Smyrna times., 1935-05-16

Asparagus is scarce in market
and high in price.
We hear that Van Earl is the or
ganist and musical director at the
NJ. P. Church, at Clayton.
George w. Taylor is having a
double bay window put in his
dwelling on lower Main street.
If an abundance Of bloom prom
Uses anything, the apple orchards
will be well loaded with fruit this
year.
Rev. t. l.. Tomkinson will lecture
at Blackistons M. E. Church this
evening, his subject being, Come
To Life"
The new fence that encloses the
avenue over the mill dam is great
improvement while it gives an as
surance of safety.
The report of the Fruit Growers
Bank shows deposits subject to
check of $169,7 ,727.31 and loans and
discounts amounting to S237 ,019.99.
H. d. Boyer has greatly improv-
ed the appearance of his residence
by the erection of neat iron fence
around his yard and flower garden.
A hastily gotten-up hop, perhaps
the last of the season was given
Thursday evening at the Town
Hall, and enjoyed by about twenty
couples.
The Americas Club at their last
meeting suspended dues from the
first Of May till the first of October
there being money sufficient in the
treasury to meet all contingent ex-
penses-
Big shad have been the order for
the Delaware catch this Spring,
but a Port Penn fisherman enjoys
the distinction of standing at the
head of his class with a nine
FOUNDER.
The large dwelling of Mrs. Mary
r. Hoffecker on Commerce, near
East Street and the double tenant
house of George D. Collins, on low
er Delaware street, are both near
ing completion.
John Davis, a l2-year-old negro,
set fire to the stable Of Jerry Jones,
Monday afternoon, and had it not
been for the aid of adjoining neigh
bors, the building and contents
would have been destroyed.
At the session of the Levy Court
of New Castle county, yesterday,
a committee was appointed to in
spect the river bank at Collins
Beach and report what amount Of
money should be expended there
for repairs.
Joseph L. Cavender is making a
decided improvement in the ap
pearance Of the farm which he re-
Gently purchased in the Middle Al
ley and went upon the first OF
March, for a man who don't know
anything about farming.
If we may judge by appearances,
the j. Frank Wilds farm on the
Middle Alley road, was greatly
benefited when George t. Hoffeck-
er, a beginner, succeeded the own
er, the latter taking an office at
Dover, which he is filling with gen
eral acceptability.
Among the appointments an
nounced from Washington yester-
day, was that of Prof. James H.
Groves of this town, by the Secre-
tary Of the Interior, special agent
in the Bureau of Labor. His du-
ties will be confined to Delaware
and New Jersey, with salary Of
four dollars a day
The growers Of small fruits are
estimating but a little above half
crop Of strawberries as compar-
ed with last year, the vines being
considerably injured in being
thrown out by the frequent chang
es in freezing and thawing the past
Winter. The heavy rains of last
week were just what this crop
needed, and a continued good sea-
son may yet make heavy crop.
We are indebted to S. P. Truax,
Trustee Of the Poor for this hun
dred, for a copy of the Annual Re
port of the Trustees for Kent coun-
ty. 1t gives the full particulars of
the affairs Of that institution, the
essential figures of which we have
heretofore given. The inmates
from Duck Creek hundred for the
past year have been IS; Kenton
hundred, 8; Little Creek hundred 6.
The Delawarean is late in giving
the following advice: Don't tear
up the carpets all over the house
IN one day, and get things upside
down generally. Finish one room
at time, and keep hubby in a
good humor, and he will assist a