Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1932-01-13

aware, may speedily become a
mighty thoroughfare. In the pur-
chase Of this road the proposition
is to pay 100000 in bonds, that
for the first ten years will pay 8
per cent, interest, and then per
cent for &c years, when they will
mature.
On Wednesday of last week. a
number of the members and friends
Of Union and Friendship Churches
on our Circuit met at the Parson-
age in Blackbird and brought with
them quite number of good
things. The table, on which was
served ice cream and cake, SEEM
ed to be the centre of attraction
from 9 p. m. until 1130 o'clock.
While some where preparing for
this delightful part of The enter
tainment, Mr.. John Latta at the
organ, surrounded by some of his
select singers from Friendship
gave us some sweet music. When
the inner man had been abundant
ly satisfied, the pastor, Rev r. K.
Stephenson, asked the attention of
the friends. He gave them
hearty welcome on this occasion,
and assured them they should al
ways have it when their visits in
Dictated peace, as this one I'M
doubleday did. He thanked them
for the articles presented, and as
sured them they should be put to
a good use, as all but a pair of
sheets, were eatable. After prayer,
speeches were made by Mr. Will
liam Baker of Friendship and Mr..
William Scott of Union. Their ice
cream and cake had evidently put
them in good humor, judging
from their speeches. We all en-
joyed the evening very much, and
the pastors wife congratulated
herself on her wen-f1lled pantry.
Smyrna Library Association
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Smyrna Library As
sociation was held at the Library
Room on Thursday, 5th instant. H.
F. Budd called to the chair, J. H.
Groves acting as Secretary. The
report of the President read and
approved. The Treasurer's report
was audited showing a balance in
hand of $3672. The number of
volumes now on the shelves of the
library is 1912, of which number
160 volumes were purchased and
70 were rebound this year at a cost
of S253.81. There was taken out
during the year 2138 volumes by
90 subscribers. There appears to
be a growing interest in reading.
There is a marked taste for a bet
ter class of reading among our
young people and we feel confident
that the library is exerting
healthful influence in the commun-
ity and is deserving of more lib
eral support from the citizens gen
orally than it now receives. The
meeting then went into an election
Of officers with the following re-
suit: President, H. G. Budd; Vice
President, j. H. Groves; Treasurer,
William Polk Cummins; Rec. Sec,
Walter o. Hoffecker; Cor Sec, L.
Irving Handy; Manager, Rev. Will
liam B. Gordon, William H. Bags,
William A. FAIRIES.
Ice-In face of such a mild win
ter as this so far has been, to
speak of filled ice houses looked
like an improbability but is never
theless a fact, and one in a COM
mercial sense that counts in the
thousands. We noted in our last
issue that one or two parties had
gone to getting ice on that day.
The work without regard to
weather, snow falling one day and
rain another, from Wednesday I'M
til Saturday afternoon, the result
being the filling of nearly or quite
all the houses for business use.
They felt and worked as if it was
the three inches thick but for hotel
and ice cream use will answer
their purpose just as well as thick
ice, and Mr.. Carr expresses a pre-
ference for it over Boston ice.
They seem to have no fear about
its keeping and at any rate we
commence the year in much better
condition than in 1880 when not
pound was gathered. The follow
ing are the parties who have filled:
Collins & jefferson, two houses,
John Winter, two houses, FAIRIES
& Brother, William II. Carr, Char
les Smith and Hardcastle and JEFF
ferson.
Marriages - Goldsborough-Mas-
lin. December 18th, by the Rev.
J. A. Brindle, George Goldsborough
and Miss Mary Maslin all Of Kent
County.
Jones-Sammons. January Bird,
by the Rev. j. A. Brindle, James
P. Jones and Miss Mollie A. Sam
mons, all of Kent County, Del.
Little-Summs. January 9Th, at
tha M r PARSONAGE nv Rev I'D