Smyrna times., 1931-10-14

Mrs. Sallie Ruth, who left thii
town after the death of her hus
band, James B. Ruth, is now resid
ing with her niece, Mrs. Drake
formerly Miss Sallie A. Covington
in Fort Madison, Wisconsin.
Highland B. Pennington, Esq.
of Wilmington, former citizen
has been spending several days il
town
Samuel P. Wright of Philadel
phia. is on a visit to his old home
and relatives.
William Denney HAZEL and wife
of Cecilton, spent Sunday anc
Monday with their friends in this
town.
A. Naudain Bell and wife of Sal.
EN-, N. J., has been visiting his
brother, w. M. Bell, the past week
William R. Allen, who has sold
his farm to J. B. Little of Will
mington, will in a week or two re-
turn to Fondulac, Wis.
The Washington Critic of Friday
has the following personal item
"Our well known and universally
liked legal friend, General w. P.
Passelle, was married last evening
by Rev Father Forham, S. J., of
St. Aloysius Church, to Miss Mary
F. Stuart, only daughter of Henry
w. Stuart, Esq, of Milford, Della
ware. The General and his young
and handsome bride have the best
wishes Of the entire legal fratern-
ity of the District for their success
and happiness, and of their multi
tude of friends outside of the pro-
fession. This speaks well for a
Delaware girl who entered Wash
ington an entire stranger three or
four years ago to take a clerkship
in one Of the departments
Clarence G. Smithers of this
town, until recently connected with
the Railroad at Clayton, is now
Station Agent on the Kent County
road at Massey's.
Rev. ]. A. Brindle of this Cir
cult, and Rev. G. w. Burke of
Marydel, exchanged appointments
on Sunday, the latter preaching at
Kenton and Central.
Mrs. Kate Douglass and daugh-
ter, are on a week or two's visit
to friends in Caroline county, Nd.
Mrs. Captain George Hillyard at
the Landing, is i'll from severe
stroke Of paralysis.
Rev. James Stubbs and wife,
who have been sick for the past
three weeks, are convalescing.
Mrs. Rev. 2. Stubbs Of PhiladeI-
phia, has been with them the past
two weeks.
William E. Smithers, who has
been confined to his house from in
for the past five weeks,
it is thought will be out in a few
days.
Joseph Wright Of this town, who
went to Johnson City, Tennessee,
with Edwin Hopkins, last summer
to evaporate peaches, has returned
home. He says, they did a good
business.
Among our citizens who have
gone to witness the Baltimore
"Oriole" are Misses Maggie and
Susie Cummins, Miss Sallie Hill,
Mrs. William P. Legg, Mrs. Sam
uel Spencer, William H. Thompson,
G. Speakman, and Willard G.
Pierce.
Georgetown is to have several
new streets.
The South Milford public school
building is to receive an addition
costing $500.
Messrs. Richardson & Robbins
have this season canned about 49,
600 baskets of peaches.
The Delaware delegation to
Yorktown will number about three
hundred men. They will leave on
afternoon, going by way
of Crisfield.
The Grand Lodge of Masons of
Delaware will send a delegate to
the laying of the corner stone of
the monument at Yorktown on
October 18th.
DOVER LETTER
The Fall term of Court will com
nence next Monday week.
Oysters are selling on our streets
1t SOC per bushel and S1.0O per
gallon.
Mr.. F. M. Dunn, late sheriff of I
his county, has bought the stock
If merchandise of Mr.. ]. r. Nc
ionigal, and announced to the
public in last weeks papers that
lie intended to do the fair and
quare business, no matter whose
oes he treads on, and make all
he money he can. Mr.. Dunn has
'een honest and upright in all his
lealings heretofore and will, no
Ioubt, continue in the same chan
lei in his new enterprise. He made
successful sheriff, and any man
Who can retire from that office