Smyrna times., 1933-09-20

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John F. Miller, brick layer an,
plasterer, "Jimtown" near Clayton
died September 18th, aged s.
years, after a protracted illness.
Prof. Groves has succeeded Mr.
Philleo at the pickle factory anC
went at his new business like {
man who wasn't afraid of work.
L. Irving Handy, principal o.
the Smyrna Public Schools, has
introduced vocal music in the
schools and innovation for which
he is being praised.
E. NJ Fowler is much pleased
with his new tailor, @. w. Sturges
of Lancaster, Pa, who succeeds
E. Anderson, who had been with
him the past four years.
A. p. Griffith and William ID.
Hoffecker in the Alley have crop
of about 2OO0 baskets Of fine ap-
pples for which they have refused
an offer of 35 cents per basket.
Charles Warner, while return
ing from a grist mill, near Ken
ton, with a load of grist on cart,
fell off and had two or three ribs
broken by the wheels passing over
him. He is not expected to live.
Miss Annie Williams near this
town, fell down a flight of steps
one day last week and sustained
injuries to her arm almost equal
to a break, from which she suffer
ed great deal Of pain for several
days.
Willard f. Weldon has been
busy the past two or three weeks
in putting UP new stables, corn
cribs and other outbuildings On
the farms in st. Jones Neck be-
longing to James Budd Of Phila-
delphia.
BASEBALL GAME The Smyr-
ma Base Ball Club played the Mo
squito Nine, of Jones Neck, a
match game on the Academy
grounds at Dover on Saturday
and Smyrna won by a score Of
IL to 2.
MARRIAGES - Walheater WI
Frasher. In Philadelphia, Sep
tember 11th, by Rev. J. F. Crouch,
George w. Walheater Of Hazelett-
vile, Kent County, Del, and Miss
Elma r. Frasher Of Petersburg,
Kent County, Del.
George w. Ingram, real estate
agent Of Middletown, has sold 700
acres of fine peach land situated
in Kenton Hundred to William
Green ard H A. Noland of Mid
dletown for $4,000 cash, for T. H
Johnson and NJ. Goldsborough of
Easton, Md.
J. S. Huntington has put an i'm
proved smut machine in his mill
on the State Road four miles be-
low Smyrna, together with other
internal as well as external inn
provements, making it now one of
the best grist and merchant mills
in Kent County.
Col. George H Raymond, who
returned from a trip TO Milwau- ,
kee on Monday, says that the corn /
crops and pasture over the whole
route gave evidence Of great dam
age from the drought He thinks
we have less cause to complain
here than any place he saw. The
rain we had last week did not
reach there.
Professor Groves and Miss Elva
Carrow have organized their
classes in vocal music and secured
the lower room of the Odd Eel ,
lows Hall for the place Of meet /
ing. We hope for the good of the
rising generation that all who can ,
will avail themselves of this OPP ,
perfume movement to assist in vo- !
cal culture. ,
The residence of Mrs. Mary
Gootee and sister, Miss Julia Col
Inns corner of Market and Meth
odist streets is undergoing a thor
ough renovation making it prac- '
tically a new home. The inside (
has all been torn out, the floor
lowered nearly foot, a large two I
story bay window put in on the
south side, new and larger win
dows put in on the front and end. (
and the inside construction I'D !
stairs and down will be entirely i
different, including a large hall
way running from the front to !
the rear door. II
DEATHS Near Moore's
Corner, September 13, Thomas
Moore, aged 70 years, 8 months
and 20 days.
Smith. Near Wyoming, Septem-
Der 5, Flora A, wife of Henry L.
Smith, aged 81 years.
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