Smyrna times., 1939-05-25

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thorough painting.
William R. Smith, near Central
mill, has a splendid field of wheat,
that was headed out last week.
Mrs. James CHM, from the
''Tent" brought Strawberries to
market both Saturday and yester-
day.
Samuel Hollett has opened a
room for ice cream, cake and pies
on the ''Hill", opposite the basket
factory.
Mrs. George d. Collins has a
geranium plant 9 IL feet high. It
vii take a ladder to gather the
topmost blooms.
Smyrna Landing and Spruance
City played a game of baseball
yesterday, resulting in a victory
for the latter in a score of IL to
IL.
Between HOO and 1900 pounds
of snappers were shipped to Phila-
delphia last week on the last trip
of the steamer Citizens from Smyr-
ma river.
A number of young people at
tended the party given at Mr.. John
Heitshu's, near Cheswold, on We'd
nesday evening by his daughter
Mamie.
James T. White picked several
ripe strawberries from his garden
on Thursday last, and then again
on Sunday. This is about the first
in Smyrna.
The ladies of the Mite Society
have presented the M. E. parson-
age with a nice ash refrigerator,
which is very much appreciated by
Mrs. Robinson.
Superintendent Handy, who will
open his Summer School again, as
sisted by Prof. Klemm of Cincin-
natti, and others, has the assur-
ance of having a large school.
The new residence of John Cos
griff, which adds another house to
the row on Mt. Vernon street, has
also been raised and sheathed, and
will proceed rapidly to completion.
L. p. Campbell, proprietor of
Woodland Beach, is making needed
improvements about the house.
pavilion and grounds, preparatory
to the Summer reception of visit
eors.
The Trustees of Smyrna Circuit
have contracted with Joseph Stew
neson to paint and paper the
Smyrna circuit parsonage, in the
occupancy of Rev. r. K. Steph-
enson.
Messrs. McGaw & Bros, have
contracted with our farmers for
from 240 to $50 acres of tomatoes
for canning. This spring has been
particularly god for starting young
plants.
William George Hill and William
M. Bell put in Smyrna River this
morning 10 cans of young shad,
sent by DR.. Shortlidge, said to con-
tain $4,000 each, from the hatch
cry, or over a half million.
With the rain we have had here
is nothing to hinder the early crop
of strawberries from being i'm
mense. In largness they will be
climbing up to something in pro-
portion like the price of sugar.
George w. and S. Taylor have
invented a machine to set out cab
bage, tomatoes and other plants.
Now, if they will invent one to
pick up potatoes in gathering the
Fall crop, they will save great
deal Of backache.
The peach baskets made of pap
er at Newark, N. j., of which A.
600 were bought here last summer
and only 600 disposed of, were sold
at public sale on Saturday by the
lot at a low figure, the purchaser
being A.ALee Cummins.
Policeman w. B. Grant has been
constituted by the Board of Town
Commissioners of Smyrna an ad-
junct of the street committee, viz:
he is to keep an eye on the condi-
tion Of the streets, and to report to
them where work is needed.
Fisherman Stokesbury an
''Uncle" David Richards gave us
on Saturday, what Is probably the
last roes of Summer In the way of
shad. The latter have largely de-
parted and they propose to give
theri attention in the future to
sturgeon fishing.
Henry s. Anthony has his new
house on South street erected and
Sheathed a two roomed front,
that will be an addition to this
handsome street. The brick foun-
dation for the building for winter