Smyrna times., 1931-09-16

was promptly accepted. Mr.. Handy
comes with the best of credentials
from President Purnell and others
as to his worth and scholarship
and the school under his control
will doubtless be well managed.
The change takes place this week.
Marriages. Benjamin-F'oust. In
this town, September the 18th, by
Rev. t. ]. Umsted, Martin Oscar
Benjamin, of Clayton and Miss
Frances Louisa Foust of Smyrna,
daughter of the late Honorable
Robert M. Foust.
Maloney-Nunum. At the M. E.
Parsonage, Blackbird, September
| 9th, by Rev. r. K. Stephenson,
Robert T. Maloney and Miss Jennie
S. Nunum, both of New Castle
County.
Morris-Longfellow. At Harring-
ton, Sept. 1st, by Rev. c. E. Sim
mons, Robert Morris of Bridgeville,
and Miss Letitia Longfellow of
Harrington.
The prospects for a full exhibit
in all departments of the Delaware
State Fair are very encouraging.
A great deal of the latest improved
farm machinery, from the North
and West will be entered; while the
cereal and Ladies departments viii
be especially attractive. $4,000 is
a magnificent sum to offer in prem
iums, and is of itself inducement
enough to insure the grandest dis
play ever witnessed on the PENN
sula. An efficient board of manag-
ers can well afford to be respon-
sible for the good name already
won by this society.
The Peninsula Fair at Middle
town will open on Tuesday, Sep
tember Goth, and continue three
days. 1t will doubtless be one of
the finest agricultural fairs ever
held on the Peninsula. The en-
tries in trials of speed are unusual
ly full, and those who like to see
fine exhibitions of speed will doubt
less be well pleased at this Fair.
There will be one race each day for
Peninsular horses only and two ad-
ditional races each day open to all
sections Of the country.
John Anthony is testing his new
evaporator on apples, from his own
orchard and what he can by buy
ing, and is turning out some as
beautiful fruit as is ever seen in
market. He is not running to the
full capacity Of his machine, which
can cure 500 baskets of peaches
per day. He has been evaporating
about 100 baskets Of apples per
day. we hope that a favorable
season next year may test his
evaporators to their fullest extent
on peaches.
The third quarterly meeting Of
Smyrna Circuit and Station will
occur next Sunday. Presiding Ed
er Martindale will preach at
Thoroughfare Neck, in
the morning, Severson's, in the af-
ternoon and this town at night. The
Love feast will be held
at 8 o'clock before the morning
services.
The steamer "Clyde" stopped
yesterday and the train connecting
her with the Delaware Railroad
ditto. The latter was well patron
lied, the train carrying filled car
nearly every trip each way. The
excursions it is said were not SO
profitable as last year, but the
daily travel has been more profit
able.
f. S. Phelps, proprietor of the
Boston One Price Clothing Store,
who has been here for the past |
year and half is having the stock
of goods removed to Wilmington
today. John E. Phillips has rented |
the store room for the purpose Of |
keeping clothing and Gents furn-
ishing goods.
VanGasken & Cats are building
for Mrs. Budd, Of Philadelphia, on
her farm near the Landing, occupi-
ed by John H. Williams, an addi-
tion to the dwelling 35 by 16 feet |
and the old part is to have story |