Smyrna times., 1937-12-09


session to-day in Wilmington to
elect a successor to Bishop Lee.
Abraham Gibbs has commenced
the construction of a two-story
dwelling on East street near the
Centennial Church.
Prof. H. E. Jones, chiropodist,
commenced yesterday a two days
course on the deserving corns and
bunyons of the town.
Mrs. Elizabeth Glenn, widow of
the late Charles H. Glenn will have
a sale of personal property at her
residence on Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Rebecca Williams has NOV
ed from the Budd farm at Smyrna
Landing to Chester, and S. Clinton
Ransom, a young farmer, took pos
session last week.
William p. Wright, of Clayton,
has burnt his last kiln of bricks for
the season, which gives a stock to
go through the winter with ap-
preaching 100000.
The music the first night of the
Teachers Institute will be vocal,
by quartette, and the second and
third nights, instrumental, by the
Smyrna Musical Association.
Thomas M. Hoyle has moved his
double dwelling from GlenWood
Avenue to lot lately purchased
of J. E. Carter on Union street
near the tan yard brick building.
The first day Of December was
cold enough to furnish "a slide"
for the boys and girls on small
ponds. The mercury fell to 16
that morning. This week it is de-
Ightful
The Elkton Democrat, the editor
Of which we believe is a married |
man, says: Considering the price |
Of fashionable bonnets, we begin to
think the wor millionaire" is but |
a corruption Of 'milliner."
The coal dealers Of Wilmington
have advanced the price Of coal
about 81 per ton, owing to the in
crease of freight rates, they say,
on Pennsylvania Railroad. There
is one of the advantages we have
in having water communication
with the out side world.
Nathan Moore, who had the al
ley" grist mill the past year, has
sold out his unexpired time to
Samuel Saxton, of Odessa, WHO
took possession last week. Mr..
Saxton also leased the mill for the
ensuing year, and Mr.. Moore will
move to his farm in Raymond's
Neck.
The rise in the price Of corn did
not come quite soon enough to
greatly benefit some Of our farm
ers, we hope not many We hear
Of one man who sold his crop Of
between 1000 and 5000 bushels, a
day or two before the rapid ad-
vance commenced at AZ cents a
bushel. It has since gone up to SO
cents bushel.
The protracted meetings at Sew
erson's Church came to a close last
week with an addition Of twelve or
fourteen to the church and the
membership greatly quickened.
The meeting which had been going
on for month or more at Friend
-biy, Il, p1b0ro,,ortfara NacIy aIe0
came to a close, with an addition
of some twenty members.
We do not know whether they
are or not, but business instinct
should prompt our farmers to keep
a watchful eye on that creamery
which is about to be started in
Middletown. What works well
elsewhere will work well here un-
der equally skillful management,
and our farmers should avail them
selves of every means Of diversified
agriculture.
Mrs. Ella T. Griffith, as admin
dstratrix under the provision of the
will has taken out letters of admin
dstration on the estate of her hus-
band Alfred Price Griffith, late of
this town. Mr.. Griffith after the
manner of his strict business hab-
its, contracted no debts, paying for
everything as purchased, leaving
the heirs nothing to liquidate but
the funeral expenses.
The effort which was inaugural
ed year ago to get the pay for
the enlisted time Of the members
of the Fifth and Sixth Delaware
Regiments not being successful be-
fore the proper authorities in
Washington because of it's irregu~
lar condition, bill will be intro
duced in Congress granting the
authority, and our Senators and |
Representative looked to to help
push it through.