Smyrna times., 1934-01-31

The beef shambles of Joseph E.
Williams and John w. Stephenson
have both been improved by better
fitted up offices in the rear.
George w. Merrill for some time
teaching at Camden, has taken the
school at Blackbird and is sue
ceeeded at Camden by D. S. Ellis.
The furniture of the Young
Mems Reading Room which was
sold on Saturday realized $3.50
which, it is said, will pay the in
debtedness of the Association.
Joshua T. Jerman, agent for the
Kent County Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company, has rented one of
the rooms in the second story of
the Johnson building, where he
will have his Office after Monday
next.
While attending to his business
at his farm about 2 miles from
town on Thursday, William r. Ca
hoon, ST., was suddenly taken with
a bleeding at the nose. Attempts
to stop the bleeding were not sue
cessful and DR.. Isaac Jump was
sent for, who succeeded in stop
ping the bleeding.
DEATHS. Davis.-At the resi-
dence of William Q. Deakyne, in
Thoroughfare Neck, January "a,
William Davis, aged % years.
Haman-In Dover, January 20,
Lavinia, wife Of Edward Hannah.
Shorts Near this town, Janu-
airy 20, Sarah, daughter Of John FL.
and Mary Shorts. aged 10 years.
CLUB ROOM The Young Mems
Reading Room is to be succeeded
by a Club Room, which organized
on Monday night, temporarily,
with twenty-one members, who
have rented two Of the four rooms
used by the first named associa-
ton, for one year and will meet
on Monday evening next to or
ganize permanently. The object
of this association, which is COM
posed Of adults, is as we under
stand. for social and literary pur-
poses.
WEDDINGS TO-DAY--The Rev.
Vaughan Collins, M. E. Minister at
Cambridge, will be married today
to Miss Jennie Caldwell, Of Dover,
daughter of the Rev. ]. II. Cald-
well, d. d.
Miss Verina Hopkins, Of Wyom-
ing, was welded at noon today to
q Boston commission merchant,
named John o. Rosaback.
William NJ. Lewis, superintend-
ent Of the Tygert Phosphate Fac
tory. who moved to Philadelphia In
october. has rented the dwelling
occupied by the late John A. Cav
,ender and will return to Smyrna
about the 1st of March Preston
Graham, the head carpenter Of the
Messrs. Ferree in the construction
of the new school house, has con-
cIuded to make Smyrna his future
home. and will move his family
here from Wilmington in the
spring.
ACCIDENTS - Thomas Timms
sustained a fracture of the fore
arm a short time ago, while load
ing a car at Clayton, caused by the
shifting engine, striking the car
with such force, as to suddenly
throw him to disadvantage on
his arm. Miss Anna Donovan OF
CLAYTON slipped and fell on the ice
last Monday and featured one o.
the small bones of her arm, also
severely spraining wrist. Botf
cases were reduced by DR.. G. .
Swinney and are doing well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Murphe1
celebrated their tenth wedding an
niversary last night at their resi-
dence at the Galley Mills" Abou
seventy-five persons from thi
town and the surrounding countr,
Joined with them in commemorat
ing the event, and most enjoy
able evening was spent. The pres
ents were numerous and varie
and not the least important thin
to the guests was the rich tabl
that furnished a bountiful repas
The company dispersed about mid
night.
j. w. Denney, one Of our drug
gists, met with what might hay
proven a serious accident one da
last week. While pouring a quar-
tity Of alcohol in a vessel whic
was resting upon a fire some
the spirits dropped upon the blai
ard caused an explosion of the a
cohol which he held in his han
Quickly seeing the condition I
things, ne dropped the alcoh
causing it to spread in all dire
lions, and withdrawing his col
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