Smyrna times., 1932-03-16


to look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue. half century
ago. We hope to make this regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else.
1t will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
to the present generation. We hope
our readers will find il interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and read-Editor0
Emory Lum will sell at publ,
sale at the hotel of w. Frank JEFF
ferson on Saturday next March 1;
and 10th instants.
Thermometer this morning, q
degrees and everything frozen w
tight. This weather is a benefit tt
the peach, in holding it back.
"A. p. Griffith, real estate brok.
er, has sold the farm of DR.. Johr
w. Flick in West Dover hundred
containing ITO acres, 10 Jacot
Smith of Pennsylvania, for $17O0
E. H. Beck, real estate agent
sold house and acres of ground
belonging to the Augutus Green
heirs to Rev. James Stubbs, for
$3.50 cash, adjoining the residence
Of the purchaser.
The merchandise of z. Curry
sold at public sale last week, went
off in the main at fair prices. The
unexpires lease for the year was
purchased by w. Frank Jefferson
of the Smyrna House for S10O.
Last Wednesday John Peters, a
farmer living near Camden, ship
ped to Philadelphia about 1000
pounds of leaf tobacco grown on
his farm. This is the largest ship
ment of leaf tobacco ever made
from Wyoming.
Rev. A. w. Milby filled the M.
e. pulpit Of this town on Sunday
preaching two sermons of more
than usual thought, with the char
acteristic manner of the speaker.
Mr. Milby is one of the best bibli-
cal scholars in the conference.
Dover has had quite a war
among the milkmen. Milk was ad-
vanced two weeks ago to eight
cents per quart, when new men
entered the field and commenced to
sell at six cents per quart. This
broke the combination and now an
are selling at this price.
Among the appointments Of the
New Castle County Levy Court
are: Constables: st. Georges Hun
dred, p. J. Lynch; Appoquinimink
Hundred, Walter E. Hart; Black
bird Hundred, Thomas Deakyne.
Bridge Tenders, Joseph Fairbanks,
Odessa; Isaac Mody, Fennimores;
Peter g. Warner, Fleming's Land
ing.
DEATHS Richardson. March
9th at Duck Creek, Mrs. Fannie A.
Richardson, widow of the late
Daniel Richardson, aged 65 years.
Ford. March 8th, near Van
Dykes Station, Mrs. Henrietta
Ford, aged 40 years.
Daniels. March 14th, near Clay
ton, Amelia j., wife of Stockly
Daniels, aged 38 years.
Cavender. Near Mt. Pleasant,
March 9th, Lewis a. Cavender in
the 58th year Of his age.
This evening the Improved Ord
er Heptasophs hold their first so
ciable in the Morning Star Lodge
Room, /. o. o. F. The program
will consist of select reading, mu-
sic and an address by the Rev. ].
S. Willis. Cards Of invitation have
been issued in sufficient number to
fill the hall, and a rare entertain
ment will no doubt result, if the
general interest taken by the mem
bership by any criterion. The ord
er, although but a few weeks old,
is showing unusual activity and is
steadily growing in members.
MARRIAGES -Wilcuts-Duhad
way. In Dover, March 1st, by
Rev. c. Huntington, John H. Will
cuts and Miss Lizzie Duhadaway,
both of Kent County, Del.
Golt-Hurd. In Dover, March
5th. by Rev. B. G.. Parker, Viii
liam Colt and Miss Mary Hurd.
Steel-Taylor. In Dover, by Rev.
3. C. Parker, William Steel and
Miss Lydia Taylor.
Taylor-Disch. In Dover, March
7th, by Rev. c. Huntington, John
Taylor and Miss Annie Disch, both
of Kent County, Del.
Ellis-Kielkoph. March 11th, at
Chester, Pa, by Rev. w. ]. Pax
son, James X. Ellis, of Whining
ton and Emma Kielkoph of Odes-
sa.
WILMINGTON CONFERENCE
The members of the Wilmington
Conference gave expression very
decidedly on two subjects that
have both a moral and political
side, namely Mormon Polygamy