Smyrna times., 1935-07-25

What are denominated dog
days" commenced on Sunday.
Abel S. Riggs commenced burn
ing his second kiln of bricks today,
$4,000.
John Behen recently bought two
acres near the Dover water works
for 500.
John H. Hoffecker made a large
shipment of canned peaches to
Chicago yesterday.
Mrs. B. v. Weldon has Night
Blooming Cereus with twelve buds
that will soon be in bloom.
Some of our farmers are having
to feed their cattle because of the
burnt condition of the pasture.
During July the days grow AZ
minutes shorter, the mornings de-
creasing "a minutes and the after
noon i8 minutes.
Quite a number of Changers left
this section this morning for the
Rehoboth excursion, the tickets
good for three days.
Through the combined effects of
the drought and the heat on our
pastures, the dairymen are exper-
fencing rough times.
The excursion to Cape May this
morning was the largest of the sea-
son. The train that passed here at
nine o'clock had seven packed cars.
The flies that prey upon stock
are said to be exceptionally abund-
ant and voracious. No relief is ex-
pected until we have a dashing
rain.
John B. Stradley and Allen w.
Harting, of Wilmington, who have
been painting a number of signs in
town, will leave for Dover this af-
ternoon.
DEATHS
Bull-Near Kenton, July 18th,
Charley N, son of William H. and
Celestia A. Bull, aged IL years and
months.
DR. William Marshall of Milford,
lost his pocket-book July 18th, con-
tanning SS5 and a number of valu-
able papers. The book has been re-
turned to him, but without the
cash
MARRIAGES
Pearson-Barcus-A the Smyrna
Circuit M. E. Parsonage, July 21st,
by the Rev. ]. France, James A.
Pearson and Miss Sarah Z. Barcus,
all of this county.
The street doors of the Town
Hall have been changed so as to
swing out as well as in-a precau-
tion of safety in possible case of
alarm. The Hall doors were con-
structed this way sometime ago.
jefferson d. Scout does not pro-
pose to suffer an entire loss of the
grapes cut by the hail as some
nurserymen are doing by cutting
them out, but rather, he will let
them ripen and make them into
wine.
Diphtheria is reduced to one or
two mild cases in Leipsic after a
loss of Is children by death. The
deaths have all been in the town,
not a case, it is said, having been
carried from there to the adjoining
territory.
DR.. Robert Collins, of Milford,
died on the 11th inst. Five or six
days previously he suffered a hem
orrhage and was confined to his
home. He then said to his wife
that his life work was over, and
so it proved at the age of AZ years.
DR.. Thomas Cahall, after a ling
ering sickness, died on Wednesday
in Frederica. He will be much
missed both in the church and in
society. He was held in high es-
TEEN by his friends and was gen.
orally regarded as an able ply
Sician.
It was rather a warm morning
on Monday for horses to take g
notion for a frolic, but the team OF
Lewis & Price did, running from
the Landing to this town by which
time they were very ready to be ar
rested, which was done by a mar
from either side catching them by
the reins.
The store and house of Denni!
Ahern Of Blackbird station were
burned on last Thursday evening
The cellar under the store contain
ed a god deal of kerosene oil anc
powder. The property was insur
ed for 81, 100. Mr.. Ahern had JUS
opened the store, and the loss i!
considerable.
The farmers have been in the
habit for several years past Il