Smyrna times., 1901-10-30
KENTON.
Interesting Public School Literary Entertain
ment-NOveI Way of Advertising g-LOcaI
and Personal Mention.
Special Correspondence for the TINES.

Special Correspondence for the TINES
KENToN, Oct 29.-We are having
fine weather for corn husking. The
farmers are making use of their time
and Mr.. George Knots is helping
them out with his steam power.
Delegates were elected last Sunday
to represent Kenton at the County
Sunday School Convention held at
FELTON, to-day Miss Edith Downs
and. Mrs. Geo. R. Ellis were elected |
delegates and Mrs. G. P. Downs and |
Miss Ada Slaughter were elected al
ternates.
A new and successful way of adver-
tising seems recently to have come
into use. We haye no trolley cars to
carry our adds but some are doing the
next thing and it seems to go. Last
Monday morning a gentleman from
Smyrna drove into our town with
large placard tied to the back of his car
riage which read thus, 81 am looking
for a good rat dog" No sooner had
he entered town than he began to have
various offers and he soon succeeded
in carrying off two of our finest speci-
mems.
The contest held last week by the
Ladies Aid was a success, about SIS
was cleared.
Former Downs Chapel Citizen Married.
The marriage of Thomas G. Jackson
formerly of Wilmington, son of Mr..
J. W. Jackson, of Downs Chapel, and
Miss Eva B. Amazeen, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Granville Amazeen, of New
Castle, Conn, recently took place at
the home of the brides parents. Mr..
jackson was with the Delaware militia
while encamped at Middletown during
the Spanish war, and received an hon.
orable discharge from that enlistment.
He is now a member of Battery NJ, 4th
U. S. Artillery and for the past three
years has been stationed at Fort Con-
stitution. The bride and groom left
on a short wedding trip to Boston and
on their return will reside in New Cas-
tie, Conn. The couple have many
friends who wish them much happi-
ness and prosperity.
Public School Literary SGciety.-The
monthly meeting of our Public School
Literary Society of which Master Wal
lace Hilyard is president, and Miss
Rachel Downs secretary, took place
last Friday afternoon. The time was
spent in reading, recitlng and debate
by Masters Allie Downs, Rowland
Taylor, and Mr.. VIM. Dunlap read
some very excellent selections. Laura
Greenwell, Pearl Warner and Lulu
Bailey and Lida Meredith gave some
choice selections, also Louise Wallace
read a selection entitled. "Jakey and
the Pickle Receipt" which caused
much merriment. The subject for the
debate was: Resolved, "That ferocious
animals are more to be feared thar
venomous reptiles" Affirmative, Carl
Taylor, Gilbert Attix and Douglas
Duran; Negative, Elva and Helen
Garrison and Mary Bedwell. Tht
speaking was quite spirited, many
good points being made on both sides
but the question was decided in favo
of the Negative. The Literary Ga
zette was read by its editress, Jemimi
Short. 1t was a spicy paper, bright
witty thoughts, and was wellrendered
The whole program was splendid on
and certainly. reflects great credit ol
their teacher, Miss Katie Manning c
I West Chester.
, ersOnaIs.-Mrs. j. NJ. Arthurs ha
been spending few days with her sis
ter in Middletown.-Mis Katie Man
ming spent Saturday and Sunday wit
: her parents in West Chester, Pa.
Mrs. Thomas Attix is visiting he
> daughter in Philadelphia. Mr.. Thot
: E. Bailey made flying trip to Buffal
/ this week to look after some bushes
). interests Harry Cannon, Mr..
D p. Walkers very popular assistant {
n the Depot, has returned from a tw
i weeks visit to his parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. Ambrose Cannon, of Cannon
Del.