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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-24
CHAPTER XVII
The Death in the Cards.

INV @G0hU Stt0 Sas0Os
After supper James McAlpin, with
some ceremony, drove Selwood's
team-the rangy American bays--up
to the hotel. Christie came out ON
Selwood's arm, bandages and all. 1t
was their first ride together, and
Christie was to be driver.
They drove out on the divide for a
few more minutes to themselves, and
then down and around by the river
to the camp Of the padre. They found
him before q little campfire.
'You married my father and mother,
Padre" said Selwood, when he had
told his own and Christies story.
1--WE want you to marry u.s."
While they talked. Selwood fed the
little fire with the driftwood the In
dams had gathered. The padre told
of that other marriage-of the night,
the storm. the flooded river, and the
pine-torches Of the Indians.
After leaving the camp, Christie
and Selwood drove back to the hotel,
hoping everybody had gone to bed,
but in this they were doomed to dis
appointment. In the brightly lighted
office brave company of frontier adj
venturers, closely tuned to Selwood's
movements, were tirelessly sitting in
a suffocatlng atmosphere around a
seriously oyerheated stove.
Christie was allowed to go up.
stairs unmolested; indeed, she was
ignored with chivalrous ceremony.
Selwood, on the other hand. was
dragged into the Office and held a
victim till he could negotiate peace
with his retainers, and effected his
escape, in the end. only by inviting
them all to wedding at sunrise
down at the river in the camp Of
the padre.
In the dawn of glorious morning
they were married-perhaps on such
spot as that to which Selwood's
father had brought his bride-to-be, in
the storm, so many years before.
After the wedding breakfast, at
tended by all the guests. with the
padre as special guest of honor,
Christie persuaded her new husband
to go up with her to General Roper's
room. The old man, weakened by
wounds and softened by years. broke
and asked his grandson to forgive
what had passed.
It was one Of those moments for
banishing resentments and forgetting
the cruelties Of pride and obstinacy.
Christie wiped the tears from the old
mans eyes. and he repaid her by
: throwing bomb into her unsuspect-
ing camp whey he sincerely congrat-
ulated them bsih and named as the
only favor he would ask that the first
boy be named John Roper Selwood
and sent to West Point.
For a day or two, no trip and no
escape from work was possible for
Selwood. He was up to his neck in
work at the barns and the warehouse,
Strengthening out the tangle into
which the conflagration and the riot
ing at Sleepy Cat had thrown the
stage and wagon schedules. During
the day scattered lots Of supplies
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-24
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Birch-Bark Canoe Not Popular With Indians

okee enjoying his oil royalties and
new motor. There's only one thing
more exciting, and that Is to stand
close enough to the track to get the
ballast In his eyes as he watches the
transcontinental 60 by.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-24

Some persons follow the dictates Of
their conscience, only In the same
sense In which coachman may be
said to follow the horses he is driv-
ing.-Whately.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-24
"Gooses" and "Ceese"

Gooses is the plural of goose, mean
ing a tailor's iron; otherwise the form
is geese.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-24

Only the man whose money burns
holes In his pocket has money to burn.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-06-24
Studied Under az, Expert

Studied Under an Expert
Hercules had just cleaned out the
Augean stables. "But how" asked
his amazed companions, did you ever
manage such task"
"Pshaw, it's nothing" returned the
hero lightly. "You ought to come and
see my wife cleaning house."
No woman cares to be the silent
partner in q matrimonial firm.
Never hesitate to ask for advice
everybody likes to give it.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-13
APRIL TERM SUPERIOR COURT
HAS COMPARATIVELY FEW CASES
SESSION WILL OPEN ON MONDAY
NEXT APRIL 18TH AT DOVER
II Cases Listed for Trial in Civil
Action; Seven Applications for Di-
vOrce and two for Final Divorce

The April term of the Court of
General Sessions and the Superior
Court in and for Kent county will
convene at Dover on Monday, April
18th. Chief Justice Pennewill and As
sociate Judges Harrington and Rich
ards will be on the bench for the ses-
sions. The grand jury will meet on
the opening day to consider the mat
ters which Deputy Attorney-General
Earle D. Wiley will have to place be-
fore them. 1t is expected that the
grand jury will be able to complete
their work on the opening day. The
trial list shows seventeen cases listed
for trial in civil actions; seven appl-
cations for divorce and two divorces
for final decree. The new cases for
divorce include the following: Sallie
NJ. Breckenridge from William R.
Breckenridge; Rebecca E. Armstrong
from Edward Armstrong, Jr.; Wini-
fred Wimbrough from Media E. VIM
brough; Elsie Soence Catalda from
Frank Catalda; Elizabeth Ann Cardy
from John Lawrence Cardy; annul-
ment of marriage, Henry H. Carey
from Mrytle Masten Carey,and James
L. Seacord from Elizabeth Parker
Seacord. From present indications
the criminal court will not be so large
this term in view of the fact that
there are but few continued cases
from the February term and not
many cases to be presented by the at
torney general. There will be no ses-
sion Of the Court of Oyer and Term
iner at this term of court as there are
no cases to be heard by that court.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-13
THREE IN AUTO ESCAPE DEATH
Car Overturns and Bursts into Flames
Mother and Children Were Riding

Mrs. Ralph Wingate and her two
children, a daughter 13 years old and
a five-year-old son, Jay, narrowly es-
capped serious injury Saturday morn
ing when the car in which they were
riding turned over, burst into flames
and was demolished. The accident
occurred between Frederick and Bar
rats Chapel, II miles from Dover, as
the Wingates were on their way from
Rehoboth to Wilmington where they
were to meet Mr.. Wingate who has
just returned from Florida where he
had been for several months for his
health. The steering gear of the car
snapped and the car jumped ditch,
crashed through a barbed wire fence
and plunged into field opposite the
Chapel. The automobile continued its
mad plunge and ended by turning
over. With flames squirting from the
car an unknown person appeared and
helped the Wingates from the car
through the broken windows. Daniel
j. Layton Of Georgetown appeared
and placed the injured persons in
car and rushed them to Dover where
they were given first aid treatment.
At ffrst it was believed that Mrs.
Wingate had sustained broken back
but upon further investigation it was
found that no bones were broken al
though she was suffering from
sprained back. The boy suffered a
fractured hip and the girl was bruised
and had sustained several cuts. At
ter receiving treatment at Dover they
were taken to the Beebe Hospital at
Lewes. The husband Of Mrs. Win
gate is Ralph Wingate and is we'll
known in this state. At one time he
was member of the State Board of
Supplies and four years ago was
chief clerk in the state Senate. Two
years ago he was assistant clerk. His
father, Frank Wingate, is employed
at the printing plant of Charles 1.
Story in Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-13
WHOLE NO. 37S5
COUNTY CONTESTS HELD HERE
Ralph Jacobs of Dover, Won First in
Oratorical and Miss Naomi Clark.
SMYRNA, First in the Declamafi

The oratorical contest of Kent coun-
was held Friday night in the auditor
ium of the Smyrna High School, with
eight contestants taking part. The
contestants were Emma Derrickson.
of Harrington, with the subject "Lin-
coins Contribution to the Constitu-
ticn;" Franklin Stats of Smyrna.
"The Meaning Of the Constitution To-
day; Brock Jenkins, of Caesar Rod
ney, ''The Meaning of the Constitu-
ton Today; Ellen Wallace, of Smyr-
ma, ''Washington's Contribution to the
Constitutions; Evelyn Coverdale, Of
Caesar Rodney, alexander Hamil-
toms Contribution to the Constitu-
tion;" Ralph Jacobs, of Dover, John
Marshall's Contribution to the Consti-
tution;" Virginia Griffith, of Harring-
ton, "John Marshall's Contribution to
the Constitutions" Mildred Heite Of
Dover, James Madison's Contribution
to the Constitution" The winners in
the contest were: First, Ralph Jacobs,
Of Dover; second, Evelyn Coverdale,
of Caesar Rodney; third, Franklin
Stats, of Smyrna. Prof. Robert Z.
Shilling, presided at the meeting and
awarded the prizes. The judges We're
w. 2. Grier, of Milford; Rev G. R.
Hill, of Milford; Major G. A. Short, Of
Dover; c. D. Hale, of Dover; f. D.
Vogle, of Middletown. There were
three defamation contests held sim
ultaneously Thursday in the three
oo11nfiac Of naIororo +ba JiHoro,,+
schools in the counties being repre-
sented in the isdividual contests and
the winners of the first and second
prizes to compete in the Statewide
contest, which will be held in Milford
on Thursday, April IA, under the SUI
pervision of the County Defamation
Committee Gilbert Nickel is pres
dent and H. f. Stahl, secretary and
treasurer The three county contests
to elimination contests to
determine the best readers to repre-
sent the counties in the State contest.
They were held in the DUPONT School,
the Lewes High School,
Lewes, and the Smyrna High School,
Smyrna. The elimination contest for
Kent county was held in Smyrna High
School, with the following judges:
Rev. E. A. Lemoine, rector of St.
Peters Church; Professor c. W. W.
of the Murphy Memorial
School, Dover; Rev. Guy Hill and Pro-
fessor John Shilling. The prizes were
awarded as follows: First prize, Ma
omi Clark, of Smyrna High School,
with the reading, ''The Gypsy Flower
Girl; second prize, Marie David, also
Of Smyrna High School,with her read
ing of "The Lost Word; third prize,
Dorothy Davis, of Milford High
School,w ith the reading, "The Swan
Song" Miss Naomi Clark and Miss
Marie David, both Of Smyrna, were
chosen to represent Kent County in
the State finals.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-13
LEGISLATURE ENDS SESSION
Mass of New Laws Enacted by Senate
and House Before Adjournment

The 101st session of the General
Assembly of Delaware came to an end
at 1.34 o'clock Saturday morning. The
gavels of the president pro tenn. in the
Senate and of the speaker in the
House fell at that time, bringing to a
close what many term one of the most
hectic sessions of the Legislature wit
messed in long time. The final hours
were occupied with the scenes so fa-
miliar in the past as the lawmakers
were preparing to leave for their
homes, the terrific rush for favorable
action on pet measuresfi the session
extending beyond midnight and then
the farewells as the men who have
grown to know one another so we'll
bring to an end the friendships which
have made pleasant the long and ted
ious hours spent in considering new
laws for the state. Senate and House
had cleaned their calendars of most
of the bills that were worth consider
ing anil they left Dover early Satur-
day with a feeling of satisfaction that
there was not much they could have
done that remained undone While
some few bills were lost in the shuttle
only a very small number were of any
consequence and the state will not
suffer as a result of their not having
been passed.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-13
MAY WIDEN duPONT BOULEVARD
STATE ROAD To WILMINGTON
THIS IN LINE WITH NEW ROAD
OVER CAUSEWAY AND BRIDGE
Plan is To Have a 4O-FOot Wide
Boulevard All the Way From Inter
section of ElktOn Road to City

The State Highway Commission is
seriously considering the widening Of
the State highway from State Road
station to Wilmington in order to
more adequately care for the tremen-
dous congestion of traffic both north
and south through Delaware, and
from the South and Maryland points
via the Elkton road. Among the
plans suggested if the stretch of sew
en- miles is improved, to widen the
highway to a width of 40 feet This
would require an additional highway
Of A. feet on each side. The result
would be a four course highway which
ought to be of tremendous advantage
in expediting traffic. The Highway
Commission may meet this week in
order to discuss this proposition and
also the budget for the year. Owing
to the changes made by me legisla-
ture, the budget as tentative outlined
may have to be revised in order to
meet financial requirements. It is
said that the additional one cent Of
gasoline tax is expected to bring in
an added revenue of S175,000 a year.
It is believed there will be sufficient
funds for the State Highway Com
mission to promote a bond issue for
S1,000,000 for new roads. Added to
this Is a Federal aid appropriation of
$365,000 which if the counties can
match it, will be available for new
roads. As a matter of fact, however,
it is said that the counties have little
money for road work with the excep-
tion of the sums arranged for and un-
expended last year. Added to this
uncertainty of the cost Of certain road
building operations that now confront
the Highway Commission makes it
difficult at this time to forecast the
exact amount Of roads to be built.
Concrete, hundreds of cubic yards of
it, has been poured all day through
long steel tubes into a room 25 feet
below the bed Of the Christiana. This
room until this morning was the
working chamber for the "sand hogs"
Of the Dravo Construction Company.
who have been lahoring under IS
pounds Of air pressure is the caisson
on the south bank Of the river. The
pouring Of the concrete seals the Gals
son, and is the last link in the con
struction of the substructure of the
100000 bascule bridge across the
river on South Market street, Will
mington. When the caisson is sealed,
work will soon be finished in erecting
concrete wisgs at each Of the two
caissons on either bank of the river
and everything will be in readiness
for the Bethlehem Steel Corporation
to move to the site and construct the
steel superstructure and complete the
bridge.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-13
TAYLOR'S BRIDGE COMMUNITY
Mrs. J. b. Cleaver of MiddIetown,
Gives Address 'SThe Modern School,

Mrs. J. B. Cleaver of MiddIetown,
Gives Address ''The Modern School"
The last official meeting of Taylor's
Bridge Community Association was
held last Friday evening, the 9Th. At
ter listening to an interesting pro-
gram given by the school, the audi
ence had the pleasure of listening to
Mrs. ]. B. Cleaver, Of Middletown, who
presented the topic of the modern
school, in Unionville, Pa. The Serv-
ice Citizens of Delaware withdraw
their financial aid from the Parent
Teacher Association April Both, after
which the associations must become
an independent State organization.
Each Parent Teachers Association, it
was pointed out, will be asked to con-
tribute to State fund. Mrs. John
Steller, Mrs. Arthur CHM, Mrs. Kline
Carey, Mrs. Davidson, Mrs. Edward
Latta, Mrs Wilson Keiser and Miss
Aker were appointed delegates to con-
vention at Dover. The p. T. A. prize
for the best bird-house built by the
children was won by George and John
Mously. Social hour followed, then
adjournment.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-13
WILMINGTONIANS COMING HERE
Wholesale Section Wilmington Cham
ber of Commerce to Visit SMYRNA

Members of the Wholesale Section
of the Chamber of Commerce of Viii
mington are arranging to visit Smyr-
ma and intermediate points on Thurs
day, April p. They contemplate
leaving Wilmington at las o'clock,
and make stops to visit retail merch-
ants at the various towns through
which they will pass enroute to Smyr-
ma. The visit to these points is
part of their regular annual program
of visitations to all the various towns
within fifty mile radius of Whining
ton, and is for the purpose of becom-
ing personally acquainted with the re-
tailers within that distance. Follow
ing their usual custom, the Whining
ton wholesalers will invite the local
merchants in Smyrna and Clayton to
be their guests at dinner at a local
hotel that evening. Dinner will be
followed by general round table talk
The visitors will arrive about the mid
die of the afternoon, and will devote
the time between their arrival and
dinnertime by making personal calls
on the merchants in their stores and
other places of business. The Will
are extending an invita-
tion to the municipal officials and of
ficers of the Smyrna Chamber of
Commerce to dine with them.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-13
EASTER SUNDAY AT ASBURY
Special Music by the Choir and Ser
mons Appropriate to Day Featured

Special Music by the Choir and Ser
mons Appropriate to Day Featured
Next Sunday being Easter Sunday
Asbury NJ. E. Church, the Rev. R. K
Stephenson, D. D., pastor, will have
elaborate Easter programs of music,
decorations and sermons at all SER
vices of the day. 1t will begin at the
o'clock under the leadership of Super
intendent L. NJ. Price. There will be
an appropriate program of recitations
and songs by the beginners, primary
and junior departments and Easter
music by the main school. At the
morning service at II o'clock, Rev.
DR.. Stephenson will preach sermon
on "The Resurrection of the Body"
and the choir under the direction of
Mrs. Marion Coverdale, organist, will
render a program of special Easter
music and anthems by the choir At
this service a class of thirty young
people who last Sunday laid decision
to follow Christ, will be received into
the church on probation. This class
will be organized into a class for in
struction under the Pastors care OPP
portunity will be given others to be
received by letter or on confession of
faith. At 6.45 the Epworth League,
Miss Mary Hynson leader, will have
an Easter program and at 7.30 the
evening church service will be held at
which time the Easter anthems of the
morning will be repeated with some
new music and DR.. Stephenson, the
pastor, will preach on another Easter
topic. This week being Passion Week,
the pastor is conducting services
every evening from 7.3O to $50
O'Clock. Last evening the Rev. George
P. Jones gave a sermon. This evening
at o'clock the pastor will meet the
class to be received next Sunday fol-
lowed by an evening service at which
the pastor will preach. Friday even
ing the Rev. w. A. Hearn of Middle
town will preach.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-13
LEGION TO MEET AT REHOBOTH
State Commander Announces Mem
bership Drive to be Staged for July

State Commander Announces Mem
bership Drive to be Staged for July
The annual state convention of the
American Legion, Department of Del
aware, will be held in Rehoboth, July
Is and 16, according to an announce
ment just made by the State EXecu-
tive Committee. State Commander
Howard I. Ennis has announced to all
post commanders that the Depart
ment of Delaware has been requested
by National Headquarters to put on
an intensive drive during the month
of April for membership in the Leg
ion. Each post commander, it is ad
vised, is authorized to take the steps
which, in his judgment, seem best
fitted for increasing the membership
Of the post. The Department of Del
aware, Commander Ennis points out,
is still several hundred members short
Of last years total membership. 1t
is the desire of the National Com
mander that the national membership
of this year exceed the total of last
year Commander Ennis also has an
nounced that the fund appropriated
by the state Legislature for proper OBJ
servance of Memorial Day will be dis
tributed as of May l
Smyrna times., 1927-04-13
POULTRY MEET NEAR SMYRNA
Will Be Held Saturday on the Farm
of Howard C. Deakyne Near Smyr-
na-BrOOder House Demonstration


Those poultry raisers in the county
and in the surrounding territory, and
especially those who are interested in
the brooding and care of young chicks
are being invited to attend a field
meeting which will be held at the
farm of Howard C. Deakyne, two
miles southeast of Smyrna, on the
Smyrna-Leipsic highway, on Saturday
afternoon, April 16, at two o'clock,
under the direction of H. S. Palmer,
Extension Poultryman of the Uni
versity Of Delaware, in cooperation
with Kent County Agent Russell E.
Wilson. In order to demonstrate to
the poultry raisers in the state the
importance of proper management in
the brooding of young chicks, as well
as in the care of the laying stock, the
Extension Poultryman in cooperation
with the county agricultural agents
each year arranges for demonstra-
tional farms on which certain funda-
mental factors are put into practical
use in regard to these particular
phases pertaining to profitable and
satisfactory poultry business. Sever
al months ago arrangements were
made with Mr.. Deakyne to establish
a brooder house demonstration on his
farm this spring for the benefit of
those farmers in the northern part of
the county who are Interested in the
poultry industry. A similar demon
stration was conducted last spring in
the western section of Kent county on
the farm of Otto Zacher, near Wiley's
School, and approximately siXty-fve
people attended the field meeting
which was held at that, place on May
21 to show the modern methods of
handling young chicks at profit un-
der sanitary brooder house conditions.
The Unconstitutional meeting which
has been scheduled for Saturday af-
ternoon of this week at the farm Of
Howard O. Deakyne, near Smyrna,
promises to be Of equal interest and
importance, and it is expected that
large crowd of interested poultry
farmers will be in attendance to hear
these essential factors in brooder
kouse management discussed by Mr..
Palmer. The main points which will
be demonstrated at this field meeting
are the interior arrangements of the
brooder house designed according to
the Delaware brooding system, the
method of feeding all the feed in hop
pers, the supply of green food, and
the value of purchasing chicks from
white diarrhea tested f1ocks Mr.. Dea-
kyne purchased 367 Barred Rock
chicks from flock that had been
tested for white diarrhea, and only 36
of these chicks were lost up to seven
weeks of age, resulting in a mortality
of only 8 per cent to date. These
chicks were Matched February Is and
were seven weeks old on April 8, and
during this period they have consum-
ed 287 pounds of grain, 533 pounds of
mash, or a total of 820 pounds of
feed
Smyrna times., 1927-04-13
ST. PETERS CHURCH BULLETIN

Rev. E. A. Lemoine, Rector, Announc-
es Services for Holy Week and Easter
Services during Holy Week and
Easter Sunday: Tuesday, 7.30 a M,
Holy Communion; Ais, evening pray
er;Wednesday, 7.30 p. M, Preparation
service; Moundy Thursday, $50 a. M,
Corporate Communion of the Wom-
ans Auxiliary; Good Friday, 1880 p.
M, prayer and address in the Seven
Words From the Cross. Easter Day,
Holy Communion, z a. M; Festival
Communion and sermon, IL a. M;
Church School Festival, p. m.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-13

Mrs. Stats Succeeds A. L. Gearhart
Mrs. Martha E. Stats was elected
tender of the Fleming's Landing
Bridge, which spans Smyrna Greek,
at meeting of the Levy Court yes
terday. She succeeds Arthur L. Gear
hart, May /.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-13
Traffic Post Gets a Dress of Paint

The zone traffic post at the Four
Corners has received new dress of
paint. Now if Town Council will
point directions by some lettering on
the base they will be doing a service
to strangers who visit our town and
want to know the roads to take to
Clayton, Dover, Middletown and
Woodland Beach.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-13

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