Smyrna times., 1933-05-31

WOrkS are ABOUT 91OOU per year.
William H. Wright at Claytor
has finished burning kiln of brio
of over 100000.
Stephen Walkers new baske
mill at Clayton expects to start u
today on the manufacture of peacl
baskets.
The grist mill of DR.. E. NJ Cloak
in Kenton hundred, has been re
paired with a new breast water
wheel and fore-bay.
The drawbridge at Summit, ovel
the Chesapeake and Delaware can
al, is being replaced by a new one
and travel is obstructed.
The three farms of the late
Martin E. Walker, lying near Arm
strong's Corner, New Castle coun-
ty, and containing 253 acres, have
been sold for S16,799.
Henry G. Murphey of the Alley
Mills has put in new horizontal
return tubular boiler of As horse
power capacity. 1t is of steel and
will bear pressure of 260 pounds.
The building purchased of the
Presbyterians by the Catholic AS
sociation, of this town, will be dedi-
Gated under the name Of st. Poly
carp by Bishop Becker on Sunday,
June 10 at 1870 a. "a.
John Bedwelrs horse became
frightened and unmanageable at a
bicycle which a boy was riding one
day last week, and ran away, up
setting Mr.. Bedwell and h is wife
the latter sustaining internal in
juries.
Eugene Downs, son of Nehemiah
@. Downs, formerly of Kenton, em-
ployed by the National Dredging
Company Of Wilmington, had the
two first fingers of his hand cut off
one day last week. He is now do
ing very well.
The necessary money we under
stand to put in the stopping, erect
the bridge, etc, $4,000 at Collins
Beach has, we learn, been subscrib-
ed and the work will soon begin,
that is, when the contracting party
has been decided upon.
J. H. Primrose, we have been in
formed, has since the 1st of jan
uary sold nearly one hundred sew
ing machines without making any
special effort. They were sold
principally through his shoe store,
the exceedingly low price we pre-
sumo being the result Of SO many
sales.
Mr.. Ferree, the contractor for
the new Smyrna Public School
Building and the Directors fixed
the site and staked the ground off
yesterday. Emory Lum and Char
les Potts have contracted with Mr..
Ferree 20 make the excavations
and remove the dirt at 18 cents a
cubic yard.
The Strawberry Festival to-
night will in all probability be the
last entertainment given by the
Odd Fellows for the purpose Of
raising funds for their Tower
Clock and we hope it will be well
patronized There will be a solid
IS kr. gold ring and several other
articles to chance.
The steamer Thomas Clyde, is to
make her first trip from Philadel-
phia to Woodland Beach on Sunday
the oath of June, and L. P. Camp
bell viii open the hotel for the re-
ception of guests the same week.
The hotel since it came into his
hands has gone through thor
ough overhauling and refurnlshing.
The finest trout we have seen
this season were caught with a
hook by our amateur fisherman,
William H. Carr, from a boat out
in the bay. BY the way, we have
a half dozen or so Of anglers who
go fishing for the sport, and enjoy
a stolen half day from business
down the creek or bay with in
finite zest.
The Presbyterians have erected
on their line in the rear of the site
Of the new church a substantial
shed for the protection of horses
and carriages of attendants, about
20 by 10 feet. 1t will serve how
ever, first as protection from the
sun and weather Of the masons
while dressing the stone for the
the church.
DEATHS-Boggs. Near Moor
ton( Cheswold) Sunday, May 10th.
David Boggs, aged SO years,
months, and 20 days.
Hill. Near Milford. May 11th.
Mrs. Sally Hill, wife of Joshua H.
Hill, aged "A years.
Taylor At Leipsic, May 2,Niss