Smyrna times., 1939-09-14

]. D. Coverdale has taken the
''Sunnyside" school near Brenford,
and R. Y. Wallen goes to the Alley
school.
Wesley Warren, mail agent for
the Smyrna branch road, has been
sick for the past week but is now
convalescing.
A new siding has been placed at
Smyrna Landing for the benefit Of
Messrs. Lewes and Price near the
phosphate factory.
The transport in connection with
the Baltimore & Delaware bay
road carried twelve cars across the
river on Saturday.
A horse in Al. L. Hudson's stable
had its leg broken this morning by
a kick by another horse. The an
imal, which is a good one, had to
be killed.
G. A. Focht, who has been run
ming barber shop in Clayton will
be succeeded by Frank Sterling of
Wilmington it being his purpose Of
moving to Smyrna to open a va
riety store.
The farm of the late Peter l..
Wilson in the Alley containing $50
acres, was sold at public sale on
Thursday last in this town for S57
per acre or S9,120. Charles H.
Dulin was the purchaser.
Joseph Wright, the carpenter
and j. E. Carter, the painter and
paperhanger, had the removed and
renovated dwelling Of z. NJ. Fowler
on Mt. Vernon street, ready for his
reoccupancy on Friday last.
The foundation for a new depot
for the Baltimore & Delaware Bay
railroad has been begun at Clay
ton. 1t is to be 20 by 48 feet with
two waiting rooms below, and four
rooms on the second floor for offic-
es.
Joseph w. Elliott, living near
Central mill has rented Col. George
w. Cummins Barren Hope" farm
in the Neck for the ensuing year,
and Ohio Marvel Of the same vicin-
ity, will move to the farm SO long
occupied by the late John Farrell.
Tomorrow will be farmers day
at Collins Beach. Mr.. Rothwel
expects a large number of people
down on the boat and large num-
Der Of those from the Neck and
this section will doubtless be there
to make it more enjoyable occa-
sion.
Rev r. X Stephenson was occu-
pied at Clayton all day Sunday, it
being the second anniversary of st.
Paul Church and Sunday School,
and interesting exercises occupied
the services Of the day. His place
at Bethel was supplied by Rev. J.
V. Smith.
William Fell, while riding with a
lady on Monday evening, when OPP
posite Sisco's tin store, was run
into from behind by team driven
by James Carrow of Dover, with
such force as to overturn the car
riage and throw the occupants out.
Neither, fortunately were hurt.
Joseph Kennedy, residing near
Blackiston's Cross Roads has had
xricff fhfu ar
mostly children and grandchildren,
and they haven't all reported yet.
One of his neighbors, Mr.. Gamble,
had eleven visitors at one time.
Under such circumstances country
life can hardly be accused of being
lonely.
The Real Estate of Thomas E. |
jefferson of this town was sold on
Saturday afternoon in front of the
Delaware House. The dwelling on
lower Main street was bought by
Thomas Jefferson, Jr., for S1525.
The store house by the same for
$575, and the lot on East street by
Mrs. S. H. Wilson of Wilmington,
for S130.
Sunday was big day with the
colored people at the Bethel church |
camp. There was no excursion on
the railroad as formerly, because |
of the advance in rates by the new
management, but from all the sur
rounding country and from Dover
and other places they were here in
all kinds of vehicles, making
crowd that filed the church and
the surrounding grounds.
Officer Grant captured a Jug
Tavern"-large valise with several
bottles of whiskey, most of which
had been emptied-in corn field
in the lower end of "Whopping'' on 1
Sunday. The proprietor escaped
before he could get up with him.
A man was afterwards arrested,
supposed to be the one who was
trespassing on the rights of the
coiored church camp as well as vio-