Smyrna times., 1935-08-01

farm near the big OAK IN the
tenure of Jacob Maclary, and make
what other changes are needed to
put it in the line of our progressive
farms.
MARRIAGES
Guest-Lofand At the brides
parents, in Cecilton, Md, July 9th,
by the Rev. J. T. VanBurkalow,
Joseph Guest and Miss Jennie Lof-
land, both of Cecilton.
Quinn -Wilson-At the residence
of w. B. Sanders, Philadelphia,
July 26th, by the Rev. G. G. Rake
straw, j. Edward Quinn and Miss
H. Adelia Wilson, both of Smyrna.
DEATHS
Cathcart-In this town, July 25,
John H. Cathcart, aged So years,
months, and 5 days.
Mifflin-In this town, July 22nd,
Alma Josephine, infant daughter of
j. B. and Sue E. Mifflin, aged 8
months and 20 days.
Shahan-Near Blackiston's Cross
Roads, July 2Sth. Mary E. Shahan,
aged SO years, 10 months and 10
days.
This is the season of the year
that popularizes fishing excur-
sions, and to be good angler is by
no means prerequisite to the join
ing such an excursion. On Monday
morning party of six of our
townsmen, Joseph E. Carter, Frank
S. Pratt, Walter T. Massey, John
Wood, John Patterson and John
Mannering, left for a two weeks
cruise down the bay on William
Walkers yacht, Mary Ann. Frank
Pratt is the sailing master, indeed
the only sailor of the party
There have been several good
yields, remarkably good yields, con-
sidering the prospect in the early
Spring. of wheat reported. w. E.
Riggs reports tenty-eight bushels
per acre; James Truax, twenty
four, and Samuel p Truax, twenty
three; John H. Hoffecker, on his
Alley farm, got 81 bushels on stock
ground; B. F. c. Rothwell had an
average of nearly twenty bushels
on 130 acres. He had thirty BUSH
els on part of his field. Theodore
Mannon will get about thirty bush
els.
Thursday night last was Night
Blooming Ceeus night in this town
there being no less than three
different places where these flowers
were blooming, at the same hour.
Mrs. John B. Cooper, ION the Hill"
led off with five unusually fine
blossoms, all opening at the same
time with the regularity of ma
chine work, and OF Course attract
ed great deal of attention. The
plant was set out on the porch and
skillful arrangement of lamps set
forth the delicate construction of
the flowers to perfection. The res
licences Of Misses M. E. and S. E.
Savin and Miss Clara FAIRIES, the
first named having two and the
last named one bloom.
QUINN-WILSON
The gossips of the town have
again been caught mapping, the
marriage of two of our young folk
occurring without their knowledge
On Saturday afternoon last. J. Ed
ward Quinn, foreman of the Record
Office, played with the Smyrna nine
in the game of baseball at Middle
town. One of the passengers for
Philadelphia from this place, on the
afternoon train of that day, was,
Miss H. Adelia Wilson, daughter of
Wilson. At Middletown,
Miss Wilson joined by Mr.. Quinn,
proceeded to the home of her sister,
Mrs. w. B. Sanders, of Philadel-
phia, and the next day, Sunday, ac-
cording to arrangements made and
perfected here at the home of the
bride and with the knowledge and
full consent of all parties interest
ed, were married by the Rev. @. G. 1
Rakestraw, in her sisters home.
They returned to Smyrna on Mon
day evening and during the even
ing were given a delightful sere-
made by the colored band. Mr. Will
son says the hardest work he ever
did was the keeping of this secret;
that he had rather chase a wild
steer for the same length of time
than to again suffer such an or
deal.
CHANGE OF POSTMASTER
On Thursday last, our town was
occupied by two items of news of
general interest, one national, the
death of ex-President Grant; and
the other local, the appointment
of John H. Bewley postmaster in
the place CT William H. Baggs, the
commission of the latter having
three years yet to run. The change
of postmosters for Smyrna follow
ed close on the removal of Mar