Smyrna times., 1937-11-04

put in on Monday new time lock
and burglar proof safe.
John c. Bailey has sold the farm
at Cloak's mill to William r.
Smith, 131 acres, for $4, 100.
The three days of high east wind
ending with yesterday produced
high tides and have been danger
Gus to shipping.
Jesse Fennemore, well-known
resident of Blackbird Hundred, died
last week and was buried at
Friendship Church on Sunday.
John w. Ford finished his corn
crop on Friday, nearly nine hun
dred bushels, which he and another
man had husked in less than a
month, including the rainy days.
Samuel A. Benson, who opened
his candy kitchen in this town a
week ago has found it popular
institution. Before the close of
business hours on Saturday, all his
candy had been sold.
Herman Roe, of our local min
Gstry, supplied the place of the Rev.
Mr.. Morgan, the pastor, on Sunday
at Townsend, and ]. v. Smith
preached for the new M. E. congre-
cation at Clayton on the same day.
James H. Hall, of Duck Creek,
has gone one better on large po-
tatoes carrying basket of Bur
bank potatoes to the store of
George w. Gordon last week, nine
teen filing a peach basket. He
raised SO baskets from less than a
quarter of an acre.
David Robinson, for G. B. Tul-
hdge did not let the frost cheat
him. Noting the approach of the
latter, he gathered the tomatoes
grown but not ripe, housed them,
and now he has between thirty and
forty baskets of ripe tomatoes to
deliver to Hoffeckers cannery in a
few days
A literary lecture will be given
at the Smyrna Opera House, No
vember 9th, by the Rev. William S.
Robinson, pastor Of the M. E.
Church, under the auspices of the
w. @. t. u. 1t will doubtless be
a decided success, as the speaker
Gs an orator and the subject an in
teresting one.
Joseph Stephenson's friends to
the number of about twenty-five or
thirty about Green Spring, on
Thursday night took possession of
his premises to give him a surprise
party. They carried their refresh
ments with them, and had such a
good time that they kept Mr..
Stephenson, who usually retires
early, up until about one o'clock.
Joseph H Primrose, real estate
broker, has sold his house he now
hives in on upper Commerce street
to ex-sheriff James G. Robinson, of
Dover, for S2,5O0. Mr.. Robinson
will take possession the first Of
January Mr.. Primrose now ex-
poets to move his family to his
farm in the country, but will re-
tain his real estate brokerage in
Smyrna the same.
The following were elected offic-
ers of the Good Templars Lodge
No. 5, of this town at their last
meeting: c. T., Walter Conner; "
T., Miss Zizzie Lafferty; p. c. T.,
Miss Susie Wright; M, Harry
Hoyle; c., Miss Laura Mcdowell;
f. s., Mrs. Herman Roe; T., Mrs.
C. o. Swinney; r. S., Miss Mary
Lippincott; 1. c., Miss Del. Lippin-
colt; o. G., John Clifton.
The festival held by the ladies of
the Benevolent Society last week
hadn't the benefit of good weather
but it was quite successful for all.
Because of the rain on the evening
announced, Friday, it was held over
Saturday afternoon and evening,
thus getting rid satisfactorily Of
ell the things provided. Their
gross receipts were S177.O0 leaving
them a net sum for their treasury
OF $4,000.
II. f. Fox, a salesman with A.
O, Yates e. Co., of Philadelphia,
came down on Saturday to spend
Sunday with his friend, Robert s.
Wilds (until disabled, saesman in
the same place. and who is now in
a very precarious state of health.
On Monday he visited number of
our places of business leaving the
advertising card of the firm in the
shape of a pocketbook and a four
hooked clothes rack.
The Young Peoples Christian
Association connected with Asbury
M. e. Church which suspended the
Sunday evening prayer meeting
during the heated term but resum-
ed again with October have been
growing with interest with each