Smyrna times., 1932-05-04

ABOUT 100, but there was not {
person present, perhaps, who re.
gretted braving the storm. Mrs
Deyo does not assume to be any.
thing but a plain speaker, but hel
style is so unaffected and her con.
scious earnestness and clearness OF
presentation so direct, that an aud
fence which cannot enjoy hel
speaking must indeed be captious
BY special request Mrs. Deyo made
two addresses to the ladies on hy.
gienic subjects and on Friday ev-
ening again spoke to a good audi
ence at the church.
Mr.. Robert Graham, agent fol-
the Church Temperance Society
will visit this town on Friday next
in the interest of the organization
which he represents. There will
be two meetings, one in st. Peters
Church at 4 p. m, the other at the
Town Hall at 7.45 p. M. Mr..
Graham has done incalculable good
in the cause of temperance in Eng
land and we trust he may be of
great benefit to our people. Mr.
Graham is man of high position
at home, and comes to us with
credentials from some of the fore
most men of his country. We
consider it great favor that he
has consented to give US a day of
his valuable time, especially as this
is the first time he has spoken out
side the large cities. I hope all
our citizens who possibly can, will
come out and hear this celebrated
philanthropist.
ALMOST A FIRE Friday,
William E. Boyer same near los
ing his residence at Brenford. The
family smelt smoke for some time
and thought that it proceeded from
burning brush. On going up stairs
they discovered it full of smoke
that was subsequently found to
emerge from a closet. Mr.. Boyer
was called from the store and af-
ter hard fight in a binding
smoke succeeded in extinguishing
it. The first had been smothered
for some time but had burnt
through the washboard and was
with the weather
boarding. In this condition a very
few minutes would have put it be-
yond control. One of the daugh-
ters had all her clothing burned,
another nearly all and Mrs. Boyer
likewise lost part of hers. They
can account for the fire (as it was
from the chimney
only on the supposition that a
match which had fallen was ignit-
ed by stepping on it.
MARRIAGES - Smith-Bradley.
April 9th, at the residence of the
brides father, William Bradley, by
Rev. ]. p. Umsted, Joseph p.
Smith of Lampson, Canada, and
Maggie A. Bradley of Kent Coun-
ty, Del, (recently of Forest, On
tario, Canada).
Campbell Armstrong. In st. |
Georges, April 18th, by the Rev.
Henry Runner, Ashel o. Campbell, !
IF Wilmington( formerly of Smyr-
1a) and Miss Anne S. Armstrong
If st. Georges.
Willey-Fowler April 20th, at
he Smyrna Circuit M. E. Parson-
lge by Rev. J. T. vanBurkalow,
Wiley and Miss Mahala
Fowler, all of Kent County, Del
King-Green. May 1st, at the
iame place by the same, Christie
,her King of Raymond's Neck and
Mss Annie E. Green of Smyrna.
Butler-Cassons. In Dover, April
IS, by Rev. B. G. Parker, David
J. Butler, of Dover, and Miss Flor
nee Cassons of Leipsic.
Band of Hope. This is the name
f a juvenile temperance society in
his town that is gathering
trength very rapidly. Some time
n the winter Mrs. Eliza F. Swim
icy formed society of her little
that met stately at
er residence. Some of their as
ociates heard of 1t and asked to
e admitted to the circle. Thus
ne and another Joined until some
fteen or twenty children had TAX
n the pledge necessary to become
1embers of the society, viz: That
hey would not drink fermented
lquors, use tobacco or indulge in
rofane language. The boys who
ave taken this pledge have kept
! with one or two exceptions with
'reat fidelity and are proud of
heir society. The best evidences
f it's success is its growth at the
Meeting two weeks ago, the new
MEMBERS amounting to 10. The
ociety has grown beyond the ca
acity Of Mrs. Swinney's house as
yell as become too much of a tax !
n her feeble health and she has
urned the superintendency over to
fiss Allie Smith. The superin-
ondant hoe it in contamination fo