Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-02-06

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Poultry has been brought to
town more plentifully the last week
than for some time before.
The Transportation Company is
paying S1.O0 per bushel for wheat
and Sc cents for yellow corn.
Rev. Mr. Maxwell closed a pro-
tracted meeting at Leipsic on Sun
day night eighteen persons having
professed conversion.
There are comparatively few ven
dues about Smyrna this winter,
but the vicinity Of Middletown is
having its full annual crop.
There are more quarrels and
troubles smothered by just shut
ting your mouth and keeping it
shut than by all the wisdom in the
world
Colon Ferguson, who opened a
store at Clayton a year ago, has
moved back this week to Black
bird. He takes the store lately oc-
cupied by c. B. Saterfeld.
t. B. Megear has taken his son,
w. B. Megear in business with him,
and will do business under the firm
name of Megear & Son-the part
nership dating Feb. LIST, 1891.
The Office of Notary public, made
vacant by the death of E. ]. Colt,
has been very proper given by the
Governor to Esquire Cooper, who
viii be both Notary and Justice of
the Peace.
H. Milton Farson of Brenford
and Miss Maggie Short were mar
ried at the home of her father,
John H. Short, on the State road,
by Rev. R. K. Stephenson on We'd
nesday evening.
Board of Trade meets tonight at
2 p. m. at the Office of H. c.. Budd.
If you have not already joined, go
to the meeting and enroll your
name as a member and help i'm
prove your town.
Monday was grounding day;
and a bright, delightful day it was,
and no trouble about his hogship
seeing his shadow So according
to the old saying, we are to have
six more weeks of winter.
Hon. James Williams member of
the Legislature, who has been
home from the senate the last week
still remains sick and not likely to
be able to return to his official
duties for a week or two yet.
Gov. Reynolds on Thursday ap-
pointed James D. Wilds, of Smyrna
Inspector General, vice w. A. G.
Hardcastle declined. If Mr.. Wilds
decides to accept the Office, he will
make one of the most imposing Of
ficers on the Governors staff.
The fall Of the Mercury last
night to q degrees was a pleasing
feat to fruit growers. The spring
like temperature Of the last week
or two had started the buds of the
spirea, clematis and similar plants
and the farmers had begun to fear
- like result with the peach trees.
George II. Baynard who grew up
in this town, for some years a con-
ductor on the Delaware and Chesa-
peake road died on Sunday at his
home in Oxford, Md, of Consump-
ton. The remains were brought
to this town this morning and will
be conveyed from the home of his
sister, Mrs. Charles H. Register,
this afternoon to the Odd Fellow
Cemetery. He was in his Both
year.
Prof. Theodore Ascherfeld was
in Smyrna, Friday, looking some
what the worse from a severe fall
he recently sustained while in Geo
ilton. He was in the act of de-
cending a fight of stairs-one of
those of the box kind, without any
railing to catch hold Of and miss
ing his step, fell headlong down
fourteen steps, badly bruising his
forehead and face about the eye,
and receiving a severe shock to the
system for one 20 years old. He
has changed his mind about NOV
ing to Smyrna, and win remain in
Havre-de-Grace, but make Smyrna
frequent business visits.