Smyrna times., 1938-04-28

week.
Freshly plowed ground was froz-
en- nearly hard enough this morn
ing to bear a person.
Shad have been quite abundant
in market for the past week, sell
ing at cents per pound.
The large Towering magnolias,
white and purple, are being much
admired at Belmont Hall"
Berrian Grants new house on
Frazier street is enclosed and rap
idly approaching completion.
Marion Wood, Willard F. Weldon
and William FAIRIES have each Civ
en- their houses a coat of paint.
Jerry Goldsborough wasn't far
out of the way after all in his
prophecy for the weather for
April.
Henry G. Murphy, Of Newark,
has been down experimenting
some repairs at his grist mill in
the ALLEY"
Kent County Levy Court last
week fixed the tax for the county
the same as last year-45c on the
500 for all purposes.
Hi Henry Ministries which com
prtses nearly thirty persons, trav-
cling in a special car, delighted a
crowded house with their enter
tainment.
The pink eye in horses and the
measles in children are both hav-
ing a run just now in this com
munity. Neither are dangerous,
but require watching.
George, a son Of John r. Collins,
while playing fell against the curb
ing with such force last evening as
to require the services Of a doctor
to sew the cut on his head.
The appropriations for the i'm
provements in Blackbird Hundred
have been, in a freak of economy,
of the New Castle County Levy
Court, reduced to only about one
tenth Of former appropriations for
improvements, $500. There will
be no stone and iron bridges built
this year.
Miss Mary Armstrong, daughter
of r. H. Armstrong Of near Tay-
doris Bridge, who was SO severely
gored in the side by a pet cow she
was milking on Thursday last, we
learn from her physician in attend
ance, DR.. Moore, is fast recovering.
It was an unusual experience for
Miss Armstrong.
One day last week Mrs. r.. M
Hartup, Of Thoroughfare Neck was
returning from Middletown, the
bolt Of the singletree broke when
near Blackbird, causing the horse
to run, upsetting the carriage and
throwing her out. When found
she was unconscious but fortunate
ly, not seriously hurt.
"A succession of cold north winds
have prevailed since the first week
in April making fires constantly
necessary and keeping back veg
citation. Frost has been prevalent
and two or three mornings of each
week we have had ice Weather
to burst the buds and to expand
the leaves would now be in order.
The Presbyterian church is hav-
ing run just now, and satisfac-
tory by the way, on theological
students. Rev. G. S. Sweezy two
Sundays was followed on Sunday
last by G. S. Duncan, of the same
institution, Princeton, N. ]. ]. K.
Kflburn, of the Divinity depart
ment of Yale College, will preach
next Sunday.
Miss Layton, of Calcutta, for
merly one of the teachers of the
Wesleyan College, but who has
spent a number of years in India,
will speak from Asbury M. E pull
pit on Sunday morning next. Miss
Layton has been making similar
addresses in different parts of the
State. She will be accompanied
by Mrs. E. B. Stevens.
Joseph E. Carter has Just finish
ed for Mrs. George H. Raymond
her dining room in the highest
style of the decorative art in this
town. The walls are of blue Garth
age paper with wide frize to match
the dado of venitian leather, bronz-
ed. ecorated with antique oak
moulding; the ceiling is of cortexa,
gilt mouldings bronzed in different
shades. The whole gives the room
decidedly rich effect.
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