Smyrna times., 1940-02-01

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Mrs. I. X. Shortman is building
a storeroom between her store an(
the residence of B. B. Allen, fol
Charles B. Daily, the carpet weav
er.
The store now in the occupancy
of Mrs. L. A. Cotton has been rent.
ed by Mrs. Lizzie Collins, now al
the corner of Commerce and Della
ware streets.
A new household article has ap-
peared 1t is an automatic egg
boiler, which tells when each egg
is cooked according to the best
style or taste of the client.
Henry Palmer is having erected
a two-story frame dwelling in West
Smyrna, and Jesse Green, of Ken
ton, is also erecting one between
Smyrna and Clayton, near Hud-
sons gate.
The announcement is made of the
marriage on Tuesday evening next
at the residence of ]. Frank Den
ney in White Hall Neck, of Miss
Clara Denny, one of our we'll
known young ladies, and Charles B.
Wharton, a young farmer living
near Magnolia. Mr.. Wharton is a
brother of Mrs. w. H. THOMPSON,
of this town.
Clarence Prettyman's new house
on South street is assuming pro-
portions, the roofing and sheathing
being on. 1t will attract attention
for being what it was intended
modelled different from any other
house in town. A distinguishing
feature will be a tower on the
northwest corner, and very differ
ent front from any other.
DR.. Vaughn, who commenced the
practice of medicine here a year
ago, and seemed to be working into
a fair practice, has bought out the
drug store of DR.. Pierson in Mid
dletown, and also succeeds Aim in
the practice of medicine. Dr.. Pier
son is in failing health, and pur-
poses spending the remainder Of
the winter in Florida.
Miss Susan r. Griffin, formerly
of this town, died in Middletown ON
Monday in the 45th year of her
age. She was a daughter of the
late Samuel Griffin, and lived in
and near this town until the past
two or three years. Her remains
will be brought down on the 10
o'clock train tomorrow to Clayton,
and met by the friends there, and
will proceed to the family burial
ground at Brynzion Baptist Church
near Kenton, for interment.
Newton F. Diggins, who has been
teaching the Deakyneville school in
Thoroughfare Neck the past two
years, died last night from pneu-
monia. He first had the grippe,
and went out too soon, causing a
relapse resulting in pneumonia. He
is represented as promising
young man of superior qualities,
and the people of the Neck feel
greatly bereaved at his untimely
death. He came from the vicinity
of Church Hill, Md, and will be
carried there for interment.
DEATH OF WILLIAM POLK
Ex-Levy Courtman William Polk,
Of Odessa, died Thursday. The
cause of death was lung trouble.
The deceased was in his 54th year.
Mr.. Polk was always active in pub
lie affairs. In 1873 he was nomin-
ated and elected a member of the
levy court for st. Georges hundred,
and was reelected in 1878, his term
Of Office expiring in 1883. Mr.. Polk
was an excellent business man and
also largely engaged in agricultural
affairs. He was one of the largest
peach growers of his section own
ing large orchards and extensive
farms. He leaves valuable proper
ty in Delaware and 700 acres IN
county, Md. For over
20 years he was a director of the
New Castle County Bank of Odes-
5a. He was never married.
A DEATH INVENTOR
M. Lebel, the inventor of the
rife whose adoption has caused
such an increase in the effective
ness Of the French army, is dead.
NJ. Lebel has not long survived the
adoption by the French army au-
thorities of the rifle Of his inven-
ton, which is destined to make his
name as familiar to newspaper
readers in the next great Contin-
entail war as was that Of Chassepot
n the war of 1901. The French
authorities adopted the Lebel rifle
N the summer Of 1887. and immed-
ately began the manufacture of
his destructive weapon on large |
scale, the rifles being issued to the |
branch Of the service as
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