Smyrna times., 1937-12-16

Thoroughfare Neck with a porker
weighing $50 pounds.
The cold wave that was promis-
ed yesterday moved off in another
direction and left this vicinity
weather as beautiful as May.
AT the Quarterly Conference of
Asbury M. E. Church on Friday
evening, John H. Hoffecker was
elected lay delegate to the annual
Conference, and Herman Roe re-
serve delegate.
Stephen Minner, of Kenton Hun
dred, intends making application
for the Office of Inspector of
Weights and Measures of Kent
county. His petitions are being
numerously signed.
The new st. Paul M. E. Church
at Clayton was commenced to-day.
Its size will be 81 by As feet. The
first Love Feast of the new society
will be conducted this evening by
Presiding Elder France.
The farm Of the late Benjamin
DBurrows, near Bryn Zion Church,
126 acres, was offered for sale by
James i. Wolcott, Esq, at the
Smyrna House, on Saturday, and
bought by Franklin Temple, Of
Kenton, for S7,182.
The worHmen are hurrying the
handsome new dwellings, one for
"a. Il. Hudson and the other for
John r. Hudson, both on Mt. Yer
non street, to a rapid completion
for occupancy. That Of the first
named is the larger and will soon
be ready for occupancy.
Rev. w. 3. Louderbough, of
Salem, n. u, who was a resident
of this town the larger part of his
school days and one of the leading
students Of the Smyrna Seminary
under the principalship of Prof.
BETHEL, will fill the pulpit of the
Presbyterian Church next Sunday.
The corn market has consider
ably flattened this week. The high
water mark was reached a week
ago to-day when the Transporta-
tion company offered So cents, but
a reaction occurred in the after
noon Of the same day, and it has
declined to 48 and 40 cents per
bushel, the present price.
The farm Of the late John S.
Rash, 78 acres, was offered at pub
lie sale last week at Kenton by
James L. Wolcott, Esq, and
bought by Franklin Temple at
$12.75 per acre. 1t was four
months ago put UP for sale and
withdrawn at the highest bid then
oqered, SIS per acre. 1t was ap-
praised at $40 per acre, and the
heirs may contest the sale.
The winter schedule Of the Della
ware railroad which went into eff
feet on Monday makes considerable
changes that will be felt on the
lateral roads branching off from it. |
Thus, the Delaware and Chesa-
peake train that leaves Clayton on
the arrival of the morning train, |!
1905, has been changed from a |
passenger to mixed train, which
will necessarily give all the towns |
down to Easton and Oxford later
daily mail. The winter travel on
the road is comparatively light.
Everything is ready for the State
Teachers Institute in Smyrna |
which commences to-day (Wednes-
day., hold until Saturday, and both
a pleasant and profitable time is
anticipated No proceeding Insti-
tute has been so well provided both
in instructors and prominent |
speakers for the evening entertain
ments. We have before referred |
to them but will name them again:
Hon. w. C. p. Breckenridge, for to-
night, Wallace Bruce, tomorrow
night, Rev. c. P. Masden, Friday
night. The music tonight will be
by a quartette composed of w. o. |
Hoffecker, ]. Ed. Hoffecker, John |
R. Robinson and John A. Hoffeck-
er, and for the two succeeding
nights, by the Smyrna Musical AS
Sociation.
A Sunday school superintendent
an a school not a hundred miles
from Smyrna Sunday or two ago
was addressing the school at the
close of the lessons very interest
edly on the matter of general de-
pertinent so as to grow up right.
Now, he said, "boys, you must be
good every day in the week: first
on Sunday because it is the Lords
day and you must reverence and
keep it as such" Then" he said,
next comes Monday; you must be
good on Monday because it is
wash-day and your mother will be
busy and wont have time to both
er with YOU" At this point a