Smyrna times., 1930-05-28
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AGO AS
REVAMPED FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TIMES MAY 26, 1880
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters of In
terest of Half Century Ago

ing date of this issue, a half century
ago. We hope to make this a regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else.
it will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
to the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and read-Editor.)
The basket factory of Messrs.
Tschudy and Cats was set in mo-
tion week ago in getting things
ready for the summers work and
the basket making properly COM
menced yesterday. AS the peach
crop in this vicinity including the
corresponding latitude across the
Eastern Shore promises to be
large, we presume the mill will be
run to its full capacity, which
means from 5000 TO 1000 baskets
per day. The proprietors have en-
gagged Benjamin H. Smith to SUI
perintend the work. The increas-
ed cost of material will necessitate
an advance of about a cent over
the price of last year.
The Trustees of the ME. Church
have purchased of Mrs. S. Wilcox
the house and lot adjoining Glen
wood Cemetery for $500. The OBJ
ject is to have it after the present
year the residence of the sexton.
Real Estate Sale.-A. P. Griffith
our real estate broker, has sold
the dwelling house on Delaware,
Street, belonging to William ].
Phillips to Mr.. A. H. Smith for
$3.50. He also sold the house and
lot on South Street belonging to
the estate of w. c. Eliason to Mrs
William ]. Phillips for $3.50.
Deiegates.-At the meeting on
Saturday 20 select delegates to the
Democratic State Convention the
following gentlemen were chosen:
Robert Hill, Horace Mustard, Ed
ward Harrison, and ]. w. Jones
from this town; John Farrell. Will
liam Q. Mitchell, Jr., John J.Jones,
ard Robert Denney from the coun-
try Over at Kenton the follow
ing were elected: Enoch David,
William Hutchinson, DIR. William
H. Cooper, DR.. James Temple, and
j. Frank Wilds. The State con-
vention elected these delegates to
the National convention. Kent
I County, James Williams and Cove
Salisbury; New Castle County,
George Gray and George H.Bates,
and Sussex County, E. L. Martin
and A. p Robinson.
John Cosdon, William W.Tschu-
dy, Horace Spruance, Henry +.
Massey were drawn on the petit
jury of the Federal Court of Duck
Creek Hundred, and J. Frank
I Wilds from Kenton. John Farrell
John E. Collins were drawn on the
grand jury.
DR.. James Temple is building a
barn, and DR.. James H. Goodwin
is building an addition to his fine
residence over at Kenton.
The Grand Army Post met Sun
day evening to hear a sermon de-
livered by Rev. c. W. Miller, pas
tor of Grace M. E. Church, Will
mington.
Professor James E. Carroll OF
Greensboro, Md, was elected prin-
cipal of the Dover schools.
Mr.. A. Lee Cumlnins is having a
large cupola extended above the
roof of his factory which answers
the purpose Of heightening the
elevator and ventilating the build
ing. He is also adding an annex
co 48 feet to give more room for
the work. The sales for the Dia-
mond Crown Nitro-Phosphate
have been far beyond his expecta-
tions, his stock manufactured for
the spring crops being exhausted
some ten days before the demand
ceased.
Miss Lizzie Lord of Camden,
music teacher of the Smyrna Sem
mary gave a parlor concert COM
posed of her music class there
that is spoken of as a brilliant af-
fair. A correspondent of the Sen
tinel says: Every selection was
rendered in a manner worthy OF
praise, evincing Miss Lords effic-
iency as a teacher and skill as g
director of music.
Marri iges.-Cdrter-Phillips A
the M. e. Parsonage, on the 20tf
inst, by Rev. T. II. Haynes. Fred
erick ]. Carter and Miss Susar
Phillips, all of Smyrna.
Wells-Cooper. On the 25th inst
in Philadelphia by Rev. Enocf
Stubbs, Frank Wells and Miss Ida
w. Cooper, both of New Castl,
County.
DeathS.-Smith. On the 24tf
inst, in Salisbury, Md, DR.. w. .
Smith, formerly of this town. aget
81 years.
Cavender. In Philadelphia o
the 25th inst, Willie Van Gasker
,nly child of Thomas and Hope a.
Cavender, aged l year, II months
and IA days. The relatives anc
friends are invited to attend tn,
funeral from the residence of hi!