Smyrna times., 1933-07-19


Haly, a laborer, were killed and
Alexander Billingsby, another lab
orer, was slightly injured. Pearl
had been employed at the works
for twenty years. The building
was damaged to the extent of
5000.
Stephen Walkers peach basket
factory at Clayton, gives showing
of very healthy condition of that
important firm of our home in
dustries at this time. They have,
to date, made and shipped over
10000 baskets this season with
an average force of seventy hands.
Charles VapWinkle, the general
Superintendent, states they have
booked orders this week for 10000
baskets for Maryland alone. Ar
thur Willis takes the rag off, the
BUSH in that quarter in making,
his average being 275 per day.
The new bridge spanning the
creek between New Castle and
Kent Counties at Smyrna Landing
will be commenced today by the
contractor, Robert Morrison. The
cost will be 2,2OO, divided equally
between the counties. George Q.
Rothwell, one of the Levy Court
Building Committee, gives us the
following as the dimensions Of the
bridge: span, 40 feet; abutments,
25 feet: walls, feet, tapering to
2 1-2; driveway, 16 feet. 1t will be
erected on the east side of the old
bridge and the travel thus not OBJ
structed.
LIGHTNING STRIKES SEVER
AL PLACES - Lightning struck
the house of Lewis Stockwen at
on Sunday evening but
besides frightening the persons Of
the vicinity, did little damage 9th
er than cutting off the chimney
even with the top of the roof and
knocking off a few shingles. Dur
ing the same storm lightning
struck the house Of James Now
land, near Blackbird camp meeting
woods, tore out the end of the
house, knocked over a stove and
ripped up the floor where the fam
lily was sitting, knocked the plas-
tering about in decided confusion,
took a trip down the cellar and in
its effort to get out tore the cellar
door to pieces. Notwithstanding
this complete search Of the house
by the electrical shaft, not mem
Der of the family was stunned. In
a grave yard on the farm of
Frank Collins two trees were
struck one Of them split open.
The house on the farm belonging
to Mrs. DR.. Hirons, near Locust
Grove, Md, was also struck doing
the house some damage. but injur-
ing none of the family.
John Robinson, William Davis,
and John P. Goldsborough made
visit to Bombay Hook, Sunday af-
ternoon, by carriage with ladies,
and while enjoying all that the
beach offered, they were admon-
ished by the gathering clouds to
"get up and get" They had dis
missed the carriage that took them
there and proposed returning by
Robinson's yacht, "Tacie," but af-
ter getting up the creek a short
distance they got becalmed and
the vessel ashore. The ominous
roll Of thunder gave them an un-
pleasant idea Of their fix and as
a last resort the gents jumped
ashore and planting themselves
firmly tried an altogether" to
shove her into the stream. Well,
it happened to be altogether, for
after much effort she moved
moved quickly, and three young
men with all their Sundays on
were floundering in the tubid creek
and three young ladies were look
ing on from the side of the now
freed yacht. But they all got
home safely, and one Of our jew
elers wants to know what happen
ed to those watches brought to
him to be put in shape.
NARROW CAPE FROM
DROWNING Miss Lena @. Hearn
sister Of Mrs. Edward G. FAIRIES Of
this town, Miss Emma F. Weldon,
daughter of B. V. Weldon and Miss
Chambers of Centreville, Md, while
on a visit to the Rev G. S. Como
way, Rock Hall, Kent County Md,
last week came near having a ser
ious catastrophe. On Friday in
company with a half grown boy
and two of Mr. FAIRIES children
they went out for a boat ride.
They came up to the side Of
schooner that was lying at anchor
and the boy jumped aboard for the
purpose Of pputting on bathing
suit. This oscillated the little
hOat and Miss Hearn seeing some