Smyrna times., 1935-05-09

have been divided among the girls
two or three of them taking one,
naming, watering and caring for it.
The larger boys, as usual, declined
where practical sentiment is pre-
sented, and the girls will carry the
water to make the trees grow
The legislatures in ten states
have this year passed laws de-
manding that the physiological eff
fects of alcohol be taught in the
public schools. Eight of these leg
islatures are controlled by the Re
publicans and two by the Demo-
Gratis. Delaware was not one of
! these.
Saturday snow fell in the State
of Maine from ten to fifteen inches
deep. Sunday morning the temper
ature here was low enough for both
frost and ice, but the weather was
dry and the peach crop, it is
thought, was not injured, the
young germ being well protected
by the blossom.
Raymond's Sunday School has
been organized with the following
officers: John Jerman, Superintend-
ent; c. p. Cavender, Assistant;
Mrs. F. Denney, Lady Superintend-
ent; j. Garrison, Treasurer; ]. JEFF
ferson, Secretary; John Donovan,
Librarian; Mrs. Joseph Snow,
charge of the infant class.
Rev. ]. R. Quigg, in his sermon
Sunday morning before large
audience on the subject of Word
ly Conformity" made some forcible
remarks on the general letting
down of the members of the church
to the fashions and frivolities of
the world, and quoted from Bishop
Huntington, of the Episcopal
Church, from the columns of the
Presbyterian, on the Skating Rink
Craze"
DEATHS
Delahay-At Leipsic, April 30th,
Curtis Dilahay, aged 78 years.
Montgomery - In New Castle,
April 29th, Ella M. Montgomery,
daughter of Jesse Jones, formerly
of Smyrna, aged 21 years, 5 months
and 10 days.
Marvel May 4th, near Denton,
Md, Maria, wife of David Marvel,
and daughter of Daniel Turner, of
this town, aged % years.
At a meeting of the Smyrna
Good Templers, Wednesday night,
the quarterly election was held, re-
sulting in the choice of the fol-
lowing officers: w. c. T., Herman
Roe; w. R. S., Miss Susie Wyatt;
w. F. S., Miss Nora Cotton; w. T.,
Edward Gilbert; w. c., John Cam
eron; w. M, Mr.. Nudge; w. I. G..
Miss Spruance; w. o. G., James
Wyatt; P. w. G. T., William Wood;
w. A s., Edward Phelps; G. w. l..
D., T. Wyatt. The order embraces
a membership of 38 persons.
SPRUANCE-HISS
Alex. P. Spruance, son of Pres
ley Spruance of this town, now a
resident of Indianapolis, Ind, and
Miss Annie AmeS Hiss, were mar
ried at the Mt. Vernon Place M.
E. Church, Baltimore, on Thurs
day last, Both inst, at 5 O'Clock
p. M, by Rev. DR.. FELTON, in the
presence of large number of rel
atives and friends. The ceremony
embraced the full marriage ritual
Walter F. c. Colt of Indianapolis,
formerly of this town, acted as
best man" Miss Annie P. Spru-
ance of Philadelphia, sister of the
groom, and Miss Louise A. Hiss of
Baltimore, sister of the bride, were
bridesmaids. The ushers were:
Messrs. Hiss, Savin, Morgan, and
Wiegand of Baltimore, Stratton of
Boston and DeSteiquer of Colum-
bus, Ohio. Shortly after the cere-
mony an elegant reception was
held at the brides father, William
j. Hiss, and later in the evening
the bride and groom left for visit
to Philadelphia and New York. On
returning from which after a few
days stay in Baltimore, they pur-
pose leaving for their new home in
indianapolis.
FAITHFUL OLD TIM JOHN
SON-Harriet Beecher Stowe, Lit
tie Eva and Uncle Tom, of the dim
past, could have stood at the bed
side of faithful old Tim Johnson,
colored, last Sunday night and wit
messed a life cease among the low
ly in every way worthy of the
touching pathos of Mrs. Stoves
"Uncle Tom" The men that now
govern Smyrna, and their fathers
before them-the rise, progress and
vicissitudes of them all in years
gone by was the child lore of Tim,
and he knew no other but the
stately grandeur of the days of
"massa," when "the boys" had holi-
day at Christmas as long as de