Smyrna times., 1936-07-30

The kentOn M. h. Sunudy soCuoOi
are on a picnic to Woodland Beach
today.
Blackberries were never better
than they have been this year. The
quantity is what has been the
matter with the market.
Green corn is in market. By the
way, what would our housekeep-
ers do without this edible when the
full crop of Summer visitors sets
in?
During the thunder storm of
Monday evening the dwelling OF
William B. Wilson, near Prices
orner, was struck by lightning, but
did not serious damage.
The land of the late James
Jacobs, of Kenton hundred, sold at
trustees sale last Thursday, 81
acres of which was bought by John
C. Bailey for S28 per acre.
Miss Clara FAIRIES had two very
fine specimens of the night-bloom-
ing cerius to bloom out on Satur-
day evening. which attracted the
attention of a number of our lad
6es.
It is said that George w. Cum
minis wheat field on the State road
is fuller of shocks of wheat, good
sized shocks, too, than any other
wheat field between Middletown
and Dover.
Joseph l.. Cavender has the con
tract for moving the houses on
Church Street, for the purpose of
widening it. He has also contract
ed with John Heitshu near Moor
ton (Cheswold) and S. Walker at
Kenton for moving their houses.
James G.. Farson of the firm of
]. G. & H. M. Farson, of Brenford,
will spend the peach season at
Lambson's Station, Kent county,
Md, in buying and shipping peach
es. Kent county, Nd. has the
monopoly of the crop this year.
To meet the wants of many of
their customers Messrs. Jerman &
Cosgriff have increased the size of
their tile from seven to enght
inches, to give larger draining ca
pacity. The heavy rain of this
season has made it a good one for
tiles
Duck Creek Hundred is one of
the most quiet politically ony any
hundred in the State. The boys"
are however, watching the skirm-
ish going on both North and South
of them and it may be their duty
and privilege, as has often been
tine case before, to come up with
the reserve force that decided the
wage of battle.
We are now in the season OF
perch and trout fishing but fol
some reason we do not hear sc
much fro mour amateur fishermen
the last year or two, and we es-
pecially miss their big fish stories
The angler who now only has hac
fsherman's luck may very proper
ly throw his pole away and retire
Fishing is fine sport
Sunday last the mercury started
in the morning at 81 degrees and
did not arise above 20 degrees a.
any time in the day until the ev
ening, yet at this low temperature
and with a cold north wind, th'
vicinity was treated to thundel
shower accompanied by an electri'
display shortly after dinner of con
siderable force and duration.
During the thunderstorm ol
Sunday afternoon lightning strucl
the stable of Robert N. Huggins
in Thoroughfare Neck, killing ;
valuable young horse six years old
The stable was but little damages
and the other horses were not in
jured. The family in the dwelling
a hundred yards distant receives
quite a shock from the crashing
electrical bolt.
The work on new Smyrna street
commenced yesterday opening
Walnut, and widening Church ant
North. Extending Church, or as
is to be known hereafter, Delawar
Street extended, will be the NOR
marked Improvement, requiring
the filling up of the unsightl.
brick hole" at the intersection o
North Street. This and Walnu
Street through to Greenwood Av
enue will make quite change il
that side of the town.
Richard Brown, who has bee
a driver of one of the hotel hack
for some time steps in to fill tn
breach between having two hack
and none at all. Last week w
stated that on the following Satur
day the hotels would take thei
hacks on because they were run