Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-01-17

minis has purchased bone mill il
Toledo, Ohio, and will take posses
sion in the spring.
Lizzie, a three year old child O.
Benjamin Mattiford, fell from {
chair while playing, breaking he
arm near the shoulder.
J. S. Huntingdon has resigned The
office Of Agent of the Kent County
Insurance Company for this place
because of impaired health.
Harry Rawley, down the Neck
had the index finger of his left
hand nearly severed last week by
being caught in a feed cutter
DEATHS Cadmus. In Dover
January 7th, M. S. Cadmus, in his
66th year.
Young-In Dover, January 5th
Mrs. E. Young, in her 65th year.
John w. Stephenson and Joseph
e. Williams had in their shambles
yesterday a beef which they pro-
nouaced the latest ever in the
market, butchering So 1-2 pounds.
Mariner, son of Joseph L. Beck
EFT, fell down a flight of stairs on
Friday last, and bruised himself
severely. He laid in commissions
for two hours afterwards, but is
now in a state of rapid recovery.
James Startling, while returning
from Leipsic driving a young
horse. Monday, when at what is
called Leipsic crossing, the animal
got scared at a vendue bill and ran
away and damaged the carriage
badly.
A. p. Griffith, real estate broker,
has sold the farm belonging to
Miss Mary Q. Blew of Brooklyn,
N. r., situated near Hartly Sta
tion, containing 1872 acres for
$4,000. Mrs. Mary z. Burrows
near Kenton, is the purchaser.
FARMERS INSURANCE COM
PANY-At the annual meeting of
the Farmers Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co, held Monday in Whining
ton, Wilson T. Lavender of this
town was elected a manager to
fill the vacancy caused by the
death of DR.. William Cummins.
The report shows the value of live
policies issued by the company to
be $11, 624,3
The Smyrna Home School"
Herman Roe, principal, is moving
pleasantly with a dozen pupils and
q room handsomely furnished with
the most modern desks and all APP
plianceS for good work. More
pupils are promised and according
to prospects this new private
school will soon pass from an ex-
pertinent to a fact. Such an insti-
tuition is needed in town and
should be encouraged by the peo-
pie.
The new school house is being
swept and floors secured prepar-
/. atory to the reception of the new
desks, which are expected in q
day or two. If there is no delay
the consolidated schools will meet
in the new building Monday. Feb
ruary, 4th, in which case there viii
be no school after the 25th, until
that date, IN order to give the Di
rectors time to have the furniture
properly set up in the eight new
ccmmodious rooms.
William H. Cars new ice cream
parlor is now occupied and open
1t is Is by % feet in size, higf
ceiling, with two chandeliers anC
walls covered with bright paper
When he gets his new furniture
tables, and chairs, of oak, he ex
poets to be able under a pressur
TO accommodate nearly fit.
guests at a time. In the summe
he will throw open an additiona
room in the rear in addition to tn
coy seats under the grape vine il
the side yard.
COLLINS BEACH The bridg
which was built last summer owe
the washout at Collins Beach at
cost of $500 was carried away o.
Saturday by the strong current an
vast amount Of ice. This leave
the property in an isolated condi
ton again with less prospect of a.
effort to repair the breach. VIVA
could have been at first repaired a
an expense Of perhaps 5000, Wi
now cost probably $4,000 or $4,000
and there seems to be no interes
commensurate with the outlay
Unless this is done, the fine hote
property of this former favorit
resort must remain an abandone
edifice and the thousand or NOR
acres of ground in the rear stf
be subject to the waste of the in
flowing tides.
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