Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

everything seems to be creased to
help him along.
It is said that the fashionable
bonnet will soon go back to the
small sizes. This is indeed good
news if true.
eDaffodils are to be seen in every
flower yard pushing their frontlets
through the ground, giving US the
first show of spring.
Owing to the courtesy of Hon.
John B. Pennington, the school has
been given the latest map of public
surveys in the United States.
The heavy rains Of this month
have made large ponds in the bot
tom lands of wheat fields. These
were considerably added to by the
rain of Saturday.
j. Leinberger shipped four beeves
by the steamer Ella yesterday
They weighed about 5000 pounds
and were raised by Mr.. HAZEL on
his Maryland farm.
The chart of the Schubert Quar-
tette will be placed in Denney's
drugstore Saturday morning at
nine o'clock Tickets will be re-
served without extra charge.
]. H. Bishop near Cheswold, has
in his possession two notes of the
Fractional Currency of SOC and
Csc denominations that was in cir
culation during the late war 1868
and 1864.
A citizen of Cheswold, a former
nurseyman says if the succeeding
five years should be as wet as the
past five he believes there will be
not a peach tree left on the Pen
inslla nor not much of other fruits.
Any water in your cellar? The
children attending a Salem, N. j.
school had to be dismissed for the
day on Wednesday because the
water in the basement of the
building had put out the fire in the
heater. Down the Neck the water
is up to the surface in some of the
wells.
william H. Baggs will move his
shoe store tomorrow or next day,
to the Cummins corner store, cor
ner Commerce and Main streets.
He will be succeeded in his present
place by Miss Rebecca Lee, and
her place next door, by Misses
Beck & FAIRIES, milliners, the form
'er occupants.
The wife of William McLane,
pyerseer for William p. Cumminst
was accidentally shot yesterday in
the shoulder. The young son had
found pistol which the elder son
was trying to get away from him
the instrument being accidentally
discharged. DR.. Ashcraft failed
to find the bullet.
Among the pleasant notes OF the
early morning this week have been
those of robin red breast. This Is
two weeks ahead of his usual time
of arrival, though our earliest
bird. Even with the warm Janu-
airy and February Of last winter
the robin was not tempted from his
winter retreat until after the very
cold snap that came with the
first week in March.
Sunday was big Missionary
Day at the Methodist Sunday
School. The amount raised wa!
S12O.65, making the contribution Q.
the school for the year 1918. Jer
man Chapel, a Branch School, hai
contributed S10.23, and the Landing
School will have from $25 to $50
making the Sunday School contri
button about 1920. The contribu
lions otherwise viii be about $500
At the annual election of off
GERS Of the Ladies' Mite Society Q
the M. E. Church, the following
persons were elected: President
Mrs. Rebecca Collins; Vice Presi
dent, Mrs. Mary Register; Secre
tary, Mrs. Maggie II. Roe; Trea
surer, Mrs. Rachel A. Collins
parsonage committee. Mrs. Rach
Ell VanGasken, the hold over mem
bers being Mrs. George A. Hall an
Mrs. I. II. FAIRIES.
The Philadelphia and Smyrn
Transportation Company have add
ed a new branch to their coal De
partment, and have at Smyrn
Landing steam saw for sawinl
wood. The Transportation Com
pany have constructed ney
wharves at both Smyrna Landin
and Rothwell's Landings. A gran
airy at Smyrna Landing has ais
been constructed for steamboa
use. giving a large and room
warehouse.
A wedding that was very secret
( ly kept was solemnized at tn
residence of the brides father
George ]. Jones at an early ho,,