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Smyrna times., 1925-09-09
PORTEUS = NEWTON NUPTIALs
Ceremony at Bridgeville Was a De
Hghtful OccasiOn-Reside in Smyrna

Ceremony at BridgeVille Was a De
Hghtful OccasiOn-Reside in Smyrna.
A wedding of interest to many
throughout the State was the mar
riage of Miss Dorothy Richardson
Newton, daughter of former Senator
Oliver w. Newton and Mrs. Newton,
and DR.. James Ray Porteus, son of
Mrs. Charles Smith, of Smithtown,
Long Island, n. y. The wedding took
place at 1890 o'clock Saturday at the
home of the brides parents near
Bridgeville, in the bay window of the
living room which had been charming
ly banked with ferns and cosmos. The
decorations of these early fall flowers
and the ferns was carried out through
out the house. The wedding music
was played by Miss Alice Brown, of
Odessa. During the ceremony she
played "Dreammaker Man, by Nevin.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. George Sterling, pastor of the
Bridgeville NJ. Z. Church. The bride
was attended by her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Warren Newton, as matron of honor.
Warren Newton, brother of the bride,
was best man. The bride wore white
duchess satin trimmed with point ap-
plque lace. Her veil of lace and tulle
was caught at the sides with orange
blossoms. Her bouquet was a show
er of orchids and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Newton, the matron of honor,
wore orchid georgette and black
panne velvet picture hat. She carried
a bouquet of butterfly yellow snap
dragon and pale yellow roses. The
mother of the bride wore white geOr-
gette heavily embroidered and beaded
in jet. Following the ceremony a re-
ception was held. DR.. and Mrs. Por-
teus left on a wedding trip through
the Catskill Mountains. On their re-
turn DR.. and Mrs. Porteus will make
their home in Smyrna, they having
rented the new home recently built by
Miss Mary Spruance adjoining Mrs.
Hrons Denney, East Commerce street
Smyrna times., 1925-09-09
WHOLE NO. 1902
ENTERTAIN MRS. A. F. FOWLER
Round of Pastimes Last Week Mark
Visit Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Z.
Fowler. of PALMYRA. \


Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Walls and Mr..
and Mrs. J. Edward DeFord gave a
Lawn Dinner on the spacious grounds
of the 'DeFord Villa on last We'd
nesday evening in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Fowler Of Palmyra, n. J.
The following set down to a bountiful
chicken platter with all the fixings:
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew D. Cole, Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Porter, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Keith, Mr.. and Mrs. R. Y. Wallen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G. Walls, Mr..
and Mrs Reginald DeFord, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Edward DeFord, and Mrs.
Paul Rutan and daughter Elizabeth
of Miami, Florida, also Mrs. G. B.
Pearson of Newark, Delaware A de-
lightful evening was spent in a social
way among which was the "Daily
Dozen" exercises which takes so well
at Ocean City, n. j., where the Fow-
lers were spending their vacation pre-
vious to coming to their old home
town. One Of the party who has been
suffering from lumbago for sometime,
says he feels much improved.-The
"Stitchenchatter' Club Of Smyrna had
a delightful afternoon tea at the home
of Senator Walls last Friday. About
forty ladies, friends of Mrs. A. E.
Fowler of Palmyra, n. j., who is Wis
iting her sisters, Mrs. Walls and Mrs.
DeFord. A vote was taken as to who
did the most stitching or chatting, the
did the most stitching or chatting.
The ballot had not been counted up to
the present time.
Smyrna times., 1925-09-09
SMYRNA W. c. T. L. OFFICERS
Mrs. MOIlie Cantwell Heads Organiza-
tiOn for the Ensuing Year

The annual election of officers of
the w. c. 7. L. took place at a recent
meeting at the home of Mrs Molly
Cantwell, as follows: President, Mrs.
Molly Cantwell; First Vice-president,
Miss Anna Middleton; Second Vice
president, Mrs. Margaret Wright;
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Lizzie
Stevens; Recording Secretary, Emma
f. Stevenson; Treasurer, Mrs. Mar
garet Wright; Evangelistic Superin-
tendent, Miss Emily FARRELL; Sabbath
Observance, Mrs. Lucy Collins; Press,
Emma F. Stevenson; Literature, Mrs.
Mary Coleman; Flower Mission
Chairman, Mrs. Name Armstrong; as
Sistants, Mrs. Hattie Hutchinson, Mrs.
Eta Collins, Mrs. David Knots; Red
Letter Days, Miss Julia Griffith, Miss
Anna Middleton; Mothers Meeting,
Mrs. Emily FARRELL; Sunday Schools,
Miss Ida Hynson, Mrs. James P. An
thony, Mrs. Levi Hirons; Anti-Nar-
cotics, Mrs. Joseph Beckett, Miss ES-
tella Armstrong; Musical Directors,
Mrs. Laura Porter. Collectors, Mrs.
Hattie Hutchison, Mrs. Ida Arm
strong.
Smyrna times., 1925-09-09
WE'D IN SMYRNA THIS MORNING
Miss Mary Carey and James Reynolds
Wilson Married Quietly at $50 O'clock

Miss Mary Carey of Smyrna, and
Mr.. James Reynolds Wilson, Philadel-
phia, were quietly married at $50
o'clock this morning at the home of
the brides sister, Mrs. Walter Snow
land by the Rev. w. +. Matthew'S
The bride was becomingly gOwned in
a suit of tan georgette crepe with hat
to match. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S.
Nowland and Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Wilson were the only witnesses. I'M
mediately after the ceremony they
left for a honeymoon which will be
spent at RehobOth. The bride is a
daughter of the late William d. Carey
and for several years had been hold
ing a position in the ladies' and miss
es' department of ]. w. fuckers store
and is popular with all who know her.
The groom is a son of Chief Engineer
James H. Wilson of the Smyrna Elec-
trio Light Plant and Mrs. Wilson. He
holds a position with the Bell Tele-
phone Co. in Philadelphia. They have
the best wishes of a large circle of
friends for a happy and prosperous
married life.
Smyrna times., 1925-09-09
Maryland Resorts Did Big Business
MISS DORIS NICHOLS A BRIDE
Daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Ransom p.
Nichols Weds Harold A. Whittle


Miss Doris Nichols, daughter of the
Rev. and Mrs. Ransom P. Nichols, of
Pocomoke City, Md, formerly Of
Smyrna, and Harold A. Whittle, of
Punta Gorde, Fla, were married at l
o'clock yesterday, Tuesday in the
Salem Methodist Episcopal Church at
Pocomoke City, with the brides faith
er officiating. The bride is well
known in Smyrna having spent sew
eral years here while her father was
pastor of Asbury NJ. f. Church. She
also is popular and has many friends
throughout Delaware. She attended
the Smyrna and Wilmington High
Schools during her fathers pastOrates
in Smyrna and is grad
uate of the Smyrna High School and
attended the WESLEYAN Collegiate In
stitute at Dover Until a short time
ago she was employed in the offices
of the State Board of Education in
Dover. The young couple will make
their home in Punta Gorde, Fla.
Smyrna times., 1925-09-09
BANKERS MEET AT REHOBOTH
Walter w. HynsOn, State President of
Association Presides-O Officers Elect
ed and Interesting Addresses Made

Walter w. HynsOn, State President of
Association Presides-Officers Elect
ed and Interesting Addresses Made
The Delaware State Bankers AssO-
citation held its annual session at Re-
hoboth, Thursday, with Walter w.
HynsOn, cashier of Fruit Growers Ma
tional Bank of Smyrna, and State
President of the Association, presid
ing. The attendance was large and
enthusiastic. James Satterfield, Mayor
of RehobOth, welcomed the bankers to
the resort. Routine business was
quickly disposed of and several inter
esting addresses were delivered. One
of these was by E. f. Agger, associate
professor of economics at Columbia
University. He urged closer relations
between the Federal Reserve Banks
and the banks of Delaware. Another
address was by w. Miller Wardrop,
general superintendent of the South
em Division of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. He spoke about the relations
between the railroads and their pa
irons, showing how the roads are the
servants of the people and what is
done by the companies for the accom-
mediation of their patrons. During
the business session Thursday a resO-
luton was adopted favOring a reduc-
ton in Federal taxes. Thursday eve
ming the members enjoyed banquet
and Friday they took boat trip on
the Delaware bay. The banquet was
presided over by President Walter w.
HynsOn, who acted as toastmaster.
Covers for 14O were laid in the big
dining hall of the Hotel HenlOpen.
After the invocation by Rev. R. K.
Stephenson the chief address of the
evening as delivered by Harry n
Holmes, of New York, whose subject
was: "Pacifc Ocean, the coming cen
ter of world affairs" Other speakers
of the evening were United States
Senator Thomas F. Bayard, Congress
man Robert G. Houston, Governor
Robinson and J. c. Rosenfeld, who re
presented Mayor Jackson of Baltimore
Governor Robinson spoke of the ef-
ficiency of the Delaware banks, and
recalled that there has never been q
bank failure in the state. A letter
was read from L. S. Senator Coleman
DUPONT, regretting he could not attenC
the banquet. Community singing wa.
/ led by William P. White, of Whining
ton and music was furnished by Mad
/ den's Orchestra. At the election OF
officers held during the business ses
sion Haldeman c. Stout, of the In
duStrial Trust Company, Wilmington
was elected president, succeeding Wal
ter w. Hynson, of the Fruit Grower.
National Bank, of Smyrna, who ha.
i held this office during the past year
Thomas r. Ingram, of the SUSSEX
Trust Company, of Lewes, was elect
ed vice-president. Warren X. Ayres
of the Wilmington Trust Company
was elected secretary and treasurer.
Smyrna times., 1925-09-09
SMYRNA FIREMENS CARNIVAL
CLOSES WEEK OF FESTIVITIES
ANNUAL AFFAIR ON SCHOOL
GROUNDS BRINGS $4,000 GROSS
S1,4OO Buick Sport Model Automobile
Given to Norman Mason of Ridgely,
Md, on Monday, the Closing Night


The eleventh annual Smyrna Fire
mems Carnival closed Monday night,
Labor Day, after a weeks enterprise
and a delightful week. The gross re-
ceipts will amount to about $4,000 but
what will be cleared out of this will
not be known until the final audit is
made. The Carnival was to have
closed Saturday night but owing to
the fact that a rain storm last week,
practically forced a shutdown of the
carnival for that evening, it was de-
cided to make up for this by holding
the carnival over Monday night with
the hope that the Labor Day pleasure
seekers would give it support. The
management was not disappointed in
this and it proved one of the best
nights they had had
Seven Fire Companies and Band Here
Thursday night last, was Visiting
Firemen's Night and disappointment
was had that more fire companies and
bands did not respond However, the
parade was held and drew crowds to
Smyrna that helped swell the carnival
receipts materially. At the close of
the parade, the judges: Rynear w.
Slaughter, Edward G. Walls and John
G. Mckay awarded the prizes as fol-
lows: First prize to the fremen of
Denton, Md, who received a silver
cup for coming the longest distance;
the Middletown Fire Company won
the second prize, which was a silver
cup for having the greatest number
of men in line; also the third prize, a
silver cup for the best appearance and
the fourth prize which was $50 fol
having the best band.
Buick Automobile Goes to Ridgely, Md
At the close of the carnival Monday
night, the winners Of the awards were
announced. Much interest was had in
who would receive the 1,4OO Buick
sport model car This was giver
away to the holder of the lucky mum
ber who won the beautiful car or
a three cent draw. The lucky mar
was Norman Mason of Ridgely, Md
His number was Series No. 3. He
came for the car yesterday morning
and showing his appreciation to Oul
firemen by donating his persona
check for sum of twenty-five dollars
DR.. Russell of SWANS Pharmacy wor
the Sellers Klearfront Kitchen Cabi
net and Mrs. William c. Reed Of
Thoroughfare Neck won the beautiful
cedar chest. For selling the mos
tickets on the kitchen cabinet, Mis-.
Sara Pratt was given the wrist watcl
while second best in the contest wa.
Miss Matilda Armstrong who received
an electric iron.
Smyrna times., 1925-09-09
Harry w. Sherwood Buys Property

+. Charles LeCompte, realestate
broker has sold for H. T. Greenwell
his store and apartment on Main
street, formerly the Miss Sue Colt
home, to Harry w. Sherwood of this
town at private terms. Mr.. Green-
we'll will continue in the store. The
frame building adjoining is not in
cluded in the sale.
Smyrna times., 1925-09-09
MEETING OF YOUNG PEOPLE
District Conference Held in Asbury
Me. Church Sunday-OfHcers Elected


The District Conference Of the
Young Peoples Division of the Mary
land-Delaware Sunday School Asso-
citation wa, held in ASbury N. Z.
Church, Smyrna, on Sunday afternoon
All Sunday Schools in Duck Greek and
Kenton Hundred We're represented.
After devotional services, the follow
ing officers were elected: District Pres
ident, David c. Lloyd, Smyrna; Vice
president, Elizabeth Houston, Clayton;
Secretary, Ethel Neal, Blackiston's;
Treasurer, Ernest Smith, Kenton;
Counselor, Theodore E.Hynson, Smyr-
ma The subjects discussed in the
meeting were: "The Fourfold Life
Physical, Mental, Social and Spiritual;
"Organized Glass Work for the Sun
day SCHOOL, and the Program for the
Years Work"
Smyrna times., 1925-09-09
ASBURY NJ. f. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. X. X. Stephenson, Pastor. Will be
in His Pulpit Next Sunday

Next Sunday at Asbury VI. F.
Church the pastor will be in his pull
pit. Morning topic: "Why pray, if
God knows what we need; Evening
subject: The Magnetism of the
Cross" The midweek prayer and
praise service Wednesday, 7.30 p. m.
A program of special interest. The
full schedule of church services and
social meetings will be resumed.
Smyrna times., 1925-09-09
Next Sunday at Presbyterian Church

Rev. James ". Laurie Of PhiIadeI-
phia, a student at Princeton Theolog
icaI Seminary will preach at the Pres
byterian Church next Sunday morn
ing at 1890 and evening at 7.3O. Sun
day school will be held Immediately
after the morning preaching service.
Smyrna times., 1925-09-09
SUDLERSvILLE MAN IN WRONG
His Understanding of Automatic Di-
vOrce in Marrying Gets Him l Year

Two women whom John R. Sparks,
of Sudlersville, Md, had married, on
Tuesday left the criminal courtroom
together after he had pleaded guilty
to bigamy and had been sentenced by
Judge H. Arthur Steum to a year in
the Penitentiary. In 1913 Sparks
married Matte Jester in Queen Anne's
county, Maryland, and they have one
child. On January %, 1923, he mar
ried Annie X. FARRELL in Baltimore.
They separated in April, 1924 Sparks
it was said, is understood to have
thought the divorce was automatically
from his first wife, from whom he had
been separated seven years.
Smyrna times., 1925-09-09
SMYRNA NJ. P. CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Oliver F. BettOn, Pastor, An
nOunce Services for Week and Cunday
Smyrna Methodist Protestant Church
Rev. Oliver f. Betton, pastor, an
nounces these services for week and
Sunday: Prayer meeting Thursday,
7.30 p. m., topic, Jesus and the Sab
bath Day Sunday: $50 a. m,
Glass Meeting; HOO a. M, Morning
Worship; 200 p. m., Sunday School;
7.3O p. m, Evening Worship.
Smyrna times., 1925-09-09
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Thomas Getz Hill. Rector, An
nOunce Services for Week and Sunday

Beginning with this, Wednesday,
evening the full winter schedule of
services and meetings viii be resumed.
There will be Evensong, followed by
choir rehearsal at half-past seven.
On Sunday next there Will be Holy
Communion at 7.30 a. M. Church
School at 10 a. M, Morning Prayer
and sermon at II a. M, and Evening
Prayer with sermon at 7.30 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1925-09-09
Smyrna Schools Opened This MOrnin

AAttt AJNAONAo ~ fNA'NN AtAs A'AA' ~
Smyrna Special District School, with
the new superintendent, H. II. Kenyon
opened this morning for another
school year with a large enrolment.
The rural schools opened yesterday.
Smyrna times., 1925-09-09
Bishop Neely, Retired, of Philadelphia

Rev. DR.. Thomas b. Nicely, retired
bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, died at his home in Philadel-
phia, Friday night. He was "a years
old. Bishop Neely, who was retired
thirteen years ago, was an authority
of the history Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, a parliamentarian and
an author He was well-known thru
out the Wilmington Conference. lie
was elected a bishop in 1904, and his
first charge was to supervise the work
of the church in South America.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
RN RI TM MMIER

JAPANESE oysters. reaching a
y length Of "a Inches and a
weight or one pound. no ounces. are
ou the Seattle market Tor the nnt
limo this year for which Professor
Trevor kinoaid of tho university. is
"A a hrge measure responsible.
sixteen thousand gallons u M.
oysters arc available for the sea.
on. and from so 90 90 gallons are
sold in seattle markets each day
According 20 Professor Kincaid.
. hey are as tender as small oysters
and are as delicious as any .oyslrr.
The failure % attempts 10 mise
Eastern oysters In Puset sound
waters In the htc pos resulted In
experimentation with the Japanese
oyster as early as 1890. Professor
Hincaid said Ii was not until 1915
that they were raised on a CONNER.
clal basis. when Japanese estab.
1871 an oyster bed at Samish hay.
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thus supplying oysters for the whole
Coast for whole season Tho
present method Of securing the
oysters % Go ship them across from
japan while they are very small,
which can bo done without great
expense.
Difficulties also have arisen con.
ccruing parasites which come into
tho country with the oysters. The
Japanese drir. tho most dangerous
OF these. does not harm tho large
oyster because OF IT'S thick shell.
bu, " might hc very dangerous go
allow Il 20 set into the Olympia
oyster beds. The japanese and the
native oyster arc raised az a dis
t1ncc from each other az present,
and there Is mo- danger for tho small
oyster
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
Army Orders Cut
in "U" Army Corps

Virtually 400 freshmen and soph.
IGNORES and a Few advanced students
win Dc eliminate from military
training at the University as a re-
suit of official orders from the war
department limiting the Washing
ton n. q. +. q. unit To not more
Than 1900 cadets
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-30
kINCAlD MAKING
OTHER EXPERIMENTS

The oysters were Just starting 20
nature whom the Japanese founder
was ohlised 20 sell his company. be.
cause ~ tho passing or the allen
land law. which made it impossible
Tor an alien Go own property Tho
Japanese company sold out 90 the
Rocky Point oyster company in the
spring OF 1884
Professor Kinc,vd is now making
an attempt NJ artificial propagation
~ tho oysters, us they do not spawn
In foreign waters one oyster In
one season can make 1000 .0OO egg.
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Oysters I3 Inches Long
Non Ready for Batting

Professor Kinoaid handled the
experiment work on this side. while
"a Jap7nysv scientist took chargc OF
the work GA tbs other side. Oysters
trom siN localities OF japan we're
put m experimental beds. but Is
was found TINT the large Northern
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-20
Membership Expects Action

general Amalgamated Clothing
ers Union will be in session in day in compliance with the
constitutional provisions for quarterly meetings This session is
Of than ordinary the membership view of the
crisis that is rapidly developing in that organization.
Wage the guse of victories the basis for
against the ociadom of the Amagamaed When the braen
efforts papab retreat into victory meets the resentment
the membership and when the membership dare protest the
officials resort gangsm sluggngs and huggery This iua
prelude repetition fight tatas waged against
the Sigman machinen the International ladies' Garment Workers
Union An identical conflict being developed by Sidney Hman
and his machine
The membership watching the meeting ohe g. E. B. and they
expect repudaonof gangser tactics of terrong opposition
dates and those who support progressive in elections
Furthermore the question of the Amagamaed bank and the dis
charge Joseph Sha because he dared progressive
in the A of L. convention be definitely settled
both the bank and the leadership of the organization will totally
discredited.
Hilman is asute his supporters would like him ap
he will clean out the antnon elements his organization
while he still has the do instead of provoking situation
similar that facing Sgman in the g. w. u Either
general executive board will put stop it and its
the organization itself will stop it in the of
that will make the Hman despised
is that of Sigman
sgmans predicament today is the certain future Hman
unless he acts and acts quickly put the terrorism his
agents in the Amalgamated
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-20
Pacifst Propaganda for World Court

clubs societies. liberal societies and all the
motley peace propagand modified under the leader
ship agents the House of Morgan for the of
sharing United States into the world court Morgans interest
in the is the motive that mpeled his most
Woodrow Wilson, to advocate the league OF nations
capital with heavy investments in Europe wants to bring
direct political pressure upon the debtor nations The world
concerted European resistance against what is
ing contemporary "doarocache autocray of
dollar which the power of Wall Street The Morgan
eminent combat any tendency in that direction.
entering the court the agents of American Imperialism
help formulate the interest Morgan The stage
Washington this government which the agent of bank
capital the league the world court while
maintaining the illusion of bourgeois democracy.
Morgan his henchmen knowing the average American
pacifs merely mehter nordnate publicity seeker know
they his organizations and promise him trip to
Washington lobbying expedition under the gue of pacfsm he
will fall it fall hard This combined with the propaganda
bought paid for newspapers will create the illusion of popular
demand for the court
examination of the personnel of the pacst in full
cry of the acka pack of Imperialism reveals the
lineup the ragag bobta of petty bourgeois inegntza
followed in the wake the late Woodrow Wilson when that
acey Morgan formulating beautiful pacfst slogans
ceal his preparations.
Surely the who trusted laokeys of Morgan
depse these oahsOme vermn they sprawl around the
capitol building with their habaked manfesto and d
ling propaganda The role of the pacst apoog for the world
is that of scab the regular unkeys of Wall Street
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-20
DeCembfiStS Put to Death in Russia in 1925

and were bruised to the point Of bleed
ing. The sack fell off of Rilyev and
blood was seen over his eye brow and
behind the left ear. He was sitting
snriveled up, as he had fallen from
the scaffold. What bad luck said
he."
"iHang him, hang quicker" holler-
ed Kutusov, cursing.
The floor again was raised and the
moses again thrown on their necks.
But they were not supposed to be
hanged a second time. This was Ku-
tusov's fault.
when they started to hang them
second time"-writes a contempor-
airy in his memories, "RiIyev said.
How hard 1t is to die twice, and Bes-
tuyev said ironically, And they could
not even make moose properly
When they were hanged a second
time the executioner pulled them by
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the legs so as to have the moose tight
er and the death follow sooner"
THE Russians always knew how to
die wonderfully evidently and ef-
fectively, but they did not know how
to live.
There we're exalted ideals and a
flaming literature and there was a
blazing, flaming youth and eminent,
people-loving intellectuals, but the life
of the country was the samoa life
of slavery, mud, parasites. with a
rapping on the snout and general RI
baldry.
The heroism Of the victims could
not raise the life of Russia above the
freezing point
Only the multitude collectively
could produce a new heroism. an
heroism Of achievements, which de-
veloped in the later years all over
Russia. =