Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-01-03


Ed. Hoffecker singing the solos.
SALE OF THE SCHOOL PROP
erty-The property belonging to
the Public Schools of this town
was sold at Public Sale this morn
ing as follows: On South Street,
comprising the brick school house
and yard, divided into three lots of
46 by 1853 feet; No. 1, John @.
Bailey, $425; No. 2, (having the
school building on it, John @. Bail
ey, $50; No. 8, (adjoining the
house occupied by Joseph L. Beck
ett) Mrs. Hannah Surgeon, $40.
The playground on the opposite
side Of the street, divided into
three lots of 46 by 1873 feet; No.
for S315; No. 5, $3.50, and No. 6,
\ 1885, all knocked off to William
M. Bell. The lot on North Street,
1873 by IT'S feet on which is a
frame school house, known as
Nos. 3 and 77 to w. w. Tschudy,
for $500. The sale aggregated S.
SIS. This sum will go into the
building fund Of the new school
house.
WELCOMING THE NEW YEAR
The old year was certainly well
rung out in our town. A quarter
or twenty minutes after eleven
o'clock some one got hold of the
rope at the new school house
(Which is still in the custody of
the contractor) and rung it until
he was exhausted. After resting
awhile and gaining his breath he
took the rope again and thus the
work of ringing and resting was
kept up until about the hour of
midnight. At the M. E. Church
watch meeting was held, COM
mencing at 1870 o'clock and pro
nounced by those who were pres
ent good one AS the embers
of the old year were dying out the
sexton tolled a requium to its mem
DRY, and when the dial indicated
the hour of twelve was passed, the
year had expired and a new one
had been born, he welcomed it
with merry peal as if all nature
were welcoming it with a thrill of
joy. May peace and prosperity
follow in its train.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The following officers of Mcdonald
E ncampment No. -Patriarchs-
I. o. o. F., of this town, were
elected last evening: Chief Patri-
arch, George M. Stevenson; High /
Priest, E. G. FAIRIES; Senior Ward II
en-, John a. Wright; Junior Ward
en-, John r. Harris; Scribe, E. M. \
Fowler; Treasurer, Abel S. FAIRIES.
Smyrna Conclave, No. As, I. 3. H., II
elected the following officers for
the ensuing term last Wednesday:
Archon, J. H. Primrose; Provost,
John Cosgriff; Secretary, George
M. Stevenson; Financier, James H.
Groves; Treasurer, Jonathan B.
Evans; Prelate, William Fl. Baggs;
Inspector, E. Harry Beck; Warden,
John Wilkinson, Jr.; Sentinel, AL.
CULLEN; Trustees, William H.
Baggs, William e. Hall, Richard
". Johnson; Medical Examiners.
Drs. William T. Collins and Will
lam Ashcraft; Representative to
he Supreme Conclave, Josiah D.
Evans; Alternate, B. V. Weldon.
The officers of the Heptasophs will :
'e installed this evening.
PERSONAL---VERY.. d. P. Wv
1T spent Friday in town and had
! warm greeting from his friends
4 the Oratorio. He expects to re-
'eat the oratorio of Esther at 7
Jew Castle next week, with the
anne cast of characters Oocal
alent) that brought it out there
ONE months ago.
Revs William FAIRIES and Her
nan Roe occupied the pulpit of the Y
4. E. Church on Sunday, the pas
or, Rev. ]. D. Rigg, being temper
rily disabled.
Misses Lizzie and Mary Rice of o
hester, Pa, schoolmates of Miss il
s Emma and Susie Hudson, have v
cen their guests the past week. t
Rev. E. Stubs and brother, r
ames, spent Friday in town, re- 5
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