Smyrna times., 1933-08-30

meat SnamDleS newly pd4Httd dnO
papered.
George Heinold of Kenton Hun
dred says that his peaches thus fal
have cleared him over S1.00 bas-
ket.
Isaac Senix of Blackiston' s
Cross Roads has sold his crop OF
peaches to ]. NJ. Arthurs for can
ming purposes at rs cents per bas-
ket.
Our two basket mills will per
haps stop next week. The one at
Clayton shut down sometime ago.
They have given employment to a
good many young persons from
away as well as at home.
George T. Thompson near the
big Oak" has a brood mare with
a very interesting family of colts,
grading from yearling UP to four
years old, all pronounced beauties.
Mr.. Thompson takes great pride in
the care Of his stock.
Cove S. Wilson, for some years
an attache Of the Clerk Of the
Peace's Office il Dover, has taken
the position Of bookkeeper for
George w. & S. Taylor, vice Henry
@. Spruance who takes the posi-
tion of business agent.
DEATHS - Grover. At ST.
Georges, August 18th, Andrew
Grover, aged 73 years.
Tucker Near VanDyke's Sta
ton, August 23rd, Samuel, son Of
Thomas Fl. and Henrietta Tucker,
aged ! year, and months.
John H. Hoffecker, il addition
to purchasing the orchard Of J. @.
Blades has also bought the peach
crop of James r. Sudler & Son, in
the same vicinity, about 5000 bas-
kets for $1,000. He also bought
the remainder Of the Bartlett pear
crop Of George r. Lofiand, near
town, about 500 baskets, which
were canned on Monday
Miss Ida FAIRIES, one Of our
young ladies highly esteemed by
her friends was married yesterday
and left shortly afterwards for the
home Of the groom, Charles Fraz-
Ter. near State Road, New Castle
County, bearing with her abundant
wishes for happy life They
were married at the Smyrna Cir
cult parsonage, by Rev. y. T. Van
Burkalow.
The new iron bridge which spans
the creek at Smyrna Landing Is
completed as far as the mason and
iron work is concerned and needs
only the filling in Of the dirt on the
Kent side to market ready for
crossing. This will require week
or ten days. Levy Court Commis-
sioners George G. Rothwell and
John Farrell think Mr.. Morrison,
the contractor, has done good job
1OL lHr l4OASgy 2N'NOO-
MARRIAGES. -Porter-Deakyne.
At the parsonage Of Messiah NJ.
f. Church, 422 Dickinson Street,
Philadelphia, August %, by Rev.
Benjamin T. String, Samuel S.
Porter and Miss Bella L. Deakyne,
both of Wilmington.
Stroud-Devou. At New London,
Pa, August 18th, by Rev. Thomas
Potts, Franklin L. Stroud, of New
ark, Del, and Katie, daughter Of
DR.. I. L. Devou of Elkton, Md.
The small rain fall this season
and its effect on the peach has
made a very perceptible difference
in evaporating. The baskets as
they come from the orchard are
yielding from one-quarter to one
third more cured fruit and of bet
ter quality, while the work can be
done in a shorter time. At this
rate the evaporating men can pay
from a quarter to a half more per
basket for the fruit this year and
come out as well.
Charles A. Cleaver, who resides
on the farm of Daniel B. Cummins
in Raymond's Neck has a field OF
corn pronounced the best in the
Neck" excepting possibly that or
the "Redman" farm, a much better
natural quality Of soil. 1t is or
what is known as white oak
land, very difficult from its burn.
ing qualities to raise a crop oi
corn, but Mr.. Cleaver prepared The
ground like a garden bed before
planting and kept the ground wei
stirred while growing. Good farm,
ing Is the secret Of his success.
While several workmen were
digging at large pile Of materia
in the Tygert phosphate factory
on Monday, the upper part, solic
mass Of three or four tons sudden.
ly broke loose and in the fall
caught colored man, named FL
Fisher, from Denton, Md, under 1t