Smyrna times., 1940-06-13

Lie SioSLuS SAeiCIStS Ol the fuD
lic School will be on the 25th.
Joseph B. FAIRIES returned last
week from his trip to Kansas City
Mrs. w. H. Thompson has g
dahlia in bloom-a month ahead OF
the usual time.
w. G. Pierce had a valuable mule
killed by lightning on the farm OF
Samuel Hobbs during the thunder
storm of Friday.
L. P. Campbell gives notice that
Woodland Beach will be open for
regular visitors on the 25th, when
the boat will commence her reg
ular trips.
The steamer Ella by an accident
to the cylinder, breaking it while
in the bay, could get no further up
the creek Wednesday than Flem-
ing's Landing.
Miss Mary Spruance is having
the gutter in front of their home
substantially and accurately grad
ed, for the better carrying off the
water that comes from the upper
part of the street.
Mrs. G. H. Register, Mrs. Kate
Smithers, Mrs. Jennie Price, of
Smyrna and Matthew Ford, of
Duck Creek Hundred, left Monday
to attend the Temperance Congress
which convenes in New York City
today, June 18th.
Now that the street has been
graded Mrs. Elizabeth Pratt, Com
merce Street above Union, is hav-
ing her. pavements relaid. Pedes-
trians to and from the depot have
found that walking along this
street is very wet after rains from
uneven places holding water, and
will rejoice that this much of it is
remedied.
Mrs. Rev. w. Green, (nee Sallie
Q. Stevenson), of Dover, who mar
ried and went to Hakodate, Japan,
eight years ago, writes to her
cousin, George M. Stevenson of
this town, that they are coming
home, and will leave japan in five
or six weeks, coming via San Fran
cisco. They will bring their chill
dren with them and remain about
a year.
At a meeting of the Trustees of
Bethel Church near Cheswold on
Tuesday night June 10th, it was
decided to remove the partition be-
tween the audience room and yes
tibule and seat the space with
chairs. This viii give the church
a capacity of about 400 sittings. 1t
was also decided to remove the
wall between the Sunday school
and class rooms, and substitute
sliding windows.
When in ST. Paul, Wisconsin, a
year or two ago, Rev. r. X. Steph-
enson came across an aged and re-
spected Delawarean, a colored man
who was very glad to see him as
is common with persons who have
wandered from their nativity. His
name is Israel Crosley. While re-
siding with Thomas w. Bayard,
before he went West, "a years ago
ne was visited by his two broth
ers, Moses and Richard, who he
thinks came from the vicinity of
Smyrna. Last week Mr.. Stephen
son received a letter from Israel
wanting to know if he could find
any one who could give any infor-
nation about his brothers. He is
now getting old, has no children,
no one but his wife who is also old
and it is presumed, wants to make
some provision for them in his will
a few evenings ago man Civ
ing him name as Harry Smith, and
claiming to hail from Smyrna
called Mr.. F. Dugan out of his bed
for the assumed purpose Of hav.
ing his sulky repaired. The vehicle
in question was dilapidated con.
Germ, but after some dickering il
was agreed that Mr.. Dugan put re-
pairs upon it to the amount of S35
and for his accommodation loaned
Smith his York carriage to return
to Smyrna in. 1t now turns out
that Mr.. Dugan has been the vic
tim Of misplaced confidence, and
Harry Smith (which is the assum-
ed name) is now in Wilmington
lodging the searching eye of at.
torney-general Biggs, into whose
hands the matter has been placed
But Mr.. Dugan is minus his York
wagon and declines to make the
needed repairs on the sulky until
he sees where the cash is to come
from.
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