Smyrna times., 1935-12-12

Bank has bought the store nous
adjoining that institution, belong
ing to ]. E. Collins and for the pas
years in the occupancy of H. r
Mustard and Co.
The Conclave of Heptasophs, o
this town, have received from tn,
Supreme Secretary of the order, {
draft of $4,000 to be paid to Mrs
Ann Wood, widow of the late Viii
liam Wood, recently deceased.
Mr.. Farmer, who has superin,
tended the construction of the
stand pipe, which will hold 37,02t
gallons of water, says it can be fill
ed from the well in two hours wher
the pumping apparatus gets in
working order.
MARRIAGES
Jacobs -Greenwell- the resi-
dence of the brides father, at Ken
ton, December End, by Rev. G. M
Thompson, Jonathan Jacobs and
Miss Ellen A. Greenwell, both of
this county.
The following named scholars of
White Hall School have made the
best average in scholarship and de-
pertinent during the month ending
November Both: Jessie Lewis, Bes-
sic Slaughter, Sallie Lewis, Eva
RaWley, Willie Harrington and Ar
thur CarroW.
James w. Anthony is carrying
the residence on the "home" farm,
purchased Of his father, which he
recently moved into, through con-
siderable alterations, changing
doors, putting in bay windows, and
giving it general papering after
modern designs.
The new dwelling house Of Mrs.
NJ H. Carter, VIM. T. Johnson,
VIM. NJ. Lewis, the double dwelling
Of Jos. Fl. Wright and James Van
Wrinkle, are enclosed and advancing
rapidly towards completion. w. F.
g. Bells is nearly completed That
of P. Graham & Son has the walls
up but the roof not yet on, while
the large store room for G. F. Lip
pincott is nearly ready for occu-
pancy.
DEATHS
Hill-In Philadelphia, December
3rd, Mary Ann Hill, widow of the
late Joseph Hill, of Wilmington, in
the 86th year Of her age.
Williams-In Wilmington, Janu-
airy 7th, Jacob Williams in the 18th
year Of his age. Funeral from his
late residence, 613 King Street,
Wilmington, Thursday afternoon,
at 2 o'clock. Services at the house
Intermeat at Riverview Cemetery
Wilmington.
The following persons have re-
Gently given their properties =
painting; Dr. w. T. Collins, his
residence including the Offices OF
A. p. Griffith & Co., and his own
adjoining. John H. Hoffecker, his
canning factory; Mrs. Elizabeth
Pratt, her dwelling; the houses oc-
cupied by Charles Hynson, n. Pratt
and Mrs. NJ. H. Carter; the stores
occupied by E. G. FAIRIES, and Jos
eph FAIRIES, c. F. Lippincott's new
store and James VanWinkle's new
house.
The Jury in the case Of Charles
Robinson whose trial for a felorl-
ious assault on Mrs. Gardner neal
Clayton commenced in Wilmington
on Monday, brought in verdict
yesterday of guilty" In the State
news items an account of a similar
assault by his half brother last
week and it is probable that botl
will be hung to vindicate the law
which was instituted to protect
the weak and helpless. Robinson!
counsel, Walter Bacon, has askeC
for a new trial.
HEATING THE SCHOOL ROOMS
The first cold blast of the Winte
cleared out two of the eight room
at the public school Monday and i
looks as if there is to be a repeti
ton of this, of last Winters exper
ience of sending the children hom
for an indefinite period, notwith
standing the heaters have been ex
anined and reported good. The.
radiate spiendidly in the cellar, bu
they do not send the heat up abov
in the face of a high west or mort
wind in the rooms where the mos
heat is needed. With the lost ex
perienced in boows, clothes and sal
aries for schools that could not
kept without endangering healt
and life, it might have been sup
posed, and it was supposed, tha
the commissioners would remed
all such defects before anothe
Winter If what an experience
mechanic in heating houses says
true, that the building never wi
be properly heated with celia
heaters, then we must give tn