Smyrna times., 1932-08-10
DOINGS SO YEARS
AGO IN SMYRNA
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF AUGUST 2, 1882

Of that day that should be interesting
TO the present generation. We hope
our readers will find i interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and read-Editoro
Andrew Wallen Of Clayton, has
opened a shooting gallery in this
town.
John Anthony near this town,
commenced evaporating peaches on
Monday.
AT Lewes Wednesday night, Levi
Lynch caught 10000 crocuses at
two hauls.
E. V. Cooper is having a sub
stantial pavement laid surrounding
the store occupied by ]. B. Cooper.
The first watermelons of the sea-
son weer brought to town on Mon
day. Although small they sold for
25 cents each.
Moorton seems strangely afflict-
ed with sickness and death scarcely
enough of its citizens being left in
health to minister to the sick.
S. B. briggs on the state road,
! IL miles from town, has erected
new fence around his front en-
closure, thus adding to the appear
ance of a residence always attrac-
tive.
The young folks to the number
of between twenty and thirty had
a pleasant lawn party yesterday
evening at the farm house of Wal
ter o. Hoffecker, which was enjoy
ed until the midnight hours.
William E. Riggs, Sr., Of this
town, is agent for Duck Creek and
the lower part of Blackbird hun
dreds for the Delaware Wheat
Grower, a pure superphosphate of
lime, manufactured by Parvis &
Biggs, Middletowr.
Emma, a little nine-year-old
daughter of Isaac M. Wilson of
this town, while playing in the
yard on Saturday last, fell from a
pear tree across an upright post
and hurt herself very badly al
though not seriously.
About a dozen Russian refugees
arrived in this town last Friday
morning looking for employment.
Ten out of the twelve, failing to
find work, started for New Castle,
expecting to obtain employment in
the iron works of that city.
we learn that the factory of
Messrs. Tschudy & Cats of this
town, though pushed in building
and getting ready for work, has al
ready turned out 10000 baskets,
and will probably nearly double
that number by the end of the sea-
son. They employ at present about
40 boys and Is men.
The proprietors of the evaporat-
ing houses are putting everything
this week in peach pie" order and
the first of next week the most of
them will commence in earnest.
The farmers are stiff in their pric-
es, from 40 to so cents per basket,
but a glut or two will doubtless
change their relation to each other.
The daily line Of J. E. Tygert &
Company from our creek to Phila-
delphia, was inaugurated yester-
day. It promises to be a success
full experiment to the proprietors
and a great convenience to our
fruit shippers near the water
course. The peach shipments will
commence next week in good earn
est.
Rev. ]. d. Rigg of the M. E.
Church, left on Monday for his va
cation which will extend over two
Sabbaths. Rev. DR.. Brown, Pres
ident of the Bordentown Female
College, will preach next Sunday
morning. On the following Sunday
Rev. Mr.. McNichol of Pomona
Charge, will officiate morning and
evening.
MARRIAGES - Numbers-Ross
August Bird, at the residence of the
brides father, Charles Ross, by
Rev. r. H. Adams, Abel j. Mum
bers and Miss Sallie E. Ross, botf
of Kent County.
Blackiston-Sturgis. In Dover
August End, by Rev. DIR. J. H.Cald
well, Herbert Blackiston and Mis-
Emma Sturgis, both of Dover.
AS H. @. Murphy, proprietor o
Alley Mills, near Clayton was driv
ing on the State road near Black
bird woods, last Friday, party o
tramps demanded that he shoul
halt! and one went so far as t
take hold the horses head and an
other the wheel of the buggy. MI
Murphy realizing his situatio
whipped up his horse and made hi
escape.
1t is a matter of favorable com