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Most Delightful
New Styles
In Women's
and Misses'
Smart .
Fall Apparel
In the interest of your purse we urge early buying, for
market conditions are such that prices are sure to be higher
later in the season.
Stunning New Fall Coats
They are so smart with their deep collars, novelty belts
and pockets, and are so generously full that they slip with
equal ease oven the sheer dress, or over the suit, when
colder weather comes.
Coats of Fancy Mixtures and in solid colors, ranging in
price from $20.00 to $50.00.
Women's Fall Boots
Our line of Women's Fall Boots has arrived.
The maker of these Boots stands in class one, (the best
in the land) in Shoe Making reputation for quality and
workmanship.
These Boots come in all sizes and the newest shades.
Come in early and get yours while we have them.
Silk Stockings
BLACK, WHITE, AND COLORS.
$1.25, $1.50. $1.75, $2.00
J. E. DeFord
Department Store
Hain Street
Smyrna, Del
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Î desire to secure the services of a trustworthy,
intelligent man, over 45, to act as local representative
of my Farm Agency.
A man who has had farming experience and has
lived in Smyrna-Clayton section for some years would
be very desirable.
Experience as a farm salesman is not important.
Good "Horse sense" and the ability to command the
confidence and good opinion of buyers and sellers suf
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Territory to be covered, from Townsend to Dover.
Duties would be to secure farms for sale and show
them to customers sent by me or obtained by my ad
vertising.
Compensation would be liberal. Active man will
ing to work should earn from $1200 to $2500 per year
and might double top figures.
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NEWARK. DELAWARE
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COAL
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Besides all grades of Coal, when we
can get it, we are selling selected
Baled Hay.
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ESLEY M. RUST
SMYRNA, DEL.
YARD—Delaware Street Next to Creamery.
Phone, 270 R 2
ACROSS STATE TO BE BEST
SOLID CONCRETE AND BRICK
BLOCKS MAKE A SOLID BASE
Wilmington-Chester Turnpike is Near
ing Compltion—Now Bricked to
Pennsylvania State Line
Inspection of the Philadelphia turn
pike, which is now being rebuilt by
the State Highway Commission was
made Wednesday by Charles M. Up
ham State Highway Engineer, and
several other State officials, including
Attorney General David J. Reinhardt.
The Turnpike from Shellpot to Clay
mont was traversed. The construc
tion of the road is progressing rapidly,
considering the present conditions,and
is being done thoroughly by the en
gineers. After its completion the road
will be one of the finest in this part
of the country. As an indication
of the thoroughness being insisted
upon by the highway commission,Mr.
Upham showed the party the concrete
bridge over the little stream near
Shellpot Park. Not only is the bridge
wider but its appearance is^ also
pretty and of sufficient strength to
last "for years. Bricks in sufficient
quantity have been brought to the
road, so that the laying is now going
on with the contractor having a force
of about 50 men, making progress
daily in the vicinity of the house of
William duPont at Bellevue. The
bricks are laid upon a concrete base
and in the center of the road, the con
Crete being a foot in depth and upon
it already dried, there is placed an
inch of sand and cement mixed
Upon this dry base the bricks are
placed and afterward the whole thing
is gone over with a hose and made wet
and in about a week the base becomes
dry and then again a mixture of
cement is sprinkled over the top, thus
making of the whole road a cement
reinforced brick. Road construction
has advanced to such a degree that
bricklaying is not finished now by
spraying with hot tar to keep the
bricks in position. Grading of
great nature has been done already.
It seems that on the whole turnpike
the grade at any place will not be
more than 6M> or 7 per cent. That is
remarkable, when the other heavy
grades are remembered. Big grading
machines, which are now about
through, could be seen along the road,
looking to important work they have
done. Mr. Upham said that the con
crete mixers have been provided
give the contractors all the concrete
they needed and he thinks the road
for the most part will be completed
before winter comes. As a matter
fact nearly a mile of the brick road
from the Claymont end is completed
now, and it is as good as the other
brick road in Marcus Hook, which was
built under Mr. Upham's direction
about six or more years ago. De
spite the heavy traffic the road has
had it is in fine shape and Mr. Upham
predicted that the new brick road he
is now building will be much better
than several others constructed re
cently.
ROBBERIES AT MIDDLETOWN
John Curry, Colored .Arrested After
Clever Piece of Detective Work
October 11th, the meat shop of J. E.
Lewis, Middletown, was robbed,
$63.50 being taken from the cash reg
ister. On August 1st, $35.00 was
thus stolen, and on September 1st, 24
cents. The American Stores Co. store
was robbed on September 10th of
$7.50 worth of Thrift Stamps, and on
October 8th of $1.28, and $1.25 in
postage stamps. The facts seemed to
suggest a local artist was operating,
and accordingly the Chief put on his
thinking cap to solve the riddle. The
following circumstance furnished him
his clue. A certain colored boy
named John Cury whom he knew to
be an idler ,was seen riding a brand
new bicycle. He asked Curry where
he got it, and when the boy said "at
Howell's he went to Mr. Howell and
learned that Curry told him he earned
the money working at the Armstrong
cannery. The Chief thereupon phon
ed to the cannery and was told by the
manager that he didn't even know
such a boy. The Chief then looked
for him in Hamtown and learning
that he had gone to Wilmington on
hike, telephoned the police there to
arrest him giving the address of his
mother who lived in the city. Not
hearing promptly from theWilmington
police he and Mr. Lewis went there in
an auto, arriving just as the news
come to the police station that Curry
had been caught. This was on the
night of the eleventh. At first the
boy denied everything, j»ut finally,
after a long sweating, confessed
everything, and also that another boy
who had been arrested because of sus
picious circumstances semingly in
criminating him, was found innocent.
Curry turned over $60.60 of the last
Lewis robbery going to a room in his
mother's house and taking the money
out of the crown of an old straw hat
GET THE BEST RESULTS
By Using Anthony's Special Mixed
Poultry F eeds
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Read the following statement by W. G. Antho
ny.
The following Feeds are used by the Bannister Hall Poultry Plain
Chick Mash
Chick Grain
Feeds for Chickens on Range
Laying Mash
Scratch Food
These feeds are all prepared bv J. Frank Webb and from him only can thev U
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procured.
ANTHONY.
Mr. W. G. Anthony has been working upon the formulas for these feeds for o
nine years, and his success in the poultry business proves their worth.
FOR SALE ONLY BY
J. FRANK WEBB
Dealer in Flour and Feed and Baled Hay
Phone 248.
All Orders Promptly Attended To.
Main Street, SMYRNA. DEL
hanging on the wall, and also show
ing where he had hid a check endorsed
in bank, behind the steps of the grand
stand in the Middletown ball ground.
The $9.75 in Thrift Stamps was re
covered and the $1.21 in postage
stamps. Curry has told two different
stories as to whose money he used to
buy the bicycle and so its ownership
is yet to be settled. The boy has been
handed over to the Reform School
authorities, he claiming to be only 14
years old. He is cunning and bold,
far beyond his years and it is a pity
he cannot be soundly whipped for his
audacious burglaries. Besides break
ing into the American store he smash
ed the knob off an iron safe in his at
tempt to force it open. For a four
teen year youth he is well on in cracks
man lore, and self taught at that!
POINTER TRIALS SUSPENDED.
Local Conditions Causes the Delaware
Club to Take Action in Matter
The Board of Governors of the Del
aware Setter and Pointer Club have
decided to suspend for this year the
annual field trials and the following
explanatory letter has been sent to
members:
isting in every community toward any
form of non-essential endeavor, es
pecially in our section where every
'Owing to the apathy ex
man is either engaged in munition
manufacture or shipbuilding, the Del
aware Setter and Pointer Club decided
at a meeting of the Board of Gov
ernors, held on October 14 that the
annual field trial would be suspended,
and the members urged to support
with their presence and entries the
trials of neighboring clubs. This
action is taken with regret, and is not
to be construed as condemning the
practice of holding field trials during
the existence of war, for each sports
man at home should redouble his
efforts to keep up the high standards
of sport existent in the lovers of the
hunting dog, especially since so many
of the fraternity are at the front.
Local conditions are such, however,
that the board thought it would bene
fit the clubs generally to concentrate
on a few trials rather than scatter
our energies over a number of local
meets."
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TO CALL OLDER MEN MARCH 1
Draftees Over 37 Will he Summoned
to Camp Early Next Spring
Draft calls for men who have
passed their thh-ty- seventh birthday
are expected to begin about March 1.
Plans for bringing the older class of
new registrants into camp have not
been completed, but the approximate
date of the first call was disclosed
yesterday by publication of testimony
by Provost Marshal General Crowder
before the House Military Committee.
In all General Crowder told the
mitteo, 2,299,000 newly
mcn between 18 and 45 will b called
before July 1, and of that number
more than two million will be phy
sically fit for fighting men. The
cals for general service wil be divided
as follows: October, 345,000; Novem
ber, 204,000; December, 197,500; Janu
ary, 147,000; February, 244,000;
March, April, May and June, 344,000
each month. These men will supply
both the army and the navy and
marine corps. In addition, 20,000
men for limited service will be called
trants should be completed by Janu
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Sale Bills Printed
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HUYLER'S CANDY
Put up in Plain and Fancy Boxes.
ICE CREAM
In Most
ALL FLAVORS
Made in our own manufactory, of pure ingre
dients, fresh and sweet.
WE CATER FOR PICNICS AND
ALL SOCIAL GATHERINGS
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Telephone 170
HARRY W. SHERWOOD
Successor to \V. F. Keith,
Commerce Street,
Smvrna, Del.
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Corner Main and Mt. Vernon Sts., Smyrna. Del.
TELEPHONE: Residence, 268
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THE WOMEN'S COLLEGE OF DELAWARE
Will open for the Fall Term on Thursday, September l 1 . 1 . 1 • 1 -
Four years' courses leading to degrees in—
Arts and Science
Home Economics
Two years' courses leading to certificates
Education
Tuition free to all students from Delaware.
For catalog and other information, write to
Education
Agriculture
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Home Economics
Dean WINIFRED J. ROBINSON. Ph. D..
Newark, Delaware
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