Smyrna times., 1938-12-29

-FOUR years l1lOIe-
The contract for the building of
the new creamery has been award
ed to Messrs. Weldon & Wood.
Alexander FARRELL, residing near
Cheswold, is selling his personal
property at vendue January Sth.
Messrs. Ashcraft and Clifton are
moving their drug store to the
RAYMOND Block -Four Corners"
to-day.
The eclipse of the sun on New
Years Day will begin at thirty
five minutes after five P. m, and
end at sunset.
John Haldeman near Thomas
Corner, Blackbird Hundred, is
selling his personal property at
public sale January 10th.
William L. Johnson, Of Milford,
has sold his two building lots on
South street in this town, to
Messrs. Hudson & Moore, for
$1,000.
The farmers are as much pleas
ed with the stoning Of Commerce
street as the persons who reside
on it, and just az glad to get rid
of the mud.
John p. Jones, the assessor of
property for Duck Creek Hundred,
has been industriously working up
his business the past two or three
weeks and il getting well over his
field
The julie Keen Comedy Company
in only a German" are to ap-
pear at the Opera House On Thurs
day night, December 9th. This
company Il very highly spoken Of
and the show is first class. All
lovers Of a good, hearty laugh will
do well to attend.
The goose bone prediction that
the weather between the 18th and
27th insts. will be the worst Of the
winter is by no means verified.
The fact is that the goose bone is
no better weather indicator than
the hog melt for the left hind leg
of the jack rabbit.
George G. Wright, son Of Will
liam p. Wright Of Clayton, and
Miss Frances Naylor, Of New Cas-
tie. were married on Wednesday
afternoon last, the 18th inst, at
the home Of the bride, by the Rev
e. L. Hubbard. After the cere-
mony a reception was given by tht
parents Of the bride. The newly
married couple left on the 6.3s
D. m. train on their wedding tour
The severe cold snap that set il
on Friday sending the mercury
down to 13 Saturday morning
made ice sufficiently strong on thu
mill pond to afford skating, though
but few of the boys knew it. Thos'
who did, had their first sport OF
the ice for the season except a lit
tie enjoyed on the Persimmol
pond Saturday week. Monday tn
skating was splendid and highl,
enjoyed.
Rev. Nh Dame joined Mis-
Mary S2ruance, teacher in the be
ginning department of the publ
schools in making each Of her pu
pills a Christmas present on Mon
day. 1t took Miss Mary the larg
er Part of the afternoon to receiv
her forty visitors as they came
singles, pairs and squads, each de
parting with a bright broad smil
and bag filled with candies, nut
and fruits.
A large congregation assemble
at Friendship Church on Monda
evening to attend the Sunda
School Anniversary. The distil
guished feature was the bringin
in a BOAT of three masts loade
with Christmas presents for IL
children. The Sunday schools
the two churches at Clayton he
also interesting occasions, Il
chief features being the distrib
tions of gifts.
The mail stage that formed &
important feature of the Wi
West show and which did not fiji
a sale with the other effects wh'
the company broke up some weel
ago, was carried to Philadelph
on the Steamer Tygert. 1t is pr
sumed it has been purchased
form the basis of another col
pany. 1t has been in the care
the Smyrna Transportation Coz
pany for several weeks.
w. M. Forcum, who butcher
the hogs of Charles II. Dulin,
Blackiston's Cross Roads repol
that the nine hogs which were j.
10 months old to-day weighed n
pounds, which was an average
308 pounds. This would be fra
tion over pound a day, which
the best report yet. w. 0. HI