Smyrna times., 1931-10-21


felt from the close intimacy be
tween the Governor and Mr.. Bur
! chenal, who are neighbors an,
friends, that it would be useless
The late incumbent has made al
efficient officer.
A Might Blooming Cereus" a
the residence of Mrs. Mary Farie
was an object of curiosity on Sun
day evening. 1t commenced open
ing about church time and by tn,
time the services were over wa
in full bloom, a number of per
sons stopping to admire it. BY tht
morning it had faded. The plan
has another bud on it.
Rev. j. D. Rigg will preach Z
sermon on "Odd Fellowship" at the
M. E. Church on Sunday morning
next. The members of Morning
Star Lodge" will be present in 9
body. The members of the order
of the town and vicinity are re-
quested to meet at the Odd Eel
lows Hall at nine o'clock on that
morning.
The new church at Downs Chap
! el, Rev. w. ]. D. Lucas, pastor,
will be dedicated on Sunday next,
October %. Ministers from a dis
tance will preach on that occasion.
Service in the morning at 10
o'clock, and again at 3 in the af-
ternoon.
Deaths. Lore. At Mt. Pleasant,
October 18th, Anna D., wife of
William Lore, Esq.
Hanson. Near Warwick, Md,
October 18th, William A. Hanson,
aged so years.
George w. Taylor fell from a
scaffolding of their new building
this morning and bruised and 9th
er wise hurt himself considerably,
but fortunately no bones were
broken.
Mr.. John ]. Nivison has sold his
farm near Dover to Colonel George
W. Whitaker for $7,75O. The farm
contains 105 acres and adjoins Col
Onal Whitaker.
Rev. r. K. Stephenson is holding
a series Of revival meetings, at the
Union NJ f. Church near Black
bird, and is meeting with marked
success.
The steamer J. E. Tygert is
carrying large quantities Of apples
to market, especially from Thor
oughfare Neck.
DR.. Samuel Creadick has pur-
chased the Williams pear orchard,
10 acres of land, adjoining Dover,
for $4,000.
Hear Mrs. Caudle's Lecture by
Miss Bigbie at the Town Hall on
Monday evening next.
Fish and oysters are both in
good supply in our market.
Turnips have been selling at ST..
per basket in Philadelphia.
The fall term Of Court meets in
Dover On Monday.
Middletown talks of taxing street
fakirs.
Personal. Theodore p. Haughey
and wife, Of Indianapolis, Ind, who
had been on a visit to Baltimore
to witness the "Oriole" dropped
ever to Delaware to spend several
days with their friends here, leav-
ing for home on Monday. They
come East in the summer,
but varied it this year by a visit |
to Dakota and Manitoba in com
pany with Hon. Schuyler Colfax
and wife.
John ]. Porter, of Scranton, Pa,
has been home on a visit to his
father, Abel J. Porter near this
town.
Miss Allie Smith went to Milford /
as the representative of |
he Temperance interests of this
-own to the convention of the w.
.. t. u. of Delaware.
Professor Groves went to York
own on Monday in company with
he State officers and Militia.
Edward Jefferson and wife, of 1
Philadelphia, have been on a visit
% his father, Thomas E. Jeffer-
son.
Mrs. Eliza Irwin, housekeeper at
he Smyrna House for some time,
has gone to Philadelphia to open
/ boarding house. Mrs. Turner,
widow of the late William Turner,
has also gone to Philadelphia to
reside.
Rev. t. K. Peterson, of Philadel-
ohia, was the guest of Rev. ]. A.
on Saturday and Sunday
preaching for him on the latter
lay.
Miss Sadie Capelle, of Delaware
City, is visiting Miss M. E. jan
yier
Misses Maggie and Annie Hall, !