Smyrna times., 1932-12-21


ing Cooper. Second intermediate
Clara Beckett, Julia Griffith, Net
tie Smith, ]. V. Smith, Jr., Mary
Budd, Carrie Phillips, Roland Bell,
Davis Brown. First Primary
Fannie Richards, Daisy Dorman,
Nellie Collins, Nellie FAIRIES, Flor
ence Hall, Susie Wright, Katie
Kennedy, Robert Denney, Mary
DUNCAN, Harry Cotton, Foster
Williams, May Grant. Second Pri-
mary-Anna G. Stevenson, Hettie
Richards, Gilbert Truax, Lewis
Hammell, Willie H. Smith, Harry
Primrose, Laura FAIRIES.
LAND SALES A. P. Griffith,
real estate broker, has sold farm
near Clayton belonging to John
Allston, containing 771a acres, for
$4,000 to John Hackett Of Bren-
ford. Also, a farm near Ray
mond's School House, (Savin land)
belonging to J. Harry Hoffecker,
Esq, Of Wilmington, containing
$50 acres for S3,75O to John Ais
ton Of near Clayton.
2. H. Beck, real estate broker,
has sold the farm of William j.
Campbell on Blackbird Creek, con
tanning PSI acres, to William III.
Money, near Greenspring, for S6,-
500 Also the farm Of Q. G. Ross,
near Delaney's tation, containing
ia acres to John Haldeman Of
Bucks County, Pa, for $3,5O0,
cash. Also a house on Methodist
Street belonging to @. G. Temple
Of Camden, to Alfred Carpenter Of
New Castle county for about $400.
William w. Tschudy has sold a
lot Oh north Main Street contain
ing one acre and Al perches to
Daniel S. Stevenson for $500.
PROTECTION AGAIN S T
VI BURGLARS Manlove Hayes was
chairman and John 3. Pennington
Esq, secretary of a meeting Of
prominent citizens of Dover and
vicinity heId in the Hotel Richard
son On Tuesday night Of last week
the object OF which as to perfect
an organization of the citizens Of
Kent county for mutual protection
against burglars. a committee
was appointed to prepare proper
paper to be signed by those desir-
ing to join the association. John
H. Hoffecker of this town was re-
quested to take the matter in hanC
for this vicinity, and he has secur-
ed a number Of names, but not all
that he expected would enter
heartily in the movement. Any
person can become member By
signing the paper and paying 81 q
year to the treasurer. The organ
ization will be perfected in a short
time. This course was rendered
necessary on account of the mum
erous robberies that have lately oc.
Cured in Kent County the thieves
in every case escaping detection.
SHIP CANAL SURVEY S
Civil Engineers, M. P. Paret, Will
liam Houston, and William L. Dor.
sey in an experimental survey il
the interest of the proposed Mary
land and Delaware ship canal tC
determine the level of the country
above the tide water line, reached
this town on Saturday and regis
tered at Smyrna House. They
came over from Baltimore on tht
9th, commencing their survey a
Millington the next day, the inter
vening time being occupied on thi
line until Monday when they reach
ed Smyrna Landing, the head o
tide water. The highest point o
land between the two points is jus
this side of Blackiston's Cros
Roads about so feet above It'd
water. In our town the highes
! point is about so and the lowest 8
; feet, the average being about a
! feet. This is only one of severa
, surveys made across the Peninsul
| and determines nothing. This rout
I from the head waters of Cheste
river to the head waters of Smyrn
. or Duck Creek is one advocated b
, Captain F'riel Of the Eastern Shor
I with a great deal of reason an
: force as being the best and cheap
, est route that can be selected fo
/ the ship canal The surveyors ar
now running back on the sam
. line.
!, PERSONAL Cards are out fo
: the wedding Of Edwin M. Whine
t (son Of Col. f. Wilmer) and Mis-
!. Alice Blanche Placide at the res
dence Of the brides mother, Bait
more, Tuesday, December 26th.
4 b. a. Hazell has returned froi
$ his southern and Southwestern
Z commercial tour to spend the hol
b days. He reports business ever!
where brisk, and the south wit