Smyrna times., 1933-04-19

The Levy Court of Wilmington
has decided to construct a ney
bridge across the Christiana. /
will cost between S55,0OO and SIS,
600.
j. w. Cuykendall has purchase,
of G.. NJ. Howell the latter's can
ming house in Milford Mr. Guy
kendall will contract for 200 acre
of tomatoes at $500 per ton.
The large barn of Benjamin
Sharpless near Newark, was fireC
Sunday night and entirely destroy
ed together with a large quantity
of corn, oats, threshing machine
agricultural implements, etc.
East Dover hundred has the
largest amount of assessable prop
erty of any Hundred in Kent Coun-
ty but the heaviest single column
on the book is that of the C's of
Duck Creek Hundred, 1927, ,24O.
East Dover hundred has the
largest amount of assessable prop
erty of any Hundred in Kent Coun-
ty but the heaviest single column
on the book is that of the C's of
Duck Creek Hundred 1927, ,240.
During the thunder storm on
Thursday morning last the light
ming struck and killed four sheep
belonging to Henry Slaughter near
Leipsic. The flock was standing
but a little removed at the time
from the farm buildings.
The residences Of William B.Col-
lins, Harry +. Collins, J. Henry JEFF
ferson, John Wilkinson, Jr., Will
liam w. Nelson, Samuel Reynolds,
and Mrs. Clarissa FAIRIES, have in
the past week or two passed under
the beautifying effect Of the paint
er'S brush.
H. G. Budd, Esq, President of
the Smyrna Library, received last
week the 5000 left to it in the will
of the late William P. Megear, less
the collateral state tax on legacies
amounting to $40. The larger part
of this legacy will be spent at once
for new books, a selected list hav-
ing already been made out by the
proper committee.
The bill to straighten Commerce
Street through West Smyrna has
passed both houses of the Legisla-
ture. This will make this street
one Of the prettiest avenues in
town. The increase of taxes for
Kent County this year will be
twelve per cent. The advance of
the rate from 40 to As cents on the
500 is to meet payments on the
county buildings.
DEATHS -Dunning. In Phila-
delphia, April 18th, James Fras-
mus, son of DR.. Thomas S. and
Lydia 3. Dunning, aged years
and 6 months.
Howard Dover, April 8th,
Margaret Howard in the 85th year
Of her age.
Hyland-At Galena, Kent Coun-
ty, Md, April 6, Mary G., wife of
William A. Hyland, aged SO years.
Stevens-At Odessa, April goth,
Daniel Stevens, in the 73rd year of
his age.
The Young Peoples Christian
Benevolent Society will meet on
Friday evening next at 8 o'clock at |
the residence Of Joseph H. Prim-
rose. Program: Vocal Solo, Miss
Hettie Megear; Instrumental Solo,
Miss Lizzie Beck; Select Readings,
Miss Elva Carrow and Miss Clara
Wilson; Referred Questions,
sketch of the War of the Roses"
III. T. Ashcraft; What a Public
Man Should Be-" by contributor;
Organist for the evening, Miss
Kate Douglass.
The visitors at Asbury NJ. E.
Church this morning could but no.
tice standing out conspicuous
among the floral decorations an un-
usually large full bloom Gala lily.
It has a history that made it a
peculiarly fitting emblem of the
wedding occasion. 1t was present
ed by the groom years ago when
he was little boy, to Mrs. Lydia
Mcdowell, wee plant, that has
thrived with the intervening years,
and what could not then have en-
tered the minds of either, turns up
at an auspicious moment to grace
the happiest event of his life.
DEATH OF REV. MR.. HUNT
INGDON:-The Rev. Cyrus Hunt
ingdon, for the past 20 years pas
tor of the Presbyterian Church at
Dover, died about p. m. on Sun
day evening Of pneumonia, after an
illness of several weeks. The de-
ceased was about 62 years old and
had lived in Dover since 1862, hav-
ing officiated Immediately before ,
that date as chaplain in the