Smyrna times., 1935-06-13

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Odd Fellows Cemetery is nearing
completion.
Henry S. Anthony has moved
back to his farm until the gather
ing Of the Fall crops.
The field of corn of E. Lower
near Brenford, is pronounced the
best in the county. 1t stands knee
high.
Herman Roe will go by invitation
to Hartly next Sunday morning to
give a Children's Day address in
the church.
John Cosgriff, after being dis
abled for the past two weeks, has
sufficiently recovered to be able to
see after his business.
Joseph E. Carter, with his force
of eight painters, paid their re
spects to the steamer ]. E. Tygert,
on Saturday, giving her a new
dress of paint.
The strawberry festival held at
the rink on Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings of last week under
the auspices of the Odd Fellows
was a genuine success.
Prof. N. NJ. Davis viii be given a
grand benefit at the rink tomorrow
night. During the evening both he
and Miss Lottie Smith will give eX-
hibitions of fancy and trick skat-
ing.
J. Henry Jefferson brought home
with him on Monday from the vi
cinity of Cecilton, Md, whittier he
had been on a visit, some speci-
ments of the seventeen-year To-
Gusts Of cicada.
Washington still continues to be
the magnet that attracts the office
seeker Joseph E. Williams left
yesterday morning for that city to
secure, if possible, the position of
post Office examiner.
The papers from the different
parts of the Peninsula speak of the
storm that passed over it last Fri
day attended in some places by
destructive winds, others Of hail,
while the rainfall was very irregu-
lar.
A better report comes from Leip-
sic in regard to the diphtheria
there. The number Of cases, which
were exaggerated are considerably
reduced and there has been a great I
improvement in the sanitary con-
dition Of the town.
The corner stone for a new NJ E.
Church, at Colts Station, between
Townsend and Massey's, was laid
on Thursday last, by Rev. J. 3. /
Quigg, assisted by Rev Q. x. Nor
ris, the pastor. The building viii
be twenty-six by forty feet.
June inaugura.es pretty effectu-
ally the Summer Saturday night
crowds that keep the storekeepers
up till late hour and many of .
whom would not 90 home them
selves at midnight if they had a
place left open for them to stay.
pr. ]. w. Clifton performed a
surgical operation this morning on
the forehead of Johr r. Cameron,
Jr., taking therefrom, two tumors.
The operation seemed to occasion .
Mr. Cameron very little inconven- 4
fence as he went directly from it to .
his work.
The rain storm on Friday after
noon last was accompanied by hail 4
in different places, but not in suf-
ficient quantities to do much dam
age. Near Brenford it bruised and .
cut some of the young peaches, L.
M. Price estimating what would
amount to so baskets as being
knocked off his trees
An exchange says: Take a slip
Of paper and place thereon in ig-
ures your age in years dropping
months, weeks and days. Multiply
the sum by two; then add to the re-
suit obtained the figures, 3,768, add
two and then divide by two. Sub
tract from the result obtained the
number of your age and you will
find figures that will astonish you.
The Breakwater Light speaks in
very complimentary terms of the
address delivered by L.Irving Handy
OF this town, at the commencement
Of the Union Schools, at Lewes. on
Wednesday last. His subject was
Popular Education" In the course
OF his address he established that
education firstly, was a benefit to
the boy; secondly, a benefit to bus
mess, and thirdly, a benefit to a
State and Nation.
The Board of Directors of orr
Funiic Schools have received an an
sWer from the Rev. William S. Rob-
inson, of Milford, accepting their