Smyrna times., 1938-10-13

The Manlove Davis property was
not sold on Saturday, there being
no satisfactory bid.
The bleak winds of yesterday
were followed by a killing frost
yesterday morning, mercury 35.
Levi E. Anthony raised 400 bas-
gets Of sweet potatoes from / IA
acres. He shipped them mostly to
New York State.
The G. w. & S. Taylor Co., have
an exhibit Of machinery of their
manufacture at the Hazel Dell Feir
near Wilmington.
The Casperson mill property near
Clayton which was sold at Sheriff
sale last week was purchased by
Abel Sevil for S2,005.
Nathan Moore sold his premium
apples, that were on exhibition at
the State Fair, in our streets on
Saturday for fifty cents per basket.
Rev. Mr.. Snooks preached at the
Presbyterian Church on Sunday
Rev. Mr.. Cation will preach next
Sunday and administer the sacra-
ment.
Messrs. Carter and Grawley, the
battery of the Smyrna baseball
club, have returned to their re-
- Iaal Al
they will play with our club next
summer.
The Odd Fellows are still i'm
proving their hall by the addition
of venetian shutters and new single
light windows and removing the
old cellarway from the front of the
side Of the building.
The people are asking who are
the street committee anyway? Let
the committee look into the mud
holes, and rise up and answer for
themselves. They received S4OO
from the county last week.
October is the month when
close watch has to be kept on bird
dogs to keep them from the clutch
es of thieves. A valuable dog has
been thus stolen or decoyed from
Mr. Gideon Speakman Of Belmont
Hall.
Monday and Tuesday the Phila-
delphia & Smyrna Transportation
Company, were offering S1.15 for
spot wheat but holders wanted
more. Wheat broke Tuesday and
fell 5 1-2 cents with outlook for
another decline to-day.
The price Of -four had been pre-
viously advanced but last week
further advance Of AS cents, ard
fifty cents additional was put on
this. This continual advance III
net very good news for the gener-
Al consumer to begin winter with.
The Presidential election will be
over in a little more than three
weeks, and every body will be glad.
Newspapers will cease their sour
riloas attacks on our prominent
mel, and will be almost ready to
acknowledge that they didn't mean
more than half they said.
There were four couples Of brides
ard grooms il Smyrna on Sunday
two Of the couples were residents
and two visitors. The young folks
at the morning service at the NJ. F.
Church were on the qui vive to
zee the entrance, az they usually
are, when newly married couples
make their debut in public
The Fair at Hazel Dell Park,
Wilmington, is the most elaborate
that has ever been arranged for a
like event in this state The rail
roads have made arrangements to
carry a large number of passeng-
ers to and from the fair. Three
thousand persons a day are expect
ed from over the Delaware rail
road.
EANe vas AtLL VI the tomato
crop by the frost Of Thursday
morning last was effectually fixed
by the heavier one Of this. This
viii end the canning season. They
have generally been able to run
through the most of the month of
October, and several years ago it
was not until the 5th Of November
that the vines were visited by a
killing frost.
The Till Family Concert which Is
to come off at the Opera House on
Friday evening Of next week, 18th
inst, benefit Asbury M. E. Church
organ fund promises to be one Of
the most delightful entertainments
Of the season. They are from the
Crystal Palace, London, England.
They come with the highest rec
concentrations, having been travell-
ing in this country for the past
three years. AS an entertainment
~ will be Of the highest class. They
sing in connection with the M. f.