Smyrna times., 1941-06-26

American ILL pldle - CHeIly PIE.
An evangelist named A. White
preached on the Corners on We'd
nesday night.
James c. Robinson has "a acres
of his town lots in tomatoes, con-
tracted for by one of the Gamers.
The reason why it is so easy to
borrow trouble is, that everyone
has more of that article than he
wants.
There may not be much dignity
in a straw hat or in a seersucker
coat, but they are very comfortable
in hot weather.
New apples from the surround
ing country appeared in the mar
ket yesterday. June is an early
date for apple pie.
The Smyrna district letter read
at peach convention in Middletown
Thursday was - 100000 baskets
from Clayton, and 100000 baskets
from Brenforc
Saturday was binder twine day.
Those farmers who had not gotten
it before, taking home with them
a stock for the wheat harvest that
is general this week.
H. d. Boyer dug ten baskets of
new potatoes from his farm near
town, on Friday which he sold for
$1,000. His grapes, pears, and
peaches are all loaded with fruit.
Boating and bathing casualties
have commenced again, but none
have taken place in this neighbor-
hood, thank fortune, neither has
any case Of sunstroke been report
ed.
At the Opera House this evening,
the front seats OF the middle sec
ton will be reserved for the famil-
les of the graduates, their visiting
friends and the Alumni of the
School.
The most notable event to the
Red Men of Clayton since their or
ganization was the fraternal visit
of the Minqua Tribe, No. 8, of Will
mington on Friday evening. The
citizens of the town illuminated as
a welcome.
This is gladstone season when
the papers are called upon to re-
co-d the death Of woman who
tried to fill an oil stove while it was
burning, and also of an Atlantic
City fool who thinks that he can
swim to Europe.
z. w. Lapham has kept his vine
yard well sprayed and the prospect
for good yield is excellent. Two
vines which stood off from the rest
have not been sprayed at all, and
are showing unmistakable evidence
of the rot setting in.
The opening night at Woodland
Beach comes off tonight, and there
is no doubt but there will be good
patronage. Mr.. Campbell had la.
bored hard to make this a success
full year, making many new i'm
provements over last year.
About 1900 excursionists from
Philadelphia and Wilmington came
to Woodland Beach on Sunday anC
despite the heavy rains things were
lively around the beach all day A
hack load from Middletown also
went down and spent the day.
The dredge is now at work a.
Smyrna Landing opposite Roth
wells Landing. 1t is thought thai
after the present expenditure o
the appropriation the river will b'
navigable at low tide for all vessel!
not drawing over s IL feet O
water.
The directors of the Leipsil
Creamery met last week and closet
up all business. The stockholder
have been paid 81 cents on al
shares that were originally wortl
S25. The creamery has been solt
to Messrs. Marvel and Pleasantol
who are now operating it.
The school bell was given a lou'
ring yesterday at 10 o'clock by tn,
boys as signal that the stud,
hours We're over and happy vaca
tion had commenced. The faces o
the boys and girls were wreathe'
in smiles as they trudged hom
with their heavy load of books.
The promise of great crop o
peaches this year will be welcom
tidings to thousands Of people t.
whom the dainty fruit was last yea
unattainable. The same feelin,
will also be shared by the grower
who of late years have suffere,
many and serious disappointments
On Monday evening as severa
boys were playing horse on Noun
Vernon Street, Howard johnson
son of Thomas j. Johnson. fell owe
another boy, striking his heat
against q brick with e,,ob foro