Smyrna times., 1933-09-13

H. L. knight has bought the
dwelling of E. o.. Eccles on State
Street, Dover for $4,000.
A. A. Watson has purchased the
lumber yard of John R. Myers in
Dover and will continue the bust
ness.
John M. Boyd, V. s., has opened
an Office in one of the rooms under
the Town Hall, where his custom
ers in want of a veterinary surg
con will find him.
Mrs. Susan Hayden, residing on
Methodist Street, fell down a flight
of stairs on Monday evening last,
and sustained a severe shock and
badly bruised face.
MARRIAGES -Wells-Pepper. AT
the M. E. Parsonage, this town,
September 5th, by Rev. J. d. Rigg,
assisted by Rev. T. E. Martindale,
Garrison Wells and Annie E. Pep
per, both Of Kent County, Md.
Some Of our farmers finished
their peach crops last week, but
Isaac Senix, near Blackiston's
Cross Roads, had at the beginning
Of the week about 5000 baskets,
2O00 Of which were yellow or or
ange clings. They all 60 to the
cannery Of J. NJ. Arthurs at Ken
ton.
BY the will Of the late Charles
M Wharton Of Dover, the Confer
ence Academy Of that place will
receive the sum Of $1,000 with a
proviso that the debt Of the acad-
emy be reduced to $4,000 in two
years, the sum thus left to 60 to-
wards decreasing the debt to that
amount. Those interested in this
school should endeavor to secure
the legacy.
In the erection Of the new iron
bridge over Duck Creek, at Smyr-
ma Landing, the hull Of an old
sunken vessel has been in the way,
besides an ugly sight, and at the
meeting Of the Levy Court Of New
Castle County yesterday, Commits
sioner George G. Rothwell succeed
ed in getting an appropriation Of
SIS half of the amount necessary
to have il removed. 1t is expected
that Kent County will make sim
liar appropriation to effect this
object.
DEATHS Near Prices
Corner, September 9Th, Annie
Lyons, aged 50 years.
Manlove-In Dover, September
7th. Malta A., wife Of William w.
Manlove, in the 35th year Of her
age.
Mcnvaine-In Dover, September
7th, at the residence of James G.
NAPLES, Esq, Lewis McIlvaine Of
Sussex county.
Nailor-In Wilmington, Septem-
ber Sth, Sadie E., wife Of G. @.
Nailor, aged "a years.
Rev. J. D. Rigg received into full
membership on Sunday, a class Of
SO probationers, the candidates
mostly at that age when character
is being fixed for life. The sermon
was well adapted to the occasion,
and the scene as they surrounded
the chancel, part Of the space in
double file, and took on themselves
the vows of church membership,
was more than usually impressive
and many of the audience left the
church with moistered eyes. There
are still fifteen or eighteen others
to be received.
DEATH OF AN OCTOGENAR-
IAN AT DOVER Henry Todd, an
old and well-known citizen, died at
his home in Dover at 9 o'clock on
Wednesday night. The deceased
was born in Sussex county, No
vember "A, 1902 He was in his
younger days a leading surveyor,
and during his life did much to de-
velop the peach interests of the
Peninsula. He was once clerk of
the State Legislature, and after
ward member Of the same body
He filled acceptably the offices Of
County Surveyor, Recorder of
Deeds, Clerk of the Peace, Clerk
of the Orphans Court and Regist-
er ia Chancery of Kent county.
Two sons and daughter survive
him
TALL CORN AT SEVEN HICK-
ories-Charles G. Ford on the John
A. Savin farm, near the Seven
EIickories to match the 13 1-2 feet
corn grown in new ground by Ben
jamin Money, produces corn 13
feet high grown on stalks being
eight feet from the ground. The
day after the above was received
another candidate for the champ
ionship turned up in specimen
stalks 13 feet, 10 inches, well ear