Smyrna times., 1932-09-07


ing date of this issue. half century
ago. We hope to make this regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else,
It will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
to the present generation. We hope
readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
eTly sought and read-Editor1
The Smyrna Conclave of Hepta
sophs have changed their hour o.
meeting from 8 to o'clock.
The steamer Tygert carried 40,.
900 baskets of peaches to Philadel.
phia in addition to the usual freight
and passengers.
The Wilmington Conference
Academy commenced the fall term
on Monday with better prospects,
we understand, than at any time
heretofore.
Professor j. "A. Reinhart, former
ly of the Delaware College faculty
has been elected Principal of the
High School of Paterson, N. j., at
a salary of $500 a year.
E. H. Beck, real estate agent,
sold a farm belonging to A j.
Fortner near Slaughters Station
containing 202 acres to P. w. Best
Of Clarion County, Pa, for $4,000.
DEATHS Davis. At Lebanon,
September 3rd, John W., oldest son
of John w. and Julia A. Davis in
his 23rd year.
Smith. August 25th, at Clayton,
Edith, daughter of Henry Smith,
aged z years.
MARRIAGES. -Denney Hirons.
In Philadelphia, August 31st, by
Rev. Dr.. o. H. Tiffany, George w.
Denney, Esq, of Philadelphia,
formerly Of Smyrna and Mrs. Car
rie NJ. Hirons Of New York.
Biggs, Clayton & Company are
canning at Middletown 5000 cans
daily. They employ about 125
people.
Kenton has felt the pulsation Of
the peach current as strongly as
the other towns. It had to import
labor to help. J. M. Arthurs has
a cannery with capacity Of 5000
cans daily and John H. Graham has
two Williams evaporators using be
tween 800 and 400 baskets daily.
In the height Of the season the
shipments have been ten and
twelve cars a day.
Edward Streets died at his resi-
dence in the Middle Alley" on
Sunday after an illness of several
weeks from a throat affection, aged
68. His wife died last December. |
Mr.. Streets in his early life was a
bricklayer following the business in
this town, but bought the farm on
which he died some twenty years
ago and gave his attention there
after to agriculture.
The Democratic State Central
Committee met at Dover, Friday
and organized by electing Robert |
J. Reynolds, President and John H. /
Rodney, Esq, Secretary. An ex-
ecutive committee to cooperate |
more directly with the president.
was also chosen as follows: New l
Castle, George H. Bates, Esq; Kent, /
James 4. Wolcott, Esq; Sussex,
DR.. Q. H. Richards.
Our evaporating men are finding
a considerable difference between
the yield of fruit after going
through the dryer this season and
two years ago. This is doubtless
owing to the August rains. The
yield this year is between two and
three pounds per basket, while two
years ago it was between four and
five. The usual average is from
three to three and half pounds
per basket.
The body Of Henry Crater, who
was found on the farm Of Peter
Loose near Kenton a week or ten
days ago, was taken up on Sunday
morning from along side the fence
where he was first buried and rein
TERED in the NJ E. Cemetery.
Coroner Jackson made an exami-
nation of the wound on the back of
the head and found that the skull
was not fractured. Henry was ev-
identity knocked senseless with a
club or stick before meeting his
death from being cut in the stom-
ach by his murderer or murderers.
No further clue has been found to
the murder.
NEXT SUNDAYS Sunday next
will be day Of more than usual
eventfulness in Methodist circles.
It will be the Quarterly meeting
occasion for the station and circuit,
the third one of the year. The
many friends of Rev. Enoch Stubs
will be pleased to learn that he will
be at the Love Feast and preach
at the morning service. The Quart
erly meeting for the circ11if will he