Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1932-02-10
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AGO AS
REVAMPED FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TIMES, FEB. 8, 1882
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters of In
terest of Half Century Ago

LSidtt DtdlS dI1u Oh III
terest of Half Century Ago
(The Smyrna Times has started
TO look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue. half century
ago; We hope 70 make this regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else
IL will call to mind people and events
of that Cay that should be interesting
TO the presen. generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and read-Editor.)
Conference only one month off
Sth of March.
Kenton rejoices in a butcher
Frank Greenwich who takes the
lead this winter in prize beef.
Deaths.-S evil. February 3rd,
at the residence of Abel Sevil,
near the Blackbird Camp Meeting
Woods, Nathan Sevil, aged "A
years.
The property Of William C.Jump
sold at Kenton on Friday by
Sheriff Lacy in three parcels, was
bought by Messrs. Cannon & Par
ris, Frank Greenwich, and Frank
Temple. Figures not ascertained.
New Real Estate Agency. - E.
Harry Beck, having disconnected
himself from the mercantile bust
ness, has determined on entering
in the real estate business. His
office is in the rear of Joseph H.
Primrose's shoe store.
An unusual incident of Sunday
at least for this section, was a fun
eral followed entirely by sleighs.
The occasion was the burial of an
old gentleman named Nathan Sevil
from the residence of his nephew
Abel Sevil in Blackbird Hundred,
through this town to Bryn Zion
Baptist Church near Kenton.
A colored church, near TayIor's
Bridge, known as SCOTS" was
burned down two weeks ago. It
was being used at the time for a
school, and took fire shortly after
school had called in the afternoon.
1t was insured for $500, and the
Insurance Company, we hear, in
tend replacing the church with a
new one.
The property Of William Mitch
ell, lots in West Smyrna, sold by
Sheriff Lacey on Thursday last |
vr-ara al ba,,rbf ~ EvzaIyio1 VI \
Cooper, except No. $50, the one
with house on it, by Edward |
Blaise for S1O7. Mr.. Cooper's
purchases were No. 381, SIS; No.
379, s12; No. 165, s22; No. As, S28;
No. PA, S21.
We understand that the Smyrna
Library is making arrangements
to give a Literary entertainment
sometime during the present
month. We will be able to make
a full announcement next week.
The Library's reputation for en-
inent success in its entertainments
warrants the prediction that this
one will be largely attended and
thoroughly enjoyable.
James T. Carter, who died on
Monday week in Appoquinimink
Hundred, at the age of II years,
was born near Cantwell's bridge.
The deceased leaves three children,
one son, John D. Carter, who mar
ried the only daughter of the late
Samuel Townsend, a daughter who
married Richard Townsend, and
another the wife of John B. Belts
of Camden, N. ]. Mr.. Carter
leaves considerable property. :
Almost a Yesterday even
ing about o'clock as the watch
man in the machine shops of
George w. & S. Taylor was pro-
ceeding on one of his rounds he
discovered that the floor over the
boilers had burst into a light
blaze. Three men who were pass
ing observed the fire at the same
time from the street. TIL shop bell
was first rung and then with
buckets of water and armfuls of
snow snatched up from bank in
the street, the flames were speed ]
lily extinguished. If late at night {
it might have been more serious.
Sleighing The merry jingle Of ,
the bells is a delightful break in
the monotony of the winter. Our .
streets have been exceedingly gay /,
since Saturday and youth and
beauty as well as those otherwise,
in handsome turnouts and others ,
as unesthetical as it would be pos .
sible to put together, have been I,
crowding the hours in the merry +,
pastime. In consequence Of the !,
depth in some places and baroness .
in others the sleighing has not
been SO good as last winter, but to
the ladies and children who only '
have an opportunity as offered, it |
has been all the same.
Buried in Snow-On Sunday last