Smyrna times., 1936-04-23

Mrs. Kate H. Douglass has
bought of Mr.. John c. Bailey (on
private terms) large building lot
on North Main Street.
Mrs. M. A. Cummins is having
erected a good sized addition to the
dwelling occupied by Charles III.
Griffith on her farm down the
Neck.
A field of wheat on the reclaimed
marsh on the farm belonging to
James Smith on Bombay Hook, is
said to be one of the best in the
country.
Eugene ]. Ennis. of Taylor's
Bridge, left Philadelphia on the
18th of April, for Cuba, on the
steamer ''Prinate" as an assistant
engineer.
j. Henry Jefferson has bought of
Mrs. Rachel Denney lot of ground
situated on East street running
through to Fisher street, contain
ing one and one-half acres.
A gentleman, who has ridden con-
siderably over the country, pro-
nounces the field of wheat of Wal
ter O.Hoffecker's the best for stock
ground he has seen in his rides.
At the session of the M. p. Con-
ference which closed in Baltimore
last week, Rev. B. G. Kindly was
sent to Leipsic, Rev. @. F. Thomp-
son to Clayton, and Rev. w. T.
Benson to Warwick
Frank H. Harper, of Still Pond,
Md, who was in his usual place at
the Board of Directors meeting of
the Fruit Growers Bank yesterday,
says "his prospect for peaches on
his farms is between 10000 and
$4,000 baskets" Fortunate man,
if there are yet not nipping frosts.
John P. Hudson has bought of
John G. Bailey, the corner lot of
his Methodist (now Mt. Vernon)
Street property next to the resi-
dence of Mrs. Theresa FAIRIES, so
feet front running back 184 feet
for $3.50. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Hudson intends putting up a
dwelling on it for his own occu-
pancy.
At the meeting of the Board of
School Directors on Monday night,
the vacancy occasioned by the res
ignation of William M. Bell was
filled by the election of George M.
Stevenson. The session was pro-
tracted to late hour in going over
and perfecting the assessment list.
AT the same meeting B. v. Weldon
was reelected collector of school
taxes for the ensuing year
John w. Ford brought to the
Times Office Monday, some twigs
cut from his peach orchard Of 700
trees, very full of live. healthy bios
sosm. A part of the orchard is
five years old, the others old trees.
His neighbors in Severson's Neck
have only what is called a "sprink-
ling" of peach blossoms on their
trees, not one quarter what he has.
If he has crop this year it will be
four in succession.
Samuel Taylor representing the
Town Commissioners of Smyrna
went to Wilmington last week and
contracted with Fame Hose Com
pany for their hand hose carriage
for use in this town. The carriage
is good in every particular, the
Fame Company disposing of it
only because they wanted to get
one drawn by horse power. Our
fire department is now fully equip
ped in all the appliances to fight
fire.
The School District referred to in
our issue two weeks ago, the school
house which is near Severson's
Church, was by a vote of the Levy
Court ordered to be divided, the
court appointing as commissioners
to effect the same, J. Frank Den
Aryt AilOllldS n. ldylOI anu DdFlL
Reese who will meet to divide the
district. The lower end or new dis
trict will be under the necessity of
providing school house in which
to conduct their school.
On Friday evening last the G. w.
G. t., of Delaware went to Downs
Chapel, gave lecture on temper
ance, after which he organized and
started Hope Lodge, and the fol
lowing officers were elected: w. c,
T., John Hutton; w. ". T., Char
Iotte Hutton; w. r. s., James B.
Clark; w. F. s., Frank ". Slaugh-
ter; w. c., Mary N. Slaughter; w.
T., Anna B. Clark; W. NJ, Willard
M. Short; I. c.. Sadie Slaughter;
o. c., John B. Hutton; A. s.. Maria
Hutton: d. NJ, Lizzie d. Slaughter;
p. w. c. r., Robert E. CantweH.
At the session of the Kent Coun-
ty Levy Court last week the tax