Smyrna times., 1934-01-31

Rev. William T. Tull, Greensberry
II. Bell of Clayton and Miss Sue
NAPLES of Sussex county.
Emerson-Lewis--J 20, at
the M. E. parsonage, this town, by
Rev. ]. D. Rigg, Geo. H. Emerson
of Kent county and Miss Sallie
Lewis of New Castle County.
Lafferty- Collins-At the M. E.
Parsonage, Dover, December 26,
by Rev. j. H. Caldwell, William Fl.
Lafferty and Miss Evelyn Collins,
both of Kent County.
Reed-Reynolds- January %, at
the M. E. Parsonage, this town,
by Rev. ]. D. Rigg, George w.
Reed, of Kent County, and Miss
Eva D. Reynolds, of New Castle
County.
Summons Artis-At the M. E.
Parsonage, Magnolia, January 8,
by Rev. S. N. Pilchard, William G.
Summons, of Milford, and Miss
Lily Arts, of Frederick.
A GOOD SHOWING = At the
annual meeting of the stockholders
in the stockholders in the PhiIadel-
phia & Smyrna Transportation
Company held at the Office of the
Company in this town on Monday,
28th instant, a net profit of thir-
teen per cent was declared out Of
the earnings of the company for
the last eight months. A dividend
of four per cent was declared, pay
able to each shareholder on de
mand, the remainder nine per cent,
carried to credit of undivided prof
it account, thus paying to stock
holders an interest Of six per cent,
per annum, besides making the
stock Of the company worth say
$2.25 per share above par. The
following Board Of Directors were
reelected to serve the ensuing
year: John H. Hoffecker, y. E.
Tygert, George G. Deakyne, H. S.
Tygert, w. G. Pierce. Subsequent
ly the Board met and organized by
rejecting J. E. Tygert, president,
and w. G. Pierce, secretary and
treasurer.
William Davis, a young man
who was teaching school in Thor
oughfare Neck and died at the res
idence Of William Charles Deakyne
on Thursday last, was one of those
cases whose death marks the loss
of a life that promised more than
ordinary usefulness to his fellows.
With no opportunities for acquir-
ing an education and with difficult
ties in his way that only brave
spirit could surmount, he muster
er's certificate and would doubt
less soon have reached the highest
grade required in the teachers ex-
aminations. 1t is said Of him that
he solved many mathematical
problems with a pencil and chip
at the wood pile in the spare mo
ments from work He was work
ing on a farm near Brenford pre-
vious to going to teaching. He
was the evident mark Of consump-
ton for several years before the
fatal illness came. His funeral
was largely attended on Sunday
afternoon at Friendship Church
MISSIONARY DAY - Sunday
dawned the most beautiful of 1884,
a crisp. sharp, health invigorating
air, mellowed by an atmosphere
that had the vernal softness char
acteristic of the first days of open
ing spring. Everybody said beau
tiful; to have bright skies and
pavements for the first time in the
year comparatively free from ice.
\ To thus open the doors to a num-
Der who had been so long impris-
oned at home would have of itself
\ insured a full house, but with the
additional fact that it was Mis-
sionary Day at the M. z. Church,
with two visiting divines from OPP
posite points of the compass, it Is
not necessary for us to say that
that church contained very large
congregation. Opening with an
anthem by the choir, the promin-
emit part of which was soprano
solo by one of the lady members,
the services were of decided inter
est till the close. DIR. John A.
Roche, the preacher of the hour
whom the pastor. Rev. Mr.. Rigg'
said needed no introduction to a
Smyrna congregation, acknowl-
edged the relation of the pulpit to
the pew in the speaker and the
audience. In a few remarks be-
fore commencing on his subject he
paid a warm tribute to his native
town and it's people saying it held
: the brightest and dearest spot II
his memory and affections. His
5 text was from Psalms, SECOND
chapter, eighth serve. At the con
: cIusion of the services while th'
: coporaoatior, was retiring. he wa