Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-13

L. Q. Mccoy is putting in a
Golden Eagle" cellar heater for
Moses Price on Main Street.
"a. L. Hudson killed a pen of ten
hogs last week, the heaviest
weighing 438, lightest 260, the av-
erage weight being 324 IL pounds.
John Wilkinson Jr., is painting
the house on the farm Of William
G. Spruance, Mrs. NJ. A. Clifton,
Clayton, and William H. Carr and
Mrs. McAfee. this town.
Elmer Taylor and Edward Budd
went to Wilmington one day last
week on their bicycles. They were
seven hours in making the journey
stopping, as they were on tour
of observation, TO look at the diff
ferent towns passed through.
Rev. James Stubs is remodel
ling a tenant house adjoining his
dwelling near Duck Creek. He has
leased his property for five years
to James H. Hall, of the latter
place. He expects with his wife
to spend the winter with their son,
Rev. E. Stubs in Philadelphia.
George w. & S. Taylor are en-
closing the Presbyterian Church
with wrought iron fence of their
own workmanship. The stained
glass windows for the church have
also been received. They are of
pretty design and each have a
scriptural or mathematical figure.
SALES OF PROPERTY p.
Griffith, real estate broker, has
sold the farm of Tilghman Fox
well, near Delaney's Chapel, con
tanning 81 acres for 81, 500 to "A.
d. Young Of Pennsylvania. Prof.
J. II. Grove has purchased of Miss
Eliza Wallace living at Hazlett-
vile, the house on Commerce
Street this town, opposite the new
residence Of J.B.Cooper for 81 900.
The purchaser designs in a year
or 50 to make considerable chang
es ia it preparatory to fitting it
UP for his own residence.
The farm known as the Homer
Farm" between Green Spring and
Prices Corner, owned by Manlove
D. Wilson and occupied by his son
William w. Wilson, has just had
erected on it a large and attrac-
tive dwelling 40 feet front, that is
an ornament to the neighborhood.
It is finished with an "a" front
and the parlor and sitting room
will be separated by large hall
George d. Collins near Green
Spring, on his farm known as the
Carpenter farm is erecting a two
story addition to the dwelling.
SMYRNA'S READING ROOM
The Reading Room in Smyrna was
opened to the public on Thursday
evening last and quite a number
dropped in during the evening to
take a view of the suit of rooms
comprising four-reception, read
ing, gaming, and smoking. The
two first are handsomely furnished
and in the reading room were a
number of files of local, State, and
literary papers. Tomorrow even
ing there will be a formal presen-
tation of contributions among
which will be a Bible by Rev. Mr..
Rigg.
Charles Spencer, who has been
conductor on the Branch road be-
tween this town and Clayton, was
put in charge Of the shifting en-
CINE at Clayton, on Monday, and
James Legates, who has been a
conductor on the Queen Anne's
road, has taken his place. Mr..
Legates, who has been in the rail
roads employ for fifteen years,
could not pass the color test" on
the recent examination. Not wish
ing to part with him, he has been
put in charge Of our Branch train
which has nothing to do with sig
nal lights, and Mr.. Spencer has
been put in the line of promotion
MARRIAGES. Coppage-W aller
On the 5th inst. at the M. E. par
sonage this town, by Rev. J. D
Rigg, John t. Coppage and Miss
Annie Wallen both of Clayton.
Mayberry-Patterson At the
residence of the brides mother IL
this town on the 5th inst. by Rev
J. t. VanBurkalow, John B. May
berry, Of Parsons Corner anC
Miss Susan Patterson of this town
-Harwood-O the 5th in
slant at the NJ. E. Parsonage, thi!
town, by Rev. ]. d. Rigg, William
l.. Moore of Queen Annes County
Md, and Miss Mary E. Harwood
of Kent County.
Robinson Embert-At the M. E
parsonage Smyrna, December lot
by Rev. ]. d. Rigg. Isaiah Robin
son and Miss Mollie Embert, bot
of Kent County,