Smyrna times., 1931-04-29

Park Sunday to see it in its spring
attir which is only surpassed by its
full dress of summer. The beauti-
full magnolia, purple and white,
were the attractions of the bios
soming plants.
The Messrs. Tygert completed
their new bridge and travel COM
menced over it yesterday. 1t is
over $50 feet long and would do
for a year if necessary. The work
of taking up the old bridge by the
contractors for the iron bridge has
commenced.
The lovers of flowers will be glad
to learn that Mrs. Presley Spru-
ance will have a floral opening day,
at her residence on Tuesday next.
May 3rd, where will be found a
choice selection of roses and bed
ding plants, of all varieties.
Deaths Harrington. In Dover
on the 18th instant, Annie, only
daughter of Mrs. S. A. Harrington,
aged about q years.
Thomas. On the 18th instant at
Little Creek Landing, Mary F.
Thomas, aged 81 years.
The "White Rose Minstrels" as
sisted by the Smyrna String Band,
will give an entertainment in the
Town Hall, Thursday evening, May
5th. The proceeds will be used to
secure uniforms for the Harmony
Cornet Band.
William Polk Cummins has the
best patch (two acres) of straw
berries in this section The vines
are of two varieties, Sharpless
Seeding and Wilson's Albay. The
prospective yield is 10000 quarts.
"Shipley's late red'' seems to be
one of the coming favorites among
the peach David ]. Cummins has
planted a whole field in this var
iety alone, nearly 1000 trees.
Mr.. Peekey has furnished the
dwelling of Andrew Speak on his
farm, and raises to-day the new
house of A. p Griffith on Main
street.
The Rev. John Squiers, of Port
Deposit, will fill the pulpit of the
Presbyterian Church next Sabbath.
Senator Bayard has given S1O0
to the Wilmington Conference
Academy at Dover
Personal Senator Salisbury and
Representative Martin were in Do
yer on Monday.
Glenn, Spruance of this town, left
yesterday for Wellington, Kansas,
to take clerkship in the store of
Mr.. Coverdale, formerly of this
section.
Rev. D. L. Greenfield, of Centre
vile, Md, will deliver the annual
anniversary address before Scott
Literary Society of the Conference
Academy, at Dover in June.
James w. Spruance leaves to-
day for Texas, expecting to return
in about six weeks, with another
grove Of Texas horses.
Miss Ella Glanden has gone to
Philadelphia, to spend few weeks
with her relatives and friends.
Charles G. Temple, of Camden,
spent several days of last week
visiting his old friends in this town,
and showed that he hadn't lost any
of his SPLENDID tact in local nara
tive of laughable events happening
a score and more years ago.
Lewis, H. Graham of Pittsburgh,
until the last ten years a resident
of Kenton has been home on Wis
it to his friends in that town and
this. Mr.. Graham is doing thriv-
ing grocery business in that city
his chief clerk being Samuel G.
Pratt, also of this town.
Daniel b. CummlnS, President OF
Girard Bank, Philadelphia, came
down on Saturday and spent Sun
day with his relatives in this town.
Everett Snowden and r. S. Cul-
breth, Esq, of Baltimore, were the
guests of James P. Hoffecker sew
eral days the past week Mr.. Cul-
breth started on Monday on a busi-
ness trip to New York, Albany, and
Boston.
George V. Massey, Esq, and wife
of Dover, left on Monday to join
an excursion to California. Mr..
Massey takes the trip for rest and
recuperation and will be gone from
four to six weeks.