Smyrna times., 1935-08-29

st have been in large cities ane
small towns, on level lands and il
the mountains, in the country anc
at the seashore, but for a neat
pretty, quiet, home-like, cheerful
and social place, I find nothing
that surpasses Smyrna, and nc
place that would sooner select fol
a residence"
Prof. t. N. Williams, State Su-
perintendent of the Public Schools
was united in marriage to Miss Ida
L. McCombe of Seaford, yesterday
morning. The Professor gives the
State Teachers Association the
go-by, though it has been announc-
ed that he would deliver a lecture
before that body on Forty Years
of Bachelorhood, or What Know
About Courting."
DEATHS
Holland In Dover, August 18th,
Edward Holland, aged 63 years.
Silcox-In Dover, August goth,
Elias Silcox, aged 80 years.
Wells Near Camden, August
23rd, Miss Sophia Wells, formerly
of this town, aged 88 years.
White-At Magnolia, August II,
John Wesley White, aged 65 years,
9 months and 5 days.
Wood-Near this town, August
25th, William Wood, in his 61st
year.
SMYRNA BASEBALL CONTEST
A game was worked off on Mon
day afternoon ON the Smyrna base
ball ground by the nine known as
the Dudes" numbering as follows:
Robert Norris, William Wilumsen
Charles Wharton, Dan Bailey, John
Sargue, Yves Wilson, AL. w. Cum
minis, Walter Grieves and Benton
Weldon, as against the club titled
"Red Star Tramps," averaging
thus, N. M. Davis, John
Patterson, Walter Conner, John
Carrow. Isaac Start, Charles Jor-
don, Richard Cunning, Wakeman
Spruance and ]. c. Mannering. The
labor resulted in a score of % to l
in favor of the Dudes.
DEATH OF MISS SOPHIA
WELLS
Miss Sophia Wells, whose name
IS familiar to the most of this COM
departed this life on Mon
lay evening at the Kent County
where she was convey
I'd less than two weeks ago. She |
vas 88 yeas of age, and had been
/ member of the M. E. Church of |
our town for over forty years, dur
ng the most of which time she has |
been supported by the church for
he last fifteen years. She was
Known to be a woman of intelli- |
sence and well versed in the scrip
.ures. She had no known relations |
n the community. Her remains |
we're deposited in the old M. E. |
Cemetery this morning at nine
)'clock.
Asbury M. E. Choir has felt the
effect of the Summer term and |
season of travel in the absence and |
regularity of its members, but by
he reinforcement, or rather sub
ititution of several visitors, all 4
eading singers in their respective
places of residence, the singing on
Sunday was especially enjoyable.
The anthem at the evening service
With the following voices: Walter
,. Hoffecker, soprano; Miss Lizzie
alto; L. M. Price, and j.
Cd. Hoffecker, of Baltimore, tenor;
Iames d. Wilds and E. N. thinner
nan, bass. in quality of tone and
ullness and volume, would have
lone credit to a grand occasion in
tead of being sung as it was to
ilmost empty benches caused by
he intense heat and threatened
ain. Olin 1. Hough, of Easton,
ook the place of Mr.. Wilds, in the
.nounced hymns, which seemed
veil selected to suit the preponder-
ting male voices.
DEATH OF WILLIAM WOOD
NEAR SMYRNA
William Wood, who was favor
bly, known by many of our cit
zens, died at his home near town,
N Tuesday morning at half-past
welve o'clock. Mr.. Wood was a