the railroad
shops, and it is making a difference in
the lighting of the town. AS soon as
the line from Smyrna is connected up,
there will be light for everybody.
Smyrna times., 1919-10-01

Next Sunday at St. Paul's M. E.
Church: Glass meeting, 9.45; preach
ing, 10!45; Sunday school, 200; song
service, 7.3O; preaching, 7.45. Rev.
Boulton started his series of sermons
last Sunday, his subject being "a
Night With Jesus at Jerusalem. Next
Sunday evening his subject will be
A'The Last Night of the Feast"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-07-04
The Opal Fields of New South Wales
Australia's National Stone.

In the Australian Court of the Pan
anna Pacific Exposition in San Francis
CO of 1915, the exhibit around which
large crowds clustered every day was
a magnificent collection Of black opal
from Lightning Ridge, New South
Wales.
The Australian Court was admitted
ly highly creditable portion of the
Exposition, and the picturesque ar
rangement Of it's comprehensive collec-
ton of exhibits representing the indus
tries and productions Of the vast con-
tinent across the sea ELECTED admira-
ton and amazement from hundreds of
thousands of visitors, but nothing so
drew and fascinated the multitude as
the collection Of precious stones,
which was New South Wales proud
Offering
In that collection opal was shown in
every stage OF its history-in the
rough stone just as it was taken from
the ground; partly polished, but un-
cut; cut and polished to It's highest
state of excellence and fashioned into
rings, necklets. faces Of watches, ear
rings and a hundred other articles Of
jewelry designed by an artist hand
with infinite skill.
1t is not strange that the natural
opal, untouched by the jewelers. art,
evoked admiration, for in that repos-
itory there were slabs Of stone whose
splashes Of fiery color resembled sun
set skies of crimson and gold, and 9th
ers that took on the form Of blue lakes
banked by fire clad mountain peaks !;
OF bush fire scenes and silver land
scapes; of peacocks' tails and Corot
fans, and many another miniature mas
terpiece painted by the hand of the
Great Artificer.
The Americans had never seen such
opals before, and at once craze set in
for the mysterious stone. Fabulous
prices were offered for the rarest
pieces, and the whole Of the exhibit
realized a price undreamt of, even by
the exhibitor, an opal specialist in Sgd
ney and a man not easily amazed.
The black opal became the fashion,
not only on account Of its rare, and
wondrous beauty, but because IL h
supposed to bring its owner good for
tune and happiness, and to this day
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-07-04

Australian women, who love their ma
tional stone, blame Americans for run
ming up its price and for keeping it
soaring higher anu higher into the
realms of millionaire gems.
The opal fields Of New South Wales
are widely distributed, but naturally
the finest specimens of black opal are
rare. White opal is chiefly found at
White Cliffs, some $50 miles northwest
from Sydney, and the home of the
black variety is at Lightning Ridge,
near Walgett, 500 miles from Sydney.
Mining is going on in both localities,
but the latter is the more important
and newer field
The romance Of the opal field has
yet to be written, but the scientist tells
us interesting things about the. forma-
ton of the opaline stone. 1t is fourd
in the upper cretaceOus sandstone,
which is silcified, in the widespread
productions of quartZite and common
opal, the precious opal being an occa-
sional concOmitant, like the pearl in
the oyster shell, and is probably form
ed by a general uprise of silicated wa
ter under pressure.
On the fields have been found re-
markable requirements of fossil organ
isms by precious opal, with the fire.
quent production Of objects Of great
beauty. In this way molluscs, crinoids,
belemites, fossil wood and reptilisn
bones have been opalized, and many of
these unique specimens have been Sc
cured for museums overseas.
Opal seeking has a fascination I'M
known to other mining operations, as
1t affords opportunities for unskilled
labor, there being no known surface
indications, and the finds are at no
great distance from the surface, fire.
uuently not more than few feet, and
generally less than eighty feet, and
owing TO the ease with which IL can be
removed from the field opal mining has
irresistible attractions for the fortune
seeker.
Vast sums of money have been re-
allied on the fields in the past. Re
cent records give the figures FL ,892, 637
as having been taken from the opal
mines Of New South Wales, and their
future gives promise Of boundless
wealth for the taking.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-07-04

FOR SALE-We have several tons
of good hay for sale; also two
good work horses. Will sell cheap.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-07-04
MORTGAGE SALE

Whereas, default has been made in
the payment of the money secured
by a mortgage dated July 9th, 1911,
made and executed by George E.
Higgins and Fannie Higgins, his
wife, of South Haven, Michigan, to
Wilbur l. Cogshall and Martha L..
Cogshall, husband and wife, of big
Rapids, Michigan, which said mort
gage was recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds for the County Of
Van Buren,, Michigan ,on July 10th,
1911, in Liber 90 of Mortgages, on
page 542, which said mortgage was
subsequently assigned by the said
Wilbur l. Cogshall, as survivor of
himself and wife, Martha l.. Cogshall