Smyrna times., 1932-06-22
DOINGS so YEARS
AGO IN SMYRNA
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF JUNE 21, 1882


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
TO the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and rsad-Editoro
This is the longest day in thu
year.
William P. Legg had new pota
toes from his garden for dinner
last week.
The steamer, Thomas Clyde,
will start on her regular trips be.
tween Philadelphia and Bombay
Hook on Monday, June 26.
The field of corn of G.. Speakman
on the State road near Hoffecker's
Mill, is perhaps the best in the
country excepting that of Mr.. Ran
SONS near town.
Messrs. Hardcastle & Jones are
enlarging their drying establish
ment recently purchased at Clay
ton, with the intention of putting
in three evaporators.
George Reed Lof1and in Thor
oughfare Neck, has two fields of
corn about so acres, which is SUI
perior it is said, to most corn in
that section. He has about the
same acreage in wheat which is
also very fine.
The farmers in the neighborhood
of Blackiston's Church have been
losing considerable numbers of
chickens lately, those of H. S.Pratt
numbering about 200. Since some
dogs have been killed, the loss of
the chickens has ceased.
The wind and dust storm that
visited us on Monday, at Middle
town, Kirkwood, etc, was a good
rain shower accompanied by hail,
one man estimated his loss in
wheat and peaches at $1,000, but
it was not of wide extent.
Among the social events last
week, interesting to the young
ladies and gentlemen were excur-
sions to the country residences of
L. NJ. Price near Rothwells Land
ing and the Misses Heitchu near
Moorton where pleasant evenings
were spent.
Or. Mcclellan or as he is more
Familiarity known as Diamond
Dick" made his advent into our
town on Saturday last. In the ev-
ening, he entertained the crowd
for a considerable time with the
Science Of Health" and the merits
Of his medicines.
DEATHS In Wilmington
June 18th, Mrs. Clementine Hill,
aged "a years.
The Catholics have bought Of
Mr. z. r. Cochran in Middletown,
q pleasantly situated lot, 100 by
$50, on which they purpose build
ing neat church edifice.
The basket men have stepped up
a little on the peach growers, and
now want cents per basket. The
latter seem to be the disinterested
party and are standing off looking
on, Shawn their own terbacker."
The former are expecting a repeti-
tion Of rs when to get a supply
was a favor, but the latter see
twice the mechanical facilities for
production since then.
On Tuesday evening, June 14th,
a company of twenty or twenty
five gathered at the residence of 4
Mr.. Henry Woodkeeper, near Col |
Inns Beach to witness the marriage |
of his daughter, Miss Emma to |
Samuel A. David. The affair pass
ed off very pleasantly; ice cream
and other refreshments were serv- |
ed in abundance. The ceremony \
was performed by r. K. Stephen
son.
A whale off Bombay Hook is one
of the sensations the city papers |
is trying to work up. 1t was first /
seen near Flogger Shoals, it is said,
blowing like a water spout, and the
whale estimated to measure fully |
fifty feet in length. The fishermen
about the Hook have had their nets |
badly torn by what they called a
great devil fish. 1t is a whale, it |
is said, to be the third time one
has appeared in the Delaware, but |
the story is discredited.
MARRIAGES - Daley Foster. |
June 18th, at Sloan Parsonage,
Philadelphia, by the Rev. S. w. !
Kurtz, James Daley, of Smyrna,
Del, and Adah F. 3. Foster, of
Philadelphia.
Poore-Dickson. June 18th, by
Rev. ]. v. Smith, Jacob Poore and
Mary Dickson, both of Kent coun-
ty, Del.
Clark Chase. On the same day,
by the same, Lewis Clark and Liz
zie Chase.