Smyrna times., 1934-08-16

Miss Mollie Wells, who has beer
carrying on business in Delmar tht
past year, has sold out and return
ed to this town.
F. Harry Beck, real estate agent
has sold the farm of Sherman Kit
tie in the Alley, containing 11G
acres to Joseph Lightcap fol
$4,000.
The Smyrna Cornet Band wish
through this medium to thank
Henry D. Boyer for a large, fine
pound cake sent to their room on
Thursday night last.
Mrs. Mary Hofyecker until the
past year residing on her farm in
White Hall Neck, has rented the
new dwelling erected by Col. George
w Cummins on Market Street.
Alex. G. Cummins is having his
new phosphate office painted in an
attractive manner in bright, decid-
ed colors from foundation to chin
ney top, green and red predominant
ing.
Robert R.Morrison who purchas-
ed Collins Beach a short time since
intends building a wharf at the old
pier, directly opposite the county
road, but is deemed too late in the
season to do SO now.
DEATHS Cartrell- Near Dea-
kyneville, August 5th, Johna Cart
rell, aged s. years.
Collins-In this town, August Z,
John Wesley, infant son Of Joseph
and Mary Collins. aged l year and
six months.
Cards are out for a church we'd
ding at the Presbyterian Church
next Wednesday, goth instant,
Theodore F. Johnson and Miss Lii
lie Heitshu, 2.3O o'clock p. m. This
wedding will have the honor of be-
ing the first to grace the new
church.
MARRIAGES -Jaggard- Short
At the residence of the brides
father, near Georgetown, July 30,
by Rev. w. l.. P. Bowen assisted
by Rev. w. S. Robinson, Reg. Will
mer Jaggard Of the Wilmington
Conference and Miss M. Annie
Short.
Several canneries will not be run
this year. One at Middletown and
one at Wyoming will not be operat-
ed, while one at Camden and an
other at Lebanon have been burn
ed. The machinery taken from the
one at Pennington, which was pur-
chased by the Diamond State Pick
ling Company Of this town has
been set up in their factory here
and viii be run actively during the
season.
J. 3. FAIRIES Jr., OF this town and .
William Stubbs of Philadelphia, t
started on Monday for Rock Hall, 4
Nd, travelling BY rail as far as
Chestertown. FAIRIES mounted his
bicycle which he had taken with
him and Stubs took the carriage
that was il waiting. The former
got on wrong road and went a
roundabout way Of twenty miles,
getting to Rock Hall ahead Of the
carriage which went the direct
road, distance Of fourteen miles.
The gates at the main entrance
at the Odd Fellows Cemetery have
been put ID place The main gates
for yehicular traffic are each
twelve feet wide and at either side
Of the main gates are two smaller
ones, four feet wide for pedestrians
to enter. The large gates are
spanned by an arch II feet high
that is to bear the name Of the
cemetery on the paneled face and
from the center line will be sus-
pended the three symbolic links.
These, as also the lettering, will be
in gilt. J. " Smiths lot is hand
somely fixed up. It is enclosed
with nicely made coping of wood
surmounted by very low orna-
mental iron railing.
EARTH QUAKE ON SUNDAY ,
FELT IN SMYRNA - The earth
quake which shook up large part ,
IF the country on Sunday and ,
which appears to have extended as
'ar West as the Alleghanies and as !
Tar East as Portland, Maine. TAX !
ng the States Of Pennsylvania, )
New York, New Jersey, Connecti- !
ut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island. i.
Maryland and the District Of Co
umbia, was also distinctly felt in ,
his state and this town. The ,
mock occurred in Smyrna at 2.1O ;
'clock. There was a noise accom- !
'anying the vibration noticed by !
ome but not by others except a /,
and shaking of trees like !
hat which precedes a squall of !
Wind. In a dwelling near Asbury !
r. Church a pitcher in an upper \
DOM was turned over against the !