Smyrna times., 1932-12-14
DOINGS SO YEARS
AGO IN SMYRNA
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF NOV. 18th, 1882

of that day that should be interesting
70 the present generation. We hope
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DEATHS Clayton. Near Dex-
ter's Corner, December 10, John D.
Clayton, aged AT years.
Ice on the mill pond this morn
ing was between two and three
inches thick and some parties were
thinking of getting ice in day or
two. but for the warm rain and
rising temperature of today.
George A. Millington will sell
his personal property at Woodland
Beach, on Friday, the 22nd in
slant. Mrs. Culleny will have a
public sale tomorrow of her store
house at the corner of Main and
North Streets.
The strong northwest wind sent
the water of the Delaware over to
the Jersey shore and SO emptied
the Creek that the ]. E. Tygert
could not get out Friday at all,
and was thus forced to remain un-
til Monday. 1t is a very rare
thing for the water to get So low.
The down train on Saturday ev-
ening was delayed at Kirkwood
two hours by a freight train hav-
ing run off the track. The pas
sengers due here did not get in un-
til after ten o'clock. The train
had the further misfortune Of de-
lay BY an accident to the engine,
the cylinder head blowing out, the
engine Of the branch road having
to convey the belated train to its
destination, reaching there about
midnight.
The Blizzard" that came dash
ing across the country from the
Rocky mountains struck Us on
Thursday, sending the mercury
down to 10 degrees the next morn
ing. The rain Of Sunday morning
for time CONCEALED on the streets,
making walking up till the noon
hour a very uncertain exercise. No
women were seen on the streets
until the latter part Of the day.
Another rain today suspend large
" the active shopping.
HOG KILLING This has been
hog killing week par excellence,
with the most Of the people be
cause it was the season and with
some, because the moon was
right" William O. Mitchell killed
two that weighed 472 and 392 re-
spectively, John II. Bewley, two
only nine months old, bought Of
George a. Millington, that weighed
342 and $50 pounds. Stephen Van
Fossen had two that weighed 47e
and 374 Stephen is ahead, as he
is always bound to be, but thi:
year he makes it by only one
pound.
LAND SALES A. p. Griffith
real estate broker, has sold thu
following farms: 1st, a farm neal
Moorton. containing 230 acres, be
longing to John G. Bailey, TO
$4,000 to John Heitshu nea
Moorton. End, farm near Black
bird Camp Ground, containing 10.
acres belonging to John Bedwel
for $1,000 to William King Of Penn
sylvania 3rd, farm near Gar
mans school house, containing g.
acres, belonging to A. L. Neff TO
$1,000 to William Fritts of New
Jersey but for several months re
siding in this town. John C.Baile.
has sold a farm in Dutch Neck
125 acres of upland and 400 acre
of marsh to Robert Rawley 70
$1,000. Mrs Mary ]. Davis ha
sold two lots, one on the DUO
Creek and the other Oh the Land
ing road, 20 acres in all, to job
c. Bailey for S250O.
MARRIAGES -Armstrong-Cal
ter. In Philadelphia, December
by the Rev. P. S. Merrill, Samu'
Armstrong and Miss Annie +
Carter both of this town.
ShaIlcross-Moore. Near Odess'
December 7th, by Rev. William 7
Hutchen, Serick F. Shallcross, il
and May, daughter of Elias 7
Moore.
Voshell-Green. At Green's Mi
near Camden, November 20, /
Rev. ]. A. Brindle, John c. Voshe
and Mrs. Annie Green, all of Kel
County.
Conner-Kimmey. In Philade
phia, December 3, by Rev. EnoC
Stubbs, Thomas d. Conner al
Miss Annie KINNEY, both Of Ere
erica
Bryan-Dean. At the M.E.Chur'
Centreville, November 10Th,
Rev. T. E. Terry, Robert P. Bry'
and Miss Susie Dean Of Centrevill
formerly Of Dover.
Carter-Story. At the M. e. pa
l.