Smyrna times., 1941-11-13

MrS. l.. n. CQdQce OI Georgetown
has rented the storehouse now oc-
cupied by Miss Minnie. Allen to
succeed the latter next spring.
William Scarborough, an exper-
ienced clerk of Yardley, Pa, for
merly of Cheswold, has accepted a
position with w. F. Collins of Ches-
wold.
The people of Cheswold have re-
ceived a handsome Bible presented
by George w. Childs of Philadel-
phia for their prospective new
church.
E. M. Fowler has one of the fin
est collections of chrysanthemums
in this town-nearly 100 varieties.
They were obtained from seed
planted last spring.
The work of putting in steam at
the Smyrna Publi0 eehool is pro-
crossing rapidly, Mr.. Miller,
the contractor, e 6 to have
steam up on Friday.
The B. M. S. K. met at Miss
Maia Farrell's on Monday evening,
and the Tuesday Club had their
first meeting last night at the res
idence of Mrs. Lillian Cloak.
The Smyrna Depot was broken
into last night by prying one of the
doors. Some small change was
taken and telescope of a drum
mer broken into and the samples
scattered in all directions.
The Gorton Minstrels had a full
audience at the Opera House on
Monday night which seemed to be
highly entertained. They have
been here before 4 left a good
impression with aughter loving
people.
Abel S. Riggs lost one of his
wagon horses day or two ago
from getting its leg broken at
night in the stable. Charles Arm
strong had horse badly injured
last week by running into barbed
wire fence.
George w. Tilghman has en-
larged his business to take in the
building formerly occupied by S. G.
Stinson as carpenter shop and
will use it as a saw mill, &c. Mr..
Stinson takes the old blacksmith
shop adjoining.
Two or three stacks of straw
were burned yesterday evening just
before dark at the residence of Ed
ward Streets on the Middle Alley
Road, caused by matches from the
hand of little boy. Fortunately
the wind was in the opposite direc-
tion from the farm buildings which
enabled them to save the latter.
There will be a total eclipse of
the moon on the 18th of November
visible more or less to Europe,
Asia, Africa, North and South
America. In this section it will
enter the shadow at 5.44 a. m. and
will leave it at 9.02f lasting nearly
three hours and half. The mid
die of the eclipse will be 7.18 p. M
William A. Taylor, unmarried
died at the residence of Franklin
Collins near Collins Beach, yester-
day, aged 79 years. He was raised
by the late George Deakyne, ano
has been living with Mr.. Collins
the past twenty-three years. The
funeral will be tomorrow at the
residence of Mr.. Collins at 1 o'clock
with interment at Friendship
Church.
An amusing scene happened or
Commerce street last Sunday night
the principal actors being coloret
man and three colored women, two
of them arraigning him for desert
ing them and the other one trying
to keep him as an escort. The,
fairly made the air ring with th
epithets they applied to each other
1t is not known which woman play
ed the winning card.
While Joshua Jones and wifi
were at the Centennial Churcl
Monday evening between s and
O'Clock, thief broke into thei
house AMI stole S45, $40 of whic
belonged to the church and S5 @
which, to his wife. The thief ais
stole cake and several glasses Q
jelly. 1t is supposed he knew a.
about the premises, and the tim
to go to get in his work.
Large numbers of swine are DIV
ing in this county from cholera
Isaac Denney has lost six hogs
weighing over 300 pounds eacl
and % others of various size.
Carey Frazier lost about 25, job
Bently lost 20, Joseph Moore, Mrs
John P. M. Denney, William Har
rington, and Lewis Arnold los
their entire stock of hogs. In tn
town Of Leipsic 20 have died in tw
weeks.