Smyrna times., 1934-10-25

erty in Raymond's Neck, known as
the ".Savin Farm, containing 16I
acres to the Johnson Brothers fol
$4,000.
George D. Wright of Leipsic ha;
bought his fathers farm neal
Brenford, now in the tenure OF
Isaac Baker and will take posses
esion of it next year
The heirs of the late John A
Cavender have sold to Thomas
Lavender the farm on which he
now resides, L Ia miles north of
this town on the State Road con-
tanning so acres for $500.
Herman Roe's Smyrna Home
School has been growing con-
stantly and is meeting with the
prosperity we have predicted for
it. The facilities have been in
creased this week by the opening
of a second room, thus providing
for a better classification and
making room for more pupils.
The social event of Thorough
fare Neck next week will be
church wedding at Friendship next
Tuesday afternoon, the contract
ing parties being George c. Roth
well and Sallie, daughter of George
C. Deakyne. When it is remem-
bered that Mr.. Rothwell has 80
cousins alone, to say nothing of
the other relations and that the
Meek" is full of Deakynes, a big
time may be expected.
John H. Cummins, a brother of
the family here of the same name,
died at his residence in Galena,
Md, Monday after a painful ILL
ness from cancer in the stomach,
aged rs years. He left here to en-
gage in farming in Kent County,
Nd, when a young man and con-
tinued his residence there until his
death. Four children survive him,
two sons and two daughters, all of
whom, have been grown some
years.
On Saturday afternoon as
George Beck was returning to his
home near Delaney's Chapel from
this town, when beyond Clayton
his horse got frightened and ran
into a bank upsetting the dear
born, Mr.. Beck receiving in the fall
a painful wound on both his head
and hip. The animal then tried to
kick itself loose and in doing so
its legs were cut so severely as to
need the surgical attendance of DR..
T. j. Lambdin.
DELEGATES = At a meeting
held at the Smyrna House on Sat
urday Gideon Spedlkman, chairman
and William E. Baker, secretary.
the following delegates were chos-
en- to attend the County Conven-
tion which met at Dover yesterday
TO make out a Republican ticket:
William E. Baker, G. Speakman,
William H. Baggs, John M. Boyd,
and Isaac H FAIRIES, Alternates,
Joseph e. Disch, John S. Griffin,
John HI Cathcart, E. H. Beck, and
Charles 3. Archer.
Frank Greenwell Sr., Of Kenton,
had an experience last week that
might have been serious if he had
been entirely alone. While in the
act of burning some brush on a
ditch bank his linen pants caught
fire and he could not put them out
and but for the good fortune of
having men near who bandaged his
legs tightly with their handker-
chiefs (there was no water near
he must have been fatally burned.
The flames caught to the corn
and eight shocks were destroyed
before the fire was stopped.
DEATHS -Bell-In Dover, Octo-
Der 10, Phillip Bell, aged Sc years.
Gooden-Near Hazlettville, Oc-
tober 18, of consumption, Mrs. ].
K. Gooden, formerly Miss Lou Pip
pin. aged about 80 years.
Quillen-At Duck Creek, Octo-
Der IT, Annie E., wife of A. l..
Quillen, aged 81 years.
Wright-Near Clayton, October
Is, Daniel Jarvis, infant son of
John and Sarah Wright, aged 5
months and 18 days.
Snahan- Near Dover, October
19, Betsy B., infant daughter of
Jacob r. and NJ r. Shahan. aged
months and days.
REPUBLICAN TICKET - The
Republicans in County Convention
yesterday at Dover made the fol-
lowing: Senator: John N. Clark,
Kenton; Representative. T. ]. Will
son, Little Creek; N. H. Ridgway,
East Dover; F. G. Slemmer, West
Dover; ID. p. Bernard Jr., North
Murderkill; A. B. Conner, South
Marrxierkih; William Sharp. Mispil-