Smyrna times., 1931-10-07

hen eggs last week one nearly
the size of a turkey egg. On
breaking it for cooking purposes,
it was found to contain a perfect
partride egg. The latter was
probably the yolk around which a
shell had formed, as the remaining
part consisted entirely of the al
bumen or white. Mr.. Cummins
brought the egg to the store of J.
w. Jones.
John Mustard, on a farm in
Thoroughfare Neck is boring a
well on the artisan order, from
the bottom of an existing well.
Boring through the solid clay at a
distance of so feet the auger
brought up an old fashioned hand
wrought brad nail perfectly pre-
served. How came it there? The
drill is now 79 feet below the sur
face and still boring.
Three straw stacks belonging to
DR.. E. NJ. Cloak were burned in
his lot on Saturday afternoon near
the depot, making considerable
smoke in the upper part of the
town They were ignited it was
thought by a little colored child
playing with matches. Loss about
$500.
"A. p. Griffith, real estate agent,
has sold the farm of w. R. Allen
in Blackbird Hundred containing
90 acres for $240O to J. B. Little
of Wilmington. He also sold the
farm Of John Allston, near Black
bird, 200 acres, for $4,000 to Don
aid Ruth of Canada.
Joseph H. Primrose has return
ed to our town again and open
ed a complete stock of boots and
shoes in the Johnson building. 1t
was the largest invoice of goods
that has come to the town for a
long time. He makes a speciality
of ladies wear.
j. Frank Denney has bought of
his brother, William Denney Jr.
his interest in the Home Farm"
in Raymond's Neck, for $500 In
the will Of the father, William
Denney, deceased, this farm was
devised to the two brothers above
named.
Among the speakers who will be
present at the Woman's National
Christian Temperance Union at
Milford On the 18th and 18th in
slant, is that of Miss F. E. Will
lard.
Personal The Plaindealer of
f F,rederictown, Md, contains an
eloquent speech of Honorable BIB.
i Cahoon at a memorial meeting held
\ in the Court House in that town
by the citizens to express their
grief at the death of the Chief
Magistrate.
Presiding Elder T. S. Williams
of Salisbury was in town last
week.
Mrs. Culbertson or Middletown,
is the guest of Mrs. Martindale.
J. Harry Bell of Salem, is visit
ing relatives in this town.
William T. Johnson has with
drawn from the Diamond State
Shoe and Leather business for a
broader field. He has been select
ed by T. Q. Else & Company of
bers, to take care of their PENN
sular trade in the place of w. H.
Richards, who recently died in
Milford r. M, T. ]. and T. F.
Johnson will continue the manu-
featuring in this town.
+ Miss Jennie Lee of Wilmington,
and Miss Eliza Corbitt of St.
Georges, have been visiting the
family of D. ]. Cummins.
John H. Williams, who has been
sick with typhoid fever for six
weeks, and for the past two weeks
lying at the point of death, during
4 lie past IWelVe uOuIS IDS given
evidence Of a more hopeful condi-
ton.
Walter Rash, who has been
clerking the past year and a half
with H. H. Huntingdon has taken a
clerkship in a grocery store in
Philadelphia.
John r. Nicholson, Esq, of Do
yer, was in town yesterday in the
interest Of the Bombay Hook Rail-
road. or rather, a prospective pur-
chaser.
"Jonty" Emerson, of Philadel-
phia. is on visit to his former
friends.
Luther M. Reynolds, Esq, and
wife of Baltimore, Md,wer guests
of Colonel George w. Cummins
last week
Mrs. Emily Carpenter of Joliet,
ILL.,, widow Of Rev. S. T. Carpenter
a former rector of this parish, and
daughter, Florence, are guests at
''Woodlawn."