Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-12-20

Miss jamie G. Savage of New
York, will read in the Town Hall
on Christmas Night.
Lewis M. Hirons will succeed H.
H. Huntingdon on Monday, 31st
inst.
The entertainment of the Epis-
copal Sunday School on Christmas
night will consist of singing, ETC.,
closing with gifts from large and
well loaded tree.
Mr. Stowe, living on the farm of
John P. Hudson, has a cleaner
which with six men yesterday he
killed and cleaned for Walter o.
Hoffecker nine large hogs in three
hours.
MARRIAGES -Scuse- Hutchins.
AT the M. P. Parsonage, Kenton,
December 2, by Rev. w. J. D. Luc-
as, Thomas Scuse to Miss Lydia
Hutchins. both Of West Dover
Hundred.
The residents of Delaware Street
below South, where there is SO
much activity now in building new
houses, intend asking of the Town
Commissioners the establishment
Of a street lamp.
The lessee Of the hotel at Ken
ton to succeed Mr.. Guessford is
Terrence Carvin, well known in
this town. He has been clerk at
the European Hotel in Wilmington
the past year or two.
Carrie Kahn, a little daughter of
S. L. Kahn and Sadie v. Kahn,
died yesterday in Philadelphia
from scarlet fever. She was a
bright little girl, that had many
friends in this town who deeply
sympathise with the bereaved par
ents.
Harvey w. FAIRIES, son of Will
liam A. FAIRIES, bought the first
cents worth at w. Fl. Carr's new
store this morning. Mr.. Carr nail
ed it up for good luck, as he did
the first cent when he began bust
ness in his old stand some ten
years ago.
Frederick Knots, living near
Blackstone Cross Roads, lost his
daughter, Caroline, by death Sun
day. a young lady nearing her
18th birthday. This makes the
third death in Mr.. Knots family
during the year-two children and
his mother.
DEATHS - Eason. Near Smyr-
ma. December 16. Mary G., daugh-
ter Of William and Henrietta Eas-
on, aged I year and months.
Kennedy. In Philadelphia, Deem |
Der 10th, George Kennedy, father
Of Mrs. George NJ. Reynolds, in the
seth year of his age.
The repairs on Taylor's Bridge
span, Thoroughfare Neck, we are
informed by Levy Court Commits
sioner George C.Rothwell, are now
being completed and the bridge is
ready for the passage Of travellers. I
The work, which is being done by
Mr. Shaw of Clayton, is very sat
isfactory job.
Charles A. Cleaver, road over
seer, has made a great improve
ment on the road leading to Ray
mond's Neck, between the farms
of John H. and James P. Hoffeck-
er, at the branch where they are
separated from the farm Of James
C. Robinson. The improvement
would have been extended further
but the appropriation gave out.
The distinguished scholars of
big Oak" school for December
are as follows: Emma KINNEY.
90; Sallie Griffin, 97.5; Fanny
Short, 97.2; Sadie Griffin, 81; Fan
ny Thompson, 96.6; Emma Short.
e6.6; India Jervis, 96.4; Charles
Mundy, 90; Cynthia KINNEY, 96;
Willard Carrow, 95y6; ]. Luther
Truax, 95.1.
st. Polycarp Church was the
scene of another wedding last
Wednesday, the ceremony taking
place just after we had gone to
press. The parties were Miss An
ME O'Neil of Clayton and James
DUNCAN of Wilmington, Father
Bradford officiating. Though the
day was known the hour was not,
and in regard to witnesses of the
ceremony it was but little removed
from the wedding that preceded it
on Monday morning at st. Peters.
PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY-
The Delaware State Grange, Pat
rons Of Hsubandry in session at
Dover on Wednesday elected the
following officers: Master, Henry
Thompson; Overseer, Benjamin
Hydorn; Lecturer, w. p. Corsa;
Steward A " RroUn. Assistant