Smyrna times., 1933-11-01


now placed at 100000 in ou
State
William Jason, who has beer
keeping an oyster saloon here fol
some months, has returned K
Easton, Md.
w. F. G. Bell and Charles Pere.
COY laid 5000 bricks Monday anc
Tuesday Of last week at the farm
of w. Polk Cummins.
Tschudy & Cats have bought
of w. Frank Jefferson, 10000
peach baskets being the amount
Of stock remaining over Of H. r.
Mustard & Company.
z. Thomas Clayton has greatly
improved the appearance Of the
bar and billiard room Of the Smyr-
ma House by calsomining the walls
and repainting the wood work.
DR.. Lewes and Messrs. Reed and
Raughley Of Harrington, each
bought horses at a public sale in
this town On Saturday and rode
them home On horse back that
night
George w. & S. Taylor started
their new engine yesterday for
steady work The workmen are
at this time actively engaged on
their make of corn shelters with
separator attachment, which are
said to be the best in the market.
The new railroad building at
Clayton was discovered to he on
fire this morning. 1T broke OUT il
the second story from a defective
f1ue. A call of fire caused
prompt response Of the people and
it was extinguished with little
damage.
William NJ. Boyer. below the
Big Oak, is half done husking his
corn crop. 1t is yielding him he
says As bushels per acre, which is
remarkable for the land and the
best yield it has made in many
years, or since it was the property
of John VanGesel.
On Friday last span of black
horses belonging to the Poyncer
Fan Co.. ran away at Clayton,
throwing two fans from the wag-
on and went tearing through Hud-
sons so acre peach orchard to its
furtherest limit without striking a
tree or breaking so much as a
spoke.
DEATHS - Hilyard. this
town October &c, Eta, daughter of
Christopher and Susan Hilyard,
aged 4 years and 4 months.
VanDyke - In Appoquinimink
Hundred, October 25, Mary E.,
wife of Jacob c. Vandyke.
Wyncoop-Near Milford, Octo-
Der 20, Cornelius Wyncoop. aged
rs years.
the continued absence of cold
weather are still producing fruit,
and the canning factory is having
work two or three weeks longer
than was expected. Between 300
and 400 baskets were canned on
Saturday and it is expected to
have a similar quantity at the last
of the week.
In the list of jurors for New
Castle County those for Blackbird
Hundred are: Samuel 9. Derrick
son, William A. Cummins, Jacob
X. Biles and Robert N. Warren;
Appoquinimink Hundred: William
A. Scott, William w. Lyman, ].
Henry Hanson, James McCarter,
George w. Atwell. The court be-
gins at Wilmington, November 10.
H. II. Huntingdon, who has been
merchandising for several years
on west Commerce Street, near
the Smyrna depot, is disposing of
his stock of goods with view of
entering a partnership with his
brother-in-law, Aaron Willis, now
residing at the mill four miles be-
low Smyrna, who together design
opening a grocery and commission
store in the city in the spring.
The distinguished scholars of
big Oak" School, Robert Y. Wal
len, teacher, for October are as
follows: Emma KINNEY, 50; Susie
Griffin, ga; Elmer Frazier, 972;
Sallie Griffin, 971; Fanny Short,
81; Amanda KINNEY, 96.8; Libbie
Short, 96.5; India Jarvis, 96.3;
Ollie Frazier, 96.3; Charles Mundy
96.3; Mamie KINNEY, 80; J. Luth-
er Truax, 95. The maximum is
100 per cent, the minimum 95 per
cent.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS-At
the regular weekly meeting of
Morning Star Lodge, No. 6, I. o.
o. f.. of this town, Friday even
ing, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: No