Smyrna times., 1932-03-09

Of, 0CaOIdrS, tE0, 1/lCQ ouI Ing lhS
year: Teachers, 1; Scholars, 2
Collections: Mission Church
$1,000; Sunday School, S315.0O
Total, $434.O0; Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society, $1,000; Church
Extensions, $4,000; Tract Society
S14.OO; S. S. Union, $14.00; Freed
mans Aid, $4,000; Education, $14.
90; Bible Society, $1,000; Church
Relief, $4,000; Conference Claim
arts, $4,000; Support of Bishops
$1,000. A grand total of $818.00
DEATHS - David. March 1st
near Kenton, Miss Mary David
aged 40 years.
Warren. March Sth, in Thor
cughfare Neck, George W.Warren
aged so years.
Foard. In Middletown, March 2
Fannie, wife Of ]. B. Foard, ageC
35 years.
Thomas. In Dover, March End
William R. Thomas in the us
year of his age.
Bassett. In'Dover, February %
Joseph Bassett, aged 81 years.
Shriver. At "Airy HILL" neal
Chestertown, Md, February 18th
Joseph c. SERVER in the 43rd yeal
Of his age; and on the 18th, his
wife, Elizabeth M. in her 40tt
year, both of typhoid fever.
THE SPORTING PARTY The
four men who with colors flying
sailed out the creek on Monday OF
last week, in search of such sport
as the Delaware and its tributaries
affords, returned, as is frequently
the case with such expeditions,
with inglorious results. A com
plete diary, had it been kept, of all
their exploits, wise sayings and
minute of detail, would make an
interesting chapter, but suffice it
to say, at the end of four days, af-
ter killing three ducks and three
muskrats and narrowly escaping a
drowning off Ship Johns Light,
Wick, Cosden, and Grant felt that
they would be safer on ground
than in such a daredevil craft as
the Mary Ann Walker, footed it
home from the mouth of ''Toomb-
stone Gut" leaving Captain Walk
er alone in his glory, the latter not
making the port of Smyrna Land
ing until Sunday afternoon.
SURPRISE PARTY A large
company of friends and neighbors
gathered at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Hardcastle, Lin
berry Farm" near Moorton, Thurs
day evening last. ''Uncle Pete" as
he is Familiarity known throughout
the neighborhood was sitting back
for rest after the duties of the day
were performed, when suddenly he
was confronted by a host of merry
voices and varied salutations. He
at once realized his situation and
cheerfully prepared himself for the
event, which was now upon him.
We understand this is the fourth
annual surprise of this character
given to Uncle Peter, he confident
ly asserting each time that they
could not surprise him again in
this way. This time Mrs. Hard
castle Joined the company and
with her aid succeeded admirably.
Mr.. Hardcastle and lady's geniality
of manner and good nature assures
full liberty, consequently COM
pany never fail of enjoyment to
its full in their home. The re-
freshment table gotten up by the
ladies, though impromptu, was
abundantly full and very tastefully
arranged and certainly very tasty.
THE CONFERENCE The An
nual Session of the Wilmington
Conference which meets today at
Middletown is a body whose delib-
erations interest to a larger de-
gree, than anything else could, the
people throughout the peninsula.
We hear of no special subject of
debate outside of the usual rou-
tine; with the people however, the
great item is the reading by the
Bishop of the appointments, the
closing act before adjournment,
which is expected to take place on
Tuesday evening. The programme
of Conference anniversary has
been arranged as follows: March
8th, Wednesday night-Education
]. P. Otis, A. w. Milby, E. L. Hub
bard. March 9th, Thursday after
-Woman's Foreign Mission
ary Society; Mrs. ]. F. Keen
Bishop Turst. March 9th, Thurs
day night-Church Extension: I
r. Creamer, A. ]. Kynett, d. p
March 10, Friday night Sunday
School Union; Alfred Smith, j. M
Freeman, d. d. March 18th, Sat.
urday night Temperance; F. 9
McSorley, ]. H. Caldwell, d. d
March 18th, Monday night Mis-
sionary; John E. Smith, J. M.Reed
D. D.
TOWN ELECTION The towr
election Monday was a tame af