Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-01-10

William Wells has sold his house
and lot at Duck Creek to William
Glanden for $500.
f. w. Dawson has secured q
patent for his hedge trimming ma
chine bearing the date of Deem
Der 25th, No. 290.865.
William FAIRIES, who was severe
ly burned last week on his head
and face by a pot Of varnish tax
ing fire while he was removing il
from a stove, is over the worst Of
the hurt and about his place OF
business.
Greensbury T. Bell of Milton,
Sussex County, has leased the AL
ley Mills of Henry @. Murphey for
the ensuing year, commencing
January LIST. Mr.. Bell is represent
ed as a young man of practical ex-
perience and energy. Mr.. Murphey
will hereafter confine his attention
exclusively to farming.
Lemuel T. Johnson, for num-
Der of years a resident of Ray
mond'S Neck, moved last week to
a farm near FELTON, belonging to
Mrs. Richard Harrington. Mr..
johnson was popular in the Neck
and besides recognized as a good
farmer. He is succeeded on the
farm he left, belonging to William
Denney by the Clement brothers
from Willow Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter P. Collins
celebrated their sixteenth wedding
anniversary Monday evenin g
which was attended by a large
number Of our citizens. From one
hundred to one hundred and fifty
persons sat down to the tables
during the evening, which was
protracted to a late hour, and the
presents received were numerous,
varied and some of them of con
siderable value.
The following constitute the Of
ficers Of the Young Mems Reading
Room, elected on Thursday even
ing to serve for the ensuing six
months: President, L. Irving Han
dy; Vice-President, DR.. William T.
Collins; Second Vice-President, z.
H. Beck; Treasurer, Thomas DaV-
is; Secretary, William B. Megear;
Directors, A. Lee Cummins, Frank
Gootee. a special meeting of the
society is called for this evening.
THE ODD FELLOWS GENIE
Terry Messrs. John Peterson of
Philadelphia and John G. Corbit Of
Odessa were in this town last week
to complete the sale and pass THE
papers in the sale of the Peter
son lot" over the mill pond, to the
Odd Fellows for a cemetery. It
will be laid off into burial lots as
soon as the weather will permit.
The indications are that this will
soon be a popular place for burial.
HORSE STEALING hors-
es were stolen in and near this
town on Monday night. One was
benjamin F. Collins. He drove to
this town and hitched his horse
and carriage under the stabling at
the hotel. An hour or two after
it disappeared, and UP to this time
has not been heard from. He tele-
graphed both up and down the
State offering rewards. It was
seen, it is said, that night going
through Ginn's Corner, below Mid
dletown. The other was the prop
erty Of James CHM in Thorough
fare Neck. It is stated this morn
ing that the latter has been secur-
ed-in West Dover hundred and
the thief lodged in jail.
DEATHS Carrow.-In Camden
December 9th, Eliza A., wife OF
William Carrow, ST., aged rs
years.
Carson-In Dover, December 81
Edward, son of William and Ella
Carson, aged 8 years and
months.
Cassons- this town, January
End, Annie, infant daughter Of
Jacob and Maria Cassons of Do.
yer, aged months.
Magill-Near Canterbury, De.
cember IS, Mrs. Jane G. Magill, il
her SIND year.
Mcbride Camden, Decembel
goth, Joseph Mcbride, aged abouf
So years.
Parvis-Near Dover, DecembeI
Doth, Wilson Parvis, son of Ami,
and Joseph Dodd, aged 2 years.
THE SMYRNA LIBRARY-A
the oath annual meeting of th'
Smyrna Library Association OF
Thursday evening last, the follow
ing officers were elected: Presiden
I'll. G. Budd; Vice-President, Rev
w. b. Gordon; Recording Secre
tary, w. o. Hoffecker; Treasurer
w. Polk Cummins; Corresponding
Secretary, L. Irving Handy; Trust