Smyrna times., 1939-06-15

LueI VI luIS vicinity dlcO Ou Null
day after a weeks illness.
The shipment of strawberries to
the cities over the Delaware road
amounts to over 1000 cars.
Thomas E. Bailey handed Mr..
Janney yesterday S77.50 as Ken
tons contribution to the Johns
town sufferers.
A. E. Fowler dug single hill Of
potatoes yesterday, in his garden,
and got ten therefrom, enough for
dinner for his family.
One of the best signs of summer
is the soda fountain. James p.
Hoffecker set his in motion yester-
day at his drug store, to accomo-
date the heated and thirsty.
The trustees of the NJ. E. Church
at Kenton, have purchased of T. E.
Bailey lot on which they expect
soon to erect a parsonage. The
financial condition Of the Church
was never better than at present
The getting up of a baseball
team for this season, which seemed
abandoned several weeks ago, has
been revived, and the prospect now
is that money will be forthcoming
to secure a strong battery for
Smyrna.
10 20 ~
came down to Bayhead on Sunday
with 1400 excursionists. The hotel
there is not yet occupied, and
Frank Collins, nearby, was be-
seiged by people for things by peo-
pie both to eat aud drink, without
being able to help them.
The Kentucky Renovating Com
pany came to Smyrna last week
with some five wagons and a corps
OF men, and have been roping in
the feather beds ever since. They
have been at Harrington a good
part of the Spring, and renovated
about 1000 beds in that part of the
county.
Postmaster Bewley has just fin
ished his canvass of Kent County.
If things political can be judged by
the reception and endorsement he
received, he can form pretty ac-
curate judgement whom Governor
Biggs will appoint Recorder next
March as the successor Of Mr..
Spruance.
L. P. Campbell, the proprietor of
Woodland Beach, has fixed on
Wednesday the 26th inst. FOR the
formal opening, when he will have
everything ready, and Oglesby or
chestra will be on hand to make
the music. The Thomas Clyde will
commence making her regular
trips on that day
The piling for the railroad pier
at Bombay Hook has all been driv-
en- and the caps and flooring are
being put on "A scimilar pier is
being built on the Jersey side of
the river at Bayside, for the trans
port to ply between. The con-
struction train between Smyrna
and the Hook is kept busy daily.
Mrs. Sophie Dosch, who pre-
ceeded Mr.. Boehmler in the bakery
business here, and who left here
with the esteem Of everyone, has
lost her third and last daughter
since she returned to Philadelphia
This daughter, Emma, married
Fritz Maser during their residence
here. The death occurred on Mon
day.
The strawberry crop is down to
its last pickings. The growers say
for year Of such full crops, il is
the most Improbable of any that
have proceeded it. The market was
most Of the time glutted, and not
halfg the money has been realized
that was expected. The raspberry
will follow Immediately after, and
unless the weather becomes too
dry, viii also be large crop.
Charles II. Dulin, near Blackbird
Cross Roads is an exception to the
most of our farmers in that he has
good prospect for a crop Of
peaches on the most of his orch
ard. At least the trees are now
full. Mr.. Dulin in putting out his
orchard planted them with a view
of having them bear on off years
when other orchards were scarce
OF fruit, and he has hit it right
along.
One day last week a large beef
which John p. Collins was shipping
to Philadelphia on the steamer
Emma, got united and took a
plunge in the river near the iron
bridge. 1t came up once only and
disappeared from sight. 1t is
thought it got its nose full of mud
in its headlong plunge downward.
1T was found the next day, having