Smyrna times., 1939-09-28

ments and hardware.
Joseph Smithers has bought the
dwelling on Pearl street at the
rear of his garden, belonging to
Miss Mary Paul, for $3.50.
E. H. Beck, real estate broker,
has sold the farm belonging to B.
w. Melvin near Green Spring, con-
tanning " acres, to ]. ]. Plucker
of Philadelphia for $4,000.
There has been general kind
ling Of fires the past week for COM
fort in the household, and on Sun
day and Monday mornings the
mercury fell nearly to the frost
line.
Eugene Davis has added a boat
to his list Of recreations: it was
built and launched by J. D. Evans
on Saturday. 1t will be very little
trouble to pick up load with such
a skillful oarsman.
Abraham Poulson, who was
resident Of Smyrna ten or twelve
years prior to the war, died at the
residence of his son, Rev. DR.. T. l..
Poulson in Brooklyn on Saturday,
aged SO years.
John P. Hudson has sold the
dwelling erected last year adjoin-
ing his own, now in occupancy of
A. N. McGaw, to George D. Collins
for $4,000. Mr.. Collins purposes
making it his home next year.
The Kent County Mutual Insur-
ance Company has finished rerat-
ing all their policies to conform to
the new law It is said to be the
only company in the state that has
thus far complied with the law.
f. +. Hall, president Of the Bal
timore and Delaware Bay Railroad,
and James Bingham, Esq, well re-
membered counselor for the road
under Jay Gould, were down the
past week on a tour of inspection.
It is semi-oficially announced
that Thomas Jefferson, Jr., has
been selected by Senator Higgins
for the post Office as the successor
of John H. Bewley, and that his
commission may be forwarded any
day.
Charles H. Register has in the
window of his shambles two Of the
best speciments Of nine pumpkins
on the narrow squash order. They
are the product of three vines, the
largest weighing probably 125
pounds.
Mrs. Elizabeth Spruance one ev-
ening last week fell down a whole
length Of stairs and severely injur-
ed her shoulder and back. No
bones were broken, but she is still
suffering from the injury to the
shoulder.
At meeting of the Society of
Christian Endeavor last week, the
following were elected officers Of
the ensuing year: President, Miss
Emma Weldon; vice President,
John V. Spruance; Secretary. Miss
Hester Rutledge; Treasurer, ]. Ed.
DeFord.
E. L. Jones & Company, of Do
yer, had tempting offer to re-
move their machine shops to Clay
ton. The ground was selected and
the details arranged and the final
decisions to be given on Monday,
but instead came a declination, the
citizens of Dover presumably MAX
ing him and the firm see it was to
their advantage to stay in Dover.
The Claytonians are now negotiat-
ing with a Newark, N. j., firm.
Mrs. L. A. Cotton has opened a
dressmaking department to her
business which is under the man
agement of Miss Elizabeth Cahoon
of New York who is a graduate of
the school of S. T. Taylor for cut
ting and fitting by measurement
the most artistic mode of dress
making We ar eglad to know that
Miss Cahoon starts out this week
with good supply of work for her.
self and assistants.
Last week Mr.. Prettyman open
ed up line Of clothing in the old
post Office room connected with his
boot and shoe store in the Johnson
building. This week William A.
Winford does a similar thing by
taking out part of partition sep
arating his store from that recent
ly occupied by John E. Phillips, |
and putting therein a stock of |
boots and shoes, and run it in con-
nection with his general store. This
ought to make business a little liv-
lier on this thoroughfare.
Two years ago the past summer
IN one Of Undertaken FAIRIES trips
to the country land or box ter
rapin was seen and put in the
wagon for the amusement Of the
children. 1t got out of the wagon