Smyrna times., 1940-10-17

Storekeepers long for a colo
snap to brisken business.
Even a straw hat will show
which way the wind blows.
j. E. Carter received last week
a large stock of wallpaper.
The Messrs. McGaw, as soon as
convient will start on the canning
of pumpkins.
The Grand Lodge of Good Tenn
plars meets in this town to-day, in
annual session.
Mrs. L. A. Cotton has laid in the
past week a large lot Of new dry
goods suitable for the season.
The Smyrna Creamery received
81, ,941 quarts of milk in September
making 5,613 pounds Of butter.
Four additions were made to the
Presbyterian Church, on Sunday
two by examination and two by
certificate.
There are some people in Kent
county busy digging political
graves of their own as well as for
their intended victims.
E. Beck lost a valuable three
year old colt yesterday on his
Bell farm, the ultimate result
of a gore from a COW.
Tin plate is the staple product
of Delaware politics this year. All
the speakers seem to have gone
into the business largely.
The excursion over the B.&O.
road tomorrow to Roanoke, Va,
will take ten or a dozen persons
from this vicinity to see the coun-
try.
Hon. George Gray will make
political speech under the auspices
of the Democratic Club of this
town, at the Opera House this eve
ming.
E. Lower near Brendford, has a
field of wheat that attracts the at
tention of the passer by for its
beauty. He is also more than half
done husking his corn crop.
S. F. Hallman, while cunning
on Monday with Charles Weller
was severely injured by an acci-
dental discharge of the latter's gun
and might have been killed but for
the fence that stood between them.
A feature of water communica-
tion is the quickness with which
goods are delivered. A merchant
goes up on the us train Tuesday
buys his goods and they are at his
place of business by 7.30 Wednes-
day morning.
These October days are busy
days to Delaware politicians Some
of them are moving to and fro
through the state like a weaver's
shuttle. 1t requires a great deal
of endurance, and it is astonishing
how well the candidates are stand
ing it.
Saturday and Sunday were ex-
cellent chestnutting days; the
woods were full of nut gatherers.
The crop is unusually large this
year, and they have ripened with
out frost, showing that the trees
do their work in their prescribed
time, with little regard to the
weather.
Have the ladies of this vicinity
lost sight of the fact that we have
a weaver Charles 3. Daley, corner
Of Main and North Streets, who
can take old rags and make them
a strong and really good looking
carpet? Any housewife having
material or any one wanting a
good, serviceable carpet, we com
mend them to Mr.. Daley.
The event with the colored peO-
pie tomorrow will be the OK roast,
under the auspices Of Mt. Friend
ship Church near Kenton, Rev.
William Edwards, pastor. A BAN
quet and Grafton by Rev. Dr.
Heard at night Thursday eve
ming of next week Rev. James Pey-
ton, pastor of the Bethel Church
will have grand star concert" at
the Opera House.
Sewell Moore, a much respected
colored man, until the past few
years a farmer in Raymond's Neck
died in this town on Thursday,
aged about So years. He was the
father of the colored woman who
was killed a few weeks ago at
Woodland Beach, while riding in
carriage to the boat by a bullet
from gun il the hands of a j
drunken target shooter.
Rev. Mr.. Wilson, preached morn
ing and night Sunday on benevo-
lences - conference claimants, |
church extension, southern educa-
ton &c-the collection for which |
by envelopes will be taken next