Smyrna times., 1932-11-02


what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue. a half century
ago. We hope TO make this a regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else.
Il will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
20 the present generation. We hope
our readers will find It interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought asd read-Editor.)
Apples are scarce and selling for
so cents a basket.
John r. Wilson has taken up 80
baskets of potatoes from baskets
planted. They are Of the Burbank
variety, very large.
DEATHS -Attix. Near Rosan-
qua, Van Buren County, Iowa, Sep
tember 18th, John p Attix, form
erly Of Delaware, aged "a years.
Rev. ]. V. Smith occupied the
M. e. Pulpit last Sunday in the
morning and Rev. William FAIRIES
in the evening, the pastor still be-
ing disabled.
"A. P. Griffith, realestate broker
has sold the farm of 40 acres near
Garman's school house belonging
to John Weaker, to p. w. West of
Pennsylvania, for $1,000.
George W. Ingram, real estate
agent, sold last week for S. Lind
sey, a farm on the Levels, contain
ing 276 acres to J. B. Deakyne, of
Middletown, for $50 per acre.
Capt Scout is building on his
place at the Landing a two-story
house Is by 40 feet, the lower part
to be used for wagons, tools, ETC.,
and the upper part for Green
back Hall.
]. B. Evans & Company are put
ting up a new brand of table sauce
called "Chili Sauce and if it goes
on its merits we do not see why it
should not become popular. They
have put up a number of barrels
and still making it.
The single track signal system,
now used by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, will be adopted
on the Delaware road. Heretofore
the signalling on this road has been
done with flags, after today it will
be done by means Of fixed signals.
Levi c. Bird, Esq, of Wilmington
will address the citizens of this
town and vicinity on the issues Of
the present canvass this evening
The meeting will be held in front
Of the Smyrna House if the wealth
er is fair, otherwise in the Town
Hall. This will probably be the
last Republican address of the cam
paign delivered in this town.
Samuel Draper died suddenly al
Ledes on Monday week Of heart
disease, aged 80 years. Mr.. Draper
died suddenly at Lewes on Monday
week Of heart disease, aged 81
years. Mr.. Draper was a native
of Sussex county, worked in Mil
ford as a carpenter and builder
from 1928 to 1854 then returned tc
farming In 1866 he went tC
Washington as a clerk in the De
partment Of Justice, and retired in
1881 since which time he has spent
his days in Milford and in visiting
friends in this state.
MARRIAGES -Timmons-Jewell
AT the NJ. f. Parsonage, Smyrna
by Rev j. D. Rigg, October 31st
Belisha Timmons and Rebecca A
Jewell, both Of Queen Anne's Coun-
ty, Nd.
Gooding-Moore. At Wyoming
October 26th, by Rev. r. w. Glib
son, w. Lambert Gooding of the
Conference Academy and Kathleen
daughter Of William Al. Moore, Esq
Ratledge-Grier. At the Presby
terian parsonage, Dover, October
26th, by Rev. Cyrus Huntington
John G. Ratledge and Mary E
Grier, both of Petersburg, Ken
County, Del.
SUPERVISORS OF ELECTION
Upon the recommendation o
Chief Supervisor Of Elections Hen
~ G. Conrad, Esq, Judge Brad
ford, sitting in the United State
District Court Monday, appointet
the following supervisors for tn
election districts of Kent County
Duck Creek Hundred-R Richard N
johnson, J. Wesley Jones. Littl
Creek-E. NJ. Wood, John w. Fen
nimore. Kenton-Lewis M. Bel
Thomas AL Reese. East Dover
William T. Smithers, Daniel
Rockwell. West Dover Nichola
Vincent, Henry Pratt, Jr., Milford
William H. Mason, James A. Mar
tin.
We are now on the last ia
month and the tomato vines al
still turning off fruit but in dimir
ished quantities. John H. Hoffecl
er is still running his cannery, an
expects to fill before closing dow
pn them five or eix Thousand car