Smyrna times., 1933-06-07

The public schools OF both Ken
ton and Severson's had picnics OF
Saturday.
Joseph B. FAIRIES has remodeleC
and enlarged the house occupied by
Berrian Grant on South Street.
The best early peas in market
were brought to the store of T. B
Megear by Mrs. Joseph Kennedy.
]. w. Jones is having a sprinkler
built at the Messrs. Taylors and ex-
pect to have it at work on our
streets on Monday.
Mrs. Samuel Reynolds AZ year
old rosebush has been greatly ad-
mired the past week both for its
age and its luxuriant roses.
The Misses FAIRIES on Methodist
street have probably the largest
variety of roses in any collection in
town Unfortunately, the hand
some yard is only partially visible
tTOIH the street.
The Times expects to be in its
new quarters in the Johnson Build
ing next week-a story above its
present room-where it will have
one of the largest and most COM
plete printing offices in the State.
Joseph r. Jefferson, in addition
to his heavy loss, some $4,000 by
fire last week, had the misfortune
to sprain his ankle SO badly as to
entirely unfit it for use. He can
get about only by the aid of crutch-
es.
Robert Denney of Duck Creek,
has a twenty-acre field of grass, in
the rear Of the Episcopal cemetery,
that is waist high and as thick as
it can stand. 1t has been pro-
nounced by some farmers who have
seen it, the best field of grass they
ever saw. 1t is of clover and tim
othy.
DEATHS-Cloak. In this town,
May 31st, of pneumonia, Douglass
Harvey Cloak, SON of DR.. E. Morris
and Lillian H. Cloak, aged 1 year,
8 months, and IL days.
Vaughn. Near CowgilPs Corner
at the residence of her husband,
Mrs. Charles r. Vaughn aged AZ
years.
Jacob Maclary residing in Black
bird Hundred, left at our Office on
Friday hen egg of the following
dimensions: circumference, oblong
way 10 inches, around, s inches;
weight -12 ounces. 1t contained
another hard shell egg inside the
outer shell. The size can be bet
ter judged when it is said the egg
is larger than the average goose
egg.
The Festival for the benefit Of
the Tower Clock on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings last was a sue
cess while giving the young people
two evenings for chance" meeting.
A watch charm pertaining to Odd
Fellowship was chanced off, DR..
Clifton having the lucky number;
also Odd Fellows pin, A. E. Fowler
had the lucky number, and large
pound cake also CHANGED, A. Lee
Cummins had lucky number. Total
receipts, $143.21; expenses, S81. .05,
leaving total profit towards clock
of S62.15.
The Young Peoples Christian
Benevolent Society will meet on
Friday evening next at 8 o'clock at
the residence of John Cosden. Pro-
gram: Select Reading, Miss Estelle
Smith and Miss Minnie Reed; In
strumental solo, Miss Elva Smith;
Vocal Solo, Miss Mary Cosden; Re
ferred Question, Miss Lizzie Beck.
Amount in treasury, S12.26; been
in existence since 9Th of March;
had twelve meetings; number of
members, Al; average attendance,
10; Society closes on the last Fri
day in this month.
State School superintendent
Williams and Carpenter have been
visiting the schools of Kent County
since the first of May and finish
with our schools in this town to-
day. They found in the county but
five schools closed, but this num-
Der will be increased with the ad-
vent Of the berry season. The
greatest defect they find is in the
inattention almost indifference of
the school commissioners them
selves, to the welfare of the school
under their care. Very few of the
schools have been visited by their
commissioners.
THE NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL
BUILDING-On Thursday last the
contractor had a gang of fifteen
men on the recently purchased site
ON South Street to make the nee
essary excavations for the stone
and brick work of fhe rew school