Smyrna times., 1933-05-10

ton.
Wallace Marvel has been elected
principal of the Georgetown schools
His assistants are David S. Purnell
and Miss Rosa Jones.
Spruance City is on the boom"
E. H. Beck will sell at public sale
about 20 of the Spruance City lots
on Thursday afternoon.
DEATHS - Jefferson. At St.
Georges, April %, Mrs. Margaret
Jefferson, aged 20 years.
Shorts-May 3rd, near Kenton,
Miles T. Shorts, aged 81 years.
At meeting of the vestry of st.
Peters Church on Monday, Wilson
T. Cavender was chosen to fill the
office of Junior Warden in the place
of DIR. William Cummins, deceased.
John H Bewley last week remov-
ed gate posts at the gates Of his
stable yard, to substitute new ones,
that he placed there on purchasing
the property 33 years ago. They
were white oak.
"A. j. Hynson Of Chestertown, Md.
has bought of S. F. Smith farm
Of 200 acres near Chester Bridge,
Queen Anne's county, for $4,000.
Mr.. Smith bought the farm last
year for $4,000.
Warren Darby has raised an acre
Of ground at the drawbridge across
the Murderkill, at Frederick and in
tends to build on it phosphate
factory, a steam sawmill, a ship
yard, and lumber yard.
Miss Kate Spruance has been ac-
cepted out of a number of appli-
cants, in response to the advertise
ment last week for a Teacher at
Sunny Side" school near town and
commenced on her duties Monday.
Col. H. G. Douglass will. have his
Office as Commissioner of Insur-
ance at the Office of John C.Stock-
" on Main Street. The duties of
the new office are not intended in
any way to interfere with his reg
ular business at Clayton.
Samuel and Jane Smith (the lat
ter known to the rising juveniles
for more than generation past as
a caterer) have sold their house on
East Main Street to Charles w.
Sisco for $3.50 cash. They purpose
moving this week to Millington.
Nd, where they have purchased a
house and five acres of ground for
their future home.
On Sunday night near midnight
as Michael Riley and George F.
Brown were returning from Dover
when near Denney's Corner in
passing very close to a man who
was walking in the roadside, he
made a movement as if intending
to catch the horse by the rein but
a sudden crack of the whip put the
spirited animal out of his reach and
they parted without even Eek
changing cards"
The "Oakdale" farm near town
which John Fraser who came from
Canada last Fall and purchased of
T. G. Oakley is one that can oe
made both beautiful and profitable.
Mr.. Fraser has been on it but little
over four months, but in that time
there is a manifestation of the fu-
ture. In addition to new peach
orchard, improvement in fencing,
careful preparation of the soil for
the crops, he has constructed a fish
pond in a suitable ravine and
stocked it with young carp obtain
ed from Fish Commissioner Moore.
VELOCIPEDE RACE - There
will be a velocipede race for the
boys on Tuesday evening. May p.
The course will be around the
square, starting in front Of the
store Of z. M. Fowler and around
Market Street to Methodist. down
Methodist to Main, down Main to
Commerce and up Commerce to
starting point, and to the boy un-
der 10 years of age who makes the
fastest time a prize of $15O will
be given, second prize S1.OO, third
prize, SOC. Second race for boys
from 10 to - years, there will be
the same prizes.
INSTALLATION OF OFFIC-
ERS- RS-Deputy Grand Master, B. ".
Weldon installed the following of
ficers Of Morning Star Lodge, No.
8, l. o. o. F., on Friday last for
the ensuing term: N. G., 2. G.
FAIRIES; v. G., William B. Gordon;
r. S., z. M. Fowler; Conductor,
James G. Lassell; Warden, William
Wells; r. S. to N. c., George NJ. /
Stevenson; T.. S. to ". G., John A.
Wright; o. S. c., Charles E. Cisco;
j. s. C. Isaac n Earies r 8 6