Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
DOINGS SO YEARS
AGO IN SMYRNA
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF JULY 18TH, 1882

70 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
70 the present generation. we nope
our readers will find 1t interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and read-Editor1
Middletown people want gates at
the railroad crossing in that town.
The painters have given the store
of William FAIRIES & Company quite
an ornamental front.
The John B. Nelson farm was
sold at sheriff sale at Kirkwood on
Monday to James Garman for $1O,-
900.
J. P. Stats threshed last week
4O5 bushels of wheat in half day
or at the rate Of over 800 bushels
per day.
MARRIAGES - Webb Trice.
July 9Th, at the Odessa NJ E. par
sonage by the Rev. J. P. Otis, John
Webb and Emma Trice.
Farmers have commenced har-
vesting their oats in this locality.
The straw however is short and the
yield of grain will not be equal to
their anticipations.
j. B. Lewis had new tomatoes
from his garden on Friday and
Alexander FAIRIES also tomatoes
and new, well filed corn, Narrag-
ansett variety, on Saturday.
Mr.. John Wanamaker sent down
five of his employees to Dover on
Monday to arrange the furniture in
the Hotel Richardson. They will
be engaged for a week in the work.
The race at Poplar Green race
course on Thursday was narrowed
down to the free for all race-a set
of harness which was won by
Mac" belonging to James Starl-
ing. Time ESQ.
William r. Phillips has made ar
rangements with Messrs. Voshell &
Jerman, to put in his evaporator to
test alongside Of the Williams as
per the challenge between himself
and James M. Sprout.
William B. Corbit, M D., died
on Monday at his late residence in
Washington, d. c., and will be
buried this afternoon at 8 o'clock.
He was born in July 1910 and was
a son of the late Daniel Corbit of
Odessa.
A. P. Griffith, real estate broker,
sold the farm of Thomas G. Oak
lev. III acres for $500 to John
Fraser of Canada; also house and
lot in town belonging to Rachel
Simmons of Wilmington to Joseph
Whaley of this town for $3.50.
The favorite color Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad is a shade Of
brown or as more frequently de-
nominated "Pensy Red" All the
old yellow cars and other colors
of the late P. w. & B. are passing
through the regulation paint shop.
School District No. 4, situated
on the State road about four miles
from here, held picnic in the yard
of Peter Truax, Sturday, July 18th.
This yard has long been popular
for picnic resorts owing to the ex-
cellent shade and accommodation
it affords.
The dwelling in Raymond's Neck
occupied by John Farrell, belong
ing to Mrs. DR.. Gootee and Miss
Julia Collins, is being replaced by
a new and more modern structure.
The front is 36 by 18 feet with an
a roof; the back building is 16 by
"a feet. This is known as the Col
Inns Farm" A graveyard on the
premises contains the remains OF
Governor Collins, who died the sec
ond year of his term in 1922.
There has been a steady decline
III luc WHICH, AAidknIA ANA RSN
several days, and our local dealers
are offering only SLIP per 0ushel
against $1.20 week ago. The city
sales for July delivery have been
made at S12O. 408 cars of West
ern wheat arrived in New York
yesterday with larger shipments on
the way, causing a decline of 3
cents. Some of our farmers are
looking for better prices in Octo-
ber.
Joseph E. Williams has a horse
that goes on the one idea principle
viz: having business and stick
ing to it. 1t comprehended the
beef business thoroughly taking nc
consideration for a change Of diet
and when its owner the other day
was relieving the wagon of a lot
of chickens at his residence, the
horse took fright and ran through
the streets several squares to the
stables, fortunately doing no dam
age.