Smyrna times., 1934-09-13

wear for the canned article. The
crop will not be heavy in acreage
or in yield per acre.
THE CENTENARY OF BAR
RATS CHAPEL - The Revs.
Caldwell and Quigg left yesterday
for Barratt's Chapel, and Others of
the town and vicinity have con-
templated going. The exercises
commenced at 10 o'clock this
morning. After the opening ser
vices a historical paper was read
by Rev. j. B. Quigg and Rev. DR..
A. S. Hunt delivered an address.
This afternoon Rev. DR.. Caldwell
will deliver an address and the
Sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be administered. Rev. ]. S.
Willis will deliver an address this
evening. Tomorrow morning at 9
o'clock a Centennial Love Feast
will be held, followed by an address
by Rev. DR.. S. F. Upham. In the
afternoon Childrens meeting will
be held at 2 o'clock. after which
Rev. DR.. H. A. Buttz will address
the meeting and will be followed
by the closing exercises. The mu-
sic is under the direction of Prof
John R. Sweeney The indications
are that the attendance throughout
the services will be large.
DEATH OF MRS. JOHN AL
LEN.-Mrs. Mary A. Allen, lady
well known in this town, died sud
denly of heart disease at the resi-
dence of her son, Alvin Allen, in
Wilmington, on Monday, in the
list year of her age. She married
when very young, Capt. John AL
len, who left her at the age of %,
a widow with four children, two
children, having died previous to
her husbands death, one by drown
ing. With her four children. she
moved from Cecil County, Md, to
this town, over forty years ago
and had, shortly after, the addi-
tional sorrow of losing one of them
while playing in her sight near her
door, by runaway team. Her re-
naming three children, Alvin, of
Wilmington, Levering, of Pitts
burgh, and Benjamin, Of this town,
survive her. Mrs Allen resided
here continuously until a few years
ago when she moved to Whining
ton with her son, Alvan, with
whom she made her home. Mrs.
Allen was known as lady of
great gentleness of character, and
had many warm friends. She was
throughout her life a devout COM
municant of the Episcopal Church.
Her funeral will take place on the
arrival of the 5 o'clock train, this
evening, interment at the Episco-
pal Cemetery.
DEATH OF MRS. SAMUEL P.
WRIGHT.-The announcement of
this lady's death on Sunday morn
ing was shock to her friends and
acquaintances as on the evening
before as late at 9 o'clock she had
been entertaining friends in appar-
emily more than usual health and
cheerfulness. About the time of
retiring to bed she had an attack
of apoplexy and paralysis, which
resisted all medical efforts at re-
lief, and from which she died at
an early hour on Sunday morning.
She had been spending the sum
mer with her sister, Miss Sarah j.
Stevenson and was to have left
this week for a new home which
was just being finished for her in
Philadelphia by her son, Frank
She was daughter Of the late
Denney Stevenson, one of the
strong men of the NJ. f. Church
and married when young, Mr.. Sam
uel P. Wright, an Industrious and
thrifty carpenter of this town, who
died twenty-eight years ago. leav-
ing her young widow with four
children. These sons, who have
been a comfort to her in her ad-
vancing years, this afternoon bear
her remains to the old NJ Z. Gem
etery and deposit them beside those
of their father. Mrs. Wright was
in her 62nd year. She had always
resided in this town until a few
years ago when she went to Phil
adelphia to be near her children.
Her sons find comfort in her death
in the fact that her life has been
one of high Christian integrity, the
impress of which they have felt in
their own
DEATH OF TILGHMAN FOX
WELL-Tilghman Foxwell, one of
the oldest citizens of this vicinity,
died at his residence, a half mile
west of Clayton on Sunday last, in
the Saith year of his age. He was
widely known and popular to an
unusual degree with those who
came in contact with him socially
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