Smyrna times., 1938-10-20

heating it BY steam.
Alex. H. Wilson had several val
liable blankets stolen from his
stables on circus day.
S. B. Richardson, Of Massey, Md,
paid DIR. Ashcraft last week $3.50
for a six months old colt, Garibaldi
stock.
Charles NJ Newlin, u. S. Mar
shal of Delaware district, has ap-
pointed Enoch Clark, of Dover, his
Deputy.
Mrs. Katherine H. Douglas has
bought from Mrs. Q. Daniels
house on Delaware street at pri-
Vate terms.
There is some talk Of a drama
shortly on our boards in the inter
est of the Athletic Association by
local talent.
The steamer Tygert has been
shipping nearly or quite all the
pack Of the canneries of Smyrna,
Clayton and Brenford
The lost bird dog which Gideon
Speakman advertised reward for
in last weeks Times, has been re-
covered. It was found near Mid
dletown
Rev. J. A. B. Wilson will speak
id the Smyrna Opera House to-
morrow evening on Temperance,
presumably in the interest Of the
Third party
The residences Of Joseph Smith
eTs, James D. Wilds, James p. Hof-
fecker, I. NJ. Price, and Office of
DR.. 7. G. Moore have been attrac-
lively painted
There were several large pump
kins Of the improved kind in mar
ket on Saturday, the largest, 135
pounds, being grown by Frank Col
Inns of Collins Beach.
Saturday was chestnut day with
the school boys, and many brown
nut was gathered. The crop which
IS apparently a large one will not
loe all gathered for some two weeks
yet.
Supt. 1. N. Mills was injured
more seriously than was at first
thought by the explosion Of shells
at his Office recently, and he will
be confined to his home for week
or ten days.
Quite number of people in this
part of the State visited the Hazel
Dell Fair at Wilmington last week.
There were enough people to delay
the trains a half hour or more
every evening.
Some Of the peach money is still
hanging by the banks as would ap-
pear by their last report or state
ments, the amount remaining on
deposit last week subject to check
being 1867, ,764.O9.
Rev. Z. E. White, the pastor, IS
holding a protracted meeting at
Severson's Church. Rev. w. w.
Sharp Of Kenton is likewise holding
one at Central Church, and several
conversions are reported.
Charles H. Griffith has delivered
to a. Lee Cummins, from his farm
IL the Neck, nearly 5000 heads Of
cabbage, the product of an acre Of
land. They are intended largely
for incubator chicken feed
W. A. FAIRIES e Bro, undertake
ers, have removed the remains of
~. Denney Wilds and three children
rom the cemetery at Dover to
Woodland cemetery, where Mrs.
Wilds was buried last week
The William T. Johnson house,
on South street, now in the occu-
pany Of DR.. Tullidge, which was
Tecently purchased by William j.
Carrow for his future home, will
not come into his possession until
March
Andrew Sisco has improved the
front Of his property by the re-
moval Of two overgrown trees and
the laying Of full, wide pavement
from the iron fence out William
II. Thompson and others are also
improving their pavements.
While we have had an early Wis
itation Of cold winds and sharp
frozts, the report from Canada a
feH days ago was, they were hav-
ing good sleighing out there. That
is kind Of sport we viii be salts
fed with two months hence.
Frank Collins it is stated has
this week sold Collins Beach to a
New York man for $4,000. The
purchaser expects to fit it up and
run an excursion boat there next
summer. Mr.. Collins reserved the
land north of the beach property.
Clayton and Brenford not to be
too far behind Smyrna in the mat
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