Smyrna times., 1930-12-03

Times, are full to their utmost ca
pacity and small exports are re-
ported; there are no vessels in
port or under orders, and tonnage
is light at the Breakwater. Busi-
ness in grain, in fact, is at a
standstill, and there is little pros
pect of relieving the port for a
month or perhaps two. The mar
ket it is thought, will continue to
decline, though not to any great
extent, because prices are ap-
preaching true values. In Balti-
more the elevators are all full, and
100000 bushels of wheat is on the
track, with no prospect of un-
loading. Western merchants have
lost confidence and shipments
have almost ceased. In conse-
quence of this furry in the cities
and the difficulty of getting suf-
ficient care to clear their gran
aries, our local dealers dropped
down below SOC or refused offers
at that price.
Thanksgiving Day.-Thanksgiv-
giving Day was an essential typi-
cal Christmas Day in all its char
acteristics, biting winds, hard
frozen roads, ice and snow. We
frequently have chilly and some
times boisterous Northwesters,
but ice strong enough to bear the
youth of the town on Thanksgiv-
ing Day hardly occurs once in a
lifetime. The ice was as smooth
as glass and the two hundred
young people who assembled on
the bosom of the mill-pond during
the morning hours had a most en-
Joyable time of it. A much larger
number would have entered for the
sport after settling the turkey
question, but the snow which set
in after dinner interfered very
much with this sport. AS it was,
some remained on the pond until
after four o'clock. While the
young folks were thus enjoying
themselves, the older ones were as
intent on preparing the Thanks
giving dinner or for the Festival
in the evening, barring of course
the time devoted to the church
service, which was not as well at
tended as it ought to have been.
Wedding Nuptials at Odessa
The event in Odessa last week was
the consummation of the wedding
nuptials of Miss Kate Appleton,
second daughter of H. H. Apple
ton, Esq, and Alonzo S. Whittock,
the ceremony being performed by
Rev. ]. B. Merritt in the M. E.
Church. At the appointed hour
the church was filled with relatives
and friends. Shortly after, the
bride elect leaning on the arm Of
the groom entered the church at
tended by the ushers, Cyrus Polk,
Walter o. Hoffecker, Charles Polk.
and William Perry, proceeded to
the altar to the time of the we'd
ding march. Spanning the altar
was a large evergreen horseshoe
across whose disk were the words
in letters made of ivy, Good Luck
Hating beneath this arch the rite
of matrimony was solemnized by
the minister, using the ring cere-
mony, and with his congratula-
tions the bridal company left the
church for the residence of the
brides father where a rich COLA
tion awaited the guests which
numbered some sixty or seventy
persons. The young couple re-
ceived not only the hearty con-
gratulations of their friends but
an unusually large number of
costly and beautiful tokens of es-
TEEN and affection. At the close
of a pleasant evening the bride
and groom repaired to their home
near Mt. Pleasant.
The Fruit Growers Bank.-The
Board of Directors of this Bank
purchased yesterday the residence
of John H. Hoffecker lin part of
which they have been doing bust
ness) for the sum of $4,000 cash.
The business of the bank has been
prosperous and growing, and it
was question of more room that
prompted the action of the Board
in securing a property of their
own. The present banking room
will be extended as soon as it can
be conveniently done, and larger
facilities provided. The Fruit
Growers Bank is now one of our
most permanent institutions, and
it shows remarkable measure of
success to accomplish this in lit
tie over four years. Cashier Wilds
will occupy the house after March
1st.
Monday and Tuesday week were
Poultry Days" IN Dover. From
early morn till late in the after
noon, wagons loaded with poultry
were to be found thronging Rich
ardson & Robbins Canning factory
from as far below as Milford. This
firm took in on those two days So
600 mounds of rOlI1trv The vehic-