Smyrna times., 1935-04-18

Spring DonHelS are pIooiiihS oul'
The Board of Health hereafter
will hold weekly meetings, every
Monday afternoon.
A young fresh water fish is call
ed a ninnow; but must a young
shad be necessarily called a
shadow?
Corn is more difficult to buy now,
dealers say, from so to 81 cents
than it was two weeks ago at 45
cents per bushel.
Seventy-five Norway naples are
to adorn the Smyrna public school
grounds; at least, that is the pur-
pose of the planting.
The Maryland Conference last
week sent Rev. c. M. Thompson as
minister to the M. P. Church, at
Leipsic, Clayton and Kenton.
Two new houses are in the course
of erection at Moorton (Cheswold)
one for Samuel Moore and the
other for Walter Thompson, for
their own occupancy
James w. Anthony has received
a stock of Niagara grape vines
from the nursery Of the propagat-
ors. He is becoming one of the
best grape culturists in this vicin-
ity.
Abraham Gibbs, colored, in the
employ of L. E. Anthony, near
town, has lost five or six members
of his family the past year, his
wife finally dying suddenly last
week.
April showers bring forth May
flowers" so the old almanac coup
let says, but not with any speed
when they are followed with frost
and ice, as has been the case this
month.
One of our most enterprising
business men is said to have a very
remarkable stove - so remarkable
in heating qualities, as to enable
him to keep warmest when farth-
est away from it.
Shad are now being caught off
Bombay Hook quite freely, and a
number of very fine ones are find
ing their way to this market. The
Delaware shad always crowds his
Chesapeake neighbor in corner.
The following pupils of Ray
mond's school reached an average
of 90 and above for the past
month: Edgar Jerman, George
Rice. Walter Truax, Joseph Snow,
Edgar Moor, Willie Truax, Rebecca
Rice,
Rev. John France preached his
first sermon at Bethel on the cir
cult Sunday (the other preaching
day being interrupted), the large
congregation being well pleased
with his practical and impressive
discourse.
Some Of these fine mornings just
take comprehensive survey at
the superficial condition Of your
back yard And then another peep
at the cellar, and you will sudden
Iy discover that something more
urgent than a baseball match
needs your attention.
The Sunday school at Friendship
NJ. E. Church, Thoroaghfare Neck,
Rev. |. D. Johnson, pastor, was or
ganized on Sunday by the election
of the following officers: William
E. Baker, Superintendent; DR.. J.
w. Isenberg, Assistant; Abram
Stats, Secretary; I. D. Stats, Lii
brarian; John a. Latta, Organist
The effort to make sharp angle
in the avenue approaching Clayton
from this town did not succeed -
the bill failing in the senate. The
effort was entirely in the interest
of the Bayard property to give it
parallel lines, and not for the bene-
nj OF une people OF clayton or TINS
town.
The Sunday school at Bethel NJ
f. Church, on the circuit, was or
ganized on Sunday for the Summer
by the reelection of the following
officers: M. M. Palmatory, Super
intendent; j. A. Anderson, Assist
ant; Mrs. j. II. Bishop, Lady Su-
perintendent; Jefferson Cooper, Lii
brarian; L. t. Davis, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Mutual Relief Society of New
York, Smyrna board, met at ]. III.
Primrose's Real Estate Office over
the Postoffice MONDAY evening, for
the purpose of transacting the bus
mess for the past year. w. E.
Hall was elected President, j. H.
Primrose and w. T. Collins, Medi-
cal examiners. The society report
prosperous and growing society
for the Smyrna board.