Smyrna times., 1935-01-17

ana events VI luc Olocl 6CACio
tion.
Joseph l.. Beckett got out the
past year 133 new carriages and
repaired 142 old ones.
John H. Cathcart has rented one
of the new stores Of WV. Tschudy
on Market Street, to which he will
move his news depot the first of
March.
1T really looks as if Civil Service
reform had something behind it be-
sides George William Curtis, when
Governor Stockley and President
elect Cleveland both give it a boost.
The roller-skating craze and the
resorting to the skating rink has
become such an epidemic in the
cities as to amount to a demorali-
zation, it is said, to the young peo-
pie.
CheStertown was astir last
Thursday noon over the marriage
at the Methodist Protestant Church
of Jefferson d. Bacchus, a young
coal merchant, and Miss Avis
Louise Lambert, only child of
James w. Lambert
The silver medal awarded to A.
Lee Cummins by the State Fair at
hpu0rs fnrS fha n0v,oncf.n
tor is on exhibition in the window
of Wilmer B. Smith. The work of
manufacturing these valuable ma
chimes will be commenced next
month in this town.
The event of the week among
the young people is the wedding at
Asbury M. E. Church at z o'clock
this evening, which is to come off
in style. The contracting parties
are G. w. Fisher of Dover, and
Miss Florence Hough of this town,
youngest daughter of the late Rev.
John Hough.
Rev. IL S. Thompson, recently
appointed to Easton, Md, says:
THE work there is opening with
promise. Extra meeting commen-
ced with watch-night, notwith-
standing the continued rainy
weather the interest is marked and
the church is already awakening to
new spiritual life"
Some of the citizens of Dover
are endeavoring to get stock taken
for new National Bank in Dover
with capital of $4,000. If the
project succeeds the banking house
will be in the new brick building
recently erected by Mr.. H. c. Col
liscn at the corner of Lockerman
and Bradford streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Ferguson, at
Clayton, have issued cards inviting
a number of friends to a social
commemoration of the first ami
versary of their little daughter
Bessie Brockson, on Friday at
noon, at which time the religious
ceremony of baptism will be OBJ
served by a minister in attendance.
FAIRIES, the undertakers, buried
two well known colored men on
Sunday, Benjamin Collins, aged 81
years, who was the possessor of a
considerable trct Of land at Dinah's
Corner, was buried at Lockwocd's
Chapsl, the funeral being attended
by a concourse of people larger
than the house would hold, among
which were several Of the leading
white men of the neighborhood
Henry Purnell who was buried at
Bethel Chapel, this town, was 62
years old, was well-known for his
dementia, in which state he had
been since a young man.
DEATHS
Bowman-At st. Georges, jan
uary 4th, Mrs. Sarah Ann Bowman
aged II years
Finley-At Townsend, January
4th, William A. Finley, aged "a
years.
Marvel-Near Marydel, January
9th, Mary, wife Of Ashton Marvel,
aged 20 years.
Passwater-At Townsend, Janu-
airy 4th, Isaac Passwater, aged 70
years.
Penington-In Middletown, JAM
uary 9Th, Fred @. Pennington, son
Of Captain Samuel Pennington, in
the 35th year of his age.
Col. George w. Cummins it
seems cannot throw off the robes
of official life as easily as he
thought. The position as director
Of the Farmers Bank at Dover
was resigned several weeks ago
and he thought acted on, but at
the annual election on Thursday he
was again elected for another
term In Like manner his intention
to step out of the Presidency of the
Kent County Mutual Insurance
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