Smyrna times., 1940-01-04

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leave on Saturday for a visit to
Boston.
Leonard Revis has made i'm
provements on his hatchery at
Duck Creek, with a view to start
ing his incubators at once.
Mrs. Mary a. Walker is having
the house formerly in the occu-
pancy of Mr.. Cosgriff fitted up for
the widow Of Samuel A. Arm
strong.
F. @. FAIRIES pulled radishes
from his garden on Christmas day
and used them on the table, and
were as good as any, he says, eaten
during the summer.
A farmer who rides a good deal
pronounced the field Of wheat on
Mrs. Daniels farm between this
town and Smyrna Landing, the
best he has seen anywhere.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Winford
have had a severe affliction in the
sudden death Of their three year
old daughter whose remains were
deposited in the Glenwood Gem
etery.
w. Scott Reynolds has rented the
store room of the Wright building
at Clayton, and will occupy it in a
few days. E. K. Smith of Leipsic,
takes the old Clayton house for a
grocery store.
The firm of Mccoy & Brown will
take possession Of the tailoring
business vacated by c. w. Willum-
sen, to-day. March 1st, they will
move to the Johnson building, the
old post Office room.
DR.. +. Q. Moore has bought Of
Hudson & Moore the recent pur-
chasers, the Isaac FAIRIES residence
on Main street. Mr.. FAIRIES ex-
poets to move into his new home
on South street in a week or two.
Mr.. Lower, near Brenford, took
advantage last week to turn his
fallow field for corn, thus having
that much done when spring really
does open. The ground broke up
elegantly he says, except that it is
getting a little dry, making the
pull that much harder on the hors-
es.
Mr.. Reynolds Of Adams Express,
reports December just finished,
the heaviest Of any December
since he has had charge of the bus
mess. OF Christmas goods there
seemed to be less sent away some
what than usual, but more receiv-
ed.
Winter set in out west on Sun
day with a snow storm something
like a blizzard, and much lower
temperature. 1t reached here
Monday night, sending the ther-
mometer five or six degrees below
the freezing point, but is rising
again.
Smyrna Lodge of Good Templars
have rented the hall on the upper
floor Of the Cooper building, and
will hold their first meeting there
tonight. They have had the room
re-papered and refitted and will
now possess a handsome hall under
their own control.
Mrs. James B. Moore, an aged
and highly respected lady died near
Green Spring on the 25th ult She
had been for many years one of the
substantial members of Salem NJ.
P. Church. An unusually large
procession attended her remains to
Blackiston's cemetery for inter-
ment.
A son of d. c. Hoffecker killed
a snake on Thursday, the day after
Christmas, between his and the
garden Of 3. B. Allen. "A. G. Lat
tomus, near town says the first
part of January 21 years ago, he
killed a snake running in the field.
January and the most of February
that year was warm and spring
like.
The buds Of the spirea, one Of the
most susceptible plants to the rails
ing Of the temperature, are green
ing like they do in opening spring,
the winter jessamin like the dan
delions are in bloom, and some
strollers in Belmont grove found
the trailing arbutus showing the
pink on the blossom buds. These
are indeed, rare objects for the
mid-winter season.
At the Christmas celebration at
the NJ. E. Sunday School in Easton,
Md, on Thursday, Rev. w. w. W.
Wilson was presented with a mag
nificent gold watch by the mem
bers of the congregation and school
as testimony Of their regard on
his departure to this place. Walter
III. Thompson made the presenta-
tion speech, to which Mr.. Wilson