Smyrna times., 1937-06-10
A. H. Wilson has added a re-
frigerator to his shambles.

frigerator to his shambles.
The State Medical Society will
be in session here next Tuesday.
A. E. Fowler had new potatoes
from his own garden, for dinner
yesterday.
Richard Brown and Samuel Potts
have opened an ice cream saloon in
town for the colored people.
Hardcastle & Jones shipped by
the Tygert to Philadelphia this
morning, 10000 pounds of wool.
Steamer John E. Tygert on Mon
day. carried a larger cargo of
Strawberries than at any one time
in previous years.
The next holiday will be the
Fourth of July, which like Christ
mas has got to be everybody's hol-
iday, is less than a month off.
One of our growers was so dis
turns last week that he plowed his
patch up and planted the ground
in potatoes.
L. Irving Handy, Superintendent
of Public Schools, gives notice of
examinations for teachers certifi-
Gates, the date for this town being
the oath inst.
Pilgrim Castle No. z Knights of
the Golden Eagle, will hold a fes-
tival in their hall at Clayton, on
the evening of Tuesday, June IA.
Proceeds for the benefit of the or
der.
At the meeting of the stewards
of Easton District of Wilmington
M. E. Conference held in Smyrna
last week, S1OO was voted to re-
cuperate the furniture of the Dis
trict Parsonage.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
of Smyrna will observe next Sum
day as "Children's Day." In addi-
tion to an interesting program, the
Musical Association with their in
struments will assist with the mu-
sic.
Charles r. Clements has con-
nected himself with the Clawson
Brothers, of Philadelphia (all for
mally of Smyrna) importers and
grinders of fine spices, and will
travel for the house in the Western
States.
We are indebted to Samuel A.
Buchanan for a neat card of in
vitation to the anniversary of the
Delta Phi Literary Society of Del
ware College, on the 18th inst. Mr..
Buchanan is one of the orators on
the occasion, delivering the Fare
well Address.
Capt. Claykton Caulk, of "The
Elba" at Collins Beach, gave so
cial party at tina place on Saturday
afternon, ending with a dance in
the evening. He had an abundance
of ice cream, cake, confectionery,
&c, and the party enjoyed them
selves hughly.
B. F. c. Rothwell who harvested
two hundred tons of hay last year
expects to cut three hundred tons
this year, commencing the work of
the reapers the latter part of mkt
week. He has barracks to stow
this hay away in, one of them
1111s feet long, by thirty feet
wide.
Richard aWtson Cooper, son of
r. NJ. Cooper, of Moorton, (now
Cheswold) took the highest honor
as validictorian at Dickinson Sem
mary, Carlisle, Pa. The commence
ment will come off next Thursday.
He purposes taking a full colleg-
late course, to prepare himself for
the ministry.
DR.. Ashcraft and DR.. Clifton cut
tumor from the top OF the head
of George Carter, colored man of
Thoroughfare Neck, on Sunday.
Such an operation usually requires
an anisthetic to make the patient
insensible to pain, but he wanted
nothing of the kind, and didn't
come as near turning white or
pale, as some of the crowd who
were attracted to witness the oper-
alton.
j. Frank Wilds, Register OF Wills
for Kent County, has granted let
ters of administration on the es-
tate Of Joseph Campbell to Mrs.
Margaret Campbell; on the estate
of James Truax to James T.Truax;
on the estate of r. C. Walker to
II. G. Walker; on the estate of
Benjamin D. Burrows, late Of Duck
Creek Hundred, to William D. Bur-
rows; on the estate Of Sally A.
Ridgely, Of East Dover Hundred, to
Hon. Joseph p. Comegys.