Smyrna times., 1935-09-05


porth at the front of his dwelling.
The streets are receiving their
Fall cleaning of weeds. rubbish, etc.
Peaches sold in New York, yes
terday, from rs cents to $1.25 per
basket.
William c. Mitchell is rebuilding
his double dwelling at Smyrna
Landing.
Fodder saving will commence in
a few days. 1t commenced in Sus-
sex last week.
Watermelons and exceedingly
fine ones have been very abundant
the past week.
The many rains have increased
pasturage, and stock will be in
god condition when frost arrives.
The Summer vacation of the
school children has ended. The bell
called the pupils together yester-
day.
Hardcastle and Jones purchase
of peach crops in Maryland, num-
ber twenty-one orchards large
and small.
David Stevenson, stone cutter, is
enclosing the ePterson lot in the
Odd Fellows Cemetery with mar
BILE posts and galvanized iron rods.
DEATHS
Shepherd In Lebanon, August
2ndfi James H. Shepherd, aged "A
years and months.
Everybody is glad to see every
body else getting back and down
to business again. September con-
centrates the scatterings of July
and August.
The two new depots at Green
Spring and Blackbird Stations
were occupied by the agents and
opened for the reception of travel
ers on Monday.
the recipient the past week of a
number of congratulatory letters
on lis appointment, both on and
off the District.
John H Hoffecker has bought
the fruit of several orchards near
Still Pond, Md, and started work
in both his evaporators and can
merry this morning.
Our peach growers are subject
realizing more than half when they
come to pick, the estimate made
at the close of the June crop.
William H. Baggs having pur-
chased the stock of Boots and
Shoes of John Cosden is having the
store put in complete order and
will open on Tuesday the 8th inst.
On account of an increase of
business, John p. Hudson has
bought of 1. NJ Mills of Clayton, a
lot containing an acre of ground
where he intends moving his board
yard.
The Second Annual Commence
ment of the Proctor-Brock Insti-
tute will be held in the Centennial
NJ E. Church this evening. They
have an interesting programme of
exercises.
Quite large company gathered
Thomas on the Lea" farm near
Blackiston's Cross Roads, Monday
evening, to celebrate the tenth
marriage anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas.
Next Sunday will be quarterly
meeting day for this station, and
Smyrna and Appoquinimink cir
cults. The presiding Elders ap.
pointments are: Friendship in the
morning, Severson's in the after
noon, and this town at night.
A total eclipse of the sun occur.
on the 7th, though not a hair:
breadth of his radiant face is OBJ
scured to observers in this regior
of the earth. The favored few
who will behold the phenomenon
must be under the moons shadow
in the South Pacific Ocean.
The papers all over the Peninsu
la give accounts of damage b,
lightning last week. At Dover the,
thought a cyclone had come, bu
the latter failing to have a hug
suction pipe and wind augur along
contented itself in getting up ;
scare by simply tearing off a few
tree tops and bill-boards of Barn
um's circus.
James ". Roberts, of Whining
ton, former resident of this tow
and organist at the Episcopa
Church. has been on a visit to hi
friends here and gave some of hi
delicate touches on the organ a
both the morning and evening ser
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