Smyrna times., 1930-06-25


ing date of this issW. half century
ago. We hope to make this 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.)
Gamaliel Garrison, near Hof-
fecker's Mill has peaches nearly
ready for market.
Early Rose potatoes, grown by
Mr.. S. 3. briggs were in market
on Thursday last 18th inst.
James G. Farson, at Brenford
Station, advertises peach baskets
and Boyer & Farson grain and
fruit.
The Ladies Benevolent Society
will meet tomorrow evening at
o'clock at the residence of Mrs.
William Nelson.
The Odessa Base Ball club came
down on Saturday for a game with
picked nine of Smyrna. The
score stood, Smyrna 19 and Odessa
Is.
On the 18th inst. John Truax
sold to Harry H. Hackett a build
ing lot Of II acre at Brenford, and
he in turn sold it last week to
James g. Farson of the same place
for S1OO.
A. p Griffith our real estate
broker, has sold a dwelling house
at Smyrna Landing for the Smyr-
ma Building and Loan Association
for $500 cash, to NJ. A. Haley, of
Milwaukee, Wis.
A Lee Cummins lost on Monday
the second of a span of bay horses
bought of Mr.. Cochran some eight
or ten months since. The other
died in the winter. 1t had been
driven to the bayside the day be-
fore, but not above the usual gait.
Jacob Lienberger lost his most
valuable horse the same day.
a Prolific Cow.-A colored man,
'.Baz" Johnson, living with George
Reed Lofiand, one of our young
farmers, has a half Alderney COW
which year ago gave birth to
two calves. A few days since the
same COW had triplets, all three
heifers and fine, healthy calves.
This is one ahead of Garrett Fox
well on the Eastern Shore
Wheat threshing commenced on
Monday, Benjamin Money and
Thomas Middleton leading off, fol-
lowed by John H. Hoffecker, H. P.
Massey and John Heitshu the next
day. John @. Bailey with a force
of twenty five hands also threshed,
famed and delivered to market
the same day. New wheat in
market the 21st day of June is
ahead of the record for this local
ity.
Two of the graduates at the late
Conference Academy were from
this town Andrew p. Smithers
and Fletcher Cooper. This is only
part, the first in the many acts
that 60 to make up the Play of
Life.
Miss Cora Tschudy was COM
plimented for her piano solo, Car
men" at the Middle Glass anniver-
sary. Miss Clara Cahoon for her
essay and Edward D. Cahoon for
his Grafton in the same exercises,
were well spoken of by the critics.
Miss Lottie ]. Hoffecker with
two little nieces, Lottie and Louise,
daughters of Rev. DR.. S. L. Bald
win. late of China, arrived in
Smyrna from Newark, N. j., on
Saturday on a short visit to Mr..
and Mrs. r. d. Hoffecker, Sr.
Randolph S. Forter's wife and
child, of Orange, N. j., came to
town on Monday to spend several
weeks.
j. Fletcher Clements and wife,
of Philadelphia, have been on a
visit to friends here as are also
John A. Cavender, Jr., and wife of
the same city.
Richard S. Culbreth, Esq, of
Baltimore, spent Sunday with his
friends in Smyrna.
Miss Janvier and Mrs. Raymond
of the Smyrna Seminary will
spend their vacation near Glasgow
in New Castle County.
DR.. Thomas ]. Smithers, of Eas-
ton, Nd, came up on a visit to his
father, William p. Smithers to-
day.
DR.. r. S. w. Hirons, of the
ocean steamer Illinois arrived in
town yesterday on a visit to his
friends here and further down the
county.
The Dover Good Templars will
picnic in the Camden camp-meet-
ing woods on Saturday, July Bird.
Rev. A. w. Lightbourn, DIR. Hay