Smyrna times., 1941-04-10

The Hudson Trotting course at
Jim Town." was plowed up Mon
day.
Col Robert Hill planted eight
bushels of onion sets on his ALLEY
farm yesterday.
The drying winds and sunshine
enabled the farmers to get to work
yesterday with the plow.
Mrs. L. A. Cotton has been in
Philadelphia this week laying in a
new stock of spring goods.
Even the small boy with his mar
bles hath not a place this spring to
plant his knuckle and his knee.
George w. Tilgham is nursing a
mashed foot caused by a heavy
piece Of lumber falling on is last
week.
The services at the M. E. Church
next Sunday morning will be de-
voted to the administration of the
Lords Supper.
John C. Bailey is having his
dwelling frightened up with new
colors of paint and also rearrang-
ing the enclosures.
Shad don't like frosty weather
like that of the present week, and
fishermen are not happy unless
there is a good run.
L. NJ. Price has his phosphate
mill at Smyrna Landing in opera
ton in making the necessary
brands for the spring trade.
A thankless and difficult task
has he who tries to chip and model
this big world to just the form and
size of his own small dimensions.
The meeting of the Presbyterian
Y. P. S., at Mrs. Woods tonight is
postponed till further notice on ac-
count of the serious illness Of one
of its members.
The robbins commence their mat.
ing songs these bright mornings at
five o'clock, and do not close yes
pers until after seven o'clock The
days are frightening very fast.
At the school election on Satur-
day afternoon, John H. Hoffecker
and George M. Stevenson We're re-
elected commissioners without OPP
position for period of three years.
Our citizens should encourage
the young folks by attending their
'operatta -Four and Twenty Black
birds Baked in a Pie" which will be
presented at the Opera House next
Wednesday night.
The engine for the new hosiery
factory came down on the boat yes
terday, and the boiler and knitting
machinery in day or two, and
Messrs. Bitter & Luesher with their
families on Friday.
Ice was found yesterday morning
a Addl lCA VI Gil AhSh lA3iNh@ Il vi lAiC
two or three previous nights it had
been similarly cold, crusting the
ground each night, as it did again
last night for the fourth night. The
best Of all we have had is four con-
secutive days without rain. =.
Some fine shad found their way
to market on Saturday, two or
three pairs of which weighed fif-
teen pounds. The price of shad
started at Is cents per pound, and
they sold on Saturday at IL cents,
but will doubtless be down to 10
cts. this week. Then they drop to
8 and 10 cents and their consump-
ton will be more general.
Mrs. Anna Potts, wife of Charles
Potts, died last night after long
illness, aged go years. She was the
mother Of a large family of chill
dren on whom she left the impress
OF her character Of good, doing the
best she could for her opportunities
and excelling most mothers in her
sphere in training them in the way
Of good habits and personal propri-
cites.
Joseph r. Carter, with his work
men, Charles A. Barnes, John Man
nering and Herbert Williams. left
a few days ago to paper a large
hotel in Charleston, w. Va. William
l.. Collins had gone to work with
f. L. Jones & Co., of Dover. A. B.
Carpenter, John Barnes and c. B.
Smith are fishing for shad at Bonn
bay Hook, and c. J. Chase, w. It.
Tucker, w. II. Arnett, David Crus-
in, and John Conrad, Of Smyrna
Landing have gone to Bowers
Beach to engage in sturgeon fish
ing.
Deputy Grand Master, George M.
Fisher, Of Wyoming installed the
following officers Of the Morning
Star Lodge No. 6 ]. o. o. F., on
Friday night last: N. c., Andrew
Sisco; ". c., william F. Brown;
r. s., C. 0. Swinney, M. d.; War