Smyrna times., 1935-04-25

county court commences next Mon
day.
The prospect of a fine fruit year
was never brighter at this season
than it is now.
The Legislature divorced thirty
five married couples during the ses-
sion just closed.
The boom in the grain and the
provision market was brought to a
halt last week by more pacific news
from Europe.
DEATHS
Wright this town, April 10,
Harry B., son of Thomas H. and
Mary c. Wright, aged % years.
State Auditor Long gives notice
that he will be at Dover during
Court week to audit the accounts
of the school clerks of Kent Coun-
ty.
The warm sun of Wednesday
brought out the cricket from his
winter hiding place, and his famil-
lar chirrup had more of summer in
it than anything our frosty April
has yet brought.
An exchange thus expresses it
self in regard to the backward sea-
SON.. ''The only compensation for
the prolonged cool weather is that
house cleaning has been delayed or
postponed until Fall"
Notice is given that the grounds
of the Smyrna Public Schools are
for the exclusive use of the pupils
of said schools and that the play
ing of ball and other games by 9TH
ers thereon is strictly forbidden by
the Board.
The additions to the store room
on the Commerce street side of the
Copper Building are about complet-
ed, and ]. B. Cooper will occupy
it this week with a stock of dry
goods, queensware, willowware,
and fancy goods.
Peach blossoms have developed
wonderfully under the warm suns
of this week, and will be in full
bloom in few days, if this warm
weather continues. They are us
ually out in the first of April,
sometimes earlier.
Mason" street, the new street
opening last summer between
North and Methodist (now MtVer-
nom streets, near st. Polycarp
Roman Catholic Church, through
the property of Mrs. S. P. Mason,
has been nicely set in shade trees.
The Sunday School at Walkers
school house was organized on Sun
day by the election of the following
officers: t. L. Mason, Superintend-
ent; William Helveston, Assistant;
Harry Keen. Librarian; P. G. War
ner, Secretary; George w. Matti-
ford, Treasurer; Miss Florence
Warner, Organist; Harry Blendt,
Assistant Organist.
Charles w. Poulson, who grew
up in this town, well-known for
his long connection with railroad
and steamboat companies, died
Sunday in st. Louis. Mr. Poulson
has been on the 90 most Of the
time for the past twenty-five years
or since he attained his manhood
and wen the distinction of the
Great American Traveller"
On Sunday morning last, three
Of our young sports went out for
a stroll over the mill dam, and in
crossing over the rounded timber
which constitutes the footpath, one
of the number fell in the race up
to his eyebrows, and came out as
serting that this was the most
badly Davis-ed footpath in Della
ware.
The Sunday school of Severson's
Church has been reorganized by
the election of the following offic-
ers: Superintendent, William Keis-
er; Assistant superintendent, JOS
eph Windle;; Lady Superintendent
Mrs. G. H. Griffith; Librarian, w.
z. Riggs, Jr. Every officer and
teacher was at their post and the
prospect is for a very successful
school
Delawareans in the far Western
Territories write home about the
beautiful Spring they have had,
and Dakota reports wheat seeding
as early as the 5th inst, while the
earliest time usually is the 10th Of
April. 1t looks as if winter this
year had got lost while on a tour
of Southern observations. The feel
ing the last day or two however is
that it has taken its departure to
more Northern climes.
The natural successor to f. M.
Fowler in the business of Merchant
Tailoring WAS Carl w M;Ii,,pocan