Smyrna times., 1932-07-06

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 read-EditorJ
Joseph r. Vangessel of Harring-
ton, died Monday week.
The first Delaware new wheat
sold in Philadelphia on Saturday
bringing S1.40 per bushel.
At Dartmouth College, Hanover,
N. H., Thursday, the degree of
LID. was conferred on Senator
Bayard.
]. Alex. Fulton, Esq, of Dover,
will sell at public sale at the Smyr-
ma House, Saturday, July Sth, lot
of real estate near Green Spring
station.
Early corn is in tassel; some per-
sons had fixed on the 4th for their
first mess of green corn but the
dry weather has run afoul of their
calculations.
E. H. Beck, real estate agent,
has sold the farm of John Truax,
$50 acres, 2 1-2 miles from Smyrna
to Andrew Spear of New Castle
County for $4,000.
The estimated number Of baskets
Of peaches growing on the trees in
the vicinity of Smyrna is $4,000
and the number to be shipped by
railroad is estimated to be 350,000
baskets the remaining 100000 bas-
kets to be shipped by water and to
be evaporated.
A Republican Club was formed
in this town on Monday night with
the following officers: President,
John H. Hoffecker; Vice-President,
William Fl. Baggs; Secretary and
Treasurer, William A. FAIRIES. They
have rented Cooper's Hall for the
campaign season.
William Tygert of Albany and
H. w. Hutton and Joseph Wright
Jr., of this town, have entered into
a partnership for the purpose of
evaporating peaches the approach
ing season. They will have four
evaporators with a daily capacity
of 800 or 900 baskets. They have
purchased of J. E. Collins, a lot
containing four acres adjoining
Glenwood cemetery for $1,000 on
which to erect their drying house.
EXPLOSION OF A CANNON
While yachting club from Will
mington were firing salutes at
Woodland Beach on Monday the
cannon exploded a fragment
weighing probably five pounds,
passing over the heads of the
crowd and striking q young man
named Keith on the head infiicting
a painful though not a dangerous
wound. Dr. Clifton was summon
ed and from last accounts the
young man was doing well.
Evan Q. Reese, a former citizen
but for several years residing near
Harrington, has been on visit the
past week to his friends in this
vicinity. Mr.. Reese has a farm of
over 200 acres well adapted to
trucking, and for several years has
supplied our market with its best
watermelons in fact he is recogniz-
ed as the champion grower. He
has some 1000 hills of melons
now beginning to set the young
fruit, and promising a large yield.
HEPTASOPHS - The Conclave
No. 45 of this town held it's semi
anual election last Wednesday
night and elected the following Of
ficers to serve the ensuing term:
Past Archon, James H. Groves;
Archon, William H. Baggs; Pro-
vost, 3. v. Weldon; Secretary,
Joseph e. Williams; Financier, o.
B. Voshell; Treasurer, J. B. Evans;
Inspector, William Walker; Ward
en-, John Cosgriff; Sentinel, Robert
Norris; Medical Examiner, William
It. Collins, M. D.; Trustees, Josiah
d. Evans, William Wells, and B. v,
Weldon.
DELAWARE & CHESAPEAKE
RAILWAY-The reorganization OF
the Delaware & Chesapeake Rail
way was completed last Thursday
with the following officers and
Board of Directors: Directors
Isaac Hinckly, Samuel M. FELTON,
Henry NJ. Phillips. Edmund Smith
Wistar Jones, John p. Green, Sam
uel Wetherell, James b. Groome
David J. Cummins. President
Isaac Hinckley, in place Of w. T
Hart resigned. Secretary anc
Treasurer Robert Croven, in place
of ]. w. Scott resigned. Super
intendent l. n. Mills, in place o.
o. S. Sanford resigned. All tht
officials are p, W., B. & Penna
railroad men. The Pennsylvania
railroad took possession last Sat
urday and is now running 1t will
new locomotives and new cars.