Smyrna times., 1934-08-02

Will put up OUOU quarts OF IOmdIOe
in glass jars.
William H. Clark at Clayton, ha
opened a barber shop and is doins
a fair business.
Capt. John r. Jackson has takeI
charge of the Leipsic boat as cap
tain and pilot, and John v. Weldon
goes ON as chief clerk.
Herman Roe has in his garder
a sunfiower stalk evelen feet high
with leaves eighteen inches across;
the blossom promises to be q
monster.
Powell Johns, who has been
teaching the school near Severson's S
Church has been engaged to take
charge of the Clayton school the
following year.
James McCluskey and his gang
of men have been at work on Mar
ket street with good effect, causing
that thoroughfare to assume more
the look of an avenue and less the
appearance of a pasture field.
James F. Davis, a former resi-
dent of Smyrna, lost by fire on
Wednesday last his saw and plan
ing mill in Camden, n. ]. The to-
tai loss was $500 only a small
part of which was covered by in
Surance
On Friday morning last George
M. Stevenson of this Office while
using hatchet had the misfortune
to strike the thumb of his left hand
taking a slice from the side of it,
causing him to suspend work for
a few days.
Last Thursday afternoon during
a shower, lightning struck and de
stroyed a fifty foot flag pole in the
yard of George c. Rothwell in
Blackbird Hundred The electric
flash also demolished window in
Mr.. Rothwell's room, scattering
glass about promiscuously.
Jefferson & Jefferson have erect
ed a corrugated iron awning in
front of their store to correspond
with those of Cooper and Winter
between which it stands. These
stores have thus all permanent
protection from the sun, and shelf
er from the storms the year round.
William Wortenberry, a day
hand in Tschudy & Cats basket
mill had the back of his left hand
badly bruised last Friday by fly
ing timber from the rip-saw. Ed
ward L. Stats, engineer, at the
same place had the back of his left
arm torn by running belt while
in the act Of oiling the fly wheel.
MARRIAGES -Jemison-Spencer
At the residence of the brides
mother, this town, July %, by Rev
NJ NJ. Browne. James Q. Jemison
of New Castle and Miss Pora
Spencer.
Sisco-Hollett-In this town, July
%, by Rev. j. B Merritt, Alfred
Lee Sisco and Miss Katie Hollett.
both of Smyrna.
Joseph 3. FAIRIES Of this town, Is
making important improvements
on his farm near Brenford moving
and remodelIing the house and also
placing the outbuildings in a bet
ter and more convenient position.
The change when completed will
give the place a modern and com
Portable appearance. Joseph L.
Cavender is doing the moving
On Monday evening Harry d.
Boyer and wife were favored with
q serenade from the Smyrna Cor
net Band in honor Of their recent
marriage and settlement in their
beautiful home. Mr.. Boyer was
taken unawares, but made some
happy remarks, thanking the band
and inviting them to call around
next Monday evening and partake
of some refreshments.
The solid oaken gates at the
mill pond are in position and clos
ed down, so that the basin is grad
ually filling. In very few days
the waters will cover the waste
places and the green bottom will
be esen no more. The work at the
mill is progressing favorably,
though il may be five or six weeks
before the machinery is in working
order. The power will be furnish
ed by two new turbine wheels of
the Perfection pattern and it is
probably that with the improved
gates, raceway and trunks there
will be no difficulty in obtaining
sufficient power for constant work.
THE NIAGARA GRAPE In
the vineyard of James w. Anthony
on his valuable fruit farm are 400
vines of the Niagara grape which
the propogators put out only on
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