Smyrna times., 1931-10-21

to look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue. half century
ago. We hope to make this a regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else,
II 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-
eTly sought aad read-Editor.l
The State w. c. T. U. In Milford
The State Convention of the Wo
mems Christian Temperance Unior
1net in Milford on Monday, twenty
seven delegates reporting at the
organization. After devotional ex.
ercises, Miss Willard, of Illinois
was made chairman of the conven.
tion, with Miss Hilles, Of Whining
ton as secretary. The election OF
The Committee on Credentials re-
suited in the appointment of Mrs
Quigg. Mrs. Pennington and Miss
Crouch. Mrs. Quigg then, in a
meat and very appropriate address,
extended hearty and cordial well
come to the visitors, which was
brilliantly responded to by Mrs.
Tomkinson, of Mount Salem. Next
in order was the reading by the
Secretary of the address of the
president, Mrs. Bringhurst, of Will
mington, who was unable to be
present. The report of Mrs. Cox,
the corresponding secretary, and
Mrs. Pennington, State organizer,
were read The latter showed an
organization Of nine Unions during
the year. In the evening the house
was packed to hear Miss Willard
who held the audience in breath
less silence for over an hour. "A
similar meeting was addressed on
Tuesday evening by Rev. M. A.
Richards, Of Wilmington.
Mr.. Griffith, our real estate brok-
er, has sold within the last two
weeks thirty-two thousand dollars
worth Of property. His large sales
are due to three important consid-
erations: list. Honorable dealing,
bringing buyer and seller togeth-
er and allowing them to make their
own bargains. End. BY having
land for sale in the best section of
the county now open to settlers.
IL people in search Of good homes
in desirable county can't get
suited here they might as well give
up searching. 3rd. His obliging
manner Of showing his lands (free
Of charge) to his numerous custo-
mers, and not putting any one IN
der obligations to buy Of him if
not suited. All Of these things
make him the leading real estate
agent of the Peninsula.
The completion and grading Of
Commerce Street past the Depot
to the limits Of the town, opens up
an avenue of unusual attractive
ness. The commissioners in MAX
ing this change, which has been
done at some cost, "built better
than they knew" In addition to
the appearance Of this
avenue by Strengthening and wild
ening it has opened UP a section
from High Street westward that
is not surpassed in the town for
beauty Of situation as places Of
residence. It only needs some cor
changes in West Smyr-
ma beyond the town limits by the
County, to complete the perfection
Of the extension.
A Successful Gamer. "A. B. Roe
Of Greensboro, Md, was in town
last week. Mr. Roe is well known
TO many of our citizens, having
spent several years here about the
time of entering manhood and
for a partner through life
a young lady of this town. The
last dozen years he has given his
to canning in which he
has been quite successful and built
up large business. He has put
up this year 288,000 cans of to-
matoes and $4,000 cans of corn,
which when loaded for market !
would fill between 40 and so cars.
Had the season not been so dry ne
would have had, he tells us, double
this amount.
Marriages. Fulton-Meredith. At |
the residence of Henry Dagger, on
the 18th of October by Rev. c.
Cecil G. Fulton, of
Dover and Miss Anna w. Meredith !
of Kent County, Del.
Observation-Disclosures. In Will
mington on the 18th instant, by
Rt. Rev. Alfred Lee, H. r. Pen
nington, Esq, formerly of Dover,
and Miss Henrietta Carmichael, of
Evans-Greenwood. In Philadel-
phia, October 18th, by Rev. Thom-
as c. Murphy, d. D., Lewis H.
Evans and Elizabeth Greenwood, |
both of Middletown.
The Chesapeake & Delaware
Railroad Company is making ar
for building a new STA