Smyrna times., 1933-05-03

The Kent County Railroad was
paid last year $2,126.75 for mail
service.
NJ. N. Willitts of Middletown has
set $4,000 worth of grape vines this
spring. He has very large vine
yard.
Nathaniel Williams, son of Hon.
James Williams of Kenton, was ad-
mitted last week to practice law in
the courts.
The Odd Fellows will hold a Fes-
tival sometime during this month
las soon as the Strawberries can
be procured.
DEATHS. Lee-In Kenton, on
April "a, Miss Ann Lee, sister of
the late John Lee, aged 20 years
and six months.
Jerry Goldsborough, the weather
prophet of the Neck predicts bad
Maya tendency to stormy wealth
er and cold nights.
DR.. Jump has bought of the
Farmers Bank for $4,000 the dwell
ing on Dover's public square, form
erly belonging to William Walker.
John Bedwell living on the farm
of Samuel Griffin, finished plant
ing his corn Saturday week and
thus stands first in getting in his
crop. The replanting is another
thing.
At the first quarterly conference
Of the M. E. Church, Centreville,
held Monday, it was decided to hold
a camp meeting at Wye this year
and raise the pastors salary from
$500 to 5000.
a little son of DR.. F. K. Spang,
broke through into sink hole 25
feet deep in the yard Of the Hever-
in mansion at Dover the other day.
A few feet of water in it saved the
child from serious injuries.
John 3. Mayberry, living near
Persons Corner, West Dover Hun
dred, buried his wife, Sarah E., in
Glenwood Cemetery on Sunday.
She died on April 26,aged 80 years
Much sympathy was felt for him
in this community where he grew
to manhood, and for his five chill
dren, all of whom are under ten
years Of age.
MARRIAGES. Anderson-Garr
son-April 25, at the residence of
the brides parents by Rev. J. T. 4
VanBurkalow, j. Herman Ander- 4
son and Miss Lizzie Garrison, all
of this county.
brides residence, Milford, by Rev 4
z. p. Aldred, Edward Brown of .
Schoolcraft, Mich, and Miss Mary
Adkins of Milford.
BURGLARS AT ST. GEORGES 1
Burglars entered the house of
William Hurlock early on Wednes-
day morning of last week at st.
Georges, and carried off silverware,
clothing and other articles, in all
valued at about $500. They obtain
ed entrance by way Of the cellar
door. The same gang also robbed
Mrs. Mary Cams Union Hotel of
$148 in current money besides SO in
old coins, domestic and foreign.
Samuel p. Truax has plowed up
a twenty acre field of wheat $50
badly eaten by the fly that it did
not give promise of a peck to the
acre. and will plant in in corn next
week. 1t was drilled in the 18th
of September. A field separated
from the above only by a fence,
that was seeded five days later,
was not disturbed at all by the fly
A field which Charles D. Everett
sowed on the same day has been
literally eaten up, and is also plow- !
ed up to put in corn.
At the Presbyterian Church, Mid
dletown, on Wednesday afternoon
last, Frank c. West and Miss
Laura Pennington, youngest daugh-
ter of Captain Samuel Pennington,
were united in marriage, the Rev.
Mr.. Alexander, pastor of the
church, officiating. Miss Sue Ais
ton was the bridesmaid and Eugene
Davis the groomsman and Messrs.
Frank Watkins, William Polk, Jr.,
r. B. Wilson ard T. w. Bowes were
the ushers. r. L. Price presided
at the organ.
George G. Rothwell, who caught
fire from a pipe in his pocket Sat
urday night week, was the partici- .
pant in another incident when sim ,
ilarly approaching town on last
Saturday evening. AS he was rid
ing in with his brother Frank, it
being very dark at the time from
an impending cloud, the carriage |
Of Mr.. Pugh collided with his up
setting it with the occupants,