Smyrna times., 1939-11-16

SldylOu HOW udS d Iully organ
lied fire company and is ready for
business.
The output of the Smyrna
creamery the past month was 1921
pounds of butter.
Gov B. T. Biggs has issued a
proclamation designating Thursday
November % as day of Thanks
giving.
The young men of Clayton will
give a social hop in Wright's hall
tomorrow evening. Quite a num-
ber from Smyrna will be present.
Ex-Postmaster Bewiey will office
with W. o. Hoffeecker, room next
to that of the Delmarva Company,
Main street just above Commerce.
E. H. Thomas of minstrel fame,
has formed a co-partnership with
Cushman the comedian, and will
make a tour of the Eastern States
shortly.
DR.. Lambdin has fallen in line
with other yard owners by cutting
his fence down to a height of four
feet, but otherwise it is tight and
cannot be seen through.
Sunday was like a clearing up
day in April only it lacked the
bursting buds and singing birds.
The air was exceedingly mild fol-
lowed by rain again on Monday as
was to be expected from such a
clearup.
Thomas E. Laubach, Of Wyom-
ing, has been appointed postal
clerek on the Baltimore and Del
aware Bay Railroad (fram Ches-
tertown to Clayton) in place Of
Senator Higgins colored appointee,
who proved incompetent.
T. i. Dryden, Dep, G. NJ. w. of
the A. o. U. W., Of Crisfield, Md,
came to Smyrna several days ago
with the intention of organizing a
society of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen He also recently
organized an order at both Laurel
and Harrington.
The protracted meeting at Beth
el church near Cheswold, is now on
its fifth week, with still number
of seekers still at the altar. Rev.
Mr.. Stephenson numbers the con-
versions at nearly 100. The at
tendants on the meeting embrace
the most Of the outlying country.
Mr.. Bailey, the husband of Mrs
DR.. ]. w. Clifton"s sister Alice, re-
siding at Fairburg, Neb., whom she
and Mrs. Laura B. Temple recently
visited, died yesterday morning
Mrs. Bailey will have the sympathy
of her many Delaware friends. Her
father, ]. B. Connor, of FELTON,, left
yesterday for Lebanon, ILL.,, where
the remains will be inferred to-
morrow
The Harrington Sun, with a sub
sciption list the editor says of 800,
has had to suspend because these, /
or the most of them, have failed to
pay their subscriptions They buy
other things the family needs and /
pay for them but withhold from
the publisher the small amount !
due, thus crippling him or sending
him to the wall The editor in
this case reminds them that
though the paper is dead and the
obituary written, that these little
bills are alive and will be seen af-
ter the constable.
Capt. S. w. Evans, residing on
the state road mile below the
"Big Oak" hung his overcoat and
a blanket on the road fence where
he was working on Wednesday af-
ternoon. On returning shortly af-
ter from another part of the field
he found they were missing, i'm
memdiate search revealing that a
passing pedlar who was coming to
this town had taken them. On be-
ing captured he begged piteously,
whiting any IAlhS liOil MS oIONh,
but in default of 5000 bail Alder
man Budd committed him to Dover
Jail.
The following officers of Smyr-
ma Lodge, No. 5, I. o. G. T., on
Wednesday, Nov. 9Th, were install
ed by the lodge Deputy, c. O.Swin-
ney for the ensuing quarter: p. c.
t., William Carter; G. T., VIM. T
Beck; " T., Emma Weldon; r.
Seq Thomas Carter; Financial
Sec, Mrs. II. Roe; Treas, Charles
Porter; Chaplain, Mrs. M. Wells;
Marshal, George Plummer; Supt.
Ju. t.. Carries Beck; Guard, II.
Hoyle; Sentinel, George Lees; Or
ganist, Eva Swinney; Asst. Sec,
Anna Mcdowell; Dep. Marshall,
Annie lamar
The festival Of the Smyrna Ben
evolent Society on Wednesday ev-
ening was a success, netting a sum
OF over S100 to put in the treasury