Smyrna times., 1931-04-22

Deen wedding which was SOlem
nized on Sunday at that place, the
groom being three score and ter
and the bride few years only hi:
junior. The fact is further reveal
ed that age in the line of matri
mony can be as rash and impetu
GUS as youth, the bride in this cass
being widow of only six weeks
They were married in the room
where her daughter was prostrateo
with the measles, the latter moi
being able to go below TO witness
the ceremony and this was some,
thing in which delay was not fol
a moment to be entertained. II
was genuine case of "love" al
first sight, the couple not having
met, it is said, until the Saturday
the day before the wedding.
Marriages -Donoway-Eddenfield
On the 18th instant at Moorton by
Rev. J. A. Brindle, John Donoway
of Duck Creek, and Mrs. Hannah
Eddenfield, of Moorton.
Hirons-Black At the residence
of the bride on the 18th instant, in
this town, by Rev William B. Cor
don, DR.. r. S. w. Hirons and Miss
Eugenia Black, both of this town.
Harris-Gray. At the residence
of the brides parents, near Wyom-
ing, on the 14th instant by Rev. 3.
G. Parker, Luther Harris and Miss
Ida Gray.
New Bridge-As indicated last
week, the Messrs. Tygert have full
ly decided to place a temporary
bridge over the Creek leading from
this town to their boat landing and
phosphate works while the old one
is being replaced with an iron
bridge. The bridge will be 120 feet
long and will cost them several
hundred dollars. 1t will require
three rows of driven pile for sup.
port, the length above indicated.
1t is very heavy expense to go
to for some three weeks use, but
their business interest both with
the boat and phosphate works re-
quire it.
Colonel H. c. Douglass, of this
town, who is the largest grain buy
er on the Peninsula, at rail, ship
ped from the 9th of November,
1880, to April 9th, 1881, inclusive,
All cars of grain, aggregating
183, ,523 bushels. A. G. Cattell Jr.,
of Philadelphia, is his broker, but
a large part of his purchases are
on agency for Messrs. William Lea
& Sons, millers on the Brandywine,
whose popular brands of fresh,
New Process Flour, sold by J.Wes-
ley Jones on Main street, have be
come familiar as household words
to all our housekeeping townspeo-
pie.
William +. Spruance on the
farm Of John M Voshell near Bonn
bay Hook, brought To town this
morning a branch Of peach limb
two feet long that had 25 live buds
on it nearly ready to blossom. It
was Of the Mizen variety, taken
from the top Of the tree Mr.
Spruance says that about half of
his orchard Of 700 trees show the
same vitality as the one this was
taken from.
Al the annual election on Easter
Monday, the following gentlemen
were elected to serve as Wardens
and Vestrymen of st. Peters
Church for the ensuing year: G.
w. Cummins, Sr. Warden, DIR. Will
liam Cummins, Jr. Warden; w. T.
Cavender, Joseph Kennedy, James
J. Truax, w. A. Cummins, and E.
r. Sipple, Vestrymen.
William B. Start of this town.
has taken the agency for the sale
Of the Revised New Testament
and History of the Revision" for
Kent County. He will call upon
the citizens of Smyrna this week.
This is an important work that
must sooner or later find its way
into every household
Shad are unusually late this
spring and selling from 15c to
S1.00 for pair of good sized fish.
This is about double what they us
ually sell for in the soft aired
May days. Yesterday there was
break in the market and prices are
lower.
The wheelright and blacksmith
shops of William H Mannering
which were sold on Thursday last
by Sheriff Lacey were knocked off
to George w. Cummins for S11oO.
The NJ E. Sunday School of this
town, according to the school re-
ports sent in to the Levy Court,
numbers rs scholars more than
any other school in Kent County.
The car-fare between Smyrna
and Clayton has been reduced from
10c to sc. This will be a great