Smyrna times., 1935-02-14

Lent begins on February 18th
Ash Wednesday.
We are indebted to Albert VIII
son Clmmins for a catalogue OF
Lafayette College.
Curtis Smith, one of our car
penters, is building for himself a
two-story dwelling in West Smyr-
ma.
William H. Thompson has leased
the room occupied by John B.
Cooper as his dry goods depart
ment.
James w. Spruance, it is said,
has bought the old Font Hill
property on the Clayton road, in
cluding about an acre of land.
The fresco work at st. Peters
Church is nearly completed, and a
much softened effect has been CIV
en- to the hitherto rigid walls.
The dwelling at Clayton of Mrs.
George Collier and that built by
Jacob Leinberger for his son Will
ham, are botoh nearly finished.
Over so conversions have occur
ed at the M. E. revival in Dover,
the largest part of whom have
been Conference Academy stu
dents.
John c. Bailey has bought of
Cresson & Ross, of Norristown,
Pa, two dwellings on Cummins
street in the rear OF the Basket
factory.
One of the latest charges urged
by the enemies of the skating rink
is that it will develop a race of
knock-kneed men and dispropor-
tionately large-ankled women
The wedding of Miss E. Bell
Starting and Charles Hutchison is
announced for tomorrow evening
at the residence of her father,
James Startling, near this town.
The steamer j. E. Tygert in this
ice-making weather is plowing the
Delaware almost alone. She came
in last night from Philadelphia
and expects to return again this
evening.
The meeting of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, will
be held at the residence of Mrs. J.
M. Voshetl Tuesday, Tuesday af-
hernoon, the 18th inst, at three
O'Clock.
Several of the rooms of the pub
aic school have had to adjourn fire.
aquenty during the past three
weeks, but this morning the whole
of them Were forced to close by the
almost zero weather.
Major George A. Hilton, who
made two or three addresses in
this town last week at the M. E.
Church to large audiences is work
ing very efficiently this week in
Wilmington. in temperance and
protracted meetings.
The preparations for the dance
tomorrow night have been made
ON large and expensive scale and
between 800 and 400 invitations
have been sent out. A number of
ladies and gentlemen from other
places are expected to be present
to add brilliancy to the scene.
The farmers of the Meek" had a
social" oyster supper at the resi-
dence of James T. Truax on Thurs
day last. The company numbered
about sixty persons, and between
the fifteen gallons of oysters and
the other edible "fixins" that tick
led the palate, they had a good
time.
Married at Robert Parker's in
Philadelphia February 2nd, by the
Rev. ]. F. Crouch, John M. Hous-
ton, of Sussex county, Del, to
Mary G. Showell, of Berlin, Wor-
cester county, Md The bride re-
ceived many presents from friends
also a handsome silver pitcher
from the Hon William F. Causey,
Secretary of State.
Miss N. E. Savin is having the
house recently purchased of John
Cosden, corner of Commerce and
Market Street, changed to suit her
ideas of a business place and a
home by removing the front porch
to the Market Street entrance, and
the upper and lower corner win
lows on the Commerce street side
are to be enlarged TO a double bay
window
AT an adjourned meeting of