Smyrna times., 1935-02-28

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take place this afternoon in tht
M. E. Church in Dover at 3.3C
O'Clock.
John P. Hudson has opened g
lumber yard at Clayton and is
starting off with prospect of max
ing this a growing business fol-
Clayton.
The Chesapeake Bay is reported
frozen over from shore to shore by
ice two and three inches thick as
far down as Point Lookout, 95
miles below Baltimore.
J. Ed. Hoffecker and wife, of
Baltimore, who were married the
latter part of the Fall, spent sever
al days in town the past week,
guests of his father, John H. Hof-
fecker.
Joseph L. Cavender had his hand
severely hurt ON Monday by being
caught in a Crane while moving
a building at the residence of
David Knots, near Blackiston's
Cross Roads.
At DR.. w. H. Stout's vendue
which occurred on Friday, a bitter
cold day, the stock sold as well as
could be expected, one pair of
mules selling for S4O0 and another
pair for S401.
l.. s. Waddington, who opened a
cigar and tobacco store here the
first Of the winter, has concluded
to close out and return to Salem,
N. j., in order to take a business
less confning.
J. B. Cooper's store is to be
greatly improved by the addition
of another story to the back part
as soon as it can be conveniently
done and also by remodeling the
lower rooms of the same.
We are indebted to State Super
intendent t. N. Williams for
copy of the Ninth Annual Report
of the Free Schools. 1t is very
complete in details and contains
many valuable suggestions. Many
of these have been given in form
er issue Of this paper.
William H. Dawson, who has had
the position of clerk in the Phila-
delphia and Smyrna Transporta-
tion office the past two years, has !.
bought the farm Of Mrs. Margaret
Maree, near Stanton, 80 acres of
land. for $500 and moved his
family there to-day. Mrs. Maree
will move to this town. \
MARRIAGES
A,-ee-Bsnn the ME. Church,
Dover, February 18th, by the Rev.
T. E. MartinIale. Pressly Alice and
Miss Clara Benn, both Of Dover
Collins-Burrows.- the NJ. E.
parsonage this town, by the Rev.
J. 3. Quigg, Samuel A. Collins, Of
New Castle county, and Miss Re
becca Burrows, Of Kent county.
Senator Cavender introduced in
the Legislature last week a bill to
allow the Town Commissioners of
Smyrna to issue bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for the purpose
of erecting water works. Senator
Cavender has also introduced a bill
to incorporate the Citizens Saw
ings and Safe Deposit Company of
Smyrna" which had its first read
ing.
The farmers sociaDle and oyster
supper was held last week at the
residence of William E. Spruance,
down the Neck. The one for
this week will come off at the
home of r. Lewis Truax, near Mid
dletown, today. This is a compli- /
ment paid Mr.. Truax for former
associations, being until two or
three years ago resident of the
Neck.
DEATHS
Bishop.-Near Moore's Corner,
February 14th, Hannah, wife of
Job Bishop. aged 79 years. !,
Rash In Baltimore, Md, Feo-
ruary 9th. John B. Rash, aged 40 4
years. (,
Vane.-Near Severson's Church, n
February 22nd, Smith, son of Jesse
and Rosa Vane, aged 2 years, 6
months and / day.
Sunday was what is called mis-
sionary Day. in the M. E. Church.
In the Sunday School the collection
was $101, which with the previous
monthly collections amounts to
$341. This was S34 short of last
year, but better collection when
the changed condition of circum-
stances are considered. The collec-
fion in the school and congregation
will foot up about $3.50, against
3518 last year.
The new pipe organ, made by
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