Smyrna times., 1939-11-30

clothier Willumsen.
Several farmers of Green Spring
have sold their corn on the cob, 72
pounds to the bushel, for % cents
per bushel delivered at the depot.
Joseph R. Cummins, who was
employed by the Business Mems
Protective Association as patrol
man, has been sworn in as a police
man.
The remains Of George Whaley,
a brother of Rev. Joseph Whaley,
who died in "Whopping," Saturday
aged AZ years, were carried to Ber-
lin, Monday, for interment.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Carrow have
reached Chicago on their way back
from the Pacific slope, from which
place we are indebted to them for
copies of the Chicago Times.
George P. Collins, Of Dutch
Neck, went to Milford week or so
ago to a specialist to have an in
cipient cancer burnt out, that had
made its appearance at the nostril.
j. w. Jones bought and shipped
last week and this from six to
eight tons of poultry for the
Thanksgiving market. 1t was
bought for Edison Bros, Philadel-
phia.
One of the features of to-mor-
rows holiday is to be horseback
cavalcade. Ten or twelve young
ladies or gentlemen it is under
stood, will participate in the ex-
hilerating exercise.
AT an important meeting at Har-
mony Lodge on Thursday night at
tended by a number of visiting
Masons, among other objects of en-
tertainment was a fluent address
by L. Irving Handy.
Millard F. Reed takes the lead of
those yet slaughtered, in big hogs,
two killed yesterday dressing 448
and 398 respectively. One killed
for Richard Evans on Monday
weighed 36O pounds.
; The papers of to-day contain the
announcement of the death of Will
liam Reybold at Delaware City,
aged rs years. He had been en-
gagged in large enterprises, and was
the owner of Woodland Beach.
With the exception of one week
the miller says, water has been
wasted every week at the Smyrna
pond this season. 1t has previous
Iy gone a period Of four years at a
time without hosting one Of the
large gates.
Charles B. Archer commenced
butchering hogs for the public on
Monday. Some of the farmers
have also commenced butchering
their porkers. Quite a number of
persons have only been waiting for
cooler weather.
The farm of Robert Denney's at
Thoroughfare Neck of $50 acres,
and a tract Of woodland 81 acres,
were sold at Sheriff's sale on Sat
urday at Townsend. The first was
sold for S4,700 and the latter $500;
James G. Robinson Of this town,
purchaser of both.
Wallace Connolly, connected
with the large clothing establish
ment of Hamburger & Son, Will
mington, was in Smyrna last week
distributing advertising material
for the firm. Young Connolly is
son of John Connolly, formerly a
resident of this town.
The machinery and printing ma
terial of the Smyrna Record is be-
ing moved this week from the
Cooper building to the second story
Of the Taylor machine shops. The
press was moved yesterday, and
the cases and other material will
be moved the last of the week.
Plumber Jones replaced Monday
an old rusted gas pipe at the -Four
Corners" extending to the lamp at
Raymond's corner, that has been
undisturbed since the laying of the
gas pipes, some thirty-five years
ago. At that galvanized pipe was
not SO much used as at present.
William Burke, one of our color
ed youths, has made a complete
representation of a miniature coun-
try residence with outbuildings,
farm implements, &s., all enclosed
in a neat fence, which has been
placed on exhibition in the postof-
fee windows. 1t is neatly done,
and reflects considerable credit on
the maker.
1t will not do to say rats" to
one of our young clerks now. He
and fellow clerk were fixing
traps up the store stairs last night
when all at once Clerk No. COM
menced yelling and beating his lex
and side, and ne had beaten himself
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