Smyrna times., 1932-04-13

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erly sought and raad-Editor)
The old vestry of st. Peters
church was reelected at the meet.
ing held on Monday.
w. w. Tschudy has enlarged his
hitching shed and made a more
convenient entrance from Market
Street.
l.. G. Grieves, late of Collins
Beach, it is stated is to take the
Pier House at Port Penn, the pro-
prietor to construct a new wharf
for the landing of steamboats,.
PERSONAL---VERY. B. Cum
minis. President of Girard Bank
Philadelphia, was a guest at
'Woodlawn" several days the past
week.
Mrs. Rev. S. L. Gracy of Boston,
and two children, are on a visit to
her mother, Mrs. E. w. Thompson.
Misses Lizzie and Addie Meyers
of Philadelphia, spent the Easter
holidays in this town, guests of
Mrs. A. p. Griffith.
Miss Mary v. Cooper spent the
Easter holiday with her father in
this town, joining yesterday her
teacher from Philadelphia for a
visit to Washington.
Miss Kate Douglass is visiting
Miss Bateman of Easton, Md.
Thomas S. Start arrived to-day
from Dover, enroute for Newark,
New Jersey.
Rev. ]. d. Rigg is improving in
health and may be out in a few
days.
John M. Voshen and bride, who
were married some three weeks
ago had reception at the brides
father, John A. Cavender Monday
evening, and last evening the
young men gave them at their own
residence a "Calithumpian" sere-
made which was kept up for an
hour or so.
Mrs. Watson, Missimore and
Smith-The three sisters, who died
in Philadelphia on Saturday even
ing within ten minutes of each
other, all in usual health a half
hour before, were relatives of Mrs.
Frank Wells who with her husband
has gone to attend the funeral. The
singular case as circumstantially
narrated in the city papers show
that two of the sisters died from
the shock at seeing the other sud-
denly stricken down and dying
from apoplexy. They were all
reared in Milford. Mrs. Watson
and her husband, Capt. Watson
spent the winter in this town some
ten years ago.
The following officers were elect
ed by Smyrna Building and Loan
Association last night: President,
John H. Hoffecker; Vice President,
A. p. Griffith; Secretary, ]. B.
Cooper; Treasurer, ]. P. Hoffeck-
er; Directors, John Cosden and
William H. Carr; Auditors, ]. H.
Groves, Joseph Wright and Will
liam Wells; Committee to solicit
subscription for new stock, John
H. Hoffecker, ]. B. Cooper, D. T. |
Smithers, William H. Carr, James |
p. Hoffecker, B. v. Weldon, and !
George M. Stevenson.
DEATHS OF SCHOOL chill
DREN- Much sympathy was felt |
in the community for DIR. w. t. |
Smithers and wife on the loss Of
their little daughter, after pain
full illness starting in infamatory |
rheumatism and eliminating in
dropsy of the heart. Little Mamie
as she was familiarly called, was
one of our very brightest little
girls.
It was a singular coincidence
that another one of the School Di-
rectors, George w. Taylor, should
lose about the same time and age,
his son, Frank, from brain fever
after a week or more of illness. |
Frank was a promising boy and
his case ELECTED much interest.
PUBLIC SALE OF BUILDING
LOTS By advertisement elsewhere
il will be seen that John III. Hof-
fecker, trustee, will sell at public
sale, on Thursday of next week,
about 200 building lots and several
dwellings in West Smyrna, famil-
iarly known as "Spruance City"
Such an opportunity to purchase
desirable lots for building or other
purposes has not been offered our
citizens for long time so elegibly
situated as this. One of the troub-
les of our people who keep cows, Is
to get pasturage: by purchasing
several of these lots this defect
could be remedied, which property
from the natural growth of the
surroundings would all the time
appreciate in. value. Here is a
chance for a business speck for
men of both small and large
means.
EASTER SUNDAY - Sunday