Smyrna times., 1937-07-01


make three trips week.
James Morris has succeeded tbs
late Samuel A. Keys in the shoe
shop on Mount Vernon stree.
The rain of last Wednesday and
last Wednesday night was placed
at three inches, heavy rainfall
A man who hunts rats may be
called a ratter, but a woman who
hunts moths is not necessarily a
mother.
Raspberries are only feshy when
the ground is in a moist condition,
and for that reason are very fine
this year.
j. B. Messick, Of Kenton, man
ufacturer of the Enterprise"
phosphate, is preparing to enlarge
his factory.
Alex. j. FAIRIES and E. M. Fowler
had green corn for dinner to-day
It was of the "Cory"variety, plant
ed May 1st.
It is hoped that the bird of lib
erty" will get through with our
Fourth without having to be brac-
ed UP with nervine.
The abundant rains have insured
a large crop Of early potatoes, and
the potato crop is an important
one among the edibles.
Rev. Father Graf will hold SER
vices in st. Polycarp r. G. Church,
East Mt. Vernon street, Smyrna
the fourth Sunday il each month.
J. II. Primrose e co. has sold to
John v. Spruance the stock Of
goods belonging to Joseph Bruton,
on West Commerce street, for
cash.
Green apples made their appear
ance in market on Saturday
Somehow the green apple always
has associated with it the small
boy and the bottle of Jamica ging-
er.
Since the Chicoga wheat panic,
wheat has dropped to lowker fig
ure it Is said, than at any time
during the past % years. The
farmers all thought it was low
enough before.
]. T. Jerman is having very i'm
portant improvements made to his
home on west Commerce street,
including a very substantial curb
ing and wide pavement, and re-
modelling the interior Of the dwell
ing.
A singular potato malformation
was on exhibition at Clement s
store last week-that of young
potato in a small heart Of what
was otherwise a perfectly sound
old one, and growing with suffic-
lent force to burst it open.
The Middletown Brass Band has
been engaged to furnish music for
the Fourth Of July celebration in
this town. The Smyrna Cornet
Band IS in a somewhat disorganiz-
ed condition because Of the taking
in Of a lot Of new members not
having sufficient practice.
Asbury Methodist Sunday School
Of this town will most probably
avail themselves Of the opportun-
ity offered by Gouley Of going to
Colchester on Thursday, July 14th.
The arrangements are not yet fully
completed. The Sunday School of
Dover is booked for the same place
the same day.
S. Edgar Wright, son Of Joseph
Wright, of this town, was mar
ried on Thursday last to Miss Kate
Fallows, Of Philadelphia, where he
resides. The father, brother and
sisters Of the groom attended the
ceremony. After the reception the
young couple took the train for
Niagara Falls and Saratoga.
The bank recently built at Col
lins Beach toward which New Cas-
tie county, appropriated $4,000
was inspected yesterday by the
Levy Court. The dredging ma
chine Is busily engaged cutting the
thirty feet ditch or canal UP
through the marsh. 1t will be
from a mile and a half to two
miles in length.
The Duck Creek road including
the causeway at the bridge divid-
ing the counties is being graded
and put in good order. In digging
dirt last week out Of the piece OF
ground purchased for the purpose
which included a part of an ole
Colonial graveyard, two well pre-
served human skulls were excavat-
ed. One Of them having two full
rows Of teeth was found lying on
its side as If ii had turned over
while in all other cases the skelet-
ons have been found lying on their
back.
DR.. William Charles Perkins