Smyrna times., 1935-10-03

Hoffecker's cannery finished VI
on peaches on Saturday. Toma
toes will be run on the remaindel
of the season.
Robert Rawley, of Leipsic, has
bought the fruit farm of James w
Anthony, on the Kenton Road, 12C
acres, for SIG, 500.
The lady friends of Mrs. John E
Tygert gave her a surprise party
on Monday evening, the pleasant
occasion closing, with refreshments
A party of young people met
last night at the residence of Miss
Clara Wilson in compliment to her
guest, Miss Mary Bacon. Of Laurel
The Good Templars of this town
a growing society, propose soon
exchanging visits with our neigh
boring towns of Dover, Millington,
etc.
The shipment of peaches has got
down to one or two cars and in a
few days will cease altogether. The
total shipment of cars to date is
3448.
Joseph L. Cavender has con-
tracted for moving barn near
Chesterville, Md, 80 by 40 feet,
the distance to be moved being 500
yards.
John Hawkins, son of Esquite
Hawkins, of Kenton, and who has
been teaching school at Magnolia
for the past five or six years, has
gone to Baltimore, Md. to study
law.
Ned Johnson and John Smith
two belligerent darkeys. were ar
rested on Saturday night for fight
ing, and released from the lock-up
on Monday morning by paying the
fines.
We have been shown some very
fine peaches of the Beers Smock
variety, grown by George Heinold,
of Kenton hundred, six of which
weighed As ounces, a single one
IL ounces.
Pears have been abundant and
cheap this season and should have
been utilized more than they have
for evaporating, especially when
they sell for twenty-five cents a
pound in the dried state.
Edward L. Stats, wno went to
Camden, N. j., over year ago to
live, has returned to Smyrna and
taken one Of the new houses re-
Gently erected by George w. Col
lins, on Delaware street.
Two pears grown by /. K. Short
man, one weighing IL and the 9TH
er Is ounces, have attracted cen
siderable attention in the postof-
fee window. They were the first
fruits of a tree the seed Of which
was planted by Mr.. Shortman four
years ago.
The new school district west Of
Blackiston's Cross Roads, which
has been without a school house
for several years because of in
ability to agree on conditions,
place, etc, has at last been settled
and a new school house is now be-
ing erected at Hazell's Corner.
DR.. ]. w. Isenburg, residing at
Shorts Landing, has rented a
house on Market street until re-
Gently occupied by Mrs. Mary Hof-
fecker, and will move up from the
"Neck" this week. He leaves his
farm to come to town to give his
children the advantage of better
schools.
A closely contested game of
baseball was played here on Satur-
day between the club of Dover and
that of this town. 1t was a nip
and tuck" game all the way
through, first one ahead and then
the other, the Dover boys finally
winning the game by score OF
"a to %.
Rev. z. E. White, the new pastor
of Smyrna Circuit, filled his ap-
pointments at Bethel and Sever
sons on Sunday, and was greeted
by large congregations. The peo-
pie were much pleased with his
earnestness of manner and fervoI
of spirit. He will preach at Ken
ton and Central next Sunday.
The exhibits at the Dover Faii
from this town is more meager this
year than usual Especially is this
so by the ladies With exception OF
Miss Sue r. Colt who has a dress
and two paintings; Miss Mary c
Bell, dress; Miss Edith II. Bell
jellies, and Miss Laura A. Bell, g
painting and crayon, we hear o1
nothing sent to the ladies depart
ment.
This has been a year of depres
sion, but has there ever been 9