Smyrna times., 1939-03-16


All the winter we have had has
been sine Ground Hog day-the
past six week. Now let us have
sunshine. croaking frogs, singing
birds and bursting flowers.
The citizens of Cheswold are
pressing an act through the Leg
islature to enable them to enlarge
their public school. They also
want the town incorporated.
The high winds of last week
soon rendered the very miserable
roads into good ones. They have
been almost as dusty for several
days as in the summer time.
A neat fence spans the place
mad vacant by the removal of the
shop that stood near the Fruit
rGowers' Bank, and the ground in
side has been prepared for a grass
plot.
The new shelves for the new
books, as well as the new tables
to sit around, have been put into
active use for the Smyrna Library,
and the new volumes are greatly
enjoyed by the patrons.
John Walton, a colored man who
was in the late war, and drew sew
eral years ago large pension with
which he built one of the best
houses in "Whopping", died on
Saturday, aged SO years.
Joseph Stephenson has finished
painting and papering the dwell
ing Of Charles H. Register on
Commerce street, which has other
wise been considerably improved
preparatory to his occupancy.
Captain Reybold and several
other gentlemen interested in the
Collins Beach property as a river
resort, We're down Monday, and ac-
companied by George G. Rothwell,
visited that place in the afternoon.
The Office of Insurance Commits
sioner Pratt becomes vacant
March p, Of the present year. The
two candidates for the position are
DR.. Edward T. Fowler of Laurel,
and Isaac N. Fooks Of George
town.
Rev. w. w. Sharp, Of Kenton,
will 20 to conference with every
apportionment Of Kenton circuit
fully paid up. something unusual
for that church to have everything
ready to report to the conference
clear. The new circuit starts out
well.
Thirty-six Of the Knights of the
Golden Eagle Of this community
We're at the Episcopal Church on
Sunday night to hear the sermon
Of the Rev. Mr.. Dame for their
benefit. The occasion attracted
others beside the regular congre-
cation.
William George Hill, secretary
of the Protective Game Associa-
tion has distributed several hun
dred partridges from Tennessee in
the vicinity Of Smyrna to re-stock
our fields and woods. 1t is desired
that the law shall be enforced
against all unlicensed gunners.
Capt. Davey Richards, Smyrna's
notable fisherman, caught three
herring on Friday in Robert Den
ney's fishery This is very early
for herring To be making their way
to the head Of Smyrna river, but
If there are any there and Uncle
Davey is about they are sure to
find their way into his net.
There has been a noticably
large supply Of eggs ~ every mar
ket this season. The Crisfield
Leader accounts for this abund-
ance by saying that "the absence
of snow this winter in many parts
of the country has enabled the
hens to get more gravel, and there
fore they have laid more eggs.
Isaac Vickers, for the past fif-
teen years or so connected with
the ]. f. Tygert & Co., and the
Philadelphia e. Smyrna Transpor-
tation Co, since its incorporation,
has opened a new grocery store in
the Cooper building lin the room
ecently occupied by William II.
Thompson) and is ready to supply
his friends and the public general
ly. The room newly painted, has
been put in good order for his oc-
cupancy.
Now that we have changed from
electing a new board Of Town
Commissioners each year, to elect
ing them for a period of years,
some think we should have some
street Improvements. This is the
right view of it. Use the money
in the way it will tell the best for
permanent improvement. The
question Of sewerage is one that
cannot long be deferred and it