Smyrna times., 1930-12-24


$500; also at the same time and
place the house and lot of George
D. Boggs at Clayton to John
Wright for $400. He sold previ
ously in the week house and lot
of Regina D. Stockley, deceased, in
the town of Milford to Elizabeth
Michel, for $1,700; the farm of
Ellis M. Nichols, 284 acres, near
Dover, to William Bright, for $500,
subject to about $4,000; the farm
of Messrs. Harmed & Cause, in
Mispillion hundred = No. 1 to
George S. May for S2,425, and No.
2 to Henry Wolcott for 81, 800.
Marriages -Minch-Cummins =
At the Circuit M. E. parsonage,
this town, on the 18th instant, by
Rev. ]. A. Brindle, Jacob Minch
and Miss Anna Cummins, both of
Raymond's Neck.
Townsend Stevens. = At Mid
dletown, on the 18th instant, by
Rev. w. L. S. Murray, James
Townsend and Miss Laura R. Stew
ems, both of Middletown.
Ellison-Grifith- At Middletown
on the 18th instant by Rev. Mr..
Layfield, Clayton Ellison and Miss
Carrie ]. Griffith, both of Cecil
County, Md.
Warren-Nailor.- AT the hcme of
the bride on the 18th instant by
Rev. Robert S. Rowe, John H.War-
ren and Mollie H. Nailor, both of
New Castle County.
/ Blood-Hollis. the 9Th in
slant by Rev. ]. Robinson at the
home of the bride. Simeon Blood
and Miss BERTHE Hollis, both of
amden, Delaware.
Deaths Woodruff. On the 10Th
instant near this town, of pneu-
monia, Phoebe, wife of Francis
Woodruff and daughter of Rev.Mr.
/ Doxie of Bay Shore, Long Island,
where her remains were borne for
interment. Much sympathy is felt
for Mr. Moodhull in the loss of his
wife leaving him two small chill
dren. She was getting better
when thinking she smelt fire in the
house she got up to look after it,
the chill from going into the cold
air throwing her into a relapse
that soon ended her life.
The heavy northeast wind of
Monday and Tuesday sent the
floating ice on the Delaware Shore
piling it up at the mouth of Smyr-
ma Creek some four or five feet
thick. In consequence the John E.
Tygert has not been able to make
her trips this week, nor will per-
haps until after the first of the
year.
Messrs. George w. & S. Taylor
have contracted with party in
Kenton for the immediate con-
struction of a Steam Flour and
Grist mill in that town on the most
approved plan for straight grade
work, and are now busy at work
on it. They expect to have it in
running order by March 1st.
Personal. Isaac B. English,
a native of Kenton and a former
resident of this town, has so pros
pered in his business in Macon, Ga.
Cotton broker), as to justify
branch house in Savannah which
he is now in charge of.
Mrs. Joseph Truitt of Milford
has been visiting the past week
her brother, r. NJ. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. John N. Clark,
near Downs Chapel, at their
China Wedding" last week were
greeted by a large attendance of
relatives and friends each with
something useful or ornamental
from the china store, and they in
/ turn were made to feel they were
amply repaid by the rich and full
board that awaited them.
Mr.. Benjamin A. HAZEL, return
ed on Saturday evening from a
four months commercial tour in
the West and South. He entered
the town in the midst of the bril-
liant confagration and excitement
near his own home.
Mr.. Howard Griffin, son of John
r. Griffin of Tuckahoe Neck, Md,
with his bride, came on visit to
his relations in this town on the
Saturday evening train. They were
the expected guests of his grand
father, Mr.. Samuel Griffin, but in
stead of the pleasant greeting an
/ ticipated the house was emptied of
its contents and receiving a
drenching from the little Della
ware" fire engine.
Master Daniel C. Spruance, son
of Mr.. Horace Spruance. made the
presentation speech in the gift of a
handsome bible by the pupils OF
Brandywine Seminary to the prin-
cipals, Mr. and Mrs. McNair.
Dep. u. S. Marshall Joseph NJ
Huffinptou of Fort Smith Arkans-