Smyrna times., 1939-08-03

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fracture of the arm.
An effort is being made to mend
the marsh road to Woodland Beach
with brush, covered with hay and
dirt. The crossing yesterday was
improved.
Nathan Moore, of Raymond's s
Neck had a yield of twenty-five
bushels of wheat per acre from his
fallow field, or an average of 20
bushels from so acres.
The change made in the dwelling
of E. M. Fofler, together with the
new dwelling of John Cosgriff ad-
joining, will add materially to this
handsome row of houses.
Mrs. ]. B. Cooper had two beau
tiful blooms from a night blooming
Cereus on Wednesday night last.
The plants of the Misses Savin,
the Misses FAIRIES and Mrs. E. Beck
also bloomed during the week.
Wallace Wood, near the Black
bird camp ground, is one Of the
few who has anything like crop
of peaches on his trees. 1t is to be
hoped they will stand the storms
and not rot as is still the complaint
with those who have a few left.
Benjamin David, one of the best
known of the older farmers of
Thoroughfare Neck, died at his
residence near Collins Beach on
Saturday last, aged "a years. His
wife, who was a sister of the late
Robert Derickson, and five children
survive him.
The private school of Herman
Roe, the Home School,, will re-
open the first of September. The
course includes all the English
studies, science, languages, book
keeping and short hand writing. 1t
is also a good and safe place for
the little folks.
One of the editors who went on
the late Press Association to Cres-
son Springs, but who spent the day
proceeding the start in Smyrna, re-
marked on the way home that he
had see no grounds, viz: yards or
lawns, outside of the wild noun
tains, that equaled in beauty Bel
wont DorU Crpxrrpa
Notwithstanding the light rain
and threatening weather Of Sunday
morning, a number of people of
this town and vicinity went to Pen
rose camp to sit in their carriages
after they got there, the afternoon
proving qquite rainy. This camp
seems to have the properties to
draw from the clouds as well as
the surrounding country.
And now a certain insect, new
species Of worm has attacked the
tough oak leaves with great vor-
aciousness. At least such is the
case we are told with a thirty acre
woods of David Reese in the Alley.
The leaves are so skeletonized as
to make them look almost bare of
foliage, casting little more shade
than in the frost season.
Mary Williams, of Media, Pa,
could equal if not excel some of
the colored sometimes heard on
our streets. She was hauled before
the Squire for profanity, and she
let fly sixty-five of them, the
Squire putting on fine each time.
When she exhausted her stock had
run up to $40 which she could not
pay, and had to go to jail.
In 1916 it took just one bushel of
corn to buy one pound of nails,
now ] bushel of corn will buy 10
pounds of nails. Then it required
"a bushels of barley to buy ] yard
of broadcloth, now the same
amount of barley will pay for 20
yards of broadcloth. 1t then re-
qquired / bushel of wheat to pay
for l yard of calico, now 1 bushel
of wheat will buy 20 yards of cal
leo.
A very pretty children's service
was given in st. Peters Church on
Sunday evening by the Sunday
School. The rector, Rev. George
w. Dame left the next day for
Winchester, Va, where he will
spend the month of August. Mrs.
Dame went week or two ago.
The Rev. DR.. Tullidge will conduct
the morning services. The even
ing service will be dispensed with
during the month.
A farmer of the vicinity of
Blackiston's Cross Roads found
himself minus Of a twenty dollar
gold piece last week. He does not
know no wthis happtned unless he
inadvertently passed it out for
silver dollar in making change. |
Whenever you strike big money
yc'l generally find it in the hand of |
a farmer. But no matter In whose
hands 1t is, there is something I'M