Smyrna times., 1938-02-17


up again today.
Presiding Elder France preach
ed for the new st. Paul M. E.
congregation at Clayton on Sun
day morning last. He was greet
ed by a full house.
The members of the Col. Edwin
Wilmer Post No. 20, G. a. R., will
meet at the ODD Fellows Hall,
Smyrna, on Tuesdy evening next,
21st inst, to complete their organ
iztion.
DR.. Henry Stout, who has been
farming in White Hall Neck and
sold off his personal effects last
week, intends, it is stated, to com
mence the practice of medicine in
Leipsic.
The missionary anniversary Of
Blackiston's NJ. E. Sunday School,
was postponed from February II
to the 26the on account of the
weather. All are invited and an
interesting programme is being
prepared.
The contemplated orchestral ser
vice, as an accompaniment to the
singing of the Presbyterian Sun
day School was initiated on Sun
day-organ, cornet, violin and pic
colo. The young musicians are to
be reinforced shortly by two more
violins.
The ground hog certainly got his
work in this time, if the weather
for the past week is to be any cri-
terion. Snow, sleet, cold and blow,
has been the order and for many
weeks we have not had a more un-
pleasant one out of doors than this
has been.
The protracted meeting at As
bury NJ. E. Church which has gone
on for several weeks quietly,
thoughtfully and with introspec-
ton rather than excitement is
still being held this week, the pro
bationers, mostly adults, number
ing twenty-five.
The lst ice house filed was that
of Clements on Friday by A. p.
Crockett, for his creamery. There
has been no time for over three
weeks that ice could not be oo-
tanned, whereas, the usual time
allotted for this business does not
exceed three days.
Weldon and Humphreys are re-
pairing the two houses belonging
to the Misses Hurlock partially de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday night
week. The work will be fastened
as early as possible for occupancy
of the former teacher, Mrs. John
Winford and Thomas Mccoy.
John Bradley, who was severely
kicked in the face by a horse on
Wednesday, lacerating it, is recov-
ering as well as could be expected.
The injury was not alleviated by
the fact that the wedding Of his
sister and the assembling of a
large company was to be at his
home on the evening of that day
At a special meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Sun Mu-
tual Aid Society, of aBltimore, Of
which Col. Edwin Wilmer was
president, held last week, resolu-
tions of respect in relation to his
death were passed, and his son,
Edwin M. Wilmer, who had been
secretary, was elected president to
succeed his father.
]. G.. Brinton's stove and tin
store, which has been closed since
the fire on Saturday night week,
awaiting the arrival of the Adjust
er of the Farmers Mutual Insur-
ance Company, Of Wilmington,
was opened yesterday afternoon.
The damage allowed on his stock
was $3.50; that on the building in
the Kent County Mutual, adjusted
a week ago, being $3.50.
One of the peculiaraties of the
present leap year consists in the
fact that it has been just 1000
wears since there was as many 8's
dn a year as we have in the pres
ent one. It is therefore well
enough for old bachelors to cogit8,
and to anticip-S, for the girls to re-
ciproc-S, and the young men not to
hesit-8 Sunless the misses too
much exgger-8 their privileges this
year.
An authority on pigs says that
he never thinks Of cutting off the
tails of his pigs. The tails are the
indicators of the porkers condition
If piggy doesn't feel well, if his
food doesn't agree with him, his
tail begins to straighten. The
sicker the pig, the straighter the
tail; and the healthier the pig the
tighter the curl. The old theory
that it takes a bushel of corn to
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