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Smyrna times., 1929-09-25
JURORS FOR KENT COURT
Kent Tribunal TO be in Session Oct
2I-2S: Oyer and Terminer Panel

Kent County Jury Commission
ers Hopkins and Hope yesterday
drew the following panels of petit
Jurors for the October term of the
Kent County courts convening at
Dover October 21 and October Is
the latter date being the date for
the Court of Oper and Terminer
Petit jury-First District, Charles
A. Brown, Theodore Manning, Les
lie M. Hirons; Second district
Ellis V. Danner, James w. Glen
daniel, J. Elwood Teat, William H.
Dawson; Third district Edward
Hughes, William Dulin, Earl Hof-
fecker, Harry G. Johnson; Fourth
Norman Bicklin, William
Willis, William D. Craig; Fifth dis
trict-.ohn Lynch, John Berry,
William H. Mckee, John T. Buck
son; Sixth district. Leslie Hyde,
Myrtle Webb, j. t. France, Harry
T. Smith; Seventh district George
Johnson, Tholras H.Howell, George
.B.Kersey; Eighth William
e. Scanlon, Eli Cain, Albert Hugh
es, J. Calvin Clark; Ninth district
Frank Wroten, Clarence Lofand,
Wilbur Collision, Arthur ]. Collision.
Tenth district--Richard T. Collision
Walter G.. Dill, Thomas NJ. Cham
bers. The additional petit jurors
for Court of Oyer and Terminer
for October 2S are: First district
Walter Fleming, Alfred Tilghman,
William Pusey: Second district
Arthur F. Dawes, Emmit H. Hut
chins, Walter M. Newton; Third
district-7John w. Arthurs, Frank
Baldwin; Fourth district-Jacob
Ross, James .A. Smith, Manship
Rash; Fifth district-John N.
Thomas, James Behen, Willard NJ
Hinkle; Sixth William
Townsend, John T. More, Sr., Will
liam Cooper; Seventh district
Charles s. Conwell, William Cham
bers; Eighth district-Thomas B.
Warren. John George, Ernest Kill
len; Ninth oistrict-R. Wesley
Ross, Everett Smith, Fred Marvel;
Tenth district-Daniei o. Collins,
A. Russell Robins, Eugene Sharp.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-25
REUNION BARRATTs CHAPEL
Will Take Place Next Sunday in
Celebration of the 149th Ami
versary of its Founding

The 149th anniversary of Bar
rats Chapel will be observed with
special services next Sunday after
noon, September 29th, at 2 o'clock.
Much interest is always manifest
ed in the annual anniversary SER
vice of this old edifice. In past
years crowds have arranged from
five to seven thousand persons.
Last year such a large crowd was
in attendance that the parking
space was overfiowed, automobiles
being parked along the highway
for considerable distance and
fields were even used for such pur-
pose. A record breaking crowd is
expected to be in attendance this
year. An interesting program is
being arranged for this year. Rev
Samuel McWilliams, pastor of AS
bury M E. Church, Salisbury, Md.
will preach the sermon. Music
will be furnished by the combined
choirs of Frederica, Bowers, Mag
nolia, and Barratt's. The program
is in charge of Rev. R. w. Camp
bell, the present pastor of Bar
rats. Barratt's Chapel is one OF
the three oldest Methodist Church
eS in America. 1t is located OF
the old State road, between the
towns of Magnolia and Frederica
one mile north of the latter anC
four miles south of the former, il
Kent county. 1t is called the
Cradle of Methodism, because
here on November IA, 1854, Bishop
Thomas Coke, sent by Rev. JohI
Wesley, met Rev. Francis Asbury
who was Mr.. Wesley's appointed
leader in the colonies. Bishop
Coke here consulted with Mr.. AS
bury and it resulted in the organ
ization of the Methodist Episcopa
Church. 1t is called Barratt''
Chapel from Phillip Barratt, whc
gave the land and large means TO
its building, in che year 1870. Her
the Lords Supper was first admin
istered by a regularly ordained
Methodist preacher.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-25
EASTERN SHORE ROAD LINK
VIII Complete Boulevard From
Kent Island to Queen Annes

The Maryland State Roads Com
mission will start early next month
on the final stretch of highway
completing the Eastern Shore
Boulevard from the Kent Island
bay shore to Queen Annes' repre-
senting an outlay of approximately
half a million dollars. The last
section is 81 miles in length and
extends from Stevensville to the
site selected for the pier of the
Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry Corpor-
alton, on the bay shore, opposite
Annapolis. Plans for the building
of this final section of the boule-
ward brings to a close all specula-
ton and uncertainty which may
have existed at any time relative
to the construction of this import
ant new boulevard, linking the
Eastern and Western Shores with
fast ferry service across the bay.
Reports from the general offices OF
the Claiborne Annapolis Ferry
Corporation indicated that the
company would be ready to launch
fast and convenient ferry service
between its new Kent Island term
inal and Annapolis as soon as the
proposed highway is completed. 1t
is expected the opening of this new
service across the bay coupled with
the hard surfaced boulevard thru
the county, will be an important
stimulant to real estate values
throughout large county area.
Work is progressing in satisfac-
tory fashion on the other sections
of the boulevard and it is believed
that the major portion of the new
highway will be completed before
Winter.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-25
BALTIMORE CITY MAY AID IN
CHESAPEAKE BRIDGE PLAN
BALTIMORE PORT CONINIIS-
SION CONSIDERS ASSISTANCE
to Baltimore Business and Effort
to be Made to Dispose OF Bonds

The suggestion made by Mayor
William F. Broening, of Baltimore,
that it might be possible to use a
portion of the City Port Develop
ment Commission funds to help
finance the proposed Chesapeake
Bay Bridge, has met with consid-
cradle approval in this section. AS
proposed, the bridge will extend
from Bay Shore, few miles from
Baltimore, to point near Tolches-
ter (near Chestertown) where
highway connection from Eastern
Shore of Maryland and Delaware
points will be made. It is the
opinion of business men and civic
bodies there that it would be SER
ious mistake for Baltimore city to
permit the project to go by default
because of the inability of the
bridge company to dispose of its
bonds on a favorable money mark
ct. Large sums of money have
been spent by the Delmarva East
ern Shore Association and its as
sociate chambers of commerce
throughout the Delmarva peninsu-
la in advertising the advantages
that would accrue to both sides OF
the bay through some quicker
means of communication than fer
ry service now affords. Regardless
of what pecuniary benefits may
come to this county as the eastern
terminus of the span, it is the gen
eral opinion among bankers anC
business men that the greatest
beneficiary of the project would be
Baltimore City. Baltimore City is
looked upon as the logical metro.
polls with which the peninsula
agricultural, commercial and in.
dustrial activities should be asso-
ciated. And it is believed that the
erection of the bridge would ce.
ment not only these interests. but
those of the entire state. From
the tremendous increase in motor
traffic on the Eastern Shore during
recent years, the people of the
Eastern Shore are convinced thai
the bridge will prove a paying in
vestment.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-25
DOVER CHURCH 214 YEARS
Old Presbyterian Church CeIebrat-
es With Special Program Sunday

Old Presbyterian Church CeIebrat-
es With Special Program Sunday
Dover Presbyterians celebrated
the 214th anniversary of the found
ing of the old church al Dover,
Sunday, which is only used for reg
ular services once year The
church was filed at the service and
a number of persons of other de-
nominations attended. The SER
vices were in charge of the Rev. C.
A. Burslem, pastor of the Presby-
terian church, and the sermon was
preached by the Rev. Lewis Sey-
mour Nudge, of Philadelphia, Stat
ed Clerk of the Presbyterian Gen.
eral Assembly. DR.. Nudge gave a
brief history of the Presbyterian
Church in this country and spoke
briefly of the early history of the
church here. He then preached an
interesting sermon on the subject:
Making the Church a Sanctuary"
The speaker declared that not
stones, bricks and wood make a
sanctuary, but there must be liv-
ing stones of worship and service.
He declared the stones needed
were goodness, beauty and truth.
Better people, he declared, will
make better world.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-25
ST. MICHAELS, ND, VISITED
BY $4,000 CONFEDERATION
OLD CHURCH 200 YEARS OLD
AMONG BUILDINGS BURNED
Fire Starts in Barn and Spreads
to Three Homes and Garage-19
Motor Cars Are DESTROYED

St. Michaels, Md, over on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland, twelve
miles from Easton, was visited by
a fire early yesterday morning that
destroyed three homes, one large
garage, and 200-year-old church,
causing about 100000 property
loss and threatened the business
section of the town. Firemen of
Easton and st. Michaels fought
the stubborn blaze until five
o'clock yesterday morning before
they finally had it under control.
Nineteen motor vehicles including
ia hearse, were destroyed. The
church which was destroyed, fam
iliarly known as the "Old Colored
Church, was arelic of slavery
times, and one of the landmarks of
Talbot county. 1t was built about
200 years ago for slaves, and has
been in constant use ever since.
The fire was checked after it had
wiped out this old shack of histor-
ical interest. The fire started in
some unexplained manner in the
barn and junk yard of John Miles
on Fremont street, just back of the
business section of the town and
famed by strong westerly wind,
reduced not only Miles junk shop
and barn, but his two-story frame
I Il a.
jumped from here to Richard
Mitchells home another two-story
frame house, which was easy prey,
and thence to the two-story dwell
ing of Henry Green, which was
elso burned to the ground. The
occupants of the houses had been
aroused in time by the barn and
junk shop fire to move out much of
their lighter furniture effects.
However, each of the three famil-
les suffered losses. From the
Green home, the flames leaped to
the garage of Norman Marshall.
AT this point, the situation was be-
coming serious. The Easton fire
men had arrived, and it was being
considered advisable by some of
the firemen to make a general call
for other Talbot county fire COM
panies. The flames quickly at
their way through the garage.
Several nearby homes by this time
were being scorched and some
were blaze. In the garage fire,
eleven trucks, operated by Marshal
in his transportation business, four
automobiles and his hearse, were
destroyed, along with three auto
mobiles owned by Harry CaulK,
Thomas Jones and Norman Mar
shall, Jr. The fire jumped from
I the garage to the old church. This
unique edifice, crude and shabby as
it appeared after two centuries of
weathering the elements, was easy
prey for the flames. Scores of col
ored residents of the better ele-
ment, who took pride in their heir
loom, tried their best to help the
/ firemen save the building.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-25
LEGS BROKEN, TRYS ESCAPE
Prisoner in Beebe Hospital So I'm
ruIy He is Taken Back to Jail

Thomas Fleming, of Wilmington,
who on August % tried to escape
from the Sussex County Jail and
fell from the eighteen-foot brick
wall around the Jail yard to the
pavement, breaking both legs, has
been taken back to prison by
Sheriff Budd Coy from the Beebe
Hospital, Lewes. While his condi-
ton is greatly improved, hospital
authorities refused to keep him
longer because of his unruly ways.
1t is understood that, notwith-
standing his condition, he attempt
ed to get away from the hospital.
Fleming was arrested on August
20, at Lincoln, complaint having
been made against him before
Magistrate Edward v. Hendrixson,
of Milford, by Mrs. Marie Shew of
Lincoln, who alleged that he had
molested her. He was taken be-
fore Magistrate Hendrixson, who
is ninety-one years old. A fine of
SO and costs was imposed on
Fleming, and being unable to pay
the amount he was committed to
the Sussex County Jail for ten
days. Just as Magistrate Hen
drixson was reaching into one of
the desk drawers to obtain COM
nitn1ent, Fleming struck him but
his blow fell short. He was stop
ped by the officer who had him in
charge, although the glasses of
Magistrate Hendrixson were brok-
en- and he received a cut on the
nose. On August 81 charge of
assault and battery was brought
against him before Magistrate
William j. Mustard of Georgetown
who held him in $1,000 bail for the
October term of court Two days
later August % he managed to
climb to the top of the Jail wall
and jumped eighteen feet to the
concrete sidewalk. Fleming claim
ed at the time that he fell from
the top of the wall. Fleming's
trial will be heard probably during
the week of October z.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-25
STUDY STATE HOUSE CHANGE
Governor Buck Appoints Special
Committee to Consider Plans

Governor c. Douglas Buck has
appointed a commission composed
of Judge w. Watson Harrington,
Mrs Henry Ridgely, H. Rodney
Sharp and Colonel Harry L. Can
non to consider plans for enlarg-
ing the State House or erecting a
new building. The body will make
recommendation to the next leg
islature. At the session of the
last legislature a committee rec
commended that a commission COM
posed of three members of the Sem
ate, three of the House, the Mayor
of Dover and the Secretary of
State, be named to consider the
matter and report to the next leg
islature but a bill so preceding was
not passed. Several plans of en-
larging the State House have been
suggested. One was to arch over
the street leading to the State
Armory and erect the addition on
the site of the building now occu-
pied by the State Highway De-
partment and also the site of the
Kent County Jail. The other plan
was to buy site on the opposite
side of Dover Green and erect an
entirely new building for the legis-
lature and the offices of the Gov
ernor and locate other State offic-
es in the present building.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-25
GAS SERVICE FOR SMYRNA
Dover to Build Main Along High
way Extending to Smyrna-CIayton

way EXTENDING 10 Smyrna-Ciayto ton
The Dover Gas Light Company,
says the Dover Index, will con-
struct a main to Smyrna and will
serve gas in Cheswold, Smyrna
and Clayton. Work on the new
main will start as soon as the ma
terials arrive and it is expected to
be underway by the middle of this
week. The new main will be con-
structed along the DUPONT boule-
ward with a spur leading into
Cheswold from Bishops Corner
and another spur leading to Clay
ten from Smyrna. The extension
of this service has been contem-
plated by the company for some
time. Their engineers have been
working on the project and the
plans were only recently complet
ed. Smyrna was served by gas
some years ago but the project
was abandoned. Shortly after pro-
curing the Dover plant, the Dover
Gas Light Company also purchas-
ed what was left of the Smyrna
plant. Many of the streets in
Smyrna have mains in place and
they will be served with the large
main coming from Dover"
Smyrna times., 1929-09-25
SMYRNA ROTARY CLUB MEET
Rev. Essel p. Thomas, Pastor of
Asbury Nj. E. Church, Gives Vo-
cational TaIk-.Other Notes

The Smyrna Rotary Club held
their regular weekly meeting last
Thursday evening, September 9th,
at the Wayside Inn. The speaker
of the evening was Rev. E. P.
Thomas of Asbury NJ. E. Church.
Rev. Thomas talk was of voca-
tional nature. He spoke of his
calling, in the manner it applied to
all concerned, himselg included.
Rev. Thomas stated that he be-
lieved that all ministers should be
of an aggressive nature; the kind of
humans who were willing to keep
up the work of fighting the devil
out of the communities, States and
nations. Rev. Thomas said he be-
lieved that religion would always
continue to hold its place with the
entire masses Of the people in as
much as human nature rebelled at
the idea of going to the devil en-
tirely. Many people mistake the
fact that the men who are select
ed to spread the word of God
throughout the world are humans
and entirely human; both in their
work and their every day ways of
living. The fact that they repre-
sent the church, does not effect a
change in their entire living. Min
listers of the Gospel, many times,
are so set apart by a community
that they miss greatly the human
contact of the people. A man al
ways longs to meet man as a
man and be treated as such. The
work of q minister is quite varied
many times. The average minis
average journalist. He will make
as many visits as the average doc
tor and he will make as many
speeches as the average orator.
He is very often called upon to
hear as many cases as the busy
lawyer and must, in most of these
cases, render his advice or judg-
ment to those concerned with the
utmost wisdom and tact, helping
them to avoid the rougher places
that appear in every day lives. In
fact the minister is called upon to
do many things that the layman
calls his own, and numerous other
work besides. To accomplish his
work satisfactorily, minister
must be a fighter like the physical
pioneer Of old. He does not face
the kind of hardships that Boone
or Crockett did, but he has many
obstacles to overcome for he is a
Pioneer as well A spiritual pion-
eer-his work is of a kind that is
never done. At the conclusion of
Rev. E. P. Thomas talk President
DOC" Harmonson complimented
him upon what he termed was the
best talk he had had the privilege
of listening to this year. The club
as a whole, seconded the state
ment made by their president. Wis
itors present. Wallace Woodford
Dover Rotary Club, and Rev. Otis
P. Jefferson, Ocean City, Md, guest
of c. w. Hall.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-25
TWO SMYRNIANS HURT WHEN
AUTO CRASHES into TRUCK
COUPE OF JAY VANPELT OVER
TURNS AND CHILDREN HURT
Accident Happened Last Tuesday
Night on Boulevard Near Bish-
ops COrneF-WoundS Dressed

ops COrner-Wounds Dressed
Jay VanPelt of this town, with
his wife and three small children,
collided while motoring on the
Boulevard Tuesday evening of last
week near Bishops Corner (Ches-
void road. The truck own
ed and operated by Clarence E.
Clouser of Marydel, was standing
along the road while two tires
were being repaired. When Van
Pelt's coupe crashed into it, the
car overturned, throwing the Van
Pelts out. Betty VanPelt and Car
roll VanPelt, the two small chill
dren, were badly cut on their
hands from the flying glass and
Carroll received a cut on his head.
Both children We're brought to
/ Smyrna where treatment was Civ
en- by Dr. w. c. Deakyne. The
collision tore off a portion Of the
side Of the VanPelt car. officers
Lamb and King made investiga-
tions of the matter.-On Thursday
another accident took place on the
Boulevard south of Dover, one
mile south of Woodside. A coupe
belonging to the Jalaban Motor
Service, of Cape May, n. j., and
driven by Caesar kalaban, turned
over. Kalaban was thrown out
and badly cut and bruised. The
latter attempted to pass a truck
and in swinging off the concrete
roadway where the shoulders were
soft the car skidded and turned
over, wrecking the machine. A
passing motorist took Kalaban to
the Kent General Hospital where
he was treated for cuts and bruis-
es. He was discharged after treat
ment.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-25
SMYRNA FTREMEN CALLED
Tenement House and Tar Tank
Catches Fire Within Week

The tenement house of Ralph E.
Spruance, between Smyrna and
Clayton, caught fire on Saturday
evening about 11.3O. The Smyrna
firemen responded to the call and
soon had the fire under control.
The back of the house was burned
with damage estimated to be about
$50. On Monday afternoon the
firemen were again summoned to
extinguish a tar tank which was
on fire ON Union street. The tank
was being used for heating of the
tar in connection with the fixing of
the streets in Smyrna. The fire.
men readily responded and had the
fire out in a few minutes.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-25
SEIZE SIX STILLS IN KENT
Prohibition Officers Make Big Haul
North of Harrington on Monday

One of the biggest raids and the
largest hauls made by prohibition
agents in Kent county for many
months was made by federal offic-
ers Monday afternoon, one mile
north of Harrington, not more
than three-quarters of mile from
the railroad, when Ernest Allen
was taken into custody. Six stills
of fifty gallons capacity each, as
well as $500 gallons of mash and
85 gallons of finished products
were seized. Allen was taken to
Dover and locked up in Kent coun-
ty Jail. He will be taken to Will
mington and given hearing be-
fore U. S. Commissioner Polk.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-25
~ NJ. Z. CHURCH NOTES
sseh Z. Thomas Announces
fNices for Next Sunday

ssell 2. Thomas Announces
wees for Next Sunday
services are being increas-
ssn attended at Asbury
~ episcopal Church this
Gradually but certainly tho
fba 'ences are growing. We
q the parish. Know for
7 Sunday, the profit fron, a
fng worship with go. 80.
I'm n' Church School, for all
IT, Oegln at ten o'clock.
"ofsnlp is at eleven and
ing service at seven-thirtv
4 ,uur !. church. On Monday
i, Inc cabinet Of the Senior
/ n.t league Of Asbury NJ. E.
/ pasa ns' at the home Of the
for NV. ~ hssell P. Thomas. The
[Nona'ec e coming quarter, oc-
4 -
Iscussaa l,Oer' and December
n s'rsssa. nssel It was decided that
] At e,lng sal would be held oc-
Il r., v''o ,, ?. M A social was
d. " + Monday evening, oc-
sould i Y was also planned that
\ a'e ii evayv Ds q social the first
year s'Sfy month during the
Smyrna times., 1929-09-25
TYPHOID ON THE INCREASE
Health Officers Show Concern and
Want Cooperation of the Public

DR.. A. c. Jost, executive secre-
tary of the State Board of Health
is much concerned over the num-
Der of typhoid fever cases that
have developed in some sections of
the state during the past few
weeks. He is of the opinion that
much of this illness could be avoid
ed if usual care was exercised to
avoid it. The disease is in most
every case the result of using
either contaminated milk or water
and the germs being carried by
flies. Better sanitary conditions
in the, opinion of DR.. Jost would
prevent the spread of the disease.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-25
GILBERT PRATT TAKES BRIDE
Weds Mrs. Katherine Roe of Mas
sew, MARYLAND, on Tuesday

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Holt Of
Massey, Nd, announce the mar
riage of their niece, Mrs. Katherine
Roe to Mr.. Gilbert Pratt of Smyr-
ma. They were quietly married at
the st. Clements P. f. Church of
Massey, Md, by the Rev. j. H.
Garner, yesterday morning at $50
o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-25
EIRVI|VERs|TY OPENS
|I|' II TERM AUsP|C|DUSLY
L.,sroyE OF THE ss5O,OOO
anurM LnSn LAID MONDAY
! .,,serlng Building at Del
nslli1s, = Known as Evans
" md New Gymnasium

all and Ne"
no convocation exercises
Elondav nd afternoon the !JI1F. UNI
Il Delaware was oihclally dy
7 a. the new college year
= s,ssbman i class Of 25O ano
.rroIlment in the two col
naIaware College, and the
!. D'lro College, Of slightly more
Eas of Of the $50 freshmen
y " enrolled at Delaware Col
y is at the women's Col
, Previous to the convocatior
H. the cornerstone Of Mitch
the new auditorium was
This building, which is nam
ksr Dr.. Samuel Chlies iar Mircn,
MINER president of the unixer- yer
Il now a member Of the fac
\ the University Of Rich
is being built by A. L
ssu Co., Wilmington con
q. II is to be a brick anc
~ structure and will seal
| 1000. 1t will cost about
30 when completed anc
bed. This money is a git1
{H. Rodney Sharp Of VII
sOn. a trustee and alumnus o1
1t will be complet'
pletime after the first Of tht
Bishop Cook, at the corner.
laying paid a high tribute
generosity. The cornerstone
exercises were in charge o.
hand Lodge of Delaware
and A. NJ, ]. Bayard Hearn
master. At the convocatior
3ses degrees were conferred
Walter Hullihen, president
university on six seniors
completed required work dur.
e Summer. Those receiving
Is were as follows: Bachelor
hts Carts and science Johr
b Derrickson, William Edgar
Jr., Jacob Minicker, Isadol
ian and George Brydges Rod,
Jr. Bachelor of Science
Fical engineering) DAME
! Phillips. In addition to an.
Eng a number of faculty
IS President Hullihen also
several other important an.
Ements. He announced that
dupont had given $4,000
rs charging the heating
It was also announced that
are being drawn for the new
sium for the Women's Col.
pr which the Legislature ap.
ated sl5O,O0O. Because Of
nount requested having beer
the legislature, DR.. Hull.
ild it would be necessary t
the swimming pool in thi:
g unless $4,000 additiona
ped Another important an.
emant was that the new en-.
flng building, now in course
struction, viii be named
hall after the late George
ans who served 48 years a:
and 81 years as treasurer
institution and his son
3. Evans, who has beer
fer for 81 years. Father anc
'e been treasurer of the in.
'n for 62 years.