Smyrna times., 1931-12-23
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AGO AS
REVAMPED FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TIMES, DEC. 81, 1881
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters of In
terest of Half Century Ago

Estate Deals and Matters of In
terest of Half Century Ago
(The Smyrna Times has started
70 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
70 the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
Oly sought and read-Editor.)
Golden Wedding The relatives
and friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Man
love Davis to the number of about
fifty persons, from this vicinity
Middletown, Milford, etc, assem-
bled at the residence Of George T.
Truax, near Rothwell's Landing,
who married their youngest daugh-
ter and with whom the aged couple
have made their home for the past
two years, to celebrate their fif-
tieth wedding anniversary. The
occasion was one highly enjoyed by
the friends who could enter into
sincere congratulations to two such
persons who had gone in and out
before them in pure, unblemished
lives for a longer period than is
usually allotted to humanity. There
were some valuable presents and
Rev. T. E. Martindale, one Of the
guests, made an appropriate ad-
dress. Until the past three or four
years Mr.. Davis was a resident of
Thoroughfare Neck, where he owns
a valuable farm. This makes the
fourth golden wedding celebrated
in this town and vicinity in the
past twelve months-a remarkable
number for an event so rare.
Corned Beef.-Our new and en-
terprising firm, Hardcastle Jeffer-
son, who expect to do a consider
able business in meats in connec-
ton with their store, have made
very successful trial of canned beef
as an experiment. The beef first
corned, was cooked and hermetical-
~ sealed in cans nearly a month
ago and one of the cans opened
yesterday was found to be keeping
perfectly well, and of the same
quality as that SO popular as an
evening relish prepared by the
large packing establishments Of
the West. Judging from the sue
cess of their first experiment there
is nothing to hinder them from GO
ing into it on a larger scale if they
so desire, matter that would
have to be determined by compare
tive prices. At any rate, their sur
plus beef, of which butchers have
more or less in hot weather, can
all be turned to good advantage in
this way, a thing which we think
they propose to do.
Public Roads. - Complaint is
made of the public roads in Kent
Hundred that they are not kept in
good condition by the overseers.
Care has not been taken in keep
ing the middle of the roads full so
the water can run off and thus
keep them all the time free from
pools and mud holes. No roads
could be kept in order easier with
a little care. This complaint does
not apply to the sections on which
the new road machine has been
used. In Duck Creek Hundred we
are pleased to say that in no time
in the recollection of our oldest
people have the roads been so uni
formly good as the past two years.
This is particularly applicable to
the "Necks" where the soil does
not absorb the water as in the
higher districts. This improvement
is also manifest in cleaning up the
bushes of the roadside and fence
rows.
Marriages -Hazell-David. In this
town, December 18th, by Rev. J.
V. Smith, George w. HAZEL and
Miss Ella David, both of Kenton
Hundred.
Dalson-LeWis. At the home of
the brides parents, December 18th,
by Rev. r. K. Stephenson, Hunagle
c. Dawson and Miss Hanna ALew-
is, both of New Castle County.
Shakespeare-Heverin. In Phila-
delphia, December 14th, by Rev.
DR.. Tiffany, James H. Shakespeare,
and Miss Annie Heverin, both
formerly Of Dover.
Marshall-Waples. IN Dover, De-
cenber 14th, by Rev. ]. H. Cald-
well, Aaron H. Marshall of Lewes
and Miss Kate NAPLES of Dover.
Collins-Lilly. In Lebanon, De-
cember 14th, by Rev. ]. H. Cald-
well, Frank P. Collins and Miss
Katie Lilly, both of that village.
Irvin-Downs. In Magnolia, No
vember path, by Rev. w. F. Cork
ran, William G. Irwin and Miss
Sarah E.Downs, both Of Mechanics
burg, Pa.
Durborough-Jackson. In Mag
nolia, December 14th, by Rev. w.
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