Smyrna times., 1939-04-13

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celebrated porus tile.
Thomas j. Mundy, near Ches-
void, commenced last week to
plant a new strawberry patch.
A new house in the course OF
erection on the Clayton road near
the latter place, was blown down
by the wild of the thunder gust on
Wednesday evening.
The Smyrna Public School cleo
ton on Saturday for school COM
missioners to fill the term of the
two expiring members, resulted in
the choice of Geroge H. Raymond
and B. V. Weldon, for a term of
three years.
Tomatoes are a luxury in Eng
land, where they are considered a
great delicacy. They are raised
principally in lighthouses, as are
grapes, because of the short dura-
tion of the sunshine. The best
market for our product is the for
eign market.
Negotiations are in progress but
not completed at this writing,
whereby William Findley Brown
of Philadelphia, will become the
posSessor of the interest of ]. E.
Tygert & Co. in the Peninsula
Bone Fertilizer Company, located
in this vicinity.
The Leipsic Creamery Company
is receiving sealed proposals to
furnish their machinery. 1t will
order from the lowest bidder to-
day and is expected to be in work
ing order in about month. The
site has been purchased and the
building repaired.
The noisy but cheerful black
martin pust in an appearance on
Monday, a little earlier than he
uually makes his debut in the
spring. The martin is a good
harbinger Of Spring, there being
but few days between his arriv-
al and the bursting of the buds.
Rev. Arthur Torrens, who has
not yet completed his studies at
the Princeton Theological Semin-
AIRY, it is understood will accept
the call to the pastorate of the
Presbyterian Church of Smyrna,
though he has not yet formally
done SO. IT will be several weeks
before he will be ready to assume
the full duties of pastor
Thomas Mccoy has a whales
tooth or tusk Of very large size
that was presented to him by Ed
ward Dunnott (who was a brother
of Mrs. Hyland B. Pennington of
Smyrna) over fifty years ago. 1t
has attracted a great deal of at
tention. At that time whaling
ships sailed from Wilmington, five
being out at the time that Mr..
Dunnott went out as first mate on
the sailing ship Sirius.
The road over the Smyrna mill
dam, which has been like basin
in some places to hold water, has
been filed up the past week with
dirt from the mound in the Odd
Fellows Cemetery which was being
cut down. The condition the dam
has been in for some time has
been a source of annoyance to peo-
pie travelling over this road, and
they will rejoice that something
has been done to remedy it.
Henry S. Anthony, who recently
sold his farm to Joseph z. Carter
lis preparing to change his resi-
'dence and business to Smyrna. His
father, John Anthony, has build
ing lot on South street, west side
Of the residence of j. B. Mifflin, on
which the ground was staked out
yesterday to commence a building
Of first a barn, followed by the
necessary buildings for chicken
hatchery, and a nice residence or
the front. Mr.. Anthony will have
things constructed in a most i'm
proved manner for his business.
The new disease 1T" has reach
ed Smyrna, and several of our cit
izens have been suffering from it
1t takes its name TT, because tn,
symptoms attending it are not ex
actly like those given for any othe
disease pathology, and it has no
yet been honored by the profession
with distinctive name. 1t come
on with a violent headache, sor
throat and pain in the back, am
manages in the several days o
week il lasts to worry the patien
out Of several pounds of flesh. /
comes on very much like the smal
pox.