Smyrna times., 1935-02-07

editor, while c. ]. Freeman will
have charge of the mechanical de
partment.
Weddings are coming this Win
| ter thick and fast, and of all kinds
and conditions, but the last, a
young but cleverly out of his teens
to widow, the mother of six chill
drer, in TIE slang language of the
street, takes the cake" The
young man, it is said, had his
choice between the mother and the
daughter, and he took the mother.
On the marrying question people
will do as they please, if they can't
have their way about anything
else.
A petition was in circulation
here on Saturday and numerously
signed demonstrating against the
adoption by the Legislature of the
General Incorporation clause in the
constitutional amendments which
passed the last session of the Leg
islature and is up before this for
ratification. The amendment ex-
cepts railroads and canals from the
General incorporation act making
them still subjects of special Legis-
lative acts, whereas, the remon-
strants want them to come under
the same provision as any other
body or company seeking to be in
corporated.
SKATING RINK FOR SMYRNA
The lot adjoining the Robert
Wilson property, on lower Com
merce street, has been leased for
the erection of the skating rink
and the work of construction is to
commence at once with the expec-
tation of having it completed some
time in the first part of March.
The building is to be 40x96 feet,
II feet from the sidewalk, so they
can, whenever desired, put an addi-
tion to the front The lumber has
been ordered through John P. Hud-
son, and the carpenter work, it is
understood, is to be done by p.
Graham & Son. The skating floor
will be constructed of maple wood.
A SURPRISE PARTY
Saturday marked the twentieth
anniversary in the welded life of
MIR. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Brown.
who like most other folks observed
the recurring event in the quiet
OF their own family circle, but their
friends determined for once there
should be ripple, and they knew
the best way to bring it about
would be to get up a surprise par
ty. This was done, and the details
were carried out to perfection.
neither MIR. nor Mrs. Brown nor
their children having the slightest
inkling of it until the little army
invaded their premises. Their
friends of the town were joined by
those from the country and from
first to last from sixty to seventy
persons were in attendance. Ice
cream and cakes of various kinds
abounded, and it was getting to-
wards midnight when the last of
the company departed They left
behind as mementoes of their re
gard a china tea set, hanging
lamp, parcels of table linen and
other articles.
MARRIAGES
Baxter-Boyer-In FELTON,, Janu-
ary 28th, by the Rev. /. Jewell.
Harry Baxter and Miss Jennie
Boyer, all of FELTON,.
Collins-WellsA lsAIn Dover, January
2Sth, by the Rev. ]. F. Stoncipher,
Charles G. Collins and Miss Hattie
Wells, both of Dover.
Jones -Archer-At the M. p. par
sonage, at Kenton, January 2Sth,
by the Rev. w. J. d. Lucas, Alonzo
Jones, of near Smyrna, and Lille
Archer, daughter of Charles B.
Archer of West Smyrna.
Prettyman-Gordon - In Dover.
January 28th, by the Rev. T. E.
Martindale, Delaware K. Pretty
man and Miss Lucy E. Gordon.
both of Dover.
Quimby-Wallace - At Sudlers-
vile, Md, January 9th, by the
Rev. ]. Owen Sypherd, David j.
Quimby, of Kent county, Del, and
Miss Libbie Wallace, of Queen An
mes county, Md
Rile-Guthrie At the residence
of the brides father, January goth.
by the Rev. DR.. T. c. Murphey of
Philadelphia, J. Hormer Rile. MD,
and Phoebe E., daughter of Jones
Guthrie, of New Castle county.Del.
Shafer-V -Virden-At the MP. par
sonage, at Kenton, January 29th,
by the Rev. w. J. D. Lucas, Will
liam H. Shafer and Miss Lizzie 3.
Virden.
Smith -Vansant-In this town.
February End, by the Rev. J. II