Smyrna times., 1939-03-23

Rev. E. E. White delivered his
farewell discourses at Bethel and
Severson's Churches on Sunday
and was greeted by large congre-
cations.
We learn as we go to press that
Samuel A. Armstrong, one of our
well known farmers, residing two
miles north of this town, died this
morning, aged 65 years.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage Of Miss Kate A. Deakyne
to William B. Helveston, Wednes
day mornings al nine o'clock, March
27th, in Friendship Church.
The amount Of missionary money
to be reported by Asbury Method
list Church of this town to confer
ence is S615. The conference col
lections will fall a little below
those of last year.
George Johnson, recently ap-
pointed by the Levy Court, collec-
tor for Duck Creek Hundred, has
resigned because of i'll health, and
William E. Riggs, Jr., has been
appointed in his place.
The daily papers are reporting
very heavy damage from the
storm of the past week all along
fba o0oet fr0Y,, tba Praa ly,rafar RI
New York. At Long Branch the
high banks were washed away in
some places thirty feet.
Gamers have commenced to
make contracts with tomato grow
ers for the coming season. There
has been a much larger increase of
applications for contracts at the
cannery Of John H. Hoffecker for
this, over former seasons.
The last services of the present
conference year, was held at
Friendship M. E. Church (Walkers
Road on Sabbath morning, March
18th. After preaching by the pas
tor, an effort was made to raise
the balance of the salary due from
this part of Appoquinimink charge.
The amount needed-one dollar
was refused in a few seconds, with
the benevolent collections all up to
apportionments.
John E. Phillips met with a
painful accident on Friday that a
little more might have cost him
an eye. He had just sold two UNI
brellas, and while in the act of re-
placing the remainder after the
customers had left, by some means
struck the end of one against his
eye, both binding him and giving
very severe pain. 1t was quite in
famed for several days but the in
dications are now that nothing
serious will result from it.
Rev. w. A. McFarlane stopped
in Smyrna yesterday on his way
to the M. z. Conference, to see his
friends. It is just twenty-one
years since he entered the timer
acy He and the late Rev. II. NJ.
Chatham both of whom had been
following secular pursuits in Smyr-
ma entering the Conference that
year, the spring that the Whining
ton was set off from the Philadel-
phia conference. He has, in the
twenty-one years, lost but two
Sundays, a record that but few can
place to their credit.
The Wilmington shad fishermen
have been preparing to come down
the bay this week. There are 13
or 20 shad boats that 60 from VIII
Inington and they will mostly go
in body to the same destination,
the mouth OF Smyrna river, whence
they will work their way up with
the advancing spring. The mild
open winter IS expected to make
the shad more plentiful than for
several years past and the warm
spring like weather has had the
effect Of bringing them up the bay
about two weeks earlier than us
ual.
Final services for the final con-
ference year were held at Union
Church near Blackbird last Sab
bath evening. Balance on preach
ers salary was raised. The cir
cult nov stands all paid up, and
benevolences all up to the appor-
tionment. A company of about
forty, Monday evening from Thor
oughfare Neck visited the parson-
age at Blackbird. Cake and lem
onade were had in profusion, and
the evening was spent in social
chat, and excellent made things
ligely ard both pastor and friends
enjoyed the occasion.