Smyrna times., 1939-03-30

The National Bank of Smyrna,
has been making some decided i'm
provements to the banking room,
including some neat panel work.
A. N. McGaw, of the canning
firm of McGaw & Bro, who has
taken up his residence in Smyrna,
is contracting with farmers for
growing tomatoes.
The Citizens Hose Company of
Smyrna has bought dog a six
weeks old Newfoundland purp-
for company in the club room, and
to take the lead in running to
fires.
The Wilmington shad fishermen,
about a dozen boats, heached Bonn
bay Hook Monday. Two shad were
caught there on Monday, and sew
eral this week. In few days the
fishing will be lively.
Prof. John F. Mohler will give
stereopticon exhibition in the AS
sembly room of the Smyrna public
school building next Friday even
ing at o'clock. The views are
mostly of the Battle of Gettys-
burg.
The three men spoken of in our
last issue as having been arrested
by Conductor Legates on that day,
supposed to be escaped convicts
from Cambridge, Md, jail, were
OF identified by the sheriff of that
place as such, and they were re-
leased.
A proposition to extend our wat
er line to Clayton by running
main to that place is under the
consideration of our Town Com
missioners. The chief expense will
be the first, in laying the long
pipe. Our water supply is ample
for all demands made upon it.
Among the articles exhibited by
Albert Cowgirl, the custodian of
the Conference Historical Society,
was the Sunday Services in North
America" volume published in
1884, presented by Mrs. Sarah B.
Mason of Smyrna, who also pre-
sented the society the First De-
ciple."
Powell Nickerson, who has been
teaching school for some years
past in different parts of the State,
died at the residence of his daugh-
ter in Wilmington and the remains
were brought to this town on Mon
day, and inferred in Glenwood
Cemtery. His wife died when
resident Of this town eighteen
years ago.
Rev. Arthur Torrens whose call
to the pastorate Of the Presbyter-
ian church had been previously ex-
tended, was emphasized by an ad-
ditional and better proposition on
Sunday. He is holding the matter
under advisement, not having COM
pleted his studies at Princeton
Theological Seminary. He preach
ed on Sunday to large audience,
every seat being filed.
For a comparison of winter
temperature in degrees Fahren-
heit the following comparison for
eighteen years will be useful and
fun of interest: November, 1888,
has been slightly warmer than
that month in thirteen proceeding
years and colder than four, De-
cember. warmer than six, colder
than eleven, January warmer than
fifteen and colder than three, Feb
ruary warmer than two and much
colder than sixteen, and March
warmer than nine and colder than
eight.
Rev. w. S. Robinson and wife
are visiting her mother in Balti-
more, Md, and will be absent an
other week. It is not definitely
known at this writing who will fill
his pulpit on Sunday morning, but
Presiding Elder France will preach
on Sunday evening, and he desires
the presence of the members OF
the church. Mr.. France will have
a full days work on Sunday
preaching at Friendship Church
(Appoquinimink Circuit) in the
morning, Bethel (Cheswold) Church
Smyrna Circuit in the Afternoon
and this town at night.
Rev. E. e. White of this towr
and Rev. G. S. Conoway, of Black
bird, were called home from con
ference on Saturday to attend fun.
erals; the first, that of Peter Hard
castle who died in Philadelphia
and was brought down to Ches-
wold for interment at Bethe
Church near which place unit
two years ago he had for many
years resided, and the latter, the
funeral of S. A. Armstrong, who
died near this town and was bur-
led at the Odd Fellows Cemetery
Both OF these funerals were large
ly attended.