Smyrna times., 1932-06-22

INCFs 4s4A. AN1SS VIII Pi CehSh q
Central on the circuit, Rev. Mr.
VanBurkalow filling his regular ap-
pointment at Severson's in the af-
ternoon. Mr.. Martindale will also
preach at Union Church near
Blackbird in the afternoon and at
Sassafras at night.
Examinations in Our Public
Sch0ols.-In our Public Schools,
next week, beginning Monday,
June 26, will be devoted to exami-
nations. Promotions depend upon
this examination. Parents and all
friends of education are invited to
be present. On Monday the High
School will be examined; on Tues
day the First and Second Primary;
on Wednesday the Second Inter
mediate; on Thursday the First
intermediate; and on Friday the
Grammar School. All of the ex-
aminations will be conducted in the
High School apartment, which is
in the school house that formerly
belonged to district No. 8 and II.
MAKING ESTIMATES.-There
is surer feeling now in making
estimates on the peach crop, and
H. H. Appleton a large and expert
enced grower has been making es-
Inmates for the lower part of New
Castle county contiguous to us.
Those grown in Blackbird Hundred
and shipped from Clayton, he es-
Inmates at $4,000 and from Green
Spring Station, $4,000 baskets. BY
water from the section between
Appoquinimink and BIackbird
creeks, 115,0O0; from Thoroughfare
Neck $4,000 baskets; by rail from
Townsend, $4,000; and from Black
bird, 10000. This would make the
yield for the two hundreds $4,000
baskets.
Ralph Bingham, the boy orator,
from Richmond, Va, was greeted
with a full house at the Town Hall
last evening who listened with the
utmost delight at his var
ious renditions for an hour and
half. Master Ralph is certainly
prodigy, in his several roles of leo
cution, oratory, vocalist, humorist
and character taken. The tendency
however, to over acting, (meaning-
less grimaces and attitudes) in
obedience to popular applause was
very apparent in the model church
and the new organ, while song of
genuine wit and sentiment could
have well been substituted for the
circus ring selection of "Mariar
and the Swing"
DR.. Kitchens of PHILADELPHIA.
spent the most of last week at his
beautiful farm at Fleming's Land
ing on Smyrna Creek. The doctor
takes great interest in the de-
velopment of his farm which is al
ready in high state of cultivation
and his tenant, Mr.. Biles, has the
pest fields Of wheat and oats in
rhoroughfare Neck. He has put
lew board fence, commencing at
he steamboat landing, around the /
East and North fronts of his farm.
\ clover field of some Is acres, re-
narkably heavy, is now being har-
rested. He contemplates during
he season putting a stone wall on
he creek front of his yard, which
uns down to the stream.
PERSONAL Mrs. E. B. Stevens
f Wilmington, is visiting Mrs. S.
:. Anthony near town.
George T. Baggs, Esq, has
hanged from Easton to Baltimore,
where he proposes in the future to
his profession.
DR.. John G. Swinney, Mrs. Eliza
'winney, Mrs. J. b. Evans, and
1iss Della Wilson are on visit to
riends in Bridgetown, N. j.
James M. Sprout of Muncy, Pa,
as been again among our peach
hen and inquiring for Mr.. Phillips
f Milford, who challenged him to
test of evaporators but so far
as not deposited the forfeit money
i our bank.
Rev. Spencer S. Roche, rector of
t. Marks Episcopal Church,
I
'rooklyn, sailed recently on the
teamship Bothnia for Europe, on
four months leave of absence.
pencer as he is familiarly known
ere, where his father, Rev. DR..
ohm A. Roche was popular pas
Or of the M. E. Church when the
on was boy, has been rector of
is church in Brooklyn six and a
alf years, the communicates dur
lg the time increasing from 155 to
rs. The Brooklyn Eagle gives a
ull account of the speeches and af-
Getting parting between the rector
nd his congregation.
Rev. c. Wesley Green and wife
f the Philadelphia Conference,
ave been making a visit to friends
n this town prior to their depart
re to Japan, sometime next
Month.