Smyrna times., 1935-05-16

IOr mayor VI Wilmington Oh Aooe
urday, recently 2,225 votes against
$40 cast for John Hare. Mr.. Con-
rad will resign his position as Pres
ident of the City Council, his sue
cessor to be chosen at the election
on the 9th of June. The choice of
the Democratic candidate for May
or is said to lie between Prof. G.
B. Rhoads and Joshua l.. Shines.
At the regular meeting of the
Clayton Savings and Loan Associa-
ton yesterday, the number of
shares paid in, were POI, being an
increase of SO shares over April.
Five hundred dollars was loaned
and the prospects of the new as
sociation are good This associa-
tion furnishes a chance for good
investment for the people of this
section. Information, etc, can be
had on application to John A. Hof-
fecker, Sec.
DEATHS
CROWN Wilmington, May .tn,
Walter D. Crow, aged % years.
Jarvis this town, May eth,
Flora E., wife of Capt. w. Nelson
Jarvis and daughter Of George D.
Collins, aged % years.
Prettyman- In Dover, May md,
consumption, Ellie, wife of William
B. Prettyman, aged 81 years.
Vincent-Near Dinah's Corner,
May 7th, James Vincent, aged
about SO years.
MARRIAGES
opkins-At Wye Mills,
Talbot county, Nd, May 9th, by
the Rev. Albert Ware, j. Fletcher
Deakyne, of Middletown, Del, and
Mamie R., daughter of John r..
Hopkins, of Wye Mills.
Deputy-Grier-At the residence
of the brides parents, May 4th, by
the Rev. ]. S. Willis, William e.
Deputy and Miss Clara R. Grjer.
Maxwell-Cooper-In Philadelphia
January 7th, ]. B. G. w. Maxwell,
of Middletown, Del, and Miss Mary
H. Cooper, of Philadelphia.
DEATH RECORD OF THE
WEEK: Monday was a day in
which our town was to larger de-
gree than usual called on to cease
the busy pursuits of life and pay a
parting tribute to the dead, the
morning and afternoon both being
given to the solemn rites incident
to the house of mourning and final
parting at the tomb.
The first was that of Walter D..
Crow, who died in Wilmington, on
Thursday, 7th inst, brought to this
town on Monday morning, the body
being carried to the NJ. E. Church.
Rev. T. p. Creamer, now Of Odessa,
his late pastor at Scott Church,
Wilmington, paid warm and mer-
tied tribute to the deceased He
was the son of Owen G. Crow who
was born and grew up in Smyrna.
While in Philadelphia, he married
Miss Ida Elmer, later moving to
Wilmington, where he died at the
age of % years, of consumption.
The next was Mrs. Flora E. Jar
Wis, wife of Capt w. Nelson Jar
Wis, of Bristol, Pa, buried on Mon
day afternoon from the residence
of her father, George D. Collins.
She also was a victim of consump-
ton, dying at the age of % years.
William Cantwell, a former cit
izen and stage driver before the
days of railroads, died at the aims
house on Wednesday, aged 81
years. Mr.. Cantwell was a descen-
dent of the CantweI family of
Cantwell's Bridge, now Odessa. 1t
is stated that he was the rightful
heir to most of the land on which
that town was located, but that the
title was lost by the destruction of
the records at the burning of the
courthouse at New Castle many
years ago.
Eulick p. Bourke, sometimes
called Mayor" in western part of
Kenton, died on Friday last from
the effects of fall from a wagon,
was buried in Galena, Md, in the
cemetery Of the Catholic Church.
He was educated for a priest but
his life became strangely diverted
from the ideal of this profession.
He came to Kenton at manhood
and set up little store, at first
with partner, but in little while
all his own, which it remained un-
til his death.
PERSONALS
Mrs Tanning, wife of DR.. Fam
ing, who settled here several weeks
since, came on last week from Ro-
chester, N. Y, for a short visit,
and will soon make Smyrna her
permanent home.
Frank c. Bell, son of VIM. M.
Bell, who went to California at the
conclusion of his School days, is
to be married at San Francisco on
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