Smyrna times., 1932-05-04


ing date of this issue. a half century
ago. We hope to make this regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else,
u will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
TO the present generation. We hope
our readers will find 1t interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and read-Editor.l
The manager of Camden camp
ground have decided to begin casaE
on July 26th.
E. Lowery of Milford, and Thorn.
as Clayton of Smyrna, will play g
match game of billiards at Middle.
town tomorrow for 100 a side.
Rt. Rev. Alfred Lee, Bishop OF
the Diocese, will visit st. Peters
Church on Sunday next preaching
in the morning at 1880 and ad-
ministering the Rite of Confirma-
tion.
John Fl. Bewley has added to the
attractions of his store-house in
putting it in striking contrast with
the adjoining property, by giving
it new dressing of paint deeply
tinted duck egg color.
The news of the confagration at
nfiddletown yesterday, reporting a
large part of the town was on fire,
caused a deep feeling in this town
and a dozen or more Of our people
rode up in the afternoon.
Rev. j. Wilkshelms has gone to
the Annual Conference of the A.
M. E. Church which meets today at
Westchester, Pa. He has complet-
ed his third year at this place and
leaves with the affection of his
congregation.
About 500 shad and we do not
know how many dozen herring
were sold in this town on Satur-
day. The reason is now known
why SO many people can't get
through their breakfast in time for
church Sunday morning.
The annual reports of the Kent
County almshouse shows the num-
ber Of inmates to be 106; number
discharged, 54; deaths, 20; value of
farm products, 5,161.86; entire
amount expended for the poor, ex-
elusive of new building, 4,746.31.
A wagon load of trout from
kits Hammock the first of the
season were in town Monday. They
sold for Is cents a bunch and will
take the place of many a pound of
18 cent beef. When the land fails,
the water thus comes to our re-
lief.
The April which closed on Sun
day. and remembered for its per
sistent frostiness, Tapped over on
May, this morning showing ice,
and the frost blighting strawberry
blossoms and tomato plants. A
warm wave is said to be on its way
from the Rocky Mountains.
The distinguished scholars of
big Oak" school or those who
have an average of 95 in ali their
studies for the month of April are
as follows: Sudie Griffin, 96.3; Sallie |
Griffin, 90; Emma Gooden, 92.2; |
Emma Short, 95.1; Matthew Reed, |
80; Amanda KINNEY, 95. The
maximum is 100.
William Bradley, who came from
Canada some two months ago, was
not allowed to maintain his family /
intact long, for a son of the North
followed and last week claimed the
eldest daughter as his bride, and
after the usual joyous ceremonies
incident to such occasions, the hap
py pair retraced their steps to
their Northern home.
A. &. Young, commission merch-
ant of New York has been in the
vicinity for several days among the
peach men. He has been down the
Peninsula and found more COM
piaint of damage from severe
weather about Bridgeville and
Laurel than anywhere else, but
the experienced thought there were
live buds enough left for fair
crop in most orchards, if they were
not further injured.
The Middletown Transcript has
the following item: Mayor Black
of New Castle recently left his
pocket-book, containing S135, on a
seat of a car of the evening train
South, but il was fortunately found
by r. II. Hill of Smyrna. 1t is re-
ported that the Mayor fell away
considerably in flesh between his
discovery of his loss and his recep-
tion Of the telegram announcing
the safety Of his money.
Attractive young Orchards
Col. George w. Cummins on his
home farm, "Woodlawn," has a
four-year-old peach orchard that is
pronounced the handsomest on the
State road from Smyrna to Mil
ford. The trees have been care