Smyrna times., 1941-06-12

Samuel Taylor has sold over co.
900 peach baskets
"A dance will be given by the
young men at the Opera House to-
night.
We hear it that the streets OF
Cheswold will be shelled in the
early fall. But will they?
The lovers of fine music have a
treat in store for them next Tues
day night. All home talent.
Cherries never were finer or
more plentiful. Persons fond of
cherry pie ought to be happy.
The homes of presiding Elder
Smith and w. H. Thompson have
recently had bath rooms added to
them.
The ladies of the w. G. T. u.
were busy yesterday distributing
flowers to the sick, aged, and the
infrm.
The Summer girl is numerous at
the Railway Stations. Soon her
big trunks will go with her on her
summer tours.
These are the rare June days
serene atmosphere laden with the
aroma Of fiowers-that the poets
sometimes write about.
The Transportation Company is
building wharf at Smyrna Land
ing, near the light house, for the
use of the Smith farm.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
will have its Children's Day next
Sunday morning, and doubtless will
have an interesting occasion.
Jerman Chapel will have its
Children's Day next Sunday after
noon, and the Smyrna Landing
Sunday School, Sunday week.
Yesterday and today, Collector
Weldon has been receiving the
school taxes. On these days only a
discount of s percent being allow
ed.
j. w. Denney and A. L. Hudson
are grand jurors in the Federal
Court which met in Wilmington
yesterday, Wilson t. Cavender,
petit jury.
Henry S. Anthony has erected a
much larger and better cottage at
Woodland Beach to take the place
of the one that burned down a few
months ago.
Mrs. Johnson, mother of George
johnson, residing on the "s,avin"
farm in Raymond's Neck, fell on
Monday and broke her arm. She
has passed her three score and ten.
The storm last Sunday was dis
appointing to the society of Bethel
Church in their anticipation of a
Children's Day service. 1t is post
poned, however, to next Sunday
afternoon.
John H. Farrell has one of the
leading fields of wheat in White
Hall Neck. 1t will nearly hide a
man in any part of the field. j.
Frank Denney has also two very
fine fields of wheat.
The dogs not knowing the force,
object the necessity of their wear
ing MOBILES, regarded them first as
a nuisance and then tried to paw
them off, but they are learning now
to wear them demurely.
The run of large trout still runs
off Bombay Hook fishing grounds.
Rock are not so abundant, but are
of a large size. OF those brought
to market on Saturday, one weigh
ed 8 pounds and another weighed
16 pounds.
]. H. Beckett, of the Government
Inspection, is now on visit of in
spection to the work of the Alma
dredging in the Smyrna River, So
that steamboats, and other craft
drawing not more than 6 IL feet
of water can go out of the creek
at low tide.
The price of wheat has steadily
declined for the past month, in an.
ticipation Of large crops. The June
delivery is quoted at S1.06 pei
bushel. There has also been a de-
cline in the corn in the city mar.
kets, the selling price being about
S.68 per bushel.
On Monday, while at work in the
Tygert, Allen Phosphate Mill al
Philadelphia, Abe Bible, who left
Smyrna several years ago to work
there, fell into the dock, ano
drowned before he could be res
cued. He was one of their best
and most reliable workmen.
The rose bugs have returned Il
poster the ladies by the destruction
of their roses, which are now Sc
fresh and fragrant. They are not