Smyrna times., 1938-04-21
LETTER FROM KENToN

LETTER FROM KENTON
The large hay barrack on the
farm belonging to ]. w. Graham,
tenanted by Able Numbers, was
completely destroyed by fire be-
tween 10 and IL o'clock Friday
morning. The buildings on this
place were burned in the fall of
1884, and when the new ones were
erected they were placed some dis
tance apart and a pump put in the
center between them. When the
fire was discovered the farm hands
were at work close by, and with
the assistance of the neighbors
held the fire in check to the build
ing where it originated and did al
most as effective work as a hose
company. The building contained
about s tons of hay; calf perish
ed in the flames. The loss will
reach $500 and is partly insured in
the Continental Company.
There is talk of organizing a
Fire Company in Kenton. At pres
ent the town has no means of pro-
lection against fire. Many a small
town has been almost swept away
before the progress Of the flames
could be checked and now is the
ample time to consider this i'm
pOrtant matter before Sucn occurs.
The young men are willing and
will probably organize ID the near
future if they can obtain assist
ance.
George B. Saunders has moved
his family to Still Pond, Nd.
William B. Bowman, after a Wis
it Of four months to his native
State, returned here and is prepar-
ed to take contracts at his old
trade -carpentering.
William Greenwell is with us
again. He has returned to assist
his father in the butcher business,
and knows how to fix a roast in
the best style.
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
One merchant in Harrington has
paid out 81 ,632 for eggs since Jan
uary 1st.
a cheese factory is being built
on the farm Of an energetic farm
er near FELTON,.
One firm in Milford shipped last
week $4,000 muskrat skins, besides
otter, coon, fox and opossom hioe
Rev. Thomas B. Killiam, former
ly Of the Wilmington, but now of
the Minnesota Conference, died on
Thursday of rheumatism of the
heart.
Wellington Pattin, of Bridgeville,
has invented a new basket that
will take the place of all other baS;-
kets made" Mr.. Patin expects to
begin to make them next week and
will manufacture 10000 a week.
The latest craze with the Dover
girls says the Seminal is to wear
many little sachet bags fastened
to ribbons of various colors hang
ing from their throats. The bags
are not much larger than an ordin-
ary thimble, and are suspended by
narrow ribbons, cut at different
lengths and bowed, with many
lose ends, just under the chin. 1t
is proper that they should be made
with bits of silk and satin taken
from young mems ties. Each bag
is supposed to represent one ad-
mirer, and, like scalps, numbers
count to build up the pride of the
wearer.
Frederica is excited over the
sudden disappearance of the wife
of Benjamin Lowber, colored
man living in the suberbs of the
town, last week. Lowber's tale is
that she disappeared after dark.
She, according to his yarn, went to
the well and got a bucket of water
and sat it into the door, saying she
would be in in few moments.
| Search has been made for the wo-
man, but up to Thursday she had
not been found Lowber and his
wife, we understand, are both over
so years of age, and were consid-
cred very good colored people.