Smyrna times., 1933-05-24

Tschudy & Cats are building an
addition to their basket factory.
James M. Waters and Abel J..
Porter have each had erected full
length porches in front of their
dwellings.
William N. Wilson of Middle
town, has been appointed Notary
Public in place Of Mr.. Reynolds,
term expired.
Capt. Frieston Hallman is burn
ing for Henry G. Spruance at the
lime kiln, Smyrna Landing, be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 bushels of
oyster shells.
DR.. ]. M. Smith is erecting an
Office at Morton (Cheswold) to be
occupied by the Cooper Brothers,
who will use it in connection with
their business.
John A. Wright moulded last
week in the Clayton brick yard q
500 bricks in four hours and his
younger brother Horace the same
number in four and quarter
hours.
The Delaware City Phosphate
Factory has commenced making
phosphate, under the supervision Of
E. R. Sipple, who has been in the
employ Of Tygert & Company at
Smyrna for several years.
The ninety-fourth annual session
Of the Delaware Medical Society
will be held at Wilmington at noon
on Tuesday, June IL. Orders for
reduced rates on the railroad may
be had of the secretary, DR.. G. w.
Marshall, Milford.
During the thunder storm Mon
day night the residence of J. n.
Hubbard at FELTON, was struck by
lightning. Mr.. Fitzgerald had a
horse killed by lightning just a
week previously not 200 yards
from Mr.. Hubbard's house.
Mrs. Ellen Cummins, Executrix
of DR.. William Cummins lately de-
ceased, has sold a farm in "Rich
Neck" containing 1877 acres to Rob
ert L. Cummins for SO, 800 and the
farm near Central Mills $50
acres to John c. Bailey for $4,000.
David Boggs, well known and
successful farmer living on the
State road below Moorton died on
Sunday morning after a lingering
illness, aged 20 years. He was
leading member of Bethel M. E.
Church and highly esteemed in his
neighborhood.
The cellars of both the audience
room and chapel and foundations
otherswise of the new Presbyterian
Church have been dug, and when
the major part of the stone has
been forwarded from the quarries,
the masons will commence the
erection Of the walls.
Morning Star Lodge, No. s. |. o.
o. F., of this town, have rendered
the use of the first floor of their
Hall to the Presbyterian congrega-
tion which they have accepted and
will use as a Sabbath School room.
The weekly lecture will also be
held there on Wednesday evening
of each week during the interim of
building the new church.
The Smyrna House, under its
new management got underway
last week and with the least possi-
BILE friction, the new proprietor, z.
Thomas Clayton, having been con-
nected with the house for some
years and for the last several
months virtually at its head. The
popularity of the house will doubt
less be maintained. p. p. Collins,
a former proprietor, will assist Mr..
Clayton.
Col. George w. Cummins is hav
ing the entire pavement around the
store house occupied by T. 3. Me-
gear and the offices of ]. E. Tygert
& Company replaced by new one.
Much of the old pavement, (about
the third part next to the housed
was composed Of the same brick
used by his father, John Cummins,
Esq, in laying the pavement in
1920. The central portions have
been Of course renewed whenever
needed. The new pavement will be
levated svral inchs.
TIL contract for building the pub
lie school building which is to be
located ons South Street was
awarded yesterday by the Board of
Directors to w. Ferree & Broth
ers of Yorklyn, Delaware, eight
miles above Wilmington. The bids
were: J. w. Ferree e. Brother, $14,-
625; Robert Pyle, S15,644; Lewes
III. Peekey, $17,100; E. H. Jemison.
$19,694. The work will commence
within few days. The contractor
prdopOsed 70 have the house finish