Smyrna times., 1939-01-12


Immediately.
Those who get the most out Of
the holidays are the boys and
schols. They mostly returned last
week, the last detachment leaving
to-day.
Vandever and Longfellow will
open their class in typewriting and
short hand tomorrow night in the
Hall of the Knights Of the Golden
Eagles, Clayton.
The continued damp weather is
having a bad effect on corn. Much
corn was cribbed in wet condition
and reports have been received Of
considerable rotting and molding.
Among the applicants for col
lector Of toXes for this hundred are
Robert Y. Wallen and William E.
Riggs, Jr., both Of who are circu-
lating a numerously signed petit
tion.
The oldest inhabitants do not
remember such a mild winter as
the present except those 1915,
1927, 1881, 1912, 1945, 1851, 1870,
1875 and one or two others since
1880.
The Fair and Festival of the
Citizens Hose Company will com
mence at the Opera House tonight
and continue until Friday evening.
This Is something that appeals to
every citizen.
Saturday was a day Of driving
storm throughout, and bad day
for merchantile business. The
rain lasted throughout Sunday IN
til evening, clearing UP Monday
with a springlike temperature.
George F. Brown intends apply
ing for the Recorders Office when
Mr.. Spruance's time is up, which
is a year or more hence. There
are a number of others who would
like to fill this nice little seat at
the capital.
William Whitlock's hotel at
Clayton was the object of an at
tack from burglars recently. An
attempt was made to pry open a
front shutter, but the noise made
alarmed the occupants and the
burglars decamped.
BENJAMIN Donoho and wife with
his son-in-law Elijah Stevens, has
moved in from Mr.. Donoho's farm
near town. They occupy George
M. Stevenson's house on Market
Street. Mrs. Clements from Mary
land has taken a house of George
d. Collins on Delaware street.
The members Of the Tuesday
club met at the residence of Mrs.
j. B. Mifflin in masquerade cos
tune. An enjoyable evening was
spent, which closed with dancing
and refreshments. The next meet
ing will be held January 18th, at
the residence of Mrs. N. F. Wilds.
At the meeting Of stockholders
Of the Smyrna Library Association
on Thursday evening w. Polk
Cummins was elected chairman
and w. H. Janney secretary, but
owing to the small attendance the
meeting was adjourned to January
18th, to elect the officers for the
current year.
A. Reese Merritt, formerly of
Wilmington, but for several years
past in the employ Of the railroad
at Clayton, died at the residence of
his father, T. B. Merritt, near Mas
sey's, On Saturday last. He had
been sick at his fathers some six
weeks, but was thought two or
three weeks ago to be greatly inn
proved. He leaves a wife and lit
tie child
The contract for expending the
appropriation for Duck Creek has
been awarded to Somers and Com
Pany. Of Camden, N. j. In view
of this improvement to our navi-
cation, the Transportation Com
pany proposes to make such
changes in machinery and boat as
to make the trip from Smyrna
Landing in less time than is now
made from Rothwell's Landing.
The Fruit Growers Bank has
equipped itself with Burglar
alarms. Not a door or a window
can be opened or raised half an
inch but an alarm is get going
that will act as a sufficient tell
tale of what is going on. With
these and the time lock on the
safe, the officers Of the Fruit
Growers Bank ought to feel per
fectly secure against foes without
and fears within.
As a part of the dessert which
George M. Stevenson served at the
dinner for the Fruit Growers Bank
yesterday was fruit cake that was
made a year ago. 1t was pro-
nounced much superior to the US
ual cake of this kind and vrvi+I, tIa