Smyrna times., 1932-08-24

to the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
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erly sought and read-Editor.9
The school houses are being put
in order for the fall term.
Brenford is shipping ten anC
Kenton seven car loads of peaches
per day.
The business of the Delaware
Railroad is getting too large for a
single track.
The peach shipments from Clay
ton the past three days have been
10 cars ON Saturday, % on Monday
and 25 yesterday.
J. G. Brinton is getting material
together for the erection of a
dwelling on Market street which
he will occupy when finished.
Morris Kirmse at Clayton, is
having erected a very comfortable
house the front 20 feet, 16 feet
deep, and a back building 16 by %
feet.
John Anthony evaporated last
week 1906 lbs, of peaches. His
machines, four wheels, are equiv
alent to about three Of the Will
hams
John H. Bewley has put an ad-
ditional story and kitchen to the
building on the South side Of South
Street occupied by Thomas Nc
Dowel, greatly improving its ap-
pearance.
Watermelons and cantaloupes
were scarce in market until the
latter part Of last week, when they
came in good quantities and the fine
size. The very largest Of the
former sell at from 20 to 80 cts.
William Fell, the well known
landlord of the Virden House, Lew
rs, and the Douglass, Rehoboth,
has leased Joseph H. Chipman's
hotel at Georgetown, for three
years and took possession Of it this
week.
Rev z. @. McNichol of Pomona,
Nd, filled the M. E. pulpit on Sun
day morning and evening last,
preaching two discourses that were
earnest, direct and brief; credit
to the speaker and appreciated by
the audience. The pastor is ex-
pected home next Sabbath.
The following were the delegates
elected On Saturday to represent
Duck Creek Hundred in the Dem
ocrat State Convention: Fl. r.
Mustard, John p. Collins, J. H.
Bewley, w. a. Cavender, Henry
Slaughter. Robert Denney, William
r. Spruance and John J. Jones.
DEATHS Boyd. Near Kenton,
August 10Th, John IL, son of John
=. and Mary 2. Boyd, aged year,
months, and day.
Evans. Near Leipsic, August 21,
Jacob Evans, aged As years.
Dashiell. II Philadelphia, August
21st, Maggie IT., daughter Of A. v.
and Mollie Dashiel, aged weeks.
George Carter while at work
with Gordon job press Oh Thurs
day morning last in The Times Of
fee met with a painful accident by
having it close upon his hand. in
juring il 50 badly as to disable him
from work for several weeks. DR..
Ashcraft who dressed the wound
thinks the hand viii not be per-
mantly injured.
WORTON FAIR The annual
fair Of the Kent County Agricul-
tural Association at Worton will
be held this year on September II,
13, and IA Liberal premiums
are offered and we doubt not that
the association will have a pleasant
and successful exhibition. Purses
are offered for two trials of speed
on each day of the fair.
An accident occurred at Kirk
wod early this morning which it is
said about twenty empty cars were
wrecked. The Boston express train
coming down broke into and train
No. 1 following ran into the de-
tached cars and caused the acci-
dent. Trains were blocked both
ways up to noon today. No one
was hurt on the wrecked train but
the engineer who had an arm
broken.
John G. Bailey shipped from
MOorton (Cheswold), on Friday,
Reeves peaches, ten baskets that
sold at the rate of $3.50 per bas-
ket. They were shipped in crates
containing the small or gallon bas-
ket. While such prices are some
times obtained for choice fruit, the
majority of the peaches are selling
at so, so, and IS cents per basket,
which does not leave much profit
after deduction expenses.