Smyrna times., 1934-06-07


Hook, is building an addition to hi
house adding thereby decided i'm
provement to his property.
Matthew, 8 year old son of G. "
Irwin, of this town, fell to tn
ground from the second story o
his fathers house last Monday sus
tanning serious injuries.
Little Robbie, a four year oil
son of Andrew Wright, living nea
Bingham's Station, fell on Monda,
last fracturing the bones of his lef
forearm. DR.. c. o. Swinney re
duced the fracture.
Miss Annie Polk of Wilmington
was in town last week organizing {
Home Missionary Society in the
Presbyterian Congregation here
whose special object shall be tt
sustain a school in Utah.
John w. Start, who recently en-
tered into partnership with Robert
Carly in the blacksmithing bust
ness, has bought out Mr.. Carty's
interest and will henceforth con-
duct the business himself.
G. w. & S. Taylor, one Of our en-
terprising manufacturing firms, re-
ceived few days ago from one of
their customers, Joshua Boyd, a
farmer living near town, a quart
box of Strawberries of the Sharp
less variety, % of which filed the
box.
Michael Riley of the Railroad
Hotel, Clayton, and Miss Maggie
Hartnett, of Dover, were married
at 6 o'clock this morning by the
Rev. Father Bradford in the Cath
olic Church Of that town. They
came up to their new home at
Clayton on the morning train,
where reception was rendered
them.
On Wednesday next A. B. Roe
will sell at "The Plains" near
Greensboro, Md, (the late residence
of Mrs. Mary M. Bourne) the val
liable personal property of the de-
ceased. This sale will embrace the
largest variety of farming, house
hold, ornamental and useful artic-
les, and will be the most extensive
ever made on the Eastern Shore.
Herman Roe's Smyrna Home
School," with numerous friends
from the town and vicinity spent
a lively afternoon in the Burris'
grove near the Middle Alley school
house last Friday. The weather
was little cool, but with the fun
and exercise of the occasion every
one was comfortable and no one
caught cold. Mr.. Roe believes in
good strong work, but likes a little
pleasure as well for the young
folks in it's proper place.
Rev. S. L. Baldwin, D. D., who
was a guest of John H. Hoffecker
last week, was delighted with our
school building, (the old building
just torn down.. He thought it a
handsome structure both outside
and inside and most admirably
adapted to the purpose for which
it was built The Doctor has seen
much of the world and his opinion
carries with it great worth. He
was quite surprised to find that we
could get up such a fine building
for so little money.
Next Sunday being the second
Sunday in June, will be appropri-
ately celebrated as the annual
Children's Day in the ME Church
es of this country. The morning
and afternoon in the church of this
town will be devoted to this object.
There will be sermon as usual in
the morning by the pastor, Rev. ].
B. Quigg, specially directed to the
interests and instruction of the
young. The afternoon exercises
will be arranged by committee
and will consist of music, address
es, responsive readings, etc. The
church is to be handsomely decor
ated for the occasion.
One of our elderly citizens in a
conversation recently was compar-
ing the prices of things today with
those of his early life and in speak
ing of funerals, said his grand.
father was buried in mahogany
coffin and the undertaker's bill was
only $40. In 1925 his mother was
carried from Smyrna to Jones
Neck for burial, the coffin uset
was walnut and the funeral ex.
penses were $500. In those days
the trimmings used in the coffins
were very different from those il
use now, then, too, wood wa.
abundant and cheap, in fact every
thing was on a different scale from
that employed in these days.
On Tuesday next Frank Collins
son OF John p. Collins, one Of The
contestants in the examination fol
the West Point cadetship goes