Smyrna times., 1934-04-12

Chapel, April 9th, Mrs. Ruth Hol-
aand, aged 80 years.
Mrs. l.. H. Pierce on the same
street, is making important i'm
provements to her residence.
Mrs. @. M. Collins has rented one
of the new stores and dwelling of
w. w. Tschudy on Market Street
John G. Stockly has had his
double dwellings, below his resi-
dence on Commerce Street, painted
and has added two new porches.
p. Poyneer & Company have
rented the Tygert evaporating
house on Railroad avenue and will
commence the making up of fans
to-day.
Alex. H. Wilson has divided the
room which he has occupied as a
beef shamble so as to make an of
flee for rent, such as are frequent
ly in demand by doctors and 9th
erS.
E. Lower, Isaac Baker and John
Wilson near Brenford, got a good
start at blowing last week. The
high situation of their lands gave
them an advantage over many
Others.
Josiah d. Evans has been select
ed to represent Smyrna Conclave,
No. 45, of Heptasophs, at the
meeting of the Supreme Conclave
to be held in Philadelphia on Tues
day 18th inst.
w. E. Hall was elected President
and Joseph H. Primrose, Secretary
for one year of the Smyrna Branch
of the Rochester Mutual Relief
Association, at the annual election
on Monday evening.
DR.. w. T. Collins number was
the lucky one at Baynard's Watch
Club drawing last night in Will
mington-a fine gold watch, this
being the third one coming to this
town out of the five drawings held.
The receipts of our post Office
have fallen off since the reduction
of letter postage from three to two
cents, about 5000 per quarter. The
statement is made that the Viii
qnington post Office shows loss in
the last quarter of $1,000.
The Philadelphia & Smyrna
Transportation Company have pro
cured a barge load of oyster shells
to put on the Landing road beyond
the town limits. There were 5000
bushels in the purchase. They will
doubtless be put in the places most
needed.
Harry Lurty, a twelve year old
boy, while at play one day last
week was tripped by boy, in the
fall breaking one bone of the arm
and dislocating another. For fear
of punishment he did not tell Of his
injuries until next morning when
the pain and swelling forced a dis
closure and had the injuries at
tended to.
Beckett & Mackey received on
Monday a telegram that their car
riages at Church Hill, Md, some
five or six, had ben burned in the
disastrous fire there on Sunday, but
investigation yesterday relieved
them from the supposed heavy
loss. A lot of carriages were
burned, but they belonged to an
other party. The property destroy
ed amounted to about $4,000.
The demand for the admission to
our public schools of children re-
siding outside the consolidated dis
tricts is such that the commission
ers have advanced the prices to the
following figures per year: Pri-
mary, SIS; intermediate, $40;
grammar and high school, SIS.
There are now nineteen non-resi-
dent scholars.
MARRIAGES -- Carrow-Pretty-
man-At the residence of the
brides mother, in Dover, April LIST,
by Rev. w. w. Redman, Wilmer
Carrow and Miss Sallie p. Pretty
man.
Rawley MARVEL - In Dover,
March 9th, by Rev. t. E. Martin
dale, Wilmer d. Rawley and Miss
Annie Marvel, both of Kent Coun-
ty.
Russom-Sapp-In Dover, March
10th, by Rev. w. w. Redman, Mr..
Russom and Miss Eliza Sapp.
Sunday must have been a good
church going day. The auditorium
of the new Presbyterian Church
was filed to its utmost seating ca
pacity and yet the statement from
the two other church is that
there was no perceptible diminu-
ton in the regular makeup of the
congregations. Whether the inter-
est In the Lenten services at one,
and the announced subjects for