Smyrna times., 1935-10-10

William H. Carr, of this town
has purchased house and lot il
Oxford, Md.
The report of the Fruit Growers
National Bank shows $208, ,216.11
on deposits subject to check.
Pastor Quigg announced revival
services at the M. E. Church fol
tomorrow and Friday evenings.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will meet at Mrs. w
Fairbanks, Tuesday, at 8 o'clock
The Dude Nine" of this town,
will pay return game with the
Conference Academy nine, at Do
yer, next Saturday.
Quite a number of the Masonic
fraternity are in Wilmington to-
day, and tomorrow attending the
10th Annual Communication.
A number of young men of the
town have rented the room recent
ly occupied by ]. G. Brinton as an
ice cream saloon, for a reading
room.
The Kent County Jubilee Singers
will give a concert at Clayton on
next Monday evening, for the bene-
fit of the Golden Eagle Society of
that town.
Two of our young men are try
ing to make arrangements to Sc
cure John B. Cough to deliver his
temperance lecture here in the
Town Hall.
Wilmer B. Smith put in his jew
elry store last week, a regulator,
a handsome clock, made to order,
which is designed for a correct reg
ulator of time.
David Robinson and Mary
Downs, both colored, have just
completed each a two-story frame
dwelling on Chestnut street and
the first named is now in the occu-
pancy of his.
Poor Jumbo will not be at Dover
next Tuesday, but the rest of the
biggest show on earth" will be
there, and doubtless a large crowd
to see the immense exhibit of Bar
NUNS attraction.
jeremiah Garner, near Kenton,
threshed from three pecks of SOW
ing and off not quite an acre of
land, forty-one bushels of rye. The
only fertilizer used was stable
manure and shell lime.
Miss Clara FAIRIES had a night
blooming cereus which bloomed out
on Sunday night, or rather Monday
morning after midnight, and re-
manned in bloom all day Monday.
1t was an unusually fine specimen
of this plant.
Andrew Sisco has grown this
Summer in his garden a lot of
what he calls marrow beans, one of
which that was shown us, was
about three feet long and some
three inches thick. When young,
that is, about one foot long, they
are used for frying like the egg
plant.
George Whitlock, one Of the old
est citizens of Clayton, died sud
denly at IL o'clock M. today, aged
80 year. We have not heard the
particulars, except that he was
well early this morning, towards
noon was suddenly taken sick with
vomiting and grew worse until he
expired.
The wedding ceremony of N. F.
Wilds and Miss Sallie c. Hill, will
take place at st. Peters Church,
this town, next Wednesday, 14th
inst, at IL o'clock M. No invita-
tions have been or will be sent to
relatives or friends in town or vi
cinity, but they are all cordially
invited to be present at the wed
ding.
John w. Ford, Of Severson's
Neck, had a field of wheat that was
up enough to give quite a greer
shade over it week ago, while
Charles H. Griffith had a field a.
the same time that was coming
through the ground nicely. A grea'
deal of wheat was sown last weel
and more will be this, with favor
able weather.
DEATHS
Boyer-Near Marydel, Septembe
25th, John Bailey, son Of Alexande
III. and Mary A. Boyer, age
months and 13 days. ''We live II
the sweet hope of reunion"
Suddenly, in Harfor'
County, Md, September 23rd
James p. Hoffecker, in his got
year.
The people of Smyrna Landing
and residing on the creek, com
rslaiu of the stencil of dead hog