Smyrna times., 1941-05-15

There are to be five changes of
moon this month.
The trees are turning over new
leaves in grand style.
Bishop Coleman will preach at
st. Peters Church Sunday week.
A recent book, on etiquette sane
tons the carrying of fan by men.
The number of bicycles and their
riders are being increased every
week.
The Ladies Benevolent Society
will meet Tuesday evening, May
the 26th, at Mrs. T. B. Megear.
]. E. Carter has painted during
the past week the residences of
John H. Hoffecker and Robert d.
Hoffecker.
Notice is given elsewhere that
those who pay their town taxes to-
morrow or Friday will be allowed
discount of six per cent
One of our moneyed men refused
to vote yesterday because the hold
ing of a convention will cost the
state a few thousand dollars.
Wheat is coming out in head. If
the usual time between the head
ing out and harvest, a month
elapses, it will give us an early har-
vest.
Samuel G. Stinson is ahead on
the PEG line: the pods are well
formed and he expects to have
them ready for the table in a week
or two.
The lime kiln at Smyrna Land
ing was started up again on Mon
day, the demand on Messrs. Postles
& Co., having exhausted their sup
ply Of oyster shell lime.
The strawberries to be served at
the festival tonight at the Opera
House are not stale ones from the
city, but fresh ones gathered today
from the vines of this locality.
The depot was found last Thurs
day morning to have been broken
into during the night, but as moth
ing was disturbed, it looked as if
the party simply wanted lodging
place.
r. E. Cantwell, who moved from
near Kenton to the Brick Store"
farm in early March lost a favorite
horse a week or two since, from in
Juries received from running into a
tarbed wire fence.
d. c. Rocap's lost roll of money
has been found It containes about
SIS. 1t was found by a member Of
his family, day or two later, on
the floor of a room at his home on
Bombay Hook, where he had drop
ped it.
j. B. Maxwell's switchback rail-
way at Woodland Beach, will prob
ably be completed by the 25th of
this month. This will make two Of
these amusements Mr. Maxwell
owns now, the other one being at
Augustine Beach.
One of our citizens who has the
reputation of begrudging every
body else any convenience or adj
vantage has been furnished by one
of the latter way to spell his
name with just half of the number
Of letters, viz: hog.
The column ad inserted in the
New York World by the Board of
Trade, descriptive of Smyrna as an
advantageous place to locate bus
mess, has brought several inquiries.
A cut of our school building made
a very snowy picture.
The rain of last Friday, though
not heavy enough to greatly bene-
fit the hay and strawberry crops,
served an excellent purpose for
transplanting sweet potato, cab
bage, and other plants. The ground
had become very dry and is dry
again.
Do not forget the festival tonight
in the Opera House in the interest
Of the Public School A feature
will be a historic play at $50
o'clock, on the Landing of Penn"
written for the occasion. The scene
is laid in Smyrna and will doubt
less have some local hits.
Last Sunday was Whitsunday,
and the next day was ''Whistlin
Monday holiday with the color
ed people Of Maryland that stands
second only to Christmas. 1t has
little hold on the people here, but
the Marylanders among them are
generally little more lofty at
'Whitsuntide"
The rehearsals for the grand
choral and orchestra entertainment
which is to come off in a few weeks
was commenced last night, and
promises to go along in good earn
est. The meeting of the singers on
Monday night, was in Mrs. jan
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