Smyrna times., 1941-09-18

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and the flower is the golden rod.
The young men will give dane
at the Opera House tomorrow
night.
The payroll for the labor in tn,
two canneries last week was near
ly $1,000.
About $4,000 baskets of peache.
have been shipped from Greer
Spring this year,
To remove grass stains from
children's clothing wash out with
alcohol while fresh.
The most difficult ups and downs
of life are keeping down the ex.
penses and keeping up the appear.
ance.
Most of our farmers are through
plowing fallow and from the out
look large acreage will be sown
to wheat this fall
A new tin roof is being put over
the shingled roof of the Hirnheim-
er property, corner of Main and
Commerce Streets
The last Sunday of this month
will be "Rallying Day" at the Pres
byterian Church-the initiation of
the new year of work.
The indications now are we are
entering dry spell. This will suit
farmers very well who are entering
upon the foddering season.
G. B. Taylor intending to go into
the early vegetable business more
largely, has erected a large hot
house to facilitate his business.
In these busy days on farms and
canning factories if a tramp asks
you for food money or clothing,
shoot him out of the door on the
spot.
The steamer Ella is carrying
good freight up of fruit and canned
goods. Fertilizers in large guam
titles is forming most of the down
freight.
Colored Peoples Day at Wood
land Beach on Saturday was
smally attended The colored Sun
day School of Dover will picnic
there today.
The Sunday School at Bethel
next Sunday will be held in the
morning and the congregation will
attend the Quarterly meeting in
the afternoon.
After a successful season the
Steamer Thomas Clyde will go
into winter quarters at Salem this
week. She made her last trip to
Woodland Beach on Sunday.
The firm of Rice and Pellen,
Commission Merchants at 325
North Water Street, Philadelphia,
was dissolved on Monday, C. j.
Rice continuing the business.
The contract that was awarded
Joseph Wright for building a light
house at Edgemoor Station an
nounced in our last issue, was de-
clined by him upon looking into the
requirements.
Elmer Hoffecker bought on Mon
day four very fine beef cattle
steers-of the HAZEL Brothers,
that weighed 5000 pounds. They
will be put on the market as the
occasion demands.
Alonza Jones, living down the
Neck, in opening an oyster last
week, which was caught in Leipsic
River, found in it forty-one pearls.
A jeweler wanted to buy them but
he has not disposed of them yet.
The reconstructed store of Will
liam Winford in its new coat OF
paint, the walls red, has quite a
showey appearance and quite inn
proves the appearance of the
street. Daniel Sheldon did the
painting.
Next Sunday, the goth, is the
Quarterly meeting occasion in the
Smyrna Circuit services at Sever.
sons Church. Love feast at {
p. m. and preaching at o'clock
by the Elder Rev. Alfred Smith
Quarterly conference at the Cir.
cult parsonage at 7.30 p. m. or
Monday the 21st.
Last Thursday was a "goins
day"-to the Wilmington Fair, ex.
cursion down to the ocean, ant
Farmers Day at Woodland Beach
and Notwithstanding the attrac.
tions elsewhere over 300 persons
took supper with Mr.. Campbell
and between two and three thou.
sand people were on the Beach.
The real estate of the late Henry
Pratt situated near Blackiston'.
Cross Roads was sold at public
sale on Saturday at Clayton. No. ]
containing 25 acres was purchased
by Mrs. Sallie c. Pratt, widow Of
Henry S. Pratt for S37O, and No. {
SIX acres and dwelling by the
widow of Henry Pratt for $500.