Smyrna times., 1932-02-17

tThe Smyrna Times has started
to 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.
It will call to mind people and events
of that cay 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 read-Edtorl
A canning company with a cap
ital of $4,000 has been organized
at Magnolia.
The farmers are enjoying the
vendue season with about the same
relish they do campmeeting.
Messrs. Jefferson & Collins, pro
prietors of the Smyrna House, have
dissolved, Mr.. Collins retiring. This
well known hostelrie will be CON
tinued under the management Of
w. Frank Jefferson.
Professor S. t. Ford, of Will
mington, will be present at the Lii
brary's entertainment on Thursday
evening, February 23rd. There is
always fun enough and to spare
when Professor Ford is about.
While Joseph Bassett, laboring
man, was cutting wood for George
Paris, near Dover, he split his
fcSt open with an ak, severing an
artery. Bassett walked four miles
to his home after the wound was
dressed.
Rev. J. T. Umstead, Moderator
of the Presbytery Of New Castle,
has called a meeting on February
27th at Middletown to dissolve the
relations existing between Rev.
William v. Louderbough and the
Drawyer's Church.
The entertainment which will be
given in the Town Hall under the
auspices of the Smyrna Library on
Thursday evening, February 23rd,
will be of a high literary charac-
ter. Lovers of good literature
should not fail to be present
Abel Sevil, recently farming in
Blackbird Hundred, has taken the
Wheelwright and Blacksmith shops
at Clayton and expects to com
mence business next week. He
has engaged competent workmen
and intends prosecuting a vigorous
business.
A party Of five men Of this town
went to Bombay Hook yesterday
for little fishing spell and caught
between seventy-five and one hun
dred bushels of rock fish at one
haul. At 10 cents a pound, what
they sell at, these 5000 or 1000 lbs.
of fish net a pretty good days
work.
Yesterday was st. Valentines
Day and the quantity of love mis-
sives that passed through the mail
was enormous. Many, however,
were love over the left-at least
those who received the comic car
ricatures thought so. The quaint
ity received by children figured up
quite largely, but theirs were
marks of affectionate regards rath-
er than the tender passion" that
belongs to ripper years.
Burglary. The store Of Edward
Beck was entered last night by
prying open a back window, and
clothing to the estimated value of
$50 stolen. The watch dog that
sleeps in ne store, somehow was
not aroused until after they had
effected an entrance and his bark
ing aroused the clerks up stairs.
The burglars, three in number
were by this time, however, on the
outside, and as they were heard
leaving were not supposed to have
made an entrance, and the clerks
did not know until coming down
in the morning that a robbery had
been made.
Marriages. -- Cark-Cassons. In
Dover, February 7th, by the Rev.
B. G. Parker, Wilbert M. Clark
and Miss Laura Cassons, both of
Dover.
Johnson-Thompson. At the M.
e. parsonage, Odessa, February
End, by Rev. w. H. Hutchins, Will
liam Johnson and Miss Sarah L.
Thompson, both of New Castle
County.
Garten Pennington. January
11th. in Millington, Md, by Rev.
John Numbers, James Garten of
New Castle County, Del, and Miss
Adelia Pennington, of Queen
Anne's County, Md.
Deaths.-Berry. February 8th
in this town, Mrs. Mary Jane Ber-
ry. aged so years.
Beth. February 8th. at Black
bird. Newton, son of Donald and
Barbery Beth, aged 2 years and
s months.
Keen. February 10th, near
Green Spring of pneumonia, James
F., son Of David and Sarah Keen,
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