Smyrna times., 1933-10-18

! THE FIONORS OF AGE-Rev.
DR.. Tullidge, residing near town,
and who is supplying the Rev. Mr..
Gordon's pulpit during his absence
as delegate to the Episcopal con-
ventiou, was present at the con-
secration of Bishop Smith of Ken.
lucky, now the Senior Bishop, 81
years ago the 31st of the present
month. At the same time was
consecrated Bishop Hopkins of
Vermont (for some time prior to
his death the presiding Bishop
and Bishop McIlvaine of Ohio and
Doane, of New Jersey. Bishop
Lee, of the Diocese of Delaware,
who stands next to Bishop Smith,
was consecrated Bishop AZ years
ago last Friday.
TAYLOR'S MACHINE SHOP
The improvements at the shops of
George w. & S. Taylor are about
completed and partly put in use
this week. The new foundry at
the extreme rear of their grounds
is 35 by 40 feet. The new cupola,
which is blown by fan making
over 5000 revolutions an hour, and
distance of eighty feet is capable
of melting three tons of iron an
hour. The old foundry room, re
constructed for the purpose is
hereafter to be the engine room.
The boiler, 40 horse tubular, is
in place and the engine is being
likewise adjusted to its position.
1t has all been constructed by
themselves except the cylinder.
The bed, a heavy mass of iron,
weighing 1400 lbs, was cast in
city foundry because of its ex-
treme weight, but the pattern was
made in their shops. One part of
this will be set apart and known
as the polishing room to which the
grindstones and emory wheels
will be removed. The work on the
New Departure cultivator will be
commenced in earnest for the win
ter campaign as orders are al
ready coming in for next seasons
supplies.
YOUNG MEMS READI NC
ROOM-The project of establish
ing a young mems reading room
seems to be an assured fact. The
meeting announced to be held on
the evening Of our last issue was
fairly attended, Herman Roe, in
the chair, and Frank Gootee, Sec
retary. In the discussion that fol
lowed as to objects and methods,
L. Irving Handy, R. M. Johnson,
William H. Baggs, DR.. w. T. Col
Inns, Wilson T. Cavender, J. Frank
Ruth, James G. Lassell, Joseph H.
Primrose, B. V. Weldon and Revs.
Martindale and Rigg spoke. Af-
ter a full expression of views
committee to organize a Reading
Room was appointed as follows:
T. Irving Handy, Olin Hough, DR..
Collins, F. S. Phelps, and Robert
D. Hoffecker, Sr. A meeting of
the committee was held on Satur-
day in which there was entire
unity Of purpose and a subscrip-
tion paper started to which S125
has already been subscribed. 1t
will take possibly $500 to carry
out the objects Of the projectors,
which when secured, the special
plans will be more definitely con-
sidered and settled.
ALL EFFORTS FAIL TO GET
THE DELAWARE RAILROAD
CURVED INTO TOWN - Now,
that it has been decided for all
time by the constituted railroad
authorities not to defect or curve
the Delaware Railroad into the
town Of myrna, it is properly in
order TO make some suggestions
for the improvement and advance
ment of the towns prosperity.
The facilities of communication
and accommodation we now have
by rail seem to be abundant and
all that at present is necessarily
needed, but for the credit of the
Company and improvement of its
property at the station we desire
to suggest that a grass lawn and
flower bed would add in appear
ance to the station and surround
ings five times its cost beside ex-
erting its aesthetic influence over
the whole community. The people
Of Smyrna very naturally feel dis
appointed that they are not to
have the road curved into town
and that the uperintendent's head
quarters of the Delaware Division
should be located at Clayton,
where a handsome and ornament
al building has been erected and
its surroundings curbed and filed
with earth preparatory to making
a grass lawn and flower beds.
While we may admit that locating
the headquarters at Clayton and
making other improvements there
were much needed to facilitate