Smyrna times., 1933-02-22

was not a success in the matter o1
an audience on Monday night. Tht
people have tired of their fre'
quency.
The revival services at the M. E
Church will probably close with
this week, after continuance OF
eight weeks. The probationers will
number from 20 to IS. Nine were
admitted on Sunday.
The question Of running a curved
line or branch from the Delaware
railroad to this town is a theme
that occupied large part of the
attention of our people the past
week. and a petition has been
numerously signed for that pur-
pose.
b. F. G. Rothwell near town,
raised on his farm two thousand
pounds of tobacco. Mr.. Rothwell
raised this tobacco upon less than
two acres of ground and he con-
siders it one of the best yields in
the county. He is now anxious to
find a buyer for his crop.
RELIC OF THE WAR OF 1912
james c. Lassell of our town,
has an old horse pistol that he
prizes very highly for its history,
coming to him as an heirloom in
the family. 1t is a trophy of the
late war with England and captur-
ed by his father, William c. Las
sell in the fight at Caulks Field be-
tow Chestertown, Md, August 14th
1914. from a wounded cavalryman
Sir Peter Parker, the leader of the
British, swore that he would "eat
his supper in Chestertown that day
or in H" Instead Of reaching
Chestertown he was whipped by
the Marylanders and this pistol IL
one Of the trophies Of the victory.
It is a heavy old flint lock that
could be used effectively only in
good weather but capable of doing
execution at long range.
The following is the Roll of Hon
or Of our Public Schools for the
month Of February: High School
Edward f. Gordon, BeuIah G. JEFF
fers0n. Minnie Reed, Jennie Wilson,
Harry R!Bell, Maggie Collins, Fred
Smith. Grammar School -Elva
Wilson. Hannah Hirnheimer, Ed
ward Boyd. Mary Wright, Emelie
Winter. First Intermediate -
Ralph @. Hoffecker, Paul jefferson,
Daniel Turner, Lizzie Denney, Clara
Sithens. Second intermediate -
Julia Griffith, Nettie Smith, Willie
Buchanan. Lille Vansant, William
Thomas, J. ". Smith, Jr., Roland
Bell. First Primary-Nellie FAIRIES,
Florence Hall, Nellie Stevenson,
Ida Stats, Harry Cotton, Foster
Williams Second Primary Alice
Ferris. Gilbert Truax, John Lein-
berger, Laura Ferris, George
Jacobs, Frank Turner, Anna C.
Stevenson.
IMMIGRANTS FROM IRE
LAND-We stated in the early
part OF the winter that Col George
w. CImnmins had sent John Will
kinson to Ireland with a purse of
$500 10 pay the passage of his
brother-inlaw, Robert Hill and
family to this country. The party
came over in the "City Of Rich
inond" which arrived at New York
on Saturday after a long and
stormy passage, reaching this town
last night via the steamer Tygert.
They number 10 in all, the COM
pany including several friends who
paid their own passage, and two
children. There are three or four
married couples in the lot, the rest
single men and women. Mr.. Cum
rnias Will keep several Of them for
work at ''Woodlawn" the rest find
ing homes with his tenants and
farmers Of the neighborhood He
had application for more Of this
tlelp than he could supply.
THE LONGFELLOW MEMOIR
1AL-Mrs. Elizabeth b. Bates, who
is AZ the head Of the Longfellow
Memorial Association movement in
Delaware states in a letter to US,
that she will be prepared on and
after Tuesday, February 27, to
furnish, in any quantities desir-
Cd, the ten cent memorial cards.
Longfellow. had he lived. would
have been rs years old on the 9th.
Teachers and Superintendents are
requested to act as agents. For
every ten such subscriptions a
package Of ten memorial cards win
be mailed TO the address of the
fender for distribution to the sew
eral contributors. The card con-
tains an excellent portrait of Mr.
Gongfellow. a view of the house in
which he lived, and one of his
poems in a facsimile of his hand
writing. 1t is also thought that
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