Smyrna times., 1932-12-28

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70 the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and read-Editor)
Samuel Wheatman will have a
public sale of his personal proper
ty on Tuesday, January 23rd.
Seven new houses are in pro
gress Of erection in the enterpris-
ing little village Of Lincoln and
about an equal number are being
built at Harrington.
DEATHS Thompson. In this
town, Dec. 18th, John B. Thomp-
son in his 44th year.
Rankin. In this town, Dec. 22nd
Mrs. Annie Rankin, aged ga years.
Captain James Snow, formerly
of Raymond's Neck, now a resident
of Tuckahoe Neck, Caroline Coun-
ty, Md, slaughtered a hog one day
last week that weighed $50 pounds.
The sale of personal property Of
Horace Spruance, deceased, which
was postponed on Thursday until
today, on account Of the stormy
weather, is being largely attended,
and property selling well.
The late A. o. Newton of St.
Georges in his will bequeathed the
sum of twenty-five hundred dollars
(S2,500) to the st. Georges Pres
byterian Church, the income there
Of to be used toward the support
of the pastor.
Simmons & Reynolds minstrels
will appear at the Town Hall to.
morrow night. The company is
strong one and will no doubt draw
a full house. Everybody has seen
or hear of Lew Cimmons and Char
les Reynolds and know that they
are an inimitable team in the line
OF negro acting. The Irma Quar-
tette with the company is reputed
to be one of the finest in the coun-
try.
E. A. Philleo, an artist, has com
pleted and shown a picture il
which he has sketched q hundred
Smyrna and local business men
the most of whom can be readily
recognized at a glance. The art
lists propensity to carricature l:
very manifest in the laughable po'
sitions some of them are made K
assume. These sketches were
made of the different persons a:
seen in the street or public place:
and was the work only Of a week
Mr.. Philleo had it photographed i
three different sizes.
On Saturday evening a negro
man of this town, named Al Pratt
went to Greenspring, and in hous'
nearby, in which festival was be
ing held, got into fight with Hor
ace Prior and gave him severa
desperate cuts with a razor, tw'
OF them across the neck and faca
from which he nearly bled to deaf
before assistance could be had. n
was brought to town and hi
wounds dressed by Drs. Clifton an
Cloak. Pratt made his escape. II
il said to have gone in search 2
Prior with the deliberate intentio
Of using his razor on him.
John B. Thompson, whose deaf
we noticed last week, was soldie
in the late war, 1st Delaware Reg
iment, Company K, was wounde
at the battle of Antietem, after
ward detailed as messenger for th
commissary department and serN
ed still later in several Of the n
reaus at Washington. He was di'
charged in 1876 and has sine
drawn q pension. He has for se'
eral years served as engineer *
George w. & S. Taylor of tn
town and was efficient in every d
partment wherever engaged II
married when residing in Washing
ton and leaves a wife and five chi
dren.
On Friday last, while Andre
Sisco was fixing the tin on a trs
door of a house on Delaware Sire
slipped to the edge Of the roc
falling a distance Of some TWEEN
feet to the ground He was pic
ed up in ali unconscious conditit
ia which he remained an hour
two. On Examination it was foui
that he had sustained a fractu
of the small bone in each arm al
received a severe cut on the me-
from the tin as he passed over Z
roof. The fact that the groul
was soft from the thaw, perha
saved him his life. He is doh
well with the prospect of a spec
recovery.
STATE TEMPERANCE ALI
ance.-Rev. L. G. Matlack, j.
Rigg, A. w. Lightbourn, DR.. W
liam Cummins, r. M. Cooper, 9
r. B. Cook, the Committee on a
a,Sro,,oarfe ba,ya ieGtIad a circIIl