Smyrna times., 1921-09-21

son, Ihelf grandson, are returning
with them.
AS slight token of appreciation
for their service during a fire on
June 13, when the business section of
Rising Sun, Md, was threatened with
destruction, $345.55 will be divided
among the fire companies of Oxford,
Elkton, Port Deposit, Newark, Havre
de Grace, Perry Point, Kennett
Square and the Fame and Water
Witch of Wilmington.
The Levy Court of New Castle
County accompanied by County Engi-
neer, Charles E. Grubb, and County
Comptroller James G. Shaw, were in
St. Georges Hundred Thursday, in
specting Shallcross' mill-dam, which
has been out for the past three years.
The court will shortly make repairs to
the dam by erecting a concrete spill
way and filling in that section of the |
roadway which was washed out.
The body of Corporal Raymond |
Reynolds, age 26 years, who died in
France on October 7th, 1918, was
taken to Milton on Thursday and TAX
en- to the home of his widow, near
Georgetown. Funeral services were
held in the NJ. P. Church, Georgetown,
by Rev. ]. T. Bailey. The funeral was
attended by members of the American
Legion. He leaves his wife and one
child.
The few farmers in the vicinity
i of Milford who set tomato plants last
spring are now reaping a harvest.
The crops have ripened well and are
in demand at the different railroad
stations, where buyers from other
towns are paying from 35 to so cents
a basket They are then shipped to
other points for packing purposes
No factory in Milford is putting up
tomatoes this year.
With the largest crop of corn
known in lower Delaware for many
years and the price down to forty
cents bushel, prohibition officers are
keeping close watch for the form into
which the corn can be transposed.
Corn liquor is claimed to be easily
secured in lower Delaware, although
several raids have failed to reveal any
stills. Corn liquor sells for four dol
lars a quart and forty cents bushel
will multiply to considerable money
if properly treated, thus officers are
keeping a close watch.
Reed birds are more abundant and
in finer condition this season than for
several years, according to local gum
ners who have returned from the
marshes about Wilmington, New Cas-
tie and Delaware City with large bags
of plump birds. The season opened
September 1, and will close November
1. Squirrels, the season for which is
open from September to October 10,
are also reported to be plentiful, al
though hard to shoot because of the
heavy foliage on the trees. Gunners
are bringing home many fine bags
from all sections of the state.
h Road improvement in lower Della
\ ware will be at an end in short time
as soon as the present small stretches
of cement roads are completed. The
H companies which have been building
in Sussex county for four years will
Il then leave. Many of the companies
II will go to North Carolina, where
II Charles M. Upham, former State en-
II gineer, now occupies a similar posi-
II tion and where comprehensive pro-
II gram of road building has been ar.
II ranged. Others will go to Pennsyl
VI vania where number of road con,
III tracts have been let.
HI Representative Caleb r. Laytor
iii will not be Disseminated agains
III when it comes to the making of fed
III eral appointments for Delaware, ac
III cording to word received from Wash
III ington last week. For some time i
HI has been rumored that only the rec
III concentrations of Senator L. H. Bal
III would receive the consideration o
III President Harding and the depart
III ment heads. According to the dis
HI patch from Washington last weel
III Representative Layton received as
HI surance that his recommendations re
HI garding patronage will be given a
Hi much consideration as those made b
Hi Senator Ball.
I'LL The body of Private Mauldin Den
III mis- of Company F, S19th Infantry
Hi who was killed in action in France o
HI September 26, 1918, arrived at tn
III home of his parents, Mr.. and Mr.
Hi Mauldin Dennis, near Elkton, and tn
Hi funeral was held Sunday Afternoon
Hi Company E, First Maryland Reg
Iii ment and Ellis Mahan Post, America