Smyrna times., 1935-05-02

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John P. Staats ON the B.F. Trua1
farm near Green Spring, finished
planting a 27-acre field of corn on
Saturday. E. Lower near Bren-
ford and William d. Hoffecker OF
the Middle Alley" w. N. Ransom
near this town, and John P. Collins
of Thoroughfare Neck, also planted
their corn crop last week.
The road from Kenton the tSev-
en- Hickories" including the farms
of Mrs. Margaret Lee, George A
Arnold, Hoe. James Williams, DR..
j. c. Goodwin, Tin tenure of his
son-in-law S. M. Taylor) and T. E.
Bailey, presents as fine an agricul-
tural appearance as probably can
be found in the county.
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard has des-
ignated the streets and avenues
laying off his land at Clayton into
building lots after the names of
our Revolutionary sires- -signers of
the Declaration of Independence,
Constitution and commanders in
the army, such as Rodney, Reed,
M Kean, Dickinson, Bedford, Kirk
wood, etc.
POLO
The second game of Polo between
the skaters of Dover and Smyrna
rinks was played in this town last
evening, the Smyrna team making
three straight goals. At Dover last
week the score stood three to one
in favor of Dover. "A return game
will be played at Dover on Friday
night of this week. The time of
the game was seven minutes.
Judges: Dover, Bell and Ferguson;
Smyrna, Clayton and Graham;
Timekeeper, N M. Davis; Referee,
James Kirbin. The Smyrna team
was: Mifflin, Captain, Anthony,
Mccoy, Patterson, Ransom and
Colpitts. The Dover team, Brown,
Captain, Westcott, Wharton, Bice,
Walker and FIoard.
SUDDEN DEATH
Yesterday one of the section
hands on the railroad, William
Downham, came to a sudden death
while at work at Morton. They
were endeavoring to break a bar of
iron Of some 600 lb. weight by let
ting it fall In the act of jumping
out of the way of the falling piece,
his foot slipped throwing him un-
der the heavy weight, crushing his
head and causing instant death.
The coroner was notified and held
an inquest in the afternoon, after
which undertaken FAIRIES was in
structed to take charge of the body
which he did until his relatives iv-
ing in Thoroughfare Neck and
Leipsic could take charge of it to-
day. He was about 80 years old
and unmarried.
COURT
The spring term of court COM
menced at Dover, Monday morn
ing. chief justice Cornegys and as
sociates Wooten and Whitley being
in their places. The new Attorney
General, John H. Paynter and As
sistant, John Biggs, were present 4
to see after the interests of the \
state. The Grand Jury was sworn
and John H. Hoffecker Of this town \
chosen forman. Yesterday morn
ing William Hill was convicted for
stealing a watch and chain of Mr..
Duffy, at Clayton, and sentenced to
pay a fine of S25, be imprisoned for
four months and receive fifteen
ashes. George Mackey (noted
elsewhere in our State items) was
cleared of the charge of robbing
Aaron Barratt, a pedlar
MARRIAGES
Greenwell-Tarbutton. At Crump-
ION, April 23rd, by Rev. j. D. Rigg.
Frank Greenwell, of Kenton, to
Miss Laura Tarbutton, of the for
ner place.
Hummel-Davis. At the residence
If the brides parents, at Lost
Creek, West Virginia, April 23rd,
by Rev. L. R. Swinney, W. L. Hum
mel, of Shiloh, N. j., and Alice ",
laughter of Milton S. Davis, Esq
Jenkins-Lord. On April the 23rd
~ Friends ceremony, at the resi-
lence Of the brides parents, Cam
len, Del, Elma Jenkins, daughter
If John HUM and Caroline Jenkins
md granddaughter of the late Pa
ience H. Jenkins, and James Lord,
'on of John G. and Mary E. Ora
lam
oseph-Blocksom In the M. E.
Church, at Little Creek, April 22nd
~ the Rev. James Carroll, George
L. Joseph and Miss Fannie Block