Smyrna times., 1940-10-03

Even when a man weighs hi.
words he often finds they have M
weight.
The Delaware College cadet.
will be at the Fair tomorrow in.
stead of Friday.
A girl with a dimple on hel
cheek never lets it suffer from
lack of exercise.
The baseball people of Clayton
or Sudlersville which ! have killed
the bird that laid the goose-egg.
E. G. Walls, who has a large
stock of clothing, is underselling
it is stated the large houses of the
city.
H. D. Boyer has several articles
on exhibition at the Fair, chief
among them being the Coolie
Creamer.
"A number of the members of the
Harmony Lodge have gone to Will
mington to-day to attend the
Grand Lodge of Masons.
1t is said that money can never
give happiness. This is an expert
ment, however, that every man
wishes to try for himself.
There will be meeting of Dem
ocrats at the Opera House to-mor-
row evening for the purpose of
organizing a campaign club.
The w. G. T. y. of Smyrna, pro-
poses holding in the Good Temp
lars room on Friday evening, Oct
ober oath, New England tea.
The Christian Endeavor Society
of the M. E. Church will hold
sociable at the residence of Miss
Nora Cotton on Thursday night.
At the Democratic primary in
Kenton hundred Saturday, Samuel
M. Taylor was nominated for AS
SCISSOR and John F. Bell for In
spector.
Milliners will soon be busy. They
who invite the ladies through the
newspapers will give strong proof
that they are not ashamed of their
stock or display.
The farmers mostly had their
corn cut off and several had COM
menced seeding wheat when in
terrupted by the rainy weather on
Friday and Saturday.
The Cheswold public school,
which has grown beyond the care
of one teacher, has commenced a
primary department under the tut
ton Of Miss Williams of Dover.
Through the rains of the last
week and better weather of this,
the tomatoes have been coming
into the factories up to their full
capacity. The crop seems to hold
on amazingly.
Lewis Hamilton won the gold
watch which was offered several
weeks ago by the pastor of Bethel
AM.E. Church to the member who
would collect the most money to
liquidate the church debt.
The following ladies of this town
have articles on exhibition at the
Fair: Misses Tullidge ,Peekey, Colt,
Storm, Clement, Emma Hough,
Emma Hudson, Mrs. w. F. Glenn
ents, and Beulah and Annie Hof-
fecker.
The heavy loads Of tomatoes and
phosphate in connection with the
heavy rains have put the country
roads coming into this town in a
more cut up condition than they
are usually found in during the
fall season.
Floyd Dunning, infant child Of
George NJ. and Alice p. Stevenson,
died Friday, aged A months and 5
days. His remains were inferred
in the Odd Fellows Cemetery Sun
day afternoon, Rev. w. w. W. Will
son conducting the services.
Brains will show their quality on
the farm as well as any where else.
They are the best fertilizers. Ed
mund Burke said it required more
intelligence and foresight to be a
good farmer, than for any other
occupation, and he was right about
1t.
Lovers Of flowers are taking the
most of their time in removing
their plants into the rooms they
are to adorn. Some plants may be
left out as long as there is no dan
ger of frost, but the cool nights
show the effect on plants left out
too long.
Mrs. Lydia Mcdowell has a
thrifty fig tree bearing fruit, in all
the grades from small to ripe figs.
In very severe winter it freezes
and Gies to the ground, but last
winter was too mild for this, and
hence it has grown to a large bush
with mature fruit.