Smyrna times., 1934-04-26

w. .. Hoftecker supplied Miss
Storms place in the school or
Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Hannah Hudson (Surgeon)
is having the cellar dug for her
new house on South Street.
H. d. Boyer's house at the cor
ner of South and Delaware Streets
us rapidly approaching completion,
and bids fair to be one of the best
dwellings in town.
William Baker contemplates
moving into one of the residences
on Market street owned by w. w.
Tschudy next week.
G. Edward Green, one of our en-
terprising farmers living beyond
Clayton is having built an exten-
sive barn and cattle shed. Work
men from Wilmington are employ
ed.
]. p. Stats, engineer at Lewis
& Prices phosphate factory, met
with an accident on Thursday last
by accidentally catching his right
hand in the engine and breaking
his little finger.
James VanWinlle has about
completed the addition to his
house on Methodist (now Mt Yer
non) Street, making it double
dwelling. His brother, Joseph,
moved into one end of it yester-
day.
John Meredith, who for some
time past has been engaged in the
flour and feed store of Robert Den
ney, has left and is succeeded by
Harry Wright. Mr.. Meredith will
open a feed store on Saturday in
the Daniels building opposite.
II is said that the first telegraph
line erected in Delaware was set
up in the year 1845. This is one
year after the first line was erect
ed in the United States. The Del
aware line commenced at Lewes
and terminated in Wilmington
where it connected with the oldest
telegraph line in the United States.
w. H. Dawson has put on our
streets a team for hauling. It is
one of the best teams for the busi-
ness in our town. The wagon was
built by Robert A. Moody of Della
ware City. Our wagon builders
should examine it and profit by it.
The harness was made by E. G.
FAIRIES of our town Mr.. Dawson
proposes to do hauling at short
notice.
DIR. Clayton Moore of Moorton
(now Cheswold) son of John Moore
Esq, has rented the Office of Alex
ander Wilson and will practice
medicine in our town and commun-
ity. He is a very promising young
man of fine appearance, a student
of DR.. j. M Smith of Moorton, and
one of Delaware's graduates this
spring of the Philadelphia Homeo-
pathic College. We welcome him
to our town and midst.
CHURCH LYCEUM-Th fol
lowing is the program of Asbury
M. E. Church Lyceum for Friday
evening: Instrumental solo by Miss
Jennie Smithers; Reading Scrip
Dra An
them; Reading Minutes of Previ-
Gus Meeting; A solo by Miss Allie
Smith: Answers to Preferred
Question by o. B. Voshell, John v
Spruance, Herman Roe, and Miss
Allie Smith; A duett by two young
ladies'; An informal Discussion
Collection; An Anthem; Adjourn
ment.
The petition praying for the ex
tension of Commerce street to tht
Anthony road, was granted by the
Levy Court last week and an ap
preparation of $500 was made will
which to make it. Robert H. Cum
minis was appointed the commits
sioner to open the street. Here il
an opportunity to make a beauti
full avenue, if the lot owners il
building will only set their house.
back from the side walks. This ex
tension will greatly improve tn
western approaches to our town
being as it will be perfect,
straight and traversing the highe
portions of West Smyrna will en-
able the traveller to get glimps
of the town before entering it.
A very large audience gathere'
at the Town Hall last night in re
sponse to the invitation of the w
G. t. u. of this town. A selec
quartette rendered suitable musi
and Rev. J. T. Umsted led in a
impressive prayer. Rev. ]. H. Cald
well announced the program an
Rev. William 3. Gordon in pointe'
and forcibIe remarks, introduce
the speaker of the evening, Mr.. w
A. Laverty, of Philadelphia, VIII