Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-05-08

eight cents a pound attests this.
But as the shad quietly slips out,
the weak fish or bay trout slips in,
and the latter has abundant
friends.
Some of our visitors from other
towns have commented unfavor-
ably on our slowness, when they
see broken places in our pavements
and other evidences of our want of
spirit. The special occasion of the
remark was a badly curbed pave
ment in front of the business plac-
es on Commerce Street.
Hattie Jeffrys, widow of King
Jeffrys, died Monday in her twenty
third year. Her husband died near
ly a year ago from consumption,
developing with great rapidity, and
a few weeks ago, her mother, the
wife of Charles Potts, died. She
was one of the best for efficiency
and god qualities of the young col
Ored women of this town.
A $4,000 horse is not seen by
our lovers of the animal every day,
but S. Bowers Richardson, of the
Forest Sstock Farm, Massey, Nd,
had one in Smyrna on Saturday,
'tGuilderoy," is the name of the
high blood animal, brought down
from Philadelphia on the Steamer
Ella the day before. and was very
much admired by those who saw
him.
The Arion Orchestra, recently
formed in this town, though only
an amateur organization, and the
only one by the way, in the state
south of Wilmington, is already
superior to the travelling profess
sional organizations which come
this way. The orchestra at present
contains three first and two second
violins, cello, bass, piccolo, flute,
clarinet, two comets and from
bone.
Rev. James Peyton, pastor Of
Bethel A. M. E. Church, who had
expected to go to the annual Con-
ference which meets today, but had
instead to go to Philadelphia, with
the remains of his niece, age IA,
who had come down on a visit and
had taken sick and died with
typhoid-pneumonia. He has been
pastor here for two years, and
strong petition had gone to Confer
ence for his return.
The ladies of the w. G. t. U. who
went to the trouble and expense a
year ago, to erect fountain, wish
to have it lighted, but the town
board says that they have no au-
thority to use the funds for that
purpose. They now appeal to the
people and hope they will aid them
with small contributions. The con-
tributions can be handed to the fol-
lowing committee: c. H. Register,
DR.. c. o. Swinney, and Herman
Roe.
| One of our townsman is very well
satisfied with the outlook for his
peach crop. He has only one tree,
but it has about a thousand peach
es on it. The farmers down the
Meek, where they have had none
for several years, smile pleasantly
when you talk to them about
peaches, and say they guess they
will have enough for mess" but
mentally we are thinking of the
number of so basket wagon loads,
of the precious fruit they can send
to market.
A week ago we made the an
nouncement, that a gentleman Of
fered to contribute 500 to the
Smyrna Library Association, pro-
vided $36 is raised by the people OF
Smyrna to purchase the encyclo-
pedia Britannica Several of oul
young men, approaching the gen
crosby of the offer, and having the
interest of the Library at heart
have decided to give as early ir
June as possible, grand musica
Concert, to raise the required
amount of money. Those who have
invited to participate in the con
cert, are requested to meet on Fri
day evening next, at the residence
of Mrs. G. B. Taylor, on MAR
Street, for the purpose of organic
ing and commencing rehearsals
The chorus will be augmented anc
assisted in its efforts by the Arior
Orchestra, g. local organization
which will render some of its choic,
selections. 1t is intended to maxi
this concert the event of the sea
son, and have it surpass. if posi-
BILE, the success attained by tn
J floral concert of last Spring.
: should meet the encouragement @
r all music loving people. j. Et
E Hoffecker will have the manage
r ment of the rehearsals and the ger
/ eral direction of the music.