Smyrna times., 1933-05-03

craft, E. Wilmer Collins, c. G.
Smithers; Select Reading, Miss Es.
tella Smith and John Spruance;
Instrumental Solo, Miss Jennie
Smithers; Vocal Solo, Miss May
Martindale; Essay, DR.. w. T. Col
Inns; Referred Question, j. E. De
Ford, ''The Origin of All o. K"
AN IMPROVED SECTION The
road running West from Clayton
over Casperson's mill embracing
the farms of Johnson Willard, the
two of Samuel Roberts, the small
but fertile tract of ]. B. Moore, the
farm Of DR.. William Ashcraft oc-
cupied by James Brockson evince
improved farming and show wheat
fields equal to the best in our vicin-
ity. The farm of the Thomas broth
ers (Thomas' Corner) is perhaps
just at this time giving evidence of
more hard work than any other be-
cause there were more obstacles in
the way. The changes have been
marked, and they will have ere
long a slightly and valuable farm.
From this point to Prices Corner
the spirit of improvement is equal
ly apparent. The farm of Andrew
H. Webster is especially noticeable
not only from the general thrift
manifested but for the thorough
tile draining he is giving his low
lands. The farm occupied by Ben
jamin Money, belonging to Hon. c.
B. Lore on the opposite side of the
road shows beautiful wheat and
grass fields and substantial fences.
From Prices Corner to Green
Spring the spirit of clearing off
spurs of woods, ,reclaiming of waste
places, fencing and ditching, is
working a change greatly to the
credit of the land owners. This is
especially so of the farm of Will
liam Wilson and the one occupied
by Joseph Stephenson belonging to
the Bank of New Castle-a tract of
several hundred acres. The lands
and wheat fields of John Young,
Benjamin Collins and Mrs. j. M.
Wright show careful and good
farming.
ANOTHER BASKET FACTORY
1t turned up this week that an
other basket factory is being fitted
up, which with the one of S. Walk
er now in course of erection at
Clayton, will make three in this
community. The new enterprise is
to be in the ample building 50 long
used as the Peterson & Mustard
tannery but which has been lying
idle for the past seven or eight |
years, the growing scarcity of bark
in the country making the business
Of tanning leather Improbable The |
style Of the firm has not transpired, |.
but the active parties in the prep
aration are Horace r. Mustard and |
A. Lee Cummins. All the build
ings required and more too are on
the ground, and only need Slight |
changes to adapt them to the new
purposes. The main building is
100 X 80 feet. The ground floor 4
will be used for the heavy machin-
cry and the upper for the basket
makers. The tan watts, as many of
them as may be needed, will be
used as STAN boxes to prepare the
blocks of wood for the stave cutter
and the rest will be filled with wat
er and connected with a force
pump that will throw 300 gallons
Of water a minute, and to a height
Of 45 feet. The engine is Of so
horse power which with ample boil
ar capacity will afford all the me
chanical force likely to be needed.
They are expecting to have the
mill in working order by the middle
IF June. The turning of this val
liable property (Which for many
years furnished more employment
;or laborers than any other institu-
ion in our town. into an active
business place again, will be pleas
ng to our entire community giving
evidence as it does Of renewed life
md vigor. 1t will be the work of
he management first to meet the
wants of the peach season; when it
s over, attention may be given to !
| wider range of the fruit demands ;
# the Peninsula. /;
PER ONAL Theodore p.
wife and son, Schuyler
Jolfax Haughey and Mrs. Florence
latham nee Spruance, all of In
lianapolis, Ind, are visiting rela-
ives in this town and vicinity.
Alonzo S. Raymond, who return
d West several weeks since has
'pened a drug store in Billings,
1ontana, near the extreme limit of
he Northern Pacific line. The first
Iouse was erected in Billings, April
year ago; now it has 1,2OO in
Iabitants, and five large hotels. !
Mrs. Rev. S. L. Gracey of Bos-
on, is on a visit to her mother, I
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