Smyrna Times (Smyrna, Del.)
October 21, 1925

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,4 II ij J A 4 I®/» k N$5 NO. 16 VOLUME LXXI. SMYRNA, DELAWARE, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 21, 192.', WHOLE NO. 370S B han sixtv p ersons represent J °rff ~nt organizations in Delà dl r*j. v afternoon gathered in' re house a» Dover at the call t f e n° U H V Hollowav State Super Public bSruction todis tS, ami means of reducing il PJf in this state Dr Hollowav torac H*!; Là ay "f the meeting spoke of »he Hliteracv filing in the state and assured all rUt that the State Board of Edu va willing to do all in its now KJ Äiping out condiSon; I t Lv now exst P Miss Etta Wilson I Lutive secretary of the Delaware feat-Teacher Association gave an Uresting account of her vfsit as a CteTo Z Ediiibon, Conference! Ltlaml at which the illiteracy prob îds Marguerite Burnett, head of the hnericanization u[t Eudcation in fcs state, spoke of the illiteracy prob m i n different parts 0 f the country jid made the statement that Delà -are il i r i the late rl 'u^T br ther Tavloi B _ W Tayllar 1d,e Taylor of 'i th Sn-lv niU n 7 K e nerat °n .-l ed 1 d f*L?2 C ck îolIaw j he^ never i I'iniY' 3fl m Wh I ch sudrten LlZ con lou ness His f,.j e i f a a hock bis I Sen he Ï T a health M r i*" 6 b S u a l i.tl i' V 0P a f 0 of the 1, f aylor ami was born, rais pract,cally his hole l ;fe 1 w 'u He w the youn ec.st of g, t chll 'li' e n—four brothers and four fi '7 r tbe ay r wben tbe b 'g i v!"7° rg W S Tay,or ,b *ur ln Sar,y f" a Mr. Isaac Taylol* as one ot their chief machinists, a vocation he followed to a more or less 'J^ec all! Ins life. hen the Taylor Hn m 1 0Ut t ,û*i aa C Ta V or moved to .1 f h,ladelphla and becan,e ù Z u' t 7 le Holmesburg 0Ve f r Smyrna vp-.V in' nT" U l'' e about te o Sm ml whîtT' ï* T™* Lee He M k lf Ha T" ev f r the J H HnffeeV^V 3 n ach, lst ln i a summer n,1 ,n K Factory unobtrTL T C "V, T*' i ffl vLZZl a u Tay H e belongTZ a host fnends "1rs f teraa 1 1 1 1 Holmesburg and in Smyrna 1 Ash ^vi 3 fc d 1\iio before her marriage Wa Miss Hannah Kerr, he is survived by two children: Mrs Charles W L Hanratty of "®ar Clayton, and WU• I jss tiom h °7! an City> N J Funein7Te7vice, i fhari-e of Rev. R. K. Stephenson anil 1=1 hc r mi,y lo ptr;r irr: i a i 7 »««o仫 r' SgÄSf ÄTCÄ i Mrs. Pierson said that her husband i was singing when he arose in the morning and that he come down stairS and was standing in the livingroom when he fell to the floor. Mrs. Pier «on ran to the street -md stm.nevl the driver of a Freihofer Baking Company truck, who cal let 1 Dr. H. W. Palmer, wha Pronounced the man death Dr. Palmer notified Deputy Coroner Hir 7el wh went to Odessa anti held an inquest over the body. The jury re turned a verdict of death due to a bear t attack. Mr. Pierson is survived by his wife, Jennie E., and three brothers, Dennis H., of Elmhurst; B. Frank, of Bellefonte, and oJseph of Odessa. w r Annie Green, formerly «I Dover s Annie Green, a former Dover re s |dent, now living at Williamsport, res 'dent, who lived at Williamsport, ciate Judges Rodney and Rich ards sitting. After the calling of the grand jury and a brief statement from the court a. to the businesT to co3 before the m, they were sent to their ro °m to receive any presentments the attorney general might The morning session was taken u^in the hearing of three divorce cases^n cludin g those of Reuben D. Roland from Hilda Poland, extreme cruelty a d desertion, a decrïe nisi being S^nted; Helen Smithe» Short* from Danie l C. Short, extreme cruelty de cisioa reserved until further evidence is P r and Friends of C. W. Nelson Ho,,or Him His 73rd Anniversary A dinner was given in honor of Mr C VV Nelson's ^rd birthday anffi versai y at his home near Smyrna on Sunday, October 18 lh. There was quite a large crowd present including relati ves ami friends. An enjoyable time a bad *>y all and the guests 1 departeii late in the aftermoon wish- I ing Mr Nelson manv more happy birthday anniversaries. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. C. W Nelson j E E Nelson and daughter SÄ \f r lm i \t r o Thnmne i n* Zl Mrs Homeï sl.lî 1 I i m r ô Ho er T Scbaeuler, Mr. timl j Ogle Nefson Moan'd mL^C f a'

"^iî*n™i*'i(nîn 'Mr l r 'M Ginn^Marjtai^Moore 1 Ä RÄÄ sä ää i iS"* 1 lloy Nelso Fron ST l'PTFR'S ,H,RCH SO TPS i »ETER S CHU RCH NOTES j Tllll r j 1^ Rw,0 f' An °,p. e 7 L Boyr Mad v ley Church Wilmington, whose fat h r' was a veteran of the Civil War j d"* Ve"'»"'1 of Alien,P a the i A n" Vl lf. mso P astor of Bethany Ba P tls .t Church. All spoke 1 in th Ci il Wal Dr I J w- h tHe s 1 ng ng of à r g ln gswo«xl M. L. u 'er h™' 1 jn feu Sc0Uts of Be thany r Cbu f b "ere among other in- j g tS 011 the aftei noon P r g __ j T n m im-vTc .x-n n,. ALTO ACCIDENTS AND F1NF..S x A d Î Near Sm>rna hen Autom bl, ana de to do so. or heln He°r IST T CaI eti 'or help. Her father heard her cries JU lp,n S„ fram be e "t to her *1*'*}*™ H found h s daughter h.Vothl ht n 3 y 3 C fJ n d ier ra i, 0 ,7' T rpal, Mrs. Alice Reed. A I ou e to house canvass is made by j committees appointed by the chair I"™' tbe '"enters ot the committee ng frot denominations. lhe a,blla ti°n of the parents ,S ked for and.the number of per- S S n fami y attending Sunday Scbo L The results are to be submit ted to the pastors of the various churches. The young people hope by this means to arouse- a greater inter work and cre ^^e tlie attendance of young people at both church and school sendees ___ STATE TEACHERS INSTITUTE

00 -''''■"'l'î'taih.TseS! IklZ have .leci.leh that "the'annual'meetiOK i i i »ttn«: I ?hil e; Dr Z)>n0s E ott L f SnriZ fl e Massachcsetts n ,i Kr-.wt n t Jovnton of L Ln n,i speakers' and further details will be announced later list v7ar the e m lmnn Ba edl fc hc en Th „f the^Sîon^ïe Vx porting an enrollment o 8( I the wo l io f at thc nieeting of the Ë d ucati 0n Association have displaced the old teachers' insti tutes which were formerly held in thc several counties of the State I,eon found that better results can lie accomplish«! by reason of the lanrer gathering than under the old system

year. These er the gue. all Tt has TAYLOR'S BRIDGE HALLOWE'EN Masked Party Will be Given at the School House on Friday, October 23rd Taylor's Bridge Community ciation will hold a Hallowe'en Party the school building Friday evening, October 23rd. Prizes will Ik; awarded cordially invited to come and enjoy the evening with us. Asso the bo na the maskers" as usual. OFFICER CONRAD BADLY HURT Sl yr îl a Ian Has His Ri «ht Leg t rush d Was Amputated Below the Knee Last Week State Highway Police Officer, John F onrad of Smy rna, who makes his I 101 6 at the Dela ware House badly bart while riding south on the State Highway around 11 o'clock hur Mlay The accident happened lthl a short distance frob Bishop's Corner, when he was run into by a ar dr,ven hy S. J. Hall, a farmer J lvln K north of Dover, resulting in the breakm g of Conrads right ankle, al moi t severing it in two, the bottom of h s foot badly cut a. well as his eg n both above and below the knee, badly cut and bruised. A New Jer sey car happening along at the time, p k d Conrad up ana rushed him to BaU! re P 01 't he is recovering sat 'factory. According to best informa fTnt" ofHku front of Mr Hal and he m turning ITT"'? t"*, finding along side of the road and n aa e f°rt to prevent striking the JÄÄ'the^omd-' 0 11 Ut re uBl ng la the colliding with Conrad andh,s I f otor cycle A charge of leck ess driving was lodged by State .WiMt Mr. ^*1. hefoie Magr-trate W D. Burton, at Dovel Mr Ha| l was held under bad for court, _

v T C lumb,a Near Laurel. Has 818.00« Loss Another canning factory burned to the ground last week. The canning factory and about 18 0(10 worth of canned goods, owned by John S. Coop er, of Columbia, about west of Laurel, was completely de stroyed by fire last Thursday 'night. The origin of the fire is unknown. The canned good ?ln ()0 of insurance and the cannery, value,! at $2,500 was covered with a So was ANOTHER CANNERY BURNED seven miles was covered with policy. If the fire had occur i red three weeks sooner Mr. Cooper stated that his loss would have been S16 000 greater than it was. Only a short time ago he shipped out $15.000 worth of canned goods that a i ccvered hy '"^.rance and only a few j unday a. Success— '^''gates lo D„ ver allt| Sudlersyille is j Last Sunday was Rally splendid program was rendered titled, "The Builders." The attend ance of school was over 300, beside many parents and friends were pres j ent. To-day a delegation is attending the Kent Countv Sunday School vention in the Baptist Church at Do j ver. The Middletown District of the Epworth League is ,n session to-dav! Wednesday and Thursday, at Sudlers ville, Maryland. The following will attend as delegates from Asbury Church-Linden Shapley. Henrv Price, Misses Ruth Collins, Mildred* wood, besides a number of others, in eluding the pastor. i Comn,erce u ml Vnion Streets. i i HEA1 CBÜSS

I T T" annaa meeting of the Red t ross was held last night at the home the ^retary. Mrs..Howard R. Jone s Mrs 1 Handy was elected Hr ÎT t0 fiU thc place of Olive Hirons Shallcro Ï'T "T di 7" Sed V Novem,,er was not Day, a en con Sher SALE OF EDITH COLLINS HOUSE Mrs. Mary Dickerson of Delaware St., Sister of Captain Lewis, Buy It Mrs. Mary Dickerson, who recently moved here from Harrington and bought the Herman P. Hazell hou-e on Delaware Street, has purchased of H. D. Boyer, realtor, the home of the late M Edith Collin,-, corner of M a sister of Capt. J. M. M who resigned, for the drive CONGRESSMAN UPSHAW COMING Georgia Orator, Follower of \V. Brian, to Speak at Asbury Church On Tuesday evening. October Hon. William D. Upshaw, Congre man from Georgia, and a close follow er of William Jennings Bryan, will speak in Asbury Church, Smyrna, un the auspices of the Anti-Saloon Le: gue. He is a magnetic speaker and all should hear him who J. or i can. ient County Grange to Meet Here The regular quarterly meeting l_ the Kent County Pomona Grange will bo hehl in Smyrna on Thursday, Oc tober 29th, at 10,30 a. m., with Smyr na Grange as the host. of

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Poultry Eggs and Furs I buy all kinds of Poultry and make a speciolty of Guineas Highest Cash Prices Paid and the best attention possible. Pure, Fresh Eggs Wanted. Give me a trial John R. Francis, Jr. Successor to J. W. Jones Phone 173 R 2 SMYRNA, DELAWARE Real Estate BARGAINS No. 1—SMALL FARM of 13 acres, only 2 miles west of Clayton, stone road leading to farm. Good 7-room house and plenty of out buildings. This would make a splendid poul try and truck farm. This place can be bought right. Call me for price. No. 2 Smyrna. No buildings. ACRES, between Clayton and On boulevard. Price. $800.00 No. 3—FARM of 200 acres, good land, new house. 8 roms, good buildings, plenty wood, close to Smyrna. Price, $3,500.00. No. 4—250 ACRES, close to Greenspring, Del. Good buildings, silo, etc. Splendid dairy farm. Price, $10,000.00, part cash. One hundred and fifty more.—Call on me. HOUSES IN SMYRNA No. 1—Modern in every way. House on Del aware Street, new paint. T-room, bath, light, hardwood floors, $1,000.00 NEW steam heat plant. Tile unit sink in kitchen. Owners moved south, want to sell. Price, $4,000.00 part cash. No. 2—House on Commerce Street, 6 or 7 rooms, water, splendid location. Price, $2,350. No. 3—House on Union Street, 7 rooms, light and water, new paint. Price, $2,500.00. No. 4—STORE. The E. K. Boehmkr Est., directly in front of the beautiful new Nation al Bunk. Store room and 3 rooms back of store. Living quarters above. located right for any business. Possession quick. Call me for price. Rents $40.00 per month. Large building site close to Four Corners suitable for new movie theatre. F. Chas. LeCompte REAL ESTATE BROKER Telephone 2T1 Smyrna CLAYTON, DEI. COAL We have very little anthracite coal We have left some small uch as Pea Coal and Buck We have good Bituminous These makes a good on hand. sizes s wheat.. and Canal Coal.^l substitute for Anthracite coal. We sell the best Select Baled Hay Storm-tight Roof Dressing makes roof water-proof. This roof Paint your roof now before bad weather sets in— delay is dangerous. your dressing is guaranteed. E. M. Rust Yard and Warehouse— Delaware St. Next to Creamery. SMYRNA, DELAWARE Phone 270 R-2 OPERATORS WANTED At the TOPKIS BROTHERS UN DERWEAR FACTORY. Steady work the year around on light weight ma terial. Good wages can be made. Als 0 BOY WANTED HOUSE FOR RENT Apply to CHAS. P. THORNLEY a 8-12-ly R. W. SLAUGHTER Personal and Real Estate AUCTIONEER Delaware Clayton, Phone 142. sesslon until Friday. The convention was called to order by the State President, Mrs. M. Evelyn Killen, of Felton, followed by the singing of the crusade hymn 'led Mrs. Blema Tatman, of Greenwood. The devotional exercises were in charge of the State Evangelist, Mrs. Ella D. Courdray, of Harrington. Af ter this there was a roll call of un FORTY SIXTH ANNUAL SESSION FULL OF INTEREST TO W. C. T. U. Senator Serling of South Dakota to Give a Stirring Address Thursday Evening—Membership in State 3000 Seventy-five delegates from all three counties attended the forty-sixth an nual convention of the State W. C. T. U., at Milford last week. The ses sion opened Wednesday ford M. P. Church, continued in in the Mil The convention

ions. The history of the years work was given by the recording secretary, Mrs. Kate Butler Dockerty, of Wil mington. The welcome on behalf the Milford Union was given by Mrs. M. A. Bennett and the response by P.,,. _ I ■P Mrs. Lillian Bedler, of Delaware City. Mrs. Jesse M. Graves, of Townsend, corresponding secretary, reported unions in the State and practically 3,000 active and honorary members divided as follows: New Castle county 1,312; Kent, 705, and Sussex 929. She reported that during the year there had been a loss of 39 members death. The chief speaker was Senator Sterling of South Dakota. The meet ing was in charge of Mrs. Anna Waller, president for Sussex county and a large audience listened to Senator. Claiming that the drink has lessened to a considerable extent is here to stay, despite all that may be said against it and that the Vol stead act will never be repealed. The other speakers Thursday were Mrs. Bertha McCaulley Foster, president j of the Y. P. B. branch of the Union 1 Wilmington during the past year, I which she declared was directly due her who spoke on "Building of Future for the W. C. T. U." and Rev. E. C. Pret tyman, superintendent of the Anti Saloon League. Mr. Pretty-man spoke of what had been accomplished in this State and insisted that Prohibition is a success. In her annual report, Mrs. Killen the State president spoke of the re duction in the number of arrests in to prohibition, and said that in own town she had not seen as many drunken men since prohibition went into effect as she could see on one Saturday afternoon when liquor was sold. Speaking of bootleggers and moon shiners, the president opinion that the quantities of liquor handled by them was much smaller than many supposed but that these people are now in the limelight be cause the greater evil of the licensed sale of liquor has been abolished. of the was

DISTRlt FS AIDIN' PENSION PLAN Good Response to Appeal for Retired Clergy Fund Laymen of the Middletown and Do- 1 ver districts of the Wilmington Meth- odist Episcopal Conference on Tues- lay and Wednesday concurred with the Wilmington district in plans made by the Conference Claimants Endow ment Fund Commission for the rais ing of a fund of $150,000 with which to meet the needs of disabled and aged clergymen and their dependents in case of the death of the minister, The Rev. Dr. George P. Jones, of Smyrna, secretary of the commission, presented the plans before the laymen of these two districts ami later went to Salisbury, for a meeting with the laymen of that district for the same In presenting the movement purpose. Dr. Jones recalled a letter recently re ceived from Bishop McDowell, in which the latter in addition to ex pressing his pleasure at the plans ma«le and the fixing of November 20 the big day for obtaining the pledges, informed Dr. Jones, that he would assist in every way possible to bring about the promise of such fund. At the present time in the Wilming ton conference there are 44 retired ministers, 53 widows of ministers, and 9 children of former ministers, who under 16 years of age, who would be beneficiaries of such a fund. The total dependents number 106 and it is these that this movement is aime«l to properly support. Dr. Jones will aid all of the districts to prepare for November 20, when the effort to ob tain pledges, payable in four years, totaling $250,000, will be made. as are To Plot Lands Before Selling Them The State Public Lands Commission met Wednesday in the offices of Gov ernor Robinson an«l discussed the ad visability of selling certain lands near the Indian River Inlet an«l a strip of lan«l north of Hotel Henlopen. commission adopted a resolution have the lands in question, from In dian River Inlet to the land of the West heirs, plotted in 50 acres or less and also lands from Cape Henlopen south to Rehoboth, with a possible of fering of such lands at public sale the near future. Those present the meeting included, Dr. Hiram Burton, former State Senator E. Walls, Major R. R. Kenney and Gov ernor Robinson. The DISCUSSION FARM PROBLEMS Meeting of Farmers Will Be Held in Middletown October 26th Why do some farms pay better than others in the Middletown area? Why did the thirteen best paying farms in the Middletown area return an aver age profit of $2,078 and the thirteen poorest paying farms make an aver age loss of $654 in 1924? These are problems, that will be discussed by County Agricultural Agent R. Ö. Bausman at a meeting which will be held in the Middletown schoolhouse Monday evening, October 26. On Wednesday, October 28, a farm busi ness tour will be held visiting several of the better paying farms in the Mid dletown area. The reasons why these different farms paid better than others The basis of Mr Bausman's discus sion will be the farm business surve y conducted by the Fxtension Service of the University of Delaware will be discussed on the grounds. The itinerary of the tour will be announc ed later. in 1924. During this survey records of 100 farms in the Middletown community were taken At this mee ting and dur ing the tour Mr Bausman will discuss the results that came out of the ana lysis of these 100 records, lt is expected that Director C. A. McCue of the University of Delaware will be p resen t an d discuss pertinent phases of the business of farming. This meeting and farm tour will be held under the auspices of the Exten sion Services of the University of Del aware, the Farm Bureau, and the lo cal banks. The co-operation of sev eral prominent farm bureau members and bankers has been secured, among whom are J. D. Reynolds, George C. Burge, W. K. Betts, Paul Weber and Leland Pleasanton. Governor Robinson One of Twenty OPPOSE FEDERAL ESTATE TAX Seven Opposing Federal Levy Governor Robert P. Robinson is among the governors of twenty-sev en states who have responded favor ably to an invitation by Governor Clifford Walker of Georgia, to appear before the Ways and Means Commit tee of the House of Representatives and urge repeal of all Federal inher itance ami estate taxes. Among the governors who have signified their in tention of joining in this protest against Federal inheritance taxes are Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Mary land and E. Lee Trinkle of Virginia. Leaders in the movement to repeal the Fédéra! estate tax have organized and for several weeks have had a Publicity agent in Washington who has been furnishing correspondents with ma terial, largely statements, from Sen ators and Representatives opposing the tax. The publicity agent of the movement announced that 28 govern ors oppose continuance of the tax and 32 of the 96 Senators have publicly announced they will vote for its re peal. This list of Senators includes William Babell Bruce and O. E. Wel ler, Maryland; Thomas Delaware and both West Virginia Sen Bayard, F. alors. Repeal of the estate "tax is part of the program of the adminis tration. Secretary Mellon has rec ommended that the Federal govern ment relinquish this source of revenue 'tales. FIND SILVER SERVICE IN VAULT Property «if Masonic» Temple Lodge Had Almost Been Forgotten In looking through the safe «leposit vault of the Milford Trust Company recently, a complete silver set was found, well wrapped and with proper notations written on the wrapper, that it was the property of Temple Lodge, No. 9, A. F. and A. M., of Milford. It is a communion set which was pre sented to the Masonic Lodge of Mil ford by the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, many years ago. Was placed in the vault for safe keep ing soon after the Trust Company was organized in Milford, where it has remained and been forgotten by most of the older members of the Masonic fraternity of this place. Its identity has been established and the younger generation of the Masonic Lodge been made aware of its existence and where it is deposited for safety, will be kept in the Trust Company vault for the present until the Lodge makes other arrangements for placement in their temple. Anglers' Association Asks for Bass John B. Miller, of Newark, secre tary of the Angler's Association, announced that application was ently made for another consignment of large mouth bass for Sunset Lake and re«iuest made for an early ship ment to get the fish planted before extreme cold weather is due. Bass planted two years ago have been by some of the members and are parently above two pounds in weight. Pike are also numerous, and been for years in the stream before the lake was constructed. One seen this summer over two feet by president Widdoes, The govern ment expects a report next year the condition and size of all fish plant ed through their cooperation, and is desired that the members of club endeavor to secure, legally, or more bass in order that the secre tary may make a report, which is couraging to the Fish Commissioners at Washington as to how their efforts in propagating fish through the ernment hatcheries are giving results in different waters. BÏ KENT COUNTY LEÏÏ COURT FIRST DISTRICT OF SMYRNA AND VICINITY TO GET $3,506.37 Kenton Hundred Will Get $2,995.78— At Tuesday's session of Kent Coun ty Levy Court, bids were opened for the improved road from Mahon's Lighthouse east of Little Creek, to fast land, toward Little Creek, this road being badly in need of repair for the accommodations of the lighthouse keeper who is practically isolated all winter from the mainland because of the condition of the road after leaving the lighthouse. The bids submitted were as follows: Shallcross and Broth ers, Middletown, $91,50; Wilkinson Brothers, Milford, $7,540 C. W. Gra-1 ham, Dover, $6,375. The Graham bid was rejected because no check accom panied it. The award was not made, as the court has but $2,400 and will have to provide for the repair and up keep of this particular road from oys ter revenues. Court Orders Built a Road to Ma hon's Light House near Little Creek Dr. Marshall of the Marshall Hos IX ISN'T A ROME WITHOUT A TELEPHONE

•milt W AN 1 to go for a (4 ride after i il cun nerr /1; Of course I do. And let's take the Andersons; there's lots of room." "All right. Call them up, so they'll be ready," 1 hey haven't a Telephone." "1 hat's funny. Better not take a chance on them being out. Call up the Freemans and see if they can go."

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Rainy days are generally dull enough without the folks dressing up That's the way it used to be and everybody was satisfied as long as they were protected and kept dry. SLICKERS for mother and daughter in all the popular colors with umbrellas to match—an attractive and complete rainy day costume. in black rubber coats. _ m 1 Derord's Department Store SMYRNA. DEL 19 N. Main St. Est. 1896 Telephone 65 3ï 3E 3E It LUMBER of it the one en and Building Material As Full and Complete a Line Found in State South of Wilmington SASHES, WINDOWS, DOORS and MOULDINGS Always in Stock in Varied Quantities LIME, CEMENT. BRICK I ESTIMATES CHEERFULLY GIVEN WRIGHT'S LUMBER YARD f COMMERCE STREET. SMYRNA. PHONE 258 1 rep-1 pital at Milford and Mr. Grier resenting the Milford Emergency Hos- I pital, appeared before the court rela tive to the fund to take care of the indigent sick of Kent county as pro vided for by law, as the court failed to make allowance for this annual ap propriation in its budget this year. The matter, however, will receive the attention of the members later. i The following amounts were report ed as being available for the several districts in the county for dirt road improvement: hirst district, $3,506.->i; Second, ourtn $v,486.6o; I-:fth, $5,888^60; Sixth, $1, Seventh, $3,27o.03; Eighth, $2.668.61. Ninth, $4,362.93; Tenth, $2, ,r) ?L86, balance in general fund, Octo ker R 1925; %106,958.11; bonded in dßbtedne.-s fund, $40,380.61; good road Fur î d $8,o40.0.3; slate aid road fund, $46,549.36. Delegates Are Elected to Washing! MINISTERS CONFER IN DOVER Area Council to Meet Soon The conference of ministers and lay men was continued in Wesley M. E. Church in Dover Wednesday after noon. Prior to the afternoon session, separate conferences were held in the church at which ministerial and lay delegates were elected as members of the Washingtoi election.- resulting Dr. VV. K. Gunbv F. C. MacSorley, Lay delegates lins, Seaford, the aftern A tv. c: '-'Jimcil, c -ekcti r .n of Dover ar 'i u x XtM 'it-r, aie: loma une I Cambrim F «r To. as by h, ■-■llegiatç i t '-old of t Rev day." H. G. Build, of Wi -1» stitute, Dover, h w* c n.-t:: F-i or of p^ u. -poke O PluM.e.; ,1 h hav J now O •nope ation at Seaford and rr held later in the fa!! Rev. Maurice E. L it. ■r ar to b. ami wilt J J '1 gave a talk on "Home .V. was followed with the 5 '•e presentation^1 the Conference Claimant Endow J.I Campaign now with!' the bourni. 'J the Wilmington Conference, by p I George P. Jones, field e lowed this subject, the hour of adjournment ,t tury of s. ■li movement. A length, r -cus-ior, {J wi 5 o'clock.

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RFETLE BAX IS OFF

Still he Inspected, JAPAN® 8 \urseO Stock W«ll the Announcement received from C. Officer Says M S"S£ S tr.tiv. VV. Beetle project, states ofthe Sons on the movement of that restr in Regulation farW iÄe Notice of Quarantine are So 4 f în June 15, l^ 6 an,i these lifted until JimP GRANTS (THE SHOP WITH THE STYLES) 615 MARKET STREET WILMINGTON DELAWARE 9.00 A. M. to 5.30 P. M.—Saturdays until 6.00 P. M. October 26th to 31st, Inclusive Shoppers Harvest Week IN WILMINGTON AT GRANT'S Features a Fashion Display of il COATS-DRESSES-FURS Unparalleled In Its Charm and The Attractiveness of Its Low Prices May We Ask The Pleasure of Your Inspection During This Famous Week? The Dresses Fur Coats The Coats and Fur Scarfs of Distinction As Delaware's foremost FUR HOUSE, you can feel assured that every purchase made here carries our guarantee as to its quality. You take no chances and yet the prices are astonish ingly low r Their newne: is indeed fas cinating. Sleeves, necklines,some with full circular skirts, others with flare, either back or front or skies—all so new and all so different. And the colors and fabrics are handsome and vib Formal Dress Coats and Sport Coats Stunning models that show precisely FASHION'S swing. In the smartness of fabrics, the lavish use of the favored furs and the expertness of the tailoring, the showing is one of exceptional appeal. Regular and Extra Sizes rant. Sizes 16 to 46— 40 i/z to 52 2 Fur Coats Are $l 0 .oo to 24 5 «4950 to 4 qq $15 to $100 Charge Accounts and Store Orders Are Invited SHOPPERS' HARVEST WEEK EVERY THRIFTY BUYER SHOULD BE HERE October 26th to 31st at Wilmington PARKING A Carnival of Co-Operative Merchandising and Friendship Through the co-operation of the Po lice Department, Rodney Square has been reserved as parking space for out-of-town cars. Traffic officers will direct you. sincerity of purpose back of Shoppers' Harvest week; a desire by every member of the Chamber of Commerce to be of service to you. An event ar ranged to demonstrate Wilmington as your shopping centre. There will be unusual Style Exhibits and comprehensive Merchandise Displays with Special Offerings. An event by Wilmington for Friends of Wilmington. "pHERE is a EXPERIENCE with past Wilmington co-operative merchandising events assures the merit of this occasion. THE OFFICIAL EMBLEM Wilmington chamber of commerce is displayed only by authorized stores. Visit them! -—MERCANTILE SECTION articles are allowed free movement from the regulated area to points out side, no certificate of inspection being necessary for such shipments. j There will be no more inspectors on the markets to examine produce, I but some men will be retained for duty on the roads to inspect nursery stock, it was announced by W. E. Cranston, supervisor of the local Jap anese Beetle headauarters. It is particularly emphasized in the communication that this change does not affect the quarantine on the movement of nursery and ornamental stock, sand, soil, earth, peat, com post and manure. The restrictions on these articles are still effective the entire year and a certificate is neces sary on all shipments. "Any private individuals or green houses buying potted plants within the area should see that the same is certified and free from the Japanese Beetle grub,''stated Mr.Cranston when interviewed by a reporter. "If they do not have it certified and they want to take it out of the area, we will not give them a permit." "Persons buying nursery stock should be sure they receive the per mit from the seller," he said. Mr. Cranston seemed to be pleased with the work accomplished by the men who served under him. MAIL ROADS MI ST BE KEPT IP Post office Department Will Demand That Bad Stretches Be Repaired H. H. Billany, fourth assistant post master general, in charge of rural mail service, in an order, asking every postmaster in the country from whose office rural mail service is provided to call the attention of state and county highway officials to any short stretch es of bad roads on rural routes in or der to prevent delays in the service in bad weather. If these short stretches of road were improved or eliminated it would be possible for the rural car rier to use a motor conveyance for a much greater part of the year, there by rendering better service to the rural public in expediting the delivery of mail over the entire route, Mr. Bil lany said. Mr. Billany also called at tention of postmasters to the require ment of keeping an alphabetical roster of the names of all patrons on the ru ral routes from his office, and placing opposite the name the box number of each individual on the various routes served from his office, masters are also to make quarterly examinations of the carriers' roster books to see that they are kept up to date. These post Hundreds of truckloads of apples from the orchards in the lower part 1 of the State, have passed through Smyrna the past two weeks. Accord ing to Director of Markets, Derrickson, the apple pack will be completed within the next two weeks, as the greater part of this year's 1 crop has already been picked and much of it stored in the cold storage 1 houses at Wyoming and at Dover, with some stored in Wilmington ant Philadelphia. The Staymen winesaps j are of exceptionally good quality this year, free from the blight of last year l and free apparently from the wormy condition which for a time threaten- j ed the late crop. Practically all vari- 1 T he W. T. i eties of apples have been picked. Rome Beauty and York Imperial also show up exceptionally good this year. Early Georgia Settler Picked Location Wisely In 1835 Pickens county, Georgia, was peopled by the Cherokee Indians. In that year, one Sum Tate moved in and settled eight miles from any oth er white neighbor. He was first on the ground when the government moved the Cherokees out to Indian territory in 1837. He staked off his pick of the lands left by the Indians, and his claim embraced, among other tilings, the finest marble deposit in i the United States and one of the most valuable in the world. It still belongs to tile Tate family. There Is only one I vein of Georgia marble, and the old man got it ail—a solid block three eighths of a mile wide, four miles long and two hundred feet to a liait mile deep, the estimated worth of which today, according to experts, runs up to $160,000,000,000, and is still run ning. It has been worked now for more than fifty years and in all that time they have only scratched the sur face of about three acres of it. They have dug out of It such buildings as the Corcoran Art gallery and the Pan American building in Washington, the Rhode Island state capitol, the New York Stock exchange, the Federal Re serve banks of Cleveland and Atlanta, the Field museum in Chicago, the Statue of Civic Virtue in New York city, and thousands of lesser monu ments, but you would hardly know It. —W. O. Saunders in Collier's. I T FIRST OF IMPROVED FORDS ARRIVE HERE Cars Most Attractive, With Longer, Lower Bodies— Many Other Refine-) ments—Better Brakes

The first improved Ford cars have arrived in our show rooms and are attracting the attention of everyone. To say that people who see these cars are surprised at their appearance would be putting it rather mildly. The new types exceed all expectations in improved appearance and more comfort and convenience. For the most part the bodies have been completely redesigned and conform in every respect to the most advanced features of body construction. Not only have bodies been built lower, but they are set on lower chassis frame and with larger, low hanging fenders impart to the complete car a striking suggestion of riding and driving ease. Other types will be shown as quickly as they can be ob tained from the Ford Motor Company branch at Philadelphia, where, because of their popularity, demands on production, are somewhat delaying immediate delivery of all types of cars.

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THE SMYRNA TIMES j SMYRNA, DELAWARE THE SMYRNA TIMES is an independent pa per devoted to the welfare of the town it represents and the State of which it is a part. It also Rives the items of importance of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Published Every Wednesday Afternoon, by ROBERT D. HOFFEGKER, Proprietor. Founded by Robert D. Hoffecker, July 6, 1854 Editor and Proprietor until Feb. 10, 1907 ADVERTISEMENTS—The Smyrna Times Is the business medium not only for the town it represents, but for the outlying district of which it is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton, Cheswoid, Townsend, Leipsic, 4c. A rate of 50 cents per inch an insertion charged for transient advertising. Season or yearly display advertising rates quoted on application. For Sale, For Rent, Lost and Found advertisementa occupying one inch space or less, a minimum charge of 50 cents per insertion. Public Sale ad vertisements 75 cents per inch first inser tion and 50 cents per inch for each sub sequent insertion. Locals and Reading No tices, 15 cents per line per issue. Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Dela ware as Second Class matter. OFFICE—Next Door to the Fruit Growers' National Bank. Subscription price, (1.50 per year, strictly in advance. WILL OBSERVE ARMISTICE DAY State Board of Education Decides To Make it Part Holiday in Schools At a meeting of the State Board of Education Friday, it was decided to make Armistice Day, November 11, a patriotic holiday in the public schools. Under the provisions of the resolution adopted the regular sessions of the school will be carried on until 11.11 a. m. At this hour, the regular studies will be laid aside and special pro grams appropriate to the day will be carried out after which the schools will be dismissed for the remainder of the day. The Board instructed the secretary to authorize the Attorney General to proceed against Harlan P. Oskins, collector of the taxes in the Claymont Special School District for the collection of such taxes to pay the interest due on the bond issue May 1, 1926. Approval was given for a vote on a bond issue for Oak Grove School District, No. 130, New Castle A good reputation guarantees a good product Come in—to-day, tomorrow or any other day and let us give you a demonstration You will agree with the rep utation of the Atwater Kent Radio H. P. Shapley Son Exclusive Dealers DELAWARE SMYRNA, For Sale House of 12 rooms, with all of the modern conven iences, nice location on one of main streets of Smyrna. This property will lie sold at bargain. Can lie made into two good 6-room dwellings without much exnense. Good terms and possession at once. H. D. Boyer Phone 149 DELAWARE SMYRNA, FOR SALE Three double dwellings, one in Clay ton, one on Union Street, Smyrna, and one on Cummins Street, Smyrna. For particulars apply to MRS. BERTHA B. CLIFTON Smyrna HARRY B. CLARK, Kenton or 10-14 2t

County, on November 14. A resolu tion was adopted allowing the use in the schools of the State of materials furnished by the Modern Health Cru sade and the services of a representa tive of the Crusade to explain to the teachers details of the proposition. All charts and other materials to be used in explaining the details of the work are to be distributed through the State Department of Education. Af ter discussion concerning education, in which the suggestion had been made that from one to two hours religious each week be given for the teaching of religious education in such com munities where the requests were made, such instruction to be carried on outside of the schools, the matter was deferred until the next meeting when a full board should be present. Mr. Culver, a member of the board from Sussex county was absent Sat urday. Business Manager J. O. Adams reported the sale of abandoned schools m the State, the entire sale amounting to something over $2200. 1 he schools sold in New Castle county included Oak Hill, No. 22, on Lancaster Pike, NEW DOVER OPERA HOUSE DOVER, DELAWARE WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY, Oct. 21-22-23 Special Matinee Thursday at 2.30 One Show Each Evening, starting at 8.00 O'clock Doors Open at 7.30—COME EARLY SPECIAL EXTRA ADDED VAUDEVILLE ATTRACTION A1 and Charles Christie Present S Y D CHAPLIN, in "CHARLEY'S AUNT" No child is too P y° u »g. no man too old to roar with laughter at the delightful antics of the inimitable Syd Chaplin and his staff of run provokers, in the most wholesome and humorous cornedv known to the stage or adapted to the screen. ever EXTRA FEATURES ■Matinee, Children. 20c; Adults, bal. 30c, Orch. 40c Evening. Children. 30c; Adults, bal. 40c, Orch. 50c Prices SATURDAY ONLY, October 24 Matinee at 2.30 Special Extra Added \audeville Attraction Universal Presents REGINALD DENNY, i The Fast Worker RECORDS BROKEN ON LOVE'S SPEEDWAY! Fast You haven t heard one-fourth of it, dearie! When other fellows would nave been asking her first name, he was offering her his last. Before tney could say, "Here he comes—there he goes, it was all over but the wedding march. From the celebrated novel, "Husbands of Edith." by George Barr McCutcheon. in 99 EXTRA FEATURES Matinee. 10c. 20c, 30c; PRICES Evening. 20c, 30c. 40c MONDAY ONLY, October 26 William Fox Presents PEGGY SHAW, in GOLD HEELS A surpassing photodrama from a surpassing stage drama. En tertainment as swift and as exciting as the speediest race-horse. Comedy and Episode Eight of "The Fighting Ranger" Prices—10c, 20c. 30c «4 99 TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, October 27-28 Special Extra Added Vaudeville Attraction Warner Bros. Presents Ernst Lubitsch's Special Production KISS ME AGAIN

with Marie Prévost, Monte Blue and Clara Bow THEN—THE TRADE STARTS TO TALK, picture, 'Kiss me Again,' looks like a world-beater, all the way through. Audience stuff—all of it." Extra Special—The Marvel of the Screen—Startling PLASTIGRAM PRICES—20c, 30c, 40c That new Lubitsch Pep and laughs U

The Annual HALLOWE'EN PARADE will lie held on Fri day Evening. October 30. Cash Prizes! Dress Up! s 13 School Supplies ft When the bell rings for school to open, be sure your children are ready to resume the class work. Here you can buy pencils, fountain pens, steel pens, memo, books, erasers, rulers, ink, paste, albums, pencil sharpeners and school tablets. Every item is of good quality and at a big saving. The children are our friends and know that school supplies purchased from here will give them service. Come in and see our assortment of needs for school. It will make you wish you were a kid again. i t HOWARD R. JONES DRUGGIST Successor to Clifton Jones DELAWARE SMYRNA E for $1775, to the Rupert Investment Company; Red Lion, No. 50, to day ton Sterling, $165; St. Georges' Colored, to Benjamin Vinton, of St. Georges, for $135. The report made by Business Manager Adams on the sanitary condition at the Townsend public schools was to the effect that an award had been made to the Cooney Engineering Company, of Philadelphia, for the installation of sanitary toilets at a cost of $2055.85. This was ordered by an act of the last Delaware legislature.

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he SMYRNA TIMES SMYRNA. DELAWARE YRMA and vicinity I" r;r k- Friendly Society met last lî e a SUo m eofMrs.J.C.Stock 'The Stratton-Porter's iifthe Bees," at the Stmnd to tper 0 V" seeadv.—adv. row night- sceau n Vernon For.', has been ap mi Aub-mail carrier, having pass Civil Service examination re iee fed tl.v. of the Lewis and Bout for the World's official .picture un Wrestling Upionship at the Strand to-mor i night.—adv.

farm of the late near I he large 175-acre I e rnor Robert J. Reynolds I ersburg, has been sold to George of Scranton, Pa. per Lllv Day exercises will take place I he Presbyterian Church Sunday Lng immediately after Church j at 11.30 o'clock. ce.' à „fge w. Reed, Jr.. Albert Boyer Elmer David have been drawn on for the November term of 0 f New Castle County. e regular monthly business meet )f the W. C. T. U. will be held e home of Mrs. Harry Collins, on |av evening, October 26th, 1925. ;jr; first meeting of the Bay view will be mt-Teachers Association Tuesday evening, October 27, 30. All members and friends are i to be present. Refreshments be served. tv n 0 Iff 11 members of Stars and Stripes b No. 26, of the Jr. O. U. A. M. requested-.to be present at the I Fellows Hall, Thursday evening, oer 22, 1925. Meeting starts at lock sharp.—Julian R. Staats, cilor. H Deakyne of the firm of Ennis I lakyne, who recently bought at lavender sale the property long I lied by C. Leland Harmonson, is I» the back part of the residence Hing new windows and remodel he home for his own use. Opportunity that may never again! There is a good Loca n North Kent Co., Maryland for Per I stling Rawleigh Retailer I nt and profitable busines: I id capital needed to get started I pt action necessary. I ly— E. W. Frazier.—adv. Only See me î regular meeting of the Little ilee Circle of King's Daughte?s held last week at the home of Frank Postles. Mrs. Postles and 11.1. Handy were hostesses. The |I feature of the meeting was re K the donations for the barrel to fet to the Palmer Home in Dover feed women. Refreshments were Sunday next, October 25th, at a free lecture will be deliver Chas. F. Steven Yates' boarding house ernon and Market streets, at -1 t. and his subject will he "Hor Experience.-. The text will he Proverbs, Chap. 23, 23d the truth anil sell it not. invited. He will also lecture at on the same afternoon at Ne will deliver the lecture J-' on from John Harrison's res n porch. Come and hear him, r *Hl do you good »rally. son, at Mr>. corner verse. Every spiritually sonal and Social W ho Come and Go and Their Social Doings T a >Tor 0 f Hartford, Connec "otored down Friday to visit v er 'M«. George Taylor and rs C. E. Rowland. Mrs.Row 48 returned with him and is her brother, Elmer Taylor and oi in East Orange, New Ior several weeks. ohn H. Hoffecker left yester "K for Kansas City, Mo., to I er n>ece Mrs. John Prince ami öhe will later go to visit Mr. om/ aUr l W Kreeborn at Tulsa, and ex Pects to be gone all Weldon of Brook a visit to Smyrna lend" 1 'vvf Warml Y greeted by lr- M. accom panied Mr. bi V„, arlan Wood and daughter who motored down to "tvV ,Ve Mrs Wel(| 0" an op V,° see her Old friends. H en McCaull Applet r e motor and friend.-" 'Mor^f n i Tud r and her son <d Iiî, L m0r Md "Pent decker th sister Mrs J Margaret P. Collins has re a w li ie t0 Mrs Charles G. Wallingford, Pa. Mrs. Nor Denton V. made y and ey and Mrs. n Ellison of Wilming visitors to Smyrna greeted a number of for the winter. ■Ml of has Mrs. C. E. Rowland entertained the Thursday Evening Bridge Club at her home on South Main street. Mr. William H. Staats, who has been to the Delaware Hospital, Wil mington, for the removal of tonsils, has returned home and is recovering nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Taylor of Ocean City, N. J., who were down for the funeral of Mr. Isaac S. Taylor yesterday, were greeted by their old friends. Mrs. Gordon Edwards, of Philadel phia, who is visiting her father, Frank Gootee. has as her guest Miss Helen Smith, of Wilmington. Mrs. W. W. Tschudy and daughter. Miss Cora Tschudy, who have been spending the summer at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Raymond, near Kilbourn, Wis., have returneil home. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Harmonson and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Price motored to Baltimore for the week-end, and at tended the Princeton and Navy foot ball game. Miss Anna Denney, secretary of the Smyrna school, spent the week-end in Elkton with her mother, Mrs. Elva G. Denney. Mrs. Gardner Beckett of New York ami baby are the guests of Mrs. Jos eph L.Beckett and Miss Anna Beckett. Miss Helen Kay spent the week-end with friends in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Truax and Mr. ami Mrs. Lawrence Truax of Phil adelphia, were motor visitors to Smyr na over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. John Williams enter taineod at bridge on Saturday even ing. Mrs. James P. Hoffecker, Miss Anna Hough, Mrs. S. J. Reynolds, Mrs. R. Y. Wallen and Mrs. W. F. Pyle have returned from a visit to Atlantic City. Dr. William Speer, of Wilmington, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Denney and is enjoying gunning for ducks. delphia. has been visiting Miss Clara West Hazell. Mr. and Mrs. J. Reginald DeFord are receiving congratulations on the birth Saturday afternoon of a fine baby boy. He will be named J. Reg inald DeFord, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bartlett and son Charles, spent the week-end at Lan caster, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover of Altoona.Pa. have returned from a visit to their daughter Mrs. Ralph J. Smith on Del aware street. Mrs. E. J. Smith of Bingham, N.Y., is visiting her sister, Mis. E. W. Daw son. Mrs. Emma Jones will leave Friday to spend the winter with Mrs. S. E. Voorhees at Palm Beach, Florida. DUCKING SEASON ON AGAIN Fowl Reported Plentiful in Marshes Surrounding Woodland Beach From all advance reports that have drifted in from the ducking grounds of this vicinity, the present season should be a good one for the hunter, probably the best in recent years. Ducks have been seen in abundance in nearby marshes during the past few months and all through the sum mer. The season opened officially Thursday one half hour before sun rise and it will be lawful to shoot them until January 31. The State law allows the birds to he shot until March 15 hut the Federal law super sedes. The coves and marshes in this section are thick with the ducks. Dur ing the past week they have been do ing considerable flying. Large num bers of black ducks have remained in the local marshes during the summer and hatched their eggs, and as a gen eral rule the ducks never leave the vicinity. The species of duck in great est numbers in Delaware are the black duck, gray duck, mallard, teal, sprig ami a few canvasbacks. The season for wild geese and snipe also opened Thursday. Snipe and brant are fairly numerous geese are seen except in passing over at a groat height at infrequent intervals. A non resident shooting license in Delaware costs $10.50. Twenty ducks or twelve birds of any other species excepting rail birds, reed birds, snipe and black birds, is the bag limit per person per day. The New Jersey ducking season opened on Friday. The Pennsylvania season began on September 16, while the Maryland season will not open un til November 1. COLORED CONFERENCE HERE Rev. J. W. Gillis, Pastor of Centennial Church Host to a Large Gathering The third annual conference of the Wilmington District of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Delaware Confer ence, colored, is being held in Centen nial M. E. Church, Smyrna this week. It started yesterday and will continue to-day and to-morrow. The Rev. T. H. Woodley, district superintendent, is presiding and the Rev. J. W. Gillis, pastor of Centennial, is the host of conference. Yesterday was taken up in the examination and admission of candidates, the sermon last night, Rev. J. H. Reed will give the address to-night and to morrow night the college presidents will furnish the program. Much bus iness is being transacted at the day sessions and altogether a profitable conference is being held. Rev. J. R. Brown gave GIFTS FOR HOME AT STOCKLEY Annual Field Day Held at Colony for Feeble Minded of the State Planting a community Christmas 1 tree, listening to an encouraging re ADVANCE SHOWING NEW FALL AND WINTER WEARING APPAREL Women's and Misses' YOUNG MEN'S Collegiate Suits Loveliest Silk Dresses Your choice from an excellent collection of all-wool fabrics in the new weaves. For the new Fall season Specially Priced $20.00 $25.00 $30.00 $35.00 $7.50 $10.00 $12.00 $16.50 MEN'S NEW CONSERVATIVE SUITS Women's and Misses' Cut full and comfortable, fine all-wool serges, cassi meres and worsteds. New Fall Coats $20.00 $25.00 $30.00 Perfectly fascinating styles and colors Extremely Low Priced Bring your boy here for his Sturdy-Wearing SCHOOL SUITS SCHOOL SHOES with 2 pair Pants $5.00, $6.00 and $8.00 Boys Collegiate Vest Suits $10, $12 and $16.50 For Boys and Girls The best grades for the least money with extra knickers John W. Tucker OUTFITTER FOR HEN WOHEN AND CHILDREN Phone and Mail Order« Will Receive Prompt Attention Store Open Wednesday Evening Until 9.00 O'clock Commerce Street, Telephone 42 Smyrna, Del. MOTTO: Money Returned to Any Customer Not Satisfied With Their Purchase. Bi Try a pound of Old Fashioned

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OUR OWN MAKE v 25 cents per pound Walter S. Nowl&nd SMYRNA, DELAWARE COMMERCE STREET port by Superintendent Howard T. Ennis, the receipt and distribution of many gifts of money and materials, and entertainment and luncheon by Superintendent and Mrs. Ennis of the members of State Commission for the Feeble Minded and the members of the Board of Lady Visitors were out standing features of the field day and pound party at the Delaware Colony at Stocklev, Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Walter w'. Hynson and Mrs. George Carter members of the Board of Vis itors, attended from Smyrna. Fully 150 men, women and children partiel pated in the affair which opened with a reception and luncheon and was fol lowed by the other features. Mrs. S. H Messick, of Bridgeville, had charge ofthe exercises because Mrs. T. Cole duPont, who normally would have man officiated in that capacity, was unable to be present. Mrs. John B. Hutton, of Dover, made a pleasing address in behalf of the Board of Lady Visitors. Other addresses were made by Con Robert G. Houston, of gressman Georgetown, and Arley B. Magee, of Dover. The planting of the commun ity Christmas tree, which hail been given by the Delaware State Federa tion of Women's Clubs, was under the direction of Mrs. H. M. Waller, of Delmar, assisted by Congressman Robert G. Houston and Chief Justice and Mrs. James Pennewill, a member of the commission, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Messick and Miss Ida Rosa of Mil ford. Dr. Little of the Presbyterian Church at Rehoboth delivered the ad dress, and Mr. Houston accepted the tree on behalf of the commission. An original poem was read by Mrs. Wal 1er.

DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK (Continued from Page One) sulted from hums sustained Friday ™m.ng at her home. Miss Green as can "K for the small daughter of her nephew Harry Green, formerly f Dover who lived in the house a<i J° inln K and in some way, sparks from a rate her clothing Her ream8 brought members of the fam *y ™xt door only to find her in a serious condition. She was taken to a hospital and while everything was done to alleviate her suffering, death came Saturday evening. The remains of Miss Green, who was 77 years of age, were taken to Dover Monday ev ening and at her request they Jreposed in Christ P. E. Church, where%he had been a member for many years and had often expressed the <|csire to be left in the church over night. The funeral took place Monday afternoon from Christ P. E. Church, with inter ment in Christ P. E. Cemetery. Mrs. Charles Wheatman Near Leipsic Mrs. Mary Wheatman, aged 83, of near Leipsic, widow of Charles Wheat STRAND

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Aesop's Fables Prices ■15c, 25c. 30c MONDAY and TUESDAY, October 26-27 Richard Talmadg'e IN ii THE ISLE OF HOPE I) An action picture PLUS. Stuffed to the limit with melodrama and comedy, as well as the breath-taking acrobatics in which this agile actor indulges and—and a fascinating mystery angle on a lonelv island. Oh! Boy! Theres pep and action in this one. Hold vour seat. Let s go. PRICES—I5c, 25c, 30c man, died yesterday at the home of her son after a lingering illness. She is survived by serveral sons and daughters. Interment will take place Friday in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna. Mr. and Mrs. Barrus Lose Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Barcus of Duck Creek, lost yesterday by death, their infant daughter, aged one month Funeral will take place Friday with interment at Townsend.

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SMYRNA Phone 239 DELAWARE Opening Fall Millinery We wish to announce our first showing of Fall Millinery. Delightful new models for bobbed heads and matron, in every wanted material and new shapes, handsome ly trimmed in the latest styles. Mrs. Margaret C. Norris COMMERCE STREET SMYRNA, DEL. 18= J. C. Mannering HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER GRAINER PAPER HANGER Dealer in Wall Paper, Paint, Oil, Varnishes, etc. Let us give you an esti. mate on your work.)

Next Door to Tucker's Store, Smyrna, Del. Screen and Stage Strand, Smyrna Thursday—The many admirers of Gene Stratton-Porter will be delight ed to learn that an entertaining mo tion picture adapted from her last novel will be the attraction at the Strand theatre on Thursday, according to announcement by the manager. This is "The Keeper of the Bees," based on the late author's last, and some say greatest, work. A brilliant cast interprets the leading roles in the story, including Robert Frazer, Clara Bow, Alyce Mills, Martha Mattox, Josef Swickard and little Gene Strat ton. Saturday—The Paramount picture, "The Crowded Hour," adapted for the screen from the Broadway stage hit and Edgar Selwyn, comes Saturday. Bebe Daniels is the star in the pro duction which tells of a pretty tele phone switchboard operator who be comes the hit of the "Follies" and goes abroad with the soldiers as a "Y" entertainer during the World War. It's Bebe's third picture as a Paramount star and offers here her greatest opportunity to date. Ken neth Harlan and T. Roy Barnes share leading man honors. Monday and Tuesday—Richard Tal madge, famous stunt star, in "The Isle of Hope." Besides showing Tal madge in the dare-devil feats for which he is justly renowned, this pic ture presents one of the most absorb ing stories of wild adventure that has ever been screened. There are fasci nating marine backgrounds, a mutiny, a ship in flames, a wreck and landing on a deserted island and search for pirate gold. No lover of exciting melo drama and romance can afford to miss this film, with its colorful atmosphere and endless succession of thrills. New Dover Opera House, Dover Wednesday, Thursday and Friday— "Charley's Aunt," with Syd Chaplin, the big feature farce which has been looked forward to with great antcipa tion ever since it was announced that the sccreen rights of the famous old stage play by Brandon Thomas had been purchased by Ideal,will be shown The fame of "Charley's Aunt" is world-wide. On the stage it earned three million dollars, playing continu ously for thirty-three years. In Lon don, it ran for four consecutive years, being given 1466 times. The Christies of Hollywood in connection with Ideal Films Ltd. of London, are said to have given the farce an elaborate screen production and brought out its hilar ious situations to their full worth. In support of Syd Chaplin in the title role, is an exceptional cast including James E. Rage who played in the SPECIAL EXCURSION »2^2 PHILADELPHIA $1.85 Chester $1.40 Wilmington SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 KB Special Train Leaves Clayton Stopping at principal stations between Cambridge, Md.. and Middletown, Del. RETURNING, loaves Philadelphia(Broad Street)6.10 P.M., .West Phila. €.15 P.M. Chester 6.35 P. M. ..Wilmington 6.56 P. M. Ticket! on sale two days preceding Excursion 8.15 A. M. See Independence Hall. Memorial Hall, Academy of Fine Art*. Commercial and University Museum,. Fairmount Park. Zoological Garden, and the many other objects of interest of "The Quaker City." Pennsylvania Railroad THE STANDARD RAILROAD OF THE WORLD Comprehensive Service The Security Trust Safe Deposit Company offers you a com prehensive service in financial matters—has a Savings Department in which 4 interest is paid on deposits. It has a large Commercial Department with every facility and convenience, where Checking Accounts are invited. In its Trust Department is afforded expert attention and care to the management of estates—and it is a prudent appointment as Ex ecutor or Trustee. Security Trust and Safe Deposit Co Sixth and Market Sts.. Wilmington, Del. WE LL BE PLEASED

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X. /V Dealer In Paints. Oils and Vamiskea Estimates Cheerfully Furnished PAINTER and PAPER HANGER Opposite Fruit Growers* Bank. JOHN C. STILL COMMERCE STREET. SMYRNA stage production for twelve years, Philips Smalley, Eulalie Jensen, Eth el Shennon, Mary Akin, David James, Priscilla Banner, Jimmie Harrison and Lucien Littlefield. Scott Sidney directed. Playhouse, Wilmington Tommy Martelle, in his bright and snappy museal play "Some Girl," is the attraction Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23 and 24, at the Playhouse, Wil mington. In presenting Mr. Martelle in "Some Girl," there has been no ex pense spared to give the public a mu sical treat. The song numbers are bright and catchy, the chorus peppy and youthful; the supporting cast the best that could be had. The scenic and lighting effect are in keeping with the cast and production. The Play house will offer this attraction next Friday and Saturday nights with mat inee on Saturday. St. Luke's Church, of Church Hill, Md., on Sunday celebrated its one hundred and ninety-seventh anniver sary. St. Paul's Parish was organ ized in 1728, and this Protestant Epis copal Church has been called St. Luke's, to distinguish it from the St. Paul's Parish in Kent county, it obtained its name cannot be dis covered, but the church, whose early history will be recalled on Sunday, is one of the most beautiful on the East ern Shore. Many of its congregation are firm believers that the bricks in the walls, as well as the tiles of the floor, were brought from England. The church stands to the west of the State road leading from Centreville to Chestertown. 1 low When Greeley Proved He Was No Minister Most people know Glrurd college. If they know It at all, for Its stringent rule that no clergyman shall ever en ter its gate. Whenever the Institution Is open a guard stands at that en trance. and his one question is, "Are you a preacher?" Long ago Horace Greeley, with his usual white tie and angelic smile, stood at that gate. "You can't come in here!" ex claimed the guard. "Why not?" queried Greeley humbly. "Because you are a clergyman." "The h—I I am blurted out Gree ley. "Excuse me, sir," stammered the guard, "come right in." It was not prejudice against clergy man that caused Stephen Girard to make that law, but rallier his desire that the boys should uot be confused by denominational controversy, and that "on their entrance into active life they may adopt such religious tenets as their matured reason may enable them to prefer."—Carl Holli day In American Mutual Magazine. New Fall Goods Now in Men's, Women's and Children's W earing Apparel Handloffs Department Store Leader of Low Prices Phone 265 MAIN STREET SMYRNA. DEL Special Notice Current prices offered on GRAIN based on market reports Now receiving WHEAT at coal yard Si na Station. WARNER W. PRICE SMYRNA, DELAWARE Coal Yard at Smyrna Stat Telephone Office 21 and 22 The Smyrna Candy Sly STOP!

Try a Cup of Our Hot Chocolate LOWNEY'S CANDIES ICE CREA9 LIGHT LUNCH The Smyrna Candy Shop R. R. STEV ENS. Prop r ivi Smyrna Main Street

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firestone Safety and Mileage for Rough Winter Driving O PERATORS of large truck» bus and cab fleets must have rugged, long-mileage tires if they are to make money. That is why so many of them have standardized on Firestone. Experienced race drivers, almost to a man, equip with Firestone. Car owners have this same extra safety and economy by using Gum-Dipped Cords. Gum-Dipping, the Firestone extra process, impreg nates and insulates every fiber of every cord with rubber—insures greater safety and comfort over rough winter roads —builds extra strength and flexibility into the sidewalls an exclusive feature that adds thousands of miles to the life of a tire. Come in—let us save you money by equip ping your car with a set of these wonderful tires—prices are still low. MOST MILES PER DOLLAR can of Quality E. W. BARTLETT Smyrna, Delaware AMERICANS SHOULD PRODUCE THEIR OWN RUBBER Flour 5 Everybody Love* a Chicken and Every Chicken Loves Feed THE PARK POLLARD GROWING FEED v Hay nanubetared They eat k From daylight to dark and the next morning they are hungrier than ever, but you never «aw chickens really grow it you never have used this Feed-, Sold on the money hack plan. Lei nr send you a trial lot today. the pap* s (9 t§-5? IK Thomas Donnelly Æà&sk V I I Phone 204-21 SMYRNA, DELAWARE J. uiumumitDiiimmiii I Safe Deposit Boxes FOR RENT HI New Vault 1 The National Bank of Smyrna SMYRNA, DELAWARE V RECENT TESTS OF CHILDREN'S EYES IN SCHOOL Have revealed the fact that many j have defective sight. Have your child's eyes examined and be sure he is not held back in his I studies. E. P. COLLINS OPTOMETRIST I Main Street, SMYRNA. DEL Opposite Post Office DR. M. L. ZURKOW VETERINARIAN Formerly Veterinarian of the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture. DOVER Phone 131-R DELA. 9-9 tf._ $1.50 year in advance. Subscribe for The Smyrna Times— TOLD IK BRIET SPICY ITEMS newsy items gathered from OUR STATE EXCHANGES Brief News Items of People We Know In and Around the Larger Penin sula Towns and Communities Revenues from the State Automo mile department, as prepared by State Titling Officer S. D. Prouse, for the month of September, show receipts from all sources to have been $25.491. Washington College, at Chestertown Md., will celebrate its first Founders' Day on Thursday, October 22. though the college will be 143 years old it will be the first celebration of its anniversary. Al Through the Court of Chancery Miss Alice W. Woods has closed the sale of her store property, adjoining her resi dence on West Main street, Middle town. The sale was confirmed on Wednesday, and the new owners are Misses Lucy Griffith and Elizabeth Gibbs. Mr. and Mrs. H. 1. Beers entertain ed at dinner last week U. S. Consul George Messersmith and his wife of Antwerp, Belgium, who are visiting relatives and friends in Delaware. Mr. Messersmith will be remembered as principal of Newark and Dover High Schools, while his wife was Miss Marian Mustard of Lewes. Automobile drivers are urged by State Automobile Inspector Ball, of the office of the Secretary of State, Taylor, to get their tags for 1926 as early as possible. By avoiding the last minute rush, he said, drivers will save themselves a great deal of trou ble and will not tax the facilities of the Secretary of State's office. The new Henlopen Light Commis sion will meet tomorrow in the club room of the Hotel duPont at 4 o'clock. Purchase of ship hulls to be sunk near the foundation of the lighthouse to form a breakwater, will be discussed. Congressman Houston has option on several vessels and hulls for that pur pose, but the State has not appro priated money for their purchase, and if bought would have to be with pri vate funds donated for that purpose. During the heavy windstorm recent ly the Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown was called out three times In the morning the chimney of Brown town colored church on Lake street caught fire; at noon the chimney of the dwelling on the farm of J. B. Foard, tenanted by J. A. Money, caught fire, and in the afternoon the chimney of St. Joseph's rectory, caught fire. All the fires were ex tinguished in a short time, with little loss. Mrs. Catherine L. Eliason, widow of the late David W. Eliason, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. H. B. Maxwell, No. 713 W. 8lh street, Wil mington, Monday morning. Mrs. Elia son had been in poor health for sev eral months, and last week developed pneumonia which caused her death. Deceased was a resident of Middle town for many years, and both her relatives and friends there were sorry when the news was rceived announce ing her death. She leaves three daughters Mrs. W. H. B. Maxwell, Miss Margaret Eliason, and Mrs. Frank I.ane all of Wilmington, and one sister Mrs. Lucinda Eliason, of Middletown, to mourn her death. Fun eral services were held at the home of her daughter Mrs. Maxwell, Thursday afternoon, and interment made in Bethesda M. E. cemetery Middletown. *V y<-

rib V CAPPII PERFUMES and Toilet Preparations are considered one of the most popular of the present day toilet re quisites. We carry the com plete line. Also, Coty's Llorigal and Paris Extracts. Houbrigants Ideal and Quelques Fleurs. It is a pleasure to show them to you. I':

5 Vo Swain's Pharmacy REGISTERED PHARMACISTS Smyrna, Del. Shoppers Harvest Week Oct. 26th to 31st. A house of Service for all people We invite you to Wilmington and we particularly invite you to use all the Service that the largest institution of its kind in the state can offer. "Men's and Boys' Outfitters Since 1862.'' For many years the "Mullin'' name has been a symbol of quality, value and reliability; it means just as much now as ever A Service that costs you noth ing here, but overlooked, may be, very dear. Jas. T. Mullin Sons, Inc. DELAWARE WILMINGTON Men's and Boys' Outfitters ■w The Success of Our Christmas Savings Clubs has sug gested the broadening out of our plans for system atic saving so in addition to our regular Christ mas Savings Clubs and School Savings Club ■w The Fruit Growers National Bank Announces the Opening of a

'Purpose' Savings Club for saving for Vacation. Travel, Home Building, or any other purpose You may start at any time. The Club runs for FIFTY WEEKS from the date of the Initial Payment. Inquire at the Bank for particulars, or consult any of the Officers or Employees. o o o, o, o. O YOUR EVES Have been carefully examined by your Oculist YOUR PRESCRIPTION is the record showing how to correct your eye defects YOUR GLASSES The lenses made from prescription correct your eye defects. The frames holding the lenses should be com fortable and stylish. Let us show you before you purchase glasses any where. EVERYTHING OPTICAL BANKS BRYAN OPTICIAN Wilmington, Del. ADJUSTING Bi VISIT THE New Fruit Store We Carry a Full Line of Fruits WE DRESS CHICKENS TO ORDER We Pay Highest Prices for Poultry and Country Produce Give us a trial H. J. CARROW Next to Times Office Phone 43 SMYRNA, DEL. CECIL C. FULTON, Sec'y and Treaa. KENT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., Dover, Del. Insure* Properly Against Lose by Fire and Lightning. Business conducted on the Mutual system. Has returned to Policy Holden In Dividends and Surrendered Polieias over «700.000. Present Membership over Nine Thousand with over Thirteen Million DoIIan In surance in Force. Agents in all the principal towns. O. B. MALONEY, Agent, Townsend. JAMES J. ROSS. President W. o. HOFFECKEK, Agent, Smyrna.

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CLAYTON One of the big horses of the Ser vice Ice Company of Clayton was run into this morning at Market street of Commerce street, corner near Smyrna, and was cut on the nose. The horse lost considerable blood and Was treated by Dr. J. O. Williams, veter inarian. The windshield of the auto broken and it was the flying glass was that cut the horse. A collision between a car and a car riage last Saturday night on the stone road from Clayton to Delaneys, at a point about a mile and a half from Clayton. The car had only a lantern light and the carriage no light at all. The car ran into the carrige from the rear, cutting or tearing the body from the wheels, or running gear, in which were seated a man and a woman, and threw them violently to the roadside, scattering parts of the vehicle all along the road. No one was hurt ex cept a few bruises and shock. Both car and carriage were from Maryland. The car stopped and took the woman home, the man riding the horse. The carriage body was lifted off and thrown several feet from the wheels. Trinity Church School will meet promptly at 2.45 p. m. This is only fifteen minutes later than last year's schedule. Please be on time. There will be Evening Prayer and sermon at 3.30 p. m. The members of the Church School all remain for the service as the closing exercises of the school, and the combined service is becoming rather popular, the Church,' is a good motto; but it would not be complete with the com plimentary one, the School." There s an Adult Class to take care of all those children who have ceased to be young in years. A birthday surprise party was giv en to Mr. William Ewing of Jenkin town, Pa., on Friday evening, Octo ber 9th, by Mr. and Mrs. George Hel vcston. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gaskill. of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Helveston, of Doylestown; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wolford of Jen kintown, the Misses Madeline and Florence Gaskill ami Martha Bisuk, of Philadelphia, Miss Sarah Sellman and Mary Helveston of Jenkintown; Messrs. William Ewing,Andrew Schet tinger, Nicholas Marion, Edgar Sell man of Jenkintown; Messrs. John Ew ing, and Cuvier Lleuylln of Camden. After refreshments were served, all departed at a late hour wishing Mr. Ewing many happy returns of the day. All the School in All the Church in KENTON Items of Personal and Social Mention Gleaned About Town A play, "Surpns Kenton, Oct. 20. will be given in the l>asement of cs, October 30th. Admission, adults, 25c; Children, 15c. Hallowe'en games and Come join in the fun.—adv. The first Parent-Teachers Meeting was held on Wednesday evening, Oc tober 14th. Personals.—Mr. W. G. Knotts and sons, spent Sunday with Mrs. W. G. Knotts, who is in Jefferson hospital for treatment.—Miss Helen Pretty man entertained company over week-end.— Mr. Thomas Attix spent the week-end with his paren Attix.—Mi eats. Mr. ami Mrs. J. W. Emma Walker of Wil mington. was home over the week-end. —Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hazel spent the week-end with his parents, Mr.and Mrs. W. B. Hazel.—Mr. Frank Jewell and family and Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Crossley and son Weston, motored to Wilmington on Sunday and spent the day.—Mr. H. W. Hilyard and family of town.—Miss spent Sunday out Edith Attix spent last week in town visiting relatives ami friends.— Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Guthrie and Mrs. Rog er Williams and children, spent a couple of days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Guthrie in Galena, Md.— Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Parker and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Clark spent one day last week at Centreville, Md.— Mrs. George Woodall has been entertaining her mother.— Mrs. Harriett Mopey spent several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harrington at Marsh allton.—Mrs. W. S. Arthurs spent last Thursday at Dover with Mrs. E. Y. Williams.—Mrs. Ada Hilyard, Mrs. Amy Cook and Mrs. Manilla Attix. spent la.-t Thursday with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Crossley,Sr. —Miss Margaret Cooper of Wilming ton, spent part of last week with Misses Ruth and Naomi Clark. CHESWOLD Young People's Council Organized C hex wold With Caleb Boggs President Cheswold, Oct. People's Council of the Cheswold M.E. Church held its first meeting last Thursday evening at the home of the counselor. Miss Margaret Learned. After the purpose of this organiza tion was explained and discussed by Jefferson Cooper and Rev. O. P. Jef ferson, an election of officers was hebt as follows: President, Caleb Bogg.-; vice president, Esther Pearson; sec retary, Helen Short; treasurer, Lewis D. Learned, Jr.; Pianist, Esther Wright; violinist, Mabel Schackell. The special work for October is to make a survey of the Cheswold church district, in order that a record might be gotten of the people living in the community. Special committees, with Harriett Cooper as census enumerator were appointed to do this work, ther I'earson was appointed chairman of the program committee. This is composed of two committees, recre ational and devotional. The physical Young 20.— The Eb and social sides of the church consti tute the recreational program and the mental and religious sides take up the devotional program, was appointed as chairman of the re freshment committee. Joseph Vaughn was designated as chairman of the membership committee. Learned, Jr., was appointed chairman of the constitutional committee, was decided that there should be two meetings a month. Edward Evans Lewis D. It BLACKBIRD Revival Meeting Starts at Scott M. E. Church—Locals and Personals Blackbird, Oct. 20.— The revival meetings started in Scott M.E.Church Sunday evening last and will continue for two weeks everyone is welcome* Miss'Emily Fortner is the Epworth League delegate from Scott M. E. Church to the convention which meets in Sudlersville this year. Mr. F. L. Smith .agent here, is on a two weeks vacation and Mr. Jeffer son Clayton, of East Newmarket, Md., is relief agent. Personals.—Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Smith of West Chester, were Sunday visitors of Mrs. Smith's mother, Mrs. Cora Heinold.—Mr. and Mrs. Willard Austin and daughter Helen, of Mid dletown, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Schwatka.—Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heinold were Wilmington visi tors on Saturday.—Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Anderson and children and Miss Anna Staats were Wilmington visitors on Thursday viewing the Firemen's parade.—Miss Margaret Webber has returned from Nassau.— Mr. Leslie Hall of Portland, Me., is spending sometime with his sister, Miss Isa belle Hall at Forest Farm.—Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Smith spent Sunday at Denton. TOWNSEND Mrs. W. Harman Reynolds in Auto mobile Accident Townsend, Oct. 2ft.—An automobile driven by Mrs. W. Hannan Reynolds of Townsend, was damaged Friday night when struck by a car owned and driven by Daniel Reed, colored, of Blackbird, on the road between Black bird and Townsend. The right fend er was torn off Mrs. Reynolds' car and the front axle was bent. Reed's car was also damaged but not badly. Neither Mrs. Reynolds nor Reed was injured. The accident occurred when Reed drove out of a side road and collided with the other machine. Mrs. Reynolds was returning from a Y. W. C. A. conference at the home of Mrs. Henry Ridgely in Dover at the time of the accident. She is prominent in Y. W. C. A. work, in Democratic women's affairs and in Women's Clubs activities. y NEW DOVER OPERA HOUSE Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Oct. 21-22-23 SPECIAL EXTRA ADDED VAUDEVILLE ATTRACTION In Conjunction With _ QTie runniest farce S I |l i ever screened it 'M m SYD CHAPLIN

it i with Directed by Scott Sidney CHRISTIE F IL m" COM FA MY INC r Helmed by SHE'S A HE Only One Show Each Evening starting at 8 O'clock Doors Open at 7.30 SPECIAL MATINEE Thursday at 2.30 PRICES ■Matinee, Children, 20c; Adults,bal. 30c, Orch. 40c Evening. Children, 30c; Adults, bill. 40c, Orch. ."»Oc 30 3E 'I JUST ARRIVED Largest and Best Line of Box Gandies

Quality and Quantity included EVER IN SMYRNA v G. R. STEVENSON Stock of Gold Fish and Howls on Hand m S3 3E A Wonderful Assortment of Overcoats now on Display Yes and Know! Inside of 12 hours expect great things Thousands of men said "Yes" last year to W u stocks without first knowing whethc, i ll or not To-morrow morning when Smyrna takes off its Pajamas there goes on display the official 1926 Overcoats. Yesing without Knowing" is precarious and dangerous business whether it's clothing or certificates you are buying.

And, in telling you to expect great things, we have not rouged the lily or perfumed the rose We have been ultra-shrinking and violet like in our proclamations. All clothing stores at the beginning of a new seaso are as fascinating as a sailor's yarn and as full 0 f promise as a prospective son-in-law- u t there is I promise as a prospective son-in-law one store in Smyrna that asks you to ''Know before you "Yes". THESE COATS ARE WONDERFUL So different and De Luxe that man or monarch never before entered such palaces of protection. We are expecting you to expect great things to-morrow Compare Clothing, Coats, Cuts and Capabilities. Don't spare us—our Values don't need investigation —but they're not afraid of it! E. G. WALLS COMPANY SUITS AND OVERCOATS E. G. WALLS COMPANY OVERCOATS ARE READY Our Shoe Department is complete We have the shapes that fit and the shades you will like Walk-Over and Douglas Dress Shoes and Oxfords Lion Brand Work Shoes E. G. WALLS COMPANY Open Every Wednesday Night Main Street, Smyrna, Delaware 3E 3E Our New Line of Fall Furniture ilir a y tf pa a Mlifi is now on display ■pr|| a L The prices are moder ate, the selection is large We invite you to look, promising you courtesy, attention and our service i 7xt ■-Tr.r-j r if This beautiful Huguenot Walnut Bedroom Suit.

be lightfully lined, trimmings of mottled mahogany can purchased in anv number of pieces desired. Our stock con 1 Drt sists of 12 pieces in this suit. Moderately priced. rm sl proof construction, full mahogany, lined with center wife A suit that cannot be equaled for the money. Our line consists of Windsor Chairs and

Rockers Gate-leg Tables Davenport Tables Living-room Tables Tea Carts Upholstered Furniture Console Tables and Mirrors Best construction Just received a new shipment, new and beautiful designs. End Tables Occasional Tables Price, $148.50 and up Dining-room Furniture Table Lamps Boudoir Lamps Floor Lamps Novelties Girls We have not forgotten the Boys and Children's Rockers Scooters Velocipede Baby Walkers Wagons Wheel ha nows Kiddy Cars Flay Yards I Pictures Bedding and Springs JOHN E. WILSON, Hardware-Furnitiii New Idea Spreaders, John Deere Machinery, Page Woven Wire Fence, Etneraon Brantingham Machinery. m and Tool*. Furniture. Floor Coverings, China and dann Ware. Distributor« of CHEW LF.VICK OIIS. ctr0 SMYRNA, DELAWARE COMMERCE STREET ffiE