Smyrna times., 1935-01-03

"A successful IWlllgnt Parly Wa
held by some young ladies an
gents last week.
Some very handsome Christina
trees have graced the residences O
q number of our citizens the pas
week.
The Christmas observances have
been attended with fewer accident:
and possibly less drunkenness thai
usual
Alex. Wallen, of Clayton, who
sold out his hotel there to William
j. Campbell, is going TO st. Georg-
es, it is said.
A New Years oyster supper and
cotillion party will be given by
William j. Campbell at the Clay
ton House, tomorrow night.
j. c. Lassell and Co., have put
up several fine sleighs, but there
has not bene snow in quantity to
make demand yet for them.
The Y. w. C. T. u, will meet at
the M. E. parsonage, this Wednes-
day evening at o'clock. All the
young ladies are cordially invited.
Leap Year, which closes to-
day has not been wasted in its op-
portunities, if we may place to its
credit the large crop of weddings
soon to come off.
James Daily, carpet weaver, has
rented a house in town and will re-
turn to Smyrna again from Phila-
delphia in a few weeks to prose-
cute the business with his son
Charles, who opened a place on
Market Street the past month.
At the annual meeting of the
Ladies Benevolent Society last
might the following officers were
reelected for the ensuing year:
President, Miss Sarah Cummins;
Vice President, Mrs. II. B. Megear;
Treasurer, Mrs. E. ]. Colt; Secre-
tary, Mrs. w. w. Tschudy.
So Kenton is to have a drug
store, another evidence of prosper
ity, if the patronage is sufficiently
sustained. Harry t. Ashcraft who
went from this town to Church
Hill, Md, a year or more ago, in
tends opening drug store there,
it is reported, after New Years
day.
John w. Stevenson, while feed
ing his horses in the stable on Sun
day morning was severely bitten
on the side of the head by a cross
animal in an adjoining stall, the
cash being about two inches long.
1t bled profusely and DR.. Moore
who was called in to staunch the
blod found an artery had been sew
cred.
William Van Gasken, who came
on from Montana in November for
medical treatment for a broken
deg. the bones of which showed an
indisposition to unite, returned to
this town few days ago from the
hospital of Jefferson College
much improved, with the prospect
of having the perfect use of his
limb in a few weeks.
Miss Bessie Bradley and Thorn
as Kirby, one of the substantial
farmers of the Meek" are to be
united in marriage this afternoon
at the residence Of the brides faith
e,r William Bradley. We know
nothing further of the wedding
than that it was to be attended by
q large company and the bride and
grom were OF start on tour in
the AIS train.
The first day of the new year
inaugurates the weddings that are
credited to 185, a church wedding
occurring tomorrow afternoon al
three o'clock at the M. E. Church
tn groom B. Frank Ruth of Will
mington, and the bride Miss Ida
M. Hammell of this town. They
will leave for Wilmington in ths
Ais train and will hold reception
in their own home.
Among the numerous and cost
ly Christmas presents in this com
rnunity were two pianos, one pre-
scented by William E. Hall, to hi!
daughter Mary; and the other b,
William d. Hudson, near town, t.
mis- young wife. Mrs. Hudson wa
kept utterly in the dark concern
ing hers until invited in the room
to find the instrument in place an,
only needing the touch of traine'
fingers to make the halls resoun'
with its sweet vibrations.
o Christmas-eve night a daugh
ter of William Carr got out of be-
in a half conscious condition an
picking up the lamp started to tn
room of her parents. The lamp
Il,