Smyrna times., 1933-07-12

OF any OF our large perry growers
The basket factory Of H.
Mustard & Company turned ou
two days last week 5000 basket
each day.
Frank E. Postles of Greenwood
Del, has accepted a position viii
the Peninsular Bone Fertilize
Company.
Alfred E. Fowler has been doing
quite a good little business tn,
past week in speculating in trade
dollars, buying them at IS and 9C
cents.
Q. H. Roe, who has been uphol-
stering for several weeks in a
room under the Town Hall, has
gone to Easton, Nd, to accept a
position with Mason Brothers, car
riage builders
"A. p. Griffith, real estate broker,
has sold the timber, contained on
go acres Of land near Blackiston's
Church, belonging to B. a. and H.
r. HAZEL, to H. @. Burleigh and
Brother Of Whitehall, N. Y, for
$500 cash.
Mary, wife of James McCIosky,
died Sunday evening after a short
illness of brain fever. She first
complained at the breakfast table
Of not feeling entirely well and by
midnight was a corpse. She was
aged 54 years and IA days.
J. s. Huntingdon is having the
grist mill on the State road, four
miles below this town carried
through a general renovation, in
cluding new roof and new wealth
er-boarding, that will add very
greatly to its appearance and
value.
The Philadelphia & Smyrna
Transportation Company have
purchased Of J. 2. Tygert & Com
pany and Of J. E. Tygert, admin
istrator Of the estate of Henry w.
Tygert, the steamer j. z. Tygert,
and all furniture and equipment,
for S24, $50.
MARRIAGES - Powell Berry.
June oath, by Rev. John NJ Clark,
Thomas @. Powell and Miss Emma
J. Berry, both Of near Hartly, Del.
Unrough-Poweil. At the resi-
dence Of George Through, near
Ford's Corner, July Sth, by Rev.
w. j. D. Lucas, George F. I'm
rough and Miss Lizzie Powell.
a large locust tree standing in
the front yard of S. 3. briggs on
the State road, l 1-2 miles from
town during the rain Of Sunday ev-
ening was struck by lightning and
piece ripped out from the top to
the bottom. The shock and crash
was Of course pretty severe Oh the
nerves Of the ladies Of the house
hold.
Our peach spectators and grow
ers are little apart in regard to
price; the latter are wanting 35
and 40 cents per basket, while the
former don't want to pay but from
p to 80 cents per basket. Charles
E. FARRELL of Tuckahoe Neck, Md,
has sold his prospective crop at 35
cents, delivered in Baltimore at his
fexpense.
3 B. Furguson of Philadelphia,
has rented the house next 10 post
Office in Clayton for the purpose of
opening drug store. Mr.. Fergu-
son came when a boy from Black
bird to the store of j. w. Denney
of this town where he learned the
business but has been for several
years at the University Hospital,
Philadelphia.
John c. Mustard, Of this town,
has the contract for putting an
ice-making machine in Jay Gould's
magnificent new private steam
yacht, the Atalanta. Mr.. Mustard
was ready to put his machine in
the vessel before she left Cramps
shipyard at Philadelphia, but at
Mr.. Gould's suggestion the matter
was delayed a month.
The firm Of Mitchell & Arm
strong who went into partnership
fifteen months since in this town in
buying produce and afterwards
transferred their business opera
tions to the city in the fruit sea
son, have become rmly established
there with a growing trade from
different sections. Mr.. Mitchell is
on tour of the Peninsula and
spent several days last week with
friends in this town.
The National Bank building is
putting on a handsome exterior
appearance under the finishing
touches Of J. e. Carter's brush.
The ground work will be bronze
olive and the trimmings olive
green, a combination that will be
attractive because not in common
use. These changes, and especial