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NOTICE
GET YOUR CAR PAINTED.

l have opened painting depart
ment to my garage and am prepared
to quote you prices. First-class work.
manship. All work guaranteed.
DOUGHTEN'S GARAGE,
Smyrna, Delaware.
Phone LAG r 2
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TOWNSEND.
Dance Given by the Young People
Were Guests From Many Places.

Dance Given by the Young People
Were Guests From Many Places.
Townsend, April 29.-At the Vic
tory Loan dance Friday night, given
by the young people, the patronesses
We're: Mrs. S. A. Collins, Mrs. Joseph
Pritchard, Mrs. Winfield Lattomus,
Mrs. William c. Mooney, Mrs. Edward
c. Reynolds. The guests included:
From Townsend-Mr. and Mrs. James
H. Carpenter, DR.. and Mrs. J. D.
Niles, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Moore, Mr..
and Mrs. Kempt Donovan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlton McSorley, Mr. and Mrs.
L. L. Maloney, Mr. and Mrs. James
Moore, Misses Grace Money, Gladys
Money, Ruth Hutchinson, Miriam
Hutchison, Ethel Daniels, Anna Slant,
Christine Slant, Virgil Slant, Leila
Money, Anna Van Dyke, Elizabeth
Bennett, Marion Reynolds, Helen Rey-
nolds, Helen Pritchard, Elizabeth Ma
loney, Zeta Outten, Elise Powell,
Enelee Lattomus, Gladys Pollitt, Lii
lian West, Louise Ratledge and Leola
Ratledge, S. T. Scott, Stanley Town
send, Wilson Money, Herman Dan
iels, Wilson Lattomus, Lester Dan
iels, Randolph Reynolds, William
Reynolds. From Middletown-Mi Misses
Madeline Pennington, Alma Whittock,
Lena Webber, Viola Webber, Grace
Carpenter and Helen Cleaver, Allen
Johnson, Lenald Money, Benjamin
Gibbs, Ray Dickson, Avery Donovan,
Lee Vinyard, Lester Cleaver, Carson
Segleton. From Wilmington-Harry
K. Hook, Miss Edith Dandy, Russell
Anderson, Frank Jones, Harry White
and several others. From Delaware
City-Miss Emma Mulligan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Warner, Howard Holli-
day. From Elkton-Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Daniels, John Minister. From Ches-
apeake City-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Schaffer. From Blackbird-Mr. and
Mrs. H. Webb. From Warwick
Miss Hazel Price, Clayton Johnson,
James Quinn, Leland Price. From
Smyna-Miss Ruth Wallen, Miss
Ethel Spruance, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
G. Blendt, Miss Hazel Bell, Miss June
Massey, Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Miss
Grace Tucker, Lyman ScoUten.
The girls graduation class of the
High School held bake on Saturday
to secure funds toward defraying ex-
penses of commencement, and they
secured S28.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Foreacre,
of near Townsend, announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Alice May, to
Samuel 7. FAIRIES, of Blackbird. The
ceremony took place at the home
of the brides sister, Mr.. Samuel J.
Tucker, of Silver Bar Farm near
Townsend
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KENTON.
EpwOrth League NOtes-LOcal Hap
penings and Personal Mention.

EpwOrth League NOtes-LOcal Hap
penings and Personal Mention.
Kenton, April 27.-The Epworth
League services will be in charge of
Mrs. E. R. Remley next Sunday even
ing, May 4th. Topic: "Our Relation
to God, Obeying."
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs.
Lola Lloyd, on Wednesday evening,
May 7th.
The Sunday School Board held
business meeting at the home of Mr..
William H. Greenwell, on Monday
evening.
Mr.. w. G. Knots is building an ad-
dition to his residence which is q1ite
an improvement.
Personals.-Mr. Herbert Masten, of
Wilmington, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Masten and
family near, town.-Mrs. William r.
Hazel has returned home after spend
ing several days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Roland Hazel, in Philadelphia, Pa
Miss Agnes Arthurs spent Sunday
with Misses Myrtle and Helen Wiley.
Miss Mary N. Walker, of Philadel-
phia, spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
H. Walker.-Mis Elizabeth Guthrie is
visiting friends in Wye Mills, Md
Mrs. Jefferson Wilson spent Saturday
in Philadelphia.-Mr and Mrs. John
Taylor, of Viola, were guests of Miss
Lucy Hazel on Sunday.-Miss Pear
Short is visiting friends in Philadel-
pha.-Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Rboerts
spent Sunday with Mrs. Roberts ia.
ther near Odessa.-Mrs. Elias Cha.
pele and children, have returned tC
their home in Wilmington after ar
extended visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
lard F. Reed.-Mr. and Mrs. DaviC
Bogs, of Clayton, visited Mr.. and Mrs
George Carey on Sunday.-Mr anC
Mrs. John Numbers, Sr., entertained
! Mr.. Daniel Loose and Mrs. Emma
Pearson, Of Cheswold, on Sunday.
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PROPOSALS
BOARD OF STATE SUPPLIES
Dover, Delaware

Sealed proposals addressed as above en-
dorsed Proposals for Printing and Supplies" 3"
for printing Corporation Laws, School Laws,
Constitution, Election and Registration Laws
Report of Auditor of Accounts, Adjutant Cen
erals Report, State Treasurer's Report, Re
port of State Board of Health. Insurance Com
missioner's Report. Banking Laws and other
printing stationery and supplies for the use
of the Secretary of State, State Treasurer.
Insurance Commissioner Auditor of Accounts,
Chancellor State Board of Education, Super
intendent of Schools for Kent County, Super
intendent of Schools for Sussex County. Su-
perintendent of Schools for New Castle Coun-
ty, State Board of Agriculture and Clerk of
the Peace of New Castle County, will be re-
ceived until 5 o'clock P. M, on the 29th day
of May, A. d. 1919.
Specifications and blank proposals may be
obtained at Office of Secretary of State on or
after May 18th, 1919.
Samples of proposed printing and samples,
when specifications refer to samples, may be
seen at the Office of the Secretary of State.
The proposals must be accompanied by a
certified check for 10 per centum of the
amount of bid payable to the Secretary of
said Board
Only those proposals made upon the blanks
furnished by said Board will be entertained
Right to reject any and all bids is reserved
EVERETT C. JOHNSON,
Secretary Board of State Supplies.
Dover, Del, April 81, 1919.
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NOTICE

NOIICE
Notice is hereby given that letters testa-
mentary were in due form of law granted
unto the undersigned. the Third day of
April, A. ID. 1919, and that all persons hav-
ing claims against the estate of the de-
ceased must present the same. duly attested
to the said Herbert Price, Executor, on or
before the Third of April 1920, or abide
the Act of Assembly in such case made and
provided,
HERBERT N. PRICE,
Executor for Mary Porter Price.
Address, N. College Ave-, Newark, Del.
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Reports from all Peninsula sections
where strawberries are usually grown,
are to the effect that the representa-
tives of city dealers are on the ground
offering Is cents per quart for berries
delivered at the railroad stations. This
is a remarkably high price and is due
to the prospects of short crop. The
crop shortage is not predicted on the
weather, but on the small acreage
planted last year. Few farmers plant
ed strawberries at all because of the
high price and scarcity of sugar, due
to the war and shortage of labor.
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CHESWOLD.
Willard E. Barcus Given a Welcome
HOme-LOcals and Personals.
Townsend

Willard E. Barcus Given a Welcome
HOme-LOcals and Personals.
Cheswold, April 29-Mr. and Mrs.
P. L. Barcus, Jr., gave a "Welcome
Home" Party to their son, Willard E.
Barcus, a t their home in Cheswold,
Saturday evening. He had been in
service for ten months in South Amer
lean waters. The Ushers' Union
was present and a few relatives and
friends. After selections of songs
and other music, refreshments were
served All departed at late hour
and reported a delightful evening.
Personals-Mr. and Mrs. Will Hof-
fecker and family, of Kenton, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Truax and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Ennis and family, of
Smyrna, Mr.. Sammons and family, of
Chester, Pa, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. James Jones Sunday.-Rev.
Fogel, of Seaford, visited Cheswold
friends last week.-Mr. J. r. Fox, of
Wilmington, spent several days last
week with Mr. and Mrs. E. ]. Laf-
ferty.-Mr. P. L. Barcus, Jr., has just
completed E. J. Boggs' building and
has gone to Camden, Del, to remodel
Mr.. D. D. Boggs' house.-Miss Eliza
beth Brinton, of Wilmington, spent
the weekend with Mrs. Daisy Bar
cus.-Mrs. Minnie Griffin, of Smyrna,
spent the weekend with Mrs. E. ].
Lafferty. - Mr.. and Mrs. George
Rothwell pent Sunday in Wilmington
Mr.. and Mrs. George Coffin and fam
ly, of Dover, motored Sunday to Mr.
and Mrs. Dan SWANS.
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NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from ChesWoId KentOn
Blackbird, Townsend Thoroughfare Neck
Leipsc, Brenford, and Their Vicnties.
CLAYTON.

Clayton is making good progress
with its Victory Liberty Loan Drive
under the direction of DIR. ]. S. Cobb,
and every effort is being made to go
cover the top" of its quota of $685.
600.
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The Rev. C. N. Jones has accepted
a call to st. Michals Church, Mary
land. The official board of st. Paul
M. E. Church voted to accept his res
ignation. At this writing St. Paul
Church is without a pastor.
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Clayton folks will be pleased to
learn that the macadam road between
here and Smyrna is to be renewed.
The Kent County Levy Court has au-
thorized the work. President M. V.
Ford, Levy Courtman for First Dis
trict, is looking after the project and
expects the big steam roller, scarifier
and equipment to be here most any
day. The whole road will be re-
graded and re-surfaced with stone
and a binder material.
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Personals.-Mr Harry C. Johnson
Jr., of Carney's Point, has been Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. C.
johnson Sr.-Mr. H. Beck and Mr..
Albert Martin mot0red from Carney's
Point and spent Sunday with Mrs.
John Martin.-Miss Beatrice Down
ing, of New York, has returned from
a visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Downing Misses Virginia
and Helen Cobb spent the weekend
in Wilmington with friends.-Miss
Ruth Hall, of Marydel, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Wilbur Clark.-Miss Mary
Goldsborough has returned from a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Edward
Wright.
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Mrs. Rachel Wright died Sunday
morning at 1890 o'clock, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Sallie B.
Gooding. Mrs. Wright died at the
age of 73 years, after lingering ill
ness. She had been in Clayton ever
since she broke her hip about a year
ago. Two daughters survive her,
Mrs. S. B. Gooding, of Clayton, and
Miss Annie Wright, of Philadelphia.
Funeral services will take place to-
morrow, Thursday afternoon, inter
rnent at Odd Fellows cemetery,
Smyrna.
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The many Clayton friends of Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. Somers regret to learn
that they are soon to leave Clayton
and make their home in Erie, Pa.
Mr.. Somers, for twelve years, has
been manager of the Delaware Metal
Culvert Company, of tbs town, and
both he and his wife have made many
friends. They will move to Erie some
time in May to be near their children,
who for a year or more have been i'm
portuning their parents to make their
home near them.
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ONLY FIFTEEN PERCENT
OF SUBSCRIBERS TOBE
AFFECTED - ARNOLD
Company Prompted BY De.
sire To Give Better Ser
Uice He Ayers

Declaring that only Is per cent of
the 5000 subscribers of the Mt. Ver-
non Telephone Co. will be affected by
the proposed toll charges for county
service. Mr.. L. o. Arnold, general
manager of the company, in a state
ment to The Banner Monday morn
ing. summed up the situation. from
the company's standpoint, as follows:
l. Neither the company nor the
subscribers have been satisfied with
county service of the past To make
this satisfactory and continue as at
present an investment of from $40 900
to $4,000 would be necessary which
the company is willing to make il the
public will pay the necessary fair in.
terest on the investment.
2. Without this investment for new
equipment, there remains the alterna.
tive of making the service satisfac.
tory with the property as it exists
and stands at the present. This can
only be done by eliminating useless
calls over the county and the best
means seemed to be to tax these
calls.
3. The directors of the company
are ready at all times to suit the ma
jority of the subscribers in anything
these subscribers desire, providing
the subscribers are willing to pay for
service.
4. The toll charge system is not
prompted by desire for increased
revenue, but is move for better SER
vice.
I'Ss Mr.. Arnold pointed out that the in
stitution of the toll system will mean
the loss of several thousand dollars
year in rentals to the company. This
is caused by the fact, he said, that
the cost of the regular service to sub
scribers in several places will be re-.
duced Oct. 1. He cited as examples
Gambler, Fredericktown and Center.
burg. In the first-named village, the
majority of subscribers will receive a
reduction of SO a year beginning Oct.
1, from what they have been paying,
while in Fredericktown the cut will
be. in some cases, from 81 to $6. Mr..
Arnold made it plain that the major.
ity of the subscribers in Frederick
town and Centerburg will not get the
reduction, since some have already
received it, but stated this will be
the case in Gambler.
1t is tn belief OF Mr.. Arnold that
the vast majority of subscribers have
not used county service to any great
extent and will not feel the toll
charge. Accordingly, he argues, if
the service is to be bettelied, it
should not be done by general in.
crease of rates, but those who uti
lize the special service should be
made to pay and these latter, he main
tains, constitute about fifteen per.
cent of the total.
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order to meet expensts and II was
considered the best policy to ask for
pay for all toll service, rather than
increase the telephone rate OF all the
patrons In other words, VIII this
plan, those who use toll service
would pay for the service which they,
require. and the persons VINO use no
toll service would not be burdened
with additional telephone rentals.
The representatives of the tele.
phone company stated that If the cit.
izens of Gambler had any other plan
to suggest, officials Of the company
would be glad to receive their sug.
gestiOns.
Members of the committee from
Gambler will take back the result of
this conference and another public
meeting in Gambler will be called
shortly to hear their report.
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IF COMPROMISE FAILS,
GAMBLER ,SU UBSCRIBERS
TO ORDER PHONES OUT
Largest Popular Meeting In
Villages History Held
Saturday

GAMBLER, Sept. 29-At the largest
public meeting ever held in Gambler,
telephone subscribers from all over
this section of the county met Satur-
day evening in the X. of p. hall here
and started action which will either
result in a compromise with the Mt.
Vernon Telephone Co. over the pro-
posed toll charges for county calls or,
should the company refuse, the re-
quested removal of at least 100 tele-
phones in this vicinity.
Over 800 Attend
1t was estimated that there were
over 800 people in the hall when the
meeting started, the largest number
being from College township. How
ever, there was representation from
Brandon, Mt. Vernon, Danville, How
ard, Pipesville, Esto, Bladensburg,
Martinsburg and Monroe Mills. The
temper of the people was fiery and
their attitude was that, IL the tele.
phone service ceases to be useful, it
will be better to get along without
telephones.
| DR.. l.. B. Walton of Kenyon college
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This Was Brought Out AT A
Meeting Held With Gambler
Citizens Monday
ADDITIONAL REVENUE
NEEDED BY COMPANY
Report Of Conference Will Be
Carried Back By Citizens
Committee

The Mt. Vernon Telephone Co. In.
tends to stand by the order issued
some days ago to the effect that toll
service shall be charged to all parts
OF Knox county after Oct. 1.
This was brought out at a confer.
ence held at 1890 Monday morning
between President Frank l.. Beam
Secretary Henry c. Devin and Gen.
eral Manager f. o. Arnold, all of the
Mt Vernon Telephone Co., and a
committee of Gambler citizens com.
posed of DR.. Jacob Streibert, Harry
Stoyle and Richard Helen.
Remarks were first made by DR..
Streibert, telling of the mass meeting
held at Gambler Saturday evening
and of the attitude of the Mt Vernon
Telephone Co. in demanding the toll
rate.
1T was not so much the proposed
charge for toll rates." said DR.. Strei-
bert, but it was the manner in which
the demand was made by the Mt. Yer.
non Telephone CO.
"The citizens of Gambler were
given but little over weeks no.
tice,' said DR.. Streibert.
Remarks were made by Mr.. Beam,
Mr.. Devin and Mr.. Arnold, in which
they explained that it was absolutely
necessary for the Mt. Vernon Tele.
phone Co. to increase its revenue in
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-09-30
COMPANY REPORTED TO
. BE ASKING INCREASE IN
RATESfOF TELEPHONES
Official Of The Mt. Vernon
Telephone Company De-
MED Statement This
Morning

1t was reported Monday that the
Mt. Vernon Telephone Co. had made
application with the public utilities
commission to increase the rates for
business telephones in Mt. Vernon. 1t
was reported that the company is
asking for an increase of $4 per year
on business telephones not on party
lines. The company is also seeking
to abandon four-party lines for bust
ness houses, it is claimed.
An officer of the Mt. Vernon Tele-
phone Co. denied Monday that appli-
cation for an increased rate had been
filed with the public utilities commits.
sion.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-09-30

Upland. Ind, to attend school.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Mercer spent
Sunday with DR.. and Mrs. Stonehock-
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Hull returned
o their home in Akron Tuesday after
spending a week with his parents.
Mr.. Free Martin moved to Newark
Thursday Ross Huff will move into
the Martin property.
Mrs. Ida Rine visited relatives at
Martinsburg last week
Mrs. Ella Harris spent a few days
last week with her sister, Martha
Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Earlywine
and son, Lee, and wife spent Thurs.
day evening with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
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presided over the session and follow.
ing number OF spectacles, named
committee consisting of Dt. Streibert
Harry Stoyle and Richard Helen to
confer with the telephone company
relative to a compromise. II was said
that the company was willing to meet
such a committee.
TO the end of forcing the subscrib
ers' side of the controversy before
telephone officials, two means were
suggested. The first Of these is to
secure an injunction prohibiting the
company from making the toll
charges. This action would probably
have to be taken before the public
utilities commission of the state.
Boycott Proposed
Failing in this, boycott of the
service of the company is proposed
In short time, nearly 175 signatures
were secured to paper in which IL
was agreed to have telephones re.
moved in case the company maintains
its present attitude. There are about
472 subscribers on the Gambler ex.
change. and those active in passing
the petition were busy securing more
signatures today.
Brandon Ready to Act
Three automobile loads of tele-
phone subscribers were here from
Brandon at the meeting. They re.
ported that in few hours time, 13S
of the 152 subscribers in that vicinity
had signed petition to have their
telephones removed in case the toll
charge is continued.
Both the Brandon and the Gambler
petitions demand the following: Bet
ter telephone service than has obtain
ed in the past and no charge for
county calls.
the signers of the Brandon petitions,
it is said, in case no satisfactory com.
promise can be effected with the tele.
phone company.
Would Cost $3.50
One man at the meeting Saturday
stated that if toll charges were lev
led, his telephone service, on half the
present basis, would cost him $3.50 a
year and he now pays only $1S.
Several of the more impulsive sug-
gested that, in case the telephone
company stands pat, mob be organ.
lied to tear down the poles and wires
of the company. This is only cited to
illustrate the temper of the crowd as
there has been nothing of public
character in years which has more
thoroughly aroused the people.
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BLADENSBURC

Captain w. ]. Donahue of the med
ical corps, will arrive this week with
his family for visit with his par
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Scott of st.
Charles, Mimi, is visiting his broth
er, Alec, and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Ruel Vanwinkle and
son, Everett, of East Union, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. e. l..
Wolfe.
Mr.. Ira Mills and family, of Reform,
spent Sunday with his mother, his
daughter, Lena, remaining to attend
school here.
Miss Eta Hall left Wednesday foI
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-09-30
Eyes Made
Equal

If your eyes are not
working together - if
one of them Is un-
equal to it's task x you
are under a great disad-
vantage.
If your eyes are not
serving you properly,
everything you do will
be worse than it should
be though seeming
right to you.
Think what this means.
How easily q reputation
for skill may slip away
from you and your earn
ing capacity lessened!
You can only be at
your best while both
eyes are giving you
their best service. II
they are not, waste no
time in hesitation, but
call and let us make a
careful examination.
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REWARD

hereby offer standing reward of
$25 for information leading to arrest
and conviction of any person; or per.
sons, stealing apples from my orchard
on the Glen road.
Il. L. BOGARDUS, x29
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TOLEDO BANKER IS KILLED

TOLEDO. Sept. 81 Christopher
Daudt, vice president of the Union
Savings Bank here and partner in the
Daudt Glass & Crockery Co., died in
a Detroit hospital of injuries received
when he has hit by a street car there
Thursday afternoon. He received a
fractured skull broken left leg and
internal injuries.
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Hall.
Miss Velma Hall visited over Sun.
day with friends near Fallsburg.
Mrs. Garrison, of ilew Castle, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Robert
Mclick.
Frank Fowls, who recently return.
ed from overseas, arrived home Fri
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day.
The schools opened Monday with
the following teachers: Prof. Colgin
Alva Harris. Miss Trowbridge, Miss
Wolfe.
Rev. Maple of Elyria will begin his
work here with the Church OF Christ
Sunday, Oct. 3.