Smyrna times., 1939-10-05

OF the late James A. Hall on SdIur-
day.
1t is stated that Thomas Jeffer-
sons commission as postmaster for
Smyrna was ordered yesterday by
the President.
z. c. FAIRIES has hansome Mix
ado tomato in his window, grown
in his garden, which weighs one
pound and six ounces.
John c. Stockley is having a
square bay window placed in the
second story of his dwelling, direct
ly over the main entrance.
Rev. George w. Dame will have
a children's service in St. Peters
Church the last Sunday in each
month. commencing at o'clock
p. m.
A. L. Hudson's pacing colt will
be on the track at the fair on Fri
day. There will be considerable
interest in the first trial by our
horseman.
Mrs. Mary G. Collins has taken
the room in the Johnson Building,
formesly used by the Americus
Club, and occupied it yesterday for
dressmaking.
Mrs. Lydia A. Cotton was paid
last week the sum of S4950 by the
Mutual Life Insurance Co., Of New
York on the death of her husband,
James H. Cotton.
E. H. Beck, real estate broker,
has sold the farm of fourteen acres
belonging to the late Henry Keen.
at Walkers school house, to David
W. Stats, for $1,000.
Il. w. Allibone, who stood next
to Supt. Mills on the Delaware Di-
vision, it is stated, is to be trans
ferred to the Tyrone Division Of
the Pennsylvania system.
The Delawarean says there is a
raging demand for creamery but
ter in Dover, the headquarters for
that article selling as many as sew
enty-five pounds iu a day.
Thomas Wrench, of Bombay
Hook, supplies our market with
wild ducks, which his trusty breech
loader brings down in sufficient
numbers to make it profitable.
The gross receipts of the festival
of Ewell's M. P. Church at Clayton
last week was S48.O3; the ladies of
the NJ E. Church of the same town
will hold a festival on evenings of
October 9th and 10th.
Mrs. S. B. Reynolds is having
new and larger kitchen built to
take the place Of the old one Of the
dwelling house connected with her
store, and the property overhauled
generally. 1t is to be occupied by
Mrs. Rebecca Clements.
The newest thing among our
ladies seems to be horseback rid
ing, and from two to four ladies
can be seen out most every fair
day. There are few more attrac-
tive objects than lady equestrians,
and we are glad to see this custom
of a former generation revived.
Daniel Ford, Jr., had his carriage
broken on Sunday evening while
coming to town, by his horse rum
ming into hedge, caused by a
barking dog, and Peter F. Truax
had his carriage nearly demolished
on Monday by his horse, which was
hitched near the depot, trying to
break loose.
Col. George H. Raymond deliver
ed to the larger children of the
public school on Friday afternoon
last a narrative of his summer
trip across the continent and es-
pecially through Oregon and Wash
ington territories to British Co
lumbia. 1t took about forty min
utes. The pupils gave him vote
of thanks for his interesting ad-
dress.
Ephriam Lower got his wheat
drilled on Monday and Tuesday of
last week, finishing just as the
rain came on, and was particularly
fortunate, for there was no other
weather fit all the week. A large
number of the farmers would have
seedd their wheat last week if the
weather had permitted: on Monday
the drills generally started again,
and the prospect now is for good
weather.
The sportsmen have been having
fine sport the past few days in
bringing down f1ickers or yellow
hammers, a wod's bird as arge as
partridge. They seem to be un-
usually numerous about the black
gum trees, the berries of which
they feed upon and are very scarce
this year, and hence the trees that
have them are very much sought
after. One CT our gunners killed
tWenfV-flVa on Afop1a,y ond oxL