Smyrna times., 1933-09-27

additions which w. Frank Jeffer
son has made to the Delawar
House.
Mrs. John Anthony has a SUI
flower 46 inches in circumference
Joseph H. Primrose has one in hi!
store show window 16 1-2 inche.
in diameter.
Mrs. William H. Baggs has g
LaFrance rose that is attractive
for its size as well as rarity
There are only one or two others
we believe in town.
Mr.. Traverse, one of the man
ufacturers Of the Orchilla Guano
was in town last week, and ap-
pointed A. P. Griffith agent for its
sales in this section.
Robert Buchanan on Bombay
Hook, has raised about 200 bush
els of very fine potatoes Of the
Early Rose variety. He has put
them away for better prices.
Cards are out for the 10th mar
riage anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Caleb Boggs on Thursday next, at
the residence of Peter Hardcastle,
near Moorton, (now Cheswold.)
George Reed Lof1and, George T.
Thompson and w. Polk Cummins
have each spendid patches of ci-
tron melons. All our citizens de-
string this fruit to preserve can
doubtless be accommodated by
these gentlemen.
Charles ID. Everett, now resid-
ing near Delaware City, has sold
his farm near this town on the
Raymond's Neck road to Joseph
2. Robinson, residing in the
Meek" for $4,000. Mr.. Everett,
reserving the crops. The farm has
126 acres with good buildings.
Mrs. Samuel Reynolds rose
that she planted in 1910 and is
now in its 43rd year, is a marvel
Of vigorous longevity. we were
shown day or two ago a bright
colored rose plucked from it, and
It now contains we are told hun
dreds Of blossoms, making it's
third full crop this season.
Harry r. Ashcraft, whose first
intention, after taking to himself
partner for life, was to open a
drug store in a Jersey town, was
induced to change h$ mind and
buy out the store of T. L. Sutfll
in Church Hill, Md He has the
best wishes of his friends in the
success Of his new business enter
prise.
w. g. Thomas at Thomas Cor
ner, Blackbird Hundred, brought
us a ear Of corn of the Mammoth
Chester County variety that had
"a rows on it, so grains in a row
or 1,200 grains. The Wilmington
Republican notes as remarkable
one grown by Thomas Clayton,
Mount Pleasant, that had e41
grains.
The demand for bricks this sea
son has been larger than usual.
Abel S. Riggs is now finishing up
his fourth kiln of about 100 900
each and William P. Wright has
just burnt his third kiln of over
10000 and commenced on his
fourth. The tile yard of William
M. Bell is also on its finishing
course of the season, having made
the large number of 100000 tiles
of the different sizes.
DEATHS Barnes. Near Mid !
dletown, September Goth. Capt. P |
c. Barnes.
Hardcastle. In Middeltown, Sep
tember 14th, Mrs. Annie M. Hard
castle in the Gath year of her ago.
Myers Near Townsend, Sep
tember 18th, Mrs. Anna Myers,
aged S5 years.
Timmons - At loves Cross |
Roads, September 9th, Ezekiel
Timmons in his 10th year.
Mrs John A. Wright is teaching
Clayton School. Frank A. Johns
whom we announced two weeks
since as having engaged to teach
this school, afterwards declined.
William E. Baker, who superin-
tended the basket mill of Tschudy
e. Cats during the summer, has
taken the Deakyneville school at a !
salary Of S12O a quarter-an ad-
vance of $50. There is a greater
demand for teachers than has
ever been known before and male
teachers are especially scarce.
William Corbit Spruance, Esq,
of Wilmington, who bought the
part of the farm of the late Hor-
ace Spruance, lying north of the
Duck Creek road, 100 or 10 acres,
purposes making Of it a substan-
tial farm and is building thereon
q dwelling and the necessary out