Smyrna times., 1934-01-24

"A new school house has lust
been finished at Townsend anC
Sylvester Tyson of Chester Coun.
ty, Pa, has taken charge Of the
school.
Work has begun on the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
Railroad, which is to make a
short cut between the North and
Norfolk, by way of the Peninsula
]. w. Isenberg, who purchased
th Shorts Landing farm some
time ago of ]. c. Bailey, is NOV
ing his family from Altoona, Pa,
to take possession of the property
MIR. Isenberg comes with the best
testimonials and will doubtless
prove a useful citizen.
The Board OF School Directors
had a final settlement with Messrs.
Ferree & Bro. of Yorklin, near
Wilmington, the contractors for
the erection of the new school
house, last evening, the entire me-
chanical work being completed and
the house ready for the reception
of the school furniture.
The vendue of T. w. Bleaklev.
b. V. Weldon, auctioneer, near
town, yesterday, was very largely
attended and the prices obtained
were in the main considered good
Horses sold from $3.50 to S16O, and
mich cows from S35 to S64, two
year old heifers, $40; shoats 8 1-2
to 4 IL cents per pound. Every
thing sold well but the hogs.
Buck-Douglass Nuptials- AT the
residence of the bride, January 16.
by Rev. 2. S. Spencer, Francis S.
Buck Of Wilmington and Con-
stance Margaret Douglass Of
"Buena VISTA" near State Road,
Del. (To readers of the Times, it
might be interesting to know that
the above mentioned are the par
ents Of g. Douglass Buck the pres
ent Governor Of Delaware).
LAND SALES E. Harry Beck,
real estate agent, sold last week
the farm of Abel ]. Porter, near
Green Spring, containing Sc acres
to Joseph VanPelt for So 300. Mr..
VanPelt now residing near Middle
town (son of the late Mrs. Ann
VanPelt) will move to the farm in
the spring. Mrs. G. NJ. Collins of
this town has sold her property at
Lebanon, to Hazel & Pennewen of
Dover for $1,000.
PUBLIC SALES following
persons will sell their personal
property at public sale: Benjamin
w. and George w. Turner, near
State line on the HAZEL farm" on
Thursday, January 1st John
Fraser, near this town on Tuesday.
February IL. James C. Robinson,
on the road from Smyrna to Leip-
sic. about 2 miles from the former
place on Tuesday, February 5.
Joseph c. Robinson on Miss Julia
Collins farm on the road from
Smyrna to Leipsic on Wednesday,
February Is. ]. Gould on the
road from Smyrna to Kenton, on
Wednesday, February 20.
MORE RENTABLE HOMES
NEEDED IN SMYRNA-1t would
seem from the present outlook
that some of the people in Smyrna
as well as farmers in the country
are going to get left in the matter
of proper dwellings to live in the
coming season. r. H. Cummins
who ADVERTISED house for sale two
or three weeks ago tells us that he
has had number of applications
to rent it, but this was not his
purpose. "A number of farmers are
yet without place to 60 and little
of no prospect of any being pro-
vided. Truly, we are in need of
more farms in the country and
more dwellings in the town to &C
oommodate our increasing popula-
aion.
A large donation party from
Severson Church congregation in
vaded the Circuit parsonage Mon
day evening, bent on doing the
right thing by their pastor which
Is properly acknowledged by him
in another column. It took them
sometime to unload, after which
the evening, to a late hour for
country folks, was spent in social
converse and in enjoying the con-
tents of a well loaded table. But
they were not like some donation
parties we read of-eat up all the
good things they carried and leave
the family the dirty dishes to clean
but instead, as the preacher tells
us who wrote the inventory after
they left, the fruits will be enjoyed
after many days.
RAILROAD CHANGE - The
Kent County and Smyrna and Del