Smyrna times., 1939-12-28

month.
A lively fox hunt was enjoyet
yesterday by those fond of th'
sport, but Reynard got away
There is to be one or two NOR,
this week.
The amount of money in our two
banks subject to check is S215,712.
81. This is an item that might bt
taken to account by those who are
eternally croaking.
The twenty shares of stock il
the National Bank of Smyrna of ]
F. Denney, sold at public sale on
Saturday was bought by B. A
Hazel at S76.25 per share, par
value $50.
One of the windows of Steven
sons Confectionery is set off with
a pastoral scene of hills and val
leys with feeding sheep and other
animals. To its right is a Christ
mas tree in full dress.
The improvements at the Metho-
dist parsonage are nearing compile
tion. They consist of papering the
hall all the way up, granting the
dining room and making a change
in the kitchen whereby more room
is given. Rev. Mr.. Wilson expects
to bring his wife and three children
from Easton the first of the year.
The following is the product of
a pen of ten hogs of Walter o. Hof-
fecker on the farm near town: 416,
40415, 412, 399 3781a 1868, 363Ha,
365, 353, 346 -38O5h. The num-
ber of pounds of sausage was 313,
and lard 955. The age of these
hogs was 800 days, average weight
per hog 3sO1a pounds, or nearly a
pound per day for each day per
year.
Travel over all the lines of the
Pennsylvania Railroad has increas-
ed to such an enormous extent that
the facilities for hauling it at the
Broad Street station will have to
be enlarged. 1t is asserted that
this road handles a hundred per
cent more passengers at its Broad
Street station than any other road
in the United States at any one
station.
Samuel Taylor, late of the George
w. and S. Taylor Co., has rented
the store room now in the tenure
of A. H. Hobbs near the postoffice
and will open a store of agriculture
implements. He will open as soon
as possible after the holidays, some
of the goods being now on the way
here. Building hardware will not
be included in his stock, his chief
object being to meet the needs of
the farmers.
The willow tree that stood as a
seminal to watch over the iron
spring just over the mill pond has
fallen a prey to the Woodman's axe.
1t had seen it's best days, but dur
ing it's time had shadowed many an
evening stroller. Like the row that
was cut down in the decent to the
pond, that was a favorite promen-
ade to the past generation, and
which the commissioners promised
to replace with new trees, the place
will probably remain stark and
bare.
The postoffice window is having
a boom" of new houses. A short
time ago w. II. Burke, a colored
youth, made one and placed it
there, which received due encom-
iums for its ingenuity. A week or
so ago Alfred FAIRIES presented one
there still more elaborate, and Sat-
urday George Chase overtopped the
others with one both as to size and
height. In addition the rooms were
nicely papered and bedrooms furn-
ished. If they keep on they will
have them beyond the miniature
size.
Rev. Mr.. Wilson called the sew
eral committees on the church i'm
provement together last evening
with the view Of learning the sit
uation and putting life into the
work. The whole improvement has
been delayed because the wall of
the addition, which was put up in
the rain had not yet dried suffic-
iently to frescoe. A considerable
improvement is apparent in the last
week, and it was decided to con-
struct the scaffolding in the church
for the painters to begin immedi-
ately after the holidays. The pas
tor desires to have it ready if pos
sible in month for reopening.
MARRIAGES
FraZier-BayleZ December 22nd