Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-02-07

w. A. G. Hardcastle of this town
has bought out the stock of mer-
chandise of William Wilds Jr., &
Company at Clayton. Mr.. Wilds
wants to go West.
Harry j. Wilson of this town,
has gone into the manufacture of
mattresses and bedding and also
renovates feathers and hair by
steam. People in want of any
thing in this line will find him at
his place of business opposite the
Smyrna House.
The sale of James c.. Robinson
yesterday was largely attended
and prices ruled high. Horses
sold from S135 to $3.50; pair of
mules, S317; sows, $40 to $50; hogs
6 IL cents a pound; blades, $3.50
per hundred sheaves; clover hay,
SIS and $3.50 a ton. B. v. We'll
don was the auctioneer.
BY our list of marriages it will be
seen that William E. Baggs, son
of Postmaster Baggs, who left
here for the West seven years ago,
has found himself wife in Mon
tana. Though the intelligence is
late getting here, his friends will
be none the less pleased to extend
to him their congratulations.
ILL
ed H H. Huntingdon on the Hill,
has given the interior of his store
a new coat Of paint and made
other changes in the arrangement
of the store that adds to its at
effectiveness. Mr.. Hirons did
very satisfactory business for jan
uary and has promise of still
better when good weather dawns
upon us.
At the annual meeting Of stock
holders in the Peninsula Bone Fer
.tnizer Company, held at the office
of the company in this town ON
Monday, 4th instant, a seminar
nual dividend Of three per cent was
declared payable on demand. All
the old Board of Directors were re-
elected and reorganized by elect
ing j. E. Tygert, president; w. G.
Pierce, secretary and treasurer, to
serve the ensuing year.
The new round house at Clayton
has been raised and the work will
now be pushed on rapidly to COM
pletion. The foundation was laid
and the brick work done in the
early part of the winter, but the
extreme cold weather of January
caused a cessation of labor for
that month. 1t will have the ca
pacity Of holding seven engines
and will be an addition to the
buildings of this growing railroad
center.
On Monday night, thieves made
"a raid ON the premises of Samuel
p. Truax near this town, and stole
bedclothing and underwear tnae
were left out on the clothes line
and q dozen chickens. Mr.. Truax
estimates the loss at SIS, but ne
grieves more over a new table
cloth that was stolen than any
thing else. 1t was a new one ne
had bought the week before and
from which he had fed nifty OF
their mutual friends in honor OF
his wffe's birthday.
The building on Market Street
of the double store and dwellings,
Of w. w. Tschudy, five rooms and
the double building likewise of j.
C. Brinton-store for one, and
store and dwelling for the other,
makes that street lively with the
uesound of the hammer and saw al
this time. Mr.. Tschudy is also
making an important improvement
to one of his properties on Union
Street by moving the present
building back and putting up 9
new building in its front.
The Young Mems Club at theil
meeting ON Monday evening, or
Ranized under the name of the
"Americus Club Of Smyrna" will
twenty-one members. The consti
tutional limit is 80, and no one ad
1nissable under 81 years of age
The officers elected were as fol
lows for the ensuing six months
President, William George Hill
oe-President, N. F. Wilds; Sec
retary, o. B. Voshell; Treasurer
Henry s. Anthony. Directors vii
be elected next Monday evening.
At the annual meeting of the M
E. Mite Society on Saturday even
ing the officers elected for the en-
suing year were: President, Mrs
William A. FAIRIES; Vice-Presiden1
Mrs. G. d. Collins; Secretary, Mr.;
/. H. FAIRIES; Treasurer, Mrs. Thorn
as James. The retiring officer
were: President, Mrs. j. H. Bew
ley; vice-President, Mrs. f. {