Smyrna times., 1936-10-08

In September just ended the
temperature was higher than dur
ing the month of August, the mean
temperature for the month being
~ $50.
Thomas Humphreys wishes to
announce himself as Independent
Candidate for Coroner of Kent
County, and says he has his man
killer already selected.
William r. Smith, south of Bren-
ford, has lost "a hogs and pigs by
what is called the hog cholera, and
j. P. Carey, of the same neighbor-
hood has lost sixteen or eighteen.
DR.. Ashcraft and DR.. j. w. Cliff
ton have bought of Mrs. l.. II.
Cloak. administrative of the late
DR.. E. M. Cloak, the drug store on
Main street and reopened it this
morning.
William Woodkeeper has COM
menced the erection of a dwelling
on his lot corner of North and
Union streets, having front of
80 feet, running back 33 feet. 1t
will be a six-room dwelling.
Sarah Hamilton is having two
story dwelling erected on the lot
adjoining the property of Lewis
Hamilton, on South Main Stree,
and George Robinson is building a
two-story double frame house on
East street.
An old horse belonging to John
Mustard died one day last week,
aged forty years Many of our
citizens will remember John Nor
gam the name of the horse, which
had been in Mr.. Mustard's posses
sion since 1858.
Marion Wood has bought of his
father-in-law, Willard F. Weldon,
a building lot adjoining his resi-
dence on Union Street on which
he is building for himself resi-
dence 25 x IL feet front with a
back building II x IL feet.
Saturday is the day for Harvest
Home in Hardcastle woods, near
Moorton, and addresses will be de-
livered by Revs. ]. B. Merritt, G. S.
Hardesty, William L. White, L. w.
Layfield and others. The public in
general is invited to attend.
The past week has been a busy
one with the store dealers. Fires
had to be generally started on Fri
day evening and Saturday. and to
those not fixed up for this event,
the "man of SCOT" was considered
a most desirable individual to have
around.
Christian Willmusen, a Smyrna
boy, has a pet in the shape of a
tame crow. The bird has an ap-
petite for strong drink and when
given beer will drink till so intox-
icated it cannot stand but staggers
and turns round and round just
like a drunkard
Walter T.. Massey is having a
residence erected for himself on the
farm Of his father, Henry t. Mas
sey. Mr.. Massey the younger, has
for some years had part of the
farm under his management in
small fruit culture, and will con-
tinue to give his time and attention
to this business.
The chalybeate spring over the
pond which afforded so much pleas
nre and doubtless benefit to many
of our citizens in the Summer has
for some cause recently ceased to
flow. The probability is that the
iron deposit has stopped up the
pipe and thus obstructed the course
of the water. 1t ought to be seen
after by those interested in it.
Mt. Vernon Street, instead OF
Methodist street, is what it is to
be called. at least that is what
some of the ladies want the name
changed to, and obtained the con-
sent of all the property holders Oh
the street to the change. The for
mality of an ordinance will have tc
be gone through to give the new
name a legal character, but there
Is no doubt but what the wish will
be complied with by the Towr
Commissioners.
Our five phosphate factories in
the vicinity serve as centers of q
great deal of wagoning at thi:
time. Say what they please, phos-
phate is the great wheat fertilizer
and as wheat is our greatest staple
crop, the phosphate must be hae
and hence the demand on our fac.
tories. The wheat seeding com.
mences actively with the first OF
october, and farmers are conse.
quently now in the midst of the
busiest drilling season.
The injuries which it was STATED