Smyrna times., 1937-04-08

Specldl SeTNlCeS d. LHC SHuiS SACs.
Delaware shad made their ap-
pearance in market this morning
rs cents a piece.
The average mean temperature
of March was six degrees lower
than that Of February.
The basket boys are on the side
of the New York commission men
on the free basket" question.
The first Quarterly Conference
of the ensuing year will be held at
the M. E. Church on Friday even
ing.
The backward Spring has made
it slow work for the milliner and
the tailor but active for the coal
dealer.
The meeting of the peach grow
ers next Saturday will also include
the berry growers who are asked
to throw the crate in with the ber-
ries also.
Governor Biggs yesterday ap-
pointed John c. Gooden, of Willow
Grove, State Librarian in the place
of Samuel d. Truitt who has so
efficiently filled the Office for two
terms. I
1t is said that peach basket man.
ufacturers will have some things
at the Peach Meeting on Saturday,
9th inst, it is better for them to
go and hear than to get the news
second hand.
The ladies of the w. c. T. u. call
a meeting at their reading room on
Friday evening next, April 8th, at
7.30 o'clock. They earnestly re
quest the attendance of the young
ladies Of the town.
Does w. T. Johnson, who has
about made arrangements to put
in an Edison Electric plant in Mil
ford mean to scoop all the other
Delaware towns into the incandes-
cent light arrangements?
The bright genial rays of Mon
day put a new life into the farm
ers, the phosphate manufacturers,
the nurserymen, the gardeners,
down to the boy who "knuckles
down" on a game of marbles
A mother goat presented John
Webb at the Smyrna grist mill
with three little kids on Sunday
The triplets attracted a good deal
of attention, especially as his are
the only goats in the vicinity
Cards are out announcing the
wedding of Miss Beuiah c. Hance,
of Philadelphia, and Walter O.Hof-
fecker, of this town, in the Congre-
gational Church, 18th and Green
Streets, Philadelphia, on Wednes-
day next
The Interstate Commerce law
is now in full force. The new
schedule shows little or no change
on the Delaware railroad in the
way of passenger travel but there
has been an advance in short local
travel on most roads. What ef-
feet it may have on fruit transpor-
tation remains yet to be seen.
The bright sun of Monday start
ed the herring on the run and some
of them got clear to this town-in
a wagon. A farmer who relishes
a fresh herring as bony delicacy
bought a dozen, for which he paid
80 cents. Holding the little bunch
up he remarked, there is nearly a
bushel of corn" and he left cogi-
tating on the inequality Of prices.
The vacancy in the board of
Town Commissioners caused by the
refusal of John G. Bailey, who was
elected a month ago to qualify, has
been filled by the election of e. v.
Cooper at the last meeting Of the
board, and Mr.. Cooper was assign
ed to the street committee. He has
time and opportunity, and will
doubtless make an efficient mem
ber of this committee.
In anticipation Of peach crop
one of the largest growers of the
Peninsula has given Lewis & Price
an order for fifty tons of Peach
Tree Phosphate for immediate ap-
plication to his orchards. He is
fully up with the times in knowing
the demands of peach trees to keep
them healthy and make them pay
and those who follow his example
in fertilizing their trees will be
wise.
A pleasant indication that bust
ness is good, and the outlook for
its continuance is bright. Is in the
number Of marriages that are tax
ing place and in contemplation.
There may be other reasons than
good times at the. bottom of
fheoe fesftxno and fir- a-houoyed oc-