Smyrna times., 1936-04-30

A. o. Griffith takes the lead in
having the prettiest yard of grass
on Main street.
DIR. r. S. W. Hirons' Spring
planting of vegetables, it is said,
take the lead of those in any other
garden in town.
The busiest men in town are the
plumbers. The faster they work
the more the orders for putting in
water accumulate ahead of them.
Joseph III. Wright has sold one
of his new houses on South Street,
(the one occupied by ]. B. Evans)
to Mrs. N. Lydia Carrow for ST.
525.
The first of May will find the
shade trees thick with foliage and
wild flowers in bloom-everything
in readiness for the typical May
party.
Easter Sunday was as soft and
pleasant as the preceding days
were dry and hot. The showers
the night before were very re-
freshing.
The rate of assessment for the
school tax has been fixed by the
commissioners at S1.S0 on the
500, which is five cents less than
the rate last year.
Are the pave washes to do away
with the necessity of street
sprinkler? If SO, it will be a
dusty season for the many who do
not sport these squirts.
The blossoms of our fruit trees
all developed about the same time
this year those of the apple es-
pecially being two or three weeks
ahead of the usual time.
Assistant Superintendent of
Public Schools, H. c. Carpenter,
and ]. E. Carroll, Principal of the
Dover Public School, spent Mon
day in visiting our school.
Asparagus made its appearance
in force on Saturday. 1t usually
comes on in slight quantities at
first, but the high temperature of
the week made the plant do its
best.
George Brockson, the new mer-
chant of Clayton, and Miss Maggie
Stephenson, daughter of Joseph
Stephenson, near Green Spring, it
is announced, are to be married
tonight.
Blackberry patches are being
more or less extensively planted
this year. Caleb Boggs of Moor
ton, (now of Cheswold) has sold
over 100000 Wilson's Early black
berry plants this Sping alone.
John VanGasken is making quite
a considerable addition to his dwell
ing in the way of a new kitchen,
including bath room, &c. B. ".
Weldon and E. G. FAIRIES are also
adding new back buildings to their
residences.
The announcement in a Whining
ton paper that Henry Ward Beech
er passed through that city Mon
day on his way to Smyrna to de-
liver lecture, was incorrect, he
having last week cancelled his en-
gagement here.
The warm weather brought out
the strawberry blossoms last week,
about two weeks ahead of the time
last year. AS the time between
the blossoming and ripening of the
fruit is from four to five weeks,
we may expect Strawberries the
last week in May.
L. M. Price has bought of John
G. Bailey building lot on Meth
odist (now Mt. Vernon) street, ad-
joining the new residence of Will
liam M. Lewis, so feet front, run
ming back 184 feet for S1,050. 1t
is not Mr.. Prices intention to
build on it at present.
The annual election of officers
for st. Peters p. E. Church. on
Monay, resulted as follows: Senior
Warden, George w. Cummins,
Junior Warden, E. "A. Evans; Ves-
trymen-Joseph Kennedy, william
p. Cummins, Edgar Spruance, E.
r. Sipple, Robert Cummins.
From present indications there
will be a plentiful strawberry crop.
They are arriving in the cities now
from the South. The New York
Tribune of Saturday said: Char
lesion Strawberries are exception
ally fine this season. Virginia
promises to follow with excellent
fruit. The warm weather will
chveck further shipments from
Florida"
A little four-year-old son of w.
C. Davis, living on the farm Of
Robert Rawley. down the Neck,
fell on Tuesday of last week from