Smyrna times., 1940-04-25
Milliners are in their glory.

The more you know Of some
men the better you will like youl
dog.
r. H. Mackey and /. D. Berry
put 2772 buttons on the new cush-
dons for M. E. Church one day last
week, completing the job in ten
hours.
The ladies of the w. c. t. U.
want a public fountain near the
center of the town and will furn-
ish the fountain if the town will
furnish the water.
James D. Wright, of Kenton,
who lost his pocketbook contain
ing $40 and note for $50 on Sat
urday, was fortunate to get pos
session of it again on Monday.
Sunday, B. Frank Mcdaniel and
John Alker passed through this
town on a bicycle ride to Dover and
returned to Wilmington. The trip
down was made in 3 hours, So min
utes. The distance was 4S 1-2
miles.
Representative Pennington sue
ceeded in getting $4,000 inserted in
the River and Harder bill for
Smyrna river. It has yet to run
the gauntlet Of passing both
branches of Congress and Presi-
dents veto.
a fire broke out in the stack
yard of B. Frank David on Miss
Ann Bewley's farm in Thorough
fare Neck about o'clock on Fri
day evening before the men had
returned from the field, and de-
stroyed all the outbuildings.
Jacob Davis, colored man about
70 years Of age, who was stricken
while making fire, died yesterday
from the effects Of stroke. He
bought last year from Thomas
Hemsley lot in 'Whopping," and
erected for himself a comfortable
home on it.
J. B. Scott, in former years con-
nected with the ship building at
Smyrna Landing and later fore
man of the Del-Mar-Va phosphate
works at Clayton, has accepted
position with the Pusy & Jones
Company of Wilmington, in the
drafting department.
DR.. Conway, of Leipsic, writes
us 'in making my round of profess
sional visits the other day saw a
chicken having four distinct and
well-formed legs. Brummel Ford, !
of this town, is the possessor. The
man with the three legged bird will
now please take a back seat"
Mrs. John Anthony has sold her
dwelling that is so prettily located,
corner of South and Union streets,
to E. c. Walls, our young clothing
merchant, for $4,000, and Mr.Walls
has taken possession of it this
week. Mrs. Anthony will make her
home with her son, Levi, at the
western limit of the town.
Henry r. Walker, well known in
this vicinity, residing near Middle
town, died on Sunday from a
stroke of paralysis, in the 10th
year of his age. He had been mar
ried So years; his widow survives
him. Mrs. John Cosgriff Of this
town is the only surviving one of
three children. The remains were
inferred yesterday in Forest Gem
etery near Middletown.
Mr.. Mary Truax and Mrs. Ed
gen essayed to manage a dearborn
alone on Thursday last in driving
to the cemetery with some sod,
but with a different result from
what was intended The horse in
passing the creamery stumbled
and fell, throwing both the ladies
out to the ground. Though the
wheels passed over Mrs. Truax,
she escaped with only cut head
and sprained ankle, but Mrs. Edg
ell had some severe bruises and
two broken ribs.
George Boyer, a well-known
farmer who has resided all his life
near Bishops Corner, in the vicin-
ity of Cheswold, died on Friday
last, aged SO years. He had been
to Dover the day before and was
taken with a congestive chill after
his return and died before recover
ing from it. He maintained an
unusually active life for one so
well advanced in years, and man.
aged his affairs very much the
same as forty years ago. His re-
mains were inferred Monday in
Odd Fellows Cemetery. He was
the father of Henry ID. Boyer of
this town.
The Smelling of the streets came
to a sudden halt after one days
application. The contract was
made with Supt. Mills of the Della
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