Smyrna times., 1932-08-31
DOINGS SO YEARS
AGO IN SMYRNA
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF AUGUST 80, 1882

ago. We hope to make this a 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 it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
eTly sought and read-Editor0
A sunfower raised in the gardel
of William w. Tschudy measured
15 inches across its disk.
Harrington is increasing its linn
its and population faster in pro
portion than any ether town per
haps.
H. c. Douglass shipped two car.
loads of peaches last Thursday
which averaged about 90 peaches
to the basket.
The publ: schools will open next
Monday. The scholars have had a
good rest, and ought to return to
their books with a zest.
DEATHS - Pierson. Near RAY
mond's Church, August 26th, Den
ney, son of John and Rachel Pier
son, aged 5 years and 6 months.
Milford leads in the manufacture
of winter peaches, preparing them
for winter use, and Lincoln in MAX
ing crates and boxes to ship them
in.
John H. Hoffecker has sold his
lots on the road between Smyrna
and the Landing comprising 16
acres to Jacob Leinberger for
$1,000 cash.
The Methodist Episcopal Church
at Kenton has ordered through A.
p. Griffith, agent, a chapel organ
Of the well known 'eEstey" manu-
facture.
George w. Ingram, real estate
agent, has sold for James M.
Vandegrift, trustee, the Richard
Hanson farm, 200 acres to r. E.
Cochran Of New York for $4,000
cash.
AAC J4AS 14OuSC vi IT,. duu
M. II. Davis at Milford was de-
stroyed by fire Thursday night.
The building was insured for $3,-
500. The dried fruit was removed
the day before and the loss will
probably not be over $500
a little three-year-old son of
lNTf11iny11 II
caught his hand in corn mill one
day last week, tearing about one
fourth Of the index finger off and
injuring the others badly and
crushing the bones Of the hand.
pr. J. g. Swinney, however, thinks
he can save it.
Local industries are giving evil
dence of thrift everywhere, in the
canning factories, evaporators,
basket mills, etc. There is not a
station that does not exhibit pro
gress of some kind some Of them
very marked. Houston showed a
busy string of workmen in canning
peaches and green corn. George .
town likewise in its PLAGUE factory
while Milford, Dover, and Harring-
ton have larger industries that are
not 81 readily seen from the car
windows.
AN ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY /.
AND MURDER George WBrown
ship carpenter Of Philadelphia
but who has been working near
Clayton, started from there on Fri
day evening for Wilmington on
foot. When going along the rail
road near Delaware Junction, four
tramps attacked him and made a
desperate effort to rob him. He
succeeded in getting away, gave
notice to the police IN Wilmington
who came down to Clayton and
identified and arrested the parties,
two men and a boy, the other boy
escaping. They were held by
Mayor Wales in $500 bail each to
appear at court.
Willard G. Pierce of this town,
and William Findlay Brown, have
been admitted to the firm of j. E.
Tygert & Company as members,
the firm name continuing the same
The friends of these two young
men will be gratified to know of
this advancement. Mr.. Pierce
grew up in this town, with a good
training at the mercantile business
and engaged with the Messrs. Tyg-
ert eight years ago as their book >
keeper. Since that time he has
been the helmsman of the office
business, with constantly increas-
ing responsibility, always at the
wheel to direct and execute every
command. Mr. Brown, who is a
son Of Hon. Charles Brown of Do
yer, has had charge of their Phila-
delphia Office for two years and
sustains the same relations to them
through it that Mr.. Pierce does
through the Office here.