Smyrna times., 1935-07-11

gagged the attention of some of the
officers of this school, and, at a
meeting, recently held, it was de-
cided to go to Rehoboth, provided
sufficiently low ticket rate could
be secured. A committee (the
Pastor Rev. ]. B. QAigg and Super
intendent John H. Hoffecker, COM
posing it, was sent to Philadelphia
to effect the best arrangements
possible. Their report has not yet
been officially made, but we learn
that there is not any doubt that
the school will go to Rehoboth on
the 23rd inst.
SUDDEN DEATH
Intelligence was received yester-
day by telegraph of the sudden
death of Mrs. Anna Osborne, oldest
daughter of Joseph B. Benson, of
the Bombay Hook Light House, in
the 23rd year of her age. The sud-
denness and unexpectedness of the
event produced quite shock on
the relatives and friends of the de-
ceased here. A year ago last May
she married Charles E. Osborne, of
Philadelphia, and has since resided
in that city. AS a young lady she
was noted for her piety and cheer
full, happy demeanor and her short
married life is,said to have been an
exceedingly happy one. This is the
fist death that Mr.. and Mrs. Benson
have had in their family after a
married life of some thirty-three
years, having twelve children, the
larger part of whom are grown.
THE FOURTH IN SMYRNA
The Fourth was almost an un-
eventful day in town. Falling as it
did on Saturday, it was unfortun-
ate that some merchants felt
they could not afford to close, so
the clerks were compelled to give
the day to the usual business. 1t
was not as pleasant and bright to
them as May morning, but they
gave themselves to the duties of
the day, which, with the numbers
of people called elsewhere making
it dull and spiritless, seemed to
draw itself along in sullen silence.
One of the boys put out the stars
and stripes and announced that he
was going to hold the fort" while
another said he wouldn't leave the
store on that day for anything"
With the other occupations the day
was mostly observed as usual, as
a holiday. Some took advantage
of the low fares for a visit to the
cities, quite a number went to
Camden camp ground, while others
went to Woodland Beach, which
was also visited by a large number
of excursionists on the Clyde. Some
attempts there at rowdyism were
quickly checked by the proprietor
The police here found it an easy
day; there was but one disturbance
in one of the bar rooms and that
was quietly restored to order with
out calling in their aid. The color
ed people put in the day mostly at
Blanco, where they were accom-
panied by their band.
CYCLONE VISITS DELAWARE
Our town and vicinity was Wis
tied yesterday by novelty not in
the recollection Of our people, a
young cyclone that had in its in
fantile grasp the same quality if
not the same degree of strength
that characterizes the full grown
ones of the western country. The
time when it occurred at the noon
hour between half past twlve and
one o'clock. George A. Hall who
was riding up from Dover saw it
when it was formed, first a little
black cloud formed out of which
an arm protruded that reached to
the ground. This is the one that
probably passed through the peach
orchard of Mr.. Lapham at Parsons
Hill twisting and tearing up trees
in its course. 1t reformed again in
about five minutes with larger pro-
portions. 1t was probably during
this time that it passed over the
farms occupied by James E. Stew
art, Eugene Crow and Joseph c.
Goldsborough. When it got in
front of John J. Jones it came
down in violence and tore up the
post and rail fence on one side
with the same ease it did the worm
fence on the other. Emerging from
the road, it passed over the fields
taking in its course the young
peach orchard OF Mrs. c. E. Peter
SON tearing and twisting and snap
ping about the width of three rows.
This brought it squarely to the
overseer's residence of Col. George
w. Cummins' farm, occupied by
Theodore Carrow. Such an unus-
ual occurrence was of course the
topic of the day, and the place was
visited by number of our citizens.
Mr.. Hall, above referred to. who