Smyrna times., 1937-09-23

The students going to distant in
stitutions of learning have finished
their vacation and returned to
school.
The Ladies Benevolent Society
will meet Tuesday evening, Sep
tember 81, at 7.30 o'clock, at the
residence of Mrs. E. J. Colt.
The Citizens Hose Company have
engaged the Town Hall for the two
first nights after it's reopening,
when they expect to present popu-
lar entertainments.
Messrs. Campbell & Collins, who
closed at Woodland Beach last
week, are making preparations to
run a restaurant at the Fair at
Dover, which commences on the
9th.
One of the main bitches and
most important, running parallel
with the meadow at Collins Beach,
will be completed in a few days.
1t is six feet deep by thirty feet
wide.
A large funeral procession ac-
companying the remains of Ben
jamin Hallett, of Thomas's Corner,
passed through town Sunday to
the Odd Fellows Cemtery, the
place of interment.
Fishing parties are catching
large quantities of very fine crabs
at Collins Beach inside Of the en-
bankment. They are so thick that
they catch them with scoop nets
without bait. Fishing is also get
ting very good.
Bowdle Blades, son of Wesley
Blades, of this town, who grew up
here and went to Philadelphia sew
eral years ago, died and was bur
led in that city yesterday yester-
day week, just one week from the
day he was married.
The Post Office Department at
Washington will issue in a few
days or 50 stamps Of different col
ors and designs from those now in
use. They will be sent to the var
dous postofices upon requisition as
soon as the present supply is ex-
hausted.
The quarterly commemoration Of
the Lords Supper was observed in
the M. E. Church on Sunday morn
ing, Rev. w. S. Robinson preach
ing at night The Love Feast will
be held tomorrow evening at the
close of which the Presiding Elder
will hold the third Quarterly Con
ference.
Wilson It. Cavender and family
spent all last week in Philadelphia.
He says that a number Of Phila-
delphians whom he met expressed
themselves in very complimentary
terms Of the part Delaware took in
the great Military pageant-both
an the number Of men in line and
their soldier-like bearing
Among the others who were re-
iieved of valuables last week in
Philadelphia, according to the pap
ers of that city, was w. A. G.
Hardcastle, Of this town, of a gold
watch. The presence of such i'm
mense throngs, estimated at L.
900, 900 people, mostly concentrat-
ed on one street, gave fine oppor-
tunity to the pickpockets.
Presiding Elder France will hold
a convention or conference of the
preachers of this end Of the Dis
trict, which includes ten or twelve
ministers, in this town on Tuesday
and Wednesday next. 1t is ex-
pected that Rev. r. H. Adams, of |
Middletown, will preach on Tues
day evening. The P. E. will hold |
similar meetings in one or two
parts of Easton District.
The gates of the dam of Gar
ssison's mill four miles below Smyr-
ma on the State road, were taken |
UP Monday to replace with new
ones. The travel over will be stop
ped the rest Of the week, during
which time persons going to Dover
will have to go by Central mills or
by Leipsic. The workmen expect
TO have the bridge in position and
ready for crossing again the first
part of next week.
Right Rev. A. A. Curtis, Bishop
of the Diocese of Wilmington, will
celebrate Mass, next Sunday, oath,
at st. Polycarp r. c. Church, this
town. Services will commence at
1870 o'clock. It is expected that
the music for the mass will be
rendered by choir either from
Wilmington or Dover. This viii
be the first time in the history of
Smyrna that a bishop from the
Catholic Church has officiated
within her limits.
The managers of the Delaware