Smyrna times., 1938-12-15

Charles H. Register is now sell
ing sausage at two pounds for 25
cents.
Miss Maggie Lyons, Of Dover, is
training the choir in the Roman
Catholic Church here.
The meeting of the Tuesday
Night Club" was held last night at
the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank E. Postles.
Corn fed to cows for milk pur-
poses is worth $1OO per bushel if
the milk be sold to the cheamery,
50 says an enterprising farmer.
Bishop Coleman, the new Bishop
of the Diocese Of Delaware, will
preach at st. Peters Church.
Smyrna, on Sunday next, morning
and evening.
School opened again on Monday.
The school children it seems got
tired Of their long, unexpected hol-
iday, and were glad to get back to
their books again.
Rev. E. E. White is having
very successful revival at Bethel
Church near Cheswold. Fourteen
persons have confessed conversion,
and the meeting continues with in
terest.
w. Polk Cummins has killed
pen Of eleven hogs that averaged
300 pounds each, the heaviest
weighing Ala pounds. William O.
Mitchell killed two that weighed
399 and 425 pounds respectively.
Mrs. Mary A. KINNEY has plac-
ed the carrier boy of the Times
under obligation for the presenta-
tion Of a nice pair Of mittens of
her own knitting to keep his hands
warm while carrying the papers
around during bleak days Of win
ter.
Frank Collins completed a barn
on his farm near Collins Beach in
the occupancy of David Staats,
last week, SO feet long and 26 feet
wide. This is one Of the finest
barns in the Neck The work
manship was by W. Sol Smith and
son.
The young peoples meeting of
the association of Christian En-
deavor at the hour before the time
of the regular evening service at
the Asbury Methodist Episcopal
Church, are largely attended every
Sunday evening, a hopeful indica-
ton.
Rev Irwin L. Cation, Of PhiIadel-
phia, who preached at the Presby-
terian Church on Sunday, has been
engaged to supply the pulpit until
the second Sunday in January. 1t
is expected he and his wife will
make their home here during this
time.
The Steamer Tygert this time
last year was doing a large carry
ing trade in corn but the wet
weather of the fall has been so
against the cor becoming market
able, that all this is changed. In
addition to this, the prices have not
been SO inviting.
In the Levy Court Of New Castle
county on Monday George G. Roth
well offered resolution appropri-
ating $500 for the maintenance of
Fleming's Landing bridge in
Blackbird Hundred, over Duck
Creek between New Castle and
Kent counties. It was passed.
New Years Day 1889, will be
ushered in with more than the Gus
tomary eclat. In addition to the
usual terrestrial attractions of tur-
key and trimmings, the celestial
feature of the day will be a total
eclipse Of the sun, mainly visible
on the Pacific coast, but partial
throughout the entire United Stat
es.
The funeral of Mrs. George H.
Thomas, who died at her residence
at Blackiston's Cross Roads on Fri
day, made quite a long procession
as it passed through Smyrna on
Sunday afternoon to the Presby-
terian cemetery, the place of inter
ment. Mrs. Thomas was the only
daughter Of Thomas Mccoy, of
this town.
A note from Brenford says that
a farmer near there a few days
ago killed his hogs, eight in num-
Der, which ran in weight from $50
to 288 pounds. Lastly he weighed
himself at the banter of his assist
ants, and pulled down the beam at
249 pounds. Then the six people
and eight hogs-fourteen aItogeth-
er-tried the scales and aggregat-
ed 1920 pounds, showing that there
were some light weights in the
gang.
Joseph H. Primrose killed on
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