Smyrna times., 1940-10-03

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freak for the peach.
Duck Creek hundred comes up
again smiling with the Senator
ship-a compliment to its citizens
rather than it's territory 1t has
had a senator eight years in sue
cession and is certain to have one
four years more, as both parties
have chosen one of their two nom
inees from this hundred.
At an election of officers at
Morning Star Lodge, No. 6, I. o.
o. F., last Friday, the following
was the result: p. G., w. H. Scout;
n. G., A. E. Fowler; V. G., Andrew
Sisco; r. S., William F. Brown; p.
s., George M. Stevenson; Treasur-
er, Joseph Wright; Trustees, A. S.
FAIRIES, c. A. Barnes, ]. r. Gamer
on, Jr.
John P. Goldsborough passed
Through this town on Monday
morning en- route to the Fair
Ground with lot of specimen
pumpkins for exhibition, two of
the largest appropriately named
the mammoth" were estimated
to weigh about IT'S pounds each
He also had a gobbler a year old
last June, that weighs nearly for
ty pounds.
At the public sale on Saturday
of the property of the Peninsular
Bone Fertilizer Company, it was
knocked off to Willard Salisbury.
Jr., Esq, at $5,825, who bid in the
interest of the creditors. Just what
Is to become of the business is not
now definitely known, but the pre-
sumption is that a new company
will soon be formed to take and
develop the work.
Saturday evening last a meeting
of the w. c. T. u. was held at the
residence of Mrs. James C. Robin
son to commemorate the birthday
of Miss Frances E. Willard, the
national president of the organiza-
ton. The organization throughout
the country observed it as "Cru-
sade Membership Day" one of the
items of interest to them
being the securing of additional
members.
In memory of our oldest inhabi-
tants, at this season of the year
nearly every body was down with
the fever and augue, or going
about with sore mouth from few
er blisters, but doctors report this
the slackest time in their business,
Of any part of the year. There /
may be as much sickness taking
the year together as formerly, but
It certainly does not crop out in
chills and fevers.
The schooner Mary A. Rhodes, |
loaded with phosphate material for
Messrs. Lewis & Price, while as
Smyrna River off the |
North West Branch Thursday ran
up on a bar, and the tide receding,
her to spring a leak badly. |
The steamer Ella took off the deck i
part of the load, and the contents /
Of the hold is being taken out at |
low water and lightered to the fac
tory, without very material loss.
Col. George w. Cummins, who
has not been in town from his
home, "Woodlawn," but a few
times the past year, was driven in
morning by his coachman
as was the custom in the years of /
the past, bringing along baskets of
wood to start a fire in his
office and resume his place at the |
desk as in the afore time He was
congratulated by his
friends ON the evidences of improv-
ed health.
At the Democratic primary held /
on Saturday the following dele
gates were elected to the Conven-
ton held yesterday at Dover to
make out the County Ticket: Re
H. Bewley, w. |
E. Hall, H. Slaughter, B. v. We'll
don, Charles Wheatman, ] R. Glenn
ents, Dr. r. S. w. Hirons, w. E. /
Riggs, Jr. Sheriff and Coroner
B. A. Hazel, j. w. Jones, B. B.
Allen, ]. M. Jerman, w. w. Whit
lock, ]. L. Boyd, Samuel ]. Reyn-
olds, James Robinson Inspector
Samuel ]. Reynolds. Assessor
w. P. Legg.
The Delaware State Fair open
ed its thirteenth annual exhibition
at Fairview Park, Dover, yester-
day to continue four days. Nothing
better in the way of an agricultur-
al exposition it is said was ever
offered the people of Delaware, and
the racing events, 16 in number
with III entries, are the finest
ever arranged for a Peninsula fair.
Special trains on the Delaware rail-
road and connecting lines will af-
ford ample facilities TO all who
wish to attend and the fare from
Smyrna is only 95 cents for the
+rir ipoI,tdipo advoiccior